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☆ Trump made larger gains in 2024 in housing’s toughest markets, data shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Jasmine Cui | Jasmine Cui Is A Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Across the country Tuesday, counties moved toward Trump by a median of 3.1 percentage points compared to the 2020 election. But in the top 10% of counties ranked most difficult for buying a home, the median shift was 4.5 percentage points. In Passaic County, New Jersey, with a population of more than 500,000, voters flipped for Trump by nearly 19 percentage points. Nearby in Pennsylvania, Northampton County — which narrowly tipped red with a shift of 3 percentage points — has a similar story. But not all high-challenge housing counties swung toward Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, wasn’t, ”, Robert Shapiro, Harris, ” Shapiro, It’s, —, Bernard Fraga, Fraga, Joe Biden, ” Fraga, ‘ Organizations: NBC, Trump, Republicans, Columbia University, “ Voters, Democratic, Emory University Locations: Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Passaic County , New Jersey, America, In Passaic, Northampton County —, Northampton, Mesa County, Mesa, “

Former President Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, NBC News projects, securing 19 Electoral College votes in the most hotly contested battleground state of the race. Trump was the only other Republican nominee to carry the state when he won it in 2016. Carrying Pennsylvania puts Trump one step closer toward reclaiming the White House four years after he lost the state to Joe Biden. NBC News exit polling showed Trump winning 57% of Latinos in the state after exit polls in 2020 showed him winning just 27% of Pennsylvania's Latino vote. Meanwhile, officials on both sides of the aisle, particularly in Pennsylvania, felt Harris would secure her win in Pennsylvania by tapping Josh Shapiro, the state’s popular governor, as her running mate.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, It’s, Joe Biden, MAGA, Lou Barletta, Sen, Doug Mastriano, Mehmet Oz, Harris, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, JD Vance Organizations: Pennsylvania, NBC News, Electoral, Republican, Keystone State, Trump’s, White House, Trump, NBC, Minnesota Gov Locations: Pennsylvania, Erie, Northampton, R, Ohio

Here's a look at some of the key counties to watch across the seven presidential battleground states, ordered by the state's final poll closing time (in Eastern Standard Time). Mitt Romney won more than 80% in Forsyth in 2012, but Trump won just two-thirds of the vote there eight years later. In 2020, Joe Biden won this county by only 4 points over Trump, while Hillary Clinton carried it by 13 points in 2016. While Trump won it by 3 points in 2016, Biden won Maricopa by 2 points four years later. And that Democratic gain helped the party flip Wisconsin in 2020, given that Biden won the state by just 20,000 votes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Anson, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Hurricane Helene, Trump, Romney, Nikki Haley, Nash, Biden, It's, Dave Wasserman, Amy Walter, Barack Obama, they've, Harris, Clinton, Dane Organizations: NBC News, Trump, Cobb, Black, Democratic, Republican, The, NBC, Clinton, Biden, Democrats, Maricopa, Arab American, University of Wisconsin, Republicans, Biden’s, GOP Locations: . Georgia, County, Forsyth, exurbs, Marietta, Gwinnett, Atlanta, North Carolina, Henderson, South, Asheville, Raleigh, North Carolina . Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly, Erie, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Lake Erie, Lackawanna, Scranton, Northampton, Arizona, Maricopa, Michigan, Kent, Grand Rapids, Wayne, Detroit, Traverse City, . Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington

☆ Moldova’s pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation in the European Union candidate country. Today, you have saved Moldova!” Sandu said after claiming victory after midnight. Moldova’s large diaspora, which cast ballots in record numbers of more than 325,000 voted, heavily in favor of Sandu in the runoff. The presidential role carries significant powers in areas such as foreign policy and national security and has a four-year term. But the results of the ballots including Sunday’s vote were overshadowed by allegations of a major vote-buying scheme and voter intimidation.

Persons: — Moldova’s, Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, ” Sandu, Stoianoglo, ”, “, Ursula von der Leyen, you’ve, Stanislav Secrieru, Secrieru, Dorin Recean, Vladislav Culiomza, Silviana Zestrea, Ilan Shor, oligarch, Shor, Father Vasilii, it’s, Cristian Cantir, ” Savlina, Stringer Organizations: Western, European Union, Central Electoral Commission, CEC, Russia Party of Socialists, “, Sunday, Moldovan, Northampton, Reuters, ”, EU, Police, Associated Press, Oakland University, AP, ” Moldovan Locations: CHISINAU, Moldova, Russia, “ Moldova, Sandu, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Frankfurt, Germany, Liverpool, Soviet, Chisinau, Bucharest, Comrat, Gagauzia, EU, European, Ukraine, Brussels, Moscow

☆ F1 championships are increasingly being decided by how teams use new technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bryn Lennon - Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Getty ImagesDoing this with a digital twin allows teams to develop strategies for different circuits. With 24 races on the schedule and only a handful of days in between, forecasting track performance is critical to ensuring engineers are ready to make any necessary changes. While teams are allowed up to 60 operational staff at the track on race days, each is communicating with analysts back at headquarters. "Everyone there will be looking at their computer and providing feedback to the racetrack engineers with recommendations that can be actioned onto the race car." With the cost-cap limiting budgets to $135 million per year, automating repetitive tasks is crucial to ensuring teams are using their resources efficiently.

Persons: Williams, James Vowles, CNBC's, Dan Keyworth, Red Bull, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton of, Bryn Lennon, Britain's, Ben Waterhouse, Red, there's, Alessio Morgese Organizations: McLaren, CNBC, Mercedes, Oracle Red Bull Racing, of Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit, Engineers, Miami, Getty, Nurphoto Locations: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain, Netherlands, parc ferme, Northampton, England, Monaco, Miami, USA

☆ Insider Today: Blackstone's juggernaut
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. The boom in private credit at Blackstone reflects a broader shift in how companies borrow.

Persons: —, Drew Houston, Jeff Bezos, Jon Gray, Blackstone, Jeenah, Jonathan Gray, Banks, Marc Rowan, Jamie Dimon, it's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, BI's Alice Tecotzky, Tyler Le, Momo Takahashi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, It's, rainmaker Jett Lara, Augustus Doricko, Doricko, Alex Diaz, he's Organizations: Business, Service, Blackstone, Blackstone Group, Reuters, JPMorgan, BI, Democratic, Apple, Investment, Goldman, Bank of America, Citigroup Locations: New York City, U.S, BI Northampton, Pennsylvania, Easton, El Segundo , California

☆ Opinion | The 21 Slivers of America That Could Decide the Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Patrick Ruffini | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Opinion Guest Essay The 21 Slivers of America That Could Decide the Election Sebastian Siadecki for The New York TimesIn almost every presidential battleground state, polling suggests something close to a dead heat between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. For Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump, each could be a crucial building block in a winning swing-state coalition. In 2016, with Mr. Trump in the race, these areas began to march to national trends: Rural areas trended Republican, while Milwaukee’s well-off, close-in suburbs zoomed left. Still, loyalties remain potent in Wisconsin, from Democratic-leaning, ancestrally Scandinavian voters in the state’s rural west to middle-class suburban Republicans outside Milwaukee. Mr. Trump lost Nash County by just 0.2 points in 2020 and Wilson County by three points.

Persons: Sebastian Siadecki, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump ., Harris, Trump, Nate Silver’s, Joe Biden, Badger State . Arizona Battlegrounds, Mark Kelly, Biden, Trump’s, Patrick Ruffini Organizations: The New York Times, Pennsylvania, Keystone, Philadelphia, Democratic, Milwaukee —, Washington, Mr, Republican, Republicans, Milwaukee, Badger State, Senate, Northampton, “ Party of, Populist Coalition Locations: America, Pennsylvania, Appalachia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s, . Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee — Waukesha, Ozaukee, Badger, Badger State . Arizona, Arizona, Phoenix, Florida and Texas, . North Carolina, North Carolina, Southern, Nash, Rocky, Wilson, Wilson County, Nash County, Northampton, Erie, Bethlehem, Georgia, Brown County, Green Bay, Outagamie County, Appleton, Winnebago County, Oshkosh, Maricopa County

☆ What an afternoon in 2 grocery store parking lots in Pennsylvania reveals about the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I spoke to voters and a mayor in Northampton, one of two bellwether counties in Pennsylvania. The mayor told me that politics are local — and the election will likely come down to grocery bills. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump were in Pennsylvania on the same Monday, courting voters at a rally and town hall respectively. There was 46-year-old Michelle Kerns, who said she doesn't think Harris gets enough credit for easing inflation. I heard many iterations of "I'm not following the election" or "I'm sick of talking about it" on Monday afternoon.

Persons: —, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump, Salvatore J, Panto, he's, Harris, Alice Tecotzky, Ann Hess, Hess, Vivian M, Michelle Kerns, Kerns, Daryl Thompson, Bob George, Beer, Edward Pyatt, Pyatt, George, didn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Democratic, Walmart, Wall Street Journal, Trump, Easton Locations: Northampton, Pennsylvania, Forks, Palmer, Pennsylvania —, Easton, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Kamala, Forks Township, Palmer Township

☆ Greece pays tribute to George Baldock in famous win over England at Wembley
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It was an emotional night for Greece at Wembley Stadium on Thursday as the country’s football team paid tribute to teammate George Baldock, who was recently found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Athens. Greece recorded the first win over England in the national team’s history, as Vangelis Pavlidis’ last-minute strike secured a famous 2-1 victory. Pavlidis gave Greece the lead early in the second half and it looked as though the team would hold on until full time against a toothless England side. Before the game, the Greece players had their team photo taken with Baldock’s No. Julian Finney/Getty ImagesBaldock qualified to represent Greece through a paternal grandmother and played for the national team 12 times during his career.

Persons: George Baldock, Vangelis Pavlidis ’, Pavlidis, Jude Bellingham, England’s, Pavlidis ’, “ Baldock, ” Pavlidis, “, Lazaros Rota, Vangelis Pavlidis, Baldock, Julian Finney, George, it’s, ”, ” Baldock, Baldock’s Organizations: CNN, Greece, Wembley, England, Sheffield United, Panathinaikos, Getty, Baldock, ITV, Dons, Oxford United, Northampton Town, Premier League, Greek, Associated Press Locations: Athens, Greece, England, Baldock, Glyfada

☆ Soccer star George Baldock dies at 31
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | Eleni Giokos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —George Baldock, a British-born soccer player who played for Panathinaikos and the Greek national football team, has died at the age of 31, Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection confirmed to CNN. “The preliminary investigation is being conducted by the Attica Security Directorate,” Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection told CNN Sport in a statement. Athens football club Panathinaikos, which signed Baldock earlier this year on a three-year contract, paid tribute to the player, writing in a statement: “We are shocked, we feel appalled by the loss of our George. “We stand with the family and loved ones of George Baldock.”Baldock represented Greece 12 times during his career. “Sheffield United Football Club is shocked and extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former player, George Baldock,” the club said in a statement.

Persons: CNN — George Baldock, Baldock, George, George Baldock, ” Baldock, … ” Baldock, Bramall Lane, ” Organizations: CNN, Panathinaikos, Greek national football team, Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection, Reuters, Attica Security, CNN Sport, Forensic Investigations, Facebook, Greek, Dons, Oxford United, Northampton Town, Sheffield United, Premier League, “ Sheffield United Football Club Locations: British, Athens, Glyfada, Attica, Greece, ”

A Florida judge has declared Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorced and single, signing off on a confidential agreement reached between the two. Judge Gina Beovides declared that the marriage was “irretrievably broken,” and that the couple’s agreement, especially their parenting plan, was in the best interest of the family. After-hours emails seeking comment from representatives of both Turner and Jonas were not immediately returned. But the split turned into a serious dispute within weeks when Turner sued to force Jonas to turn over the girls’ passports so they could join her in her native England. Turner said she learned of Jonas’ divorce filing through the media, while Jonas said the two had had multiple conversations about it.

Persons: Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Jonas Brothers, Willa, Delphine, Gina Beovides, Turner, Jonas, Dan, Shay, Jonas ’, Sansa Stark, ”, Jean Grey, Nick, Kevin Organizations: Billboard, Disney Locations: Florida, Miami, Dade County, Vegas, England, U.S, New York, Northampton, The Arizona

☆ The debate didn’t sway some voters CNN talked to, but others know exactly who they’re backing now
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Joan London knew when Tuesday’s debate began she would not vote for Donald Trump. Until this week’s debate in Philadelphia, though, she planned to honor her conservative principles and write in some other Republican. Her decision to back Vice President Kamala Harris was the most significant shift in the reaction we received from this group of voters during the debate and in its immediate aftermath. “Trump came off as irrational and desperate.”Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on September 10. Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesOther Harris voters delighted in her success distracting and rattling Trump.

Persons: Joan London, Donald Trump, “ Harris, ”, Ronald Reagan’s, Nikki Haley, Trump, Kamala Harris, Chris Mudd, “ Trump, Kamala, ” Lisa Reissman, Harris, ” Reissman, Saul Loeb, Joe Biden, Biden, Davette Baker, Larry Malinconico, “ Kamala Harris, Linda Rooney, Haley, Rooney, “ She’s, ” Rooney, “, “ Kamala, Cynthia Sabatini, ” Sabatini, Sabatini, “ I’m, Antonio Munoz, Munoz, ” Munoz, Zoila Sanchez, Sanchez, “ Donald Trump, ” Allen Naparalla, Naparalla, Doug Mills, Marvin Boyer, Donald, Natalya Orlando, Priscilla Forsyth, “ Kamala Harris ’, Rachel Kulak, Jaclyn Taylor, “ Kamala didn’t, ” Billy Pierce, ” Debbie Katsanos, Betsy Sarcone, Stanley Tremblay, we’ve, ” Gina Cilento Organizations: CNN, Republican, South Carolina Gov, “, Trump, GOP, National Constitution Center, African American Democratic, Lafayette College, ” Voters, Harris, Media, Reagan Republican, Las, New York Times, Bloomberg, Getty, Trump loyalists, Democratic Locations: London, Berks County, Philadelphia, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Cedar Falls , Iowa, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Northampton County , Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cedarburg , Wisconsin, “, New Hampshire, Sioux City , Iowa, Richmond , Virginia, Iowa, South Carolina

☆ How older Democratic voters are responding to Harris replacing Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Wow, we’re losing Joe Biden,” said Murphy, 83, a retiree who keeps busy teaching the Chinese tile game Mahjong to fellow seniors. You know, she’s, she’s at the perfect age. And I think she’s up to the challenge in that regard.”Boyer knows his innate optimism is about to be tested. “I think that she should be able to push his buttons.”What voters want to see from HarrisPat Levin for months bristled at the Biden age conversation. CNNHer advice to Harris is telling – so many voters who were loyal to Biden are now blunt about what was missing.

Persons: Darrell Ann Murphy, we’re, Joe Biden, ”, Murphy, “ Joe, Easton, Biden, Catherine Long, Long, ” Mary Ann Horvath, ” Horvath, ” Murphy, Kamala Harris, Harris, Pamela Aita, …, Hillary Clinton, Roe, Wade, she’s, She’s, ‘ let’s, let’s, ’ ’ ’ Murphy, Josh Shapiro, “, ” CNN's John King, Marvin Boyer, ” Boyer, Donald Trump, Trump, “ There’s, “ Will, Larry Malinconico, ” Malinconico, Malinconico, Biden’s Harris, Harris ., didn’t, Harris Pat Levin, ” Levin, Pat Levin, John King, ” Biden, Franklin Roosevelt’s, I’ve, “ I’ve Organizations: Pennsylvania CNN, White, Times, Democratic, CNN Local, Easton, Democratic Party, Biden, Lafayette College, CNN Locations: Easton, Pennsylvania, Northampton, Northampton County, Bethlehem, American, “, United States

☆ How the US Navy's ice cream ships boosted morale aboard warships during World War II
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A frozen treat before abandoning shipCrews aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington are seen abandoning ship after the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. US Navy via APDuring the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku struck the US aircraft carrier USS Lexington with two torpedoes, severely damaging its hull. "The ship's service ice cream plant was in the extreme port corridor. Some clown passed the word that there was free ice cream, so sailors were abandoning ship and lining up for free ice cream." "We hadn't eaten anything that day except ice cream, which I ate out of my helmet," he said in the interview.

Persons: Crews, Noel A.M, Lady Lex, Gayler, Paul Stillwell, Merle Lebbs, Lebbs, George Von Hoff, Von Hoff Organizations: US Navy, AP, US, US Naval Institute, KFOR Locations: Lexington, Oklahoma, Northampton, Chester

☆ Here’s what voters had to say following the first 2024 debate showdown between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Atlanta CNN —Larry Malinconico went to bed worried about President Joe Biden’s debate performance. “I’m extremely concerned,” Malinconico said just after the CNN debate Thursday night. She is still planning to vote Biden, but her reaction was also quite telling. “Why not allow Kennedy on stage,” he said of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who failed to meet the CNN debate criteria. — Trump supporters approved of his debate performance but there was no evidence in our group that he gained support.

Persons: Larry Malinconico, Joe Biden’s, “ I’m, ” Malinconico, “, Biden, ”, Malinconico, …, Pat Levin, Levin, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Biden –, “ Biden, ” Levin, ” Michael Pesce, Trump, ” Pesce, –, Pesce, I’m, Davette Baker, Donald, Matt Vrahiotes, Vrahiotes, Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’ ”, Antonio Munoz, – –, Christine Ngyuen, Anushka Jalistagi, — Trump, Kim Cavaliere, ” Ibrahim Ghazal, “ Trump, ” Ghazal, ” Linda Rooney, Rooney Organizations: Atlanta CNN, CNN, Trump, California Gov, Reagan Republican, Biden, Republicans, Democratic, Wayne State University, —, of Michigan, College Democrats, “, Hamas, Republican Locations: Northampton County , Pennsylvania, Northampton County, California, Bucks County, Philadelphia, Northampton, African American, Milwaukee, Hall County , Georgia, America, Vegas, Atlanta, Decatur, “, Detroit, Palestinian, Israel

☆ Voters’ reactions: Trump trial verdict isn’t doing much to shift these voters’ 2024 picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But don’t expect committed Donald Trump voters to suddenly waver because their candidate is now a convicted felon. “This does not impact my plans to vote Republican. Linda Rooney is a Haley supporter from Media, Pennsylvania, wrestling with whether to cast a reluctant Trump vote or write in the former South Carolina governor or someone else. “I looked briefly at some of those things, and it just doesn’t hold water.”Former Trump voter Joan London had a mixed take on the convictions. Lots of Biden voters I talk to.”Pat Levin, another Biden voter in Northampton County, said of the verdict: “It supports and reinforces I believe in the rule of Law.

Persons: don’t, Donald Trump, “, Billy Pierce, “ Biden, Trump, ”, Joe Biden, Andrew Konchek, Bill Clinton’s, Cohen, Who’s, Michael Cohen, Debbie Katsanos, …, I’m, Chris Mudd, ” Mudd, Betsy Sarcone, Nikki Haley, Biden, “ I’ve, ” Pierce, Konchek, —, Matt Vrahiotes, ” Vrahiotes, you’ve, I’ll, ” Jan Gardner, ” Gardner, Hillary Clinton, Devin McIver, Linda Rooney, Haley, Rooney, Irma Fralic, it’s, ” Fralic, Joan London, Michael Cohen’s, Darrell Ann Murphy, Murphy, he’s, ” Pat Levin, ” David Moore, ” Moore, Jade Gray, Nanette Mees, Joanna Brooks Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democrats can’t, Iowa Trump, America, Biden, Republican, Republican National Convention, Media, South, White House, “, University of Michigan, College Democrats Locations: Hartsville , South Carolina, Manhattan, York, New Hampshire, Iowa, Hall County , Georgia, Dunwoody, an Atlanta, Media , Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New York, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, Trump . London, London, Northampton County , Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nogales , Arizona, Loudon County , Virginia, Milwaukee

☆ A Gen X couple moved from California to Massachusetts to escape high housing costs: 'We still pinch ourselves over how lucky we are.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementSteve Dalton, 56, and his partner Sydney Sauber, 58, were ready to leave the Bay Area of California after nearly two decades. Leaving California for MassachusettsDalton, an IT professional for a university, was born and raised in the Bay Area. While there, she met Dalton, and they moved into a condo in San Pablo two years later in 2010. As they reached retirement age, the couple wanted to purchase a house, though they knew that would be implausible in the Bay Area with their budget. He estimates a similar home in the Bay Area would cost over $2 million.

Persons: Steve Dalton, Sydney, Dalton, —, they've, Worcester, Massachusetts Dalton, Pablo didn't, Sauber, he's, They've Organizations: Sydney Sauber, Sauber, Worcester, Service, Survey, Chevron, Red Sox Locations: California, Massachusetts, Bay, West Coast, Worcester , Massachusetts, Worcester, Marin County, San Francisco, Contra Costa County, Puerto Rico, New York , Texas, Florida, New England, Northampton, Salem , Massachusetts, Dover , New Hampshire, East, San Pablo, Oakland, Pablo, Englanders

☆ These voter reactions to Biden’s State of the Union fall largely along partisan lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The biggest takeaway came from the reviews of voters like Lang: loyal Democrats who have raised important policy and performance issues about the president. On Thursday, these voters saw a president who was listening to their concerns, but they also said that steps in the right direction did not mean the problem was solved. In Biden’s speech, Lang saw some proof that his team is listening. She is more conservative than Biden but saw things to like in his speech, including his “commitment to democracy.”Two topics hit home. “Striking to hear President Biden call for free preschool, but not support the right of families like mine to use our own tax dollars for K-12 education,” Gurr said.

Persons: Angela Lang, Joe Biden’s, ”, Lang, ” Priscilla Forsyth, ” Forsyth, Nikki Haley, ” Lang, Forsyth, Donald Trump, Darrell Ann Murphy, “, Trump, Mickey Brown, Jade Gray, Michiganders, Wisconsin Lang, Biden, ” Davette Baker, ” Baker, . Nevada Zoila Sanchez, ” Antonio Munoz, ” Munoz, Laken Riley, ” Riley, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Valeria Gurr, ” Gurr, Murphy, “ Strong, –, ” Murphy, Larry Malinconico, ” Malinconico, Malinconico, ” Brown, Pat Levin, Brown, ” New Hampshire Pete Burdett, Haley, ” Burdett, “ Don’t, ” Trump, Debbie Katsanos, “ I’ve, ” Katsanos, Iowa Forsyth, Shannen Ebersole, ” Ebersole, South Carolina Billy Pierce, Republican badgering, Pierce, Michigan Gray, “ Biden, ” Gray Organizations: CNN, Trump, Biden, University of Michigan, school’s College Democrats, Black, Communities, African, Reagan Republican, Alabama, Las, Republican, Lafayette College, South Carolina, Navy Locations: Joe Biden’s State, Milwaukee, Iowa, Easton , Pennsylvania, Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, Gaza, Wisconsin, . Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Easton, Bethlehem, ” New Hampshire, New, Sioux City, Forsyth, Ringgold County, South, Hartsville , South Carolina, Israel

Over the course of several days, The Associated Press interviewed a cross section of voters in Northampton County to ask whether Biden's messaging around the fate of democracy was resonating. These voters represented parts of the very coalition Biden will need to win Pennsylvania again — Black voters, Latinos, independents and moderates from both parties. A Biden campaign spokesperson said the democracy message is central to the campaign but it is not the only one the campaign will use to reach voters. Getting Black voters engaged is going to take more from Biden, she believes, because so far his campaign messages have not resonated. But Lopez thinks messages of fear and Trump imperiling American democracy are essentially meaningless for many of the county's working class voters.

Persons: Raymond Santiago, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Santiago isn't, ”, Trump, ” Biden, Evelyn Fermin, “, Curt Balch, Balch, ’ ” Balch, Christian Miller, That's, Miller, ” Miller, Christopher Borick, Harry Truman, Republican Thomas Dewey, ” Borick, Hillary Clinton, Anna Kodama, Kodama, “ That’s, Esther Lee, Lee, Guillermo Lopez Jr, Lopez Organizations: Bethlehem Steel, Hispanic, GOP, Northampton County, Trump, Independence Hall, Associated Press, Biden, Pennsylvania, —, Lehigh Hispanic, U.S, Capitol, Biden’s, Republican, Republican Party, Institute of Public, Muhlenberg University, Democrats, NAACP, Lehigh, AP Locations: BETHLEHEM, Pa, Lehigh, Northampton County, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Valley Forge , Pennsylvania, America, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Dominican Republic, Hellertown, Nazareth, Northampton, Allentown, Ohio, Europe, Emmaus

☆ Opinion: Russell Brand’s accusers deserve our support
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It was also the first time that Brand, who was suspended and then resigned amid the backlash, suffered serious consequences. Brand’s 2007 autobiography “My Booky Wook” details accounts of him spitting in a sex worker’s face and smashing another’s phone into a wall. And as one of Brand’s accusers has claimed, those who pulled the strings weren’t just willing to overlook sinister behavior — they bent over backward to accommodate it. He created a mythology around them, at a cultural moment when women were being villainized in a particularly demeaning, sexual way. If they were ever tempted to turn against him, they’d be forced to interrogate why they hadn’t done so sooner.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, CNN —, ”, Russell Brand, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas The, Brand, “, ” Brand, bin Laden, Brand’s, lothario, Sir Jimmy Savile, Savile, he’d, Johnathan Ross, Andrew Sachs, Sachs, Georgina Baillie, Baillie, he’s Russell Brand, he’s, they’d Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Sunday Times, The Times, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas The Times, Brand, Metropolitan Police, The Sunday Times, Ardent, MTV, BBC, Times, BBC Radio, HarperCollins Locations: London, Northampton, British

MIAMI (AP) — Joe Jonas filed for divorce from Sophie Turner on Tuesday after four years of marriage and two children. The 34-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to end his marriage with the 27-year-old star of “Game of Thrones” and “X-Men” actor in Florida's Miami-Dade County Court. Turner and Jonas married in a secretive ceremony at a Las Vegas wedding chapel on May 1, 2019, after the Billboard Music Awards. Representatives for Jonas and Turner did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Arizona-born Jonas came to fame with brothers Nick and Kevin in a band starting in 2005 and subsequent Disney Channel series.

Persons: — Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Jonas Brothers, Turner, Jonas, Dan, Shay, Willa, Sansa Stark, ”, Jean Grey, Nick, Kevin Organizations: MIAMI, Dade, Dade County Court, Billboard, Disney Locations: Florida's Miami, Dade County, Vegas, Northampton, England, The Arizona

☆ I work at Microsoft full-time from my narrowboat. There are downsides to living on the water, but I'm happier than I was in a 3-bedroom house.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Brooke Morton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'd always harbored a dream of living on a canal boat. Remote work is easy from a narrowboatI work full-time for Microsoft as a partner manager and support the Nordic region. Boats need a lot of maintenance, but they can appreciate in value, especially if you're diligent about upkeep. You can buy a shorter canal boat, but then obviously you lose space. There are some downsides of living in a canal boat, but I'm happier overallThe hardest part is planning.

Persons: Marius Blauuw, Blauuw, I'd, Marius Blaauw, it's, narrowboat, Blaauw Organizations: Microsoft Locations: Northampton, England, Nordic, Reading, London, Crick

☆ Jehovah's Witnesses charged with child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Five members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations were charged with child sexual abuse by the Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Friday, following a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the religious community. The defendants and victims were all part of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations at the time of the alleged abuse. Balosa, from Philadelphia, has been charged with indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to a criminal docket filed in Philadelphia County. He allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conversations with a 16-year-old boy he was mentoring within the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation. In October, the Pennsylvania’s attorney general charged four other members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations with child sexual abuse, according to a news release.

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☆ Katie Taylor faces Chantelle Cameron in 'huge boxing event for Ireland'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The undisputed lightweight world champion, Taylor holds 18 gold medals – including an Olympic gold – and sits second in the Ring’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. On May 20, national hero Taylor will face Chantelle Cameron – the undisputed super-lightweight world champion – at the 3Arena in Dublin in front of a partisan home crowd as she attempts to become a two-weight undisputed world champion. Cameron, the 32-year-old from Northampton, United Kingdom, was previously signed to MTK Global but is now signed to Matchroom Boxing alongside Taylor. Four international boxing promotions have been held across Ireland over the last six months, according to Mel Christle, chairman of the Boxing Union of Ireland. The presence of Katie Taylor headlining the bill, in her hometown, is making it a huge sporting event for Ireland,” added Christie.

☆ Trans and nonbinary students have long had a place at women’s colleges. Here’s what they want you to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

And Smith – while it opens its doors to trans women and some nonbinary applicants – does not accept admissions applications from trans men. Avery is among the trans and nonbinary students who do not identify as women and yet have been attending women’s colleges for decades. Nanney noted that scholars have identified trans alumni of women’s colleges as early as the 1980s. “There’s a lot of resistance, especially from leadership, to use the term ‘historically women’s college’ because they think that connotes the idea that these colleges are no longer ‘women’s colleges,’” Nanney said. He now identifies as a trans man and contributes to the Wellesley Trans Archive, a student-run Tumblr page that documents stories of past and current trans students.

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