Elon Musk bought Twitter

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Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion

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Agreement marks the close of a dramatic courtship and a sharp change of heart at the social-media network

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world’s richest man control over the influential social-media network

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Twitter's board accepted billionaire Elon Musk's offer to buy the social media company and take it private

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Elon Musk twitted I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech mean

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Elon Musk has over 83 million followers on Twitter

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The blockbuster agreement caps what had seemed an improbable attempt by the famously mercurial Mr. Musk

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Elon Musk is the world's richest man.

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Macron re-elected as the President of France

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