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Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities A Times analysis shows where Kamala Harris got fewer votes compared with Joseph R. Biden Jr. and which voting blocs drove each city’s red shift. But she ended up doing worse in urban America — getting 15 percent fewer votes than Mr. Biden in some cities. She picked up just 127,000 votes in Mexican and Puerto Rican neighborhoods, 47,000 fewer than Mr. Biden earned in 2020. Mr. Trump made small gains across the board, but Ms. Harris’s losses were much steeper. While Ms. Harris matched Mr. Biden’s vote total overall, Mr. Trump made significant gains throughout the area.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joseph R, Biden, Donald J, Trump, Harris, Trump’s, Biden’s, Francisco, Harris’s, — Organizations: Cities, Atlanta Chicago Detroit Houston Las Vegas Miami Milwaukee New York City Philadelphia Phoenix San, America —, New York Times, Trump, Georgia, Mr, Democratic, Biden, Democratic Party, Cuban, Dade, Republican, Arizona Locations: Atlanta Chicago Detroit Houston Las Vegas Miami Milwaukee New York City Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco, America, Atlanta, Chicago, Puerto Rican, Detroit, Wayne County, Dearborn, Hamtramck, Houston, Vegas, Miami, Nicaraguans, Dade County, Florida, Milwaukee, New York, Dominican, Philadelphia, White, Black

☆ ‘We enjoy this sometimes’: The rhetorical battle between Justices Alito and Kagan at the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —The morning after Donald Trump was reelected president, Justices Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan began jousting more than usual. More than other justices on their respective sides, conservative Alito and liberal Kagan are sharp-tongued strategic questioners. As usual, Alito and Kagan began referring to each other’s questions but with barely a glance toward the other at their elbow. Skeptical of the litigants’ case, Alito asked their lawyer Deepak Gupta why Huang would have put out financial information that could be quickly exposed as wrong. Then Alito said, “Well, I don’t want to derail … Justice Kagan had a number of hypotheticals, but I don’t want to interrupt that.”Kagan seemed miffed, but only slightly.

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☆ Romania in shock after little-known, far-right populist enters presidential runoff with most votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The political landscape in Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, electoral data showed Monday, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister. Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, will face off against reformist Elena Lasconi in a runoff in two weeks. Lasconi of the progressive Save Romania Union party, or USR, followed with 19.17%. Between 1999 and 2012, he was a representative for Romania on the national committee of the United Nations Environment Program. Romania will also hold parliamentary elections on Dec. 1 that will determine the country’s next government and prime minister.

Persons: Calin Georgescu, Elena Lasconi, Georgescu, Marcel Ciolacu, George Simion, —, Lasconi Organizations: Romania Union, Social Democratic Party, Alliance, Unity, PSD, Bureau, European Union, NATO, Facebook, Romania, United Nations Environment, Associated Press Locations: Romania, Romania’s, pedology, Ukraine

☆ Surprise far-right candidate leads in Romania's presidential vote: Partial results
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

People pass by electoral posters with candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Bucharest on November 22, 2024. Far-right, pro-Russia independent candidate Calin Georgescu won 22.94% of the vote in Romania's presidential election on Sunday, securing an unexpected lead in the first round but falling short of the 50% needed for an outright victory, partial official results indicated on Monday morning. Another far-right candidate, populist nationalist Alliance for Uniting Romanians (AUR) leader George Simion, placed fourth after winning 13.87% of the votes. She was the only leading candidate in the first round in favour of civil unions for same-sex couples, but she opposes same-sex marriage. Voter turnout in the first round of the presidential election was 52.55%.

Persons: Calin Georgescu, Elena Lasconi, Georgescu, Marcel Ciolacu, George Simion, Nicolae Ciuca, Mircea Geoana, Georgescu's Organizations: NATO, Save Romania, Social Democrat Party, PSD, Alliance, Uniting, National Liberal Party, PNL, EU Locations: Bucharest, Russia, AEP, Ukraine, Campulung

☆ Romania: Far-right populist Calin Georgescu leads presidential election runoff with most votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Kathy Rose Obrien | Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, will face off against reformist Elena Lasconi in a runoff in two weeks. Georgescu, 62, was ahead after nearly all ballots were counted with around 22.95% of the vote. Lasconi of the progressive Save Romania Union party, or USR, followed with 19.17%. Georgescu, 62, won 43.3% of the vote in Romania’s large diaspora, compared to Lasconi who got 26.8%. Romania will also hold parliamentary elections on Dec. 1 that will determine the country’s next government and prime minister.

Persons: Calin Georgescu, Elena Lasconi, Georgescu, Marcel Ciolacu, George Simion, Lasconi Organizations: Romania Union, Social Democratic Party, Alliance, Unity, PSD, Bureau, European Union, NATO, Facebook, Romania, United Nations Environment, Associated Press Locations: Romania’s, pedology, Romania, Ukraine

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to protect doctors being investigated in Washington state for allegedly spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 virus. The emergency application was denied by Justice Elena Kagan on behalf of the court. Circuit Court of Appeals, declined to impose injunctions blocking investigations led by the Washington Medical Commission. The Supreme Court did not ask the state to file a response to the application, suggesting that it was deemed lacking in legal merit. Two doctors subject to investigations, Richard Eggleston and Thomas Siler, had joined Kennedy's group in asking the court to weigh in.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Elena Kagan, ” Rick Jaffe, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Richard Eggleston, Thomas Siler, Eggleston, Siler Organizations: Children's Health Defense, Department of Health, Human Services, Circuit, Washington Medical Commission Locations: Washington, San Francisco

But the decline in support for Ms. Harris in some of the country’s most liberal areas is particularly notable. For example, in Fulton County, which contains most of Atlanta, Ms. Harris gained about 4,500 votes, but Mr. Trump gained more than 7,400. He similarly outran Ms. Harris where she made gains in Wake County, N.C., Lancaster County, Pa., and Montgomery County, Texas. In Milwaukee County in swing-state Wisconsin, Ms. Harris lost 1,200 voters compared with Mr. Biden’s total in 2020, while Mr. Trump gained more than 3,500. But he lost votes, as did Ms. Harris, in majority-Black counties, especially those in the South where turnout dropped overall.

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☆ Miss Universe 2024: See all the best national costumes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening. Raquel Cunha/ReutersThe first person of First Nations heritage to represent Canada at Miss Universe, Ashley Callingbull wore a multi-tiered gown equipped with flashing lights. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, paid homage to the female pioneers of dancehall music. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Malta, Beatrice Njoya, became the first ever Miss Universe contestant to reach the finale in their 40s, after the pageant lifted a longstanding age limit of 28. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Ukraine, Alina Ponomarenko, came in an armored outfit symbolizing "the courage of Ukrainian defenders," the pageant host said.

Persons: Geyssell García, Irene Mukii’s, Chile, Emilia Dides, Sábado Gigante, ”, Miss Ivory Coast Marie, Emmanuelle Diamala’s, Thet San Andersen, Christina Chalk, Sheynnis Palacios, Faith Landman, Hector Vivas, Miss Argentina, Magalí Benejam, Selvinique Wright, Elena Hidalgo, Ky Duyen Nguyen, Fernando Llano, ” Hector Vivas, Juliana Barrientos, Images Miss Kenya, Irene Mukii, Raquel Cunha, Ashley Callingbull, Miss Italy, Glenany Cavalcante, Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, Davin Prasath, Malta, Beatrice Njoya, Sakhile Dube, Alma Cooper, Sam, Alina Ponomarenko Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Bangladesh, Anouk, United, Images Miss, Reuters, Nations, Images, Cambodia, San, Santo Locations: Mexico City, Miss Nicaragua, León Cathedral, Kenyan, Miss Ivory Coast, Miss Myanmar, United Kingdom, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, Delft, Miss Bahamas, Costa Rica, Miss Aruba, Miss Vietnam, Miss Great Britain, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Tema, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Colombia, Mexico, Miss Zimbabwe, Miss United States, Images Miss Nicaragua, León

☆ Russians focus on Musk as they assess incoming Trump administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sebastian Shukla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —As US President-elect Donald Trump continues to make heads turn with nominations for key roles in his incoming administration, Russians are trying to understand the appointments and what impacts they might have for Moscow. Waltz also described Russia as “a gas station with nukes” in an interview with NPR on November 4. Asked about how they viewed the incoming administration and future relations between old adversaries, people were a little more divided. “Trump said that ‘I will do everything for America’, but he did not say a word about Russia,” Sergey told CNN. But I hope, that there will be a good agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evgeny Popov, Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s, Waltz, Vladimir Putin, Popov, Trump, Olga Skabeeva, Tulsi Gabbard, Gabbard, ” Skabeeva, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon, ” Elena, “ Trump, ‘, ” Sergey, Vladimir Kostyukevich, Joe Biden, Elena, “, ” Tatiyana, ”, Kostyukevich Organizations: CNN, TV, Duma, Ukraine, NPR, Republican, Kyiv, of, Twitter, America Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Israel, Palestine

☆ Amy Coney Barrett: Meet the last best hope for Supreme Court liberals
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett stands apart. And that is why Barrett has become the best hope for what remains of the liberal wing, particularly after Trump’s election victory. As Trump returns to the White House, the Supreme Court may be even more positioned to check the balance of powers. Nonetheless, progressives have few options, and an uncertain horizon, and cannot help but imbue Barrett with hope. “As Justice Barrett said…,” is a common Kagan refrain, too.

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☆ 25-year-old spent $300 on a sewing machine in high school—now her seven-figure denim brand is worn by Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Elena Bonvicini didn't set out to start a multimillion-dollar denim brand worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner. Even charging her friends and classmates just $10 or $30 for a pair of jeans, Bonvicini turned a nice profit. Elena Bonvicini Founder, EB DenimAt college, Bonvicini worked diligently to expand EB Denim. This exposure also got EB Denim into high-end retailers like REVOLVE and Selfridges. By the time she was a junior, she says EB Denim was bringing in over $1 million in revenue and had a small handful of employees and interns.

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☆ Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge suspected noncitizens from voter registration rolls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, framed the effort in Virginia as a commonsense way of ensuring noncitizens don’t vote. At issue are about 1,600 voter registrations that Virginia said came from self-identified noncitizens but that a US District Court said hadn’t been fully vetted for citizenship status. Noncitizens are not allowed to vote in federal elections; none of the lower court rulings had changed that fact. But documented cases of noncitizens voting are extremely rare. Those opposed to the program relied on a 1993 law, the National Voter Registration Act, which bars states from making “systematic” changes to voting rolls with 90 days of a federal election.

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A federal judge on Friday blocked Virginia from purging its voter rolls of alleged noncitizens and ordered the state to reinstate more than 1,600 people who had already been bounced from those lists. Judge Patricia Giles in her ruling agreed with arguments by the U.S. Department of Justice, which said that the purge ordered by Gov. Federal law bars states from systematically removing people from voter rolls within 90 days of an election. The DOJ said in a court filing that 43 people in Prince William County who had been removed from voter rolls were likely U.S. citizens, and lawyers earlier this week confirmed that 18 American citizens were removed from voter rolls. Giles said it was "not happenstance" that Youngkin had issued his executive order to purge the voter rolls exactly 90 days before Election Day.

Persons: noncitizens, Patricia Giles, Glenn Youngkin, Giles, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Prince William County, Youngkin, Virginia's, Charles Cooper, Cooper Organizations: Elena Bozeman Government Center, U.S . Department of Justice, Gov, White, of Motor Vehicles, DOJ Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Virginia, U.S, Alexandria , Virginia, United States, Prince

☆ Election workers prepare to handle ‘concerning list’ of poll watchers who could disrupt the vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sara Murray | Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

After they were reminded repeatedly about the rules against making meritless ballot challenges, the groups of poll watchers “turned disruptive,” according to Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy. For the vast majority of Americans, it’s pretty smooth.”Across the country, election officials are also vowing voters will be able to safely cast their ballots. This year’s crop of election observers is set to include people who have denied Trump’s 2020 election loss. Hilby stressed that it’s often important for poll watchers to understand what they’re seeing. “The best way to combat it is to just be as transparent as possible, and election officials really are committed to doing that.

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The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s WorldFormer president Donald J. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative policy initiative to reshape the federal government. But Project 2025 has numerous ties to Mr. Trump and his campaign, a New York Times analysis has found. L. ZorcJump to the full list of authors, editors and contributorsSpokespeople for Project 2025 have denied that they are advocates for any particular candidate, and Project 2025 has no official ties to the Trump campaign. To limit the appearance of connection, Mr. Trump’s transition team has been excluding prominent people linked to Project 2025 from its preparations. Project 2025 additionally calls for the dismantling of the federal Education Department, which Mr. Trump has also pledged to do.

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☆ Your election questions, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

They ranged from questions about the Electoral College to specific inquiries about why ballots in some counties look the way they do. We’ll add answers to new questions weekly until the election and also send them out to the What Matters newsletter audience. CNN did not project that President Joe Biden would win the 2020 election until four days after Election Day. -- Linda in WashingtonThere were a lot of questions about the Electoral College, which should frustrate people on both sides of the aisle. I’m not including the election of 1800, even though it resulted in a tie in the Electoral College.

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Courtesy Elena and Vanessa RobustelliPayne’s death came as a shock to thousands of One Direction fans, known as Directioners, who did not expect to lose their idol at such a young age. It’s just shocking, and I cried a little bit last night because I was sad for my teenage self.”Olivia Hagans, top center, said she met her best friends through the One Direction community. Some Directioners compared Payne’s death to the death of John Lennon for Beatles fans, citing the similarities between the fervor around the bands and the intense support from their supporters. Logan Hill, 27, said the community of fans was “the most important thing” that came from the band’s existence. Directioners used to use the platform to interact with the band, get it trending online and organize as fans.

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☆ Moldova faces a tug of war between Russia and the West in two crucial votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history. Alongside a more sophisticated misinformation campaign, Shor has resorted to cruder methods to meddle with Moldovan politics. Home to a Romanian-speaking majority and large Russian-speaking minority, many Moldovans had long viewed Russia as a benign big brother. “It reflects the loss of the national allure of Russia in Moldovan society,” he said. “There’s limits (to what can be achieved).”But even if Sandu prevails in both the presidential vote and the EU referendum, he expects the Kremlin’s campaign to continue.

Persons: Ilan Shor, Shor, ”, Dumitru Doru, Maia Sandu –, –, She’s, ” Vadim Pistrinciuc, Maia Sandu, Ursula von der Leyen, Elena Covalenco, Sandu, Nicu Popescu, Moldova’s, ” Popescu, “ Moldova can’t, ‘, Sandu’s, Daniel Mihailescu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Stoianoglo, Maksim Samorukov, ” Samorukov, “, Viorel Cernauteanu, ” Cernauteanu, Dmitry Peskov, Pistrinciuc, ” Pistrinciuc, Lenin, Peter Dench, Samorukov Organizations: CNN — Voters, eventual, Union, Kremlin, Authorities, Western, World Bank, Party, Action, Solidarity, Communist, Institute for Strategic Initiatives, CNN, Getty, European Council, Foreign Relations, Gazprom, “, CBS, AXA, Russian Party of Socialists, EU, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Reuters Locations: Moldova, Russian, Moldovan, Russia, Chisinau, Shutterstock Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Transnistria, Soviet Union, Harvard, Romanian, Odesa, Moldova’s, Europe, AFP, Western Europe, Gazprom, “ Moldova, Bardar, ”, Moscow, Tiraspol

☆ As nervous investors worry about the presidential election, public debt is a top concern financial advisors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

- | Afp | Getty ImagesMany investors worry about how the outcome of the presidential election will impact their investments. But there's another risk financial advisors are focused on — public debt, according to a new survey from Natixis Investment Managers. The term public debt is used interchangeably by the U.S. Treasury with national debt and federal debt. Experts say there are certain moves individual investors can make to limit the financial exposure they have to those broader risks. For investors who worry the country's debt may lead to slow growth, it can help to add international exposure to a portfolio, Cheng said.

Persons: —, they're, Dave Goodsell, Marguerita Cheng, Cheng, Goodsell, Bonds, Barry Glassman, Glassman, Roth, Pare Organizations: Elena Bozeman Government, Afp, Getty, Natixis Investment, Natixis Center, Investor Insight, U.S, Treasury, Social Security, Blue, Global Wealth, CNBC FA Council, Wealth Services, CNBC FA Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Gaithersburg , Maryland

☆ Russian man rescued alive after almost 10 weeks adrift in sea off Siberian coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Lauren Kent | Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Russian man has been rescued after 67 days adrift on a small boat in the bitterly cold Sea of Okhotsk, Russian authorities said Tuesday. The man’s brother and his teenage son died in the ordeal, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti, who named the survivor as 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin. The rescued man’s wife told Russian state media that his weight could have played a role in his survival, given he weighed about 220lbs (100 kg). She told RIA that Pichugin and his late brother and nephew had enough food to last for about two weeks. He is “in serious condition, emaciated, but conscious,” the director of the fishing company that stumbled upon the adrift boat told RIA.

Persons: Mikhail Pichugin, “, ”, Elena Krasnoyarova, Prosecutors, Pichugin Organizations: CNN, Novosti Locations: Okhotsk, Siberia, Kamchatka, East Asia, Ust, Russian, Magadan, Russia’s

☆ Data centers will prolong coal demand, benefiting these miners, Moody’s says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The power needs of data centers will temporarily prolong the demand for coal, maintaining the reliability of the electric grid but delaying the nation's decarbonization goals, according to Moody's Ratings. The electricity demand from data centers could more than double to 35 gigawatts by 2030 compared to 17 gigawatts in 2022, according to a Moody's report published Monday. "It can be cost effective for them to supply coal to those power plants, and those power plants can, in turn, meet the incremental demand coming in from the new data centers," Sama said. The benefit to U.S. coal producers, however, will be temporary as data center developers transition to cleaner sources of power, according to Moody's. But sustained coal demand in the U.S. due to data centers could briefly lift prices before coal resumes its decline after a few years, according to Moody's.

Persons: Elena Nadtotchi, Sandeep Sama, Sama, Joseph Craft, Consol Organizations: Coal, Resource Partners, Arch Resources, Consol Energy, CNBC, Resources, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, PJM, Alliance, Wall Street Locations: U.S, Appalachia, Virginia

“There’s a lot of cleanup that needs to be done, but I expected worse,” said 59-year-old Michelle Simmons, who rode out the storm Wednesday in her third-floor Sarasota apartment. And 53-year-old Maurice Williams said he was glad he heeded the advice of local officials and evacuated from Sarasota before the storm swept through town. “We kind of got lucky,” Williams said. “This is Florida,” Roxby said. “We are so lucky and relieved.”Matt Lavietes reported from Sarasota and Corky Siemaszko from New York City.

Persons: John, “, ”, Michelle Simmons, Simmons, it’s, ” Simmons, “ I’m, we’re, ” Milton, Ron DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Hurricane Helene, Sandra Tapfumaneyi, Milton, Maurice Williams, Williams, ” Williams, we’ve, Tim Roxby, ” Roxby, Roxby, Steve Stevens, ” Stephens, I’m, there’s, Elena Ianakiev, Helene, ‘, ’ ”, ” Matt Lavietes, Corky Siemaszko Organizations: Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota Opera House, Florida Gov, Emergency, Sarasota Herald - Tribune, Sarasota Locations: SARASOTA, Fla, Hurricane Milton, Sarasota, Venice, South Venice, Englewood, Siesta, Florida, North Carolina, Sarasota Bay, New York City

☆ How did the pussy-bow blouse became a political staple?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Vice President Kamala Harris wore a plum-hued pussy-bow shirt to speak with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker. A slew of newly employed women in the ‘70s and ‘80s agreed, and the pussy-bow blouse’s sudden ubiquity in offices cemented it as a symbol of corporate, second-wave feminism. Melania Trump wore a pink Gucci pussy bow blouse at the presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016. Rick Wilking/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople gather at Stortorget square in Stockholm showing support for Sara Danius by wearing make-shift pussy-bow blouses with scarves and neck-ties. A ‘loaded garment’But still, the pussy-bow blouse continues to divide opinion.

Persons: ” Margaret Thatcher, Miriam Stoppard, “, Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Tim Graham, ”, Duchess Louise de La, — King Louis XIV’s, it’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Oprah, Bill Whitaker, Harris, John T, Malloy, Richard Nixon, Helen Thomas, Ik, Meg Whitman, Proctor, Gamble’s, I’m, Nina McLemore, ’, Hilary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Maxine Waters, Elena Kagan, Melania Trump, Kate Moss, Johnny Depp’s, Sara Danius —, Swedish Academy —, Danius, Rick Wilking, Sara Danius, Jonas Ekstromer, Jenny Sundén, Trump, Moss, Sundén, It’s, ” McLemore Organizations: CNN, British, Democratic National Conference, CBS, Milan Fashion, PBS, Democratic Rep, Supreme, Swedish Academy, Washington University, Getty, Södertörn University, “, Stock Exchange, Fortune Locations: British, Newburgh, ” New York, Sweden, St, Louis , Missouri, Stockholm, AFP, America

The new nine-month Supreme Court term officially starts Monday, with the justices appearing in the courtroom to hear oral arguments. Major cases at the Supreme Court: U.S. v. Skrmetti — Challenge to state laws that ban gender-affirming care for trans teenagers. When the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, its reputation took a hit but quickly rebounded. Republicans challenged those changes, but the Supreme Court never took up a case about the issue at the time. The Supreme Court has relatively few cases of consequence on the argument calendar so far.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Bush, Gore, George W, Joe Biden's, Nate Persily, Garland, Paxton, Richard Glossip's, Wade ., Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Franita Tolson, Zack Smith, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Jill Stein, Elena Kagan Organizations: Republican, Stanford Law School, NBC, Trump, Supreme, Coalition, . Oklahoma, Democratic, Wade, University of Southern California Guild School of Law, Heritage Foundation, Green Party, New York University School of Law Locations: Texas, ., Oklahoma, In Pennsylvania, Georgia, DeKalb County, Roe, New York, Nevada, Arizona

☆ Urgent care clinics reopen near Helene-ravaged Asheville, giving residents crucial lifeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Two other urgent care centers — one in Boone and one in Wilkesboro — opened shortly after Helene. The Asheville clinic is also operating on a generator. An urgent care FastMed in Asheville, N.C., on Saturday. The Asheville FastMed clinic, situated in the heavily damaged Biltmore Village, was fairly quiet Saturday but treated a few patients Friday. “It is a blessing to have the urgent care very close to our house and be able to get the help you need,” she said.

Persons: CANDLER, Hurricane Helene, Elena Gherasim, “, ”, Helene, Minyvonne Burke, Andrew Sawyer, Candler, Sawyer, ” Sawyer, Gherasim Organizations: Mission, NBC Locations: N.C, North Carolina, Hurricane, West Asheville, FastMed’s, Asheville, Candler, Hendersonville, Boone, Wilkesboro —, Burnsville , West Asheville, Weaverville, Waynesville, Foothills, Brevard

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