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☆ Opinion: Biden and Democrats are in denial about the bad polls. That’s a problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Opinion Liam Kerr | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But much more must be done and, as with most change, it’s important to start by admitting there’s a problem. The phenomenon of Democrats dismissing the polls in favor of misplaced optimism has been termed “hopium” by data journalist Nate Silver. Polling denial is not unanimous in the party, as many Democrats are reportedly in a full-blown “freakout” over Biden’s chances. It’s essential they admit the polling is correct, because if Biden is winning, there is little need to change course. This means these groups likely share top concerns with moderate voters generally.

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CNN —AT&T’s second prolonged outage so far this year left customers irate on Tuesday, with experts criticizing the company’s response and saying the wireless company risked losing user loyalty over the issues. Because of the problem connecting to other carriers, thousands of Verizon customers also reported a service outage on Down Detector Tuesday. In a statement Tuesday, AT&T said it had resolved the outage and that calls between AT&T customers were not impacted. Tens of thousands of AT&T customers in America could not make phone calls, send texts, reach emergency services or access the internet. After two consecutive outages and a March data breach, North said AT&T needs to work to regain customer trust.

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☆ The Biden Administration's labor department is hitting the road for 'Good Jobs Summer'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su is hitting the road — and wants good jobs to follow. Su is bringing the Department of Labor's "Good Jobs Principles" — a national framework for better working conditions and positions — across the country. Related storiesAs part of the tour kickoff, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will also announce the city's commitment to the Good Jobs Principles. It's the DOL's latest attempt at promoting the idea of "good jobs," and making them more widespread. So it's embedding equity in the way that we're creating these jobs, " Teresa Acuna, the senior policy advisor and deputy director of the Good Jobs Initiative, said.

Persons: Labor Julie Su, Su, Biden, Kate Gallego, Teresa Acuna, Acuna, we're Organizations: Service, Labor, of, Business, Department of Labor, Biden Administration, Conference, Phoenix, Good Jobs Initiative Locations: Phoenix, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan

☆ What to do if you think you're underpaid
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Charlotte Morabito | In Charlottemorabito | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"It never occurred to me until that conversation that I was severely underpaid." She said she didn't think to negotiate her salary when she received the job offer. "The term underpaid shouldn't be used to compare you to a colleague," said Sho Dewan, career expert and founder of Workhap. One option if you suspect you're being underpaid is to request a salary adjustment from your employer. This is where that market research comes in handy, along with highlights from your performance review.

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☆ Here’s what to expect as the Supreme Court enters the final stretch
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The Supreme Court is turning toward the final, frenzied weeks of its term, readying potential blockbuster decisions on abortion, guns and former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity. Trump claims ‘absolute’ immunityTrump’s appeal for immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion charges landed at the Supreme Court late in the term and instantly overshadowed most of the docket. The Supreme Court then put that ruling on hold last year, maintaining the status quo while it decided the case. Government regulation of FacebookThe Supreme Court is confronting a series of cases at the intersection of the First Amendment and social media. The Republican governors who signed the laws said they were needed to keep the social media platforms from discriminating against conservatives.

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Where the two sides were even within shouting distance of each other was vanishingly small, if it existed at all. But a few voices in the Trump universe allowed that Mr. Trump may well have done something wrong, and a few in the anti-Trump sphere said they had finally been convinced to vote for his opponent, President Biden. Prosecutors had framed their case in the loftiest of terms, election interference — an all-out effort to thwart the exposure of a sex scandal that may well have changed the course of history. That was not how Mr. Trump’s supporters saw it. (False claims that the 2020 election was rigged, pushed by Mr. Trump and his allies, have been repeatedly debunked, and there is no basis for the suggestion that the Manhattan case or the verdict rendered unanimously by a jury of 12 was rigged.)

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, Prosecutors, Trump’s, ”, Marty Lee Organizations: Trump, Republican, Mr Locations: Wisconsin , Arizona , Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Iowa, Scottsdale, Ariz

☆ Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson both miss cut at US Women’s Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

1 Nelly Korda missed the cut at the US Women’s Open Friday, on a day when Lexi Thompson made her final appearance in the competition after also failing to make it to the weekend. I had nothing to lose, and that was my mentality – just kind of go for it.”Lexi Thompson was competing in her 18th consecutive US Women’s Open. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesEarlier in the week, Thompson had announced she would retire from professional golf at the end of this season. The 29-year-old, competing in her 18th consecutive US Women’s Open, was 13-over overall and afterwards was tearful answering questions from reporters. “Minus the golf it was amazing,” Thompson, who qualified for her first US Women’s Open aged 12, said.

Persons: Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson, Korda, –, “, ” Lexi Thompson, Sarah Stier, Thompson, ” Thompson, “ It’s, Thailand’s Wichanee Meechai, Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee, Yuka Saso Organizations: CNN, US, Lancaster Country Club, American Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ D.C. ethics board recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Alexandra Marquez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the U.S. District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023. The D.C. Bar's Board on Professional Responsibility on Friday recommended that Rudy Giuliani be barred from practicing law in the nation's capital. This report follows one from last year in which a disciplinary board for the D.C. Bar also recommended disbarment for Giuliani. Now, the case heads to the D.C. Court of Appeals, which will decide whether Giuliani, who formerly served as the mayor of New York City, will be disbarred. Giuliani has already had his law license suspended in New York, where a New York court ruled that he made "demonstrably false and misleading statements" following the 2020 presidential election.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani: DC attorney discipline board recommends disbarrment for bogus 2020 election fraud claim
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is one step closer to being disbarred. The professional responsibility board in Washington, DC, recommended Friday that the ex-New York mayor and federal prosecutor lose his law license because of his involvement in a bogus 2020 election fraud lawsuit. Giuliani’s law license had already been suspended due to his work boosting Trump’s false assertions about his electoral loss. It is up to the DC Court of Appeals to decide whether to permanently disbar Giuliani. Earlier this week, attorney Jenna Ellis saw her Colorado law license suspended for three years because of her guilty plea in the criminal 2020 election interference case brought in Georgia.

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☆ My party of 2 ate at Legal Sea Foods for the first time. Our $112 lunch was a great value, but its famous dishes were disappointing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Amory Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I visited Legal Sea Foods for the first time with a friend and tried a range of its dishes. Our $112 meal felt like an amazing value, but the crab cake and lobster rolls were disappointing. The surprising stars of the meal were free rolls and dishes we ordered from the chain's sushi menu. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . One of the most famous is Red Lobster, but the casual-dining seafood chain hasn't been doing so hot and recently filed for bankruptcy.

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☆ Nelly Korda shoots septuple-bogey on par-three in nightmarish US Women’s Open start: ‘I’m human’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After months of otherworldly form, Nelly Korda proved she is human after all following a horrific start to the 79th US Women’s Open on Thursday. “I just didn’t really want to shoot 80, and I just kept making bogeys,” Korda told reporters. 30 Saso is chasing her second US Women’s Open title after playoff triumph at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, in 2021. There’s so much golf left,” Saso told reporters. Friday’s second round is set to begin at 6:45 a.m.

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☆ Voters’ reactions: Trump trial verdict isn’t doing much to shift these voters’ 2024 picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But don’t expect committed Donald Trump voters to suddenly waver because their candidate is now a convicted felon. “This does not impact my plans to vote Republican. Linda Rooney is a Haley supporter from Media, Pennsylvania, wrestling with whether to cast a reluctant Trump vote or write in the former South Carolina governor or someone else. “I looked briefly at some of those things, and it just doesn’t hold water.”Former Trump voter Joan London had a mixed take on the convictions. Lots of Biden voters I talk to.”Pat Levin, another Biden voter in Northampton County, said of the verdict: “It supports and reinforces I believe in the rule of Law.

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☆ People's last words are often these 4 phrases: What they teach us about living happy, meaningful lives, from an oncologist
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Everyone's life is different — yet most people still utter one of four common phrases on their deathbeds, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee. Each of the phrases offers an important lessons for leading a fulfilling and successful life, Mukherjee said during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania last week. The phrases are:I want to tell you that I love you. You're living in a world where love and forgiveness have become meaningless, outdated platitudes ... Just make sure you actually mean words like "love" and "forgiveness" when you use them, said Mukherjee.

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☆ The Kremlin is accused of waging a 'shadow war' against the West with incidents of Russian sabotage on the rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Daniel Kochis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

If true, the loss of a Polish shopping center by means of Russian arson would be shocking on its own. As NATO advances toward the July summit, it's become clear that more comprehensive discussions on addressing the Russian sabotage campaign must take place. Some of the earliest identified acts of Russian sabotage occurred in 2014 at ammunition depots in the Czech Republic killing two and causing $42.5 million in damage. Bulgaria has played a crucial role in supplying ammunition and shells to Ukrainian forces, especially in the early stages of the war. Matthias Merz/picture alliance via Getty ImagesWeapons and training facilities aiding Ukrainian forces are frequent targets.

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CNN —European allies of former US President Donald Trump have rallied around him in support following his historic conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The conviction – which has been heralded as a somber moment for America with wide-reaching implications – has been painted by Trump’s allies in Europe as political persecution, aimed at derailing his bid to return to White House. Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called Trump’s conviction “judicial harassment” in a post on X, while Hungarian President Viktor Orban urged him to “keep on fighting” for the presidency. Meanwhile, Russia suggested there was a political conspiracy at play, despite Trump being convicted by a jury. “This is visible to the whole world with the naked eye.”Other countries, sticking to protocol, declined to comment on Trump’s conviction.

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☆ A major student-loan company has 'illegally' tried to collect payments from borrowers whose balances were already wiped out through bankruptcy, a federal watchdog alleges in a new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA federal consumer watchdog just hit a major student-loan company with a new lawsuit. According to the press release, the CFPB accused PHEAA of illegally collecting payments from student-loan borrowers whose loans had already been discharged in bankruptcy and sending "false information" to credit reporting agencies. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, said that under the US bankruptcy code, some private student loans are not subject to the stringent standards that most student loans are when it comes to receiving relief through bankruptcy. Per the CFPB, American Education Services collected or tried to collect 7,934 private student loans after a bankruptcy proceeding between 2017 and 2021, and 177 of them were non-qualified education loans. AdvertisementThe CFPB has previously issued guidance over potential illegal collections of borrowers' payments after bankruptcy proceedings.

Persons: —, PHEAA, Rohit Chopra Organizations: Service, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, American Education Services, Financial, Business, Court, Middle, Middle District of Locations: Middle District, Middle District of Pennsylvania

☆ Opinion | Election Security, Trump-Style
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Katherine Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

building — are dedicated to one cause: election integrity.”She was sitting between her husband, Eric, and Jason Simmons, who is the new North Carolina G.O.P. “Election integrity,” in Donald Trump’s telling, tends to be about the past; party co-chairs like Ms. Trump usually talk about the present. The three sat onstage, motionless, as Mr. Trump talked about the border, then eventually, came to North Carolina. Theoretically, that Mr. Trump won while a Democrat won the governorship offers the best proof of all that the election was not stolen. But perhaps because to concede his own success in one place would render his failure elsewhere unbearable, Mr. Trump must instead believe that fraud took place there as well, and that Michael Whatley defeated it.

Persons: Lara Trump, Eric, Jason Simmons, Donald Trump’s, Trump, “, Michael Whatley Organizations: Republican National Committee, North Carolina G.O.P, Democrat Locations: North Carolina, Greensboro, N.C, Pennsylvania, Georgia

☆ Election Updates: A pro-McCormick super PAC plans a $30 million ad blitz in Pennsylvania.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Polls consistently show that his support from Black voters has declined to alarming levels for a Democrat. Four years ago, nearly nine in 10 Black voters nationwide cast their ballots for Mr. Biden, according to exit polls. Image Recently, Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris have been speaking directly to Black audiences at multiple events per week. “The Biden campaign is panicking because they see that Black voters aren’t buying what Biden is selling,” Ms. Thomas added. Recently, Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris have been speaking directly to Black audiences at multiple events per week.

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We'll show you how to watch the US Women's Open golf tournament from anywhere. Unlike many other golf tournaments, the US Women's Open is held at a different club each year. Below, we've compiled all of the ways you can watch the 2024 US Women's Open. How to watch US Women's Open in the USUS Women's Open coverage will be spread across Peacock, USA, and NBC in the US. Shop at FuboHow to watch US Women's Open in the UKSky Sports is the home of US Women's Open coverage in the UK.

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☆ For the first time in 323 years, Yale has elected a woman as its permanent president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

History has been made at Yale University as Maurie McInnis becomes the first woman to be named permanent president of the Ivy League school. She has served as a Yale trustee since 2022 and earned master's degree and doctorate from Yale, per the school's announcement Wednesday morning. Yale has had only one other female leader, the historian Hanna Holborn Gray, who served as interim president from 1977 to 1978. It is the last Ivy League school to name a permanent woman president. In an interview with the Yale Daily News, McInnis expressed her gratitude for being elected president and reiterated her commitment to "tackle the world's most pressing challenges."

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☆ A new Howitzer ammo plant nearly doubles US production, but it's still not nearly enough to match Russia's output
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe US has opened a new factory for Howitzer ammo near Dallas, which aims to pump out 30,000 of the 155mm shells a month as the Ukraine war chews through Western stocks. The new facility at max capacity would bump total production to 66,000 shells a month for the US. Kofman told the outlet that while the Mesquite plant would be important for long-term production, Russia would likely still be producing more ammo than the West even if the US hits its 2025 goal. The US and Europe have sent Ukraine more than 3 million 155mm artillery shells since the war began. With Washington and its allies expected to produce about 1.3 million rounds in 2024, that would be about a third of Russia's forecast capacity at triple the cost.

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☆ Mortgage payments have grown the most in this U.S. city over the past 2 years—it's not New York or San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Since May 2022, homeownership costs have grown twice as fast as incomes, putting the dream of owning property out of reach for many Americans. During that time, median mortgage payments rose from $2,319 to $2,835, per data provided by Redfin. To get a better sense of how rising prices have affected different markets, Redfin compared mortgage payments for 50 of the largest U.S. cities in May 2022 with May 2024. The city has a rich cultural history and is near Boston and New York, making it a popular market for second homes. Monthly payments increased in places like Ohio and Wisconsin, but are still well below the 2024 national median of $2,835.

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☆ Opinion | For Trump, ‘Guilty’ May Not Matter
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The first former American president to be put on trial is now the first former American president to be convicted of a felony. I could see him skipping out of the cemetery, all the way back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I could see “guilty” being a mere bump in the road. I long ago lost count of the times that “witch hunt” tumbled from his lips or his keyboard. Trump came to understand that commanding people’s attention could get him only so far, while commanding their realities might enable him to get away with anything.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, “, Trump Locations: American

☆ Pro-McCormick Super PAC Plans $30 Million Ad Blitz in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael C. Bender | More About Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Keystone Renewal is all in to elect David McCormick to the U.S. Senate,” Mr. Dorr said. So far, Mr. Casey’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the main campaign arm of Senate Democrats, have spent the most on ads in the race. The committee has spent about $9 million on broadcast, cable and digital ads, while Mr. Casey’s campaign has spent $8.5 million. “Pennsylvanians already know that McCormick can’t be trusted.”The Pennsylvania race is one of only a handful this year expected to determine control of the closely divided Senate. Mr. McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, is making his second bid for a Pennsylvania Senate seat in as many years.

Persons: David McCormick, ” Mr, Dorr, Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, Jeff Yass, “ David, ” Maddy McDaniel, Casey’s, McCormick can’t, McCormick, Casey Organizations: U.S . Senate, PAC, Wall Street, Citadel, Elliott Management, Susquehanna International Group, Democratic Senatorial, Committee, Democrats, Pennsylvania Senate Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Biden returns to Philadelphia, this time to win back Black voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Philadelphia CNN —President Joe Biden plans to launch a nationwide effort to mobilize Black voters during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Wednesday, aiming to win back support from a slice of the electorate that polls show wavering in support. Biden’s aides say they aren’t taking Black voters for granted as surveys suggest an erosion of support, particularly among Black men. Many polls have found Black voters more disconnected from the Democratic Party than they have been in decades. He’s also dialed into Black radio programs and touted issues like infrastructure investments and canceling student debt when promoting his record to Black voters. As the summer progresses, the Black Voters for Biden-Harris organizational effort will partner with community groups to register voters and strengthen voter protection efforts.

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