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☆ Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
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LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote this fall, their Democratic counterparts in Maine have little recourse to even the score. In 2020, Trump won one electoral vote from Maine’s rural 2nd Congressional District and is heavily favored to do so again, while Joe Biden won one from Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District. And Maine GOP leaders have already signaled they have no interest in helping Democrats do away with their unusual formula for awarding electoral votes. “Maine has the gold standard of presidential election processes in the United States,” state House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham told the Bangor Daily News on Thursday. But unlike the previous times, there no longer appears to be a good way for Maine — and therefore national Democrats — to counter a change in Nebraska.

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☆ Katy Perry's '143' doesn't have a single redeeming song
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIf you're a pop-music fan who spends time on the internet, you'll probably see a slew of negative reviews for Katy Perry's new album, "143." Lester Cohen/WireImageEven if you set aside the allegations against Dr. Luke, "143" doesn't make a strong case for his input. Without them, Dr. Luke and his new associates have created a pop vacuum, completely devoid of heart and personality. "Gimme Gimme," the second track featuring 21 Savage, immediately recalls the plinky snoozefest of Justin Bieber's "Changes," particularly the Quavo duet "Intentions." Final grade: 1.8/10Katy Perry's new album "143" consists of 11 standard tracks.

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☆ Stablecoins are becoming ‘systemically important’ as market cap returns to record highs, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The market cap for stablecoins — cryptocurrencies that promise a fixed value peg to another asset — has recently reached all-time-high levels after a sharp drop in 2023. Monthly payments in stablecoins tripled to $1.4 trillion in the 12 months leading up to July. This could have investment implications for Robinhood down the road, he added, as it "continues integrating stablecoins for crypto trading & cross-border transfers." Crypto investors watch stablecoins closely for evidence of demand, liquidity and activity in the market. PayPal last year launched its own dollar-backed stablecoin, while Visa has been supporting stablecoin payments and Mastercard is supporting stablecoin wallets and other crypto card programs.

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☆ Target isn't rewarding its biggest spenders like it should — and shoppers aren't happy about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But in reality, many avid Target shoppers like myself were left confused, frustrated, and searching for their beloved 1% cash back. Target did confirm that the majority of the Target Circle deals are automatically applied at checkout. It is worth noting that the program sometimes offers Target Circle rewards, which shoppers can apply toward future purchases. However, unlike the previous cash-back earnings, Target Circle rewards are only given after select Target Circle bonuses are activated and redeemed. In my opinion, the solution could be as simple as restoring the beloved cash-back reward for Target Circle members.

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☆ Here's what Google's new finance chief will need to do to keep investors happy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ashkenazi, who was previously CFO at Eli Lilly and Company, took the reins from Alphabet's previous finance chief, Ruth Porat, in July. They wanted more visibility into the performance of certain parts of Google's business, such as AI and subscriptions, which are increasingly becoming bigger businesses for Google. AdvertisementMorgan Stanley analysts say this is still too ambiguous. Related storiesThe Morgan Stanley analysts also said they would like to see Google separately report earnings from YouTube's advertising and subscriptions. Morgan Stanley analysts said Google has an opportunity to "be more assertive" about "promoting its positive impact" on users and partners, similar to Amazon.

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☆ Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target and down U.S. Reaper drones, U.S. officials say
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Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target U.S. Reaper drones, which has enabled the Houthis to shoot down or damage several of the massive, unmanned aircraft, say two U.S. officials. The interference severely inhibits the U.S. ability to gather intelligence and increases the chance that the drones could drift into unfriendly airspace. The U.S. military has struggled to stop some Houthi air defense systems because rather than radars, the Houthis often use electro-optical systems to find targets. Iran sent a spy ship to the waters near Yemen to help the Houthis target ships in the Red Sea. It appears the U.S. plan to interdict shipments of Iranian weapons and destroy stockpiles of weapons and drones has failed to roll back Houthi attacks on cargo ships, Knights said.

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Democrats’ stronger positionLet’s look first at the latest national polls. In Pennsylvania, recent surveys ranged from a tied race to a slight Harris lead inside the margin of error. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%, don’t know/refused 4%. And in Wisconsin, a slate of new, margin-of-error polls were slightly better for Harris than for Trump. With the poll results mostly inside the margin of error, the outcome of the 2024 race is far from clear.

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☆ Doctors overwhelmed by blast injuries as civilian impact of device explosions sparks outcry
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BEIRUT — Hospitals in Lebanon are packed with people whose hands and eyes have been dealt serious injuries. The streets of Beirut appeared largely back to normal Thursday, but people NBC News spoke with expressed fear and concern. Relatives mourn 9-year-old Fatima Abdallah, who was killed after hundreds of pagers exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon. He went on to call it an act of war against Lebanon, but did not specify how or when Hezbollah would retaliate. Although designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel, Hezbollah is also a political party in Lebanon, embedded in the country’s civilian structures.

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☆ French woman responds with outrage after lawyers suggest she consented to a decade of rape
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“I have felt humiliated," an outraged Gisèle Pelicot said of the arguments alleging she was an alcoholic or being her ex-husband's co-conspirator. Are they degenerates?” Gisèle Pelicot told the court. She testified earlier this month that her world collapsed when police uncovered the years of alleged abuse, recorded by Dominique Pelicot in a cache of more than 20,000 images and videos. A rendering of Dominique Pelicot, inside the glass box in the Avignon courthouse built to hold some of the defendants. Many of the defendants deny raping Pelicot.

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The group said Harris had given it the cold shoulder and “fumbled” by refusing even the “small gesture” of allowing a Palestinian American speaker at last month’s Democratic National Convention. The Uncommitted Movement emerged as a result of Democratic voters’ expressing dissatisfaction with this year’s Democratic presidential primaries. More than 700,000 voters ended up selecting “uncommitted,” sending 30 uncommitted delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Instead, uncommitted delegates staged a sit-in outside the convention hall and set a new deadline of Sept. 15 for Harris to meet with Palestinian American families in Michigan who had lost loved ones in Gaza. That request was rebuffed, as well, according to the group, leading it to issue of the non-endorsement of Harris.

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☆ Former CIA officer jailed for 30 years for drugging and sexually assaulting women
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A former CIA officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually abusing and filming multiple women without their consent, in one of the most serious misconduct cases in the agency's history. Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond FBI / AP fileRaymond had pleaded guilty in Nov. 2023 to one count each of sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, coercion and enticement, and transportation of obscene material. He also pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing four women, as well as engaging in nonconsensual sexual contact with six women, as part of a plea agreement. "After drugging these women, he stripped, sexually abused, and photographed them. Raymond read out a statement in court in which he expressed remorse for his actions, according to the AP.

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☆ Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates, FBI says
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Iranian hackers have continued to make attempts since late June to transmit nonpublic stolen material tied to Trump’s campaign to media organizations, according to Wednesday’s statement, which noted that the FBI is tracking the activity. In a statement Wednesday, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Iranians wanted to help Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, "because they know President Trump will restore his tough sanctions and stand against their reign of terror." To be known as the Iran, Iran, Iran case!" Harris campaign spokesperson Morgan Finkelstein said the campaign has cooperated with law enforcement since it learned about the hacking effort. Law enforcement agencies contacted those people and the Biden campaign to make them aware of the emails, the sources said.

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Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which lawmakers could consider changing the state's apportionment of electoral votes, the source said. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district. That one electoral vote could prove decisive. Maine is the only other state that does not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes. The Democratic state House majority leader has said the state should consider switching to a winner-take-all electoral vote system itself as a counter if Nebraska moves to change its system.

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But if you don't have the best pumpkin carving tools, the end result probably won't be what you'd hoped for. We researched dozens of pumpkin carving tools to find ones that are durable, practical, and useful for specific carving needs. AdvertisementOur top picks for the best pumpkin carving kitsBest overall: Elmchee Halloween 13-Piece Professional Kit - See at AmazonBest budget: The Ultimate Pumpkin Carving Kit - See at AmazonBest for detail work: Augsen Wood Carving Knife Set - See at AmazonBest with molds: Fenvella Pumpkin Carving Kit - See at AmazonAdvertisementBest overallElmchee Halloween 13-Piece Professional Kit No matter what style of pumpkin carving you'd like to try, the Elmchee Halloween 13-Piece Professional Kit has the tools that you'll need. AdvertisementBest budgetFunWorld Ultimate Pumpkin Carving Kit With all the pumpkin carving basics included, the Ultimate Pumpkin Carving Kit's real appeal is its price Check price at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. AdvertisementBest with moldsFenvella Pumpkin Carving Kit The Fenvella Pumpkin Carving kit includes 21 stainless steel stencils for fool-proof designs.

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☆ Analysis: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s speech shows signs of a group driven deeper underground
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The second sign was that Nasrallah’s address – his first since two waves of attacks detonated thousands of Hezbollah wireless devices earlier this week – was very possibly pre-recorded. The leader of the powerful militant group has not delivered a speech in person since the start of Lebanon’s last all-out war with Israel in 2006. In his speech last month, for example, Nasrallah referenced two sonic booms caused by Israeli jets that had broken the sound barrier over Beirut. The roar reverberated throughout the city yet the Beirut-based militant leader neither flinched nor referenced the incident during his speech. Israel’s fighter jets seemed intent to underscore the gains of Tuesday and Wednesday’s attacks on Hezbollah’s wireless devices: the group had been driven deeper underground.

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A week and a half after a highway shooting spree and an ensuing manhunt for an “armed and dangerous” suspect, officials in Kentucky have located a body near where the shooting happened. Kentucky State Police troopers are working to confirm the identity of the body discovered in Laurel County, officials said Wednesday. Laurel County Sheriff's OfficeThe gun used, an AR-15 rifle, was purchased legally in London the day of the shooting, authorities said. Law enforcement officials said the gunman parked near a ridge overlooking the highway to fire upon vehicles. Just before the shooting, a woman who shares a child with Couch called dispatchers in Laurel County and shared a chilling message.

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☆ Why did Israel blow up hundreds of Hezbollah pagers — and what might happen next?
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A region fearing all-out war may have been taken to the brink by a legion of pagers. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the operation, but Hezbollah laid the blame squarely on its adversary, and two U.S. officials told NBC News that Israel was behind the attack. It follows months of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks and Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip. Israel announced a new war objective late Monday — the safe return of residents displaced from their homes by months of fighting with Hezbollah across the northern border with Lebanon. Israel could benefit on several different levels from such a massive and shocking operation, Horowitz said.

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A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility early Wednesday threw up towering fireballs visible from space and thundering detonations that triggered earthquake monitors. Officials on both sides said it was the result of a large Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, a town in the Tver region around 230 miles from the Russian capital. Russian state media has previously reported that the military was building an arsenal for storing missiles and other explosives there. Russia’s air defense systems destroyed some 54 drones launched overnight against five western Russian regions, Russian state news agencies said, citing a report from Moscow’s defense ministry. Kyiv has increasingly been hitting back with drone attacks on what it says are military targets on Russian soil.

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LONDON — Kate, the Princess of Wales, held her first official engagement Tuesday since announcing last week that she had completed her cancer treatment. Kate, wife of Prince William, the heir to the British throne, attended a private meeting at Windsor Castle, according to the Royal Circular, a daily briefing of royal activities published in the Times of London newspaper. The Royal Foundation is the main philanthropic vehicle for William and Kate, supporting community groups that work on early years education, homelessness and conservation projects. The princess has appeared in public since she revealed she was undergoing cancer treatment in March, including at the men’s final at Wimbledon in July. It emerged in February that Charles himself was receiving cancer treatment.

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There’s been an odd numbness in the political ecosystem regarding the apparent second attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The problem with political discourse in America right now is that we are all stuck in a social media funhouse mirror booth. I promise you that the way Americans speak about one another online isn’t the way most Americans behave in person with one another. As social media rose and became the main distributor and facilitator of political information, our politics have become more combative and less collaborative. Right now, our political information ecosystem doesn’t reward incrementalism or nuance, instead punishing both and, more to the point, rewarding those who make up the best stories.

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☆ Video shows robbers drop into check cashing store from ceiling in $150,000 heist
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Atlanta police on Tuesday continued to search for two robbers captured on video dropping into a check cashing store from the ceiling and grabbing stacks of cash from a safe. The images appear to be taken from the security video. The department also released some of that morning's video, captured from inside the store as its ceiling was breached and including the robbers' exit. A robber falls through the ceiling of a check cashing business in southwest Atlanta on Sept. 3. They fled out the rear portal, and video captured a woman walking by just after the door was opened.

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☆ Home Depot to pay nearly $2 million to settle suit alleging it overcharged shoppers
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SAN DIEGO — The Home Depot agreed to a nearly $2 million settlement in a case that alleged it overcharged customers, charging more for items at checkout than the items' advertised prices. In an emailed statement responding to a request for comment about the settlement, Home Depot said, “To ensure consistency for our customers, we’ve updated the timing of our price changes." The settlement includes $1.7 million to be divided among the district attorneys' offices of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Alameda, San Bernardino and Sonoma counties for consumer law enforcement. "This settlement is a clear message that such behavior will not be tolerated and underscores our commitment to safeguarding the rights of consumers in our community," Gascón said. Home Depot, based in Atlanta, reported in a proxy statement in May that it earned nearly $22 billion in operating profit for the 2023 fiscal year.

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☆ How real estate's Alexander brothers got away with decades of alleged sexual assault: 'They are a menace.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Even as teenagers, the three Alexander brothers were notorious for being predatory, according to multiple people who knew them at the time. AdvertisementHofeldt said she'd seen the Alexander brothers around at parties before she met them during the 2003-2004 school year. Several months after the assault, Hofeldt invited the brothers' friend Julian Cohen to her house in the middle of the night. Oren Alexander and Howard Lorber at a party at Sir Ivan's Castle in the Hamptons in July 2011. The Alexander brothers have been accused by multiple people of assaulting women in tandem on numerous occasions.

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☆ The Fed’s long-awaited rate cut is colliding with presidential politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Vice President Kamala Harris called the rate cut “welcome news,” while former President Donald Trump suggested, without evidence, that the decision could be politically motivated. With less than 50 days until Election Day, another question has emerged: Will the rate cut matter to voters? In fact, they already have – mortgages are based on bond yields, which have fallen in recent weeks in anticipation of a rate cut. Harris responded to the rate cut by saying she’s focused on bringing down prices. This story has been updated with reaction to the Fed’s rate cut announcement.

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☆ Crypto regulation won't be a partisan issue in upcoming U.S. election, says Circle CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCrypto regulation won't be a partisan issue in upcoming U.S. election, says Circle CEOJeremy Allaire, Circle co-founder, chairman and CEO, says "no matter who wins the White House, Congress itself is set to act."

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