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☆ Trump's Cabinet selection is off to a rocky start: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

But it’s not even Thanksgiving, and Donald Trump is already looking for a backup top law enforcement officer after Matt Gaetz withdrew his AG bid Thursday. The last time around, Trump lost just one of his initial Cabinet picks, when Andrew Puzder withdrew as the labor secretary nominee in February 2017. ➡️ More on the Trump transitionAside from Gaetz, two of Trump’s other Cabinet picks, Hegseth and Kennedy, have also faced serious allegations of sexual impropriety, which they have both denied. 🗞️ Today’s other top stories 👀 Buckeye State battle brewing: The jockeying for JD Vance’s Ohio Senate seat has begun, and the potential candidates’ statements about Trump’s Cabinet picks are being closely watched. Read more →The jockeying for JD Vance’s Ohio Senate seat has begun, and the potential candidates’ statements about Trump’s Cabinet picks are being closely watched.

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Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal Thursday as a candidate for attorney general illustrates the roadblocks President-elect Donald Trump could face as he attempts to convert his campaign of “retribution” into a governing coalition capable of working within the realities of Washington. In Gaetz, Trump would finally get the loyal attorney general he felt like he never had in his first term. But it was a tough sell from the moment Trump announced Gaetz as his choice eight days ago — in a pick that shocked much of Washington. In the end, it was the “combination of the ethics report and opposition among Senate Republicans,” that doomed Gaetz’s candidacy, a senior Senate aide told NBC News. Before Gaetz’s withdrawal Thursday, Trump allies were pushing hard on GOP senators and other ambitious Republicans to publicly support his embattled Cabinet picks.

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The search for Vice President-elect JD Vance’s successor in the Senate is reinforcing a rift among Ohio Republicans, whose loyalties are divided between the establishment-friendly Gov. Vance has consulted with DeWine on the Senate appointment, two sources familiar with the discussions said. When asked if Trump’s Cabinet picks were a part of DeWine’s considerations, Tierney emphasized the governor’s wish that his pick be able to win the GOP primary that year. Moreno, for his part, singled out Gaetz, Gabbard, Hegseth and Kennedy this week in a statement pledging to support Trump’s Cabinet choices. “The American people delivered President Trump a mandate, and it is crucial that Senate Republicans confirm his nominees quickly,” he said.

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☆ SailGP signs Rolex as first title partner of its global sailing competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brandon Gomez | In Brandon-Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SailGP has signed Rolex as the first title partner of its global sailing competition. The self-described Formula 1 of sailing has signed Rolex as the first title partner of its elite sailboat racing competition. SailGP's series of events, which kicks off its 2025 season in Dubai on Saturday, will now be known as the "Rolex SailGP Championship." "Leading into our fifth season, SailGP is celebrating a period of remarkable growth," said league CEO Russell Coutts. SailGP's global championship features a dozen national teams from the U.S., Italy, Germany and others battling in identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans.

Persons: SailGP, Russell Coutts Organizations: Rolex Locations: Dubai, Swiss, U.S, Italy, Germany

The Summary A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit in response to the E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots. Melinda Pratt says she was hospitalized for three days with an E. coli infection that she contracted after eating carrots from Grimmway Farms. Melinda Pratt had been buying the same brand of organic carrots for years: Bunny Luv by Grimmway Farms. Pratt filed a lawsuit Monday against Grimmway Farms. The company recalled batches of organic whole and baby carrots Saturday, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that the products were likely linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak.

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☆ Target CEO says shoppers are stretched and waiting until 'the last moment of need' to buy items
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, they're waiting "until the last moment of need, focusing on deals, and then stocking up," CEO Brian Cornell said. Chief Commercial Officer Rick Gomez provided additional detail about how this new consumer pattern has played out for the company. Advertisement"Our Target Circle week this quarter was one of our biggest yet," he said. Unseasonably warm temperatures also meant that shoppers delayed their purchases of cold-weather apparel until they actually needed it, Gomez said. "Would you be willing to trade some of the upside in those areas for even more consistency from quarter to quarter?"

Persons: Brian Cornell, Rick Gomez, Gomez, Neil Saunders, —, Fitch, David Silverman, Michael Lasser, Cornell Organizations: Target, Walmart, Data, UBS Locations: New York

☆ Selena Gomez says she has to trick her way into auditions when casting refuses to consider her for certain roles
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSelena Gomez said she has a "tactic" for getting into auditions if casting directors don't think she's a fit. The actor told THR that she doesn't tell them in advance that she's auditioning. Gomez said this has been "the biggest challenge that I've faced as an actor." In other instances, she's told that they're interested in hiring a lesser-known actor — but end up casting someone notable. Gomez said this has been "the biggest challenge that I've faced as an actor," but she's found other workarounds for getting into auditions.

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☆ 5 of the best outfits and 5 that missed the mark at the 2024 Governors Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

AdvertisementThe Governors Awards are hosted each year to honor impactful members of cinema. This year, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong'o, and Barry Keoghan were among the best-dressed stars. Selena Gomez, Angelina Jolie, and Jeremy Strong missed the mark with their outfits. Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, and Barry Keoghan were among the actors, directors, and other attendees photographed at the annual Governors Awards on Sunday, hosted at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. Here's a look at the five best and five worst outfits on the event's black carpet.

Persons: impactful, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong'o, Barry Keoghan, Selena Gomez, Angelina Jolie, Jeremy Strong, Ray Dolby Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Zoe Saldaña’s Spanish-speaking role in ‘Emilia Pérez’ was a long time coming, says the star
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The “Avatar” star acts, sings and even raps in “Pérez,” and does it all in Spanish, her first major role in the language. “Either the project just wasn’t the right fit for me or an Afro-Caribbean Latina wasn’t the right fit for the project,” she said. Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro in "Emilia Pérez." Portrayed by Karla Sofía Gascón, Manitas’ journey to becoming Emilia Pérez is the heart of the movie, shepherded by Saldaña’s Rita and set against the struggles of Manitas’ uninformed and disillusioned wife Jessi (Selena Gomez). “Where would I have been if it weren’t for these women?” Saldaña asked, explaining how specific and fastidious they were in helping her put her best foot forward in taped auditions.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin rises over 16% in a week on hopes of crypto-friendly U.S. policy: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Will Peck, head of digital assets at WisdomTree, discusses what a national bitcoin stockpile could mean for prices and the future of crypto-focused ETFs.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence was, for most of their four years together, a loyal partner who helped smooth Trump’s dealings with establishment Republicans and evangelical conservatives. “It compresses things,” said Joel Goldstein, a vice presidential scholar and professor emeritus at Saint Louis University. At one point, polling showed him to be one of the least-liked vice presidential candidates over the last 30 years. And during his own presidency, Biden tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with the tough-to-define and tough-to-evaluate assignment of tackling the root causes of migration from Mexico and Central America. He also was the last sitting vice president to win the presidency.

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☆ Planet Fitness loses 11th hour bid to acquire bankrupt Blink
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Brandon Gomez | In Brandon-Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Planet Fitness lost its bid in bankruptcy court to acquire budget fitness chain Blink Holdings, according to court filings viewed by CNBC. Planet Fitness placed its competing eleventh hour bids early this month during a 48-hour challenge window. Late Tuesday, Delaware's bankruptcy court formally accepted PureGym's $121 million offer, which initially won at auction in late October. J. Kate Stickles, bankruptcy judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Delaware, said in Tuesday's hearing that PureGym's offer would avoid antitrust risks. PureGym's offer, assuming Blink's liabilities, also comes with 60 of Blink's fitness centers still operating in New York and New Jersey.

Persons: J, Kate Stickles, PureGym, Humphrey Cobbold Organizations: Holdings, CNBC, Bankruptcy Locations: Richmond , California, U.S, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, American

☆ How Trump broke both parties — and where Democrats go from here: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Jonathan Allen explains why Democrats need to retool their economic message during Donald Trump's second term. Plus, senior national politics reporter Matt Dixon writes that the battle to succeed Trump in four years is already underway. How Trump broke both parties — and where Democrats go from hereBy Jonathan AllenOver the course of the last decade, President-elect Donald Trump broke both national political parties. Before Trump, Democrats nominated — and the country twice elected — Barack Obama, a candidate who ran against leaders that walked the country into forever wars and a finance-and-housing crisis that nearly toppled the economy. Harris’ economic policy offerings were largely expansions of Biden proposals, such as more generous homebuyer and child tax credits than he called for.

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In the final weeks of the campaign, Trump kept supporters at a Michigan rally waiting for hours after he detoured to Texas to record Rogan’s show. And then many of them suddenly found themselves running Harris’ campaign. “This has been an historic partnership in which these teams have worked together extraordinarily well,” said a White House official who has been there from the beginning. “Not enough people understand the importance of that,” a Trump campaign official said of the Kennedy nod. It was the first energizing move that the campaign had since the switch-out.”A Democrat close to the Harris campaign said: “Brat summer had to end.

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☆ How atheist chaplains provide spiritual care for nonbelievers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In these conversations with patients who are wary of religion, Callahan slips in another detail: He’s an atheist himself. Callahan is one of a growing number of openly atheist chaplains working in institutions around the country. Though the term “atheist chaplain” might sound like an oxymoron, he doesn’t see a contradiction between his beliefs and the work of tending to the human spirit. Other atheist chaplains don’t shy away from religion at all, instead helping people explore faith and spirituality in nontraditional ways. There may be few atheist and nonreligious chaplains right now, but as Callahan sees it, their numbers only stand to grow.

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Republican Bernie Moreno, a Colombian immigrant who became a high-profile Cleveland car dealer, has unseated Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, NBC News projects. Republicans flipped another Democratic-held seat in a state Trump carried easily, West Virginia, on Tuesday and were aiming to capture another in Montana. Moreno’s victory also ends, for now, the 50-year political career of Brown, first elected as a state representative in the post-Watergate era. For decades Brown had fashioned himself as an unapologetic liberal and progressive tightly aligned with working-class voters, particularly organized labor. The messaging strategy, rooted in Trump’s Buckeye State popularity, bolstered Moreno even as Brown and the Democrats sought to exploit his shortcomings.

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☆ Planet Fitness enters 11th hour bid for bankrupt Blink Fitness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Brandon Gomez | In Brandon-Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Planet Fitness wants to acquire bankrupt budget-fitness chain Blink Holdings, according to court filings viewed by CNBC. Planet Fitness previously lost out in a bankruptcy auction against U.K.-based, privately held fitness chain PureGym. Equinox Group-owned gym chain Blink Fitness filed for bankruptcy in August after a failed attempt by the luxury fitness group to enter the budget-friendly market. In making a subsequent play for Blink, Planet Fitness has submitted two offers, according to the filings. Planet Fitness did not return request for comment from CNBC.

Persons: PureGym, Piper Sandler Organizations: Holdings, CNBC, Equinox Locations: U.S, New York, New Jersey, Delaware

☆ Search conducted in Archuleta County, Colorado, for Dulce, New Mexico, woman who disappeared in 2001
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“They contacted us to search the property,” Le Roux said. “She walked out the door that night and has never been seen since,” Darlene told Dateline. “I mean, just -- completely grateful that the property owners allowed us to have that search,” Darlene told Dateline on Monday. “It’s a long period of time that has passed since she went missing until we did this search,” Sheriff Le Roux said. Sheriff Le Roux told Dateline the same thing.

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However, a debt consolidation loan isn't a one-size-fits-all solution, says CFP Uziel Gomez. While I try to avoid carrying high-interest debt and aim to pay my credit card balance in full each month, as a financial coach, people often come to me feeling overwhelmed and wanting help with looming credit card debt. Sometimes, a debt consolidation loan can help, but it's not always the answer. If someone isn't ready for debt consolidation, Gomez recommends whittling away at your credit card payments using either the snowball or avalanche debt payoff method. You haven't established good habitsIf you haven't established good habits to keep your credit card spending to a minimum, it's probably best not to consider a credit card debt consolidation loan or balance transfer card.

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“I just believe that.”It’s a belief Vance has articulated at his rallies ahead of Election Day. “Even when I was not a Trump guy back then … that really pissed me off.”For Vance, the sentiments are personal. Feels kind of weird, but here we are.”Reflecting at the end of his campaign, Vance said he most enjoyed the opportunity to travel with his children and with Usha, who sat beside him paying household bills. Win or lose Tuesday, Vance, 40, is positioned to be a leading figure in the party for years to come. But I really, really, really don’t want us to lose, and it’s hard to even think about anything post that.

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Director Jacques Audiard’s genre-defying musical, “Emilia Pérez” — a stylized imagining of how a life of crime could be at least temporarily transformed by becoming one’s true self — may be the most ambitious yet. Zoe Saldaña, right, as Rita Moro Castro and Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in "Emilia Pérez." NetflixFar from offering Gascón a small part, Audiard, by his own admission, would have struggled to make “Emilia Pérez” at all without its central star. Karla Sofía Gascón, the titular star of Netflix's "Emilia Pérez," helped French auteur Jacques Audiard shape the film’s transgender storyline. But her journey as the star of “Emilia Pérez” is far from over — with award season right around the corner and, the actor said, her characters’ lingering presence.

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☆ Mariah Carey officially kicks off the countdown to Christmas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Mariah Carey is finally ready. After recently posting some videos poking a bit of fun at her reputation as the “Queen of Christmas,” the superstar singer used Halloween to officially launch the winter holiday season. The post also served as an ad for Kay Jewelers, which supplied the bling Carey wears in the video. It’s voting season.”“All I Want for Christmas Is You” off her 1994 album “Merry Christmas” and is now considered to be a classic. Amazon Music has announced an exclusive collaboration with Carey on her brand new “Christmas Time by Mariah Carey” holiday decor and tour merch collections to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of her hit song.

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☆ Two parties, two very different closing arguments: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. Closing arguments in battle for Congress focus on abortion and immigrationBy Bridget BowmanBoth parties are zeroing in on very different issues as they make their closing arguments to voters in the battles that will determine control of the closely divided House and Senate. Meanwhile, immigration is the top topic in Republican ads, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris, taxation, President Joe Biden, and candidate character. Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown are looking to win over voters who will likely be supporting former President Donald Trump. Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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In an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance suggested that he and Donald Trump can win the “normal gay guy vote” and that families with transgender children are looking for an edge in Ivy League college admissions. An early portion of the interview focused heavily on transgender people and transition-related medical care, which Vance described as “pharmaceutical conversion therapy” for gay people. “I mean that’s what to me is so crazy about some of the hyper-left-wing reaction,” Vance responded. “Well, I think I’m probably going to pick you, but I don’t know, and I’m not ready to make a decision,” Vance recalled Trump saying. “We’re sitting there watching, like, some stupid show, ‘Emily in Paris’ on Netflix or something,” Vance said, before catching himself.

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Their clash has already drawn more ad spending than any other Senate race in history, eclipsing the $412 million spent in Georgia’s 2020 race between Jon Ossoff and David Perdue. While Moreno clings to Trump, Brown tends to avoid talking too much about national political figures from either party. “Sherrod Brown, he’s taking ads in like he’s my best friend,” the former president said Sunday during a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. He also acknowledged the threat of ticket-splitters — and the importance of Trump having coattails long enough to carry Moreno along with him. But then-Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat who represented much of the area for years, lost it to Vance in the Senate race by 3 points in 2022.

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