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Voters across the country are set to decide on nearly 150 ballot measures next week that will shape the future of a wide variety of policy issues in their states. (In addition, Louisiana will let voters decide on four constitutional amendments on its Dec. 7 ballot.) “Everyone knows this is a big issue this year — it’s the most we’ve ever seen for reproductive freedom ballot measures in history,” Fields Figueredo said. Voting and electionsThere are 39 ballot measures on the November ballot related to democracy, elections and voting procedures, according to the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. And voting rights groups have argued it is designed to galvanize conservative turnout and counter enthusiasm for the state’s abortion rights proposal.

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☆ Goldman Institute calls for ‘data center diplomacy’ as U.S. competes in global AI race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kate Rooney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Data may be the new oil, and it's ultimately nations, not nature, that's going to determine the future of AI infrastructure built." AI relies on massive amounts of data for training and gigantic data centers. Despite a slowing economy, Beijing has been investing in AI data centers, and launched a $6.1 billion national initiative called "Eastern Data, Western Computing." The U.S. has its own slate of initiatives, including a task force on AI infrastructure. "The Arab Gulf countries of the Middle East present many promising opportunities for AI data centers," Cohen wrote.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Jared Cohen, Goldman, Cohen, it's, They've, Anthropic Organizations: Goldman Sachs Global Institute, CNBC, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Computing, United, United Arab Locations: China, Beijing, U.S, Canada, Australia, France, Gulf, OpenAI, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

☆ China launches new lending tool before year-end loan expiry
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A man looks at his smartphone as he walks past the People's Bank of China building on May 20, 2022 in Beijing. Despite taking effect on Monday, the PBOC did not mention the new tool in its open market operations statement. China's central bank launched a new lending tool on Monday to inject more liquidity into the market and support credit flow in the banking system ahead of the expiration of trillions of yuan in loans at the end of the year. Beijing is counting on massive financial stimulus announced in September to kick-start lending and investment, as a sharp property market downturn and frail consumer confidence weigh on investor confidence. "The central bank's choice to launch this new tool at this time is also expected to be a better hedge against the concentrated expiry of medium-term lending facility before the end of the year," the article added.

Persons: Xu Tianchen Organizations: People's Bank of, Economist Intelligence Unit, European Union, State, Shanghai Securities News Locations: People's Bank of China, Beijing, OMO, United States

☆ Harris tries to paint contrast with Trump, arguing ‘it doesn’t have to be this way’ at Ellipse rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Kamala Harris on Tuesday night warned Americans that Donald Trump would open up a floodgate of vengeance against his political rivals, including ordinary Americans, while promising that she’d work for the American people. “On day one, if elected, Donald Trump would walk into that office with an enemies list. “Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him. That’s not the American way,” Harris said. Serving as Biden’s vice president, Harris said, has been an “honor.” But it would not define her administration or her objectives in office.

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☆ 20 Years of Impossible Choices in ‘Saw’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Annie Aguiar | Joyce Ho | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

It can be hard to remember two decades later that the original “Saw” was less interested in gore than morality. In “Saw,” Cary Elwes’s character verbalizes the tension and appeal of the franchise: “He doesn’t want us to cut through our chains. “I’m going to try something else you haven’t seen before.”The classic tropes within “Saw” — serial killers, haunted detectives, creepy puppets — are mashed together and inverted around the undeniable binary of its core choice. In “Cube” (1997), an offbeat Canadian science fiction horror film, prisoners in a mysterious jail travel through rooms rigged with traps. Wan never directed another “Saw” movie, while Whannell contributed to “Saw II” and wrote the screenplay for “Saw III.”In the decades since “Saw” was released, Wan has directed tentpole franchise entries like “Aquaman” (2018) and “Furious 7” (2015).

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Tickets for the 2024 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are among the most expensive in Major League Baseball history – and fans are willing to pay up. Leading up to Game 1 in Los Angeles, the average price for a World Series ticket in the secondary market was $3,887, according to ticket reseller TicketIQ. This year's tournament is on track to be the best-selling World Series in history, StubHub reports. 'Whatever the going rate for my kidney, it's going on the table'LA resident Lisa Altuve, 27, said she's been excitedly waiting to see the Dodgers play in the World Series. "The last time these two teams played in the World Series was the year that I was born, 1981," Posadas added.

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☆ Microsoft's GitHub expands beyond OpenAI, lets developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft has a very expensive and very public relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI. But one of Microsoft's most successful AI products, GitHub Copilot, is now going beyond OpenAI to give developers more choice in what models they want to use. Microsoft introduced GitHub Copilot in 2021, offering source code suggestions to software developers. Copilot relies on models from OpenAI, which has received billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft and has exploded in popularity since releasing ChatGPT in late 2022. At that point, it felt like "the right time" to add models from Anthropic and Google , Dohmke said.

Persons: Claude, Thomas Dohmke, They're, GitHub, Dohmke Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI's, o1, CNBC, Google

In Nevada, 48% of likely voters support Trump and 47% back Harris. Hispanic likely voters in Nevada split about evenly between Harris and Trump (48% support Harris, 47% Trump). In Arizona, likely voters are split over which candidate cares more about people like them (45% say Harris does, 41% Trump). The gap is even wider in Nevada, where 71% of Democratic-leaning likely voters are very confident compared with 16% of Republican-aligned likely voters. Likely voters include all registered voters in the poll weighted for their predicted likelihood of voting in this year’s election.

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☆ Parenthood — and the choice to be childfree — is at stake this election. 3 Americans explain how it's impacting their vote.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ahead of Election Day, Business Insider spoke with voters about how family and reproductive healthcare access will influence their decision. Along the spectrum of support for abortion access, one common thread stood out: The cost of raising a family. In terms of abortion access, Trump has bragged about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade — a decision that led to 41 states with bans. In her first time voting for president, Sark said she plans to vote third party, likely for Green Party candidate Jill Stein. "I don't think that there's really anything that we can do about abortion in this election," Sark said.

Persons: Roe, Wade, —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kristan Hawkins, Harris, Trump Erica Choinka, Trump, Choinka, Trump's, Wade —, Harris Stephanie Gomez, Gomez, haven't, Avie Sark, Sark, Jill Stein Organizations: Business, Service, Trump, Republican, Life, Democratic, Green Party Locations: Missouri, Jefferson City , Missouri, Roe, Texas, Houston, Austin, Indiana, Sark

☆ Microsoft just ramped up its cloud rivalry with Google by accusing it of 'shadow campaigns'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft leads Google in cloud market share, while Amazon Web Services is at the top. AdvertisementMicrosoft publicly accused Google of running "shadow campaigns" to undermine its business and influence cloud regulation in Europe, in an escalation of the tech giants' rivalry. A Google spokesperson told Business Insider the company had been "very public" about concerns with Microsoft's cloud licensing. In the second quarter, Google Cloud generated $10.35 billion in revenue, while Microsoft's Azure, included as part of the company's Intelligent Cloud group, reported $28.5 billion in revenue. AdvertisementIn 2023, Google Cloud generated $33.7 billion in sales, while Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud group reported $96.8 billion in sales.

Persons: —, Rima Alaily, Alaily, Nicky Stewart, Stewart Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Service, Cloud Coalition, Open Cloud Coalition, European Commission, Big Tech, Amazon Web Services, Department of Justice, Games Locations: Europe

☆ America’s CEOs don’t have the stomach for Trump’s promised revenge tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While dozens of American business leaders — your Reeds Hoffman, your Marks Cuban, etc. “I was very grateful … for his willingness to stand up to the pressure from Donald Trump in 2015 … until now. That’s why 88 business leaders last month endorsed Harris. On the other hand, a little back-channeling and olive-branch-extending could give business leaders and their companies some goodwill in an administration helmed by a notoriously impulsive, vengeful leader. In a business world that craves certainty and economic stability, executives may be telling themselves that their silence is purely a business decision.

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☆ Lindsay Lohan wore the unsexiest Halloween costume ever in Mean Girls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Alexandra Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —If Halloween had a fashion handbook, the party scene from the 2004 classic “Mean Girls” would take up a whole chapter. Paramount+/ImdbIn the two decades since “Mean Girls,” came out, the Halloween costume spectrum has filled with more choice — and a lot of creativity. Dressing up sexy for Halloween has been going on for decades, but more people also seem to be embracing alternative aesthetics for the season. Heidi Klum is one of the celebrities flipping the script on dressing for Halloween in recent years. The model is seen here in her 2022 Halloween costume - a worm.

Persons: Lindsay Lohan’s, ” Cady Heron, Cady, —, ”, Aaron Samuels, Lindsay Lohan's, Karen Smith gasps, Karen, Cady mumbles, Aaron, Heidi Klum, Betty Boop, Stanley, can’t, Bauer, Griffin, Cady Heron’s, Frankenstein, Bee Regina George, Rachel McAdams, Bunny, Reneé Rapp, Tom Broecker, “, Buzzfeed, Joan of Arc Organizations: CNN, Plastics, Paramount, YouTube Locations: Regina

But equally important, in their view, was its ability to evoke the promise of the office she seeks. That was not the original intent of Harris’ major address, aides said, but they believe it serves as a timely rebuttal. A permit for the event showed as many as 20,000 people were expected to attend, with spillover onto the National Mall – her first major campaign speech outdoors in Washington. Last week, the leading super PAC supporting Harris’ candidacy raised concerns that the Harris campaign was too closely centering its closing message on calling Trump a fascist. The sweeping backdrop of the White House and the National Mall was designed for maximum effect a week before the final day of voting.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, ”, “ It’s, Trump, – Harris, I’ve, ” Harris, “, Harris ’, Joe Biden, hasn’t, Biden, John Kelly Organizations: Washington CNN, White, Capitol, Democratic, Trump, Air Force, CNN Locations: Madison, United States, Washington, Michigan, Wilmington , Delaware, America, Detroit

☆ I taught college-bound seniors for a decade. Here's what many wanted their parents to know about college admissions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Alexandra Frost | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Most students want their parents to know that they are stressed about paying for college, too. AdvertisementI was a teacher for 10 years, and many high school students would take refuge in my classroom during lunchtime. AdvertisementKids want to choose their major and don't want parents' inputIt's the first question any new college student gets repeatedly: What's your major?" I watched numerous groups of students choose the same college so they wouldn't be separated. All of this can be more easily achieved if parents and college-bound kids are open to having conversations.

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☆ Naim Qassem: Hezbollah names a new leader to replace Nasrallah. Here’s what we know about him
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader, over a month after his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Not for long.”The cleric had long been the group’s second-in-command, serving as deputy chief to the late Nasrallah. The 71-year-old Shiite cleric helped found Hezbollah in 1982, and has served seven consecutive terms as deputy secretary-general since 1991. Before killing Nasrallah, Israel also targeted his predecessor Abbas al-Musawi, who was killed in an airstrike in 1992. Qassem represented “the lower middle class,” while Nasrallah “belonged to the impoverished class in Lebanon,” Ali said.

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☆ Republicans are mobilizing expat votes for Trump in Israel, hoping to tip the scale in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

According to the FVAP, only about 5% of American voters in Israel cast their ballot in 2020. AdvertisementHe said American voters in Israel will be asking, '"Which presidency is the one that will save the lives of my children?" He said his in-laws plan to vote for Harris, while his wife may vote for Trump for the first time. In Trump-friendly Israel, American expats are dividedIn general, Israel is Trump-friendly territory. He said that among American voters in Israel, Orthodox Jews are more likely to support Trump, while secular Jews tend to favor Harris.

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☆ America’s largest newspaper chain, including USA Today, won’t endorse in 2024 presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Gannett, owner of the nation’s largest newspaper chain, announced that its more than 200 publications, including USA Today, will not publish presidential endorsements in the run-up to the November 5 election. The newspapers aren’t alone in declining to publish presidential endorsement in the 2024 race. “Until now.”In 2020, USA Today again broke with its own tradition, this time offering its first full-throated endorsement for Joe Biden’s candidacy. David Mastio, who was part of the USA Today opinion team that published the 2020 endorsement of Biden, called the decision deeply disappointing. “I am deeply disappointed that USA TODAY has lost its voice at this critical time for our country.”

Persons: New York CNN —, Gannett, ”, Lark, Marie Antón, Kristin Roberts, Roberts, Gannett Media newsrooms, ” Antón, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump “, Hillary Clinton ”, “, ” “ We’ve, Joe Biden’s, Ronald Reagan, David Mastio, Biden, ” Mastio Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Gannett, USA, USA Today Network, ” Gannett, CNN, Gannett Media, USA Today, Gannett, The Arizona Republic, Detroit Free Press, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Locations: New York, USA, “

☆ Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election; U.S., allies call for probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Georgian Dream Party supporters celebrate the exit poll results in Tbilisi on Saturday. Diego Fedele / Getty ImagesPresident Salome Zourabichvili spoke the day after the vote, which the electoral commission said the ruling party had won. The Georgian Dream party clinched nearly 54% of the vote, the commission said, as opposition parties contested the result and vote monitors reported significant violations. Georgian Dream has become increasingly authoritarian over the past year, adopting laws similar to those used by Russia to crack down on speech. Despite that, Georgian Dream has adopted Russia-style laws and many Georgians fear the government is distancing the country from the West and into Moscow’s orbit.

Persons: Diego Fedele, Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia’s, ”, Zourabichvili, Antonio López, White, Charles Michel, “, Irakli Kobakhidze, ” Hungary’s Victor Orbán, Tiko Gelashvili, Natia Seskuria Organizations: European Union, Georgian Dream Party, Getty, European, Sunday, Georgian, The United National Movement, Regional Institute for Security Studies, AP Locations: United States, Russia, Europe, Tbilisi, Georgian, Russian, Brussels, South Caucasus, ”, Georgia, Tiko, Georgia’s, Moscow, Soviet Union, Javakheti

☆ Doburoku: once illegal, this Japanese alcohol is making a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jonathan Delise | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To distinguish this type of turbid Japanese alcohol from that of the ubiquitous and transparent sake, there are two distinct if slightly misleading categories: seishu (清酒), or clear sake, and doburoku (濁酒). However, when making doburoku, they are all simultaneously placed in with the yeast starter, causing the resulting mixture to be comparatively overflowing with sugars. For nearly as long as rice has been cultivated in Japan, doburoku has existed. In essence, all doburoku made from then on came to be called mitsuzoushu (密造酒), “secretly produced alcohol,” or moonshine. The state of doburoku todayOpened in 2015, Tokyo’s Sake Hotaru was the first legal spot to offer doburoku in Japan’s capital.

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☆ Jack Tuttle: Michigan QB retires from football, citing concussions – the second college QB to do so in less than a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Michigan Wolverines quarterback Jack Tuttle announced his retirement from football Monday, citing concussions and other health concerns – the second college quarterback to make that decision in less than a week. Tuttle, a sixth-year senior who played for four years with the Indiana Hoosiers before transferring to Michigan ahead of the Wolverines’ 2023 national championship season, explained his decision in a post on X. Football has long had a problem with concussions and some players have pledged to donate their brains to science upon their death so the effects of repeated concussions can be studied. Tuttle, one of three starting quarterbacks that Michigan has used this year, having come in and played significant time against the University of Washington in a loss earlier this month. He started the school’s next game against the University of Illinois, which ended in a 21-7 defeat for the Wolverines.

Persons: Jack Tuttle, Tuttle, ” Tuttle, I’ve, ”, Grayson McCall, ” McCall, “, Tua Tagovailoa, Tagovailoa Organizations: CNN — Michigan Wolverines, Indiana Hoosiers, Wolverines, UCL, North Carolina State, Miami Dolphins, Michigan, University of Washington, University of Illinois Locations: Michigan

☆ Decades in a country he can’t call home: South Korean’s US adoption nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Hanna Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Crapser made history as the first Korean adoptee to sue the South Korean government and his adoption agency for damages in 2019. As he awaits a court decision in Seoul, a bill that could grant him US citizenship remains stalled in Congress. CNN reached out to the adoption agency, Holt Children’s Services, for comment but did not immediately receive a response. In response to recent media reports about adoptions from South Korea in the 1980s, Holt International acknowledged the potential unethical practices in a public statement and noted Holt Children’s Services separated from Holt International in 1977. The Seoul High Court is set to render its decision on January 8 regarding Crapser’s seeking of monetary damages.

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☆ Three Washington Post editorial board members step down amid wave of canceled subscriptions over non-endorsement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A person with knowledge of the matter told CNN that an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris had been drafted by the Post’s editorial board members before it was quashed by Bezos. NPR reported that by midday Monday more than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions to the Post, citing two people familiar with the matter. Two Post journalists, Molly Roberts and David E. Hoffman both announced Monday they had stepped down from their positions on the editorial board, although both will stay at the paper. A third journalist, Mili Mitra also stepped down, the Post reported, meaning nearly one-third of the 10-member board had resigned. “I cannot sit here any longer on the editorial board and write those editorials while we ourselves have given in to silence,” he said.

Persons: Jeff Bezos’s, David Shipley, Kamala Harris, Bezos, Shipley, “, ”, Donald Trump’s, Molly Roberts, David E, Hoffman, Mili Mitra, Trump, we’re, Roberts, Donald Trump, Marty Baron, ” Baron, CNN’s Michael Smerconish, Bezos “, Baron, “ Bezos, “ Trump, Brian Stelter Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington, CNN, NPR, Washington Post, Blue Origin, Trump, Post Locations: New York, Amazon

☆ Some wealthy travelers are replacing their hot summer trips with 'coolcations'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some luxury travel agents say more vacationers are seeking summer trips to cooler climates. In the summer of 2024, a growing number of travelers flocked to Greece as the country was experiencing deadly heatwaves and fires. Wealthy travelers are seeking out chill summersSome western European destinations like Iceland experienced a cooler-than-average summer. Roth has planned summer trips to the latter. AdvertisementA growing number of travelers are pushing their "Euro summer" trips to the fall to beat peak summer crowds and temperatures.

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Trump’s Changing Messages on Abortion, in 660 Quotes Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric, contradicted himself and nearly dropped “pro-life” from his vocabulary. Trump’s Statements on Abortion Before and After Dobbs The way Donald Trump has talked about abortion changed after the Dobbs decision. Below, a comparison of the themes Mr. Trump mentioned most in his public statements, based on a Times analysis. Abortion is an important issue Times Trump said abortion is an important issue, by quarterAfter he was elected, Mr. Trump kept many of his promises to the anti-abortion movement. For much of this campaign, Mr. Trump declined to say whether he would veto a federal abortion ban.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Donald J, Trump, “ I’m, “, Dobbs, Jackson, Roe, Wade, ” Mr, Karoline Leavitt, Jason Rapert, Rapert, “ It’s, —, they’re, Lake, he’s, doesn’t, MAGA, Times Trump, Kamala Harris, they’ll, Melania Trump, “ We’re, Trump’s, ’, “ We're, Judge Scalia, Justice Scalia, We're, we've, ” Susan B, Anthony, They're, we'll Organizations: New York Times, Mr, Trump, National Association of Christian Lawmakers, Democratic, Republican, ”, Republican Party, Supreme, Times, Life, “, and Drug Administration, Justice Department, Breitbart, Federalist Society, Senate, U.S, ” Christian Broadcasting Network Locations: United States, Florida, Pensacola, Fla, “, Pa, Dubuque , Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana

☆ Despite a strong economy, some women are finding it harder to make ends meet
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There is also a larger share of single women with children. As marriage rates fell, the number of women heading families rose. Across the board, women in the workforce faced steeper job losses and slower job recovery than men, according to research by the U.S. Census Bureau. Yet, even now, the labor force participation rate for women has not fully returned to pre-pandemic levels. "This is another area where we see returning to a pre-pandemic status quo as not good enough," said Julie Vogtman, the National Women's Law Center's director of job quality.

Persons: Marc Morial, Julie Vogtman Organizations: U.S, Center for American, Finance, U.S . Census, National Urban League, CNBC, National Women's Law

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