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☆ Live updates: Ukraine military accuses Russia of launching ICBM, Kyiv fires Storm Shadow missiles and ATACMS into Russian territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Christian Edwards | Catherine Nicholls | Cnn S Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Russia’s possible use of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a message to the West that it is has greater capabilities than previously displayed after a week of significant military operations and policy changes in both Ukraine and Russia. The West has for some time been concerned at a reciprocal Russian escalation in the war. This week, both US and British-French-made missiles have been fired into Russia by Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden gave Kyiv permission to use longer-range American missiles. In turn, President Vladimir Putin updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine — in a nuanced way, but still refined their policy to lower the threshold for use. Such an event would have elicited a very different reaction in Kyiv and the West.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Dnipro

The majority of transgender employees, 82%, reported experiencing workplace discrimination or harassment because of their gender identity or sexual orientation at some point in their lives, according to a new survey. Trans employees were more likely to report such experiences than cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer employees, at 45%, and nonbinary employees, at 59%. Half of the trans adults surveyed were people of color and 6 in 10 were making less than $50,000 a year. Of the trans respondents who reported having experienced workplace discrimination or harassment at some point in their lives, 65% reported experiencing verbal harassment, 34% reported experiencing physical harassment and 42% reported experiencing sexual harassment. Trans people attempted to mitigate workplace discrimination and harassment by concealing their gender identity at work or by looking for another job, according to the report.

Persons: Brad Sears, they’ve Organizations: Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, U.S, Trans Locations: Massachusetts

Big retailers’ fortunes are diverging as the holiday shopping season gets underway. On Wednesday, Target cited “lingering softness in discretionary categories” as a top factor in its disappointing third-quarter sales, as many budget-conscious shoppers continue to focus on necessities. It’s the latest sign that discounts will be the driving force this holiday season, as they’ve been for much of this year. “We’re starting to get back to normal here.”U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% overall in October, federal data showed last month, beating analysts’ forecasts. In the meantime, the steady expansion of e-commerce looks set to continue this holiday season.

Persons: ”, Brad Thomas, they’ve, TJ Maxx, John David Rainey, “ We’re, “ They’re, they’re, ” Thomas, Matthew Shay, TransUnion, Neil Saunders, Saunders, Helene, Milton, who’ve, ” Saunders Organizations: Target, Walmart, KeyBanc, Marshalls, CNBC, “, National Retail Federation, GlobalData, NBC

☆ Some market experts are talking about 'animal spirits.' Here's what that means when it comes to investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Yet, some experts say they are seeing a renewal of so-called animal spirits. "Animal spirits" is a term first coined by economist John Maynard Keynes and refers to the tendency for human emotion to drive investment gains and losses. watch nowSome experts say animal spirits are a sign of consumer confidence. "It's essentially why dead investors outperform living investors, because dead investors are not impacted by their animal spirits," Klontz said. Research has shown dead investors' portfolios tend to outperform, since they are left untouched because they are less likely to be influenced by emotional decisions, such as panic selling or buying.

Persons: Timothy A, Clary, Donald Trump, John Maynard Keynes, Brad Klontz, Klontz, Scott Wren, Wells, Wren, —, We're Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Getty, Trump, Dow Jones, Research, Investors Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S

☆ How China's Rising Emissions Could Change Global Climate Politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Brad Plumer | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

8 6 United States 4 2 European Union 1850 1900 1950 2000 2024 China Emissions per year 10 gigatons CO2-eq. 8 6 United States 4 2 European Union 1850 1900 1950 2000 2024 China Emissions per year 10 gigatons CO2-eq. That’s why historical emissions are often used as a gauge of responsibility for global warming. A question of moneyChina’s historical responsibility for climate change has become a major point of contention in global climate politics. Total historical greenhouse gas emissions Historical emissions per person Gigatons CO2-eq.

Persons: Jones, ” John Podesta, Ding Xuexiang, ”, Gaston Browne of Organizations: United, United States, Carbon, European Union, Union, Indonesia, India, Britain, Canada, Qatar Locations: United States, Europe, China, United Nations, Baku, Azerbaijan, Japan, Canada, Australia, Nations, India, Saudi Arabia, Africa, “, Gaston Browne of Antigua, Barbuda, Russia, Brazil, European Union, Qatar

☆ Costco's founder met Jeff Bezos for coffee—his advice helped turn a near-death Amazon into a $2 trillion business
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

After 30 years in business, Amazon is a $2 trillion behemoth and one of the world's largest retailers. Some critics believed Amazon was doomed to never recover, but founder Jeff Bezos turned things around — with some helpful advice from Jim Sinegal, founder of rival retailer Costco. Amazon, Bezos added, would always aim to be the second type of company. Bezos credited the rebound to lower prices and promised to eliminate unnecessary costs in order to make more discounts possible, the Times reported — a similar strategy to Costco's. And what really drove it was lower prices for customers…" Bezos told Fox News in January 2002.

Persons: Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Jim Sinegal, Bezos, Barnes & Noble, Brad Stone, Sinegal, Stone, Jeff, We've Organizations: Costco, Barnes &, Amazon, The New York Times, Sales, Times, Fox News, Amazon Prime, CNBC Locations: Amazon's, Bellevue , Washington

☆ USS Edsall: Wreck of US Navy’s heroic ‘dancing mouse’ WWII warship found off Australia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Known as the “dancing mouse” due to its slippery movements in that final, fatal fight with the Imperial Japanese Navy, the destroyer USS Edsall went down off the coast of Australia in 1942, under the command of Lt. Joshua Nix. Speaking alongside Kennedy, Australia’s chief of navy, Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, said the wreck was found with the help of advanced hydrographic survey capabilities aboard naval support ship MV Stoker. “Nix’s position was hopeless from the moment Edsall was sighted,” Cox wrote. At least one hit Edsall, and the ship began to lose its ability to maneuver. The discovery highlighted the current AUKUS partnership, between the US, Australia and the United Kingdom, she said.

Persons: Edsall, Joshua Nix, “ Joshua Nix, Australia Caroline Kennedy, Kennedy, Australia’s, Mark Hammond, Stoker, Hammond, Chuichi Nagumo, ”, Samuel Cox, EDSALL, – Edsall, ” Cox, Nix, Cox, “, ‘ Don’t, Don’t, Lisa Franchetti, Trent Hone, Edsall’s, Franchetti, ” Franchetti Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, US Navy, Pacific, Imperial Japanese Navy, Heritage Command, U.S . Navy, U.S . Army Air Force, US Locations: Hong Kong, Australia, Christmas, –, Japan, Sulawesi, Indonesia, United Kingdom

☆ China is catching up with the West on tech, Microsoft president says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The West shouldn't assume that China is lagging behind the U.S. and Europe on tech developments, Microsoft's president and vice-chairman warned. U.S-China tensions in the past few years have centered on the battle between the two nations for tech supremacy, culminating in a slew of export controls on critical technologies. Speaking at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, Microsoft's Brad Smith told CNBC that "in many ways," China is close to or is even catching up on technology. "I think one of the dangers, frankly, is that people who don't go to China too often assume that they're behind," he told CNBC's Karen Tso. "But when you go there, you're impressed by how much they're doing."

Persons: China's, Microsoft's Brad Smith, CNBC's Karen Tso Organizations: China's Huawei, Summit, CNBC, U.S Locations: China, Europe, Lisbon, Portugal

☆ Activist investor ValueAct has $1 billion stake in Meta, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Activist investor ValueAct has a $1 billion stake in Facebook parent Meta , according to people familiar with the matter. ValueAct has a long history of investing in technology companies, and is generally considered to be more constructivist and collaborative than other activist funds. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It is one of the largest companies to be targeted by an activist investor, with a market cap of nearly $1.5 trillion. Morfit has also pushed for change at other, smaller technology companies, including Spotify.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, ValueAct, Mason Morfit, Nelson Peltz's Trian, Meta, Brad Gerstner's, Gerstner, Morfit, — CNBC's David Faber Organizations: Meta, Inc, Orion, Facebook, Disney, Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners, Microsoft, Spotify Locations: Menlo Park , California

☆ Boeing secured its first order after a 7-week strike — 80 737 Max jets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Avia Solutions Group, which leases planes to airlines, ordered 80 Boeing 737 Max jets. Avia Solutions Group announced Tuesday that it ordered 80 Boeing 737 Max jets, evenly split between firm orders and purchase rights. AdvertisementThe incident saw a 737 Max lose a door plug mid-flight after the plane left Boeing's factory missing key bolts. The Federal Aviation Administration consequently limited Boeing's output of 737 Max aircraft to 38 a month until it implements a safety-and-quality plan. AdvertisementDelivery of ASG's Boeing jets is expected to start in 2030.

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☆ 'In many ways China is close to or is even catching up,' Microsoft's Brad Smith says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'In many ways China is close to or is even catching up,' Microsoft's Brad Smith saysBrad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, discusses the tech sector in China and the country's adoption of new technologies as he speaks to CNBC's Karen Tso at Web Summit.

Persons: Brad Smith, Karen Tso Organizations: Microsoft, Web Summit Locations: China

☆ GM's newest EV is a Cadillac 'baby Escalade' called Vistiq
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV GMDETROIT — General Motors ' newest all-electric vehicle is a three-row SUV for its Cadillac luxury line, which the brand is dubbing a "baby Escalade." The 2026 Cadillac Vistiq will be the last in a lineup of new EVs in the brand's portfolio when it goes into production and arrives in dealer showrooms beginning in 2025. 2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV GMBrad Franz, Cadillac director of marketing, described the new vehicle as being closer to a "baby Escalade" than a larger version of the Lyriq, which was the brand's first EV, in 2022. The Vistiq will be sold globally, including in the U.S. and Canada, with production starting in early 2025 at GM's Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Tennessee. 2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV GM

Persons: Brad Franz Organizations: EV GM DETROIT —, Motors, EV Locations: U.S, Canada, Tennessee

The Summary Four women are suing the state of Idaho after they were denied abortions for fatal fetal abnormalities. Four women who are suing the state of Idaho after they were denied abortions will testify on Tuesday and Wednesday about their experiences traveling out of state to end nonviable pregnancies. In May, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against the 20 plaintiffs, who were denied abortions in the state despite dangerous pregnancy complications. An abortion rights protest at the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise on May 14, 2022. In the trial this week, Kabat said his legal team intends to argue that Idaho’s abortion bans will lead to deaths if the exceptions aren’t clarified further.

Persons: “ We’re, We’re, ”, Nick Kabat, Brad Little, Raúl Labrador, Kabat, ” Rebecca Vincen, Brown, she’s, ” Vincen, Sarah A, Miller, Roe, Wade, ” Kabat Organizations: Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, Center for Reproductive, Idaho Gov, . Texas, Texas Supreme, Idaho Statehouse, Idaho Statesman, Tribune, Service, Wisconsin Supreme, U.S, Supreme Locations: Idaho, Ada County, ., Texas, Ada County , Idaho, Portland , Oregon, Portland, Boise, Missouri, Arizona, Wisconsin

☆ Delphi murders: Richard Allen is found guilty in double murder trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Indiana man charged in the 2017 killing of two middle school girls was convicted of murder Monday, NBC affiliate WTHR of Indianapolis reports. The jury’s decision came after a four-week trial in which Richard Allen, 52, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the Feb. 13, 2017 slayings of close friends Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14. “Richard Allen is the ‘bridge guy.’ He kidnapped them and later murdered them. After his arrest, Allen was held in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison while awaiting trial. “How much can one human endure?”Officers escort Richard Matthew Allen following a hearing on Nov. 22, 2022, in Delphi, Ind.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail Williams, Allen, Nick McLeland, ” McLeland, “ Richard Allen, ’, Libby, Brad Rozzi, Rozzi, Allen's, ” Rozzi, Richard Matthew Allen, Darron Cummings, WTHR, wasn't, he’d Organizations: NBC, Liberty, NBC Chicago, ”, Authorities Locations: Indiana, Indianapolis, Delphi, Carroll County, Ind

CNN —Richard Allen has been found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the highly publicized Delphi murder trial, according to CNN affiliate WTHR. Delphi law enforcement have long held they believe the “Bridge Guy” shown in the video is the main suspect in the case. Prosecutors drew attention to the .40-caliber unspent round found by the girls’ bodies, which a prosecution expert testified matched Allen’s pistol. The prosecution has also tried to match Allen with the video and audio recording of the “Bridge Guy” captured on Libby’s cellphone. “Richard Allen is ‘Bridge Guy,’” McLeland told jurors.

Persons: Richard Allen, Allen, Abigail “ Abby ” Williams, “ Libby ”, WTHR, Frances Gull, Nick McLeland, “, ’, Abby, Libby, ” McLeland, Guy ”, McLeland, Guy, ” Allen, Brad Rozzi, you’ve, ” Rozzi, Abigail Williams, Tony Liggett, Allen “, Andrew Baldwin, Li Buszka, –, Monica Wala, Wala, I’m, Deanna Dwenger, Odinism, White supremacists, Gull, Brian Harshman, Guy ’, ”, “ Richard Allen, ’ ” McLeland, Rozzi Organizations: CNN, WTHR, Prosecutors, Associated Press, ”, Liberty, WLFI, Indiana Department of Corrections Behavioral Health, WRTV, Indiana State Police Locations: Delphi , Indiana, Allen, Carroll, Delphi, Westville Correctional

☆ Georgia’s pecan harvest was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Farmers are on the brink.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hurricane Helene affected at least 48,000 acres of pecan trees, according to UGA. The overall economic impact of Hurricane Helene on Georgia’s entire agriculture industry is estimated at $6.46 billion, according to UGA. Hurricane Helene was also crippling for farmers in Georgia because it hit just six years after Hurricane Michael, Wells said. ‘Not… a single pecan’Moses said the damage from Hurricane Helene means she and her husband “will not harvest a single pecan” this season. At the Moses pecan farm, Taylor Moses said she and her husband have had long, emotional conversations about whether to replant their pecan trees.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Moses, Hurricane Helene, Moses, Arren, ” Moses, “, you’ve, it’s, Helene, Lenny Wells, Wells . Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Michael, Wells, Michael, ” Wells, Tyler Harper, Harper, ”, Moses pecan, Georgia Department of Agriculture Chris Harrell, Harrell, ‘, ’ Moses, Greg Fonsah, Brad Rubin, ” Rubin, Laura Shenkar, Shenkar, ” Shenkar, Taylor Moses Organizations: CNN, Department of Agriculture, UGA, Hurricane, Georgia’s, Agriculture, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Southern Roots Nuts, Southern Roots, Wells, Food Institute Locations: Georgia, ” Georgia, —, Hurricane, Wells . Hurricane, Uvalda , Georgia, New Mexico

Jurors will deliberate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday until they reach a verdict, according to WTHR. Last month, 16 Allen County residents were selected to serve on the jury, including four people serving as alternates, WTHR said. “I believe the evidence is firmly convincing that Richard Allen is Bridge Guy and he killed Abby and Libby,” McLeland told the jury. Prosecutors drew attention to the .40-caliber unspent round found by the girls’ bodies, which a prosecution expert testified matched Allen’s pistol. He also pointed out that Allen still lived in Delphi for more than five years after the girls were killed.

Persons: Richard Allen, Allen, Liberty “ Libby, Abigail “ Abby ” Williams, WTHR, Frances Gull, Nick McLeland, “, Bridge Guy, Abby, Libby, ” McLeland, McLeland, ” Allen, Brad Rozzi, you’ve, ” Rozzi, Abigail Williams, Abby ”, “ Libby ”, Guy ”, Tony Liggett, Allen “, Monica Wala, Wala, I’m, Deanna Dwenger, Odinism, White supremacists, Gull, Darron Cummings, Brian Harshman, Guy ’, ’, “ Richard Allen, Rozzi, Allen wasn’t Organizations: CNN, WTHR, Associated Press, Bridge, ”, Liberty, WLFI, Prosecutors, Indiana Department of Corrections Behavioral Health, WRTV, Indiana State Police Locations: Delphi , Indiana, Carroll, Allen County, Allen, Delphi, Westville Correctional

☆ You can work at McDonald's and still become a millionaire, a financial psychologist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Bernd Vogel | Stone | Getty ImagesBrad Klontz was drawn to financial psychology after the tech bubble burst in the early 2000s. GI: Does this suggest that people, no matter their socioeconomic circumstances, can lift themselves out of poverty if they adopt a rich mindset? A rich mindset puts an emphasis on owning their time versus owning a bunch of stuff. Bradley T. Klontz, Psy.D., CFP, is an expert in financial psychology, behavioral finance and financial planning. You can work at McDonald's your entire life and be a millionaire if you have that mindset.

Persons: Bernd Vogel, Stone, Brad Klontz, Klontz, Adrian Brambila —, Greg Iacurci, That's, I've, It's, I'm, They're, they're, Bradley T, Bradley Organizations: CNBC, Financial Wellness, IRA, BK Locations: McDonald's

But some are pointing to an issue with far less power in American politics: transgender rights. Between the 2020 and 2024 elections, transgender rights have become a political flashpoint in the nation’s culture wars. And perhaps nothing stoked more conversation than the issue of transgender girls and women competing in girls and women’s sports. “Please do not blame trans issues or trans people for why we lost,” he wrote on X on Thursday. Brianna Wu, a prominent transgender Democratic activist, told NBC News in an interview that the debate over trans rights has “radically shifted” in recent years.

Persons: Joe Biden, Tom Suozzi, “, Seth Moulton, I’m, Moulton, Tom Williams, Gilberto Hinojosa, ” Hinojosa, Brad Pritchett, Hinojosa’s, ” Pritchett, ”, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Bud, Lia Thomas, Thomas ’, Imane Khelif, Rich von Biberstein, Harris, “ Kamala, Trump, ” Harris, Hallie Jackson, Sam Alleman, Brianna Wu, Wu, ” Wu Organizations: ”, New York Times, “, Suozzi, Inc, Getty, Texas Democratic, Democratic, Equality, NBC News, NBC, American Civil Liberties Union, Corporate America, University of Pennsylvania’s, NCAA, Paris Games, University of Pennsylvania, AP, Republicans, AdImpact, NFL, Democratic National Convention, Congress, khakis Locations: Texas, Equality Texas, Algeria

Bomb threats sent to polling places and ballot-counting locations in at least five battleground states across the U.S. Tuesday targeted mostly Democratic counties, an NBC News analysis has found. Of the 67 locations, 56 were in 11 counties that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 election, including the eight most populated. Those high-population Democratic counties include voting locations for Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Detroit, Michigan; Phoenix, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Maricopa County, Arizona, which Biden won by a slim margin, has consistently been the subject of election denialism conspiracy theories. Some of the threats also included counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump in 2020, including the comparatively smaller Blair and Clearfield Counties in Pennsylvania.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, It’s, ”, Larry Norden, “, it’s, ” Norden, Donald Trump, Brad Raffensperger, Authorities didn’t Organizations: U.S, Democratic, NBC, —, NBC News, Center for Justice, FBI, National Intelligence, Washington , D.C, Embassy, Authorities Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Detroit , Michigan, Phoenix , Arizona, Atlanta , Georgia, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Maricopa County , Arizona, Wayne County, Philadelphia County, Georgia’s DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Blair, Clearfield Counties, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Russia, Iran, Washington ,

☆ Husband of missing San Antonio mom is charged with her murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The husband of a San Antonio woman who has been missing for a month has been charged with murder. Brad Simpson is charged in the death of Suzanne Simpson, a 51-year-old mother of four who was last seen outside her San Antonio home on Oct. 7 by her neighbor, officials have said. Authorities have not publicly announced that Suzanne Simpson's body has been found. No one with the county’s public defender’s office, which was representing Simpson, could be immediately reached for comment Thursday night. He is accused of unlawfully possessing a short-barrel rifle that was not registered to him, according to the complaint.

Persons: Brad Simpson, Suzanne Simpson, San Antonio, Suzanne Simpson's, Simpson Organizations: San, The Texas Department of Public, Authorities, NBC, WOAI Locations: San Antonio

Prosecutors have said in court filings that four aggravating factors exist in the case against Kohberger, who turns 30 later this month, making the crime more severe and the death penalty warranted. In another filing last month, Logsdon countered the state's claim that a "future dangerousness" aggravator exists in Kohberger's case. "Aggravators are intended for deciding which First Degree Murderers merit the death penalty. The death penalty in Idaho, while it remains on the books, had lapsed as its last execution was in 2012; the state, like many others, has had trouble procuring lethal injection drugs. But the state abandoned the execution after prison staff failed to establish an IV line, exposing the difficulties with administering the death penalty.

Persons: Bryan Kohberger's, Kohberger, Jay Logsdon, Logsdon, Brad Little, Thomas Creech, Creech, —, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin Organizations: University of Idaho, Prosecutors, Republican Gov, Washington State University, Authorities Locations: Boise, Latah, Idaho, Pullman, Washington, Kohberger, Latah County

Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia, NBC News projects, notching a victory in a key battleground state that his campaign focused on as a must-win after he narrowly lost it in 2020. Biden was the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1992. Trump visited Georgia six times this year, holding rallies in Rome, Savannah and Atlanta. Brian Kemp, who began appearing with him toward the end of the election cycle after having distancing himself from Trump amid his criticisms of the state election process. Unlike four years ago, when exit polls showed Biden winning independents by 53% to 44% in Georgia, Trump appears to be winning independent voters this time, according to the latest data early Wednesday.

Persons: Donald Trump, It’s, Joe Biden’s, Democratic Sens, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, Brad Raffensperger, —, Kamala Harris doesn’t, Biden, Bill Clinton, Trump, Trump’s, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Warnock, Herschel Walker Organizations: Georgia, NBC News, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, White, Democrat, Trump ramped, Democratic Party, Black Business, NBC, Trump, Republican Gov, Fox, Democrats Locations: —, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Rome, Savannah, Trump

Hoax bomb threats targeting polling places and election offices briefly disrupted voting in five battleground states, with the FBI saying the threats in four of those states came from Russian email domains. “The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains,” the FBI said in a statement Tuesday night. German officials accused Russia of orchestrating bomb threats against several polling places in Moldova’s presidential elections last week. Threats to polling sites and election offices were reported across about a dozen Pennsylvania counties, where targeted polling sites were ordered to stay open late, officials said. “But I think the number of these bomb threats is, if not surprising, very concerning,” he added.

Persons: ”, Bret Schafer, “ It’s, Schafer, Wade Yates, Brad Raffensperger, “, Adrian Fontes, Fontes, Lawrence Norden Organizations: FBI, Russian Embassy, Novosti, Alliance, Democracy, German Marshall Fund, Fulton County, Fulton County Police, Court, Etris, Center, Union City, NBC News, Arizona, ” Police, Philadelphia, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University Law School Locations: Russian, Georgia , Pennsylvania, Arizona , Wisconsin, Michigan, U.S, Russia, Moldova’s, Moscow, Moldova, Georgia, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Union, Country, Madison , Wisconsin

☆ A Trump White House would loosen the ability to do M&A, says Altimeter Capital's Brad Gerstner
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA Trump White House would loosen the ability to do M&A, says Altimeter Capital's Brad GerstnerBrad Gerstner, founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital, discusses his views on equity markets, the stock market backdrop, and more.

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