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☆ Who Kamala Harris picks for her running mate will show where her campaign sees its path to victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewVice President Kamala Harris' campaign is in the process of choosing her running mate, and who she chooses will provide insight into her battle plan for November. With 20 electoral votes, winning the battleground state will likely be a crucial part of both former President Donald Trump and Harris' campaign. Choosing Shapiro, the state's governor, who has proven he can win in Pennsylvania, could significantly bolster Harris' ticket there, Gift said. Kevin Fahey, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nottingham, agrees but told BI that a Shapiro pick may indicate some trepidation in Harris' campaign. Plus, he's already been an attack dog against Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, going after him for his Appalachian credentials.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Josh Shapiro, Roy Cooper of, Andy Beshear, Sen, Mark Kelly of, Joe Biden —, Harris, Shapiro, Cooper, Donald Trump, Thomas, Chuck Rocha, Rocha, it's, Kevin Fahey, Fahey, Beshear, Biden, JD Vance, Kelly, David Barker, Barker, they'd, Kelly wouldn't, Barry Burden, Burden, Trump Organizations: Service, Pennsylvania, Business, Electoral, Trump, University of Nottingham, Republican, American University's Center, Congressional, Presidential Studies, University of Wisconsin Locations: Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Kentucky, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Alabama, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, Upper Midwest, North Carolina, Nevada, California, West, Madison, — Pennsylvania

☆ Trump may regret choosing JD Vance as his running mate, political scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Thomas Gift, director of UCL's Centre on US Politics, told BI that Trump's selection of Vance was "a confident — some might say too confident" decision. AdvertisementShe noted that with Biden leading the Democratic ticket, Trump and Vance could effectively criticize Biden's age and competency. While Vance's first solo campaign rally in Virginia on Monday wasn't as disastrous or widely watched as Biden's debate performance, Fahey told Business Insider it still revealed a potential weakness. Beyond his loyalty to Trump, Fahey said, "Vance adds nothing to the Republican ticket."

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☆ ‘My eyes have been opened:’ Inside Elton John’s personal photography collection
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Victoria Woodcock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —“Fragile Beauty” is an exhibition of extremes. The new show of “Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection” at London’s Victoria & Albert museum (V&A) is at turns glitzy and gritty; joyfully pop and heart-wrenchingly poignant. “‘Fragile Beauty’ was chosen by Elton. Photography as a visual journalOne section, too, is titled “Fragile Beauty”, featuring work by Mapplethorpe, Hujar and McGinley. Elton even features in some of his own collection, as shown in David LaChapelle's "Elton John, Egg On His Face," 1999.

Persons: Sir Elton John, David, Marilyn Monroe, Nan Goldin, ”, Duncan Forbes, “, ’, Elton, Tristram Hunt, London’s, Tyler Mitchell's, Tyler Mitchell, Richard Avedon, Mitchell, John, Egglestons —, Newell Harbin, Hujars, ’ Elton John “, Forbes, Tom Bianchi's, Tom Bianchi, Fahey Klein, “ They’re, It’s, “ We’re, Ronald Fisher —, Newell, Robert Mapplethorpe, Mapplethorpe, Elton John, Sunil Gupta’s, Christopher Street ”, George Platt Lynes, Zanele Muholi, Peter Hujar's, Darling, Hujar, Mel Roberts, Gilbert, George’s, Ryan McGinley’s, Don Herron’s, Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, McGinley, Mary Ellen Mark, John’s, David Fahey, David LaChapelle's, Egg, David LaChapelle “, Fahey, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Horst P, Horst, Robert Mapplethorpe's, Roy DeCarava, Julio Cortez’s, George Floyd, Hunt Organizations: CNN, Albert, London’s Tate, Vogue, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Elton John Aids Foundation, ”, Rights Society New, Associated Press Locations: British, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, “, Harbin, New York, American, Rights Society New York, Seattle, France, Britain, Minneapolis

One mom told AP about how she had delayed important care for her child because she believed Kennedy’s vaccine falsehoods. The AP found dozens of individuals included in the book died of known causes not related to vaccines, including suicide, choking while intoxicated, overdose and allergic reaction. Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense produces articles, newsletters, books, podcasts, even TV shows on its own CHD.TV. And hack into that.”Because of his national profile, Kennedy’s work has ripple effects beyond the most devoted anti-vaccine activists. But people involved in the response who spoke to AP said Kennedy and the anti-vaccine activists he supported made things worse.

Persons: Braden Fahey, Gina, Padrig Fahey, ”, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, John F, Kennedy’s, Kennedy, Braden, ” Gina Fahey, “, Sen, that’s, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Gina Fahey, “ There’s, “ It’s, CHD, Skyhorse, Edward Dowd, Matthew Martinez, Dowd, Tony Lyons, Lyons, Braden's, Francesco Pierri, Matthew DeVerna, Lydia Greene, Greene, ” Greene, ’, Sharon Goldfarb, ” Goldfarb, you’re, …, Dr, Todd Wolynn, ” Wolynn, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, he’d, Ron DeSantis, Floridians, Daniel Jolley, Jolley, ” Jolley, Cheryl Hines, Edwin Tamasese, Taylor Winterstein, Helen Petousis, Harris, Moelagi Leilani Jackson, Richard Pan, Pan, Jr, ” Pan, Anthony Fauci, Kerry Kennedy, –, ” Kerry Kennedy, Terry Chea Organizations: Associated Press, Democratic, AP, Skyhorse Publishing, Children’s Health Defense, ”, BlackRock, Atlantic Health, Morristown Medical Center, Kennedy Super, Children's Health Defense, Skyhorse, Indiana University’s Observatory, Social Media, Twitter, Health Defense, Disease Control, Republican, GOP, COVID, Florida Gov, University of Nottingham, Public, RFK, Facebook, Press Locations: California, U.S, Morristown, COVID, New, Hudson, Canadian, Alberta, Berkeley , California, Pittsburgh, Samoa, New Zealand, Sacramento , California, Sacramento, America

After AP contacted Kennedy and others involved in the book last week, the president of Skyhorse Publishing, which co-published the book, texted the Faheys. She declined all vaccines for her son after buying into the insistence by Kennedy and other anti-vaccine “gurus” that vaccines cause autism. But people involved in the response said Kennedy and the anti-vaccine activists he supported made things worse. In June 2019, Kennedy and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines, visited Samoa, a trip Kennedy later wrote was arranged by a local anti-vaccine influencer. He also met with anti-vaccine activists, one of whom wrote on Instagram that the meeting was “profoundly monumental ... for this movement."

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Sen, John F, Braden Fahey didn’t, Kennedy's, ”, Gina Fahey, Skyhorse, Tony Lyons, Braden, Lyons, Lydia Greene, Greene, “, ” Greene, Cheryl Hines, Helen Petousis, Harris, ” Kennedy, Richard Pan, Pan, Anthony Fauci Organizations: AP, Skyhorse Publishing, SAMOA, Facebook, Associated Press Locations: Canadian, Alberta, U.S, Samoa, New Zealand, California, Sacramento, America

☆ The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst lovingly reflects on the goth subculture in his new book
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Goth is for everyone, Tolhurst writes, and it’s not a “phase” one has to outgrow. “My life in Goth served as a kind of communal reverse meditation,” Tolhurst writes. Part of what appealed to Tolhurst in goth, and why he continues to consider himself goth, is its “inclusive philosophy,” he said. As long as they could pay cover and were old enough to enter, they were welcomed, Tolhurst writes, whether they were dressed in a blazer or black leather. Tolhurst writes about the crushing death of Ian Curtis of Joy Division in "Goth: A History."

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☆ How to watch Australia, Canada and Nigeria battle for Wwomen's World Cup knockout phase spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Norway celebrates scoring in its 6-0 victory against the Philippines on Sunday. Aisha Schulz/AP Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, center, heads the ball to score the opening goal against Italy on July 29. John Cowpland/AP Italy's fans cheer before their team's match against Sweden at Wellington Regional Stadium, New Zealand. John Cowpland/AP China's Wang Shuang celebrates after scoring against Haiti during a Women's World Cup match on Friday, July 28. John Cowpland/AP US forward Alex Morgan is surrounded by Vietnam defenders during their opening match on July 22.

Persons: Colombia's Manuela Vanegas, Franck Fife, Alexandra Popp, Ulrik Pedersen, Manuela Vanegas, Sajad, Jaimi Joy, Reuters Linda Caicedo, Phil Walter, Getty, Dominique Randle, Hannah Peters, Hali, Rafaela Pontes, Olivia McDaniel, Norway's Caroline Graham Hansen, Abbie Parr, Sophie Roman Haug of, Jessika Cowart, Buda Mendes, Ali Riley, Katie Bowen, Molly Darlington, Julia Stierli, Alessandra Tarantino, Ramona Bachmann, Sanka Vidanagama, James Elsby, Benzina, Edina Alves Batista, Hannah Mckay, Brenton Edwards, Panama's Aldrith Quintero, Jamaica's Deneisha Blackwood, Kameron Simmonds, Luisa Gonzalez, Allyson Swaby, Herve Renard, Wendie Renard, Debinha, Katie Tucker, Aisha Schulz, Amanda Ilestedt, John Cowpland, Rebecka Blomqvist, Wang Shuang, Maddie Meyer, Dumornay, China's Dou Jiaxing, Alex Pantling, Chloe Kelly, Carl Recine, Mary Earps, Andy Cheung, Janni Thomsen, Alex Greenwood, Lauren James, Justin Setterfield, Keira Walsh, Walsh, Argentina's Mariana Larroquette, Yamila Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Matthew Lewis, Linda Motlhalo, Lars Baron, Osinachi Ohale, Bradley Kanaris, Dan Peled, Anthony Albanese, Matt Roberts, Jéssica Silva, Vietnam's, Saeed Khan, Fiona Goodall, Daphne van Domselaar, Julie Ertz, Brad Smith, Andrew Cornaga, Lindsey Horan, Joe Prior, Catherine Ivill, Amanda Perobelli, Canada's Vanessa Gilles, Ireland's Niamh Fahey, Louise Quinn, Murty, Katie McCabe applauds, Paul Kane, Kailen Sheridan, McCabe, Stephen McCarthy, Adriana Leon, Colin Murty, Jennifer Hermoso, David Rowland, Reuters Hermoso, Spain's Alexia Putellas, Mary Wilombe, Naomoto, Japan's Mina Tanaka, Daniela Solera, Sarina Bolden, Bolden's, Hannah Wilkinson, Bolden, Victoria Esson, Katelyn Mulcahy, Hagen Hopkins, Catalina Usme, Korea's Cho, Colombia's Jorelyn, Carolina Arias, Cameron Spencer, Reuters Usme, Kim Hye, Rebecca Welch, David Gray, Brazil's Marta, Matt Turner, Borges, Khadija Er, Victoria Adkins, Germany's Alexandra Popp, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Morocco's Fatima Tagnaout, Hamish Blair, Cristiana Girelli, Kim Price, Francesca Durante, German Portanova, Reuters Italy's Giulia Dragoni, Estefania Banini, Dragoni, Grace Geyoro, Mark Baker, Rebecca Spencer, Robert Cianflone, Bunny, Shaw, Estelle Cascarino, Portugal's Ines Pereira, Stefanie van der, Van der Gragt, Portugal's Jessica Silva, Silva, Joe Allison, Magaia, Sweden's Elin Rubensson, Amalie Vangsgaard's, Zhang Linyan, Denmark's Pernille Harder, Gary Day, Shui, Reuters England's Alessia Russo, Haiti's Tabita Joseph, England's Lionesses, Reuters Nicolas Delépine, Kerly Theus, Zac Goodwin, Jun Endo, Zambia's Agnes Musase, Reuters Aoba, Catherine Musonda, Alex Morgan, Carmen Mandato, Megan Rapinoe, Horan, Trần Thị Kim Thanh, Sophia Smith dribbles, Ane, Esther González, Costa, Costa Rica's Mariana Benavides, Katrina Guillou, Switzerland's Gaëlle Thalmann, William West, Uchenna Kanu, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Canada's Christine Sinclair, Steph Catley, Heather Payne, Australia's Kyra Cooney, Mackenzie Arnold, Ria Percival, Ada Hegerberg, Jan Kruger, Zealand's CJ Bott, Norway's Mathilde Harviken vie, Jose Breton, Benee, Ireland's, Niamh Fahey, Vanessa Gilles, Coliin Murty, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Tony Gustavsson, Christine Sinclair, Ireland, Spain –, Japan's Hikaru Naomoto Organizations: CNN, Germany, Getty, Colombia, Reuters, Norway, Sunday, FIFA, AP, New Zealand, South, Jamaica, Brazil, France, Italy, Sweden, Wellington Regional, Haiti, China, Denmark, England, Argentina, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, Reuters Australian, Vietnam, Portugal, USSF, Ireland, Spain, Eden, Costa, Forsyth, AP Costa, Japan, New, Victoria, Panama, Morocco, Cristiana, Atlanta Primus, Zambia, Zambian, Costa Rica's, Getty Images, Zealand, AP Norway, Nations, FOX Sports, Telemundo, Seven Network, Optus Sport, BBC, ITV, Republic of Ireland, Super Falcons, coy Locations: Japan, Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, Australia, Canada, Nigeria, AFP, Colombia, Philippines, AP Philippines, Sophie Roman Haug of Norway, New, Reuters, Morocco, South Korea, Perth, Reuters Jamaica, Brisbane, New Zealand, Reuters England, Reuters Argentina, Argentina, South Africa, Ireland, Portugal, Vietnam, United States, Netherlands, Wellington , New Zealand, Auckland , New Zealand, Costa Rican, Dunedin , New Zealand, AP Costa Rican, Reuters Switzerland, Norway, Switzerland, Sydney, Reuters Colombia, Panama, Adelaide, Germany, AP Argentina, German, Italy, Atlanta, Africa, China, European, Reuters England's Georgia, Ane Frosaker, Eurasia, Melbourne, Reuters Norway, Zealand, Eden, United Kingdom, Republic of, Republic of Ireland, Wellington

☆ Dragons, Jedi and zombies find a seat at the Emmy table
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Dragons and zombies and Jedi, oh my. HBO’s gaudy show of force – with half the best-drama nominees and 127 bids overall, the highest total of any individual network or service – featured a combination of both. "Obi-Wan Kenobi," starring Ewan McGregor, was one of three "Star Wars" series to receive multiple Emmy nominations. Fabio Lovino/HBOWhen those nominees need to begin rehearsing their acceptance speeches is itself a source of mystery as of now. The last time a delay of the Emmys happened: 2001, after the September 11 terror attacks.

Persons: we’ll, “, ”, Barry, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, –, Obi, Wan, Ewan McGregor, “ Andor, “ Obi, haven’t, Jenna Ortega, “ Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Evan Peters, Dominique Fishback, ” Dominique Fishback, “ Barry, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, Saul, Trevor Noah, John Oliver ”, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James, Meghann Fahey, Fabio Lovino, Frank Scherma Organizations: CNN, HBO, Warner Bros ., Lucasfilm, “, Amazon, Television Academy, Fox, Variety Locations: Dragons, “

Law Firms Duane Morris LLP FollowJune 20 (Reuters) - David Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware, wrapped up the most closely watched investigation of his career on Tuesday when U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax crimes. Weiss, 67, who was appointed to his post by Republican then-President Donald Trump, agreed to stay on the job into the Biden administration to complete a long-running probe into Hunter Biden’s finances. Hunter Biden, 53, agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes and reached an agreement on a gun-related offense that could allow him to avoid a conviction, according to court filings. “I don’t think he’s thinking about the politics at all,” said Thomas Ostrander, who worked with Weiss at law firm Duane Morris. Weiss was nominated to be U.S. attorney in Delaware by Trump in 2018 with the support of Delaware’s two Democratic U.S. senators.

Persons: Duane Morris, David Weiss, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, Weiss, Donald Trump, Biden, Hunter Biden, “, ”, Thomas Ostrander, “ He’s, James Comer, General Merrick Garland, Obama, Weiss ’, Anne Marie Fahey, Delaware's, Ostrander, Delaware’s, Christopher Tigani, Andrew Goudsward, David Bario, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican, Democratic, U.S, Trump, Democratic U.S, Reuters, Politico, Wilmington Trust, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Delaware, China

☆ One simple graph shows why we need to study ways of reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The world is not reducing emissions fast enough to mitigate the most deadly effects of climate change, so it's time to study temporary methods to cool the Earth by blocking some of the sun's rays, according to an internationally recognized group of scientists. What altitude you're injecting it. How much you're injecting. Generally speaking, conversations about releasing particles into the stratosphere are referring to sulfur dioxide, but there are no clear answers to the other questions. Releasing sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere is fast and cheap compared to more long-term solutions.

☆ UN says ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. “In the upper stratosphere and in the ozone hole we see things getting better,” said Paul Newman, co-chair of the scientific assessment. Natural weather patterns in the Antarctic also affect ozone hole levels, which peak in the fall. A third generation of those chemicals, called HFC, was banned a few years ago not because it would eat at the ozone layer but because it is a heat-trapping greenhouse gas. The report also warned that efforts to artificially cool the planet by putting aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect the sunlight would thin the ozone layer by as much as 20% in Antarctica.

☆ McDonald's initially hesitated about introducing Happy Meals to all its restaurants, says the man who invented them
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McDonald's was reluctant to roll out Happy Meals to all restaurants in the 1970s, its inventor said. Bob Bernstein, an advertising exec, told CNN he got the idea when he saw his son eating cereal. Bernstein proceeded to design a box that the McDonald's golden arches as handles, as well as riddles, games, and illustrations. The Happy Meal has since become a crucial part of the McDonald's menu and has evolved over the past four decades. Data research firm Sense360 calculated in 2016 that McDonald's sells 3.2 million Happy Meals each day, generating about $10 million in revenue.

☆ The Happy Meal inventor says McDonald’s didn’t want it at first
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But four decades ago, when the first Happy Meal debuted, the company didn’t quite get it. They didn’t immediately embrace it,” Bob Bernstein, an advertising executive who created the Happy Meal in the late 1970s, said in a video interview from his Kansas City office, which is decked out with Happy Meal memorabilia and original art. The meal’s name was an offshoot of a 1960s McDonald’s jingle, in which it called itself the “happy place.” “It’s such a happy place / Hap, hap, hap, happy place,” it went. For some reason, the company’s corporate offices outside Chicago were reluctant to roll out the Happy Meal nationally. Mario Anzuoni/ReutersIn the 1990s, Beanie Babies, Transformers and Power Rangers Happy Meal toys were massive hits for McDonald’s.

☆ MTV's CMO describes how she built hype around revivals of 'The Hills' and 'Jersey Shore,' and the network's turnaround effort under Chris McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2019-07-29 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The network has seen an early lift in linear-TV ratings since reviving unscripted franchises from the 2000s like "Jersey Shore" and "The Hills." Turn on MTV during any weeknight and you might think it's 2010, with new episodes from old reality-TV franchises like "The Hills," "Jersey Shore," and "Teen Mom" rolling out weekly. Parkes spoke with Business Insider about selling nostalgia with revivals like "The Hills: New Beginnings" and the "Jersey Shore" spin-offs as well as courting the next MTV generation. It followed another MTV revival, a dating spin-off of "Jersey Shore," called "Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D and Vinny." For the premiere of "The Hills," it was 24% — close to the 25% the "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation" spin-off had.

Persons: Jacqueline Parkes, Parkes, Chris McCarthy, Alexa, Natasha Bedingfield, —, DJ Pauly D, Vinny, Sean, Diddy, Combs, McCarthy, McCarthy's Wharton, Colleen Fahey Rush, IndieWire, Nina Diaz, They're, Tim Nolan Organizations: MTV, Viacom, VH1, CMT, Viacom's Digital Studios, Business, Twitter, Nielsen, CBS, Hollywood Reporter, Wall, Macquarie Capital Locations: Jersey, California, New Haven , Connecticut, New England, New Jersey , Arizona, Southern California

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