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☆ Tyler Boebert finally has a lawyer in his theft case
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLauren Boebert's teenage son, Tyler Boebert, has finally hired an attorney for his Colorado criminal theft case after months without any representation. Tyler Boebert had been without an attorney during his last two court appearances, first telling the judge that he was having trouble affording a lawyer. "I wish you'd turned in that application a little sooner," Neiley told Tyler Boebert at the time. But Tyler Boebert did not go with a public defender, after all. Police say Tyler Boebert was spotted in a Colorado store where a stolen credit card was used.

Persons: —, Lauren Boebert's, Tyler Boebert, William Trent Palmer, John Neiley, Neiley, you'd, Palmer, Tyler Boebert's, Boebert, Lauren Boebert, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Business, Judicial, DA, WTP, Rifle Police Department Locations: Colorado, Garfield, Carbondale , Colorado, , Colorado, Rifle , Colorado, New York City

☆ How Baptists and the G.O.P. Took Different Paths on I.V.F.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Ruth Graham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Alabama ruling, which had threatened access to in vitro fertilization and other reproductive services in the state, caught many Americans, including conservatives, off guard. The idea that fertility treatments could be morally and legally questionable rattled many anti-abortion voters who had used such procedures to expand their families. And it further frayed the increasingly tense alliance between the anti-abortion movement and the Republican Party, which saw political peril in going after I.V.F. On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, voted to condemn the use of reproductive technologies like I.V.F. The moment was especially striking given that after the Alabama ruling earlier this year, Republican leaders quickly tried to signal to their base that they supported I.V.F., an extraordinarily popular procedure widely used by Christians and non-Christians alike.

Persons: Andrew T, Walker Organizations: Alabama, Southern Baptist, Republican Party, Southern Baptist Convention, Republican Locations: Kentucky, Alabama, The Alabama, Indianapolis

☆ Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Senate Republicans voted Thursday to block a bill put forward by Democrats that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization nationwide. They want to get rid of IVF, they’re afraid to say it.”Biden attacked Senate Republicans after the vote. “And just last week, Senate Republicans blocked nationwide protections for birth control. Last week, Senate Republicans voted to block a Democrat-led bill that would guarantee access to contraception. Cruz and Britt attempted to pass their IVF legislation on the Senate floor Wednesday through a unanimous consent request, but Democrats blocked the effort.

Persons: Republican Sen, John Cornyn of, Roe, Wade, Chuck Schumer, MAGA, Dobbs, ” Schumer, CNN’s Erin Burnett, ” Biden, “, Democratic Sens, Patty Murray, Tammy Duckworth of, Cory Booker of, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins of, Katie Britt, Alabama, Ted Cruz of, Joni Ernst of, Cruz, Britt, Murray, CNN’s Kaanita Iyer, Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer Organizations: CNN, Democrat, Republican, Republicans, Democratic, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Southern Baptist, Joni Ernst of Iowa, GOP Locations: John Cornyn of Texas, Washington, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Ted Cruz of Texas

☆ Live Updates: U.S. to Sign 10-Year Pact With Ukraine as G7 Leaders Meet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( David E. Sanger | Steven Erlanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Mr. Biden and Mr. Zelensky will meet on Thursday and sign a security agreement, said Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden’s national security adviser. Mr. Biden faces the hurdle of convincing his allies, starting with Mr. Zelensky, that the United States plans to stay in the fight with Ukraine, no matter what happens in November. Mr. Biden told Mr. Zelensky last week, in France, that “I apologize for the weeks of not knowing what was going to pass,” and put the onus on Republicans in Congress. During a trip to Normandy last week, Mr. Biden appeared to have persuaded France, one of the last holdouts, to support the deal. “The administration has been quick to get aid to Ukraine once Congress moved, and that’s to its credit,” he said.

Persons: Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr, Zelensky, Jake Sullivan, “, ” Mr, Sullivan, we’ll, ”, Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis, Donald J, Trump, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Biden’s, Vladimir V, Putin, Claudia Greco, John E . Herbst, Evelyn Farkas, Barack Obama, Ms, Farkas, ” Alan Rappeport Organizations: Ukraine, U.S, Kremlin, Group, Air Force, “, hobble, NATO, Mr, Reuters, European, World Bank, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, United, McCain Institute, Arizona State University Locations: Ukraine, United States, Italy, Israel, Russia, hobble Russia, Europe, France, Congress, Savelletri, Normandy, Belgium’s, U.S, Eurasia

☆ The Nigerian fashion labels feeling forced to show in private
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Bolaji Akinwande | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Lagos CNN —Since its inception in 2011, Lagos Fashion Week has been a twice-yearly highlight of the African fashion calendar, a multi-day showcase attracting the continent’s top design houses, big name sponsors, as well as an international audience. Lagos Fashion Week has been running since 2011. Why am I not surprised?” (The magazine said they approached Lagos Fashion Week at the time, who did not respond to their requests for comment.) Udiahgebi, a fashion brand known for its androgynous pieces, has successfully hosted private shows in this way. Lagos Fashion Week did not respond to CNN’s repeated requests for comment.

Persons: —, Gay, Timileyin, ”, Fola Francis —, Francis, “, Maxivive, Papa Oyeyemi, Weiz Dhurm Franklyn, Tosin, inclusivity, Dhurm Franklyn, Chiemerie Udiahgebi Ugwoke, …, Fola Francis, Aanuoluwa Ajide, Daniels, Kayode Organizations: Lagos CNN —, Lagos Fashion, Orange Culture, Lagos, Sunday, —, Queercity Media, Lagos Pride, CNN, Independent, Tzar, Tzar Studios, Maxivive, AP Aso, Brand Locations: Lagos, Nigeria, AP Aso Nigeria, Aso, Africa

☆ A man born in Japan — where tipping is rude — is part of a growing number of Americans rejecting tipping in the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Still, back in the US, he recognized the argument that low-paid workers in the service industry have traditionally relied on tips to earn a living wage. Ozeki never ordered food for deliveryBut he said that recent increases in the minimum wage have changed the landscape — at least in certain states. AdvertisementIn California, for example, the minimum wage for fast-food workers rose by law this year from $16 to $20 an hour. "The current minimum wage at a fast food place is higher than my starting salary 15 years ago," Ozeki said. Have you seen your tips dip recently as a service industry worker?

Persons: —, Ken, Ted Rossman, Rossman, jridley@businessinsider.com Organizations: Service, Business, Franciscan Locations: Japan, California

☆ Supreme Court blocks ‘Trump too small’ trademark gambit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a California lawyer's attempt to trademark the phrase "Trump too small," a reference to a crude joke made about former President Donald Trump. Rubio joked about what he said were Trump's small hands, adding: "And you know what they say about guys with small hands." Elster, an employment lawyer and progressive activist, applied to register "Trump too small" — a double-entendre meant to insinuate a correspondingly small penis — with the trademark office in 2018. The case is the latest of several the Supreme Court has taken up recently concerning free speech rights in the trademark context.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Trump, Donald Trump, Steve Elster, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Elster, Trump's, Biden Organizations: U.S, Supreme, WASHINGTON, U.S . Patent, Appeals, Federal Circuit, Trump Locations: Washington , U.S, California, Florida, Asian American

CNN —A United Nations inquiry into the first few months of the war in Gaza has found both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and grave violations of international law, in the body’s first in-depth investigation into the October 7 attacks and the ensuing conflict. Rockets are launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip towards Israel on October 7, 2023. Hatem Moussa/APIn the first 2.5 months of the conflict, the commission found, Israel committed war crimes as well as crimes against humanity – the latter defined as a widespread, systemic attack directed at a civilian population. The International Criminal Court announced last month it was seeking arrest warrants for several top Hamas and Israeli leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. “It is imperative that all those who have committed crimes be held accountable,” said commission chair Navi Pillay.

Persons: Hatem Moussa, Israel, –, Israel’s, maiming, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Netanyahu, West Bank –, …, Said Khatib, Mahmud Hams, Nir, Itamar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Benny Gantz, Yoav Gallant, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Anwar Organizations: CNN, United, The United Nations Commission, Rockets, AP, Criminal, Palestinian, West Bank, Getty, Al, Israel Defense Forces, UN, Gaza, National, Finance, UN Human Rights, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Human Rights, Israel, UN Security Council, Assembly, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Anwar Amro, UNRWA, Navi Pillay Locations: United Nations, Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Rafah, AFP, Aqsa, Israel’s, Palestinian, United States, Lebanese, Beirut, East Jerusalem

☆ Inside Henrik Fisker's second failed automotive startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. But in the year since the Ocean's release, the company has delivered around 7,000 vehicles, a Fisker spokesperson said. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess.

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☆ Politicians keep courting the TikTok vote. Users aren’t impressed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Many TikTok users in the survey said they care far more about entertainment, culture and friends. TikTok users don’t care much about politicsMany TikTok users, roughly 4 in 10, said they do see at least some politics content on the app, according to the survey. Only a third of TikTok users said they use the app to keep up with politics; 41% said they use it to get news. Right now, 22% of TikTok users say content on the app is mostly liberal, while 6% say it’s mostly conservative, according to Pew’s latest survey. TikTok users who identify as Republicans were slightly more likely than Democratic TikTok users to say TikTok is bad for US democracy, but only by a slim margin of 7 percentage points.

Persons: Washington CNN —, John S, James L, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, TikTok, Biden, Pew, ” Pew, we’ve, ”, Colleen McClain, —, Elon Musk, ” McClain, McClain, Musk, it’s Organizations: Washington CNN, Pew Research Center, Knight Foundation, TikTok, Facebook, Trump, CNN, Pew, Democratic, Elon, “, Republican Twitter Locations: China, United States, TikTok, Gaza

☆ Anti-abortion groups to Trump: Don’t water down GOP platform by removing support for federal ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Steve Contorno | Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Anti-abortion leaders are warning Republicans not to remove a federal abortion ban from the party’s platform at next month’s GOP convention even as their presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, backs away from it. “Our expectation is that the GOP platform will continue to unequivocally call for national protections for unborn children, rooted in the 14th Amendment,” Dannenfelser told CNN in a statement. CNN has asked Trump’s campaign for comment. Trump would not be the first Republican presidential nominee to appear at odds with the party platform on abortion. He insisted, though, there’s not much daylight between the party’s platform and Trump’s latest stance.

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☆ Why Pope Francis thinks the Church should play a part in G7 debate on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This week, the pope is due to make an historic intervention in the debate around AI at the G7 summit in southern Italy’s Puglia region. AI, the pope believes, can make the world a better place only if it serves the “common good” and does not increase inequalities. European Union lawmakers have already passed a law regulating AI, while a bipartisan group of US senators have set out plans for AI regulation that could lead to federal legislation. “AI and emerging technologies are on Pope Francis’ radar screen,” Larrey, now a professor of philsophy at Boston College, told CNN. It’s clear that Francis sees AI as part of what he called the “epochal change” taking place at the beginning of the 21st century.

Persons: Pope Francis, Francis, Joe Biden, ”, “, Paolo Benanti, Benanti, ” Benanti, Vincenzo Paglia, Giorgia, Francis ’, Father Antonio Spadaro, Philip Larrey, Larrey, Pope Francis ’ Organizations: CNN, Catholic, Pontifical Academy for Life, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, United Nations, Food, Agriculture Organization, Union, Philosophy Department, Pontifical Lateran University, Boston College Locations: Italy’s Puglia, ” Italy, Puglia “, Puglia, Rome, Nevada

☆ Middle East Crisis U.N. Commission Accuses Both Israel and Palestinian Groups of War Crimes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Nick Cumming-Bruce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

A United Nations commission investigating the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent conflict in Gaza has accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the panel said that Israel’s conduct of the war included crimes against humanity. The U.N. report said that Palestinian armed groups killed and tortured people during the assaults that day. But Israel, during its monthslong campaign in Gaza to oust Hamas, has also committed war crimes, the commission said, like the use of starvation as a weapon of war through a total siege of Gaza. The commission said it had identified the people most responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity, including senior members of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups and senior members of Israel’s political and military leadership, including members of its war cabinet. The commission said it would continue its investigations focusing on those with individual criminal responsibility and command or superior responsibility.

Persons: —, Israel, Sergey Ponomarev, Abed Khaled, repugnantly ”, Chris Sidoti, Miloon Organizations: United Nations, Navi Pillay, United, International Court of Justice, The New York Times, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Reuters, West Bank Locations: Israel, Gaza, United Nations, Al, Aqsa, Deir Al, Geneva, Turkey, Egypt

☆ Protest outside New York exhibition on those killed at Israel music festival was ‘really heartbreaking,’ spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Zenebou Sylla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Monday night demonstration outside an exhibition that pays tribute to those killed at an Israeli music festival last year is “really heartbreaking for everyone involved,” an exhibition spokesperson says. “It was pretty surreal that this protest took place outside of exhibition commemorating hundreds of lives of people that were lost,” the spokesperson, Michelle Rojas, told CNN Monday. The exhibition commemorates those killed at the Nova Music Festival in Israel during the October 7 attacks by Hamas. The protest was part of a “Citywide Day of Rage for Gaza,” in which pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside museums across New York City on Monday. Multiple protesters were taken into custody, and 23 were released with criminal court summons, according to the New York City Police Department.

Persons: ”, Michelle Rojas, Israel, Eric Adams, “, ” Adams, Andrew Bates, Bates, Biden, Rojas, ” Rojas Organizations: CNN, Nova Music, Brooklyn Museum, Hamas, New York City Police Department, New, New York City, Yorker, Nova, NYPD, House, Holocaust Locations: Israel, Gaza, ”, New York City, New York, York, United States

☆ Elon Musk dropped his Open AI lawsuit, but he isn't done with Sam Altman and the AI race yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewElon Musk might have withdrawn his lawsuit against OpenAI and its cofounders on Tuesday, but he certainly isn't giving up on winning the AI race just yet. Musk cofounded OpenAI with its current CEO, Sam Altman, but left its board in 2018. Shortly after the announcement, Musk threatened to prohibit Apple devices at his companies. "If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies," Musk wrote in an X post. Related storiesRepresentatives for Musk and OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Elon, OpenAI, Musk, Sam Altman, Altman, David Hoffman, BI's Grace Kay, Tesla, it's Organizations: Service, OpenAI, Microsoft, Business, Apple, Musk, BI, University of Pennsylvania, Tesla Locations: Altman's court

☆ Disney and DeSantis Reach Agreement, Ending Protracted Fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida have finally ended their feud, clearing the way for $17 billion in planned development at Walt Disney World near Orlando. On Wednesday night, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District — an entity that Mr. DeSantis took over in 2022, ending 55 years of Disney control and sparking multiple lawsuits — gave the company a big part of what it wanted all along: a locked-in, long-term plan for expanding Disney World. At least for the next 15 years, the length of the new agreement, Disney can develop the resort without worrying about interference by Florida politicians. Put bluntly, state leaders can no longer use growth at the 25,000-acre resort as a political weapon, as Mr. DeSantis did two years ago after Disney said it would fight to repeal a state education law that opponents called anti-gay.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, —, Disney, Jeff Vahle Organizations: Disney, Walt Disney, Central Locations: Florida, Orlando, Central Florida

☆ BTS’ Jin discharged from army service in South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Reuters | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Wearing a uniform and black beret, Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from South Korea’s army on Wednesday after 18 months of duty. He is the first member of the group to wrap up the mandatory national service that put their music careers on hold. The 31-year-old appeared emotional as he hugged his colleagues at a military base in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province, television footage showed. “I cried during the ceremony,” Jin said later during a livestream which racked up over 3 million views on the Weverse fandom platform. Beyond music, BTS members are bankable fashion icons.

Persons: CNN —, Jin, “, ” Jin, Louis Vuitton, Angela Weiss, Suga, Jimin, Valentino, Dior, Kim Jones Organizations: CNN, BTS, Getty, White Locations: South, Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi, Seoul, South Korea

☆ Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla payday reckoning is almost here
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla kicks off its annual shareholder meeting tomorrow — and Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package is hanging in the balance. Tesla also indicated in a regulatory filing that they were considering putting forth an alternate pay plan if the proposal fails to go through. AdvertisementOver the past few months, Tesla has gone all out in its efforts to promote Musk's pay package and encourage investors to vote. Meanwhile, Tesla fans and Tesla employees have taken to social media over the past month to promote the proposal. Musk's compensation is not the only issue that Tesla investors have been weighing.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Tesla, Robyn Denholm, Musk, Anat Alon, Beck, Kimbal Musk, James Murdoch Organizations: Service, Business, Securities and Exchange Commission, Case Western Reserve University, P Global Market Intelligence, Reuters Locations: Delaware, Texas

☆ Disney and DeSantis-backed board ‘come to their senses’ in new agreement
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Walt Disney World is inextricably intertwined in the fabric of the state of Florida. And the success of Walt Disney World is the success of Central Florida, and vice versa,” he said. The Disney World resort is currently home to four theme parks and two water parks. It’s been 26 years since Disney has opened a new theme park in Florida,” said Dennis Speigel, owner and founder of International Theme Park Services, a global consultant for theme park projects. Orlando is the Mecca of the theme park industry, and for it to function, Disney and Florida have to function together.”

Persons: Disney, Ron DeSantis, “, ”, Aubrey Jewett, Brian Aungst Jr, Walt, Jeff Vahle, CFTOD, It’s, Dennis Speigel, DeSantis, Bob Chapek, Walt Disney, ” Jewett, Reedy, Jewett, Speigel Organizations: CNN, Disney, Walt Disney, University of Central, Walt Disney World, Walt, World, Park, Universal, Improvement, ” Locations: Florida, Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Reedy, Disney, Orlando, Mecca

☆ Opinion: The complicated ethics of the secret Alito recording
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Opinion David Zurawik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —As a journalist and professor who teaches media ethics, I have long been against the kind of undercover secret recording activist Lauren Windsor made of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, as well as Chief Justice John Roberts. Join us on Twitter and FacebookWhat Windsor discovered does not tell me as much as ProPublica and The New York Times have about the secrecy and shocking lack of ethics in the Supreme Court. But she did make me think Alito is even farther to the religious right than I thought. But while the approach was similar, Maryland has a law against secret recordings; two-person consent is required. But she broke no law in taking us behind closed doors and a little further into the mind of Alito.

Persons: David Zurawik, Lauren Windsor, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, David Zurawik Mich Rouse, Alito, “, ” Alito, Windsor, James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles, ”, ethicist, Donald Trump Organizations: Goucher College, Baltimore Sun, CNN, Supreme, Project Veritas, ACORN, Journalists, Capitol, New York Times, Windsor, Catholic, The New York Times, Twitter, Facebook, Veritas Locations: Windsor, there’s, Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, DC

☆ Hunter Biden conviction shatters Trump’s persecution narrative
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In his first reaction to the verdict, Hunter Biden didn’t attack the judge or prosecutors, simply saying he was grateful for the love and support of his family and blessed to be clean again. The Hunter Biden verdict also contradicted the central rationale of Trump’s multiple legal defenses in his four criminal cases, several civil matters and his entire presidential campaign. “So much for the weaponization of the Justice Department to go after just the enemies of the other side,” Michael Zeldin, a former senior Justice Department official and federal prosecutor, said on CNN Max on Tuesday. Stephen Miller, Trump’s former White House domestic policy adviser, argued that the Justice Department had actually shown favoritism toward Hunter Biden by not charging him with 50 felonies over foreign influence peddling. “Hunter Biden just became the Deep State’s sacrificial lamb to show that Justice is ‘balanced’ while the other Biden crimes remain ignored,” she wrote on X.

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CNN —Former special prosecutor Nathan Wade says he believes Donald Trump will “absolutely” be put on trial in Georgia in the 2020 election subversion case – even if he wins a second term and he’s in the White House at the time. The question of whether a sitting US president can be forced to stand trial for state-level criminal charges has never been litigated. Wade said in the interview Wednesday that he expects prosecutors and defense attorneys will have to confront that unprecedented scenario if Trump wins the 2024 election. Nathan Wade was asked if he thinks Trump can still be on trial as president. Trial court Judge Scott McAfee had previously ruled that Willis could remain on the case if Wade stepped away, prompting his resignation.

Persons: Nathan Wade, Donald Trump, Wade, Fani Willis, CNN’s, Trump, “, ”, ” Wade, Willis, Nathan Wade’s, Kaitlan Collins Willis, Scott McAfee’s, Fani, improvidently, Steve Sadow, Scott McAfee, McAfee Organizations: CNN, Trump, Peach State, Georgia, Appeals, Wednesday, Atlanta Judicial Circuit Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Peach, State of Georgia, Atlanta

☆ Exclusive: Legal AI startup Leya is in talks to raise new funding just weeks after raising a seed round, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Callum Burroughs | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AI startup Leya is in talks to raise substantial new funding weeks after its seed round, sources say. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementStockholm-based legal AI startup Leya is already in talks to raise a substantial new funding round, weeks after it raised its seed round from US fund Benchmark. Leya, which went through Y Combinator six months after its founding, works with law firms to help them use AI to improve their operations. The startup previously received $10.5 million from Benchmark, accelerator Y Combinator, which also participated in the round, London-based VC Hummingbird, and San Francisco-based SV Angel.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, SV Angel, Business Locations: Stockholm, London, San Francisco

☆ Children of ISIS fighters coming of age in detention ask what they’re being punished for
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Brent Swails | Clarissa Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Northeastern Syria CNN —He had had visitors just once before, years ago when he first arrived in prison at 14. According to Amnesty, the estimated 30,000 children currently held in at least 27 detention facilities and two detention camps – Al-Hol and Al-Roj – in northeastern Syria represent the highest concentration of children arbitrarily detained and deprived of their freedom anywhere in the world. CNN was granted extremely rare access inside detention camps and facilities for suspected ISIS fighters and their family members, including Panorama prison. ‘A breeding ground for the next generation of ISIS’At Al-Hol, a sprawling detention camp of faded tents, rusted barbed wire and wind-swept earth, the scale of the problem reveals itself. Hoda Muthana holds hands with her 7-year-old son at the Al-Roj detention camp in northeastern Syria.

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☆ Phone banks and pickleball: How the Biden campaign plans to court older voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Mike Memoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

John Della Volpe, who has been doing intensive research on young voters, said older voters have embraced Biden's policies, such as lowering the cost of prescription drugs, whereas younger voters don't feel similar benefits from them. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., said older voters in her state and elsewhere are attracted to Biden's "steady hand." At the same time, Biden had a narrow lead among voters 65 and older, according to the poll. While Trump won voters 65 and older in the 2016 election by 7 percentage points, Biden narrowed that gap to 5 points in 2020. The Biden campaign hopes to maintain his apparent momentum among older voters in part by contrasting Biden's proposals for seniors with Trump's policies.

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