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☆ The CEO of $50 billion adtech giant The Trade Desk is calling for Google to be broken up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"I've always said The Trade Desk managed to win in an unfair market — imagine what we could do in a fair market." Since its founding in 2009, The Trade Desk — which operates a demand-side platform for advertisers and ad agencies — has grown into an adtech juggernaut. Having debuted on the Nasdaq in 2016, the California-based adtech company now has a market capitalization of almost $50 billion. In it, Google named-checked The Trade Desk as one of those alternative players in the ad market. Green said he found the comparison flattering when Sundar Pichai, in 2022, named TikTok and The Trade Desk as its competitors.

Persons: —, Jeff Green, Green, I've, Sundar Pichai, David, Goliath, Jed Dederick Organizations: Service, US Department of Justice, Google, Business, ExchangeWire's ATS, Trade, US Department of, DOJ, Meta, YouTube, Publishers, CMA, UK's, Markets Authority, Nasdaq, London Locations: London, California, Virginia

☆ The utilities sector is up 20% in 2024. Analysts love these dividend-paying names
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bank of America sees yet another tailwind for utilities: The sector is a way to play falling interest rates. To that end, CNBC Pro used FactSet data to screen the S & P 1500 utilities sector, looking for companies that meet the following criteria. A total return – the stock price plus the value of reinvested dividends – of at least 10% in 2024. The stock offers a dividend yield of 3.0% and has a 2024 total return of nearly 23%. Year to date, the stock has a total return of nearly 38%, and it offers a dividend yield of 2.5%.

Persons: Savita Subramanian, Garrick Rochow, Morgan Stanley, David Arcaro, Diego's, —, Fred Imbert Organizations: Constellation Energy, NRG Energy, Mizuho Securities, Bank of America, Utilities, Real, CNBC Pro, Street, CMS Energy, Consumers Energy, CMS, NextEra, Management, Google, CNBC, PPL Locations: Jackson, Michigan, , Florida, 1Q24, Allentown, Penn

☆ Why Nvidia and Its Stock Have Developed a Cult-Like Following
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

I probably do not have to tell you that Nvidia has really blown up over the past few years. "If people were going to be going crazy about a stock, wouldn't it be this one?" Jack, a moderator of a subreddit dedicated to Nvidia's stock, finds some of the memes around Nvidia irksome. He said ChatGPT's capabilities reinforced his belief in his thesis around Nvidia and AI. I'm not a Nvidia true believer, but I'm apparently Nvidia curious.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Angelo Zino, Jim Cramer, Josh Brown, fanboys, Kamala Harris, I'm, Dan Ives, Huang, Daniel Williams, Williams, David, Goliath, Christopher Schwarz, that's, Axios, Felix Salmon, he's, Jack can't, It's, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Buffett, There's, Schwarz, Brown, Ted Mortonson, Baird, They've, cooly, they're, Mortonson, Ives, Elvis, Zack Morris, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Emily Stewart Organizations: Nvidia, Wall Street, Woodstock, CFRA Research, CNBC, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Elon, NFL, Democratic, People, Wedbush Securities, Lebron, Davids, University of California, Paul Merage School of Business, Nvidia irksome, GameStop, GameStop —, Cisco, Department, Justice, ChatGPT, Business Locations: New York City, New York, Jack, Maine, Omaha , Nebraska, —

☆ The US Air Force's potential shift to adaptable 'light fighters' to solve budget woes is more complicated than it seems
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

US Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. The Air Force needs new missiles, new bombers, and new fighters — but is struggling to pay for them allThe B-21 Raider in flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Cultural inertia in the fighter businessUS Air Force fighter aircraft fly in formation. A rendering of a future crewed next-generation air dominance aircraft by the US Air Force Research Laboratory. Nonetheless, for a cash-strapped Air Force, this would be a significant challenge.

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☆ Show don't tell: Harris lets her potential to make history speak for itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

CHICAGO — The delegates wore Suffragette white; Vice President Kamala Harris wore black. But she does not speak about what it would mean to have a Black woman president in her speeches or TV ads. On Monday, wearing Suffragette white, Clinton placed Harris and herself in the nation’s long struggle for gender equity. Benjamin Lowy / Getty Images fileMoreover, the electorate has shifted, thanks to Clinton, Trump and the fall of Roe v. Wade. After the 2016 election, the Democratic National Committee conducted extensive focus-group and polling research to try to understand what happened.

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☆ The 13 best shows and movies to stream this weekend, from Kevin Costner's western drama to the new season of 'Pachinko'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Movies like "Horizon: An American Saga," "Sasquatch Sunset," and "Hell Hole" are newly streaming. Docs including "Untold: The Murder of Air McNair" and "Secret Lives of Orangutans" are out, too. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

Persons: Air McNair, —, Kevin Costner's, John Woo's, Scott Peterson, David Attenborough Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Jennifer Lopez's year is going from bad to worse with her divorce and canceled tour. Here's how PR experts say she could bounce back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewNot much is going right for Jennifer Lopez who just filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after a failed tour. They became the focus of the Netflix documentary "Halftime," which painted Lopez as an underappreciated triple-threat who was finally getting her dues. AdvertisementThe month after Lopez quietly rebranded her "This Is Me… Live" tour as a greatest hits show, it was canceled. AdvertisementThe final nail in the coffin came on Tuesday when Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck. In the documentary, Affleck suggested he was not entirely comfortable with their love story being the "muse" of the project.

Persons: —, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Lopez, fiancé, Affleck, Jennifer, Lopez's, Lauren Beeching, Mayah Riaz, Riaz, Joanne Spence, David, Victoria, Spence, Beeching, J Lo Organizations: Service, PRs, Netflix, Business, Honest London Locations: Bronx

☆ Private jet flights are down 15% in two years as Covid-era demand wanes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Private jet flights fell 15% in the first half of the year compared with their peak in 2022, as the industry grapples with waning demand and a new competitive landscape for high-end travel. Despite a short boost from the Summer Olympics, with a record 713 private jet flights to Paris the last week of July, the private jet industry continues to lose altitude this travel season. Jet It, a large U.S. private jet operator, shut down last year after grounding its fleet of Phenom 300s, Gulfstream G150s and HondaJets. Private jet passengers who paid six figures for flights started facing delays and cancellations as operators couldn’t buy or lease planes fast enough. “Prices are about 20% higher than they were in 2019,” Private Jet Card Comparisons' Gollan said.

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That’s why, he said, he invested in AppHarvest, a startup that promised a high-tech future for farming and for the workers of Eastern Kentucky. Despite promising local jobs, the company eventually began contracting migrant workers from Mexico, Guatemala and other countries, numerous former employees told CNN. After about a week on the job, Vance took a meeting with AppHarvest founder Jonathan Webb, as Webb later recounted in a Fox News podcast interview. The company’s health care benefits attracted Morgan, a single father, who told CNN he took a pay cut to join the startup. Such comments ring hollow to some former AppHarvest workers, who argue Vance’s rhetoric as a candidate for vice president doesn’t align with the reality they experienced.

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A British crocodile expert was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in prison in Australia after admitting to sexually abusing, torturing and killing dozens of dogs. He filmed videos of himself torturing dogs to death and then shared the videos online under pseudonyms, the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in Australia heard. The “unalloyed pleasure” Britton took in torturing the animals was “sickeningly evident,” the BBC quoted Grant as saying. According to the court documents, Britton sexually abused his own pets, Ursa and Bolt, for years but sought out other dogs as well. “My own dogs are family and I have limits,” he said in a Telegram message cited in the documents.

Persons: Adam Britton, Britton, Richard Grande, Michael Grant, ” Britton, Grant, ”, “, I’ve, David Attenborough Organizations: BBC, National Geographic, Getty, NBC News Locations: British, Australia, Northern Territory, Philippines, AFP, Britain, Darwin

☆ How New Zealand's fastest speed climber trains for the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Maggie Cai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

We follow Julian David, who is representing New Zealand in men's speed climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He's gearing up for one of his last events before the Games, the IFSC World Cup in Chamonix, France. For the very first time, speed climbing will be judged as a stand-alone event at the 2024 Olympics, and the pair are the first from New Zealand to qualify. Sam Watson broke his own world record of 4.79 seconds at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a time of 4.74 seconds. At the time of publishing, this narrows their difference to 0.5 seconds.

Persons: Julian David, Rob Moore, Julian, Sarah Tetzlaff, Sam Watson Organizations: New Zealand, Paris, Games, Business Locations: New, Chamonix, France, New Zealand

☆ Texas couple and their 2 children missing after boat capsizes in Alaska
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Texas couple and their two young children are missing after their boat capsized over the weekend in Alaska. The missing family was identified as David and Mary Maynard and their children Colton and Brantley. They were giving and loving people and it’s just a horrible tragedy, a horrible tragedy," Mary's aunt, Christi Wells said. Alaska State Troopers and multiple good Samaritan vessel crews assisted the Coast Guard in searching for the family. Our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and loved ones of the missing people during this unimaginably difficult time," the Coast Guard said.

Persons: David, Mary Maynard, Colton, Christi Wells, Wells Organizations: The, The Anchorage Daily News, U.S . Coast Guard, Authorities, Alaska State Troopers, Coast Guard Locations: Texas, Alaska, Brantley, The Anchorage, U.S, Homer , Alaska

☆ China moon samples reveal water molecules in groundbreaking discovery, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

NASA and Indian spacecraft have spotted what they believe to be water on the moon’s surface, and Chinese scientists last year found water trapped in glass beads strewn across the moon. But people didn’t always know there was water on the moon, though scientists theorized about its existence for hundreds of years. “I think it has lots of potential, this new finding that we can extract molecular water directly from lunar soils,” Qian said. After the latest study, many Weibo users raised the possibility of growing plants or crops on the moon using the molecular water found in soil. “We can’t work behind closed doors – it would be best to attract all of their scientists to China,” one wrote.

Persons: China’s Chang’e, ”, David A, Ren Junchuan, Yuqi Qian, didn’t, NASA’s, Luna, Qian, ” Qian, “, Xi Jinping’s, it’s, ” Kring, hasn’t, Bill Nelson, Weibo Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, NASA, Indian, Planetary Institute, University of Hong, China National Space Administration, Xinhua, CNN, “, International Space, Weibo Locations: China, Hong Kong, ULM, Texas, Xinhua, University of Hong Kong, Soviet, SOFIA, United States

☆ A key Obama-era strategist says Kamala Harris may be riding the hype wave, but it's still Trump's race to lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former Obama advisor David Axelrod says, "it's absolutely Trump's race to lose right now." "Everybody should be sober about that on the Democratic side," Axelrod told CNN. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Axelrod told CNN's Jessica Dean in an interview on Saturday that Democratic supporters may be getting ahead of themselves if they think Harris is a shoo-in this November.

Persons: Biden, Harris, David Axelrod, Axelrod, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, CNN's Jessica Dean Organizations: Democratic Party, Democratic, CNN, Service, Business

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Such escalation could also jeopardize efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and release hostages, despite recent progress in negotiations. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed comprehensive security strategies to protect Israel, according to a statement on Monday. Israel was considering its options to prepare for a regional attack over the weekend. The country braces for war in its own way and tends to pick up after itself.

Persons: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ismail Haniyeh, ”, Israel, Israel hasn’t, “, Yoav Gallant, Defense Lloyd Austin, Michael Kurilla, Kurilla, Ayman Safadi, Badr Abdelatti, Ali Bagheri Kani, ‘, Masoud Pezeshkian, Safadi, Nasser Kanaani, Fu’ad Shukr, Majdal Shams, Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” “, ” Netanyahu, Ali Bagheri, Netanyahu, Gallant, Daniel Hagari, Lebanon scrambledto, floaties, Samer Othman, Jalaa Marey, Othman, Liz Nicholas, David Adom, Be’er, Ivana Reiser, Zeev Jabotinsky, Naama, ” Be’er, ” Baer, Reiser, Roy Dror, Ron Heckmann, they’re, Dror, ” Heckmann, Uri Shacham, Shacham Organizations: Jerusalem CNN —, Iran’s, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Saturday, US, Israeli, Defense, US Central Command, Jordanian, Egypt’s, Zionist, Israel, Iran, Sunday, Getty Images Israel, Hezbollah, CNN, Mount, Mount Herzl Military, Getty, MDA Locations: Beirut, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Lebanon, Gaza, United States, Syria, Majdal, Golan, ”, AFP, Cairo, Lebanese, Beirut’s, Mount Herzl, London, Nahariyah

☆ Strikes on Gaza kill 12 and stabbing in Israel kills 2 as fears of wider war spike
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week. Those killings brought threats of revenge from Iran and its allies and raised fears of an even more destructive regional war. Israeli Police cordon off the site of a deadly stabbing attack in Holon, Israel on Sunday. "This is exactly why we armed the people of Israel: more than 150,000 gun licenses in the last eight months," he said. Both were linked to the ongoing war in Gaza, which was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into Israel.

Persons: Magen David Adom, Tomer, Itamar Ben, Yair Lapid Organizations: Police, National Security, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Iran, Palestinian, Holon, Israel

☆ A millennial dentist with $231,000 in student debt is worried he'll have to sell his home or get a second job if Biden's new repayment plan is axed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Related storiesShould the plan ultimately be blocked, David said he might have to sell his home or get a second job to afford higher student-loan payments again. But he's highly concerned about his fate with the SAVE plan up in the air. They cited an estimate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that found the SAVE plan could cost $475 billion over 10 years. Are you enrolled in the SAVE plan and concerned about student-loan payments? Will student loans influence how you vote in the election?

Persons: David, David —, —, Joe Biden's, we've, you'll, he's Organizations: Service, Business, BI, Circuit, GOP, Education Department, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, SAVE Locations: recalculate

☆ Jimmy Carter says he hopes to vote for Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Joe Sutton | Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former President Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president, is hoping to vote for Kamala Harris during the November elections, his grandson said. “I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” the 99-year-old former president said, according to his grandson, Jason Carter, who relayed a conversation Carter had with his son Chip earlier this week to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. CNN has reached out to the Carter Center for a statement. Jason Carter said in May the 39th president is “coming to an end” when providing an update on his health. By the former president’s side was his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, who passed away in November, just days after entering hospice care.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Kamala Harris, “ I’m, Jason Carter, Carter, Chip, Rosalynn Carter, CNN’s Michelle Shen Organizations: CNN, Atlanta Journal, Carter, Accords Locations: Egypt, Israel, Georgia

☆ Gillian Anderson addresses kissing 'X-Files' co-star David Duchovny before her boyfriend after Emmy win
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

It was 1997 when actor Gillian Anderson won an Emmy for her role in "The X-Files," and celebrated by leaning in for a kiss with the leading man of her life — but it wasn't her boyfriend. Anderson was just announced as the winner for her portrayal of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the beloved sci-fi conspiracy drama. She then infamously turned to kiss her "X-Files" co-star David Duchovny, aka Special Agent Fox Mulder, on the mouth as he was seated behind. Only then did she lean to her side to kiss her boyfriend, Rodney Rowland, seated next to her. “The fact is that David and I were actually living together and Rodney was my beard,” she joked.

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☆ Berkshire's mounting cash pile could top $200 billion as Buffett continues selling stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David A. GroganBerkshire Hathaway 's highly scrutinized cash pile could top $200 billion — more than the entire annual gross domestic product of Hungary — amid CEO Warren Buffett's rare sale of some of his favorite stocks. The Omaha-based conglomerate is likely to say its cash hoard topped the previous record of $189 billion, set in the first quarter, when it reports second-quarter earnings Saturday morning. The selling could have resumed in the second quarter as shares of the iPhone maker jumped 23% in the period. "It's just a question of how long they are going to sit on it," Andrew Kligerman, TD Cowen's Berkshire analyst, said in an interview, referring to Berkshire's enormous cash pile. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Berkshire Hathaway

Persons: Warren Buffett, David A, Grogan Berkshire Hathaway, Warren, Buffett, Bill Stone, Andrew Kligerman, I've, Berkshire Hathaway Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, Bank of America, Oracle, Glenview Trust Company, America, Federal, Berkshire Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Hungary, Omaha, Glenview, Berkshire, Charlotte

☆ Secret Service’s Tech Flaws Helped Gunman Evade Detection at Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Eric Lipton | David A. Fahrenthold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After a week of oversights and failures, the officers protecting former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., still had one last chance to get it right. It began when a local police officer peered over the roof of the AGR International warehouse near the rally grounds and found the suspicious man he and other officers were hunting. Ninety minutes of confusion about Thomas Crooks’s intentions and whereabouts had ended in an instant. “Long gun!” the officer broadcast over the local law enforcement radio system, according to congressional testimony from ‌the Secret Service this week. It was urgent news that should have instantly traveled to a command center shared by the local police and the Secret Service, and then to agents close enough to throw their bodies in front of Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, peered, Thomas Crooks’s, “ Organizations: Service Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran by bomb planted months before blast, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Iranian state media and Hamas previously indicated that Haniyeh was killed by a rocket fired from outside the building in which he was staying. An image published by the New York Times shows the building where Haniyeh is believed to have been assassinated. He had a full schedule of public appearances and meetings before he was assassinated, according to Iranian state media press reports. Haniyeh was first pictured on Tuesday, before the inauguration, meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Afterwards, Iranian state media published images of Haniyeh meeting with Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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Nearly 100 minutes before former President Donald J. Trump took the stage in Butler, Pa., a local countersniper who was part of the broader security detail let his colleagues know his shift was ending. He exited the second floor of a warehouse that overlooked the campaign rally site, leaving two other countersnipers behind. Outside, the officer noticed a young man with long stringy hair sitting on a picnic table near the warehouse. So at 4:26 p.m., he texted his colleagues about the man, who was outside the fenced area of the Butler Fair Show grounds where Mr. Trump was to appear. He said that the person would have seen him come out with his rifle and “knows you guys are up there.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, ” Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ Ukraine may have just scored its longest-range drone strike yet in Russian territory — a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber around 1,100 miles away
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine said it hit a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber a record-breaking 1,100 miles from its borders, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Saturday, citing sources in the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementSatellite imagery of Olenya airfield, reviewed by Business Insider, shows a large number of bombers at the site. Google EarthUkraine's Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Related storiesBut the attack on Olenya, if confirmed, would suggest Russian aircraft are vulnerable even deep inside Russian territory.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Swimming’s best rivalry, beach volleyball with a view
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

He and the relay team will look to defend their gold medal from Tokyo, but could be unseated by challengers Australia or China. GO DEEPER A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women's 400-meter freestyleWembanyama’s Olympic debutTime: 11:15 a.m. GO DEEPER Men's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: NBA player list, how to watch and moreBeach volleyball at the Eiffel TowerBeach volleyball gets prime placement in Paris, right next to an icon. GO DEEPER Beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. teams, schedule and how to watchMen’s rugby sevens finalTime: 1:45 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) with the gold medal match starting at 1:45 p.m.

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