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☆ Campaign staffers are stressed — and it shows in their diets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Current and former campaign staffers told BI that they rarely have time to sit for a meal. "I probably ate my weight in Jimmy John's and Subway on those campaigns," he told Business Insider over the phone. Between rallies and phone calls, he chomped away at the sandwiches, one of many frantic campaign staffers without enough time for a sit-down meal. Nellis, now 36, told Business Insider that campaign culture is better now than when he started two decades age. While hunger suppressants, like cigarettes, are common sights among staffers, campaign offices are also stocked with junk food.

Persons: —, Mike Sistak, Sen, John McCain, Mitt Romney's, Jimmy John's, Coke, Sistak, Marisol Samayoa, Adam Schiff's, Elissa Slotkin's, Pablo Roa, Romney, I'd, haven't, hasn't, Mike Nellis, Kamala Harris, Nellis Organizations: Service, Business, McCain, Foods, Nellis Locations: Lansing , Michigan

☆ I went to the latest version of Amazon Fresh and can't see what sets it apart from other grocery stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon Fresh appears to be opening new stores again. I visited a recently opened Fresh store to see whether shopping there is better than a year ago. AdvertisementAmazon's push to build its own chain of grocery stores seems to be gaining some new momentum lately. In August, for instance, Amazon opened Fresh stores in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Roseville, California. Do you work at Amazon Fresh or another part of Amazon's grocery business and have a story idea to share?

Persons: —, Andy Jassy Organizations: Service, Amazon, Bloomberg Locations: Gaithersburg , Maryland, Roseville , California

☆ Masayoshi Son is the $100 billion gambler who went from dirt track to tech titan — and he isn't done betting yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has spent his life putting bold bets on the future of technology. SoftBank, the media-technology conglomerate Son founded two decades prior, was riding high on the glory it attained in the dot-com boom. He was told he was special," Barber told BI. "He wants to be seen as the great modernizer transforming this petrostate into a truly modern economy where technology is at the forefront," Barber told BI. But as previous cycles in Son's life dictate, the flurry of enthusiasm is typically followed by failure.

Persons: Masayoshi Son, Lionel Barber, —, Son, Bill Gates, Masa —, Uber, Barber, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, — he's, Jack Ma's Alibaba, Wang, he's, Napoleon Bonaparte, Genghis Khan, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor of, Microsoft's Gates, Jordan Strauss, Mitsunori, SoftBank, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, Masayoshi, Justin Sullivan, Rajeev Misra, Nikesh Arora, Phil McCarten, Abu Dhabi's Mubadala, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi, Michael Moritz, Kim Jong, Adam Neumann, Donald Trump, Wirecard, Jesus, NurPhoto, He's, Allen Lane Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Kremlin, Yahoo, Popular Electronics, Vision, Deutsche Bank, Google, Reuters, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Vision Fund, Valley's, Sequoia Capital, Greensill, Nvidia, Signal Publishers Locations: Tokyo's Roppongi, Japan, Masayoshi, Washington, Wayne, Emperor of China, Kyushu, United States, Riyadh, Berkeley, Las Vegas

Susan Grant, 63, whose home in Steinhatchee was damaged by Hurricane Helene. Daniella Silva / NBC NewsWhile thankful she still had a home to return to, her longtime workplace and local landmark, Crabbie Dad's Bar & Grill, was flattened to the ground. It’s sad that we’ve had to endure this much in one year.”A scene of devastation in Steinhatchee, Fla., on Friday. Daniella Silva / NBC NewsThe street in front of Gary Keen’s house was unrecognizable Friday after the surge retreated, leaving behind layers of branches, seaweed and other plant debris. A scene of devastation at Roy’s restaurant in Steinhatchee, Fla., on Friday.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, we’ve, ”, Susan Grant, Daniella Silva, ” Grant, Helene, Grant, Idalia, they’ve, it’s, Gary Keen’s, Keen, “ I’m, Paul Nawlin, Ron Bloom, First Baptist Church Steinhatchee, Hurricane Idalia, “, they’re, Alicia Victoria Lozano Organizations: — Residents, NBC, National Hurricane Center, First Baptist Church Locations: Fla, Hurricane, Steinhatchee, Florida, Roy’s, Los Angeles

☆ Two failing dams in North Carolina force urgent evacuations after days of heavy rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At least two major dams in North Carolina were at risk or in the process of failing on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the region. Officials in South Carolina have been warned that a failure could even impact towns there, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. “RESIDENTS BELOW THE LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National Park. It also received $16.5 million for the project in 2022 from the state of North Carolina.

Persons: Helene, Rob Mathis, “, ” Mathis, Kristin Coulter, Mathis, ” Coulter, Olivia Stewman, ” Stewman, Hurricane Helene, Jared Klein, ” Klein Organizations: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Duke Energy, Tennessee Emergency Management, “, ” United States Geological, North Carolina Department of Environmental, Emergency Management, Facebook, National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Association of, Officials, NBC News Locations: North Carolina, Tennessee, Cocke County, Waterville, Newport , Tennessee, Newport, ”, South Carolina, Rutherford, Asheville, Lake Lure, Lure, Southern Appalachia, Hurricane, Lake, U.S, Nebraska

☆ The next chapter in record U.S. book bans? ‘Soft censorship’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jillian Eugenios | Jillian Eugenios Is A Senior Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In observance of Banned Books Week, which started Sunday and runs through Saturday, two new reports were released. Yasmin said she began writing the book in 2019 after thinking about how abortion bans affect teenagers. “So what we’re seeing is this censorship happening before the book is banned because of the draconian ecosystem that we’re living in,” she said. Dr. Seema Yasmin signing copies of her new book, “Unbecoming,” a young-adult novel published by Simon & Schuster. Its release during Banned Books Week was a coincidence, though Johnson acknowledges the book will likely be banned at some point.

Persons: David Shelley, Margaret Thatcher’s Britain, ”, Shelley, Aidan Chambers ’, ” Shelley, Hachette Shelley, “, you’re, George M, Johnson, ” Dr, Seema Yasmin, Seema Yasmin's, ’, ” Yasmin, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Yasmin, Katie Rinderle, Rinderle, can’t, Toni Morrison, ” Johnson, Leah Johnson, Reece T, Williams Leah Johnson, John Green, Judy Blume’s “, they’re, Leah Johnson’s Organizations: Hachette, U.S, PEN America, American Library Association, PEN, ALA, Alamy, Workman Publishing, American Civil Liberties Union, Simon &, ACLU Teachers, Associated Press, NBC News, Harlem Renaissance, Escambia County School District, Loudmouth Locations: Margaret, London, New York City, U.S, Thatcher’s Britain, Florida and Iowa, Dallas County, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Utah, county’s, PEN America, Oklahoma, Indianapolis, Indiana

New U.S. tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese goods take effect Friday as trade tensions intensify between the world’s two largest economies. For example, the U.S. imports almost no Chinese EVs, largely because of an existing 27.5% tariff that is now increasing to 100%. Lithium-ion batteries, however, are a different story, accounting for about $13 billion of the $18 billion in affected Chinese goods. Similarly, the U.S. has been increasing its Chinese imports of natural graphite, another crucial component of EVs. “Cheaper Chinese solars and cheaper Chinese EVs can actually take jobs away from a lot of manufacturers in, say, the West.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Chim Lee, ” Lee, Charles Benoit, “ that’s, Benoit, ”, Biden, Julie Kozack, Lee, it’s Organizations: Economist Intelligence Unit, Biden, China, European, Coalition for, Prosperous, International Monetary Fund, U.S Locations: U.S, Beijing, China, Asia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Malaysia, Prosperous America

Taylor County expects to take a direct hit from the Category 4 storm, which is expected to make landfall Thursday night. Taylor County, in northern Florida near the Big Bend region, is home to 20,000 residents, Padgett said. Follow here for live updatesAs in other spots in Florida, mandatory evacuations were ordered for Taylor County, but Padgett estimated that as much as half of his population is choosing to stay put. Uber has offered to take Taylor County residents to shelters outside the county, Padgett said. Helene is the third major storm within a year for Taylor County, Padgett said, "But we're going to endure.

Persons: PERRY, Helene, Mark, Sheriff Wayne Padgett, Padgett, It's, We've, I've, ” Padgett, Uber Organizations: Sheriff, Taylor County Locations: Fla, Taylor, Taylor County, Florida, Bend

☆ Shailene Woodley on Her Movie & TV Roles: 'Divergent,' 'Secret Life,' 'Big Little Lies'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementOn her brief stint on 'The OC' and the biggest takeaway from her breakout role on 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'Daren Kagasoff and Shailene Woodley in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." It wasn't until I was a little bit older that I was like, "Oh, damn, that was a pretty big deal. Another movie that's a touchstone of your career is the "Divergent" series. AdvertisementThe final movie in that franchise never materialized and there were different stages of development of a TV movie and spinoff series. AdvertisementYou've said before that you were interested in coming back as Jane in a potential third season of "Big Little Lies."

Persons: Shailene Woodley, who's, Gia, Lisa Taddeo's, Taddeo, Woodley, it's, Zoom, Lisa, George Clooney, Andrew Garfield, she'd, Tris, Randy Holmes, Mischa Barton's, Kaitlin Cooper, Ben McKenzie, You've, —, I've, George Clooney's, Clooney, Gareth Cattermole, George, he's George Clooney, Molly Ringwald, Ashley Judd, Kate Winslet, It's, Alexander, Payne, didn't, Mary Jane Watson, hasn't, Mary Jane, Andrew, Garfield, I'm, Abrams, Jane, Reese, Nicole Organizations: Woodley, Business, American, Disney, Entertainment, Getty, BFI, Bobby Bank, Rey, Starz Locations: America, Star

☆ Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Absolute iron deficiency can be treated with iron supplements, and functional iron deficiency is managed by treating the underlying conditions leading to it, Buckley said, adding that the long-term consequences of functional iron deficiency remain under investigation. Absolute iron deficiency was also common among older women and men, a group that may be more susceptible to the effects of iron deficiency,” he said. Even among adults without conditions that may be associated with iron deficiency – anemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease or pregnancy – the estimated prevalence of absolute iron deficiency was 11% and that of functional iron deficiency was 15%. Only about 33% of the adults with absolute iron deficiency and 14% of adults with functional iron deficiency had a potential medical reason to screen for iron deficiency, such as anemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease or pregnancy. However, we know that iron deficiency can cause symptoms before a patient becomes anemic, as anemia is a late-stage manifestation of iron deficiency,” he said.

Persons: Dr, Leo Buckley, Buckley, ”, “, menstruate, Jacob Cogan, Cogan, ” Cogan, Sanjay Gupta, Theodore Strange, ” Strange Organizations: CNN, United States –, JAMA, of Pharmacy, Brigham, Women’s, Women’s Hospital, National Health, University of Minnesota, CNN Health, Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital Locations: United States, Boston, Northwell’s

☆ Argentina poverty rate soars over 50% as Milei austerity bites
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Argentina’s poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released on Thursday showed, the first hard evidence of the painful impact of libertarian President Javier Milei’s tough austerity measures. The data underscores how Milei’s spending cuts, aimed at overturning a deep fiscal deficit, have caused major short-term pain. The country is in a deep recession and inflation remains in triple digits, though there are signs things are improving. ‘Any level of poverty is horrendous’Agustin Salvia, director of the UCA’s Observatory, said that there was a significant impact at the start of the year from Milei’s policies. “If you look at the whole story, it shows a deterioration in the first quarter.

Persons: Javier Milei’s, ”, Irma Casal, Agustin Salvia, Manuel Adorni, Milei Organizations: Catholic University of Argentina’s, UCA’s Locations: American, Buenos Aires

The good news is that recent data suggests a decline in overdose deaths, the first significant drop in decades. Skyrocketing overdose deaths are nearly unavoidable, regardless of whether a state enforces tough penalties for drug possession or decriminalizes it. Since 2021, at least two-thirds of America’s 100,000 annual overdose deaths involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl. Overdose deaths in the Northeast Deaths per 100,000 people Looking at regional overdose deaths shows this pattern clearly. It’s not coincidental that the exponential rise in overdose deaths has occurred in tandem with a profound increase in income inequality.

Persons: bartenders, skyrockets, didn’t Organizations: for Disease Control, National Forensic Laboratory Locations: East Coast, United States, America, East, Mississippi, Texas, Idaho, Oregon, New York City, Chicago, Rural West Virginia, Florida, West, U.S, Mexico

☆ Harris heads to the US southern border, looking to close a polling gap with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Advisers to the vice president remain concerned about the gap between the candidates on immigration. Trump alluded to his current polling edge Thursday as he slammed his rival ahead of her visit to the border. Harris plans to use her trip to the US-Mexico border to slam Trump for scuttling the bipartisan border deal and lean into her work as attorney general of California, a border state, a campaign aide said. Adrees Latif/REUTERS/REUTERSAn early strategyThe Harris campaign signaled early on that it planned to counter Trump’s attacks on the vice president and the administration’s handling of border security. Harris previously visited the border as vice president and has cited her work as a border-state senator and state attorney general.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, “, ” Harris, Adrees Latif, “ Kamala Harris, Friday’s, Biden, that’s, ”, CNN’s Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Trump, REUTERS, Border Patrol, New York Times, Siena College, Fox, Biden, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Locations: Arizona, Trump, New York, Mexico, California, India, United States, Ruby , Arizona, It’s, Central America, Washington

Lebanese authorities have said that the devices used in the attacks were Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR-924 pagers and ICOM IC-V82 walkie-talkies. The logo of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo is seen outside its office in New Taipei City on September 18, 2024. Yan Zhao/AFP/Getty ImagesThe chairman and founder of Taiwan-based Gold Apollo, Hsu Ching-kuang, was questioned by Taiwanese prosecutors last Thursday before being released. On its YouTube channel and website, Apollo Systems HK said that it had acquired the “sole distribution rights” to Gold Apollo pager systems. Hsu Ching-kuang (L), head of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, speaks to the media outside the company's office in New Taipei City on September 18, 2024.

Persons: Budapest CNN — Israel, Yoav Gallant, “, Shin, Israel, Sean Moorhouse, ” Moorhouse, Mohamed Azakir, –, Gold, ICOM, Yan Zhao, Hsu Ching, Hsu, Teresa, Teresa Wu, Wu, Jakub Porzycki, Cristiana, Arcidiacono, ’, DANS, Dimitar Glavchev, Rinson Jose, Jose, Hassan Nasrallah, ” Nasrallah, ”, Hassan Ammar, Volker Türk, Pallabi Munsi, Katie Polglase, Tara John, Eyad Kourdi, Avery Schmitz Organizations: Budapest CNN, Getty, Israel, CNN, British Army, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Reuters, United Nations, UN Security, UN, International, New York Times, Consulting, Budapest, Gold, Prosecutors, BAC Consulting, Apollo Systems Ltd, Taiwan’s International Trade Administration, Apollo Systems, Apollo Systems HK, YouTube, Apollo, AA, ”, NBC News, Norta Global, Norta, Norwegian Police Security Service, Security, “ Authorities Locations: Beirut, New Taipei City, Budapest, Lebanon, Beirut's, AFP, American University of Beirut, Taiwan, Hungary, Taipei, Taipei City, Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Europe, Bulgaria, Norway, Anadolu, pagers, Sofia, Norwegian, Gaza

☆ 36-year-old’s Etsy side hustle brings in $220,000 a year—and costs under $40 to start: ‘You really can make a very good living’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

She started a print-on-demand shop, using Canva software to create designs for Etsy-friendly products like T-shirts and candles. Last year, Odio-Sutton opened a second Etsy shop — selling downloadable event materials, like sign-up sheets and schedule templates — that's brought in $17,200 in sales so far in 2024. I'll batch design 10 candle labels one day, then make the listings for them on Etsy the next day. I follow what I'd call a template method: I do a lot of black-and-white designs, a lot of plain text. Then, if I have a template that sells really well, I'll just go in and swap in new words.

Persons: they've, Emily Odio, Sutton, She'd, She's, that's, —, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Gold City Ventures Locations: Melbourne , Florida, Sutton, Odio, U.S

☆ A doctor shares how his patients are trying to afford weight-loss drugs — and what happens if they can't
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The high price of weight-loss drugs is frustrating for patients who can't access them, a doctor said. Patients struggle to afford these drugs, leading to cycling, rationing, or using risky alternatives. AdvertisementPharmaceutical companies are facing a new wave of criticism for the high price of groundbreaking weight-loss drugs. The latest generation of these class of drugs, medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, are once-weekly injections. The competitive pressure will also help drive prices lower as companies aim to attract consumers back to their brand with cheaper options for weight-loss drugs.

Persons: —, Dr, Christopher McGowan, McGowan, that's, they've, Ted Kyle, Kyle Organizations: Service, Pharmaceutical, FDA

☆ Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It’ll take him months on end to train for the job,” said Gadi Eisenkot, a highly respected former Israeli military chief and member of the opposition. Policy and domestic politics are impossible to separate in any democracy, but especially in Netanyahu’s Israel – and especially now. Remarkably, Netanyahu held a security consultation on Wednesday but did not invite his defense minister, an Israeli official told CNN. Hezbollah says that it’s attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza; Israel wants to get Hezbollah to stop firing even without a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. With both the Philadelphi Corridor and Hezbollah, Netanyahu’s critics have questioned why, if they were so critical, he waited months to raise the stakes over those issues.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Gideon Sa’ar, “ It’ll, ”, Gadi Eisenkot, –, Gallant, Netanyahu, Israel –, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir’s, Abir, ” Eyal Hulata, “, ’, ” Gallant, Baz Ratner, it’s, ” Gilad Malach, Netanyahu’s, ” Malach, Damocles, Sa’ar, Bezalel Smotrich, Ammar Awad, Reuters Eisenkot, I’m, Gallant –, Malach, Michael Shemesh, Kan, ” Shemesh Organizations: Israel CNN, CNN, Reuters, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Democracy Institute, National Security, Finance, General Staff Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, United States, Abir Sultan, ” Lebanon, Egypt, Israeli, New York

☆ Asking this question on a first date is 'socially unacceptable,' dating coach says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In her three years as a dating coach Kelsey Wonderlin has learned that the majority of the 200 people she's counseled care about how much their potential mate earns. Evaluating a person based on their salary might seem shallow, but how someone spends their money can be a bellwether of their priorities. However, outright asking how much a person makes on a first date is not the right way, or the right time, to figure out if you two align on how you handle money. "On a first date that would be a socially unacceptable question to ask," Wonderlin says. "It's an unrealistic viewpoint that if someone makes this certain number everything will be great," Wonderlin says.

Persons: Kelsey Wonderlin, she's, Wonderlin

☆ Voters in Dalton, Georgia, stick with Trump despite Biden’s clean energy law that revived growth there
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Phil Mattingly | Andrew Seger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Dalton, Georgia CNN —The face of a new era in American manufacturing is here, just off Interstate 75, tucked into this northwest corner of Georgia. That’s where you’ll find the Qcells plant that pumps out 32,000 solar panels a day and has a total panel production capacity of 5.1 gigawatts. They’re contributing back into the local community, paying taxes,” Nash said. The Qcells solar panel plant in Dalton, Georgia CNNTrump strikes a chordLocated in the congressional district represented by GOP firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dalton is Trump country. “You want to ask me that after November?” Nash, the Qcells plant manager, responded when asked about the future for the industry.

Persons: Dalton, ”, Lisa Nash, “, didn’t, it’s, ” Nash, Biden, “ We’ve, Scott Moskowitz, Kamala Harris, Andi Rice, she’s, Kimberly Richardson, Harris, Richardson, Qcells, ” Richardson, Donald Trump, ” Kasey Carpenter, Dalton , Georgia CNN Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Carpenter, Trump, George, Kasey Carpenter CNN, Brian Kemp –, can’t, Matt Santini, CNN's Phil Mattingly, “ It’s, ” Santini, Carpenter, –, there’s, Mattingly, It’s, ‘ Don’t Organizations: Georgia CNN, CNN, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, Dalton , Georgia CNN, GOP, Republican Gov, Biden, Trump, Oakwood Locations: Georgia, That’s, Dalton, Qcells, Dalton , Georgia, United States, Trump, Cartersville , Georgia, Atlanta

Which Battleground State Voters Could Sway the Election? It says that in order for Democrats to win, Black voters must make up 30 percent of all voters and at least 30 percent of white voters must vote Democratic. Black voters, who cast nearly a third of the ballots in 2020, overwhelmingly favored Mr. Biden — by almost 90 percent. That’s because educational attainment divides mostly white voters, and many of Nevada’s less-educated voters are not white. Even so, that wasn’t enough for him to overcome the coalition of white voters with a college degree and voters of color who delivered Mr. Biden a victory.

Persons: they’ve, Biden, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump, “, Mark Kelly, ”, Samara Klara, Charles S, Bullock, Kamala Harris, Andra Gillespie, —, “ There’s, Matt Grossmann, David Damore, suburbanites, Chris Cooper, Trump’s, Charles Franklin Organizations: Hispanic, The New York Times, White Hispanic, Democratic Senate, Mr, Biden, University of Arizona ., White, University of Georgia, Democratic, Black, Georgia, Emory University . Georgia, Suburban, Arab American, Michigan, ’, Michigan State University, Israel, Democratic Party, University of Nevada, Rural, Voters, North, Western Carolina University, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin ., Marquette Law Locations: The, Arizona, U.S, University of Arizona . Georgia, Georgia, Michigan, Detroit, American, Gaza, Nevada, Las Vegas, ”, Carolina, North Carolina, Greensboro, Asheville, Trump, ” Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s, Philadelphia, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Madison, University of Wisconsin . Wisconsin, Dane County

☆ A day after a once-in-a-thousand-year rainstorm, southern Appalachia faces Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A rainstorm expected only once every 1,000 years deluged parts of southern Appalachia on Wednesday night, with as much as 8 inches falling in a day’s time in Asheville, North Carolina. Now, the area awaits some of the most intense rainfall forecast from fast-moving Hurricane Helene. In some areas, Helene could dump an additional 6 to 12 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center. Wind gusts could reach hurricane strength at hilltops. Asheville is nearly 400 miles from Florida’s Big Bend, where the hurricane is expected to make landfall Thursday night.

Persons: Helene, “ We’re, ”, Andrew Kimball, ” Kimball Organizations: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Greenville - Locations: Appalachia, Asheville , North Carolina, Greenville, Greenville - Spartanburg , South Carolina, Asheville, Florida’s Big Bend

New focus groups of skeptical young men planning to vote in this fall’s most critical battleground states illustrate how, for these voters, it’s all about Donald Trump. Polling has shown a significant gender gap in the race, with Trump holding the upper hand among men and Harris with women. Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign on Sept. 10. All but two of the voters leaning toward Harris said abortion will be a big factor in their vote. Asked to describe their generation, many of these young men painted a negative picture.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, SurveyMonkey, — Trump, Tim Walz’s, “ Young, Harris leaners, Trump, ”, Rich Thau, William C, Whitney Saleski, Jake T, Noah H, John M, Andrew H, ” “ Kamala Harris, MAGA, ” John M, “, Drake, Eric R, ” Joel M, —, Joe Biden, Margaret Talev, she’s, Win McNamee, ” Bret A, Jill Stein, he’s, it’s, ” Andrew, Brandon S, You’ve, Derek H, hasn’t, we’re Organizations: Trump, NBC, Syracuse University, Republican Party, Protesters, Getty, Democratic, Social, Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism, Citizenship, Hamas, Green Party Locations: Sago, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Wisconsin, Morton , Pennsylvania, Dayton , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kewaskum , Wisconsin, Israel, United States, Eau Claire , Wisconsin, Washington, Gaza, Oregon, Kaukauna , Wisconsin

Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo was dismissed Thursday by the Red Bull Racing junior team effectively immediately, ending his second stint in the sport with an unusual mid-season departure. The move comes as the once-dominant Red Bull faces fresh struggles in the 2024 championship, and difficult questions about its future. The RB team is known for auditioning potential candidates to promote to the senior Red Bull team. Ricciardo began driving for the Red Bull junior team in 2011 before getting promoted to the senior team in 2014. Mekies welcomed Lawson, who has impressed leaders of the Red Bull team while occasionally subbing in for one of its drivers.

Persons: Daniel Ricciardo, “ I’ve, ” Ricciardo, “, It’ll, Liam Lawson, Autodromo Enzo e Dino, Rudy Carezzevoli, Laurent Mekies, ”, ” Mekies, “ Daniel, Bull, Max Verstappen, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Ricciardo, Red Bull, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Darren Heath, Carlo, Mark Thompson, hasn’t, McLaren, Mekies, Lawson, “ I’d, Liam Organizations: Red Bull Racing, Red Bull, Emilia, Romagna, Autodromo Enzo, Circuit, Team, Bull, NBC News, McLaren, Canadian, Monaco, Circuit de Monaco, Red, Verstappen Locations: U.S, Austin , Texas, Las Vegas, Australia, Imola, Italy, ”, Montreal, Monte, Singapore

And right now, the presidential campaigns’ dollars are talking about the “blue wall” — and about defining Kamala Harris. But there’s an equal amount of contrast spots, as well as positive ads telling the affirmative case for Harris. Pennsylvania is drawing far and away the most ad spending this month, from both parties. While Pennsylvania drew almost 20% of Democratic presidential ad spending and 11% of Republican spending over this period in 2020, it’s drawing more than a quarter of each party’s spending this year. Meanwhile, a longtime swing state, Iowa, has ceased to be a main battleground — with a resulting drop in ad spending.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump’s, “, Donald Trump, ”, Alex Conant, Harris — we’ve, ” Conant, Harris ’, haven’t, Joe Biden, Trump, AdImpact, Kamala, “ Trump, “ Kamala Harris, “ Kamala, —, ” Harris, Aneesa McMillan, didn’t, “ Nobody’s, Georgia — there’s, Biden, It’s, Republicans —, they’ve, Republicans duked, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Wisconsin —, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, Trump, USA, NBC News, Texas ., Pennsylvania, Georgia, Democrats, Sun, Republican Gov Locations: Pennsylvania , Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Florida , Ohio, Texas, Texas . Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Iowa, Florida

☆ How we're thinking about 7 portfolio stocks with ties to OpenAI after its latest shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

We're taking a keen interest because several stocks in the Club portfolio have ties to the startup behind ChatGPT. Co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who had been chief scientist, also left earlier this year and launched a new AI startup. Microsoft Microsoft got the first-mover advantage among big tech firms because of its early investment in OpenAI. As of now, we still haven't heard much about Lilly's exact plan to utilize OpenAI's technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman's, There's, Mira Murati, she's, Bob McGrew, Barret Zoph, Altman, Ilya Sutskever, it's, here's, ChatGPT, Jim Cramer, Jim, That's, —, OpenAI's, Jensen Huang, Nikesh Arora, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Eli Lilly Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, Einstein, Marc Benioff, Jim Cramer's, Sam Altman, Jason Redmond Organizations: Club, Microsoft, Nvidia, Reuters, CNBC, Apple Intelligence, Apple, Bloomberg News, Street, Microsoft Microsoft, Blackwell, Palo, Palo Alto Networks, Employees, OpenAI, Barclays, Jim Cramer's Charitable, AFP, Getty Locations: OpenAI, Redmond, Washington, Palo Alto, Redmond , Washington

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