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☆ What Trump's mass deportation plan would mean for immigrant workers and the economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Mass deportation would exacerbate this economic issue, say employers and economists. Leverant says it is still being determined how jobs lost from a mass deportation would be filled. "Looking at specific occupations, about one-quarter of farm workers, agricultural graders, and sorters are undocumented workers. "One of the natural problems with undocumented workers, we don't know how many are here because they are undocumented. A mass deportation is not possible without crippling economic impact," he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald J, Trump, Jason Leverant, Leverant, Chad Prinkey, AtWork, Janeesa Hollingshead, Hollingshead, Uber, Trump's, David Leopold, Leopold, Kristen Welker, isn't, they're, Nan Wu, Wu, Prinkey Organizations: U.S, White, TPS, AtWork, American Progress, American Immigration Council, American Community Survey, Pew Research Center, Consulting, Uber Works, American Immigration, Citizenship, Immigration Services, Trump, NBC News, AIC, USDA, Conservative, CNBC Workforce, cnbccouncils.com, wec Locations: Mexico, Eagle, , Texas, Piedras Negras, U.S, United States, Madison, New York, Greensfelder, California, Prinkey, Boston, Austin

Sanders added it is “problematic” if schedule F is being used to reinforce and maintain political loyalty. The spoils system was replaced by the current merit-based system where career employees serve multiple administrations, carrying out their jobs independent of politics. The Biden administration erected temporary roadblocks at the federal Office of Personnel Management – rules aimed at protecting federal workers from retaliatory mass firings. The District of Columbia itself has the largest individual chunk of federal workers in any state or territory, with more than 162,000. But it could also be devastating to employment in states that went to Trump, where roughly 967,000 federal workers live.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Ronald Sanders –, Trump’s, –, Sanders, Max Stier, “, ” Stier, didn’t, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Will Lanzoni, Elon Musk, Mandy Gunasekara, Everett Kelley –, Joyce Howell, “ They’re, Marie Owens Powell, Sunlen Serfaty, Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, Trump, Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Partnership for Public Service, Management, DC, of Columbia, Convention Center, Land Management, EPA, Unions, American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE, ”, American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Locations: Maryland, Virginia, Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, Washington, Colorado

☆ Trump’s new chief of staff is an unassuming figure in his brash inner circle. She’s also one of its most effective operators.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Neither Wiles nor Trump’s transition team immediately responded when asked if Wiles would soon step away from her position at Mercury. “The clown car can’t come into the White House at will,” the source said. She worked on Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign and then in his White House. He then gave her nearly unfettered leeway to operate his Florida campaign as she saw fit. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio posted on social media: “President Trump has chosen a strong, intelligent woman to serve as White House Chief of Staff.”

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But some are pointing to an issue with far less power in American politics: transgender rights. Between the 2020 and 2024 elections, transgender rights have become a political flashpoint in the nation’s culture wars. And perhaps nothing stoked more conversation than the issue of transgender girls and women competing in girls and women’s sports. “Please do not blame trans issues or trans people for why we lost,” he wrote on X on Thursday. Brianna Wu, a prominent transgender Democratic activist, told NBC News in an interview that the debate over trans rights has “radically shifted” in recent years.

Persons: Joe Biden, Tom Suozzi, “, Seth Moulton, I’m, Moulton, Tom Williams, Gilberto Hinojosa, ” Hinojosa, Brad Pritchett, Hinojosa’s, ” Pritchett, ”, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Bud, Lia Thomas, Thomas ’, Imane Khelif, Rich von Biberstein, Harris, “ Kamala, Trump, ” Harris, Hallie Jackson, Sam Alleman, Brianna Wu, Wu, ” Wu Organizations: ”, New York Times, “, Suozzi, Inc, Getty, Texas Democratic, Democratic, Equality, NBC News, NBC, American Civil Liberties Union, Corporate America, University of Pennsylvania’s, NCAA, Paris Games, University of Pennsylvania, AP, Republicans, AdImpact, NFL, Democratic National Convention, Congress, khakis Locations: Texas, Equality Texas, Algeria

☆ Israel's Netanyahu appoints new ambassador to United States
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed U.S.-born Yechiel Leiter, an official who previously served as chief of staff in the finance ministry, as the next Israeli ambassador to the United States. “Yechiel Leiter is a highly capable diplomat, an eloquent speaker, and possesses a deep understanding of American culture and politics,” Netanyahu said in a statement. His appointment was also welcomed by Yisrael Ganz, the head of the Yesha Council, an umbrella organisation representing councils of Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a territory Palestinians want as part of a future state. As well as serving in the finance ministry, Leiter also held positions as deputy director general in the Education Ministry and acting chairman of the Israel Ports Company. His son was killed last year in the Gaza war against Palestinian militant group Hamas while serving with the Israeli military.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yechiel Leiter, “ Yechiel Leiter, ” Netanyahu, Yisrael Ganz, Ganz, Leiter, Israel, Leiter’s, Donald Trump’s Organizations: U.S, Yesha Council, West Bank, Education Ministry, Israel Ports Company, Palestinian, Hamas Locations: United States, Gush Etzion, Judea, Samaria, Gaza

WASHINGTON — Republicans are gearing up to lock in their remake of the judiciary under President-elect Donald Trump and a new Senate majority, including potentially installing several more conservative Supreme Court justices. Conservatives are prepared for Supreme Court retirements, with the most attention on Justice Samuel Alito, 74. GOP won't pursue Supreme Court ethics rulesTrump already transformed the federal courts in his first term, appointing 54 appeals court judges and 174 district court judges, many of whom are closely linked with the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. Biden has made his own mark on the judiciary, appointing 210 district and appeals court judges in total, including 44 appeals court judges, falling just short of Trump’s total. “We’ll quit beating up the Supreme Court every time we don’t like the decision they make,” he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, — Trump, Trump, Samuel Alito, Alito, ”, Mike Davis, “ That’s, — John Thune, John Cornyn, “, ” Cornyn, Thune, Trump’s, Clarence Thomas, Roe, Wade, John Malcolm, Franklin D, Roosevelt, — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett —, Biden, Davis, Thomas, Don McGahn, ’, you’ve, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump's, Barrett, “ Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor, Alex Aronson, Sotomayor didn’t, Chuck Grassley, Sen, Grassley, Josh Hawley, Trump hasn’t, Malcolm, Andrew Oldham, Amul Thapar, JD Vance’s, Usha Vance, Thapar, Judge James Ho, Neomi Rao, Patrick Bumatay, Joe Biden hasn’t, Russell Wheeler, Leonard Leo, Leo, Mitch McConnell, shepherded, “ We’ll Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, Democratic, Senate, Trump, GOP, Heritage Foundation, “, White, NBC, NBC News, Committee, Circuit, Appeals, U.S ., District of Columbia Circuit, Republican, Institution, Federalist Society, Supreme, Court Locations: West Virginia , Montana and Ohio, Texas, Iowa, New Orleans, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Ky

☆ Tesla was the top ‘Trump trade’ of the week, along with some energy and financial stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla and a handful of other so-called Trump trades led the market rally this week as investors welcomed the Republican's victory in the presidential election. Excluding stocks that reported earnings this week, some of the best performers were those viewed as tied to Donald Trump 's win. Trump trades can earn that title by being part of sectors such as financials or energy viewed as beneficiaries of his expected shifts away from regulation, among other things. CNBC screened for the Trump trade names that led the index higher this week and did not report earnings. The electric vehicle maker is one of the best-known Trump trades given CEO Elon Musk 's advocacy for the president-elect on the campaign trail.

Persons: Tesla, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, LSEG, John Murphy, Murphy, Elon Musk's, Baker Hughes Organizations: Trump, Monday, Federal Reserve, CNBC, Bank of America Locations: Texas

☆ Bestselling author Minda Harts just adapted her book to the screen. Here are her tips for succeeding in Hollywood.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Author Minda Harts said that stars like Issa Rae inspire her as she steps into Hollywood. Harts, whose debut novel was recently adapted into a short film, said that networking is key to her success. That book led to a short film adaptation, an upcoming psychological thriller about the workplace starring "The Proud Family" actor Kyla Pratt as Harts. Like Rae, Harts wants to diversify her portfolio. If we all can ask ourselves that in every part of the production process, then I think we'll have a more equitable Hollywood," Harts said.

Persons: Minda Harts, Issa Rae, Harts, it's, —, Kyla Pratt, Rae, Marla Aufmuth, Valeisha Butterfield, Johnny Nunez, WireImage Harts, Dalvin Adams Harts, Reese Witherspoon, Witherspoon, Daisy Jones, She's, Reese Organizations: Hollywood, Service, YouTube, America, Seed Media, Arts Productions, Texas Conference, Women Locations: Vegas, Hollywood, Harts

Maansi Srivastava for NBC NewsMaansi Srivastava for NBC NewsTrump embraced that narrative in his victory speech in Florida early Wednesday. About 80% of white evangelicals backed Trump in Tuesday’s election, the NBC News Exit Poll shows. During his first term in office, Trump and his staff welcomed Christian leaders, including Sheets, to the White House. Julia Demaree Nikhinson / APJohnson and others who shared that worldview were on hand for Trump’s victory speech at a convention center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Around 3 a.m., he recorded as those gathered to celebrate Trump’s victory began to sing a classic Christian hymn.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Lance Wallnau, Donald Trump, Carlos Bernate, ”, Wallnau, ” Trump, “ You’re, Trump, God, Maansi Srivastava, NBC News Maansi Srivastava, Silvia Barnaby, Britney Barnaby, Matthew Taylor, Taylor, Christian Trump, ” Taylor, Dutch Sheets, NBC News Sheets, ” Sheets, Mike Johnson, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Johnson, Sean Feucht, Feucht Organizations: America, NBC, Trump, NBC News, NBC News Trump, White, Institute, Islamic, Jewish Studies, Christian Trump loyalists, U.S . Capitol, Dutch, Christian, Wade, Republican, Facebook Locations: America, Washington, Florida, Tuesday’s, Maryland, Virginia Beach, Va, Roe, Louisiana, West Palm Beach, Fla, West Palm Beach , Florida, Christian

☆ Big Tech CEOs send well wishes to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Trump’s win came about with the help of Musk and his wealthy tech friends including investors Peter Thiel and David Sacks. They boosted Trump with financial contributions, fundraising help and public endorsements on subjects such as the economy and deregulation. Few other major tech executives publicly endorsed in the presidential race, though some of them made vague comments praising one or the other candidate. Trump has a complicated history with many tech CEOs. In their social media posts, several tech CEOs used the word “decisive” to describe Trump’s victory and they employed popular buzzwords like “innovation” in an apparent attempt to identify common ground.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Trump, ” Zuckerberg, ” Trump, Zuckerberg, —, Musk, Trump’s, Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Bezos, Reid Hoffman, — wouldn’t, ”, bitcoin, Musk’s, Parler, Jeff, Mike Davis, Ivan Raiklin, Cook Organizations: Tech, Trump, titans, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, The Washington, Democratic, Trump’s, Pentagon, The Washington Post, III, Trump Tower, Google Locations: Silicon Valley, Butler , Pennsylvania, Tesla, Coinbase, County, State

On Tuesday afternoon, prior to either race being called, when asked what she would do in that scenario, McBride said she would be prepared to push back on another Trump term. McBride said she didn’t want “to downplay the danger that comes with a second Trump administration” for LGBTQ people, but that hope “only makes sense in the face of hardship.”“It has always been in our community’s biggest challenges that we take our most significant steps forward,” she said after voting in Wilmington. In a second Trump administration, she said, the country could see what an advocate in Florida described to her as “a slingshot moment.”“We’re pulled backward, but the force and the pressure of being pulled backwards ultimately propels us to destinations that we’ve not yet been,” she said. Some trans people told NBC News ahead of the election that they had plans to leave their states or even the country should Trump win another term. McBride said she didn’t run to be a spokesperson for any particular community other than her constituents in Delaware.

Persons: Sen, Sarah McBride, Donald Trump, McBride, ”, Trump, “ We’re, AdImpact, “ Organizations: NBC, White House, NBC News, Trump Locations: Delaware, United States, Wilmington, Florida

— Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state’s only House seat Tuesday, NBC News projects, making her the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. McBride, a Democrat, defeated Republican John Whalen III, taking 57.8% of the vote with 95% of the vote in. She thanked her friends and family and her late husband, Andy Cray, who died of cancer in 2014, just days after their wedding. He said he persuaded six Republicans to vote for McBride. In 2020, she was elected to represent Delaware’s 1st Senate District, which includes Claymont, Bellefonte and parts of Edgemoor and Wilmington, becoming the country’s first openly trans state senator.

Persons: Sen, Sarah McBride, McBride, Republican John Whalen III, ” McBride, Andy Cray, “, Andy, ”, Jake Carpenter, ” Carpenter, ” Kelley Robinson, Sarah, ” Robinson, Obama, Beau Biden’s, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Lisa Blunt Rochester, “ It’s, AdImpact, Donald Trump, JD Vance Organizations: NBC News, Democrat, Republican, Democratic, Human Rights, HRC, Trans Equality, Democratic National Convention, District, Senate, Republicans, GOP, NBC, Republican National Convention Locations: WILMINGTON, Del, — Delaware, “, Delaware’s Senate, Lincoln , Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware’s, Claymont, Bellefonte, Edgemoor, Wilmington, Delaware

☆ Silicon Valley's Trump boosters celebrate: 'It's time to build'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tech leaders who openly supported Donald Trump took to X to celebrate his win Wednesday morning. AdvertisementAs former president Donald Trump swept to victory Wednesday morning, supporters in Silicon Valley posted messages of congratulations and even gloated over his return to the Oval Office. Some of tech's most high-profile and wealthiest names offered their first reactions after major news networks called the race for Trump. The billionaire owner of X and Tesla watched the election results roll in with Trump from Mar-a-Lago. AdvertisementMarc Andreessen, an early Facebook and Coinbase investor via his firm Andreessen Horowitz, had a curious relationship with Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Keith Rabois, —, Chamath Palihapitiya, Shaun Maguire, Trump . Elon Musk, Tesla, Joe Biden, Israel —, Musk, Trump, Doug Leone, Joe Lonsdale, David Sacks, Obama, Biden, Harris, Sacks, Leone, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, Andreessen Organizations: Tech, Service, tech's, Trump, Trump ., Mar, San Francisco, Republicans, Israel, Craft Ventures, Republican National Convention, Business, Federal, Commission, National Republican, Founders Fund, SpaceX, Khosla Ventures Locations: Silicon Valley, Sequoia, America, San, Pennsylvania, Rabois

Tech billionaire Elon Musk and his business empire stand to reap massive rewards if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House. Elon Musk joins former US President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Oct. 5, 2024. “I love Elon Musk,” Trump said at a rally in July. It’s not clear how Musk and Trump would navigate the ethical questions around a possible government role for the tech billionaire. “He would be in much less trouble in a Trump administration because Trump shares his hostility to regulation and regulators,” Richard Pierce, a law professor at George Washington University specializing in government regulation, told NBC News in an interview earlier this year.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Musk, Trump, Vladimir Putin, SpaceX, ” Musk, Brian Hughes, ”, ” Hughes, Justin Merriman, ” Trump, “, walling, Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, Larry Krasner, ” Richard Pierce, John Raoux, Angela Aneiros, ” Aneiros, Tesla, There’s, SpaceX countersued, • Tesla, ” SpaceX, Starlink, Justice Department —, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, he’s, SpaceX’s, Kamala Organizations: Tech, Trump, Musk’s, SpaceX, China —, U.S, Wall Street, NBC News, Boeing, Fox News, Bloomberg, Getty Images Trump, D.C, Trump Organization, Budget, America PAC, Philadelphia, George Washington University, Tesla, Co, Kennedy Space Center, Gonzaga University, university’s Center of Law, & Commerce, Justice Department, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, Street, Justice, Employment, Commission, National Labor Relations Board, SEC, Twitter, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Safety, Health Administration, NLRB, Reuters, Defense Department, NASA, International, White, National Space Council Locations: China, United States, Taiwan, Ukraine, Washington, Trump’s, Pennsylvania, Butler, Pa, Palm Beach , Florida, Texas, California, Cape Canaveral, Fla, Los Angeles, Austin, Mars

ProPublica reported last week that two Texas women died after they faced delays in getting miscarriage care because of the state’s abortion ban. ProPublica’s coverage in September linked two deaths to Georgia’s abortion ban. “The nature of the strict abortion ban in Texas does not allow us as medical professionals to do our jobs,” they wrote. But reproductive rights advocates said stories about the consequences of abortion bans resonate with voters in any part of the country. Their children now are growing up without their mothers because of our state’s abortion ban,” Black said.

Persons: ProPublica, GYNs, — Josseli, Nevaeh Crain, —, ”, “, Sara Tabatabaie, Barnica, Court’s Dobbs, Crain, Christus, ” Amy O’Donnell, Amber Thurman, Candi Miller, Jaylen Black, Georgia —, ” Black, Ingrid Skop, GYN, Skop, Yoon Organizations: OB, Texas, NBC News, Elizabeth Hospital, HCA Healthcare, Texas Alliance for Life, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Washington, Getty Locations: Texas, ” Texas, Georgia, Christus Southeast Texas St, Kansas City, Arizona , Florida , Missouri , Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, South, Florida

☆ Search conducted in Archuleta County, Colorado, for Dulce, New Mexico, woman who disappeared in 2001
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“They contacted us to search the property,” Le Roux said. “She walked out the door that night and has never been seen since,” Darlene told Dateline. “I mean, just -- completely grateful that the property owners allowed us to have that search,” Darlene told Dateline on Monday. “It’s a long period of time that has passed since she went missing until we did this search,” Sheriff Le Roux said. Sheriff Le Roux told Dateline the same thing.

Persons: Melissa Montoya, Sheriff Mike Le Roux, ” Le Roux, Darlene Gomez, Melissa, Darlene, ” Darlene, ”, Chris Rafferty, ” Rafferty, Rafferty, Police Joseph Schake, We’re, Sheriff Le Roux, “, we’d Organizations: Sheriff’s, Apache Nation Police Department, MMIW, Indigenous, Apache, Liquor, Jicarilla Apache Nation Police, Police, Jicarilla Apache Nation Police Department Locations: Archuleta County , Colorado, New Mexico, Archuleta, Colorado, Melissa’s, Dulce , New Mexico

☆ Crypto's $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stand With Crypto's bus tour through five battleground states kicked off last week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS — In Nevada's 4th Congressional District, a crypto PAC spent nearly $2 million on ads this cycle to support the reelection of Steven Horsford, a Democratic congressman who's voted in favor of some major pro-crypto bills. "He's leading on jobs, bringing good paying union jobs to Nevada and rebuilding our infrastructure," one 30-second commercial says. "He capped insulin prices at $35 a month," and "worked multiple jobs to support his hard working single mother and siblings in Congress." Fairshake was the largest crypto-aligned super PAC in the 2024 election cycle, spending piles of cash to support crypto allies and vote out antagonists across the country.

Persons: Steven Horsford, who's, Fairshake, Crypto, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Coinbase Organizations: LAS, Congressional, PAC, Democratic, Public, Elon, Republican, Industry, Crypto Alliance, House Locations: Phoenix, Las Vegas, Nevada

He noted that in many of the videos being called out by Torres, Piker was criticizing the Israeli government, not Jewish people. Still, the letter marks one of the more high-profile callouts of the popular streaming platform over content regulations related to the Israel-Hamas war. The criticism of Piker came the same month Twitch was accused of disabling sign-ups for the platform from some users in Israel and the Palestinian territories. “It’s actually one of the most stringently applied TOS systems on any platform,” Piker said. The views shared by streamers on Twitch are not the views of Twitch nor are they my personal views."

Persons: Ritchie Torres, Hasan Piker, Benjamin Netanyahu, Piker, Torres, Twitch, —, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio, Tim Walz —, Torres —, ”, Dan Clancy, ” Clancy, “ They’re, ” Piker, he’s, he’s “, Cenk Uygar, Palestine ”, “, …, Sabra, hummus, ” CapriSunnPapi, Raffoulticket, DenimsTV, Jake Steinberg, hasan, Ethan Klein, “ I’ve, ” Klein, ” Fr0gan, raff, sabra hummus, ” Frogan, Zack “ Asmongold ” Hoyt, ” Hoyt, “ It’s, I’m, America —, Clancy Organizations: Hamas, NBC News, Minnesota Gov, NBC, Turkish, Turks, “, YouTube, Defamation League, ADL, U.S . Department of State Locations: Israel, Alexandria, Cortez, Gaza, American, Palestinian, Palestine, San Diego, TikTok, America

☆ Retailers brace for DEI blowback in lead-up to election, holiday shopping season
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A sign disparaging Bud Light beer is seen along a country road on April 21, 2023 in Arco, Idaho. Anheuser-Busch, the brewer of Bud Light has faced backlash after the company sponsored two Instagram posts from a transgender woman. Retailers are facing a tough equation as they head into the all-important holiday shopping season — this time over DEI initiatives. CNBC spoke with a number of retail industry insiders, strategists and staffers who spoke on the condition of anonymity to do so candidly. Last year, Anheuser-Busch -owned Bud Light and Target faced severe blowback for marketing campaigns and product collections geared toward the LGBTQ community and saw sales fall as a result.

Persons: Bud, Bud Light, Robby Starbuck, it's, Molson Coors Organizations: Anheuser, Busch, CNBC, Retailers, Supply, Ford, Molson, Pride, Human Rights, Google, Supreme, Bud Light, Target Locations: Arco , Idaho

CNN —Pre-election voting is winding down across the country, with many states wrapping up in-person early voting over the weekend. While overall pre-election voting is down, in some states more voters chose to vote in person early than they did in 2020. However, total pre-election voting in both states was still lower than in 2020 due to significantly fewer people choosing to vote by mail. Republicans grow their pre-election vote shareRepublicans have made up more of the pre-election vote than they did in 2020. The Trump campaign made more of an effort this year to encourage Republicans to vote early and by mail, a major shift from messaging against pre-election voting in 2020.

Persons: it’s, Trump, Catalist, Kamala Harris Organizations: CNN, District of Columbia, Edison Research, Republican, Nevada Republicans, Trump, Republicans Locations: North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Peach State, In Arizona

☆ Gen Z, millennials are using AI for personal finance advice, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A new report by Experian found that 67% of polled Gen Zers and 62% of surveyed millennials are using artificial intelligence to help with their personal finances. Users say that generative AI tools like ChatGPT have helped in areas including saving and budgeting (60%), investment planning (48%) and credit score improvement (48%). The Gen Z respondents were ages 18 to 27 while millennials were ages 28 to 43. According to data Experian provided to CNBC, 98% of Gen Z adults and 98% of millennials had a positive experience with the software. While using generative AI can help as a first step to drawing up a budget or figuring out how to increase your credit score, always verify the information through external resources, experts say.

Persons: Experian, Gen Zers, Christina Roman, millennials, Xers Organizations: Finance, CNBC

☆ The US is bracing for civil unrest around the election. But just how high is the risk?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The United States is preparing for civil unrest surrounding the election. Election Day itself isn't as high of a risk as the postelection period, analysts say. AdvertisementThe turmoil that took place after the last US presidential election has left its mark. In the final stretch before Election Day, it seems like everyone — from voter advocacy groups and election officials to risk management and security companies — is preparing for civil unrest. The company said the peaceful 2022 midterm elections showed that the threat of civil violence remained comparatively low.

Persons: midterms, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Glen, Kucera, Rachel Brown, Brown, Jenny Kane, Chris Crawford, Verisk, Maplecroft, Robert Munks, Munks, Trump, Harris Organizations: Service, Allied Universal, National Task Force, Protect Democracy, United Locations: States, Washington and Oregon, Clark County , Washington, Portland , Oregon, Portland, United States, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, South Africa, France, Greece, Spain, Europe, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Americas

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

☆ Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign’s closing argument
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

His rally speeches now feature a spoof video mocking trans people and their place in the U.S. military. In doing so, Vance was citing conservative anger about affirmative action and other programs geared toward historically disenfranchised groups. “Why are we debating trans people’s medical care? Clips show Harris affirming her support for federal policies that allow federal prisoners access to medical care including gender-affirming hormone treatments and, potentially, transgender surgery. By the time Trump takes the stage, multiple speakers have primed the audience on the issue.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, JD Vance, Vance, ” Vance, podcaster Joe Rogan, “, Anderson Cooper, “ Allison Cooper, ” Harris, You’re, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Sarah Kate Ellis, ” Ellis, they’re, Charlotte Clymer, it’s demoralizing, Harris, ’, ”, Joe Biden, ‘ wokeism, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: ATLANTA, Republican, Democratic, U.S ., Trump, CNN, Fox, Gallup, GLAAD, Democrats, Biden Locations: U.S, Vietnam, Madison, It’s, California

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