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Vice President Kamala Harris tore into Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday for his comment that Republicans might seek to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act if they take control of Congress in the upcoming election. Now to get rid of the CHIPS Act,” Harris added. When asked whether Republicans will seek to repeal the CHIPS Act if they win the election, Johnson replied, “I expect that we probably will,” according to a video posted by a local journalist. “The CHIPS Act is hugely impactful here,” Williams said, vowing to “remind” Johnson “night and day” about the importance of the law. His only mistake was being honest.”The CHIPS Act passed Congress on a bipartisan basis and was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022.

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But that hasn’t stopped abortion rights supporters from pushing for votes up and down the ballot. Across the South, supporters of abortion rights are using the issue to motivate voters. Although Texas does not have a statewide referendum on abortion, Rep. Colin Allred's Senate campaign has galvanized abortion rights supporters. It’s easier for Democrats to campaign on the issue, she said, because their party is more united in favor of abortion rights than Republicans are in opposition. That switch proved pivotal in passing the state’s abortion ban.

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☆ U.K. Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years in power. Badenoch defeated rival lawmaker Robert Jenrick in a vote of almost 100,000 members of the right-of-center party. Badenoch replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who in July led the Conservatives to their worst election result since 1832. The Conservatives lost more than 200 seats, taking their tally down to 121. But the party also lost many voters to the winning party, Labour, and to the centrist Liberal Democrats, and some Conservatives worry that tacking right will lead the party away from public opinion.

Persons: Kemi Badenoch, Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer’s, “, Nigel Farage Organizations: Britain’s Conservative Party, Conservatives, Labour, Conservative, Reform, Liberal Democrats Locations: British, London, Nigerian, West, wokeness, Badenoch

A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported. The jury earlier Friday found Brett Hankison not guilty of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor. Prosecutors had accused Hankison of shooting blindly into Taylor’s apartment, though he was not charged with fatally shooting her. Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment during the raid but none hit anyone. In the current trial, the jury found Hankison not guilty of violating the neighbor’s rights and then returned to deliberate on the count regarding Taylor herself.

Persons: Brett Hankison, Taylor, Prosecutors, Timothy D, Hankison, Apu Gomes Organizations: NBC, WAVE, Justice Department, Former Louisville, Easley, Getty, Western, of, Associated Press Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, Louisville, Ky, U.S, of Kentucky

☆ How a free meal cost an investor his retirement savings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

George Wilson learned the hard way that there's no such thing as a free lunch — or, in his case, a free dinner that cost him a chunk of his retirement savings. He also met David Escarcega, one of the hosts and a broker who would eventually advise him to invest in so-called non-correlated, fixed-income alternative products from the now-bankrupt firm GWG. AdvertisementBut those meals aren't really free, Murray said. They're referred to as "free lunch seminars," said Adam Gana, a securities attorney who worked on Wilson's case. In 2017, he decided to renew his investment, according to documents viewed by Insider.

Persons: George Wilson, Wilson, Chris Steak, David Escarcega, Michael Murray, Murray, Adam Gana, Gana, I've, Jean, Escarcega, we're, Wilson wasn't, FINRA, Craig McCann, McCann, he's, Outsized Organizations: GWG, GWG Holdings, Financial, SEC, ADV, CPA, Treasury Locations: GWG

☆ Here's how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"We've waived the remaining balance on your private student loan in the amount of $31,730.76," the Aug. 29 letter said, in part. Rebecca Finch Courtesy: Rebecca FinchBut the road to that relief was long, confusing and intensely stressful, said Rebecca's daughter, Sabrina Finch. Originally, Sabrina was the primary borrower of the Navient private student loan, and her mother, Rebecca, was the co-signer. In May, Navient excused Sabrina from her private student loan. But there's no question it's incredibly difficult for co-signers to be forgiven from a private student loan, consumer advocates say.

Persons: Rebecca Finch couldn't, We've, Navient, Rebecca, Finch, Rebecca Finch, Sabrina Finch, Sabrina, Sabrina —, Hartwick, EDCAP's Rodriguez Organizations: CNBC, Social Security, Consumer Financial Locations: Navient

☆ 6 people in New York City have died this year after ‘subway surfing,’ a renewed social media challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A 13-year-old girl is the latest person to lose her life in New York City while “subway surfing,” a dangerous challenge attracting young people on social media. “Subway surfing,” involves riding on top of a subway car while its moving. Six subway surfing fatalities and 181 related arrests have been recorded this year through October 27, the New York Police Department told CNN on Tuesday. The 13-year-old died while participating in a social media challenge, his mother told WPIX, adding he’d posted to social media prior videos of himself doing the stunt and she’d warned him not to ride on top of trains. TikTok previously cooperated with New York authorities to remove subway surfing content, the New York Times reported in January.

Persons: who’d, “, she’d, It’s, ”, TikTok, Gail Saltz, NYers, 2DmQYCOJ7s —, Eric Adams, —, Meta, Adams, Saltz, Sergi Reboredo, New York’s Letitia James, California’s Rob Bonta, Alex Haurek, “ We’re, James ’, TikTok —, Zackery Nazario, Norma Nazario, ” Nazario, Matthew Bergman, Gingras, Carolyn Sung Organizations: CNN, New York Police Department, WABC, NYPD, Transit, WPIX, ” New York Police, York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, YouTube, Google, Social, Weill Cornell Medical College, Presbyterian Hospital, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Yorkers, Facebook, New, New York Times, Getty, Social Media, Law Center, Meta Locations: New York City, Queens , New York, Queens, Bronx, York’s, United States, New, New York, Manhattan, Flushing, Brooklyn, Williamsburg

☆ Bones from a Tudor shipwreck could help modern medical research
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Mary Rose was a royal favorite when it first set sail as the flagship of King Henry VIII’s fleet in 1512. After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board. Now, researchers are studying the objects and bones from the wreck to better understand who the men were and how they lived. Ocean secretsThe wreckage of the Mary Rose is on display at The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England. The Mary Rose TrustScientists now see how the tasks of life on a ship shaped the bone chemistry of 12 crew members from the Mary Rose by analyzing their collarbones.

Persons: Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s, ”, Luke Parry, Parry, Ne’Kiya Jackson, Calcea Johnson, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt, Jackie Wattles Organizations: CNN, Mary Rose Museum, Mary Rose Trust, paleobiology, University of Oxford, Caltech, Tombstone, NASA, CNN Space, Science Locations: French, Tudor England, Portsmouth, England, New York, United States, Jamestown , Virginia, Belgium, North America, Tanzania, Louisiana, Mexico, Valeriana

☆ The US says it will send more warships and bombers to the Middle East as tensions persist between Iran and Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East amid rising tensions. Israel and Iran are stuck in a cycle of retaliatory strikes. The US earlier said it would also send a missile defense system and 100 more troops to Israel. AdvertisementThe United States is sending bombers and warships to the Middle East as Iran and Israel trade threats of retaliatory strikes. The United States said it would send about 100 troops to operate the air defense system.

Persons: —, Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Austin, Ryder, Hassan Nasrallah, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Organizations: Service, Pentagon, US Air Force, Defense, United Locations: Israel, Iran, States, East, United States

☆ Berkshire’s cash soars to $325 billion as Buffett sells Apple, BofA; operating profit falls
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Profit also rose at the BNSF railroad, which shipped more consumer goods, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, where operating expenses declined. It has now sold more than 600 million of the iPhone maker’s shares in 2024, though Apple remained Berkshire’s largest stock holding, at $69.9 billion. The sales comprised a large portion of the $36.1 billion of stock, including several billion dollars of Bank of America shares, that Berkshire sold in the quarter. Operating profit from Berkshire’s dozens of businesses fell to $10.09 billion, or about $7,019 per Class A share, from $10.76 billion a year earlier. This more than offset a near doubling of underwriting profit at Geico.

Persons: CNN — Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Hurricane Helene, Apple, Buffett, Helene, Whittaker Clark, Daniels, Greg Abel Organizations: CNN, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Bank of America, Berkshire, Hurricane Milton Locations: Berkshire, Geico . Berkshire, Hurricane, Florida, Omaha , Nebraska

☆ Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists called Campeche an archaeological “blank spot” in the Maya Lowlands, an area spanning what is now Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and southeastern Mexico, and which the Maya inhabited from about 1000 BC to AD 1500. Like other large capital cities from Maya sites, Valeriana had a reservoir, a ball court, temple pyramids and a broad road connecting enclosed plazas. In total, the researchers identified 6,764 structures in Valeriana and in other rural and urban settlements of varying sizes. In the north, Maya sites such as Chichén Itzá are highly visible. Morales-Aguilar’s work on Maya settlements in Guatemala aligns closely with the new findings, he told CNN in an email.

Persons: Valeriana, “, you’re, ”, Luke Auld, Thomas, ” Auld, Marcello Canuto, ” Canuto, Carlos Morales, Aguilar, Morales, ” Morales, Tomás Gallareta Cervera, ” Gallareta Cervera, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Nature Conservancy, Tulane University, University of Texas, Kenyon College, “, Scientific Locations: Mexican, Campeche, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Valeriana, Thomas Campeche, Tulane’s, Austin, Ohio

☆ I struggled to feel like I could be a good mom and businesswoman. My ayahuasca trip changed everything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lindsay Roselle transformed her view on motherhood after an ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lindsay Roselle, a 42-year-old entrepreneur and mom from Colorado who attended an ayahuasca retreat and started microdosing psilocybin. Then in 2022, I was flying to a remote part of the Amazon for a three-day ayahuasca retreat, where I ingested a plant-based psychedelic used for medicinal, spiritual, and ceremonial purposes. My mom contributed to my negative idea of motherhoodGiving up my entrepreneurial career was never an option for me. The first one would be the biggest: a three-day ayahuasca ceremony held during a two-week trip to the Amazon.

Persons: Lindsay Roselle, —, That's, they're, I've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service Locations: Colorado, Peru, tmartinelli

☆ Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The question for Ukraine is whether Kursk will fare better than Germany's Battle of the Bulge. AdvertisementWhen Ukraine unleashed its Kursk offensive in August, it wasn't just the Russians who were surprised. By massing forces for offensives in eastern Ukraine, this thinned out the rest of the 600-mile front line, including the Kursk region. For example, "Ukraine's military announced the 61st Mechanized Brigade would be moving to Vovchansk, a city in the northern sector of the fighting in eastern Ukraine," said TRADOC. Allied cryptographers had broken high-level German radio codes (the "Ultra" program), but German forces employed radio silence, and orders were conveyed by courier and telephone.

Persons: —, TRADOC, Hitler, Oleksandr Syrskyi, wouldn't, Ukraine prepped, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, US, Kremlin, British, Armed Forces of, 61st Mechanized Brigade, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Germany, Normandy, Ardennes, Belgium, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Nazi, Moscow, Forbes

☆ Georgia resilient vs. Florida, but how concerning was close call after DJ Lagway injury?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Seth Emerson | Matt Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Of course not, especially when its comeback came after Florida had to turn to its third-string quarterback. That said, clearly this kind of uneven game — especially from Beck — is unlikely to suffice the next two weeks. The only good news for Beck and Georgia: As much as he’s struggling, they’re still 7-1. Florida QB situation looks grimAny optimism about the Gators’ short-term and long-term future starts with Lagway, a five-star recruit ranked No. MISSILE TO MIZELL‼️ 📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/jDHCIrxGNo — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 2, 2024Lagway’s status is uncertain after the hamstring injury sustained while rushing in the first half.

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☆ 29 children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

ABUJA, Nigeria CNN —Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. The death sentence was introduced in the 1970s in Nigeria, but there have been no executions in the country since 2016. “So taking minors before a federal high court is wrong, ab initio, except if the government is able to prove that the boys are all above 19 years,” Balogun said. “A country that has a duty to educate its children will decide to punish those children. Yemi Adamolekun, executive director of Enough is Enough, a civil society organization promoting good governance in Nigeria, said authorities have no business prosecuting children.

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☆ Kemi Badenoch wins Conservative leadership contest, pitching party to the right after blowout UK election loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Badenoch defeated Robert Jenrick in a vote of party members by 53,806 votes to 41,000, after a months-long contest to replace Rishi Sunak as leader. Her task now is to revive a party still coming to terms with its worst ever election result. A contentious campaignTwo Conservatives contested this election, but many in the Labour party feel like they won it. Kemi Badenoch is congratulated by her husband Hamish, Robert Jenrick and wife Michal Berkner after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest on Saturday. On policy, however, Badenoch is sure to drag the opposition party to the right.

Persons: CNN — Britain’s, Kemi Badenoch, Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Rishi Sunak, She’s, Keir Starmer, ” Badenoch, Liz Truss, Sunak, Jenrick, Hamish, Michal Berkner, Dan Kitwood, Nigel Farage, Brexiteers, “, ” Starmer’s Organizations: CNN, Conservative Party, Labour, Tory, Conservatives, Conservative, Spectator, Reform, Britons, Liberal Democrats, BBC, European Union, European, Human, Starmer Locations: British, ”, Britain, Nigerian, Nigeria, McDonald’s, Badenoch, Europe, Rwanda

☆ Here are the 8 top cities people are moving to for cheaper rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bank of America shares the top eight cities people are moving to for cheaper rent. The rent hikes are driving people to move to cheaper areas, according to Bank of America. That discrepancy between Bank of America's data and the official rate of rent inflation indicates that people are moving to find more affordable rent instead of staying put, the bank said. Related Video Why rents are still setting record highs in some US citiesThis isn't a new trend — the pandemic led to many people moving to places with cheaper rent as remote work became normalized. Bank of America identified eight cities where people are moving to for cheaper rent below the national average, indicated by a net positive population inflow in Q3 2024.

Persons: — Organizations: Bank of America, Service, Consumer, of, Consumers, Redfin Locations: West, Northeast, York, Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Southern

☆ Police knew John Sawchak was terrorizing his neighborhood and did not arrest him, court records show. Then he shot a neighbor, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A screengrab from a video shows security cam footage of Davis Moturi prior to allegedly being shot by his neighbor John Sawchak, while Moturi was doing yard work at his home. John Sawchak Hennepin County Sheriff's OfficePolice were first dispatched to the home in October 2023 after Sawchak allegedly made threats involving “disparaging racial comments” at Moturi. Then, a week before the shooting, Sawchak allegedly stood outside the Moturis’ home with a firearm and pointed the gun at Davis through the window, according to prosecutors. On October 23, Sawchak allegedly shot Moturi in the neck from his second-floor window. Yet his arrest has done little to quell renewed tensions between the Minneapolis officers and the community they have sworn to protect and serve.

Persons: ”, holing, John Sawchak, Sawchak, Davis Moturi, John Miller, “, ” Miller, George Floyd, ” Moturi, I’m, Brian O’Hara, Sawchuk, ” O’Hara, O’Hara, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s, –, Davis, Moturi, k3nyaf33lmeeee, Caroline Moturi, ” Davis Moturi, KARE, Sawchak “, Chuck Wexler, George Floyd Last, Wexler, ” Wexler, Philip Solomon, ” Solomon, Brian O'Hara, Minneapolis . Minneapolis Police Wexler, Moturi – Organizations: CNN, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Police, Minneapolis City, Minneapolis Mayor, John Sawchak Hennepin County Sheriff's, Police, Minneapolis, Research, ”, ’ Police, Center for Policing Equity, Minneapolis . Minneapolis Police Locations: Minneapolis, City, John Sawchak Hennepin County, Moturi, Davis, “ Minneapolis

☆ I was a fitness influencer with 1 million Instagram followers. I made a career U-turn after I realized my content was damaging myself and others.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Madalin Giorgetta, 35, used to sell a fitness guide to help women get a curvy, muscular figure. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Madalin Giorgetta, 35, a fitness influencer-turned-nutritionist who lives in Australia. In 2019 I ran a fitness empire and had one million Instagram followers. I started to interrogate the message I was sendingWhen Giorgetta started reflecting on her posts, she felt guilty about what she had said. I use it as a way to get clients, connect with my community, and share educational content about nutrition and fitness.

Persons: Madalin Giorgetta, Giorgetta, —, I'm, Kayla Itsines, Kayla, Giorgetta I've, I'd, hadn't Organizations: Service Locations: Australia, San Francisco

☆ Why all eyes are on America's fallen tech giant Intel, which is losing its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Nvidia will be replacing Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In the past several years, it has fallen from grace, failing to jump on the AI train in time. The S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday that Nvidia will replace Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a blue-chip index intended to project the most relevant picture of the US economy. Habana helped launch Intel's next-generation Gaudi AI chip for businesses this year. AdvertisementEven if Qualcomm acquired Intel, it's unclear what it would do with Intel's manufacturing operations.

Persons: —, Dow, Pat Gelsinger, Stacy Rasgon, Paul Otellini, Otellini, OpenAI, Habana, Intel's, Gaudi, Rasgon, Bryan Catanzaro, Logan Purk, Edward Jones, nipping, Purk, TSMC, Dan Morgan, Morgan Organizations: Intel, Nvidia, Dow Jones, Qualcomm, Service, VMware, Bernstein Research, Apple, Reuters, Microsoft, Systems, Habana Labs, Companies, AMD, Samsung, Wall Street, Apollo Global Management, Bloomberg, Broadcom, Biden Locations: Arizona, Ohio, Nervana, Synovus

☆ Warren Buffett is selling down his stocks. Here are his top 5 holdings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett turned heads as he dumped another big portion of his Apple stake, and here's where his top holdings stood at the end of the third quarter. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in its earnings report that approximately 70% of its equity portfolio was concentrated in just five stocks — Apple, Bank of America , Coca-Cola , American Express and Chevron . Since mid-July, Berkshire has reaped more than $10 billion from selling its longtime Bank of America investment. The Omaha-based conglomerate's Chevron holding was untouched last quarter, worth $17.5 billion at the end of September. Its longtime holding Coca-Cola was also held steady last quarter, worth $28.7 billion.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Organizations: Apple, Berkshire, Bank of America, American Express, Chevron, America Express Locations: Omaha, Berkshire

☆ Richard Moore executed in South Carolina despite appeal to cut sentence to life
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Henry McMaster to reduce his sentence to life in prison without parole because of his spotless prison record and willingness to be a mentor to other inmates. A prison employee announced the execution could begin at 6:01 p.m. Moore took several deep breaths that sounded like snores over the next minute. Three jurors who condemned Moore to death in 2001, including one who wrote Friday, sent letters asking McMaster to change his sentence to life without parole. They were joined by a former state prison director, Moore’s trial judge, his son and daughter, a half-dozen childhood friends and several pastors. Moore is the second inmate executed in South Carolina since it resumed executions.

Persons: Richard Moore, Moore, Henry McMaster, McMaster, Moore’s, Lindsey Vann, Vann, Vann clutched, Barry Barnette, doted, James Mahoney, ” McMaster, Mahoney, ” Moore, “, Jon Ozmint, Ozmint, Todd Kohlhepp, ”, Alexandria Moore Organizations: COLUMBIA, Republican Gov, Supreme, ” Prosecutors, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Air Force Locations: —, Carolina, Spartanburg, U.S, South Carolina, Spartanburg County

Peanut, the Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized from its owner's home Wednesday, has been euthanized by New York state officials. The statement said one of the officials involved in the investigation into Peanut and Fred was bitten by the squirrel. Longo brought Peanut him home, ultimately caring for the squirrel for eight months before trying to release it back into the wild. Since then, Peanut has won over the internet's hearts, amassing 537,000 followers on his Instagram page run by Longo. To the group of people who called DEC, there’s a special place in hell for you," Longo wrote on Peanut's Instagram Wednesday.

Persons: Fred, Mark Longo, Peanut, Longo, " Longo, Peanut's, ” Organizations: The New York State Department of Environmental, of Health, of Environmental, AP, DEC, Upstate Locations: New York, Chemung County, Pine City, N.Y, New York City, Pine County , New York, Upstate New York

In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family planning experts say women face mounting barriers to getting birth control. In June, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have enshrined a national right to birth control into law. States have been left to decide if they will protect access to birth control. The Right Time initiative is part of Michelle Trupiano's work at Missouri Family Health Council that reduces costs and helps Missourians to obtain birth control. She works at a family planning clinic that is benefiting from Title X funding, which means right now, uninsured patients can get birth control through the clinic.

Persons: LOUIS —, Roe, Wade, “, ” Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Joe ”, Glenn Youngkin, ”, Michelle Trupiano, Michelle Trupiano's, Yasmine Salam, Sen, Denny Hoskins, Hoskins, doesn’t, ” Trupiano, ” Hoskins, Maggie Olivia, ” Olivia, “ It’s, Trupiano, Kate Wagner, Wagner Organizations: LOUIS, Republicans, NBC, People, D.C, Guttmacher Institute, Lawmakers, Republican Gov, Missouri Family Health Council, Missouri Family Health, Missouri Republican, NBC News, Healthy Texas Women, Mayo Clinic, Drug Administration, Missouri Foundation, Health, Abortion, Jefferson, Jefferson County Health Department Locations: Missouri, Maryland, South, Washington, Arizona , Iowa, Virginia, Nevada, Texas, U.S, In Missouri, Jefferson County

☆ A first-time NYC marathon runner's special race goal: Advocate for gun violence prevention
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Clarettabellamyheadshot.Jpg | Claretta Bellamy | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

But the motivation for his first 26.2 mile race is personal: to advocate for gun violence prevention. Bosley and his family have dedicated their lives to stopping gun violence and helping loved ones of those lost to it. While rates of gun violence in Chicago have decreased in recent years, it’s still an ongoing problem. Data from the Chicago Police Department revealed the city’s gun violence and homicide rates dropped by 13% in 2023 to pre-pandemic levels. With his schedule, busy with his job and gun violence prevention work, he makes time for the long runs that marathon training requires.

Persons: Trevon Bosley, Bosley’s, Vincent Avant, Terrell Bosley —, —, Trevon Bosley “, ” Bosley, “, Bosley, Chicago’s, Joe Biden, ”, Pam, Tim Bosley, it’s, That’s, Terrell Organizations: TCS New York City Marathon, Zion Church, Parkland, Safer Communities, Chicago Police Department Locations: Chicago, Chicago’s West Pullman, Staten Island , New York, New, Parkland , Florida, Illinois, Indiana, “ Indiana

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