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☆ Here’s what it could mean if Trump shut down the US Department of Education
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education,” he said earlier this month during a rally in Wisconsin. Previously, federal education programs were housed in other agencies. Ending the department may not eliminate federal education fundingFederal funding programs for K-12 schools that help support the education of students from low-income families and children with disabilities predated the creation of the Department of Education. Calls to abolish the Department of Education or merge it with another federal agency are not new. When Trump was president, his administration proposed merging the Education and Labor departments into one federal agency.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, I’m, ”, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Jimmy Carter, Pell, Joe Biden’s, Frederick Hess, Marguerite Roza, ” Roza, Ronald Reagan Organizations: Washington CNN —, Department of Education, of Education, Democratic National Convention, National Education Association, Department, Education’s, IDEA, Civil, Joe Biden’s Department of Education, Obama, Education, American Enterprise Institute, “, Georgetown University, Brookings Institution, Republican, Labor, Republicans Locations: Wisconsin, Georgia, Israel

☆ Why a scandal consuming a Trump protégé could harm the ex-president in North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And Democrats have several times thought North Carolina was ripe to pick off in recent elections — only for it to stubbornly stay red. But his new problems quickly pushed North Carolina even further to the forefront of the presidential race. How Trump can mitigate the damageThe KFile investigation about Robinson landed the Trump campaign with a suddenly breaking crisis. Mark Robinson walks past former President Donald Trump after being introduced at a Trump campaign event in Asheboro, North Carolina, on August 21, 2024. Those 16 electoral votes would open hugely significant possibilities for Harris, but Democrats have seen their hopes dashed in North Carolina before.

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A staffer of vice presidential candidate JD Vance called Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck on September 9 and asked if there was any truth in rumors that Haitian immigrants were taking and eating pets in Springfield, Heck told the Journal. I told them these claims were baseless.”“Yes, that call was made,” Springfield Mayor Rob Rue told CNN’s “Laura Coates Live” Thursday. Although the false claims about Haitian immigrants abusing animals have been widely discredited, Trump and Vance have doubled down since the debate. Asked Sunday by CNN’s Dana Bash to back up his claims, Vance, a US senator from Ohio, said he has received concerns from constituents, though he did not provide evidence. Two Ohio state trooper vehicles parked outside the Springfield City Schools office Friday.

Persons: JD Vance, Bryan Heck, Heck, ” Heck, ”, Rob Rue, CNN’s, Laura Coates, “, Donald Trump, Springfield, Mike DeWine, ” DeWine, Sassy, Jeff Winter, Anna Kilgore, Kilgore, Trump, Vance, CNN’s Dana Bash, Dana, ” Vance, Rue, Vilbrun Dorsainvil, ” Rue, “ We’ve, Warren Davidson, ” Davidson, ” CNN’s Jeff Winter, Meridith Edwards, Omar Jimenez Organizations: CNN, Trump, Springfield City, Springfield, ” CNN, ” Ohio Republican Ohio Gov, The New York Times, Clark State College, Wittenberg University, Wall Street, Springfield City Schools, Springfield “, Trump . Ohio, Republican, “ Locations: Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, ” Ohio, Ohio, he’s

☆ Ultraprocessed foods may increase your risk for type 2 diabetes, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Packaged foods, soda, chips, hot dogs, chicken nuggets and ice cream all fall under the category of ultraprocessed foods, which can include dozens of synthetic additives such as preservatives, emulsifiers and artificial dyes. For every 10% increase in the amount of a person’s diet made up of ultraprocessed foods, the team found that there was a 17% increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, the data showed. The scientists also found that reducing the amount of ultraprocessed food you are consuming can lower the risk, according to the study. “Ultra-processed foods are everywhere,” Dicken said via email. “We also know that increased body fat (from excess calories) increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Persons: Nerys Astbury, Astbury, Samuel Dicken, ” Dicken, “, ”, Sarah Gallo, Dicken, It’s, Hilda Mulrooney, Mulrooney, ” Mulrooney Organizations: CNN, Nuffield Department, Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, University College London, Consumer Brands Association, London Metropolitan University Locations: Europe, US

Surveys indicate that health care is among the top priorities for voters in the November presidential election. Former President Donald Trump has given little detail about his health care vision; his running mate, JD Vance, has suggested deregulation. Each country was graded on five categories: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity and health outcomes. “For far too many people, high-quality medical care is out of reach.”Dr. Adam Gaffney, a critical care physician at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts, pointed out that the U.S. differs from the other countries in one critical area: universal health care coverage. Thursday’s report also listed solutions to the country’s health care problems, including lowering the cost of care and expanding access to coverage.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance, ” Dr, Joseph Betancourt, David Blumenthal, “, ”, ” Blumenthal, Lawrence Gostin, Gostin, ” Gostin, Dr, Adam Gaffney, ” Gaffney, Reginald Williams II Organizations: U.S, Commonwealth Fund, Affordable, Australia, New, Centers for Disease Control, O’Neill Institute for National, Global Health Law, Georgetown University, United, Cambridge Health Alliance, Fund, International Health Locations: U.S, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Massachusetts

☆ Kuwohi: Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. “The Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a national park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes Kuwohi every year for three half-days so that predominantly Cherokee schools can visit the mountain and learn its history. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is America’s most visited national park, and Kuwohi is one its most popular sites, with more than 650,000 visitors per year. The name-restoration proposal was submitted in January by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks.

Persons: ” “, Cassius Cash, ”, Arnold Guyot, Thomas Lanier Clingman, Michell Hicks Organizations: CNN, U.S . Board, Geographic, Eastern, Cherokee, Smoky National, Cherokee People, National, Service, Tennessee -, Representative, Eastern Band Locations: Smoky, Kuwohi, Tennessee, Tennessee - North Carolina, North Carolina

☆ New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi placed on leave after disclosing RFK relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The person said the relationship was emotional and digital in nature, not physical. In a statement to CNN, Nuzzi said her relationship with a reporting subject had “turned personal” and that she regretted not disclosing it to the publication. “Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. “The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict. According to the magazine, Nuzzi “recently” acknowledged a relationship with a reporting subject, which was a “violation of the magazine’s standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures.”“Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the New York magazine statement added.

Persons: Olivia Nuzzi, Nuzzi, “, Robert F, Kennedy, Jr, Donald Trump, “ Mr, Oliver Darcy, ” Nuzzi, Nuzzi “, ”, ” “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York, CNN, Trump Locations: New York, Status

☆ Child-free spaces, dirty looks on planes and ‘breeders’: Why people seem so annoyed by kids in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In some corners of society, there appears to be a shift in the way people talk about kids. Every so often, a provocative social media post sets off predictably polarizing discourse about the presence of children in daily life. The implication (joking or otherwise) is that children are a nuisance and adults shouldn’t have to endure them if they don’t want to. The people behind them aren’t part of some organized movement nor are they actually lobbying for the exclusion of children from public spaces. Rather, Berg understands online disdain for kids partly as a performative response to rhetoric from political and religious conservatives.

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☆ Bulletproofing America’s Classrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Emily Baumgaertner | Alex Kalman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools. A snippet from a series of demonstration video on First Line Furniture's website. Bulletproof Collapsible Safe RoomsA snippet from a demonstration video on the KT Security Solutions website. Still, with another back-to-school season in full force, some educational leaders are deeply troubled by the proliferation of armored products. “Arm us with books, counselors and resources, not bulletproof vests,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

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☆ Sarah Huckabee Sanders is latest Trump ally to make dig at Harris over biological kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble,” said Sanders, the first female governor of Arkansas and Trump’s former White House press secretary. Unfortunately, she doesn’t.”The comments come as the Trump campaign attempts to narrow the gap with Harris among female voters. “That’s the lack of humility Governor Sanders was referencing.”The Harris and Trump campaigns did not respond to requests for comment. Kamala Harris has spent her entire career working for the people, ALL families,” she wrote on social media Tuesday in response to Sanders’ remarks. “When you have no substance, you have to resort to superficiality,” said Donna Brazile, a Harris ally and veteran Democratic political strategist.

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☆ The Fed has waited four years to cut rates. But it’s still a tough call
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s also a sign of confidence from Fed officials that inflation has come under control just enough to comfortably dial back policy. Typically, in the lead-up to a Fed policy decision, Wall Street and economists are in alignment on what to expect. But investors’ wagers for a half-point cut ramped up on Monday; and as of Tuesday afternoon, federal funds futures contracts were pricing in a 63% chance of a jumbo rate cut, up from around 30% on Thursday, according to the CME Group. As inflation skyrocketed in 2021 and 2022, American employers pumped out jobs and the unemployment rate declined to half-century lows. The Fed eventually responded to the country’s inflation problem with its bitter medicine of high interest rates.

Persons: It’s, Christopher Waller, Elizabeth Warren, Robert Kaplan, Bill Dudley, ”, Powell, ” Gregory Daco, “, ” Julia Hermann Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal Reserve, Street, CME, Fed, Democratic, Dallas Fed, CNBC, Former New York, Bloomberg, Dow, Labor, New York Life Investments, CNN

☆ The Fed’s rate cuts could have unintended consequences for the housing market
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The market had become all but impenetrable after mortgage rates went from historic lows in 2020 to their highest levels in a generation last year. “And I think if we even go down to 5.9%, that would be really psychologically impactful to the housing market. The current 6.2% mortgage rate average is, of course, preferable to last year’s peak of 7.8% — a difference that could translate to hundreds of dollars in monthly payments. As my colleague Samantha Delouya wrote this week, a drop in mortgage rates could be a double-edged sword. “A further drop in mortgage rates could bring a surge of demand that makes it tougher to actually buy a house.”

Persons: ” Daniel Alpert, Alpert, “, ” Daryl Fairweather, Samantha Delouya, ”, Greg McBride Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Westwood Capital, Fed, Bankrate Locations: New York

☆ London Fashion Week has plenty to celebrate on its 40th anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Fiona Sinclair Scott | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

London CNN —Against the backdrop of a challenging economic outlook for many brands — big and small — the 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week last week was certainly a time for reflection. Even Carly Marks, founder of avant-garde New York label Puppets and Puppets, chose London this season. But all eyes were on Burberry, undoubtedly the biggest brand on the London Fashion Week schedule, yet one that has been battling against sharply declining profits. To see the best bits of London Fashion Week, keep scrolling. Talia ByreErdem Jason Lloyd EvansSophistication, elegance and femininity were key themes at TOVE's third show at London Fashion Week.

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Democrats, who represent most of those areas, fiercely objected at the time, accusing the GOP of using tax policy to wage a culture war. Schumer has vowed that if he’s still majority leader next year he will ensure the SALT cap expires at the end of 2025. I am glad to hear that former President Trump now feels the same way,” Lawler wrote on X. “Donald Trump and Mike Lawler, who helped elect him, are the reason we even have a limitation on the SALT deduction. The anti-debt Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projected that eliminating the SALT cap would raise the cost of extending the 2017 tax law by $1.2 trillion.

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Social media giant Meta announced Monday that it is banning Russian media outlet RT, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow’s spy agencies. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. U.S. officials then accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world on behalf of Russia's spy agencies. The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on a state-funded broadcaster that oversees RT, TV-Novosti; another state media company, Rossiya Segodnya; and its director, Dmitry Kiselyov, officials said. Meta started limiting Russian state-controlled media two years ago.

Persons: Biden, ”, James Rubin, Rossiya, Dmitry Kiselyov, cybercrimes, Meta Organizations: Meta, State Department, State, Global, Novosti, U.S . Justice Department, Democratic National Committee, Facebook Locations: Ukraine, Africa, Germany, Berlin, France, Paris, U.S, Russia

☆ America’s economic engine is still revving, despite fears of a slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Trump pivots from second apparent assassination attempt to more incendiary claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Ex-President Donald Trump responded to a second apparent assassination attempt that he blames on incendiary political rhetoric by inflaming the situation even more. He accused President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of inviting assassins to target him when they warn that he is a threat to democracy. But Trump’s claims that Biden and Harris bear direct culpability underscore the extreme nature of his own political instincts. Biden and Trump had a telephone conversation, and the president conveyed his relief that his erstwhile rival was safe. And when he refused to concede that he lost the 2020 election, Trump called supporters to Washington, DC, and told them to “fight like hell” or they wouldn’t have a country anymore.

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☆ Analysis: Ryan Routh’s support for Ukraine is a propaganda win for Moscow, at a very tricky time for Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Someone like Routh was quite easy to meet in Ukraine in the opening months of Russia’s full-scale war in 2022. But already, Moscow’s prolific echo chambers have begun to fashion a narrative in which US support for Ukraine is somehow extremist. People stand near the sports complex of a university after Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 2. The clamor of support for Ukraine to receive US permission to fire longer-range US-supplied missiles at targets deeper inside Russian territory had been growing. The sudden insertion of a wayward extremist like Routh is a loud, confusing wild card, at a time when support for Ukraine urgently needed a calm and balanced voice.

Persons: Ryan Wesley Routh, Donald Trump, Routh, Oleksandr Shaguri, “, ” Routh, Dmitri Peskov, ”, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ’, Putin, –, Maxym, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Joe Biden Organizations: London CNN, Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine, New York Times, Foreigners, Department, Land Forces Command, CNN, Global Citizen –, Reuters, Russian, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Pakistan, Iran, Global Citizen – Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea, Florida, America, United States, Russian

☆ Here’s what you should know about buying a home ahead of a likely interest rate cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While the Fed doesn’t directly set mortgage rates, its actions affect borrowing costs throughout the economy. The most apparent effect: An interest rate cut could help ease the upward pressure on mortgage rates, making one piece of the homebuying equation more affordable. Most investors are betting that the Fed will cut its benchmark interest rate by just a quarter-point on Wednesday. Some financial advisers counsel to wait until you can get a mortgage rate that is a full percentage point below the rate you’re already paying, said Fairweather. “If you got a 7.5% mortgage rate, you may already be in the money to refinance,” she said.

Persons: Freddie Mac, ”, Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s, “, it’s, Fairweather, We’re, Greg McBride, “ It’s, Leo Pareja Organizations: CNN, Federal Reserve, homebuyers, National Association of Realtors, Bankrate, eXp Realty Locations: Wells, ”

☆ A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Ella Nilsen | Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Becker, Minnesota CNN —The smokestacks on the aging Sherco coal power plant tower over gleaming solar panels that stretch across thousands of acres of farmland. The polluting coal plant is on its way out, scheduled for retirement in the next five years. Experts say this is the secret to solving America’s clean energy dilemma: There is more electricity from clean energy waiting to get connected to the grid than the entire amount of energy currently on the grid. A view of Sherco power plant, which has been operating since the 1970s and is slated for full retirement by 2030. But the reality is, it’s there.”From super-polluters to clean energy juggernautsThe answer to supercharging clean energy could lie inside some of the most polluting power plants in the US.

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☆ Elon Musk deletes post questioning the Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Elon Musk deleted a post Monday morning that questioned why former President Donald Trump has faced two apparent assassination attempts in recent months while President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have not encountered any. “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔,” Musk wrote in the now-deleted X post. However, Musk subsequently responded to a similar post, replying with a thinking face emoji to a photo that noted the four presidents who preceded Trump faced no assassination attempts when Trump has apparently encountered two. CNN requested comment from the Secret Service, which is tasked with investigating perceived threats against the president and vice president – sometimes even if they are made in jest. Musk endorsed Trump for president after an assassination attempt in July, and he hosted Trump last month in an interview on X.It’s part of a rightward shift for Musk that has gained steam in recent years.

Persons: CNN — Elon, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Musk, Biden, Kamala 🤔, ”, ake, hite Organizations: CNN, ust Locations: usk, ut, …

☆ Boeing freezes hiring and executives’ first-class travel as massive strike continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —With a massive ongoing strike, Boeing is making some temporary cutbacks that could hit non-union staff hard. Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West on Monday announced the company is instituting a freeze on hiring and non-essential travel, and it will consider furloughs for employees, managers, and executives. The company is temporarily restricting first-class and business travel, including for Boeing executives – although the company didn’t comment on whether top brass will still be able to use private corporate jets. West’s memo was a direct response to the ongoing strike with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union. The company will also reduce charitable contributions, stop catering at Boeing facilities, and pause participation in trade shows and events.

Persons: Brian West, ” West, West, ”, Fitch, Moody’s Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Monday, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers

☆ Scenic fall drives in the US: 6 byways for your autumn foliage fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Ozark Run Scenic Byway, MissouriMissouri travel experts say Elephant Rocks State Park is a special stop during any scenic drive on the Ozark Run Scenic Byway. Lake Champlain Byway, VermontLoad up the bicycles for your Lake Champlain Byway drive in Vermont. KRose/Courtesy Local Motion/Lake Champlain Byway CouncilLittle Vermont is a big deal in New England and beyond when it comes to scenic fall drives. It “provides beautiful views of America’s sixth-largest lake, Lake Champlain, as well as of Vermont’s Green Mountains and New York’s Adirondack Mountains,” said Dan Albrecht, chair of Lake Champlain Byway Council, in an email. Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway, CaliforniaTourists flocking to view aspens, cottonwoods and maple trees along Bishop Creek Canyon near Bishop, California, which is along the Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway.

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☆ The one Harris comment Trump and his allies have spent $38 million for voters to see
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Trump campaign and its allies have spent more than $38 million replaying that soundbite almost 70,000 times in campaign advertisements since Harris became the Democratic nominee, looking to capitalize on persistent voter concerns about the economy and blunt Harris’ turn-the-page messaging by yoking her to President Joe Biden’s record. “Everyday prices are too high – food, rent, gas, back-to-school clothes,” Harris says in the clip featured in the ad. Last week, Harris’ campaign launched a series of ads on her economic pitch, specifically tailored to key swing states. In addition, her campaign has spent more than $10 million airing an ad in which Harris says, “You want lower prices and lower taxes. I believe you want to just not get by, but you want to get ahead,” before delivering her pitch for an “opportunity economy.”And another top Harris ad contrasts her approach with Trump’s.

Persons: Kamala Harris, ”, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden’s, juxtaposes Harris, ” Harris, “ It’s, ‘, Harris –, replaying Harris, “, Harris ’, I’ll, Donald Trump’s, –, ” CNN’s Dana Bash Organizations: CNN, Biden, Democratic, Trump, ’ Locations: Washington, ”, US, DC

☆ Biden admin says RT and Russian state media are waging covert information warfare around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“RT wants its new covert intelligence capabilities, like its longstanding propaganda and disinformation efforts, to remain hidden,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters. On Friday, State Department officials sought to highlight Russia’s information operations around the world. Through proxy media outlets that purport to be independent, Russia is disseminating information to back its invasion of Ukraine, officials said. The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on a state-funded broadcaster that oversees the RT outlet, TV-Novosti, another state media company, Rossiya Segodnya, and its director Dmitry Kiselyov, officials said. Russian state-funded media was also targeted for sanctions for allegedly funneling money into Moldova under the guise of humanitarian aid “to buy votes to influence the upcoming Moldovan elections,” officials said.

Persons: Antony Blinken, ”, James Rubin, Rubin, RT, Biden, Rossiya Segodnya, Dmitry Kiselyov, “ Organizations: RT, Ukraine, State Department, State, Global, Department, Novosti Locations: South America, Europe, Africa, U.S, Ukraine, America, Russian, China, Russia, Germany, Berlin, France, Paris, Argentina, Moldova, Washington

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