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☆ Opinion | Lord Almighty, Joe, Let It Go!
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Everyone wants Joe Biden gone. What if?’ We’re doing things the Democratic way. I went there growing up and have Proustian recollections of crispy French fries with vinegar sold on the Boardwalk. It makes me sad that Biden doesn’t see what’s inescapable: If he doesn’t walk away gracefully right now, he will likely go down as a pariah and ruin his legacy. The race for the Oval today is between two delusional, selfish, stubborn old guys, and that’s a depressing state of affairs.

Persons: Joe Biden, “ Everyone’s, Joe, ”, Biden hunkered, “, Biden Organizations: Democratic Locations: Rehoboth Beach

☆ Kamala Harris turns her attention to JD Vance amid speculation about Biden’s future
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | Mj Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris has spent much of the year traveling around the country, tackling the Republican party and its leader, former President Donald Trump. As panic and speculation spread across the Democratic Party following the June 27 debate, the vice president and her aides continued to keep an eye on who might be selected to serve as Trump’s vice president. That ability is likely to be one of several key factors that will shape Harris’ debate preparations. The Trump campaign has declined to commit to a date, as they point to the chaos unfolding in the other political party. “We don’t know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be, so we can’t lock in a date before their convention.

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☆ Incumbents pay the price in year of global elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And elections in Taiwan and South Korea proved the dynamism of the idea that free elections can promote stable governance. The two round French election system once again kept the far-right out of power on Sunday but Macron’s gamble didn’t exactly pay off. An era of political turmoil now looms with a hung parliament, a likely shaky coalition and instability ahead of the next presidential election in 2027. Kevin Coombs/ReutersIndonesiaPrabowo Subianto, a former army general, won the presidential election in the world’s fourth most populous nation, which is home to its largest Muslim population. IranIran wasn’t supposed to have a presidential election this year.

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☆ Linda Yaccarino fired her right-hand man at X and replaced him with a senior staffer from the pre-Elon era: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Joe Benarroch was the head of business operations and communications at X. He was fired in June in part for botching the rollout of X's new NSFW policy, sources told FT.Nick Pickles, who was a senior Twitter employee, is taking over Benarroch's role, per the FT report. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementX CEO Linda Yaccarino fired her right-hand man, Joe Benarroch, and replaced him with a longtime senior Twitter employee, sources told The Financial Times. Benarroch led comms at the social media company for about a year as the head of global business operations as Twitter transitioned to X after Elon Musk's takeover.

Persons: Joe Benarroch, Nick Pickles, —, Linda Yaccarino, Benarroch, Elon, Yaccarino Organizations: Service, Financial Times, Twitter, Wall Street, Business

☆ Bob Iger may prevail in Disney’s boardroom showdown, but the battle has not left him unscathed
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The battle for the future of Disney is about to reach its epic conclusion. Nelson Peltz, founder and chief executive officer of Trian Fund Management, has continually criticized Disney CEO Bob Iger. The forces that have tormented Iger will be banished to the shadows, exiled outside of the Magic Kingdom for now. The "Partners" statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World. The future of Disney is up for grabs in the proxy-fight between Iger and Peltz.

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☆ How a botched impeachment laid bare a GOP House that cannot function
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And it raised serious doubts over the GOP’s capacity to pull off another politized maneuver designed to please the former president – an impeachment of President Joe Biden. The malpractice of Johnson’s impeachment team was encapsulated by Democrats outmaneuvering them to bring a shoeless Rep. Al Green, who was recovering from surgery, to the chamber in a wheelchair to cast a dramatic vote. Losing the ability to governThe House GOP meltdown came as this divided, angry Congress’ capacity to govern at the most basic level appears to be imploding. But the most Trumpy wing of the House GOP has other concerns. But Tuesday’s confusion shows that a House majority dominated by extremism and exhibitionism is not an operable majority.

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☆ Alabama Prepares to Carry Out First Execution by Nitrogen Asphyxiation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Jonathan Allen(Reuters) - Alabama plans to carry out the first known judicial execution of a prisoner using asphyxiation with nitrogen gas on Thursday evening, a closely watched new method the state hopes to advance as a viable, simpler alternative to lethal injections. Kenneth Smith, convicted of a 1988 murder-for-hire, is a rare prisoner who has already survived one execution attempt. In November 2022, Alabama officials aborted his execution by lethal injection after struggling for hours to insert an intravenous line's needle in his body. A canister of pure nitrogen will be attached to the mask, intended to deprive him of inhaling any oxygen. Jeff Hood, spiritual adviser to Smith, who will be at Smith's side, had to sign a form acknowledging the risk that the execution method poses to others.

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☆ US lawmakers ask SEC to scrutinize Musk comments on Neuralink
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Marisa Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Neuralink logo and Elon Musk photo are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022. Yet Musk, Neuralink's CEO, downplayed investor concerns about the results of its animal testing, the letter said. Musk wrote that "no monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant," in a post to his social media site, X, on Sept. 10. Neuralink did not respond to requests for comment on the letter to the SEC. As a result, Musk's statement "may have violated" SEC rules in denying a connection, the lawmakers wrote.

Persons: Elon, Dado Ruvic, Elon Musk, Earl Blumenauer of, Jim McGovern, Barbara Lee, Tony Cardenas, Musk, Neuralink, Marisa Taylor, Michele Gershberg, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Securities and Exchange Commission, Democratic, Reps, Massachusetts, SEC, Reuters, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Tony Cardenas of California

☆ Stocks week ahead: Here’s how America’s economy could begin to weaken
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The job market or spending? The spending argument: But there have been instances in which spending weakened before the job market. “I think it starts with the perception of the labor market,” Drew Matus, chief market strategist at MetLife Investment Management, told CNN. The ticket-industry giant said it has sold a record 140 million tickets so far this year, up 17% year-over-year and has already surpassed the 121 million tickets sold in all of 2022. In the third quarter, Ticketmaster sales surged 57% to $833 million and 90 million fee-bearing tickets were sold in the period.

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☆ Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concert tours deliver record-breaking earnings for Live Nation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Live Nation Entertainment has Taylor Swift and Beyoncé to thank for propelling the live concerts organizer to its strongest quarterly results to date. “Today we delivered our strongest quarter ever and are on pace for a record 2023,” Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement. The ticket-industry giant said it has sold a record 140 million tickets so far this year, up 17% year-over-year and has already surpassed the 121 million tickets sold in all of 2022. To be sure, live concerts returned with a bang in 2023, with Taylor Swift and Beyoncé becoming the hottest tickets in town. So we’re very confident that both Ticketmaster, Live Nation are going to have big, strong years next year with a pipe full that will overcome this year’s numbers,” Rapino said in a call with analyst on Thursday.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Swifties, Taylor, Michael Rapino, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Bunny, Jonas Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, “, ” Rapino, Joe Berchtold, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ticketmaster, Wall, Justice Department, DOJ, CNN Locations: New York

☆ Quash my subpoena, Ivanka Trump tells NY judge, in asking not to testify against her father.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ivanka Trump has been subpoenaed to testify in her dad's ongoing civil fraud trial in New York. AdvertisementAdvertisementIvanka Trump is fighting hard against being forced to testify against her father and brothers in the ongoing Trump civil fraud trial in New York. The objection, in court papers filed late Thursday, calls the New York Attorney General's Office subpoena overly broad. It also accuses the AG's office of botching how it served Ivanka Trump with her subpoena, alleging a technical foul her lawyer says should invalidate her obligation to testify. James alleges that Trump and his company used fraudulently exaggerated net-worth statements in winning favorable interest rates and other benefits from lenders, particularly Deutsche Bank, for which Ivanka Trump was her father's primary point-woman.

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty University failed to warn its Virginia campus community about safety threats, including from individuals accused of sexual violence, and systematically underreported crime statistics, according to a Washington Post report on the preliminary findings of a long-running federal investigation. Political Cartoons View All 1196 ImagesLiberty repeatedly violated a law known as the Clery Act, according to the preliminary report. The federal law requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disseminate an annual security report to employees and students. The litigation was filed under under Title IX, the federal law that protects against sex discrimination in education and often overlaps with Clery. The women alleged that Liberty’s strict honor code made it “difficult or impossible” for students to report sexual violence.

Persons: Larry Nassar, Dondi Costin, Jerry Falwell, Liberty, Jerry Falwell Jr, Falwell Organizations: — Liberty University, Washington Post, Christian, U.S . Education, Liberty, Department of Education, Associated Press, Michigan State, Education Department, “ Liberty University, Clery Locations: LYNCHBURG, Va, Virginia, USA, Michigan, Lynchburg

☆ Wells Fargo, a juicy target, sparks lead counsel fight among shareholder firms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Alison Frankel | Thomson Reuters | Alison Frankel Has Covered High-Stakes Commercial Litigation As A Columnist For Reuters Since A Dartmouth College Graduate | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, yet another plaintiffs' firm, Robbins, is deep into a similar derivative suit against Wells Fargo board members in San Francisco Superior Court. But it’s worth noting that in 2022, Wells Fargo won the dismissal of a previous shareholder derivative suit accusing the board of regulatory compliance failures. Kessler said its complaint, which includes "detailed" and "substantial" references to Wells Fargo internal documents, was more likely to withstand a dismissal motion from the bank. Scott + Scott told Tigar that it had the most up-to-date documents from Wells Fargo because it brought a Section 220 demand after the $3.7 billion CFPB agreement. I would not be surprised to see a rival derivative suit filed in Delaware Chancery Court by one of the shareholder firms spurned by Tigar.

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☆ Why AI Is Botching Headshots
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

AI Joins the Classroom When Students Return Students across the country are preparing to head back to class and many of them will likely use generative artificial intelligence to help with their school work. But not all educators consider that cheating. Part one of this special series, Reading, Writing, and Algorithms, looks at generative AI in education, the ways students use these tools, and where educators are drawing the line. Zoe Thomas hosts. Illustration: Amogh Alva Vaz

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☆ How investigative journalists and a Netflix film kept the focus on the Gilgo Beach victims over a decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Watch The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: The Gilgo Beach Killer Sunday at 8 p.m. The bodies of four women were among nearly a dozen sets of human remains found near Gilgo Beach and Ocean Parkway on Long Island. Suffolk County Police DepartmentHeuermann has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Megan Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy and Amber Lynn Costello. A major corruption scandal within Suffolk County law enforcement did not help the matter. Notably, a day after he was arrested, the Suffolk County police deputy commissioner announced that the FBI would join the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders.

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☆ Tesla is finally addressing one of its customers' biggest gripes — but only for 3 months
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk announced that Tesla owners can transfer their Full Self-Driving package to a new Tesla for a limited time. Elon Musk has heard you, Tesla owners. Musk on Wednesday announced a solution to one of his customers' biggest gripes — but the deal won't last long. For a limited time, he said, Tesla owners will be able to transfer their expensive Full Self-Driving package to a new Tesla. Tesla charges $15,000 for a suite of driver-assistance features it calls Full Self-Driving (FSD).

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, they've, FSD Organizations: Morning, Wednesday, Beta

☆ Bank of America raked in at least $80 million by repeatedly charging some customers a $35 fee, regulators say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bank of America made at least $80 million by repeatedly charging customers a $35 fee, the CFPB said. The bank would sometimes push the fee multiple times on the same transaction, per the CFPB. "Over a period of multiple years, Bank of America generated substantial additional revenue by illegally charging multiple $35 fees." The regulator ordered the bank to refund customers $80.4 million, and to pay a $120 million total fine. In May 2022, the bank was also made to pay $10 million in civil penalties for unlawfully garnishing its customers' wages.

Persons: It's, Rohit Chopra, William Haldin, Haldin Organizations: of America, Service, Bank of America, Consumer Finance Protection, Bank of Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Bank of America staffers secretly opened credit card accounts for people without their knowledge and damaged their credit scores: regulators
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bank of America was issuing credit cards to people without their consent for years, the CFPB said. The CFPB did not say how many current and former bank staffers were accused of submitting false credit card applications. "Bank of America wrongfully withheld credit card rewards, double-dipped on fees, and opened accounts without consent," said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra in the statement. The bank was also ordered to pay $727 million in 2014 for misleading consumers in marketing for its credit card add-ons. In 2016, Wells Fargo was similarly fined $185 million for secretly issuing credit cards to customers without them knowing.

Persons: Rohit Chopra, William Haldin, Haldin, Wells Fargo Organizations: of America, Service, Privacy, Bank of America, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Bank of Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wells

☆ Putin is beefing up his security services because he's fearful there could be another armed rebellion, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has moved to strengthen its national guard after the Wagner rebellion. Wagner mercenaries launched a mutiny against Russian military leaders in June. The Rosgvardiya answers directly to Putin, and was created in 2016 to combat internal security threats. The planned reassignment, the report said, came after Putin met with police and security chiefs in the wake of the armed uprising by the Wagner mercenary group on June 23. "The alleged restructuring of Russia's internal security forces suggests that the Kremlin is working to build an effective anti-rebellion force following Wagner's armed rebellion," the ISW said.

Persons: Wagner, —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Rosgvardiya, Don, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Sergei Surovikin, Vedemosti Organizations: Russian, Service, The Institute, Russian Federal Drug Control Service, Center, Strategicand International Studies Locations: Russia, Russian, Rostov, Moscow, Ukraine, Belarus

☆ The Kremlin is purging the military in a search for traitors after the Wagner mutiny: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin is searching for traitors in the Russian military, a report said. It comes after the Wagner mercenary group launched a mutiny aimed at toppling military chiefs. The Kremlin believes the rebellion may've had broader military backing. According to Washington DC-based think tank The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a well-sourced Russian military blogger claimed that "large-scale purges" had been launched of Russian military commanders and that the Russian Ministry of Defence is currently undergoing a "crash test" for loyalty. Prigozhin claimed to have extensive backing for his mutiny among Russian military members, but wider backing for the rebellion did not materialize on Saturday.

Persons: Wagner, —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Viktor Zolotov, Sergei Surovokin, Surovikin, Prigozhin, Sergei Shoigu Organizations: Kremlin, Service, Washington DC, Russian Ministry of Defence, Financial Times, Russian, New York Times Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Rostov, Moscow, Belarus

☆ Russia seeks calm after aborted mutiny, West sees cracks in Putin's power
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

"We've seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade," Blinken told NBC's "Meet the Press" programme on Sunday. It was unclear if his visit to Russia's strongest ally was precipitated by the Wagner mutiny. It vouched support for Russia's efforts to maintain national stability, referring to the tension as Russia's "internal affairs". Biden and Trudeau both expressed support of Ukraine as it pursues a counteroffensive to recover territory seized by Russia, according to official statements. Giving its daily morning roundup on Monday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russian forces had conducted unsuccessful operations around Bakhmut.

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☆ Russian diplomat flies to Beijing as Putin faces heat at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The rebellion has been closely followed by Chinese media which has refrained from comment ahead of any official remarks, whereas many Chinese citizens have spoken up in support of Putin on social media. many Chinese citizens wrote in social media posts. China's Embassy in Russia told Chinese media outlet Southern Metropolis Daily on Saturday that the region around Moscow was calm. "Prigozhin realises that it is difficult to achieve the desired results through this rebellion," Song said. Reporting by Ryan Woo and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Tom Hogue and Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrei Rudenko, Vladimir Putin's, Qin Gang, Rudenko, Putin, Joe Biden, Song Zhongping, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin's, Wagner, Prigozhin, Ryan Woo, Tom Hogue, Christopher Cushing Organizations: China's Foreign, Qin, U.S, Reuters, China's, Southern, Daily, Global Times, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, China, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Mercenaries return to bases after challenge to Putin's authority
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Ending their short-lived mutiny, fighters of the Wagner group began heading back to their bases late on Saturday in return for guarantees for their safety. Their commander, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will move to Belarus under the deal mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Peskov said Lukashenko had offered to mediate, with Putin's approval, because he had known Prigozhin personally for around 20 years. She said the swift ending of the turmoil indicated that Putin's rule would not be undermined by it alone. Russia's ministry of digital affairs recommended that IT, telecoms and media companies give employees the day off on Monday.

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☆ Rebel Russian mercenaries halt advance on Moscow, Kremlin says fighters to face no action
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

On Saturday night, they began withdrawing from the Rostov military headquarters they had seized, a Reuters witness said. EX-CONVICTS IN WAGNER RANKSThe fighters led by Prigozhin, a former convict, include thousands of ex-prisoners recruited from Russian jails. Residents of the city had milled about calmly, filming on mobile phones as Wagner fighters in armoured vehicles and battle tanks took up positions. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said an offensive was launched near a group of villages ringing Bakhmut, which was taken by Wagner forces in May after months of fighting. Tarnavskiy said the area had been under Russian control since separatist forces backed by Moscow seized it in 2014.

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk expects his brain-chip startup Neuralink to start its first human trial this year, he said on Friday in France. Speaking at the VivaTech event in Paris, co-founder Musk said Neuralink plans to implant a tetraplegic or paraplegic patient during a webcast monitored by Reuters. The FDA acknowledged in an earlier statement to Reuters that the agency cleared Neuralink to use its brain implant and surgical robot for trials but declined to provide more details. On at least four occasions since 2019, Musk predicted that Neuralink would soon start human trials. Neuralink employees who sat on the company's animal board, which has come under federal scrutiny for potential financial conflicts, stood to benefit from the implant's quick development.

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