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☆ How the Senate GOP’s campaign chief is navigating Trump and messy primaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber. Daines argues that Trump is “strengthening” among independent voters and that could be a boon for his Senate candidates – even in purple states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania. “What’s key is we want to make sure we have high-quality candidates running with President Trump,” Daines said. Kyrsten Sinema nor Joe Manchin could hold onto their seats if they ran for reelection in their states as independents. And that’s a losing strategy.”Daines is also in the middle of another internal party war – between Trump and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, as the two men have been at sharp odds since the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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CNN —A US State Department report that accuses the Chinese government of expanding disinformation efforts is “in itself disinformation,” Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed Saturday. The ministry shot back after the State Department issued a striking report this week in which it accused the Chinese government of expanding efforts to control information and to disseminate propaganda and disinformation that promotes “digital authoritarianism” in China and around the world. The US report, issued by the Global Engagement Center on Thursday, alleged that China spends billions of dollars a year on foreign information manipulation and warned that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had “significantly expanded” efforts to “shape the global information environment.”It also underlined US concerns about China as a main military competitor and key rival in the battle over ideas and global disinformation. Two days later, China hit back. “The relevant center of the US State Department which concocted the report is engaged in propaganda and infiltration in the name of ‘global engagement’ – it is a source of disinformation and the command center of ‘perception warfare’,” the ministry said on Saturday.

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☆ 6 years after declaring bankruptcy, Toys R Us will return with 24 stores across the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Toys R Us, which went bankrupt years ago, will open up to 24 stores in the US. It was the first big-box toy store ever created, according to History — and a far cry from other toy stores at the time. Using their advertisements, celebrity collaborations, and their mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe, Toys R Us sold thousands of toys like Mr. Its jingle, "I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid. There's a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with," was the soundtrack for kids from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

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☆ Apple users are slamming the new iPhone 15 Pro, saying it can get so hot they can't even hold it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

There have been numerous reports saying the new iPhone 15 Pro can encounter overheating issues. The new iPhones released last week, and the iPhone 15 Pro lineup is the first with titanium frames. AdvertisementAdvertisementPeople are talking about how hot the new new titanium iPhone 15 Pro can be — literally. Some iPhone 15 Pro owners have taken to social media sites in the US and China to complain about the issue. Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesThe iPhone 15 Pro model is notably the first smartphone made by Apple with a titanium enclosure.

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☆ Goldman Sachs: Buy these 22 stocks that will continue to outperform as higher interest rates worsen the September selloff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Stocks have slipped in September as interest rates, bond yields, and oil prices increase. The Federal Reserve plans to keep interest rates high to stop persistent inflation. Here are 22 stocks that Goldman Sachs believes are well-positioned to benefit from elevated rates. There are several serious threats to US stocks right now, including high interest rates, as well as rising bond yields and oil prices. Each was addressed in a September 22 note from David Kostin, the chief US equity strategist at Goldman Sachs.

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But “Senator Menendez has made these sacrifices in the past to serve. “I believe stepping down is best for those Senator Menendez has spent his life serving." In the days after the indictment, calls for his resignation began, starting with members of the New Jersey congressional delegation (sans Rep. Bob Menendez Jr., the senator's son) and expanding to include New Jersey Gov. Absent from the initial push for Menendez's departure was Senate Democratic leadership and Booker, who works with Menendez on a regular basis representing New Jersey. A dozen more U.S. senators added their calls for their New Jersey Democratic colleague to leave.

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☆ A South Carolina GOP lawmaker says he's a 'strong advocate' for family values. His wife says he's had multiple affairs and is filing for divorce.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan had multiple affairs, his wife says in a divorce filing. His wife said he also portrayed himself as a "dutiful husband" while being unfaithful. Duncan's wife, Melody Duncan, filed for divorce last week, citing her husband's multiple affairs. The divorce filing described Melody Duncan as a "dutiful wife" who "wholeheartedly supported" Duncan in his career. A request for comment made to Melody Duncan's attorney, Susan R. Strom, was not immediately returned on Sunday, nor was a request made to Duncan's office.

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The short answer is that, yes, it is possible to get a grant to help you pay off your student loan debt. Citizens Bank Student Loan Refinancing is one of many strong options for student loan refinancing, particularly because the company allows you to refinance up to $300,000 and to apply with a co-signer. Bottom lineGetting a grant or some other form of loan forgiveness can make a huge difference in your student loan management journey. Every article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of student loan refinance products. See our methodology for more information on how we choose the best student loan refinance companies.

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☆ US Republicans push for security review of China-linked battery company
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Amanda Andrade Rhoades/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Wednesday urged the U.S. Treasury Department to conduct a security review over China-linked ownership of Gotion Inc, which plans to build electric vehicle battery plants in Michigan and Illinois, arguing its management is under Beijing's sway. The move is the latest push by Republicans to question Chinese-linked EV battery producers looking to set up shop in the U.S., possibly with access to taxpayer funding. The governors of Michigan and Illinois have announced plans for Gotion to open EV plants in their states, facilities expected to create thousands of jobs. Those include the company's founder Li Zhen and his son whom, they said, were members of CCP organizations. The Treasury Department, Gotion and Gotion High-Tech did not respond immediately to requests for comment.

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Meanwhile, a larger division within House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's fractious Republican majority prevented lawmakers from agreeing on a short-term measure to keep federal agencies afloat after funding expires on Sept. 30. Even if House Republicans had been able to advance the defense bill or the short-term measure, either would face stiff opposition from congressional Democrats and from the White House, which has already threatened to veto the defense bill. RAUCOUS SESSIONTuesday's House vote failed in a raucous session, with Democrats mocking Republican leaders as they tried to persuade holdouts to change their minds before finally giving up. The House vote came hours after McCarthy delayed a key procedural vote on the 30-day stopgap measure known as a continuing resolution, or CR. The continuing resolution faces opposition from more than a dozen Republican hardline conservatives, enough to block its path forward in the House.

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☆ US Representative Wexton won't seek reelection after new diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton, a Virginia Democrat, on Monday said she would not seek reelection after doctors updated her diagnosis to a more serious condition, which she likened to "Parkinson’s (disease) on steroids." PSP is a neurological disorder that affects body movements, causing problems with walking, eye movement, and swallowing and worsens over time. The rare condition is characterized by symptoms that are similar to Parkinson's but more difficult to treat. Wexton flipped a seat held by Republicans for decades in 2018 as voters veered away from then-President Donald Trump. Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ US representative won't seek reelection after doctors say Parkinson's more serious
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton, a Virginia Democrat, on Monday said she wouldn't seek reelection after doctors updated her diagnosis to a more serious condition, which she likened to "Parkinson’s (disease) on steroids." The third-term congresswoman announced in April that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's but would continue to work while being treated for the disease, which was affecting her speech. There is no ‘getting better’ with PSP," she said, announcing her decision on Monday. Wexton flipped a seat held by Republicans for decades in 2018 as voters veered away from then-President Donald Trump. Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat, announced Monday she won't seek reelection in her competitive district in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington after learning she has a severe form of Parkinson's disease. Wexton announced in April that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's and that she planned to continue her work in Congress. Wexton was a prosecutor and state legislator before she was elected to Congress in 2018. Virginia's 10th Congressional District, where Wexton serves, is centered in Loudoun County, an outer suburb of the nation's capital. Early symptoms of this disease are subtle and occur gradually, according to the National Institute on Aging.

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The shutdown clock is ticking in Congress, after progress was largely stymied last week in both chambers amid conservative opposition. And with less than two weeks to fund the government, finding a path forward will be critical in the days ahead. The deal, brokered by House Freedom Caucus and Main Street Caucus Republicans, would cut spending on domestic agencies by some 8%, sparing the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs while implementing border policies backed by House Republicans earlier this year. But not long after the deal was announced, a number of House conservatives pledged their opposition to the legislation and reiterated objections to any stopgap measure. The White House has asked Congress for roughly $40 billion in funding for Ukraine, domestic disaster relief and border security.

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☆ The US-Iran prisoner deal is a diplomatic breakthrough, but the bad blood persists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The carefully choreographed agreement was years in the making and is being seen as a major diplomatic breakthrough for the two foes. The Biden administration is unlikely to engage in “meaningful revival” of the 2015 nuclear deal, said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at the Chatham House think tank in London. Production is the highest it’s been since 2018, when Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran. The Islamic Republic’s oil exports have also increased, averaging 1.9 million bpd in August, Reuters reported, citing shipping firm TankerTrackers.com. “Those claiming that Biden is ignoring Iran’s exports are assuming that Biden can just shut down Iran’s exports through sanctions,” he said.

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☆ Leading conservative women turn on 'embarrassing bimbo' Lauren Boebert after vaping and groping theater incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leading conservative women took aim at Lauren Boebert over an incident at a Denver musical. Ann Coulter said Boebert was an "embarrassing bimbo" in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Boebert had been kicked out of a theater for seemingly vaping and was filmed grabbing her date's crotch. Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit and writer, responded to news of the incident with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: "Totally embarrassing bimbo." Boebert blamed her "public and difficult divorce" for her actionsRep. Lauren Boebert vaping, left, and a Broadway performance of "Beetlejuice," right, in a composite image.

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(AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after consultant the railroad hired following the fiery Ohio derailment recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many efforts it has already begun. And that is exactly what we are doing.”A previous report from the Federal Railroad Administration said that Norfolk Southern had too often been content to do only the minimum required to ensure safety. Shaw said this report is just one of the initial steps to improve safety on the railroad and Atkins will continue to recommend improvements over the next couple years. The consultant recommended that the railroad continue to work with labor leaders to find additional ways to improve safety. While working to improve safety, Norfolk Southern also pledged to make improvements to more than 70 of its facilities across 22 states in the eastern United States as part of an effort to improve morale.

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☆ US military to conduct additional interviews with witnesses of Kabul airport bombing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday. It’s unclear if the new interviews will include Afghans who witnessed the blast, which killed more than 170 Afghan civilians. When pressed on whether the interviews would include Afghans, Lawhorn said it would be “up to the Supplementary Review Team to decide who to interview.”“I cannot be explicit about anything that the Supplementary Review Team may or may not decide to review in the future,” Lawhorn said. CENTCOM released a lengthy after-action review last year that included statements from more than 100 witnesses. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was seriously injured in the blast and who has said he was not interviewed in CENTCOM’s original investigation.

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☆ Government shutdown fears cloud legislative agenda as House returns to session
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) arrives at the U.S. Capitol ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill raising the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, in Washington, May 31, 2023. "There's no reason for a government shutdown," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday at a briefing. WASHINGTON — Concerns over a potential government shutdown have reached a fever pitch as the House of Representatives returns to session this week with little progress to show on budget negotiations. Freedom Caucus Republicans have said they oppose even passing the continuing resolution without concessions on border funding and if it includes money for Ukraine. The speaker warned his caucus that a government shutdown would have negative effects on the impeachment process as well.

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☆ Why have US Republicans opened an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

WHAT IS AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY? An impeachment inquiry is a formal step that can precede a House vote on whether to approve articles of impeachment and eventually a trial in the Senate. It did not hold a full impeachment inquiry before bringing impeachment charges in the final weeks of Trump's presidency following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Weiss has said prosecutors will seek to indict Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges by Sept. 29. The criminal prosecution could mean Hunter Biden may face a trial while his father is campaigning for reelection.

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The harrowing documentary, which was produced by the AP and the PBS series “Frontline,” is culled from 30 hours of footage AP journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues shot in Mariupol following Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine and its siege of the city. It documents fighting in the streets, the crushing strain on Mariupol’s residents, and attacks that killed pregnant women, children and others. The siege, which ended on May 20, 2022, with the surrender of a small group of outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian fighters at the Azovstal steel plant, left thousands dead and the city in ruins. “20 Days in Mariupol” won the Sundance Global Audience Award for Best Documentary and several other prizes. Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of “Frontline,” called it “deeply meaningful” to have the opportunity to screen the documentary at the United Nations.

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☆ There are different accounts of Elon Musk's role in the thwarting of Ukraine's surprise attack against Russia by cutting off SpaceX satellite access. Both show one billionaire's outsized influence on
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One explosive claim is that Musk thwarted a surprise Ukrainian attack on Crimea. Allowing the use of Starlink for the attack, he concluded, could be a disaster for the world. He now says that the policy had been implemented earlier, but the Ukrainians did not know it, and that night he simply reaffirmed the policy," Isaacson said. There have been previous reports of Musk rejecting Ukraine's request to enable satellite access in Crimea. Musk responded to Isaacson's clarification on Saturday, claiming, "At no point did I or anyone at SpaceX promise coverage over Crimea.

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☆ Some of Ukraine's Western-made vehicles are getting 'killed' on the battlefield, but it's not as much of a win for Russia's forces as it was
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine has lost protected mobility vehicles in its counteroffensive, including some Western-made vehicles. Because Western vehicle design prioritizes survivability, Ukraine's crews are surviving hard hits. Western vehicles are ensuring those troops survive even the brutal front-line combat of the ongoing counteroffensive. AdvertisementAdvertisement"While Western-supplied protected mobility may be doing a good job at enabling their dismounts to survive," Watling and Reynolds wrote, "there is still a high loss rate of platforms." In their new report, Watling and Reynolds argue that "Ukraine's international partners need to ensure that the industrial support is available to make the Ukrainian military sustainable."

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☆ Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum faces misinformation linked to COVID influencers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Dozens of campaigners who built substantial audiences during the COVID era by opposing Australia's pandemic response have turned their focus to undermining the Oct. 14 referendum, analysis of social media posts by independent fact-checkers shows. The direct link between COVID agitators and misinformation about the Voice has not been previously reported in detail. Polls show support for the Voice has slumped from about two-thirds in April to less than 40% this month. Not one X post containing electoral misinformation was marked or taken down in the monitoring period, before or after being reported, Reset.Tech said. "Many of the accounts pushing electoral misinformation narratives turned to a style of anti-lockdown politics during the pandemic," said Reset.Tech Australia executive director Alice Dawkins.

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☆ Covid apathy and fatigue are real. Here’s how to cope
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“One of the responses to stress is to freeze — to stop living in your tracks. “I think there is also a societal PTSD connected to Covid — we were not designed to watch humans suffer,” she said. There is no shame in getting help.”How to fight your Covid apathyStuck in idle? There are also tools you can use to stop stress in its tracks. “The booster has been updated to provide immunity to many of the newer Covid strains that are circulating,” he said.

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