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☆ Target slashed this year's Pride collection after last year's backlash, leaving some LGBTQ+ insiders feeling alienated
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, May 14th, members of Target's LGBTQ+ employee resource group logged on for a much-anticipated virtual meeting to preview the 2024 Pride collection, two council members told Business Insider. Target's online Pride collection on May 28. But late last May, conservative protesters took aim at Target's Pride collection, falsely claiming the merchandise was "Satanic" and sexualized minors. However, the two Pride Council members and multiple LGBTQ+ vendors who worked on past Pride collections told BI they feel the company hasn't done enough to rebuild its relationship with its LGBTQ+ partners over the past year. AdvertisementOne of the employees involved in the Pride Council told BI that a lot of LGBTQ+ people, herself included, joined Target specifically because of its stated support for trans and queer rights.

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☆ Opinion | Do We Still Understand How Wars Are Won?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the past 50 years, the United States has gotten good at losing wars. We won limited victories against Saddam Hussein in 1991 and Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011, only to fumble the endgames. If you’re on the left, you’d probably say that most if not all these wars were unnecessary, unwinnable or unworthy. Life in America would not have materially changed if, say, Kosovo were still a part of Serbia. We know how America fought such wars.

Persons: Saddam Hussein, Muammar el, What’s, you’d, “, ” Ron Chernow, Ulysses Grant Organizations: ISIS Locations: United States, Saigon, Beirut, Mogadishu, Kabul, Baghdad, Iraq, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, America, Serbia, Vicksburg, ”

☆ An influx of new residents to GOP-leaning Montana could be the key voting bloc that decides the state's hotly-contested Senate race
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

With former President Donald Trump highly likely to win Montana in November, many Republicans believe he'll be able to aid down-ballot candidates like Sheehy. AdvertisementTester, a moderate Democrat, has established a political brand that has defied the state's GOP orientation for nearly 20 years. Greg Gianforte, the Montana legislature passed housing and land-use reform bills that overhauled the construction process — and now permit more housing density. The issue is sure to be a major issue for Tester — as well as the eventual GOP Senate nominee — for a state in transition. National Republicans see Montana as one of their best opportunities to win a "red" seat, especially as many transplants left Democratic-dominated coastal states for a more rustic environment.

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☆ Grayson Murray: Korn Ferry Tour’s Harry Higgs reflects on how best to remember US golfer, who died on Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US golfer Harry Higgs, who plays on the PGA Tour’s developmental tour, delivered a powerful speech on Sunday after winning the Visit Knoxville Open in which reflected on how best to honor Grayson Murray following his death at the weekend. Murray’s death was announced by the PGA Tour on Saturday, a day after the 30-year-old withdrew from competition, citing illness, at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. Higgs poses with the trophy after winning the Visit Knoxville Open. 2 in the Korn Ferry Tour Points List, virtually ensuring his automatic qualification for the PGA Tour in 2025. “Say something nice to a loved one and say something nice to somebody you don’t know and try to accomplish that daily.

Persons: Harry Higgs, Grayson Murray, Charles Schwab, “, ”, Higgs, Grayson, Murray, Brennan Asplen, it’s, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, PGA, Visit Knoxville, Knoxville Open’s, Visit, Holston, Country Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, Knoxville , Tennessee, Visit Knoxville

☆ Dallas Mavericks one win away from NBA Finals as they go up 3-0 on the Minnesota Timberwolves
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, 116-107, to move to 3-0 in the series and knock on the door of their first NBA Finals appearance in 13 years. As a duo, Dončić and Irving scored or assisted 26 of the Mavericks’ 29 fourth quarter points. Dončić called Irving’s late-game performance “unbelievable.”“That’s why some people call him Mr. Fourth Quarter, right?” Dončić told reporters. Irving (right) scored 14 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter against the Timberwolves. I felt like in that fourth quarter, we had a good run going.

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☆ Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Walton, a basketball center whose extraordinary passing and rebounding skills helped him win two national college championships with U.C.L.A. A redheaded hippie and devoted Grateful Dead fan, Walton was a 6-foot-11 acolyte of the renowned U.C.L.A. He was named the national college player of the year three times. Walton’s greatest game was the 1973 national championship against Memphis State, played in St. Louis. Walton — not yet known for his often hyperbolic, stream-of-consciousness speaking manner — refused to say much after the game.

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☆ Opinion | I’ve Seen the Biden-Trump Rematch Before, and It Was Scary
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Mikhail Zygar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His advisers, adamant that he is the only bulwark against a formidable opponent, insist that his candidacy is crucial for the survival of democracy. That aged president is not Joe Biden but Boris Yeltsin. As I watch the American presidential campaign unfold, I’ve been constantly reminded of their contest. Back in the ’90s, Russia stood at a crossroads, seemingly faced with a clear choice: democracy or tyranny. The country’s young democracy was at stake.

Persons: isn’t, Joe Biden, Boris Yeltsin, Donald Trump, Gennady Zyuganov, I’ve, Vladimir Putin, Boris Yeltsin’s, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Boris Nemtsov —, Yeltsin Organizations: Communist, Communists Locations: America, Russia

☆ Davis Riley: A week after his sister had surgery to remove a brain tumor, US golfer wins first individual PGA Tour event
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Davis Riley paid tributes to his sister, who is recovering from brain surgery to remove a tumor, and his former colleague Grayson Murray after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley to win his first individual PGA Tour event by a five-shot margin. After undergoing scans, it was found that she had a brain tumor and underwent surgery upon recommendation from doctors. Although she couldn’t be in Texas to see Riley win his first individual PGA Tour event, Riley did her proud by putting in assured performance to earn himself a tartan jacket and the trophy. Riley plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.

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☆ SEC embrace of ether ETFs highlights cryptocurrency's shifting political fortunes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The newly opened door to ether ETFs is part of a larger story that dominated cryptocurrency markets last week: the industry's political tides appear to be shifting in its favor. Expectations of an approval were low as the week began, but flipped completely and suddenly last Monday — sending ether up 20% . Many are hailing FIT 21 as a landmark victory for the industry. "I'd be surprised if FIT 21 or something like it actually becomes law this year," said Thorn. It does portend a sweeping change in [the] Democratic leadership approach to this industry, and that can only help crypto."

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CNN —Josef Newgarden used a scintillating last-lap pass to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for the second consecutive year in a race that started four hours late due to extreme weather. We worked our tails off,” Newgarden told race broadcaster NBC. “Absolutely, they can say whatever they want after this point, I don’t care any more,” Newgarden said after the Indy 500. The Indy 500 regularly shares a date with the famous Monaco Grand Prix, known as the “crown jewel” of the Formula One calendar. Michael Conroy/AP“(Racing at 50) was always my goal, but I don’t want to just ‘do it’,” he told Indy Star.

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☆ Erik ten Hag: Manchester United could fire its manager after winning the English FA Cup. He says he will ‘go anywhere else to win trophies’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But Manchester United’s celebrations after defying the odds to defeat Manchester City and win the English FA Cup on Sunday were tempered by reports that its manager Erik ten Hag would be fired, regardless of the result. When those reports were put to him after Sunday’s victory, Ten Hag pointed to his trophy-winning résumé. “The team is progressing, and we are winning trophies. Two trophies in two years is not bad,” he said, referring to his team’s League Cup victory last year. Erik ten Hag celebrates with his players after winning the FA Cup.

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☆ Indy 500 takeaways: Josef Newgarden repeats as winner with bold pass, joins elite group
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Jordan Bianchi | Jeff Gluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Josef Newgarden completed a daring pass to the outside of Pato O’Ward on the final lap to win the rain-delayed Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. As Newgarden and O’Ward sped down the frontstretch taking the white flag, O’Ward completed a slingshot pass of Newgarden, who then attempted his own slingshot pass as they raced into Turn 3. Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward battled to the end in the 108th running of the #Indy500. AdvertisementAnd Newgarden certainly earned the win Sunday, completing a bold pass that will go down in racing lore. The race had 48 lead changes, which is the fourth-most in Indianapolis 500 history (out of 108 races).

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☆ Seven years and 11 trophies, but no Champions League: Has Kylian Mbappé’s time at Paris Saint-Germain been a success?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He’s won six Ligue 1 titles, three French Cups, two League Cups and a record five Player of the Year awards. The closest Mbappé came to winning the Champions League was reaching the final in 2020. Even if Mbappé was to lift one more trophy, can his time in Paris be considered a success if he didn’t achieve the club’s ultimate goal? “He’s their all-time top scorer, he’s won the league’s Player of the Year award five times in a row. “What’s interesting is he’s not necessarily captured the hearts of fans, especially in the way he’s left the club.

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☆ Sometimes U.S. and U.K. Politics Seem in Lock Step. Not This Year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Conservative British prime minister sets the date for a long-awaited vote in the early summer and the United States follows with a momentous presidential election a few months later. It happened in 2016, when Britons voted for Brexit and Americans elected Donald J. Trump, and now it’s happening again. Political soothsayers might be tempted to study the results of Britain’s July 4 general election for clues about how the United States might vote on Nov. 5. “We’re just in a very different place politically than the U.S. right now,” said Robert Ford, a professor of politics at the University of Manchester. The Conservatives have been in power for 14 years, he noted, Brexit has faded as a political issue, and there is no British equivalent of Mr. Trump.

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Kyiv CNN —The air at the Ukrainian military recruitment office where a 30-year-old hairdresser is being interviewed is filled with anxiety. “The time has come,” he told CNN. “The desire to fight the enemy is very important, in addition to training, equipment and preparedness,” he told CNN. If shelling starts on the frontline, I think I will be confused and will only create problems for others,” he told CNN. Andrii Demchenko, the spokesperson for the Border Guard Service of Ukraine, told CNN his officers detain people trying to cross out of Ukraine on daily basis.

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☆ Zhongnanhai: The scenic garden that became China’s secretive seat of power
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Jonathan Chatwin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

As the seat of power, Zhongnanhai is often thought of as China’s equivalent to the White House, or the Kremlin. Architectural changesThere have been serious revisions to the architecture of Zhongnanhai since the end of imperial rule in 1912. Having re-established Zhongnanhai as a center of political power in the new China, Mao set about rebuilding the compound according to his tastes. “It was here,” noted Aldrich, “with the background trappings of a scholar, that he met Nixon and Kissinger in 1972.”Most subsequent leaders have preferred to keep a house outside the Zhongnanhai compound. However, the compound hasn’t always been so forbidden for the masses following the collapse of China’s imperial dynasty.

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☆ Russia-Ukraine war: Putin signals he’s open to peace talks, but Ukraine is right to be wary
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Eastern Ukraine CNN —Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signaling this week that he is open to peace talks should be viewed with vast, overshadowing caveats, and the weight of Ukraine’s - and the West’s - past experience of Russian diplomacy. Putin questioned the legitimacy of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who Moscow has repeatedly assailed, after Kyiv had to delay elections because of the very war Putin started. Zelensky has said he hopes China - Russia’s most potent ally but only partial supporter in the Ukraine war - will attend. Putin may be talking peace now to suggest to Beijing to not be involved in diplomacy about Russia without Russia present. Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersUkraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said Friday that Putin’s hints at peace talks were directly aimed at sabotaging the summit.

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☆ Biden's gasoline sale likely won't have a major impact on summer pump prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gas prices trending lowerOil prices surged last month as Israel and OPEC member Iran stood on the brink of war, raising concern at the White House that gasoline prices could jump heading into the summer. When adjusting for inflation, pump prices are about 2% lower compared to last year, according to the Energy Information Administration. Even in costly California, gasoline prices are down about 27 cents over the past four weeks, he said. But de Haan said gasoline prices will likely edge lower through the Fourth of July holiday as refiners increase output, which should keep downward pressure on pump prices. "Since the pandemic, the summer driving season has not seen a surge in demand, which can push pump prices higher," said Gross, the AAA spokesperson.

Persons: Kevin Carter, Biden, Patrick de Haan, It's, de Haan, Andrew Gross, De Haan, Superstorm Sandy, Donald, Trump, Brent, Gross Organizations: Getty, The Department of Energy, Northeast Gasoline Supply, AAA, Energy Information Administration, Congress, Reserve Locations: San Diego, San Diego , California, Israel, Iran, California

☆ How the Monaco Grand Prix became the most iconic F1 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Gregory Leporati | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Monaco Grand Prix is the crown jewel of Formula 1, known for its glitz and glamour. In the decades since then, the Monaco Grand Prix has become the crown jewel of Formula 1 — and arguably the most famous race in the world. Senna's surprising defenseThat crash was a distant memory by 1992, as Senna unexpectedly claimed his fifth Monaco Grand Prix victory. While he didn't gain any victories during his Mercedes stint, he earned a pole position at his final Monaco Grand Prix at 43. Daniel Ricciardo celebrating his Monaco Grand Prix win in 2018.

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☆ Brooke Shields Elected President of Labor Union Actors’ Equity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Brooke Shields, the model-turned-actor who has starred in films, television and onstage, has been elected as the next president of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing stage actors and stage managers. She succeeds Kate Shindle, who had been the union’s president since 2015, and announced last month that she would not seek re-election. The position of Equity president is a volunteer job, and Shields was elected to a four-year term. Shields won the election with about half the vote; the balance was split between two Equity vice presidents, Erin Maureen Koster and Wydetta Carter. Her victory was reported by the newsletter Broadway Journal and announced by the union on Friday; a union spokesman said she was not available for an interview.

Persons: Brooke Shields, Shields, Kate Shindle, Burgess Meredith, Ellen Burstyn, Colleen Dewhurst, Ron Silver, Erin Maureen Koster, Wydetta Carter Organizations: ’ Equity Association, Broadway Journal

Since the constitutional right to abortion was taken away in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022, Democratic spending on abortion-related ads has jumped. Line chart showing the percentage of television ad spending devoted to abortion from 2018 to 2024. Democratic spending jumped up to around one-third in 2022 after the Dobbs ruling and has stayed high. In the first four months of this year alone, 48 percent of Democratic ad spending on broadcast networks in Pennsylvania centered on abortion. Democrats are seizing the moment, devoting two-thirds of their ad spending to abortion there.

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☆ USS Harder: Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub found off the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said Thursday. “Harder was lost in the course of victory. U.S. Navy archive photo of USS Harder. The NHHC said the wreck of the Harder was confirmed by data provided by the Lost 52 Project, an effort led by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea, to find the 52 US subs lost in World War II. Harder, which had the motto of “Hit ‘em Harder,” was captained by Cmdr.

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☆ The wreck of a legendary WWII US submarine has been found at the bottom of the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewResearchers say they have located the final resting place of one of the most storied vessels of World War II: the USS Harder. Lost 52 is headed by entrepreneur and ocean explorer Tim Taylor, along with diving entrepreneur Christine Dennison. A black-and-white image of the USS Harder on February 1944. The Lost 52 team has previously located at least six other US submarines. Finding the Harder "highlighted the importance of ocean data collection and the significance of underwater robotic technology," Taylor told BI.

Persons: —, Tim Taylor, Christine Dennison, Insider's Elias Chavez, Samuel Dealey, Harder, Samuel J, Cox, Taylor Organizations: Service, Heritage Command, Business, NHHC, Heritage, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: South China, Japan, Philippines, Dasol, Tiburon

Learn moreThe NHL's Eastern Conference Finals continue tonight with Game 2 of the Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers Round 3 competition. Below, we've put together everything you need to know when it comes to how to watch a Panthers vs. Rangers live stream for Game 2. How to watch Panthers vs. Rangers in the USPanthers vs. Rangers Game 2 will air on Friday at 8 p.m. ESPN+ doesn't always live stream ESPN games, but this will be the streaming home for all of the Rangers vs. Panthers Round 3 games). Shop at SlingHow to watch Panthers vs. Rangers from anywhereFor those who plan to travel outside of the US during any Round 3 games, you'll be able to keep up with most of your subscriptions using a VPN.

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☆ Israel faces unprecedented challenges as legal and diplomatic pressure mounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Never before has the Jewish state come under such intense and sustained international pressure from multiple fronts for its policies towards the Palestinians. But the most significant of those may be the legal and diplomatic action taken against Israel this month. They have accused critics of antisemitism and vowed not to relent in the face of international pressure. Israel and the US maintain that a Palestinian state should only be established through a negotiated settlement. This week, Ireland, Spain and Norway announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, saying they hope the move would prod other European nations to follow suit.

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