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☆ Magician with fork-bending world record says Dean Phillips consultant paid him to make fake audio of Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In an interview with NBC News, Paul Carpenter said he was hired to create the audio by Steve Kramer, a campaign specialist recently paid over $100,000 by long shot Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips' campaign. Around the time of their collaboration, in January, Federal Election Commission records show that Phillips' campaign paid Kramer $112,353 for "NEW YORK BALLOT ACCESS 2ND PAYMENT" and more than $17,000 for similar work in Pennsylvania. AdvertisementDespite having paid Kramer for campaign services, Phillips' campaign press secretary, Katie Dolan, said the trailing campaign did not ask for the Biden audio to be produced. Phillips' campaign didn't appear to receive much of a boost — if any — from the fraudulent robocall scam. After weeks of campaigning, Biden trounced him in New Hampshire's Democratic primary via a write-in campaign.

Persons: he's, Joe Biden's, Paul Carpenter, Steve Kramer, Dean Phillips, Carpenter, Kramer's, —, Kramer, Phillips, Biden, Katie Dolan Organizations: Democratic, NBC News, Business, NBC, Commission, New, Federal Communications Commission, Telephone Consumer Locations: New Orleans, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

US law enforcement officials have also been closely monitoring the incident to determine if a federal crime was committed, a senior US official familiar with the matter told CNN. Tom Brenner/ReutersA longtime political consultant, Kramer worked for Kanye West’s 2020 presidential bid and has a history of producing robocalls. Phillips’ campaign said it had no knowledge of his reported involvement with the AI Biden call. He said that Kramer told him to delete all of the emails between the two of them, and that he did. As figures at the center of American political scandals go, Carpenter is certainly “eccentric” – a word he uses to describe himself.

Persons: Paul Carpenter –, –, Joe Biden’s, Carpenter, Dean Phillips, Biden, ”, “ I’m, Steve Kramer, Phillips, Kramer, Carpenter’s, Biden’s, Tom Brenner, Kanye, Phillips ’, robocalls, ” Phillips, Katie Dolan, ” Dolan, Hank Sheinkopf, Sheinkopf, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “ I’d, “, who’s, Donald Trump, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, ” Carpenter, he’s, didn’t, Bruce Kramer, Brandon Kizy –, Paul Carpenter, CNN “ Paul, Paul, ” Kizy, Hany Farid, we’ve, ” Liz Purdy, I’d, “ I’ve, ” CNN’s Alison Main, Allison Gordon, Isabelle Chapman, Yahya Abou, Ghazala Organizations: CNN, New, Minnesota Rep, Democratic, NBC News, Commission, Reuters, South, Republican, University of California Berkeley Locations: Orleans, New Hampshire, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

☆ American Airlines flight forced to return to Albuquerque after a man tried to open the emergency exit, passengers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Melissa Alonso | Amanda Jackson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Multiple people on an American Airlines flight pulled a fellow passenger to the floor after he tried to open one of the emergency exits, forcing the plane to return to Albuquerque, New Mexico, shortly after takeoff, according to multiple passengers. As of Sunday, there have been more than 250 unruly passenger incidents reported to the FAA by flight crews this year, according to the agency. The incident Tuesday began about twenty minutes into the flight, passenger Zach Etkind told CNN. Multiple passengers got the man to the ground and flight attendants restrained him with duct tape and flexi cuffs, Etkind said. And in November, a man on a Southwest Airlines flight opened an emergency exit door and climbed onto the plane’s wing while the aircraft was at a gate in New Orleans.

Persons: Chicago “, ”, Zach Etkind, “, Emma Ritz, ” Ritz, Blaze Ward, KOAT, ” Ward, Etkind, Sunport Organizations: CNN, American Airlines, FAA, KOAT, Albuquerque, Albuquerque Division, Southwest Airlines Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Chicago, ABQ, Canadian, Thailand, South Korea, New Orleans

☆ A New Orleans Man Wants His Opossum Back. Thousands Have Joined His Plea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Emily Schmall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man in New Orleans lonesome for an opossum named Saffron, whom he had raised as a pet and dressed in a colorful sweater, is appealing to authorities to return the animal, which was taken from him by state wildlife officials. Thousands have backed an online petition to reunite the man with his marsupial. A friend’s petition on Change.org to bring Saffron home had garnered nearly 4,000 signatures by Wednesday afternoon. In an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Voiles, 50, said he and his friends were appealing to law enforcement, biologists, veterinarians, online supporters and even Gov. Saffron formed part of a menagerie, including one rabbit and two dogs, all named after spices, that Mr. Voiles wheeled around New Orleans on a tricycle with a basket and a trailer.

Persons: Saffron, William Voiles, Voiles, Jeff Landry of Locations: New Orleans, Jeff Landry of Louisiana

☆ Opinion: I witnessed an execution and regretted it. Now I’m not so sure
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Opinion Jonathan Eig | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A small group of people, including five journalists, witnessed the execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith. The Angolite, the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s inmate-run news magazine, published photos revealing the seared flesh of a man who’d died in the chair. Soon after Prejean’s execution, the Louisiana legislature passed laws mandating lethal injections for executions. Around the time I witnessed Prejean’s execution, roughly 80% of Americans said they approved of the death penalty, according to a Gallup poll. Prejean, who was convicted and executed for the murder of Donald Cleveland, a Louisiana state trooper, was 17 at the time of the murder.

Persons: Jonathan Eig, they’d, Jonathan Eig Doug McGoldrick, Dalton Prejean, clench, Kenneth Eugene Smith, Mr, Smith, gurney, “, Helen Prejean, Dalton, Dalton Prejean’s, who’d, Louisiana hasn’t, Jeff Landry, Landry, Prejean, Donald Cleveland Organizations: CNN, Angola State, The New Orleans Times, Louisiana State, Gallup Locations: Angola, Louisiana, Alabama, The

☆ These are the best—and worst—U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Creditnews ranked the10 best and 10 worst U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers in 2024. Creditnews Research analyzed America's 50 largest metro areas to find the best and worst housing markets for first-time buyers. The best metro area for first-time buyers: PittsburghPittsburgh is the No. 2 best metro area for first-time buyers, according to Creditnews. 10 worst metro areas for first-time homebuyers: San JoseThe San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area was ranked the worst for first-time buyers in 2024.

Persons: Creditnews, Motley, Sir Francis Canker, Austin, Martin Vargas, Jose Organizations: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Hoover, AL Jacksonville, FL New, Fort, West Palm Beach , FL Dallas, Austin, U.S . Austin, , Texas, Fortune, Jose, eBay, PayPal, Jose , CA San, San Bernardino -, CA San, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake, UT, San Diego Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Austin, , TX, Antonio, New Braunfels , TX Birmingham, AL, FL, FL New Orleans, Metairie , LA Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach ,, Fort Worth - Arlington , TX Cleveland, Elyria ,, Raleigh, NC, The Texas, ,, Texas, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Jose , CA, Jose , CA San Diego, Carlsbad, CA Los Angeles, Long, Anaheim , CA Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Bernardino - Ontario, CA, CA San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward , CA, Warwick , RI Sacramento, Roseville, Arden, CA Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro , WA Salt, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake City, San Diego, Carlsbad , California, Los Angeles, San Diego , California

“The Monuments Men were not all men,” said Anna Bottinelli, president of the Monuments Men and Women Foundation. The Army recently revived the concept, with the first new class of monuments officers graduating in 2022. The Monuments Men and Women Gallery includes a recreation of a salt mine where monuments officers found stolen art. Valland, who inspired the role played by Cate Blanchett in the “The Monuments Men” movie, died at 81 in 1980. The Army’s first class of the new monuments officers, called heritage and preservation officers, graduated in the summer of 2022.

Persons: Mary Regan Quessenberry, ”, Anna Bottinelli, Robert Edsel, Edsel, George Clooney, Matt Damon, ” Bottinelli, Quessenberry, Mason Hammond, “, ‘ Mary, ’ ” Edsel, Ken Scott, ” Edsel, ” Scott, Rose, Valland, Cate Blanchett, Edith Standen, Jessica Wagner, she’d, ” Wagner, ___, Kendria LaFleur Organizations: DALLAS, Women Foundation, Fine Arts, Army, National WWII Museum, Women’s Army Corps, Harvard University, Radcliffe College, Harvard, Allies, Ardelia, State Department Locations: U.S, Berlin, Dallas, Paris, New Orleans, Europe, Massachusetts, Valland, Germany

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele first competed at cards on the long flight to Australia for the Presidents Cup. Cantlay was solid as ever Saturday in the Genesis Invitational until a soft bogey toward the end of the round that effectively cut his lead in half. The final group is Cantlay and Schauffele, a pair of Californians who are now neighbors in Florida. Cantlay is trying to join Max Homa (2021) and John Merrick (2013) as players from the greater Los Angeles area trying to win what amounts to a hometown event. “Being from southern California, it's one of the tournaments on the list that I'd like to win the most,” Cantlay said.

Persons: — Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Schauffele, Will Zalatoris, Cantlay, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Zalatoris, ”, ” Cantlay, Woods, “, ” Schauffele, we’re, Didn’t, Luke List, Harris, Jason Day, Max Homa, John Merrick, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Riviera, Tiger, “, BMW, Wilmington Country Club, Travelers, PGA, Ryder, Cup, UCLA, Virginia Country Club, Sherwood Locations: Australia, Florida, Zurich, New Orleans, Riviera, Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, California

Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage. Landry's executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments. Landry's order removes restrictions that state law places on hiring and payroll for a period of time following a gubernatorial election. Small towns, including in Maine, Texas and Ohio, have disbanded their police departments, turning over law enforcement work to county sheriffs, a neighboring town or state police. Earlier this month, Landry presented his first proposed state budget that included tens of millions in additional dollars for public safety.

Persons: Jeff Landry, Landry, “, Governor Landry, ” Michael Ranatza, George Floyd, ” Landry Organizations: —, — Louisiana GOP Gov, Louisiana Sheriffs ’ Association, Police, Research, Lawmakers, The Times, New, New Orleans Advocate Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, — Louisiana, Louisiana, Minneapolis . Small, Maine , Texas, Ohio, Washington, New Orleans

BOSTON (AP) — With back-to-back Super Bowl victories for the hometown Chiefs, Kansas City football fans gathered for another championship parade and a second celebratory pep rally in a row. Not because the Chiefs, with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes still just 28 years old, can’t win another NFL title. “They have to think twice about having these parades,” said former Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans, who in 38 years with the department worked 12 championship parades and the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The event included a parade down Grand Boulevard, followed by a rally in front of Union Station. But that's a difficult proposition for large, open venues like where the Kansas City rally was held, or the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon course.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, can’t, “, ”, Bill Evans, Stacey Graves, –, Quinton Lucas, Patrick's, ” Evans, Ed Davis, Evans, there’s, ” Davis, Davis, “ Everybody's, “ Everyone’s Organizations: BOSTON, hometown Chiefs, Kansas City, Chiefs, NFL, Boston Police, Marathon, San Francisco 49ers, Super, Nuggets, NBA, Texas Rangers, Bowl, Arrowhead, U.S, Secret, Louisiana, Boston Marathon, Paris Olympic, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Police, Boston College Locations: Kansas City, Denver, St, America, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, Kansas

Damron’s design rocketing to internet fame is just one story of how women’s fan apparel has found itself in the spotlight. Within a month, that jacket's designer, Kristin Juszczyk, would score a NFL licensing deal. These meteoric success stories have illustrated the potency of a market for women’s sports apparel that merges fashion and fan culture. “I’m glad more of this stuff can start being made,” Robinson, a Black designer who runs Boujee Basics, says. The upfront costs were too steep for another Black designer, De'fron Fobb, 45, who wanted to craft items when the New Orleans Saints made the Super Bowl in 2010.

Persons: Jake Browning’s, Taylor Damron, Browning’s, Stephanie Niles, ” Damron, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s, Kristin Juszczyk, Swift, Kyle Juszczyk, Simone Biles, Taylor Lautner, Brittany Mahomes, Juszczyk, ”, Tayler Adigun, Adigun, Mariah Carey, Larena Hoeber, ” Hoeber, “ What’s, ’, Niles, Frankie, Sara Gourlay, Zak Miller, they've, Kristin, she’s, ” Miller, Armour, Kiya Tomlin, Mike Tomlin, Alexis Robinson, “ I’m, ” Robinson, “, it’s, De'fron Fobb, He’s, ‘ We’re Organizations: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, National Breast Cancer Foundation, NBA, Baltimore Sun, Sports, University, Regina, Adidas, Nike, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints Locations: Carolina, Baltimore, Louisiana

☆ How the Latin Kings Gang Actually Works, According to a Former Member
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Victor Hugo Febres | Kyle Desiderio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Andy "Rebirth" Pellerano is a former soldier for the Almighty Latin King Nation, or Latin Kings, one of the largest and most dangerous prison and street gangs in the United States. Business Insider talks to Pellerano about how members are initiated, what the gang's codes are, and how he got the green light to leave the organization. He covers the rivalry with the Crips and the Folk Nation and the "Bloodline" allegiance with the Bloods in the prison system. Pellerano lived in New Orleans, where the gang spread from its home base in Chicago. He discusses the Latin Kings' involvement in a drug-trafficking network and other crimes such as robbery and extortion.

Persons: Andy, Pellerano Organizations: Business, Folk Nation, Bloods Locations: United States, New Orleans, Chicago

☆ Marriage is hard, but these 3 couples share what makes their decades-long relationships so successful
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIf one wanted to be cynical about the length of today’s romantic relationships, it wouldn’t be hard. At first glance, they’re all quite different: Rita Smith and Theodore Smith, Sr. are devout Christians in New Orleans, Louisiana who speak openly about their sex life on TikTok . Yet for all their differences, the couples all share some core commonalities that make their relationships so successful. “It gets you stimulated, and when you do go home, the next thing you know you want to take your bath and be sexual again,” Rita Smith, 62, said. “I like to have this pink piece around my neck, it just makes me feel more sexy,” Rita Smith said.

Persons: —, centenarians, ”, Robert Waldinger, Marc Schulz, who’ve, Rita Smith, Theodore Smith, Beverly Palmer, Dr, Richard C, Palmer, Bert Morton, Lee Korty, Bryan Tarnowski, Rita, “, ” Rita Smith, Richard, ” Bert Morton, ” Morton, Peyton Fulford, Morton, Korty, ” Korty, Beverly, ” Beverly Palmer, Jess T, Dugan, ” Theodore Smith Organizations: Service, Business, ” Harvard, BI, Palmers, Smiths Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, California, Springfield , Illinois

☆ 7 sex tips from a couple married for 42 years — including a lingerie budget and non-sexual intimacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rita Smith, 62, and her husband, Theodore Smith, Sr., 64, have been married for over 40 years. They shared their best sex tips, from investing in lingerie to bonding outside the bedroom. Rita Smith, a happily married 62-year-old woman, is here to dispel that myth. DROP THE TIKTOK LINKSSmith met her husband, Theodore Smith Sr., now 64, when they were in high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Even after Theodore leaves for work, Rita said they call each other and talk all the time.

Persons: Rita Smith, Theodore Smith, —, Smith, lacy, Babe, ” Smith, Theodore Smith Sr, Rita, Theodore, endometriosis, “, ” Theodore, Bryan Tarnowski, ”, Smiths, ” Rita, ” Bryan Tarnowski, whisks, he’ll, ’, me, ’ ” Organizations: Service, Smiths, Invest Locations: New Orleans , Louisiana, ”

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks three days after losing the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs. Coach Kyle Shanahan announced the decision on Wednesday to move on after one season with Wilks in charge of the defense. Shanahan called it a “really tough decision” but said he wants to find a coordinator who was a better scheme fit for the talent on San Francisco's defense. "We felt pretty strongly that this was the decision that was best for our organization,” he said. Passing game coordinator Klint Kubiak will become offensive coordinator in New Orleans, running backs coach Anthony Lynn will be run game coordinator in Washington, assistant defensive line coach Darryl Tapp will take over as defensive line coach in Washington and assistant offensive line coach James Cregg will become offensive line coach in Las Vegas.

Persons: Steve Wilks, Kyle Shanahan, Wilks, Shanahan, ”, ” Shanahan, DeMeco Ryans, Steve, Patrick Mahomes, Nick Bosa, Klint Kubiak, Anthony Lynn, Darryl Tapp, James Cregg, ___ Organizations: San Francisco 49ers, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San, Niners, Chiefs, Kansas City Locations: SANTA CLARA, Calif, Houston, San Francisco, Green Bay, Detroit, New Orleans, Washington, Las Vegas

But he was wrong, and on Tuesday night, Orlando retired O'Neal's No. “Shaq put the Orlando Magic on the map. 32 retired by the Miami Heat — is the third player to have his jersey retired by three franchises, joining Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich. O’Neal left Orlando after the 1995-96 season for the Lakers, having played 295 regular-season games with the Magic. “This is where it all started,” O'Neal said.

Persons: — Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando's, O'Neal, Orlando, I’ve, They've, Alex Martins, “ Shaq, ” O’Neal —, Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Maravich, ” O'Neal, “, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Elvin Hayes, Bob Lanier, Moses Malone, Earl Monroe, Dikembe Mutombo, Oscar Robertson, Nate Thurmond, Charles Barkley —, Barkley, Bill Russell’s, Adam Silver, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, O’Neal, Dennis Scott, — O'Neal, Orlando —, ___ Organizations: Star, O'Neal's, Orlando Magic, of Fame, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Jazz, LSU, Turner Sports, NBA, Boston, Orlando Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Orlando, New Orleans, Miami, Kobe

☆ Meet Flagboy Giz, a Rapper Uniting New Orleans Cultural Traditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Millan Verma | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In his cluttered two-room apartment in Gentilly, a small neighborhood just south of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Flagboy Giz used dental floss to thread brightly colored beads through black gym shoes on a stormy February afternoon. An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor. Though he was out late at Mardi Gras balls the night before, Flagboy Giz, 37, had awakened early and headed directly to the bead store. “This is a tradition that you have to preserve,” he said, “so you’ve got to make sure you’re out there every year masking. Last year, I caught Covid two weeks before Mardi Gras, and I was still sewing with Covid.

Persons: Flagboy Giz, ”, you’ve, Covid Organizations: Mardi Gras, Gras Locations: Gentilly, Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Mardi

The city's annual series of parades began more than a week ago and will close out on Tuesday — Mardi Gras — a final day of revelry before Lent. Aside from recycling, there's a small but growing movement to find something else for parade riders to lob. Grounds Krewe, Davis's nonprofit, is now marketing more than two dozen types of nonplastic, sustainable items for parade riders to pitch. "These efforts will help green Mardi Gras," said Christy Leavitt, of the group Oceana, in an email. Enck, who visited New Orleans last year and attended Mardi Gras celebrations, hopes parade organizers will adopt the biodegradable alternatives.

Persons: —, it's, ”, Judith Enck, Enck, Brett Davis, headbands, ” Davis, Christy Leavitt, Jennifer McDermott Organizations: ORLEANS, Environmental Protection Agency, Beyond, New Orleans & Co, Oceana, New, Mardi, Associated Locations: New Orleans, revelry, Lake Pontchartrain, Mexico, Mardi, Providence , Rhode Island

☆ Las Vegas hopes to hit the jackpot with the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —When Super Bowl Sunday rolls around each year — whether it’s in Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles or Minneapolis — Las Vegas still draws the crowds. It took years — and a Supreme Court ruling legalizing sports betting — for the National Football League to view Las Vegas in a different light. “We’re sold out, have been for the last month,” said Paul Hobson, general manager of the Sahara Las Vegas hotel-casino. “Las Vegas has a lot of people going there for Super Bowl weekend anyway,” Stephenson said. Additionally, the visitors it attracts spend a whole lot more than the ones who would show up on your typical Super Bowl weekend, Hill said.

Persons: they’ve, Steve Hill, ” Hill, “, Hill, We’re, ”, Paul Hobson, It’s, Aaron J, Thornton, famer Michael Irvin, ” Hobson, Noel Bowman, you’re, ” It’s, Bowman’s, “ We’ve, Vince Lombardi, Ethan Miller, Frank Stephenson, ” Stephenson, Kirby Lee, “ We’re, “ That’s, Winston Fisher, David Farris, Café Lola, George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Lin Jerome, Lola, Alexandra Lourdes, “ It’s, Felicia Parker, she’s, Parker, it’s, Harry Reid Organizations: CNN, Minneapolis —, Football, Super, Las Vegas Convention, Visitors Authority, Las Vegas, National Football League, Playmakers Party, FHM, famer, NFL, Sunday, Visitors, Las, Super Bowl, Priceline, Berry College, of Sports Economics, USA, Reuters, Bowl, Business Connect, ”, Harry, Harry Reid International Airport Locations: it’s, Miami , New Orleans, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Vegas, Sin City, Las Vegas, Sahara, Mandalay Bay, Mount Berry , Georgia

Spencer Dinwiddie plans to sign with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Saturday. The point guard was traded by the Brooklyn Nets to Toronto on Thursday and then was waived. He will become a free agent and is eligible to sign a new contract once he clears waivers. He made up his mind before then, the person told The Associated Press. The Lakers weren't able to upgrade their roster with any trades before Thursday's deadline but will score quickly in the buyout market.

Persons: Spencer Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Kyrie Irving, William Howard, D'Angelo Russell, Rob Pelinka, ___ Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Associated Press, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto, The Athletic, Nets, Mavericks, Knicks, William Howard Taft High School, Lakers, New Locations: Brooklyn, Dallas, New York, New Orleans, Dinwiddie

LOS ANGELES (AP) — D'Angelo Russell scored 30 points, Austin Reaves added 27 and the Los Angeles Lakers rode a spectacular 87-point first half to a 139-122 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Anthony Davis added 20 points as Los Angeles dominated on the second night of a back-to-back set, surging ahead with a 51-point second quarter and staying in front throughout the second half. With Russell's 21 points leading the way, all five starters scored at least 12 while Los Angeles hit 11 3-pointers and 67.4% of its shots overall. “I thought we started the game well, but that second quarter got away from us. The Lakers responded with 51 points in the second, led by 16 from Russell and 12 by Reaves.

Persons: — D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis, ” Reaves, “ It’s, ” Russell, ” Davis, “ Rui, ” Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Willie Green, “, Russell’s, they’re, Spencer Dinwiddie, Rob Pelinka, Dinwiddie, “ We've, He's, ” Jonas Valanciunas, Davis, Russell, Reaves, Max Christie, spraining, Darvin Ham, Cam, ___ Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, Lakers, Los Angeles, New, Los, Pelicans, ” Pelicans, Denver, Western Conference, Brooklyn, Dallas ’, Madison, Nets, Dallas, Clippers, Ingram, Saturday, Detroit Locations: Los, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Toronto, Brooklyn, Williamson, Portland

☆ Strong economic growth but high unemployment: A look at Nevada’s economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Alicia Wallace | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In Las Vegas, the cacophony of voices, music, ringing slot machines and car horns that typically pulsed through the Las Vegas Strip was replaced by silence, the chirps of birds and the wails of sirens. In tourism-dependent Nevada, the unemployment rate rocketed even higher, topping out at 30.6% that month. “This is an unemployment rate that’s not driven by job losers, this is an unemployment rate driven by job seekers,” he said. Homes under construction in the Summerlin community, on July 31, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of December 2023, the Reno metro area’s unemployment rate was just 0.2 percentage points above the nation’s 3.7% rate.

Persons: John Simpson, Steve, Sisolak, ” Simpson, It’s, ”, they’re, I’ve, Stephen M, Miller, Mario Tama, Bob Potts, there’s, There’s, Nevadans, Annie E, Casey Foundation’s, Jamelle Nance, Marty Elquist, ” Elquist, “, Andrew Woods, Nicholas Irwin, Start’s Simpson, Irwin, Ethan Miller, Maurice Page, Page, Tesla, ” Potts, Carolyn Cole, Potts, You’ve, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Las, Republican Party, of Labor Statistics, University of Nevada, Lee Business School’s Center for Business, Economic Research, New York, Nevada Governor’s, Economic, Las Vegas, New, Workforce, Children’s, Alliance of Nevada, Education, Development, Silver State, Center for Business, UNLV, Reno, ”, Homes, Nevada Housing Coalition, Harvard University’s, for Housing Studies, Silver, Means, Reno Industrial Park, Apple, Panasonic, Google, Reno Industrial, Los Angeles Times, NCAA, NFL, NFL Pro Bowl Locations: Nevada, Las Vegas, Reno, ” Nevada, State, New York, New, Las, New Mexico, Vegas, “ Nevada, Silver, UNLV . Nevada, California, Sparks, Las Vegas , Nevada, Florida, Hawaii, Clark County, Sparks , Nevada, New Orleans, Denver, Southern Nevada, Northern Nevada, Los Angeles

☆ Factbox-Biden Administration, Texas Battling Over Border Policies on Multiple Fronts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Those cases could ultimately determine how much power, if any, states possess to police international borders when they disagree with federal immigration policies. The Biden administration has sued to strike down the law, claiming it interferes with the federal government's exclusive powers to police the border and enforce immigration laws. In defending the law, Texas will have to contend with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down key provisions of an Arizona immigration law. Texas in its lawsuit claims that by destroying the wire, federal agents are violating the state's property rights. Days after four migrants drowned in the river last July, the state installed the string of buoys, prompting a lawsuit by the Biden administration.

Persons: Daniel Wiessner, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Abbott, Biden, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican Texas, Democrat, Supreme, Biden, U.S . Customs, Border, . Border Patrol, U.S, Circuit Locations: Mexico, Texas, U.S, Arizona, Rio Grande, Eagle, , Texas, Mexico . Texas, New Orleans, Rio, Albany , New York

☆ Snoop Dogg, Master P allege Walmart, Post Foods hid their cereal in sabotage plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Antonio Planas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Snoop Dogg & Master P, seen at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Orleans. Rappers Snoop Dogg and Master P are suing Post Foods and Walmart , accusing them of intentionally leaving the musicians' cereal off store shelves and hiding it in stockrooms to sabotage it. A big product under Broadus Foods is Snoop Cereal, sold in flavors that include "Fruity Hoops with Marshmallows" "Frosted Drizzlers" and "Cinnamon Toasteez." Snoop Dogg and Master P approached Post Consumer Brands, which the lawsuit calls a "breakfast juggernaut," seeking a partnership. According to the lawsuit, when it was placed on shelves, Snoop Cereal was popular and sold well.

Persons: Snoop, P, Calvin Broadus, Snoop Dogg, Percy Miller, Post Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Post Foods, Walmart, Broadus Foods, Broadus, Post Consumer Brands, Post, Target, Kroger, Foods Locations: New Orleans, Dakota County , Minnesota, stockrooms, New Berlin , Wisconsin

Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state's current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry's Democratic predecessor. I am eager to enact real change that makes Louisiana a safer state for all," Landry said in a statement. The special session is scheduled to begin Feb. 19 and must conclude by the evening of March 6. Landry, who served as the state's attorney general for eight years until he became governor, has repeatedly slammed Louisiana’s 2017 criminal justice overhaul. This will be Louisiana's second special session since Landry took office last month.

Persons: Jeff Landry, “, " Landry, Republican Landry, Landry Organizations: —, — Louisiana Gov, Democratic, Republican, Louisiana, Representatives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, GOP Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, — Louisiana, Louisiana, New Orleans, Black

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