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☆ Withholding US weapons from Israel could force changes in how it fights but may not stop its devastating assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The US paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week amid rising concerns over a Rafah assault. Israeli soldiers work on armored military vehicles at a staging ground near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel on May 8, 2024. That would be a more difficult fight for the Israeli military, Byman said. A view shows Israeli F-16 fighter jets on a runway in an airbase in southern Israel on March 4, 2024. It is not necessarily an unprecedented move, as past US administrations have also threatened to withhold military support from Israel.

Persons: Joe Biden, —, Israel, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Daniel Byman, Byman, Israel's, CNN's Erin Burnett, We're, Raphael Cohen, Cohen, Hatem Khaled, John Kirby, Mohammed Salem, Netanyahu Organizations: US, Service, AP, State Department, Attack Munitions, Transnational, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Hezbollah, REUTERS, RAND Corporation, AIR FORCE, US Army Reserve, White House National Security Council Locations: Israel, Washington, Gaza, Rafah, I'm, Egypt

☆ Biden threatens to cut Israel off from bombs and artillery shells if they invade Rafah
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden underlined his threat to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House has warned Israel of what will happen if they launch a large invasion of Rafah. Biden said he would cut off Israel from offensive weapons if such an invasion occurred. Israel has considered for weeks whether to launch a major invasion of Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, where more than a million Palestinians have fled. Biden is also facing immense political pressure on the left as protests on college campuses throughout the nation challenge his support for Israel.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Biden, —, there's, CNN's Erin Burnett, it's, We're, we're, Netanyahu, Mike Johnson, Mitch McConnell Organizations: Israeli, Service, United Nations, Associated Press, Hamas, Republicans, Congress, Israel Locations: Rafah, Israel, Gaza's, Gaza

☆ Why are 3 of Trump’s 4 criminal trials delayed indefinitely?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Trial date: Delayed indefinitely. On Tuesday, Cannon scratched the planned May trial date and did not pencil in a new one. Trial date: Delayed indefinitely. Trump’s effort to disqualify the prosecutor in Georgia continuesIndictment: August 14, 2023. Trial date: Delayed indefinitely.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Disproving, Trump, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Jack Smith, Trump’s, Ty Cobb, CNN’s Erin Burnett, “, ” Cobb, Burnett, Cobb, ”, Smith, Fani Willis, shouldn’t, Judge Scott McAfee’s, Willis, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, Michael Cohen, Cohen Organizations: CNN, Trump, National Archives, White, Court, Seal, The Georgia, Appeals, New Locations: New York, New York , Florida, Georgia, Washington, DC, Florida, Washington ,, Fulton County

☆ Biden says economy is doing well, claims polls don’t tell the whole story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“We’ve already turned it around,” Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett in Racine, Wisconsin, where he was promoting new economic investments that could result in thousands of new jobs. Biden pointed to surveys showing many Americans view their own economic situation favorably, even as they look negatively on the nationwide economy. “The idea that we’re in a situation where things are so bad that folks – I mean, we’ve created more jobs. “Let me say it this way – when I started this administration, people were saying there’s going to be a collapse to the economy. But surveys have shown voters giving Biden little credit for the record.

Persons: Joe Biden, “ We’ve, ” Biden, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Biden, ”, we’ve, “, Donald Trump Organizations: Wisconsin CNN, Biden, White Locations: Racine, Wisconsin, Racine , Wisconsin, Taiwan

☆ Key lines: CNN’s interview with Biden on polls, protests and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden sat down with CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday for a rare, one-on-one television interview with a member of the national media. But Biden expanded, suggesting protesters have gone too far:There is a legitimate right to free speech and protest. There’s a legitimate right to do that and they have a right to do that. But there’s not a legitimate right to use hate speech. There is not a legitimate right to block people’s access to class.

Persons: Joe Biden, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Biden, Donald Trump, We’ve, they’re, ” Biden, ”, SSRS, Jennifer Agiesta, He’s, I’ve, Trump, won’t, ’, ►, Joe ”, There’s, there’s, Israel, bin, They’re, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Biden, Trump, University of Michigan, Microsoft Locations: Wisconsin, Midwest, Israel, Racine , Wisconsin, Scranton, “, Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq, Rafah

☆ The Trump hush money trial might be tawdry but it’s likely the only one he’ll face before the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He learned late Tuesday afternoon that Judge Aileen Cannon, whom he appointed, indefinitely postponed a trial in his classified documents case in Florida. She told the jury Tuesday about a $130,000 hush money payment she received from Cohen before the 2016 election. But prosecutors allege Trump falsified business records to hide it and to mislead voters in an early bout of election interference. The judge complained that the ex-president was “cursing audibly” during Daniels’ testimony and was shaking his head. “Am I correct that you hate President Trump?” Necheles asked.

Persons: CNN —, Stormy Daniels, Donald, —, he’s, Trump, scowling, Daniels, Aileen Cannon, Ty Cobb, Cannon, ” Cobb, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Cannon’s, Trump’s, it’s, Michael Cohen, Cohen, He’s, “, Donald Trump, Norm Eisen, CNN’s Wolf, Judge Juan Merchan, audibly ”, ”, Todd Blanche, Jeremy Herb, Merchan, Susan Necheles, Necheles, ” Necheles, ” Daniels, ‘, Let’s, ’, Daniels —, Eric Trump, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, White, Trump, White House, ” Locations: Florida, Lake Tahoe

☆ Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

His warning also presented the former president – who has weaponized his four criminal indictments into a narrative of political martyrdom – with his own dilemma. Elie Honig, a CNN senior legal expert, said that he still believed it was unlikely Trump would end up jailed for contempt of court. He told Trump: “You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president, as well. There are many possible reasons why voters may not be moved by this first trial of a former president. On Monday for example, prosecutors took former Trump employees through complicated financial transactions to lay a paper trail for future testimony from higher-profile witnesses.

Persons: Donald Trump, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Trump, wasn’t, ”, ” Merchan, –, “, Elie Honig, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Jack O’Donnell, CNN’s Erin Burnett, O’Donnell, Merchan’s, you’ll, ” Trump, it’s, Daniels, Joe Biden, he’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, GOP, Trump Plaza Hotel, White Locations: United States, Casino, Atlanta, Georgia, Manhattan

☆ Insider Today: My home-renovation nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On the agenda:But first: Get in, we're going to the Met Gala. An aerial shot shows Jared Leto on the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala.

Persons: —, Jared Leto, Neilson Barnard, MG23, Anna Wintour, Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, Shou Zi Chew, I'm, Yulia Reznikov, everyone's, Morimoto, Chris Burnett, hasn't, they're, Tyler Le, Anne Hathaway's sizzling, Jerry Seinfeld Organizations: Business, Service, Disney, Victoria & Alberts, Metropolitan Museum, Art's Costume, Vogue, Costume Institute, Social, BI, HGTV, Netflix Locations: Epcot, Victoria, Scottsdale , Arizona, Scottsdale Scottsdale , Arizona, Scottsdale, Michigan

☆ Trump gives his strongman’s ambitions free rein on a day off from court
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump used his day off from a criminal trial related to a past election to cast a dark, familiar shadow over the next one. Trump cut an unrecognizable figure from the grim ex-president who bleats a daily dirge of complaints about his hush money trial outside Judge Juan Merchan’s court. On specific issues, surveys show Trump leading Biden on most issues including the economy, immigration, and the Israel-Hamas war. “A chilling glimpse into Trump’s second term plansSix months before the election, Trump’s searing campaign rhetoric is becoming less an exercise in performative demagoguery than a blueprint for a potential second term. In the Time interview, Trump comes across as confident and determined to learn the lessons of his first term in which he claims he was let down by “bad” officials.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ”, Trump, bleats, Juan Merchan’s, ” Trump, he’s, Merchan, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Kamala Harris, Roe, Wade, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Axelrod, CNN’s Erin Burnett, “, Trump’s, doesn’t, he’d, It’s, Eric Cortellessa, ” He’s, quagmire, it’s Organizations: CNN, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Capitol, shudder, White, Democratic Party, “, Columbia University, Trump, National Guard, Guard, Republican, ’, ” Locations: Wisconsin, Michigan, Manhattan, America, crackdowns, “, “ New York, North Carolina, Israel, Florida, Freeland , Michigan, Washington, China

☆ Move over Coachella, there's a new festival wooing influencers in town
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lifestyle influencer Jacqlyn Burnett was more excited this year to attend the country music festival Stagecoach for the first time than to go to Coachella. Stagecoach, the annual country music festival held this past weekend in Southern California, is rivaling the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival as the new favorite among brands and social-media influencers. From the growing interest in country music to fashion, influencers and brands flocked to Stagecoach this year. Some influencers, including Paige Lorenze, Maggie and Emma Macdonald, Estelle Lebourgeois, Chloe Trujillo, and Alyssa Lynch, even skipped Coachella for Stagecoach. Béis, the luggage brand, invited influencers to Stagecoach instead of Coachella, offering themed activities and special access to the festival.

Persons: Jacqlyn Burnett, Beauty, Béis, influencers, Dominick Paielli, he's, Paielli, Paige Lorenze, Maggie, Emma Macdonald, Estelle Lebourgeois, Chloe Trujillo, Alyssa Lynch, Lynch, Liz Flora, Alix Earle, I've, Ali Grant, Stagecoach Mackenzie Gaston, Brynn Wade, Luke Scornavacco, Liz Money Organizations: Stagecoach, Valley Music, Arts Festival, Business, Clementine, Coachella, Tarte, Béis Brands, Stagecoach Mackenzie, 1AM Management Locations: Southern California, Coachella

☆ Video: Erin Burnett describes what stood out to her at Trump’s trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Austin Mabeus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ House Speaker Johnson defends Israel when Erin Burnett asks about children dying ‘at Israel’s hands’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Erin Burnett | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ How a gag order showdown explains everything about Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“He knows what he’s not allowed to do, and he does it anyway.”Conroy was referring to Trump’s incessant testing of a gag order protecting witnesses, court staff and the jury. “Michael Cohen is a convicted liar and he’s got no credibility whatsoever,” Trump said in an interview with WPVI Philadelphia. Trump could face a ladder of escalating sanctionsProsecutors now want Merchan to fine Trump $1,000 for each of 10 alleged violations of the gag order and to warn that imprisonment could be an option if he continues to flout restrictions. Trump claims the gag order stifles his right to free speech and to campaign as a presumptive party nominee. And while a dispute over one partial gag order might seem like a small wrinkle in an individual case, it conveys a wider truth about Trump’s impact on American life.

Persons: Chris Conroy, Donald Trump, “, he’s, ” Conroy, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Juan Merchan, Trump, “ Michael Cohen, ” Trump, CNN’s John Miller, “ Judge Merchan, ”, Jeffrey Swartz, Jim Sciutto, CNN Max, lacerating, Merchan, Elizabeth Williams, Todd Blanche, doesn’t, CNN’s Erin Burnett, —, Jack Smith’s, there’s, •, Joe Biden’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, mishandle, He’s, president’s, Trump’s, George Conway, ” Conway, CNN’s Burnett Organizations: CNN, GOP, The New, Trump, Philadelphia, Prosecutors, New York City Department of Corrections, Cooley Law, US, Trump Organization, Conservative Political, Conference, Biden Locations: The New York, Washington ,, Georgia

☆ Washington wrestles with ‘new equation’ of direct attacks between Iran and Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Alex Marquardt | Katie Bo Lillis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Throughout the week, US officials had urged Israel not to retaliate for Iran’s unprecedented attack five days prior, when hundreds of missiles and drones were fired from inside Iran at Israel. US intelligence has long assessed that neither Iran nor Israel has any appetite for an outright war. Iranian officials have stated publicly that Iran’s policy toward Israel has changed. Then, on April 1, an Israeli strike on what Iran claims was an embassy in Syria killed seven officials, including two senior Iranian commanders. “Israel and Iran are going to be starting higher on the escalatory ladder for every future moment of conflict and that is incredibly dangerous,” said Panikoff.

Persons: Biden, ”, Hossein, Israel’s, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Israel, Bill Burns, George W, “, Frank McKenzie, ” McKenzie, Maher Al Mounes, Mohammed Reza Zahedi, Jonathan Panikoff, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Khamenei, Karim Sadjadpour, Qassem Soleimani, Iran —, Iran messaged, Donald Trump, stridently, —, McKenzie Organizations: CNN, Israel, Iran, US, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, CIA, Bush Presidential Center, Iranian, US Central Command, Getty, Lebanese Hezbollah, Iran’s, Carnegie Endowmernt Locations: Washington, Israel, Iran, Tehran, ” Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Dallas, Syria, Syria's, Damascus, AFP, Lebanese, Iran’s, Iraq

☆ Biden to appear with Kennedy family for endorsements, as battle heats up with RFK Jr. over family legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He has cited Robert F. Kennedy Sr. as a personal inspiration in his political career. And Biden invited Maria Shriver, a niece of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, to attend his State of the Union address to highlight her work on women’s health. In public statements, some members of the Kennedy family have already made clear they are backing Biden in November. In a CNN interview last month, another sister of RFK Jr., Rory Kennedy, said she’s concerned he could undermine Biden’s chances of defeating Trump. I don’t know anybody in America who’s got a family who agrees with him on everything.”The Kennedy family members attending Biden’s event Thursday include Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joe Kennedy II, Beth Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III, Christopher Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Vicki Strauss Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, Max Meltzer, Ted Kennedy Jr., Stephen Kennedy Smith, Peter McKelvy and Rebeca McKelvy.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kennedy, Biden, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, Kerry Kennedy —, —, “, Donald Trump, “ Donald Trump, ”, Donald, ” Kennedy, She, John White Jr, Robert Kennedy, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III, It’s, Caroline Kennedy, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Sen, Ted Kennedy, Patrick’s, Maria Shriver, John F, Rory Kennedy, she’s, Bobby, CNN’s Erin Burnett, America who’s, Kerry Kennedy, Joe Kennedy II, Beth Kennedy, Christopher Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Vicki Strauss Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, Max Meltzer, Ted Kennedy Jr, Stephen Kennedy Smith, Peter McKelvy, CNN’s Michael Williams, Aaron Pellish, Eva McKend Organizations: CNN, Democratic, RFK Jr, ”, Biden, White, Trump, RFK Locations: Philadelphia, United States, America, Australia, Austria, Northern Ireland, St

☆ Hossein Amir-Abdollahian: Iran’s response will be “immediate and at a maximum level,” foreign minister warns Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Iran’s response if Israel takes any further military action against it would be “immediate and at a maximum level,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN Thursday, as fears rise of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. The tit-for-tat strikes have brought a decades long shadow war between Israel and Iran out in the open and sent fear coursing through the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israel will make its “own decisions” when responding to Iran’s airstrikes. The details of a potential “maximum response” have been planned by Iran’s armed forces, he added. “Our operations in response were carried out at a minimum because we were not seeking to hit multiple targets,” he said.

Persons: Hossein Amir, Abdollahian, adventurism, ” Amir, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, ”, Amir, “ Organizations: CNN, Amir, Palestinian, Hamas, Wednesday, Iranian, United Nations, White, Swiss Embassy Locations: Israel, Iran, New York, Tehran, Syria, Iranian, Isfahan, Iran’s, FARS, Damascus, United States, Gaza, Israeli, “, America

☆ A jury that will decide Trump’s fate begins to take shape as first criminal trial powers ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

First, the conventions of the criminal trial – like those in thousands of courtrooms every day – mean this case will grind on relentlessly. In previous civil trials, Trump challenged the dignity of the rule of the court and feuded with other judges. But potential jurors appeared to take their obligation deeply seriously. But other potential jurors said they’d be able to put any political feelings about Trump to one side and focus on the evidence and the law. And in another revealing trend that hinted at the ex-president’s political appeal, some potential jurors mentioned that they viewed his rhetorical eruptions as those of someone who speaks his mind, unlike conventional politicians.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Biden, Trump, Juan Merchan, — Trump, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Joe Biden, “, Alvin, ” Trump, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, Andrzej Duda, don’t, Duda, Mimi Rocah, CNN’s Erin Burnett, “ You’re, Merchan, he’s, won’t, Barron’s, they’d, Robert Hirschhorn, CNN’s Burnett, Christine Cornell, John Gotti, Bernie Madoff Organizations: CNN, White House, ”, Manhattan, Attorney, New York, Trump, US, Office, Southern, of, Boeing, Republican Locations: Manhattan, bodega, Pennsylvania, Trump, of New York, New York

☆ Trump’s extreme rhetoric is a mainstay of his 2024 campaign. Much of it could become a reality if he wins another term
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Phil Mattingly | Andrew Seger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

His pledge to direct Justice Department investigations is backed by allies who view his second term as driven by a maximalist theory of a president’s authority. But it also underscores why a second Trump term would be dramatically different. Some in Washington saw them as guardrails for a White House intent on fracturing not one, but all three branches of government. Yet Trump, should he secure a second term, would enter the White House with his most powerful Republican critics on Capitol Hill almost all gone. That would be a position that isn’t backed by his second term policy plans, or his private impulses during his first term in office – or, for that matter, in the decades prior.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, guardrails Trump, Jack Smith, Trump, ” Trump, Biden, ”, Joe Biden, he’s, He’s, Liz Cheney, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, John Kerry, John Bolton, It’s, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Ryan, ” McConnell, Mike Johnson, “, aren’t, Trump’s, – “, Hugh Hewitt, ” “, Charlie Rose, Rose, Larry King, Erin Burnett Organizations: CNN, Republican, Department, Capitol, Democrats, Trump, White, GOP, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Democratic, Trump’s Justice, Bolton, Congressional Republicans, Wisconsin Republican, Louisiana Republican, Mar, White House, Justice Department, CNBC Locations: Washington, Wisconsin, Louisiana

☆ RFK Jr. raises possibility that January 6 wasn’t a ‘true insurrection,’ suggests ‘political objectives’ are motivating prosecutions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“That would fit a disturbing pattern of the weaponization of government agencies — the DoJ, the IRS, the SEC, the FBI, etc. In the statement, Kennedy pledged to name an independent special counsel to investigate “whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends” in January 6 cases. Without the impartial rule of law, there is no true democracy or moral governance,” Kennedy said. “(Trump) overthrowing — trying to overthrow the election clearly is threat to democracy,” Kennedy said in a CNN interview on Monday. “But the question was, who is a worse threat to democracy?

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, President Trump, ”, “, Kennedy, ” Kennedy, Donald Trump, Undercutting Kennedy’s, Trump, Trump’s, —, Joe Biden’s, stokes, Matt Corridoni, Stefanie Spear, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Biden, I’m, Erin Organizations: CNN, Independent, Capitol, Trump, J6, DoJ, IRS, SEC, FBI, Justice Department, Democratic National Committee, RFK Jr

☆ RFK Jr. campaign walks back fundraising emails that said January 6 defendants were stripped of constitutional liberties
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Eva Mckend | Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“We must free Assange now!” the text in both fundraising messages reads. Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear told CNN that the language used in the fundraising emails was “an error” and that the campaign has terminated its contract with the vendor responsible. It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process,” Spear said in a statement. “(Trump) overthrowing — trying to overthrow the election clearly is threat to democracy,” Kennedy said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Monday. Trump has said he would pardon a “large portion” of January 6 rioters if he’s reelected.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ”, overreach, Julian Assange, Assange, “, doesn’t, Ed Snowden, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Stefanie Spear, Spear, ” Spear, Joe Biden, Biden, —, ” Kennedy, “ Erin Burnett OutFront ”, I’m, Erin, ” Trump, Trump, he’s Organizations: CNN, Wednesday, WikiLeaks, Capitol, American Citizen, J6, Washington DC, Trump, Republican Locations: Washington

☆ Third-party candidates are the worrisome wild card amid Biden-Trump rematch in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In 2020, Biden won the state by fewer than 21,000 votes, with no Green Party candidates on the ballot. Four years earlier, Trump carried Wisconsin by nearly 23,000 votes, with the Green Party’s Jill Stein earning more than 30,000 voters. When third-party candidates were added to the mix, both Biden and Trump saw their numbers fall by about 10 percentage points. “It really brings forward the idea that the two big parties just hand us candidates to choose from,” Anderson said. But Democrats have long viewed Stein’s campaign as one of the decisive factors in delivering Trump the state of Wisconsin and the presidency.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert Kennedy Jr, Mike Crute, Joe Biden, ” Crute, “, Biden, Trump, Jill Stein, Stein, Kennedy, Cornel West, –, ”, Crute, CNN’s “ Erin Burnett OutFront ”, ” Kennedy, Phil Anderson, ” Anderson, Anderson, ‘ Kennedy, they’ll, Brian Schimming, ” Schimming, Schimming, Robert F, Jr, Kelda Roys, Hillary Clinton’s, Clinton, “ It’s, Biden’s, ” Roys, we’re, Anthony Gray, “ I’m, ” Gray, Bobby Jr Organizations: Wisconsin CNN, Republicans, Trump, Biden, Green Party, Marquette University Law School, West, Wisconsin Libertarian, Wisconsin Republican Party, Republican, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, ”, Dane County, of Supervisors Locations: Madison, Wisconsin, Gaza, Dane

☆ How Dana Walden could defy critics and become Disney's first female CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

The appointment would make Walden the first female CEO of the Walt Disney Co. in its 100-year history. "Anybody they choose will have never been the Disney CEO prior to that." At Disney, Walden has hit several home runs, including FX's "The Bear," Hulu's "The Dropout" and "Only Murderers in the Building," and ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek CNBCChapek climbed the corporate ladder at Disney for 30 years by showcasing his business and finance chops. Combating female stereotypesIf Walden were appointed CEO, she would be the first woman to run the century-old company.

Persons: Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Rich Polk, Peter Chernin, Rupert, Walden, Bob Iger, he'd, Fox, Chernin, Peter Roth, Roth, Peter Chernin Getty, Josh D'Amaro, Jimmy Pitaro, Alan Bergman, Nelson, Peltz, Iger, Bob Chapek, Walden's, Bergman, she's, hasn't, —, Walden —, Dana doesn't, Jennifer Salke, Jennifer Salke Stephen Desaulniers, CNBC Walden, Richard Plepler, Craig Hunegs, Carol Burnett's, Carrie Hamilton, George Burns, Dean Martin, roasts, Martin, Buddy Hackett, Matt Walden, Bender, Goldman, she'd, Arsenio, Lucie Sulhany, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Gary Newman, Newman, It's, Dana, Ryan Murphy, John Landgraf, Jan, Seth MacFarlane, Guy, Tuck, MacFarlane, Murphy, Steve Levitan, Dan Fogelman, Rick Rosen, Rosen, Howard Gordon, Levitan, Peter Rice, Rice, wasn't, Chapek, Rich Appel, Gary, it's, Percy Jackson, didn't, Bob Chapek CNBC Chapek, showrunners, Scarlett Johansson, Kristina Schake, Jay Sures, Sures, Amazon's Salke, Greta Gerwig, Gloria, Murphy's, Miss Jones, There's, Steve Levitan Peter, Hopper, Critics, She's, Salke, WME's Rosen Organizations: Disney Entertainment, Getty, Century Fox Filmed Entertainment, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Walt Disney Co, Century Fox, Fox, Century Fox Television, Warner Bros, Disney, ESPN, Entertainment, CNBC, Trian Partners, Iger, Amazon Studios, HBO, Disney TV Studios, Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls, Harvard, Westlake School, The Friars Club, University of Southern, Paramount, Paramount Domestic Television, Filmmagic, Fox Broadcasting, Walden, CBS, FX Networks, Bob Chapek CNBC, Indiana University, Michigan State University, United Talent Agency, Hulu Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Walden, Brentwood , California, She's, Disney's, Studio City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, University of Southern California, Chapek, Hollywood, Walden's, Iger, America

☆ Kremlin’s security services were aware of ISIS threat to Russia before concert attack, new evidence from investigative body suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Matthew Chance | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Kremlin’s security services were aware of an ISIS threat days before a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow, Russian intelligence documents obtained by a UK-based investigative organization suggest. The Dossier Center is a Russian investigation group backed by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an exiled former Russian oil tycoon turned Kremlin critic. “Even before the attack on Crocus City Hall, a source close to the intelligence services told the Dossier Center about this,” it added. The following year, German police arrested several people from Tajikistan accused of plotting an attack on Cologne Cathedral, according to the Dossier Center. According to the Dossier Center, Russian law enforcement was monitoring all these reports and “considered the risk” to Russia.

Persons: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Vladimir Putin, “, ”, Adrienne Watson, Putin, ” Putin, Ilya Ponomarev, CNN’s Erin Burnett Organizations: CNN, ISIS, Crocus City Hall, Security, Crocus City, Central, Embassy, National Security, Kremlin Locations: Moscow, London, Russia, Crocus, Russian, Tajikistan, Washington, United States, Ukraine, Kabul, Cologne, Kyrgyzstan

☆ The Homeowners Who Beat the National Association of Realtors
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Rhonda Burnett went to sell a home in 2016, she knew she would have to pay a commission to her real estate agent. Ms. Burnett was instructed to select one, and she picked 6 percent. “I shop sales,” Ms. Burnett, 70, said with a laugh. She spent three decades as a stay-at-home mother while her husband, Scott Burnett, 72, worked for a waste management company and spent 20 years working as a local legislator. But when I asked her if I could negotiate, she said, ‘No, you really can’t.’”

Persons: Rhonda Burnett, Scott Burnett, Burnett, “, Ms, “ I’m, ‘, ’ Locations: Kansas, Hyde, Kansas City

☆ Clips from the interview that Don Lemon says made Elon Musk so mad he terminated their X deal seem pretty mundane
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Don Lemon said Elon Musk was "mad" over their interview when Musk canceled an X partnership. AdvertisementDon Lemon said Elon Musk abruptly canceled his partnership with X because the billionaire was "mad" at him over their recent interview, which he subsequently described in a video posted to Instagram as "tense." AdvertisementX and Musk have said Lemon is still free to post his show on X without the support of a formal partnership. Lemon shared a few clips of the interview on CNN's Erin Burnett "OutFront" on Wednesday evening. In a post on X in August, Musk said he had a ketamine prescription for when his "brain chemistry sometimes goes super negative."

Persons: Don Lemon, Elon Musk, Musk, —, Lemon, Erin Burnett, X, Don, Donald Trump, Trump, hasn't Organizations: CNN, Service, SpaceX, X, Business Locations: Florida

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