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And they were everywhere, although, naturally, New York City was a magnet, as it has always been for L.G.B.T.Q.+ people looking for a place in which they can be themselves. New York City was where you lost your soul, and we wanted to be closer to the earth. I wore an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall Statue of Liberty costume to the Easter Parade in New York City, and Kirsten came along with me. By the time I turned 30, I’d been telling people I was older for years, because I’m not the type to bemoan the loss of my youth. Going to New York felt like this moment of emerging to a wider audience, and then I started to travel a lot.

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☆ N.F.L. Ordered to Pay Billions in Sunday Ticket Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ken Belson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

must pay almost $5 billion in damages for artificially inflating the price of Sunday Ticket, a subscription service offered by DirecTV that showed out-of-market games, a federal jury in Los Angeles decided on Thursday. Damages in antitrust cases like this are tripled by law, which means the league may have to pay more than $14 billion. The jury’s damages were most of what the plaintiffs lawyers were seeking. “We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict today in the N.F.L. Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit,” Brian McCarthy, a league spokesman, said in a statement.

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☆ Fact checking the CNN presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +69 min

CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off during CNN’s presidential debate in Atlanta Thursday night. From CNN’s Daniel DaleFormer President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024. From CNN’s Daniel Dale and Ella NilsenFormer President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. From CNN’s Alicia WallaceFormer President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024. Kpler found that China imported about 511,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude in December 2020, Trump’s last full month in office.

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Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. Austin Steele/CNN Trump and Biden were debating each other for the first time since 2020. Austin Steele/CNN Biden's campaign won a coin toss before the debate to choose which side he would stand on. Austin Steele/CNN Biden addresses Trump directly during the debate. Austin Steele/CNN Biden answers an early question.

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CNN —The confrontation in Atlanta between Joe Biden and Donald Trump Thursday night has a good chance of becoming the most fateful presidential debate in US history. The momentous nature of this debate can only be fully understood against the backdrop of the unprecedented politics of the times. But the tension surrounding this year’s first debate in June, rather than in September or October as usual, is palpable. “The closer the election, the greater the chance that a debate could influence it,” said Aaron Kall, director of debate at the University of Michigan, who has conducted an in-depth study of every presidential debate. Biden has raised the stakes for himself heading into the debate higher than those any modern president faced.

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☆ I spent just $180 for a coach ticket on a 7-hour red-eye flight to Europe. I'd book the same budget airline again, but I wouldn't go overnight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took a red-eye flight from NYC to Berlin to start a two-week trip to Europe in October 2022. For $180, I flew through the night with Norse Atlantic Airways and had a row of seats to myself. Although I thought the flight itself was ideal for a red-eye, I started my trip feeling exhausted. AdvertisementIn October 2022, I flew from my home in NYC to Berlin for a two-week train trip through Europe. For this trip, that option was an eight-hour red-eye flight on an airline I'd never heard of, Norse Atlantic Airways.

Persons: —, John F, I'd Organizations: Norse Atlantic Airways, Service, John, Kennedy International Airport, Business Locations: Berlin, Europe, NYC, JFK

☆ US stockpiles of the rare earth minerals it would need to fight a war against an adversary like China are a mystery, and experts warn it's a problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Kelsey Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Part of the military's mission at home is to keep stockpiles of goods like critical minerals on hand for emergency wartime use. In the dark on the stockpileAlthough the name suggests otherwise, rare earth minerals are not exactly rare — in fact, they're relatively plentiful. The Biden administration began cutting American imports of Chinese rare earth minerals a few years ago in an effort to decrease US reliance on China for critical minerals. Submarines, fighter aircraft, magnets used in missiles, radar systems, and drones all require critical earth minerals for manufacturing. AdvertisementA past report for Congress on rare earth minerals for national defense, for instance, noted that a single Virginia-class submarine requires 9,200 pounds of rare earth minerals, while an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer requires 5,200 pounds.

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☆ Stolen 37 Years Ago, Theodore Roosevelt’s Watch Finally Returns Home
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite pocket watch, which he carried around the world and wore in the White House, was returned Thursday to the president’s former home on Long Island decades after it was stolen from a mansion in Buffalo. The watch itself is “fairly pedestrian,” with an “inexpensive coin silver case,” the F.B.I. It was a present from Roosevelt’s sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, and he cherished it. “You could not have given me a more useful present than the watch; it was exactly what I wished,” he wrote in a letter to her. Tweed Roosevelt, Teddy’s great-grandson, learned about the watch this Tuesday, when the Park Service contacted him about its recovery, he said.

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☆ Inside Europe's tech hubs: France's AI push puts it on the rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +31 min

Brimming with entrepreneurs and around 1,000 startup companies, it embodies France's exciting tech industry. So if you could rank Europe's tech hubs, what would be your top three? But I'm really excited about Lisbon actually, I know the Mayor of Lisbon pretty well, have been hearing really positive things. I mean things like that could just be completely deprioritized, which is essentially what has been helping us move things forward in France. Under Macron what have been for you the big positives that have come out of his presidency and tech push more broadly.

Persons: Tom Chitty, Roxanne Varza, Bruno Le Maire, Tom Chitty The, you'll, Arjun, I've, Roxanne, Macron, we'd, we've, Tom Chitty Let's, Xavier Niel, he's, Roxanne Varza That's, we're, I'm, Roxanne Varza Paris, Tom Chitty Arjun, Arjun Kharpal, What's, There's, you've, haven't, They're, Roxanne Varza Big, Tom Chitty U.S, Arjun Kharpal It's, who's, that's, there's, they've, we'll, Tom, Tom Chitty We'll Organizations: Meta, Google, CNBC, Uber, Accel, Dealroom, Mistral, Viva Tech, Sequoia Capital, Big Tech, Microsoft, French Finance, London Stock Exchange, London . Locations: Paris, France, French, Europe, beyondthevalley@cnbc.com, London, Berlin, U.S, Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, Bay, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Old, Shoreditch, London . Tel Aviv

☆ Biden Needs to Paint a More Vivid Picture of Trump’s America - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jeff Shesol | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

CNN, which will host the first of two debates between President Biden and Donald Trump, is doing its best to gin up the old excitement, but the general feeling is one of unease. Time labels it “the dread election.” Across a wide range of backgrounds and beliefs, Americans describe themselves in similar terms: exhausted, indifferent, depressed. A recently categorized voter, the “double hater,” is the star of a report that identifies Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump as the most disliked pair of presidential candidates in at least 36 years — twice as disliked, in fact, as they were in 2020. In an election this close, if the debates make even a small difference, they could make all the difference. This is why Mr. Biden pressed so hard for an early debate.

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Frank Bruni: Olivia, Matt, I thank you for joining me and I wonder if you’re as disoriented as I am. A general-election presidential debate in June? Matthew Continetti: The dizziness you feel is the result of a truly strange presidential election. Biden and Trump are the oldest presidential candidates in history, and among the least liked. Olivia Nuzzi: I am usually disoriented when I look at our political landscape.

Persons: Frank Bruni, Matthew Continetti, “, Olivia Nuzzi, Biden, Donald Trump, Olivia, Matt, Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr Organizations: Washington, New York, Commission, Biden Locations: America

☆ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia relishes ‘best day’ in Georgians’ lives after Euro 2024 upset – and gets prize of Ronaldo shirt
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“This is the best day in the lives of Georgians,” Kvaratskhelia told reporters after the game, per Reuters. But I think this is why we’re a strong team.”Cristiano Ronaldo shakes hands with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as he was substituted off in the second half. Ronaldo encouragementVideos on social media showed the team’s excitement in the locker room, with Kvaratskhelia wearing Ronaldo’s shirt. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo had been frustrated for much of the match but had given his shirt to an emotional Kvaratskhelia following the defeat. The Napoli forward also spoke to his childhood hero before the match and said Ronaldo had wished him luck.

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☆ Biden may let US defense contractors deploy to Ukraine, but not like in Iraq and Afghanistan: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden's administration is moving toward a plan that would allow US military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for the first time in a limited capacity, CNN reported. Advertisement"The President is absolutely firm that he will not be sending US troops to Ukraine," they added. AdvertisementThey also said that the move would likely see numbers from just a few dozen, up to around 200, contractors in Ukraine at any one time. In February, European leaders balked at French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out. Allowing US private contractors to go to Ukraine would not be the first time that the Biden White House has crossed its self-imposed red lines regarding support for Ukraine.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Biden, Emmanuel Macron's, Macron Organizations: Service, CNN, Pentagon, Business, NATO, Biden White Locations: Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ I visited the first-ever Delta One Lounge, complete with a mini spa, terrace, and full restaurant. It's as bougie as I expected.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Delta Air Lines debuted its first-ever lounge just for business-class customers. The nearly 40,000-square-foot space features a wellness center, terrace, and full restaurant. AdvertisementDelta Air Lines has debuted its highly anticipated Delta One Lounge at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The nearly 40,000-square-foot lounge builds on the airline's famous SkyClubs with high-class perks like a wellness center, terrace, and full-service restaurant. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, John F Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Service, Air Lines, Kennedy International Airport, Business

☆ Black Shirts and Banned Flags: Ultras Push Politics at Euro 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Rory Smith | Christopher F. Schuetze | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those hoping to march to the stadium with Hungary’s fans for their soccer team’s first game of the European Championship were expected to report by 10 a.m. sharp, five hours before kickoff. Some could wear black. Others were to stick with red, white and green, the colors of the country’s flag. The Carpathian Brigade has, in recent years, become perhaps Europe’s most infamous ultra group, its reputation forged by clashing with the police, showering opponents with racist abuse and displaying homophobic banners. In 2021, during the last European Championship, it had to remind members to cover up any Nazi-related tattoos so as not to contravene German law.

Organizations: team’s, European, Carpathian Brigade, Hungarian

In the biggest shock (by the FIFA world rankings) of Euro 2024 so far, Georgia defeated Portugal 2-0 to secure a place in the knockout stages in what is their major tournament debut. Georgia reached Euro 2024 — their first-ever appearance at a major tournament — after beating Greece in a playoff penalty shootout at the end of March. They had actually finished fourth in their Euro qualifying group, ahead of only Cyprus, but reached the playoffs via the Nations League route topping Group C4. Frustration was understandable, but it consumed him for the rest of the game — right until he was substituted midway through the second half, still without a goal in three appearances at Euro 2024. Going into tonight’s game, he had conceded four goals at Euro 2024 — but that was from 20 shots on target.

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☆ Your Ford pickup could be one of the half million trucks being recalled for suddenly shifting gears
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ford has issued a recall notice for over 550,000 of its 2014 model F-150 pickup trucks in the US. The recall came after users complained that the trucks would suddenly drop to first gear. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. AdvertisementFord has issued a recall for half a million of its F-150 pickup trucks after receiving hundreds of complaints that they suddenly downshifted to first gear.

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☆ 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star admits she's unsure — at times — about being so public with her son's identity. But she knows it'll help LGBTQ+ families like hers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementIn 2021 — the year that the family was featured in the 16th season of "RHOC" — Max's then 14-year-old younger sister, Katerina (known as Kat), came out as a lesbian. The star told BI she asked the teen if she was OK with the exchange being aired on TV. He's in middle school, and he's got enough to deal with," she told BI. "You just have to create a safe and comfortable environment for them and just let them know that you care," she told BI. As for her own parents, Dubrow told BI that she "came from a very 1950s family," and matters like sex were pushed under the rug.

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☆ Contraception Is Free by Law. So Why Are a Quarter of Women Still Paying for It?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Alisha Haridasani Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some experts estimate that those practices could affect access to birth control for millions of women. Since 2012, the Affordable Care Act has mandated that private insurance plans cover the “full range” of contraceptives for women approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including female sterilizations, emergency contraceptives and any new products cleared by the F.D.A. The mandate also covers services associated with contraceptives, like counseling, insertions or removals and follow-up care. That means that consumers shouldn’t have any associated co-payments with in-network providers, even if they haven’t met their deductibles. Medicaid plans have a similar provision; the only exception to the mandate are plans sponsored by employers or colleges that have religious or moral objections.

Persons: Bernie Sanders of, —, haven’t Organizations: Office, Affordable, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Bernie Sanders of Vermont

☆ South by Southwest Cuts Ties to Army After Gaza-Inspired Boycott
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Marc Tracy | More About Marc Tracy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The South by Southwest festival, which dozens of artists withdrew from this year to protest its sponsorship by the U.S. Army and defense contractors in light of their ties to Israel, announced this week that it would no longer accept their support. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” the festival, which is held each year in Austin, Texas, said in a brief statement on its website. “As a result, the U.S. Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025.”No further details were offered, and SXSW declined to elaborate on the statement. “We look forward to a chance to work together in the future,” said Lt. Col. Jamie Dobson, the public affairs officer at the Army Futures Command in Austin, which works on technology and innovation. And we were very proud of the partnership we had this past year.”

Persons: “, ”, Jamie Dobson, A.F.C, It’s Organizations: Southwest, U.S . Army, SXSW, Austin for Palestine Coalition, Army, Army Futures Command Locations: Israel, Austin , Texas, Austin, Palestine

☆ Georgia stuns Portugal to reach Euro 2024 knockout stages in first major international tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Georgia caused the biggest upset of Euro 2024 so far with a sensational 2-0 win over Portugal to book its place in the round of 16. Competing at the first major tournament in the nation’s history, Georgia has captured the hearts of fans at Euro 2024 for its fearlessness and high-intensity football. Elsewhere, Turkey’s 2-1 win against Czech Republic means the team finishes second in Group F behind Portugal. The lowest-ranked team at Euro 2024, Georgia had proven to be no pushover in its games so far during the tournament, losing narrowly against Turkey and drawing with Czech Republic. Georgia, however, was not to be denied its second goal.

Persons: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georges Mikautadze, Wednesday’s, Francisco Conceicao, Pablo Morano, Antonio Silva, Diogo Costa, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Ronaldo, João Félix, Giorgi Gvelesiani couldn’t, Kvaratskhelia, Mamardashvili sensationally, Diogo Dalot’s, Otar Kiteishvili, Mikautadze, Nelson Semedo, Mamardashvili Organizations: CNN, Czech, Turkey, Georgia, Arena AufSchalke, BSR Agency, Portugal gifting, Napoli Locations: Georgia, Portugal, Czech Republic, Turkey, Spain, Francisco Conceicao of Portugal, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Portugal gifting Georgia, Tbilisi

☆ A Look Back at Memorable Presidential Debate Moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Simon J. Levien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump take the debate stage on Thursday, each will be on guard against a gaffe or looking to deliver a one-liner that could dominate the news. Such presidential debate moments — missteps, one-liners, flops and various “Oops” moments — can even land in the history books. In the first televised presidential debate, in 1960, a confident Senator John F. Kennedy dominated Vice President Richard Nixon, who appeared sweaty and disheveled as he recovered from an illness. Bush impatiently checked his watch in full view of the cameras. President Ronald Reagan — in a move relevant to both candidates this cycle — used a joke to deflate concerns about his age in 1984.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, —, John F, Kennedy, Richard Nixon, George H.W, Bush impatiently, Ronald Reagan —

☆ In South Carolina, 3 G.O.P. Senators Fought an Abortion Ban. They Lost Their Races.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Kate Zernike | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last year, the five self-proclaimed “Sister Senators” from South Carolina were awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award after they joined together across party lines to block the legislature from passing a near-total abortion ban. But a prize from the nation’s most storied Democratic family may not be the best calling card in Republican primaries in the red-state South. All three of the Republican women in the group of five — the others were a Democrat and an independent — faced primary challenges, and all three have now lost. State Senator Katrina Shealy, who was the only female member of the chamber after she won in 2012, failed to win a runoff on Tuesday against the son of a former legislator. The two others lost earlier this month: Penry Gustafson lost by a 64 point margin; Sandy Senn lost by 33 votes, small enough to trigger a recount, but conceded the race before that.

Persons: “, John F, Katrina Shealy, Penry Gustafson, Sandy Senn Organizations: Kennedy, Republican, Democrat Locations: South Carolina

☆ An S&P 500 10% correction is likely this summer, says Piper Sandler
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"However, the longer these warning lights flash, the more painful the repair bill (market correction) will be," Johnson said. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 Stocks have surged this year largely due to the outperformance of artificial intelligence mega-cap technology companies such as Nvidia. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are higher this year by roughly 15% and 18%, respectively. Just last week, the S & P 500 breached 5,500 for the first time. Johnson anticipates the S & P 500 will end the year at 5,050, or 7% lowerthan where it closed Tuesday.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Craig Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Nvidia, Nasdaq Locations: Tuesday's

☆ Karen Read murder trial: Prosecutors accuse her of drunken crash while defense alleges a vast police cover-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Eric Levenson | Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Is Karen Read a rage-filled cop killer, or the convenient patsy of a vast police cover-up? That’s the question put to a Massachusetts jury on Tuesday in closing arguments of her murder trial in a case that has riveted the Bay State. After closing arguments Tuesday morning, the jury began deliberations at about 1:30 p.m. and continued for about three hours. A drunken Read then struck him with the vehicle and fled, leaving him to die in the snowy cold, prosecutors say. “Lie, obfuscate, manipulate, alter, and when they’re caught, they just excuse it away,” Jackson said in closing arguments.

Persons: CNN —, Karen Read, John O’Keefe, O’Keefe, Adam Lally, “, Alan Jackson, ” Read, ” Eva Jenkins, Steven Senne, Michael Proctor, Read, ”, Proctor, Maura Healey, inexcusable ”, ” Jackson, Chloe –, Firefighters, ” Lally, O’Keefe’s, “ John, they’re, “ That’s, ” Aidan Kearney, Turtleboy, Kearney Organizations: CNN, Boston Police, Boston, Prosecutors, Norfolk Superior Court, Massachusetts State Police, WCVB, WBZ Locations: Massachusetts, State, Canton, Bourne , Massachusetts, Norfolk, Dedham , Massachusetts, Fairview

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