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☆ WSA, A Manhattan Office Tower Becomes an Unlikely ‘It’ Building
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Jessica Iredale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Deep in the canyons of New York’s financial district, there is an office tower that matches the cultural moment, for better and for worse. Known as the WSA building (short for Water Street Associates), the 31-story structure, at 175 Water Street, has become a nexus for the kind of people who might not otherwise set foot in this neighborhood of bankers and brokers. Built in 1983, the tower was the longtime global headquarters of the insurance giant A.I.G. sold the building for about $270 million in 2019, it sat all but empty during much of the pandemic, when scores of companies, including A.I.G., left the financial district. In late 2022, an LLC under the name 99c bought the building for $252 million and announced a bold plan to “reinvent” the property.

Organizations: WSA, Water Street Associates Locations: New York City

☆ Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Alice Hudson, who, after enrolling in a mandatory geography course in college, took a detour from her plan to become a professional translator and went on to devote her career to building one of the world’s premier public map collections, died on Nov. 6 in Manhattan. Her death, in a senior living facility, was apparently caused by complications of kidney disease, said Robert Trager, her nephew. Ms. Hudson was chief of the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of the New York Public Library from 1981 to 2009, presiding over what has been called the most heavily used public map room in the world. She oversaw the doubling of the collection, to more than 400,000 maps and 24,000 atlases, rivaling the holdings of the Library of Congress, the National Archives and the British Library. She mounted exhibitions on how topography influenced history on the American frontier and along New York City’s shoreline, and illuminated the overlooked contribution of women to cartography.

Persons: Alice Hudson, Robert Trager, Ms, Hudson, Lionel Pincus Organizations: Princess, New York Public Library, of Congress, National Archives, British Locations: Manhattan, Princess Firyal, New York

☆ At Pitch and Run, VC Nihal Mehta is creating a community for founders and investors to connect over exercise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementNew York-based investor Nihal Mehta of Eniac Ventures created Pitch and Run in 2019. The group hosts weekly fun runs across the country for tech founders and investors. For Nihal Mehta, running is, first and foremost, a way to decompress from the fast-paced lifestyle of building a startup. His brainchild is Pitch and Run, a bona fide run club for founders, investors, and other members of the tech community to connect over their shared love of startups as well as running. Mehta himself completed his fifth New York City marathon earlier this month, sharing the course with 25 other Pitch and Run members.

Persons: Nihal Mehta, —, Mehta, there's, they've, Dee Murthy, Murthy, Kevin Weatherman's, Shahn Christian Andersen, he's, – Mehta Organizations: Eniac Ventures, LA, Eniac, Weatherman, PNR Ventures, New York Tech, New York City Locations: York, decompress, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, New York's Chelsea, Brooklyn, Manhattan, VCs

President-elect Donald Trump made the disco classic “Y.M.C.A.” a staple at his rallies during his past two campaigns. And new data shows that, much like Trump’s political fortunes, interest in the song is on the upswing. ‘Y.M.C.A.,’” Trump said on a podcast in 2022. “‘Y.M.C.A.’ gets people up and it gets them moving.”The dance caught on outside of Trump’s political orbit this year, when athletes began mimicking his moves when they celebrated on the field. Data from Google Trends shows more searches for the song this month than in any month in the search engine’s published records.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ’ ” Trump, “ ‘, ’, ”, Felipe Rose, HuffPost Organizations: Village, Google, Young Men’s Christian Association, YMCA, New York Yankees Locations: U.S, Manhattan, New York

☆ Rudy Giuliani's mother-daughter defamation victims still haven't received millions of dollars of his assets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Thanksgiving is the one-month anniversary of Giuliani's deadline to turn over assets. Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have received a car and apartment without the paperwork to sell either. Freeman and Moss have subpoenaed the elder Giuliani's tax accountants, Mazars, USA, to see if he declared gifting the rings to his son. AdvertisementA bankruptcy judge dismissed the bankruptcy case within six months, citing Giuliani's "failure to provide even basic disclosure" of his assets. "The car keys without the title is really meaningless, US Court Judge Liman told Giuliani's attorney Joseph Cammarata.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, It's, Moss, Giuliani, Freeman, Joe DiMaggio, Donald Trump, livestreams, Giuliani —, —, DiMaggio, Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, Judith, Rudolph Giuliani, Judith Nathan, Aaron Nathan, Jacquelyn Martin, Lewis Liman, Andrew, Donald Trump's, Trump, Lauren Bacall's, Lauren Bacall, Judge Liman, Joseph Cammarata, Liman Organizations: Mercedes, New, Yankees Stadium, Baseball Hall of Famer, AP, Mazars, Southern, of Locations: Georgia, Manhattan, New York City, Ronkonkoma , New York, Long, Florida, USA, Washington ,, United States, of New York

☆ For over 25 years, this photographer had a window-side seat at the Macy’s Parade
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When photographer Elizabeth Kahane’s husband asked where in New York they should live following their engagement in 1998, she had a very specific requirement for their marital home: A view of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Its street-facing windows offered the perfect vantage point to watch — and photograph — the procession, which travels down through midtown Manhattan to Macy’s department store on Thanksgiving morning. The photographer has captured the spectacle almost every year since, missing the parade just twice in over a quarter of a century. Thomas the Tank Engine, the Kool-Aid Man and Boss Baby are just some of the dozens of other outsized characters Kahane has pictured floating slowly past her home — often at eye-level. Some shots were taken from inside the apartment, with kids seen enjoying the surreal view of parade characters — from Sonic the Hedgehog to Pikachu, gleefully riding a Poké Ball-inspired sled — looming outside.

Persons: Elizabeth Kahane’s, “, ”, Kahane, Snoopy, SpongeBob, Max, glares, Thomas, Baby, ” Kermit, E.A.Kahane, Kermit, you’re, who’s, ” Kahane, “ I’ve, Greg Heffley, I’ve, “ It’s, Ronald McDonald, Bluey, Gabby, Netflix’s “, Marshall Organizations: CNN, Park West, “ Locations: New York, Manhattan, York

☆ 5 tech stocks in supply chain management could benefit from Trump's tariffs, Redburn Atlantic says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump's proposed steep tariffs on imports could create winners in the stock market — particularly among companies that help businesses manage their supply chains, according to Redburn Atlantic. The shares of all these global companies are traded in the U.S. and Europe. Trump has proposed tariffs of 25% on all products from Mexico and Canada, and additional tariffs on goods from China. Kinaxis Kinaxis, which helps companies plan their supply chains using digital replicas of physical operations, could also benefit, according to Redburn Atlantic. WiseTech Global WiseTech offers a "high-growth profile" investment opportunity that will benefit from the tariff trend, according to Redburn Atlantic.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, Redburn, Lachlan Brown, Descartes, Kinaxis, Trump's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Descartes Systems, Manhattan Associates, SPS Commerce, WiseTech, Descartes Systems Descartes Systems, Manhattan Associates Manhattan Associates, SPS, Commerce Locations: U.S, Europe, United States, China, Mexico, Canada

Sean “Diddy” Combs will not be home for the holidays. The news comes just days after Combs' legal team outlined their plans if he were to be released. Sean 'Diddy' Combs at the MET Gala, in New York City, on May 1, 2017. Prosecutors also claimed that Combs has engaged in witness tampering from behind bars by making three-way calls and using other inmates’ cell lines. But Combs’ team has said that this is all within his constitutional rights.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Aran Subramanian, Christy Slavik, Sean, Diddy, Lucas Jackson, ” Slavik, Prosecutors Organizations: Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center Locations: Brooklyn's, New York City, Combs

☆ Judge finds New York City in contempt over jail conditions, moves closer to a federal takeover
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | 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: +5 min

A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its jails, a scathing ruling that puts the troubled Rikers Island jail complex on the verge of a federal takeover. It would not involve a takeover by the Justice Department, nor would the city’s jails become part of the federal Bureau of Prisons. Nineteen people died in custody at Rikers Island in 2022. There has been “no substantial reduction in the risk of harm currently facing those who live and work in the Rikers Island jails,” the judge wrote. Under a plan approved by the city council in 2019, New York City is legally required to shutter Rikers Island and replace it with four smaller and more modern jails by 2027.

Persons: Laura Taylor Swain, leadership’s, Swain, Eric Adams, ” Swain, Jan, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady, Maazel, ”, “, Benny Boscio, Adams Organizations: New, ”, Justice Department, of Prisons, Legal Aid Society, city’s Department of Correction, Democrat Locations: New York City, Manhattan, East, Rikers

☆ Harvey Weinstein's lawyers file complaint against NYC alleging poor medical care and 'gulag' conditions at Rikers Island
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chloe_Melas.Jpg | Chloe Melas | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is receiving poor medical care and living in an unhygienic environment at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was hospitalized in April and July, and he had emergency heart surgery in September, according to a representative. The New York City mayor’s office, the city’s Department of Correction and the city’s public hospital system did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “The treatment, or lack thereof, that Mr. Weinstein is receiving on Rikers Island does not only amount to medical negligence, it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment,” Ansari added in part. Weinstein, 72, was placed into city custody earlier this year after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction in a 4-3 decision.

Persons: Harvey, Weinstein, Imran H, Ansari, ” Ansari Organizations: New, The New, city’s Department of Correction Locations: New York City, Hollywood, The New York City, “

☆ Lawsuit alleges that young dancers for Shen Yun Performing Arts have faced abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The lawsuit said Shen Yun has made hundreds of millions of dollars by exploiting young dancers it recruits from abroad, forcing them to work grueling hours and scaring them into thinking they’d face harm if they quit. According to the website, Shen Yun, along with Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and Fei Tian College — which were also named as defendants — were founded by followers of the Falun Gong faith. After the first year, she was paid $500 a month until she “graduated” from Fei Tian College in 2019, when her salary was raised to $1,000 a month, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit said she contracted measles when she was 14 but was not permitted to see a doctor. Instead, the lawsuit said, she was told to meditate to feel better and was required to work while she recovered.

Persons: Shen Yun, Chang Chun, Chang, Shen Yen, “ Organizations: White Plains , New York AP, Shen Yun Performing Arts, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, New York State Department of Education, New, New England Commission, Higher, Fei Tian Academy of, Arts, Fei Tian, Radio City Music Hall, Fei Tian College Locations: White Plains , New York, White Plains, Dragon Springs, Cuddebackville , New York, New England, Manhattan, United States, Taiwan

☆ Third judge denies bail for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementCombs had hoped a Manhattan judge would approve home-detention in a rented Manhattan brownstone. Advertisement"The indictment charges Combs with serious and violent crimes," the judge wrote in an 11-page bail denial that quotes extensively from the allegations in denying bail. AdvertisementAlso weighing against bail is evidence gathered by federal prosecutors "supporting a serious risk of witness tampering," the judge wrote. AdvertisementIn September, two other judges — a magistrate judge, and Combs' previous case judge — had rejected bail out of similar concerns over violence and potential witness tampering. "Mr. Combs will not have access to a cell phone," his lawyers wrote the judge in a last-ditch plea for bail on Tuesday.

Persons: Combs, Sean, Diddy, Arun Subramanian, Cassie Ventura, —, Janice, Mr, he's Organizations: of Prisons, Metropolitan Detention, Prosecutors, of, Defense, US Locations: Manhattan, Miami, Brooklyn

☆ Trump sprints through transition as he faces narrow window to act in office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Steve Contorno | Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On Tuesday, Trump’s transition team signed an agreement with the White House after months of postponing the traditional transition process – a delay that Biden officials warned could undermine an orderly transfer of power and pose national security risks. In a statement announcing the agreement, the Trump transition said it will use its own security and information systems, its own office spaces and maintain its own ethics plan. The transition team said its ethics plan will be posted online in compliance with federal law. Several of Trump’s picks have vast personal fortunes and deep ties to the private sector. Trump’s transition team has so far relied instead on internal vetting.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, –, Matt Gaetz, Department of Justice – Trump, Pam Bondi, Joe Biden, ”, Brian Ballard, “, ” Ballard, Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Linda McMahon, Hegseth, McMahon, Howard Lutnick, Scott Bessent, – Lutnick, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, – Mehmet Oz, Janette Nesheiwat, Marty Makary, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, he’s, ” Sen, Peter Welch, Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s, untangle, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Bill Hagerty, Nick Iarossi —, —, ” Iarossi, CNN’s Betsy Klein, Lauren Fox Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican, Washington, Florida Rep, Department of Justice, Sunshine, Republicans, Mar, GOP, Senate, Senate Republicans, Fox News, Department of Education, Department of Commerce, Bessent, Hawaii Rep, Medicare, Drug Administration, Oklahoma Republican, Vermont Democrat, America, White, Biden, General Services Administration, FBI, Gabbard, – Locations: Manhattan, Palm Beach, New York, Washington ,, Washington, Trump, Ukraine, Oklahoma, Vermont, Mexico, Canada, China, Florida

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail for a third time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail after a judge rejected his latest attempt for release while the rapper and music producer awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ team’s motion for release on Wednesday. His decision followed a two-hour court hearing on Friday where he appeared to explore potential options and questioned prosecutors’ allegation that Combs continued to obstruct the ongoing investigation. Federal prosecutors argued that Combs could not be trusted on bail because he flouted the rules of the jail and judge. Prosecutors allege Combs tried to evade law enforcement monitoring by using several techniques, including three-way calling, to contact witnesses.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Arun Subramanian, Combs, –, “, ”, scoffed, that’s “, Judge Subramanian Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Detention Center, Prosecutors Locations: Miami

☆ The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Sarah Maslin Nir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At the fruit stand where he works on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Shah Alam sells dozens of bananas a day at 35 cents a piece, or four for a dollar. He does a brisk business in cheap fruit outside Sotheby’s auction house; inside, art can sell for millions. But last Wednesday, Mr. Alam sold a banana that a short time later would be auctioned as part of a work of absurdist art, won by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur for $5.2 million plus more than $1 million in auction-house fees. A few days after the sale, as Mr. Alam stood in the rain on York Avenue and East 72nd Street, snapping bananas free of their bunches, he learned from a reporter what had become of the fruit: It had been duct-taped to a wall as part of a work by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, and sold to Justin Sun, the Chinese founder of a cryptocurrency platform.

Persons: Shah Alam, Alam, Maurizio Cattelan, Justin Sun Locations: York, Italian

The lawyers for Freeman and Moss have said that Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, has not complied with court orders to turn over his assets to the pair. Aaron Nathan, an attorney for Freeman and Moss, said Giuliani had surrendered the car, but not the title. The notion that he can't apply for a title certificate ... " the judge told Cammarata before Giuliani cut him off and started his rant. After court, Giuliani suggested the trial is unnecessary because Liman is "going to rule against me. Asked if he regretted defaming Freeman and Moss, Giuliani said: "I do not regret it for a minute.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, —, he's, District Judge Lewis Liman, Donald Trump, Giuliani, ”, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Freeman, Moss, Joseph Cammarata, Lauren Bacall, Aaron Nathan, ” Liman, Giuliani hadn't, Cammarata, Giuliani's, Giuliani “, Mr, Nathan, Joe DiMaggio, Liman, Andrew, Trump, defaming Freeman Organizations: U.S, District, New, New York City, Benz SL, Trump Locations: New York, Georgia, Hollywood, U.S, Manhattan, Florida

☆ ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’: The anti-apartheid photographer who turned his lens on Black America
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“He left South Africa and resettled in the United States in 1966,” it ends, before listing his survivors. The image, taken by South African photographer Ernest Cole, is one of thousands taken during his time in exile in the United States. Not looking for an impression but authenticity, he cast the American actor over a South African. Courtesy Magnolia PicturesIn the film, Cole despairs, “exile is destroying us one by one.”“You leave your country heartbroken,” the director said. Inside were around 60,000 Cole negatives, spanning South Africa and the US, plus his notes and contact sheets.

Persons: Ernest Cole, Cole, Nelson Mandela, Cole’s, “, ”, Muhammad, Raoul Peck, LaKeith Stanfield, “ Ernest Cole, Peck, James Baldwin, Patrice Lumumba, ‘, Stanfield, it’s, Magnolia Pictures Cole, Jim Crow, ” Peck bristled, It’s, ” –, Hébert B, Peck – “, Cole despairs, I’ve, Leslie Matlaisane, Ernest Cole Family, SEB, — Organizations: CNN, New York Times, “, Islam, Cannes Film, Aperture, Democratic, Magnolia, Magnolia Pictures, Ford Foundation, Liberal, ANC, African National Congress, SWAPO, Ernest Cole Family Trust Locations: Manhattan , New York, South Africa, South, United States, New York City, African, Haitian, American, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Pretoria, New York, Harlem, Black America, Haiti, France, Berlin, Brazil, Nicaragua, —, York City, “, Africa, Sweden, America, Swedish, ”

☆ Abercrombie expects a strong holiday quarter as growth run continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The apparel company issued strong holiday guidance on Tuesday after posting its sixth straight quarter of double-digit sales growth and another quarter of results that topped expectations. For the all-important holiday shopping quarter, Abercrombie is expecting sales growth of 5% to 7%, ahead of the 4.8% growth that analysts had expected, according to LSEG. That new outlook is higher than the 12.1% growth analysts had expected, according to LSEG. The Abercrombie and Hollister brands posted comparable sales growth of 11% and 21%, respectively. Horowitz noted the strong performances lapped growth of 26% for Abercrombie and 7% for Hollister last year.

Persons: Fitch isn't, Mike Jeffries, Abercrombie, Fran Horowitz, Horowitz, Hollister, it's, It's, Donald Trump's, –, bullishness Organizations: Abercrombie, Fitch, LSEG, NFL, Hollister, Black, Dick's Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Americas

☆ Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The federal elections case led to a Supreme Court ruling granting a president limited immunity for official acts. This is likely to reinforce Trump’s belief that he will have almost unchecked authority and will therefore reverberate through the next four years and generations to come. And by voting the way they did, Americans effectively exonerated him in the federal cases — on charges that could have landed him in jail. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesWhat the thwarting of accountability meansThere will be short- and long-term consequences from Trump escaping accountability. But he also portrayed Trump’s evasion of a trial as a dark day for America.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, –, “, Smith, ”, Donald Trump, Drew Angerer, ” James, Julia Chatterley, “ It’s, Tanya Chutkan, Merrick Garland, Garland, —, I’m, Steven Hirsch, ” Trump, ” Smith, Joe Biden, Dan Goldman, CNN’s Boris Sanchez Organizations: CNN, Trump, Capitol, Department, US, Hofstra University, CNN International, Democrat, Justice Department, Democrats, Democratic House, stoke, Republican Party, Republican, Manhattan Criminal, FBI, MAKE, New York Democrat, America, United Locations: United States, America, Washington ,, Washington, New York, Georgia, New York City, Florida

☆ Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Stefanos Chen | Olivia Bensimon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The former New York City mayor was in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday to discuss his continuing failure to give up nearly $11 million worth of personal assets. The forfeiture was meant as a down payment on the $148 million Mr. Giuliani owes to two Georgia election workers for defaming them by claiming, without evidence, that they had helped to steal the 2020 presidential election. But first, Judge Lewis Liman allowed Mr. Giuliani’s lawyers to withdraw from the case. “I’m sorry it came to this,” Kenneth Caruso, one of the Mr. Giuliani’s lawyers, said before he and his co-counsel left the hearing. In a statement on Tuesday, Mr. Caruso said that there had been “a difference of opinion” with Mr. Giuliani but they wished his new counsel “every success.”

Persons: Rudolph W, Giuliani, Judge Lewis Liman, “, ” Kenneth Caruso, Caruso, ” Organizations: New, New York City Locations: New York, Manhattan, Georgia

☆ U.S. charges former Wamco executive Kenneth Leech with fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said that between January 2021 and October 2023, Leech disproportionately allocated better performing trades to favored portfolios, and worse performing trades to other portfolios. Leech also faces related criminal charges from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, the SEC said. Lawyers for Leech did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The U.S. attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a similar request. Clients have pulled tens of billions of dollars from Wamco in the last few months, after Franklin announced that authorities were investigating Leech.

Persons: Kenneth Leech, Leech, Legg Mason, Franklin Organizations: Western Asset Management, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Franklin Resources Locations: Manhattan, U.S

☆ 5 Democratic assumptions shattered by the 2024 election: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, senior politics reporter Alex Seitz-Wald breaks down the long-standing Democratic truisms that were challenged by the results of the 2024 elections. Here are five of the party’s core assumptions that have been challenged by the 2024 election outcome:1. Higher turnout benefits Democrats: Democrats have long taken for granted a simple truism: The more people who vote, the better for Democrats. NBC News exit polls show Trump won voters without college degrees 56%-42%, while he narrowly won voters with family incomes of $30,000 to $100,000 annually. But Trump won both the Electoral College and popular vote this year as Harris’ performance fell in those Democratic bastions.

Persons: Alex Seitz, Wald, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Harris, Ryan J, Reilly, Ken Dilanian, Tanya Chutkan, Joe Biden, Richard Nixon, ️, ric S, ustice, ick,, Rea, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Wald Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Trump, White, Republican, Electoral, Electoral College, U.S Capitol, Justice Locations: Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, San Francisco , Los Angeles County, Cook County, Loudoun County , Virginia, Dearborn , Michigan, Lawrence , Massachusetts, Texas, Mexico, Manhattan, California, New York, Wyoming, U.S, Miami, Florida, United States

During his tenure, Williams secured convictions against Menendez, the longtime Democratic senator from New Jersey, on bribery charges; FTX CEO Bankman-Fried on fraud charges; and Maxwell on sex trafficking charges. Those awaiting trial include Adams on bribery and wire fraud charges and Combs on an array of charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering. In his statement, Williams called his decision to step down "bittersweet." Trump initially nominated Clayton for the post in 2020, but his nomination was scuttled amid opposition from New York Sens. In his statement announcing Clayton's nomination, Trump called him "a highly respected business leader, counsel, and public servant."

Persons: Sen, Robert Menendez, Jeffrey Epstein's, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman, Fried, ” Damian Williams, Eric Adams, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Williams, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Menendez, Bankman, Maxwell, Adams, Combs, Trump, Edward Y, Kim, Jay Clayton, Clayton, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Geoffrey Berman's, Berman, Berman's, Audrey Strauss, Preet Bharara, Jay Organizations: Southern, of New, New York City, Manhattan U.S, Democratic, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S, Clayton Locations: of New York, New York, New Jersey, New York Sens

A federal judge on Monday is set to review the sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company to satirical publication The Onion after a pro-Jones bidder who offered twice as much cash challenged the transaction. Collins also wrote that the Onion plans to relaunch Infowars as "the dumbest website on the internet." Infowars was briefly shut down after the sale was announced before it resumed operating with Jones, who claimed the site was "hijacked." X Corp. is presumed to be an interested party because Jones uses X to broadcast his show and the case involves the potential transfer of Jones' X handle in the sale. Jones described the auction process as "fraudulent," but told his audience that regardless of what happens with Infowars, he won't be silenced.

Persons: Alex Jones, Jones, Sandy, Christopher Murray, Christopher Lopez, Murray, Sandy Hook, Walter Cicack, Chris Mattei, Ben Collins —, NBC News —, Collins, Samuel Rigelhaupt, Infowars, —, Elon Musk, Donald Trump Organizations: Sandy Hook Elementary, Free Speech Systems, First United American Companies, First American United Companies, NBC News, AP, Global, Musk's X Corp, X Corp, United, United American Companies Locations: Newtown , Connecticut, Texas, Houston, Chicago, United American

Will Trump’s former defense lawyer protect the Justice Department from Trump? Justice Department attorneys now hope that Trump’s pick for the critical No. 2 position at the department — Todd Blanche, the president-elect’s defense lawyer — can help protect the department’s career civil servants from Trump. Blanche served as Trump’s lead criminal defense lawyer in the Stormy Daniels hush money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Incoming district attorney Nathan Hochman, who is set to take office Dec. 2, has said he needs to review the case before he makes a decision.

Persons: Todd Blanche won’t, Menendez, Will Trump’s, Mark Peterson, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, —, Blanche, Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Blanche won’t, he’s, Read, Republican Sen, Bill Hagerty, ’, Ted Soqui, Ted Erik, Lyle Menendez’s, Kitty Menendez, George Gascón, Nathan Hochman, Ding Liren, Dommaraju, Leon Watson, Magnus Carlsen, Ryan Sun, AP Saquon Barkley, Greg Rosenstein, artment of, Fr e Organizations: Trump, Department, Justice Department, Manhattan, Attorney, DOJ, of, Republican, Cabinet, Trump’s Cabinet, Los Angeles District, Beverly Hills, Incoming, NBC News, Chess, AP, Eagles, ams, Fr Locations: Florida, Trump, Southern, York, Beverly, India, China, Singapore

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