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☆ Harrison Butker speech: The biggest mistake he made in his controversial commencement comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The NFL is distancing itself from controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address. However, plenty of women (and Taylor Swift fans) have made their feelings plainly known. Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on February 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Conservative voices have praised Butker’s speech for being “100% correct” and for reflecting his self-professed deep Catholic faith. Feminists and Taylor Swift fans have fired backButker, 28, has been with the Chiefs for seven seasons.

Persons: Harrison Butker, Butker, –, Taylor Swift, “ Harrison Butker, ”, Jonathan Beane, “, —, ” Butker, Isabelle, Robin Alam, Sam McDowell, Swift, Travis Kelce, Taylor, ’ ” Butker, Travis, ” Taylor Swift, Ezra Shaw, Harrison, I’ll, influencers, Elizabeth Keller Butker, Emory University’s, Vicki Chan, Kelce, Roger Goodell, Lisa Guerrero, • Butker, Joe Biden, Andrea Williams, Patrick Mahomes, “ Harrison Butker doesn’t, doesn’t, Yvette Walker, CNN’s Kevin Dotson Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Pride, Benedictine College, NFL, Chiefs, Super Bowl, Kansas City Star, Conservative, San Francisco 49ers, Getty, Emory, Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, Smith College, Football, Catholic, America Locations: Atchison , Kansas, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Massachusetts

☆ The portfolio manager whisperers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

AdvertisementHistorically, a hedge fund's chief investment office or senior portfolio manager was responsible for vetting and wooing key investment hires. They can also help hedge funds save on outside recruiting costs, which can add up to tens of millions a year. Hedge funds targeted institutional salespeople at investment banks with exposure to hedge funds, as well as asset allocators with chops in portfolio-manager selection and due diligence. Assets at multimanager hedge funds have boomed since 2018. The principle may work for fictional baseball diamonds, but the reality at hedge funds is more complicated.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Goldman Sachs, —, That's, headhunter who's, liken, Nick Saban's, Midlevel, headhunter, Ken Griffin, Michael Kovac, execs, Jennifer Blake, BD Thomas DeAngelis, Walleye Capital Paritosh Singh, Americas Michael Grad, BlueCrest Lindsay Previdi, Point72, Freestone Grove Matthew Giannini, Ken Griffin's, ExodusPoint, Brevan Howard, breakneck buildout, Michael Gelband —, Jonathan Hoffman, Alexander Phillips, ExodusPoint's, Millennium's Izzy Englander, noncompetes, Millennium Management Amanda Gordon, multimanagers, who've, Goldman, Schonfeld, Brevan Howard —, Neil Chriss, Harry Schwefel, Jonathan Brenner, Walleye's, Thomas DeAngelis, DeAngelis, Brenner, DeAngelis hasn't, Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce, Erick W, Rasco, Donald Trump's, America couldn't, Citadel execs Todd Barker, Daniel Morillo —, Jeff Runnfeldt, Bobby Jain, allocator Organizations: NFL, Business, Citadel, BD, University of Alabama, execs, Balyasny, Walleye Capital, Millennium, Americas, Freestone Grove, — Citadel, Walleye, BI, Costco, Millennium Management, Bloomberg, Getty, Investor, Barclays, Barclays Capital Solutions, Brookfield, Paloma Partners, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Allegiant, Getty Images, Black, Investors, ex, Fortress Locations: America, multimanagers, —, Hudson Bay, Schonfeld, Israel, multimanager, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Vegas, Balyasny

☆ ‘Tortured Poets Department’: A listener’s guide to references hidden in Taylor Swift’s lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. Either way, as the title suggests in this song, she’s determined to get him back. ‘I Hate it Here’“This place made me feel worthless,” Swift sings. Others have connected the Cassandra that Swift sings about to the figure in Greek mythology, a priestess whose accurate prophecies were not believed. ‘The Bolter’“As she was leaving it felt like breathing,” Swift sings.

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☆ The NFL is gearing up to change team ownership rules in what could be a massive win for Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Team owners will meet at the annual league meeting in March to discuss private equity. The investment ownership model is favored in the NBA, MLB and NHL— but not in the NFL. So, what will a rule change mean for institutional investors and their Wall Street brokers, as well as owners and sports fans? Experts also think NFL team owners' "wealth would increase drastically," said Rotthoff— due to the considerable profits they've already made from team valuations in the past decade. Wall Street investment banks could also benefit in their role as advisors to wealthy investors and sports teams, including helping to connect buyers with sellers.

Persons: —, Josh Harris, Mark Patricof, Carrie Potter, Mellody Hobson, Condoleezza Rice, Sir Lewis Hamilton, Kurt Rotthoff, Dwayne Wade, Venus Williams, Eric Thomas, Gil Fried, Rotthoff, Rob Gronkowski, Spencer Platt, Goldman Sachs, Thomson, Taylor Swift, Jamie Squire, Potter, Fried Organizations: NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, Service, Silicon, Forbes, The, Patricof, Rice, Denver Broncos, Seton Hall, Wall, Kansas City Chiefs, West, Sport Finance, Sports, Group, Wall Street, Chiefs, Dolphins, Getty Locations: The Washington, Crestview, United States, Orlando , Florida, West Florida

☆ Usher says he and Justin Timberlake had a 'bidding war' to sign Justin Bieber
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Usher said he had a "bidding war" with Justin Timberlake to sign Justin Bieber. AdvertisementUsher and Justin Timberlake got into a "bidding war" while trying to sign a then-unknown Justin Bieber. "We built a friendship, but this would obviously create a partnership that would span us forever, and it was a bit of a bidding war between me and Justin Timberlake," Usher said. Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber, and Usher in 2013. Steve Granitz/Getty ImagesDuring his conversation with People, Usher continued that he wanted to sign Bieber because "there can only be one Justin."

Persons: Usher, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Scooter, Scooter Braun, Bieber, —, Jason Merritt, Braun, Steve Granitz, Justin, Raymond Braun, Beiber, Howard Stern, Stern, we've, Ramsay Hunt, It's Organizations: Service, People Magazine, Bowl, Raymond Braun Media Group, Super Bowl Locations: Idaho

☆ NFL season recap: Record viewing numbers, Taylor Swift and a new dynasty
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —With its bright lights, big names and halftime shows, the Super Bowl has always been the biggest sporting ticket in the US. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Lombardi Trophy after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. Steph Chambers/Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations. This was just the second Super Bowl in history to go to overtime. Swift, Ice Spice, Blake Lively and others were in attendance for Super Bowl LVIII.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Steph Chambers, Travis Kelce, Brynn Anderson, Trey Smith, Eric Gay, Adam Hunger, Andy Reid, Julio Cortez, Kyle Juszczyk, Mecole Hardman Jr, Jamie Squire, Hardman, Ezra Shaw, Tim Nwachukwu, Christian McCaffrey, Jake Moody, Frank Franklin II, Bill Vinovich, Mike Blake, Reuters Kelce, Fred Warner, David J, Phillip, Moody, Harrison Butker, Jauan Jennings, Kirby Lee, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, George Walker IV, Kyle Shanahan, Marquez Valdes, Scantling, David Gray, Ray, Ray McCloud III, Stephen R, James Lang, Brian Snyder, Ji'Ayir Brown, Doug Benc, Gregory Bull, McCaffrey, Jennings, Dre Greenlaw, Achilles, Kelce, Reid, Isiah Pacheco, Pacheco, Harry, Trent McDuffie, Deebo Samuel, Chris Conley, Javon Hargrave, Sam Lutz, George Kittle, Getty Images Purdy, Michael Reaves, Nick Bolton, Candice Ward, Reba McEntire, Lively, McEntire, Andra Day, Jay, Blue Ivy, Rumi, Steve Luciano, Carlos Barria, Sterling, ’ Taylor, cutaways, Jason’s, Swift, Blake Lively, Vince Lombardi, Bill Belichick, Belichick, Don Shula’s, Hall, Tom Landry, Belichick hasn’t, Alex Grimm, Joe Flacco, Damar Hamlin, Hamlin, commotio cordis, Jeffrey T, Barnes, Dan Campbell, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Robert Saleh, There’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Chiefs, Getty, AP Chiefs, Hardman, AP 49ers, 49ers, Reuters, USA Today Sports Chiefs, AP, USA, Network, Sports, Reuters 49ers, CBS, Reuters Chiefs, Getty Images, Allegiant, Vegas, New England Patriots ’, Green Bay Packers, Patriots, The Patriots, Kansas City Super, New England Patriots, of Fame, Hall of Fame, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Deutsche Bank, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Bills, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Lions, NFC, New York Jets, Jets Locations: Las Vegas, Brittany, Japan, Allegiant, ”, Kansas, Massachusetts, Foxborough, Frankfurt, Germany, Cincinnati, East Rutherford

☆ What we know: Kansas City Chiefs embrace community as shooting investigation continues after 2 teens charged
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Ashley Williams | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Gunfire interrupts an afternoon of celebratingPeople flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. 43-year-old woman killed, several kids hurtThe gunfire killed Elizabeth “Lisa” Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old mother and DJ who was remembered as an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan with a natural gift for bringing laughter to those she knew. Chiefs give back to hurting communityThe Kansas City Chiefs and the United Way of Greater Kansas City launched KC Strong, an emergency response fund to help the shooting victims and their families, the team announced on X Friday. A sign made from chairs spelled out "KC STRONG" Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2024, in front of Union Station, the site of a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally on Wednesday. Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty ImagesThe siblings, ages 8 and 10, posed for photos in their hospital rooms with the Mahomes couple.

Persons: –, Stacey Graves, “, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, ” Jacob Gooch, ”, Manny Abarca, CNN’s Laura Coates, Graves, Elizabeth “ Lisa ” Lopez, Galvan, Lisa Lopez, KKFI Lopez, Stephanie Meyer, ” Graves, Patrick Mahomes, Tammy Ljungblad, Taylor Swift, Lopez, Travis Kelce, CNN’s Alisha Ebrahimji, Alaa Elassar, Kevin Dotson, Caroll Alvarado, Megan Thomas, Michelle Krupa Organizations: CNN, Kansas City, Chiefs Super Bowl, Chiefs, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver, NBA’s Nuggets, Getty, Union Station, Police, “, CBS, ” Authorities, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Children’s Mercy, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Greater Kansas City, KC, Kansas City Chiefs Super, Kansas City Star, Tribune, Service, Swift Locations: Kansas, United States, Kansas City , Missouri, AFP, Union, Jackson County, Greater Kansas, Brittany

☆ Opinion: Even the Taylor Swift fans among us are ready for a break
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Opinion Lynda Gorov | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It’s going on two entire hours since Taylor Swift showed up in any of my social media feeds. If there’s such a thing as too much Taylor Swift, America may be reaching a saturation point with America’s sweetheart. Taylor Swift is 34. Yes, Swift sells. But, no, we don’t need daily coverage or detailed analysis every time the new guy puts his arm around her.

Persons: Lynda Gorov, CNN —, Taylor Swift, I’m, ”, Swift, she’s, “, Department ”, don’t, haters, haven’t, That’s, Travis Kelce, I’d, who’s Organizations: CNN, Department, Snake Fam Locations: California, America, Brazil, China, Philippines, New Zealand

Damron’s design rocketing to internet fame is just one story of how women’s fan apparel has found itself in the spotlight. Within a month, that jacket's designer, Kristin Juszczyk, would score a NFL licensing deal. These meteoric success stories have illustrated the potency of a market for women’s sports apparel that merges fashion and fan culture. “I’m glad more of this stuff can start being made,” Robinson, a Black designer who runs Boujee Basics, says. The upfront costs were too steep for another Black designer, De'fron Fobb, 45, who wanted to craft items when the New Orleans Saints made the Super Bowl in 2010.

Persons: Jake Browning’s, Taylor Damron, Browning’s, Stephanie Niles, ” Damron, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s, Kristin Juszczyk, Swift, Kyle Juszczyk, Simone Biles, Taylor Lautner, Brittany Mahomes, Juszczyk, ”, Tayler Adigun, Adigun, Mariah Carey, Larena Hoeber, ” Hoeber, “ What’s, ’, Niles, Frankie, Sara Gourlay, Zak Miller, they've, Kristin, she’s, ” Miller, Armour, Kiya Tomlin, Mike Tomlin, Alexis Robinson, “ I’m, ” Robinson, “, it’s, De'fron Fobb, He’s, ‘ We’re Organizations: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, National Breast Cancer Foundation, NBA, Baltimore Sun, Sports, University, Regina, Adidas, Nike, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints Locations: Carolina, Baltimore, Louisiana

☆ Travis Kelce says push on Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was ‘definitely unacceptable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Ben Morse | Jill Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Steph Chambers/Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses his girlfriend, singer Taylor Swift, during the postgame celebrations. Adam Hunger/AP Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, second left, celebrates with staff members after the game. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling celebrates after catching a 16-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. George Walker IV/AP Kelce yells at Reid after Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco fumbled in the red zone during the second quarter. Mike Blake/Reuters Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie defends a pass intended for 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel during the second quarter.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, Jason, Kelce, it’s, Aw, ”, Reid, Jerick McKinnon, I’d, “, ” Travis, ’, Reid –, –, ” Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Steph Chambers, Taylor Swift, Brynn Anderson, Trey Smith, Eric Gay, Adam Hunger, Julio Cortez, Kyle Juszczyk, Mecole Hardman Jr, Jamie Squire, Hardman, Ezra Shaw, Tim Nwachukwu, Christian McCaffrey, Jake Moody, Frank Franklin II, Bill Vinovich, Mike Blake, Reuters Kelce, Fred Warner, David J, Phillip, Moody, Harrison Butker, Jauan Jennings, Kirby Lee, Chris Jones, Brock Purdy, George Walker IV, Kyle Shanahan, Marquez Valdes, Scantling, David Gray, Ray, Ray McCloud III, Stephen R, James Lang, Brian Snyder, Ji'Ayir Brown, Doug Benc, Gregory Bull, McCaffrey, Jennings, Dre Greenlaw, Achilles, Isiah Pacheco, Pacheco, Harry, Trent McDuffie, Deebo Samuel, Chris Conley, Javon Hargrave, Sam Lutz, George Kittle, Getty Images Purdy, Michael Reaves, Nick Bolton, Candice Ward, Reba McEntire, Lively, McEntire, Andra Day, Jay, Blue Ivy, Rumi, Steve Luciano, Carlos Barria, Sterling, That’s Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, CBS, Philadelphia Eagles, Super, Getty, AP Chiefs, Hardman, AP 49ers, 49ers, Reuters, USA Today Sports Chiefs, AP, USA, Network, Sports, Reuters 49ers, Reuters Chiefs, Getty Images, Allegiant, Vegas, Bowl Locations: Las Vegas, Brittany

An injured person is aided by first responders near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. At least one person was killed and nine others injured in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, after a rally Wednesday celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory, authorities said. Kansas City Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said that in addition to the person who was killed, three were in critical condition, five others were in serious condition and one person had non-life-threatening injuries. Two people were detained after the shooting near a garage west of Union Station, the Kansas City Police Department said in a statement. The shooting appears to be criminal in nature and not terrorism, according to an early and preliminary investigation, three law enforcement officials briefed on the incident said.

Persons: Michael Hopkins Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs Super, Kansas City Fire Department Battalion, Kansas City Police Department Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, Kansas

☆ Travis Kelce regrets screaming at Andy Reid during the Super Bowl: 'I can't get that fired up'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Travis Kelce apologized for his "unacceptable" outburst at his coach Andy Reid during Super Bowl LVIII. "So Big Red, sorry if I caught you with that cheap shot baby," Kelce said on his podcast. AdvertisementTravis Kelce addressed screaming at his Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid during Super Bowl LVIII while chatting with his brother Jason for their "New Heights" podcast. After the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Kelce was more tightlipped about the incident, which caught fire online and instantly became a meme. "Coach Reid actually came right up to me after that and didn't even have harsh words for me," Kelce continued.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, Reid, Isiah Pacheco, Kelce, —, Jason, it's, Jason Behnken Organizations: Chiefs, Service, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, AP, 49ers

☆ 1 in 3 Republicans believes baseless Taylor Swift election conspiracy theory, poll finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —About one-third of Republicans say they believe Taylor Swift is involved in a covert government effort to help Joe Biden win the 2024 presidential election, a poll published Wednesday from Monmouth University found. The goal of the purported plot is that the Chiefs’ victory on Sunday would present Swift with an even larger pulpit from which to endorse Biden, swinging the 2024 presidential election in his favor. “The supposed Taylor Swift PsyOp conspiracy has legs among a decent number of Trump supporters,” Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a statement. While just under half (46%) of the 902 US adults surveyed for the poll reported they’d heard something about the conspiracy theory, one in five US adults (18%) said they believe the conspiracy, with 32% of Republicans — easily the largest of any political ideology — agreeing it is legitimate, the Monmouth poll found. Notably, however, 42% of those who said they believe the conspiracy theory to be true hadn’t heard about it before being contacted for the poll, showing either a bias against the president or a predilection for conspiracy theories.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Joe Biden, Travis Kelce, Biden, ” Patrick Murray, hadn’t, ” Murray, they’d, Republicans —, —, Swift, Vivek Ramaswamy, Jack Posobiec, Benny Johnson, Donald Trump, ”, “, Travis, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Monmouth University, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Trump, Monmouth University Polling Institute, Republicans, Biden, Liberal Locations: Monmouth

Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched television show in history, as an estimated 123.4 million people watched the Kansas City Chiefs rally in overtime to defeat the San Francisco 49ers. CBS Sports said that figure included viewers across all platforms and was up 7% from last year's 115.1 million average viewers, which was also the previous record. This year's game was the most-streamed Super Bowl in history with a record audience on Paramount+ , the network said. It added that the network saw its best postseason viewership since 1998. Live sports has showed strength even as TV viewership has fragmented and moved to streaming platforms.

Persons: Usher, Christopher Walken, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tom Brady, Quinta Brunson, Jenna Ortega, Kate McKinnon, Jennifer Aniston, Discovery Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, CBS Sports, Paramount, National Football League, Super, NFL, Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, AFC Championship, ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros Locations: Beyoncé

☆ ‘Born to Play’: How the NFL put Ghana at the heart of one of the Super Bowl’s biggest commercials
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

There, the inspiration for the commercial – two-time Super Bowl champion Osi Umenyiora – awaited to greet the youngster, played by Eldad Osime. NFL“That’s the most important Super Bowl commercial that they have in terms of the NFL,” Umenyiora told CNN. It’s really exciting.”Home truthsIn a poll of over 160,000 conducted by USA Today, “Born to Play” ranked fifth of the 59 commercials shown during Super Bowl LVIII. “But I think that attitude is changing now.”Umenyiora (left) celebrates his second Super Bowl victory with teammate Devin Thomas after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. “This campaign shows young people globally that it doesn’t matter where you were born, but you were born to play.”

Persons: Usher, hurtling, Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson, Cameron Jordan, Jeremiah Owusu, Koramoah, Eldad Osime, Africa –, –, NFL “, ” Umenyiora, ”, Andrew Dosunmu, Jay, Jay Okocha, Rashidi, Hakeem “, ” Olajuwon, Umenyiora, “, they’re, Devin Thomas, Rob Carr Organizations: CNN, NFL, Camp, New York Giants, end’s, USA, “, Super Eagles, Giants, New England Patriots, Super, ”, National Football League Locations: Las Vegas, Accra, British, Africa, Lagos, Ghana, London, Anambra, Ogbunike, Nigeria, America, Canada, North America

☆ Paramount Global to lay off 800 employees after record Super Bowl ad revenue and ratings
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Paramount Global, the owner of broadcast and cable TV networks, announced Tuesday it will lay off hundreds of staffers as the media giant looks to reduce costs and grow revenue. The news comes just days after its CBS network saw record-breaking advertising sales and the highest-rated telecast for the Super Bowl. The company’s chief executive, Bob Bakish, announced the layoffs in a memo to employees Tuesday obtained by CNN. While Bakish did not specify the number of layoffs, sources familiar with the matter told CNN around 800 employees, or roughly 3% cut of the company’s workforce, will be affected. Paramount is the latest media conglomerate to lay off staffers in 2024.

Persons: Bob Bakish, Bakish, —, ” Bakish, Shari Redstone, David Zaslav, David Ellison’s Skydance, Condé Nast Organizations: CNN, Paramount Global, CBS, Super, National, Warner Bros, Discovery, RedBird, Paramount, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Business, Condé, Forbes, The New York Daily News

☆ Patrick Mahomes won’t take consecutive Super Bowl titles for ‘granted’ as Kansas City Chiefs QB eyes ‘legendary’ three-peat
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Just a day after Patrick Mahomes lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft for the second time in as many years, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback already had his eyes set on more success. We’ll celebrate these few weeks, and then we’ll get right back at it.”After being named this year’s Super Bowl MVP, Mahomes traveled to Disneyland with his family as part of a yearly Super Bowl tradition. Notably, it was Mahomes who masterminded the superb 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in overtime which sealed the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII win. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates winning Super Bowl LVIII. Some believe Mahomes could one day match, or even supersede, Brady’s Super Bowl title haul given the Chiefs’ current dominance.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Vince Lombardi, ”, ” Mahomes, We’ve, we’ll, Mahomes, , John Locher, I’ll, Tom Brady, Andy Reid, ” Reid, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, “, CNN’s Abby Phillip, Swift, Taylor, CNN “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, We’ll, NFL, Brady’s Locations: Las Vegas, Disneyland, California, Chiefs Kingdom

☆ The Fed can still break markets. Here’s how
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Those gains came even as Federal Reserve officials attempted to reduce investors’ lofty expectations for a plethora of interest rate cuts this year. It is now signaling that interest rates could come this year but not until spring or summer. That means they think the Fed is keeping interest rates too high and could potentially slow down economic growth too much and risk a recession. That makes the NFL and the Super Bowl all the more valuable to advertisers trying to reach a mass market. Li-Lac Chocolates, which calls itself the oldest chocolate shop in Manhattan, told CNN that their raw chocolate prices are up 13% this February compared to a year ago.

Persons: Torsten Slok, Jerome Powell, Raphael Bostic, Olivier Darcy, Sunday’s, CNN’s John Towfighi, ”, Michele Buck Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Big Tech, Federal Reserve, Investors, Nasdaq, Federal, Apollo Global Management, National Association for Business, Atlanta Fed, CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, CBS, Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, NFL, Allegiant, NFC, Fox, AFC, Super Bowl, Companies, Hershey Co Locations: New York, There’s, Las Vegas, West Africa, North America, Manhattan

☆ Super Bowl’s historic ratings show that the NFL is at the apex of its powers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

That ratings figure was up 7% from last year’s Big Game, which previously held the title for the most-watched Super Bowl of all-time. 120 million viewers watched the sporting event on CBS, the largest audience ever for a single network, the company said. The record-breaking Super Bowl capped a strong season for the NFL, with the NFC championship game on Fox averaging 56 million viewers and the AFC championship game averaging 55 million on CBS. The epic conclusion to an already epic season proved that the NFL is at the apex of its powers. No other event rivals the star power the Super Bowl draws.

Persons: “, ”, Austin Karp, ” Karp, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, Gavin Newsom, Jay, Tim Cook, LeBron James, Jimmy Kimmel, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Paul Rudd, Martha Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, Kendall Jenner, Shaquille O’Neal, Sean McManus, John Ourand Organizations: New York CNN, National Football League, peerless, NFL, CBS, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFC, Fox, AFC, Sports Business, NBA, MLB, Pew Research Center, Super Bowl, CBS Sports Locations: New York, Las Vegas, U.S, Las, America

☆ Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Amy Pritchett | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In the air traffic control system, everything must meet the highest levels of safety, but not everything goes according to plan. I’m an aerospace engineer who led a National Academies study ordered by Congress about air traffic controller staffing. What air traffic controllers do? The Federal Aviation Administration’s fundamental guidance for the responsibility of air traffic controllers states: “The primary purpose of the air traffic control system is to prevent a collision involving aircraft.” Air traffic controllers are also charged with providing “a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic” and other services supporting safety, such as helping pilots avoid mountains and other hazardous terrain and hazardous weather, to the extent they can. Researchers are using machine learning to analyze and predict aspects of air traffic and air traffic control, including air traffic flow between cities and air traffic controller behavior.

Persons: Tolga Akmen, Timothy Arel, Harry Reid, Ethan Miller, Amy Pritchett Organizations: CNN, National Academies, Congress, Federal Aviation, Air, FAA, London Heathrow, Tolga, Getty, U.S . Senate, Robotics, Cessna, United Airlines, Kansas City Chiefs United Airlines, Harry Reid International, Air Force One, Penn State University, National Science Foundation, Center, Aerial Mobility, NASA Locations: AFP, Las Vegas

☆ Every celebrity and tech exec spotted at the Super Bowl, from Taylor Swift to Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFootball stars and Taylor Swift weren't the only A-listers making headlines at the Super Bowl. AdvertisementAlicia Keys and Usher perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium. Beyoncé — who dropped two new songs in the middle of the Super Bowl — joined her family later to catch the game. Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey attend Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium. Elon Musk looks on prior to Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Swift —, Travis Kelce, Swift, Spice, Blake Lively, Kevin Mazur, Usher, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am, Lil Jon, Ethan Miller, Reba McEntire, Post Malone, Andra, Blue Ivy Carter, Rumi Carter, Beyoncé —, Bowl —, Ivy Carter, Jay, Justin, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Khloé Kardashian, Ciara, Russell Wilson, Kendall, lado, Kardashian, Justin Bieber, helton, alf, uring, ady G aga, ady, aga, hird, J ames, raymond G reen, ames,, raymond G reen, Organizations: Service, Super, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, 49ers, Business, Apple Music, Post, Bowl, Denver Broncos Locations: Las Vegas, Tokyo

☆ Record ratings for NFL’s Super Bowl LVIII at a staggering 123.4 million viewers, TV’s biggest audience since the moon landing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched television broadcast in a generation. Sunday’s overtime thriller, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers, averaged 123.4 million viewers, CBS said Monday, breaking Super Bowl viewership records. The audience for Super Bowl LVIII was so large that it approached the all-time most watched television broadcast set in 1969, when an estimated 125 to 150 million viewers watched the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Super Bowl was no different. That makes the NFL and the Super Bowl all the more valuable to advertisers trying to reach a mass market.

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☆ The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25 to 22 in Super Bowl LVIII
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Lydia Warren | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. It was a rematch of their dramatic 2020 Super Bowl game in which the Chiefs won. AdvertisementMeet the Super Bowl LVIII champions: The Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs will raise the Vince Lombardi Trophy after a thrilling game against the 49ers, which they won 25-22 during overtime. Sunday night's game was a fierce rematch of the teams' 2020 Super Bowl battle when the Chiefs won 31-20.

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☆ Mecole Hardman: Kansas City Chiefs’ star tells CNN he ‘blacked out’ after scoring the Super Bowl-winning touchdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Kansas City Chiefs’ Mecole Hardman says he “blacked out” after scoring the game-winning touchdown in a thrilling Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. “Just overwhelmed with emotions,” Hardman added, when asked what winning the Super Bowl felt like. Mecole Hardman after catching the game-winning touchdown in overtime to defeat the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LVIII. But such a feat looked at risk on Sunday, with the Chiefs relying on some clutch plays to keep their Super Bowl dreams alive. “We came out in that second half like a totally different team.”Kelce, and his relationship with Taylor Swift, played a huge part in the hype around this year’s Super Bowl.

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☆ Opinion: A thrilling Super Bowl that was also about something more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Amy Bass Rodney BedsoleThis time around, football pundits wondered if Super Bowl LVIII would be the coronation of Chiefs coach Andy Reid and the establishment of a Kansas City dynasty with a third title in five years. This Super Bowl matchup, of course, had history. “We’re not done.”Key to any Super Bowl, of course, is the halftime show. Compared to Usher on roller skates, the commercials – which often take center stage of any Super Bowl broadcast — were relatively tame. “Taylor Swift is in Las Vegas,” commentator Ian Rappoport had assured Taylor Nation.

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