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☆ Harris and Walz make Trump focus at Democratic ticket's first rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris holds a campaign rally with her newly chosen vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 6, 2024. Tim Walz, her newly minted running mate, made their first public appearance together at a a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening. The Harris campaign officially announced Walz as her running mate Tuesday morning, solidifying the Democratic ticket with just 91 days until the election. Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her newly chosen vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz react as they hold a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 6, 2024.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Elizabeth Frantz, Walz, Harris, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance, JD, Andrew Harnik, Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Andy Beshear, Shapiro Organizations: Democratic, Minnesota, Minnesota Gov, Republican, Ohio, Yale, Silicon, Army National Guard, U.S, Gov, Girard College, Kentucky Gov, Harris Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Arizona, United States of America

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick Tuesday, ahead of their first rally together in Philadelphia in the evening, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The rollout Tuesday will likely look similar to past major announcements, including digital video and social media components, as well as a fundraising appeal, these sources said. The Harris campaign will also disseminate various text messages to its supporters throughout the day, as has been a common practice in the past around big moments. The highly anticipated decision comes after Harris met in person Sunday with three of the contenders who have been under consideration as her vice presidential pick — Pennsylvania Gov. On Friday, Harris secured a majority of support as part of a virtual roll call from Democratic National Committee delegates needed to win the party’s nomination for president.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Harris, Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Tim Walz —, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Eric Holder, Burling Organizations: Pennsylvania, Minnesota Gov, Illinois Gov, Kentucky Gov, Burling LLP, Naval, Democratic National Committee Locations: Philadelphia, Arizona, Kentucky, Covington, Chicago

☆ In Mexico, a lucha libre 'dog' is also a viral meme
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Since the early summer, videos of a wrestler dressed as a puppy brawling in “lucha libre” matches has been making the rounds on Mexican social media. Wisin, the "puppy luchador" taunts an opponent during a lucha libre event at the Institute of Youth, in Mexico City, on July 25, 2024. Given that lucha libre bouts are mostly dominated by older male fans, he has created a space for kids to enjoy the spectacle. Wisin, the "puppy luchador" hangs on the ropes during a lucha libre event in Mexico City, on July 25, 2024. “I’ve enjoyed lucha libre since I was young, now my son can enjoy it, too,” he said.

Persons: Baha, “, ”, Wisin, Fernando Llano, Simi, Juan Carlos Naviera Torres, Jose Isaac, Torres, clutched, “ I’ve, Mitchelle Magdaleno, Andy Panda ” Organizations: Institute of Youth, Wrestling Locations: Mexico City’s, Mexico, Mexico City

The trip highlights the generational gap between Harris and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Democratic allies said. Noah Lyles wins gold in epic photo finishDimitar Dilkoff / AFP - Getty ImagesLyles earned his first gold medal in 9.79 seconds, which was a personal best. Lyles was still unconvinced he had won the gold medal after finishing and the scoreboard offered no indication of who had won gold, silver or bronze as officials processed a photo finish. Track and field holds four medal events and surfing will finally have its medal day. ▶️ Watch top highlightsDebby makes landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricaneHurricane Debby has made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Hurricane, Noah Lyles, Harris, John Bazemore, Harris ’, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Sen, Mark Kelly of, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, “, Nikki Haley, Dimitar Dilkoff, Lyles, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, Fred Kerley, Thompson, ” Lyles, Kerley, Peacock, Read, ste, Caro, Ron, Flor, rais e d fear, ron e, Rob e, Ari z, ena, go to a, ake is b, ✦, lea, ree Organizations: Kentucky, Mark Kelly of Arizona ,, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois Gov, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Trump, Republicans, Getty, Olympic, ust, NBC, POLI Locations: Florida, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, AFP, bou, spee, sto

Vice President Kamala Harris will set out this week on a swing-state campaign blitz, giving her a far heavier travel schedule than her opponent, former President Donald Trump. Harris’ travel this week will take her to seven states in less than a fourth of the time. Reached for comment, Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung pointed to the overall difference in the number of Trump and Harris campaign trips. Harris' campaign swing is also consistent with how candidates typically pick up the pace as the election draws closer, said Aleigha Cavalier, a Democratic strategist at the strategy and marketing agency Precision Strategies. But she said Harris' travel pace compared to Trump's and Biden's is "a real advantage."

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Sen, Mark Kelly of, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Walz, Shapiro, Kelly, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Biden’s, Amanda Renteria, Hillary Clinton’s, ”, you’re, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Cheung, Kamala Harris can’t, Covid, Abhi Rahman, Rahman, Bill Galston, Bill Clinton's, Cavalier, Eric Jaye, Jaye, ” Renteria Organizations: Kentucky, Mark Kelly of Arizona ,, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois Gov, Minnesota Gov, Biden, Trump, Democratic, Democratic National, Republicans, Brookings Institution, Political Locations: Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Wisconsin , Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, New York , New Jersey, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania , Michigan

☆ How Noah Lyles became Olympic 100m champion: A 300-page textbook, biomechanics and a stickman
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Sixty metres into the men’s 100-metre Olympic final in Paris and Noah Lyles is third. AdvertisementThe headline is Lyles winning by five-thousandths of a second in the closest men’s 100m Olympic final ever — and the hardest for which to qualify. Lyles (9.78sec) ran the fastest time in an Olympic 100m final since Bolt’s Olympic record (9.63) in London back in 2012. The final frontier for him to become Olympic champion was the start… so here’s the story of how a 75-year-old and a stickman helped give Lyles the edge. At Lyles’ training base in Clermont, Florida, Mann, now 75, has a marquee set up by the side of the track.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, Lyles, Usain Bolt, ”, Ralph Mann, —, Mann, Lyles ’, Tim Clayton, Corbis, you’ve, Mario, ” Lyles, “, imploring Mann, Christian Coleman, Coleman, Letsile, Thompson, Marcell Jacobs, Jacobs, Akani, he’s, Noah, Steve Magness, Simbine, — Mann, “ Ralph Mann, Andy Cheung Organizations: Getty, Olympic, Olympics, Stade de France, U.S, Paris Diamond League, Thompson's Locations: Paris, London, Clermont , Florida, Glasgow, Tokyo, Seville, Lyles, 6.41sec, 3.35sec

Progressive groups have trained their criticisms on Mr. Shapiro and Mr. Kelly, who they accuse of being too conservative on key issues. The debate grew heated during a discussion about whether using the phrase “Genocide Josh” to describe Mr. Shapiro, who is an observant Jew, was antisemitic. One of his advisers called the Harris campaign to object to Mr. Shapiro, a development that was first reported by Politico. Manuel Bonder, a spokesman for Mr. Shapiro, declined to comment on the vice-presidential selection process. Mr. Walz and Mr. Beshear are set to appear at dueling, simultaneous fund-raisers to benefit Ms. Harris on Monday evening.

Persons: Kamala Harris’s, Josh Shapiro, — Mr, Shapiro, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Tim Walz, Minnesota —, Harris, Kevin Munoz, Kelly, Shawn Fain, Mark Kelly of, Harris’s, Kenny Holston, Josh ”, Walz, Billy Wimsatt, ”, “ Tim Walz, John Fetterman of, Manuel Bonder, Kriston Jae Bethel, Joe Scarborough, Doran Schrantz, Wimsatt, Caroline Yang, Pete Buttigieg, ” Mr, “, Kelly’s, Jacob Peters, Andy Beshear, Beshear, Rachel Mummey, . Walz, Christina Morales, Corinne Boyer Organizations: Gov, Pennsylvania, United Automobile Workers, CBS, New York Times, Democratic, Democracy Alliance, Voter, Muslim, The New York Times, Politico, Minnesota PAC, Navy, NASA, Iowa Democratic Party, Mr Locations: Washington, Philadelphia, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mexico, Gaza, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Silicon Valley, Kentucky, Frankfort, Ky, Minneapolis, Chicago, Jenkintown, Pa

☆ Harris’ whirlwind search for running mate enters final hours as she prepares to take new Democratic ticket on the road
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Arit John | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris is making the biggest decision of her two-week-old presidential campaign as she chooses a running mate and prepares to introduce the new Democratic ticket to voters in several key battleground states this week. The whirlwind vice presidential search entered its final hours Sunday after Harris had interviewed three final contenders — Gov. It was four years ago this week that Biden announced his decision to choose Harris as his running mate. Brian Kemp, who revealed last month that he did not support Trump in the state’s GOP primary. Harris’ campaign has said she will attend the ABC News event, and taunted the former president for backing out of that event.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, Sen, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Trump —, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris ’, ” Harris, ”, Harris —, Trump, that’s, Chris Christie, Shawn Fain, Andy Beshear, Walz, “, ” Fain, ” Trump, ” Sen, Lindsey Graham, ” “, Kamala Harris’s, Vance, who’s, Brian Kemp, Kemp, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Democratic, — Gov, Gov, Pennsylvania, Mark Kelly of Arizona —, Democratic Party, Trump, Ohio, CBS, Democratic National Committee, Biden, New, New Jersey Republican Gov, ABC, United Auto Workers, National Association of Black Journalists, Republicans, South Carolina Republican, “ Fox, Republican, GOP, Fox Locations: Philadelphia, Minnesota, San Francisco, New Jersey, Kentucky, Atlanta

The Serbian tennis legend had won all four Grand Slam titles and practically every honor there is in the sport, but the Olympic gold medal had escaped him. Paul Ellis / AFP via Getty ImagesSimone Biles' Olympic medal collection has officially reached double digits. , the American cyclist who didn’t even qualify for the Olympics but is now going home with a gold medal. Racing in a downpour, Julien Alfred won the first Olympic medal in any sport for Saint Lucia on Saturday when she took gold in the women's 100-meter final. the first Olympic medal in any sport for Saint Lucia on Saturday when she took gold in the women's 100-meter final.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, ’ Fred Kerley, Hector Vivas, Lyles, Novak Djokovic, Matthew Stockman, Novak Djokovic couldn’t, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Simone Biles, Paul Ellis, ”, Biles, hasn’t, “, ” Biles, Suni Lee, Kaylia Nemour, Qiu Qiyuan, David Li, Imane, Hungarian Anna Luca Hámori, ” Khelif, Lin Yu, Thomas Bach, Kristen Faulkner, Bobby Finke, Katie Ledecky can’t, Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia, Sha'Carri Richardson, Kamala Harris, Whom Harris, we’ll, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Sen, Mark Kelly of, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, MAGA, Harris, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, Vance, SCOTUS, Neil Gorsuch, Joe Biden's, Debby, Storm Debby, Darren Staples, Keir Starmer, Israel, Ismail Haniyeh, Fuad Shukr, “ They’ll, Michael G Organizations: Paris Olympics, U.S, Olympic, Getty, NBC News Algerian, Team USA, Saint, Paris, Taxi, Philadelphia . Kentucky Gov, Mark Kelly of Arizona ,, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois Gov, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Republican, GOP, ABC, Fox News, Tropical, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, U.S . Justice Department, Protesters, NBC News, NBC News Companies Locations: Serbian, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, China, Hungarian, Taipei, U.S, Philadelphia . Kentucky, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, of Mexico, Rocky, Southern California, Mississippi’s, Nottingham, England, AFP, Southport —, Liverpool, Hull, Israel, Iran, Breakwater, Rockland , Maine, South Florida, Nashville , Tennessee, Atlanta

The top contenders to be Kamala Harris’ running mate got to this point, in part, by battling Donald Trump. Now, one of them is likely to become the vice presidential nominee on the Democratic ticket aiming to thwart his comeback bid. Pete Buttigieg rose from obscurity to play a central role in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Andy Beshear, who is also in the mix for Harris’ running mate position. One way or another, Trump played a big role creating the cast of characters that could complete the Democratic ticket he’s facing this year.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump ., Harris ’, MAGA, Trump, don’t, Harris, “ Trumpism, ”, Jesse Ferguson, Hillary Clinton’s, isn’t, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Josh Shapiro, Trump’s, Dan Gleiter, Shapiro, Sen, Doug Mastriano, Mastriano, Mark Kelly, Kelly, Joe Biden, Republican Blake Masters, Tim Walz, belittling Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Anthony Lanzilote, Biden, JB Pritzker, belittled Trump, Bruce Rauner, Andy Beshear, Beshear, Roe, Wade Organizations: Democratic, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Navy, Republican, Minnesota Gov, Bloomberg, New, Biden —, Illinois Gov, GOP Locations: Pennsylvania, Washington, Arizona, South Bend , Indiana, Iowa, Trump and Illinois, Kentucky

☆ Harris meeting on Sunday with a trio of prospective VP finalists: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kamala Harris will be interviewing potential running mates this Sunday, WaPo reported. Josh Shapiro, and Gov. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementVice President Kamala Harris is sitting down for final interviews this Sunday to nail down her 2024 running mate, the Washington Post reported. People familiar with the matter told the Post that three candidates have been invited to meet with Harris: Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, Gov.

Persons: Kamala Harris, WaPo, Sen, Mark Kelly, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Harris, —, Mark Kelly of, Minnesota, Pete Buttigieg, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Gov, Pennsylvania, Transportation, Illinois, Business Locations: Mark Kelly of Arizona

We've compiled everything you need to know about how to watch Crawford vs. Madrimov, including PPV prices around the world. Crawford vs. Madrimov is just the title event in an already stacked night that also includes a performance from Eminem. How to watch Crawford vs. Madrimov in the US & CanadaThe Crawford vs. Madrimov showdown will live stream through DAZN in the US and Canada. ET, but the Crawford vs. Madrimov ring walk won't begin until later in the evening, at around 11:30 p.m. Check price at DAZNHow to watch Crawford vs. Madrimov in the UKCrawford vs. Madrimov will also live stream on DAZN in the UK.

Persons: Terence Crawford, Israil Madrimov, Crawford, American Crawford, Madrimov, Eminem, it's, we've, It's, ExpressVPN, Andy Ruiz, Jarrell Miller, Jared Anderson, Martin Bakole, Isaac Cruz, Jose Valenzuela, David Morrell, Radivoje, Andy Cruz, Antonio Moran, Steve Nelson, Marcos Ramon Vazquez, Ziyad Almaayouf, Michal Bulk Organizations: Business, WBA, BMO, & Canada Locations: American, Uzbekistan, KOs, Los Angeles, Riyadh, Canada, Crawford

☆ The stock market is in no man's land. Here's what investors should expect next
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Anything above 4% indicates the market is overbought, anything below a minus 5% means the market is oversold.) I am just prematurely predicting other investors fleeing the stock because they think Warren knows more than them. Many investors thought that Amazon was the best set up of the Mag Seven going into earnings. We are right smack in a most perilous moment because the Fed doesn't want to move too fast but the stock market does and the Fed does not care about that. I don't think a presidential election is all that conducive to the market.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, Warren, That's, Buffett, Tim Cook, Cook, Carl Icahn, I'd, Donald Trump, don't, Jerome Powell, Meta, It's, Pat Gelsinger, Andy Grove, Gelsinger, Craig Barrett, that's, Pat, Let's, Mark Zuckerberg, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, of America, Apple, Microsoft, Bank of America, Amazon Web Services, Investors, Comcast, Walgreens, CVS, Federal, whimpers, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, Intel, Lenovo, Dell, HP, CNBC, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Friday's, China, —, Wells, U.S, humorless, Taiwan, Brookfield, Arizona, NBCUniversal

And each finalist offers the newly minted Democratic Party leader a particular way to balance the ticket. Here’s how each could uniquely help the Democratic ticket — plus the potential drawbacks already getting attention. Andy BeshearNo current Democratic governor has won a redder state than Kentucky, where Beshear has won statewide three times. That appeal could help boost the Democratic ticket with working-class, independent and even some Republican voters in battleground states across the U.S. Tim WalzWalz has won Democratic plaudits for a string of progressive policy wins in his state.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Harris, we’ll, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Sen, Mark Kelly of, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Beshear, Jon Cherry, Kelly, wouldn’t, Trump, JD Vance, Shapiro, Shawn Fain, “, ”, “ He’s, Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg, Evan Vucci, Buttigieg, Biden, He’s, Donald Trump, Vance, he’s, Joe Biden, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Eric Thayer, Arizona —, Gabby Giffords, UAW’s Fain, Kelly isn’t labor’s, JB Pritzker Pritzker, Pritzker, It’s, Josh Shapiro Shapiro, Matthew Hatcher, Shapiro “, who’ve, Tim Walz Walz, Stephen Maturen, Walz, He’d, Harris ’, they’ve, George Floyd, Walz’s Organizations: Democratic Party, NBC News, Kentucky Gov, Mark Kelly of Arizona ,, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois Gov, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Getty, Concordia Unlike Shapiro, Democrat, U.S, United Auto Workers, CNN, ”, Fox News, Biden, The Washington, U.S . Navy, NASA, Republican, PRO, Illinois Gov, Chicago, Michigan . Pennsylvania, Trump, Pennsylvania Republicans, Capitol, National Guard Locations: Philadelphia, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Harris, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Appalachia, South Bend , Indiana, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Arizona, Central, Mexico, U.S, Illinois, Wisconsin, AFP, Israel, Minnesota, Wisconsin , Michigan, Minneapolis

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with top candidates to serve as her vice president on Sunday, closing out her search for a running mate with a test of whether she and her potential new partner click. It was unclear whether other potential candidates — including Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — were also on the schedule, or if they had already met with Ms. Harris. The in-person meeting, described as a “chemistry test,” is a final step in the search, but one that Ms. Harris is expected to put considerable stock in. Aides and associates have said that she often prioritizes personal rapport with her staff and advisers.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Mark Kelly of, Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, Harris, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg — Organizations: Gov, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Sunday, Naval Observatory Locations: Mark Kelly of Arizona, Washington, Kentucky

Follow live updates on the 2024 election here. JB Pritzker of Illinois released a nearly four-minute video this week promoting his accomplishments in office. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Andy Beshear of Kentucky were scheduled to appear at last-minute simultaneous events on Monday afternoon in Minneapolis and Chicago. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was also set to do a fund-raiser on Saturday night in New Hampshire. It is all for an audience of one: Vice President Kamala Harris.

Persons: JB Pritzker, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Tim Walz, Minnesota, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Harris Organizations: Illinois, Transportation Locations: Kentucky, Minneapolis, Chicago, New Hampshire

☆ 10 biggest stories of the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The 2024 Summer Olympics are heading into their second weekend, and it’s truly been one for the history books. Turkey's Yusuf Dikec competes in the shooting 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 30, 2024. Aleksandra Szmigiel/ReutersFrench athletes wave flags as they sail in a boat on the river Seine during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesFrance's Anthony Jeanjean competes in the Men's Cycling BMX Freestyle Park Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 31, 2024. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesVisitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron as it rises high after sunse on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France.

Persons: it’s, Simone Biles ’, Léon, Simone Biles, Naomi Baker, she’s, Biles, Read, Léon Marchand, Gold, Leon Marchand, Quinn Rooney, he’s, Marchand, “, ”, Philippe Katerine, Dionysus, Katerine, ” Katerine, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, drenching, Cassandre Beaugrand, Alex Yee, New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, Wilde, Yee, Novak, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Clive Brunskill, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, Djokovic, Nadal, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Ilona Maher, Maher, Andy Murray, Murray, American’s Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Dan Evans, Andy Murray’s, Kim Yeji, Charles McQuillan, there’s Yusuf Dikeç, Kim, Turkey's Yusuf Dikec, Alain Jocard, Dikeç, Imane Khelif, Angela Carini, dislodging, Carini, Mark Adams, ” Khelif, WADA, CHINADA –, Aleksandra Szmigiel, Franck Fife, Yoshimura Miho, Rwanda's Tufaha, Fabrice Coffrini, France's Anthony Jeanjean, Emmanuel Dunand, Maja Hitij, Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung, Gul Tuysuz, Jessie Yeung, Saskya Vandoorne, Ben Church, George Ramsay, Scottie Andrew, Chris Liakos, Simone McCarthy, Andrew McNicol, Kara Fox Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Team United, Olympic Games, Bercy Arena, USA, Team France, Paris La Defense, La Défense, Games, CNN, Catholic, French Catholic Church, Paris, Getty, Wimbledon, US, rugby, Team USA, Australia, tennis Shooters, Team Republic of, Chateauroux Shooting, Olympic Committee, Tokyo, China’s, Doping Agency, Tokyo Games, Eiffel, Reuters, Palais Locations: Paris, France, Tokyo, Nanterre, French, AFP, Seine, New, Italy, Los Angeles, Team Republic of Korea, Chateauroux, South Korea, Turkey, Turkish, Beijing

☆ Sean Grayson’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey highlights risky practice of hiring ‘wandering officers’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

The suspension of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s law enforcement certificate came only after he was fired and charged with murder. Sean Grayson, a deputy with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, faces multiple charges in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. ‘We can’t have you in our uniform’Grayson worked at six Illinois law enforcement agencies over a four-year period. Then he started working full time with Auburn police, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and finally the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in May 2023. The union representing Illinois law enforcement officers said it will not challenge Grayson’s termination.

Persons: Sonya Massey, Sean Grayson’s, Grayson, Massey, “, they’ve, ”, Christy Lopez, Obama, Lopez, “ It’s, ” Lopez, Sean Grayson, It’s, CNN Grayson, Daniel Fultz, Jack Campbell, ” “ Grayson, ” Campbell, ” Grayson, Campbell, Brian Grisham, Bryce Dubee, “ Sean P, Kincaid, KSHB, ” Grisham, Grayson “, Logan, admonishing Grayson, “ I’m, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Floyd, Chauvin, Michael Brown, Ferguson, –, it’s, Barack Obama’s, ” Laurie Robinson, ” Decertification, Grisham, “ We’ve, Holly Yan, Bill Kirkos, Amanda Musa, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, Brad Parks, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, Army, International Association of Chiefs, Police, Georgetown University, US Justice Department, Illinois, US Army, Department of Defense, Kincaid Police Department, KSHB, International Association of, DOD, Board, Auburn Police Department, Pawnee, Auburn police, Office, Auburn, Sangamon County Sheriff’s, of Police Labor Council, George Floyd Justice, Minneapolis Police, Internal Affairs, Ferguson Police Department, Justice Department, George Mason University, Peace, Yale Law, “ Police Locations: Illinois, Sangamon County, Sangamon, Fort Riley, Kansas, Macoupin, Logan, Logan County, Missouri, Ferguson, St, Louis County, “, California , Massachusetts, Minnesota , Tennessee , New York , New Jersey, Texas

☆ Kamala Harris: Inside the final days of her vice presidential decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The vice president likes to take her time with decisions. “This is a decision that is not just a campaign decision,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an unrelated interview with CNN last week. “The vice president has a very deeply personal decision to make right now. Andy Beshear and several other governors over to her residence for what became a gripe session about the Biden campaign in February. Obama reminded his former vice president that they had not gotten along well at first.

Persons: aren’t Kamala Harris, Harris, it’s, “, ” Harris, they’re, Josh Shapiro, Joe Biden’s, –, they’ve, Pete Buttigieg, Shapiro, Harris –, Biden, Mike Pence, don’t, Tim Walz, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear, Beshear’s, Arizona’s Mark Kelly, Doug Emhoff, ”, Cedric Richmond, ” Richmond, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Dana Remus, Donald Trump’s, Lorraine, Tony West, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Obama, Adam Schiff, ” CNN’s John King Organizations: CNN, Naval, Democratic Party –, Pennsylvania Gov, Staff, Biden, Veterans, Publishers Clearing House, Minnesota Gov, Illinois Gov, Kentucky Gov, Senate, Harris, White, Trump, Democratic, California Democrat Locations: Houston, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, California, Louisiana, Arizona

☆ Harris meeting with VP vetting team for presentations on finalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Jamie Gangel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet with her vetting team today for a series of in-depth presentations on each of the finalists to be her running mate, according to a source familiar with the process. Each briefing is expected to last about 60 to 90 minutes, but some could be shorter or longer depending on what needs to be discussed, how complicated the vetting was, and any follow-up questions Harris may have. As CNN previously reported, the finalists include Pennsylvania Gov. According to multiple sources, the material in the vetting is expected to crystallize her choice of the top tier of finalists. Harris’ top consideration is electability, sources familiar with her thinking told CNN.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Andy Beshear, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Pete Buttigieg, JB Pritzker, Eric Holder, Democratic nominee’s, Harris ’, ” Organizations: CNN, Pennsylvania, Minnesota Gov, Kentucky Gov, Illinois Gov, Naval, Democratic Locations: Minnesota, Kentucky, Arizona

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

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

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

Patrick Healy: Kamala Harris will announce her running mate very soon. Michelle Goldberg: Like a lot of progressives, I barely knew who Tim Walz was two weeks ago. Now I love him, even though I worry that his normal Midwestern guy affect is starting to border on shtick. Goldberg: He reads like an all-American heartland normie — a hunter and former high school football coach — who can articulate progressive priorities in a plain-spoken, unapologetic way. And branding Republicans “weird” was a stroke of genius, capturing the large part of the Venn diagram where sinister authoritarianism and ridiculous online subcultural tics overlap.

Persons: Patrick Healy, Jamelle Bouie, Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, JD Vance, Tim Walz, it’s, Andy Beshear, Healy, Michelle, Walz, Goldberg, — Organizations: Electoral College, Democrats, Trump Locations: shtick, Kentucky

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is nearing a final decision in choosing her running mate and plans to meet with some of the top contenders in person over the next 72 hours, a source familiar with the process said. Josh Shapiro is among the top contenders for the vice presidential spot. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is among the contenders to be Harris' running mate. It's unclear if all of them have advanced to the final in-person interviews with Harris herself this weekend. Andy Beshear is one of the six vice presidential contenders, NBC News has reported.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Harris, Josh Shapiro, Ryan Collerd, Manuel Bonder, “, ” Bonder, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Burling, Pete Buttigieg, Houston Cofield, Shapiro, Tim Walz, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Jon Cherry Organizations: Washington , D.C, Pennsylvania, Getty Images Pennsylvania, Hamptons, PAC, Burling LLP, Transportation, Bloomberg, Getty, NBC, Minnesota Gov, Illinois Gov, Kentucky Gov, NBC News, Concordia Locations: Washington ,, AFP, Covington, Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, Arizona, Philadelphia, Wisconsin, Detroit, Raleigh , North Carolina, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Savannah , Georgia

Ogles is a member of the hard-right Freedom Caucus who reintroduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris last week after she launched her presidential campaign. He chases headlines, not results.”Johnston also had a boost from a super PAC, Conservatives with Character, that is funded by some prominent Tennessee donors and politicians, including former GOP Sen. Bill Frist. Former GOP Sen. Bob Corker also donated to Johnston’s campaign. A former county mayor, Ogles won a crowded primary in 2022 with just 35% percent of the vote, saying at the time, “We’re at war. This is a political war, a cultural war, and it’s a spiritual war.”Ogles is expected to carry the GOP-leaning 5th District in November.

Persons: Andy Ogles, Donald Trump, Ogles, Kamala Harris, Courtney Johnston, Johnson, ” Johnston, GOP Sen, Bill Frist, Former GOP Sen, Bob Corker, George Santos, “ We’re Organizations: Associated Press, GOP, Caucus, Nashville Metropolitan, Former GOP, Nashville, District Locations: Tennessee’s 5th, Tennessee

☆ Amazon shares tumble 12% after third-quarter outlook disappoints
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon shares plunged as much as 12% on Friday, a day after the company reported mixed second-quarter results and gave a forecast for the third quarter that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. Revenue in the second quarter rose 10% from a year earlier to $147.98 billion, falling just short of $148.56 billion projected by LSEG. For the third quarter, which runs through September, Amazon said it expects revenue of $154 billion to $158.5 billion. The midpoint of the range, $156.25 billion, fell short of consensus estimates of $158.24 billion, according to LSEG. Amazon Web Services revenue reached $26.3 billion during the quarter, topping consensus estimates of $26 billion.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Amazon, Brian Olsavsky, Olsavsky, Donald Trump, JP Morgan, Morgan Organizations: Amazon.Com Inc, Amazon, JP, Web Services, BMO Capital Markets Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S

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