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☆ Navajo Nation: As it gets hotter, 13,000 families in this pocket of America live without electricity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Ashley Killough | Ed Lavandera | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But Benally – like 13,000 families in roughly a third of Navajo Nation households – is still off the electrical grid. But while private companies tapped those resources in the 20th century to help electrify areas around the Southwest, the Navajo Nation reaped few benefits. Linemen work to install power lines to bring electricity to the Navajo Nation. Today, it costs the Navajo Nation $40,000 per family, largely due to the remote, desert land. William Lee Tom Jr. screws in a lightbulb at his Navajo Nation home.

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☆ LeBron James reportedly agrees to two-year, $104 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —LeBron James has reportedly signed a two-year, $104 million maximum contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The deal reportedly includes a player option for the 2025-26 season, giving James, 39, control over his future after next season. James, a four-time NBA MVP, also tops the all-time playoff scoring leaderboard with 8,162 points. Last season, he also became the first player to be selected for 20 All-Star appearances, surpassing the record he had jointly held with Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Lakers were then eliminated in the first round by the Denver Nuggets, losing the series 4-1.

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☆ What happened when former President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for a second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But he would not be the first president to step aside rather than seek reelection if he ultimately makes that decision. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President. Reel America Preview: LBJ Announces He Won't Run 3/31/1968Nearly 60 years old when he made that speech, Johnson looked much older. By the time he bowed out of the race, Johnson, unlike Biden, was facing multiple challenges for the Democratic nomination in the spring of 1968. “There’s the misconception that LBJ opted not to run again due solely to the growing controversy and divisions over the war in Vietnam.

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☆ Raúl Grijalva: Second House Democrat calls on Biden to withdraw from race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Owen Dahlkamp | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona has become the second sitting Democrat in Congress to call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, according to an interview with The New York Times. “If he’s the candidate, I’m going to support him, but I think that this is an opportunity to look elsewhere,” Grijalva told the Times. “What he needs to do is shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race.”Grijalva joins Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas as just one of two elected Democrats on Capitol Hill to call for Biden to step down from the ticket. CNN has reached out to Grijalva’s office for comment.

Persons: Raúl, Joe Biden, ” Grijalva, Lloyd Doggett, Biden Organizations: CNN — Democratic, The New York Times, Times, Capitol, CNN Locations: Arizona, Texas

☆ How Denisovans survived and thrived on ‘the roof of the world’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We know that the Denisovans lived, occupied the cave and this Tibetan plateau for such a long time, we really want to know, how did they live there? Analysis of bone fragments unearthed during excavations at Baishiya Karst Cave have revealed what animals Denisovans butchered, ate and processed. Traces of Denisovan DNA found in present-day people suggest the ancient species likely once lived across much of Asia. Many of the bones recovered from Baishiya Karst Cave, like this spotted hyena vertebra, contain traces of human activities such as cut marks. Unlike Denisova Cave, which was occupied by early modern humans and Neanderthals as well as Denisovans, current evidence suggests that Denisovans were the only group of humans to live at Baishiya Karst Cave, Zhang said.

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☆ Vice President Kamala Harris' past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gives the commencement address at the commencement ceremony for graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., May 30, 2024. There's also discussion among Harris confidants about the need to begin scheduling meetings for the vice president with some of the biggest donors in the Democratic Party if Biden drops out, these people explained. A White House spokeswoman for Harris and Biden campaign representatives did not return requests for comment. "To be clear, Vice President Harris is a badass. PredicIt, which allows people to make bets on political events, now puts the vice president in a close second to Biden.

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☆ Judge delays ban on noncompete agreements for employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A federal judge on Wednesday delayed a ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect for a small number of US workers on September 4. Unless the judge makes another ruling before that date, the ban will go into effect for the majority of employers in the US. The ban, which prohibits employers from enforcing noncompete clauses in most existing employment agreements and bans companies from including them in all future ones, was approved by the Federal Trade Commission in April. The FTC estimates that 30 million people — one in five US workers — are bound by a noncompete clause in their current jobs. In response to the order, FTC spokesperson Douglas Farrar said, “The FTC stands by our clear authority, supported by statute and precedent, to issue this rule.

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☆ Travis Kelce reveals his No. 1 rule on stage with Taylor Swift: ‘Do not drop the baby’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Travis Kelce has opened up about his surprise cameo during Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stop in London. Kelce said Swift laughed, but then asked him, “Would you seriously be up for doing something like that?”“I was just like, ‘What? “There was no bike in case I ran into somebody else or hit one of the dancers or anything,” Kelce said. “That’s one of my favorite moves of all time!”All said, Kelce called it an “honor” being on the stage with Swift and her dancers. It was awesome.”“I didn’t disappoint Taylor, so that’s all that really matters,” he added, saying his only rule was “do not drop the baby.”“The golden rule was ‘Do not drop Taylor.

Persons: CNN — Travis Kelce, Taylor, Swift, Kelce, “, I’ve, ’ ”, ” Kelce, Swift’s, Jim Carey, ” “, ”, Jason Kelce Organizations: CNN, Chiefs, New, Wembley, Department, London Locations: London

☆ ABC News interview with Biden will now air as a ‘primetime special’ on Friday
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Samantha Waldenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The ABC News interview with President Joe Biden will now air “in its entirety as a primetime special” on Friday evening at 8:00 P.M. ET/PT, the network announced Wednesday evening. The high-profile interview will be the first televised interview the president is expected to participate in since his poor showing at last week’s CNN presidential debate. The first clip will still air on “World News Tonight” on Friday evening. Biden will be interviewed by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on the campaign trail earlier in the day and ABC News says a transcript of the unedited interview will also be made available on Friday. CNN’s MJ Lee reported earlier on Wednesday that the president privately acknowledged the next stretch of days is critical (including the president’s interview with ABC) to whether he can save his reelection bid, making clear to an ally that he understands what would prompt him to accept: “It’s just not working.”Originally, ABC said it would air parts of Stephanopoulos’ interview with Biden on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, CNN’s MJ Lee, “, David Muir, ”, George Stephanopoulos, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, ABC, ABC News

☆ Opinion: Will Britain’s widely expected next Labour prime minister, Keir Starmer, be the heir to Tony Blair?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Opinion Philip Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In its 118 years of existence, the Labour Party has been in power for only 33 years. Since the Second World War, Labour has had only three election winners — Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair. Newly elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair is greeted by a sea of well-wishers in Downing Street, on May 2, 1997. Rebecca Naden/PA/APIn 1997 Tony Blair had been leader of the Labour Party for three years and had never been behind in the opinion polls. Britain's current Labour leader, Keir Starmer with former Labour leaders and prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown during a reception for King Charles III, in September 2022.

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☆ Democratic governor says Biden ‘fit for office’ after president meets with group of state leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Tim Walz said Wednesday that President Joe Biden is “fit for office,” following a meeting with the president as he looks to ease fears about his ability to lead the country and take on Donald Trump in November. “Yes, fit for office,” the governor said in response to a question from a reporter, shortly after the closed door meeting between Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and nearly every Democratic governor in the country. Moore, largely considered to be a rising star in the Democratic Party, described the meeting as “honest” and “candid” as the governors shared concerns with the president. What we saw in there today was a guy who was the guy that all of us believed in the first time who could beat Donald Trump and he did beat Donald Trump.”Democratic Govs. In a statement to CNN, Newsom said, “I heard three words from the President – he’s all in.

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☆ Burgum set to decide on massive pipeline project that’s pitting his rural constituents against GOP megadonors
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Allison Gordon | Casey Tolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Hamm also donated $50 million toward Burgum’s effort to build a presidential library honoring Theodore Roosevelt in North Dakota. CNBC first reported on Burgum’s financial ties with Continental, and the Associated Press previously reported on the politics of the Summit pipeline debate. Gaylen Dewing and Marvin Abraham put up a sign opposing the Summit pipeline east of Bismarck, N.D. in August 2023. Supporters say it will be an economic driver for North Dakota and help reduce emissions across the Midwest. North Dakota landowner Kurt Swenson attends a court hearing related to the pipeline project.

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☆ The mandate from Kamala Harris’ camp: Stay the course, dispel Biden replacement theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris’ camp is digging in and dismissing calls for her to replace President Joe Biden on the ticket amid escalating calls for the president to step aside and new polling showing the vice president outpacing Biden in a hypothetical race against Donald Trump. The mandate among Harris campaign staff is to remain firm, stay in line and keep the focus on the Biden-Harris ticket, one source told CNN. “Look, Joe Biden is our nominee. “I am proud to be Joe Biden’s running mate,” she later added. “We talk about President Biden’s administration being the most successful administration in modern history.

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☆ Biden will meet with Democratic governors as he fends off calls for him to quit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden is set to meet with Democratic governors on Wednesday as he tries to fend off growing concern about his ability to beat Donald Trump. Related storiesFormer Democratic House members, party strategists, and candidates have also issued similar calls, some urging Vice President Kamala Harris to replace Biden on the Democratic ticket. President Biden should withdraw from this race." Meanwhile, an anonymous House Democratic aide told Reuters that 25 Democratic members of the House are preparing to urge Biden to pull out of the race if he appears shaky in the coming days. AdvertisementPresident Lyndon B. Johnson dropped out of the race in 1968, and his vice president, Hubert Humphrey, entered the Democratic primary but went on to lose the election to former Vice President Richard Nixon.

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Tens of thousands of spectators every year brave the unpredictable summer weather to watch the contest at the Nathan’s Famous flagship restaurant. The current record for most hot dogs eaten at a competition is 76 hot dogs, held by 16-time champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut. After agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based meats and is a competitor to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Chestnut was barred. MLB games are a major venue for hot dog consumption: In 2020, ballparks sold 19.4 million hot dogs. For their part, amateur hot dog eaters at barbecues across the nation will consume 150 million hot dogs during the holiday, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

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☆ Fourth of July gas prices are set for a three-year low
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

GasBuddy projects the national average price for regular gas will stand at $3.49 a gallon on Independence Day. That’s a penny shy of the price a year ago and down sharply from $4.79 two years ago when oil prices spiked after Russia invaded Ukraine. Adjusted for inflation, US gas prices are almost exactly where they were in July 2018, according to federal data. The drop in gas prices comes despite what’s expected to be strong demand for fuel. Although gas prices are down from April, hurricane season could change that.

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☆ Biden tries to calm Democrats as 2024 drop-out pressure mounts: 'I'm not leaving'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East in the State Dining room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2024. For likely voters, Trump led Biden by a slightly smaller 6-point margin, though that was 3 points higher than before the debate. The New York Times poll surveyed 1,532 registered voters across the country from June 28 to July 2. While Biden's campaign continues its blitz, pressure mounts for the president to consider bowing out of the 2024 race. In response, the White House and the Biden campaign have rolled out a slate of events for the coming week to reassure the public.

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☆ They set off around the world on a motorcycle and ‘fell off many times.’ Now they’re in the record books
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

We didn’t know whether we’d get to the end.”Record-setting journeyOllie Gamblin and Lavi Scholl have set the record for the youngest duo to circumnavigate the globe by motorbike. Keen to take things further, the couple began planning a cycling trip around the world. The couple, known as “Lavi and Ollie” were loaned a Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT by UK dealership Motorcycle World, and Gamblin says he fell over while riding out of the parking lot. “That was really, really challenging for me,” Scholl says. They plan to head off on a UK-based riding trip so that Scholl can improve her motorcycle skills.

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American newlyweds Casey and Warner Haley traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for their honeymoon. The airport looked “like a scene out of a doomsday movie” Casey Haley wrote in a Facebook post. Food was running out at the grocery store and lines were “backing up to the back of the store,” Warner Haley said. “So we just had to go back to the resort and buy all the supplies we could from the gift shop,” Warner Haley said. What’s going to happen is what’s going to happen.

Persons: Casey, Warner Haley, “, ” Casey Haley, Casey Haley, ”, ” Warner Haley, We’re Organizations: Sangster, CNN, Food Locations: Montego Bay, Jamaica

☆ Ukraine says it thwarted a coup plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Lex Harvey | Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukraine has foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the government that “would have played into Russia’s hands,” security officials in the war-torn country said Monday. In a Telegram post, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed the plot organizers planned to trigger a riot in Kyiv on June 30 as a distraction to seize control of the Ukrainian parliament and remove the military and political leadership from power. Concerns have grown over the future of US military support for Ukraine with the potential for another Donald Trump presidency on the horizon. During last week’s presidential debate, Trump questioned whether the United States should continue to fund Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Trump’s comments on the war in Ukraine were “worrying,” Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko told CNN.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, ” Zelensky, Donald Trump, Trump, Oleksiy Goncharenko Organizations: CNN, Security Service of Ukraine, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Dnipro, Vilniansk, United States, Ukrainian

☆ An ancient earthquake rerouted the Ganges River
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, for the first time, scientists have evidence that earthquakes can reroute rivers: It happened to the Ganges River 2,500 years ago. The study collected core samples of sand and mud from the Ganges Delta in depths up to nearly 300 feet below ground surface. Liz ChamberlainSediment reveals ancient secretsTo determine how long ago this massive earthquake hit, Chamberlain and her colleagues used a method called optically stimulated luminescence. “It’s directly measuring sand or mud grains and looking at when these sediment grains were last exposed to sunlight,” she said. Monitoring quakes todayIf a similar earthquake happened in the Ganges Delta today, more than 140 million people in the area could be affected.

Persons: ”, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Steve Goodbred, ” Chamberlain, Michael Steckler, Rachel Bain, Liz Chamberlain, Jonathan Stewart, Syed Humayun Akhter, ” Kate Golembiewski Organizations: CNN — Earthquakes, Nature Communications, Wageningen University & Research, Steve, Columbia Climate School, Vanderbilt University, UCLA, Bangladesh Open University, Studies Locations: India, Bangladesh, Meghna, Bengal, Congo, Dhaka, Netherlands, New York, San Francisco, Nashville, Delta, Chicago

☆ CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn’t the nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Biden’s support among Democratic voters has inched up to 91% from 85% in April, while 93% of Republicans back Trump (about even since April). However, most Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters (56%) say the party has a better shot at the presidency with someone other than Biden, while 43% say the party stands a better chance with him. Biden’s strengths are on abortion and reproductive rights (44% trust Biden, 32% Trump) and health care (44% Biden to 34% Trump). The CNN poll was conducted by SSRS from June 28-30 among a random national sample of 1,274 adults drawn from a probability-based panel, including 1,045 registered voters. For results among registered voters, it is plus or minus 3.7 points.

Persons: Joe Biden, SSRS, Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, Biden, Haiyun Jiang, –, haven’t, CNN’s Edward Wu, Dana Elobaid Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, Biden, Trump, Harris, California Gov, Transportation, Michigan Gov, Democratic, New York Times, Republican, GOP, Trump –, Buttigieg, SSRS, Surveys Locations: New York, East Hampton , New York, York

☆ Deepfake video targeting Zelensky’s wife linked to Russian disinformation campaign, CNN analysis shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Gianluca Mezzofiore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Yet, it gathered some 18 million views in 24 hours on X, where it was reposted by pro-Russian influencers. A CNN analysis shows Verite Cachee was set up recently, on June 22, 2024, and some of its pages still have prompts with AI to create fake articles at the top of the piece. They then integrate the story through social media, starting with real pro-Russian influencers who are part of their network,” he told CNN. A report by Recorded Future, a leading cybersecurity company, also identified Veritee Cachee as being part of the same disinformation network. Given the size and resources of the network, it is likely some Russian support or financing is happening, Clément Briens, a senior threat intelligence analyst at the company, told CNN.

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☆ White House fends off tough questions about Biden’s mental fitness after debate performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Michael Williams | Samantha Waldenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —The White House on Tuesday fended off tough questions about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, acknowledging his poor performance in last week’s debate while maintaining the president is still able to hold and run for office. The president did not have a great night,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Campaign officials are scrambling to calm donors who were shocked by Biden’s halting, hoarse performance. The White House announced Tuesday that Biden is expected to meet with Democratic governors and congressional leaders Wednesday after some demanded a meeting with the president. Jean-Pierre also addressed recent reporting that Hunter Biden had been joining his father in recent White House meetings.

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“Without Nepal, Japan would not function.”The yellow flowers of the paperbush shrub seen in Dolakha, Nepal, in December 2023. Its bark has long, strong fibers that are perfect for making thin yet durable paper, according to the Kantou website. But as the shortage of Japanese paperbush became evident in the following years, Kanpou and the Nepali farmers ramped up production until they became the main source of the yen bill. It’s a protracted process, said Matsubara: farmers plant seedlings in early summer, harvest their branches in the fall, then spend several months processing the bark through steaming, peeling, washing and drying. The profits from the paperbush sales have provided a new revenue stream to Nepali communities, said Matsubara.

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