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☆ DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The suggestions by Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Ramaswamy that Jan. 6 rioters and conspirators were being punished more harshly than people who participated in Black Lives Matter protests align with Republicans’ broader grievances that the federal justice system has been “weaponized” against conservatives. But most of the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, when the movement reached a peak, were peaceful. Those who had been sentenced at the time of the A.P. investigation had received prison terms of a little over two years on average. But of the more than 1,100 cases related to Jan. 6, according to an NPR database, the median sentence for those who received prison time has been 120 days.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Jan Organizations: Associated Press, NPR Locations: America, B.L.M

Last month, Biden asked Congress to approve $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs and $16 billion in disaster relief, testing the country's willingness to keep supporting Ukraine during its counteroffensive against Russian invaders. The Republican-majority House is divided, with many Republicans backing the aid but some of the party's farthest-right members calling for an end to the Ukraine assistance. Citing Republican sources, CNN and other news outlets reported that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is considering legislation including the disaster aid but leaving out the Ukraine funding. The White House issued a statement urging McCarthy to back the supplemental spending request and contrasting him with Senate Republicans. "Like Senate Republicans, Speaker McCarthy should keep his word about government funding," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement.

Persons: Julia Nikhinson, Joe Biden's, Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Putin, Chuck Schumer, Vladimir, Mitch McConnell, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, McCarthy, Andrew Bates, Patricia Zengerle, Jeff Mason, Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Don Durfee, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S . Capitol Police, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Congress, Ukraine, Republican, Republicans, CNN, Democratic, ., National, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, U.S, Kyiv

☆ Cuba says its citizens were recruited to fight with Russia in Ukraine — but the government is only cracking down now 'because they got caught,' former counterintelligence officer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Lauren Steussy | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Cuban government says it's cracking down on efforts to recruit citizens to fight with Russia. But Cuba experts say it's likely that Cuba, a longtime Kremlin ally, was involved in these efforts. AdvertisementAdvertisementAndrés Albuquerque, a Miami-based political analyst, said it's also possible Russia worked alongside the Cuban government to recruit citizens. The recruitment in Cuba — as well as similar efforts in June in Kazakhstan — comes as Russia faces a manpower crisis. Just this past June, Cuba's Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera met with his Russian counterpart, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow.

Persons: Chris Simmons, Simmons, they've, Cuba didn't, it's, Putin, Albuquerque, Cuba —, Fidel Castro, Álvaro López Miera, Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu Organizations: Service, Cuban, Russia, Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense Intelligence Agency, NPR, Defense, Western Military District, New York Times, Times, Kazakhstan —, Cuba's Army, Russian Locations: Cuban, Russia, Cuba, Kremlin, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russian, Albuquerque, Miami, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union, War, Moscow

☆ How Pop Stars Turned NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Into Authenticity Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Adlan Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The Tiny Desk series became a prime venue for artists seeking an authenticity baptism. But for pop artists, it has become a tool with a very specific utility: demonstrating in-the-room chops. You don’t have to perform with acoustic instruments on Tiny Desk, but musicians often choose to. But Tiny Desk offers the perfect venue to present himself as a genre-transcending renegade. But Fred Gibson aimed his music at a Tiny Desk funnel, performing alone at a piano amid a nest of samplers and synthesizers.

Persons: MTV’s, ”, Post Malone, There’s, Usher, Anderson, Paak, Malone, Fred Again, Fred Gibson, Gibson Organizations: Post, NPR, Las Locations: Las Vegas, British

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/file Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate expressed support for continued assistance for Ukraine on Tuesday, as lawmakers returned to Washington facing a tight deadline for passing spending bills. And this month we'll have the chance to do that with supplemental appropriations for urgent national security and disaster relief priorities," Republican leader Mitch McConnell said. Biden's request for Ukraine aid comes as lawmakers face an Oct. 1 deadline to pass at least a short-term spending bill or face an embarrassing government shutdown. Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, additional reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sarah Silbiger, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, they've, Donald Trump, Patricia Zengerle, Katharine Jackson, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, Russell Senate, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Republican, Senate, Ukraine, White, Kyiv, Thomson Locations: Russell, Washington , U.S, Washington, Ukraine

☆ NPR C.E.O. to Retire at Year’s End
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Katie Robertson | More About Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

NPR’s chief executive, John Lansing, said on Tuesday that he would retire at the end of the year, ending a rocky four years atop the public broadcaster. He said that he had made the decision to retire after discussions with his wife, Jean. A veteran media executive, Mr. Lansing joined NPR as its chief executive in 2019 after running the U.S. Agency for Global Media. During his tenure, NPR faced serious financial difficulties, some of them brought on by the pandemic. In early in 2020, executives including Mr. Lansing took pay cuts to help with budget gaps.

Persons: John Lansing, Lansing, Jean, “, ” Organizations: NPR, U.S . Agency for Global Media, Mr

☆ John Lansing, NPR’s president and chief executive, announces he will retire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —John Lansing, the president and chief executive of NPR who led the outlet through the Covid-19 pandemic after taking the helm in 2019, will retire by the end of the year. The move comes just months after the radio network announced a significant budget shortfall and layoffs. In February, Lansing announced via a memo that NPR would cut its staff by 10%, or around 100 employees, after having already cut $14 million in expenses, CNN previously reported. Lansing will remain in his post until the board of directors identifies his replacement to ensure a smooth transition, NPR announced in a statement. During Lansing’s time at the media organization, NPR was recognized with more than 90 journalism awards and strengthened partnerships via the NPR Network.

Persons: John Lansing, ” Lansing, John, Jeff Sine Organizations: CNN, NPR, Lansing, NPR Network Locations: Lansing

☆ Las Vegas is the latest flashpoint between workers and AI, from robot bartenders to casino security guards
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AI is in the early stages of replacing some human work in Las Vegas, NPR reported on Monday. Restaurants, bars, casinos, and other attractions in the city are using AI instead of humans for some jobs, NPR reported Monday. Tipsy Robot, the name of the robot-powered bar shown in the TikTok video, already has two locations on the Las Vegas strip, NPR reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn another example, the M Resort, located south of Las Vegas proper in Henderson, Nevada, started using a security robot in its parking lot earlier this year. But she also said that robots can't provide the same personal service that many Las Vegas workers offer.

Persons: Ted Pappageorge, Pappageorge, emgaudy3, Sabrina Bergman, lasvegaslina, Holly Lang, Lang Organizations: NPR, Service, Nevada Independent, Culinary Union, MGM Locations: Las Vegas, Wall, Silicon, Southern Nevada, Nevada, Vegas, Henderson , Nevada

☆ Little Richard embraced fluidity in rock ‘n’ roll. These are some of the artists he influenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Editor’s Note: The CNN Film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” tells the story of rock ‘n’ roll’s Black, queer origins. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesPerhaps the closest thing to a successor Little Richard had was Prince, the late legend who, like Little Richard, resisted easy classification and reinvented music upon his arrival. Tina TurnerTina Turner and Little Richard reunited for a performance at the 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. “I couldn’t believe the power of Little Richard on stage,” he said in Little Richard’s biography. Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesLike Little Richard, the British pop maven always felt at home in front of a piano, often tinkling the keys dressed in an ostentatious garment involving feathers (Little Richard, meanwhile, mostly stuck to suits).

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☆ Companies are making bank off you forgetting you signed up for that subscription, researchers found
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new study found forgotten subscriptions can raise sellers' revenue by over 200% in some cases. Rising costs of subscription services mean inattentive consumers could lose a lot of money. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen that happened, according to their resulting paper, and consumers had to re-subscribe with a different card, there was a sharp drop in subscription renewal. "And there are some people who are busy and have other things going on in their life and they're more prone to making mistakes."

Persons: Neale Mahoney, Mahoney, Mark Schilsky Organizations: Service, NPR, Stanford University, Texas, M University, Bernstein Research Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ La evolución de Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Lulu Garcia-Navarro | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Algo en lo que me he centrado mucho más es en crear audiencias en lugares alternativos. Pero, incluso ahora, cuando se producen acontecimientos extraordinarios, como las catástrofes naturales en el estado de Nueva York, creo que es importante poder acceder a una plataforma de mensajería en la que la gente pueda confiar. Y habló de lo importante que es tener en el Congreso un número creciente de latinos interesados en la región. Pero dijo algo que me llamó la atención, y que hizo que me preguntara sobre este momento de su carrera. ¿Mover sus ideas a escala internacional, aunque puedan entrar en conflicto con la política exterior del líder de su propio partido?

Taiwanese flags are seen at the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan, December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has approved a military transfer to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing, or FMF, program normally used for sovereign states, according to a notification sent to Congress. The Taiwan notification was first reported by the Associated Press. FMF, the largest military assistance account managed by the State Department, provides primarily grant assistance to foreign governments for the purchase of U.S. defense equipment and military training under the Foreign Military Sales program. The United States, Taiwan's most important arms supplier, last month announced a Taiwan weapons aid package worth up to $345 million.

Persons: Ann Wang, Joe Biden's, Michael McCaul, McCaul, FMF, Patricia Zengerle, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Ministry of National Defence, REUTERS, Rights, Foreign, Reuters, Associated Press, Representatives Foreign, Chinese Communist Party, State Department, Thomson Locations: Taiwan, Taipei, Beijing, Washington, China, United States, U.S

☆ Opinion: Why Trump’s January 6 defense is even worse than it seems
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Anna Lee | Opinion Steven Lubet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Given that, Trump’s lawyers may well advise him to stay off the witness stand and avoid the risks of cross examination — but demure silence is hardly in his nature. In Trump’s cross examination, however, the prosecutors would be able to confront him with his false statements one after another, seamlessly telling their entire story of Trump’s duplicity in his own words. The lawyers, some of whom have been identified as unindicted co-conspirators, could assert the Fifth Amendment for themselves, but that would just undermine Trump’s defense. Even assuming there are still employees willing to stand by him, however, Trump’s cronies would not exactly be the most convincing witnesses. Although there would be a hearsay exception for statements showing Trump’s “state of mind,” that would only allow the witnesses to testify to Trump’s actual words.

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☆ The Best True Crime to Stream: Leaving the United States
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Maya Salam | More About Maya Salam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In this podcast, one of Pakistan’s first in the true crime realm, we travel to Karachi in the late 1960s and early ’70s, when the city’s lust-fueled nightlife and high-society scandals would rival the most sensational eras of Hollywood or New York. The show’s hosts, Tooba Masood and Saba Imtiaz, Pakistan-based journalists, have been researching the circumstances surrounding Zaidi’s death for years. Over two seasons, they share their findings in great detail, attempt to apply logic to the gossip of that time and debate the legitimacy of the possible scenarios. Now, its leader, Sanjoy Sachdev, is facing allegations of extortion. As Warner puts it, “Escape is far from the same thing as freedom.”

Persons: Mustafa Zaidi, Shahnaz Gul, Tooba Masood, Saba, ’, —, Gregory Warner, Mansi, Lauren Frayer, Sanjoy, ” Organizations: Commandos, Warner Locations: Karachi, New York, Saba Imtiaz, Pakistan, India, Delhi

☆ CDC expects new Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available in mid-September
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer , Moderna and Novavax to be available to the public in mid-September, an agency official told reporters Thursday. CDC Director Mandy Cohen had previously provided a later timeline, telling NPR that the vaccines could be available by the "early October time frame." Those shots still need approvals from the Food and Drug Administration and the CDC, which will set eligibility guidelines for the jabs. Officials from the CDC and FDA said the agencies will encourage Americans to receive an updated Covid shot and other key vaccines ahead of the fall, when respiratory viruses typically begin to spread more widely. "Our goal, our imperative, our task is to make sure we're using those tools," the CDC official said.

Persons: Mandy Cohen Organizations: Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, Federal, NPR, Food and Drug Administration, CDC, FDA

☆ Elon Musk just escalated his war against the media
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk is escalating his war on the media. Musk says it's for "esthetics" but his long history of blasting the news media suggests otherwise. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk isn't shy about his disdain for the media, and his latest change to X makes that even more apparent. Musk has previously called The New York Times "propaganda" and "an unregistered lobbying firm for far left politicians." When NPR subsequently said it would quit Twitter, Musk threatened to give its handle away unless it started posting again.

Persons: Elon Musk, Elon, Fortune, Musk, X, Musk's Organizations: Reuters, The New York Times, Facebook, New York Times, Twitter, Times, NPR Locations: clickbait, Washington, The, Russia, China

☆ How Merve Emre became the hottest — and most reviled — name in literary criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Last winter, the 37-year-old literary critic and Wesleyan professor Merve Emre stood in front of a microphone in Rachel Comey's Soho boutique. While the others had largely opted to pull boldfaced names from the Review's archives — like a 1985 Gore Vidal piece about Tennessee Williams — Merve Emre would be reading Merve Emre. Emre has penned so many introductions for new anthologies and reissues that one fan joked on Twitter: "every new baby in 2024 comes with an introduction by merve emre." Courtesy of Merve Emre. Over her cocktail, Merve Emre told me what my profile on Merve Emre should be about.

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☆ How Merve Emre became the hottest — and most divisive — name in literary criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

☆ Opinion | ‘They Are Not Going to Settle for the Second-Best Trump’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

DeSantis saying he’s going to start “slitting throats” reminded me of Romney’s “severely conservative.” While DeSantis’s is a dangerous escalation of violent imagery, they both sound bizarre and unnatural. At a more fundamental level, Bateman wrote:It’s not at all clear that what most Republican voters (rather than donors) want is a mainstream and party credentialed version of Trump. The problem with this approach, Ayres continued, is that “the Always Trump voters are ‘Always Trump’ for a reason — they are not going to settle for the second-best Trump if they can get the real thing.”Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster, wrote:There is no room for DeSantis or anyone else to outflank Trump on the right, where Trump has his most loyal base. Candidates can argue that Trump is insufficiently conservative on some issues, but that it not the point for Trump loyalists. Candidates can try to echo the ugliness of Trump’s rhetoric, but that too misses what really draws these voters to Trump.

Persons: Trump, Romney’s “, Bateman, It’s, Trump’s, ” David O, Sears, “, Archie Bunker, Whit Ayres, Republican pollster, DeSantis, RFK Jr, Ayres, Geoff Garin, MAGA, Frances Lee, ” Lee, ” Organizations: Yale, Harvard, Trump, Republican, Derby, Wimbledon, NPR, Ivy League, for Disease Control, Democratic, Trump loyalists, Republicans Locations: Ukraine, Princeton

☆ A Kansas Newspaper Is Raided by Police. Will Judges Protect the Press? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Gregory P. Magarian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Small-town newspapers are vanishing from the American landscape, crushed by economic pressures from online media and corporate consolidation. In some cases, governments have piled on, seeking to sink or undermine the papers that remain. Those papers should be able to rely on courts to protect them from government abuses. On Aug. 11, the police in that central Kansas town of 2,000 brazenly raided the office of the weekly Marion County Record and the home of its publisher. Mr. Meyer says Mr. Cody had threatened to sue the paper.

Persons: Marion, Kan, Laura Viar’s, Eric Meyer, Gideon Cody, Meyer, Cody Organizations: Marion County Record, Marion police, NPR, Kansas City Police Department, Mr Locations: Kansas

☆ Cruise robotaxi gets in accident with San Francisco fire truck, one injured
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco. A Cruise self-driving car was involved in an accident with a San Francisco Fire Department truck just one week after California regulators approved 24-7 robotaxi service in San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department was not immediately available for comment on the matter. California's Public Utility Commission voted 3 to 1 last week to approve the rollout of driverless, fare-collecting vehicles in San Francisco. Self-driving cars from Cruise and Alphabet -subsidiary Waymo had already become regular sights on San Francisco roads in the preceding months.

Persons: Cruise, Waymo, Kyle Vogt, San, San Francisco firefighters, Jeanine Nicholson, Nicholson Organizations: General Motors Corp, San Francisco Fire Department, Twitter, ABC, San Francisco Police Department, CNBC, San Francisco, Francisco Fire, NPR, Cruise, General Motors, Microsoft, Honda, Walmart Locations: San Francisco, California, Tenderloin, Polk, Turk

☆ Cam Pollack — Photo Editor at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Cam Pollack | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Cam PollackCam Pollack is a photo editor on the Speed & Trending team at The Wall Street Journal, where he researches, edits and commissions photography for breaking news and SEO-driven stories. Before joining the Journal full time, Cam freelanced for editorial clients including the Journal, the New York Times, NPR and the Guardian, and completed internships with the Boston Red Sox, NPR, Detroit Free Press and Philadelphia Inquirer. Cam's work has been recognized by American Photography and the National Press Photographers' Association. He is a graduate of Cornell University.

Persons: Cam Pollack Cam Pollack, Cam Organizations: Wall Street, New York Times, NPR, Guardian, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, American, National Press Photographers ' Association, Cornell University

☆ OpenAI could face a plagiarism lawsuit from The New York Times as tense negotiations threaten to boil over, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI has been holding talks with media organizations to discuss a licensing deal. But tensions with The New York Times have increased, and the newspaper is exploring legal action, per NPR. The New York Times is considering suing OpenAI over an intellectual property dispute, NPR reported. People involved in the negotiations told the FT that news publishers could be paid a subscription fee by AI companies who want to use their content to develop the technology. The New York Times and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.

Persons: OpenAI, ChatGPT —, Google's Bard, they're, OpenAI —, Sarah Silverman Organizations: New York Times, NPR, Morning, Microsoft, Adobe, Financial Times, The Times, News Corp, Street Locations: London

☆ Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy’s Voting Rights Proposal Isn’t Serious, but It Is Revealing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Vivek Ramaswamy is a 38-year-old investor and former pharmaceutical executive who wants to be the Republican nominee for president. We need to revive civic duty among young Americans,” Ramaswamy said on the website X, formerly known as Twitter. I think people, young people included, do not value a country that they simply inherit,” he told NPR. “I think we value a country that we have a stake in building. And I think that asking a young person, asking any citizen to know something about the country before voting, I think is a perfectly reasonable condition.”

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, He’s, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Ramaswamy, ”, Juneteenth, Trump, Mike Pence’s, ” Ramaswamy, “ Organizations: Republican, Trump, NPR Locations: Florida, Mexico

☆ Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 55, historic capital Lahaina 'reduced to ashes'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

At least 55 people are dead after devastating wildfires ripped through Hawaii's second-largest island, Maui, county officials confirmed late Thursday local time. The blaze has reduced the historic town of Lahaina to ashes, said Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, who surveyed the damage. The fire in Lahaina has been 80% contained but remains active, according to an update Thursday from Maui County officials. Lahaina was the capital of Hawaii when the islands were an independent kingdom. Dozens of travelers wait in line to pass security at Kahului Airport in Kahului, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023.

Persons: Hawaii Sen, Brian Schatz, King Kamehameha I, we're, " Schatz, Josh Green, Puong Sui, Lin, Green, Joe Biden, Biden, Deanne, Criswell, Mengshin Lin Organizations: Hawaii Gov, Washington Post, Getty, Emergency Management, NPR, Kahului Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui County, West Maui, Puong, Kahului

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