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French authorities patrol on a boat on the Seine river, ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris, on July 24. No planes will be allowed to fly over Paris, unless they are part of the ceremony. “There cannot be any party if there’s no security, and we want the celebration to be fantastic,” Paris 2024 CEO Étienne Thobois said. The Games also come amid the backdrop of geopolitical tensions around the world with wars ongoing in Gaza and Ukraine, among others. “The Games are not immune to what is happening on the geopolitical scene,” said Thobois.

Persons: Miguel Medina, Étienne Thobois, “, ” Organizations: Olympic Games, Getty Locations: Paris, AFP, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ How Doug Emhoff is amplifying his wife’s historic presidential bid
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Confronted with a barrage of negative social media posts from former President Donald Trump aimed at his wife, second gentleman Doug Emhoff eschewed machismo or defensiveness. “That’s all he got?” he said Tuesday of the attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, the new and historic presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. And Monday, he leaned into a cheerleader role as he introduced the vice president at her Wilmington, Delaware, campaign headquarters. So I think that gives you a fairly good indication of if he now would move into a precedent-setting first gentleman role,” McBride said. “This first gentleman role is being a supportive spouse and understanding better than anyone the administration’s goals and how to go about best achieving that,” she said.

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☆ You've heard of pretty privilege, but 'ugly privilege' may have its perks too
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But what about "ugly privilege"? A TikToker called Sarah posted a video this week, which has amassed 159,000 views at the time of writing, where she explained why she thought she had "ugly privilege" and what it meant. "But when I say I have ugly privilege, it's not that I necessarily think I'm an ugly individual," Sarah said. She continued: "But when I say I have ugly privilege, what I mean by that is men, in general, don't mind me attractive." Underlying sexismRegardless of the "privilege" of being deemed ugly or pretty, women are disproportionately scrutinized for their looks and are acutely aware of this scrutiny.

Persons: —, Sarah, it's, I've, that's, Lucas Botzen, Botzen, Melissa Weaver, hadn't, Weaver, Daniela Herrera, Chilcutt Organizations: Service, Business, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, University of, Sinclair Pharma, Allies, Recruiting

☆ Kamala Harris: How her warp-speed campaign launch has changed the 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched at warp speed have remade the 2024 race – and given Democrats new hope of preventing a second Donald Trump presidency. Fundraising exploded, with Harris’ campaign saying she raised $126 million between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. And Democrats were more eager to devote their own time to working to elect Harris: More than 100,000 people signed up to volunteer for her bid, and more than 2,000 applied for campaign jobs, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a Wednesday memo. The strength of Harris’ launch has at times surprised even the former Biden campaign staffers who on Sunday suddenly found themselves working for what was converted into the Harris campaign. Biden’s campaign believed his path to 270 Electoral College votes ran through the “blue wall” states – Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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☆ The IOC says the Olympic Games has reached gender parity, but historic gender inequality still lingers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Katrina Adams was honored as the IOC’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion for 2023. ‘Only just now getting here’Getting closer to this landmark of gender equality is “incredibly important,” Olympic weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz told CNN. “Just seeing all the love pour into women’s sport, it just opens up all these avenues. “If you don’t have female decision makers in the room that understand female athletes, it’s very hard to make decisions,” she said. And we know that without conscious, intentional action, to move towards gender equality, we consistently see regression.”

Persons: Alice Milliat, Pierre de Coubertin, ” Michele Donnelly, “, it’s, Emily Sonnett, Jordan Larson, Caitlin Clark, Simone Biles, Nelly Korda, Katrina Adams, Paul Zimmer, ”, ‘, Jourdan Delacruz, ” Nicole LaVoi, “ There’s, Morelle McCane, Adams, Adriana Díaz, Brian Afanador, Hannah McKay, Clarisse Agbegnenou, Astrid Guyart, Hillary Heron, Yareimi Vazquez, Aitana Vazquez, Maja Hitij, … you’re, …, Mechelle Lewis Freeman –, –, Freeman, Jill Biden, Mechelle Lewis Freeman, George Walker IV, Vicky Huyton, “ We’ve, ” Huyton, Tara Davis, Woodall, Lauren Fleshman, Nike, Davis, Sounkamba Sylla, Amélie, Castéra, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, ” Donnelly, we’ve Organizations: CNN, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, IOC, Brock University, CNN Sport, sport’s, United States Tennis Association, ITF, Olympics, Central Press, Hulton, Paris, Tucker Center for Research, Girls, Team Puerto Rico, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Tokyo, French Olympic, Athletes, Paris Olympic, don’t, Nike Locations: Paris, USA, Czechoslovakian, Sport, Tokyo, French, Panamanian, American

☆ Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick? Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat under consideration to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, knows this expanse well — a fact that even the state’s Republicans acknowledge. mayor of Douglas, recounted a phone call with Mr. Kelly two weeks ago, when the two men talked through progress on making the small city an official, expanded port of entry into the United States. The senator has pushed hard for the move, and Mr. Huish has embraced it. “What gets me about Senator Kelly is, yes, we’re in touch with staff on the issues, but he personally calls me on a regular basis, and I feel comfortable calling him,” said Mr. Huish, who identifies as a strongly conservative Republican. “I’m sure he’s taken some heat from some of his party concerning the border, but he understands it.”

Persons: Mark Kelly, Kamala Harris’s, Donald Huish, Douglas, Kelly, Huish, ”, “ Organizations: Arizona Democrat, Republican Locations: Douglas, Ariz, Mexico, Arizona, United States

Financial advisor Mark Scribner says rich people waste money on luxury cars and household staff. Millionaires also spend too much money treating their friends and family to expensive dinners. To learn from rich people's mistakes, we spoke to Mark Scribner, financial advisor to millionaires and managing director at Boston-based wealth management firm Carson Wealth. Scribner shares four things rich people spend too much money on, and what we can learn from their mistakes. These vehicles just sit in the garage for months until it's time to show them off to impress friends, family, and colleagues.

Persons: Mark Scribner, Millionaires, Carson, Scribner, Rich, doesn't Organizations: Millionaires, Boston, Carson Wealth, Household

☆ CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors back online after major outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty ImagesCrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said that over 97% of Windows sensors are back online after an update from the cybersecurity firm caused one of the world's biggest IT outages. Last week, CrowdStrike issued a routine update to its users around the world — which mainly comprise large businesses — that had a bug which caused Microsoft's Windows operating system to crash. Many users woke up on Friday to a blue screen error on Windows. The company's share price has been hammered since the incident, as CEO Kurtz looks to contain the reputational fallout. "I am deeply sorry for the disruption this outage has caused and personally apologize to everyone impacted.

Persons: Harun Ozalp, George Kurtz, Kurtz, CrowdStrike Organizations: Microsoft, Anadolu, Getty, LinkedIn Locations: Ankara, Turkey

☆ They moved to the US from India. The transition was hard but they've grown to love the work-life balance.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"I had no reason to move here because my whole family, everyone was back in India," Bajaj said. She said interviews in India focus on past experience, while in the US, you are expected to sell yourself and talk about what you can bring to the table. In India, she said work place was very much a "community" where her coworkers were her best friends. Bajaj and Shah said they both had to learn the boundaries of professionalism in the US. Advertisement"You can do 18 hours of work in India because all you are doing is working," Bajaj said.

Persons: —, Priya Bajaj, Bajaj, Bajaj's, Darshan Shah, Shah, it's, hadn't Organizations: Service, Google, Sony Pictures, Business, Bajaj Locations: India, Mumbai, America

☆ Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Tokyo CNN —Kudos to you if you can speak perfect Japanese and order food at a neighborhood sushi bar in Tokyo. But overtourism – fueled by a combination of pent-up post-Covid demands (aka “revenge travel”) and the weak local currency – has recently prompted restaurants in the country to consider the merits of differential pricing. This year, spurred by a weak yen that has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar in decades, the tourists are back - in big numbers. “Some people say, ‘We don’t do this in our country.’ But think about how bad Japanese people’s English skills are. As the less-expensive resident prices are often written in the local language, foreign tourists may not even know they paid more.

Persons: –, ”, Shogo Yonemitsu, ” Yonemitsu, Elisa Chan, Tamatebako, Rinka Tonsho, CNN Yonemitsu, isn’t, That’s, CNN Shuji Miyake, Phoebe Lee Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Mount Fuji, UNESCO, Chinese University of Hong, CNN Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Shibuya, Mount, Hokkaido, Himeji, In Venice, Tokyo’s Tsukiji

☆ Canada removes coach Bev Priestman for Olympics after learning of more drone use against opponents
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Canada removed women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman from the team for the rest of the Olympics on Friday morning in Paris after learning of drone use against opponents that predates this summer’s Games. Priestman did not coach against New Zealand after a staff member for Canada was caught flying a drone over New Zealand’s training session on Monday. “Over the past 24 hours, additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue said in a statement. On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee said that it discovered a separate drone incident at New Zealand training on July 19. The committee said Canada Soccer staff would also undergo “mandatory ethics training.”A FIFA representative and a representative for Priestman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Bev Priestman, Priestman, Kevin Blue, Andy Spence, Joseph Lombardi, Jasmine Mander, Lombardi, ”, Loic Venance Organizations: Canada, New, New Zealand, Priestman, Olympics, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canada Soccer, women’s, team, Paris, Soccer, Paris Games, Olympic, Ferns, Canadian, COC, FIFA, Getty Locations: Paris, New Zealand, Canada, Saint, France, AFP

☆ Las Vegas transit system is nation's first to plan full deployment of AI surveillance system for weapons
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesOn your next visit to Vegas, an extra set of eyes will be watching you if you decide to hop onto the local transit system. Violent crime on transit systems, specifically, remains an issue in major metro areas, with a report released in late 2023 by the Department of Transportation detailing concerns from transit agency officials around the U.S. about rising violence on their transit systems. Atteberry stressed that the ZeroEyes system is not designed to detect lawful, legal firearms that might be in a holster or packed in a purse. "AI technology comes from the data; if we do not capture the data, there is no successful AI," Dei said. ZeroEyesThe Las Vegas transit system is not the only in the nation to use ZeroEyes, but is the first to plan full deployment.

Persons: Tom Atteberry, Brian Miller, Miller, Stephen Paddock, Sam Alaimo, Alaimo, ZeroEyes, Wei Dai, Dei, Paul Gratton Jr, Gratton, Michael Hasse, Hasse, there's, Atteberry Organizations: Regional Transportation, Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Tribune, Service, Regional Transportation Commission, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Purdue University Northwest, Zero, Purdue Northwest's Department of Computer Science, Seattle, Purdue Northwest, SEPTA, NYPD, TSA, Systems Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas, Southern Nevada, Hammond , Indiana, Nevada, Lafayette , Louisiana, Clark County , Nevada

☆ Philippines battles to contain oil spill as tanker sinks, leaving one dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel capsized off the coast of Philippines, leading to one casualty and a vast oil spill, local authorities said Thursday. The vessel had departed Limay and was bound for fellow Philippines' port of Iloilo, according to data from MarineTraffic.com. The Coast Guard said it is now addressing the oil spill and intends to finish siphoning the fuel from the sunken tanker to prevent further spreading within seven days. The Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Command separately alerted that it had deployed air assets on a search-and-rescue mission to the sunken tanker. The Philippines-flagged tanker MT Princess Empress suffered engine troubles in rough seas and sank with its load of 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil off the central Oriental Mindoro province.

Persons: Armando Balilo, Gavan, Balilo, Gaemi, Carina —, Bongbong Marcos Organizations: country's Cost Guard, Authorities, Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Command, Metro Manila Council, Philippines, Bataan, Terra Nova Locations: Philippines, Philippine, Limay, Bataan, Iloilo, Manila, Taiwan, Mindoro

☆ JD Vance confronts upheaval and uncertainty in first 10 days as Trump’s running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Middletown, Ohio CNN —Minutes into his first solo event as Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance had already divided his hometown audience here – over donuts. The fallout has left him without a Democratic counterpart after Vice President Kamala Harris quickly emerged as her party’s presumptive nominee. Vance leaned into his biography during his appearance Monday in Middletown, where someone held up a homemade “2028 Vance for President” sign. Andy Beshear – seen as a potential Harris running mate – sought to undermine Monday. “If Joe Biden can’t run for president, he can’t serve as president,” Vance said.

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☆ Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewRussia would likely take up to 1.8 million wounded and dead over five years to achieve its goal of fully capturing four major Ukrainian regions, said the new chief of the British Army. On Sunday, he said the UK must be ready to go to war in three years, per the BBC. AdvertisementAnalysts fear that Russia can outlast Ukraine's defense through its aggressive recruitment drives and a defense manufacturing industry that's kicked into overdrive. Russia has poured 40% of national spending into defense and security, essentially putting its economy on a war footing.

Persons: —, Sir Roly Walker, he'd, He'd, Walker, Vladimir Putin, Putin, that's Organizations: Service, British Army, Business, Warfare, Royal United Services Institute, —, Luhansk —, News, SAS, Staff, BBC, Sky Locations: Russia, Ukraine, British, London, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Kyiv, Kharkiv, — Donetsk, Ukrainian, Moscow

☆ The AI hype train is still running at full tilt — just don't ask where the profits are
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

pic.twitter.com/0licQGfphn — Mustafa Suleyman (@mustafasuleyman) October 20, 2023Expectations for the AI boom to generate serious money are absurdly high, then, which helps explain why the hype train for the technology is still running at full tilt. AdvertisementThat was probably hard for investors to hear given AI has pushed Google to spend more. Similar questions around the gap between returns and hype have shown themselves this week in startup land, too. Toronto-based AI startup Cohere, founded by ex-Googlers in 2019, announced a fresh funding round of $500 million on Monday, putting its valuation at about $5.5 billion. Last year, veteran venture capitalist Vinod Khosla suggested most startups were overvalued and that most investments in AI "will lose money."

Persons: —, Mustafa Suleyman, — Mustafa Suleyman, Sundar Pichai, Philipp Schindler, Katherine Tangalakis, Lippert, Pichai, Cohere, It's, Harvey —, Winston Weinberg, Gabriel Pereyra —, Harvey, Vinod Khosla Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Microsoft, BI, Google Ventures Locations: California, Toronto, Cohere

☆ Nickelback, Post Malone, Chris Brown, and other stars took COVID cash despite their accountants' initial concerns about 'perjury' and 'perception problems,' court documents say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Congress created the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant in 2021 to help theaters and indie music venues stay in business during the pandemic lockdowns. A 2023 Business Insider investigation found that dozens of wealthy musicians used ineffective oversight and loopholes in the law to line their pockets. But once the law was passed, Strickland said he focused on helping as many people get money as possible. According to an email, he ended up telling NKSFB to pull the application, figuring he was being fed "BS" by a consultant.

Persons: Post Malone, Chris Brown, Nickelback, Lil Wayne, didn't, —, Paul Anka —, David Hickok, Hickok, Bessy Wong, Mickey Segal, Anka, Segal, NKSFB, Kyle Leunissen, Suicideboys, Michael Strickland, Lites, Strickland, Paul Anka Organizations: Service, Small Business Administration, Business, Post, SBA, BI, Billboard Locations: Angeles, American, NKSFB

☆ Elon Musk's Favorite Dating App Is Run by the Tokyo Government
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Grace, a 29-year-old publicist in New York, has regularly used a slew of dating apps for more than four years, with little luck. Among millions, a consensus is forming: Dating apps suck so bad that they might even be deliberately keeping us from finding love. In Tokyo, the city government is even releasing its own dating app, part of a campaign called Tokyo Futari Story ("futari" means couple). Bouke de Vries, an associate professor of philosophy at Ghent University in Belgium who's studied dating apps, argues that state-run dating apps are at least in theory better positioned to help people find partners without spending too much money or time in the process. Last year, Japan's most popular dating app, the Match Group-owned Pairs, began collaborating with several prefectures and cities.

Persons: Grace, She's, it's, who'd, Tinder, Damona Hoffman, Bianca Stelian, Ryan Clarkson, —, They've, Ali Jackson, Bouke de, cupid, Bouke de Vries, Belgium who's, de Vries, Omar Minami, Cheryl Drury, They're, Francesca Katayama, Junko Yamada, Yamada, Elon Musk, I'm, Justin Garcia, Garcia, what's, there's, Eric Adams, Adams, Eve Organizations: Raya, Forbes, League, Match, Children, Families Agency, Ghent University, Government, National, Insurance, Rissho University, Department of Health, Human Services, Conservatives, Trump, PAC, Indiana University, Kinsey Institute, Match Group, Republican, Kinsey, New, New York City — Locations: New York, New York City, Japan, Australia, America, Saitama, Tokyo, Bouke de Vries, Belgium, Singapore

☆ Typhoon Gaemi (Carina): Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Helen Regan | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage. Lisa Marie David/ReutersA road is seen flooded caused by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesRescuers evacuate residents from their flooded homes on July 24, 2024 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. An aerial view shows Xindian river's rising water level at New Taipei City as typhoon Gaemi passes Taiwan on July 25, 2024. Residents wade a flooded road caused by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains on July 24, 2024 in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Persons: Carina –, Gaemi, Typhoon Gaemi, Lisa Marie David, Ezra Acayan, “, Hsiao Huan, Sam Yeh, Armando Balilo, Vico Sotto, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Rai, Odette –, Haiyan, Marcos, ” Marcos, Khevin Yu Organizations: CNN, Metro Manila, Philippine News Agency, Rescuers, Reuters, Central Emergency Operations Center, National Fire Agency, New, Getty, Philippine Coast Guard, PCG, CNN “, Philippine, Super, Greenpeace Locations: Philippine, Philippines, Taiwan, Manila, Luzon, Metro, Marikina City, Metro Manila, Quezon city, Taiwan’s, Tanzanian, Kaohsiung, China, Fujian, New Taipei City, AFP, Bataan, Quezon City, Pasig City, Marikina, –, Pasig, Asia’s, Greenpeace Philippines

☆ Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK Army Chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

☆ Crew mistakes and inadequate safety standards led to the crash that destroyed a $450 million B-1B bomber, an Air Force probe found
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementThe charred remains of the B-1B Lancer after it crashed near the runway of Ellsworth Air Force Base. US Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation BoardThe four crew members all ejected, but two of them suffered injuries as a result. Both were medically treated and later released, according to Air Force Global Strike Command, which commissioned the crash investigation report. AdvertisementAircrew members prepare a B-1B Lancer for deployment at Ellsworth Air Force Base at night. An aircrew member directs a B-1B Lancer onto the runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.

Persons: —, Military.com, Ellsworth, Jake Jacobsen, Erick Lord, Dylan Maher, JF Joseph Organizations: Service, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Business, Lancers, Dyess Air Force Base, US Air Force Aircraft, Air Force Global Strike Command, Lancer, Air Force Global, Command, US Air Force, Staff, Ellsworth Air Force, 34th Bomb Squadron, Operations Support Squadron, Marine Corps Locations: South Dakota, Abilene , Texas

☆ These friends have worked at Piggly Wiggly together for 50 years: 'Time flies when you're having fun'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Both men, now in their 60s, have worked at the same Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Franklin, Kentucky for 50 years. Haley and Watkins each started working at the store full time as associates after graduating high school. The average salary for a store manager at Piggly Wiggly ranges from $34,000 to $109,000 per year while the pay for a meat manager ranges from $42,000 to $76,000, according to Indeed. The Piggly Wiggly veterans are in good company — older Americans are working longer. Haley echoes the same sentiment: "Time flies when you're having fun."

Persons: Dale Haley, Ricky Watkins, Haley, Watkins, Haley didn't, …, I'd, I, Don't, you'll Organizations: Gallup, CNBC Locations: Franklin , Kentucky

☆ Tech is already making this Olympics a mess
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Errant drones and soccer refereeing tech are already sparking chaos at this year's Olympics. Canada women's soccer coaches apologized after flying a drone over a New Zealand practice session. 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.

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☆ Roger Stone sentencing proposal change was ‘highly unusual’ but politics didn’t play an improper role, DOJ watchdog says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The investigation was launched after the Justice Department issued a second sentencing memo for Stone called for a prison sentence “far less” than the 7-9 year recommendation his trial team initially put forward. Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but that sentence was ultimately commuted by Trump. However, the inspector general found in Wednesday’s report that even career department lawyers believe “reasonable minds” can disagree on whether the initial sentencing recommendation for Stone was too high. “Thus, we found that Barr had articulated his position about the sentencing recommendation both before and shortly after the first sentencing memorandum was filed, and before the President’s tweets,” the inspector general said. The comments during these deliberations formed a “substantial basis” for Zelinsky’s congressional testimony, the inspector general said.

Persons: Roger Stone, Donald Trump, Stone, Aaron Zelinsky, General Michael Horowitz, ” Zelinsky, Bill Barr, Barr, Trump, Timothy Shea, Shea, ”, Joshua Matz Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Trump, DOJ, DC, Attorney Locations: DC

☆ The British monarchy steps up efforts to go green with solar panels on palaces and biofuel-powered Bentleys
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

And, fittingly, in the first full year of his reign, the British monarchy introduced a slew of measures to tackle its rising carbon emissions. The King’s two Bentleys will also be modified within the next year to run on biofuel, according to Britain’s PA Media. The Royal Household aims to transition to an “almost fully electric” fleet of vehicles eventually, the accounts said, without providing a target date. Whether biofuels used for vehicles reduce carbon emissions is contentious and depends on many factors, including their source. Crown Estate profits soared in the 2023-24 financial year to a record £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion), boosted by revenue from offshore wind projects.

Persons: London CNN — King Charles III, Prince Harry, Meghan, —, Charles ’, Sovereign Grant —, Sovereign Grant, Angela Dewan Organizations: London CNN, Royal, Windsor Castle, Britain’s, Media, Royal Household, SAF, Sandringham Estate, Sovereign, Northern Ireland — Locations: British, Windsor, Windsor Castle —, Sandringham, United States, London, England, Wales, Northern Ireland

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