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☆ Jordan Chiles: Everything to know about the controversy over the gymnast’s bronze medal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

USA gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after the Romanian gymnastics team challenged her final score. But as the stadium erupted in celebration over Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade’s gold medal, USA Gymnastics Coach Cecile Landi filed an inquiry over Chiles’ difficulty score. Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles playfully bow to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during the Olympic medal ceremony. They argued the USA Gymnastics inquiry was filed 4 seconds after the one-minute deadline and Chiles’ initial score of 13.666 should be upheld. USA Gymnastics’ appeal is deniedUSA Gymnastics said the Court of Arbitration for Sport has denied its appeal for Chiles to keep her floor exercise bronze medal.

Persons: Jordan Chiles, Chiles, Romania’s Ana Bǎrbosu, Sabrina Maneca, Brazil’s, Cecile Landi, Landi gaped, Biles, Andrade, Simone Biles, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, Gabriel Bouys, “, Bǎrbosu, Voinea, Ana Bǎrbosu, Mike Blake, Chiles “, ” Chiles, ”, Naomi Baker, Landi, Usain Bolt, he’d, Nesta Carter, CNN’s Jacob Lev, Issy Ronald, Ben Morse, Dan Moriarty, David Close Organizations: CNN, Getty, Federation, Romanian Gymnastics Federation, Sport, US Olympic, Paralympic, Team USA, USA, USA Gymnastics, Swiss Federal Tribunal, Jordan, ” CNN, International Olympic Committee Locations: Romanian, AFP, Romania

☆ First came the accusations of rape. Now 3 owners of the Alexander brothers' beleaguered brokerage firm are jumping ship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

At the center were cofounders Tal and Oren Alexander, sibling dealmakers who were known for selling some of the country's most exclusive and expensive homes. But accusations of rape against the brothers in recent months have resulted in an existential crisis for the company. An attorney for Tal Alexander has sought to dismiss the case against him. In the immediate aftermath of the accusations, the brothers announced they would take a leave from Official. Official has used the brokerage services company Side to provide it with back office support and to hold its brokers' licenses.

Persons: —, cofounders Tal, Oren Alexander, dealmakers, Nicole Oge, Richard Jordan, Andrew Wachtfogel, Alexander, Tal, Oren, Oge, Richard, Andrew, Alon Alexander, Alon, Tal Alexander, James Cinque, Nicole, Tyrone McKillen Organizations: Service, Partners, Business, The New York Times, Gabbana Locations: Oge, The, The Raleigh, Miami Beach, Los Angeles

☆ Jordan Chiles case won’t be reconsidered, CAS tells USA Gymnastics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Mark Cooper | Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday rejected USA Gymnastics’ request to reopen the case into the Olympic gymnastics women’s floor exercise scoring, one day after the International Olympic Committee said Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal would be reallocated to Ana Bărbosu of Romania. AdvertisementThat led the International Gymnastics Federation to amend its floor exercise standings, dropping Chiles to fifth, and prompted the IOC to adjust its medals accordingly. USA Gymnastics, however, said Sunday it received video evidence showing the coach, Cecile Landi made the appeal 47 seconds after Chiles’ score was posted — 13 seconds within the window — and it submitted the evidence to CAS for review. But Landi submitted an inquiry to challenge the difficulty score of Chiles’ routine. Its ruling invalidated Chiles’ score.

Persons: Jordan Chiles ’, Ana Bărbosu, Chiles, —, Cecile Landi, Bărbosu, Sabrina Maneca, Landi, Alex Gottschalk Organizations: Sport, Monday, International Olympic, International Gymnastics Federation, IOC, USA, Swiss, Tribunal, Swiss Federal Tribunal, Jordan Locations: Romania, Romanian

☆ What are the best galleries in New York? Artists choose their favorites
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CNBC asked artists to name their top New York galleries, ranging from the well-known to the underground. London-based screen-printing artist Diego Arellano likes Manhattan's Chelsea galleries for their large rooms and high ceilings. Hauser & Wirth has two Chelsea galleries, and both are currently showing work by Hungarian-born U.S. artist Rita Ackermann. The Dia Chelsea gallery in New York City will show an exhibition by British filmmaker Steve McQueen in September. Dia Chelsea | Elizabeth FelicellaBrooklyn resident and artist Zhuo Xiong also favors Chelsea galleries.

Persons: Sean Zanni, Patrick Mcmullan, Diego Arellano, Dia, Arellano, Dia Chelsea, Steve McQueen, Wirth, Rita Ackermann, The Dia, Elizabeth Felicella, Zhuo Xiong, Chelsea —, David Zwirner, Xiong, Wendy Olsoff, Penny Pilkington, Edward Akrout, Akrout, Sasha Maslov, Solomon, Eugene Gologursky, Kate Lewis, Matisse, Hopper, Degas, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper, Lewis, Whitney, Metropolitan Museum of Art Xiong, —, gallerists Akrout, Rob Kim Organizations: Whitney Museum of American Art, Getty, Metropolitan Museum of Art, of Modern Art, Art Newspaper, CNBC, Chelsea, Hauser & Wirth, Hauser, The, Tribeca, New, Arellano, Whitney, MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum of American, Guggenheim Museum, Solidarity, Museum of Modern Art, Maison, Broadway, Swiss Institute Locations: New York City, York, New York, London, Hungarian, The Dia Chelsea, British, Elizabeth Felicella Brooklyn, Chelsea, Tribeca, Ukraine, Mriya, Meatpacking, Manhattan, Midtown, Inner Mongolia, Chinatown, East, Chinatown , New York

☆ Starbucks shares get a lift on one-two punch of activist moves. More upside should be ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Activist involvement is heating up at Starbucks , increasing the likelihood that the coffee chain makes changes necessary to boost its languishing stock price. This one-two punch of activist news is sending shares of Starbucks higher by more than 2% Monday, to nearly $77 each. We upgraded our rating on Starbucks' stock to a buy-equivalent rating last month on hopes that Elliott's presence would lead to positive changes inside the company. Board seats aside, Elliott's exact plan to lift Starbucks' stock is not known. This is not the first time Elliott and Starboard have been in a Club stock at the same time.

Persons: Jeff Smith's, It's, John's, Elliott Management —, Jesse Cohn, Cohn, Satya Nadella, Elliott, Jim Cramer, Jim, That's, Laxman Narasimhan, Wells Fargo, Jim Cramer's, Beata Zawrzel Organizations: Street Journal, Olive Garden, Darden, CNBC, Microsoft, Starbucks, Club, Constellation Brands, Nurphoto, Getty Locations: China, North America, Salesforce, Krakow, Poland

☆ Man Is Charged With Hate Crime in Stabbing Near Brooklyn Synagogue
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Patrick Mcgeehan | More About Patrick Mcgeehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 22-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with assault as a hate crime after the police said he yelled “Free Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” before stabbing a young man near a synagogue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn early Saturday morning. The 22-year-old man, Vincent Sumpter, was charged with second-degree assault as a hate crime in the attack, which occurred around 2 a.m. Saturday on Kingston Avenue, around the corner from the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement on Eastern Parkway. Rabbi Behrman said that Mr. Dabrowskin, who is Jewish and about 30 years old, was taken to Maimonides Medical Center and was expected to recover from his wounds. “This is obviously a very serious incident, and there has been a lot of antisemitic rhetoric,” Rabbi Behrman said. “I’m concerned that unless this rhetoric stops, it’s going to become more common, sadly.”

Persons: “, Vincent Sumpter, Yaacov, Sumpter, Yechiel Michel Dabrowskin, Rabbi Behrman, Dabrowskin, “ I’m, ” Organizations: Palestine, Kingston, Lubavitch, Maimonides Medical Locations: Brooklyn, Crown

☆ Nights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hot
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | Aatish Bhatia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

This June and July, nights in Las Vegas stayed above 79 degrees for all but seven days. And hot nights are something more people are experiencing: No American major metro area has grown as much as Las Vegas has over the last three decades. Even after the sun set in Las Vegas in June and July, temperatures routinely remained in the 80s and 90s. Populations have doubled or more over a generation, with the number of abnormally hot nights rising at similar rates. A growing dangerLas Vegas metro 1984 Urban Core This was the Las Vegas metro in 1984.

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Since the arrival in late June of a foreign police force known as the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, criminal attacks here have slowed. But in “red zones” across the city and beyond, a new war is just beginning, as gangs test the still-forming MSS. In other words, the MSS mission has no time to lose. CNNThis mission is designed to break the mold; unlike previous peacekeeping missions in Haiti, the MSS is independent of the United Nations. To dismantle Chen Mechan,’” he said listing the nicknames of notorious Port-au-Prince gang bosses.

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☆ A new experimental US Air Force bomb can sink warships, but the question is if it's the right weapon for a war with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewA US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber recently used a new anti-ship weapon to sink a decommissioned warship in the Pacific and a cargo ship off the coast of Florida. A US Air Force B-2 Spirt receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in the sky over northwest Missouri in August 2018. According to the Air Force Research Laboratory, the goal is to replicate the combat potential of a submarine with an aircraft that can cover a much larger area. QUICKSINK is not the only initiative indicative of the Air Force's desire to increase its maritime strike capabilities. The Air Force remains interested in developing more affordable munitions for maritime strikes.

Persons: —, Vincent De Groot, Bryan Clark, Lindsey Heflin, Mark Gunzinger, QUICKSINK, Clark, Gunzinger Organizations: Service, Air Force, American, Business, US Air Force, KC, US Air National Guard, Air Force Research Laboratory, US Navy, Hudson Institute, US, People's, Army, China News Service, Getty, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Ship, Navy Locations: Pacific, Florida, China, Missouri, Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico, Washington, Beijing, Western Pacific

With the national spotlight on Ferguson, residents renewed their calls for improvements, but none of those cries have wrought substantial change in the 10 years since, they say. Few people understand this urgency, and frustration, more than Michael Brown Sr. Michael Brown Sr., father of Michael Brown Jr., says the death of his son forced him to "grow up." Michael B. Thomas for NBC NewsAlmost everywhere in Ferguson are reminders of his 18-year-old child — on billboards, in businesses, on T-shirts. Michael B. Thomas for NBC NewsBut most of those who spoke to NBC News said progress in Ferguson has been frustratingly slow.

Persons: Brown, Darren Wilson, Wilson, Wesley Bell, Michael Brown Sr, ”, Michael Brown Jr, “, Michael B, Thomas, Ferguson, Michael, that’s, Mike Brown, Justin Idleburg Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, NBC, National Urban League, Urban League Community Development Center, NBC News, Boys, Girls Club Locations: Louis County, Ferguson, There’s, Coldwater, West

Aiming to unseat three-term Democratic incumbent Jon Tester, Sheehy is founder of Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company. On July 1, Sheehy resigned as chief executive of Bridger to focus on his Senate campaign; the company is seeking a replacement. In mid-June, an editorial in The Wall Street Journal echoed Griffin’s view, branding Sheehy’s company Bridger a success. The PAC spent $5.3 million for Sheehy and $5.7 million against his opponent, Tester, records show. In 2022, Sheehy’s cash and stock compensation neared $5 million, and last year, he received $2.5 million, Bridger’s proxy says.

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☆ I landed a job in venture capital at 24 after changing my career path twice. Here's how I got the coveted job with a varied résumé.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My first job out of university was at a tech PR firm. I've always liked wearing different hats, and these threads led me to join Playfair, a generalist VC fund. I was so surprised at how relevant my PR experience wasI was so surprised at how relevant my PR experience was because so much of VC is investor relations. If your background is generalist and diverse, that kind of VC fund would likely suit you. But if you started your career with a technical background, you'd perhaps be suited to a deep tech fund.

Persons: Lucia Polverino, —, Piper Sandler, I've, I, Playfair, It's, it's, that's, grads Organizations: Service, Business, KKR, LexisNexis Locations: London, American

☆ Prosecutors used an AI tool to send a man to prison for life. Now the person who created it is under investigation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

But prosecutors had no direct evidence tying Black to the location of the murder, an Ohio appellate court later said. In many cases, prosecutors themselves don't even have access to the source code and haven't reviewed the underlying technology. Back in Akron, the judge in Rankin's case ordered the Cybercheck evidence excluded after prosecutors failed to turn over the source code. The Summit County Prosecutor's Office declined to comment when reached by BI. It's unclear how many others may be behind bars because of Cybercheck evidence that was never rigorously scrutinized.

Persons: Adarus Black, Black, Na'Kia Crawford, Crawford, Adam Mosher, Mosher, Cybercheck, Chris Ramsey, It's, That's, Donald Malarcik, Summit County who've, Javion Rankin, Tyraye Carter, Rankin, Malarcik, Eric Zale, Zale, Mr, Shara Munn, she'd, Freiheit, Meghan, Breck, Roesch, weren't, They've, who's, isn't, Phillip Mendoza, Kimberly Thompson, Brian James, Tyree Halsell, Mendoza, Mosher's, Steve Michniak, Michinaik, William Holland, Brian Stano, Katherine Long, Jack Newsham Organizations: Business, NBC News, Cybercheck, Prosecutors, Police, Fleming College, Technicians, Akron Police Department, University of Saskatchewan, Summit, Prosecutor's, BI Locations: America, Akron , Ohio, Ohio, Colorado , New York, Florida, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Denver, Akron, Summit County , Ohio, Canada, Toronto, Summit County, Boulder , Colorado, New Brunswick, Calgary, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Colorado , Ohio, East Akron , Ohio, Summit, Portage County, Lake Erie

☆ This N.Y.C. Tourist Hub Has Become Trash-Strewn Chaos for Everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Liam Stack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This is Street Wars, a weekly series on the battle for space on New York’s streets and sidewalks. It is the first street to greet many travelers as they arrive at Pennsylvania Station or the Port Authority Bus Terminal. It is the backdrop to any night spent at a Broadway show or Madison Square Garden, or just out on the town. At the best of times, it is the Champs-Élysées of hot dog carts: a grand thoroughfare of vendors, tourists and commuters whose bustle brings the city to life. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalk and overflow into an ad hoc expansion of it, created in 2016 when the city began to cordon off a lane of traffic and paint it gray.

Organizations: Pennsylvania, Port Authority Bus Locations: Midtown Manhattan, Madison

☆ Egypt’s first pyramid constructed using a hydraulic lift, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a hydraulic lift device that would have floated the heavy stones up through the middle of Egypt’s oldest pyramid using stored water. Water from ancient streams flowed into a system of trenches and tunnels that surrounded the Step Pyramid, according to the study team. The shaft within the Step Pyramid is connected to a 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) underground tunnel that connects to another vertical shaft outside the pyramid. Conversely, a moderate-sized hydraulic lift can raise 50 to 100 tons. “It doesn’t mean (the hydraulic lift device) wasn’t used,” she added.

Persons: Pharaoh Djoser, ”, Dr, Xavier Landreau, aren’t, David Jeffreys, Paleotechnic, Guillaume Piton, Judith Bunbury, rainier, Jeffreys, Fabian Welc, Stefan Wyszynski, Welc, ” Welc, King Djoser, Landreau, University of Cambridge geoarchaeologist, ” Bunbury Organizations: CNN, University College London, France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, University Grenoble Alpes, University of Cambridge, of Archaeology, Stefan Wyszynski University Locations: Egypt, Paris, London, Old, Old Kingdom, Kingdom, Moat, Warsaw, Poland, Saqqāra, Giza, University of Cambridge geoarchaeologist Bunbury

☆ Blue-collar entrepreneurs say it's getting harder to turn a profit as competition for 'sweaty startups' heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Sweaty startups are blue-collar businesses, often in unglamorous or laborious fields like septic services, car washes, or lawn care. It's what your grandparents would've just called a small business, but it was a tongue-in-cheek answer to the Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship being glorified in culture at that time. Still, some small businesses look to private equity to scale their businesses in different markets, even if that means overhauling operations in some cases. "Small businesses partner with private-equity firms because they provide access to capital and organizational support to help companies grow," Drew Maloney, the council's president and CEO, told BI. Alejandro FlorezBoth of his parents were janitors, and when he was a senior in high school he started a small cleaning company that he grew by knocking on doors and cold-calling.

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☆ 23% of low-income Americans are living without a bank account
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Genna Contino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"When they don't see a financial institution or a bank, [they] tend to say, 'There's no avenue for me this way. Of 18- to 29-year-olds, 11% are living without a bank account, compared to 9% of 30- to 44-year-olds, 5% of 45- to 59-year-olds and 2% of people 60 and older, according to the Federal Reserve. People without bank accounts might also turn to check cashing services or consider payday loans, especially if they're the only brick-and-mortar financial services in their neighborhood. The Community Financial Services Association of America, which represents payday lenders, did not respond to a request for comment. "They're going out into the community, they're promoting their services into the community, they're creating programs specifically for the community," he said.

Persons: Sean Gladwell, Wole Coaxum, Joe Lugo, Lugo, that's, Darrin Williams, Williams, Harris, Winnie Sun, It's, Sun, Preston Duppins, Duppins, They're Organizations: Federal Reserve, Southern Bancorp, Inc, Finance, Sun, Wealth Partners, CNBC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, American Fintech Council, Wealth Management, Community Financial Services Association of America, Chamber, Commerce Locations: Clearwater , Florida, U.S, Irvine , California, Florida, Lugo, Pinellas County

☆ Giant pigeon to perch atop New York City’s High Line
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Benjamin Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. The next commission to alight above Tenth Avenue on the park’s prominent plinth will be Dinosaur (2024), a hyper-realist aluminum sculpture of a pigeon by Iván Argote, the Bogotá-born, Paris-based artist. Courtesy the artist/The High LineLike many New Yorkers, pigeons are not native to the region. “Iván has a charming ability as an artist to take something familiar and make us consider it anew in profound ways,” Cecilia Alemani, the director and chief curator of High Line Art, said in a statement. Courtesy the artist/The High LineArgote’s prominent pigeon will be the fourth High Line Plinth commission, following works by Pamela Rosenkranz, Simone Leigh and Sam Durant.

Persons: Iván Argote, “, ” Argote, “ Iván, ” Cecilia Alemani, Joseph Gallieni, Marcel Duchamp, Pamela Rosenkranz, Simone Leigh, Sam Durant, Argote’s Organizations: The Art, CNN, Tenth, Centre Pompidou Locations: Paris, New York, “

☆ How this 26-year-old is changing the face of professional sailing: ‘I need to believe that I deserve to be here’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Harriet Taylor | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SailGP and US Olympic sailor Anna Weis is transforming the image of professional sailing. Weis is leading a new generation of women sailors challenging preconceived notions of female athleticism. With speeds of more than 60 miles per hour, the league is gaining a reputation as 'Formula 1 on the water.' No one was hurt, but the crash was a stark reminder of the high-adrenaline, high-stakes of the sport she has chosen. Vonn's experience competing at the highest level of a sport coupled with her perspective as a female athlete is an invaluable asset to the team, Weis says.

Persons: Anna Weis, Weis, Larry Ellison, Sir Russell Coutts, SailGP, Anna [ Weis, Mike Buckley, She's, she's, Coutts, It's, Marc Lasry's, Ryan McKillen, Margaret McKillen, Issa Rae, Deontay Wilder, Lindsey Vonn Organizations: Olympic, Oracle, United States SailGP, CNBC, US Team Locations: Bermuda, United States

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☆ Apple's earnings beat puts it on sure footing ahead of next month's AI iPhone launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

However, the expected AI-driven boom in new iPhone sales does represent a clear positive catalyst on the near-term horizon. Products iPhone sales were down slightly in the quarter. Services All-time revenue record, with an all-time record set in developed markets and a June quarter record set in emerging markets. Services are expected to grow at a double-digit rate similar to the rate seen in Apple's fiscal 2024 first quarter. A person poses holding the original iPhone and the new iPhone 15 outside the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York City ahead of the launch of Apple’s new iPhone 15, Sept. 22, 2023.

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☆ To woo investors, hedge funds are reviving a strategy left for dead post-crisis — supercharged index investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewFaced with higher rates and a daunting fundraising climate, hedge funds are wooing investors with a seemingly antithetical pitch: index investing with a twist. Hedge fund industry insiders are abuzz right now about "portable alpha," a blast-from-the-past strategy that's undergoing a revival. According to the Morgan Stanley white paper, it can take on a variety of forms, including "dedicated portable alpha funds, portable alpha share classes, portable alpha feeder funds and other solutions." Advertisement"It's a nice way of smuggling hedge funds into your portfolio if you're an allocator," said Jon Caplis, CEO of hedge fund research firm PivotalPath. He said much of the industry still hasn't woken up to the appetite for portable alpha solutions and the potential boon to hedge funds.

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☆ Project 2025 director steps down amid backlash from Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The director of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for a potential second Donald Trump term, has stepped down amid intense criticism including from the former president. In addition to stepping down from Project 2025, Dans is also leaving the Heritage Foundation. “Project 2025 is on the ballot because Donald Trump is on the ballot,” Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said. But Project 2025 has lately become a lightning rod for other ideas Trump hasn’t explicitly backed. He has also assured Trump’s supporters that Project 2025 would become a reality if the former president returned to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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