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☆ LeBron James, Stephen Curry had a ‘healthy resentment’ — the Olympics offer something new
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — LeBron James was genuinely thrilled to see Stephen Curry in that Bellagio hotel ballroom in Las Vegas on the eve of Team USA training camp. If they say they want to play for Team USA, they aren’t going to be told no. Advertisement“It’s just cool, I’m not going to lie,” said Tyrese Haliburton, a Team USA guard at the tender age of 24. LeBron James congratulates Stephen Curry after the 2017 NBA Finals. (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images)But from 2015 through 2018, James’ Cavs and Curry’s Warriors met every June in the NBA Finals.

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☆ US military ends troubled temporary pier mission off Gaza coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Haley Britzky | Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The US military is ending its temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast that has been plagued with challenges after roughly 20 days of operational use, as humanitarian aid begins being brought in through an Israeli port instead. Cooper said the pier was operational for “a little more than 20 days” and delivered 19.4 million pounds of aid. The US military will continue to help deliver the remaining aid from Cyprus to Ashdod, Cooper said. “A temporary pier would enable a massive increase in the amount of humanitarian assistance getting into Gaza every day,” Biden said. During the same storm, four US Army vessels supporting the pier were washed ashore on beaches in Gaza and Israel.

Persons: ”, Brad Cooper, redeploy, Cooper, Israel —, Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Steve Taravella, Sonali Korde, Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, US Central Command, US Army, Brooke Army Medical Center, Food, Food Programme, Bureau, Humanitarian Locations: Gaza, Cyprus, Ashdod, Israel, San Antonio , Texas

☆ Labour's gains in London have private equity looking to exit — the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Some of the proposals squarely take aim at the country's private equity sector, which, despite Britain's exit from the European Union, has maintained its stature as the regional hub for deal-making. "Private equity is the only industry where performance-related pay is treated as capital gains," the manifesto says. In practice, that would mean taxing carried interest, or the profits paid to private equity and hedge fund managers, as income. Labour's ascent comes at a precarious time for the private equity sector more broadly. "London has been the pulpit for financial services, private equity and investors in Europe for a long time," said Mark Veldon, a private equity partner at financial advisory and global consulting firm AlixPartners.

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans are calling for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle days after a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. FBI Director Christopher Wray, Deputy Director Paul Abbate, as well as Secret Service Deputy Director Ronald Rowe are on the list of briefers. The most critical, perhaps, is why was the roof of a building within 150 yards of Trump was not secured by the Secret Service or local law enforcement. They also want to know why Secret Service snipers on another roof in the area didn't engage the shooter until after Crooks had fired multiple times. I am the director of the Secret Service."

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kimberly Cheatle, Donald Trump, …, Johnson, Steve Scalise, Cheatle, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump, Christopher Wray, Paul Abbate, Ronald Rowe, Crooks, Anthony Guglielmi Organizations: Republican National Convention, WASHINGTON —, Fox News, Trump, Democrats, Lawmakers, Service, ABC News, NBC News, SWAT, Secret, Secret Service Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Pennsylvania, Milwaukee, Butler , Pennsylvania

AdvertisementThe Thiel effectFor Vance, Thiel's influence first left its mark when he was still a student. Thiel also got a shoutout on the acknowledgments page of Vance's 2016 book, "Hillbilly Elegy." The former PayPal CEO has given $15 million to Vance's campaign, Politico reported — the largest donation ever given to one Senate candidate. AdvertisementOne of Trump's biggest donors in the 2016 presidential campaign, Thiel has re-emerged as a key player in the MAGA movement after largely sitting out the 2020 election. Thiel also appears to have pulled some of his Silicon Valley strings to advance Vance's campaign.

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☆ A 20-year-old newspaper intern escaped a serial killer. It defined his career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWhen journalist Steve Fishman did an exclusive jailhouse interview with a serial killer and rapist, he had one particularly important question to ask. Nearly 50 years later, Fishman has reflected on his narrow escape in the true-crime podcast, "Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer." "He seemed amiable, personable, and completely unthreatening," Fishman told BI. Serial killer Carr died of prostate cancer. AdvertisementFishman went on to interview the so-called "Son of Sam" serial killer David Berkowitz, in the 2000s.

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That person, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, was one of several people urging Trump in the final moments to select Ohio Sen. JD Vance. Only moments earlier, Trump had shared the information with Vance himself, according to multiple people familiar with the call. Trump spent the final 24 hours waffling over his pick, multiple sources told CNN, leaving even those in his inner circle guessing about his ultimate choice. Several Republican donors argued for Youngkin as Trump’s pick in recent days as it became clear that Rubio and Burgum may not make the cut. “I can’t stomach Trump,” Vance said in an interview with NPR at the time.

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☆ Opinion | A ‘Breathtaking’ Dismissal of the Trump Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Judge Voids Case About Documents That Trump Held” (front page, July 16):It is rare that I read a news article that I describe as breathtaking, but Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of Donald Trump’s classified documents case falls into this rare category. I may have been naïve in my belief that in the U.S. justice system, judges were in place to decide cases based on evidence and arguments before the court. The ruling highlights that individual judges are no longer arbiters but rather extensions of political parties. Steve ReichShort Hills, N.J.To the Editor:The timing of Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case — right before the Republican convention — is so cynical and political. She must have been writing her 93-page opinion for a while, but she released it with impeccable timing to give Donald Trump a victory going into the opening of the convention.

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Vance as his running mate and a possible successor to lead the “Make America Great Again” movement. The 39-year-old served in Iraq and later went to Yale Law School, where he met his wife, Usha Vance. (She resigned from her role as a trial lawyer at Munger Tolles & Olson after Vance joined the ticket.) Vance rose to national prominence after publishing the best-selling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” He worked at Mithril Capital Management, a venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, and Steve Case’s Revolution. Vance is close to the libertarian wing of the tech industry.

Persons: Donald Trump, Vance, He’s, ”, he’s, Usha Vance, Olson, Peter Thiel, Steve Case’s, Thiel, Eric Schmidt, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks Organizations: Trump, Yale Law School, Mithril Capital Management, Ohio Senate, Republican National Convention Locations: Iraq, Munger, Silicon, Ohio

☆ USA Basketball Men’s National Team survives Australia fightback in Olympic warmup contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The USA Basketball Men’s National Team survived a late Australia fightback in an underwhelming 98-92 victory in an Olympic warmup game on Monday. But when Australia missed chances to reduce the deficit further, back-to-back three-pointers from Tyrese Haliburton sealed the USA win. Not that it’s often mattered, though, with Team USA winning seven of the eight men’s basketball gold medals on offer since professionals were able to participate for the first time at Barcelona 1992. “We stopped playing mid third quarter and started turning the ball over,” Team USA coach Steve Kerr said, per the NBA. For Australia, the defending Olympic bronze medalist, Jock Landale scored a game high 20 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists in a standout performance.

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☆ Why Apple hopefuls are so desperate to get a job there
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewLanding a corporate job at Apple is such a big deal for tech workers that some seek out career coaches to help get interviews. Apple is seen as a place where workers 'push boundaries'Apple positions itself as providing more than just a job. AdvertisementAs with its products, Apple has worked to brand itself as having a more playful and curious environment than its competitors. Related storiesEven Apple Park, the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, has earned the nicknames "the spaceship" and "the ring" for its futuristic circular design. Another Apple hopeful posted that they were "getting desperate" for a job at the company and had applied for 60 jobs in one day.

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CNN —The US Secret Service was “solely responsible” for the implementation and execution of security at the site of Saturday’s rally for former President Donald Trump’s campaign, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told CNN in an interview Tuesday evening. “At that particular site, we divided up areas of responsibility, but the Secret Service is totally responsible for the design and implementation and the execution of the site,” she told CNN. US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle looks on during a press conference at the Secret Service's Chicago Field Office on June 4. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty ImagesCNN asked Cheatle if Trump’s security included a full Secret Service counter-assault team – the agency’s version of a tactical or SWAT team – or if it filled gaps with local law enforcement. Everyone works for the Secret Service never wants to have a day like that,” she said.

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☆ Premarket stocks: The Dow’s surge is a calculated response to political turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Tragedy strikes and traders (or trading algorithms) sniff out a way to make money off of it. Stocks also went on a tear as Covid-19 killed millions and gutted economies across the globe. “The market’s up today, but the market’s up every day,” Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, tells me. Whether or not the political bump lasts, some traders did seize on the moment to double down on so-called Trump trades. In short, when the yield curve gets steeper, that’s a sign bond traders are nervous.

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☆ Gareth Southgate leaves England men’s team after defeat in Euro 2024 final
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Gareth Southgate announced on Tuesday he will leave his role as the manager of the England men’s national team. His decision comes two days after England’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin. Southgate spent eight years as England’s manager, taking charge of 102 matches. I’m an England fan and I always will be.”Southgate was appointed England manager in 2016 after the abrupt departure of Sam Allardyce. As England manager, Southgate won 62 of the 102 games he presided over.

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☆ Here's what will happen to Jacaerys Targaryen on 'House of the Dragon,' if it follows his fate in the book
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWarning: Major spoilers ahead for "House of the Dragon" season two and the book "Fire and Blood." Jacaerys "Jace" Targaryen could be the next major character to die in "House of the Dragon" if season two follows the storyline of the George R. R. Martin book it's based on. Jacaerys Targaryen and his dragon Vermax are killed during a battle against the Triarchy. Baela (Bethany Antonia) and her step-brother Jacaerys Targaryen (Harry Collett) are engaged to be married in "House of the Dragon." The next episodes of "House of the Dragon," which air on Sundays on HBO, will likely indicate whether Jace is next to be killed.

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☆ A Team USA weightlifter on course for gold at the Olympics takes a relaxed approach to training. She balances rest, work, and longevity.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But at 21, the Team USA athlete is heading to Paris and is tipped to win gold in women's weightlifting. Reeves started weightlifting at age 12 and has trained four times a week ever since. She just set an American women's weightlifting record of 597 pounds total at the 2024 USA Weightlifting's National Championships Week in June. Reeves lifted 265 pounds in the snatch category at the 2024 USA Weightlifting Championships. Visualizing successTo ease her nerves, Reeves is trying to see the Olympics as the same as any other weightlifting competition.

Persons: Olivia Reeves, visualizes, —, Reeves, Steve Fauer, he's, We're, Fauer, that's Organizations: Olympic, Service, Team USA, International, Federation, University of Tennessee, BI, Paris Games Locations: Paris, Doha, Qatar, American, Chattanooga, Austin

☆ A US warship's Red Sea battle with the Houthis years ago helped the Navy ready for round two, its captain says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Unlike some other ships, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer battled the Houthis years before they started targeting merchant shipping lanes in what has become a monthslong campaign. The Mason's commanding officer says that earlier fight helped the Navy prepare for its latest clash with the Iran-backed rebels. AdvertisementDuring its exhausting deployment, the Mason intercepted a number of Houthi drones and missiles — including some fired at the destroyer. Though long in various arsenals, these weapons had never seen combat until the Houthis launched them in late 2023.

Persons: —, Mason, Arleigh Burke, Cmdr, Justin Smith, Dwight D, Blake Midnight, Smith, USS Mason, Steve Helber Smith, Marc Miguez, we'll Organizations: Service, US Navy, Houthi, Business, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, Navy, AP, Eisenhower Locations: Iran, Florida, Gulf, Aden, Mandeb, Norfolk , VA

There may be a path for Smith to revive the case, Cannon noted in her ruling, and Smith can appeal the decision. Cannon left open a potential pathway in her ruling for the classified documents case to be revived. (He is being prosecuted by a separate special counsel, David Weiss.) And during the Trump-Russia investigation, multiple Trump allies similarly attempted to derail special counsel Robert Mueller’s work. Former Attorney General Edwin Meese and Citizens United argued the same, writing that Smith’s appointment “severely undermines” the constitutional order.

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☆ Biden has staked his campaign on painting Trump as a threat to Democracy. That could change after Saturday's shooting.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Biden campaign quickly paused "outbound communications" and took down television advertisements in the wake of the shooting. Will 'defense of democracy' remain a core campaign issue? But after the Butler shooting, many are wondering how Biden will campaign on the issue moving forward. AdvertisementAs the fallout from the shooting endures, Biden is set to resume his campaign after a high-touted Monday interview with NBC's Lester Holt. Business Insider reached out to the Biden campaign for comment.

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☆ Aileen Cannon’s nuking of the Trump documents case continues her trend of embracing long-shot legal theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

She said Smith was unconstitutionally appointed as special counsel and that the funding of his office also violated the law. “It’s not just that this is an extreme argument about the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, it’s that it’s one that exactly one Supreme Court justice has endorsed and lots of precedent refutes,” said Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown University of Law. And Cannon’s opinion left open the possibility that the charges could be revived if brought by the Justice Department in a way not reliant on the current special counsel infrastructure. In other special counsel cases, defendants have not even bothered to bring the long-shot claims. The special counsel office has not yet weighed in on Cannon’s decision.

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☆ Ex-NRA leader who helped legalize AR-15s offers 'hearts and prayers' to Trump shooting victims from his 2nd corruption trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

LaPierre, 74, spoke to Business Insider briefly from the hallway outside his second civil-corruption trial, which began Monday in Manhattan. I know our hearts and prayers go out to the Buffalo fireman that lost his life, and his family." He literally designed the gun," Cotton added. AdvertisementThe AG's lawyers will likely ask Barrett about joining Cotton in downplaying the NRA corruption jury's findings at the May meeting. In 2020, she sued the NRA, LaPierre, and three other longtime top executives, alleging a leadership culture of fraud, greed, and retaliation against whistleblowers.

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☆ Analysis: Attack on Trump reopens a chilling chapter in American politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But political violence hasn’t stopped since then. The nation is also still processing the attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. In one of the most poignant reactions, Giffords said in a statement, “Political violence is terrifying. I know.” She added: “I’m holding former President Trump, and all those affected by today’s indefensible act of violence in my heart. Political violence is un-American and is never acceptable – never.”Unfortunately, history suggests that violence, while indefensible, is also a quintessential scar on American politics.

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☆ Live Updates: Authorities Find Explosives in Car of Gunman Killed in Assassination Attempt on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Michael D. Shear | Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

“I will Never Surrender!” Mr. Trump wrote in a text message to supporters. And Mr. Trump is preparing to name his running mate and formally claim his party’s nomination for the third consecutive election. Vance of Ohio, who is on the shortlist of candidates that Mr. Trump is considering as a running mate, wrote on X. “An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation,” Mr. Biden said. Mr. Trump had assured Malphine Fogel, who lives in Butler County, that he would help get her son home.

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☆ Insider Today: Trump survives shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The world is waking up in shock this morning after former President Trump survived a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania. Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BINot all self-driving cars are created equalTesla employees say they were told to prioritize data from self-driving cars belonging to Elon Musk and other VIPs. AdvertisementCompanies are using AI to mine users' data, in order to determine and charge the highest price you're willing to pay. Advertisement— Michael Guan, CEO and cofounder of Final Round AI, whose AI "magical teleprompter" can help people ace job interviews.

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☆ What We Know About the Trump Rally Shooting Victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Isabelle Taft | Christina Morales | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump at his rally Saturday evening, besides wounding him, also killed a father of two and critically wounded two other men on Saturday evening. Those attendees, all adult men, include a longtime volunteer firefighter and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Bicehouse said that he was not aware of any other shooting-related victims at the rally besides Mr. Trump and the three attendees. Here’s what we know so far about the victims. Governor Shapiro said on Sunday that Mr. Comperatore “died a hero,” adding: “Corey was the very best of us.”

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