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☆ Slotmaker Aristocrat works to protect its IP while moving to a digital future
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Aristocrat Gaming CEO Hector Fernandez told CNBC that digital opportunities are key to the company's future — as is ensuring its intellectual property is protected. The District Court of Nevada agreed and issued a preliminary injunction against Light & Wonder in late September. Light & Wonder said it disagrees with the ruling — but dismissed one of the designers who worked on the game. Light & Wonder told CNBC it has complied with the court's order and plans to modify Dragon Train and relaunch it in the future. Fernandez also told CNBC that the company is focused on digital opportunities as part of its overall strategy.

Persons: Hector Fernandez, Fernandez, It's Organizations: CNBC, Nevada, Wonder, American Gaming Association, FanDuel Locations: Australia, United States, iGaming

☆ TensorWave wants to break Nvidia's dominance in AI compute. Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used to raise $43 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

TensorWave has raised $43 million for its AI cloud service platform. BI got an exclusive look at the 9-slide pitch deck used to secure the funding. AdvertisementTensorWave, a startup providing a cloud platform for AI applications that runs on chips designed by an Nvidia rival, has raised $43 million in funding. AdvertisementThe startup's pitch deck, shared exclusively with BI, states that "buyers desperately need an alternative for AI compute infrastructure." Check out the 9-slide pitch deck TensorWave used to secure the fresh funding.

Persons: TensorWave, —, Darrick Horton, Piotr Tomasik, Tomasik Organizations: AMD, BI, Service, Nvidia, Maverick Capital, Translink Capital, Venture Partners, AMD Ventures Locations: Vegas

☆ BetMGM wagers that new technology, football can lead to a resurgence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As BetMGM tries to regain momentum in the gaming market, it's banking in part on gains in NFL betting and the draw of new technology. CEO Adam Greenblatt is counting on newly launched technology to woo customers, he told CNBC on Tuesday at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. During the spring baseball season, BetMGM credited the new tech for powering a 209% increase in MLB home run betting over the same time frame a year earlier. "What we are seeing now, year on year, season to date for NFL, 125% increase in first-time depositors in Vegas. "Our players are coming back from week to week in a way, in a more engaged way than in prior periods," he said.

Persons: BetMGM, Adam Greenblatt, Greenblatt, it's Organizations: CNBC, Global, MLB, NFL, BetMGM Locations: U.S, Las Vegas, Nevada, Vegas

The new nine-month Supreme Court term officially starts Monday, with the justices appearing in the courtroom to hear oral arguments. Major cases at the Supreme Court: U.S. v. Skrmetti — Challenge to state laws that ban gender-affirming care for trans teenagers. When the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, its reputation took a hit but quickly rebounded. Republicans challenged those changes, but the Supreme Court never took up a case about the issue at the time. The Supreme Court has relatively few cases of consequence on the argument calendar so far.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Bush, Gore, George W, Joe Biden's, Nate Persily, Garland, Paxton, Richard Glossip's, Wade ., Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Franita Tolson, Zack Smith, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Jill Stein, Elena Kagan Organizations: Republican, Stanford Law School, NBC, Trump, Supreme, Coalition, . Oklahoma, Democratic, Wade, University of Southern California Guild School of Law, Heritage Foundation, Green Party, New York University School of Law Locations: Texas, ., Oklahoma, In Pennsylvania, Georgia, DeKalb County, Roe, New York, Nevada, Arizona

☆ The newest place to reach young male voters: porn websites
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The ad will run on porn websites in swing states in an apparent effort to reach young male voters. AdvertisementAbout a month shy of Election Day, it seems no corner of America is free from politics — not even porn websites. The advertisement will run on porn websites in the seven key battleground states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada. Young men are a particularly coveted voting bloc that both candidates are trying to woo through targeted media appearances. Porn websites are some of the internet's most popular pages and young men are most likely to visit them, the New York Times reported.

Persons: Dems, —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Trump's, Danielle Alvarez, Harris Organizations: Organizers, Trump, Service, New York Times, Survey Locations: America, Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin, North Carolina , Georgia, Arizona, Nevada

☆ 'Easy money': Trump backer Elon Musk claims PAC will pay $47 for swing state voter information
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Instead, the petition seeks the personal contact information of swing-state voters. "This program is exclusively open to registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina," the PAC said. The petition is not the America PAC's first time trying to collect valuable swing-state voter contact information online. But it is the first effort which includes an offer of money to people who help the PAC locate registered voters. Musk says he is the founder of the America PAC, which has received donations from people connected to him.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Trump, Musk Organizations: Republican, Trump, Sunday, Musk's America PAC, PAC, America PAC's, America PAC, North Carolina Attorney, Michigan, CNBC Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, U.S, United States, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina , Nevada , Arizona , Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania , Georgia, Nevada , Arizona , Michigan, North Carolina, spokespeople, Butler, America

With 30 days to Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are launching a media blitz that began on Sunday, with the two set to appear in a handful of interviews with traditional and new media figures, a senior Harris campaign official told NBC News. The media blitz from Harris and Walz comes after Republicans have criticized the pair for weeks for avoiding taking questions from the media. The upcoming media interviews will also be accompanied by campaign events in battleground states for Harris and Walz. Harris will be in battleground Nevada on Thursday for several campaign stops and a Univision town hall.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Harris, Stephen Colbert ”, Walz, Jimmy Kimmel, Howard Stern, Alex Cooper, “, he’s, They’ve, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, William Martin, Vance, baselessly, ” Martin, she’ll Organizations: Minnesota Gov, NBC News, CBS, “ Fox, Democratic, Ohio, NBC, Univision Locations: New York, China, Guantanamo, Nevada, Arizona

☆ Why Texas Latinos Are Shifting to the Right, Voting for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Jack Herrera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Jordan Vonderhaar for BIIn late July, after Biden dropped out of the race, I traveled to Starr County to see why this longtime Democratic stronghold has been shifting steadily to the right. Like the mesquite and huisache that thrive in this arid climate, he has deep roots in Starr County. If any place embodies the dual identity among Latinos in Starr County, it's the Rancho Cafe in the tiny town of Roma. The Rancho Cafe — part Old West saloon, part Tex-Mex hangout — embodies the dual identity of local Latinos. Across the country, Latino Republicans say they feel more able to wear their politics on their sleeve.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alexis García, Trump, García, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Starr, Trump's, —, baldy, he'd, — you've, Jordan Vonderhaar, MAGA, provocateurs, Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, hicks, In, Benito Treviño, Todos, Treviño, Treviño's, Toni Treviño, Toni, Harris, Aliriam Perez, Miguel de Alemán, Perez, Perez wasn't, George Floyd, they've, pollsters, Rick Guerra, Guerra, George W, Bush, Roel Reyes, TRUMP, Reyes, Jack Herrera Organizations: Democratic, Trump, Republican, BI, In Trump, South Texans, American, Democrat, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Republicans, Democrats, Alabama Dairy, Army, Texas Lone Star, Border Patrol, Local Democrats, Los Angeles Times, Texas Locations: New York City, Texas, Rio Grande City, Starr County, Trump, la, South Texas, Starr, America, American, Arizona, Nevada, MAGA, Hollywood, Rio Grande, Mexico, Benito, Houston, Roma, sipping, Mexican, West Texas, Alabama, Iraq, Afghanistan, Guerra's

In September, the Harris campaign’s spending on ads about crime plummeted to just $28,000, less than 1% of its monthly broadcast TV ad spending. In August, the Harris campaign spent $7.8 million on broadcast TV ads about abortion, about 15% of its total spending that month. Economic themes also dominated Harris campaign advertising throughout August and September. In August, the Trump campaign spent about $15.5 million on broadcast TV ads about immigration, or about 41% of its monthly broadcast TV outlays. In September, that total fell dramatically to just $10,500, less than 1% of the Trump campaign’s total broadcast TV spending.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Harris ’, Joe Biden, Roe, Wade, Trump, –, Biden Organizations: CNN, White, Trump, Democratic, San, Republican, Keystone State, Michigan, Georgia, Republicans Locations: California, San Francisco, Housing, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia , Wisconsin , Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Keystone, Peach, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nebraska

More than 90% of travelers from Southeast Asia say that gun prevalence in the United States influences whether they will visit, according to a new survey. However, nearly 80% said the likelihood that they would attend a mass gathering — such as a concert or music festival — would be greatly or moderately affected by the number of guns in the United States. Half of those surveyed said they have been to the United States. But a prior visit didn't calm Singaporeans' worries about gun violence to the same extent as other nationalities. Another 5% said they will out-and-out refuse to visit if Trump wins, with 2% saying the same about a Harris win.

Persons: Antarika Sen, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Scott Olson, it's Organizations: CNBC Travel, Insight, U.S, Trump, Getty Locations: Southeast Asia, United States, Hawaii, Texas, New York , California, Florida , Nevada , Arizona, Washington, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, U.S, Flint , Michigan

☆ These 2024 Republican candidates disputed the 2020 election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +43 min

The success of so many 2020 election deniers in Republican primaries this year demonstrates that Trump’s ongoing campaign of election lies continues to have a strong hold on his party. Even four years later, candidates’ views on the 2020 election are relevant in important practical ways. Lake also baselessly advocated the imprisonment of Katie Hobbs, who was Arizona’s election chief during the 2020 election and went on to defeat Lake in the 2022 race for governor. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/FileSen. Rick Scott voted to object to the congressional count of Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania, though he voted in favor of counting Biden’s victory in Arizona. Pennsylvania: Dave McCormickSenate candidate Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024.

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Trump plans ‘different’ eventFive days after the shooting, as Trump captivated Republicans in his convention speech in Milwaukee, the former president vowed to never again mention details of the assassination attempt. “Everybody up there, they were amazing,” Trump told the Erie crowd, some of whom cheered when he asked if any of them had been present at the Butler rally. They saw that we were in trouble.”The event Saturday at Butler Farm Show Inc. is expected to be “different” from a typical Trump rally, a senior Trump campaign adviser told CNN. Harris is blasting Trump on health care in Wisconsin, while Trump is hammering Harris on taxes in Georgia. One focus of Harris’ campaign is Latino voters in Pennsylvania, in a bid to stop Trump from eating away at Democrats’ traditionally large margins of victory among non-White voters.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, ‘ We’re, ” Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Butler, “ We’re, ’, Corey Comperatore, David Dutch, James Copenhaver, —, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Lee Greenwood, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, Communications Anthony Guglielmi, Harris, Liz Cheney, — Trump, Tim Walz, Hurricane Maria —, Barack Obama, Harris ’, CNN’s Camila DeChalus, David Wright, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, White, Democratic, Trump, Republicans, Erie, Butler, Republican National Convention, SpaceX, Secret Service, Service, Pennsylvania State Police, Communications, Sun, Democrats, Keystone, Republican, Marquette Law, Wyoming, Republican Party, CBS, Democrats ’, Hurricane, Pennsylvania Locations: Pennsylvania, Butler, Pittsburgh, Florida, Milwaukee, Erie, That’s, Butler Township, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona , Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Ripon , Wisconsin, Minnesota, Bethlehem, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican

In the gun case, Mexico officials say gun companies should be held accountable for violent crime across the border involving their products. Circuit Court of Appeals revived the case, saying that the liability shield did not extend to Mexico’s specific claims. Lower courts, including the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled for the state agency, but Ames then turned to the Supreme Court. The Texas litigation is the latest salvo in a long-running series of fights over where to store nuclear waste.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, — Smith, Marlean Ames, Ames, ” Ames, Gregg Abbott, Obama, Ruben Gutierrez, Gutierrez Organizations: Wesson, Glock, Colt, Arms, Circuit, Appeals, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Civil, Supreme, New, Regulatory Commission, Partners, Gov, NRC, Atomic Energy Locations: Mexican, Mexico, Boston, Cincinnati, Texas, New Orleans, Andrews County , Texas, , Nevada

☆ Trump’s ground game relies on untraditional strategies to draw out battleground voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Steve Contorno | Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

And it’s a playbook that former President Donald Trump’s campaign has tossed aside. It’s a gamble, Trump’s campaign internally acknowledges, but one that they insist is built on data they have collected over nearly a decade and tested for the past six months. Days later, the Michigan state party chairman also plugged 10xVotes when he rolled into Traverse City, Michigan, alongside Trump running mate JD Vance. But rather than courting those voters, Trump’s campaign is in search of new ones. Trump’s campaign has also tried to seize on discord within the Democratic coalition.

Persons: Paul Hudson, “ Harris Walz ”, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, JD Vance, “, ”, Dennis Lennox, Mary, Kamala Harris –, don’t, James Blair, Blair, ” Blair, Donald Trump, Anna Moneymaker, Gerald Ford, Nikki Haley, Hillary Scholten, ” Hudson, Trump’s, Charlie Kirk, Harris, Musk, –, Republicans Kari Lake, Blake Masters, Sen, Rebecca Noble, flummoxed, Joe Biden, Susie Wiles, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Virgin Mary, Michael, Lennox, you’re, ” Lennox, Michael Whatley, Lara Trump, Elijah Nouvelage, Jim Pillen, wouldn’t, ” Danielle Butterfield, ’, CNN’s Ali Main, Kristen Holmes, David Wright, Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Republican, Grand Rapids, Trump, Republicans, Republican Party, Veteran Affairs, Grand, White House, Van, South Carolina Gov, America PAC, Musk, Federal, Commission, Getty, Trump Force, Sunshine State, Miami Gardens, Cuban, Democratic, Florida, Biden, GOP, Michigan, Republican National Committee, RNC, University of North, Republican Gov, Nebraska’s, White, Democrat, USA Locations: doorsteps, Michigan, Grand Rapids, Grand, Traverse City , Michigan, Detroit, Grand Rapids , Michigan, Congress, Kent, Arizona, Mesa , Arizona, AFP, Arizona , Wisconsin, Wolverine, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Florida, Black, Miami, Israel, Puerto, Dade County, New York, Pennsylvania, Cheboygan County , Michigan, Republican County, North Carolina, University of North Carolina, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Nevada, Nebraska, Omaha, Wisconsin , Michigan

☆ A Nevada official was found guilty of using $70K meant for a statue of a slain police officer for plastic surgery, her daughter's wedding, and rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A jury found Nevada official Michele Fiore guilty of misusing $70,000 meant for a memorial. The statue was to honor a Las Vegas police officer killed in the line of duty. Prosecutors said funds were spent on personal expenses like rent, plastic surgery, and a wedding. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, along with fellow officer Igor Soldo, was shot and killed "execution-style" while eating lunch in June 2014, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. An exhibit list showed that FBI agents also seized invoice documents for a Las Vegas plastic surgery practice.

Persons: Michele Fiore, —, KLAS, Fiore, Donald Trump, Alyn Beck, Igor Soldo, Dahoud Askar, Michael Sanft Organizations: Las, Prosecutors, Service, Las Vegas, Republican, PAC, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, FBI, Business Locations: Nevada, Las, Nye County, Caribbean, California, Vegas

☆ 'Business Leaders for Harris' campaign launches a podcast and website featuring Cuban, Hastings, Hoffman and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a campaign event, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 29, 2024. Business Leaders for Harris went live with a website early Friday that features online testimonials, both from small business owners and hugely successful entrepreneurs. We need someone who will bring us hope in a very tangible way and that is Kamala Harris," Chenault says in his testimonial. Business Leaders for Harris is a project of the Republican Accountability PAC, a progressive political action committee. In addition to donating money, Hoffman is hosting a new Business Leaders for Harris podcast.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, Reed Hastings, Aaron Levine, Ken Chenault, Ken Frazier, Chenault, Hastings, Joe Biden, Biden, Hoffman, they're Organizations: Democratic, U.S, Republican, Donald Trump . Business, Dallas Mavericks, LinkedIn, Netflix, Former American Express, Merck, Trump ., Business, PAC, Commission, Harris, Cuban Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Hastings

The Summary More than 50 heat records were broken in the western U.S. on Wednesday. New daily temperature records set included a high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix and 106 degrees in San Jose, California. The October heat wave is expected to continue into the weekend, with extreme conditions in states including California, Arizona and Nevada. More than 50 new heat records were set on Wednesday, as an extraordinary October heat wave continues to bake much of the western United States. California, too, notched several new daily heat records, per the National Weather Service.

Persons: Hurricane Helene Organizations: National Weather Service, NWS Locations: U.S, Phoenix, San Jose , California, California , Arizona, Nevada, United States, Yuma , Arizona, . California, San Jose, Napa, California, Colorado, San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Arizona, Florida, Hurricane, Tampa, Fort Myers, St . Petersburg

CNN —Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney will campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin on Thursday, touting her endorsement of the Democratic presidential nominee in the crucial battleground state, a senior campaign official told CNN. Cheney, who previously told CNN she was committed to doing what was necessary to stop Trump from returning to the White House, endorsed Harris last month in North Carolina, another swing state. She later said she expected to campaign against Trump in battleground states throughout the fall. Broader push to win over Republican votersThe campaign’s efforts to win over Republicans voters will extend beyond the Cheney event. Harris-Walz is spending significant money in this space as part of a more than seven figure paid media strategy, the campaign official said.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Cheney, Harris, ” Cheney, Ripon –, Republican Party – Harris, Ripon, Trump, –, Elise Stefanik, Dick Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Arizona Sen, Jeff Flake, Kari Lake, Mark Finchem, Walz, “, ”, Austin Weatherford, Ruwa Romman, ” Romman, CNN’s Veronica Stracqualursi Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Trump, White, Duke University, Republican Party, GOP, New York, Illinois Rep, Arizona, Democrats, Republicans, Labor, YouTube, Biden Locations: Wisconsin, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ripon, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Arizona , Nevada , Georgia

For the whole U.S., the median rent is $1,406 and the median mortgage payment is $1,904. Cost of living comparison: Renting vs. buying by stateIn the U.S., the median rent is $1,406 and the median monthly mortgage payment is $1,904. In New York City, for example, median rent is $1,748, making it more expensive than most states, even though New York state's median rent is only $1,561. Median rent costs as a percentage of incomeIt's important to keep in mind that income also varies from state to state. Methodology: How we determined rent and mortgage costsOur median rent, household income, and mortgage payment data comes from the Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.

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☆ This travel concierge's clients are worth at least $100 million. Here's how they do Las Vegas differently — from where to stay to where to eat.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ultra-luxury travel concierge Sienna Charles' clients have an average net worth starting at $100 million. Its founder explained how its clients do Las Vegas, from the best hotels to the top restaurants. While you'd be right, you'd also be missing one key destination — Las Vegas. India said Las Vegas is a once-a-year trip for some of Sienna Charles' clients. However, unlike most attendees, Sienna Charles' clients also get VIP or backstage access tickets.

Persons: Sienna Charles, —, you'd, Jaclyn Sienna India, Eric Lo, George W, Mariah Carey, Carbone, Bauer, Griffin, Fleur de Lis, Connie Zhou, Kit Leong, Mott, Cipriani, Delilah, Rachel Askinasi, Wynn, Dine, Tayfun, Katy Perry's, Gaga's Organizations: Service, New, Hamptons, Las Vegas Convention, Visitors Authority, Fortune, AaronP, Wynn Las, butlers, Carbone's, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Resorts Locations: Vegas, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Sin, India, Nevada, Vegas India, Wynn Las Vegas, Fontainebleau's, Fontainebleau, Vegas Mott, Peking, New York, York, Las, Wellington

☆ The GOP's SCOTUS dreams: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at the excitement among Republicans over the prospect of confirming new Supreme Court justices if Donald Trump wins. Republicans eye confirming even more Supreme Court justices if Trump winsBy Sahil KapurDuring Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Five almost seems too much to hope for.”On the campaign trail, Harris hasn’t said much about the prospect of Supreme Court vacancies under the next president. Read more →Harris’ campaign targeted Trump’s age for the first time in paid media since she became the Democratic nominee with a new digital ad. Read more → Follow live coverage from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

Persons: Sahil Kapur, Donald Trump, Chuck Todd, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, ” Sen, Josh Hawley, “, I’m, ” Hawley, Thomas, Alito — “, Trump, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Sen, John Cornyn, Harris hasn’t, Roe, Wade, Dick Cheney, Joe Lieberman, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Paul Ryan, Tim Walz, JD Vance, Vance, Walz, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Read, Chuck → 🗞️, Filip, $4 Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, Republicans, GOP, Republican, ”, Biden, aig Locations: Texas

The filing asserts that Trump knew that the claims he was spreading about the 2020 election were lies, with Smith's team arguing that Trump didn't believe his own falsehoods but instead spread them as part of his broader scheme to stay in power. Trump, Smith's team said, was informed that election night results might be misleading because it would take a while to count mail-in ballots, which were expected to be favorable to Joe Biden. Trump, Smith's team said, declared to his advisors that he "would simply declare victory before all the ballots were counted and a winner was projected" and publicly began laying the groundwork by telling his supporters he'd only lose if there was fraud. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung called the Smith team's filing “falsehood-ridden" and tied its release to the vice presidential debate, even though it was known to be coming soon. "President Trump is dominating, and the Radical Democrats throughout the Deep State are freaking out.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Jack Smith's, Trump, Smith's, Joe Biden, he'd, Steven Cheung, Smith, Jack Smith, Cheung, Witch Hunt Organizations: WASHINGTON, Capitol, FBI, Republican, Washington DC Radical Democrats, Justice Department, Radical Democrats Locations: United States, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , New Mexico , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

☆ Costco adds platinum bars to its precious metals lineup
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Costco continues to chip away at the gold mine that is the precious metals market. The wholesaler is adding Swiss-made platinum bars to its selection. Costco on Wednesday announced the 1-ounce platinum bars, on sale for $1,089.99 on its website alongside its now-famed gold bars and silver coins. Gold bars launched at Costco in August 2023, and not even two months later were selling out within hours of a restock. Analysts at Wells Fargo reported in April that Costco was selling as much as $200 million worth of gold bars a month.

Persons: It’s, “ I’ve, ”, Richard Galanti, —, Jeff Cox Organizations: Costco, Wednesday Locations: Swiss, Louisiana , Nevada, Puerto Rico, Wells

The start of October is bringing little relief to parts of the western United States, where 36 million people are under heat alerts and sweltering temperatures are setting records into the fall. Excessive heat warnings are in place in Arizona, California and Nevada, where high temperatures are expected to be 10 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than normal. On Tuesday, Phoenix reached 113 F, making it the hottest October day in the city’s recorded history. Before this week, Phoenix had never recorded a high temperature over 110 F in the month of October. Further north, San Francisco reached 94 F on Tuesday, which was the city’s hottest day in two years.

Persons: Phoenix Organizations: Phoenix, Las, Tuesday, National Weather Service Locations: United States, Arizona , California, Nevada, San Francisco, Las Vegas

☆ Why the Harris campaign has been aggressively courting Filipino Americans in Nevada
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Pinoy Pride” slogans, meals with community members, in-language ads and recruiting Filipino Americans for the campaign. With just over a month before the election, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been courting a group of Asian American voters, Filipino Americans, that may play a decisive role in the crucial swing state of Nevada. While Asian Americans make up almost 12% of Nevada’s electorate, well over the previous margin of victory, Filipino Americans constitute by far the largest ethnic group in that demographic. The ad blitz follows several other efforts made in the past few months to mobilize the Asian American community. With a month to go, Abby Herrera, a 19-year-old Filipino American organizer with grassroots nonprofit One APIA Nevada, said more can always be done to attract Filipino American voters.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Harris, “, ”, Assemblywoman Erica Mosca, Abby Herrera, Bacon, Labor Julie Su, we’re, ’ ” Mosca, “ We’re, Team Trump, Halee Dobbins, Rozita Lee, Mosca, ” Mosca, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Herrera, ” Herrera Organizations: Asian American, Democratic candidate’s, American, “ Pinoy, shouldn’t, Pinoy Pride, Biden, Labor, Nevada Democrats, Southwest, Trump, Pacific, Republican National, NBC News, “, Team, Pacific Islanders, Philippine Times of, Asian, Las Locations: Nevada, Las Vegas, Pacific Islander, “ In Nevada, Hawaii, California, Hawaiians, Philippine Times of Southern Nevada, APIA Nevada

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