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☆ A dismal 'Bridgerton'-themed ball in Detroit is drawing comparisons to the woeful Willy Wonka experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Will Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

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☆ An F-35 was caught on camera for the first time carrying the stealthy long-range anti-ship missiles it could need in a fight with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe US military has published photos for the first time that show a fifth-generation F-35 fighter armed with a stealthy long-range anti-ship missile. The photo, released on Monday, shows an F-35C Lightning II carrying two AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) during a flight test conducted earlier this month. Efforts to integrate the missile with the carrier-based variant of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter underscore the military's push to expand its anti-ship capabilities across new platforms. The military has acknowledged an increasing need for these capabilities, particularly as rivals like China strengthen their navies. The F-35 doesn't have a dedicated anti-ship missile, making the LRASM a valuable addition.

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☆ Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Associated Press | Claudia Rebaza | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

VATICAN CITY Associated Press —Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople – from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality. It was announced by the Peruvian Bishops Conference, which posted a statement from the Vatican embassy on its website. The statement was astonishing because it listed abuses uncovered by the Vatican investigation that have rarely if ever been punished canonically — such as hacking someone’s communications — and cited the people the pope held responsible. Victims of Figari’s abuses complained to the Lima archdiocese in 2011, though other claims against him reportedly date to 2000. The investigation, published in 2017, found that Figari sodomized his recruits and forced them to fondle him and one another.

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☆ Ryan Routh, arrested near Trump's Florida golf course, is charged with attempted assassination
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Federal prosecutors have charged the man who was spotted with a gun outside of Donald Trump's golf course with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate. It also added two other charges: possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer. Routh had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Ryan Wesley Routh following his arrest in Martin County, Fla., on Sept. 15. “The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A disgraced former Memphis police officer cried on the stand Tuesday as he watched video of him and his former colleagues giving Tyre Nichols the brutal beating that led to his death. Mills’ jarring and emotional testimony came during the trial of Bean, Smith and Demetrius Haley. Mills testified that he became incensed after his first encounter with Nichols because he had inadvertently sprayed himself with pepper spray. Last week, Martin testified that he initiated the bogus reckless driving traffic stop of Nichols. Nichols, Martin testified, never posed a threat when they yanked him out of his car.

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The son of the man accused of plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his golf course has been arrested in connection with a child sex abuse images case. Oran Alexander Routh was charged in federal court Monday with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The criminal complaint filed against Oran Routh states that his North Carolina home was searched in connection to an unrelated case. The complaint also said investigators found a messaging app on the phone that is "commonly used by individuals who distribute and receive child pornography." Court records show that Oran Routh is in federal custody.

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☆ Harris’ Georgia challenge: reassembling Biden’s diverse 2020 coalition
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Georgia voter Christine Nguyen and John King in Decatur, Georgia CNNRebel Teahouse is in Decatur, in reliably blue suburban DeKalb County just outside Atlanta. It is one of the places that helped Biden to his stunning, razor-thin 2020 Georgia win and is now a key test of whether Harris can assemble a similar winning coalition. “Absolutely no,” was Gardner’s answer when we asked whether the switch from Biden to Harris would make him rethink. Republican George W. Bush won 66% in Gwinnett in 2004; in 2020, Biden carried the county with 58%. CNNLike Ngyuen, Hallmon sometimes finds herself in debates over whether Harris or Trump is better for small business and the overall economy.

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☆ Astronomers spot the most massive black hole jets ever observed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Astronomers have observed a massive pair of jets releasing from a supermassive black hole 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. The megastructure spans 23 million light-years in length, making these black hole jets the largest ever seen, according to new research. Black hole jets can accelerate radiation and particles close to the speed of light, causing them to glow in wavelengths visible to radio telescopes. The massive black hole jets could help answer both. Martijn Oei (pictured), lead author of the new study, and his colleagues will continue their search for massive black hole jets.

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☆ Why Japan's workaholics may not embrace a four-day workweek
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan has ramped up its push for companies to adopt a four-day workweek, but those efforts face steep challenges in a country famous for its workaholic culture. The Japanese government recently initiated a "work style reform" campaign aimed at promoting flexible work arrangements, shorter hours and overtime limits. The move marks a more concerted effort after the government first floated support for a shorter workweek in 2021 when lawmakers endorsed the idea. "Being part of a company is almost part of a community, and this results often in longer work hours, not as efficient work hours," he told CNBC. I think that it's going to take time [for the four-day workweek] to penetrate… we're not used to being flexible.

Persons: Tim Craig, Craig, it's, Martin Schulz, karoshi, Hiroshi Ono Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Japan, Ministry of Health, Labor, Welfare, Fujitsu, CNBC, Hitotsubashi University Locations: Japan

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on Sunday said GOP gubernatorial candidate and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson previously called Martin Luther King Jr. “worse than a maggot,” according to a CNN report. During a rally last month in Asheboro, North Carolina, Trump wished Robinson luck and told attendees, “Mark’s got to win. I said, I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two,” the former president said at the time.

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LEESPORT, Pa. — Sen. JD Vance on Saturday reacted for the first time to the bombshell report about Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, saying that the allegations against Robinson "aren't necessarily reality." “The allegations are pretty far out there, of course, but I know that allegations aren’t necessarily reality,” Vance, R-Ohio, said of Robinson’s reported comments on a porn site. The North Carolina Republican Party on Thursday issued a statement reiterating that Robinson has "categorically denied the allegations." North Carolina is considered a crucial state for Republicans to win in order to secure the White House. In the gubernatorial contest, Robinson is polling well behind his Democratic opponent, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.

Persons: — Sen, JD Vance, Mark Robinson, Robinson, ” Vance, Robinson’s, Martin Luther King Jr, Vance, Martin Luther King, Trump, Kamala Harris, Josh Stein Organizations: Republican, NBC Philadelphia, CNN, North Carolina Republican Party, North, NBC News, Trump, Republicans, White, Democratic Locations: Pa, North Carolina, R, Ohio, Carolina

☆ Mark Robinson's scandal could cost Trump North Carolina's electoral votes — and the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race in North Carolina. AdvertisementThat year, Trump also won North Carolina — albeit narrowly — against now-President Joe Biden. Former President Donald Trump is banking on a victory for his campaign in North Carolina. The GOP is up against a Harris campaign that's flush with cash and has 26 field offices and over 200 paid staffers in North Carolina. But North Carolina is critical for Trump.

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☆ 4 senior campaign officials for Mark Robinson step down in wake of CNN report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Dianne Gallagher | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Four top operatives on Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday, days after a CNN report uncovered inflammatory comments he made on a porn website. Robinson has a long history of making inflammatory statements but the newly unearthed message board posts go a step beyond. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Robinson repeatedly denied that he made the comments on Nude Africa. Since the CNN report, some North Carolina Republicans have moved to pressure Robinson to drop out – though the state deadline for him to officially withdraw as a candidate has passed. Neither the Robinson campaign nor Nude Africa responded to inquiries from CNN.

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When Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Democratic nomination in late July, something happened in North Carolina. Part of the Harris campaign strategy in North Carolina, according to a campaign official, includes attempting to bulk up turnout not just among Black voters but among women in and around the suburbs. For the week after Harris became the presumptive nominee, there was a 61.5% increase in voter registration among North Carolina women. Bonier takes all of this to point to a higher turnout of Democratic voters in North Carolina. “The way you win statewide in North Carolina,” he said, “is you win on the margins.”

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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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☆ Edwin Moses: For 9 years, 9 months and 9 days he was unbeaten: A new film documents the journey of Olympic icon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Sabrina Clay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Edwin Moses always loved the sport of track and field. For nine years, nine months and nine days Moses was unbeaten in races, winning 122 in a row. Moses’ journey on and off the field is chronicled in the new documentary, “Moses – 13 Steps,” produced by Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman. Danny Harris (right) crosses the finish line first to beat Moses (left) in the 400m hurdle race in 1987 to end Moses' 122-race winning run. If I’d have gone to name the school and name the track program with all the best coaches and everything, there would have never been no Edwin Moses.

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☆ How the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indictment compares to the R. Kelly sexual abuse cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Combs, meanwhile, was indicted in the Southern District of New York on three counts: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Members of the enterprise also witnessed acts of violence by Combs against the victims, it says. It was unclear whether Ventura reported any of the allegations of abuse to police and a federal lawsuit was later settled. Court sketch of Sean "Diddy" Combs in federal appeals court Wednesday, Sept 18., presided over by Judge Andrew Carter. The indictment against Combs outlines a number of alleged victims, women and sex workers among them, but does not say how many there are.

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☆ Trump grapples with fallout from Mark Robinson’s latest scandal: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we look at how Donald Trump is handling the political fallout from CNN's bombshell report on North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. The political fallout from Robinson’s past comments could be particularly tough for Trump because of the importance of North Carolina as one of seven key swing states on the presidential map. The DNC launched digital ads and billboards featuring Trump heaping praise on Robinson, while a new Harris campaign ad links Trump to Robinson’s past anti-abortion comments.

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I said, I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two.”Given Robinson’s documented history of bombastic comments, King’s oldest child, Martin Luther King III, said in a statement Thursday that he was not surprised by the reported comments allegedly made about his father. “We won’t glorify anyone or anything that comes against the work and the legacy of Dr. King. “It is an affront to the legacy and the ministry of Dr. King, but also to the Black church, and to humankind in general,” Scott said. “I think that what he did as well as what Donald Trump did in calling Mark Robinson ‘Martin Luther King on steroids’ is really a misappropriation of the work that King has done.

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Donald Trump is facing calls both from his allies and from within his own campaign to pull his endorsement from scandal-plagued North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, according to four people familiar with the discussions. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who is from North Carolina, planned to privately urge Trump to pull his endorsement of Robinson, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Recent polling has had Trump in a statistical dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, at roughly 48%.

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North Carolina could prove decisive in a close presidential race, and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Trump's running mate, said himself that it would be "very hard" for his ticket to win in November if Democrats flip North Carolina. The source familiar with the matter said television advertisements aiming to link Trump with Robinson are "definitely on the table." In March, Trump called Robinson "Martin Luther King on steroids." North Carolina is an vital part of that plan," spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in the statement. Trump narrowly won North Carolina in 2020, securing 49.9% of the vote to Joe Biden’s 48.6%.

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☆ Video: Martin Luther King III responds to Robinson’s comments on his father
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Lewd posts by Trump-backed candidate for NC governor removed from porn forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | Em Steck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It’s unclear whether the comments were removed by Robinson or Nude Africa administrators. Neither the Robinson campaign nor Nude Africa responded to inquiries from CNN. Many gratuitously sexual and lewd in nature, the comments were made under the username minisoldr, a moniker Robinson used frequently online. The battleground state is a target for former President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. North Carolina is an vital part of that plan,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told CNN in a statement that did not directly address the reporting.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, –, ”, Josh Stein, Roy Cooper, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, ” Leavitt, “ Martin Luther King Organizations: CNN, Gov, Republican, Africa, Democratic, White, Trump Locations: North Carolina

☆ Exclusive: Harris campaign launching new ad seeking to tie Trump to Mark Robinson
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This is the first Harris campaign ad tying Trump to a down-ballot campaign, the Harris campaign told CNN. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the new ad. In a statement to CNN following Thursday’s KFile reporting, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump’s campaign is focused on winning the White House and saving this country. We will not take our eye off the ball.”The Trump campaign has so far declined to weigh in specifically on CNN’s reporting about Robinson’s controversial comments. Before the CNN story was published, Trump’s campaign had not invited Robinson to Trump’s Saturday event, and sources noted that decision was likely to hold.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Robinson, Harris, Trump, intersperses, ”, Martin Luther King ”, Walz campaign’s, Roe, Wade, Harris ’, Amber Thurman, Candi Miller, ” Harris, Walz, Jen O’Malley Dillon, “ Trump, ” O’Malley Dillon, Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s, Biden, “ Martin Luther King Organizations: CNN, North, Republican, Labor, White, Trump Locations: North Carolina, Georgia, Wilmington , North Carolina, Asheville, Asheboro

☆ Amazon RTO push is like ordering a new dish at a restaurant, only to realize you like your usual order better, says ex-Google HR boss
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Will Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon's five-days-a-week RTO push is "a triumph of traditional management over innovative management." He compared the decision to reverting to your usual order after trying something new at a restaurant. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementAmazon's new five-days-a-week return to office policy is "a triumph of traditional management over innovative management," a former top Google executive says. He compared Amazon's reversion to its pre-pandemic office policies to ordering a new dish in a restaurant before reverting back to your usual order.

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