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Amazon will restart its drone delivery service in Arizona beginning Friday as two federal agencies continue to investigate a crash that occurred earlier this week. Amazon suspended operations in the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro area — currently its only commercial market — following a crash Wednesday. Two of the company’s Prime Air delivery drones collided with the boom of a crane near its same-day site in Tolleson, Arizona, which sent them crashing to the ground. Amazon has been delivering packages, weighing up to five pounds, to customers via its Prime Air drone service in the West Valley of…

NEW YORK (AP) — The trade group for U.S. book publishers is honoring a dissident Russian house for its battle against censorship and oppression. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was presenting its annual International Freedom to Publish Award to Freedom Letters and its founder, Georgy Urushadze, a onetime literary prize official in Moscow who fled in 2022 after opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and being designated a “foreign agent” by the Russian government.“Georgy Urushadze has made extraordinary sacrifices in the name of free expression, demonstrated remarkable tenacity in building a thriving publishing house while in…

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The top 10% of Americans added $5 trillion to their wealth in the second quarter as the stock market rally continued to benefit the biggest investors, according to new data from the Federal Reserve.The total wealth of the top 10% — or those with a net worth of more than $2 million — reached a record $113 trillion in the second quarter, up from $108 trillion in the first…

In a move that celebrates the profound impact of educators nationwide, the Disney Imagination Campus has announced the 2026 Teachers Sweepstakes in partnership with ABC’s hit comedy, “Abbott Elementary”. The announcement, which coincided with the season five premiere of the award-winning show, is set to send 15 deserving teachers on a four-day, three-night, imagination-powered learning experience to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in early May 2026. The sweepstakes is designed to recognize the dedication of teachers who consistently go above and beyond to inspire their students. This one-of-a-kind professional development opportunity provides teachers the chance to learn through exclusive Disney Imagination Campus…

While AI coding startups like Cursor close brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit’s path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift. For CEO Amjad Masad, who’s been building tools to democratize programming since 2009, it’s a story of muscling through multiple failed business models, years stuck at the same revenue plateau, and a reckoning last year that forced him to cut half his staff. That makes what happened next more remarkable. Earlier this month, the Bay Area-based company closed a $250 million funding round led by Prysm Capital, nearly tripling its valuation from 2023.…

Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favorite — including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas.Growing up, Baird stopped eating meat in part because she felt connected to animals. Her commitment grew as she learned about the environmental impact of animal agriculture. And her mother died of a heart attack at 57 — one of many in her family to die of heart disease.“I always say I have the trifecta of reasons” for foregoing meat, said Baird, who in 2020 founded Support + Feed, a nonprofit that advocates for…

This fall, budget travelers will have the chance to score up to three one-way flights with Spirit Airlines’ newest bonus points promotion. Through November 20, the low-cost carrier is offering passengers 5,000 Free Spirit bonus points per roundtrip flight any day of the week, as well as an additional  2,500 bonus points for roundtrip flights completed on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday. That means travelers can earn up to 7,500 bonus points, which the airline says can be redeemed for as many as three one-way flights. Passengers would just need to pay the taxes and fees on each ticket. Plus, each Free…

Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. The company touted that with this framework, developers gain access to AI models without worrying about any inference cost. Plus, these local models have capabilities such as guided generation and tool calling built in. As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple’s local AI models. Apple’s models are small compared with leading models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Meta.…

Taylor Swift performs onstage during The Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on June 21, 2024, in London.Kevin Mazur | Getty ImagesOn Friday, 24-year-old Tayra McDaniels will scamper down the stairs of her East Village apartment building and pick up four preordered vinyl editions of Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl” — each a different color and with a different collectible cover. Then she’ll head over to Target to snag three more exclusive CDs and another vinyl, she said.The haul will cost her more than $200. “I know it’s a lot of money,” she said. “But I don’t…

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show.Then he was charged with forcing, threatening and manipulating two ex-girlfriends into drug-fueled sex marathons, with assistance from a network of associates. Combs denied the allegations and went to trial. The jury acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted him of transporting people across state lines to engage in prostitution.He is…