The numbers: Construction of new homes rose 9.6% in August as builders ramped up new projects. Housing starts rose to a 1.36 million annual pace from 1.24 million in July, the government said ...

X will soon change the functionality behind its block button so that if you block an account, they will still be able to see your public posts, according to changes to X’s website spotted by ...

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“The block function will block that account from engaging with, but not block seeing, public posts.” The X Help center reflected the change, noting that public posts will be visible to ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG ... of care during a time when the shelter is already over capacity. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, staff said law enforcement called them to help rescue four dogs ...

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Billionaire Elon Musk post on X noting "no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala” came ... [+] shortly after an apparent attempt on former president Trump's life. Musk reshared a post ...

X/Twitter will soon be making more changes to the block button, with CEO Elon Musk confirming that all public posts will be viewable going forward, even to those who have been blocked. Nima Owji ...

Between the company's handling of Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates and allegations of deceptive editing of Bill Whitaker's interview with Kamala Harris, it's been a very bad week for ...

The volume and virulence of the X posts have dismayed experts who warn that they risk undermining lifesaving response measures. “We’re seeing an alarming trend of antisemitism being included ...

Of 12 fully pre- and post- polls, Ms Harris has improved her share by 1.2 points on average and Mr Trump has worsened by 0.3 points, so the margin has moved by 1.5 points in Ms Harris’s direction.