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☆ With ‘Strands,’ the New York Times has found its next hit game
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Following the success of Connections and Wordle, the pressure was on for the New York Times to find its next hit game. It “bubbled up as a version of a word search that was true to the New York Times’ games,” Knight said. The Times’ research of its subscribers found that Wordle players also solve word search games, making Strands a natural addition to its lineup. That’s another part of the game, Knight said, because it challenges some people not to use the hints. Times’ Games app lets people play some puzzles, like Wordle and Strands, for free.

Persons: ”, Jonathan Knight, “, ” Knight, Wordle — Tracy Bennett —, Knight, “ There’s, ” Brian Morrissey, ” Morrissey, Growth, “ We’ve, we’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York Times, Times ’, Times, CNN, The Times, The, LinkedIn, Hearst, “, ’ Locations: New York

The leaders of the U.S. Congress have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to address a joint meeting of the Senate and the House of Representatives on July 24. Mr. Netanyahu’s appearance in Washington will not represent the State of Israel and its citizens, and it will reward his scandalous and destructive conduct toward our country. We come from a variety of areas of Israeli society: science, technology, politics, defense, law and culture. To date, Mr. Netanyahu has failed to come up with a plan to end the war in Gaza and has been unable to gain the freedom of scores of hostages. At the very least, an invitation to address Congress should have been contingent upon resolving these two issues and, in addition, calling for new elections in Israel.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Netanyahu Organizations: U.S, Congress Locations: Washington, Israel, Gaza

☆ On Guns, the Supreme Court Steps Back - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Linda Greenhouse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The nine members of the Supreme Court peered over a precipice. They could apply their two-year-old gun-rights precedent, as a lower court had, and declare unconstitutional a federal law aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of individuals under court-issued restraining orders for domestic violence. If they endorsed such an extreme outcome, they knew, they would be taking down not only a 30-year-old law but also perhaps even the court itself, already at a near low in public esteem. But it’s impossible to see the outcome in United States v. Rahimi as anything other than an exercise in institutional self-preservation. While Chief Justice John Roberts’s majority opinion garnered eight votes, five members of his majority felt impelled to express their own contrasting if not exactly conflicting views in separate opinions.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, John Roberts’s Locations: United States

☆ Introducing Our 2024 Poll Tracker
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What do the polls say about the race for the White House? With less than five months to go, new poll averages from The New York Times, which debut today, show a very close race nationally and in the critical battleground states. On average, the recent national polls show President Biden and Donald J. Trump each winning about 46 percent of the vote in a head-to-head race. They are essentially tied as they approach their first debate Thursday night.

Persons: Biden, Donald J Organizations: The New York Times, Trump

☆ Kenya Explodes in Violence as Protesters Breach the Parliament Building
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Kenya exploded in violence on Tuesday as demonstrators clashed with police officers in the streets and stormed the national Parliament building after lawmakers passed a bill to increase taxes. Columns of thick smoke poured out of the Parliament compound. Protesters furious about tax hikes included in the finance bill hurled rocks and blocked roads. The protests paralyzed Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and images of demonstrators swarming the Parliament and getting inside the gated compound shocked the nation. More than 30 protesters were hurt and at least five were killed, according to several civic groups.

Locations: Kenya, Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa, Eldoret

☆ Renée DiResta: We Are Losing the Battle Against Election Disinformation - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Renée Diresta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2020, the Stanford Internet Observatory, where I was until recently the research director, helped lead a project that studied election rumors and disinformation. As part of that work, we frequently encountered conspiratorial thinking from Americans who had been told the 2020 presidential election was going to be stolen. First, an image or video, such as a photo of a suitcase near a polling place, was posted as evidence of wrongdoing. The poster would tweet the purported evidence, tagging partisan influencers or media accounts with large followings. Partisan media would follow.

Organizations: Stanford Internet Observatory

☆ How 'Bridgerton' Merch, Brand Collabs, and Marketing Made Regency Era Cool Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Advertisement'Bridgerton' provided escapist entertainment during a period of isolationPhoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton and Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset in season one of "Bridgerton." Will Tilston, Florence Hunt, Luke Thompson, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Newton, and Nicola Coughlan in "Bridgerton" season three. Not only did "Bridgerton" fans read the novels, but they showed off the books themselves — original editions, newer covers, and limited edition variant box sets — on BookTok. Bath & Body Works teamed up with "Bridgerton" to create a 36-piece collection of candles, body care, and more. Not only did Bath & Body Works' "Bridgerton" products sell well, Cooper said, but they helped attract younger customers to stores thanks to promotional efforts on social media, where the "Bridgerton" campaign was the company's "most engaged" effort of the year.

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☆ Gen Z's Most Trusted Source for News: Online Comments Sections
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Gen Zers, it turns out, are "not on a linear journey to evaluate the veracity of anything." In other words, Gen Zers know the difference between rock-solid news and AI-generated memes. For Gen Z, checking what other people are saying in the comments isn't shallow. The aim is to reach Gen Z readers where they live — scrolling through the comments — and turn them into subscribers. But I'll confess that I worried about the idea that Gen Z checks the comments to decide what to believe.

Persons: Z, Gen, Yasmin Green, Gen Zers, they're, Zers, Jigsaw, it's, they've, bros, influencers, Beth Goldberg, Jigsaw's, It's, Goldberg, Donald Trump, Trump, Z's, Ukraine —, They're, David Rothschild, I'm, ruefully, Adam Rogers Organizations: Media, Google, CNN, The New York Times, Times, NYPD, Research, Microsoft Research, Pew Research Center, Facebook, Business Locations: New York, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Today’s Teenagers Have Invented a Language That Captures the World Perfectly - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Stephen Marche | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His slang has also offered me an accidental and useful portrait of how he and his generation see the world. The primary value of slang has been to create linguistic shibboleths, a way to differentiate yourself quickly from other people. My son’s generation has a vastly superior approach to slang. They’ve devised a language that responds to the new and distinct reality they face. My son’s slang reflects that: It’s a distinct language created for a society that’s characterized, online and off, by collapsing institutions, erosions in trust and a loss of faith in a shared sense of meaning.

Persons: I’m, I’ve, They’ve

☆ A doctor and longevity company CEO says exercise is a pillar of healthy aging. Here's his simple weekly workout.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA doctor and CEO of a longevity-focused nutrition company who views movement as one of the pillars of healthy aging shared his workout routine with Business Insider. As we age, muscles become "an organ of longevity," Antoun said. AdvertisementCardio and strength training 3 to 4 times a weekAntoun works out three or four times a week, doing a mixture of strength training and cardio. This is a great way to combine exercise with social connection, another pillar of longevity, Antoun said. AdvertisementResearchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, a large-scale longitudinal study, found that friendships could be just as important for longevity as exercise.

Persons: —, Joseph Antoun's, Antoun, frailty Organizations: Service, Business, Cleveland Clinic, European, Cardiology, New York Times, British, of Sports Medicine, Ageing Locations: LA

☆ Michael Phelps rips World Anti-Doping Agency for inconsistent enforcement of rules: ‘We need to hold them accountable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Washington CNN —Legendary Olympian Michael Phelps on Tuesday ripped the World Anti-Doping Agency and described an inconsistent application of anti-doping rules that is driving frustration among clean athletes and concerns over the future of fair competition. US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart also testified. Why were Chinese athletes treated differently than athletes from other countries? Three years later, news surfaced that some Chinese athletes on that team were not subjected to the same anti-doping rules, casting doubt on the fairness of the competition. Former Olympians Michael Phelps, left, and Allison Schmitt, right, and US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart testify on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2024.

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☆ Sean Penn — who's been divorced thrice — says he's 'thrilled every day' to be single
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sean Penn, 63, says he's "thrilled every day" to not be in a serious relationship. "I don't sense I'll have my heart broken by romance again," Penn told The New York Times. In an interview with The New York Times, Penn opened up about how his perspective on romance has changed over the years. "I'm just free," Penn told the Times. "If I'm going to be in a relationship, I'm still going to be free, or I'm not going to be in it, and I'm not going to be hurting.

Persons: Sean Penn, he's, Penn, —, I'm Organizations: The New York Times, Pew Research Center, Service, Times, Business

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's PR team can't stop him from posting, internal texts reveal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn September 2021, Mark Zuckerberg threw his PR team into a crisis situation. The story said part of the strategy involved Zuckerberg posting more lighthearted content to help rehab his image, and cited a video he had posted of himself riding a hydrofoil while holding an American flag. In those messages, you can see how the PR team agonized over Zuckerberg's desire to post a zinger about the misidentified hydrofoil. Nick Clegg, head of public policy at Meta, was also strongly against Mark posting something flippant about the hydrofoil. A warning label is a misguided idea, in my opinion, but it is a pesky public problem for Meta.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Ryan Mac, Tucker Bounds, John Pinette, Pinette, I'm, Nick Clegg, Clegg, Meta Organizations: Service, New York Times, Business, Meta, The New York Times, Twitter, Facebook, US, MZ, Street Locations: New York, EU

☆ The Urgent Need for Trump and Biden to Blow Off Swing Voters - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Elizabeth Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a presidential election where both leading candidates are unpopular, there’s much talk about what each candidate can say to swing voters in Thursday’s debate. But true swing voters are disengaged from political news; in fact, many avoid it with a determination normally reserved for toxic exes, ticks and food poisoning. To the extent they learn what’s said on Thursday, it’ll be via repackaged clips on social media. Mr. Biden’s challenge is to reassure skeptical Democrats that he is still vigorous and that he is responsive to voters’ worries about inflation and other problems on their minds. Mr. Trump needs to convince Nikki Haley Republicans and others concerned about his ethics that their differences are less significant than his promise of financial security, tight borders and abortion restrictions.

Persons: what’s, it’ll, —, ”, Biden, Donald Trump can’t, Biden’s, Trump, Nikki Haley Republicans Organizations: Republicans —, Pew Research Center

☆ U.S. Swimming Stars Assail Antidoping Agency Ahead of Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | Michael S. Schmidt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers will ask Congress on Tuesday to hold the global antidoping agency accountable for failing to properly police allegations of cheating by elite Chinese athletes. In testimony prepared for delivery on Tuesday night to a House subcommittee, Michael Phelps, the 23-time Olympic gold medalist, and Allison Schmitt, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, urged Congress to push for reforms of the World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA. They said the uncertainty about whether Chinese swimmers have been using banned substances is deeply unfair to competitors heading into the Summer Games next month in Paris. The hearing comes two months after The New York Times reported that the Chinese antidoping authorities and WADA had declined to discipline 23 elite Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug in early 2021, paving their way to compete at the Games held in Tokyo that summer. Chinese authorities said the positive tests were the result of unwitting contamination of the swimmers and involved tiny amounts of the banned substance, a finding that WADA accepted but that many antidoping experts have questioned.

Persons: Michael Phelps, Allison Schmitt, WADA Organizations: Doping Agency, Summer Games, New York Times, Games Locations: Paris, Tokyo

The voters intrigued by Mr. Kennedy seemed more likely to reflect Trumpist views — angry about establishment politics, immigration, government mandates and vaccination policies. A couple of people were opposed to Mr. Biden over the war in Gaza, calling it a genocide and him a murderer. Most of the participants didn’t think he would win in November, but they were hungry for an outspoken outsider who wasn’t Mr. Trump. “They’re saying things to get elected. Robert F. Kennedy is saying things because he believes them.”

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, didn’t, he’s, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Mr, Kennedy, Kennedy’s, —, Joe Biden, ”, Robert, “ Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Biden, Trump Locations: Gaza, Colorado

☆ TV shows you won't believe turn 20 this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Skylar Celeste Boone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Desperate Housewives"The stars of "Desperate Housewives." ABCBeing a mom is not for the weak, as shown by "Desperate Housewives," which aired on ABC from 2004 to 2012 for eight seasons. She said she understood the struggle and desperation of a housewife, and he realized how hard it can get for mothers. That experience played a pivotal role in forming "Desperate Housewives." "Desperate Housewives" is now available on Hulu.

Persons: Susan, Lynette, Bree, Gabrielle, Carlos, Mary Alice, Marc Cherry, Andrea Yates, Cherry Organizations: ABC, The New York Times, The Hollywood, Hulu

☆ How to Watch the Biden-Trump Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Neil Vigdor | More About Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The moment has been four years in the making: President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump on a debate stage, another flashpoint in their long-running hostilities. The New York Times will stream the debate alongside real-time commentary and analysis from reporters. CNN will broadcast or stream the debate on all its platforms, including its flagship cable channel, as well as CNN International, CNN en Español and CNN Max. You will not have to log in or be a subscriber to watch the stream. CNN is also sharing its feed with other broadcast and cable news networks so that they could simulcast the debate.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, CNN Max, Will Robert F, Kennedy, Ross Perot, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, ” Mr, Tapper, Bash Organizations: CNN, Atlanta, New York Times, CNN International, Español, CNN.com, Fox News, ABC, Union Locations: “ State, Washington

☆ Turning 26 and Struggling to Find Health Insurance? Tell Us About It.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Elisabeth Rosenthal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A hard-won provision of the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their family’s insurance until age 26. But after that, those without employer-based insurance face an array of complicated choices, including whether to shop on the insurance plan exchanges, apply for Medicaid or roll the dice and go uninsured. Are you a young adult confused about navigating the exchanges used to pick plans? Have you married or taken a job just to get insurance? I’m a longtime health journalist who has worked at both The New York Times and KFF Health News, an independent news organization covering health policy.

Persons: I’m Organizations: Affordable, Medicaid, New York Times, KFF Health

☆ What to expect at Biden and Trump's first 2024 debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face off later this week in the earliest major presidential debate on record. The first presidential debate of the 2024 election will be Thursday, June 27 at 9 p.m. Then-President Donald Trump eyes former Vice President Joe Biden during the final debate of the 2020 election. CNN correspondent Daniel Dale rose to fame fact-checking Trump, but don't expect him, Tapper, or Bash to chime during the debate. In late April, Biden told radio host Howard Stern he would debate Trump.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Morry Gash, Trump, Biden, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, Biden team's, Daniel Dale, Tapper, David Chalian, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kena Betancur, Kennedy, Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy's, we’ve, hick, O, hite, ake, ike, orward, egan, orth Organizations: Service, Clear, Trump, Business, CNN, New York Times, Getty, O bama Locations: Max, Atlanta, AFP

☆ Biden and Trump's first 2024 debate will be different than any other in recent memory
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face off later this week in the earliest major presidential debate on record. The first presidential debate of the 2024 election will be Thursday, June 27 at 9 p.m. Then-President Donald Trump eyes former Vice President Joe Biden during the final debate of the 2020 election. In late April, Biden told radio host Howard Stern he would debate Trump. Trump will be in Virginia, a state that hasn't gone for the GOP in a presidential election since 2004.

☆ Fake Signatures and ‘Good-Faith Letters’ Fuel a Lucrative Campaign Haul
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jay Root | Bianca Pallaro | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When an unheralded candidate for the State Assembly submitted a six-figure request for matching funds under New York’s new public campaign finance system, it came with glaring red flags. Of nearly 300 contribution cards turned in by the candidate, Dao Yin, only nine had donors’ phone numbers or email addresses as required under the system’s guidelines. But in April, the board threw Mr. Yin a lifeline, allowing him to submit copies of “good-faith letters,” documenting his supposed attempt to obtain the missing information from the donors. The board soon sent him $162,800 in matching campaign funds, the eighth-highest amount awarded to a State Assembly candidate running this year. The board said no other state candidate has used the good-faith letters; neither Mr. Yin nor regulators provided any evidence that he had sent them to any of the donors in question.

Persons: Dao Yin, Yin’s, Yin Organizations: State Assembly, New, Campaign Finance Board, The New York Times, Assembly

☆ Will Lewis Says He Helped Hacking Investigation. Scotland Yard Had Doubts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jo Becker | Justin Scheck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Will Lewis, now the publisher of the Washington Post, was in full crisis mode in 2011. Then an executive at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, he was an intermediary to the police detectives investigating a British phone-hacking scandal that had placed the company’s journalists and top leaders in legal peril. For years, reporters at News Corporation’s best-selling British tabloid had landed scoops by paying public officials and illegally listening to the voice mail messages of royals, politicians, celebrities and even a murdered girl. Mr. Lewis was supposed to cooperate with police, identify wrongdoing and help steer the company through the crisis. His role, he would later say, was as a force for good.

Persons: Will Lewis, Lewis Organizations: Washington Post, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, The New York Times, London’s Metropolitan Police, News Corp

☆ Who Will Win the Debate Between Biden and Trump? Here’s How to Tell. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Frank Luntz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I’ve learned this from studying American reactions to almost every general election presidential debate since 1992. Yet those things often have little to no discernible impact on the opinions of many people watching at home. To be fair, some of the debates I watched with voters, like Bill Clinton and Bob Dole’s in 1996, had no major impact on the electorate’s mood. Others — like the three-way town hall debate with Mr. Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot in 1992 and the first George W. Bush-Al Gore debate in 2000 and the three Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton collisions — arguably changed history.

Persons: I’ve, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole’s, Clinton, George H.W, Bush, Ross Perot, George W, Al Gore, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Biden, Trump, Ronald Reagan’s “, Barack Obama Organizations: Viewers, Mr

☆ Our Pandemic Puppy Brought Pure Joy. Losing Him, Pure Heartbreak. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first good thing about Rascal was his wiggling, leaping “You’re awake!” greeting at the start of every day. Because the second good thing about Rascal was his irrepressible joy. There is no gratitude like the gratitude of an animal rescued from a life of pain and fear and hunger. The third good thing about Rascal was his undimmed delight in what may have been the first real home he ever had. He turned laundry folding into a game of keep-away, and then a game of tug of war.

Persons: Rascal Organizations: Metro Animal Control Locations: Nashville

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