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☆ What the ‘Rust’ Trial Says About the Case Against Alec Baldwin
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The trial of the armorer on the film “Rust,” who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter this week for putting live ammunition into a gun that went off on the set and killed the cinematographer, offered a preview of the criminal case prosecutors are building against Alec Baldwin, who was handling the gun when it fired. A grand jury indicted Mr. Baldwin in January on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, which carries up to 18 months in prison. He pleaded not guilty; his trial is set for July. He has denied responsibility from the beginning, telling investigators that he had been told the gun did not contain live ammunition, and noting that live ammunition was supposed to be banned on the set. Prosecutors have argued that Mr. Baldwin failed to observe firearms safety measures.

Persons: ”, Alec Baldwin, Mr, Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin’s, ” Kari T, Morrissey, Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, “ Organizations: Mr, Prosecutors

☆ 'Rust' armorer may have smoked marijuana the night before fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins, prosecutors allege
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors alleged Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was hungover the day of the fatal "Rust" shooting. The armorer is on trial for involuntary manslaughter for her role in the death of Halyna Hutchins. I'm so pooped," Gutierrez-Reed wrote to one colleague the evening before the incident. The shooting unfolded on the Bonanza Creek Ranch set near Santa Fe while filming the low-budget Western film. Santa Fe County Sheriff's OfficeA bullet from the gun struck Hutchins, a 42-year-old married mother-of-one, mortally wounding her.

Persons: Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, Halyna Hutchins, —, Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Joel Souza, Per, Gutierrez, Gutierrez Reed, Kari T, Morrissey, Jae C, AP Gutierrez, Baldwin Organizations: Service, Los Angeles Times, AP, Office Locations: Santa Fe

☆ 100-year-old performs exhibition dive at the 2024 Doha World Championships ahead of World Aquatics Masters Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Fast forward to 2024 and his exhibition dive at the 2024 World Championships in Doha on Friday marked two weeks until the World Aquatics Masters Championships where he will be the oldest competitor. Taghi Askari won medals at the Asian Games and national titles in Iran. World AquaticsIt ignited a lifelong love of diving for him, and he went on to win medals at the Asian Games and national titles. “When I was competing at a national level the last championships I did was when I was 41 years old,” he said. The Iranian will be among the competitors at the World Aquatics Masters Championships – a competition held shortly after the elite world championships open to participants aged over 25.

Persons: Taghi Askari, Askari, ” Askari, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Iranian, Aquatics, Asian Games Locations: Doha, Iran, Tehran

☆ Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday, following a grand jury indictment that revived the criminal case against him for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust” in 2021. From the beginning, Mr. Baldwin has denied responsibility for the death of the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, saying that he had no reason to believe there were live rounds on set that day, and that there were crew members responsible for ensuring the gun was safe. The prosecution of the actor, 65, has seen some dramatic twists over the past year: The original criminal case, brought by the local district attorney’s office, fell apart. After the initial charge was dismissed last year by a new team of special prosecutors, Kari T. Morrissey and Jason J. Lewis, they decided to bring the case to a grand jury in New Mexico. Mr. Baldwin’s lawyers have called the prosecution “misguided” and, in a court filing, pushed for urgency in the court proceedings to “minimize public vilification and suspicion” against Mr. Baldwin and “avoid the hazards of proving his innocence that often arise after lengthy delays in prosecution.”

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Kari T, Morrissey, Jason J, Lewis, “, ” Organizations: Mr Locations: New Mexico

☆ Alec Baldwin Is Charged, Again, With Involuntary Manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A grand jury in New Mexico indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, reviving the criminal case against him in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust” more than two years ago when a gun he was rehearsing with went off. The indictment, which came exactly one year after the first involuntary manslaughter case against him was announced, was the latest reversal of fortune for Mr. Baldwin. The local district attorney’s initial case fell apart and the initial charge against Mr. Baldwin was dismissed in April. But a new prosecution team, Kari T. Morrissey and Jason J. Lewis, decided to present the case to a grand jury, which indicted Mr. Baldwin on Friday. In New Mexico, an involuntary manslaughter conviction on a charge like the one Mr. Baldwin faces can carry up to 18 months in prison.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, Kari T, Morrissey, Jason J, Lewis, Mr, ” Mr, Luke Nikas, Alex Spiro Locations: New Mexico

☆ How Alec Baldwin is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alec Baldwin is again facing a criminal charge over the 2021 "Rust" movie set shooting. The actor was indicted on Friday by a New Mexico grand jury on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Prosecutors last year dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin. A New Mexico grand jury on Friday indicted Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge after prosecutors earlier last year dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against the actor. The jury indicted Baldwin on a charge of "Involuntary Manslaughter (Neglect Use of a Firearm)" but offered an alternative charge of "Involuntary Manslaughter (Without Due Caution or Circumspection)" that could be used instead.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, —, Halyna Hutchins, Luke Nikas, Alex Spiro, Kari T, Morrissey, Jason J, Lewis, Mr, Baldwin —, Hutchins, Joel Souza, Baldwin didn't Organizations: New, Service, Judicial, Business, FBI Locations: New Mexico, Mexico, Santa Fe

☆ U.S. crude oil prices fall below $78 a barrel to their lowest since July
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An oil pumpjack pulls oil from the Permian Basin oil field in Odessa, Texas, on March 14, 2022. U.S. crude prices on Tuesday fell below $78 a barrel to hit the lowest point since July as weak global economic data overshadowed concerns that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader regional conflict. Beijing's crude oil imports rose by volume and value in October, but the country's overall exports fell more than expected, indicating slowing global demand. The data out of China offset the effect of Saudi Arabia's and Russia's oil output cuts, which lifted oil prices earlier in the week. Oil prices had spiked in the week following Hamas' devastating terrorist attacks on Israel on concerns that the war could escalate into a broader regional conflict that disrupts oil supply.

Persons: Brent, Neel Kashkari, Kashkari, — CNBC's Evelyn Cheng Organizations: West Texas, Minneapolis Federal, Bloomberg Television, CNBC PRO Locations: Odessa , Texas, Israel, China, Minneapolis, U.S, Saudi, Riyadh, Moscow

☆ Pegula upsets top seed Sabalenka at WTA Finals, reaches semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Oct 31, 2023; Cancun, Mexico; Jessica Pegula (USA) returns a shot during her match against Aryna Sabalenka on day three of the GNP Saguaros WTA Finals Cancun. But Pegula kept her cool and captured the first set after a tense rally ended with a backhand into the net by Sabalenka on set point. Pegula raced out to a 4-0 lead in the second set, but Sabalenka once again rallied, breaking serve to cut Pegula's lead to 5-3. After the match, Pegula pushed back on the notion that her game is lacking in power compared to the likes of Sabalenka. The Kazakh world number four will take on Sabalenka on Thursday in a battle to reach the semis, while Pegula, already through to the semis, will face Sakkari in their final group stage match.

Persons: Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, Susan Mullane, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari, Pegula, Sabalenka, Rybakina, Sakkari, Rybakina's, Maria, We're, Rory Carroll, Chiranjit, Lincoln, Sonali Paul Organizations: Cancun, WTA, Estadio Paradisus, Pegula, Tennis, Kazakh, Thomson Locations: Cancun, Mexico, Mexican, Los Angeles

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Things are ‘likely to remain messy’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari thinks the current interest rate range of 5.25% to 5.5% might not be high enough to be restrict inflation, he told CNBC. But even after that turmoil, it doesn't look like stocks have hit their bottom yet, writes CNBC Pro's Bob Pisani. Here are the signs he's looking for before he thinks stocks can rally again.

Persons: Europe's, John Chambers, Neel Kashkari, Kashkari, Meta, Stocks, —, hasn't, Bob Pisani Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Treasury, AAA, AA, Minneapolis Federal, metaverse Meta Locations: Congress, Minneapolis

☆ Fed's Neel Kashkari isn't sure if interest rates are high enough to stop inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday he's unsure whether the central bank has raised interest rates enough to tame inflation. "It's possible given the dynamics of the reopening of the economy, that the neutral rate may have moved up." Some of his concerns stem from the fact that sectors of the economy that normally are affected by rate hikes seem to be ignoring them. "If we have to keep rates higher for longer, it's because the economic fundamentals are even stronger than I appreciate and the [economic] flywheel is spinning," he said. "It isn't obvious to me that that means that a recession is more likely, it just might mean that we need a higher rate path to get inflation back down to 2%."

Persons: Neel Kashkari, Kashkari Organizations: Minneapolis Federal, CNBC, Market Locations: Minneapolis

☆ ‘Rust’ Armorer Transferred Narcotics on Day of Shooting, Prosecutor Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The original armorer on the film “Rust,” who was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a gun that was loaded with live ammunition fired on the set and killed the cinematographer, will face an additional charge of evidence tampering related to narcotics, a special prosecutor in the case said Thursday. The new charge against the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, “relates to the transfer of narcotics to another person” on Oct. 21, 2021, the day of the shooting, “with the intent to prevent criminal prosecution,” the prosecutor, Kari T. Morrissey, said in a statement. A lawyer for Ms. Gutierrez-Reed said that she intended to plead not guilty to both the evidence tampering and the involuntary manslaughter charges. The additional charge was announced as tensions between prosecutors and the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office over the case began to spill into public view. An investigator who was removed from the case after working on it for months for the district attorney’s office sharply criticized the sheriff’s office earlier this week in an email to prosecutors.

Persons: ”, Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, “, Kari T, Morrissey, Gutierrez, Robert Shilling Organizations: Sheriff’s Office Locations: Santa Fe

And an increase in underlying core inflation to 4.7%, up from a 4.6% pace in March, underscored the less-than-steady progress on the Fed's inflation fight. In March Mester had already expected the Fed to raise the policy rate beyond its current 5.00%-5.25% range. Fed policymakers also say they are watching credit conditions closely, though Mester on Friday said that so far she's not seeing worrisome "extra" tightening from the recent regional bank failures. Odds in futures markets are running three to one in favor of a rate hike by then. Other Fed policymakers have echoed that hawkish call.

☆ Apple caught on a downgrade based on supply-chain projections. Here's our take
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Christopher Alessi | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Stick with Apple Loop Capital on Monday downgraded Club holding Apple (AAPL) to hold from buy, citing "material downside risk" to the iPhone maker's June quarter revenue. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

☆ Premarket stocks: Here's what keeps Jerome Powell up at night and interest rates high
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Structural changes in the labor market: The US economy added an astonishing 517,000 jobs in January, blowing economists’ expectations out of the water. “The labor market is extraordinarily strong,” he said. Core services inflation: Powell noted that he’s seeing disinflation in the goods sector and expects to soon see declining inflation in housing. Service-sector inflation, which is more sensitive to a strong labor market, is up 7.5% from the year prior through the end of 2022, and has not abated, he said. Tech layoffs, Big Oil and soft landings: What investors are watching▸ The labor market is strong, but tech layoffs keep coming.

☆ Fed's Neel Kashkari says central bank has not made enough progress, keeping his rate outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

We know that raising rates can put a lid on inflation," Kashkari told CNBC during a Tuesday morning interview on " Squawk Box ." Kashkari's indication that the fed funds rate needs to rise to 5.4% puts him in a more aggressive slot compared to his fellow policymakers, who indicated in December that they see the "terminal rate," or end point of hikes, around 5.1%. The funds rate is what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds into a multitude of consumer debt instruments such as car loans, mortgages and credit cards. Since March 2022, the Fed has raised its benchmark funds rate eight times, after inflation hit its highest rate in more than 40 years. Still, inflation levels, though easing, are well ahead of the Fed's target, and policymakers have indicated that more rate increases are on the way.

☆ Inflation: Fed's Neel Kashkari says prices are still too high
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, understands that consumers are still struggling to deal with high prices. Kashkari told CNN’s Poppy Harlow Tuesday that he knows first hand how expensive many consumer goods and services are. Job market strength fueling more inflationKashkari acknowledged that inflation pressures are easing, but said the Fed is still not comfortable with how high prices are, particularly for services. He told Harlow he’s penciling in short-term rates as high as 5.4% before pausing. It’s hard to have a recession when the job market is still so robust, he told Harlow.

☆ Sakkari wins after silencing Shnaider's 'inappropriate' celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

After a wry grin, Sakkari grew serious and walked toward the chair umpire holding up a finger, saying: "If she screams one more time in my face ... No, no, no, no. One more time and I'm going to speak to the referee." Taking charge of the situation appeared to work for Sakkari, who duly broke the 18-year-old Russian to take the set, then locked down the match to reach the third round. "During a match you can be very pumped or, you know, the way that some players celebrate their points, it's not appropriate," Sakkari later told reporters. Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Stock market rally will be put to test in week ahead, after yields fall and tech surges
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

This week, bond yields also came off their highs and were sharply lower, paving the way for gains in tech and growth shares. They include Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard, New York Fed President John Williams and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari to name a few. Hogan said that group includes Bullard, Brainard and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly. Many strategists are calling the move higher a bear market rally, and some expect it will fizzle in December while others say it could continue into the new year. Friday Earnings: JD.com, Foot Locker, Buckle 8:40 a.m. Boston Fed President Susan Collins 10:00 a.m.

Efforts to investigate the 2020 election and institute changes to the state’s election procedures — the promises that helped propel DePerno onto the political map and won him former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. In Arizona, GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake has repeatedly called the 2020 election “rigged” and “stolen” during the primary only to spend most of the general election talking about immigration, education, the economy and crime. After trailing in earlier polling, both Lake and Masters appeared neck-and-neck with their opponents in the campaign’s final days. Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee who was outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 and whose campaign paid to bus people to the pro-Trump protest that proceeded the riot, has kept the 2020 election near the forefront of his campaign. “It’s people like her,” Whitmer said of Dixon, who has baselessly raised doubts about the 2020 election results, “who are the greatest threat to our democracy right now.”Dixon has defended her use of such rhetoric.

☆ Dominant Garcia pushes past Sakkari to WTA Finals championship match
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Nov 6, 2022; Forth Worth, TX, USA; Caroline Garcia (FRA) returns a shot during her match against Maria Sakkari (GRE) on day seven of the WTA Finals at Dickies Arena. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY SportsNov 6 (Reuters) - A red-hot Caroline Garcia cruised past Greek Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-2 to reach her first WTA Finals championship match on Sunday, sending over 19 winners and a half-dozen aces in Fort Worth, Texas. "Today I was just a little bit more relaxed," Garcia said in a televised post-match interview. It was sweet relief after Saturday's emotional three-set epic against Daria Kasatkina but Garcia, who collected three titles earlier this year including Cincinnati, said she had little trouble regrouping in her second WTA Finals appearance. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Sam Holmes and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tesla and Truss, 5% and 150
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A Tesla model 3 car is seen in their showroom in Singapore October 22, 2021. read more The latest European tech sector earnings on Thursday were downbeat, too. Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said the BoE would respond to changes in Truss's tax and spending policies. read moreKey developments that should provide more direction to U.S. markets later on Thursday:* European Union summit in Brussels* U.S. Oct Philadelphia business index. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star’s voice is ‘everywhere now’
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Editor’s Note: Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. On that fateful morning, he learned that another Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari, had been executed, hanged for a crime that his family and friends say he didn’t commit. The spirit of wrestling is deeply engrained in Iranian culture, where it has transcended the arena of sport. The executionAccording to the Afkari family, his final days were brutal, but there wasn’t necessarily any reason to think that the end was near. Iranians in Canada on Mel Lastman Square demonstrate against the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Ontario in September 2020.

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