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☆ Trailblazing Black trans singer Jackie Shane finally gets her due in Tennessee
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Dan Allen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Hers is the most unconventional of success stories, but Jackie Shane wouldn’t have had it any other way. The memorial is especially significant for its setting in the capital of Tennessee, where trans rights have recently been targeted. A gifted young Nashville soul singer who saw too few opportunities for herself as a Black trans performer in the Jim Crow South of the late 1950s, Shane joined a traveling carnival. Jefferson Street in North Nashville on March 19. Flash forward to the 2010s, when a series of Canadian music connoisseurs rediscovered Shane and resurrected her career in absentia.

Persons: Jackie Shane wouldn’t, ”, Sarah Calise, Crys Matthews, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, Olivia Hill, ” Calise, Jackie Shane, Jim Crow, Shane, Seth Herald, William Bell’s “, “ Jackie, Lorenzo Washington, “, ” Shane, Jackie Shane Story, Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg, Lee, Elliot Page, ” Mabbott, could’ve, Mabbott, Jeff Goode, Jackie, Jason Kempin, ’, Museum Services Michael Gray, Washington, ’ ” Organizations: Nashville, Historical Commission, Nashville Mayor, NBC News, Getty, Jefferson Street Sound Museum, North Nashville . Washington, Toronto, Toronto Star, North Star, PageBoy Productions, Country Music Hall of Fame, Music Hall of Fame, Music, Museum Services, NBC Locations: Tennessee, city’s, Jefferson, North Nashville, Nashville, Black, AFP, Canada, Toronto, Los Angeles, North Nashville .

☆ John Banuelos: What to know about the Jan. 6 shooter arrested three years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +33 min

He was still at large in July 2021, when he took part in a fight in Salt Lake City that left another man dead. He’d been living in a park in downtown Salt Lake City, and he’d decided to cook for his hungry new friends. The Salt Lake City Police Department also declined, even though its investigation into Senn’s death was complete. In recent years he appeared to split his time between Chicago and Salt Lake City. Mark Peterson/ReduxReturning to Salt Lake City by unknown methods, Banuelos resumed his frequent appearances in local police reports.

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☆ She claimed she aborted her baby at nine months. In this country, there’s no law against that
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lex Harvey | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Protesters hold placards reading 'Abolish punishment for abortion' as they protest South Korean abortion laws in Gwanghwamun plaza in Seoul on July 7, 2018. efired/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesBy not passing abortion laws, the National Assembly is “not doing its job,” said Cho Hee-kyoung, a law professor at Hongik University in Seoul. Changing attitudes to abortionDespite the country previously having highly restrictive abortion laws, abortion has not historically been the lightning rod in South Korea that it has been in the United States. If overpopulation had once prompted the government to push abortions, South Korea was now dealing with the opposite problem. It is impossible to know the true number of abortions that take place each year in South Korea because the procedure is unregulated.

Persons: haven’t, It’s, Ed Jones, “, ”, Cho Hee, ” Cho, Nayoung, Cho, Jung Yeon, Susanné Seong, “ They’ve, Charlie Neibergall, ” Nayoung, SeongJoon Cho, Yoon Suk, she’d Organizations: Seoul CNN, vlogger, Seoul National Police, South Korean, YouTube, CNN, Getty, National Assembly, Hongik University, country’s Ministry, Justice, Health and Welfare Ministry, Health, Ministry, Welfare Ministry, World Bank, South Korea’s Institute for Health, Social Affairs, Human Rights Watch, Korea, Pharmaceutical Affairs, Supreme, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, South, Bloomberg, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, HRW, Police Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korean, Gwanghwamun, AFP, South, efired, “, United States, Jusarang, Ames , Iowa, Canadian, Korea

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's starry watch isn't just the price of a Cybertruck, it's another major step up in his style game
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHere's the latest sign of Mark Zuckerberg's style evolution — a luxury watch depicting the Milky Way. Mark Zuckerberg spotted yesterday during the @AcquiredFM live wearing a DB25 Starry Varius in rose gold from De Bethune. 👀 pic.twitter.com/raZRTyzmAz — ZwapX (@zwapxofficial) September 11, 2024This is not the first premium watch Zuckerberg has been spotted wearing. "His recent style evolution, shown by a love for premium watches and subtle luxury, suggests a shift." To be sure, Zuckerberg's style evolution might have less to do with aesthetics and more to do with an intentional strategy to cultivate a relatable and attractive personal image.

Persons: —, Mark, De Bethune, Bryan Li, Mark Zuckerberg, De, 👀, ove Organizations: Service, De Bethune DB, Business, Swiss Locations: De Bethune, ife

☆ We spent over $54,000 renovating our house — but these 5 cheap upgrades actually made the biggest difference
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewWhen we purchased a three-bedroom fixer-upper in Melbourne, Australia, in 2017, we couldn't wait to move in and get started renovating. Over the course of three years, we spent just over $80,000 Australian dollars, about $54,000, transforming it into our dream home. Here are five fairly low cost upgrades that really boosted our property's appeal and got many compliments from friends and family. AdvertisementIt only cost about AU$200 to make, but it really added to the property's street appeal.

Persons: —, Cameron Church Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Melbourne, Australia

☆ How real estate's Alexander brothers got away with decades of alleged sexual assault: 'They are a menace.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Even as teenagers, the three Alexander brothers were notorious for being predatory, according to multiple people who knew them at the time. AdvertisementHofeldt said she'd seen the Alexander brothers around at parties before she met them during the 2003-2004 school year. Several months after the assault, Hofeldt invited the brothers' friend Julian Cohen to her house in the middle of the night. Oren Alexander and Howard Lorber at a party at Sir Ivan's Castle in the Hamptons in July 2011. The Alexander brothers have been accused by multiple people of assaulting women in tandem on numerous occasions.

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☆ London Fashion Week has plenty to celebrate on its 40th anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Fiona Sinclair Scott | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

London CNN —Against the backdrop of a challenging economic outlook for many brands — big and small — the 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week last week was certainly a time for reflection. Even Carly Marks, founder of avant-garde New York label Puppets and Puppets, chose London this season. But all eyes were on Burberry, undoubtedly the biggest brand on the London Fashion Week schedule, yet one that has been battling against sharply declining profits. To see the best bits of London Fashion Week, keep scrolling. Talia ByreErdem Jason Lloyd EvansSophistication, elegance and femininity were key themes at TOVE's third show at London Fashion Week.

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☆ Fans of the Bachelor Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Ben Higgins tried to parlay his Bachelor success into a political career, but the campaign didn't last long. The focus on Bachelor Nation also makes sense given the franchise's viewership is dominated by one of the most crucial swing votes of recent elections: white women. In the past two presidential elections, white women were the most closely split demographic subgroup tracked by major exit polls. In 2016, Donald Trump won over 52% of white women against Hillary Clinton's 43%, exit polls found, while Trump bested Joe Biden in 2020 among white women 55% to 44%. The overlap between the swingiest demographic and the "Bachelor" audience suggests Bachelor Nation has value to those who seek to lead our nation.

Persons: Ben Higgins, Charming, Higgins, He's, that's, Acierto, Young Sheldon, Joey Graziadei's, Graziadei, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Chad Kultgen, Lizzy Pace, Pace, Harris, Kultgen, Joey Graziadei, John Fleenor, Walz, Big, YouGov, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's, Trump, Joe Biden, Hulu —, they're, Natasha Scott, Reichel, Rose, Scott, Claire Fallon —, —, Becca Kufrin's, Fallon, Emma Gray, Garrett Yrigoyen, Kufrin, Yrigoyen, — Colton Underwood, — Fallon, Matt James, Rachael Kirkconnell, James ', Chris Harrison, it's, Justine Kay, Charity Lawson —, Joe Biden's, he's, Juliana Kaplan, Andy Kiersz Organizations: Disney, ABC, NFL, Valentine's, White, Daily, Nation, Pew Research, Trump, Hulu, Girls, Bachelor Nation Locations: American, Colorado, America, Atlanta, Quinnipiac, Georgia, North Carolina, Hulu, Washington

☆ Columbus Blue Jackets announce plans to remember Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Columbus Blue Jackets announced preliminary plans to remember Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau on Wednesday. Johnny Gaudreau played for the Blue Jackets at the time of his passing. Columbus Blue Jackets players will wear a special sticker on their helmets to remember the Gaudreau brothers. “Beginning with the club’s first regular season game at the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, October 10, and continuing throughout the season, Blue Jackets players will wear a patch featuring Johnny’s number 13 on their jerseys,” the Blue Jackets added. A makeshift memorial outside Nationwide Arena for Columbus Blue Jackets forward Gaudreau.

Persons: Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau, Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew, Gaudreau, Jason Mowry, Louis Organizations: CNN, Columbus Blue Jackets, Blue Jackets, Jackets, Boston College, NHL, Minnesota, Nationwide Arena, Getty, St, Louis Blues, Stanley, Florida Panthers Locations: New Jersey, Philadelphia

☆ A neuroscientist scanned her brain during pregnancy and postpartum. It changed in 2 major ways.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A neuroscientist scanned her own brain during pregnancy to track its changes. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementFor how common the phrase "mommy brain" is, we still don't know much about how pregnancy, birth, and postpartum alter a person's brain. "It's shocking that in 2024, there's so little information available to us," Dr. Liz Chrastil, 43, a neuroscientist and associate professor at UC Irvine, told Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Dr, Liz Chrastil Organizations: Service, UC Irvine, Business

☆ FBI investigating threatening letters sent to elections officials in several states
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The FBI is warning election offices to be on the lookout after threatening letters containing suspicious substances were sent to the offices of multiple secretaries of state throughout the country. A senior law enforcement official confirms elections officials in at least six states received packages on Monday, but so far none of the packages have been found to contain any actual hazardous material. Secretaries of state, attorney general offices and state election offices in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, Wyoming and Oklahoma were targeted. The FBI, United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and state and local law enforcement partners are investigating multiple letters containing suspicious substances which have been mailed to Secretary of State's offices. The incident is also the second time in the past year that threats have hit multiple state election offices simultaneously.

Persons: —, Robert Evnen, Chuck Gray, State Paul Pate, State Tre Hargett, Doug Kufner, Donald Trump, Trump, State Jena Griswold Organizations: FBI, ”, NBC News, U.S . Postal, Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, Memorial Hall, Nebraska State Patrol, Lincoln, Lancaster County Health Department, Nebraska, State, Hargett Locations: Nebraska , Iowa , Kansas , Tennessee , Wyoming, Oklahoma, ” In Kansas, Iowa, Topeka , Kansas, Lincoln , Nebraska, Nebraska, Lancaster, Wyoming, Tennessee, California , Georgia, Nevada , Oregon, Washington, Colorado

☆ FanDuel parent Flutter looks for international growth with big acquisitions in Italy, Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment will spend $2.6 billion, or 2.3 billion euros, to acquire Italian gambling company Snaitech from Playtech , adding to a string of deals that aim to boost international growth. Italy is a particularly attractive market for Flutter, as it had about 21 billion euros in gross gaming revenue in 2023. It also acquired Italian lottery and gaming operator Sisal in 2022, and just reported record online market share in Italy in the second quarter. Flutter said Snai had almost 10% market share in Italy last year and nearly 300,000 monthly active users. The new business will be renamed Flutter Brazil, and the deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

Persons: Snai, Peter Jackson Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, NSX Group, Group, MGM Resorts, Grupo Globo, Global Locations: Playtech, Brazil, —, Italy, Massachusetts, U.S

☆ Digitally native Gen Zers aren't immune to romance scams
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewGen Zers may think they are digitally savvy and immune to online scams, but that very thought may leave them vulnerable to being lured into nefarious schemes. AdvertisementScams are always evolving, and the tricks Gen Zers believe they are wise to may be replaced by increasingly technologically advanced schemes they don't see coming. AdvertisementPeople are still processing the years lost to the pandemic, particularly Gen Zers, whose brains were still developing, Neo added. "This can make us more impulsive, less thoughtful of our choices, and can be a risk factor for romance scams," Neo said. Gen Zers understand what it's like to struggle, with many facing economic instability and having difficulty with bills, rent, and finding jobs.

Persons: —, Zers, Bryn Thompson, Gen Xers, Lauren Hendry Parsons, Hendry Parsons, Kevin Lee, Gen Z, Lee, scammers, It's, it's, zoomers, They're, Gen Organizations: Service, Business, National Cybersecurity Alliance Locations: Canada

☆ The race in Big Tech to sell customers on AI products is heating up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, in today's newsletter, we're looking at how AWS is ramping up its sales team to pitch customers on AI . The big storySell, sell, sellAmazon; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIWhen it comes to the AI revolution, building is only half the battle. AdvertisementAfter drawing scrutiny from investors about their massive investments in generative AI, tech companies are prioritizing getting returns on their big bets. Amazon; OpenAI; Microsoft; Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIAWS' pressure to ramp up AI sales isn't just focused on ROI. And while these companies can't afford not to pitch their customers on AI tech, they also risk turning them off to the idea by selling them products that might not live up to expectations.

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☆ Trump's favorite hobby presents a 'nightmare' security challenge, former Secret Service agent says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After being shot at by the Secret Service, the suspect fled the scene. The man, who was spotted on a building rooftop about 147 yards away from the podium, was killed by a Secret Service sniper. "Look, all outdoor events are nightmares," Jeffrey James, a former Secret Service agent, told BI. James was a special agent for the Secret Service for 22 years, serving during the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. In an interview, he told BI that a golf course, one of Trump's oft-visited settings, presents unique challenges for the Secret Service.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Ric Bradshaw, Joe Raedle, Kenneth Gray, Trump, Jeffrey James, sightlines, James, Clinton, Bush, Obama, he's, Matthew Shoemaker, It's Organizations: Service, Secret Service, AK, Trump International Golf Club, Business, Trump International Golf, BI, FBI, Biden Administration, Trump, Defense Intelligence Agency, James, Trump Golf Club, West Palm, Google Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, Palm Beach, Beach, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ How pregnancy changes the brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Researchers have created one of the first comprehensive maps of how the brain changes throughout pregnancy, substantially improving upon understanding of an understudied field. What brain changes mean for parentsThe functional implications these brain changes may have for birthing parents have yet to be determined, said Dr. Elseline Hoekzema, head of the Pregnancy and the Brain Lab at Amsterdam University Medical Center, via email. However, some of Hoekzema’s previous work has indicated associations between pregnancy-related brain changes and the ways a birthing parent’s brain and body respond and bond to infants’ cues, Hoekzema added. These findings are also in line with animal studies showing brain changes that were critical for the onset and continuation of maternal care. “Of the 50,000 brain imaging articles published in the last 30 years, less than half of 1% focus on health factors unique to women, like pregnancy.

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☆ My kid just went to college, and I'm now an empty nester. I don't want to fill all my time with work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sayu Bhojwani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My grief is not over the fact that they are in college, but that our family life is forever changed. AdvertisementAs the leader of a national organization focused on building a more inclusive democracy, I have traveled extensively for work. Without my child at home, I don't know what I'll have as a bulwark against work. But the sense of urgency that often informs professional life is largely unnecessary unless you're a healthcare professional or emergency aid worker. However purposeful and satisfying my professional life can be, I want to hold on to that part of my life that's not about producing, reacting, and managing people and problems.

Persons: —, wasn't, we'll, saddens, There's, I've, I'm Organizations: Service

☆ From Ukraine to Hawaii, associates of Trump assassination attempt suspect say his ‘delusion of grandeur’ and odd behavior left them questioning his mental state
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Isabelle Chapman | Casey Tolan | Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

In one tweet, Routh wrote that “I would like to invite you to Hawaii for vacation. Newsweek Romania journalist Remus Cernea, one of the people listed on the website, told CNN he met Routh in Kyiv’s Maidan Square in June 2022. Tracy Fulk, a Greensboro police officer at the time, told CNN that the incident started when she pulled Routh over for a traffic stop. Audrey McAvoy/APA Hawaiian man who gave Routh’s company a bad review on Facebook told CNN he was unsettled by Routh’s response to the criticism. “We must push forward with logical leadership that supports the ones that wish to accomplish great things,” Routh wrote in one post.

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☆ A timeline of the Apalachee High School shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Within two hours of arriving at Apalachee High School in Winder, prosecutors said he committed the deadliest US school shooting since the March 2023 rampage at the Covenant School in Nashville, and the 45th this year. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrive at the school a short while later with two school resource officers. An officer, sounding slightly out of breath, asks the dispatcher to “roll EMS.” She is heard confirming emergency medical services were en route to the high school. Law enforcement and first responders control traffic after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. With the suspect detained, officers stream into Apalachee High, evacuating students from classrooms as paramedics tended to the wounded.

Persons: Colt Gray, Colin Gray, Richard Aspinwall, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn, Christian Angulo, Apalachee High School Colt Gray, Gray, Lyela Sayarath, Marcee Gray, I’m, Jud Smith, “, – that’s, ” Smith, WXIA, Colt, Smith, Christian Monterrosa, Morris Midd, HMMS, ”, there’s, WXIA Gray, ” Lyela, ” CNN’s Dalia Faheid, Ashley R, Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Krupa, Nicole Chavez, Jamiel Lynch Organizations: CNN, Apalachee High School, Covenant School, Sheriff’s Office, Barrow County, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Washington Post, WXIA, Authorities, Getty, ABC Locations: Georgia, Winder, Nashville, Barrow, Barrow County, Apalachee, Winder , Georgia, AFP, Fitzgerald

China’s Risky Power Play in the South China SeaChina’s coast guard ships have swarmed and collided with Philippine boats. A New FlashpointFor months, the latest target of China’s power play was a Philippine coast guard ship, the Teresa Magbanua. Philippine coast guard Chinese ships Noon, June 17 A group of Chinese ships moved to block the Philippine vessel. SECOND THOMAS SHOAL SABINA SHOAL A Chinese ship began tailing a Philippine ship around 8 a.m. More Chinese ships waited here. 6 p.m. SECOND THOMAS SHOAL SABINA SHOAL The Chinese ships followed the Philippine ship.

Persons: Teresa Magbanua, Sabina, Thomas, ”, Jay Batongbacal, Sabina Shoal, Hu Bo, Ferdinand R, Marcos Jr, Mr, Hu, Marcos, Manlia, Jan, Thomas Shoal, “, Rommel Ong, Wu Yanan, Samuel Paparo, General, Lei Organizations: South China, Bank, University of the, Philippine Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Associated Press, Armed Forces, Facebook, Ateneo School of Government, Philippine Navy, Philippine, China Coast Guard, Reuters, THOMAS, SECOND, Strategic, International Studies, Pacific Command, Theater Command, United, Liberation Army’s Academy of Military Sciences, People’s Liberation Army Locations: South, Philippine, China, Philippines, United States, Chinese, Spratly, Scarborough Shoal, Vietnam, PHILIPPINES SPRATLY, Palawan, SPRATLY, PHILIPPINES Palawan, Sabina, Manila, Asia, University of the Philippines, South China, Beijing, Shoal, Palawan ., China’s, U.S, United

☆ My husband and I are child-free. Sometimes, I worry we'll regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Alix Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Though my husband didn't want kids, he also never pushed me either way, which I'm grateful for. It mostly consists of other childless couples (or couples with grown-up children), surfers, business owners and freelancers, and expats from countries like Germany, Poland, France, Venezuela, and Spain. Related storiesI started questioning things after a couple we know had a babyRecently, though, our perfectly crafted child-free lifestyle has been turned upside down. Will we regret our decision to live on our own terms without the chaos and beauty of raising a child? I'm picturing my husband and me — all shriveled up and gray — sitting at an empty dinner table, just the two of us.

Persons: Lachlan, we'd, we've, Alix Campbell, Alix Campbell I'm, I'm, —, they'll Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix Locations: Nicaragua, Australia, Austria, Western Algarve, Portugal, Germany, Poland, France, Venezuela, Spain

The artificial intelligence-generated image of Taylor Swift endorsing Donald Trump, which the singer said inspired her to endorse Kamala Harris for president this week, came from an unlikely place. A reverse-image search conducted by NBC News did not find any earlier incidences of the image being posted online. Taylor Swift performing in Sydney on Feb. 23. In the caption, she cited the AI-generated image Trump posted as one of the reasons why she wanted to make her stance known publicly. “I agree with Taylor that AI, when used by bad actors, can be a danger to democracy,” the AI image creator said.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ Taylor, Joe Biden, ”, Swift, boomer, Biden, David Gray, Hinton, Boomer, “ Taylor Swift, Sam, Trump, “, ‘, Taylor, Harris, ’, Donald Trump’s, ” Swift, I’ll Organizations: Truth, Biden Facebook, NBC News, Facebook, Biden, Trump, Getty Locations: Sydney, AFP, “, Instagram

Justin Timberlake entered a guilty plea Friday in connection to his DWI case. Timberlake arrived in the morning at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Courthouse in Long Island, New York, alongside his attorney Edward Burke Jr.As part of a deal struck with the court, Timberlake pleaded guilty to a noncriminal traffic violation of driving while impaired. “I’d be willing to,” Timberlake responded, agreeing to 25 to 40 hours of community service. Following the hearing, Timberlake spoke outside the courthouse and told reporters, that he tries to hold himself “to a very high standard.”“This was not that. Timberlake's court hearing stems from the Grammy winner's arrest on June 18 on suspicion of intoxicated driving in the affluent Hamptons area of Long Island.

Persons: Justin Timberlake, Timberlake, Edward Burke Jr, Carl Irace, “ I’d, ” Timberlake, “, ”, don’t, Lokman Vural, report.Timberlake Organizations: Justice, American, Getty, BMW Locations: Sag, Long Island , New York, Long, Anadolu, Sag Harbor, Florida

☆ Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA single-season assists record in loss to Las Vegas Aces
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Caitlin Clark added another milestone to her historic rookie campaign, breaking the WNBA single-season assists record in the Indiana Fever’s 78-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Clark entered the game needing just four assists to match the previous record of 316 set by Connecticut Sun guard Alyssa Thomas in 2023. Clark finished the game with 18 points, 9 assists and eight rebounds, while Mitchell led Indiana with 20 points in the loss. Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever celebrates a basket during the second half of a game against the Las Vegas Aces. After the game, Clark was asked about her record-setting night, as well as Wilson’s and Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese’s milestones this season.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Alyssa Thomas, Kelsey Mitchell, Mitchell, Emilee Chinn, Damiris Dantas, Chelsea Gray, A’ja Wilson, Gray, Angel, ” Clark, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Indiana, Las Vegas Aces, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Getty Images Indiana, Aces, Boston, Chicago Sky, Dallas, Washington Mystics Locations: Gainbridge, Indiana

The man whose teen son is accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school asked a judge on Wednesday for protection from fellow inmates due to the “incalculable number of threats” he faces behind bars. Gray needs to be separated from other inmates being held by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, his lawyers Jimmy Berry and Brian Hobbs wrote. Last week's shooting has impacted almost everyone in the city of Winder and greater Barrow County, defense lawyers said. “In fact, so many lives in the community of Barrow County have been touched in unfathomable ways, it would be reckless to assume there are NO inmates, either currently or in the near future, being housed in the Barrow County Detention, who wish to harm the Defendant." A representative for the Barrow County Sheriff's Office could not be immediately reached for comment on Thursday.

Persons: Colin Gray, Colt Gray, Gray, Jimmy Berry, Brian Hobbs, ”, “ Organizations: Apalachee High School, Office, Detention, Court Locations: Georgia, Barrow, Winder, Barrow County

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