July 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Elon Musk-owned X's chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino said she would step down from the role in a surprise move, just months after the social media platform was acquired by the billionaire's AI startup, xAI.

- Ferrero, the maker of Ferrero Rocher and Nutella, is close to finalizing a deal to buy cereal company WK Kellogg KLG.N for around $3 billion.

- Wendy's WEN.O said its chief executive officer Kirk Tanner was leaving the burger chain after just over a year in the role to take on the top job at chocolate maker Hershey HSY.N.

- U.S. President Donald Trump said he was directing U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the interim administrator of NASA.

- Lower midmarket firms Angeles Equity Partners and Kain Capital are combining two portfolio companies to create what the firms say will be one of the largest independent occupational healthcare providers in the U.S.

- The Trump administration is urging West African countries to accept migrants deported by the U.S.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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