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Outside of the ABC27 news station where Casey and McCormick debated, a slew of people aligned with Casey’s campaign held signs calling McCormick an out-of-state candidate. McCormick attempted to deflect the line of attack on the debate stage by arguing Casey has little show for his long career in public office. “When you don’t have a record to run on, which Senator Casey does not, you attack your opponent,” McCormick shot back. When Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, McCormick said Casey quickly changed his tune. “Senator Casey said, ‘Kamala Harris is great!’” McCormick said.

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☆ Woman gets 40 years for giving husband lethal dose of tranquilizer in attack captured on dashcam
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Prosecutors say she killed Timothy Hovanec in 2022 to keep him from seeing their children. The Hovanecs, who were divorcing, had three children, prosecutors said. She initiated divorce in 2020 and later began to deny her husband visitation with their children despite a court order allowing it, prosecutors said. Hovanec later confessed to authorities, saying she knew the drug would kill her hsband “within minutes,” the affidavit said. Theodorou obtained the substance used to kill the victim and also helped Hovanec bury her husband’s body, the affidavit said.

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☆ The September jobs report dashed hopes for another jumbo rate cut next month
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThe September jobs report offered good news all around — except to those expecting a second straight jumbo 50-basis-point rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month. In addition, the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.1%, bucking estimates that it would stay unchanged at 4.2%. Analysts agree that September's blowout job numbers make an aggressive interest rate cut harder to justify. Advertisement"Did the Fed even need to cut rates in September, let alone cut by 50 basis points?" Late last month, the bank predicted that investors would take on more risk if the unemployment rate hit 4.1% and if payrolls reached above 150,000.

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☆ Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz says he plans to donate to VP Kamala Harris' campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Less than three months after announcing plans to contribute to political action committees supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz says he's donating to Vice President Kamala Harris' election bid, CNBC has confirmed. In a letter to employees of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, the tech investor said he and his wife, Felicia, have had a longtime friendship with Harris. Horowitz wrote. Their financial support of the Trump campaign was due to what they called a better "little tech agenda." "We do not engage in political fights outside of issues directly relevant to Little Tech."

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☆ Activist firm Mantle Ridge has $1 billion-plus stake in Air Products
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Activist investor Mantle Ridge has a $1 billion-plus stake in industrial gas supplier Air Products and Chemicals , according to a person familiar with the matter. The activist investor also wants to push the company on succession planning for Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products' 80-year-old CEO, the person said. Air Products is badly underperforming the S&P 500 for a second straight year. Air Products has a market cap of about $63 billion as of Friday's close. Air Products supplies chemicals and gases primarily to industrial customers, but has in recent years diversified into other businesses.

Persons: Seifi Ghasemi, Mantle, Paul Hilal, Seifi, Samir Serhan, Ghasemi, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Squire Organizations: Air Products, Oiltanking, Chemicals, Products, Berkshire, CSX

☆ A lasting U.S. ports strike deal is far from done, with automation a big hurdle in ILA/USMX negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Dockworkers strike in a picket line outside of the Port of Houston Authority on October 01, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The strike, affecting 36 ports, marked a historic event and was the first by the union since 1977. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)The tentative agreement to suspend the International Longshoremen's Association strike may have consumers and businesses breathing a sigh of relief. In a statement Friday, the ILA said it wants to tighten the language related to the use of automation at ports. It is only a tentative agreement and automation at ports will remain a major stumbling block," said Peter Sand, chief shipping analyst at supply chain intelligence firm Xeneta.

Persons: Brandon Bell, Peter Sand, Harold Daggett, Daggett, Dennis Daggett, Harold Daggett's, that's, Sand, Dr, Michael Nacht, Larry Henry Organizations: Port, Houston Authority, International Longshoreman's Association, United States Maritime Alliance, International Longshoremen's Association, ILA, CNBC, Office, GAO, Public, University of California, Defense, ContainerTrac, International, Warehouse Union, Pacific Maritime Association Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Berkeley, Long Beach, Los Angeles , California, West Coast

☆ Spirit Airlines stock plunges after report it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | Will Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Spirit Airlines may file for Chapter 11 amid major debts after a failed merger with JetBlue. A report of the potential bankruptcy filing sent Spirit's stock tumbling in premarket trade Friday. AdvertisementSpirit Airlines stock plunged in premarket trading on Friday after a report that it may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While Spirit faces a turbulent future with a potential Chapter 11 filing, it isn't necessarily a death sentence for the airline. AdvertisementWhen contacted by Business Insider, Spirit Airlines referred to Christie's comments in August's earnings call but didn't comment further.

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☆ ‘There will be a lot of deaths’: Israelis living near Lebanese border fear tit-for-tat escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Kiryat Shmona, Israel CNN —Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. A family home that was damaged by a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon. A city of some 22,000, Kiryat Shmona has turned into a ghost town over the past year. On Thursday, marking the Jewish new year, the Pinhas family snuck back into Kiryat Shmona for a brief visit.

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☆ The port strike is over. Here’s what happens next
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Then union members will get additional $4-per-hour raises every year during the life of the six-year tentative deal. The union had been willing to consider the $4-an-hour deal before the strike, union boss Harold Daggett said on the picket line outside the Port of New York and New Jersey early Tuesday, soon after the start of the strike. Thursday’s deal likely is the end of the strike, but it doesn’t close the door on a new strike in the future. Should the members vote against the deal, the strike might start once again. But union members voted nearly unanimously to reject it and have remained on strike since September 13.

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☆ Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I tell you, I have never voted for a Democrat, but this year, I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris," Cheney told the crowd. Cheney said in September that both she and her father, Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney, would be voting for Harris over their party's nominee, former President Donald Trump. The Harris campaign has been looking for ways to take advantage of opposition to Trump within the Republican party. Since then, a small but growing number of prominent Republicans have come out in support of Harris' presidential campaign, including former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and the Cheneys. "We have plenty of policy disagreements with Vice President Harris.

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Banks up : Financials were also strong Friday, with Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley our top performers on the session. Beer boss : Shares of Club stock Constellation Brands were bouncing Friday, one day after a steep post-earnings slide . As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ Satellite imagery shows Iranian oil tankers at country’s major terminal disappearing amid fears of Israeli counterattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesSatellite imagery revealed a number of oil tankers vacating the waters around Iran's key Kharg Island oil loading terminal, amid fears of an Israeli counterattack on Tehran's energy infrastructure. Their empty VLCC supertankers vacated the country's largest oil terminal, Kharg Island, yesterday," tracking firm TankerTrackers.com wrote in a post on the X social media platform on Thursday evening. VLCC tankers are specifically designed to transport large volumes of crude oil. Kharg Island: Iran's largest oil terminalLocated fifteen miles off Iran's northwestern coast, the Kharg Island terminal handles more than 90% of the country's crude exports.

Persons: Fatemeh, TankerTrackers.com, Hassan Nasrallah —, Samir Madani, Sara Vakhshouri, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, National Iranian Tanker Company, Copernicus, Sentinel, Sentinel Hub CNBC, CNBC, Kharg, SVB Energy, Brent, West Texas Locations: Kharg, Iran, Israel, Persian, London

Former first lady Melania Trump appeared to discuss her views on women's rights Thursday in a video on X, one day after publication of an excerpt from her coming memoir in which she reportedly takes a strong stance in support of abortion rights. The Guardian reported Wednesday that Trump defends abortion rights in her memoir, scheduled for release Tuesday. Reached for comment about the former first lady's views on abortion, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung pointed to Donald Trump's remarks in the interview. Abortion is not the source of their freedom and liberation.”The former first lady's new position also prompted backlash from reproductive rights groups, which pointed to Donald Trump's record on abortion. She’s been a champion of reproductive freedom her whole career."

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☆ Ryanair Boeing plane catches fire on runway in Italy; 184 aboard evacuated
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rome CNN —More than 180 people were evacuated Thursday from a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet after it caught fire while taxiing to take off at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. A spokesperson for the airport in Brindisi confirmed there had been a fire that halted air traffic for several hours. Ryanair, the Irish budget airline group that operates Europe’s largest aircraft fleet, said all 184 passengers and crew were safely evacuated on the runway after Thursday’s incident. On Tuesday, another Ryanair aircraft – flight FR846 – headed into Milan Bergamo airport from Barcelona had a tire issue upon landing, which briefly closed the destination airport. Boeing, the manufacturer of both aircraft involved in this week’s incidents, referred CNN to Ryanair.

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Two racing teams, one owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan, filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing NASCAR operators of being "monopolistic bullies" who line the pockets of the circuit's founding family. "The France family and NASCAR are monopolistic bullies," according to the lawsuit. A NASCAR rep on Wednesday morning said the motorsport organization was still reviewing the complaint and could not immediately comment. Racing teams receiving only about 13% of NASCAR's ever-increasing revenues, which include TV deals signed since 2001 worth about $23.1 billion, according to Polk. "By exploiting its monopoly power over the racing teams, NASCAR has been able to impose anti-competitive terms as a condition of a team’s access to competitions."

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The news is a particular blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, since the union was the first to endorse Joe Biden's presidential bid in 2020. In a statement, Edward A. Kelly, the union's president, said that the group's executive board voted on Thursday by 1.2% not to endorse. Both presidential campaigns made personal appeals to the union’s members at a convention in Boston in August, with Minnesota Gov. Last month, the Teamsters union, which represents over 1 million truck drivers, freight workers and others, also declined to endorse a presidential candidate. The AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers union — which represent millions of workers combined — have each endorsed Harris this cycle.

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The videos are part of a seven-figure paid media strategy aimed at critical swing voters and a larger effort by the Harris campaign to court Republicans and former Trump supporters. The campaign has also hired strategists to focus specifically on conservative voters, held events to engage Republican voters in battleground states, launched Republicans for Harris to help organize grassroots programs, and rolled out endorsements from prominent Republicans. McCaffery, who lives in Pennsylvania, embodies the type of voter the Harris campaign hopes will back her as polls show the race remains close. This week, the Harris campaign will also be holding Republican voter outreach events in the battleground states across the country. That comes after the campaign launched Republicans for Harris in August and after dozens of notable Republicans, including Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, endorsed Harris.

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Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and daughter of a former Republican vice president, will join Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday at a campaign event in Ripon, Wisconsin, the city commonly recognized as the birthplace of the Republican Party. And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said at Duke University in Durham at the time. Days later, Cheney’s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, said he planned to vote for Harris, as well. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. To ensure our democracy and our economy remain strong for another four years, we must elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House," the Republicans wrote in an letter released Wednesday.

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☆ October surprises are piling up, but a toss-up race seems impervious to shocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The trio of tests facing Harris comes with potential economic, political and humanitarian consequences if the administration errs. And the new scrutiny of Trump’s behavior after the 2020 election could cause some voters to again question his fitness for the Oval Office. Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee, Wisconsin, October 1, 2024. NONE OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PRESIDENT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. But Trump has already tried to manipulate the tragedy for political gain, accusing Biden of “sleeping” following the storm.

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☆ Russia's strike on a merchant ship in the Black Sea was likely down to poor targeting and aged ammo: UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The strike led to fears of a potential escalation in Russian attacks on the Black Sea grain corridor. But according to the UK MOD, it was likely an error caused by poor procedures and aging munition. Tonight, Russia launched a strike on an ordinary civilian vessel in the Black Sea right after it left Ukrainian territorial waters. Related storiesSince its exit from the Black Sea grain initiative, Russia's attacks on Ukrainian naval export abilities have been largely limited to striking ports, and — it's widely believed — dropping naval mines. Despite the potential for economic warfare, Russia has good reason to avoid escalating the threat to shipping in the Black Sea, Ambrey wrote.

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☆ Israel is weighing up how to strike back against Iran. Here's how it could play out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Global stocks dipped again on Thursday, while oil prices rose further as markets braced for a wider regional war in the Middle East. "He has been advocating for hitting Iran and for the United States to target Iran. There are several potential targets Netanyahu may be considering:Iran's oil facilitiesOne target could be Iran's oil production facilities. Oil prices spiked for a third day on Thursday, fueled by speculation that the growing conflict could limit production. With oil prices rising, there are fears that the industrial recession the US economy is experiencing could snowball into a full-fledged downturn.

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☆ Elon Musk burned $10 million to help Ron DeSantis and has spent years backing Republican causes: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk had funded Republican causes long before he endorsed Trump in July, per new reports. AdvertisementElon Musk, a vocal backer of former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has quietly funded Republican causes for years, according to new reports. Ron DeSantis of Florida a $10 million donation for his short-lived presidential bid in 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the donation. Musk gave the money to a group called Faithful & Strong Policies, The Journal reported. In July, the Journal reported that Musk had committed to donating $45 million monthly to the PAC.

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☆ Meet Harold Daggett, the colorful and controversial union boss leading the port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Daggett is the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, which has nearly 50,000 union members on strike at three dozen different port facilities. This is the union’s first strike in 47 years, but Daggett participated in the previous strike as a rank-and-file dock worker. A sea of hundreds of union members parted amid cheers as made his way to the top of a small grassy knoll, with idle shipping containers as a backdrop. Unwanted attentionBut increasing attention on Daggett and the strike has brought harassment and death threats, according to a statement from the union. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association union, which represents roughly 45,000 workers, on strike outside the Port of New York and New Jersey on the first day of the strike.

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☆ Chaos is building for shippers as U.S. port strike continues and costs rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Brashier said some clients had containers that were once destined for the Port of Savannah diverted to the Port of Norfolk in the last hours before the strike began. More than a dozen container vessels are currently waiting in the port anchorage area of Freeport, Everstream Analytics data shows. MSC, the largest containership company in the world, has diverted two vessels, according to Vizion. A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. Christian Roeloffs, cofounder and CEO of Container xChange, said the timing of this strike is especially challenging for shippers.

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WASHINGTON — During Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Now, they’re excited about the prospect of building on those efforts by confirming even more conservative justices, as well as lower-court judges, if he wins another four years. Two long-serving conservative justices will be on retirement watch in the coming years: Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74. It takes 51 votes to confirm a Supreme Court justice, so in that scenario Republicans would have the power to replace them without any input from Democrats. On the campaign trail, Harris hasn’t said much about the prospect of Supreme Court vacancies under the next president.

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