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Former President Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, NBC News projects, denying Democrats a vital segment of their “blue wall” of Northern states to claim victory in the presidential race. Polling in the lead-up to Election Day had showed Harris and Trump locked in a tight race within the margin of error in Wisconsin, similar to other battleground states. Harris and Trump campaigned feverishly for months in Wisconsin, regularly crisscrossing the state and advertising heavily. She was joined by former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., whose father was Republican President George W. Bush’s vice president. Trump's two Wisconsin wins are the only ones for Republicans at the presidential level since 1984.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Harris, feverishly, Trump’s, Liz Cheney, George W, Barack Obama's Organizations: NBC News, Republican Party, Wisconsin, Republicans Locations: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Dane County, Milwaukee, Ripon

Transactional, personality-based and erratic, the Trump doctrine made for a chaotic four years that left both foreign leaders and seasoned American national security aides exhausted and jittery. World leaders are open to all options, including making trips to New York or Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, sources said. Foreign leaders are relying on their experience with Trump during his first presidency, when flattery and personal attention paid dividends, as they approach him following his win. And that, in the end, could sum up Trump’s foreign policy doctrine in a sentence. The first clues about Trump’s policy will be the appointments he makes to senior national security positions.”CNN’s Alayna Treene contributed reporting.

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☆ Boeing, union reach sweetened contract offer in bid to end strike, vote scheduled for Monday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing and its machinists' union have agreed on a new negotiated offer to raise worker pay and potentially end a crippling strike that began almost seven weeks ago with a vote on the new proposal set for Monday. The union urged workers to approve the contract. Boeing said Thursday at the end of the contract, average machinist pay will average $119,309. "We encourage all of our employees to learn more about the improved offer and vote on Monday, Nov. 4," Boeing said in a statement. The Boeing strike is expected to dent Friday's U.S. jobs report.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg Organizations: International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Boeing, Workers, Microsoft, — Locations: Renton , Washington , U.S, Seattle

☆ Boeing workers reject the company's latest proposal, which included a 35% wage hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing workers just rejected a proposal with a 35% wage increase over four years. AdvertisementBoeing machinists have rejected a new proposal that included a 35% wage increase over four years, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 751 said Wednesday. Along with the wage hike, the new proposal raised a signing bonus from $3,000 to $7,000. The strike, which started on September 13, began after workers rejected a proposal to raise pay by 25% over four years , demanding 40%. Analysts at Anderson Economic Group estimated that the first month of Boeing's 33,000-worker strike cost the company and workers $5 billion.

Persons: —, Boeing machinists, Kelly Ortberg, We've, Ortberg Organizations: Boeing, Service, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, IAM, Anderson Economic Group

Here are six takeaways from Harris’ CNN town hall:Yes, Harris thinks Trump is a fascistHarris was asked Wednesday night if she considers Trump a fascist. “My administration will not be a continuation of the Biden administration,” Harris said. “There was a lot that was done (during the Biden administration), but there’s more to do,” Harris said. The vice president touted her work cracking down on hate crimes and called for new laws to deter future attacks. On Wednesday night, the vice president reprised that appeal – both in what she said and how she said it.

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☆ Union members reject deal with Boeing, prolonging strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The strike by 33,000 workers at Boeing will continue after rank-and-file union members rejected an offer from the company in a vote on Wednesday and decided to remain on the picket lines instead. The membership of the International Association of Machinists voted 64% against the deal, the union announced late Wednesday. “Our members deserve more,” said Jon Holden, the president of the largest IAM local at Boeing and its chief negotiator. The offer would have raised wages for IAM members at Boeing by 35 percentage points over the four-year life of the contract, with an immediate 12% raise. Loss of pension a ‘sticking point’Among the major issues for many members was the loss of a traditional pension plan.

Persons: “, ”, Jon Holden, Holden, haven’t, Seth Seifman, Seifman, Kelly Ortberg, ” Ortberg, Max Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, International Association of Machinists, IAM, Union, JPMorgan Chase, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus Locations: New York

☆ Boeing CEO says the company must fundamentally change as losses surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

That is the Boeing unit that has been the most troubled, but the strike affected only the last two weeks of the three-month period. Boeing reported a $2.4 billion operating loss in its space and defense business, which is not affected by the strike. “First and foremost on everybody’s mind today is ending the IAM strike,” Ortberg told investors. Members of the International Association of Machinists from Boeing hold a march during an ongoing strike in Seattle, on October 15. Fortunately for Boeing, it is not likely it will be forced out of business by its current financial crisis.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, ” Ortberg, “ We’re, We’ve, ”, …, Starliner, “, Ortberg, Seth Seifman, Seifman, David Ryder, “ We’ve, Max Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, International Association of Machinists, CNBC, International, Station, NASA, SpaceX, IAM, JPMorgan Chase, Reuters, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus Locations: New York, ”, Seattle, Washington

☆ Kamala Harris works to fortify the ‘blue wall’ as Democrats fret over a 2016 repeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“It’s both persuading and mobilizing at the same time – really until the end,” said Dan Kanninen, battleground director for the Harris campaign. In Pennsylvania, Harris lacks a key element of Biden’s appeal: The Catholic, working-class son of Scranton had local and cultural ties to the state. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, on October 16, 2024. “Kamala is for they/them,” a Trump campaign ad declares. But he said it was clear to him that the Harris campaign has learned lessons from 2016.

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☆ My husband and I just took our first kid-free vacation. It helped me realize how much he's changed since becoming a father.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Katrina Donham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My husband and I just went on our first vacation without our kids. We left them with my mother-in-law and headed to NYC, where we used to live. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKatrina Donham and her husband left their two daughters with her mother-in-law to go on a trip. And, though I miss the "old us," I'm enjoying the "present us" — and looking forward to the "future us," too.

Persons: what's, —, we're, Nina Chanel Abney, Katrina Donham, Donham, divulging, matrescence, Dada, welling, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: NYC, Hudson Yards, New York, Washington, Meatpacking, New York City

Trump plans ‘different’ eventFive days after the shooting, as Trump captivated Republicans in his convention speech in Milwaukee, the former president vowed to never again mention details of the assassination attempt. “Everybody up there, they were amazing,” Trump told the Erie crowd, some of whom cheered when he asked if any of them had been present at the Butler rally. They saw that we were in trouble.”The event Saturday at Butler Farm Show Inc. is expected to be “different” from a typical Trump rally, a senior Trump campaign adviser told CNN. Harris is blasting Trump on health care in Wisconsin, while Trump is hammering Harris on taxes in Georgia. One focus of Harris’ campaign is Latino voters in Pennsylvania, in a bid to stop Trump from eating away at Democrats’ traditionally large margins of victory among non-White voters.

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☆ Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup Oklo to start site work for Idaho microreactor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He expects Oklo to break ground at the Idaho site in 2026, with plans to have the reactor up and running by the following year. The CEO acknowledged there's a risk the 2027 start date gets pushed out depending on how long the NRC review takes. The average nuclear reactor in the current U.S. fleet is around 1,000 megawatts, according to the Department of Energy. The CEO acknowledged the NRC review could delay the 2027 start date for the Idaho microreactor: "There's definitely risk. At the end of the day, we can't control the NRC review timeline," he said.

Persons: Jacob DeWitte, Oklo, DeWitte, there's, Sam Altman's SPAC, Altman, Oklo's Organizations: CNBC, Department of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, AltC, Department of Energy ., Industry, Constellation Energy, NYSE, NRC, World Health Organization, Idaho Locations: Idaho, Idaho Falls, Aurora

“We are the closest we’ve been to spiraling to a regional war” since Hamas’ October 7 attack, one of the officials said. The US assesses that neither Israel nor Hezbollah are interested in a full-scale war, officials said. On Monday, Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, warned of “dangerous consequences” following Israel’s strikes. Israel has told the US that a full-scale war is not the intent of its strikes, according to an Israeli official. The goal is a diplomatic solution through escalation, the Israeli official said.

Persons: “, Israel, Nasser Kanaani, “ They’ve, Joe Biden’s, ” “, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, ” Hagari, Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, Masoud Pezeshkian, “ Ismail Haniyeh, ” Pezeshkian, “ Israel Organizations: CNN, Ramat David, State Department, UN, Assembly, Pentagon, General Assembly, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Hezbollah Locations: Israel, Lebanon, East, Beirut, Ramat, Haifa, Iran, Tehran, New York, “, Gaza

☆ Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. The South Korean government has accepted a fact-finding commission under pressure from adoptees, and hundreds have submitted their cases for review. Western governments turned a blind eye, sometimes even pressuring South Korea for children, while promoting the narrative that they were saving orphans with no other options. Robert Calabretta, right, and his biological father, Lee Sung-soo, during a visit in Daegu, South Korea, in August 2020. Laurie Bender was approached by a strange woman while playing in the front yard in South Korea in 1975.

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☆ Why Nvidia and Its Stock Have Developed a Cult-Like Following
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

I probably do not have to tell you that Nvidia has really blown up over the past few years. "If people were going to be going crazy about a stock, wouldn't it be this one?" Jack, a moderator of a subreddit dedicated to Nvidia's stock, finds some of the memes around Nvidia irksome. He said ChatGPT's capabilities reinforced his belief in his thesis around Nvidia and AI. I'm not a Nvidia true believer, but I'm apparently Nvidia curious.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Angelo Zino, Jim Cramer, Josh Brown, fanboys, Kamala Harris, I'm, Dan Ives, Huang, Daniel Williams, Williams, David, Goliath, Christopher Schwarz, that's, Axios, Felix Salmon, he's, Jack can't, It's, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Buffett, There's, Schwarz, Brown, Ted Mortonson, Baird, They've, cooly, they're, Mortonson, Ives, Elvis, Zack Morris, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Emily Stewart Organizations: Nvidia, Wall Street, Woodstock, CFRA Research, CNBC, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Elon, NFL, Democratic, People, Wedbush Securities, Lebron, Davids, University of California, Paul Merage School of Business, Nvidia irksome, GameStop, GameStop —, Cisco, Department, Justice, ChatGPT, Business Locations: New York City, New York, Jack, Maine, Omaha , Nebraska, —

☆ The controversial plan to regreen a desert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Dutch engineer wants to transform a huge stretch of inhospitable desert into green, fertile land teeming with wildlife. “The only holistic way out of this situation is with large-scale ecological regeneration”So-called desert regreening projects are not new, and this is one of a number around the world seeking to transform arid landscapes. Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesFor van der Hoeven, it was further proof his plan could work. “The scale reaches a level that helps prove that restoration can be done on a planetary scale.”It would add to other huge desert regreening projects also underway. The project was scheduled to kick off this December, but conflict has slowed everything down, van der Hoeven said.

Persons: der Hoeven, “, Van, van der Hoeven, Ali Moustafa, ”, Van der, der, it’s, John Liu, Wolfgang Kaehler, Liu, ” Liu, Susan Gardner, Gardner, Alice Hughes, ” Hughes, Raymond Pierrehumbert, Pierrehumbert, — “, Van der Heoven, He’s, Van der Hoeven Organizations: CNN, United Nations, World Bank, UN, Hong Kong University’s School of Biological Sciences, University of Oxford Locations: Dutch, Africa, Asia, Maryland, Dubai, Lake Bardawil, Sinai, Bardawil, Egypt, China, California, Gansu Province, Yongjing, Gansu province, Nairobi, Hong, Gaza

☆ Mexico’s President Bet Big on Oil. His Successor Will Be Stuck With the Tab.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Simon Romero | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a sweltering day in August, Claudia Sheinbaum appeared with her mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to inaugurate one of the costliest infrastructure projects in Mexico’s history: a $16 billion oil refinery. The sprawling complex in Mr. López Obrador’s home state, Tabasco, forms the capstone of an energy strategy that he will bequeath to Ms. Sheinbaum, a climate scientist, when she takes the presidency in October. Mexico’s oil production tumbled to a 45-year low this year, one of the steepest output declines anywhere in the world this century. Blackouts plagued the country after Mr. López Obrador heaped scorn on wind farms that could help satisfy electricity demand. Natural gas imports for the strained grid are soaring, making energy independence an ever more distant dream.

Persons: Claudia Sheinbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, López, Sheinbaum, López Obrador Locations: Tabasco, Mexico

In the United States the atomic bombs signaled military victory. In the United States the atomic bombs signaled military victory. They are the surviving victims of the American atomic bomb attack 79 years ago. A view across the Motoyasu River of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. Countries like the United States, China and Russia are spending trillions of dollars to modernize their stockpiles.

Persons: Gallup, — Organizations: Red, Smithsonian Locations: United States, Japan, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, United, China, Russia

☆ Delta is still melting down. It could last all week
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Frustrated passengers and crewsThe problems left tens of thousands of frustrated Delta customers stranded and unable to return home. Delta crew members are dealing with similar frustrations. Some Delta crew members also are unable to get hotel rooms and are sleeping at airports. This week, Delta remained in the dark about the whereabouts of its crew members. Delta also declined to comment on these offers to crew members.

Persons: Rahul Samant, ” Samant, Ed Bastian, “, Ed, ”, Delta, Raymond James Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air, Delta Connection, Delta, IT, “, CNN Locations: New York, Atlanta, Delta

Definition and types of credit card fraudCredit card fraud is a type of fraud that involves the unauthorized use of your credit card information. Credit card fraud can majorly impact your credit score and finances. Preventing credit card fraudCredit card fraud is still a problem for one simple reason: It continues to work. Frequently asked questions about credit card fraudWhat are the signs of credit card fraud? If you lose your credit card, report it immediately to your credit card issuer to prevent unauthorized use.

Persons: —, It's, Jeff Bezos, you'll, Wells Fargo, Banks Organizations: Service, Electronic, American Express, Citi

☆ Opinion: Dr. Ruth taught us not only about sex but also chosen family
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Opinion Allison Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Dr. Westheimer — who was widely known as Dr. Ruth — was in her early fifties when she became the first therapist to use mass media to educate adults and hormone-buzzing teenagers about sex. The answer was yes, yes, and yes. Ruth’s Guide to Safer Sex.” She worked relentlessly to reach new audiences and succeeded by expanding her fanbase to television with “The Dr. Ruth Show,” “The All New Dr. Ruth Show,” “You’re On the Air with Dr. Ruth,” and more. There has simply been no one like her.”Debby Herbenick, director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University, wrote: “Countless of us have been described at various times as ‘the next Dr. Ruth’ though of course there is only one Dr. Ruth. Without much fanfare, Dr. Westheimer had decided to make me a member of her chosen family, too.

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☆ SoftBank stock hits its first record high in 24 years — Arm and AI helped it get there
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The rise of the internet and of Yahoo pushed SoftBank's stock to a peak closing price of 10,111.1 yen on Feb. 18, 2000. After lingering near then-record highs in March 2021, SoftBank's stock fell sharply, alongside other global tech stocks. "Softbank Vision Fund had to write down various investments due to a combination of equity values declining and a tougher private financing environment. Dan Baker, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, said a lot of SoftBank's price appreciation comes down to Arm. Baker said the SOTP valuation remains just under 50% this year, meaning SoftBank's stock does not truly reflect the value of its various businesses and investments.

Persons: Kosuke Okahara, Masayoshi Son, Softbank, SoftBank, Son, Oliver Matthew, Paul Golding, Golding, Dan Baker, I'm, Baker, " Baker, . Organizations: ARM, SoftBank, Bloomberg, Getty, Yahoo, Vision, Vision Fund, Beijing, CNBC, Macquarie U.S, Morningstar, Nikkei Locations: Tokyo, British, Japan, U.S, Alibaba

☆ Biden administration pushing Middle East allies to make threats to Hamas in push for a Gaza ceasefire deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Mj Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Still, the Biden administration believes there is an opportunity to close the deal, one US official said. Biden unleashed the pressure campaignThe Biden administration’s intense pressure campaign coincides with Biden’s speech last Friday declaring that Hamas must accept the Israeli proposal on the table. Biden laid out three phases of a deal that he said the Israelis had transmitted to Hamas the night before he spoke. And now, one week after the latest Israeli proposal was transmitted to Hamas, it remains unclear if the pressure campaign will succeed. Miller acknowledged Wednesday that Sinwar might not see it as in his interest to accept the deal on the table.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Antony Blinken, Brett McGurk, Bill Burns, Joe Biden, “, They’ve, Qatar –, –, Matt Miller, ” Miller, ’ ” Biden, Yahya Sinwar –, Miller, Sinwar Organizations: CNN, State Department, CIA, Biden, Hamas, US, Qatar, State, Democratic National Convention Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Cairo

☆ South Africans Vote, Many Hoping for Change as Seismic as Mandela’s Rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( John Eligon | Lynsey Chutel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Volunteers with the party worked feverishly to hold onto their majority, shuttling voters to polling stations, extolling the party’s virtues from loudspeakers on pickup trucks and handing out the party’s bright yellow T-shirts. Top party officials chanted alongside these foot soldiers, as if rallying them for battle. Pollsters have widely predicted that the party will win a plurality but draw less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time. If that happens, it will be forced to ally with one or more other parties in order to form a government and remain in power. Voters are electing a National Assembly, which will choose whether to keep or unseat President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Persons: feverishly, Pollsters, Cyril Ramaphosa Organizations: African National Congress, Volunteers, National Assembly Locations: Africa

☆ I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Spencer Macnaughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Bennett, who's three years older than me and was a bit further along in the balding process, had been my hair loss mentor. But now, he was one of the growing number of men who traveled 5,000 miles to Istanbul, the global capital for hair transplant surgery. According to the Turkish Health Tourism Association, about one million people traveled to Turkey for a hair transplant in 2022, spending about $2 billion. Bennett/Spencer Macnaughton Show less Bennett lounging poolside in December 2022 , 11 months after his hair transplant. Spencer Macnaughton during his hair transplant in Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus/Business InsiderWhen they finally announced I was finished, it was around 10 p.m.

Persons: Bennett, Turkey —, who's, It's, poolside, what's, I'd, —, Aygin . Bennett, Spencer Macnaughton, Serkan Aygin, he'd, Kenny Wassus, Aygin, He's, they'd, Choi, you've, Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus, Kenny, I've, I'm Organizations: Mercedes Club, Business, Turkish Health Tourism Association, FDA, International Society of Dermatology, Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Airport Locations: midtown Manhattan, Turkey, Istanbul, Manhattan, New Jersey, Turkish, United States, New York, Istanbul Turkey, Detroit

☆ An invite-only audio app has Silicon Valley and creators buzzing. But can it last?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Somewhere between Clubhouse and X (formerly Twitter), Airchat's feed of audio snippets transcribed by the app has sparked conversation. Already, the invite-only app has a channel dedicated to the creator economy titled "Creators" — including industry figures like Eric Wei (CEO of Karat), Lia Haberman (influencer marketing expert), and Brett Dashevsky (host of Creator Economy NYC events). Dashevsky, a self-described "avid Twitter user," said that Airchat is already displacing his average Twitter screen time. It wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone in tech or social media to see Meta double down on Threads' audio tools. But she added that she could see Meta brainstorming ways to promote Threads' audio tools, which could become a concern for Airchat.

Persons: Naval Ravikant, Brian Norgard, Airchat, Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz, George Santos, Eric Wei, Lia Haberman, Brett Dashevsky, Haberman, it's, Diana, Umana, Meghana Dhar, Meta, Dashevsky, I've Organizations: Naval, CPO, Business, Tech, Republican, Apple, Big Tech Locations: VCs, Washington

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