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A fire that erupted from a Texas natural gas pipeline that was struck by a vehicle died down and was extinguished Thursday, the city of Deer Park said. A car struck the Energy Transfer pipeline on Monday and caused the fire, which sent a geyser of flame into the air and caused nearby homes to be evacuated, officials said. That burned vehicle and human remains were found Thursday, the city said. Evacuation orders had covered nearly 1,000 homes and businesses in La Porte, which is just to the east of Deer Park. The fire erupted around 10 a.m. Monday, and by Thursday night Energy Transfer said that it had extinguished, Deer Park said.

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“They’ve already been trying to tie legislative candidates to Robinson for months. “Our state legislative candidates have already been running on kind of the dangers of having someone like Mark Robinson in office. A Democratic operative in North Carolina predicted the latest Robinson bombshell would be used as a vehicle to attempt to depress Republican turnout while also “amping up” Democrats. No Republican legislative candidates in North Carolina had publicly denounced Robinson after the CNN report as of late Friday afternoon. An official with the Republican State Leadership Committee, which has pledged to raise and spend $50 million in state legislative races this cycle, didn’t respond to questions Friday.

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“There’s only one explanation for this staggering difference in maternal mortality,” said Nancy L. Cohen, president of the GEPI. “All the research points to Texas’ abortion ban as the primary driver of this alarming increase.”“Texas, I fear, is a harbinger of what’s to come in other states,” she said. Among Hispanic women, the rate of women dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5% in 2019 to 18.9% in 2022. While maternal mortality spiked overall during the pandemic, women dying while pregnant or during childbirth rose consistently in Texas following the state’s ban on abortion, according to the Gender Equity Policy Institute. Tatum, who was not involved with the GEPI study, said that requests for sterilization procedures among her patients doubled after the state’s abortion ban.

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New York City’s former Covid czar has admitted to participating in what he called “private gatherings” attended by multiple people while the rest of the city was on lockdown and large get-togethers were prohibited during the pandemic. “I served in City Hall between April 2020 — May 2021,” Varma said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Chris Vlasto. He became a national figure when Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was barred from playing basketball in New York City because he refused to get vaccinated. At the time, New York state had increased the limit on outdoor social gatherings from 200 to 500 people. In the apparently heavily edited video, Varma appeared to recognize the hypocrisy of telling New Yorkers to isolate while he was partying with large groups of people.

Persons: ”, Jay Varma, “, ” Varma, Chris Vlasto, Bill de Blasio, Irving, Varma, Vlasto, podcaster Steven Crowder, Crowder, ” SIGA, Hilary Organizations: Brooklyn Nets, NBC News, New, NBC, SIGA Technologies Locations: York, Covid, City Hall, New York City, New York, America, ”, American, San Francisco

☆ Trump grapples with fallout from Mark Robinson’s latest scandal: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we look at how Donald Trump is handling the political fallout from CNN's bombshell report on North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. The political fallout from Robinson’s past comments could be particularly tough for Trump because of the importance of North Carolina as one of seven key swing states on the presidential map. The DNC launched digital ads and billboards featuring Trump heaping praise on Robinson, while a new Harris campaign ad links Trump to Robinson’s past anti-abortion comments.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Kristen Welker, Trump, Matt Dixon, Katherine Doyle, Olympia Sonnier, Kristen Welker Donald Trump, Robinson, Martin Luther King, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley, Ben Kamisar, What’s, Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris, I’m, they’ve, Bridget Bowman, Emma Barnett, Alex Tabet, Katherine Koretski, “, ”, Kenneth Hauck, Harris ’, Hauck, ” Norna, Read Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, North Carolina, NBC News, CNN, White, Trump, North, Republican National, DNC, “, Press Locations: “ North Carolina, North Carolina, Sens, Wilmington , North Carolina, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, San Diego, Florida

☆ Indiana woman faces up to 6 years in prison after repeatedly stabbing Asian American student on bus
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Davis, who will be sentenced in December, faces a maximum of six years in prison, according to the plea agreement. The student, who has only been identified as Z.F., was seated near the back of the bus when Davis boarded and sat down nearby, according to the plea agreement. The incident left many Asian American students at the university shaken, with several previously telling NBC News that they did not feel sufficiently supported. Some pointed out that the anti-Asian hate was particularly concerning given the area’s history of race-related violence against Asian students. Former IU student Benjamin Smith, a vocal white supremacist, murdered 26-year-old doctoral student Won-Joon Yoon in 1999 outside the Korean United Methodist Church.

Persons: Billie Davis, Davis, Leslie D, Samuel Ansell, “ Ms, ”, Marah Yankey, Benjamin Smith, Joon Yoon, Smith Organizations: Indiana University Bloomington, NBC News, Bloomington Police Department, Indiana University, Korean United Methodist Church Locations: American

☆ Trump Media closes at a new 52-week low, as Dow finishes week at record high
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | Josie Rozzelle Is A Cnbc Digital Rotational Associate Covering Politics. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The closing price for DJT took extra time to pinpoint, as high trading volume resulted in delayed settling. The lockup agreement first took effect when Trump Media went public in March, following a merger with a blank-check firm called Digital World Acquisition Corp., or DWAC. Trump, whose 114,750,000 share stake in Trump Media was worth $1.5 billion at Friday’s close, said last week that he would not sell his shares when the restrictions lifted. Trump Media on Friday closed at its lowest closing level since debuting on the Nasdaq in March, closing the day at a price of $13.55 per share. ET, when the share price dropped to $13.50 — a level not seen since July 2023, when the stock was still DWAC.

Persons: “, Donald Trump, DJT, Trump, ”, Friday’s, —, Kevin Breuninger Organizations: Trump Media, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Republican, Nasdaq, Trump Locations: California, Pennsylvania

I said, I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two.”Given Robinson’s documented history of bombastic comments, King’s oldest child, Martin Luther King III, said in a statement Thursday that he was not surprised by the reported comments allegedly made about his father. “We won’t glorify anyone or anything that comes against the work and the legacy of Dr. King. “It is an affront to the legacy and the ministry of Dr. King, but also to the Black church, and to humankind in general,” Scott said. “I think that what he did as well as what Donald Trump did in calling Mark Robinson ‘Martin Luther King on steroids’ is really a misappropriation of the work that King has done.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr, Robinson, Josh Stein, Michael Lonergan, ” Robinson, King, ”, “ I’m, “ Martin Lucifer Koon, Donald Trump, “ Martin Luther King, “, Mark, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters, Stein “, Robinson’s, Bishop Sir Walter Mack of, ” Mack, . King, ” Mycal, Martin Luther King Day, Robert C, Scott, Dr, ” Scott, Mark Robinson ‘ Martin Luther King, Dr . King, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Henry P, Davis II, “ I’ve, ” Davis, Eric Vickers, ” Vickers Organizations: North, CNN, Nazi, Republican Party, NBC, Blacks, Bishop Sir Walter Mack of Union Baptist Church, Baptist, Baptist Grove Church, Saint Paul Baptist Church, NBC News, White, Trump, Facebook, Civil, Baptist Church, Fairfield Baptist Church Locations: North Carolina, Winston, Salem , North Carolina, Baptist Grove, Raleigh, Charlotte, Highland Park, Landover , Maryland, Fairfield, Lithonia, Atlanta, America

Donald Trump is facing calls both from his allies and from within his own campaign to pull his endorsement from scandal-plagued North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, according to four people familiar with the discussions. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who is from North Carolina, planned to privately urge Trump to pull his endorsement of Robinson, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Recent polling has had Trump in a statistical dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, at roughly 48%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Robinson, “, Trump, Martin Luther King, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, ”, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley, Budd, Tillis, Whatley, —, ” Robinson, Clarence Thomas, “ Robinson, Kamala Harris, outperforms Robinson, Josh Stein, Robinson’s, Roy Moore, Madison Cawthorn’s, Herschel Walker Organizations: North Carolina, CNN, White, Trump, NBC News, North, Republican National, Republican, Republican Governors Association, North Carolina Rep, Georgia Senate Locations: “ North Carolina, North Carolina, Sens, Wilmington , North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia

Victims' families and a survivor of a Maryland bridge collapse that killed six people filed claims Friday for wrongful death and punitive damages against the owner and the operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into the bridge earlier this year. The 100,000-plus-ton ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of March 26 as a work crew was fixing potholes. Six construction workers died when the bridge went crumbling down into the Patapsco River. The nearly two dozen crew members on the ship survived, along with two pilots who were helping the vessel navigate the harbor. Days after the bridge collapse, the ship’s Singapore-based owner and manager petitioned a Maryland court to limit their monetary liability to $43.67 million, the value of the ship and its cargo, based on a pre-Civil War provision of maritime law.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Carlos Daniel Hernandez Estrella, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Jose Mynor Lopez, Miguel Angel Luna, Maynor Yasir Suazo Sandoval, Julio Cervantes Suarez, “, ”, ” Darrell Wilson, ” Wilson, General Merrick Garland, ” Cervantes Suarez, ” Suarez Organizations: Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore Port, District of Maryland Northern Division, NBC, Grace Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine, Ltd, City, Justice Department, Justice, NBC News Locations: Maryland, Patapsco, Baltimore, U.S, Singapore, of Baltimore, City of Baltimore, ”

☆ Women accuse former Harrods boss Al Fayed of sexual abuse: ‘I was just terrified’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Daniele Hamamdjian | Bill O'Reilly | Daniele Hamamdjian Is An Nbc Foreign Correspondent Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

The first red flag Stone recalls while working for Al Fayed was him giving her a tight hug. NBC News“I was a bit like, Ooh, you know, that’s weird, but maybe that’s his culture, I don’t know,” Stone said. A fictionalized version of their relationship was depicted in the Netflix series last year, and included a warm and sympathetic portrayal of Al Fayed. “The allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed include serial rape, attempted rape, sexual battery, sexual abuse of minors. I was going through this sort of hell.”Stone struggled to explain the hold Al Fayed had on her and other female staffers.

Persons: Mohammed Al Fayed, “ Papa, Al Fayed, ”, Gloria Allred, “ Al Fayed, Natacha, Maria Mulla, Mohamed Al Fayed, Yui Mok, Sophia Stone, Al Fayed’s, Stone, ” Stone, “, London . Stone, he'd, Mohamed Al, Fayed, Paul Ellis, Princess Diana, Dodi, Allred, Eamon Coyle, “ Mohamed, Keaton Stone, ” Sophia Stone, you’ll Organizations: NBC News, Harrods, Netflix, NBC, London ., Bois, Boulogne, Getty, Britain’s, BBC, U.S Locations: American, London, Harrods, Al, Paris, Scotland

☆ Local police responsible for roof where Trump shooter hid at Butler rally had never spoken to Secret Service, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Julia Ainsley | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The local police team responsible for the roof a shooter used to fire at ex-President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, had never spoken to the Secret Service prior to the attempted assassination, a report released by the Secret Service on Friday says. Among other errors, the report found that one local police entity working security at the Trump rally requested support from another local department without the Secret Service being aware. While investigating the incident, the Secret Service placed some officials, including the director of the Secret Service’s Pittsburgh Field Office, on leave. “The former president is getting everything that the current president has with respect to Secret Service assets,” Rowe said. Rowe also told reporters at a news conference Friday that the Secret Service did not deny security assets to the Trump campaign ahead of the July rally in Butler.

Persons: Donald Trump, Thomas Crooks, Trump, Butler, Jeff Swensen, Crooks, —, “, Ronald Rowe, Friday’s, ”, Rowe, ” Rowe, Kamala Harris Organizations: Trump, FBI, Inc, Secret Service, Service, Pittsburgh Field, Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, Secret, United Nations General Assembly Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Trump, Butler, Pa, West Palm Beach , Florida

To help address some of these common skin care concerns, experts recommend swapping out your standard body lotion for a body lotion that’s specifically targeted for mature skin. I also included their recommendation for the best body lotions for mature skin along with highly rated options. SKIP AHEAD How I picked the best body lotions for mature skin | The best body lotions for mature skin | How to shop for body lotions for mature skin | Why trust NBC Select? The best body lotions for mature skin in 2024Best overall: EltaMD Skin Restore Body CreamWhen recommending lotions to her patients with mature skin, Garcia says she recommends this option from EltaMD because it improves dry skin, evens out skin tone and protects the skin barrier. How does a mature skin body lotion compare to a standard body lotion?

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☆ NFL offenses aren’t scoring as much. Nobody knows the exact reason why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Overall, NFL teams are currently averaging 21.4 points per game, the fifth straight year the scoring average has decreased, and the lowest points per game total since 2006. Last season, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL with 4,624 yards, the lowest total for a passing yards leader since 2017. There are several theories as to why the passing game has been muted and scoring numbers have decreased. But it’s not only that teams are playing more Cover 2, the problem may also be that modern NFL teams are worse at attacking what is not a novel concept. Obviously, there is far from any consensus on why exactly NFL offenses have slowed down.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Tua Tagovailoa, Nate Tice —, —, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, ESPN’s Mina Kimes, it’s, Jared Dubin Organizations: New York Jets, Jets, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Yahoo, CBS, Patriots

NBC News interviewed 10 women who say they gave birth with Baker, two in Wisconsin before 2014 and eight in Mexico in the years since. On social media, accounts with the usernames “Heather Baker Midwife” and “heatherbakermidwife,” one of which had her photo, sent “cease and desist” messages to Nosek and another former client. John Beard, a spokesperson for the Wisconsin licensing agency, declined to answer questions about Baker, citing an ongoing investigation. After an initial check when Baker arrived, Nosek told NBC News, Baker checked his heartbeat only four times after her labor began. Baker, Nosek said, tried to resuscitate him.

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But many people are still wondering, what does a rate cut mean for my money? For those who’ve been waiting it out, the rate cut “will instill some hope in folks,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet. Consider your (improved) debt repayment optionsThis week’s rate cut was good news for those struggling to unload themselves of credit card debt. They’re a popular savings instrument when interest rates are high, and as most economists expected, CD rates have already started declining since the Fed’s interest rate cut. “This rate cut is not something that should trigger you to go make any drastic changes to the overall direction of your portfolio,” he added.

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☆ Trailblazing Black trans singer Jackie Shane finally gets her due in Tennessee
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Dan Allen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Hers is the most unconventional of success stories, but Jackie Shane wouldn’t have had it any other way. The memorial is especially significant for its setting in the capital of Tennessee, where trans rights have recently been targeted. A gifted young Nashville soul singer who saw too few opportunities for herself as a Black trans performer in the Jim Crow South of the late 1950s, Shane joined a traveling carnival. Jefferson Street in North Nashville on March 19. Flash forward to the 2010s, when a series of Canadian music connoisseurs rediscovered Shane and resurrected her career in absentia.

Persons: Jackie Shane wouldn’t, ”, Sarah Calise, Crys Matthews, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, Olivia Hill, ” Calise, Jackie Shane, Jim Crow, Shane, Seth Herald, William Bell’s “, “ Jackie, Lorenzo Washington, “, ” Shane, Jackie Shane Story, Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg, Lee, Elliot Page, ” Mabbott, could’ve, Mabbott, Jeff Goode, Jackie, Jason Kempin, ’, Museum Services Michael Gray, Washington, ’ ” Organizations: Nashville, Historical Commission, Nashville Mayor, NBC News, Getty, Jefferson Street Sound Museum, North Nashville . Washington, Toronto, Toronto Star, North Star, PageBoy Productions, Country Music Hall of Fame, Music Hall of Fame, Music, Museum Services, NBC Locations: Tennessee, city’s, Jefferson, North Nashville, Nashville, Black, AFP, Canada, Toronto, Los Angeles, North Nashville .

A unit of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant will be restarted as part of a new energy-sharing agreement with Microsoft, which plans to use it to power the data centers it operates as part of its push into artificial intelligence. Today, energy has become the new coin of the realm for companies investing in artificial intelligence. That's because the data centers tasked with running the complex calculations needed to power artificial intelligence applications require enormous amounts of power. Restarting Unit 1 will mean bringing 800 megawatts back onto the grid, greater than the amount of hydroelectric power supplied by the Hoover Dam. Microsoft's vice president of energy touted the clean-energy benefits of reviving the facility in a statement.

Persons: Bobby Hollis, Satya Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, Constellation Energy, Constellation, BlackRock Locations: Michigan, Iowa, United States

☆ Wigs, robotic guns and exploding pagers: Israel has a long history of hunting down its enemies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Over the years, Israel has viewed “targeted killings” as a way to deter attacks on the county, fuel fear among its enemies and exact revenge. Iran’s nuclear program is closer to building a bomb than ever, even after several nuclear scientists were killed, he said. But the Mossad operation dismayed Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, who demanded the resignation of the spy service’s chief. Almost four decades later, Israel killed a major Hamas official, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, in a Dubai hotel in a complex plot involving more than two dozen Mossad operatives. In an echo of this week’s attacks in Lebanon, Israel killed a Hamas bombmaker, Yahya Ayyash, in 1996 with a cellphone outfitted with explosives.

Persons: ”, Bruce Riedel, Adolf Eichmann, Eichmann, David Ben, Gurion, God —, Russell Mcphedran, Ehud Barak, Ahmed Bouchikhi, Ali Hassan Salameh, Yasser Arafat, Bouchikhi, Israel, Mahmoud al, Mabhouh, Mohammed Salem, Ahmed Jibril, Ronen Bergman, Jibril, Yahya Ayyash, Ayyash, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Fakhrizadeh, Ismail Haniyeh, David Barnea, Israel “, ” Barnea Organizations: Lebanese, CIA, Argentine, Nazi, Damocles, Palestinian, Fairfax Media, Getty, Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, New York Times Locations: Israel, British, Nazi, Argentina, Egypt, Munich, Beirut, Moroccan, Norwegian, Lillehammer, Europe, Dubai, Gaza, Israeli, Lebanon, U.S, Iran’s, Absad, Tehran, Syria, Iran, Mossad’s

☆ Harris could win the presidency but lose the Senate, giving Republicans a veto over her agenda and judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil_Hs.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A Republican-controlled chamber could thwart Harris’ nominees to fill out her administration and the courts, along with her legislative agenda. Top Senate Republicans told NBC News she would need their sign-off to secure votes on any judicial nominees, including for the Supreme Court. The prospect of a split Congress looms over a possible Harris win even if Democrats have a strong year and sweep every swing state. And if it’s a GOP-led Senate, Republicans would control a floor vote. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would have seniority to be the next Judiciary Committee chair and said he intends to claim the position if Republicans win control.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, “, ”, Frankie Veltri, Biden, ” Sen, John Cornyn, Mitch McConnell, “ They’re, ” Cornyn, Democratic Sen, Jon Tester, “ It’s, you’ve, Nanette Barragán, ” Charlie Veltri, Frankie, Ruben, Gallego, We’ve, She’s, didn’t, Jimmy Carter, it’s, John Thune, Sen, Chuck Grassley, “ I’m, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Merrick Garland, Barack Obama’s, Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, they’d, Henry Wade, he’s, ” Louis Olivas, he’s “, “ she’s, ” “ They’re, ” Olivas, Sahil Kapur, Alex Tabet Organizations: Republican, Top, Republicans, NBC News, Supreme, GOP, Senate, Democratic, Pentagon, Republican Party, City Locations: Montana, Goodyear , Arizona, Texas, — West Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, Maricopa , Arizona, Tempe , Arizona, Washington, Phoenix

North Carolina could prove decisive in a close presidential race, and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Trump's running mate, said himself that it would be "very hard" for his ticket to win in November if Democrats flip North Carolina. The source familiar with the matter said television advertisements aiming to link Trump with Robinson are "definitely on the table." In March, Trump called Robinson "Martin Luther King on steroids." North Carolina is an vital part of that plan," spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in the statement. Trump narrowly won North Carolina in 2020, securing 49.9% of the vote to Joe Biden’s 48.6%.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Donald Trump, Trump, Robinson, Kenny Palmer, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's, Palmer, Mark, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King, “, ‘, ” Trump, Jaime Harrison, MAGA, Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Abhi Rahman Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic National Committee, DNC, NBC, Democratic, YouTube, Facebook, Trump, Ku Klux Klan, Republican National Convention, White, North Carolina, Quinnipiac University Locations: North Carolina, Trump, Ohio, Carolina, Greensboro

New York Magazine said in a statement Thursday that its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, had failed to disclose a "personal relationship" with an unnamed campaign subject while she was reporting on the 2024 election. Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images file"Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign," the statement said. "She is currently on leave from the magazine, and the magazine is conducting a more thorough third-party review. While neither Nuzzi or New York Magazine named the reporting subject, both CNN and the New York Times have reported that it was Kennedy. The online version has been updated with a "note to readers" which links to New York Magazine's statement.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Olivia Nuzzi, Stefani Reynolds, Nuzzi, Kennedy, Stefanie Spear, Mr, He’s Organizations: New York Magazine, Getty, New York Times, NBC, CNN, NBC News, RFK Jr, Trump Locations: Washington, New York

But that has not stopped Trump from recycling some of the same dark portents about a Kamala Harris presidency. Even God was not safe from a Biden presidency, Trump warned. You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt in August 2020. "She wants no Merry Christmas," Trump said. The suburbs are also doomed if Harris wins, Trump told rallygoers last week in Tucson, Arizona, warning that Harris' team "wants to abolish the suburbs."

Persons: “, ” Donald Trump, Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Biden, you’ve, Stocks, Harris, TRUMP, Joe Biden, ”, Biden’s, God ”, God, Trump's auguring, Hugh Hewitt, “ You’ll, “ Kamala Harris, rallygoers Organizations: ”, New Hampshire voters, Michigan, National Retail Federation, Republican National Convention, Biden, Fox News, North Carolina rallygoers, Trump, Biden's Locations: America, “, Goodyear , Arizona, Nevada, Florida, U.S, Mexico, ” In Ohio, China, United States, Georgia, Wisconsin, Tucson , Arizona, ” America, San Francisco, California, Las Vegas, North Carolina

“If we’re going to put up affordable housing, we don’t just want to house one family. We want to house five or six or eight or 25 families,” said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has overseen the Minneapolis 2040 plan. Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed the higher housing costs on the current administration’s policies, as well as an “unsustainable invasion of illegal aliens.” The campaign broadly said Trump’s housing plan involves freeing up federal land for housing and cutting regulations. Walz, whom Frey said was “committed to the mission” on affordable housing, signed the measure into law in May. We also need to have more active state, local and federal government policies that look to support the housing market.”

Persons: ”, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Ben Brewer, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Tim Walz, Karoline Leavitt, It’s, Frey, Hennepin, Ryan Allen, “, ” Allen, Cody Fischer, ” Fischer, ” Jeremy Wieland, Wieland, didn’t, it’s, ” Wieland, Fischer, ’, Walz, University of Minnesota’s Allen, that’s Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Minneapolis Mayor, Currie, Bloomberg, Getty, Minnesota Gov, Trump, Pew Research, NBC, Ford Motor Co, Minn, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, California Bay Area, Minnesota Environmental, Minnesota Supreme, University of Minnesota’s Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S, Harrison, Hennepin County, St, Paul, California Bay, San Francisco, Oakland, ”, Northeast Minneapolis, “

☆ Anhui: Video captures terrifying moment of hiker falling down a mountain in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lucas Lilieholm | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a man slipped and fell down a steep mountain while hiking in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday. The 42-year-old man, named Yang Meng, was hiking in the Fanzengjian mountains when he slipped and fell, capturing the moment on a 360-degree camera. The close-up view shows him skidding down a rain-slicked slope before a tree stops his fall and saves his life. In a later video shared on the platform, Yang said he had not been badly injured in the fall, but sustained some bruising on his left leg. Chinese state media described Bebinca, which made landfall Monday, as the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949.

Persons: Yang Meng, “, ‘, ’, Yang, ” Organizations: CNN, Shanghai Locations: Anhui, Shanghai

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