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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, faces mounting backlash after he called an antisemitic post on the social platform the actual truth, dismaying investors and prompting some companies to halt advertising on the platform.Apple and major entertainment companies including Disney are pausing ads on Musk s platform, according to the W stanley cup all Street Journal, citing people close to the companies. Apple s decision was first reported by Axios.Neither company immediately responded to a request for comment. Multiple advertisers mdash; including Comcast, I stanley cup BM, Warner Bros., the European Commission and the movie studio Lionsgate mdash; have also said they are pulling spending on X formerly known as Twitter , citing reports of rising hate speech, including a report that some ads are appearing next to Nazi-related content.A Lionsgate spokesperson told CBS News in a statement Friday that the company has suspended advertising on X because of Elon Musk s rece stanley cup nt antisemitic tweets. A spokesperson for Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, also confirmed it has suspended advertising on X.The White House also issued a statement, calling Musk s comment unacceptable. We condemn this abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms, which runs against our core values as Americans, a White House spokesman said on Friday.The blowback comes as X has already suffered a loss of advertisers, with some wary about th Kuav U.S. says Putin authorized operations to denigrate Biden and boost Trump in 2020 campaign
SECAUCUS, N.J. mdash; A New Jersey Transit police officer isbeing hailed as a hero after rescuing a man who was lying on the train tracksin Secaucus earlier, CBS New York reports.According to authorities, NewJersey Transit officer Victor Ortiz climbed down from the platform atthe terminal in Secaucus after reports of a man lying in the tracks on Friday,Aug. 26.CBS2rsquo Hazel Sanchez reported Ortiz followed the man he saw exiting thetrain on the p nike dunk latform as the man ran and jumped on the tracks. Officer Victor Ortiz CBS New Y adidas campus ork Officials say the man struggled against Ortizrsquo; attempts to help him, but waseventually pulled out of danger. Ortiz said he salomon had no time to think about himself when he struggled to pullthe man off the tracks.At that point hersquo like, lsquo;I just want to die, I just want to die,rsquo;Ortiz explained. He pretty much went down on his knees and down on hisarms. At that point I said, lsquo;Yoursquo;re not going to die, yoursquo;re not going todie.rsquo; Video of the incident shows Ortiz pulling the man from danger seconds beforean oncoming train pulls into the station.NJ TRANSIT could not be more proud of Victor Ortiz and of the NewJersey Transit Police Department and we hope this serves as a stark reminder ofwhat these men and women do every single day