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☆ Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jamie Gumbrecht | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cancer cases and deaths among men are expected to surge by 2050, according to a study published Monday, with large increases among men age 65 and older. The study projects overall cancer cases among men will increase from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050, an increase of 84%. Cancer deaths were projected to rise from 5.4 million in 2022 to 10.5 million in 2050, an increase of 93%. Countries with a lower-income and life expectancy are also projected to see larger increases in cancer deaths in men. Just as in 2022, lung cancer is projected to be the leading cause of cancer and cancer deaths in men in 2050.

Persons: They’re, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ”, William Dahut, CNN’s Jacqueline Howard Organizations: CNN, Cancer, CNN Health, American Cancer Society Locations: Australia, Africa, Europe

☆ What Maya Rudolph's SNL Impression Reveals About Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

And it has different meanings in African American English versus the Mainstream US English more likely spoken by white folks. So when white people unfamiliar with African American English hear that rise and fall, they think the speaker is being kind of argumentative. How "Black" Harris sounds, in other words, is in the ear of the beholder. In 2022, she compared the way Harris talks to audio clips of the comedian Maya Rudolph doing her impression of Harris on "Saturday Night Live." Just about anything Harris does, Rudolph does, too, but more so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Nicole Holliday, Holliday, Barack Obama, MAGA, That's, Joe Biden, she's, —, Meryl Streep, Maya Rudolph, Rudolph, I'm, they're, — Harris, She'll, Adam Rogers Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists, Trump, UC Berkeley, Howard University, Howard, Business Locations: California, Oakland , California, Bay, Montreal, United States, Harris

☆ Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Aug. 2 dinner at the Bridgehampton, N.Y., home of Howard Lutnick, the Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive, was a high-powered affair. Among the roughly 130 people who dined under an air-conditioned tent were some of Donald Trump’s wealthiest supporters, including the billionaire hedge-fund financier Bill Ackman, who sat next to the former president, and Omeed Malik, the president of another fund, 1789 Capital. Some guests hoped Mr. Trump would signal that he was recalibrating after a series of damaging mistakes. He did not. According to two people present, Mr. Trump himself also brought up his remark, made two days earlier at a gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists, in which he had questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity.

Persons: Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald, Donald Trump’s, Bill Ackman, Omeed Malik, Trump, Lutnick’s, “ We’ve, Kamala Harris’s Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists

☆ A Bike-Riding Barber Cuts Hair on Broadway, in the Park and on the Roof
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Imagine a barbershop where the sky is the ceiling and the bustling cityscape of New York City forms its walls. That is the world of Julien Howard, who is known as the Vélo Barber. Born and raised in the Bronx and now living in Astoria, Queens, Mr. Howard, 33, has combined his love of cycling and urban exploration into a career that breaks the conventional boundaries of cutting hair. “When I became a barber, I didn’t want to be confined to one location all the time,” he said. and dyslexic, I see the world differently.

Persons: Julien Howard, Vélo Barber, Howard, ” Locations: New York City, Bronx, Astoria , Queens, Central Park, Mexico City, Machu Picchu

☆ 41% say the American Dream is impossible to reach now, survey finds—how they define success instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For some Americans, the American Dream has become more like a vision. That's according to a recent Pew Research Center survey, in which more than 8,700 U.S. adults were asked to describe their views of the American Dream. "The American Dream is changing, according to small-business owners," Fara Howard, GoDaddy's chief marketing officer, told CNBC Make It at the time. Thirty-one percent said they'd already achieved the American Dream, and 36% said they were on the right path toward it. "These views are nearly identical to when the Center last asked this question in 2022," the Pew report noted.

Persons: —, it's, Raj Chetty, Chetty, Michael Sandel, GoDaddy, Fara Howard, Gen Z, Ted Rossman, they'd Organizations: Pew Research Center, CNBC, Harvard University, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Locations: U.S, homeownership

Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Xavier University of Louisiana, which is opening a new medical school, will also receive a $5 million grant. The donations will more than double the size of three of the medical schools’ endowments, Bloomberg Philanthropies said. The four historically Black medical schools are still deciding with Bloomberg Philanthropies how the latest gifts to their endowments will be used, said Garnesha Ezediaro, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association, said she felt “relief,” when she heard about the gifts to the four medical schools.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg’s, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ” Bloomberg, Charles Drew, Garnesha Ezediaro, Ezediaro, ” Ezediaro, Valerie Montgomery Rice, we’ve, ”, Ronda Stryker, William Johnston, Denise Smith, Spelman, Smith, MacKenzie Scott’s, ” Smith, Yolanda Lawson, Utibe Organizations: Bloomberg, New, New York City, National Medical Association, Associated Press, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, Johns Hopkins University, Greenwood Initiative, Democratic, United Negro College Fund, Spelman College, Greenleaf Trust, The Century Foundation, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, NBC Locations: New York, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Atlanta, Ronda

☆ The hot trend for billionaire donors: paying for medical-school tuition
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGiving future doctors a free ride to medical school is shaping up to be a trend across the billionaire-donor circuit. On Tuesday, Bloomberg Philanthropies pledged $600 million to four historically Black medical schools to address "health disparities and underrepresentation in the medical field," its founder, Michael Bloomberg, said in a statement.

Persons: Bloomberg Philanthropies, —, Michael Bloomberg, Charles R Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Drew University of Medicine & Science, Business

☆ Wall Street's 'fear gauge' shows how the stock market has calmed down, at least for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

.VIX 5D mountain The VIX is well off its highs from Monday as the stock market tries to claw back its losses. The VIX, often called Wall Street's "fear gauge," reflects expected volatility over the next 30 days based on the price of S & P 500 options. "Excluding the current shock, there have been 39 VIX spikes to above 35 in our empirical analysis since 1999. Market shock of this magnitude happens on average more than once per year, but is unlikely to sustain. The lingering question now is whether the concerns that pushed the market into a cascade of selling are alleviated," Krosby said.

Persons: —, Howard Du, yesterday's selloff, Quincy Krosby, Krosby Organizations: Bank of America, LPL

☆ Bloomberg gives $600 million to 4 Black medical schools’ endowments
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

NEW YORK AP —Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Xavier University of Louisiana, which is opening a new medical school, will also receive a $5 million grant. The donations will more than double the size of three of the medical schools’ endowments, Bloomberg Philanthropies said. The four historically Black medical schools are still deciding with Bloomberg Philanthropies how the latest gifts to their endowments will be used, said Garnesha Ezediaro, who leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. Dr. Yolanda Lawson, president of the National Medical Association, said she felt “relief,” when she heard about the gifts to the four medical schools.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg’s, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ” Bloomberg, Charles Drew, Garnesha Ezediaro, Ezediaro, ” Ezediaro, Valerie Montgomery Rice, we’ve, ”, Ronda Stryker, William Johnston, Denise Smith, Spelman, Smith, MacKenzie Scott’s, ” Smith, Yolanda Lawson, Utibe Organizations: Bloomberg, New, New York City, National Medical Association, Associated Press, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, Johns Hopkins University, Greenwood Initiative, Democratic, United Negro College Fund, Spelman College, Greenleaf Trust, The Century Foundation, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Locations: New York, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Atlanta, Ronda

☆ Walter Arlen, Holocaust Refugee and Belated Composer, Is Dead at 103
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Walter Arlen, a Viennese musical prodigy who fled to the United States after Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938 and became a music critic and a late-in-life composer of Holocaust and Jewish-exile remembrances in song, died on Sept. 3, 2023, in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 103. The death, in a hospital, was not widely reported at the time; Howard Myers, Mr. Arlen’s husband and sole survivor, confirmed it to The New York Times only recently. Mr. Arlen and Mr. Myers, longtime residents of Santa Monica, had been companions for 65 years and were married in 2008 after California’s Supreme Court upheld the legality of same-sex marriages. Even after eight decades, Mr. Arlen’s memories remained vivid — of his father being dragged off to a concentration camp; of his mother’s nervous breakdown and suicide; of his family’s home, business and bank accounts stolen by the Nazi authorities; and of witnessing the vicious murder of an older Jew by an SS guard.

Persons: Walter Arlen, remembrances, Howard Myers, Arlen’s, Arlen, Myers Organizations: New York Times, California’s, Nazi, SS, Hitler’s Locations: United States, Nazi Germany, Austria, Santa Monica, Calif, Vienna

☆ How Kamala Harris' shortened campaign timeline could work in her favor
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWhen Kamala Harris took up Joe Biden's mantle last month and launched her campaign for president, she did so knowing that she'd have an abbreviated run leading up to the election. Harris' campaign started with sighs of relief from Democratic voters over Biden dropping out and instant enthusiasm that contributed to Harris' record-breaking fundraising efforts, Dagnes, who focuses on political media, said. "Young people represent a strategic sector for Kamala for two reasons," Gutiérrez told BI. AdvertisementTrump has also tried several lackluster nicknames against Harris, like "Laffin' Kamala Harris" and "Cackling Copilot Kamala Harris," which haven't gained traction like "Sleepy Joe" did against Biden. "By maintaining a high level of visibility and continuing to address key voter issues, Harris is well-positioned to leverage the remaining campaign period effectively."

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's, Harris, Alison Dagnes, there's, Dagnes, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sergio José Gutiérrez, Kamala, Gutiérrez, Donald Trump's, Hillary Clinton's, Hillary, Trump, Joe, Biden, Harris — Organizations: Service, Business, Shippensburg University, Democratic, Biden, CNN, Labor, Howard University, Trump Locations: Chicago

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles’ final act in Paris and 15-foot drops in a kayak
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Hunter Patterson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The Paris Olympics are entering their final week already, with the closing ceremonies just six days away. ET, 4:55 p.m. in Paris (women’s final); 11 a.m. ET, 10 p.m. in Paris (women’s final), 4:30 p.m. AdvertisementSurfing gold up for grabsAmerican Caroline Marks is one of four surfers looking to earn the women’s gold medal. 100M GOLD MEDALIST.

Persons: — Simone Biles, —, Biles, Lee, Chiles, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, “, ”, V:, ault, abby, homas,, aris, arn, risa H ennessy, ake Organizations: Paris, USA, Olympics, aris, edina, ust Locations: Paris, Los Angeles

☆ These Birds Have Their Own Beach. Their Human Neighbors Want In.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Hilary Howard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Sections of the Rockaway Peninsula, a coastal strip of land in southern Queens, look like beach towns more than the concrete and steel landscape of much of New York City. On a mile-long stretch of the boardwalk in Edgemere, a neighborhood in the Rockaways that was a thriving resort destination a century ago, you can still see open skies, dunes and the ocean. But for most of the summer, the beach here is closed. Since 1996, this swath of sand and surf has been reserved for much of the spring and summer for nesting coastal piping plovers, which are endangered in New York and protected federally by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Along the Eastern Seaboard, from barrier islands to private and public beaches on the mainland, efforts are being made to provide safe habitats for them.

Organizations: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Seaboard Locations: Queens, New York City, Edgemere, New York

☆ Taiwan is making a TV show about a Chinese invasion. And it’s hitting close to home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Nectar Gan | Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The 17-minute trailer hit close to home in Taiwan, making headlines in local media and garnering more than a million views on YouTube. But Hsin-mei Cheng, the showrunner of “Zero Day,” worried that her fellow Taiwan citizens have grown “too numb” to the danger of an impending conflict. Hsin-mei Cheng, the showrunner of "Zero Day," says she hopes the show can serve as a wakeup call to the people of Taiwan. Cheng also assembled a team of 10 directors, each responsible for an episode in “Zero Day” that tells an independent story. In “Zero Day,” Chinese infiltration and cognitive warfare takes on many forms – from the lure of money and power to the threat of violence.

Persons: ”, China’s, Xi Jinping, Cheng, “, Mei Cheng, Nancy Pelosi’s, Robert Tsao, Lo Ging, Howard Yu, ” Cheng, Lo, Chapman, Hong Kong’s, –, livestreaming, influencers, Beijing’s, Howard Yu Su Tzu, yun, Lee Yen, China – Organizations: Taipei CNN, China’s People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Communist Party, YouTube, CNN, Presidential, Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, Netflix, Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Kuomintang Locations: Hong Kong, Taipei, Taiwan, dramatize, China, Ukraine, Beijing, Kinmen

☆ Léon Marchand is carrying on a long tradition of athletes from host nations becoming Olympic greats
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tokyo Olympics – skateboarders shineJapanese athletes claimed 27 gold medals in Tokyo three years ago, the third-most of any nation behind the USA and China. Neymar celebrates Brazil's Olympic gold in 2016. Still the Olympic record holder following his gold medal in Rio, Braz went on to win bronze at the Tokyo Games. Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty ImagesGymnast Yang Wei won gold in the all-around and team events as China almost completed a clean sweep in the men’s events. Atlanta Olympics – Michael Johnson dominatesThe USA won 44 gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Persons: Léon Marchand, He’s, Marchand, Antoine Dupont, Momiji Nishiya, Lucy Nicholson, Yuto Horigome, Sakura Yosozumi, Yui Ohashi, Neymar, Laurence Griffiths, Thiago Braz, France’s Renaud Lavillenie, Braz, heptathlete Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford, Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, Hill, Johannes Eisele, Getty Images Farah, Andy Murray, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Laura Kenny, Trott, Anthony Joshua, Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle, Liu Xiang, China's Yang Wei, Lluis Gene, Yang Wei, Du Li, Ilias Iliadis, Franck Fife, Iliadis, Thorpedo ’, Ian Thorpe, “ Thorpedo ”, Al Bello, Cathy Freeman, Freeman, John Howard, Michael Johnson, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, Johnson, Mike Powell, Strug, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Organizations: Paris CNN —, Arizona State University, Fiji, Games, Japan, Tokyo, Germany, Olympics, Tokyo Games, London Olympics, “, Getty Images, Wimbledon, Beijing, Getty, Athens Olympics, Athens, Sydney Olympics, Atlanta Olympics, The USA, US, China, Shannon Locations: France, Tokyo, USA, China, Paris, Rio, Brazil, Brazilian, Hill, AFP, Beijing, Athens, Georgia, Greece, Sydney, Atlanta, Russia, Romania

☆ How female politicians’ first names can work for and against them, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Maya Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Bernie and Pete embraced their first names while Biden, Trump and Warren favored their last names. As Kamala Harris sets her eyes on the presidency, she is using a combination. Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersFor Harris, Atir says, using “Kamala” could be “potentially costly.” A first-name reference may lead women to be perceived as less deserving and competent. “Because of confirmation bias, a clearly identified phenomenon, it’s not good for the candidate, Kamala Harris, to have it continue to go on ‘Kamala,’ ” she said. … Respect the names that people are given, and use those names with respect.”CNN’s Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report.

Persons: Bernie, Pete, Biden, Warren, Nikki Haley, Kamala Harris, “ Harris, ”, Kamala, Stav Atir, Atir, Elizabeth Frantz, Harris, Kamala ”, Michael Cohen, Joseph Uscinski, Gail Saltz, ” Saltz, Uscinski, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, ” Clinton, Brendan Smialowski, “, mispronunciation Harris, ” Harris, ’, ’ ”, Georgia Republican Sen, David Perdue, “ Ka, Donald Trump, president’s, Doug Emhoff, “ Mr, Trump, Mike Pence, Morry Gash, “ Kamala ”, Jamal Simmons, Sabrina Singh, Harris ’, “ It’s, ” Uscinski, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, that’s, ” Atir, Saltz, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ‘ Kamala, Kamala ’, ” CNN’s Jacqueline Howard Organizations: CNN, Trump, Management, Human Resources Department, University of Wisconsin School of Business, Reuters, University of Miami, Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Democratic, Getty, Georgia Republican, Republican, Vermont, Get CNN, CNN Health, People Locations: “, AFP, Georgia, West Palm Beach , Florida, Wisconsin

☆ A 'prosecutor' vs. 'weak': The battle intensifies to define Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Yamiche Alcindor | Yamiche Alcindor Is An Nbc News Washington Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Harris’ campaign rallies are a clear change from those held by President Joe Biden, the man she is replacing at the top of the Democratic ticket. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.”But the Trump campaign is rushing to define Harris differently. “She knows this is going to be a very close race,” Julie Chávez Rodríguez, Harris’ campaign manager, said in an interview. Chávez Rodríguez and Harris have been close for nearly a decade, since Chávez Rodríguez first took a job as state director for Harris’ Senate office in 2016. The Harris campaign has launched a website advertising more than five dozen jobs.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Joe Biden, Megan Thee, —, ”, Donald Trump, “, fraudsters, cheaters, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Harris, ” Trump, Brian Hughes, She’s, ” Julie Chávez Rodríguez, ” Chávez Rodríguez, The, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden, Chávez Rodríguez, Chávez, we’re, ” Ashley Etienne, ” Etienne, ” “ Joe Biden, Hughes, Biden’s, ” Harris, Trump’s, “ It’s, Howard, “ Kamala Harris, Judy Chu, Chu, ” Chu, that’s, he’d Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Party, United, Trump, Biden, The Trump, NBC, MAGA Inc, Inc, Central, Northern, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Alpha Kappa Alpha, National Association of Black Journalists, Black, Sigma Gamma Rho, Atlanta, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Locations: United States, California, Wisconsin, Harris ’, North Carolina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Washington ,, Chicago, Houston, Monterey Park , California

After the NABJ appearance, Trump posted on social media, "Crazy Kamala is saying she’s Indian, not Black. Trump also said during that election cycle that he didn't believe Clinton had "the look" to be president. 'Dumb as a rock'The day after Biden threw his support behind Harris, Trump put up a social media post calling her "Dumb as a Rock." Trump pushes baseless birther claimsOn Thursday, Trump shared a post by far right-activist Laura Loomer that said Harris is "NOT black and never has been." The people in the background know it, the people who know her know it, and she’s like an unbalanced person.”

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, She'd, Trump, Biden, It's, —, she's, ”, Kamala, Laura Ingraham, Hillary Clinton, Hillary’s, She’s, she’s, didn't, Clinton, Nikki Haley, Laura Loomer, Loomer, Harris wasn't, Haley, Sen, Ted Cruz, Barack Obama, mispronounce Harris, ” Trump, “, you’ve Organizations: Trump, Democratic, National Association of Black Journalists, Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Fox News, NBC, South Carolina Gov Locations: American, Harris, Chicago, Indian American, Tennessee, U.S, California, Texas

☆ 'I love my black job': Simone Biles takes apparent swipe at Trump after winning Olympics gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Biles' post on the social media platform X seemed to reference Trump's recent controversial comments that immigrants are "taking Black jobs." The Republican presidential nominee had said, "They're taking Black jobs now and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people," during his June 27 debate against President Joe Biden. "They're taking Black jobs, and they're taking Hispanic jobs, and you haven't seen it yet, but you're going to see something that's going to be the worst in our history," Trump said. Data does not support Trump's claim that immigrants are "taking" jobs from American workers. With nine Olympic medals, six of them gold, Biles is the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history.

Persons: Simone Biles, Jamie Squire, Donald Trump, Biles, Joe Biden, Trump, Kamil Krzaczynski, Kamala Harris, Black, Lionel Bonaventure, Harris Organizations: Team USA, Bercy Arena, Getty, Paris, Republican, CNBC, U.S, National Association of Black Journalists, Afp, Democratic, Bercy, Howard University, Washington , D.C, nonconsecutive Games, Olympic Locations: Paris, Chicago, Jamaica, India, Washington ,, U.S, American, Tokyo

☆ Opinion | On Turning Black
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Esau Mccaulley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rather than condemn his party’s increasingly troubling language on the topic, Mr. Trump took the opportunity to question Ms. Harris’s racial identity. “She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage,” he said. “I didn’t know she was Black, until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black. Ms. Harris graduated from Howard University, a historically Black university, and she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a historically Black sorority. Does Mr. Trump really expect interracial people to deny half of their families?

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ”, Rather, Trump, “, Harris Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists, Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha

☆ Vance defends Trump over former president’s false claims about Harris’ racial identity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Eric Bradner | Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I think it’s totally reasonable for the president to call that out, and that’s all he did,” Vance said. Trump’s remarks are false – Harris, who was born in Oakland, California, and attended the historically Black Howard University in Washington, has never downplayed her racial identity. “And I think it’s because bad guys all over the world recognize Donald Trump’s about to be back in office, so they’re cleaning house. It would not have solved any of the problems that Kamala Harris has caused.”He said the Biden administration should instead take executive action. “They just need to empower Border Patrol to tell people who want to come in illegally, ‘You’re not allowed to do that.’ They just need to use the authority that the border czar, Kamala Harris, has.”

Persons: Vance, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, “, ”, CNN’s Steve Contorno, Trump, Harris, United States —, –, ” Vance, Harris ’, ” “ JD Vance, Donald Trump, Sarafina Chitika, Trump’s, – Harris, Barack Obama, “ It’s, “ I’ve, I’ve, he’s, Biden, Evan Gershkovich, Marine Paul Whelan, Obama, ‘ You’re Organizations: CNN, Republican, National Association of Black Journalists ’, Republicans, Capitol, Black Howard University, Ohio Republican, Trump, United, United States Marine, Wall Street, Marine, Central America, White, Border Locations: Ohio, United States, Mexico, Cochise County , Arizona, Canada, Montreal, Atlanta, Oakland , California, Washington, Houston, Russia, Arizona, Central, Central America

☆ WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, ex-Marine Whelan released in U.S., Russia prisoner swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released Thursday by Russia as part of a major, multi-nation swap of two dozen prisoners. "All four have been imprisoned unjustly in Russia," President Joe Biden said in a televised address from the White House, where he was flanked by their family members. Eight Russians, including the spy and convicted hitman Vadim Krasikov, are being returned to Russia from the United States, Slovenia, Norway, Poland and Germany. "The deal that secured their freedom was a feat of diplomacy," Biden said in a statement released by the White House, where Biden planned to meet family members of the released Americans. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the release of Americans detained in Russia during brief remarks from the White House in Washington, U.S., August 1, 2024.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, U.S . Marine Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Joe Biden, Vadim Krasikov, Paul Whelan, Krasikov, Gershkovich, Whelan, Kurmasheva, Kara, Biden, we've, Jake Sullivan, " Sullivan, Nathan Howard, Reuters Gershkovich, Dieter Voronin, Kevin Lick, Rico Krieger, Patrick Schoebel, Herman Moyzhes, Ilya Yashin, Liliya, Kseniya Fadeyeva, Vadim Ostanin, Andrey Pivovarov, Oleg Orlov, Sasha Skochilenko, Artem Viktorovich Dultsev, Anna Valerevna Dultseva, Mikhail Valeryevich Mikushin, Pavel Alekseyevich Rubtsov, Roman Seleznev, Vladislav Klyushin, Vadim Konoshchenock Organizations: Wall Street, U.S . Marine, White, Biden, National, Reuters Locations: Russia, American, Russian, Turkey, United States, Slovenia, Norway, Poland, Germany, Chechen, Berlin, Washington , U.S, Moscow

☆ What the presidential election could mean for Social Security and Medicare
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Kevin Lamarque | ReutersWhen it comes to the November election, there is one issue that is at the top of voters' wish lists: Social Security. It polled 1,831 adults age 18 and up who "currently receive or expect to receive Social Security." Experts say the post likely refers to the taxes Social Security beneficiaries may owe on their benefit income. Exactly how much Social Security beneficiaries pay in taxes is based on their "combined income," which includes adjusted gross income, nontaxable interest and half of their Social Security benefits. Yet in a March CNBC interview, Trump said he would consider cutting "entitlements," which may refer to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.

Persons: Kevin Lamarque, Emerson Sprick, Biden, Joe Biden, Nathan Howard, Sprick, Robyn Patterson, Patterson, Trump, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Frantz, CNBC's, Harris, Kamala Harris, Megan Varner Organizations: Reuters, Social Security, National Institute on Retirement Security, Nationwide Retirement, Social, White, Medicare, Trust Fund, Congressional Republicans, Security, Biden, CNBC, U.S, Center, Getty Locations: Falls Church , Virginia, U.S, Russia, Washington , U.S, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Trump's bitcoin strategy was shared behind closed doors with CEOs who raised $25 million. Here's what he told them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Bitcoin 2024 attendee wears "Make Bitcoin Great Again" baseball cap. Trump said on Saturday that his campaign has raised $25 million from the crypto industry since it began accepting cryptocurrency donations in May. "Make Bitcoin Great Again" hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. "The rules will be written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry," Trump declared that afternoon in the main auditorium as he warmed up the crowd. As Riot's Les put it, "I think the core message that we communicated to President Trump was, 'This is your industry leadership group.

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☆ Elliott's 'constructive' Starbucks engagement complicated by Howard Schultz's looming presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz back stage with soon to be Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan at Starbucks Headquarters during Investor Day in Seattle, Washington Tuesday September 13, 2022. Looming over the negotiations is Starbucks' former CEO Howard Schultz, who stepped off the board last year but remains one of the company's top shareholders and is forever entitled to attend Starbucks board meetings unless barred by Starbucks' directors. Schultz has privately expressed to some directors his opposition to Elliott's settlement offer, The Financial Times reported earlier. A Starbucks spokesperson declined to comment on whether Schultz, who has a close relationship with Hobson and other Starbucks directors, had attended board meetings where Elliott's settlement offer was discussed. Schultz hasn't said why he opposes Elliott's offer, and his representatives didn't return multiple requests for comment.

Persons: Starbucks Howard Schultz, Laxman Narasimhan, Elliott, Mellody Hobson, hasn't, Howard Schultz, Schultz, Hobson, Narasimhan, Schultz hasn't Organizations: Starbucks, Starbucks Headquarters, Investor, Elliott Management, Financial Times, CNBC Locations: Seattle , Washington, China

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