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☆ Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to star in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ film
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell‘s anticipated “Wuthering Heights” adaptation just got buzzier with Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie and BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi attached to star as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. MRC has tapped LuckyChap to produce the upcoming feature film — written, directed and produced by Fennell, based on the classic romance novel by Emily Brontë. Robbie has also been vocal in championing Fennell’s unique sensibilities after producing both the filmmaker’s movies. She’s so masterful at tone and plot,” Robbie said reflecting on “Saltburn’s” more shocking scenes in a January interview with Variety. Deadline was first to report news of Robbie, Elordi and LuckyChap’s involvement in the project.

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☆ A designer's take on LinkedIn's 'Open to Work' banner went viral. It reignited the platform's most controversial debate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But Myers replaced LinkedIn's "#Open to Work" banner with a bright pink sign that read "#Desperate." A controversial banner is bornLinkedIn rolled out its "Open to Work" banner in 2020. AdvertisementThe small visual appears on top of a user's profile image. Courtney Myers' take on LinkedIn's Open to work banner. Along with her "desperate" banner, Myers published a short note on LinkedIn describing her work experience.

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The simplest credit card debt management option I've learned is the balance transfer card. He used a business credit card to buy the t-shirts, totes, inks, transparencies, cleaners, and other tools he needed to fulfill orders. Balance Transfer Credit CardsThe best balance transfer credit cards can help you take control of your debt. A balance transfer credit card will make paying off the debt easierThat's where the balance transfer card came in. Credit card companies often offer an interest-free introductory period when you transfer your balance from another credit card company onto their card.

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☆ Woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A woman accused music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming the attack, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in New York. Thalia Graves alleged that she met Combs when she was 25 through her boyfriend, who worked at Combs’ record label Bad Boy. CNN has reached out to representatives of Combs and Sherman for comment. In addition, Diddy has been accused in 10 civil lawsuits alleging a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activity. The suit accuses Combs, Sherman and businesses associated with Combs of violating New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, and it accuses Combs and Sherman of violating state civil rights law and city administrative code.

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Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The ALA attributed the decline in book challenges in the first eight months of 2024, in part, to the work of anti-censorship activists and “success in courts” against laws that restrict book access. “But, you know, the First Amendment protects the rights of minors as well.”While the ALA’s report shows signs of book challenges abating, objections to certain titles still persist. Like the ALA, PEN said a large portion of the books targeted have racial or LGBTQ themes. It is supported by the ALA, PEN, the Authors Guild, the National Book Foundation and more than a dozen other organizations.

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☆ Koch network backed Mark Robinson, embattled North Carolina GOP Gov. candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina and candidate for Governor, delivers remarks prior to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event at Harrah's Cherokee Center on August 14, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. The political network largely funded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch has been quietly backing North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson despite a litany of controversies, according to records uncovered by CNBC. Though Robinson has denied he wrote the scores of posts, at least four of his top aides from his North Carolina gubernatorial campaign resigned within days of the report's publication. The move by Americans for Prosperity to back Robinson from a policy perspective surprised some North Carolina Republican strategists.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Donald Trump, Charles Koch, Koch, Robinson, It's, Sen, Ted Budd, Josh Stein, We've, Jonathan Bridges, Mark Walker Organizations: Governor, Republican, Cherokee Center, Gov, CNBC, Prosperity, CNN, North, North Carolina gubernatorial, National, Republican Governors Association, North Carolina Republican, Labor Locations: North Carolina, Asheville , North Carolina

☆ Social media platforms are using what you create for artificial intelligence. Here’s how to opt out
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For companies running AI models, social media platforms offer valuable data. He added that he would opt out of allowing LinkedIn use his data for AI training. Different social platforms vary in terms of the options they give users to opt-out of contributing to AI systems. Here’s where some of the major social media platforms may be using your data to train and run AI models, and how (and if) you can opt out. LinkedInLinkedIn this week began giving users the choice to opt-out of having their data used to train it generative AI models.

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☆ As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Bob Ortega | Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

That’s why Maricopa County has spent over $864,000 in federal funds and more than $3 million in county funds to bolster its election security and processes over the past four years. Officials readily shared their worries with CNN, citing death threats, harassment, baseless lawsuits, onerous public-records requests and various security threats spurred by false claims about voter fraud. Amid these challenges, budgets for election security have been squeezed in several ways. Thousands of election workers across the country have reported receiving harassing, offensive or hostile communications, including since the 2022 midterms, according to the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. As recently as Tuesday, Trump threatened to prosecute and imprison election officials if he wins in November, as he cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming election.

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☆ Trump rallies in North Carolina as controversy engulfs his handpicked candidate for governor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Robinson, the current North Carolina lieutenant governor, referred to himself as a “black NAZI,” expressed support for reinstating slavery, made repeated graphic sexual comments and more. Trump defeated Joe Biden by 1 point in North Carolina in 2020. North Carolina is an vital part of that plan. However, the lieutenant governor has been to most, if not all, of Trump’s recent North Carolina events. The question, though, is whether a poor performance by Robinson would drag down other members of the party’s ticket in North Carolina, including Trump.

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

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☆ Harris didn't miss a beat dropping ad dollars to link Trump and a scandalized NC Republican
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewFewer than 24 hours after bombshell allegations dropped about North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson, Kamala Harris' campaign released an ad tying him to former President Donald Trump. The television blitz comes as Harris outspends Trump on advertising, particularly in battleground states like North Carolina. The disparity is particularly stark in battleground states such as North Carolina, where Harris has made inroads. The Trump, Harris, and Robinson campaigns did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ The freebie phase of the 2024 campaign: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Among Black voters over 50, 89% said they back Harris, but for those under 50, that figure drops to 75%. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Read more → 💻 Hacking fallout: Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI. Read more →Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI.

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"If he drops out of the race, it helps the state of North Carolina," added Jackson, who is running to be the state's next attorney general. Under state law, if Robinson were to end his campaign, the state executive committee of the North Carolina GOP would name his replacement. And in March, during a speech at the National Rifle Association conference, Trump called Robinson “Dr. And he got up and he’s doing fantastically well in North Carolina. And I think he’s going to be the next governor of North Carolina.”

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, ”, ” Robinson, Josh Stein, Rep, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jeff Jackson, Jackson, Izzi Levy, Donald Trump, “, ” Stein, Stein, Trump, Robison, Mark’s, He’s, ” Trump, Dr, Martin Luther King Organizations: Republican, CNN, NAZI, Democratic, Capitol, ”, Democratic Governors Association, Republican Governors Association, Republican National Convention, North Carolina Board, North, GOP, NBC News, Quinnipiac University, Republicans, National Rifle Association Locations: North Carolina, Georgia, D, Africa, Asheboro , North Carolina

An Alaska man has been indicted on charges that he sent racist and violent threats against six Supreme Court justices and their family members. He's been charged with threatening to assault, kidnap and murder the six justices, as well as some of their family members, and has pleaded not guilty. Anastasiou also allegedly made lynching threats and uses the N-word in statements aimed at a justice identified as "Supreme Court Justice 1" in the indictment, apparently referring to Clarence Thomas, who is Black. Anastasiou is expected to appear in court later Thursday for a detention hearing. "The defendant has admitted to sending the messages, the IP information leads to his house, and the email address contains the defendant’s name," the filing said.

Persons: Panos Anastasiou, He's, “, General Merrick Garland, Anastasiou, Clarence Thomas, Jane Imholte Organizations: ” Locations: Alaska, Anchorage

☆ North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

North Carolina Lt. Gov. North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson called himself a "black NAZI" and said "slavery is not bad" in years-old comments on an online pornographic forum, CNN reported Thursday. The Trump campaign denied it was pushing Robinson to withdraw. Robinson in Thursday's video signaled he would not leave the race in North Carolina, where the first absentee ballots are set to be sent out Friday. Recent polls on the race for North Carolina's top job show Stein leading Robinson, at times by wide margins.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, Donald Trump, Michael Lonergan, Josh Stein, Trump, Brian Hughes, Stein Organizations: Gov, Republican National Convention, Milwaukee , Wisconsin . North Carolina Republican, CNN, CNBC, Republican, Democratic, Carolina Journal, NBC, North, Republicans, GOP Locations: Carolina, Milwaukee , Wisconsin . North, North Carolina

☆ Mark Robinson, NC GOP nominee for governor, called himself a ‘black NAZI!,’ supported slavery in past comments made on porn forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | Em Steck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN is reporting only a small portion of Robinson’s comments on the website given their graphic nature. Many of Robinson’s comments on Nude Africa stand in contrast to his public stances on issues such as abortion and transgender rights. I sat there for about an hour and watched as several girls came in and showered,” Robinson wrote on Nude Africa. Writing in a forum discussing Black Republicans in October 2010, Robinson stated unprovoked: “I’m a black NAZI!”That same month, Robinson wrote in another post that he supported the return of slavery. Robinson’s comments on Nude Africa often frequently contained derogatory and racial slurs directed at Black, Jewish and Muslim people.

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☆ London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized under new mayoral plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area. Tourism numbers have not fully recovered since the pandemic, according to the mayor’s office. “Oxford Street was once the jewel in the crown of Britain’s retail sector, but there’s no doubt that it has suffered hugely over the last decade,” said the mayor in the statement. Mayor of LondonMore than half a million people are believed to visit Oxford Street daily. A spokesperson for the mayor’s office told CNN that they hope to have a transition scheme in place within two years.

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☆ Sümela, Turkey: The ancient monastery hanging from a cliff
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos within the sponsorship, in compliance with our policyCNN —If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. “The Virgin Mary is a holy person for the Muslim people also. “The sultans considered Sümela a sacred place and helped the monastery by giving the monks donations and more land,” he adds. Sümela was popular with Christian and Muslim pilgrims, and an active Greek Orthodox monastery, until the early 20th century. Many of the Greeks living in the Pontic Alps and nearby Black Sea coast chose to relocate to Greece, including the monks of Sümela Monastery.

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“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” Erika Lee, a Springfield resident, told NBC News on Friday. She has since deleted the Facebook post. She is also concerned for the safety of the Haitian community, which she said she did not intend to villainize en masse. “I feel for the Haitian community,” she said. Still, she never imagined that her Facebook post would set off a national news cycle.

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday called the Australian government “fascists” over plans to crack down on misinformation online. Social media companies could face fines up to 5% of their global revenue if they enable the spread of misinformation, under a law proposed Thursday by Australia’s Labor government. Musk, who considers himself a free speech advocate, made the one-word comment in a repost on his social media platform X of an article about the proposed legislation. “Elon Musk’s had more positions on free speech than the Kama Sutra,” Government Services Minister Bill Shorten told the Australian network Channel Nine on Friday. The case is one of several that are ongoing between X and the Australian regulator, eSafety.

Persons: Elon Musk, ”, Musk, “ Elon Musk’s, Stephen Jones, Elon, ” Jones, Michelle Rowland, X, Anthony Albanese Organizations: Tech, Social, Australia’s Labor, Government, Australian, Australian Broadcasting Corp, “, ”, Twitter Locations: Australia

☆ Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation law
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Peter Guo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday called the Australian government "fascists" over plans to crack down on misinformation online. "Elon Musk's had more positions on free speech than the Kama Sutra," Government Services Minister Bill Shorten told the Australian network Channel Nine on Friday. "I mean, is this what he thinks free speech is all about?" At the time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Musk an "arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law." The Australian regulator later dropped its legal effort after a federal court refused to extend a temporary order to block the graphic content.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Elon Musk's, Stephen Jones, Elon, Jones, Michelle Rowland, X, Anthony Albanese Organizations: Tech, Social, Australia's Labor, Government, Australian, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Twitter Locations: Australia

☆ Special needs trusts bring peace of mind to aging parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Hannah Frances Johansson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Because of her disability, Rachel doesn’t work. The SNT is in place to pay for unmet needs and enhance his quality of life after his parents die. Unlike SNTs, ABLE accounts can be owned and accessed directly by the person with the disability. However, like first-party SNTs, ABLE accounts may be subject to Medicaid payback after the individual with a disability dies. Like her mother, Rachel Tung has a love for San Francisco, its arts and its culture.

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Meta is teaming up with Snapchat and TikTok as part of a new initiative to prevent content featuring suicide or self-harm from spreading across the social media platforms, Meta said Thursday in a blog post. Under Thrive, Meta will identify content that features suicidal themes or self-harm and flag that content to TikTok and Snapchat so they can also investigate if the same or similar content has been posted to those apps. When content featuring suicide or self-harm is identified on a Meta platform, it will be assigned a number known as a “hash,” according to the spokesperson. Social media platforms, including Meta, TikTok and Snapchat, have long been criticized for not doing more to moderate content that teens consume, including video and images of self-harm. In its blog post Thursday, Meta said that it removed 12 million pieces of content featuring suicide and self-harm from Facebook and Instagram from April to June.

Persons: Meta, ” Antigone Davis, ” Organizations: Meta, Mental Health Coalition, Tech, Apple, Google, National Library of Medicine, Facebook

☆ I hired a stylist to help me show up as my best self at work. It's an investment in my career that's 100% worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I wanted to feel empowered in those situations, and I fully believe that if you look like a mess, you feel like a mess. I hired a stylist for about $100 when I got professional headshots, but I returned to just being me right after. I'm speaking more, I'm on TV more, and I'm going to more events. AdvertisementIt's become hard to deny the ripple effect of having a stylist on my business. He was hesitant when I first hired a stylist, but he was fully supportive when he saw how I looked and felt.

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What subjects will former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia? Follow along to find out. NBC News will track the topics that come up throughout the debate. The graphic below will update automatically.

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