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☆ Live Updates: Stormy Daniels's Lawyer to Return to Stand in Trump Criminal Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Matthew Haag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide the payment to Ms. Daniels. He has denied the felony charges, and having had sex with Ms. Daniels and Ms. McDougal. The tabloid had agreed to buy negative stories about Mr. Trump and then bury them. Image Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s former fixer, was the point of contact for a lawyer seeking to sell stories. Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is planning rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan — both battleground states — on Wednesday.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Juan M, Trump’s, Stormy Daniels, Keith Davidson, Karen McDougal, she’d, Daniels, McDougal, Davidson, Dylan Howard, . Bauer, Griffin, ”, Howard, Mr, Ms, Michael D, Cohen, Justice Merchan, Michael Cohen, Gary Farro, Dave Sanders, Todd Blanche, Farro, Blanche, Cohen “, Melania Trump, Barron’s, Merchan Organizations: National Enquirer, Trump, Trump . Credit, Getty, Trump Organization, First Republic Bank, The New York Times, Prosecutors, SPAN, Republican Locations: Los Angeles, Trump ., Wisconsin, Michigan

Right now, President Biden’s clearest path to re-election in November seems to run through the middle of the country. Nebraska is one of just two states that distributes electoral college votes proportionally rather than with a winner-take-all approach. That means that, even though it’s a largely conservative state, Nebraskans sometimes still give one of their five electoral votes to a Democrat, as they did for Mr. Biden in 2020. This year, Nebraska and the up-for-grabs nature of that one electoral vote has caught the attention of the right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, former President Donald Trump and his supporters. In recent weeks, they’ve mobilized and are throwing Nebraska’s unique electoral system into flux.

Persons: Biden, it’s, Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, they’ve Organizations: Mr Locations: Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, . Nebraska

☆ I always dreamed of living in Paris. I moved and found it's more affordable than a big city in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Sage VanAlstine, 25, moved from a small US city to Paris after graduating from college in 2022. I studied abroad in France, then knew I wanted to move permanentlyI'm from Okemos, Michigan — it's a small town right outside the capitol, which is Lansing. Then I went to Michigan State University, which is in East Lansing, the town right next to Okemos. For me to be living in an apartment in a small town in Michigan and then pay a similar amount living in Paris — my dream city? AdvertisementBut Paris is a pretty international city, so things that I thought I might miss, I've actually found here.

Persons: Sage VanAlstine, She's, —, I've, France —, VanAlstine, it'll, I'm Organizations: Service, Michigan State University, Paris, Eiffel Locations: Paris, America, Okemos , Michigan, Lansing, France, French, Okemos, East Lansing, Tours, Loire, —, New York, Michigan, American

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, anti-abortion groups have called for a national ban, which would face steep odds in the House and Senate. Democrats immediately seized on the report of Mr. Trump’s plans, saying that Mr. Trump favored a national abortion ban. Mr. Trump’s statement on Monday disappointed some conservatives who were hoping for more restrictive efforts nationally. “We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. “You must follow your heart on this issue,” Mr. Trump said in his video.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, “, ”, Mr, Trump’s, Roe, Wade, Biden, Donald Trump, ” Mr, Mike Pence, Pence, Lindsey Graham of, Graham, Lindsey Graham, Nikki Haley, transactionally —, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Dobbs, ’, Carol Tobias, — underwhelming, — Mr, — Doug Mastriano, Tudor Dixon Organizations: “, Republicans, New York Times, MAGA Republicans, Republican, Mr, Good Republicans, Senate, Democratic, Trump, America Locations: Florida, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, South Carolina, —, Pennsylvania, Michigan

☆ There is no loneliness epidemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

With the report, a steady trickle of headlines about the epidemic turned into a firehose: "Loneliness is at epidemic levels and it's killing Americans" (USA Today); "This Epidemic of Isolation Is as Harmful as Smoking" (Bloomberg); "America's Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant" (The Atlantic). There's one problem: The loneliness epidemic doesn't exist. Even the authors caution in their meta-analysis that "the frequently used term 'loneliness epidemic' seems exaggerated." Calling it a "loneliness epidemic," then, may be a bit like calling COVID a "sneezing pandemic." "There are many, many surveys that are just making up questions about loneliness and are not using the UCLA Loneliness Scale or some other validated loneliness scale," she says.

Persons: Vivek Murthy, Murthy, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Sen, Chris Murphy, Ruth, University of Michigan —, Eric Klinenberg, Julianne Holt, it's, Dave Sbarra, Holt, David Riesman, Lunstad, I've, —, Sbarra, Klinenberg, Adam Mastroianni, " Mastroianni, Mastroianni, Biden, isn't, Jill Lepore, voicemails, There's, Jerome Adams Organizations: Bloomberg, Business, York, Gallup, University of Michigan, New York University, Brigham Young University, University of Arizona, Bell, University of California Los, Commerce, UCLA, Republican, Democratic Locations: Connecticut, Brooklyn, University of California Los Angeles, America, Washington, DC, COVID

☆ Opinion | I’m a Doctor. Dengue Fever Took Even Me by Surprise on Vacation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Deborah Heaney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After I couldn’t keep up with my partner on a snorkeling adventure, he pulled me from the water. Later that day came intense fever, alternating with shaking chills. The physician assistant who saw me was perplexed; she gave me IV fluids and medication for nausea and sent me home. My brain was foggy, and my balance was so impaired that I would have failed a sobriety test. But as my head began to clear, it occurred to me to request a dengue fever test.

Persons: I’d Locations: Curaçao, Venezuela, Michigan

☆ U.S. Approves $1.5 Billion Loan to Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Ivan Penn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to provide a $1.52 billion loan guarantee to help a company restart a nuclear power plant in Michigan — the latest step in the government’s effort to revive the nation’s reactors. The loan guarantee is conditional on the facility receiving regulatory approvals and fulfilling other requirements. But many of the country’s nuclear reactors, including the Palisades plant, are at or near the end of their lives and need major upgrades. And few U.S. companies have built new nuclear plants in recent decades because doing so is incredibly expensive and time consuming. Holtec bought the Palisades plant in 2022 in order to close the facility but later campaigned to reopen the plant with the backing of the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat.

Persons: Holtec, Gretchen Whitmer Organizations: Biden, Energy Department, Holtec, Michigan, Democrat Locations: Michigan, Covert Township, Mich, Lake Michigan, Kalamazoo

☆ What investors should know about the U.S. easing vehicle emissions rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

President Joe Biden speaks at the United Auto Workers political convention at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2024. The new Environmental Protection Agency rules released Wednesday aim to cut tailpipe emissions by 49% between model years 2027 and 2032. The EPA set a target for EVs to make up at least 35% of new vehicle sales by 2032. The EPA's new strategy for cutting tailpipe emissions doesn't focus only on EVs. The EPA's percentage targets for EV adoption are not mandates but expectations for how automakers could meet the emissions regulations.

Persons: Joe Biden, Saul Loeb, Biden, Emmanuel Rosner, Mary Barra, Ngan, John Bozzella, Stocks, Tesla, weren't, Chelsea Hodgkins, Martin Viecha, Chris Kapsch, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas Organizations: United Auto Workers, Marriott Marquis, Washington , D.C, AFP, Getty, DETROIT, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EV, Detroit Automotive, Wall Street, Detroit, General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, capex, Deutsche Bank, Chevrolet Silverado, Huntington Place Convention, Afp, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, United Auto Workers union, UAW, Toyota, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Democratic, GM, Ford Locations: Washington ,, Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Detroit, Michigan

☆ How Kyrsten Sinema — who once said she could 'do anything' if she lost reelection — can get rich now that she's retiring from the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kyrsten Sinema once said she could "do anything" after leaving the Senate, according to one book. Now that she's retiring, Sinema has all kinds of get-rich-quick options available to her. According that book, Sinema told the Utah Republican that she didn't care about winning reelection, a prospect that had long been imperiled by breaking with her party on government spending and the Senate's "filibuster" rule. Former Sen. Ben Sasse is set to make millions from his new role as a college president. Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty ImagesSinema could also seek to become a college president, as she purportedly once told Romney — and she could get rich doing it.

Persons: Kyrsten Sinema, Sinema, —, McKay, Sen, Mitt Romney, Kyrsten, Arizona hasn't, Romney, Sinema's, Leah Greenberg, she's, — she's, Ed Perlmutter —, it's, Tom Suozzi, Mike Rogers of, Suozzi, George Santos, Rogers —, Former Sen, Ben Sasse, Tasos, Romney —, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley, he's Organizations: Service, Senate, Utah Republican, Arizona State University, Capitol, Democratic, Colorado —, Mike Rogers of Michigan, House Intelligence, Former, GOP, University of Florida Locations: Plenty, Arizona, Colorado, New York, Michigan, Nebraska

☆ Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their respective parties’ primaries in Michigan on Tuesday. “We demand President Biden to take action now – bring a permanent ceasefire,” said Layla Elabed, the campaign manager for the group. The Michigan primary was moved up near the front of the Democratic presidential nominating calendar this year. Biden defeated Trump in Michigan by about 150,000 votes four years later. After Democrats, who control the state Legislature and the governor’s office, moved the Michigan primary to February 27 despite the Republican opposition, the RNC and Michigan GOP came up with the hybrid model.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump’s, Nikki Haley’s, “, ”, Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders ’, Sanders, Layla Elabed, ” Biden, ” Elabed, It’s, Gretchen Whitmer, you’ve, Trump, —, Pete Hoekstra, Kristina Karamo, Hoekstra, CNN’s Arit John, Dianne Gallagher, Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Democratic, South Carolina Gov, Muslim, Michigan Rep, America, Trump, Michigan, White House, Biden, Israel, Michigan —, United Auto Workers, UAW, Michigan GOP, Michigan Republicans, Republican, Committee, RNC Locations: Michigan, Gaza, Vermont, Iowa, New Hampshire, Dearborn, United States, Palestinian American, — demoting Iowa, South Carolina, Nevada, Netherlands, Grand Rapids, Detroit

That's because, the DNC argues, many states — including Arizona, Illinois and Michigan — have rules that candidates or their campaigns be the ones collecting ballot signatures, meaning Kennedy's campaign will have to violate federal rules to meet state requirements. “They simply cannot comply with federal law and state law at the same time,” DNC legal counsel Bob Lenhard said on a conference call with reporters. Tim Mellon, a major donor to Donald Trump, gave American Values $15 million last year, according to federal filings. In December, a campaign watchdog group filed a complaint alleging that Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting Republican Ron DeSantis, was coordinating too closely with the Florida governor's since-suspended presidential campaign. But Linhart said the DNC took the unusual step of filing a complaint against Kennedy itself because what was occurring was “striking” and “dramatic” given that some states mandate candidates or their campaigns collect ballot signatures.

Persons: Robert Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Bob Lenhard, Tim Mellon, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, ” Tony Lyons, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Linhart, ” Linhart Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Democratic National Committee, Federal Elections Commission, White, Super PAC, DNC, RFK Jr, Biden, Democratic, Trump, Florida Locations: Arizona , Illinois, Michigan

The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse. Photos You Should See View All 15 ImagesHere's what to know about April’s extravaganza and how to prepare:WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE? By a cosmic stroke of luck, the moon will make the month’s closest approach to Earth the day before the total solar eclipse. WHEN IS THE NEXT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE? The next total solar eclipse, in 2026, will grace the northern fringes of Greenland, Iceland and Spain.

Persons: Kelly Korreck, Neil Armstrong's, won’t, NASA’s Organizations: Michigan —, Indianapolis Motor, Armstrong Air, Space Museum, NASA, Space, Pacific, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: North America, Texas, Oklahoma, New England, Canada, Mazatlán, Mexico, Newfoundland, U.S, — Tennessee, Michigan, Dallas, Rock , Arkansas, Indianapolis, Cleveland , Ohio, Buffalo , New York, Montreal, Seattle, Portland , Oregon, Africa, Tiffin , Ohio, Russellville , Arkansas, Wapakoneta , Ohio, Virginia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Alaska, Western Canada, Montana, North Dakota, Northern California, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Carbondale , Illinois

☆ A guaranteed basic income program in Minneapolis found that even after a year of giving recipients $500 a month, they weren't working any less
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe city of Minneapolis is experimenting with a guaranteed basic income program, and the preliminary results are promising. Minneapolis has provided $500 monthly payments with no strings attached to 200 low-income families for the last year. Flint, Michigan — for example — recently opened enrollment for a basic income program for pregnant mothers, giving them a lump sum during pregnancy and $500 a month for their baby's first year of life. In Iowa, two Republican state representatives are pushing legislation to ban basic income programs, Business Insider reported. A lawmaker in Texas, meanwhile, called a newly launched basic income program in Harris County, which includes Houston, unconstitutional.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Minneapolis, Denver, Flint , Michigan, In Iowa, Texas, Harris County, Houston

The Wolverines might very well have their man already on campus in offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesWith Harbaugh serving two separate suspensions this past season for potential NCAA rules violations, Michigan went 4-0 with Moore leading the team on game days. Moore was in charge when Michigan won at Penn State and against Ohio State to win the Big Ten East. Jedd Fisch, who went from Arizona to Washington to replace DeBoer, might have been an interesting candidate for Michigan, too. “So Sherrone Moore, shining star,” Harbaugh said.

Persons: Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, “, Warde Manuel, Harbaugh, Moore, “ We’ve, ” Harbaugh, “ He’s, Dan Enos, Kalen DeBoer, DeBoer, Jedd Fisch, Fisch, Mike Hart, Grant Newsome, Will Johnson, Kenneth Grant, Mason Graham, Lloyd Carr, Bo Schembechler, Gary Moeller Organizations: Alabama, NFL, Los Angeles Chargers, Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State, Big, Washington, Harbaugh's, Harbaugh, ”, AP Locations: Michigan, Los Angeles Chargers . Michigan, Alabama, Washington, South Dakota, Arizona, Mason Graham . Michigan, Ann Arbor

DETROIT (AP) — Eminem stood alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson before the Detroit Lions hosted their first home playoff game in three decades, soaking up an electric atmosphere at Ford Field. "We've seen the Tigers win it. We've seen the Pistons win it. We've seen the Red Wings win it. We've seen a lot of good things, but never from our Lions.

Persons: — Eminem, Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, ” Johnson, “, could've, ” He's, Sanders, Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Singer Bob Seger, Jeff Daniels, Keegan, Michael Key, Roger Goodell, Eminem, Stafford, Dan Campbell, “ I'm, ” Eminem, FanDuel Sportsbook, Sweta Patel, Patel, Campbell, “ He’s, ”, Mike McCord, McCord, Darris, Riley, “ It's, “ We've, Matt Patricia, McCord's, Riley McCord, Sheila Ford Hamp, Brad Holmes, “ Detroit's, ” McCord, We've, Larry Lage, ___ Organizations: DETROIT, Pro Football Hall of Famers, Detroit Lions, Ford, NFL, Lions, Stafford, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa, Super, Buccaneers, Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Detroit, Cleveland, Briggs, Tiger, Honolulu, Dayton Triangles, Team, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, ___ AP Locations: Utah, Detroit, Michigan, Motor City, India

☆ How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A bill proposing a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the second federal holiday of every calendar year (after New Year's Day). The first time Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed was in 1986, according to Time. AdvertisementSouth Carolina became the last state, in 2000, to officially designate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, public schools and universities are closed, and it's a bank holiday.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Ronald Reagan, —, that's, Holiday Bill, King, . King, Bill, John Conyers of, Congressional Black Caucus —, Republican Sen, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, didn't, Stevie Wonder, Robert E, Lee, George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Conyers Organizations: Service, MLK, National Museum of, Democratic Rep, Congressional Black Caucus, Republican, Confederate, USPS Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, Memphis, John Conyers of Michigan, Washington, Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi

☆ Biden to head to Michigan and Nevada to ramp up outreach to key base voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Mike Memoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

US President Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on December 20, 2023, as he departs for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Biden could be courting Latino voters in Nevada while simultaneously negotiating a border funding bill that includes stricter immigration policies that are opposed by Hispanic leaders. The Biden campaign has argued that as important as immigration is, public polling and its own research show the economy as the top concern of Latino voters. In 2020, Biden carried both Nevada and Michigan, but by less than 3 percentage points. Only Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia were closer among states Biden carried.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden's, It's, Joe Biden, Quentin Fulks, Biden's, Fulks, Donald Trump's, we'll, Kamala Harris, Harris, — Organizations: Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Democratic, Israel, Culinary Workers, United Auto Workers, Big Three, UAW Locations: Maryland, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, South Carolina, Nevada and Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan, surrogates, Carolina, South Carolina . Michigan, Atlanta, Mandalay Bay, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia

☆ Everyone thinks Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan for the NFL. Here's where he could be headed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Michigan Wolverines are 60 minutes of playing time away from their first potential title of the millennium. Related storiesMichigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is connected to a number of vacant or soon-to-be-vacant head coaching spots in the NFL. Jim Harbaugh leads his Michigan Wolverines out of the tunnel. AdvertisementA number of teams have already expressed interest in the former San Francisco 49ers head coach. Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesPlus, the head coach has been cagey about his intentions during recent media availabilities.

Persons: —, Jim Harbaugh, David Rosenblum, Harbaugh, he's, He's, Jordan Schultz, Don Yee —, Grant Halverson Organizations: Service, Michigan Wolverines, Business, Monday's College, NFL, Wolverines, Getty, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Athletic, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington, Washington Huskies Locations: Ann Arbor, Michigan, West Coast

☆ The Aral Sea’s Demise Is a Parable of Our Environmental Hubris - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jacob Dreyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Walking toward the shrinking remnants of what used to be the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was like entering hell. I reached the edge of one of the scattered lakes which are all that remain of this once-great body of water. In the nearby town of Muynak, black and white newsreels in the local museum, and pictures in the family photo albums of residents, tell of better times. During the Soviet era, fishing communities like Muynak ringed the sea, thriving off its bounty: sturgeon, flounder, caviar and other staples of Soviet dinner tables. But over the decades, Soviet authorities diverted rivers that flowed into the sea to irrigate cotton and other crops.

Persons: Oktyabr Dospanov, ” Locations: Uzbekistan, Muynak, Michigan

HONOLULU (AP) — Oso Ighodaro had 21 points and nine rebounds as No. Tempers flared in the first half after Kansas swingman Kevin McCullar Jr. drained a 3-pointer in front of Marquette's bench. Political Cartoons View All 1262 Images“At the end of the day it had very little to do with the game,” Smart said. “I thought our guys started the game with really, really good energy. "We got behind and played catchup the whole game, but I actually thought we played better than the score.

Persons: Oso Ighodaro, Marquette, Kevin McCullar Jr, McCullar, Shaka Smart, Smart, Bill Self, ” Smart, “, “ He’s, Ighodaro, Chase Ross, Kam Jones, ” McCullar, Hunter Dickinson, Tyler Kolek, Stevie Mitchell, ” Marquette, Dickinson, ___ Organizations: Maui Invitational, Golden Eagles, Marquette, Purdue, Kansas, Jayhawks, Texas, Texas Tech, Marquette outscored Kansas, Big East, Villanova, Michigan, AP Locations: HONOLULU, Kansas, Marquette outscored, Tennessee

Fourteen months between a deadly high school shooting and another at MSU. Ossege was severely wounded during the Nov. 30, 2021, attack on Oxford High School, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north of Detroit. On the day of the Oxford shooting, a bullet traveled through Ossege’s clavicle and ribs and exited her back, causing a concussion of the spinal cord that left her briefly paralyzed. An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who befriended Ossege during the Oxford shooting drove to MSU, picked her up and took her home. When Ossege is home from school, she makes the 30-minute drive north from Oxford to Mayfield Township, where Blaze is boarded.

Persons: Kylie Ossege, Blaze, ” Ossege, “, ”, Ossege, Hana St, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate, Ethan Crumbley, Marita, Uber, Daniel Sciubba, Sciubba, ” Sciubba, “ I’m, “ He’s, Robert Bumsted Organizations: Oxford High School, Michigan State University, MSU, Oxford, Oxford Elementary School, East, Northwell Health, Lenox Hill, Oakland County sheriff’s Locations: MAYFIELD, Mich, Michigan, Detroit, Pontiac, Oxford, East Lansing, New York City, U.S, Oakland County, Mayfield Township, New York

Dearborn, Michigan CNN —In 2020, Eman Hammoud was one of thousands of Michigan Muslims who helped President Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. A month ago, the Palestinian American immigration lawyer had no doubts she would support his campaign again in 2024. Michigan has more than 200,000 Muslim American voters — 146,000 of whom turned out to vote in 2020 –— according to an analysis by Emgage, an organization that seeks to build the political power of Muslim Americans. “That just proves that the Biden administration needs the Muslim vote to win,” said Nada Al-Hanooti, the Michigan executive director of Emgage Action. “We felt that the rhetoric, including from the White House, was very unhelpful and in fact potentially dangerous,” Alzayat said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, she’s, “ He’s, ” Hammoud, that’s, Hammoud, Biden, ”, Nada, Fayoume, ” Biden, Ammar Moussa, “, Donald Trump’s, Abbas Alawieh, Rashida Tlaib, Tlaib, Israel, Abdullah Hammoud, “ We’re, Israel isn’t, —, Beau, Adam Abusalah, John Kirby, he’s, Robyn Patterson, “ We’ll, White, Jeff Zients, Anita Dunn, Wa’el Alzayat, ” Alzayat, Antony Blinken, Sam Baydoun, Baydoun, ” Baydoun, didn’t, ” Hussein Dabajeh, ” Dabajeh, ” Lexi Zeidan, “ We’ve, Zeidan, CNN’s Denise Royal Organizations: Michigan CNN —, Biden, CNN, Michigan, American, Michigan —, Arab American, GOP, MAGA, Democratic, Dearborn, Muslim American, Palestinian, Congress, Rep, Muslim, Israel, West Bank, US, UN, House, Hamas, Gaza Ministry of Health, White House, White, Office, UN Security, Trump Locations: Dearborn, Michigan, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, —, Detroit, Eastern, Arab American, Palestinian American, Hammoud, Tel Aviv, Minneapolis, Wayne County , Michigan, Lebanon, Habib’s, Lebanese, American, Palestine

Biden has literally, and figuratively, wrapped Netanyahu in a warm embrace since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Biden himself told reporters on his way back from Israel that he had a “long talk” with Israeli officials “about what the alternatives are” to a possible extended ground operation. “At the same time ... Netanyahu and I discussed again yesterday the critical need for Israel to operate by the laws of war. That was followed by more than a dozen lawmakers introducing a resolution urging the Biden administration to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire. Biden administration officials, meanwhile, in their interactions with their Israeli counterparts have witnessed trauma — and rage — that is palpable.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, he'd, Netanyahu, Bibi, ”, He's, Netanyahu “, “ We’re, ” Biden, Antony Blinken, Delia Ramirez, Summer Lee of, Michigan —, Blinken, Ilhan Omar, Omar, Israel, “, ” Josh Paul, Biden’s, Gazans Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Israel, Democratic Party, Democratic, Delia Ramirez of Illinois, West Bank, Rep, Ministry, State Department's Bureau, Political, Military Affairs, State Department, U.S Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Israeli, U.S, Ukraine, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Delia Ramirez of, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Afghanistan, Rafah, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, United States

☆ GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on the ongoing House speakership saga: 'Just pick someone!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie has a basic message for House Republicans: Get a speaker. AdvertisementAdvertisementNearly three weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was ousted as House speaker, House Republicans have been unable to coalesce around a successor. For GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie, he's already seen enough. Once a Trump ally, Christie in recent years has become a major critic of the former president, which has both elevated his candidacy and turned off sizable numbers of GOP voters. However, of all of the early-voting states, Christie is best positioned in New Hampshire, where he's largely focused his campaign.

Persons: Chris Christie, Christie, —, Kevin McCarthy of, he's, pic.twitter.com, — Chris Christie, @GovChristie, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan of, Tom Emmer, Jack Bergman, Donald Trump, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley Organizations: House Republicans, Service, Republicans, GOP, New, CNN, University of New, South Carolina Gov Locations: South Carolina, Israel, Ukraine, Kevin McCarthy of California, Charleston , South Carolina, New Jersey, United States, Taiwan, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire

☆ 5 Top Sports-Betting Trends to Watch, From AI to Igaming Regulation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The AI arms raceGambling companies overall are racing to figure out how to use artificial intelligence to supercharge their businesses. She sees potential for AI to help spot problem gambling behavior, as well. IGaming legislation could gain steam in 2024The pace of legal online casino-style gambling, or iGaming, regulation has moved at a glacial pace in the US. It's been a big obstacle for gambling operators because iGaming is generally a more profitable business than sports betting. Many in the industry are hoping for a domino effect when the next significant state legalizes iGaming that spurs others to follow.

Persons: —, Amy Howe, Jason Robins, we're, FanDuel's Howe, David Jacquet, It's, Howe, FanDuel, Travis Kelce, Lewis Hamilton, DraftKings, Robins, PrizePicks, we'll, Adam Greenblatt, he'd, Greenblatt, it's, cybersecurity Organizations: Sports, DFS, Kansas City Chiefs, Underdog, US, American Gaming Association, MGM, Caesars, MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, — Florida, New York, Michigan, G2E

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