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☆ Google dodged a jury trial in its big adtech case with a $2,289,751 check
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe antitrust trial, which began on Monday and is expected to last another month, has been configured as a bench trial. The case is different from a different Google antitrust trial decided earlier this year, where a judge found the company illegally monopolized the search market. AdvertisementThe Justice Department brought five different counts against Google under the Sherman Act, the landmark 1890 law that allows for the Justice Department to break up monopolies. AdvertisementAccording to a couple of professors who the Justice Department hired to do the math, that all added up to $2,289,751. At the end of June 7 hearing, Brinkema applauded Google and the Justice Department for their clever legal arguments.

Persons: —, Department —, There's, Leonie Brinkema, Bill Clinton, Brinkema, Sherman, Gibson Dunn, Stephanie Scarbrough, Rebecca Allensworth, Allensworth, Department's, Wells Fargo, DOJ's, We're, Justice Department didn't Organizations: Service, Google, US Department of Justice, Department, Business, Justice Department, Justice, of, AP, Vanderbilt University, BI Locations: Virginia, United States, States, Eastern, of Virginia

☆ First coed submarine joins Navy fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Rebecca Cohen Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. Navy's first coed submarine has been commissioned and is ready for service in the fleet, the Navy announced on Saturday. "The Navy’s latest Virginia-class submarine joins the fleet." Currently there are in excess of 60,000 enlisted women serving in the U.S. Navy, according to Women in the Navy.com. The submarine was commissioned during a Saturday morning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown Township, New Jersey, according to the Department of Defense. "The future of Naval warfare starts here, and it's more inclusive, stronger and more capable than ever," the Navy video said.

Organizations: U.S, Navy's, Navy, USS, Stripes, U.S . Navy, Naval Weapons Station, Department of Defense, Naval, DoD Locations: USS New Jersey, Virginia, New Jersey, Middletown Township , New Jersey, Korea, Vietnam

☆ Slain Ugandan Olympian buried with full military honors
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full military honors. Three weeks later her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, allegedly attacked Cheptegei as she returned from church with her two daughters and younger sister in the village of Kinyoro, Kenya police and her family said. “I don’t think I am going to make it,” she told her father while being treated in hospital, he said. Born in eastern Uganda in 1991, she met Marangach during a training visit to Kenya, later moving to the country to pursue her dream of becoming an elite runner. Marangach died a few days after Cheptegei, from burns allegedly sustained during the attack, dividing opinion among the local running community.

Persons: Rebecca Cheptegei, Cheptegei, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, Ferenc Isza, Joseph Cheptegei, ”, “, ” Andrew Kasuku, Marangach, marathoner Viola Cheptoo, Anne Hidalgo Organizations: Paris Olympics, Kenya police, Getty, Reuters, Kenyan, Tirop’s Locations: Kenya, Kinyoro, Budapest, Paris, AFP, Uganda, Thailand, Italy, “ Paris

☆ Insider Today: Fine-dining faux pas
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. On the agenda:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Fitness industry consultant Pete McCall told Business Insider evidence shows "building muscle through strength training, as opposed to using cardio to manage weight, has a much greater effect on promoting longevity." A Business Insider reporter decided to test these habits for a week. More of this week's top reads:AdvertisementThe Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bukwo, Uganda AP —Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral in a remote town near the Kenyan border. Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda’s army, said military spokesman Brig. According to a report filed by the local chief, they quarreled over a piece of land the athlete bought in Kenya. Cheptegei is the fourth female athlete to have been killed by her partner in Kenya in a worrying pattern of gender-based violence in recent years. Cheptegei competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics, finishing in 44th place, less than a month before the attack.

Persons: Rebecca Cheptegei, Cheptegei, Felix Kulayigye, Abubaker Lubowa, Dickson Ndiema, Ndiema, Janet Museveni, Don Rukare Organizations: Uganda AP, Olympic, Military, Uganda People's Defence Forces, Reuters, AP, Cheptegei, National Council of Sports, Kenyan, Health Survey, Paris Olympics Locations: Bukwo, Uganda, Kenya, Kenyan, Nzoia County, East, Eldoret, Kapchorwa, Kenya’s

An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to abort takeoff at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee after a Southwest Airlines flight was cleared to cross from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was headed to Seattle on Thursday morning and had received clearance to take off from air traffic control, the airline said in a statement, when Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the same runway, the FAA said. The Alaska pilots had to brake so hard and fast that the tires on their plane blew out, the airline said. Damaged tires on the Alaska Airlines jet at the Nashville, Tenn., airport after takeoff was aborted Thursday. It said it sent another plane to Nashville to take them to Seattle on Thursday night.

Persons: Kyle Forrester Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Nashville International Airport, Southwest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Alaska, Nashville, National Transportation Safety, Employees Locations: Alaska, Tennessee, Seattle, Tenn, Nashville

☆ JD Vance said he would 'consider' privatizing some veteran healthcare services if elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Rebecca Kheel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewRepublican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance expressed support for expanding veterans' ability to use private doctors in a podcast interview this week. "I think I'd consider it," replied Vance, a former enlisted Marine who deployed to Iraq in a public affairs role. AdvertisementThe Trump campaign shot back that the Harris campaign was taking Vance out of context. During his first term in office, Trump expanded veterans' ability to see non-VA doctors using VA funding by signing the Mission Act. AdvertisementThe Mission Act received bipartisan support when it passed in 2018, but it has since become more partisan.

Persons: —, Sen, JD Vance, Shawn Ryan, Vance, You'll, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Harris, cochair, William Martin, Kamala, It's, JD, Trump, Biden, you've Organizations: Service, Navy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Marine, Marine Corps, Republicans, GOP, Democratic, Iraq, Veterans, Trump, of Veterans Affairs, Congressional Republicans, Republican Locations: Iraq, Illinois

CNN —When Joan Chelimo first met Rebecca Cheptegei, she remembers her fellow distance runner simply as a “normal, happy girl,” delighted to be competing at the Olympics. The pair had started talking after competing in the women’s marathon in Paris last month, Chelimo representing Romania and Cheptegei running for Uganda. On Friday, a day before Cheptegei’s funeral in eastern Uganda, Tirop’s Angels hosted a femicide walk in the Kenyan city of Eldoret. There have been plenty of challenges along the way for those involved in Tirop’s Angels, particularly in the early days. “The first time we started Tirop’s Angels, we had a lot of rejection,” says Chelimo.

Persons: Joan Chelimo, Rebecca Cheptegei, ”, “, Chelimo, ” Weeks, Cheptegei, Dickson Ndiema, jerry, Ndiema, I’ve, It’s, ” Chelimo, Mattia Ozbot, ‘ I’m, ’, Agnes Tirop, Ibrahim Rotich, Rotich, Dylan Martinez, …, Andrew Kasuku, Mutua, Agnes, Joseph, –, ” –, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Olympics, CNN Sport, Ndiema, Athletics, Tirop’s Angels, Kenyan, Reuters, ”, Investigations Locations: Paris, Chelimo, Romania, Uganda, Kenya, Trans Nzoia, Rome, Africa, Budapest, Kenyan, Eldoret, Angels, Angola

☆ Engagement bait's rise on Threads is another example of how we just can't help ourselves on social media
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While rage bait can be found across social media, its prominence on Threads is because of how the app promotes content. AdvertisementWith that in mind, there's often something in your behavior on social media that's leading the apps to send those posts your way. In the grand scheme of things, rage bait is not the worst thing on social media by a long shot . YouTube star MrBeast mastered social media algorithms to build a huge audience in no time. Here's what business students said , and here's what tech students said .

Persons: —, Rebecca Zisser, Katie Notopoulos, Katie, it's, it'll, Samantha Lee, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon isn't, Solomon, Warren Buffett's, Kanu Gulati, she'd, Jensen Huang doesn't, Huang, Alberto E, Rodriguez, MrBeast, Jonah Peretti, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Twitter, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Occidental Petroleum, Khosla Ventures, Kanu Gulati Khosla Ventures, Nvidia, Warner Bros, HBO, Charter Locations: Taiwan, China, New York, London

☆ Trump had to front $145,000 to secure a rally space in Arizona amid reports he left an unpaid bill at the same venue in 2016
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Trump's campaign paid over $145,000 to secure a spot at the Tucson Convention Center for a rally. Local media said Trump failed to pay a bill for an event at the same venue in 2016. AdvertisementThe Trump campaign had to pay a deposit of over $145,000 to secure a spot at the Tucson Convention Center for a rally on Thursday. In a statement to Business Insider, the City of Tucson City Manager's Office confirmed that the Trump campaign had paid a deposit for estimated costs of $145,222.70 to use the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall at the venue. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Trump, Trump's, Kamala Harris, —, Linda Ronstadt, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders Organizations: Tucson Convention, Service, Business, Tucson City Manager's Office, City Locations: Tucson, Arizona, City, Tucson City

☆ Life feels darker in Springfield, Ohio, since Trump made it his wildest debate talking point, locals say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But now, the once-quiet Ohio town located between Dayton and Columbus has been catapulted out of obscurity for a wildly different reason. AdvertisementThe chaos reached a fever pitch on Tuesday night after Trump mentioned Springfield during his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. AdvertisementAn AI-generated image of former President Donald Trump carrying cats away from Haitian immigrants, a reference to falsehoods spread about Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, Ohio, has a population of a little under 60,000. halbergman/Getty ImagesOne of the good things, she added, is the work being done by some residents to support Haitians living there. Springfield's Haitian community, against their will, is the collateral damage.

Persons: —, Sara Bear, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ziJmaDEPV3 — AJ Huber, Trump, REBECCA, Bear, ROBERTO SCHMIDT, Springfield —, Jessica Eikleberry, It's, Olivia Parkinson, Parkinson, Marjory Wentworth, Wentworth, Sen, JD Vance, Marco Lapaix, Lapaix Organizations: Service, Springfield, Business, BI, Springfield Facebook, Trump, Washington Post . Police, Hall, Getty, Facebook Locations: Springfield, Ohio, Dayton, Columbus, Springfield ., Haitian, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield's, Mexican, Nazi

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☆ Fourth ape dies from infection at Jacksonville Zoo
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Rebecca Cohen Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A fourth ape has died from a shigella infection that has been plaguing animals at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens for weeks, the Florida zoo announced on Facebook this week. Kevin, a 3-year-old western lowland gorilla, "succumbed to the illness," the zoo said. "He fought very hard against the infection, showing signs of recovery at times," the zoo said. It added that the infection typically spreads through feces, food and water and can be more severe in the ape population. Kevin was born in April 2021 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to father Lash and mother Madini, the zoo said.

Persons: Kevin, bonobo moneys —, Lash, Madini Organizations: Jacksonville Zoo, Gardens, Facebook, Health, Care Locations: Florida

A state district judge struck down North Dakota's abortion ban Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a “fundamental right” to access abortion before a fetus is viable. "The Court concludes [the law] violates the Constitution of the State of North Dakota and is void for vagueness and of no effect," the order stated. The ruling stemmed from a request from the state to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a North Dakota clinic in 2022. Even though the judge’s ruling would make abortion legal in the meantime, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights, there are no longer any clinics performing abortions in North Dakota. North Dakota's ban prohibited abortion at all stages of pregnancy, except in the case of death or serious health risk.

Persons: Bruce Romanick, —, Romanick, Roe, Wade Organizations: U.S, North, North Dakota Constitution, Republican, Center for Reproductive Rights Locations: of North Dakota, U.S ., North Dakota, Minnesota, North

☆ Attorney General Merrick Garland to denounce 'dangerous' and 'outrageous' attacks on DOJ prosecutors and personnel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to denounce "dangerous" and "outrageous" attacks on Justice Department prosecutors and personnel Thursday and will seek to reassure them that he has their backs. "It is dangerous to target and intimidate individual employees of this department simply for doing their jobs." "And it is outrageous that you have to face these unfounded attacks because you are doing what is right and upholding the rule of law." He'll say of the attacks on prosecutors: "You deserve better. The former president has called DOJ employees derogatory names, describing, for example, special counsel Jack Smith, who has charged Trump in separate cases, as "deranged."

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Garland, Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Attorney Alvin Bragg, he's, ” Organizations: Department, Justice, DOJ, White, Department of Justice, NBC News, Trump, Biden's Justice, Manhattan, Attorney, WIN, Political, Illegal Voters Locations: WASHINGTON, York

The second week of Ulta’s Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event is almost over. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 7 dealsThe best Ulta sales on Sept. 8These pimple patches combat your breakout right at the start. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 9 dealsThe best Ulta sales on Sept. 10Unite is an NBC Select-staff favorite; the entire line is 50% off during the sale. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 10 dealsThe best Ulta sales on Sept. 11If you’re combatting hyperpigmentation and dark spots, consider this creamy, non-greasy serum from Elemis. Ulta Fall 21 Days of Beauty Event Sept. 12 dealsFrequently Asked Questions When does Ulta’s 21 Days of Beauty Event start and end?

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☆ Applying to jobs is tough, try doing it 2,200 times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, this guy is ready to give up after applying to nearly 2,200 jobs . The big storyNot hiringKevin Cash Ben BoxerHow tough is the current job market? AdvertisementThe job market is in a weird spot these days. On paper — and maybe in another labor market — Kevin appears to be the perfect candidate. It's a tough reality check for employees who previously held all the power in the job market.

Persons: —, Zer, Kevin Cash Ben Boxer, Kevin Cash, Tim Paradis, Kevin, it's, Forget, Tyler Le, we're, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Harris, Rebecca Zisser, Elon, Apple, Jensen, Goldman Sachs, David Soloman, Huang, Chelsea Jia Feng, Trump, Brian Niccol, We're, Niccol, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Mensa, BI Trump, Oppenheimer, Fed, Twitter, Nvidia, Kroger, London Locations: San Francisco, Austin, New York, London

☆ Three key questions that will shape whether Coach and Michael Kors owners will merge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article CPRITPR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTPedestrians walk past a Coach store and a Michael Kors store. One of the major debates in court has surrounded who are Coach and Michael Kors' true competitors. She said in her experience, Coach, Kate Spade and Michael Kors have never come up in customer surveys or company conversations about the competition. And he said it wouldn't need to worry as much, even if Michael Kors' brand continued to be challenged. "Once they come together, if Michael Kors continues to decline, some of that decline is going to benefit the Coach brand," he said.

Persons: Michael Kors, Scott Olson, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman, Capri's Versace, Jimmy Choo, Joanne Crevoiserat, Biden, LVMH, Louis Vuitton, Crevoiserat, she's, fanny, Chanel, Rebecca Minkoff, Suwon Yang, Saint Laurent, Hermes, Loren Smith, Smith, Kors, Capri Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Capri, FTC, CNBC, Capri's, Burberry, Tapestry, D.C Locations: New York City, Manhattan, Zara, Suwon, Italy, France, Washington, U.S

☆ UAW, U.S. dealers increase criticism of Stellantis CEO over cuts, sales declines
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David Dee Delgado | ReutersDETROIT – Stellantis ' U.S. dealer network has joined the United Auto Workers union in criticizing CEO Carlos Tavares for the company's recent sales declines, factory production cuts and other decisions they deem detrimental to the automaker's business. "The market share of your brands has been slashed nearly in half, Stellantis stock price is tumbling, plants are closing, layoffs are rampant, and key executives fleeing the company. We will continue to work with our dealers to avoid any public disputes that will delay our ability to deliver results." Stellantis reported a record profit in 2023, but so far this year, the automaker reported a first-half net profit of 5.6 billion euros ($6.07 billion), down 48% from the same period of 2023. It's part of his "Dare Forward 2030" plan to increase profits and double revenue to 300 billion euros ($325 billion) by 2030.

Persons: Carlos Tavares, David Dee Delgado, Tavares, Kevin Farrish, Farrish, Ford Stellantis, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Rebecca Cook Organizations: New York, Auto, Reuters DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, Dodge, Investor, Bloomberg, Stellantis, GM, Fiat Chrysler, France's PSA Groupe, UAW, U.S, Democratic Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Virginia, Romulus , Michigan

☆ How Lauren Chen went from ‘alt-lite’ YouTuber to alleged Russian asset
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The DOJ did not name Tenet Media but NBC News identified the company based on its description in the indictment. Unlike the influencers alleged to have been victims of RT and Tenet Media, who denied knowing they were working for Russia, Chen has said nothing since the indictment made news. “By connecting to and interacting with one another through YouTube videos, influencers with mainstream audiences lend their credibility to openly white nationalist and other extremist content creators,” Lewis wrote. Following the unsealing of the indictment, TheBlaze fired Chen and Turning Point USA removed her author page from its website. YouTube terminated all four of Chen’s pages, erasing thousands of videos and nearly a decade of work, including the channel for Tenet Media.

Persons: Lauren Chen, Chen, Liam Donovan, Candace, Jason Davis, Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Lauren Southern, — Chen, “, Michael Knowles gushed, Richard Spencer, ” Knowles, Tenet, Milo Yiannopoulos, ” Yiannopoulos, she’s, Yiannopoulos, Spencer, Rebecca Lewis, Ben Shapiro, Lewis ’, ” Lewis, Evie, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, TheBlaze, ”, Fuentes’s, Nikki Haley “, Matt Christiansen, Donovan “ Organizations: Department of Justice, DOJ, NBC News, Tenet Media, Trump, RT, Getty, YouTube, Tenet, University of Southern, College Republicans, Brigham Young University, Facebook, Southern Poverty Law Center, Data & Society, ”, “, Scouting, United Nations Locations: Russian, Russia, Nashville, Tenn, Southern, Canadian, Shanghai, Singapore, London, “, University of Southern California, Charlottesville , Virginia, Stanford, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ Exclusive: Women's health unicorn Maven Clinic is raising over $100 million from PE firm StepStone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Women's health unicorn Maven Clinic is raising over $100 million in a new funding round. PE firm StepStone Group is set to lead the round, which would value Maven at $1.7 billion. AdvertisementWomen's health unicorn Maven Clinic is grabbing fresh capital in a new funding round, Business Insider has learned. The startup is raising over $100 million in the round, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Maven, — Organizations: StepStone, Service, Business Locations: Sequoia

☆ A debate with bad blood
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When discussing immigration, Harris took a shot at Trump's rallies, saying that people leave them early " out of exhaustion and boredom ." Trump responded with his own attack about Harris' rallies, but his demeanor also took a noticeable turn for the remainder of the debate. And while the two candidates basically don't agree on anything, Harris took one page out of Trump's book. The vice president had some noticeable facial expressions during the debate , something the former president has been known for. The Harris campaign said following the debate the vice president would participate in another one in October .

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☆ House Speaker Johnson pulls government funding bill after GOP support collapses
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The spending proposal would have funded the government until next March. But it also would include the so-called SAVE Act, a bill that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register as a voter. Former President Donald Trump has said that Republicans should not pass any spending plan without the SAVE Act attached. The Republican presidential nominee also said the GOP should be ready to shut down the government if the voter identification proposal is not in the spending bill.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, Donald Trump Organizations: Capitol Visitor Center, House Republican Conference, Republicans, GOP, NBC News, Congressional, SAVE, Democrat, Republican

☆ Taylor Swift's endorsement of Harris drives nearly 338,000 users to government voting website
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift The Eras Tour" at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany, July 27, 2024. Taylor Swift's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in a Tuesday night Instagram post drove at least 337,826 visitors to Vote.gov, a government website that directs users to state-specific voting information, a spokesperson for the U.S. General Services Administration told CNBC. Swift released her endorsement minutes after the conclusion of the first debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump. Last year, Swift posted a similar link to the Vote.gov website to motivate her followers to register to vote. The website experienced a 1,226% traffic boost in the hour after Swift's 2023 post, NPR reported last year.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Taylor, Taylor Swift's, Kamala Harris, Swift, Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz, Vote.gov Organizations: U.S . General Services Administration, CNBC, NPR Locations: Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany, Vote.gov

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an amendment that would enshrine abortion access in the state's constitution can appear on the general election ballot. A majority of the state Supreme Court said that a previous judgment by a circuit court is reversed, directing Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft to inform local election officials to place Amendment 3 on the state's Nov. 5 ballot. "The Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling ensures that Amendment 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, will appear on the November ballot, giving voters—not politicians—the power to decide on this critical issue. Missouri is one of 10 states that will have an abortion-rights amendment on the ballot this year. In that ruling, Limbaugh stopped short of removing the measure from the ballot, providing the campaign the opportunity instead to appeal to the state Supreme Court before a Tuesday deadline.

Persons: State John Ashcroft, “, Rachel Sweet, —, Freedom, Ashcroft, Christopher Limbaugh, Limbaugh, Mary Russell Organizations: Missouri Supreme, State, Initiative Locations: Missouri, Cole

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