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☆ Maddison, Wilson and Rashford named in England World Cup squad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The tournament's official logo for the 2022 Qatar World Cup is seen on the Doha Tower, in Doha, Qatar, September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoun/File PhotoNov 10 (Reuters) - England have included in-form Leicester City midfielder James Maddison in their squad for the World Cup in Qatar, with forwards Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford also selected. Maddison and Newcastle United striker Wilson have not played for England since 2019, but have been rewarded for fine starts to the domestic season in the run-up to this month's tournament. Brentford striker Ivan Toney received his first call up for Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany in September, but missed out on selection with Wilson and Rashford preferred. England begin their World Cup group campaign against Iran on Nov. 21 and also face the United States and Wales.

☆ TikTok Hires Former NBA CMO as Its New Marketing Chief
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

ByteDance Inc.’s TikTok named the National Basketball Association’s former top marketer, Kate Jhaveri, as its global head of marketing as the video-sharing platform aims to continue its growth. Ms. Jhaveri will oversee the social-media platform’s consumer and brand marketing, reporting to Vanessa Pappas, TikTok’s chief operating officer, the spokeswoman said. Ms. Jhaveri also will head up TikTok’s marketing to content creators on the platform, and will work closely with Sofia Hernandez, TikTok’s global head of business marketing. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CMO Today CMO Today delivers the most important news of the day for media and marketing professionals. Ms. Jhaveri had been chief marketing officer of the NBA from 2019 until August this year.

☆ Live Results: Illinois votes in congressional and state elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST. It symobilizes the 2022 Election. Election 2022 Illinois Results Explore more election results Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Virginia Washington Wisconsin (3 Districts) Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Lastly, the state will vote on Amendment 1, which would establish a right to form a union. Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST.

☆ Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth faces off against Republican Kathy Salvi in Illinois' US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth is running against Republican Kathy Salvi to represent Illinois in the US Senate. Duckworth holds a giant fundraising lead over Salvi and is highly favored to win the election. IL-17IL-06IL-13 HouseDemocratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Duckworth faces off against Republican Kathy Salvi in Illinois to represent the state in the US Senate. Illinois' Senate race candidatesDuckworth, an Iraq War veteran born in Bangkok, currently chairs the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland. Duckworth served four years as a helicopter pilot in the US Army Reserve before joining the Illinois National Guard in 1996.

☆ Election deniers are trying to influence the midterm elections at the polls, in the courts, and on the ballot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Katie Balevic | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Election deniers who challenged the 2020 presidential election are influencing the 2022 midterms. Organizing efforts to reach voters directlyState by state, election deniers are already having an impact on the ground. Election deniers on the ballotDozens upon dozens of election deniers are also running for office in the midterms — many of whom Trump has endorsed. Nearly 300 election deniers are running for public office with 171 expected to be victorious on election night, according to The Washington Post. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesMany election deniers are running for seats in Congress while others are running in significant statewide races.

☆ Companies tout dividend strength on earnings calls. One stock raising payout for 48th straight year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Dividends have become increasingly important to investors in the choppy stock market and executives know it, trumpeting their payouts during earnings calls. The data processor beat expectations on per-share earnings and revenue for its first quarter when reporting Oct. 26 . The company beat expectations on per-share earnings while missing on revenue. 'A high priority' Southwest Airlines is trying to once again be a dividend stock. The airline beat expectations for per-share earnings and revenue, which hit a company record at $6.22 billion .

☆ Terry Bradshaw reveals why he waited a year to go public with cancer diagnoses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A week later, on Oct. 2, the legendary Steelers quarterback revealed on the show that he had been diagnosed with two forms of cancer in the past year — bladder cancer and a rare, aggressive type of skin cancer called a Merkel cell tumor. I got cancer.’”Despite his health problems, the four-time Super Bowl champion said he “never was scared.”“I don’t think cancer cares,” he quipped. “Cancer shows no favoritism.”After receiving his diagnosis, Bradshaw said his Christian faith helped him maintain an attitude of “Well, if I go, I’m OK. If I stay, I’m OK.”As the Fox Sports co-host said on television in October, he received treatment at the Yale University Medical Center for his bladder cancer and became cancer free. While his skin cancer diagnosis ended up being more serious than the bladder cancer, it was still successfully removed at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

☆ What's driving Georgia's record early-voter turnout
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Multiple high-stakes races on the ballot in Georgia have drawn record levels of early-voter turnout, according to state officials. Through the first days of early voting, a record 1.017 million people cast ballots in the state, according to a press release from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. This preliminary news of high turnout follows a controversial revision to state-level election administration procedures authorized by Georgia Gov. "We had a lot of problems with the 2020 election," said Christian Zimm, a Republican running to represent Georgia's 5th Congressional District. Watch the video above to see what's driving Atlanta's record early-voter turnout.

☆ Stroke survivors speak out about John Fetterman's debate struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Benjamin Ryan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

For stroke survivors interviewed by NBC News, the test Fetterman faced was not just political, but deeply personal. Sheth differentiated between the intellectual and cognitive capacities of stroke survivors and their ability to process language and communicate. Some stroke survivors said that just as people with learning disabilities are given extra time on standardized tests, the debate rules should have allotted Fetterman longer periods to speak. Accordingly, some stroke survivors said that at the end of the hourlong debate, Fetterman seemed worn out. Others said they hoped that the attention focused on Fetterman’s recovery might inspire greater empathy and understanding of what stroke survivors go through.

☆ NBA Hires CMO From Paramount as It Pushes Digital Products
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

The National Basketball Association named media executive Tammy Henault to be its chief marketing officer as it sharpens its focus on its direct-to-consumer platforms. Ms. Henault joins the NBA after eight years at Paramount Global, where most recently she was senior vice president overseeing consumer marketing for the media company’s streaming platform, Paramount+, and led marketing strategy for its launch. She previously held marketing posts overseeing digital products at New York Times Co. and Time Inc. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CMO Today CMO Today delivers the most important news of the day for media and marketing professionals. It also added NBA ID, a free membership program, to its roster of direct-to-consumer subscriptions products.

☆ Big cat cubs rescued from Ukraine reach Poland
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WARSAW, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Four lion cubs and a black leopard cub from war-torn Ukraine have found safety in a Polish zoo, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said, after surviving drone attacks and bombing in the first few months of their lives. The cubs were transferred to animal rescue organisations in Kyiv and Odessa after a crackdown on the exotic pet trade in Ukraine, and are now in Poznan zoo in western Poland awaiting onward travel. IFAW said it had partnered with a sanctuary in the United States and one in Europe to care for the cubs, who were bred in captivity and cannot be released into the wild. The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) in the United States will take care of the lion cubs. Reporting by Lewis Macdonald, writing by Alan Charlish; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ In a historic first, LGBTQ Americans will be on the ballot in all 50 states
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

For the first time in the nation's history, Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will have a chance to elect an LGBTQ person to public office. More than 340 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group. The word “grooming” has long been associated with mischaracterizing LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgender women, as child sex abusers. "So, if you're voting against some LGBTQ rights, you're not voting against LGBTQ rights in abstract anymore, but you're voting to deny rights to someone who sits next to you every day at work." Within the record-breaking election year for LGBTQ candidates, dozens of them will also have the chance to make history on their own.

☆ Can liberals win tough Senate races? Fetterman and Barnes hope to prove it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

WASHINGTON — At stake in this year’s key Senate races is not just the balance of power between the parties, but within them. Now this year's Senate races represent one of the toughest electoral challenges yet for the modern progressive movement. These groups will back progressives in open Senate races, but have yet to recruit someone to run against an incumbent Democrat. But both Fetterman and Barnes then went on to be elected lieutenant governor, statewide victories that helped them convince party insiders they could win U.S. Senate races. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, greets supporters at Nether Providence Elementary School, in Wallingford on Oct. 15.

☆ Why a small midterm race in Arizona could have big consequences for U.S. democracy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File PhotoOct 19 (Reuters) - The fight to become Arizona’s next attorney general in November’s midterm elections smashed fundraising records this week. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh and appeared on stage with him. “I think that American democracy runs through the state of Arizona in 2022,” Mayes said in an interview with Reuters. AG EMPOWERED TO STEP INHamadeh downplayed the role an attorney general has in election certification in a statement to Reuters. “What look like these relatively inconsequential races will have enormous consequences in terms of the 2024 presidential election,” Douglas said.

☆ Dangerous flesh-eating bacterial infections increased in Florida after Hurricane Ian
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An increase in infections with a rare flesh-eating bacteria was reported in Florida in the days after Hurricane Ian due to catastrophic flooding from the storm. Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm on September 28 in Lee County, which includes Fort Myers and Sanibel Island in Southwest Florida. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County warned residents of the risks of Vibrio vulnificus on October 3. “DOH-Lee is observing an abnormal increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections as a result of exposure to the flood waters and standing waters following Hurricane Ian. Since September 29, 2022, 26 cases of Vibrio vulnificus associated with Hurricane Ian have been reported to DOH-Lee.

☆ Malibu Mansion Sells for $100 Million to Billionaire Media Mogul
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Billionaire media mogul Byron Allen has paid $100 million for a Malibu estate formerly owned by self-storage billionaire Tammy Hughes Gustavson, according to a person familiar with the situation. The deal represents the most ever paid for a home by an African-American buyer in the U.S. and is one of the highest prices paid for a U.S. home this year. The roughly 11,000-square-foot compound, built around 2000 and located in the sought-after Paradise Cove enclave, has been on the market since May, when it was listed for $127.5 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. It sits on about 3.5 acres on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is directly adjacent to a roughly $190 million compound owned by WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum.

☆ Milwaukee set to designate site of 1961 LGBTQ uprising a historical landmark
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Wisconsin LGBTQ History ProjectOn Oct. 5, the Milwaukee County Landmarks Committee held a public hearing to discuss four landmark nominations, including the site of the Black Nite. “A group of Navy trainees went to the Black Nite on a dare, they knew it was a gay bar. The Black Nite was targeted because it was a gay bar,” Buck said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “I’ll never forget that as long as I live,” Carter told Takach. The Black Nite event, in addition to its effects on the state, may be the first recorded LGBTQ uprising in history, Takach said.

☆ Malibu Mansion Sells For $100 Million to Billionaire Media Mogul
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At an election office in Flagstaff, Arizona, voters will encounter bulletproof glass and need to press a buzzer to enter. Election officials around the country said they were coordinating more closely with local law enforcement to respond quickly to disturbances. The Justice Department says it has investigated more than 1,000 messages to election workers since the 2020 election, including more than 100 that could warrant prosecution. PROTECTIVE MEASURESMany election officials blame disinformation, such as Trump's baseless claims about election fraud in the 2020 election, for the surge in threats. In Michigan, Republican candidates for governor, attorney general and other positions have questioned the outcome of the 2020 election.

That spike in demand pushed prices higher, and was exacerbated by the retirement of coal-fired and nuclear plants, in favor of electric generators. Meanwhile, natural gas production has been slow to come back online after waves of shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, the price of natural gas is at levels not seen in more than a decade. The company said the increases are directly related to higher natural gas prices. "For many struggling families, higher prices can mean being forced to choose between heat, food or medication," the association said.

☆ Snap Hires New Compliance Chief From Peloton
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Mengqi Sun | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The head of compliance and risk at Peloton Interactive Inc. has left the company and joined Snapchat parent Snap Inc.Bertrand Lanciault III, who goes by Lance Lanciault, joined Snap in August as the new chief compliance officer, overseeing its compliance and integrity efforts, according to a spokesman for the technology company. He joined Peloton in February 2021 after spending more than six years at Walmart Inc.’s e-commerce team, serving as the chief ethics and compliance officer there, according to his LinkedIn profile. Michael Del Negro, who joined Peloton in January as its vice president of product safety compliance, has been named the company’s acting head of compliance, risk and ethics and has served in this role since August, a Peloton spokeswoman said Thursday. Peloton said earlier this month that its co-founder John Foley, its chief legal officer Hisao Kushi, and Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Cornils, were leaving. Tammy Albarrán, who most recently was Uber Technologies Inc.’s chief deputy general counsel, will become Peloton’s new chief legal officer and corporate secretary, Peloton said in a statement earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — The Senate won't vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage until after the midterm elections, key senators said Thursday, in an apparent bid to give Republicans political space to support the bill without offending their base. "We're very confident that the bill will pass but we will need a little more time," Baldwin told reporters Thursday. The underlying legislation, which would enshrine federal protections for same-sex marriage, is co-sponsored by Collins and Sen. He is "100 percent committed to holding a vote on the legislation this year," Goodman added. "There have been some that said the timing of the vote was political," Tillis added.

☆ RuPaul's Drag Race just won another 2 Emmys. Meet the 2 men who helped turn the show into a global phenomenon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Bailey, 62, and Barbato, 61, are responsible for propelling drag culture into the mainstream by helping to turn RuPaul and "Drag Race" into global phenomenons. Drag is ultimately a universally relatable thing," Bailey said of the popularity of "Drag Race" and the stars it has helped create. The first foreign versions appeared in Chile and Thailand, but the pinnacle arrived in October 2019 when "Drag Race UK" premiered on the BBC. "Drag Race" has become one of the most popular shows on its iPlayer streaming platform, with a fourth season underway. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season three, Krystal Versace (centre), with the other queens in London in November 2021.

We took over four school boards.”“Eleven seats on school boards, took over four!” Bannon shouted as a crowd of CPAC attendees erupted in applause. In the neighboring city of Southlake, Patriot Mobile donated framed posters that read “In God We Trust” to the Carroll Independent School District during a special presentation before the school board. Nearly 200 people signed up to speak during public comments before the board vote at the school board meeting in Grapevine, Texas. Patriot Mobile paid Vanguard Field Strategies nearly $150,000 to run get-out-the-vote canvassing operations across the four school districts, according to financial disclosures. “This is the most extreme board policy that we have seen related to classroom censorship,” Huddleston said.

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