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☆ Newsom and DeSantis Come Out Swinging in Debate on ‘Hannity’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Newsom and DeSantis Come Out Swinging in Debate on ‘Hannity’Governors Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) and Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) went head to head in a debate on Fox News Channel. WSJ’s Molly Ball breaks down the key takeaways. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative; Scott Olson/Getty Images

Persons: Newsom, ‘ Hannity, Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Molly Ball, Noam Galai, Scott Olson Organizations: Fox News, Clinton Global Initiative Locations: Calif, Fla

☆ DeSantis-Newsom Debate Shows the 2024 Campaign That Could Have Been
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Molly Ball | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Governors Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) and Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) went head to head on topics ranging from Covid-19 to President Biden’s leadership in a debate televised by Fox News and moderated by Sean Hannity. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative; Scott Olson/Getty ImagesALPHARETTA, Ga.—Unless something unexpected happens in the next few months, the 2024 presidential campaign is likely to feature two aging, retread candidates of whom Americans are thoroughly tired. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom , a Democrat, faced off in a no-holds-barred roughly 100-minute debate, moderated by Fox News’s Sean Hannity and airing live on the cable network. Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and Fox parent Fox Corp. share common ownership.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Biden’s, Sean Hannity, Noam Galai, Scott Olson, Fox News’s Sean Hannity Organizations: Fox News, Clinton Global Initiative, Florida Gov, Republican, California Gov, Democrat, Wall Street, News Corp, Fox, Fox Corp Locations: Calif, Fla

☆ Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom Set to Debate on ‘Hannity’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Molly Ball | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plan to play up the perceived irony of each other’s political brands in the debate. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom , a Democrat, will meet for a 90-minute debate at 9 p.m. Wall Street Journal parent News Corp and Fox parent Fox Corp. share common ownership.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Noam Galai, Scott Olson, Fox News’s Sean Hannity Organizations: Florida Gov, Clinton Global Initiative, Republican, California Gov, Democrat, Wall Street, News Corp, Fox, Fox Corp Locations: California, Florida

The Gates Foundation has been a major supporter of Unitaid, donating $50 million in each 2012 and 2017, according to the foundation's grant database. The two announced their divorce in 2021 but committed to continuing to work together at the foundation. I think we will overcome that because the U.S. has a lot to be proud on this one,” Gates said. Cumulatively, the results of that study, which the foundation funded, has advanced knowledge about the causes of infant mortality. The Gates Foundation was not alone in announcing new commitments to support progress toward the development goals.

Persons: Melinda Gates, Melinda French Gates, “ Nona, gesturing, Jennifer, Omakwu, ’ ”, Gates, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Singer Bono, George W, Bush, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, French Gates, ” Gates, Eden Tadesse, Aidan Reilly, Ben Collier, James Kanoff, Ashu Martha Agbornyenty, There’s, ”, Clinton Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, General, UNFPA, Gates Foundation, Sustainable, President’s, AIDS Relief, U.S, Congress, Midwifery, IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: New York, Ukraine, PEPFAR, U.S, South, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Vietnam, South Africa, Indonesia

NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Global Initiative added gender equity as a pillar of the nonprofit’s work to sound the alarm about the increasing challenges women and girls currently face, Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday. “Whatever the issue -- it’s connected to women and it falls more heavily on women,” Chelsea Clinton said. “We are in this for the long haul for Ukraine, Ukrainians, and for democracy everywhere," Hillary Clinton said. “From the World Food Programme's perspective, the world on fire,” she told former President Bill Clinton. Andres said he was proud to be part of the Ukraine Action Network to help out through World Central Kitchen.

Persons: Chelsea Clinton, Cindy McCain, ” Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton’s, “ we’ve, ”, “, we’ve, Hillary Clinton, Ukraine —, Orlando Bloom's, Don’t, Clinton, ” Zelenska, ” Cindy McCain, Bill Clinton, ” McCain, ” Chef Jose Andres, McCain, Andres, I’ve, “ WCK Organizations: Clinton Global Initiative, Clinton, Associated Press, United Nations Conference, Women, Network, Ukraine, Clinton Global, Ukraine Action Network, World, Kitchen Ukrainian, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Beijing, Ukraine, Russia, “, Africa

Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The annual prize, which went to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai last year, includes $250,000 from the Elevate Prize Foundation and support to amplify the winner’s messaging. “He is a brave, good man.”Joseph Deitch, founder of The Elevate Prize Foundation, called Fox “a lightning rod for good,” as he presented him with the award. “He is an icon,” Elevate Prize Foundation CEO Carolina García Jayaram told The Associated Press in an interview. Fox Foundation, said the award comes at an important time for the nonprofit.

Persons: Michael J, Fox, Malala Yousafzai, Hillary Clinton, Michael hadn’t, ” Fox, “, Bill Clinton, ”, ” Joseph Deitch, Carolina García Jayaram, ” Garcia Jayaram, ” Deborah Brooks, ” Brooks, Brooks, it’s Organizations: Clinton Global Initiative, Fox, Associated Press, Fox Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: New York

☆ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tackles 'disconnect' on Biden polling and U.S. economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury at Clinton Global Initiative summit at Hilton Midtown Hotel. WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said there is a "disconnect" between the actual performance of the U.S. economy and how Americans feel about how President Joe Biden has handled it. The negative opinions that Americans share in polls on the economy "mainly reflects their answers on how is the economy more broadly doing," Yellen said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." But she predicted that people will start to feel more positive about the overall economy once they see the effects of Biden administration legislation and policies. We've had a trifecta of legislation that President Biden and Congress have passed," Yellen said.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Joe Biden, Yellen, Joe, Biden, We've Organizations: Treasury, Clinton Global Initiative, Midtown, Midtown Hotel . WASHINGTON —, Congress, Wall Street Locations: U.S, Midtown Hotel . WASHINGTON, America

☆ Tony Bennett, crooner who sang ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. From Tony Bennett Bennett was discovered by Bob Hope while performing at a New York City club in 1949. In 1963, his recording of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" won Grammy Awards for record of the year and best solo vocal performance. ABC Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television/Getty Images Bennett and San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein hang onto the outside of a San Francisco cable car before taking a test ride in 1984. His performance of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” won Grammys for best record and best male vocal performance.

Persons: Tony Bennett, “, ”, Sylvia Weiner, Bennett, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lady Gaga, ” Bennett, he’d, CNN’s Larry King, Susan Benedetto, Danny, Dae Bennett, Johanna Bennett, Antonia Bennett, Paul McCartney, Larry Busacca, Anthony Benedetto, Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto, Hope, ‘, ’, ‘ Anthony Dominick Benedetto, ’ ” Tony Bennett, Virginia Sherwood, Anthony Dominick Benedetto, John, Mary, John Jr, Tony Bennett Bennett, Bill Randall applauds, Patricia, D'Andrea, Daegal, Pat, collie, David McLane, Sammy Davis Jr, David Redfern, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Ley, Sandra, Malcolm MacNeil, Mirrorpix, Joanna, Howard Cosell, Dianne Feinstein, Feinstein, Jeff Reinking, David Letterman, Richard Drew, Patti LaBelle, Hans Deryk, Mark J, Terrill, Elton John, Scott Gries, Madame Tussaud's, Kevork, Tim Mosenfelder, Fernando Leon, Tina Turner, Robert Redford, Julie Harris, Suzanne Farrell, Scott Suchman, Kevin Winter, Billy Joel, York's Shea, Kevin Mazur, Duke Ellington, Brendan Hoffman, Stevie Wonder, Shahar Azran, Amy Winehouse, Kevork Djansezian, Susan, Michael Loccisano, Sean Zanni, Ball, Tony, San Francisco ”, …, ’ ” Bennett, NPR’s Terry Gross, it’s, Clinton, JP Yim, you’re, “ It’s, Danny Bennett, kd, Elvis Costello, “ Tony Bennett, Jack Benny, Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Gary Gershoff, –, Sinatra, Jon Bon Jovi, Bono, ” Sinatra, “ Larry King, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, Bing Crosby, “ Cheek, Cheek, Alzheimer’s Organizations: CNN, MTV, Recording Academy, Los Angeles Convention Center, Paramount, NBCU, Bank, Getty, Facebook, Columbia Records, Bettmann, Patrick's, NY, Smithsonian, Daily, Hulton, ABC, Walt Disney Television, San Francisco, United Nations, Super, Rainforest Foundation, New York's Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Giants, Kennedy, Apollo, New York's Radio City Music Hall, American Ballet, Children's Diabetes Foundation, Children's Diabetes, Radio City Music Hall, San, Clinton Global, New York Times, New York’s High, of Industrial Art, Kennedy Center, ”, AARP, Radio City Music, CBS Locations: San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Astoria , New York, Greenwich Village, New York City, Cleveland, St, Manhattan, Redferns, Washington , DC, View , California, Washington, Lady

☆ WTO chief pushes for reglobalized supply chains to cut down bottleneck risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged diversification in global supply chains, amid ongoing efforts to progress the body's reform. "I agree that we need to build resilience, that the world cannot be reliant on a few countries for a few key products." The WTO's chief pitched the dual benefits of pursuing diversification in developing countries to simultaneously boost their economic growth and meet global supply requirements. One is we build global resilience beyond just our neighbors and our friends, because you never know who is your friend. The emphasis on "reglobalization" comes as geopolitical tensions and recent U.S. legislation have stoked worries over the potential fragmentation of global trade.

☆ India's rural women are 'bearing the brunt' of climate shocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

India's rural women are bearing the brunt of climate related shocks like severe drought and extreme weather events, Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesIndia's rural women are bearing the brunt of climate related shocks like severe drought and extreme weather events, which are drastically affecting their daily livelihoods. The climate fund will allow women and communities to fight climate change and help provide new livelihood resources and education, said Clinton. Having access to clean water makes a huge difference in tackling the overall health issues for rural women, she added. In the latest economic survey released in February, the government said rural women were increasingly participating in economic activity. Government schemes and policies have helped rural women, said Akanksha Khullar, a visiting fellow with the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi.

☆ From DeSantis to Trump, last week defined Republican Party in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Kurt Bardella | Kurt Bardella Is An Adviser To The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | A Member Of The Korean Americans For Political Action Board Of Advisers. He Is A Former Spokesperson | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Ron DeSantis, using human beings as political props for a craven publicity stunt designed to stoke right-wing outrage toward migrants. Then, the current Republican Party standard-bearer found himself in even more legal hot water after the New York attorney general's lawsuit alleging Trump and his eldest children committed fraud. During climate week, Democratic Govs. The GOP has had other bad weeks in the past — and so has the Democratic Party. I left the ranks of the Republican Party because I was worried it had fundamentally lost its way.

☆ Gavin Newsom escalates his feud with GOP governors, says they've been 'doubling down on the stupid'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gavin Newsom called out Texas Gov. "They're just doubling down on stupid, and we will not follow their path," Newsom said. Newsom has been feuding with conservative governors like Florida Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday had some harsh words for Texas Gov. Meanwhile, DeSantis attacked Newsom in July for putting up advertisements in Florida enticing residents to relocate to California.

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