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☆ Vance looks to turn tables on Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Tim Walz gave his wife a nice, firm Midwestern handshake, and then tried to sort of awkwardly correct for it,” Vance said. Vance said “of course” he acknowledges the families of Harris and Buttigieg, and argued his comments were taken out of context. The Ohio senator said Republicans’ goal is to contrast the policies Trump stood for during his term in office with those of the Biden-Harris administration. “I think all President Trump was saying was that look, it’s kind of weird that you have so many bureaucrats making so many important decisions. “And I think that’s what President Trump was getting at.

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☆ Flags banned, signs ripped up: Why you can’t mention Taiwan at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

At Paris 2024, Taiwan’s red and blue flag is banned, as is the name “Taiwan” and its anthem. Security staff confiscated a "Taiwan" towel from a fan during the men's doubles badminton semi-final last week. Taiwan is a self-governing democracy that competes as “Chinese Taipei,” an attempt to participate in the Olympics without angering mainland China. That included the women’s team table tennis quarterfinal between Chinese Taipei and China that NBC News attended Wednesday. “Taiwan Independence, go to die.”“Motherland will retake Taiwan tomorrow, okay?” said another, referring to China.

Persons: Taiwan’s Lee Yang, Wang Chi, Liang Weikeng, Wang Chang, “ Let’s, Arun Sankar, Taiwan ”, Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen, India’s Lakshya Sen, ”, Ann Wang, “, Xi Jinping, Aytac Unal, Mark Adams, Mao Zedong’s, China’s Wang Manyu, Chien Tung, chuan, Wang Zhao, Chiang, Yu Tsing Lin, Chen Szu, Lee Yang Organizations: PARIS, Security, Getty, Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olympics, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Games, Olympic, Chinese Communist Party, International Olympic Committee, NBC News, IOC, Anadolu, Nationalist, Mao Zedong’s Communists, Taiwan, Paris Games, Taipei women’s, Weibo, Taipei House Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Tokyo, Paris, China, Taipei, U.S, Republic of China, Formosa, AFP, London, Taiwan Independence

michelle goldbergI mean, I’m a huge Walz fan, and I was worried. ross douthatSo, yeah, I mean, I’m having made the case that this pick makes sense in vibes terms. michelle goldbergYeah, I don’t think that he necessarily overperforms among conservative voters strictly defined. You don’t think that there’s a part of the country that just finds joy like a really refreshing change? I’m going there.

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☆ UK riots show how social media can fuel real-life harm. It’s only getting worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For nearly a decade, governments and civil rights groups have increasingly argued that online platforms have created enormous societal costs. Many social media companies have invested heavily in content moderation over the years. In the European Union, officials are looking to hold social media companies accountable for spreading misinformation under the new Digital Services Act. In the UK, the Online Safety Act could take effect as soon as this year, requiring, among other things, social media platforms to remove illegal content. “We’re going to have to look more broadly at social media after this disorder,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a video distributed to media Friday.

Persons: “ We’re, Keir Starmer, Jordan, Olesya Dmitracova, Kara Fox Organizations: CNN, stoke, Capitol, European Union, Digital Services, Facebook, United Locations: United Kingdom, unaddressed, Leeds, England, United States

☆ As President Milei’s austerity hits hard, jobless Argentines appeal to the patron saint of work
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Struggling to feed her family after losing her job as a cleaner earlier this year, 56-year-old Norma Villarreal went to church Wednesday in the hardscrabble outskirts of Buenos Aires and waited in the pre-dawn darkness for over an hour to petition St. Cayetano, the patron saint of bread and work. Throughout decades of political change in Argentina, the annual Aug. 7 pilgrimage to St. Cayetano Sanctuary has served as a potent, and grim, reminder that in Argentina, economic despair remains a constant. But this year might be unique in one thing: The desperation over rising joblessness that drives Argentines to call on St. Cayetano has been matched by rage at the painful austerity program of libertarian President Javier Milei. While Milei has prioritized combating the country’s dizzying inflation rate — which fell in June to 4.2% month on month, the lowest since January 2022. Unemployment has become a growing concern as Milei’s government freezes public works projects and shutters ministries in his campaign to cut down the state.

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☆ Trump, Harris deploy running mates to wage class warfare over 'what Middle America is'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersWith their running mate selections, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have opened up a new front in the battle for the White House: winning over the average Joe. The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. As news outlet NOTUS put it: "Kamala Harris Has a Scranton Problem." Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesA Harris campaign spokesman declined to comment on the Trump campaign's email.

Persons: Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, Kevin Lamarque, Donald Trump, Joe, Trump, Harris, haven't, Republican Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, Walz, Vance, JD, Sen, Adam Bettcher, " Walz, Walz's, Brendan Smialowski, It's, William Howell, Howell, Joe Biden, Minnesota Gorvernor Tim Walz, Tiffany, Kamala pisses, Joe Raedle Organizations: Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Reuters, White, San, Democratic Minnesota Gov, Republican, Yale, NMC, Wollard, Getty, Silicon, Afp, University of Chicago, Minnesota, U.S . Marine Corps, Yale Law School, Senate, Trump, Mar Locations: Minnesota, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Eau Claire , Wisconsin, America, Nebraska, Michigan, University's, Scranton , Pennsylvania, California, Scranton, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Ohio, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Hamas announces Yahya Sinwar as head of political bureau
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Hamas announced Tuesday that its leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, will replace Ismail Haniyeh as the head of its political bureau, it said in a statement. The Iranian government and Hamas say that Israel carried out the assassination. A longtime figure in the Islamist Palestinian group, Sinwar was responsible for building up Hamas’ military wing before forging important new ties with regional Arab powers as the group’s civilian and political leader. He was elected to Hamas’ main decision-making body, the Politburo, in 2017 as the political leader of Hamas in Gaza branch. However, he has since become the Politburo’s de facto leader, according to research by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, ” Israel, ”, Haniyeh, Israel, Sinwar Organizations: CNN, Israel, Hamas, ’, European Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Gaza, Tehran, Israel

☆ Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z revolution’ toppled PM Sheikh Hasina. Why did they hit the streets and what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in Dhaka. Other student protesters and those arrested on “false cases,” were also released, the president said. K M Asad/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Hasina’s resignation was celebrated, some Bangladeshis expressed trepidation over the path ahead as the country attempts to fill a leadership vacuum. “Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh,” student Faiza Chowdhury, 25, told CNN.

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This grabbed the attention of U.K.-based French studies professor Martin Hurcombe, who specializes in French history and culture. French fans cheer during the women's cross-country cycling mountain bike event during the Paris Games on July 28. French fans have been wildly cheering for their athletes and team throughout these Olympic Games. Spectators celebrate as France's Leon Marchand wins the gold medal in men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Paris Games. I think it was a moment and there's a risk with these Olympics, as well, that this is (just) a moment."

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☆ Joe Biden Stepped Aside. a Lot of Aging CEOs Should Do the Same.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Less discussed, however, is a parallel crisis in corporate America: a wave of aging business leaders who refuse to step aside. The average retirement age is similarly increasing: to 62 in 2024 from 57 in 1991. Using public data from 1992 to 2018, they assessed the relationship between a CEO's age and their "managerial ability," as measured by how they turned company resources into revenue and profit. "A 10% increase in CEO age is associated with a 1.9% decrease in managerial ability," they wrote. And older workers, both above and below the traditional retirement age, already face unwarranted discrimination in the workplace.

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☆ Bombs Rain Down in Myanmar as Junta Evades Sanctions to Buy Jet Fuel
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Richard C. Paddock | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

U Har San and his wife crawled under a table, and their daughter, eight months pregnant, hid under a bed. Bombs rained down, he said, even though no rebel fighters were in their village. One bomb killed the mother-to-be, Ma Zar Zar Win. “She was our only daughter, and now our family line has been cut off,” Mr. Har San said. The airstrikes have also taken a heavy toll on resistance fighters.

Persons: Zar Zar, ” Mr, Har Locations: Myanmar, Har San, Lat Pan, Shan State, Rakhine State

☆ How female politicians’ first names can work for and against them, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Maya Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Bernie and Pete embraced their first names while Biden, Trump and Warren favored their last names. As Kamala Harris sets her eyes on the presidency, she is using a combination. Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersFor Harris, Atir says, using “Kamala” could be “potentially costly.” A first-name reference may lead women to be perceived as less deserving and competent. “Because of confirmation bias, a clearly identified phenomenon, it’s not good for the candidate, Kamala Harris, to have it continue to go on ‘Kamala,’ ” she said. … Respect the names that people are given, and use those names with respect.”CNN’s Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report.

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The Republican Party platform, updated last month for the first time since 2016, appeared to shift away from the party’s long-held opposition to same-sex marriage. We will end policies that punish families.”Many took this to mean the party was softening its stance on gay nuptials in a nod to growing public support for same-sex marriage, even among Republicans. The Republican National Committee did not return multiple requests for comment regarding whether the language in the new platform is inclusive of same-sex couples. We must do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage.”Weeks later, Bush announced his support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The phrase “sanctity of marriage,” Maril said, is “inherently exclusionary” of same-sex couples.

Persons: ”, Charles Moran, “, ” Moran, Donald Trump, Joe Raedle, Robin Maril, ” Maril, George W, Bush, ” Bush, ” Weeks, Gabriele Magni, Magni, ” Magni, Mladen Antonov, Moran, I’m, “ They’re Organizations: Republican Party, Republican National Committee, Republican, GOP, Republican National Convention, Willamette University, U.S . Conference of Catholic, Los Angeles Times, Loyola Marymount University, Research Initiative, “, U.S, Supreme, Getty, Federal, Republicans, NBC Locations: Milwaukee, Massachusetts, Alabama

☆ US deal freed a Russian prisoner whose crime was writing anti-war messages on supermarket price tags
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Skochilenko, a 33-year-old artist and musician, was arrested in April 2022 after she was caught replacing price tags in a St. Petersburg grocery store with anti-war messages. She is a pacifist who had no history of political activism before the supermarket incident, The Washington Post reported. AdvertisementAnother of the messages read, "Weekly inflation reached a new high not seen since 1998 because of our military actions in Ukraine. "This is just an incredible event," her mother Nadezhda Skochilenko told AFP.

Persons: —, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alexandra Skochilenko, Skochilenko, Nadezhda Skochilenko, I've Organizations: Service, Wall, Business, Washington Post, NPR, The Washington Post, Amnesty International, CNN, Agence France, Presse, AFP Locations: Russia, St, Petersburg, Mariupol, Ukraine, Germany, Paris

☆ Trump Elevates False, Fringe Attacks on Harris to Center of His Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When former President Donald J. Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity on Wednesday, he lifted a longstanding and false line of attack from the fringes of political discourse to the very center of a presidential campaign. For years, rivals and critics have lodged accusations that Ms. Harris shifts her personal identity to her political advantage, and that she is, in fact, not who she claims to be. Those attacks, based on falsehoods, misinformation and conspiratorial notions, have increased dramatically in the week and a half since she emerged as the Democrats’ all-but-certain standard-bearer. Just hours after President Biden announced that he would not seek a second term, the right-wing agitator Laura Loomer posted on the social media site X that Ms. Harris “pretends to be black” as part of what she called a “delusional, Democrat DEI quota.”The next day, Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who spoke at the Republican National Convention last month, said on his popular interview show that the vice president was “sort of Black, sort of Indian.” The rapper Lil Pump, a Trump supporter who has some 20 million followers across Instagram, TikTok and X, said on Sunday that “Kamala Harris isn’t even black…she’s Indian.”

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☆ Trumps of the Tropics: Brazil’s Far Right Plots Its Return
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Vincent Bevins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

As president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro was often called the Trump of the Tropics, an association the Bolsonaro family actively cultivated. From the moment he was elected in 2018, he loudly celebrated the United States — in his first year in office, he even saluted the U.S. flag — but he saved his most intense loyalty for one American. For decades, the Brazilian right had looked to the United States, and when Donald Trump began to transform the rules of political discourse, it took note. We realized we could take a tougher stand against the left-wing transformation taking place across our continent.”As president, Bolsonaro seemed eager to import as much of the MAGA movement to Brazil as possible. So when Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protest a “stolen” election, many Brazilians worried that Bolsonaro supporters might try something similar.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Trump, “, Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, ”, Damares Alves, MAGA, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, holing, Bolsonaristas, Jan, Lula Organizations: Trump, United Nations, Twitter, U.S, Capitol, Workers ’ Party, Military Locations: Brazil, United States, U.S, Florida, Orlando, Brasília

☆ Trump’s comments about Harris’ race kicks off a new – yet familiar – chapter in the 2024 presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Wednesday’s interview-turned-confrontation with reporters at a convention of Black journalists in Chicago made perfectly clear that nothing has changed. Trump’s remarks, he told donors in Maine Wednesday, put on display “a worse version of an already horrible person.”But he also cautioned against focusing too narrowly on the former president’s words. His reaction – his attack on Harris – was largely unprompted and strayed from the reporters’ line of questioning. North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer took a different tack, dismissing Trump’s remarks as “satire,” but also suggesting it was “not wise” politically to raise the issue. He promised he’s gonna have a woman of color.”Biden pledged to choose a woman as his running mate in 2020, not a woman of color.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, Trump, Harris, Rachel Scott, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Joe Biden, –, Obama, Kamala, ” Trump, Alina Habba, ”, boisterously, Barack Obama, White supremacists, Harris –, Trump’s MAGA, “ Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Biden, Harris ’, Doug Emhoff, Trump’s, can’t, Hannibal Lecter, ” Emhoff, … that’s, ” Harris, J.B . Pritzker, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Harris “, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, he’s, ” Kelly, Vance, ” Vance, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, “ California’s Kamala Harris, ” Rubio, Dakota Sen, Kevin Cramer, ” Cramer, ” Biden Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Republican, GOP, ABC, –, Trump, Indian, National Association of Black Journalists, Washington Post, Capitol, Associated Press Locations: Chicago, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Charlottesville , Virginia, Indian, Oakland, Indian American, Houston, Maine, Illinois, Arizona, Florida, American, Trump’s, Dakota

☆ As Misery Multiplies, Pakistanis Rise Up Against the Ruling Elite
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Christina Goldbaum | Salman Masood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In almost every corner of Pakistan, anger at the ruling elite is nearing a boiling point. In a major port city in the southwest, dozens have clashed with security officers over what they described as forced disappearances of activists. In the northwest, protesters have admonished the country’s generals for a recent surge in terrorist attacks. The demonstrations over the past few weeks reflect frustration with Pakistan’s shaky, five-month-old government and with its military, the country’s ultimate authority. And Pakistani politics are more polarized than ever, with the country’s most popular political figure sitting in jail after a bitter rift with the military.

Locations: Pakistan, Islamabad, Afghanistan

☆ Opinion | The Founders Saw This Insane Political Moment Coming 237 Years Ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Stacy Schiff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To understand how we got here, it’s helpful to return to another sweltering summer, a summer when everything actually was without precedent. The 55 men who assembled in Philadelphia 237 years ago to hammer out an American Constitution differed on a great many things. Among the rare points on which most agreed was that the American people could not be trusted to choose a president for themselves. Slavery (barely discussed) and the mechanics of representation (much discussed) proved vexing. But few questions so confounded the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention as those pertaining to the American presidency.

Locations: Philadelphia

☆ Trump said having JD Vance as his VP will have 'virtually no impact' on the race. Political scientists say otherwise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewDuring a chaotic and sometimes combative interview at the National Association of Black Journalists conference on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump said vice presidents have "virtually no impact." "Historically, the vice president — in terms of the election — does not have any impact. The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections." AdvertisementHe said that they act as "attack dogs" on behalf of the presidential candidate and work to drum up support for them. For those who do become vice president, history shows they can play a meaningful role in governing.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Vance, Vance's, Karen Hult, Christopher J, Devine, Joel Goldstein, Andrew Gelman, Gelman, Richard Yon, Yon, Gore, Mondale, Carter, Cheney, Bush, Biden, Obama Organizations: Service, National Association of Black Journalists, Business, Virginia Tech, Saint Louis University, Columbia University, Shadows Locations: Trump, Clinton

☆ Opinion | The Mystery of JD Vance Is Unraveling
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

JD Vance embodies the pros and cons of political competition in a divided America. Vance’s reputation as defender of the globalization-battered working class can help Trump in the electorally crucial Midwest industrial belt states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. But Vance is also an absolutist on restricting abortion, the Republican’s biggest current weakness, according to polls. He has adopted Trump’s line that abortion rules should be left to the states, but his voting record is striking. In an interview with the Youngstown Ohio Vindicator, Vance contended that there was extensive fraud in 2020 including a “big-tech” conspiracy directed by Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook.

Persons: Vance, minuses, Donald Trump’s ‘, —, Sean O’Brien, ” That’s, Trump, Tony Fabrizio, ”, ” Vance, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: GZERO Media, Republican National Convention, Republican, Teamsters, Ohio Republican Senate, Trump, Youngstown Ohio Vindicator, Facebook Locations: America, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Michigan

☆ Haniyeh’s Death Will Shake but Not Destroy Hamas, Analysts Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ismail Haniyeh was the top figure managing Hamas’s international relations and one of the group’s most recognizable faces worldwide. From his base in Doha, Qatar, he helped lead Hamas in high-stakes negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza, and he delivered fiery speeches broadcast throughout the Arab world. But his killing in Iran, for which Tehran and Hamas blamed Israel, is unlikely to destabilize Hamas in the long term, analysts say, noting that the group has recovered from past assassinations of political and military leaders. “His assassination is a major blow,” Ibrahim Madhoun, an Istanbul-based analyst close to Hamas, said in an interview. But, he added, “Hamas has faced this situation in the past” and “came out of those scenarios stronger.”The long list of Hamas leaders killed by Israel includes Ahmed Yassin, Hamas’s founder and spiritual leader, in 2004; Salah Shehadeh, the founder of Hamas’s armed wing, in 2002; Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a senior Hamas leader in Gaza, in 2004; and Ahmed al-Jabari, a top commander, in 2012.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, “, ” Ibrahim Madhoun, Ahmed Yassin, Salah Shehadeh, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, Ahmed al Organizations: Hamas Locations: Doha, Qatar, Gaza, Iran, Tehran, Israel, Istanbul

☆ I fell in love with a charming town in Northern California. Once I finally moved there, I couldn't get away fast enough.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jaime Stathis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Grass Valley, California, was one of those places for me. AdvertisementWhile Martin debated pros and cons, I quickly mapped Sacramento to Grass Valley — it was 56 miles. On a scouting trip, he agreed that Grass Valley seemed like a great place. But once we finally lived in the Northern California town, we realized we may have been better off just visiting. I lived in Grass Valley for two and a half years, and three years after moving away, I'm only in touch with a few people.

Persons: —, I've, Martin, he'd, Patty Thomas, we'd, Califonia Organizations: Service, Business, San, California . San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, Getty, Gold Rush Locations: , California, San Francisco, Missoula , Montana, Sacramento, Grass, Northern California, San Bernardino, Lake Arrowhead, Missoula, Berkley, Lake Tahoe, it's, Grass Valley, California, Nevada, Southern California, New England

☆ Why the U.S. elects so many older politicians
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The age of our politicians is kind of baked into the preferences of our voters," said Christian Fong, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan. The median age of the U.S. population — 38.9 in 2022 — is older than it has ever been, according to the Population Reference Bureau. Older voters tend to favor Republican politicians, whereas younger generations typically have a preference for Democrats. That said, Democratic Party legislators are slightly older than their Republican counterparts on average. Watch the video above to learn how older politicians cling to power in Washington.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bob Kerry, Christian Fong, Charles Hunt, Biden's, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance Organizations: Democratic Party, CNBC, 118th, University of Michigan, Stanford University, Pew Research, Republican, Boise State University Locations: U.S, Washington

☆ Why Silicon Valley Is Going to War Against the Media, Journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Just 20 years ago journalists covered the tech industry "like it didn't matter, like it was this hobbyist, interesting, plucky thing." The pro-tech media gives tech's main characters the chance to write their way back to the original storyline. Trae Stephens, a partner at Founders Fund, described Pirate Wires as a kind of daily affirmation for Silicon Valley. Related storiesTrae Stephens, a partner at Founders Fund, described Pirate Wires as a kind of daily affirmation for Silicon Valley. Of the members of the news media I talked to about pro-tech media, some were backhandedly laudatory.

Persons: Mike Solana, Solana, Peter Thiel, —, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, There's, Coogan, John Coogan, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, they're, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump's, Tyler Le, Sam Bankman, Warren Buffett, Trae Stephens, Andreessen, Palmer Luckey, It's, Dick Lucas, Lucas, Joe Rogan, Kamala, Stephens, Packy McCormick, Taylor Lorenz, Ryan Mac, Kevin Roose, Jesse Singal —, Casey Newton, Casey isn't, Casey, Newton, Erik Torenberg, Anthony Fauci, Ellen Pao, Katherine Maher, George Soros, Joe Biden, Chesa Boudin, Boudin, Gavin Newsom, Palihapitiya, Sacks, Trump, JD Vance, Brian Merchant, Ben Smith, Eric Newcomer, he's, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Balaji Srinivasan's, Zoë Bernard Organizations: Fund, Tech, Founders Fund, Apple, Elon, Elite, Sequoia Capital, Pirate, Penguin Group, Big Tech, Card Industry, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Media, NPR, Google, Disney, Twitter, Republican National Convention, Bloomberg, monetization, San, Business Locations: San Francisco, Substack, Silicon Valley, New York, Silicon, Solana, Miami, Francisco, California, Los Angeles

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