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☆ Yankees survive another late-inning thriller, lead Guardians 3-1 in ALCS: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Yankees built a 6-2 lead through six innings with homers by Juan Soto, Austin Wells and Giancarlo Stanton. Then the Yankees went to work again on Clase, and this time escaped Progressive Field with the win. Giancarlo Stanton is built for OctoberThe Yankees had runners on second and third with one out and Stanton in the batter’s box. This was Stanton’s third home run of the ALCS, tied for the second-most home runs in a single ALCS in franchise history. After striking out Fry, José Ramírez’s double to right scored Rocchio to slice the Yankees’ lead to 6-3.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel CLEVELAND —, Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians ’, Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Volpe, Alex Verdugo, Gleyber Torres, Clase, Luke Weaver, Tommy Kahnle, Juan Soto, Austin Wells, Giancarlo Stanton, Cleveland’s Bo Naylor, David Fry, Mark Leiter Jr, Leiter, Ian Hamilton, Josh Naylor, Stanton, Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Rizzo, Smith, Babe Ruth, Aaron Judge, he’s, “, Aaron Boone, Giancarlo Stanton 😤 🎥, h., dou, nin Organizations: New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, American League, Yankees, Cleveland, Stanton

☆ Why some families will pay $500,000 for Ivy League admissions consulting: 'It’s worth the investment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Loop Images | Getty ImagesAt the nation's top schools, including many in the Ivy League, acceptance rates hover near all-time lows. For those willing to pay for a four-year, private college, it should be worthwhile, the sentiment often goes. To get into this elite group of schools, many families look for outside help to get a leg up. The vast majority of students come from New York City private schools with household incomes over $1,500,000 according to Howell's account. However, the wealthiest students hailing form the country's top private schools are primarily competing amongst themselves as schools look to build a diversified class.

Persons: Thomas Howell, Howell, Ivy League — Brown, Hafeez Lakhani, Lakhani, they've, Christopher Rim, Covid, — Organizations: Ivy League, Princeton University, Forum Education, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Yale, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Finance, Navy, Command, Rim, Command Education, Test, Christopher, Education, National Association for College, Counseling, National Bureau of Economic Research Locations: York, Columbia, Princeton, Duke, New York, New York City

The Israeli military said Thursday it is "checking the possibility" that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, accused of being the architect of the Oct. 7 terror attack, was among three militants killed in Gaza during its operations in the enclave. If Sinwar is indeed dead, his killing would be a major coup for Israel and its war in the Gaza Strip. A senior Israeli official told NBC News that troops identified Sinwar as probably being among three militants killed during a "heavy gun battle" in Gaza on Wednesday. Ali Jadallah / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images fileU.S. officials have been in close contact with Israeli officials throughout the morning on all of this, one of the U.S. officials said. They did not expand on how they were killed, but said they were investigating whether one of the three was Sinwar.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Ali Jadallah, Shin Bet, “, Yoav Gallant, John Kirby, Frank Lowenstein, Barack Obama, Haniyeh, Masoud Pezeshkian, Israel Katz, Mohammed Al, Deif, Marwan Issa, Avichay Adraee, Basem Naim, Hamas ’, ” Sinwar, Gilad Shalit, Thomas Hand, Emily Hand Organizations: Hamas, Israeli, NBC News, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency, IDF, National Security, NBC, Israeli Foreign, ISIS, Wall Street, European Council, Foreign Relations, Israel Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, U.S, Tehran, Iran

An independent, bipartisan review identified “numerous mistakes” by the U.S. Secret Service and “specific failures and breakdowns” that enabled the assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. “The Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission," the members added. "Without that reform, the Independent Review Panel believes another Butler can and will happen again.”The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the review. “The increasing demand placed on the agency during this dynamic threat environment has resulted in our people being pushed to the limit,” said Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service. The group said it identified “deep flaws in the Secret Service, including some that appear to be systemic or cultural,” including a “lack of critical thinking among Secret Service personnel” and agents’ unwillingness to “speak up” regarding potential threats.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Alejandro Mayorkas, Butler, “, Anthony Guglielmi, Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks Organizations: U.S, Secret, Homeland, Service, NBC News, Trump, Trump Campaign, Trump’s Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Butler, Iran, Pennsylvania

Facing increasing U.S. pressure to ramp up aid into Gaza and warning that Washington would be “watching,” as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter on Wednesday. Ambassador to the United Nations issued a stern rebuke to Israel at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Palestinian children at a camp for the internally displaced in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza on Oct. 17, 2024. “Given the abject conditions and intolerable suffering in north Gaza, the fact that humanitarian access is nearly non-existent is unconscionable,” Msuya said. According to a version published by Axios on Tuesday, the letter suggested that the U.S. would restrict weapons sales if the Israeli government did not allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, “, ”, Eyad Baba, Joyce Msuya, ” Msuya, State Anthony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Ron Dermer, Axios Organizations: NBC, United Nations, . Security, Washington, Getty, U.S, State, Israeli, Strategic Affairs, NBC News, Pentagon Locations: Gaza, Washington, U.S, Israel, ”, Deir al, AFP

☆ Judge invalidates key parts of Georgia election rules crafted by Trump allies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Georgia judge invalidated several new election rules on Wednesday, calling the measures approved by the state's Republican-controlled election board "unconstitutional" and in violation of state law. The ruling, handed down by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, applies to a hand-count rule for Election Day ballots and rules tied to the certification of results. Follow live updates on the 2024 electionCox’s ruling comes a day after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney blocked the rule requiring that ballots be hand-counted on Election Day which critics have argued would stir delays in reporting the final results. The judge also ruled that the state’s county election boards could not refuse to certify election results. Voters in the battleground state, which Trump narrowly lost to President Joe Biden in 2020, began heading to the polls for in-person early voting on Tuesday.

Persons: Thomas Cox, Cox, Donald Trump, Cox’s, Robert McBurney, Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Republican, State's Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, state’s

☆ How Florence Welch Turned Rage Into Power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Lauren Groff | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +37 min

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Exacerbating the mixed craving for and fear of having a baby and what it would mean for her art, Welch feels the intense pressure of aging as a female performer. In the latter part of the song, Welch raises her voice in a long howl of rage. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

Persons: Florence Welch, Valentino, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Vanessa Reid FLORENCE, Florence Welch’s, Inanna, Enheduanna, Jane Hirshfield PROPHETESS, “, Kaveh Akbar, I’ve, Welch, they’re, enormity, Madame Blavatsky, ”, Fleetwood, Taylor Swift, William Morris, Evelyn Welch’s, Vanessa Reid, Welch wouldn’t, who’ve, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, ” Welch, Ganavya Doraiswamy, who’s, Welch’s —, Doraiswamy, Uyir, Federico García Lorca’s, it’s, Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca, It’s, Jack Antonoff, she’s, Chanel, Nick Welch, Sebastians, she’d, dryly, Bugsy Malone ”, Grace, squats . Welch, Isabella Summers, hasn’t, didn’t, Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, Regina Spektor, Annie Lennox, Joanna Newsom, Sinead O’Connor, thrall, ’ She’s, Gustav Klimt, who’d, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, She’d, Dave Grohl, Scott Fitzgerald’s, Thomas Bartlett, Nico Muhly, Yoko Ono, Sufjan Stevens, Nick Carraway’s, Jay Gatsby, —, hadn’t, spiraled, Louis Vuitton, John, John Singer Sargent, Sargent, Miss Elsie Palmer ”, I’d, “ I’ve, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton, ” I’d, de Wilde, ” de Wilde, Julia Margaret Cameron, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Loie Fuller, Ellen Terry, Lady MacBeth ”, ’ ” Welch, they’d, King ”, King, Elvis Presley, revel, Ovid, Apollo, preternaturally, Anthony Turner, Thom Walker, Afra Zamara, Jack Symes, Sam Hearn, Daiki Tajima, Federico Covarelli, Emily Rose Lansley, John Allan, Samanta Falcone, Ollie Kariel, Pip Long, Karen Avenell, Andreea Georgiana Rădoi, Sam Wright Organizations: Machine, YouTube, Enheduanna, University of Bristol, Smiths, Big, Camberwell College of Arts, Foo Fighters, American, Theater, Antonoff, Tate, John Singer, Jolly, Art, Digital Locations: London, FLORENCE, Camberwell, South London, Florence, Florida, ”, Camberwell —, British, Tamil, Spanish, Strasbourg, dyscalculia, Toronto, squats ., Cambridge, New York City, Tate Britain, American, “

☆ Dow futures are little changed after blue-chip average closes at all-time high: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures sat near flat Thursday night after the blue-chip average finished the preceding session at a record closing level. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were rose 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively. Those moves come after a rally in Travelers propelled the Dow to finish Thursday at an all-time closing high. The broad S&P 500 inched lower despite notching a fresh intraday high during the session, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite concluded modestly higher. That would mark the longest weekly winning streaks in 2024 for both the Dow and S&P 500.

Persons: Dow, They'll, Raphael Bostic, Neel Kashkari, Liz Young Thomas Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Netflix, Travelers, Dow, Atlanta Federal Reserve, Minneapolis Fed, American Express, Procter, Gamble

☆ The Greats: Florence Welch, Lorna Simpson, Jonathan Anderson and Theaster Gates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( The New York Times | Lauren Groff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +37 min

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. For nearly two decades, Florence Welch’s songs have offered a mythic view not only of pop music but of the glories and rages of being a female artist today. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Exacerbating the mixed craving for and fear of having a baby and what it would mean for her art, Welch feels the intense pressure of aging as a female performer. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Chanel coat, price on request, (800) 550-0005; Valentino tights (worn underneath), $1,000; and Welch’s own dress, headband and jewelry. An aversion to definition is a great gift to an artist like Welch. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. Chanel coat, price on request, (800) 550-0005; Valentino tights (worn underneath), $1,000; and Welch’s own dress, headband and jewelry. Exacerbating the mixed craving for and fear of having a baby and what it would mean for her art, Welch feels the intense pressure of aging as a female performer. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

The musician Florence Welch, photographed in London on July 5, 2024. For nearly two decades, Florence Welch’s songs have offered a mythic view not only of pop music but of the glories and rages of being a female artist today. When I rang the Camberwell, South London, doorbell of Florence Welch, I held a tribute: “The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse” (2022), edited by Kaveh Akbar. An aversion to definition is a great gift to an artist like Welch. Art begins in the body; art is limited by the limitations of the body; at some point, art exceeds the body and can live beyond the scope of flesh.

☆ Caitlin Clark becomes first rookie since 2008 to be named to All-WNBA first team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has become the first rookie in 16 years to be named to the All-WNBA first team. The guard was already named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote earlier this month, a fitting title for an astonishing season. Clark also became the first ever rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers made (122) by a rookie in league history. Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson has also been named in the All-WNBA first team. Las Vegas Aces star Wilson, meanwhile, earned her unanimous place on the first team after a historic season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Napheesa Collier, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas, Candace Parker, Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, A'ja Wilson, Corey Sipkin, Stewart, ”, Marta Xargay, Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike, Arike Ogunbowale Organizations: CNN, Indiana, WNBA, Connecticut Sun, Las Vegas Aces, The New York Liberty, Aces, Liberty, Mercury, Seattle Storm, Dallas Wings

☆ David Fry, Jhonkensy Noel power Guardians to wild Game 3 ALCS comeback over Yankees: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementDavid Fry was the final hero on a night filled with them for the Guardians, who now trail two games to one. It was the first blown save in five playoff chances for Weaver, who has appeared in all seven of the Yankees’ postseason games. After Noel tied it up in the ninth, the Yankees left two runners on when Pedro Avila struck out Anthony Volpe to end the top of the 10th. Judge and Stanton took him deep and altered the course of the ALCS in a span of eight pitches in Game 3. Gaddis served up a two-run blast to Judge in Game 2, and Clase suffered the same fate in Game 3.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel CLEVELAND, David Fry, Jhonkensy Noel, Luke Weaver, Fry, Clay Holmes, ”, Aaron Boone, Lane Thomas, Stephen Vogt, Noel, Daniel Schneemann, Weaver, Emmanuel Clase, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Pedro Avila, Anthony Volpe, Bo Naylor, Holmes, sluggers, Noel, “, Stanton, Judge, Judge’s, Cleveland, Stanton —, Cleveland’s, Matthew Boyd, Cade Smith breezed, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis, behemoths, Gaddis, Clase, Ian Hamilton, Hamilton, Mark Leiter Jr, Boone, Leiter, Tommy Kahnle, Tim Hill, Jason Miller Organizations: New York Yankees, American League, Cleveland Guardians, Progressive, Guardians, ” Yankees, Yankees, Cleveland Locations: Baltimore, Cleveland

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Biden administration at least in the short term to enforce its latest attempt to curb climate-harming carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants that contribute to climate change. The Supreme Court is often skeptical of major agency actions but it has bucked that reputation in recent weeks. Under the proposed rule, the EPA wants to require “carbon capture,” a technique that uses solvents to remove carbon dioxide from a power plant’s emissions. The appeals court in July declined to block the regulation, saying the major questions doctrine did not apply on this occasion. In court papers, the challengers sought to portray the new regulation as being essentially the same as the one the Supreme Court struck down.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Biden, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, Patrick Morrisey, Vicki Patton, Donald Trump, ” Morrisey, Elizabeth Prelogar, Prelogar Organizations: Republican, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, West Virginia, Environmental Defense Fund, Democratic, EPA Locations: West Virginia, U.S, EPA’s bailiwick, ”

☆ Australia awaits King Charles on first big overseas tour since cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

SYDNEY, Australia — King Charles, the only British monarch who has spent time living in Australia, arrives on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer. It is embarrassing that Australians are subjects of the king, Keneally said in an interview, adding that this was no fault of King Charles, who has said a republic is a matter for Australians to decide. “I hope he is OK on this tour because he has that cancer,” Keneally said. Jan Hugo shows off her collection of memorabilia of the British royal family, near the town of Cessnock, Australia, on Tuesday. “When we drank to Australia, we drank to the Queen of Australia, and I felt that didn’t represent who we were,” he said.

Persons: Australia — King Charles, “, Thomas Keneally, Keneally, King Charles, ” Keneally, ”, George Brandis, Jan Hugo, David Gray, Timbertop, Queen Elizabeth, Anthony Albanese, Brandis, ” King Charles, Queen Camilla, Richard Scolyer, Nathan Hansford, Australian Republic Movement . Keneally, Queen Organizations: King, News Corp, Australia, Getty, Geelong Grammar School, Labor Party, Republican, Sydney, Commonwealth, Australian Republic Movement Locations: SYDNEY, Australia, British, London, Cessnock, AFP, Canberra, Samoa, Australian

But Clark and others in Asheville’s music scene — which has a spunky, up-and-coming reputation — foresee a long recovery ahead. A key question now is how to rebuild lives and livelihoods in Asheville as attention on the region wanes. Debris covers the River Arts District in Asheville, an area popular among artists and musicians. Tim Gormley, who co-owns Burial Beer Co., decided to scrap Burnpile, a music and beer festival that he called his company’s annual “Super Bowl” event. Burial Beer Co.'s Burnpile festival typically draws crowds every fall, but this year's was canceled after Hurricane Helene.

Persons: Kenny Clark, “, ”, Clark, Hurricane Helene, Miranda, Liz Tallent, Grant Halverson, won’t, Tallent, Orange Peel, Katie Cornell, ArtsAVL, “ We’re, Mario Tama, Cornell, Tim Gormley, “ It’s, Gormley, Helene, Anthony Thomas, —, Thomas Organizations: Asheville, Orange, Arts, Cornell, Getty Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, North Carolina, Hurricane, Nashville, Asheville . The, Peel, Asheville, N.C, Tennessee, Charlotte, Raleigh, YMI, American

☆ House Republican spurns Trump and writes in Ron DeSantis for president — and himself for VP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, did not vote for Trump. Instead, he wrote in Ron DeSantis — and wrote his own name in for VP. AdvertisementRep. Thomas Massie, an idiosyncratic libertarian who represents a deep-red Kentucky district, is not voting former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. "I do NOT recommend this," Massie wrote, "unless you're in a state where the outcome is already decided." 😂 pic.twitter.com/neHsEopt9H — Thomas Massie for Congress (@MassieforKY) October 15, 2024It's not entirely surprising that Massie would decline to cast his vote for Trump.

Persons: Thomas Massie, Ron DeSantis —, Massie, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, ong, ike J Organizations: Republican, Trump, Service, Florida Gov, Kentucky, ust Locations: Kentucky, Florida

☆ Three-Stock Lunch: Morgan Stanley, Cisco and Dominion Energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThree-Stock Lunch: Morgan Stanley, Cisco and Dominion EnergyThomas Martin, Globalt Investments senior portfolio manager, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss stock plays for three stocks.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Dominion Energy Thomas Martin Organizations: Cisco, Dominion Energy, Globalt Investments

☆ Thomas Tuchel announced as next manager of the England men’s football team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Thomas Tuchel has been announced by the English FA as the next head coach of the England men’s football team, three months after Gareth Southgate resigned from the role. This will be Tuchel’s first appointment in international football. He has previously taken charge of Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Premier League side Chelsea, guiding the Blues to the UEFA Champions League title in 2021, before managing Bayern Munich in Germany. Despite high expectations, England finished runner-up at back-to-back European Championships under Southgate, while also reaching the semifinals and quarterfinals of the past two World Cups. Tuchel will be tasked with guiding England to the next World Cup in 2026, jointly hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, with hopes of winning the men’s team its first major international title in 60 years.

Persons: CNN — Thomas Tuchel, Gareth Southgate, Germain, Lee Carsley Organizations: CNN, FA, England men’s, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint, Premier League, Chelsea, Blues, UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich, Three Lions, England, Southgate, US Locations: Paris, Germany, England, Canada, Mexico

☆ I'm an Uber and Lyft driver who's worried Tesla's robotaxis will take ride-hailing jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In cities where those companies operate, drivers are already at risk of losing earnings or seeing an impact on their income. I think drivers in Austin and Atlanta will be in a similar position next year as Waymo has plans to launch there, too. AdvertisementEven though I'm driving for Uber and Lyft full-time, it was never meant to be a full-time gig. One of the main reasons I'm an Uber and Lyft driver is to be debt-free. I think Uber wants to be the central hub for all transportation, even if that means it eventually replaces human drivers entirely.

Persons: Tesla's, Tristan Thomas, Thomas, —, Tesla, Elon Musk, I'm, Waymo, Uber, Lyft, there's, I've, Elon Organizations: Business, Service, Drivers Locations: Cruise, San Francisco , Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin, Atlanta

☆ New Georgia election rules passed by Trump-backed board are unconstitutional, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A judge in Georgia has struck down a slate of controversial new election rules passed by Donald Trump allies, including two that Democrats say would inject post-election “chaos” into the critical battleground state. Three GOP members of the Georgia State Election Board were thrust into the spotlight after Trump mentioned them by name at a rally in Atlanta this summer. Among the other rules Cox invalidated is one that would have required officials to hand-count the number of ballots cast at each polling place, saying Georgia law didn’t support the requirement. A different judge in the state paused the ballot hand counting rule on Tuesday in a separate challenge brought against it by Cobb County. “The rule vastly expands the authority and obligations of poll officials in preparing ballots pre-delivery to the superintendents and pre-certification,” Cox wrote Wednesday.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Thomas Cox, ” “, ” Cox, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Trump, “, ” Trump, ”, Cox, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democratic, Peach State, GOP, Vigilance Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Peach, Atlanta, Cobb County

☆ Breanna Stewart: Police investigate ‘homophobic death threats’ sent to WNBA star’s wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating “homophobic death threats” sent to New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart’s wife, Marta Xargay, via email after Game 1 of this year’s WNBA Finals. Stewart told ESPN’s NBA Today on Tuesday that the message was sent to Xargay, a former WNBA player, and that she and her wife had made the Liberty and league aware of the situation. “Sometimes, people are taking things a little bit too far and too out of context and Marta had gotten homophobic death threats,” Stewart told NBA Today’s Malika Andrews. Marta Xargay and Breanna Stewart attend "A Celebration of Olympic Basketball" presented by NBC Universal and NBA at Team USA House on August 5 in Paris, France. “My girlfriend has been getting death threats, followed, called all type of sh*t,” Smith posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: ”, Breanna, Marta Xargay, Stewart, ” Stewart, Marta, NBA Today’s Malika Andrews, “, Breanna Stewart, Julien M, Alyssa Thomas, I’ve, “ I’ve, ” Thomas, DiJonai Carrington, Caitlin Clark, Clark, Carrington, NaLyssa Smith, ” Smith, Thomas Organizations: CNN, The New York Police Department, New York Liberty, ESPN’s, WNBA, Liberty, NYPD, York, Minnesota Lynx, NBA, NBC Universal, Team USA House, WNBA . Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever, Twitter Locations: Paris, France, Indiana

☆ Harris attacks Trump for allegedly giving Putin Covid tests 'when Black people were dying every day by the hundreds'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | 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

As she steps up her appeals to Black voters, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on a popular Black radio program Tuesday, saying she is still open to slavery reparations and slamming former President Donald Trump for allegedly sending Covid tests to Russia “when Black people were dying” back home. Drawing on a new book by famed journalist Bob Woodward, Harris slammed Trump for reportedly sending Covid-19 testing devices to Putin when the machines were in short supply back home. Harris also stood by her early support for studying the idea of slavery reparations, which she embraced during her first presidential run in 2019. But when she was asked directly Tuesday, Harris responded: “On the point of reparations, it has to be studied. Trump's campaign responded to the attacks in the interview by pointing to polls that find a majority of Black voters think the country is on the wrong track.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Russia “, Harris, ” Harris, Vladimir Putin, Bob Woodward, Trump, Putin, ”, “, belittle, It’s, I’m, Black, Janiyah Thomas, Trump's, Charlamagne, Lenard McKelvey, Kamala, ’, Howard Stern Organizations: Black, Howard University, NBC News, “, belittle Trump, Trump, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: Russia, Detroit, Oakland , California, Trump, United States, America, Ukraine

☆ German spy chief warns that suspected sabotage almost caused a plane crash when a parcel caught fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The head of Germany's domestic intelligence service said a plane crash was narrowly avoided. A "lucky coincidence" meant a package caught fire on the ground instead of midflight, he said. German intelligence bosses warned of the growing threat from Russia in a parliamentary hearing. AdvertisementA plane crash was narrowly avoided when a package caught fire before being loaded on board, in what German intelligence suspects was an act of sabotage. Haldenwang said it was "only a lucky coincidence" that the package caught fire on the ground and not during the flight.

Persons: midflight, —, Thomas Haldenwang, Haldenwang, Vladimir Putin, didn't, Bruno Kahl Organizations: Service, Bundestag, Federal, RedaktionsNetzwerk, DHL, German Press Agency, Financial Locations: German, Russia, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, Leipzig, Germany

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