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☆ Childcare workers say JD Vance's idea to have family help out more with kids isn't feasible: 'Grandparents should not be the fallback'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Eliza Relman | Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Childcare is often top of mind for parents — and it might also be a deciding factor at the ballot box. Many parents just don't have the luxury of relying on family to provide childcare, Drew said, and they shouldn't have to. Schell said that grandparents have actually stepped in to help provide childcare for some parents, especially during the pandemic. Bock said that it would be helpful to find a way to pay grandparents for childcare responsibilities. AdvertisementBut without that extra support, handing childcare over to grandparents isn't feasible.

Persons: —, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump's, Charlie Kirk, Vance, Kirk, he's, Taylor Van Kirk, Debbie Drew, wasn't, Drew, Wendi Schell, Schell, Renee Bock, Bock, " Bock, Elliot Haspel, It's, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Teachers, Republicans, New York Department of Education, Social Security, Capita Locations: Portage , Wisconsin, Bronx

☆ FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by Synergy Marine Group whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Baltimore City Fire Boat 2 floats past the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the FBI has confirmed. In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed by Synergy Marine Group. Darrell Wilson, a Grace Ocean spokesperson, confirmed that the FBI and Coast Guard boarded the Maersk Saltoro in the Port of Baltimore on Saturday morning.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali, Grace, Darrell Wilson, Wilson, Department's Organizations: Fire, Federal, FBI, U.S, Attorney's, Maersk, Synergy Marine, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental, Division, Coast Guard Investigative Services, Authorities, U.S . Justice Department, Grace Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine Group, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Justice, Grace Ocean, Coast Guard Locations: Baltimore, Dali, Patapsco, Baltimore , Maryland, U.S, Maryland, Singapore, Port of Baltimore

☆ Edwin Moses: For 9 years, 9 months and 9 days he was unbeaten: A new film documents the journey of Olympic icon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Sabrina Clay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Edwin Moses always loved the sport of track and field. For nine years, nine months and nine days Moses was unbeaten in races, winning 122 in a row. Moses’ journey on and off the field is chronicled in the new documentary, “Moses – 13 Steps,” produced by Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman. Danny Harris (right) crosses the finish line first to beat Moses (left) in the 400m hurdle race in 1987 to end Moses' 122-race winning run. If I’d have gone to name the school and name the track program with all the best coaches and everything, there would have never been no Edwin Moses.

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☆ Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A man waves Sri Lanka's national flag after climbing a tower near presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 11, 2022, after it was overrun by anti-government protestors. Rathnayake, the head of Sri Lanka's election commission, told Reuters. Buttressed by a $2.9 billion bailout programme from the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka's economy has posted a tentative recovery but the high cost of living remains a core issue for many voters. "Use your vote wisely so Sri Lanka can continue its recovery and move forward towards a sustainable and prosperous future." Sri Lanka's ranked voting system allows voters to cast three preferential votes for their chosen candidates.

Persons: ARUN SANKAR, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, Kumara Dissanayake, Sri, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Ali Sabry, Lanka's Organizations: Getty, Citizens, R.M.L, Reuters, International Monetary Fund, IMF Locations: Colombo, Lanka's, Sri Lanka's, Sri, Sri Lanka

Victims' families and a survivor of a Maryland bridge collapse that killed six people filed claims Friday for wrongful death and punitive damages against the owner and the operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into the bridge earlier this year. The 100,000-plus-ton ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of March 26 as a work crew was fixing potholes. Six construction workers died when the bridge went crumbling down into the Patapsco River. The nearly two dozen crew members on the ship survived, along with two pilots who were helping the vessel navigate the harbor. Days after the bridge collapse, the ship’s Singapore-based owner and manager petitioned a Maryland court to limit their monetary liability to $43.67 million, the value of the ship and its cargo, based on a pre-Civil War provision of maritime law.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Carlos Daniel Hernandez Estrella, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Jose Mynor Lopez, Miguel Angel Luna, Maynor Yasir Suazo Sandoval, Julio Cervantes Suarez, “, ”, ” Darrell Wilson, ” Wilson, General Merrick Garland, ” Cervantes Suarez, ” Suarez Organizations: Maryland Transportation Authority, Baltimore Port, District of Maryland Northern Division, NBC, Grace Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine, Ltd, City, Justice Department, Justice, NBC News Locations: Maryland, Patapsco, Baltimore, U.S, Singapore, of Baltimore, City of Baltimore, ”

Some lawmakers have called for more Secret Service funding, while others said the Secret Service could be more effective by shifting resources. But if it's signed into law, Trump and Harris would be granted the same standard of Secret Security protection as President Joe Biden. Biden said this week that the Secret Service "needs more help" and called on Congress to act. And both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., have committed to getting the Secret Service what they need. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he wants the Secret Service to provide “clarification of what the current practices are” to confirm that.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Mike Lawler, Ritchie Torres, it's, Harris, Joe Biden, “, ” Lawler, ”, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Mike Johnson, GOP Sen, Rick Scott of, ” Scott, Sen, John Cornyn, President Trump, Cornyn, Dick Durbin, ” Torres, Durbin, Torres, Joe Raedle, Ryan Wesley Routh, Ronald Rowe, Rowe Organizations: WASHINGTON —, Service, GOP, FBI, Scott's, Act, “, Democratic, Senate, Trump International Golf, Secret, Trump, Secret Service Locations: U.S, —, Rick Scott of Florida, America, Texas, Butler , Pennsylvania

A unit of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant will be restarted as part of a new energy-sharing agreement with Microsoft, which plans to use it to power the data centers it operates as part of its push into artificial intelligence. Today, energy has become the new coin of the realm for companies investing in artificial intelligence. That's because the data centers tasked with running the complex calculations needed to power artificial intelligence applications require enormous amounts of power. Restarting Unit 1 will mean bringing 800 megawatts back onto the grid, greater than the amount of hydroelectric power supplied by the Hoover Dam. Microsoft's vice president of energy touted the clean-energy benefits of reviving the facility in a statement.

Persons: Bobby Hollis, Satya Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, Constellation Energy, Constellation, BlackRock Locations: Michigan, Iowa, United States

North Carolina could prove decisive in a close presidential race, and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Trump's running mate, said himself that it would be "very hard" for his ticket to win in November if Democrats flip North Carolina. The source familiar with the matter said television advertisements aiming to link Trump with Robinson are "definitely on the table." In March, Trump called Robinson "Martin Luther King on steroids." North Carolina is an vital part of that plan," spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in the statement. Trump narrowly won North Carolina in 2020, securing 49.9% of the vote to Joe Biden’s 48.6%.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Donald Trump, Trump, Robinson, Kenny Palmer, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's, Palmer, Mark, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King, “, ‘, ” Trump, Jaime Harrison, MAGA, Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Abhi Rahman Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic National Committee, DNC, NBC, Democratic, YouTube, Facebook, Trump, Ku Klux Klan, Republican National Convention, White, North Carolina, Quinnipiac University Locations: North Carolina, Trump, Ohio, Carolina, Greensboro

☆ China and Japan end dispute over Fukushima water discharge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING — China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said Friday, bringing to an end a diplomatic dispute that had rumbled on for over two years. Beijing called the release “a major nuclear safety issue with cross-border implications,” when Tokyo started discharging treated radioactive water from the site in August 2023. It also announced a blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan. But Mao Ning, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, later said that both countries reaching consensus “does not mean that China will immediately resume imports of Japanese aquatic products,” at a regular news conference in Beijing. “We will carry out technical consultations with the Japanese side and gradually resume the import of Japanese aquatic products,” she added.

Persons: ”, Mao Ning, “ Organizations: International Atomic Energy Agency Locations: BEIJING, China, Japan, Beijing, Tokyo

☆ Couple dies while snorkeling during Hawaii babymoon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Samantha Kubota | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Family and friends are mourning the deaths of a Washington state couple who died while snorkeling on vacation in Hawaii. Family members identified the couple on their verified GoFundMe page as 25-year-old Ilya Tsaruk and 26-year-old Sophia Tsaruk. Local NBC affiliate KING reports the couple lived in Snohomish, Washington, according to public records. In an interview with local news outlet KITV, family members said the Tsaruks traveled to Hawaii for a babymoon with two other couples, including Ilya Tsaruk’s brother and his wife. “We don’t think that she suffocated in the mask,” Ilya Tsaruk’s brother Anatoliy Tsaruk told KITV.

Persons: Ilya Tsaruk, Sophia Tsaruk, Ilya Tsaruk’s, Anatoliy Tsaruk, KITV, ”, Melody, “, ” Taisiya Tsaruk Organizations: Local NBC, KING Locations: Washington, Hawaii, Maui, Maui County, Snohomish , Washington

☆ J&J subsidiary files for bankruptcy to advance $8 billion talc settlement
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

J&J’s Red River Talc unit made its filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. J&J faces lawsuits from more than 62,000 claimants who alleged that its baby powder and other talc products were contaminated with asbestos and caused ovarian and other cancers. After being rebuffed twice by federal courts, New Brunswick New Jersey-based J&J is attempting again to end the litigation in a so-called “Texas two-step” bankruptcy. J&J said the Red River unit filed the bankruptcy case after it received support of about 83% of current claimants for the proposed bankruptcy plan. The goal is to use the proceeding to force all plaintiffs into one settlement, without requiring J&J itself to file for bankruptcy.

Persons: Reuters —, Johnson, J, Dietrich Knauth, Leigh Jones, Will Dunham, Sandra Maler, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: Reuters, Johnson, Bankruptcy, Southern, Southern District of, Supreme, Purdue Locations: U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Texas, New Brunswick New Jersey, Texas, Bengaluru

☆ The big post-Fed rally could get tested in week ahead: 'A lot holds in the balance' of the next few days
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 42,000 this week for the first time ever, while the S & P 500 breached the 5,700 milestone, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-percentage point. "A lot holds in the balance of the next couple or few days," said Katie Stockton, founder at Fairlead Strategies. .SPX 5D mountain S & P 500 On Friday, the 30-stock Dow, the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite each closed higher by more than 1% for the week. The breakout is "'pending confirmation,'" Stockton said. Overall, Stockton expects that the longer-term setup for the S & P 500 is "a bit overdone."

Persons: Katie Stockton, Stockton, That's, Sam Stovall, Gee, Christopher Waller, Jerome Powell, Stovall Organizations: Dow Jones, Federal Reserve, Dow, Nasdaq, Stockton, CFRA, Fed, Chicago, PMI, Richmond Fed, New, Micron Technology, Transportation, . Kansas City Fed Manufacturing, Costco Wholesale, PCE Deflator, PCE Locations: . Kansas, Michigan

☆ Harris puts abortion rights at the center of her campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A fired-up Vice President Kamala Harris adopted a rapid-response mentality to seize on the key issue of abortion rights this week. Harris’ strength on abortion rights is built on key groups that she hopes will show up in droves for her on Election Day. Among Black voters, 83% trust Harris, and among Hispanic voters, it was 63%. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWill men consider abortion rights when they vote? Abortion rights may not be a motivating issue for men.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, ”, Harris, Oprah Winfrey, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ” Alvarez, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, “ I’m, ” Harris, Shanette Williams, Amber Nicole Thurman, ProPublica, Thurman, Winfrey, CNN’s Brianna Keilar, Nisha Verma, ” Verma, ” “, Verma, White, Walz, Eva Marie Uzcategui, CNN’s Arit John, Eva McKend, David Wright Organizations: CNN, Georgia, New York Times, Siena College, Trump, Black, Democratic, Republican, Biden, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Atlanta, Michigan, Georgia, Chicago, North Carolina, Boynton Beach , Florida, Pennsylvania

☆ China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNew data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough tariff talk during the presidential campaign. This nearshoring of manufacturing enables companies to change a product's origin of goods, also referred to as the "economic nationality" of a product. Data from freight analytics firm Xeneta shows China to Mexico container trade up by 26.2% from January to July 2024, after growing by 33% in 2023. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. "Bilateral tariffs should be expected to lead to trade diversion, and that's exactly what happened in the aftermath of the trade war.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, Jordan Dethwart, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Simon Cohen, Peter Sand, Donald Trump, Trump, John Piatek, Biden, Piatek, Lovely, Moody's, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Sand, Charles Van der Steene, Van der, Mexico —, Freightos, Erica York, York, Tim Robertson, Ian Arroyo, Arroyo, Saul Loeb Organizations: El, El Paso Sector, AFP, Getty, U.S, Companies, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Henco Logistics, European Union, European Free Trade Area, Pacific Partnership, Pacific Alliance, GEP, Motive, BMW, Ford, GM, Kia, gigafactory, Volvo, Pirelli, Michelin North America, Hyundai, SFK USA, Maersk, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CNBC, United, Pacific, Port, U.S ., ITS Logistics, Tax, DHL Global, Dana, Afp Locations: El Paso, Mexico, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sunland Park , New Mexico, China, Redwood Mexico, United States, Canada, U.S, Japan, Israel, Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Peru, USA, propping, Laredo , Texas, El Paso , Houston, San Diego, Monterrey, Fremont , California, Austin , Texas, Americas, Mexican, Monterrey . Mexico, East, lading, Maersk North America, Tijuana, El Paso , Texas, Pacific Coast Port, Lazaro, Laredo, Monterrey , California, U.S . West, U.S . East, Gulf, West Coast, Asia, Mexico City, Warren , Michigan

☆ Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Three Mile Island, the site of worst nuclear disaster in the United States, is reopening and will exclusively sell the power to Microsoft as the company searches for energy sources to fuel its AI ambitions. Microsoft will purchase the carbon-free energy produced from it to power its data centers to support artificial intelligence. Clean energy advocates and businesses alike are looking towards nuclear energy as a source of zero-carbon power that is a reliable baseload source. Three Mile Island, located near Harrisburg, is best known for being the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear power plant in US history when it experienced the partial meltdown of one of its two reactors. Demand for energy is expected to surge as tech giants need more sources of power to fuel their AI needs, especially nuclear power, which is carbon-free and helps them maintain their lofty climate goals.

Persons: weren’t, ”, Joe Dominguez, It’s, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Bobby Hollis, CNN’s Ella Nilsen Organizations: New, New York CNN, Microsoft, Constellation Energy, Constellation Locations: New York, United States, Harrisburg

☆ Republicans are trying to make a last-minute change to the Electoral College to make it easier for Trump to win
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWith less than two months to go before the 2024 election, top Republicans and allies of former President Donald Trump are pushing for a last-minute change to the Electoral College. The GOP effort centers on Nebraska, a traditionally Republican state that awards its Electoral College votes in an unusual way. AdvertisementThe Electoral College mathUnder the Electoral College, a candidate needs to win 270 votes — a majority of the 538 total electors — in order to win. AdvertisementMaine earlier this year threatened to switch to a winner-take-all system for Electoral College votes if Nebraska did the same. How one vote could change the electionAs Graham noted, just one Electoral College vote is at stake in Nebraska.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, Graham, Trump, There's, he's, it's, That's, Jen O'Malley Dillon, Jim Pillen Organizations: Service, Electoral College, Business, Electoral, Biden, Trump, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, CBS, Nebraska, Democratic, Maine's, Sun, Representatives, Republicans, Republican Gov, Nebraska Examiner, GOP Locations: Nebraska, Omaha, Lindsey Graham of South, Lincoln, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada , Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Maine, Trump, Maine's, Nevada, state's

☆ Zach Bryan apologizes to Swifties for drunkenly posting 'Kanye > Taylor,' deactivates his X account
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Gabriella Rudy | Gabriella Rudy Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Country music superstar Zach Bryan is in treacherous waters with Taylor Swift's fan-base after drunkenly posting a preference for Kanye "Ye" West over her on X. Before going dark, Bryan attempted to save his reputation, posting, "guys I love Taylor, was listening to TTPD ['The Tortured Poets Department'] last night and thank you aimee came on and I drunkenly tweeted that about Kanye. I love Taylor's music and pray you guys know I'm human and tweet stupid things often. He also responded to a fan asking him his favorite Swift song, saying, "August, for sure." Representatives for Bryan and Swift did not immediately respond to NBC News requests for comment.

Persons: Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift's, Kanye, Taylor, Travis Kelce, Bryan, aimee, Aimee, Kim Kardashian, Kardashian, I’ve, I’m, I've, Swift, Tim McGraw, Swift hasn't Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Poets Department, Kanye, Swift, Twitter, Department, NBC Locations: North West, Ye, Bourbon, Kentucky

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.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, “, Dick Cheney, sidelining, Harris ’, Jill Stein, Cornel West, Stein, West, Joe Biden, Biden, uncommitted, Trump, ” Organizations: NBC, Democratic National Convention, Trump, Green Party, Uncommitted, Democratic, Democratic Party, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Israel Locations: American, Gaza, Dearborn , Michigan, Chicago, Michigan

With no guarantee she would make the Olympic team, Wieber opted to go pro. The gymnastics performed by the U.S. national team at world championships and the Olympics is called elite gymnastics, which is considerably more difficult than college gymnastics. "What a cool thing for the sport of gymnastics," Wieber said. Leanne Wong on floor on Day 2 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials on June 28 in Minneapolis. While many athletes like Wong have benefited from NIL, college coaches nationwide have had to reconstruct their programs to accommodate its inevitable challenges.

Persons: Jordyn Wieber, Wieber, Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Ronald Martinez, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Chiles, Carey, It's, Jamie Squire, Samantha Peszek, ” Peszek, they’re, Wieber's, Ross, Stew Milne, ” Ross, Leanne Wong, Wong, Karen Hickey Organizations: Olympic, University of Arkansas, U.S ., Paris Olympics, Team USA, NBC Sports, U.S . Olympic, NCAA, Arkansas, Auburn, Neville Arena, Jan, Getty, University of Florida's Locations: United, London, Tokyo, Paris, Arkansas, Auburn, Ala, Minneapolis

Read previewNew details about Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami mansion were uncovered as part of his bond hearing this week. The legal team also noted that Combs satisfied the $18.8 million mortgage on the Star Island home in August, anticipating criminal charges. AdvertisementOther homes on the island go for even more than the $48.5 million Combs' home was appraised at. Comparable sales listed in the appraisal report for Combs' Miami mansion. Besides the Star Island home, he owns a mansion in Los Angeles that he recently put on the market for $61.5 million.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Marc Agnifilo, Agnifilo, David LEFRANC, Ken Griffin, Griffin, Alex Rodriguez, Gloria, Emilio Estefan, Forbes, Sean John, Andy Warhol, Jean, Michel Basquiat Organizations: Service, feds, Business, Miami, singer's, Research, Miami -, Star, Advanced Research, Bad Boy Records, Cîroc, Diageo, Combs Enterprise, Combs Locations: Miami, Miami - Dade, cabanas, Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, Los Angeles

☆ Feds trying to build an attempted assassination case against man accused in Trump incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

So far, there is no evidence indicating the suspect was motivated or instructed by foreign elements to target Trump. But prosecutors and investigators have made clear that they view the incident as an apparent plot to kill the former president and are working to build a case with those additional charges. He had not made any threats, for instance, against the president or former president Trump,” Berger said. “You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh also wrote of Iran in the apparently self-published book. Those posts, on their own, would likely not be enough to charge Routh with attempting to assassinate Trump, according to Aronberg.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh’s, Routh, Routh didn’t, Ryan Routh, David Aronberg, ” Aronberg, ”, Chelsea Walsh, Walsh, Katrina Berger, Berger, Trump, ” Berger, HSI, Butler, “, ” Routh Organizations: CNN, Federal, Trump, FBI, Service, . NY, Beach, Customs, Border Patrol, Security Investigations, HSI, Capitol, Global Citizen Locations: Florida, Trump, West Palm Beach , Florida, North Carolina, Hawaii, Ukraine, Kyiv, Butler , Pennsylvania, Iran, Taiwan, North Korea, Afghanistan, Tehran, Moscow, “

☆ US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the latest provisional data shows that overdose deaths made a sharp turn at the end of last year and have been trending down for months. There were about 101,000 overdose deaths in the year ending in April, CDC estimates. Overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are down 20% year-over-year, CDC data shows. These drugs are now involved in about two-thirds of all fatal overdoses, down from more than three-quarters of all overdose deaths a year ago. “We’ve been riding a better than 20-year peak in terms of the continuous increases of drug overdoses,” Pamplin said.

Persons: ”, Sarah Wakeman, Brigham, “, Nabarun Dasgupta, Dasgupta, it’s, ” Wakeman, ” John Pamplin, “ We’ve, ” Pamplin, ” Dasgupta, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Nora Volkow Organizations: CNN, Federal, US Centers for Disease Control, Mass, University of North, CDC, United States, Columbia University, CNN Health, Black, National Institute on Drug, National Institutes of Health Locations: United States, University of North Carolina, United

☆ Washington, DC: Trump says Jewish voters would bear some blame if he loses election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that “the Jewish people” would be partially to blame if he loses in November, escalating his persistent campaign trail criticism of Jewish voters and insisting that Democrats hold a “curse” over them. But the former president appeared preoccupied with what he described as ingratitude from Jewish voters, whom he said should be supporting him in greater proportions because of his record on Israel. Still, Trump has repeatedly cast his rival as “anti-Israel” and “anti-Jewish.”“You have to defeat Kamala Harris more than any other people on earth,” Trump said, addressing the Jewish voters in the audience. You want to control your politicians, that’s fine,” Trump said at the Republican Jewish Coalition in December 2015. “I’m a negotiator like you folks, we are negotiators.”But Trump’s open frustration with Jewish voters became a more frequent theme in the aftermath of his 2020 election defeat.

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☆ Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"A number of ocean carriers have announced their plans in terms of embargoing export cargo coming to the East Coast from the Midwest," said Rooney. Once the strike is over the Coast Guard would lead the charge in an orderly flow of vessels entering the port." "While the APAC region typically has more options to shift freight to the West Coast, over half of the automotive freight coming in today is heavily dependent on the East Coast. Port of New York/New Jersey has joined other ports that have publicly posted strike contingency plans. The vessels scheduled to come into the East Coast and Gulf ports have been traversing the ocean since early to mid-August.

Persons: Beth Rooney, Rooney, Jim Mancini, CH Robinson, Biden, Taft, Hartley, We've, Harold Daggett Organizations: CNBC, International Longshoreman's Association, ILA, Cruise, United States Maritime Alliance, Port Authority of New, Coast Guard, Maersk, Port, Bloomberg, Getty, Transportation, U.S ., Biden, Logistics Locations: of New York, New Jersey, North America, East, Gulf Coasts, Port Authority of New York, New York, East Coast, Maersk Atlanta, Newark, Newark , New Jersey, US, North, Europe, Oceania, Latin America, Asia, West Coast, Germany, Charleston, Savannah, U.S . West Coast, Port, Houston, Mobile , Alabama

☆ The Fed's interest-rate cut put Trump even more at odds with the central bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee announced an interest-rate cut of 50 basis points, the first cut Americans have received in over four years. AdvertisementHe's argued in the past that the Fed would only cut rates close to the election to aid Democrats, which he reiterated leading up to the central bank's announcement. Trump sought to use his presidential power to appoint members to the Fed board who supported his unorthodox views of the central bank. Trump has flip-flopped his views on his most important appointment to the Fed: Powell. Trump's tepid support of Powell underlines just how mercurial he can be when it comes to the central bank.

Persons: —, Donald Trump isn't, Jerome Powell, Trump, they're, He's, Powell, Judy Shelton, Shelton, Sen, Susan Collins, Herman Cain, Stephen Moore, Michelle Bowman, Christopher Waller, he's, reappoint Powell, Trump hasn't Organizations: Service, Federal, Market Committee, Democratic, Business, Federal Reserve, Street, Trump, Bloomberg, Fox, Fed, Governors, Maine Republican, Fed Board, Bloomberg News Locations: New York, Michigan, Maine

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