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Mr. Vance’s stumbles have come after a remarkable two weeks when Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt and then rallied the party — and even some skeptics — behind him. Then, in a sense, Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance became the victims of that success. Some of Mr. Vance’s comments on some conservative podcasts veered into serious policy critiques that trucked in antisemitic tropes and racial stereotypes. The Harris campaign has been able to keep the spotlight on the momentum behind her fledgling presidential run — and away from Mr. Trump. Still, the Harris campaign was happy with the bruises they had inflicted.

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☆ JD Vance Stumbles in His Debut as Democrats Go on Offense
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The choice of Senator JD Vance as former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate reflected the confidence of a campaign so sure of victory in November that it could look beyond a second Trump term to the legacy of his movement. But in less than two weeks, Mr. Vance has found himself on the defensive, and his struggles have dented the sense of invulnerability that only a week ago seemed to be the overriding image of the Trump campaign. A stream of years-old quotes, videos and audio comments unearthed by Democrats and the news media in recent days has threatened to undermine the Trump campaign’s outreach to women, voters of color and the very blue-collar voters to whom Mr. Vance, a first-term Ohio senator, was supposed to appeal. His past comments deriding “childless cat ladies,” supporting a “federal response” to stop abortion in Democratic states and promoting a higher tax burden for childless Americans have yielded a chorus of criticism from Democrats. Mr. Vance’s fresh efforts to explain them have provided Democrats more material, with the Harris campaign promoting one short clip in which he seems to suggest that when he spoke of childless cat ladies, he meant no insult to cats — “I’ve got nothing against cats,” he said.

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☆ Trump meeting with Netanyahu for first time since departing White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Alayna Treene | Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the first such meeting between the two men since Trump left the White House more than three years ago. Trump, who often claims he was the most pro-Israel president in modern history, once touted his close, personal relationship with Netanyahu. Netanyahu called Trump the greatest friend Israel has ever had and heralded him for “unequivocally” standing by Israel during Trump’s tenure as commander in chief. In posting that engagement with Abbas, Trump was trying to “strike a balance” going into the meeting, Bahbah said, adding that he hopes Trump will come out of the Netanyahu meeting calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. “At the table, the most important question is asking the prime minister what he needs to win.

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In brief remarks before the meeting, Netanyahu mentioned how the two men have known each other for four decades. Biden also participated in a meeting with Netanyahu that includes families of American hostages in Gaza - a separate setting where he could apply firm pressure on Netanyahu to finalize the ceasefire agreement. After their meeting with the president and Netanyahu, some family members struck an optimistic tone on the prospects of a deal being reached soon. “We got absolute commitment from President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu that they understand the urgency of this moment now. However, as CNN reported this week, US and Israeli officials have voiced increased optimism about the prospects of an agreement.

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☆ The Biden administration is giving entrepreneurs a shot at loans up to $2 million for climate-focused projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Small Business Administration is expanding its loan programs to support investments in clean energy and climate-friendly businesses. It is also creating an application process for lenders to expand their loan size up to $2 million for climate-focused projects or $1 million for general projects. SBA loans, provided through banks or other financial institutions, help entrepreneurs raise capital. 7(a) loans provide long-term financing up to $5 million for general small business investments and are offered through most banks. Under the Biden administration, there have been 18 million small business applications.

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☆ Diverse donors race to help elect Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And Democratic-aligned donors from all those worlds are eager to help Harris get there. That figure marks the year of the sorority’s founding at Harris’ alma mater, Howard University. More than 1.1 million donors have contributed – with 62% of them first-time givers this cycle, Harris’ campaign said. He said he held his first fundraiser for Harris at his Boston-area home during her successful 2016 Senate campaign. But for all the early enthusiasm, the groups supporting Harris say big challenges remain – both in sustaining her campaign’s early financial momentum and in helping blunt looming attacks on her race and gender.

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☆ Vance’s selection solidifies Trump’s hold over the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It’s just a decisive move toward America First on foreign policy.”Trump’s selection of Vance is one of the clearest barometers of the former president’s tightening hold over the GOP. Those included Christian conservatives, the business community, congressional insiders and traditional Republican foreign policy hawks shaped by Ronald Reagan’s vision of the US as the muscular leader of the free world. Instead, with Vance, Trump chose an acolyte and potential successor who could deepen and extend the direction the former president has set for the party. Vance has been most unequivocal in criticizing the internationalist approach to foreign policy centered on robust alliances. With the selection of Vance, Trump has broadcast his belief that he has conclusively won the internal GOP debate over all aspects of US interactions with the world – foreign policy, immigration and trade.

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☆ DEI, explained: What’s the term Republicans are using to attack Kamala Harris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Critics say DEI programs are discriminatory and attempt to solve racial discrimination by disadvantaging other groups, particularly White Americans. These diversity training efforts emerged around the time that affirmative action began by executive order from President John F. Kennedy. Despite the backlash against DEI programs and initiatives, many companies are standing firm in their support for DEI. And 71% of people surveyed said they think DEI training is important to “creating a positive workplace culture.”What does DEI look like at work? Thrivent’s DEI training teaches employees how to understand and bridge cultural differences in the workplace, Baker said.

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☆ Kamala Harris' tech allies on track to raise over $100 million as they work to win over Silicon Valley skeptics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris' allies in the tech community have launched a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to convince wealthy donors to back her campaign for president, according to people familiar with the matter. Longtime investors Reid Hoffman and Ron Conway have been among Harris' allies in Silicon Valley privately calling on those in their networks to support the vice president over former President Donald Trump, these people explained. The conversations have been ongoing since Sunday, when President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris, according to people who described the discussions to CNBC. Hoffman convinced Netflix chairman Reed Hastings to support Harris with a $7 million donation to a pro-Harris PAC, according to The Information. A source familiar with the lobbying push by Conway, Hoffman and others estimates that their efforts alone are on track to raise over $100 million from major tech industry donors.

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☆ $1 million hypothetical portfolios: How kids from wealthy families at an elite Swiss school learn about money
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Research shows taking a financial education class in high school does pay off. "Let's not leave financial education to TikTok," she said. Let's not leave financial education to TikTok. Yanely Espinal director of educational outreach at Next GenMany studies also show there is a strong connection between financial literacy and financial well-being. In addition, a study by the Brookings Institution in 2018 found that teenage financial literacy is positively correlated with asset accumulation and net worth by age 25.

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☆ Harris eyes changes at campaign headquarters while wary of drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But now it has to retool to elect Kamala Harris, who’s a Black and South Asian woman in the year 2024,” said one aide at campaign headquarters. Never have the people on what was, until Sunday afternoon, the very small core team around Harris felt so popular. That, they know, has to change immediately, but will happen as Harris’ staff is asked to step in. Retaining hard fought Harris equilibriumLike Biden, Harris doesn’t have a history of running great or well-functioning campaigns, whether that was her Senate race in 2016 or her 2020 presidential run that didn’t even survive until December of 2019. So at least for now, the campaign staff are trying to hold to a line that deputy campaign manager and digital outreach specialist Rob Flaherty used on a call Monday afternoon that senior staff held.

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Today, there are 55 Hispanic American banks and credit unions that are FDIC or NCUA insured around the United States. Nave BankBranches: 0 (online-only)ATMs: 0Services: savings accounts, business banking, business loansNave Bank is currently only available for businesses, and has a waitlist to join. We selected Hispanic American-owned credit unions from the National Credit Union Administration's list of minority depository institutions which was also updated in September 2023. You can open up savings accounts, checking accounts, CDs, and money market accounts in most of the institutions listed. Results from the study found that Hispanic Americans made up a greater percentage of those who took out home loans or small business loans at Hispanic American banks in comparison to non-minority banks.

Vice President Kamala Harris is already seeing a wave of big money donor support following President Joe Biden dropping out of the race, with the help of bundlers who have assisted her in past races, according to people familiar with the matter. Lasry helped raise money for the vice president when she ran against Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary. Hoffman has donated at least $10 million to supportive Biden political action committees so far this election, according to Federal Election Commission records. The campaign filed the new name of their campaign, "Harris for President," with the FEC. That would come with the added risk of donors potentially deciding not to donate to the new campaign, Massoglia said.

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☆ With Biden's backing, Kamala Harris leads the pack in bid to replace him on the ticket
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | Yamiche Alcindor | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Vice President Kamala Harris received President Joe Biden's backing to take his place as the Democratic presidential nominee Sunday, an endorsement he made after announcing he is abandoning his re-election bid. Biden's decision to bow out breaks open the nominating process — meaning Harris or any other Democrat could seek the party's nomination. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to begin August 19 in Chicago and with Biden's backing, Harris became the instant favorite. Harris, the first female vice president, would become the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to become a major party nominee. "We are ready to lock in and support Vice President Harris in her new role," Gavito said.

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☆ Which airports and airlines have been affected by the outages?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

All flights for US airlines United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines were grounded early on Friday, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), citing communication issues. Passengers and airline pilots wait at Newark International Airport after United Airlines and other airlines grounded flights because of a worldwide tech outage. Jaipur International AirportJaipur International Airport has confirmed that “flights nationwide” have been affected by the outage. Incheon International Airport, SeoulSouth Korea’s Incheon International Airport said Air Premia, Eastar Jet and several other airlines had been affected. Taoyuan International Airport, TaiwanTaiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport said several airlines at the airport had been impacted.

“Anyone who thinks this is over is mistaken,” said one House Democrat about the ongoing conversations happening behind the scenes. The delay stopped a draft letter circulating among House Democrats that, if made formal, would have exposed further cracks in the party. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reported earlier Wednesday that Schumer told Biden on Saturday that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the presidential race. At one point, Biden told Crow, “I don’t want to hear that crap” in addressing the lawmaker’s concerns. In response, Biden told Houlahan that his team would get her talking points about all of the things that he has done for Pennsylvania, reminding her that he married a Philly girl.

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☆ Opinion | Republicans’ Depressingly Effective Minority Outreach Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The 2020 Republican National Convention featured a procession of minority speakers that was, as reported at the time, almost certainly unprecedented. It would be easy to mock this week’s lineup of speakers of color as mostly performative, but you would be wrong to do so. Republicans are strategically — almost surgically — trying to carve away minority voters from Democrats. Let’s recall how we got here: In 2013, not long after losing a second presidential election to Barack Obama, Republicans produced a 100-page report titled the “Growth and Opportunity Project,” often called the Republican autopsy. It chastised the party for “driving around in circles on an ideological cul-de-sac” and insisted that it must broaden its appeal to minority voters: “We need to campaign among Hispanic, Black, Asian and gay Americans and demonstrate we care about them, too.”

Persons: Let’s, Barack Obama, ” Organizations: Republican, Convention, Republicans, Democrats, Opportunity

☆ Usha Vance is the 4th person of South Asian descent to be part of the 2024 presidential campaign. Why that matters
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“It’s about time,” he said, adding the Vances “are going to represent a new generation of Americans.”The 2024 presidential campaign has seen three politicians of South Asian descent vying for the White House: Former South Carolina Gov. Since 2020, according to Pew, the number of eligible Asian American voters has increased by 2 million – roughly the population of Nebraska. According to the Asian American voter survey, the economy, education, inflation and immigration were “highly important” for Asian Americans this election cycle. Kumar said immigration is top of mind for many South Asian Republican voters because of the backlog facing millions of Hindu and Indian Americans who are waiting for green cards. Chen said the work must continue to engage with Asian American voters – many of whom are immigrant, first-time voters – to understand the key role they could play in the upcoming election.

Persons: ” Kumar, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance’s, Usha, ”, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Haley, Ramaswamy, Vance, Usha Vance, Chintan Patel, United States Kamala Harris, ” Patel, Patel, reimagine, ” Trump, Christine Chen, ” Chen, “ We’re, Kumar, –, Chen, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Republican Hindu Coalition, Indian Coalition of, Republican National Committee, Yale, White, Former South Carolina Gov, Republican, Trump, Republican National Convention, Indian, Pew Research, Pew, Pacific Islander, AAPI, Advancing Justice, AARP, Voter Survey, American, Democratic Party, Asian, South Asian Republican Locations: Ohio, United States, South, Nebraska, Georgia

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden was bracing for a week of political onslaught. When gunshots rang out at a Donald Trump political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening, much of that appeared to change. He also addressed the nation from the Oval Office, calling for a lowering of the political temperature. “I think it should,” one close Biden ally told CNN when asked if that may end up being a result of Saturday’s attack. But those expected discussions were quickly eclipsed by the response to the assassination attempt on Biden’s predecessor and political opponent.

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☆ Scarlett Johansson says Sam Altman could be a decent Marvel villain — maybe one with a 'robotic arm'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewActor Scarlett Johansson thinks OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would make a good Marvel villain. In her statement, Johansson said she'd initially turned down Altman's offer to voice the AI model back in September. We cast the voice actor behind Sky's voice before any outreach to Ms. Johansson," Altman said in a statement the following day. Read more about how we chose these voices: https://t.co/R8wwZjU36L — OpenAI (@OpenAI) May 20, 2024In her interview with Dowd, Johansson said that "it was surreal" when OpenAI released "Sky" to the world. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Altman and Johansson didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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The Biden campaign and Democrats across the party scrambled Sunday to determine how to adjust their plans to counter messaging at the Republican National Convention, which had been in the works for some time. Stunned Biden campaign officials huddled and decided to pause all outbound communications and pull down TV ads. The campaign urged staff in a memo to “refrain from issuing any comments on social media or in public.” Sources described the mood within the White House and the Biden campaign as “shock” as they put their response into motion. The Biden campaign has yet to decide when to resume its advertising campaign against Trump after pulling the ads on Saturday. Sen. Chris Coons, a close Biden ally and co-chair of the Biden reelection campaign, called for a lowering of the political temperature.

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☆ Live Election Updates: Trump Returns to Pennsylvania as Biden Looks to Steady His Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Cameron | Simon J. Levien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent, has said that he has “many skeletons” in his closet. Mr. Kennedy declined to comment on the messages or on Ms. Cooney’s allegations. Ms. Cooney was a weekend babysitter — the Kennedys had three children then (a fourth was born later) — and she worked as an intern in his law clinic at Pace. Another time, she said, Mr. Kennedy came into her room shirtless and asked her to rub lotion on his back. Ms. Cooney also described an incident when she was alone at the house with Mr. Kennedy.

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Ahead of those meetings, defections in Biden’s Democratic coalition in Congress continued. More than a dozen Democratic House members and at least one Democratic senator have publicly called on Biden to withdraw from his reelection campaign. Speaking with reporters on Friday, Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler acknowledged “anxiety” from Capitol Hill, but insisted Biden will continue outreach to lawmakers to shore up his support. Biden, for his part, came off as chastened during the news conference and was less defiant than in previous appearances. Biden’s campaign, meanwhile, has bluntly acknowledged the challenges it has faced since his debate performance two weeks ago.

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☆ Achieve financial wellness: Be happier, wealthier and more financially secure
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Cnbc Make It Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Too much or prolonged financial stress can hurt your health and relationships, and if you don't address it, your existing financial troubles can snowball. Our new online course, Achieve Financial Wellness: Be Happier, Wealthier & More Financially Secure, will give you the tools you need to get your money life in order and feel confident about your future. Yanely Espinal, a director of educational outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance and member of the CNBC Global Financial Wellness Advisory Board, who noticed a gap in the education system and has made it her mission to educate young people about how to achieve financial wellness. Kamila Elliott, CEO of wealth management firm Collective Wealth Partners and member of the CNBC Digital Financial Advisor Council, who advises high-net-worth individuals and business owners on their financial planning, tax and investment needs. The most important step on your journey toward financial wellness?

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☆ Reports that Prince William had an affair with Rose Hanbury have been quietly deleted from some news websites
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewReports speculating that Prince William had an affair with British noblewoman Sarah Rose Hanbury have been quietly deleted by UK media outlets, a Vulture investigation suggests. AdvertisementPrince William and Kate Middleton used to be neighbors with Rose when they lived in Norfolk. Hanbury, through her lawyers, said in a March email to Business Insider that the affair rumors were "completely false." That newspaper removed a reference to a joke talk-show host Stephen Colbert made on air about the affair rumors in March. Rose Hanbury has close ties to the royal familyAs BI previously reported, Hanbury has been linked to William, Kate, and the royal family for years.

Persons: —, Prince William, Sarah Rose Hanbury, Ellie Hall, William, Kate Middleton, Rose, Stephen Pond, Vulture, Hanbury, Princess, Wales, Marchioness, Cholmondeley, Stephen Colbert, Rose Hanbury, Kate, Queen Elizabeth II's bridesmaids, David Cholmondeley, Marquess of Cholmondeley, Middleton, Colbert Organizations: Service, Business, The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Machine, Guardian, Houghton Hall, Daily Beast, European, Human, Human Rights Commission Locations: Hanbury, Norfolk, Kensington, Windsor

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