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☆ A Party Now Molded in Trump’s Image Prepares for a Coronation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Michael Gold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Exactly seven weeks ago, Donald J. Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts in Manhattan, an unprecedented conviction of a former president that looked like a political rock bottom. Since then, the Supreme Court handed him a critical legal victory that threw those felony convictions and more cases into limbo. President Biden’s disastrous debate plunged the Democratic Party into a rolling crisis. Thursday night, when Mr. Trump accepts the Republican presidential nomination for the third time, will be the culmination of an extraordinary run of good fortune and a testament to his political instincts. His address will also in many ways serve as the Republican Party’s coronation of a leader who went from rattling the conservative establishment to refashioning it entirely in his image.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden’s, — Organizations: Supreme Court, Democratic Party, Republican National Convention, Republican Locations: Manhattan, Milwaukee

☆ Founder of Fandango Dies After Plunge From Manhattan Hotel
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Annie Correal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

J. Michael Cline, the co-founder of Fandango, an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies, died this week after falling from the twentieth floor of a Manhattan hotel, according to the police. New York City police officers, who responded to a 911 call at the Kimberly Hotel on Tuesday, “found an unconscious and unresponsive male with injuries indicative of a fall from an elevated position,” a spokesman for the police said in a statement. The medical examiner’s office ruled the death a suicide. Mr. Cline, who was 64, co-founded Fandango in 2000 and left the company in 2011, according to his LinkedIn profile. The company — familiar to many from its splashy logo, an orange “F” in the shape of a ticket stub — was later acquired by Comcast and is currently owned by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros.For years, the company dominated movie-ticket sales, handling ticketing for several major theater chains and making money by charging a processing fee for online ticket sales and by selling advertising on its site.

Persons: Michael Cline, “, ”, Cline Organizations: New York City, Comcast, NBCUniversal, Warner Bros Locations: Manhattan, New York

☆ Is Maddow in Milwaukee? No, That’s an LED Screen on MSNBC.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

MSNBC’s prime-time coverage of the Republican National Convention has featured a typical TV tableau: anchors at a desk perched high above the convention floor, pontificating as the starred-and-striped political pomp unfolds below. But Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Joy Reid and the rest of MSNBC’s A-list anchor team have not been inside the convention hall. They were not even in Milwaukee. Instead, they were broadcasting from a studio in Midtown Manhattan, as a live feed of the convention floor was projected onto an LED screen behind them.

Persons: Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Joy Reid Organizations: Republican National Convention Locations: MSNBC’s, Milwaukee, Midtown Manhattan

☆ Steve Bannon filmed Jeffrey Epstein for 15 hours. His 'documentary' has never surfaced.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Read previewBefore his 2019 death in jail, Jeffrey Epstein spent hours being interviewed on camera by Steve Bannon. AdvertisementAlexandra Preate, a spokesperson for Bannon, told BI in December 2021 that the documentary about Epstein would be screened "probably around Labor Day." In the 2000s, Trump and Jeffrey Epstein fought over Trump's purchase of a Palm Beach mansion that Epstein coveted. Mark Epstein said Jeffrey Epstein told him he wasn't subpoenaed for any depositions at that time. "You were the only person I was afraid of during the campaign," Bannon told Epstein, according to Wolff's book.

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he exits Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024 in New York City. WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has told allies that he will resign from Congress after being convicted on federal corruption charges, two people directly familiar with those conversations tell NBC News. Among those who urged him to resign were Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; and Menendez's friend and fellow New Jersey Democratic senator, Cory Booker. He had two stints as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a post he relinquished last year after his indictment. Menendez "provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt," the indictment alleged.

Persons: Sen, Bob Menendez, New York City . WASHINGTON — Sen, Menendez, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, Cory Booker, Schumer, Phil Murphy, Andy Kim, Curtis Bashaw, Nadine, Weeks, he'd, retry Menendez Organizations: NBC, New, New Jersey Democratic, Senate, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, Senate Foreign Relations, Government, of, Prosecutors, Office Locations: Manhattan, New York City . WASHINGTON, New Jersey, Jersey, Union City, of Egypt, Florida

☆ Menendez Tells Allies He Is Considering Resigning After Conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey has privately told allies that he is considering resigning from Congress after his conviction in a sweeping bribery scheme rather than face a potential expulsion vote, according to three people familiar with his remarks. Two of the people, who were not authorized to discuss the conversations, cautioned that Mr. Menendez has not made a final decision and could still fight to serve out his term. Publicly, he has maintained his innocence and vowed to appeal Tuesday’s guilty verdict on 16 felony counts. “I have never been anything but a patriot,” Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, told reporters in New York after conviction. But the comments he made in phone calls with close associates in the hours after he left the Manhattan courthouse suggest for the first time that Mr. Menendez has absorbed how rapidly his political path forward is crumbling — and may be looking to avoid further public humiliation.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Menendez, Tuesday’s, ” Mr Organizations: Robert Menendez of New, Publicly Locations: Robert Menendez of, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, New York, Manhattan

A Manhattan jury returned the verdict after deliberating for about 13 hours over three days in Federal District Court. Mr. Menendez was found guilty on all 16 counts he faced, including bribery, honest services wire fraud, extortion, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and acting as an agent for Egypt. The verdict made Mr. Menendez the first United States senator to be found guilty of acting as an agent of a foreign power and the seventh to be convicted of a federal crime while in office. Mr. Menendez, 70, now faces the possibility of many years in prison when he is sentenced by the judge, Sidney H. Stein. The judge said he would sentence Mr. Menendez on Oct. 29.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Menendez, Sidney H, Stein Organizations: Robert Menendez of New, Senate Foreign Relations, Court, United Locations: Robert Menendez of, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Manhattan, Egypt, United States

☆ JD Vance said a dinner with elite CEOs made him realize he might end up hating what he'd become
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Vance told the outlet that in 2018, he was invited to an event hosted by the Business Roundtable, a nonprofit lobbyist group made up of CEOs. Vance told the Times the CEO then turned to him and said, "Well, you understand this as well as anybody. "Trump is much more economically populist, anti-free trade than traditional Republicans, and Vance has pushed hard to support this new populist economics in the GOP." The outlet reported that some business leaders and major GOP donors were against Trump picking Vance as a running mate.

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☆ Up to $1 Billion May Go to Waste After Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Halt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ana Ley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kathy Hochul made the abrupt decision to cancel congestion pricing in New York City last month, transit leaders had already allocated more than a half a billion dollars to get the long-awaited tolling program off the ground. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority entered into a $556 million contract for cameras, software and other tools that would have been used to detect vehicles entering the planned tolling zone south of 60th Street in Manhattan. With the program indefinitely suspended, that money is, at least for the moment, wasted. Congestion pricing was designed to rein in traffic and pollution while improving travel speeds in some of the world’s most crowded streets. The money raised from the first-in-the-nation program would have generated $1 billion annually for the M.T.A., which would have used it to pay for critical upgrades and improvements to the city’s transit network.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Rachael Fauss Organizations: New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Locations: New York, Manhattan, Albany

☆ It’s not just Bob Menendez: Americans really love gold bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Menendez maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the verdict, he told reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday. The discovery that Menendez owned a hoard of gold bars stunned many people. And now even Costco sells gold bars. The two kilograms and 11 ounces worth of gold bars Menendez and his wife possessed would have been worth over $185,000 as of Tuesday, according to Goldprice.org data. Other people who prefer to keep gold under their own roof store it in a gun safe or floor safe, he added.

Persons: Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Jonathan Rose, ” Rose, ’, ”, Rose, it’s Organizations: New York CNN, Bank, Genesis Gold, Western Alliance, CNN, Costco, Dow, IRS Locations: New York, Manhattan, Beverly Hills , California

☆ I got a behind-the-scenes tour of the conspiracy theory-filled Denver Airport to see its 'secret' tunnels and 'cursed' horse
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Any other US airport probably wouldn't garner the same attention, but Denver Airport is riddled with conspiracy theories and ghost stories that date back decades. AdvertisementThe capstone features the Freemasons' Square and Compass symbol and mentions a group called the "New World Airport Commission." Taylor Rains/Business InsiderMythmakers suggest the rearing horse is cursed after killing its creator, Luis Jiménez, in 2006. The tunnels aren't secret and have nothing to do with the supernaturalMy Denver airport tour was sparked by the viral TikTok. Taylor Rains/Business InsiderBut it's not the only "hidden" place in Denver Airport where theorists believe something nefarious is going on.

Persons: —, There's, I've, Taylor Rains, Leo Tanguma, Andy Cross, Stacey Stegman, Stegman, Luis Jiménez, Jiménez, It's, it's, Bob Daemmrich Organizations: Service, Denver International, Denver, Business, Denver Airport, Freemasons, Commission, Denver International Airport, Denver Post, New, Notre Dame, Frontier Airlines, Getty Locations: TikTok, Denver, Colorado, New Mexico, Notre Denver, Paris, Denver Airport, AFP, Manhattan

☆ Trump classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon over special counsel appointment
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The bombshell ruling by Judge Aileen Cannon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida — who was appointed to that position by Trump — ruling comes two days after a would-be assassin narrowly missed killing Trump during a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania. A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two co-defendants, ruling that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith as prosecutor for the case violated the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling is just the latest in a series of controversial rulings and decisions by Cannon that have been seen as favoring Trump. Trump still faces three other pending criminal prosecutions, all of which he had referenced in his Truth Social post. It is not clear yet how that ruling will affect the election case against him.

Persons: Trump's, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump, Judge Aileen Cannon, Trump —, Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Cannon, General Merrick Garland, —, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan Organizations: Republican National Convention, GOP, Southern, Southern District of, Trump, White, U.S . Constitution, U.S, Supreme, U.S . Senate, Washington , D.C, Manhattan, Democrat Justice Department Locations: Lago, Milwaukee, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Pennsylvania, Florida, U.S ., United States, Washington ,, York, Georgia, Washington

☆ Ex-NRA leader who helped legalize AR-15s offers 'hearts and prayers' to Trump shooting victims from his 2nd corruption trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

LaPierre, 74, spoke to Business Insider briefly from the hallway outside his second civil-corruption trial, which began Monday in Manhattan. I know our hearts and prayers go out to the Buffalo fireman that lost his life, and his family." He literally designed the gun," Cotton added. AdvertisementThe AG's lawyers will likely ask Barrett about joining Cotton in downplaying the NRA corruption jury's findings at the May meeting. In 2020, she sued the NRA, LaPierre, and three other longtime top executives, alleging a leadership culture of fraud, greed, and retaliation against whistleblowers.

Persons: —, Wayne LaPierre —, Donald Trump, LaPierre, Trump, Joe Biden's, Letitia James, James, Charles Cotton, Cotton, Steve Shiffman, Ronnie Barrett, Barrett, Barrett's, John Frazer, Joel Cohen, Cohen, liken Organizations: Service, National Rifle Association, Business, Buffalo, New York, NRA, Slate, Al, Irish Republican Army, Cotton, Corporate Locations: Manhattan, Al Qaeda, Northern Ireland, New York

☆ BlackRock's ETF business just keeps growing, but the search for revenue goes on
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Doing a sum-of-the-parts analysis of Blackrock's ETF business would be a difficult endeavor, but certainly revenue, assets under management (AUM), and growth potential are important factors. So the iShares ETF revenue was about a third of Blackrock's revenue, and Warren said that segment is still growing. By any metric, Blackrock's ETF business just keeps getting more valuable. The entire ETF business is growingBlackrock's ETF business is a gold mine, but total AUM for the entire ETF business now a bit over $9 trillion, which means Blackrock and a few rivals control a staggering amount of ETF investment dollars. The search for new revenue is endlessThe ETF business is still raking in money, but there is tremendous fee pressure across the entire ETF universe, so the search for more revenue goes on.

Persons: Larry Fink, Greggory Warren, Warren, Schwab, Fink, " Fink Organizations: BlackRock, Barclays, Morningstar, Blackrock, Investors Locations: BlackRock, Manhattan, New York City, Blackrock, United States, London, Canada, U.S

☆ Trump selects JD Vance as his running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he had selected Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, adding a vocal ally to a ticket aimed at appealing to Trump's base. "As Vice President, J.D. Vance illustrates that Trump remains unencumbered by the concerns that would typically animate a nonincumbent when selecting a running mate. A once self-described "Never Trump Republican," Vance previously said that he considered voting for 2016's Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. AdvertisementIf Trump wins a second term, Vance would be sworn in as one of the youngest vice presidents in the nation's history.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, J.D, Trump, Vance, Biden, Trump's, Mike Pence, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Peter Thiel . Thiel, Mitch McConnell Organizations: Service, Monday, Troops, Business, New York Times, Republican, Republicans, Democratic, Trump, Trump Republican, GOP, PAC, Senate, Reuters Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, Ukraine, Manhattan

☆ Dr. Ruth, Longtime Manhattanite, Is Remembered as a Neighborhood ‘Anchor’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Anusha Bayya | David Waldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Ruth Westheimer that fellow residents of her Manhattan apartment building knew was much the same person known to America as Dr. Ruth: gregarious, funny, peppy and apt to throw out a provocative question in the elevator. “She was the most well-loved person who lived here,” said Geoffrey Katin, 81, a longtime resident of the building, in Washington Heights. Dr. Westheimer, who died on Friday at 96, was America’s best-known sex therapist. But her explicit and direct advice, delivered in a casual and jovial manner, was not just for the cameras. Neighbors enjoyed bumping into her in the building, never certain how she might strike up a conversation.

Persons: Ruth Westheimer, Ruth, ”, Geoffrey Katin, Westheimer, Peter Sparrow Locations: Manhattan, America, Washington Heights

☆ A New York Official Is Filling Community Boards With Pro-Housing Members
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Mihir Zaveri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Solutions to the housing crisis often face a small but mighty roadblock: Local residents tend to resist more development in their neighborhoods, and they typically have clout. This has often been true in New York City, where groups of activists and civic leaders — sitting on 59 community boards — have earned a reputation for saying no to new housing. Now, Mark Levine, the borough president of Manhattan, is trying to flip that narrative. He is using his power to appoint board members who are amenable to change — and to replace those who would stand in the way. His efforts have been contentious, with opponents accusing him of capitulating to the real estate industry.

Persons: —, Mark Levine, ”, capitulating Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ The Kremlin is pushing a MAGA talking point that Biden's administration is to blame for the Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was indirectly caused by President Joe Biden and his administration, a Kremlin spokesperson said on Sunday. Related stories"The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination," Vance, a potential Trump vice presidential pick, said in an X post on Saturday. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., also ripped the Democratic Party and accused them of inciting tensions before Saturday's assassination attempt.

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☆ Jim Cramer says Amazon stock is a buy ahead of its Prime Day event — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon is a buy ahead of its annual Prime Day starting Tuesday — even as the stock has rallied hard this year. One potential catalyst for the stock is Amazon's annual Prime Day event and its ripple effects. JPMorgan, for one, said Prime Day will help Amazon "rationalize inventory levels" ahead of higher consumer demand in the second half of the year. They also said Prime Day should be a driver for Amazon's advertising business, particularly on Amazon Prime Video ad spend. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Andy Jassy, Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Michael Kappeler Organizations: CNBC, Amazon, Shoppers, Adobe Analytics, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Amazon Prime, Getty Locations: Manhattan

☆ Florida judge dismisses classified documents case against Trump, ruling appointment of Jack Smith was unconstitutional
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

US District Judge Aileen Cannon — who was appointed to the bench by Trump while he was president — ruled Monday that the appointment of Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution, was unconstitutional. The legality of Justice Department special counsels has been the subject of some debate over the past two decades. Since then, the US Attorney General has appointed special counsels with less authority while relying on internal Justice Department regulations. AdvertisementDefense lawyers in special counsel investigations have routinely argued the appointment of these newer special counsels is unconstitutional. His lawyers had signaled that, on appeal, they would challenge the legality of appointing a special counsel in the first place.

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☆ Inside the Money Race for the 2025 New York City Mayoral Primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a luxury apartment in Trump World Tower in Manhattan near the United Nations, a group of two dozen or so lawyers and civic leaders gathered this spring at the home of Mitchell Draizin, a financier and prominent Democratic donor. The group, he said, was searching for a candidate to defeat Mayor Eric Adams, “somebody to manage and have the city progress.” And for that evening, Scott Stringer, the city’s former comptroller, had their ear. “He’s obviously not the most charismatic person. Perhaps Adams is charismatic, but look where it got us,” Mr. Draizin said in an interview. “Look at the M.T.A., look at the garbage, look at the shoplifting and the migrant crisis.”Similar scenes are playing out across the city, with Democratic supporters being courted by Mr. Adams, Mr. Stringer and others interested in running in next June’s mayoral primary.

Persons: Mitchell Draizin, Eric Adams, “, Scott Stringer, “ He’s, Adams, ” Mr, Draizin, Stringer Organizations: United Nations, Democratic Locations: Trump, Manhattan

☆ Migrants Find Joy and a Taste of Home in a Manhattan Church Kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Winnie Hu | Todd Heisler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stirring vigorously, she sprinkled in seasonings until stovetop alchemy took hold and the mixture slowly turned into a fragrant stew. She arrived with her family in New York City in October 2022 after crossing the southern border, and the shelter where they stay does not have a kitchen she can use. So she brought her cooking to the cramped kitchen in the basement of the Metro Baptist Church on West 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The hands-on kitchen is the magic behind a volunteer-run center that has helped thousands of migrants start over in the city. — for Resources, Opportunities, Connections, Community — the center opened a year ago and has been supported mainly with small donations from individuals and community and religious organizations.

Persons: Oumou Doumbouya Organizations: Metro Baptist Church, West, Resources Locations: West, Guinea, New York City, Midtown Manhattan

☆ The N.R.A. Is Facing a Court Fight for Control of Its Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Danny Hakim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five months after the longtime face of the gun rights movement, Wayne LaPierre, was found liable for misspending $5.4 million of the National Rifle Association’s money, the gun group’s leadership will return next week to a Manhattan courtroom. For the N.R.A. The jury’s verdict was a victory for New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, who brought the corruption case. was at the forefront of a movement that repeatedly beat back gun control legislation while vastly expanding the scope of the right to bear arms. But this new challenge comes as the group’s influence within the gun rights movement has waned, along with its standing as a power player in Republican politics.

Persons: Wayne LaPierre, LaPierre, superyacht, Letitia James Organizations: Rifle, New, Court Locations: Manhattan, Bahamas

☆ One of New York City's last surviving Gilded Age mansions is for sale for $65 million — see inside the historic home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An Upper East Side mansion built during the Gilded Age is for sale for $65 million. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOne of Manhattan's last surviving Gilded Age mansions — spanning about 18,000 square feet with a marble foyer, three terraces, and 14 fireplaces — is on the market for $65 million. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Oleg Cassini, Jackie Kennedy's, —, John H, Duncan, Elias Asiel, Ulysses S, Grant Organizations: Service, Business Locations: New York City

☆ Dr. Ruth, renowned sex therapist and Holocaust survivor, dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDr. Ruth Westheimer, a renowned sex therapist, media personality, and Holocaust survivor known for leading entertaining and culture-shifting conversations about sexual health and pleasure, has died at 96, multiple outlets reported. Westheimer, known to her fans as "Dr. Ruth," extolled the benefits of sex even during the final years of her life. Julius Siegel, pictured above, was the father of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who was born in Germany as Karola Ruth Siegel. Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Westheimer"I don't think of myself as a survivor. Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer pictured attending the World AIDS Day Benefit Gala November 30, 1990 in New York City.

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