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☆ US officials expect Israel’s counterattack on Iran will come before US Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Mj Lee | Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The timeline and parameters of Israel’s retaliation against Iran have been subject to intense debate inside Israel’s government and are not directly related to the timing of the US election, the sources said. President Joe Biden, and by extension Vice President Kamala Harris, have faced pressure from progressives for their handling of the situation. In a telephone conversation last week, Biden and Netanyahu held a “direct” conversation about the plans for responding to Iran, according to the White House. American officials were extraordinarily tight-tipped about the two leaders’ conversation. Some American officials have privately speculated the Israeli leader is looking to boost Trump in the weeks ahead of November’s election.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu —, —, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Israel, Harris, Netanyahu, Biden, John Kirby, “, ” Kirby, Austin, wasn’t, ” Organizations: Washington CNN —, CNN, Michigan, Biden, White, US, Trump Locations: Israel, Iran, Gaza, United States

☆ Billionaire Tom Gores to buy 27% of the LA Chargers for $750 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Michael Ozanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan. Gores also owns the the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons. The private equity founder along with this firm, Platinum Equity, bought the team for $325 million in 2011. The purchase of the Chargers stake is solely by Gores and not affiliated with Platinum Equity. Likewise, the Chargers play in SoFi Stadium, which is also the home of the Los Angeles Rams.

Persons: Tom Gores claps, Tom Gores, Gores, Dea Spanos Berberian, Dean, Alexis, Michael Spanos, Holly, Dean Spanos, Alex G, Berberian, Stan Kroenke Organizations: Detroit Pistons, Pistons, National Football, Los Angeles Chargers, Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, NFL, National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, Platinum Equity, Little Caesars Arena, National Hockey, Detroit Red Wings, Red Wings, NHL, Los Angeles Rams, Rams Locations: Detroit , Michigan, Los Angeles, Oakland , California, SoFi

What are some strengths that Kamala Harris brings to the table, even if you aren’t voting for her? What are some strengths that Kamala Harris brings to the table, even if you aren’t voting for her? At the same time, half of them said it was important that America have a female president in the next decade, and a few praised Kamala Harris. The women who liked Mr. Trump said they trusted him more on the economy and inflation and were skeptical that costs would go down under Ms. Harris because they blamed the Biden-Harris administration for the state of the economy now. In such a polarized election, we were struck that one woman had switched from Mr. Trump to Ms. Harris and another seemed to be leaning that way.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Biden, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, ” Organizations: Trump, Democratic, Biden, Mr Locations: America, reconvene

☆ Archaeologists found Viking skeletons over 1,000 years old buried with a crystal and other treasures. They're improving our understanding of how wealthy Vikings once lived.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Archaeologists found 50 Viking-era skeletons in Åsum, Denmark. Dating back to the 9th or 10th century, the graves are evidence of international trade. The area's growth was influenced by these trade routes and its proximity to the sea. They had no idea they were standing on the well-preserved graves of 50 Viking-era skeletons. "As we suspected, the graves tell us a story of people connected to the international trade routes," Borre Lundø told Business Insider via email.

Persons: —, Michael Borre Lundø, Borre Lundø Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Museum Locations: Åsum, Denmark, Museum Odense, Odense

☆ Once derided by Trump as a ‘mouthpiece’ for the left, a changed Univision softens its tone
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Trump ejected Ramos from a press conference after the journalist confronted him over his immigration policy. In 2020, the Trump campaign derided Univision as “a mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party. A group of influential Latino organizations penned an open letter expressing “deep concern” over the Trump interview. Acevedo’s interview with Trump was the first time in 22 years a current or former Republican president sat with the network for an interview. Wade Davis, Univision’s CEO until last month, defended Univision’s approach in a memo shortly after the Trump interview last year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, ”, Jorge Ramos, Ramos, “, Harris, Enrique Acevedo, ” Ramos, ” Acevedo, Acevedo, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Antony Blinken, “ Jorge, hasn’t, Alfonso de Angoitia Noriega, Bernardo Gomez Martinez, it’s, Joaquin Blaya, ” Daniel Coronell, Mike Madrid, Madrid, Wade Davis Organizations: New, New York CNN, Univision, Republican, CNN, Trump, Miss, Democratic Party, behemoth Televisa, Washington Post, “, Televisa, CBS News, Mar, New York Times, GOP, Grassroots Lab, Fox News, FOX, ”, Fox Deportes Locations: New York, Miami, Spanish, Mexican, Mexico, Washington, Lago, United States, ” Madrid, Madrid

Deep-pocketed Republicans donors also tried to close the gap by boosting a GOP super PAC working to seize the Senate majority. America PAC has taken on a critical supporting role for the Trump campaign, according to its independent expenditure filings, which cover some spending beyond September 30. Tuesday’s filings show other conservative billionaires also plowing extraordinary sums into the effort to reelect Trump. Another leading pro-Trump super PAC, Restoration PAC, also reported a huge haul from a single major donor. Meanwhile, the Congressional Leadership Fund – the main super PAC supporting House Republicans – hauled in more than $81 million in the third quarter.

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☆ Duolingo CEO explains his approach to 'founder mode' — and what happens when executives disagree
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn talked about his data-driven approach to "founder mode." A debate over founder mode was recently sparked by Paul Graham's essay advocating hands-on leadership. AdvertisementAmid the wider debate in Silicon Valley about how a CEO should run their company, Duolingo's chief executive is siding with a data-driven approach to founder mode. "Yes, I am in that mode, but we have a number of people who could probably play that role as well," von Ahn said when asked about founder mode. While this my-way-or-the-highway approach feels very indicative of founder mode, arguments rarely happen between the three executives, von Ahn said in the interview.

Persons: Luis von Ahn, Paul Graham's, —, He's, Cem Kansu, Ryan Sims, von Ahn, Paul Graham, Graham, Brian Chesky, Von Ahn, Duolingo, let's, Sims Organizations: Service Locations: Silicon Valley

☆ Fox anchor tasked with interviewing Harris has a history of appeasing network’s pro-Trump audience
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Fox News anchor Bret Baier is all too keenly aware that Fox’s viewers want him to affirm what they already feel. And his recent social media activity shows that he is supremely aware of the Fox base’s extreme disdain for Harris and distrust of the media. Baier, the anchor of Fox’s 6 p.m. “Special Report” newscast, is also the network’s chief political anchor. But because the Arizona call presaged Trump’s defeat, Fox was scolded and second-guessed by many of its own viewers, including the sitting president. One X user told Baier they believed that the interview will “be pre recorded and the answers will be edited.

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☆ Civil suits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are mounting. This could be bad for his criminal case, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Federal prosecutors have accused Combs of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” through his business empire that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping and decades of physical abuse against women, among other allegations. In the month since Combs was arrested, eight additional civil lawsuits have been filed against him with allegations of sexual assault. A source familiar with parts of the federal investigation said that new accusers and witnesses have met with federal agents since Combs’ arrest. Video Ad Feedback Federal prosecutors discuss the arrest of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combs’ attorneys did not respond to specific allegations in the latest lawsuits, but denied the accusations, telling CNN that Combs maintains his innocence.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, “, Combs, Arun Subramanian, ”, didn’t, Jennie Wang VonCannon, ” Wang VonCannon, Crowell, Damian Williams, Emily Johnson, Sean, Diddy, Tony Buzbee, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Buzbee, San, Andrew Van Arsdale, Mr, Frazer Harrison, Wang VonCannon, CNN’s Kara Scannell Organizations: CNN, US, Southern, of, Department of Homeland Security, Hamptons, Getty Locations: Brooklyn, Houston, San Diego

☆ What's next in Diddy sex-trafficking case: possible gun and drug charges, a gag order, and a bail decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In the coming days, their efforts may yield a new indictment, a gag order, and a bail decision. Federal prosecutors have signaled they are looking at weapons and drug charges. Combs' indictment alleges he gave ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, and other so-called party drugs to his victims "to keep them obedient and compliant." Federal prosecutors say this is one of three AR-15 rifles with defaced serial numbers seized from Combs' residences in March. They have yet to file a response to Combs' bail appeal.

Persons: Sean Combs isn't, —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Here's what's, Emily Anne Johnson, Johnson, Arun Subramanian, Marc Agnifilo, Agnifilo, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, preemptively Organizations: Service, Manhattan, US, Office, Southern District of New York, Southern District of New York Prosecutors, Bad Boy Records, Combs, Prosecutors, of Homeland Security, TMZ, Intercontinental, CNN Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Miami ., Southern District, Los, Florida, Miami, LA

☆ Netflix's 'Sweet Bobby' is the story of an 8-year catfishing case. Here's what the victim thinks motivated it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare," Kirat Assi describes being deceived for almost a decade. AdvertisementWarning: Spoilers ahead for Netflix's "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare" and Tortoise's podcast "Sweet Bobby." Kirat Assi, a woman catfished by a relative for eight years, is telling her story again in Netflix's new documentary "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare." In "Sweet Bobby," Assi describes how Bhogal created Facebook accounts to pretend to be a real-life person, Bobby Jandhu, and his family members to carry on an online relationship with her — the phenomenon known as catfishing. Courtesy of NetflixIn the podcast, Assi described a draft apology letter Bhogal gave her after Assi took legal action against her in 2020.

Persons: Bobby, Assi, —, Simran Bhogal, Anna, Bhogal, Bobby Jandhu, Bobby Jandhu's, Jandhu, Kirat Assi, didn't, Alexi Mostrous Organizations: Service, Netflix Locations: London

☆ I'm a millennial making $120,000 a year. I rent because buying a home in Florida is so costly and would be too much work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jorge Argota, 35, runs his own digital marketing agency in Miami and made about $120,000 last year. For me, renting an apartment in Miami is more affordable than buying a nice house with a $3,000 or $4,000 mortgage. Argota and his brother pay $2,300 a month for a two-bedroom in this Miami apartment complex. I've also had many friends who have had to move further north in Florida because it's impossible for them to pay rent or buy a home in Miami. So, if I can't buy a house in Miami, I might consider moving to another state.

Persons: Jorge Argota, Argota, —, Zillow, We've, Jorge Argota Little, dominos, I've Organizations: Service, Miami Locations: Miami, Florida, COVID, New York , California, Texas, Little Havana, Jorge Argota Little Havana, Cuban

This is the picture painted of Jabalya, northern Gaza, by the emergency services chief in the area. “You can see the signs of hunger on the people in northern Gaza,” Fares Afana, the head of emergency services in northern Gaza, told CNN by phone on Monday. The 400,000 who remain in northern Gaza are stalked by hunger and face thunderous bombardment. The UN has accused the Israeli military of forcing residents of northern Gaza to choose between starvation or relocation. On Tuesday, at least 17 people were killed in northern Gaza, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense.

Persons: ” Afana, ”, Afana, ’, ” Philippe Lazzarini, “, Israel “ Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Humanitarian Affairs, UN, “, Palestine, UNRWA, Monday, Sa’eed, ” CNN, Gaza’s, Media, Civil Defense Locations: Gaza, Israel, Yemen, Jabalya

☆ North Korea sending military officials to help Russia in Ukraine is a massive boost for Kim Jong Un
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

North Korea got a good deal by sending its officials to help Russia's Ukraine war, experts said. In a discussion on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: "North Korea has, in fact, entered the war," per state-run outlet United24 Media. Even limited numbers of North Korean officials aiding Russia offers a vital boost for Kim Jong Un and his regime, experts told Business Insider. "It's a win-win situation," Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., a North Korea defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said. Among the North Korean elite, there's also a hunger for consumer goods, which Russia's support can help to provide, Bennett said.

Persons: —, Kim Jong Un, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kim, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr, He's, Bruce W, Bennett, Bermudez, they're, there's, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Business, United24, Washington Post, Kremlin, North, Russia, Center for Strategic, International Studies, RAND, North Korean, Carnegie Endowment, International, Foreign Relations Locations: Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, North Korea, North Koreans, Koreans, Kyiv, Pyongyang, Moscow

There is no indication that the officers knew McAlpin was deaf or had cerebral palsy before his arrest. Harris’ body camera video shows him attempting to arrest McAlpin within seconds of exiting his vehicle. Harris tells Sue, “I think I broke my hand” and Harris says McAlpin had bitten him, the body camera video shows. Much of the interaction is captured on Harris’ body camera. McAlpin's wife arrives on the scene minutes later and tells the officers that he is deaf and has cerebral palsy, the body camera video shows.

Persons: Tyron McAlpin, Benjamin Harris, Kyle Sue, Jesse Showalter, McAlpin, Rachel Mitchell, Mitchell, ”, “, Harris, Sue, McAlpin didn’t, McAlpin’s, McAlpin “, Harris ’, “ Tase, Harris Tases McAlpin, Showalter, they’ll, “ Tyron, Andre Miller Organizations: Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, Justice Department, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, NBC News, Indian, NBC, Professional, The Arizona NAACP, Arizona State Conference NAACP Locations: Maricopa County, ”

☆ Harris attacks Trump for allegedly giving Putin Covid tests 'when Black people were dying every day by the hundreds'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

As she steps up her appeals to Black voters, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on a popular Black radio program Tuesday, saying she is still open to slavery reparations and slamming former President Donald Trump for allegedly sending Covid tests to Russia “when Black people were dying” back home. Drawing on a new book by famed journalist Bob Woodward, Harris slammed Trump for reportedly sending Covid-19 testing devices to Putin when the machines were in short supply back home. Harris also stood by her early support for studying the idea of slavery reparations, which she embraced during her first presidential run in 2019. But when she was asked directly Tuesday, Harris responded: “On the point of reparations, it has to be studied. Trump's campaign responded to the attacks in the interview by pointing to polls that find a majority of Black voters think the country is on the wrong track.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Russia “, Harris, ” Harris, Vladimir Putin, Bob Woodward, Trump, Putin, ”, “, belittle, It’s, I’m, Black, Janiyah Thomas, Trump's, Charlamagne, Lenard McKelvey, Kamala, ’, Howard Stern Organizations: Black, Howard University, NBC News, “, belittle Trump, Trump, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: Russia, Detroit, Oakland , California, Trump, United States, America, Ukraine

Rock guitarist Jake E. Lee was struck multiple times early Thursday in a Las Vegas street shooting, his management said in a statement. Officers responded to the shooting around 2:45 a.m. and found Lee with gunshot wounds, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. His management said Lee is "fully conscious and doing well" in an intensive care unit and is expected to fully recover. Lee's management said Las Vegas authorities believe the street shooting was "completely random" and took place when Lee was walking his dog early Thursday. Lee spent time performing alongside Ozzy Osbourne in the 80s and then performed with the heavy-metal group Badlands.

Persons: Jake E, Lee, Ozzy Osbourne Organizations: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Las, Dragon Locations: Las, Las Vegas

“I noticed that my family had already created a very welcoming environment for the Latino community, the Mexican community, the immigrant community,” said Café Ollín co-owner Jonathan Perez, whose parents opened the restaurant. NBC NewsThe restaurant has hosted queer singles’ nights, LGBTQ+ paint and sips and drag shows, providing a safe community space for all who enter. “I think it was still very much taboo and especially, in the Hispanic community, the Mexican community,” he said. Mole chicken served with rice, beans and tortillas at the Ollín restaurant. Perez said it’s all about having your family of chance, and your family of choice.

Persons: “, ”, Café Ollín, Jonathan Perez, ” Perez, He’s, Perez, it’s, It’s, Perez’s, Juan, Jonathan Perez Café Ollín, Trevor, Ollín, Leticia Organizations: NBC, East Harlem New Locations: New York, East Harlem, Ollín, East, East Harlem New York, New York City, Mexico, Israel

☆ Van Halen reunion canceled after David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, brother says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A reunion tour for the legendary rock band Van Halen was axed because the group's lead singer, David Lee Roth, refused to pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen, his brother Alex Van Halen revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Eddie Van Halen, the virtuosic and revered guitarist, died in October 2020 following a bout with cancer at the age of 65. Left to Right: Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen. It’s not you alone anymore,” Alex Van Halen said. “He was there this morning.”He said he believes he and his brother achieved “what we came here to do.” Speaking of his brother, Alex Van Halen said, “Wherever he is — he’s fine.”

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County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. “If election superintendents were, as Plaintiff urges, free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge and so -- because of a unilateral determination of error or fraud -- refuse to certify election results, Georgia voters would be silenced. McBurney said the law was clear when it says that county officials "shall" certify the results. She is one of a growing number of Georgia officials who have refused to certify election results since 2020, worrying election experts that county officials might try and block the routine certification of election results in the name of baseless conspiracy theories. Adding to these concerns, the Republican-controlled Georgia State Election Board voted earlier this year to allow local boards to conduct “reasonable inquiry” into election results.

Persons: Robert McBurney, Donald Trump, McBurney, Lord, construe, Julie Adams, Adams, Cleta, Gabriel Sterling Organizations: Republican, Fulton County, Registration, Trump, Network, Georgia Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton

☆ Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA's weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump bang on glass where election absentee ballots are counted at Detroit's TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images fileNearly four years later, the mayhem at the TCF Center is burned into the minds of many election officials, lawyers and poll watchers. An NBC News investigation can now report the extent of the Republican Party and Trump campaign’s involvement in the TCF Center ordeal in 2020. ➡️ Former President Bill Clinton said the election will come down to whether there is a fair and transparent vote tally. ➡️ House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the election will reflect “a demographic shift” showing larger blocs of voters helping elect Republicans.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, Jeff Kowalsky, ➡️ Harris, ”, Harris, ➡️, Bill Clinton, Mike Johnson, Robert Card, Card’s, Lilly’s, Mounjaro, wouldn’t, Eli Lilly, Bao Li, Qing Bao —, Jimmy Chin, — Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: FDA, Trump, Democrat, TCF Convention, Detroit's TCF Center, Getty, TCF Center, NBC, Republican Party, RNC, Democratic, of Defense, Army, Keller Army Community Hospital, Secret Service, Zoo, Canada, Indiana, ”, Geographic, Ikea Locations: Detroit, AFP, Michigan, Erie , Pennsylvania, Maine, U.S, Lewiston , Maine, West Point , New York, North Carolina, China, Irvine, Everest

Including Detroit, Trump this year has pointedly attacked the most populous cities in three battleground states crucial to winning the White House: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Trump’s attacks risk offending swing voters who don’t share his dark view of their big cities, as well as Black voters his campaign is trying to sway in what’s expected to be a close election won on the margins. Thank you, sir, for saying it.’ They want help.”“These cities,” Trump added, “it’s like living in hell.”It’s not only large cities that Trump likes to vilify. A Republican close to Trump’s campaign argued that his attacks on cities aren’t insults but are, rather, a pledge to solve problems that most people who live in those regions recognize. Courting the Black voteMichigan was the site of Trump’s memorable 2016 call for Black voters to support his candidacy.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, “ You’re, Trump’s, Harris, don’t, ”, Dennis Lennox, Michiganders, Gretchen Whitmer, “, Tim Walz, Brian Hughes, ” Hughes, Brad Todd, Todd, Reagan, ” Todd, “ It’s, ” Andrew Hitt, Hitt, ” Hitt, Nancy Pelosi, ’ Trump, John Lewis, Elijah Cummings, ” Trump, It’s, Aurora —, Mike Coffman, wasn’t, Victoria LaCivita, Trump “, Joe Biden’s, Barack Obama Organizations: Detroit, Democratic, Trump, White House :, Philadelphia, Republican National Convention, GOP, ” Michigan, ”, ” Minnesota Gov, Republican, Wisconsin Republican Party, Conservative, Chicago —, Bloomberg, Fox News, Detroit Pistons, Wings, Tigers, Michigan, Black, Milwaukee, NBC News Locations: Detroit, White House : Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Michigan, ” Minnesota, Warren, Harris, “, ”, Macomb County, Afghanistan, New York, Florida, San Francisco, Atlanta, D, Baltimore, Oakland, Springfield , Ohio, Aurora , Colorado, Aurora, Venezuelan, Springfield, Dimondale

Americans are more eager to vote early than they were before the pandemic, but a deep partisan divide on early voting remains, the latest national NBC News poll shows. Another 47% said they plan to vote early (20% by mail and 27% in person). Overall, 52% of voters said they're planning to cast their ballots early this year, with 44% planning to vote in person on Election Day. (By late October, the share of people saying they'd vote early had risen to 68%.) The partisan divide between those voting early and on Election Day remains stark, after years of former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies attacking the legitimacy of early voting.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump Organizations: NBC News, NBC, Wall, Republican

Celebrated New York City rapper and former firefighter Ka, whose real name was Kaseem Ryan, has died, according to his social media accounts. A cause of death was not available, and a spokesperson for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner did not immediately respond to a request for information. Ryan served the FDNY and the people of the city of New York with distinction for 20 years, working assignments in both the Bronx and Brooklyn," New York City Fire Department spokesperson Jim Long said by email. In a 2016 profile headline, music publication The Fader called Ka "New York Rap's Greatest Living Treasure." The announcement on Ka's Instagram page said he produced 11 albums under his name.

Persons: Ka, Kaseem Ryan, “, —, Capt, Ryan, Jim Long, Ferraris, Wu, Tang Clan, Roc Marciano, Jeff Weiss, hadn't, he's, Gary Grice, GZA, Mimi Valdes, ” Organizations: New York City, NBC News, New, Office, FDNY, Bronx and, York City Fire Department, Ka's, York, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Locations: Brownsville, New York, Bronx and Brooklyn, York City, Tang, GZA

☆ This robot amputates its own limbs to survive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Yale’s gecko-inspired robot’s ability to reconfigure itself creates a soft robot that’s even more adaptable. Tan, who works on materials for soft electronics and soft robotics, says that Yale’s robot is the first self-amputating, self-reconfigurable soft robot she’s seen. “What if a soft robot is just minding its own business walking in the wild, but then some part of it is trapped under a rock?” he questioned. “How does the rest of the robot continue on to finish its mission?”Three soft robot modules join to cross a gap that’s too wide for one to bridge on its own. “We can now adapt soft robots … after the robot is underway for its tasks,” he said.

Persons: Bilige Yang, ”, Yu Jun Tan, Tan, Yang, Yale University Yang Organizations: CNN, Yale University, Yale, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Materials, National University of Singapore, NUS Locations: Connecticut

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