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☆ Elon Musk’s X is stepping in to the legal fight over Alex Jones’ Infowars. Experts say it’s unprecedented
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The sale includes Infowars’ website, studio equipment, online dietary supplement store and social media accounts, which are followed by millions of users. In past legal disputes over account ownership, social media companies have left it to the courts and parties involved to work it out. But in this case, X is stepping in, objecting to Jones and Infowars’ X accounts being part of the sale. That stands out to experts in social media law. “What conceivable motivation does a company have for destroying the value in their users’ accounts, and implicitly threatening all other users?” Butterfield said.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon Musk’s, Alex Jones ’ Infowars, Jones, Sandy Hook, Infowars, Elon, ” Jones, I’ve, ”, Toby Butterfield, X, that’s, Eric Goldman, ” Goldman, “ It’s, Elon Musk, ” Butterfield, Donald Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, Systems, Columbia University’s Law, X, Santa Clara University School of Law, NPR Locations: New York, Sandy, Texas

☆ Why Trump is threatening Canada with tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementPresident-elect Trump on Monday threatened to impose 25% tariffs on imported goods from Canada. In making his statement on Truth Social, Trump criticized Canada over immigration policy and drugs. President-elect Donald Trump this week has made waves with his vow to impose new tariffs on imported goods from Canada, China, and Mexico, which also happen to be the United States' top trading partners. "Canada places the highest priority on border security and the integrity of our shared border." "In addition, the CBSA [Canada Border Services Agency] is continually strengthening its ability to detect opioids through enhanced inspections at ports of entry, detector dogs, and emerging technologies, preventing opioids from entering and leaving Canada."

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Canada's, " Trudeau, he'd, Jake Colvin, Chrystia Freeland, Dominic LeBlanc, Trump's Organizations: Social, Canada, Toronto Region Board of Trade, US Border Patrol, Customs, Border Patrol, New York Times, NPR, North American Free, National Foreign Trade Council, Canada Border Services Agency, Business, Trump Locations: Canada, Toronto, China, Mexico, United States, apprehensions

☆ Your questions about Trump 2.0, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Leinz Vales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When we asked CNN readers for their questions about the incoming Trump 2.0 administration, we got a lot of nervous and scared feedback. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump walk to Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2021. This is her response:Trump has promised to protect Social Security and not raise the retirement age or make other cuts. For more, read Luhby’s story on how a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits. For his second term, Trump has promised to find military officials more loyal to him and that he’ll fight an “enemy from within” of political opponents.

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☆ RFK Jr. is Trump's pick to lead HHS — here's what he could do with that power
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Kennedy will likely have some influence over who the president-elect chooses for those roles, health policy experts said. Ultimately, Kennedy's influence over immunization policy could lead to an increase in diseases preventable by vaccines, several health policy experts told CNBC. Investors are already bracing for a crackdown on food policy, with shares of processed food companies, such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola , falling on Friday. Seigerman said "there is little precedent in recent history for HHS policy dictating or affecting FDA regulation or approval of drugs." In 2023, pharmaceutical companies spent nearly $3 billion on advertising for the 10 most promoted drugs.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Thomas Machowicz, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Trump, trifecta, Spokespeople, Brandon Guerrero, Christina House, Gostin, Josh Michaud, Lawrence Gostin, Michaud, he's, Genevieve Kanter, Kanter, Covid, Richard Frank, Frank, Evan Seigerman, Seigerman, Dave Latshaw, Latshaw, Drugmakers, Joe Biden's, Amy Campbell Organizations: Reuters, Department of Health, Human Services, Republican, HHS, Affordable, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, Centers, Medicare, Services, CNBC, CVS, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Health Defense, NBC News, FDA, NPR, Georgetown University, CDC, Vaccines, Children, Kennedy, NIH, University of Southern, Brookings Schaeffer Initiative, Health, pharma, RFK, BMO Capital, Pepsi, Trump, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, U.S, Compton, Huntington Park, Kennedy ., University of Southern California

☆ Daily habits like the 'Power Nine' support a long, healthy life, expert says—whether or not 'Blue Zones' are real
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He deemed them blue zones — a term that first appeared in an academic paper about longevity in Sardinia, Italy published in 2004. I found that the centenarians in the blue zones were missing or dead when the study was conducted. "They were falling in regions that had terrible health, and surprisingly that was the shared characteristic of most blue zones. In the letter they state that Buettner's claims about four of the blue zones, Okinawa, Sardinia, Ikaria and Nicoya, "have been fully validated by strict demographic criteria." Buettner told The New York Times that he frequently visits the blue zones to make sure birth records are accurate.

Persons: Loma, Dan Buettner, Buettner, Saul Justin Newman, Newman, There's, bing, Newman's Organizations: National Geographic, Costa Rica Loma, University College London Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Vox Media, NPR, New York Times, Geographic Locations: Okinawa, Japan, Loma Linda, California, Sardinia, Italy, Japan Ikaria, Greece, Costa Rica, Calif, U.S, Ikaria

☆ Doctors say RFK Jr.’s anti-Ozempic stance perpetuates stigma and misrepresents evidence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You?” at 8 p.m. Sunday, November 17, on CNN. Even as they agree that it’s important to address growing rates of diabetes and obesity, doctors in that field say Kennedy’s plans miss the mark. Not everyone with obesity will want the drugs, and for some, they may have strong side effects such as nausea. Doctors who treat people with obesity suggest that fixing the food system shouldn’t be mutually exclusive with using weight-loss medications, when appropriate. “But a lot of his thinking is like ‘A plus B plus C plus miracle, and you’ve got an answer.’”

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s, —, ” Kennedy, Greg Gutfeld, Kennedy, European Union “, Ozempic, ideation, Michael Osterholm, ” Osterholm, “, Trump, he’s, Kennedy’s, Josh Green, that’s, Kennedy —, ”, Jody Dushay, Dr, Angela Fitch, “ We’ve, ” Fitch, we’ve, ‘, ” Dr, Daniel Drucker, ” Drucker, don’t, they’re, Fitch, Doctors, Elon Musk, who’s, ” Musk, It’s, he’d, you’ve, ’ Organizations: CNN, US Department of Health, Human Services, Fox News, Novo Nordisk, Danish Medicines Agency, European Union, US Food and Drug Administration, Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, FDA, US Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, Centers, Medicare, Services, HHS, Hawaii Gov, Environmental Protection Agency, BMI, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Fox, CNN Health, NPR, Trump Locations: Denmark, America, Hawaii, Samoa

☆ 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

☆ From clothes to computers, 6 things expected to get more expensive if Trump's trade plans are enacted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

If implemented, Americans could see prices rise across several product categories. AdvertisementBased on analyses from economists and trade experts, here are the goods that could become more expensive for Americans under Trump's tariff proposals. AdvertisementSome retailers have already announced preparations to increase prices should Trump's tariff plans go into effect. AdvertisementGold said it's unlikely Trump's tariffs would go into effect on day one or day two, and "it's tough to say right now at what point consumers would feel the impact." AdvertisementA report from centrist think tank ThirdWay said that Trump's tariff proposals analyzed eight common purchases that the US either heavily imports or is unable to produce domestically.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Mary Lovely, Lovely, There's, Joe Biden, Jonathan Gold, it's, Karoline Leavitt, Tim Boyle, Gold, Philip Daniele, Daniele, Shinji Aoyama, Henrik Elm, Elm, Taylor Rogers Organizations: Trade, Service, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Trump, Consumers, National Retail Federation, Retailers, Bank of America, Columbia, Washington Post, Electronics, Consumer Technology Association, CTA, Honda, General Motors, Ford, Inter Ikea —, Ikea, Reuters, NPR, International Trade Commission, Republican National Committee Locations: China, Mexico, Europe

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to be his national security adviser, according to four sources familiar with the decision. Since 2019, he has represented a congressional district in the House, where he's a member of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees. Like many congressional Republicans, Waltz has also criticized U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia. The role of White House national security adviser doesn’t require Senate confirmation. Waltz joins Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York as the second House Republican Trump has tapped for posts in his new administration.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mike Waltz, didn’t, Waltz, Vladimir Putin, doesn’t, Elise Stefanik, House Republican Trump Organizations: Green Beret, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Street Journal, China Task Force, Republicans, NPR, U.S ., White House, House Republican, United Nations Locations: Afghanistan, East, Africa, China, He's, Ukraine, Russia, U.S, New York

Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. President-Elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to serve as his national security adviser, according to four sources familiar with the decision. The role of White House national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation. Waltz joins New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as the second House Republican to be tapped by Trump for a post in his new administration. Trump selected Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Persons: Michael Waltz, Donald Trump, Mike Waltz, Waltz, Vladimir Putin, Elise Stefanik, Trump Organizations: Republican National Convention, Green Beret, Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Street Journal, NSA, China Task Force, Republicans, NPR, U.S ., White House, New York, Republican, Trump, United Nations Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Afghanistan, East, Africa, China, He's, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Forget swing states. Here's how the generations flipped on Election Day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen X and younger voters shifted right in recent polls, favoring Trump more than they did in 2020. Democrats lost a lot of ground with Gen Z, while Republicans won Gen X by a much wider margin than in 2020. Gen Z favored Vice President Kamala Harris by 11 points, compared to 24 points for President Joe Biden. Gen X already disapproved of Biden the most among generations, per late 2023 polling from NPR, PBS NewsHour, and Marist. Are you a Gen Z who shifted right or a boomer who shifted left?

Persons: X, Gen Xers, Joe Biden, —, Gen Z, Gen, millennials, Zers, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Millennials, Harris, Andrew Heyward, Trump, Joe Rogan, Jason Brennan, Brennan, Z's Gen, Gen X, Biden, Amy Walter Organizations: Trump, Service, Democrats, Republicans, Democratic, Boomers, Gallup, Walton Family Foundation, CBS News, New York Times, GOP, Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, NPR, PBS, Marist, jkaplan

☆ Many Gen Z voters struggle to sign their names. That's becoming a problem as they cast their ballots.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen Z voters who struggle with cursive could slow the vote count, Nevada's secretary of state said. He attributed higher numbers of problematic mail ballots to young voters without signatures. States in the US require a voter's signature on mail and absentee ballots, and several states require additional verifications, including comparing that signature to the voter's signature on file. As the state continues to process mail ballots this week, those figures — which are already higher than in 2020 and 2022 — are expected to increase. Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots, or about 1%, were rejected across the country during the 2022 midterm elections, NPR reported at the time.

Persons: —, State Francisco Aguilar, Aguilar, haven't, Debra Cleaver, Cleaver Organizations: Service, Nevada, State, New York Times, DMV, National Conference of State Legislatures, Times, NPR Locations: Clark, Washoe County, States, Clark County, Nevada, California, Louisiana

☆ An Oregon airport is trying to alleviate travel anxiety with llama therapy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Portland airport is using llamas and alpacas for stress relief at its terminals. Animal therapy appears to lower anxiety and promote mood-lifting hormones. AdvertisementAn airport in Oregon is trying to ease nervous flyers' concerns by providing them with access to an unusual animal therapy program. Most existing studies are focused on therapy dogs, which are increasingly being used in airports, such as London Stansted and Istanbul Airport. Denver International Airport has the world's largest animal therapy program, for which it was awarded the Guinness World Record in 2021.

Persons: —, Allison Ferre, Mintel Organizations: Service, Portland International, NPR, UCLA Health, London Stansted, Istanbul Airport, Port, Business, International, Guinness, Disease Control, Prevention Locations: Portland, Oregon, Ridgefield , Washington, New York City, Istanbul, Port of Portland

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 26, 2023. The Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter. "There is no agreement to sell Time," said a Time spokesperson, who declined to comment on the talks with Antenna. An Antenna Group spokesperson didn't respond for comment. The Antenna Group nearly acquired Vice Media in 2022 before the company declared bankruptcy.

Persons: Marc Benioff, didn't, Benioff, Jeff Bezos, Lynne, Alan Murray Organizations: Jazz, Lincoln Center, Antenna, Comcast, Washington Post, U.S, NPR, Meredith Corp, Time Inc, Meredith, Media, Arianna, CNBC Locations: New York, Europe, Arianna Huffington's

☆ Two Washington Post writers who resigned over Bezos’ non-endorsement join The Atlantic
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Two veteran writers who resigned from The Washington Post over its non-endorsement decision are joining The Atlantic. Robert Kagan and Danielle Allen are coming aboard as contributing writers, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said Friday. Kagan, a Post opinion editor-at-large and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, resigned within minutes of learning the news. More than 250,000 Post customers cancelled their subscriptions in the wake of the non-endorsement, according to reporting by NPR and the Post. For The Atlantic, the Post imbroglio is also an opportunity to attract talent.

Persons: Robert Kagan, Danielle Allen, Jeffrey Goldberg, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Bezos, board’s, Kamala Harris, Kagan, “ Bezos, ”, “, Goldberg, Harris, ” Goldberg, Allen, Trump, Barack Obama, ” Allen Organizations: New, New York CNN, The Washington Post, Atlantic, Post, Amazon, Brookings Institution, Trump, NPR, CNN, Harvard University, Washington Locations: New York

☆ More than 250,000 Washington Post readers cancel subscriptions in revolt over non-endorsement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —More than 250,000 Washington Post readers have canceled their subscriptions since the newspaper announced last week it would not make an endorsement in the presidential race, leading to a “huge spike” in cancelations, the Post reported late Tuesday. The number did not take into account any new subscribers the Post may have added since Friday or any subscribers who have since re-subscribed, the paper reported. The Post reported it began seeing a surge in cancelations within hours of the announcement. “I wish we had made the change earlier than we did, in a moment further from the election and the emotions around it,” Bezos wrote. Instead, Bezos framed his decision to end presidential endorsements as one designed to regain the trust of readers.

Persons: Will Lewis, Lewis, Marty Baron, “ craven, Jeff Bezos, Trump, Harris, Bezos, — Bezos, Donald Trump, “, ” Bezos, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington Post, Post, NPR, CNN, Blue Origin Locations: New York, cancelations, ”, Texas

☆ American Battleground: How ‘brat summer’ set up Kamala Harris’ remarkable run
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Chief among them, the person the outgoing president tapped to replace him on the ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris. “People understood that if you didn’t choose Kamala Harris, you’d have a big problem with your base voters,” Etienne says. He’s had plenty of women who worked for him over the years, but there was no one who looked like Kamala Harris and there was no one in a position of authority. Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty ImagesComing Thursday: How cat people are still haunting Trump’s campaign

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"Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one," Bezos wrote in a nine-paragraph article published on the Post's website Monday night. "I wish we had made the change earlier than we did, in a moment further from the election and the emotions around it," Bezos wrote. There is no connection between it and our decision on presidential endorsements, and any suggestion otherwise is false."

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Will Lewis, Lewis, Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Dave Limp, Limp, —, Trump, David Hoffman, David Shipley, Hoffman, Semafor, Patrick Soon Organizations: Amazon, Washington Post, Post, NPR, Democratic, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, Trump Locations: Pennsylvania, spokespeople, American

☆ America’s CEOs don’t have the stomach for Trump’s promised revenge tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While dozens of American business leaders — your Reeds Hoffman, your Marks Cuban, etc. “I was very grateful … for his willingness to stand up to the pressure from Donald Trump in 2015 … until now. That’s why 88 business leaders last month endorsed Harris. On the other hand, a little back-channeling and olive-branch-extending could give business leaders and their companies some goodwill in an administration helmed by a notoriously impulsive, vengeful leader. In a business world that craves certainty and economic stability, executives may be telling themselves that their silence is purely a business decision.

Persons: CNN Business ’, New York CNN —, Donald Trump, didn’t, Hoffman, Marks, Kamala Harris, Jeff Bezos, Trump, Marty Baron, Patrick Soon, Harris, Baron, CNN’s Michael Smerconish, Bezos “, Bezos, …, Elon Musk, “ Trump, ” Baron, NPR’s David Folkenflik, Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, Mark Zuckerberg, it’s Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Democratic, The Washington Post, Republican, Los Angeles Times, Saturday, SpaceX, Washington, LA Times, Apple, Trump, European Union, Las, Google, Amazon, CNN, Meta, White Locations: New York, Amazon, Las Vegas, Pennsylvania

☆ Jeff Bezos speaks on WaPo drama: We have to 'increase our credibility'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Bezos defended The Washington Post's decision to not endorse a presidential candidate. The Post earlier reported that Bezos made the decision to not publish an endorsement. AdvertisementThe decision also wasn't a "quid pro quo" to curry favor with Donald Trump, Bezos said. "I sighed when I found out, because I knew it would provide ammunition to those who would like to frame this as anything other than a principled decision," Bezos wrote. On Friday, the newspaper's publisher, Will Lewis, initially announced the Post's decision.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, —, Will Lewis Organizations: Service, Trump, Gallup, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Business Locations: Washington, Pennsylvania

☆ The Bezos-Washington Post crisis is getting worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Washington Post said Friday it wouldn't endorse a presidential candidate. Reports suggest Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, made the decision not to endorse a candidate. More than 200,000 people have canceled their Post subscriptions since Friday, NPR's David Folkenflik reported Monday, citing two knowledgeable sources. A Washington Post spokesperson declined to comment. The New York Times reported on Sunday that Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post's owner since 2013, voiced reservations in late September about running an endorsement.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, —, NPR's David Folkenflik, Will Lewis, Lewis, David Hoffman, Molly Roberts, Michele Norris, Robert Kagan, Donald Trump, David Shipley, Mr, Bezos, Shipley Organizations: Washington Post, NPR, Service, Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington, Times Locations: Washington

☆ Washington Post loses a reported 200K digital subscriptions, 3 editorial board members over endorsement veto
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Washington Post reportedly has lost more than 200,000 digital subscriptions, and three members of its editorial board have stepped down on the heels of its decision not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. That is the same number of editorial board members who resigned from the Los Angeles Times' board in protest of that newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate. A Post spokesperson declined to comment on either the subscription losses or editorial board resignations when contacted Monday by CNBC. The Post's editorial page had planned to endorse Harris, the Democratic nominee, according to the newspaper's own reporting.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, NPR's David Folkenflik, Molly Roberts, David Hoffman, Mili Mitra, Joe Biden, Will Lewis, Jeff Bezos, Harris Organizations: Washington Post, Franklin, Los Angeles Times, CNBC, Gannett, Trump, Amazon, Democratic Locations: Washington ,, United States

☆ Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post non-endorsement, says Americans 'don't trust' media
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives for his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the UK diplomatic residence in New York City, Sept. 20, 2021. Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos in an op-ed published Monday evening defended the newspaper's recent controversial decision not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election as a "meaningful step in the right direction" to reverse the loss of trust in the media by Americans. "I sighed when I found out, because I knew it would provide ammunition to those who would like to frame this as anything other than a principled decision," Bezos wrote. Even Limp didn't know about it in advance; the meeting was scheduled quickly that morning," Bezos wrote. "There is no connection between it and our decision on presidential endorsements, and any suggestion otherwise is false.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Boris Johnson, Bezos, —, Will Lewis, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Dave Limp, Lewis, Limp Organizations: British, Washington Post, NPR, Amazon, Origin, Trump Locations: New York City

☆ Three Washington Post editorial board members step down amid wave of canceled subscriptions over non-endorsement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A person with knowledge of the matter told CNN that an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris had been drafted by the Post’s editorial board members before it was quashed by Bezos. NPR reported that by midday Monday more than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions to the Post, citing two people familiar with the matter. Two Post journalists, Molly Roberts and David E. Hoffman both announced Monday they had stepped down from their positions on the editorial board, although both will stay at the paper. A third journalist, Mili Mitra also stepped down, the Post reported, meaning nearly one-third of the 10-member board had resigned. “I cannot sit here any longer on the editorial board and write those editorials while we ourselves have given in to silence,” he said.

Persons: Jeff Bezos’s, David Shipley, Kamala Harris, Bezos, Shipley, “, ”, Donald Trump’s, Molly Roberts, David E, Hoffman, Mili Mitra, Trump, we’re, Roberts, Donald Trump, Marty Baron, ” Baron, CNN’s Michael Smerconish, Bezos “, Baron, “ Bezos, “ Trump, Brian Stelter Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington, CNN, NPR, Washington Post, Blue Origin, Trump, Post Locations: New York, Amazon

☆ What is the ‘red mirage’ or the ‘blue shift’ and will it happen this year?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN was able to project that Biden would win the election four days after Election Day, on November 7, but counting would continue. That means a blue shift in the popular vote could still occur even if it does not delay figuring out the presidential election results. A person votes early at a polling station in Deland, Florida, on October 21. North Carolina no longer accepts mail-in ballots if they arrive after Election Day. The Center for Election Innovation & Research has a rundown of the various rules and timelines for processing mail-in ballots.

Persons: CNN — It’s, ”, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Phil Mattingly, Biden, CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Hillary Clinton, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Brad Raffensperger, Raffensperger, “, Jocelyn Benson, Benson, Republican Al Schmidt, George W, Bush, Al Gore, Harris, George H.W, it’s Organizations: CNN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biden, Trump, AFP, Getty, North, Brennan Center for Justice, Georgia, Republican, CBS, Election Innovation, Research, NPR Locations: Arizona , North Carolina , Nevada , Wisconsin , Michigan, Maine, Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, Deland , Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, “, Florida

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