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☆ Trump ignites spat with US ally, accusing UK’s governing party of election interference
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But the Trump campaign did not present any new evidence that rules were broken. Labour, and the party’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, quickly denied that the party funded the trips, insisting the campaigners traveled in a personal capacity at their own expense. But the Trump campaign elevated the dispute in heightened language on Wednesday. Trump has frequently attempted to deflect allegations that he has benefited from foreign electoral interference from countries including Russia. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party swept to power in Britain in a July general election, and has long held an informal but friendly relationship with the Democratic Party.

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☆ Fact check: Kamala Harris town hall on CNN
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper for a town hall in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, where she faced questions directly from persuadable and undecided voters less than two weeks before Americans head to the polls on Election Day. Former President Donald Trump was invited but declined to participate in a CNN town hall. Separate studies estimate that the impact of Trump’s proposed tariffs would also raise prices for families, but by a lower amount. From CNN’s Piper Hudspeth BlackburnHarris’ claim on Trump’s tax cutsVice President Kamala Harris slammed her opponent former President Donald Trump for putting in place policies that benefitted the wealthy during his first term. “Donald Trump, when he was president, gave tax cuts to the richest, to billionaires and big corporations,” she said at CNN’s town hall.

Persons: Kamala Harris, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, He’s, Katie Lobosco Harris, “, Anderson, Mike Pence, Rather, Joe Biden, “ Joe Biden, Daniel Dale, Ella Nilsen Harris, Donald Trump’s, ”, Harris ’, Tim Walz, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Harris ’, “ Donald Trump, Tami Luhby Organizations: CNN, Center for American Progress Action, CAP, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Center, Democratic, US, Protection, Army Corps of Engineers, CBS Locations: Pennsylvania, persuadable, Mexico, CNN’s

The United States, Ukraine and South Korea say that North Korean troops were dispatched to Russia for training with the aim of being deployed to Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea on June 19, 2024. “We are developing scenarios to understand the potential impacts North Korea and Russia’s actions could have on us,” the government official said. The arrangement could also help North Korea gain real-world intelligence on the functioning of its weaponry. Soldiers march in a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 9, 2018.

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But a group of e-cigarette users are suddenly finding themselves with a little extra cash, thanks to a massive class action settlement involving one of America's tobacco giants. In online forums and on social media this week, users of Juul Labs nicotine products have been posting screenshots of online deposits for hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars that they now have access to. Juul agreed to a settlement in 2022, but the Altria settlement, which was needed to kickstart payouts, was not approved until earlier this year. And it was only this month that claims for the approximately 842,000 eligible Juul customers began to be verified. Vaping remains mired in controversy in the U.S., as e-cigarette companies and federal regulators continue to haggle over the products’ health effects and marketing guardrails.

Persons: Juul, Altria, Vaping Organizations: Food and Drug Administration Locations: Juul, U.S

Ariana Grande apologized to actor Cassandra Peterson — better known as horror movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — after Peterson described feeling snubbed after meeting Grande years ago. In a video Peterson posted to Instagram, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Halloween" was asked about celebrity encounters at a Knott's Scary Farm fan Q&A on Friday at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Peterson noted that Grande also left before the Elvira show even began, leaving her friends and family. Others sided with Peterson, commenting, "Elvira has always kept it real," and, "I am VERY inclined to believe this is very true." Peterson played Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, in the 1980s television program "Elvira’s Movie Macabre," the 1988 film "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" and the 2001 movie "Elvira’s Haunted Hills."

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It's a dynamic that has forced many election officials out of the industry, while those who remain have taken in some cases dramatic steps to protect poll workers and voters ahead of Election Day. Some poll workers are also receiving pay bumps as incentives to stay on through a stressful voting period. In interviews, county and state election officials shared details of security plans with NBC News. The county allocated money for so-called panic buttons that would allow election workers to quickly contact authorities in emergencies. They decided to give police radios to election workers instead.

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☆ Can you spot the celebrity 'deepfakes' in a new ad warning against election disinfo?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“If something seems off, it probably is,” Dawson warns in the video spot, shared exclusively with NBC News. At the end, the video reveals that some of the Hollywood stars are mere deepfakes, with their voices and images superimposed on other actors. tools could make it easier to confuse and deceive voters with video and audio that looks and sounds plausible, experts say. represent UsThe campaign does not attempt to tackle or fact-check the flood of false information circulating this election cycle, from candidates, commentators, deepfakes or other means. Instead, it focuses on verifiable, concrete details about when, where and how Americans can cast ballots on Election Day, Lynn said.

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☆ China holds live-fire drills that Taiwan says may be part of ‘deterrence’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that live-fire Chinese drills in a province facing the island are routine annual exercises but also possibly part of China’s “deterrence effect” in the waters of the Taiwan Strait. China’s Maritime Safety Administration, in a notice late Monday, said an area around Niushan island in Fujian province would be closed off for four hours starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday (9 p.m. Monday ET) for live-fire drills. Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement that those exercises were part of routine Chinese training and were being closely monitored. “No matter how large the scale of the drill is, they should not be frequent and close to Taiwan,” he said. China detests Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, as a “separatist” and has rebuffed his calls for talks.

Persons: Niushan, Cho Jung, ”, Lai Ching, Lai Organizations: Safety Administration Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Niushan, Fujian, China, Beijing, Taipei

Videos provided by Basal show a chaotic scene with multiple women and children severely wounded and heavily bleeding. One boy yells hysterically, “Dad! The woman yells, “Uncle Abu Mohammed, no, no. People’s blood is all over the ground.”In another scene, a woman, a boy and a girl are seen sitting and lying on the ground. The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency has accused Israel of preventing aid from reaching northern Gaza.

Persons: Mahmoud, hysterically, Dad, Uncle Abu Mohammed Organizations: Gaza’s Civil Defense, United Nations, Civil Defense, CNN, Palestinian Locations: Jabalya, Gaza, Israel

☆ US intel assesses Russian operatives behind fake video trying to smear Tim Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Russian operatives created and amplified false online content attempting to smear Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, US intelligence agencies said on Tuesday. The statement was based on newly available intelligence and analysts worked over the weekend to analyze the media content, the official said. Some posts circulating the fake content on X garnered hundreds of thousands of views and were amplified by right-wing personalities. The Harris-Walz campaign has expressed concern that media coverage could amplify the false Russian claims. US intelligence officials will also be closely watching Iranian operatives after Election Day.

Persons: Tim Walz, ”, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Walz, “ Vladimir Putin, ” Harris, Morgan Finkelstein, “, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Russian, Democratic, National Intelligence, Trump, Justice Department Locations: Russia, Iran

☆ Russia claims it doesn't care who wins the US election. Its state media tells another story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Despite the Kremlin's neutral stance, Russian state media shows it favors Donald Trump. Meta and TikTok have previously banned Russian state media for election interference. But despite what Russian officials claim, the country's state media tells a very different story. State media coveragePer Reuters, Harris' tendency to burst out laughing during interviews and debates has been ridiculed in Russian state TV broadcasts. Last month, TikTok said it removed accounts associated with Russian state media for "engaging in covert influence operations."

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, —, Sergey Lavrov, Ann Marie Dailey, Harris, Kamala, Andrei Sidorov, JD Vance, It's, TikTok, Meta, Segodnya, Tenet Media —, Mathieu Boulegue, Putin, Vance, William Pomerantz Organizations: Donald Trump . State, Service, Newsweek, RAND, Ukraine, Reuters, Moscow State University, Politico, TV's, Daily, BBC, spank, Department of Justice, Tenet Media, Chatham House, Trump, Wilson Center Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Washington ,

☆ New regulations push electric ‘air taxis’ closer to reality, FAA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration has published new rules that it calls “the final piece of the puzzle” toward allowing half-helicopter, half-airplane, electric “air taxis” to start whizzing through the skies. “For the last 80 years, we’ve had two types – rotor and fixed wing,” Whitaker said. “We now have a third type.”Known as electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, the FAA now recognizes the designs as falling under its newly created powered lift category. Joby hopes to bring its aircraft to market by 2025, but it has yet to be certified by the FAA to carry paying passengers. “Delivering the rules ahead of schedule is testament to the dedication, coordination and hard work of the rulemaking team.”

Persons: “, Mike Whitaker, we’ve, ” Whitaker, Joby, ”, Joby’s Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, National Business Aviation Association, Joby Aviation Locations: Las Vegas, California, U.S

Karnal, India CNN —The sun blisters the arid ground in Karnal, a district in India’s northern Haryana state, where empty houses stand testament to an acute problem that’s driving some residents to take unimaginable risks. Ankit Chaudhary says he paid an agent to help him take the 'donkey route' into the US but lost his money. His account matched that of another smuggling agent CNN spoke to in Haryana. But even if Trump wins the November election, smugglers CNN spoke to in India predict an eventual revival of the “donkey” route. “In my opinion the donkey route will never completely stop,” said the first agent.

Persons: ”, Ankit Chaudhary, ” Chaudhary, Narendra Modi, “ Viskit, ” Modi, “, Bharat, Chaudhary, Rajeev Kumar, Malkeet, ” Kumar, Young, Muzaffar Chishti, ” Chishti, ” Ankush Malik, Malik, They’ve, Chishti, ‘, ’, Frederic J . Brown, CNN's Ivan Watson he's, Trump, we’re, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, Gary Coronado, ’ Kumar, Kumar Organizations: India CNN, USA, CNN, US, Pew, India’s Ministry of Labour, Employment, Panama City, International Labour Organization, Migration, Institute, Biden, YouTube, Customs, Border Protection, Justice Department, Biden Administration, Border Patrol, Migrants, Getty, White, Democratic, Trump, Immigrants, Border, Los Angeles Times, El Locations: Karnal, India, India’s, Haryana, United States, Latin America, Mexico, El Salvador, Mator, Kaithal, New Delhi, Dubai, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Istanbul, Panama, San Salvador, Guatemala, New York, Qatar, Amsterdam, Springs , California, AFP, San Diego, South Asia, September’s

☆ 4 reasons GM is crushing it right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GM's profits were driven by strong SUV sales, EV growth, cost reductions, and improved China sales. GM's EVs hold a 9.8% share of the US EV market, behind only Tesla. AdvertisementGeneral Motors reported strong third-quarter 2024 profits on Tuesday, topping Wall Street's estimates and helping send shares surging more than 9%. Of those who purchased a GM EV, more than 60% are conquests from other automakers, Barra said. Reuss said GM has eliminated 2,700 unique parts, ranging from seat assemblies to wiring harnesses, from its inventory.

Persons: —, Mary Barra, EVs, Barra, Mark Reuss, Reuss Organizations: Motors, US, Service, Detroit, GM, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, Consumers, General Motors, EV, Tesla Locations: China

☆ Economists see UK cutting interest rates more substantially as inflation pressures ease
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. is likely to see interest rates drop at a faster pace than previously expected, according to economists who flagged key data releases that indicated inflationary pressures are finally easing. However, economists at Goldman Sachs in a Monday note forecast rate cuts "notably below market pricing." As a result, they see consecutive 25 basis point cuts taking the Bank Rate to 3% as early as September 2025, and to 2.75% in November next year. "Recent data have cemented expectations of another cut in interest rates in November. "That said, uncertainty around the economic outlook is high, and interest rate expectations will be sensitive to what the government announces in the Budget," Muir added.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Goldman Sachs, BOE, Price, —, James Smith, Smith, David Muir, Muir, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves Organizations: of England, Labour, Bank of England's, BOE policymakers, Bank of England, ING . Services, Reuters, International Energy Agency, U.S . Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Moody's, Finance Locations: City of London, London, United Kingdom

☆ Putin's expanded BRICS summit proves he has friends — but risks buckling under its own contradictions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementRussia is flexing its muscles at the center of the BRICS economic bloc, which seeks to rival the West. Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates are the new BRICS entrants, joining the earlier members Russia, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa. He said it had "no chance" of political unity given its members' competing interests and starkly differing attitudes. The greenback, though, will be hard to dethrone — even without competing priorities and rivalry among BRICS members. AdvertisementHe said that while BRICS members were united in a desire for change, "there's no real strategy within BRICS aside from fancy phrases to make it work."

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☆ Stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras on balloons could help you get your insurance claim check faster
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

New technology, however, using drones, artificial intelligence and weather balloons aims to modernize and accelerate that process. Near Space Labs, a Brooklyn, New York-based startup, invented "Swifts," or stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras that fly on weather balloons. The giant weather balloons fly twice as high as airplanes cruise. Insurance and reinsurance companies, like Swiss Re, are using Near Space to help them understand and price risk. In addition to Third Sphere, Near Space Labs is backed by Crosslink Capital, Wireframe Ventures, IAG Firemark Ventures, Toyota Ventures and Leadout Capital.

Persons: Helene, Milton, Rema Matevosyan, Matevosyan, Shaun Abrahamson, Lisa Rizzolo Organizations: Space Labs, Labs, Swifts, Insurance, Swiss, Crosslink, Wireframe Ventures, IAG Firemark Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Leadout, CNBC Locations: Brooklyn , New York

☆ BlackRock's Larry Fink says the US election 'really doesn't matter' for markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Larry Fink says the US election won't impact markets long-term. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementLarry Fink doesn't think the US election will affect markets much. The BlackRock CEO doubled down on saying the outcome of the US election, which will be decided in two weeks, won't matter in the long run. Divided Wall StreetFink is not the only Wall Street heavyweight saying the election won't matter to financial markets.

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☆ Kamala Harris: A jittery campaign makes big plans to clinch a narrow win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

To get there, the campaign is finalizing marquee, attention-grabbing events showcasing Harris, with symbolic backdrops aimed at driving home the message. JB Pritzker, a Harris campaign co-chair. Harris supporters wear custom “Kamala is brat” shirts at a rally in Milwaukee on August 20, 2024. The Harris aides CNN spoke to expressed a jittery self-confidence, but they also kept using phrases such as“jump ball” and “down to the wire” and the occasional emoji with nauseous green cheeks. But some Harris voters and even some on-the-ground operatives and volunteers are.

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☆ Behind CNN’s investigation on deceptive political fundraising that costs elderly donors their retirement savings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —A new CNN investigation documents how political campaigns have deceived the elderly and people with dementia with badgering, personalized text messages and prechecking boxes for recurring donations. Read the report, which illustrates the aggressive text messaging and charts how recurring donations can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars drained from retirement savings. The team spent a significant chunk of that time gathering and reviewing the stories of elderly donors from a variety of sources: public records, complaints filed with government agencies, lawsuits and cold-calling donors. RAPPARD: Experts we spoke to told us that elderly donors are the backbone of grassroots fundraising efforts. It became clear to us throughout our reporting process the kind of effect these tactics were having on elderly donors.

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☆ The election is still incredibly close with 2 weeks to go, with warning signs for both Trump and Harris in the Sun Belt
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Harris and Trump are aiming to win in the Sun Belt, but there are challenges for both candidates. AdvertisementWarning signs in the Sun BeltTrump is looking to flip Arizona and Georgia, states that he won in 2016 but lost to now-President Joe Biden in 2020. In the poll, Harris is earning the support from roughly 74% of Black voters, a robust figure. But it's well below the 88% support that Biden received from Black voters in Georgia four years ago. And the poll also showed that nearly 18% of Black voters remained undecided, in a state where Black voters could make up roughly 30% of the electorate or more.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani must give control of luxury items and Manhattan apartment to Georgia election workers he defamed, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Judge Lewis Liman of the federal court in Manhattan said Giuliani must turn over his interest in the property to the women in seven days, to a receivership they will control. The judge’s turnover order of the luxury items is swift and simple, but the penthouse apartment will have its control transferred so Freeman and Moss can sell it, potentially for millions of dollars. The women, who counted Georgia ballots after the 2020 election, will also be entitled to about $2 million in legal fees Giuliani has said the Trump campaign still owes him, the judge ruled. Additionally, the judge ordered that Giuliani turn over his television, items of furniture and jewelry. Neither Giuliani’s spokesman nor lawyers for Freeman and Moss immediately responded to requests for comment.

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☆ North Korea sending troops into Ukraine could supercharge an already-close partnership with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

South Korea says 1,500 North Korean troops have been sent to aid Russia in its war in Ukraine. They also said that North Korean troops could find themselves little more than cannon fodder. Other experts said North Korean troops would experience the roughest end of Russia's notoriously brutal military hierarchy, which marks some as expendable. "The grim reality is that the North Korean troops will likely simply be cannon fodder for Russia," said Edward Howell, a North Korea expert at the University of Oxford. AdvertisementHoare also pointed to the risk of North Korean troops defecting, which would loom over any deployment.

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☆ Trump’s growing threats to strip broadcast licenses send chills across industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But Donald Trump’s threats are not ordinary, either. He has imprecisely but repeatedly invoked the government’s licensing of broadcast TV airwaves and has said on at least 15 occasions that certain licenses should be revoked. Trump’s threats against CBS have been particularly intense in recent weeks. The threat from any politician to revoke a broadcast license simply because they disagree with the station’s content undermines this basic freedom.”Many of Trump’s threats conflate national networks and local stations. As president, Trump also said that TV licenses “must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked,” but nothing came of it.

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☆ How millionaire bankers actually work, according to a former trader
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Kevin Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Gary Stevenson, the author of "The Trading Game," spent his early 20s trading trillions of dollars for Citibank in London and Tokyo. He talks to Business Insider about office culture in Canary Wharf, London; the bosses; and the bonuses. He covers the mindset of profitable bankers, their daily routine, and what leaving the job was like. Now, Gary teaches economics through his YouTube channel, Garyseconomics. For more:"The Trading Game" — US publication"The Trading Game" — UK publicationGary's YouTube channel

Persons: Gary Stevenson, Gary, Gary's Organizations: Citibank, Business, YouTube, BI Locations: London, Tokyo, Canary Wharf , London

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