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☆ Harvey Weinstein has 'fluid on his heart, fluid in his lungs,' his lawyer warns as new sex abuse accusations delay NYC retrial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAt least one woman has come forward with new, "violent sexual assault" accusations against Harvey Weinstein, prosecutors said as both sides gathered in court Tuesday to discuss next steps for his Manhattan retrial. defense lawyer Arthur Aidala demanded impatiently at one point, referring to the retrial. Weinstein calls his attorneys "in excruciating pain," Aidala told New York Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber, who will preside over the retrial. "Mr. Weinstein has fluid in his lungs," he added, giving the most detailed description of Weinstein's condition to date. Asked after court whether Weinstein's life is in danger due to his health issues, Aidala answered, "This isn't a hangnail."

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☆ Passengers got into an argument so heated about switching seats that their Ryanair flight had to turn back after just a few minutes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Ryanair flight turned around soon after takeoff after an argument escalated. One passenger told The Sun that a man had asked to switch seats to sit with his family. AdvertisementA Ryanair flight had to turn around after an argument broke out soon after takeoff. "We were only in the air for 36 minutes before we had to do an unexpected landing," an unnamed passenger told The Sun. AdvertisementAnother passenger fell ill during the flight, a Ryanair spokesperson said in a statement shared with Business Insider.

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☆ What to do if an airline bumps you from an overbooked flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Hannah Towey | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2022, Delta Air Lines offered passengers $10,000 cash to take a different flight after overselling a flight from Michigan to Minnesota amid the summer's post-pandemic travel chaos. DOT rules entitle passengers to hundreds of dollars in compensation if they are involuntarily bumped from a flight, under certain terms and conditions. How to lower the odds of getting bumped from a flightThere's nothing you can do to guarantee you won't get bumped from an overbooked flight, as one traveler who said he was bumped off an American Airlines flight learned the hard way. According to the DOT's 2023 consumer air travel data, Allegiant Air, Delta Air Lines, and Hawaiian Airlines involuntarily bumped 0, 3, and 5 people, respectively, over the entire year. On the other end of the spectrum, American Airlines and Frontier Airlines involuntarily bumped over 10,000 passengers each in 2023.

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☆ Gen Z's Never-Ending Safety Net: Living With Mom and Dad
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Despite a strong job market, many Gen Zers are still relying on the bank of Mom and Dad to make ends meet. The young adult has their entire life ahead of them. Some parents might be more willing to provide financial support because they want to feel like a good parent. The young adult has their entire life ahead of them," Bailey said. When India Anderson turned 20 and decided to move in with her boyfriend, her mother cut off most financial support.

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☆ Federal judge pauses some deadlines in Trump’s classified documents case after SCOTUS ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A federal judge paused some filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in a brief order Saturday, and agreed to additional briefings on whether she should pause the case to consider what effect the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling may have on the criminal proceedings in Florida. Judge Aileen Cannon set a two-week briefing schedule for those arguments and paused three unrelated filing deadlines that were scheduled to take place during that period. Trump is charged in the case with taking classified documents from the White House and resisting the government’s attempts to retrieve the materials. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his presidency. The court’s decision directly applies to his federal election subversion case in Washington, DC, but it could impact all four of the criminal cases against the former president.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Trump, “ Cannon, CNN’s Paula Reid Organizations: CNN, White, Trump Locations: Florida, Washington ,

☆ After Immunity Ruling, Trump Seeks Delay of Classified Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Alan Feuer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump on Friday asked the judge overseeing his classified documents case to put that proceeding almost entirely on hold as they sort through whether Mr. Trump enjoys immunity from the charges based on a landmark Supreme Court ruling this week. On Monday, the Supreme Court granted Mr. Trump broad immunity against criminal prosecution for his official acts as president. The ruling came after months of legal wrangling arising from his other federal case — the one in Washington in which he stands accused of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. His lawyers are now trying to apply that ruling to the documents case. “Resolution of these threshold questions is necessary to minimize the adverse consequences to the institution of the presidency arising from this unconstitutional investigation and prosecution,” the lawyers wrote.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Judge Aileen M, Cannon Organizations: Supreme Locations: Washington

☆ Dr. Sanjay Gupta: It’s time for President Biden to undergo detailed cognitive and neurological testing and share his results
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Dr. Sanjay Gupta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Biden was examined by his physician after the debate to check on a cold, the White House said, but it was a “brief check” and not a physical. Biden and his aides have said it was a “bad night.” The White House press team said Biden had a cold but did not take any medications to treat symptoms. The White House has rejected requests from the press to release more medical records and question Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor. PoolWe often hear that observing a candidate on the campaign trail is the best assessment of the individual’s physical and cognitive health. Back in 2020, Biden said he was “constantly tested” by the work of running for president.

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☆ The first vaccine for malaria received major regulatory approval in 2015.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Stephanie Nolen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The first vaccine for malaria received major regulatory approval in 2015. That means that the next desperately needed vaccine stands every chance of running into those same problems. The people who desperately needed a malaria vaccine were in villages in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation put up more than $200 million to test it. “If you go from very enthusiastic to very unenthusiastic and you’re the Gates Foundation, people pay attention.”— Dr. Robert Newman, former director, Global Malaria Program, W.H.O.

Persons: it’s, It’s, We’ll, ”, Joe Cohen, Melinda Gates, Dr, Robert Newman, — Organizations: U.S . Army, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, PATH, Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, Global Malaria Locations: Africa, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Saharan Africa

☆ China faces economic headwinds as it grapples with an aging — and shrinking — population
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Fertility rates across OECD countries have halved since 1960, according to a new OECD report. He said the three countries are disproportionately impacted by a rapidly aging population, largely due to improved standards of living, which have a "very strong inverse relationship with fertility rates." These improved conditions have led to a greater opportunity cost for having children, Xu said. Shrinking workforceA decline in fertility rate puts pressure on the economy and the society at large as the working population shrinks. China's policy shiftsIn China, policymakers have been putting a big emphasis on "productivity growth," Xu told CNBC.

Persons: Leren Lu, Darren Tay, Erica Tay, Tianchen Xu, Xu, BMI's Tay, Tay, Maybank's Tay Organizations: OECD, BMI, Risk, United Nations, Economist Intelligence, Economic Co, National Bureau of Statistics, CNBC, Economist Intelligence Unit Locations: China, Asia, South Korea, Japan, East, Southeast Asia, Maybank

☆ Delta goes pasta-only for thousands of international travelers after 'spoiled' food forced a flight to divert
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Delta Air Lines pulled some meal options from dozens of international flights on Wednesday hours after the carrier said reports of "spoiled" food on an Amsterdam-bound flight forced the plane to divert to New York. Delta was only serving pasta in the main cabin on about 75 international flights on Wednesday. Delta apologized to customers over the report of spoiled food in the main cabin on the Detroit-to-Amsterdam flight. "This is not the service Delta is known for and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travels," Delta said. The incident occurred in the midst of the peak summer travel season, when Delta and its rivals are fighting over travelers.

Persons: Delta, Ash Dhokte, Dhokte, Henry Harteveldt, Delta's Dhokte Organizations: Boeing, Delta Air Lines, JFK International, Delta, CNBC, Detroit, Atmosphere Research Locations: Dublin, New York, Manhattan, Amsterdam, Delta

☆ Russia 'really did not accomplish that much' despite delays in US aid for Ukraine, says US defense official
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A delay in US funding for Ukraine didn't result in any gains on the battlefield for Russia, per the Pentagon. The Ukrainians "have done a good job of holding the line," a Pentagon spokesperson said on Tuesday. AdvertisementRussia wasn't able to get a leg-up in its war on Ukraine despite the delays in US funding, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Tuesday. "Russia continues to attempt to take ground, but the Ukrainians have done a good job of holding the line," Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a press briefing. According to Ryder, the US took seven months "to get additional security assistance and supplemental funding for Ukraine."

Persons: —, Pat Ryder, Ryder Organizations: Pentagon, Service, US, Ukraine, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ What’s at stake for the climate if Trump wins? ‘A catastrophic outcome’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In the first week of a new Trump administration, President Joe Biden’s climate wins would get put through the shredder. “He has said he’s going to come back with a vengeance,” former US special climate envoy John Kerry told CNN. He has railed against Biden’s climate policies at rallies and derided clean energy, vowing to push America back to fossil fuels. He has openly courted the oil industry at fundraising events, the Washington Post reported, promising regulation rollbacks in exchange for campaign cash. It could happen “very fast,” said David Bernhardt, who served as Interior Secretary in the Trump administration.

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☆ Ukraine says it thwarted a coup plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Lex Harvey | Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukraine has foiled an alleged plot to overthrow the government that “would have played into Russia’s hands,” security officials in the war-torn country said Monday. In a Telegram post, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed the plot organizers planned to trigger a riot in Kyiv on June 30 as a distraction to seize control of the Ukrainian parliament and remove the military and political leadership from power. Concerns have grown over the future of US military support for Ukraine with the potential for another Donald Trump presidency on the horizon. During last week’s presidential debate, Trump questioned whether the United States should continue to fund Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Trump’s comments on the war in Ukraine were “worrying,” Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko told CNN.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, ” Zelensky, Donald Trump, Trump, Oleksiy Goncharenko Organizations: CNN, Security Service of Ukraine, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Dnipro, Vilniansk, United States, Ukrainian

☆ Trump hush-money judge delays sentencing until September 18, but only if it's 'still necessary' after a defense immunity challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewManhattan prosecutors on Tuesday agreed to delay Donald Trump's hush-money sentencing, saying they need time to fight his efforts to overturn his conviction in the wake of Monday's Supreme Court immunity ruling. The sentencing judge, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, quickly agreed to push sentencing to September 18, but only if Trump's conviction survived this latest challenge. AdvertisementMerchan agreed to a July 10 deadline for the defense to submit its challenge to Trump's conviction and a July 24 deadline for prosecutors to file their response. How Trump intends to fight his hush-money convictionTrump is fighting his hush-money conviction one day after the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision granting former presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution. Read the defense letter describing why the Supreme Court should invalidate Trump's conviction here.

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☆ GM reports best U.S. quarterly sales since 2020
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported sales of 696,086 for the second quarter, up 0.6% from a year earlier and its highest quarterly units sold since the fourth quarter of 2020. Still, EVs made up only 3.2% of its total second-quarter sales. Sales of GM's full-size pickup trucks were roughly 229,000 during the second quarter, up about 6% from a year earlier and the best quarterly sales since 2021. GM's second-quarter sales are expected to slightly outpace the overall industry. Kia, which reports sales on a monthly basis, reported a 6.5% decrease in its June sales.

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CNN —Donald Trump will not be sentenced on his business fraud conviction until September, a New York judge ruled Tuesday in the wake of Monday’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. The ruling could impact the indictments of Trump in the classified documents and Georgia election interference cases as well. Trump’s legal team filed a letter Monday seeking to challenge the former president’s conviction after the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have an absolute immunity from prosecution for core official acts. Will Scharf, an attorney who represents Trump in the immunity case, told CNN Monday night the high court’s ruling “absolutely” impacts the hush money case. Video Ad Feedback Biden reacts to Supreme Court's immunity ruling 04:35 - Source: CNN“Under Trump, this official-acts evidence should never have been put before the jury.

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CNN —The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision Monday granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former president a significant win during his reelection bid. For starters, the Supreme Court ruled that for “core” presidential activity, Trump has the absolute immunity he had sought. The analysis about what’s immune and what isn’t “ultimately is best left to the lower courts to perform,” Roberts wrote. Immune, immune, immune,” she wrote. In a significant break from the court’s other conservatives, Barrett seemed to suggest Trump should go to trial quickly.

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☆ Live Updates: Supreme Court Gives Trump Substantial Immunity From Prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Adam Liptak | Simon Levien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Supreme Court heard two other cases this term concerning the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said Mr. Trump had at least presumptive immunity for his official acts. If Mr. Trump prevails at the polls, he could order the Justice Department to drop the charges. After the appeals court ruled against Mr. Trump, he asked the Supreme Court to intervene. At the argument, several of the conservative justices did not seem inclined to examine the details of the charges against Mr. Trump.

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Washington CNN —President Joe Biden on Monday condemned the Supreme Court’s decision which ruled that presidents have an absolute immunity from prosecution for core official acts, and issued a stern warning over a possible second term for former President Donald Trump. “(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. Biden repeatedly warned that the limits of the president’s power now solely rest with the holder of the office and the choices that person makes. During Monday’s speech, Biden appeared alert, reading energetically from a teleprompter in the Cross Hall of the White House. Here’s what she said – she said, ‘In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.

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☆ Supreme Court dissents take a 'darker tone' on Trump immunity ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan laid out grim visions of U.S. democracy in their joint written dissents to the court's Monday decision on former President Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. "In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law," Sotomayor wrote. It's more of a warning," LaCroix told CNBC in an interview about the three dissents, written by the only three justices nominated to the court by Democratic presidents. The immediate effect was to send special counsel Jack Smith's criminal election fraud case against Trump back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. She will have to rule on whether the criminal charges pertain to official acts Trump carried out as president, granting him immunity, or his private conduct.

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☆ Supreme Court Says Trump Is Partly Shielded From Prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former President Donald J. Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution, delivering a major statement on the scope of presidential power. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said Mr. Trump had at least presumptive immunity for his official acts. He added that the trial judge must undertake an intensive factual review to separate official and unofficial conduct and to assess whether prosecutors can overcome the presumption protecting Mr. Trump for his official conduct. If Mr. Trump prevails at the polls, he could order the Justice Department to drop the charges. The majority said protecting all presidents from having to second-guess their actions for fear of possible prosecution was a vital constitutional command.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, John G, Roberts Organizations: Justice Department

☆ Trump immunity ruling hands big decisions to Judge Tanya Chutkan
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices issue rulings in pending cases on the final day of the court's term in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling on Monday sends the federal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 defeat back to Judge Tanya Chutkan for critical decisions that will shape the future of the historic prosecution. Chutkan, a judge on the U.S. District Court in Washington, will have to decide whether a pair of Supreme Court rulings requires some of the allegations against the Republican presidential candidate be tossed out. Chutkan, born in Jamaica and nominated as a judge by former Democratic President Barack Obama, was assigned to oversee the Trump case in August 2023. She has had little to do for more than six months as Trump's bid for presidential immunity stalled any activity until the Supreme Court ruled.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Joe Biden, Chutkan, Barack Obama Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Monday, Republican, Democratic, Trump Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington, New York, Jamaica

☆ Opinion | The Trump Decision Reveals Deep Rot in the System
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Laurence H. Tribe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The question before the justices in Trump v. United States: Was Donald Trump immune from prosecution for the crimes the special counsel Jack Smith accused him of committing while president? Indeed, to my knowledge, no court has ever held that a president could be criminally immune under any circumstances. Instead of delivering that judgment many months ago and allowing the trial to proceed, the justices have given Mr. Trump the gift of delay piled upon delay. American voters will enter ballot booths to choose between Donald Trump and President Biden without knowing whether Mr. Trump is guilty of the crimes with which a grand jury of his fellow citizens charged him. This decision may seem like a reflection of a rogue conservative majority that can, in time, be changed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Trump, —, Biden Organizations: Trump v . United Locations: Trump v, Trump v . United States

☆ Supreme Court rules Trump has limited immunity in January 6 case, jeopardizing trial before election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a lengthy and strongly worded dissent in which she excoriated the court for its decision. The chief justice said the trial court will have to assess what of Trump’s alleged conduct is immunized under the new test handed down by the high court, and the opinion said that additional briefing will be needed for the trial court to do so. Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed frustration with how the court was sending the case back down for more proceedings. She suggested that because Trump’s wholesale challenge to the indictment had failed, at least some of the case could go forward. In that sense, if Smith narrowed his indictment, lower courts could hear the Trump trial this year.

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☆ Live Updates: Supreme Court Says Trump Is Partly Shielded From Prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The Supreme Court heard two other cases this term concerning the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said Mr. Trump had immunity for his official acts. Two of the four charges against Mr. Trump are based on that law. After the appeals court ruled against Mr. Trump, he asked the Supreme Court to intervene. At the argument, several of the conservative justices did not seem inclined to examine the details of the charges against Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, John G, Roberts, ”, Sonia Sotomayor, Tom Brenner, Tanya S, Jack Smith, Smith’s, Neil M, Gorsuch Organizations: Capitol, “, The New York Times, Justice Department, Federal, Court, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Trump, Mr Locations: Washington, United States

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