10 things you need to know today: October 28, 2022

Musk closes his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, Putin says Russia doesn't plan to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, and more

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1. Musk closes $44 billion deal to buy Twitter

Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and the world's richest person, closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Thursday, ending months of drama and legal fighting after Musk tried to back out. Musk reportedly fired the social media company's chief executive, chief finance officer, and at least two other top executives as he began following through on his plan to impose sweeping changes on the social media company. Musk, who calls himself a "free speech absolutist," has said he would loosen Twitter's restrictions against toxic and misleading content. He has also said he will probably "reverse the permanent ban" of former President Donald Trump, whose Twitter account was shut down after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.