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☆ Rivian's CEO explains why there won't be just one winner in the EV market
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRivian CEO RJ Scaringe thinks people are missing the mark on the competitive dynamics between EV brands. The CEO lamented headlines that try to crown a single brand or manufacturer as a winner. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on stage with a pair of Rivian R1 EVs. The Rivian R2 SUV RivianRivian launched its first consumer EVs in 2021 with the full-size R1T pickup and R1S SUV. The R2 SUV aims to deliver the R1's performance in a smaller, more affordable package.

Persons: —, RJ Scaringe, Scaringe, That's, Mike Blake, Reuters Rivian, gunning, Tesla Organizations: Service, Atlantic Festival, Business, Reuters Locations: Washington ,

☆ Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator Oyo for $525 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment firm Blackstone , which owns Motel 6's parent company G6 Hospitality, announced Friday that the deal would be an all-cash transaction worth $525 million. The transaction will also include the sale of the Studio 6 motel brand, which caters to customers seeking extended stays. Oyo, which launched in India just over a decade ago, has been expanding its footprint in the U.S. over the past few years. Under the deal, Oravel Stays, which owns Oyo, will acquire G6 Hospitality.

Persons: Blackstone, Gautam Swaroop, Rob Harper, Oravel Organizations: The, Hospitality, Blackstone, Estate Asset Management Locations: Oyo, India, The New York, U.S

☆ JD Vance suggested the US's support for NATO could be pulled if Europe tries to regulate X as free speech debate rumbles on
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

he continued, adding that it was "insane that we would support a military alliance if that military alliance isn't going to be pro-free speech." Breton addressed the letter to Musk ahead of the X owner's much-publicized interview with Trump, warning him against amplifying "harmful content." AdvertisementIn February, the former president even suggested that the US could let Russia attack non-paying NATO countries, much to the White House's ire. Related storiesAccording to NATO estimates, Poland is set to be the biggest NATO spender in 2024, allocating 4.12% of its GDP. For its part, NATO has acknowledged that there's been a historic imbalance between US military spending and that of non-US allies.

Persons: —, JD Vance, Elon Musk's X, Vance, Shawn Ryan Show, Donald Trump's, Musk, platformed Trump, Elon, Donald Trump, Thierry Breton, Breton, NICHOLAS KAMM, Trump, NATO spender, there's Organizations: Service, NATO, European Union, EU, Business, Trump, EU Commission, EU's Digital, DSA, European Commission, White, Getty Images, Alliance Locations: Russia, Canada, Spain, Poland, Estonia, United States

These are now the new realities on all of Germany’s land borders. On September 16, Berlin ordered the “temporary reintroduction of border control” at Germany’s borders with Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, France and Denmark. The calls for more checks on Germany’s borders also mark a step-change at the heart of the European Union from Merkel’s policies. In 2015, the long-serving, and ever popular former German chancellor Merkel opened Germany’s borders to migrants fleeing their homes - at the time largely Syrians because of the country’s civil war. The moves by Merkel became known as Wilkommenskulturand and set Germany apart on the world stage in liberal migration policy.

Persons: ” Slubice, “, Tom Knie, Olaf Scholz, ” –, Angela Merkel, Patrick Pleul, Bjoern Hoecke, ”, Victory, Alice Weidel, Scholz, …, ” Raphael Bossong, Merkel, Maja Hitij, Knaus, ” Knaus Organizations: CNN, German Federal, European Union, Getty, German Institute of International and Security Affairs, Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, Police, “ Locations: Frankfurt, der, “ Frankfurt, ”, Polish, German Federal Republic, Poland, Germany, Berlin, Germany’s, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Oder, Manheim, Solingen, Thuringia, East, Saxony, Brandenburg, “ Germany

☆ Baby boomers have a ton of their wealth tied up in stocks and housing. Here's why that's a risk to the economy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Khurana thinks what has made boomers the wealthiest generation — stocks and housing — also makes them a risk to economic stability. AdvertisementSuch a scenario is an '"underappreciated risk," he said, given how much boomers' spending habits have fueled economic growth in recent years. The demographic spends around $548 billion a year, more than any other generation, according to a report from marketing research firm Epsilon. AdvertisementBroken down by each generation's holdings of property and stocks, boomers accounted for 42% of all real estate ownership and 54% of all corporate equity and mutual fund ownership. That's not to say boomers will cause the next recession, but the risk during a recession is dialed up under the current paradigm, Khurana said.

Persons: —, America's, Brij, Khurana, boomers, they've, John Hussman, That's Organizations: Service, Wellington Management, Business, McKinsey & Company, New York Fed, Epsilon, New, Boomers, Federal Reserve, Governors Boomers, Governors Locations: New, New York, Florida and Texas

☆ I live in Lithuania, supposedly the world's happiest place for Gen Z. Here's why I'm not convinced.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

When Lithuania was ranked by the World Happiness Report as the happiest place in the world for young people, I was actually shocked. (According to the OECD's most recent data, Lithuania has Europe's highest suicide rate, with 20.3 deaths by suicide per 100,000 people.) And although Lithuania isn't Denmark, where I briefly lived and thought it was such a clean and perfect country, I'm still happy to live here. AdvertisementBut still, Lithuania being the happiest place in the world for Gen Z? Help is also available through the Crisis Text Line — just text "HOME" to 741741.

Persons: —, Goda Ponomariovaitė, there's, I've, I, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Lithuania isn't Locations: Vilnius, Lithuania, Soviet Union, Lithuania isn't Denmark

☆ Mark Cuban says that despite their differences, he understands Elon Musk's sense of humor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Cheryl Teh | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMark Cuban and Elon Musk have often sparred on X, Musk's social media platform. But Cuban says he does get the Tesla and SpaceX chief's sense of humor. Musk, for his part, likes to believe he's often engaging in harmless trolling on his social media platform, once proclaiming himself the Chief Troll Officer. Related storiesThe comment sparked a probe from the Secret Service, according to Bloomberg, which filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the agency for any documents referencing Musk's post. "We can say, however, that the Secret Service investigates all threats related to our protectees."

Persons: —, Cuban, Elon Musk, Brian Tyler Cohen, Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, that's, Cohen, it's, Musk, Tesla, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, Elon, Securities, Exchange Commission, Bloomberg

☆ Starbucks' system to make ordering better isn't the solution the company hoped for, an employee says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But one employee — or "partner," as Starbucks calls them — at a store that adopted the Siren Craft System earlier this year told Business Insider that the system isn't as effective as Starbucks has portrayed. The Siren Craft System is supposed to free up time that partners can devote to customer service and improving their coffee-making skills, Starbucks said in July. "Unless it's insanely slow, there's no time at any time of day to practice latte art or make samples for customers," the employee who has used the Siren Craft System said. The Siren Craft System is just Starbucks' latest effort to shorten wait times and improve operations at its stores. But now, the Siren System reserves one blender for frappuccinos and the other for Refreshers.

Persons: —, baristas, Laxman Narasimhan, Brian Niccol, Niccol, we've, Thomas Organizations: Service, Starbucks, Business, BI, Siren, System, Siren System Locations: Plano , Texas

☆ These stocks should benefit the most as the Fed keeps lowering rates, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

These companies are expected to benefit from lower interest rates over the long haul, according to analysts. They include Western Alliance , Best Buy, Coca-Cola, Zillow , UPS and FedEx. The analyst said he sees Best Buy as a key beneficiary of lower interest rates in several ways. He noted that Best Buy continues to be a worthy competitor to e-commerce juggernaut Amazon, pointing to a recent pricing study the firm conducted. Meanwhile, Best Buy shares remain undervalued compared to those of its peers in the sector, Chukumba added.

Persons: Zillow, Jay McCanless, McCanless, Wells, Chris Carey, Carey, Coke bottlers, Morgan Stanley, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, FedEx — Goldman Sachs, — D.A, Davidson Organizations: Federal, CNBC, Western Alliance, UPS, FedEx, Software, —

☆ Gen Zers are swapping Botox and filler for 'notox.' A plastic surgeon shared 3 anti-aging tips that don't involve injectables.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some also worry about "Botox blindness," overdoing Botox and filler without realizing it. "I feel vindicated," he said of more people preferring less invasive skincare treatments. Sung shared 3 Ps — peptides, protein, and plasma energy — that he recommends trying for a "notox" anti-aging skincare routine. AdvertisementThere are more approachable ways to start using peptides. If budget allows, try plasma energy treatmentsSung's third "P" is plasma skin regeneration, a non-laser treatment that promotes collagen growth using plasma energy.

Persons: —, Zers, Jimmy C, Sung, it's, they're Organizations: Service, Business

☆ As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Bob Ortega | Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

That’s why Maricopa County has spent over $864,000 in federal funds and more than $3 million in county funds to bolster its election security and processes over the past four years. Officials readily shared their worries with CNN, citing death threats, harassment, baseless lawsuits, onerous public-records requests and various security threats spurred by false claims about voter fraud. Amid these challenges, budgets for election security have been squeezed in several ways. Thousands of election workers across the country have reported receiving harassing, offensive or hostile communications, including since the 2022 midterms, according to the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. As recently as Tuesday, Trump threatened to prosecute and imprison election officials if he wins in November, as he cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming election.

Persons: ”, Bill Gates, MAGA, Donald Trump’s, —, Ben Hovland, ” Hovland, ” Ben Hovland, Patrick Semansky, Hovland, Joe Biden, Biden, Sen, James Lankford, “, Louisiana hasn’t, they’ll, Colorado —, CNN they’ve, “ We’re, they’ve, John Michael Catalano, Elijah Nouvelage, Isaac Cramer, Katharine Clark, we’re, Cramer, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg, Trump, Chan, George Christenson, Republicans don’t, Jim Jordan of, Alex Jones swooped, Kelli Ward, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jenna Ellis, Kari Lake, She’s, Stephen Richer, Michael Chow, who’ve, Judge Scott Blaney, denialism, Kamala Harris, Arizona’s, Jeff Woolf, ” Woolf Organizations: Phoenix CNN, county’s, Supervisors, CNN, “, U.S, Election, Commission, National Association of, State, Help, Congress, FBI, US Postal Service, Tech, Civil, Center, Election Innovation, Research, Department, Force, South Carolina, South, Charleston County, Facebook, Democratic, Biden, Trump, FEC, GOP, Republicans, Democrats, Arizona Senate Republican, USA, Network, Arizona Superior Court, Republican Locations: Maricopa, Maricopa County, Washington, California , Georgia, Nevada , Oregon , Texas, Arizona , Georgia, North Carolina, Takoma Park , Maryland, Oklahoma, “ Louisiana, Nevada, Michigan, Louisiana, Delaware, Virginia, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Oregon, South, South Carolina, Fulton County, Atlanta, Charleston, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Pennsylvania, In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Jim Jordan of Ohio, China, Republic

☆ Tiny lizard ‘scuba dives’ and hides out from predators
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Reptiles are astonishingly diverse, with extraordinary adaptations such as a tiny lizard in Costa Rica that has evolved a way to “scuba dive,” according to new research. Fantastic creaturesUsing the air bubble helps the anole to stay underwater longer, and the technique may help the tiny lizard hide from predators, researchers say. This ability allows the lizard to stay underwater for a prolonged period of time. Across the universeAn artist's concept depicts NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space, or the space between stars. Along the way, Voyager 1 found a thin ring around Jupiter and two new Jovian moons as well as five new moons orbiting Saturn.

Persons: Lindsey Swierk, Kaspar Hauser, ”, Hauser, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Vincent van Gogh, ” Timothy A, Clary, Vincent van Gogh’s, It’s, King Ramses II, — Helga, Zohar, Artemis, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, JPL, Caltech, NASA’s, International, Getty, Orion, Artemis, CNN Space, Science Locations: Costa Rica, Costa Rica’s, Nuremberg, Germany, Bristol, England, AFP, China, France, Egypt

☆ Here are Cases of Trump Rivals Who Were Subject to Investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Michael S. Schmidt | Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

After Mr. Trump fired Mr. Comey, Mr. McCabe opened a two-pronged investigation into whether Mr. Trump was a counterintelligence threat and was obstructing justice. Mr. Trump said he wanted to “get the I.R.S.” on Mr. McCabe and for him to be fired. Working with Mr. McCabe, Mr. Strzok opened the two-pronged investigation into whether Mr. Trump was a counterintelligence threat and was obstructing justice. What Trump wanted doneMr. Trump called Mr. Strzok a traitor and said he should be criminally investigated for his handling of the Russia investigation. What news organizations did that Trump did not likeJournalists from all three organizations covered the Trump presidency and the Russia investigation aggressively and used material that Mr. Trump felt had been leaked to hurt him.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Marco Rubio, James B, Hillary Clinton, Robert S, Mueller III, James Comey, Comey, Clinton, Mr, “, Andrew G, McCabe, F.B.I, Comey’s, ”, Prosecutors, McCabe’s, Jeff Sessions, —, Peter Strzok, Strzok, Michael T, Flynn, Flynn’s, John F, Kerry Obama's, Kerry, Barack Obama, William P, Barr, Hilary Clinton, Sessions, Trump’s, John Durham, Michael D, Cohen Trump's, fixer, Cohen, Michael Cohen, Witch Hunt, John R, Bolton, Biden, John Bolton, Hillary, pardoning, subpoenaing Mr, White, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Manigault Newman, lowlife, ” Donald J, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump, Wolkoff Organizations: Trump Rivals, America, Republican, CNN, Justice Department, Department, Trump, Mr, White, Federal, Biden Justice Department, Publicly, Prosecutors, Justice, U.S, Trump Justice Department, Clinton Foundation, FBI, DNC, of Prisons, News, Washington Post, The New York Times, Fake News, Bolton, White House, House Locations: Florida, Russia, Washington, Virginia, Clinton, Iran, Manhattan, New York, Maryland

☆ Sunken superyacht believed to contain watertight safes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Lynch was associated with British, American and other intelligence services through his various companies, including the cyber security company he founded, Darktrace. The chef, whose body was found outside the vessel, died by drowning, the coroner said. Local prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said no personal effects, including computers, jewelry or Lynch’s hard drives had been recovered from the vessel. The vessel did not have a traditional black box or voyage data recorder to record navigation data or audio on the bridge. The costs of raising the ship will fall to its owner, Lynch’s widow, as is mandated by Italian maritime law.

Persons: Rome, Mike Lynch, Lynch, Thoma, David Cameron, Theresa May, ” Francesco Venuto, Hannah, Chris Morvillo, Neda, Jonathan Bloomer, Judy, Recaldo Thomas, Bloomer, Lynch’s, Angela Bacares, James Cutfield, Lynch “, Morvillo, Hewlett Packard, Raffaele Cammarano, Stephen Chamberlain —, Darktrace —, Cutfield, Chamberlain, Ambrogio Cartosio Organizations: Rome CNN —, CNN, Italian Prosecutors, Thoma Bravo, Revtom, Fire Brigade, Civil Protection Agency, Hewlett, Autonomy, Local, Italian Locations: Sicily, British, Chicago, Russia, China, American, Italy

☆ Tourists are rushing to see glaciers before they disappear, but trips are turning deadly
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The three people who lost their lives in Alaska are just a few of those who have died on trips to see the world’s fast-disappearing glaciers. But there’s also another motivation increasingly present — the desire to see the glaciers before they disappear. In Alaska, Sheldon used to be able to find a good area for ice climbing for the whole summer. Many are convinced danger is manageable, he told CNN, but “if you’re honest about it, that might often be a rather naive understanding.”As well the safety issues glaciers pose tourists, tourists are also a huge risk to the glaciers themselves. As the glaciers shift, so too will glacier tourism, something that’s starkly clear to Sheldon.

Persons: Zach Sheldon, Sheldon, Byron, Colin D ., there’s, It’s, Jackie Dawson, ”, Hrafn Sigurjonsson, Sven, Erik Arndt, Arterra, Dawson, Matthias Huss, Huss, “, Passo Sella, Emmanuele, Stefan Gössling, ” Gössling, what’s Organizations: CNN, Alaska Guide Company, Austrian, University of Ottawa, Association of, Association of Iceland Mountain Guides, Companies, Worthington, ETH Zürich, Linnaeus University Locations: Alaska, Valdez Lake, Portage, Chugach, Forest , Alaska, Association of Iceland, American, Iceland, An American, Valdez, Italy, Swiss, Passo, Val Gardena, Sweden, New York, Anchorage

☆ Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed at least 37, including the commander of a Hezbollah special forces unit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb killed at least 37 people. Two Hezbollah commanders, Ibrahim Aqil and Ahmed Wahbi, are said to have died in the strike. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAn Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday killed at least 37 people, including three children, Lebanon's health ministry said Saturday.

Persons: Ibrahim Aqil, Ahmed Wahbi, —, Daniel Hagari Organizations: Service, Reuters, Israel Defense Forces, Business Locations: Beirut

☆ Michigan knocks off USC in classic Big Ten showdown: What this means for both teams
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Antonio Morales | Austin Meek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

And the Wolverines did just enough of both to knock off USC 27-24 in the Trojans’ first-ever Big Ten game. “Whatever it takes to win.”Here are some takeaways from Michigan’s win. Michigan should feel goodIt wasn’t pretty, but Michigan did just enough to win a game few people thought it would win. This is the kind of result that can make a big difference in who plays for the Big Ten championship. Somehow, thanks to Mullings, Michigan found a way.

Persons: Antonio Morales, Austin Meek, Chris Vannini, Nick Baumgardner, Alex Orji, Mullings, Miller Moss, I’d, ” Orji, —, Colston Loveland, Orji, — Meek, John Humphrey, Kamari Ramsey, Moss, — Morales, hird, ike S, egan, ike, alf, eason —, eason, ange —, ise Organizations: Wolverines, USC, Trojans, Michigan, Michigan’s, Big, — Meek USC, Mullings Locations: Mich, Michigan, , Michigan, Mullings , Michigan

☆ What to know about Arch Manning as he makes his first start for Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( The Athletic College Football | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Arch Manning, the most famous backup quarterback in football, will make his first college start Saturday night for No. Here’s a guide to what to know heading into the Longhorns’ game against the Warhawks, which will be streaming on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. Manning enrolled at Texas in 2023, redshirted and saw minimal time as the third-string quarterback behind Ewers and backup Maalik Murphy. For the season, Manning is 14-of-18 passing for 318 yards and five touchdowns and has two touchdown runs. He completed his first five pass attempts in a 52-0 Week 1 win against Colorado State, notching his first career touchdowns.

Persons: Manning, Quinn Ewers, Cooper Manning, Arch, Archie, Ole, Peyton, Eli, Ole Miss, Ewers, Maalik Murphy, Murphy, Sam Khan Jr, Steve Sarkisian, Sarkisian, ” Sarkisian, “, —, ”, Will, Arch Manning, Monroe, Bryant Vincent, General Booty, they’ve, They’re, Booty, “ He’s, Nelson Stewart, ” — Grace Raynor, Newman, — Raynor, wasn’t, — Nick Baumgardner, Tim Warner Organizations: Ole Miss, New, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Tennessee, Longhorns, Warhawks, ESPN, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Duke, Colorado State, UTSA, Roadrunners, ULM, SEC, Heisman, Alabama, Michigan, UAB, Oklahoma, Football Bowl, Big, Ewers, Isidore Newman School, New Orleans —, Getty Locations: Texas, Louisiana, Monroe, New Orleans, Will Texas, Tuscaloosa, Ann Arbor, Quinn Ewers Does Louisiana, ULM, Georgia, Alabama, Austin

“They’ve already been trying to tie legislative candidates to Robinson for months. “Our state legislative candidates have already been running on kind of the dangers of having someone like Mark Robinson in office. A Democratic operative in North Carolina predicted the latest Robinson bombshell would be used as a vehicle to attempt to depress Republican turnout while also “amping up” Democrats. No Republican legislative candidates in North Carolina had publicly denounced Robinson after the CNN report as of late Friday afternoon. An official with the Republican State Leadership Committee, which has pledged to raise and spend $50 million in state legislative races this cycle, didn’t respond to questions Friday.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, he's, Roy Cooper, Josh Stein, Kamala Harris, ”, Vicky Hausman, Hausman, ” Hausman, haven't, “ They’ve, —, “, ” Simone Leiro, Leiro, ” Leiro, Will Rusche, Donald Trump, Trump, Sam Newton, ” Newton Organizations: GOP, National, Democratic, Republicans, Democratic Gov, PAC, Forward, Republican, The States, —, North Carolina House Republicans, Democratic Legislative, Committee, Democrats, Democratic National Committee, CNN, NBC, Trump, White, North Carolina Republican Party, NAZI, General, Republican State Leadership Committee, Republican Governors Association, Democratic Governors Association Locations: North Carolina, Carolina, “, Wilmington, N.C

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he's in the process of selling his family's suburban Motown home after amateur sleuths learned where they reside. "The home is beautiful,” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit Business, speaking about his family's now former pad. During the Lions' run to the NFC title game last season, they lost, 20-19, to the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 30, 2023. In a typical Lions season, losing to the Cowboys would simply be called Sunday. "It was like handymen pretending to come do some work on their house," Crain told NBC News on Friday.

Persons: Dan Campbell, he's, sleuths, ” Campbell, It’s, ”, Campbell, Campbell's, Ashley Crain, Crain, Igor Larionov Organizations: Detroit Lions, Motown, Detroit Business, Lions, NFC, Dallas Cowboys, Cowboys, Lions football, Campbells, NBC, Ford, Hockey Hall of Fame Locations: Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County

New York City’s former Covid czar has admitted to participating in what he called “private gatherings” attended by multiple people while the rest of the city was on lockdown and large get-togethers were prohibited during the pandemic. “I served in City Hall between April 2020 — May 2021,” Varma said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Chris Vlasto. He became a national figure when Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was barred from playing basketball in New York City because he refused to get vaccinated. At the time, New York state had increased the limit on outdoor social gatherings from 200 to 500 people. In the apparently heavily edited video, Varma appeared to recognize the hypocrisy of telling New Yorkers to isolate while he was partying with large groups of people.

Persons: ”, Jay Varma, “, ” Varma, Chris Vlasto, Bill de Blasio, Irving, Varma, Vlasto, podcaster Steven Crowder, Crowder, ” SIGA, Hilary Organizations: Brooklyn Nets, NBC News, New, NBC, SIGA Technologies Locations: York, Covid, City Hall, New York City, New York, America, ”, American, San Francisco

☆ Trump Media closes at a new 52-week low, as Dow finishes week at record high
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | Josie Rozzelle Is A Cnbc Digital Rotational Associate Covering Politics. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The closing price for DJT took extra time to pinpoint, as high trading volume resulted in delayed settling. The lockup agreement first took effect when Trump Media went public in March, following a merger with a blank-check firm called Digital World Acquisition Corp., or DWAC. Trump, whose 114,750,000 share stake in Trump Media was worth $1.5 billion at Friday’s close, said last week that he would not sell his shares when the restrictions lifted. Trump Media on Friday closed at its lowest closing level since debuting on the Nasdaq in March, closing the day at a price of $13.55 per share. ET, when the share price dropped to $13.50 — a level not seen since July 2023, when the stock was still DWAC.

Persons: “, Donald Trump, DJT, Trump, ”, Friday’s, —, Kevin Breuninger Organizations: Trump Media, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Republican, Nasdaq, Trump Locations: California, Pennsylvania

I said, I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two.”Given Robinson’s documented history of bombastic comments, King’s oldest child, Martin Luther King III, said in a statement Thursday that he was not surprised by the reported comments allegedly made about his father. “We won’t glorify anyone or anything that comes against the work and the legacy of Dr. King. “It is an affront to the legacy and the ministry of Dr. King, but also to the Black church, and to humankind in general,” Scott said. “I think that what he did as well as what Donald Trump did in calling Mark Robinson ‘Martin Luther King on steroids’ is really a misappropriation of the work that King has done.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr, Robinson, Josh Stein, Michael Lonergan, ” Robinson, King, ”, “ I’m, “ Martin Lucifer Koon, Donald Trump, “ Martin Luther King, “, Mark, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters, Stein “, Robinson’s, Bishop Sir Walter Mack of, ” Mack, . King, ” Mycal, Martin Luther King Day, Robert C, Scott, Dr, ” Scott, Mark Robinson ‘ Martin Luther King, Dr . King, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Henry P, Davis II, “ I’ve, ” Davis, Eric Vickers, ” Vickers Organizations: North, CNN, Nazi, Republican Party, NBC, Blacks, Bishop Sir Walter Mack of Union Baptist Church, Baptist, Baptist Grove Church, Saint Paul Baptist Church, NBC News, White, Trump, Facebook, Civil, Baptist Church, Fairfield Baptist Church Locations: North Carolina, Winston, Salem , North Carolina, Baptist Grove, Raleigh, Charlotte, Highland Park, Landover , Maryland, Fairfield, Lithonia, Atlanta, America

☆ Latino groups denounce laws making it harder to help voters with disabilities and language issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Albinson Linares | Albinson Linares Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo Based In Mexico City. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Laws in three states have enacted tougher restrictions for people who help voters with disabilities, language or other issues cast their ballots. Latino groups who have sued Texas, Arkansas and Missouri over these laws are warning that those who need help to vote in November’s elections may not get the assistance they need. “Many Latino voters have disabilities or English is not their first language. “We have to remember that the number of Latino voters who participated in 2020 was higher than the number needed to tip the presidential election results. According to data from the Pew Research Center, in Arkansas there are approximately 83,000 Latino voters who are eligible to participate in elections; in Missouri's case, it's 125,000.

Persons: ”, Tania Chavez Camacho, LUPE, “, ” Chavez Camacho, María Cristela Rocha, John B, Scott, Ken Paxton, Lisa Wise, Paxton, Donald Trump’s, Sen, Bryan Hughes, Diego Bernal, Laura MacCleery, ” MacCleery, ” Thomas A, Saenz, MALDEF, ” Saenz, Mireya Reith, it’s, ” Reith, Rocha, she’s Organizations: Brennan Center for Justice, Mexican American Legal Defense, Educational Fund, Texas, Western, Western District of, Telemundo, El, Noticias Telemundo, Republican, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Democratic, Rep, U.S ., Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Pew Research Center, Arkansas United, Appeals, Circuit, State Locations: Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, del Pueblo, U.S, Western District, Western District of Texas, El Paso County, ” Arkansas, “ In Missouri, Unlike Texas, United States

☆ Women accuse former Harrods boss Al Fayed of sexual abuse: ‘I was just terrified’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Daniele Hamamdjian | Bill O'Reilly | Daniele Hamamdjian Is An Nbc Foreign Correspondent Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

The first red flag Stone recalls while working for Al Fayed was him giving her a tight hug. NBC News“I was a bit like, Ooh, you know, that’s weird, but maybe that’s his culture, I don’t know,” Stone said. A fictionalized version of their relationship was depicted in the Netflix series last year, and included a warm and sympathetic portrayal of Al Fayed. “The allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed include serial rape, attempted rape, sexual battery, sexual abuse of minors. I was going through this sort of hell.”Stone struggled to explain the hold Al Fayed had on her and other female staffers.

Persons: Mohammed Al Fayed, “ Papa, Al Fayed, ”, Gloria Allred, “ Al Fayed, Natacha, Maria Mulla, Mohamed Al Fayed, Yui Mok, Sophia Stone, Al Fayed’s, Stone, ” Stone, “, London . Stone, he'd, Mohamed Al, Fayed, Paul Ellis, Princess Diana, Dodi, Allred, Eamon Coyle, “ Mohamed, Keaton Stone, ” Sophia Stone, you’ll Organizations: NBC News, Harrods, Netflix, NBC, London ., Bois, Boulogne, Getty, Britain’s, BBC, U.S Locations: American, London, Harrods, Al, Paris, Scotland

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