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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their closing arguments to voters in battleground states during the final two days before Election Day. Trump was in Pennsylvania earlier today, is rallying in North Carolina this afternoon, and will stop in Georgia this evening. Harris is focusing her day in Michigan, with a series of stops in the Detroit area before a rally in East Lansing. Harris:• The vice president made her first stop in Detroit where she addressed the congregation at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. • Later, Harris confirmed to reporters that she has cast her mail-in ballot in the 2024 election, sending it to California, where she is registered.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, Here’s what’s, shouldn’t, •, ” • Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Trump, Kennedy, ” Harris, • Harris Organizations: Trump, Des Moines Register, NBC News, Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God, Arab, voters, Biden Locations: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Detroit, East Lansing, Lititz , Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, Gaza, Pontiac

The FBI identified Joseph Adams in this Jan. 6 bodycam footage. The FBI identified this man, circled in yellow, as Robert Piccirillo. Hundreds of other Jan. 6 rioters have been identified by the FBI and online sleuths investigating the Capitol attack, but have not been arrested. Trump promises pardons if re-electedThe fate of the Jan. 6 investigation hinges on the results of Tuesday’s election. Trump has repeatedly said he would “absolutely” pardon Jan. 6 rioters and denounced the Justice Department’s investigation.

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The Summary FEMA and NOAA have become politicized as the frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased. With the neck-and-neck 2024 election just days away, the futures of the federal agencies responsible for weather forecasting, climate change research and disaster recovery hang in the balance. And with it, they’ve become a target for some conservatives who are skeptical of climate change and want to slash government budgets. “Climate change is a very unique problem in that, like most environmental problems, it doesn’t respect our political boundaries and it doesn’t respect our state boundaries,” he said. “We need centralized federal agencies to respond to climate change, agencies that can handle big, significant, multistate disasters at the appropriate scale.”

Persons: they’ve, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, ”, Craig Fugate, Obama, It’s, “, Helene, Milton . Trump, Jared Moskowitz, Ron DeSantis, Hurricane Michael, ” Moskowitz, Rick Scott, Milton, Hurricane Milton, Pete Beach, Tristan Wheelock, Fugate, ” Matthew Sanders, ” Sanders, Matthew Burgess, ” Burgess, DeNa Carlis, Sanders Organizations: FEMA, NOAA, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Heritage Foundation, Trump, NBC, National Weather Service, Emergency Management, Gov, North, Hurricane, Bloomberg, Getty, Environmental, Stanford University, College of Business, University of Wyoming, ”, NWS Locations: United States, Milton, U.S, Florida, ”, North Carolina, St, Pete Beach , FL

And the next president — Donald Trump or Kamala Harris — along with the new Congress will set the agenda. Here are four big things the 119th Congress will have to tackle. Trump tax cuts worth trillions of dollars are expiring after 2025Major portions of Trump’s 2017 tax law totaling $3.3 trillion will expire at the end of 2025. Former President Trump has said he wants to fully extend the expiring tax breaks across all income levels and pursue deeper tax cuts. If it lapses, many Americans would see spikes in their insurance premiums, which may put pressure on Congress to act.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Kamala Harris —, Trump, Harris, Barack Obama, There'll Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Republicans, Democratic, Affordable, Congressional, Office, Treasury Department, U.S, Republican Locations: California, New York

In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that high-risk adults get a second updated Covid vaccine to bolster their protection against the virus. No other vaccines are given at such a high frequency, but experts say there’s no reason to believe that the vaccines — and in particular, the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna — aren’t effective. Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines were the first to use mRNA technology to induce immunity to a virus, an approach that proved critical in the early days of the pandemic because mRNA vaccines can be developed much faster than traditional vaccines. Despite the CDC recommending an additional shot, there’s no evidence that the mRNA vaccines aren’t working as expected, said Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunology at the Yale School of Medicine. In a perfect world, the Covid vaccines would be able to be updated much faster to match the strains in circulation.

Persons: Akiko Iwasaki, Iwasaki, —, ”, Ashish Jha, ” Jha, “, Jha, I’ve, “ Topping, John Wherry, ” Wherry, Anna Durbin, ” Durkin, we’ll Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, CDC, Yale School of Medicine, Emory University, Brown University School of Public Health, White, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

As Americans across the country voted early in record numbers ahead of Tuesday's election, it has become clear that they are motivated, arguably like never before. But it was my daughter's vote I placed inside the envelope," wrote David Frum on X (formerly known as Twitter) last week. She told NBC News that she had voted Democrat for many years before switching parties during the pandemic and will vote for Trump this year. Other issues she said are motivating her decision to vote for her daughter’s future are inflation and the price of groceries as well as her stance against mandatory vaccination policies during the Covid pandemic. “I chose freedom, decency and democracy — along with a bright, just and prosperous future for my five children and future grandchildren,” he wrote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, David Frum, Frum's, Miranda, Frum, George W, Bush, Miranda “, ”, can’t, David Frum Audra Worlow, ” “, ” Worlow, Worlow, “ It’s, Cheryl Mooney, Mooney, “, Mark Lyon, Jon Cooper, Harris, Tim Walz, Cooper Organizations: Twitter, Atlantic, NBC News, Trump, Democratic, Minnesota Gov Locations: Broadview Heights , Ohio, Hendersonville , Tennessee, Republican, Port Jefferson, Long, New York, ” Lyon, Suffolk County

☆ Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer’s murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Tim Stelloh | David Ketterling | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

But nearly 16 years after Lambert’s murder, the case remains unfinished. (Niroula was fatally assaulted in jail while awaiting a new trial; two defendants previously pleaded guilty, and their convictions weren’t overturned.) Then, he and Niroula began developing a plot to defraud and murder Lambert, the prosecutor said. Four of them, including Niroula and Garcia, were charged with murder, conspiracy, grand theft and other crimes, court records show. Less than a month later, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and set the cases for retrial.

Persons: Cliff Lambert, Lambert, ”, Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, hadn’t, Niroula, Garcia, Mark Evans, Eddie Mullikin, Steven Kilkullen, Cliff, Anthony Villalobos, David Replogle, “, Kilkullen, he’d, who’d, Tom Fitzmaurice Mullikin, Mullikin, Robert Hightower, —, Hightower, Thomas White, White, — David Replogle, Garcia hasn’t, Stuart Hanlon, Tyson Wrensch, San Francisco’s Castro, Dateline ”, Niroula “, ” Wrensch, ” Tyson Wrensch, Niroula texted Garcia, Niroula —, Lambert’s —, ” Hightower, Mercedes, David Downing, Downing, wasn’t, — “, ” Mullikin, Niroula’s, Replogle, ” Villalobos, “ There’s, hasn’t, ” Kilkullen, ” Tim Stelloh, David Ketterling Organizations: Dateline, NBC News, Riverside County, Midwest, “ Dateline, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Lincoln Town, Marines, Palm, Niroula Locations: INDIO, Calif, California, Palm Springs, Nepal, San Francisco, Riverside County, Riverside, Mexico, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco’s, Coachella, Bay, Los Angeles, Lambert’s, United States, Cliff, Alameda , California, Indio

Clad in dress clothes, the man identified himself as a private investigator and said he was conducting a criminal investigation into election fraud. “You’re not going to come in here, grill me like this and I’m not going to find out what’s going on.”Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Bridget Bennett / Reuters fileShe soon learned that the deputy and the private investigator had visited other township offices as part of an effort to find evidence of election fraud. And the man responsible for it was the top lawman in the area — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Leaf fashions himself as a “constitutional sheriff.” Sheriffs like him see themselves as holding supreme authority in their counties, exceeding that of state and federal law enforcement officials.

Persons: ”, Robin Hawthorne, Hawthorne, Emily Elconin, “, “ You’re, I’m, Dar Leaf, Bridget Bennett, Matt Sanderson, Frank Figliuzzi, ” Figliuzzi, Trump, Leaf, Richard Mack, Mike Lindell, Michael Flynn, Mack, America ”, Mark Abramson, Chris Schmaling, Calvin Hayden, Johnson, “ I’ve, ” Hayden, Gretchen Whitmer, ” Leaf, it’s, Joe Biden, Stefanie Lambert, Sidney Powell, Doug Van Essen, Van Essen, Biden, Hillary Clinton, Van, ” Van Essen, “ He’s, Barry, ” — Lindell, Leaf’s, Lambert, Hilson, ” Lambert, he’s, ” Hawthorne, Kamala Harris, Jan, she’s, “ I’m Organizations: Republican, Dar, Sheriffs, FBI, Trump, U.S, Constitutional Sheriffs, Peace Officers Association, Las Vegas, gestapo, U.S . Army, CSPOA Conference, NBC, Associated Press, Michigan, Fox, Biden, Michigan Attorney General’s, Reuters, Leaf, Texas Attorney General’s, Sheriff’s Locations: Rutland, Township, Michigan, Rutland Charter Township , Michigan, ” Barry County, Barry County, Washington, Wisconsin, Arizona, Las, America, Las Vegas, Racine County , Wisconsin, Johnson County , Kansas, Mack's, Dar Leaf, Grand Rapids, Detroit, reddest, Van Essen, “, Rutland Charter Township, Woodlawn Township

☆ U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Valizadeh had worked for Radio Farda, an outlet under Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that’s overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The State Department told the AP that it was “aware of reports that this dual U.S.-Iranian citizen has been arrested in Iran” when asked about Valizadeh. “We are working with our Swiss partners who serve as the protecting power for the United States in Iran to gather more information about this case,” the State Department said. The Voice of America, another U.S. government-funded media outlet overseen by the Agency for Global Media, first reported the State Department was acknowledging Valizadeh’s detention in Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian state television aired footage Sunday of different cities across the country marking the anniversary of the embassy takeover.

Persons: Reza Valizadeh, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Valizadeh, Radio Farda, Iran ”, Hossein, Khamenei, ”, America, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hassan Nasrallah, Yahya Sinwar Organizations: Associated Press, U.S . State Department, American Embassy, Iran’s, Radio Farda, Radio Free, Liberty, U.S . Agency for Global Media, Radio, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, Human Rights, News Agency, The State Department, State Department, United Nations, America, Agency for Global Media, Embassy, Guard, U.S Locations: Iranian, American, Iran, Tehran, Israel, U.S, Radio Free Europe, United States, South Korea, Valizadeh, Lebanese

☆ 76ers’ Joel Embiid reportedly shoves columnist in locker room after game
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid shoved a newspaper columnist during an altercation Saturday, according to multiple reports. The altercation happened in the 76ers’ locker room after the team’s 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, according to multiple reporters who were in the locker room for a postgame media availability. Embiid reportedly shoved Marcus Hayes, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In his column, Hayes mentioned Embiid’s son and late brother as reasons for why Embiid should start playing. Before the current season, Embiid said in an effort to help preserve his knees — which have both required surgery in the past — he would “probably never” play in back-to-back games again in his career.

Persons: Joel Embiid, Marcus Hayes, Hayes, Embiid, Embiid’s, he’s, “, ” Embiid, Marcus, I’ve, Kyle Neubeck, Ben Golliver Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports, Sixers, NBA, Philadelphia Locations: Washington

☆ Two Ohio officers charged with reckless homicide in death of Black man who pleaded, 'I can't breathe'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Two Ohio police officers were charged with reckless homicide in the death of a Black man who pleaded, "I can't breathe," during a police encounter, authorities announced Saturday. Stone said he presented a grand jury with the results of an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation probe into Tyson's death, which the agency completed in August. Tyson says multiple times, "I can't breathe." Tyson says again, “I can’t breathe. He also pleaded, "I can't breathe," as an officer held him in a chokehold.

Persons: Camden Burch, Beau Schoenegge, Frank E, Tyson, Kyle L, Stone, Burch, Schoenegge, Craig M, Riley, He's, “, George Floyd, Eric Garner, Bobby DiCello, John Tyson, “ It’s, ” Organizations: Ohio, Canton, NBC, Criminal, of Police Ohio Labor, Gold Unit, Canton Police Department, Minneapolis, New York City Locations: Stark County, Cleveland, Canton, New

water systems to remove fluoride from public water." Kennedy cited linked fluoride to various illnesses, despite major medical associations supporting water fluoridation, which they say is safe and a benefit to public health. Similarly, the American Dental Association says on its website that water fluoridation is "safe and effective." Water fluoridation is not ubiquitous, and the CDC does not mandate fluoridation programs. Some cities have worked to end public water fluoridation programs as groups argue that it should be up to them to decide whether they want fluoride in public water supplies.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump, Kennedy, , Michael Connett, ” Trump, “, Danielle Alvarez, Alvarez Organizations: U.S, Democratic, Trump, American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control, Dental Health, CDC Locations: Kennedy, Arizona, U.S

With Election Day around the corner, there's been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads up and down the ballot in the last week, data from the ad-tracking firm AdImpact shows. The most expensive race over the last week is, unsurprisingly, the presidential race, where more than $272 million has been spent on ads, according to data from AdImpact. There's been more than $267 million spent on ads in down-ballot races, meaning all of the other races outside of races for president, governor and Congress. One other down-ballot race saw more than $10 million in ad spending over the last week: California's referendum on rent control. Governors races have had just $18 million in ad spending in the last week, thanks to a relative lack of competitive races this cycle.

Persons: there's, it's, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, There's, Marc Molinaro, Democrat Josh Riley, Michelle Steel, Derek Tran, Mike Garcia, Democrat George Whitesides Organizations: AdImpact, Democratic, Republicans, Pennsylvania ., Republican, Democrat, California's, Governors Locations: Florida, Ohio , Texas, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania . Wisconsin, Michigan

When asked why, a Trump campaign official put it bluntly. “If there’s one state that could bite you in the a--, it’s North Carolina,” the official said. Yet he’s made a plan of returning to North Carolina each day until the election. While Harris campaign aides on social media chided Trump for holding a defensive posture in a state that hasn’t gone blue since 2008, the Trump campaign cast the repeated visits to North Carolina as an aggressive, cover-all-the-bases strategy. “North Carolina, I’m here to ask for your vote.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, he’s, Kamala Harris ’, ”, Trump, Harris, ” Trump, “, Hurricane Helene, —, Joe Biden, Morgan Jackson, Jackson, Roe, Wade, ” Jackson, …, Donald Trump Organizations: Sun, Trump, Gastonia, Silver State, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, optimist, North, North Carolina Democrats, Democrats, Obama Locations: North Carolina, it’s North Carolina, Virginia, New Mexico, Greensboro, Gastonia, Charlotte, Kinston, Raleigh, Gastonia Saturday, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Silver

Vice President Kamala Harris will make an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, according to three people familiar with the planning. Harris’ cameo on the long-running variety series, where she’s been portrayed by actor Maya Rudolph, brings her to New York, away from the battleground states she’s been visiting in the final stretch of the campaign. "Maya Rudolph — I mean, she’s so good,” Harris said of her impression on “The View” last month, praising her “mannerisms” as well. A month earlier, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a cameo on the show and did an impersonation of Trump. Sarah Palin went on the show just weeks before the election as the Republican vice presidential nominee.

Persons: Kamala Harris, John Mulaney, Chappell Roan, Harris ’, she’s, Maya Rudolph, Harris, Rudolph —, ” Harris, ”, Jason Miller, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, “ Organizations: SNL, Democratic, Republican, “ SNL, NBC News Locations: New York, Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ Election betting odds tighten as polls show Harris has momentum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new poll showed Kamala Harris had a surprise 3-point lead over Trump in Iowa. A Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll by Selzer & Co. published on Saturday showed Harris with a three-point lead in the state. On Kalshi, the popular US-based prediction platform, Harris' odds of winning the election have soared from 35% on October 29 to 51% at the time of writing. The Iowa poll surveyed 808 likely voters between October 28 and October 31, with a 3.4-point margin of error. The results marked a sharp swing from September when the same poll showed Trump ahead by four points.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Kalshi, —, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Polymarket Organizations: Trump, Iowa, Service, Des Moines Register, Selzer Locations: Iowa

☆ What life is like in one of the most remote places on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Blomdahl moved to Svalbard in 2015 and documents her unique life to millions of fascinated social media followers. But as Blomdahl knows, life in Svalbard isn’t easy. Polar night runs from mid-November to the end of January, when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon. I just want to show Svalbard the way it is.” Cecilia BlomdahlAs for day-to-day life, Svalbard is sufficiently equipped with the means to sustain its population. Local officials have geared available resources to primarily maintain life on Svalbard as it is, given the environmental and developmental constraints.

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☆ Snowflake CEO explains why 'the insidious thing' about AI hallucinations isn't the occasional error
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said tech firms lack transparancy about their AI hallucination rates. Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said AI companies would benefit from making it clear just how often that happens. Some tech moguls have defended AI hallucinations, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who said that AI models that only answered when absolutely certain would lose their "magic." Anthropic cofounder Jared Kaplan said earlier this year that the end goal is AI models that don't hallucinate, but occasional chatbot errors are a necessary "tradeoff" for users. AdvertisementBaris Gultekin, Snowflake's head of AI, told Business Insider in a statement that AI hallucinations are the "biggest blocker" for generative AI to front-end users.

Persons: Sridhar Ramaswamy, —, Snowflake, Logan Bartlett, Ramaswamy, Sam Altman, Altman, Jared Kaplan, OpenAI, Baris, it's, Gultekin, Claude, ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Google, AIs

☆ Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they've been in years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A tourist takes a photo as the Acropolis’ Propylaea are seen in the background, in Athens, Greece, on June 28, 2024. Flights between the U.S. and Europe have not been this cheap in three years, when many countries were just lifting Covid-19 era rules. According to flight-tracking company Hopper, "good deal" fares across the Atlantic to Europe are averaging $578 in November, down from $619 a year earlier. Many airlines from financially troubled Spirit Airlines to profitable Southwest Airlines have cut flights or trimmed growth plans into next year, which has helped keep U.S. fares firm. Aircraft scarcity is also limiting airlines from adding many flights.

Persons: Brett Snyder, Hopper Organizations: U.S, Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines Locations: Athens, Greece, Europe, Hopper .

☆ Queen Conker: How a 34-year-old from Indianapolis became the first American world champion of a sport you’ve never heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There aren’t many world champions who didn’t know their sport existed a year before winning the title. Originally from Indianapolis, Banschbach moved to Suffolk, England, for work and took up the game entirely by chance last year. “Last fall, [I was] seeing all the conkers on the sidewalks and kind of wondering what they were,” she remembered. “It’s kind of funny because I had won on two separate occasions, and kind of joked that I was the reigning conker queen. But I specifically remember the commentator would say something like ‘Oh, we’ve never had an American winner,’” said Banschbach.

Persons: didn’t, conkers, Banschbach, “ It’s, ”, “, “ Little, ‘, ” Banschbach’s, Sue West, George, William, we’ve, ’, ’ ”, David Hodson “, Mama didn’t, David Jakins, King Conker, Kelci, David, Kelci Banschbach, David Jakins ’, Jakins, I’ll Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, “, tote Locations: Great Britain, Ireland, Indianapolis, Suffolk, England, Northamptonshire

☆ U.S. flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan in reaction to the North’s missile test
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The United States flew a long-range bomber in a trilateral drill with South Korea and Japan on Sunday in response to North Korea's recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea's military said. North Korea on Thursday tested the newly developed Hwasong-19 ICBM, which flew higher and stayed in the air longer than any other missile it has fired. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called it "an appropriate military action" to cope with external security threats posed by its rivals. The trilateral aerial training was the second by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan this year, the statement said. North Korea typically responds angrily to such U.S. actions, calling them part of a U.S.-led plot to invade the North and performing additional weapons tests.

Persons: Kim Jong Organizations: United States, U.S ., South Korean, Korea's, Chiefs, Staff, Korean Locations: Korea, Japan, U.S, South, North Korea, Japanese, South Korea

☆ IKEA will pay 6 million euros to East German prisoners forced to build their furniture in a landmark move
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Furniture giant IKEA has agreed to pay 6 million euros ($6.5 million) towards a government fund compensating victims of forced labor under Germany’s communist dictatorship, in a move campaigners hope will pressure other companies to follow. Political as well as criminal prisoners in Germany during the Cold War era were forced to build flatpack furniture for IKEA. IKEA representatives at the time were likely aware that political prisoners were being used to supplement labor, the report found. Sven Hoppe/picture-alliance/dpa/AP“After it became known that the company was involved in forced prison labor, IKEA accepted our invitation to talk. According to UOGK, IKEA is one of many companies that benefitted from forced prison labor in communist Germany.

Persons: Ernst, Young, Andreas Hampel, East Germany’s, Walter Kadner, “, ”, Dieter Dombrowski, UOGK, Sven Hoppe, ” Dombrowski, Rainer Wagner, Evelyn Zupke Organizations: CNN, IKEA, German Democratic, Getty, Union of Victims ’, of Communist, IKEA Germany Locations: Germany, East Germany, Soviet Union, German Democratic Republic, Rothensee, IKEA Germany, GDR, Eching, Bavaria

☆ Trump says RFK Jr.’s proposal to remove fluoride from public water ‘sounds OK to me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed tentative support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to order the removal of fluoride from water supplies during a potential second Trump term, saying that it “sounds OK to me.”“Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds OK to me,” Trump told NBC News. water systems to remove fluoride from public water. Exposure to fluoride above the public health recommended amount over many years can result in skeletal fluorosis, a condition that causes weaker bones and joint pain. The program based its conclusion on studies involving fluoride levels at about twice the recommended limit for drinking water. Kennedy said in an organizing call last week that Trump told him he’d oversee multiple public health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Trump, Kennedy, Trump, ” Kennedy, Danielle Alvarez, Alex Jones, ”, CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, Trump, NBC News, US Centers for Disease Control, Trump White, U.S, “, CDC, National Institutes, Department of Health, Human Services, Department of Agriculture Locations: ” State, New York, Michigan

☆ This election is so divisive, some companies have gone silent even on basic civics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But in 2024, in an election cycle as divisive as ever, these same companies and many more have been less active in encouraging voting. Despite the nonpartisan nature of get-out-the-vote campaigns, companies may view any appearance of being political as a risk not worth taking. Some brands have found success and acceptance from their consumers with a get-out-the-vote campaign this election season. “No one is saying you’re not allowed to feel passionate about this coming election,” said Shankman. “But understand that not everyone who uses your company or buys your product is going to think the same way you do.

Persons: LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, ”, Armour, “, Absolut, Edelman, That’s, Peter Shankman, ’, “ We’ve, Emily Hikade, it’s, Jen Rubio, you’re, I’d Organizations: CNN, Nike, ” Nike wasn’t, “ NIKE, Inc, BluShark, Corporate America

☆ Opinion | There Will Always Be a Trump. That’s Only Part of the Problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Because we forget history, we forget that the American experiment cannot succeed without constant, courageous leadership. Our nation is not inherently good and our high ideals are often eclipsed by our baser nature. We also know that if American ideals depend on a single party for their protection, then that effort is doomed to fail. I’m writing those words in the context of a presidential contest that already represents a national failure. The United States will have come within an eyelash of electing a man who tried to overturn an election to cling to power.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s Locations: America, United States

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