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☆ Cadella Marley: Bob Marley instilled a love of football in his daughter. Now she’s changing the lives of women and girls in Jamaica
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“I’m reading it … I’m like: ‘Wait, Jamaica has a women’s football team? Six years earlier, in 2008, underfunding had led to the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) disbanding the women’s national team program. The women’s team disbanded again in 2016, but Marley never wavered in her commitment to the program. Marley’s work has helped not only improve standards and conditions for players, but also helped shift the country’s attitude towards the women’s national team. Qualifying to the knockouts will be difficult, but more history, this time a first Women’s World Cup win, is a real possibility.

Persons: Bob Marley, Cedella, “ Daddy, ” Marley, “, Ziggy, Steve, Pelé, Cadella, Joe Maher, underfunding, Marley, Ziggy Marley, Damien, –, Cedella Marley, Angela Weiss, ’, Havana Solaun, Khadija ‘ Bunny ’ Shaw, Jamaica's Khadija Shaw, Alfredo Estrella, Hue Menzies, Michael Ricketts, ”, Chinyelu Asher, ’ ” Asher, Asher, Bob Marley's, hasn’t, “ I’d, England’s Lionesses, I’ve, Bob Marley Foundation “, “ It’s Organizations: CNN — Football, CNN Sport, Soccer, Jamaican Football Federation, women’s, Bob Marley Foundation, Jamaica's, Getty, Ajax, Adidas, Friendship Sports, Havana, Manchester City, Super League, CNN, ” Reuters, Jamaica Locations: Jamaica, Caribbean, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Brazil, AFP, United States, France, Panama, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Costa Rica, Kingston , Jamaica

☆ Project Wild Earth: This family of four has just embarked on a 5-year adventure around the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

They instantly connected and maintained a long-distance relationship for a year after his road trip ended before moving to Hong Kong to start a life together. During the project, dubbed “Project Wild Earth,” they will also share stories on their website and social media accounts about inspiring rangers, support organizations, government officials and entrepreneurs they work or come in contact with. Leah, an American, worked as a primary school teacher and helped establish a Sudbury school in Hong Kong that empowers children to direct their own education. The Priors found themselves stuck in Hong Kong, which had some of the strictest pandemic restrictions in the world due to its “zero-Covid” approach. “When these things unfolded in Hong Kong, we had to reconsider everything.

Persons: we’re, Matt, Leah Prior, Leah, Zapp, Graham, Paige, “ Leah, ” Matt, ”, “, AdventureX, Jack, Matt couldn’t, “ Jack, Sai Kung, “ It’s, Dr, Jane Goodall, Tompkins, Allen, –, Reinhard Dirscherl, Charlotte, they’ll Organizations: CNN, The Explorers Club, Sumy Sadurni, Getty, Allen Coral Atlas, Jane, Jane Goodall Institute and, Bank Locations: Charlotte, Laos, London, South Korea, Hong Kong, Europe, Central Asia, China, Southeast Asia, Asia, Pacific, Africa, Americas, American, Sudbury, British, Indonesia, Hong, New Territories, AFP, Patagonia, agroforestry

☆ Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

US singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) performs on stage during an invitation only concert at the newly opened Encore Boston Harbor Casino in Everett, Massachusetts on August 8, 2019. "No country has given the world such great music," Bennett said in a 2015 interview with Downbeat Magazine. The evening's performance resulted in the album, "Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged," which won two Grammys, including album of the year. Bennett would win Grammys for his tributes to female vocalists ("Here's to the Ladies"), Billie Holiday ("Tony Bennett on Holiday"), and Duke Ellington ("Bennett Sings Ellington — Hot & Cool"). He also won two Emmy Awards — for "Tony Bennett Live By Request: A Valentine Special" (1996) and "Tony Bennett: An American Classic" (2007).

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☆ The Philippines women's soccer team is making history at this year's Women's World Cup.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Led by coach Alen Stajcic, who formerly coached the Australian Women’s National Team, the squad will make history no matter the result of Friday’s game. ‘The word is spreading’Before joining the national team, California born Sarina Bolden – whose penalty kick clinched the island nation’s spot at the tournament – had never been to the Philippines. The 27-year-old is hopeful her country’s presence in the World Cup will promote soccer both in the Philippines – where other sports such as basketball and boxing remain more popular – and among the Filipino diaspora. In 2022, she was a key part of the Philippine National team that progressed to the knockout stages of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the first time. Bolden said she’s already seen awareness and interest grow in the Philippines following the team’s on field successes and historic qualification for the World Cup.

Persons: they’ll, Alen Stajcic, Stajcic, “, ”, ” Stajcic, Sarina Bolden –, –, “ Everyone’s, Bolden, ” Bolden, she’s Organizations: New Zealand CNN, Philippines ’, Women’s National Team, CNN, Filipina, Western Sydney Wanderers, Loyola Marymount University, LMU Lions, Philippines, Philippine National, AFC, women’s Locations: Auckland, New Zealand, Philippines, Switzerland, United States, California, Los Angeles, Europe, US, Asia, Taiwan, Japan

☆ What reset? DeSantis defiant while campaign braces for reality of his struggles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

DeSantis’ remarks Monday in Tega Cay, South Carolina, were a near carbon copy of the speech he has delivered at campaign stops for weeks. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for DeSantis’ campaign confirmed to CNN it let go of some staffers, after Politico reported that “fewer than 10 staffers” in event planning were cut on Thursday. Over six weeks, DeSantis had spent $686,000 on travel including expenses for private jets, according to campaign finance records, and his payroll topped $1 million. “In the second quarter, we were a candidate for about five and a half weeks, our campaign raised $20.1 million dollars. Lu Aiken, a member of Republican Women Rising in South Carolina, said she was undecided but DeSantis was at the top of her list.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, ” DeSantis, ’, CNN’s Jake Tapper, –, Donald Trump’s, DeSantis, Trump, we’ll, I’ll, Tapper, “, ”, Kim Reynolds, “ We’re, Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch’s, Lu Aiken, we’ve, Ron, ” Jonathan Sievers Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, Politico, GOP, Trump, Iowa Republican Gov, Republican, Fox News, Disney, ” Republican, Republican Women Rising Locations: South Carolina, Delaware, Tega Cay, kickstart, Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Utah, Park City , Utah, “, United States, DeSantis, Trump, Weddington , South Carolina

SYDNEY/AUCKLAND, July 20 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand will open the ninth Women's World Cup co-hosted by the two nations on Thursday, despite a shooting near the Norwegian team hotel in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland that left three dead and six injured. Tracey Taylor, a professor of sports management at RMIT University in Melbourne, said many members of grassroots football clubs expected the tournament to have a transformative effect for participation in women’s sport in Australia. Several participating nations, including tournament heavyweights England and Spain, have been in dispute with their administrators over working conditions and pay in recent months. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many New Zealanders to experience a top-tier FIFA World Cup event,” he said. Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; Additional reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney and Philip O'Connor in Stockholm; Editing by Lincoln Feast.

Persons: Chris Hipkins, Maren Mjelde, Sydney –, Tracey Taylor, ”, Sam Kerr, Anthony Albanese, Fatma, “, Grant Robertson, “ It’s, Alasdair Pal, Renju Jose, Philip O'Connor, Lincoln Organizations: SYDNEY, Police, New Zealand, New Zealand’s Football Ferns, Norway, Gang, Australia, RMIT University, England, rugby, Blacks, FIFA’s, Kiwis, Zealand, Wednesday, FIFA, Thomson Locations: AUCKLAND, Australia, New Zealand, Norwegian, New Zealand's, Auckland, Eden, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Sydney, England, Melbourne, Spain, France, Zealanders, Stockholm

[1/4] Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel addresses supporters during a campaign stop at the IBEW Local 58 union hall in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File PhotoJuly 18 (Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general on Tuesday announced felony charges against 16 Republicans for participating in an alleged "false elector" scheme that aimed to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in the battleground state. Nessel charged the 16 Republicans with a series of felonies, including forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery, and conspiracy to commit election forgery. The group includes Marian Sheridan, the grassroots vice chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party; Meshawn Maddock, former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party; Republican National Committeewoman Kathy Berden; and Stanley Grot, the clerk in Shelby Township, a northern suburb of Detroit. Other authorities are also investigating efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss.

Persons: Dana Nessel, Rebecca Cook, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Nessel, Marian Sheridan, Meshawn Maddock, Kathy Berden, Stanley Grot, Trump, Biden, Mike Pence, Kanishka Singh, Nathan Layne, Andy Sullivan, Will Dunham, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Michigan, REUTERS, U.S . Capitol, Trump's, Democrat, Electoral College, Trump, Michigan Republican Party, Republican, Republican Party, State of, United States Senate, National Archives, U.S . Justice, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Michigan, Shelby Township, Detroit, United States, America, State of Michigan, Georgia

☆ What we know about the 16 fake electors charged in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Some of the GOP electors in Michigan were local activists who were recruited to serve as “fake electors,” all while inaccurately believing there was still a chance that then-President Donald Trump might secure a second consecutive term. CNN has reached out to the 16 fake electors for comment about the criminal charges. Here’s what we know about the 16 fake electors facing state charges. Meshawn Maddock, 55, was co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party during the 2020 campaign and is married to a GOP member of the Michigan House of Representatives. James Renner, 76, was also brought in later in the process to replace one of the original GOP electors.

Persons: ”, Donald Trump, Meshawn Maddock, Kathy Berden, Marian Sheridan, Kent Vanderwood, Stanley Grot, Amy Facchinello, Ann Henry, Michele Lundgren, “, we’d, Trump, …, ” Clifford Frost, John Haggard, Timothy King, Rose Rook, Mayra Rodriguez, Hank Choate, Sonny Perdue, Ken Thompson, Thompson, James Renner Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Republican National Committee, Trump, Michigan Republican Party, GOP, Michigan, Representatives, Republican National Convention, Wyoming City Council, 2nd District Republican Party, Genesee County Republican Party, Congressional, Republican, Democratic, Detroit Free Press, Michigan GOP Locations: Michigan, Washington ,, DC, Wyoming , Michigan, Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Shelby Township, Grand Blanc, Flint , Michigan, Genesee, Michigan’s, Lansing, Detroit, Macomb County, Van Buren County

☆ Trump's campaign sent DeSantis donors a list of all of his struggles thus far
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump's campaign has found a new way to troll Ron DeSantis. Top Trump advisors wrote to DeSantis' donors with a list of his struggles. Ron DeSantis' donors, urging them to press the GOP presidential hopeful on his campaign's struggles thus far. "The numbers suggest, for the first time, that solvency could be a threat to DeSantis' campaign," the memo read, quoting an NBC report about how DeSantis' campaign is strapped for cash. In response, DeSantis' campaign pointed to a statement touting its $20 million haul in six weeks.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Ron DeSantis, Top, DeSantis, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, Trump's, –, Generra Peck, Trump Organizations: Top Trump, Service, Florida Gov, Trump, GOP, NBC, New York Times, Politico Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida

☆ Biden reelection campaign raises over $72 million in second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden raised over $72 million for his 2024 reelection effort in the second quarter of this year, according to the Biden-Harris campaign. The fundraising success was spread across all of Biden's reelection entities, including his campaign and joint fundraising committees. The Biden entities ended the quarter with a combined $77 million in cash on hand for a presidential campaign battle next year that is poised to be the most expensive in American history. DeSantis' campaign, which officially launched in May, raised $20 million. The Biden campaign said that its $77 million cash on hand for Team Biden "represents the highest total amassed by a Democrat at any comparable point in history."

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Emmett Till, Harris, Biden, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, MAGA, Rodriguez, Spokespeople Organizations: White, Biden, Democratic National Committee, Democratic, Florida Gov, Republican, PAC, Trump, CNBC Locations: Rose, Washington , DC

Biden, who launched his campaign on April 25, had $77 million in cash on hand at the end of June across several affiliated fundraising entities and the Democratic Party. The Republican front-runner, former President Donald Trump, raised more than $35 million during the April-June period, a campaign official had said. Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis raised $20 million in the same period, his campaign said. Trump launched his campaign in June that year but had already started raising money, while Obama launched his campaign on April 4. Reuters GraphicsThe Biden campaign is required to submit more detailed financial records to the Federal Election Commission by Saturday.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Barack Obama, Obama, MAGA, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Chavez Rodriguez, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Katzenberg, Steven Cheung, Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose, Nathan Layne, Alistair Bell Organizations: Democratic Party, Republican, Florida Governor, Democratic National, Republicans, Biden, Trump, Republican National Committee, Reuters, Federal, Disney, Thomson Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Washington

☆ Ground vehicles are the new frontier in Ukraine's drone war
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Yevhen Hnatok, 22, former Ukrainian serviceman, shows an unmanned ground vehicle, with his patches, in workshop, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, July 5, 2023. Among the Ukrainian engineers working in the sector is 22-year-old Yevhen Hnatok, who said he had already supplied several dozen remote-controlled ground vehicles for the armed forces. As more experimental technologies are introduced onto the battlefield, small-scale engineers like Hnatok are hoping to influence the war's outcome with Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) that carry weapons and explosives or conduct reconnaissance. The impact of combat UGVs from both sides has been extremely limited so far, according to Samuel Bendett, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Hnatok said he does not profit from his vehicles, but asks his military buyers to cover production costs.

Persons: Hnatok, Alina Smutko, Samuel Bendett, Ukraine that's, Max Hunder, Mike Collett, White, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Vehicles, Center, New, New American Security, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Kyiv region, Russia, KYIV, Russian, New American, Kyiv, Moscow

☆ Slow pace of Biden’s reelection campaign feeds Democrats’ 2024 anxiety
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

It’s a persistent sense that the inner circle of advisers to the president and several of the very few aides who have been hired for his reelection campaign dismiss as absurd. “They are so underestimated, and they keep getting it right,” said Jim Messina, former president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign manager, who has been one of the people privately advising Biden’s team to ramp up gradually. “We will grow and ramp up alongside the Biden campaign, probably in late fall or early next year,” Barnes said. “The most important power of incumbency is taking time to plan and build your campaign while your challenger is busy with a primary,” a Democratic campaign veteran said. “You can raise more now, but President Biden is raising less,” a veteran Democratic fundraiser on the West Coast said.

Persons: –, Joe Biden won’t, Biden, “, ”, Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s, Obama, aren’t, Donald Trump, ‘, “ I’m, Trump’s, David Axelrod, “ Trump, ” Axelrod, Biden’s, Kevin Munoz, Harris, Roe, Wade, Mitt Romney, Trump, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Messina, ” Messina, Roy Cooper, you’re, ” Cooper, Kamala Harris, Lavora Barnes, Julie Chávez Rodriguez, Barnes, ” Barnes, ’ ”, Axelrod, who’s, – “ it’s, Larry Cohen, Bernie Sanders, Obama’s –, Lis Smith Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Republicans, MAGA Republicans, Biden, Democratic National Committee, Republican, America, White, North Carolina Gov, ” Michigan Democratic Party, Communications Workers of America, Obama, Biden pessimists Locations: America, Wilmington, Capitol Hill, Washington, Chicago, stoke

DeSantis is scheduled to visit Iowa on Friday, his third trip to the state since declaring his presidential bid. His wife, Casey DeSantis, last week traveled to Iowa to launch a national "Mamas for DeSantis" campaign focused on parental rights, hoping to win over the swing vote of suburban Republican women. DeSantis' supporters are also emphasizing what they see as the similarities between DeSantis and Kim Reynolds, Iowa's popular Republican governor, said one person close to the campaign. "The campaign has the most sophisticated and experienced team ever in Iowa, and is poised to crush DeSantis," Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said. A dearth of reliable polling in Iowa makes it difficult to assess the real strength of both DeSantis and Trump in the state.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's, DeSantis, Trump, Chris Stirewalt, Stirewalt, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Steve Cortes, Donald Trump, They've, Ryan Frederick, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Casey DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Iowa's, Reynolds, Steven Cheung, Ann Selzer, Selzer, James Oliphant, Gram Slattery, Alexandra Ulmer, Ross Colvin, Alistair Bell Organizations: Republican, Trump, American Enterprise Institute, Arkansas, Fox Business, Republican Party, Iowa, Thomson Locations: Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, U.S, Trump, Adair County

☆ Amazon hit with labor complaint over failing to bargain with Staten Island union
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday it found merit to charges that Amazon violated labor laws by refusing to bargain with a fledgling union representing employees at one of its New York warehouses. Workers at one of the retail giant's Staten Island warehouses, known as JFK8, voted last April to join the Amazon Labor Union, a grassroots organization started by current and former employees. The NLRB complaint comes as the ALU has faced setbacks since its landmark victory on Staten Island. The ALU lost two elections at other Amazon warehouses last year, and rifts have formed between some leaders and members of the union. On Monday, a group of former ALU members sued the union, accusing it of violating the ALU's constitution and asking a Brooklyn court to compel it to hold an election for union officers.

Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Amazon Labor Union, Workers, Amazon, Democratic Reform Caucus, The New York Times Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Staten, Staten Island

☆ I make up to $1,500 a month cohosting Airbnb units. It only takes me about 3 hours a week and I can do it from anywhere.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He says he spends about three hours a week managing admin for the five properties they cohost. He says they make about $1,000 a month during the year and peak at about $1,500 in the summer. I'm an ICU nurse in Reykjavík, Iceland, but I'm originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. I spend about 3 hours a week working as a cohostCohosting is integrated into the Airbnb platform, so it makes it really easy. Using the systems I have right now, and while working full time, I'd say I could add another 10 units to our portfolio.

Persons: Seth Sutherland, cohost, Airbnb, Agnes, I'd, I'm, couldn't, Rafael Loza, Sean Rakidzich Organizations: Service, YouTube Locations: Wall, Silicon, Reykjavík, Iceland, Chattanooga , Tennessee, United States, Italy, Tennessee, Orlando, Florida, East Coast

☆ Analysis: U.S. crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Michelle Price | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

That effort escalated last month when the SEC sued crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance for failing to register some crypto tokens. Most crypto companies dispute the SEC's jurisdiction. It would expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) oversight of the crypto industry, while clarifying the SEC's jurisdiction. With Democrats' support, the bill could have a shot in the Senate. McHenry and Thompson are discussing the proposal with crypto companies, regulators and Democrats, and hope the committees will vote on it before the August recess, senior Republican policy staff said.

Persons: Cody Carbone, Patrick McHenry, Glenn Thompson, Brett Quick, McHenry, Thompson, Maxine Waters, David Scott, Scott, Vicente Gonzalez, Sylvia Garcia, Carbone, Spokespeople, Waters, Gonzalez, Garcia, Sam Bankman, Fried, Kristin Smith, Coinbase, spender, Kara Calvert, It's, Michelle Price, Hannah Lang, Douglas Gillison, Richard Chang Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Capitol, Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Crypto, Innovation, Coinbase, Financial Services, Agriculture, Trading, Republican, Thomson Locations: Washington, United States

☆ GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy offers 10% commission to his grassroots fundraisers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors national summit at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown on July 01, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is adding a novel incentive to his grassroots fundraising operation: paying supporters back a chunk of what they raise for his campaign. Ramaswamy's campaign did not immediately say which agency will conduct those background checks. Soliciting groups of donors for campaign contributions, or bundling, is commonplace in campaign fundraising. But Ramaswamy's program looks poised to expand the practice beyond the usually small circle of wealthy or well-connected operatives who tap their networks for checks.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Brendan Fischer, Fischer, Dan Weiner, Brennan Organizations: Liberty Joyful Warriors, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Republican, Federal, Commission, CNBC, Program Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

☆ Trump's claim that he could end Ukraine's war in a day is a 'beautiful' thought but not true, Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Trump's claim he could end the war in a day. Zelenskyy told ABC that the idea is "beautiful" but not grounded in "real-life experience." He argued that Trump failed to achieve peace during his four years as president. Zelenskyy, asked about that assertion, was himself diplomatic, saying the "desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful." Zelenskyy, on Sunday, said that he doesn't have much interest in any peace deal that envisions him ceding land to an invader.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump's, Zelenskyy, Trump, Donald Trump, ABC's Martha Raddatz, Ron DeSantis —, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Mark Esper, —, Biden Organizations: ABC, Service, Republicans, Biden, Florida Gov, Democratic Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Crimea

☆ DeSantis rakes in $20 million in presidential campaign's first six weeks, rivaling Trump's haul
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis said Thursday it raised $20 million in the six weeks since the Republican launched his bid for the White House. Separately, a major pro-DeSantis super PAC, Never Back Down, amassed $130 million since the group launched in March, a source familiar told CNBC. Absent the joint fundraising committee, Trump's campaign raised about $14.5 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $3.8 million in the last month-and-a-half of 2022 for a total of $18.3 million. Asked for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung directed CNBC to his tweet disputing the DeSantis campaign's fundraising math. Trump raised $28.3M in his first two quarters as an announced candidate, and $35M in this most-recent quarter."

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Generra Peck, Joe, Trump, Steven Cheung, Cheung, Pres Organizations: Salem Elks, Florida Gov, Republican, White, DeSantis, CNBC, Trump, GOP Locations: Florida, Derry, Salem, Salem , New Hampshire, Manhattan

"I question whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money well," he said. Kristina Karamo, chair of the Michigan state party, didn't respond to a request for comment for this story. The Arizona party, meanwhile, raised roughly $139,000 in the first three months of this year, according to state and federal filings. But the state party's organizational heft will be hard to replicate, said Jeff Timmer, a former executive director of the Michigan Republican Party. "But not having the state party well funded is detrimental to many Republican campaigns next year," he added.

Persons: Ron Weiser, Weiser, Donald Trump, Trump, Seth Masket, Kelli Ward, Joe Biden, It's, Jim Click, Kristina Karamo, Ward, Jeff DeWit, haven't, Karamo, Matt Johnson, Jason Roe, DeWit, Zlaticanin, Jeff Timmer, Timmer, Jonathan Lines, Tim Reid, Nathan Layne, Ross Colvin, Pravin Organizations: Michigan Republican Party, Republicans, White, U.S . Congress, Republican Party, Michigan, University of Denver, Arizona, Justice Department, Trump, Democratic, Reuters, Republican National Committee, Republican, Biden, Thomson Locations: Michigan, Arizona, North Carolina, Detroit, New Arizona

U.N. investigators in 2012 concluded there were reasonable grounds to believe shabbiha militias committed crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, and war crimes such as arbitrary arrest and detention, sexual violence and pillaging. PAPER TRAILSome human rights scholars who have studied the role of the shabbiha in the Syrian war say the Assad regime initially used the groups to distance itself from violence on the ground. CIJA is a nonprofit founded by a veteran war crimes investigator and staffed by international criminal lawyers who have worked in Bosnia, Rwanda and Cambodia. While there is no international war crimes court with jurisdiction over Syria's conflict, there are a number of so-called universal jurisdiction cases in countries like the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Germany which have laws allowing them to prosecute war crimes even if they are committed elsewhere. Ghany said the documents were "necessary" pieces of evidence linking the shabbiha to the state in international justice cases.

Persons: shabbiha, Assad, CIJA, Bashar al, Ugur Ungor, Fadel Abdul Ghany, Nerma Jelacic, Ghany, Stephanie Van Den Berg, Maya Gebeily, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: UN, Reuters, Commission, International Justice, Committees, Assad's Baath, Popular Committees, Crisis Management, Dutch NIOD Institute for, Studies, Syrian Network for Human Rights, National Defence Force, Thomson Locations: HAGUE, BEIRUT, U.S, CIJA, Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia, Syria, Germany, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Karm, Homs, al, Adawiya

☆ Russian 'troll factory' accused of interfering in US elections shuts down after exile of Wagner boss
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's "troll factory," accused of interfering in US elections, has been shut down. The factory was created by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the now-exiled leader of the Wagner mercenary group. The Moscow Times reported last week that — with Prigozhin gone — the Internet Research Agency was looking for new management. "I was never just a financier of the Internet Research Agency," he said. Nevskiye Novosti, a Patriot Media Group newspaper located in St. Petersburg, announced it shut down on Friday.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, —, Prigozhin, Yevgeny Zubarev —, Patriot Media Group —, Aleksandr Beglov, Andrei Krasnobayev, Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: Service, Internet Research Agency, Moscow Times, Reuters, US Treasury Department, RIA, Patriot Media Group, Kremlin, Petersburg Gov, Radio Free, Novosti, Putin, Catering, Concord Catering, Time Locations: Russia, Moscow, Belarus, United States, St, Petersburg, Nevskiye Novosti, St . Petersburg, Russian, Concord, Prague

☆ Conservatives are on a roll in their quest to remake America through the courts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Supreme Court’s gutting of affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday toppled another pillar of America’s liberal social infrastructure. The wider political battleThe court’s activism is being complimented by increasingly radical conservative legislatures in many states. The Supreme Court ruled that June that same-sex couples could marry in all 50 states and upheld the Affordable Care Act. And President Joe Biden’s view of the conservative majority on the bench could hardly be more dark. This allowed Trump to name Justice Neil Gorsuch as his first Supreme Court nominee in 2017.

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☆ TikTok is picking up the bill for its Montana creators suing against ban, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

TikTok users in Montana are suing the state over its banning of the app. TikTok is funding a lawsuit brought by its users in Montana against the state's ban on the app, The New York Times reported. But five TikTok creators filed suit against the state's attorney general, citing first amendment rights. It appeared to be a grassroots movement, but now TikTok has confirmed that it's footing the bill for the lawsuit, the Times reported. "Many creators have expressed major concerns both privately and publicly about the potential impact of the Montana law on their livelihoods," a TikTok spokesperson told The Times.

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