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☆ Marcellus Williams execution: Missouri Supreme Court declines to intervene
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. “No jury nor court, including at the trial, appellate, and Supreme Court levels, have ever found merit in Mr. Williams’ innocence claims. The NAACP and the Council on American-Islamic Relations have called on Parson to halt Williams’ execution. How the state Supreme Court decidedThe court considered several questions, the state’s judicial branch said. But after Parson took office, he dissolved the board investigating Williams’ case and revoked Williams’ stay of execution in 2023.

Persons: Mike Parson, Mr, Williams, ” Parson, “, ” Marcellus Williams, Felicia Gayle, Louis County’s, Wesley Bell, Bell, Parson, ” Williams, Jonathan Potts, nixed, ” Potts, you’ve, Michael Spillane, Marcellus Williams, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, ”, ” Bell, Williams ’, Bruce F, Hilton, Andrew Bailey, Bailey, Alford, general’s, Eric Greitens, Johnathan Shiflett, ” CNN’s Dakin Andone, Lauren Mascarenhas, Jennifer Hauser Organizations: CNN, Missouri Supreme, Gov, US, Supreme, Democrat, Congress, NAACP, Islamic, Court, Circuit, Attorney’s Office, Republican, GOP, GOP Gov Locations: Missouri, St, ” “ Missouri, Louis, “

ISER Caribe executive director Stacey Williams dives underwater to clip lines of astroturf-like material where baby sea urchins are growing. The group is working to restore 5 acres of coral reef in Puerto Rico by planting fragments across six reefs and returning long-spined sea urchins to the ecosystem. Then, once the urchins reach young adult size, the researchers place them in a coral reef in need of extra support. Manzello said scientists used to think coral had a longer runway — perhaps until 2040 or 2050 — before conditions became so grim. A look at the underwater lab where ISER Caribe nurtures baby sea urchins.

Persons: Derek Manzello, ” Manzello, ”, That’s, they’d, Stacey Williams, Jackie Montalvo, Maura Barrett, —, “, ” Williams, Juan Torres, Andrew Baker, ” Baker, Manzello, “ You’re, We’ve, haven’t, Evan Bush Organizations: Oceanic, Reef Watch, NOAA, Atlantic, ISER Caribe, NBC, Preserve ., Institute for, Ecological Research, ISER, NASA, Caribe, University of Miami, Rosenstiel, of Marine, Science Locations: Florida, Atlantic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, ISER Caribe, Puerto Rican, La Parguera, Honduras, Caribbean, Seattle, La

Yet while Black swing-state voters are largely lined up behind Harris, there are some important differences among subsets of the Black vote. Meanwhile, Black swing-state voters with college degrees support Harris over Trump by 73 points, while Black voters who aren’t college graduates support Harris over Trump by 68 points. Just over a quarter (26%) of men under 50 without college degrees said they’ll vote for Trump, compared with 67% who said they’ll vote for Harris. The Black voters polled most closely associated Harris with policies on abortions rights and reproductive health care (28%) and economic policies (26%). “And if they aren’t learning what Black voters are thinking, they’ll continue to be driven” by reporting and polling that doesn’t delve as deeply into Black opinion.

Persons: Kamala Harris, undecideds, Joe Biden’s, Harris, Donald Trump, Biden, “, ”, Dana Williams, ” Williams, Trump, Harris ’, they’ll Organizations: Black, Howard University Initiative, Public, Trump, Initiative, Graduate School, Howard University, Trump ., Howard Initiative Locations: Black, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Gaza, Trump

☆ Child-free spaces, dirty looks on planes and ‘breeders’: Why people seem so annoyed by kids in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In some corners of society, there appears to be a shift in the way people talk about kids. Every so often, a provocative social media post sets off predictably polarizing discourse about the presence of children in daily life. The implication (joking or otherwise) is that children are a nuisance and adults shouldn’t have to endure them if they don’t want to. The people behind them aren’t part of some organized movement nor are they actually lobbying for the exclusion of children from public spaces. Rather, Berg understands online disdain for kids partly as a performative response to rhetoric from political and religious conservatives.

Persons: snarkily, ”, shouldn’t, Mariah Maddox, —, Elinor Burkett, Boon, “, Lisa Belkin, Jason Lancaster, Anastasia Berg, Rachel Wiseman, Berg, JD Vance’s, Pope Francis, aren’t, Jessica J, June Carbone, Carbone, ” Carbone, Yolanda Williams, glared, ” Williams, Lauren Kavan, She’s, Kavan, ‘, ’, Jessica Calarco Organizations: CNN, Friendly, New York Times Magazine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, “, tote Locations: Ohio, Nebraska, Berg

☆ Voting in space: Boeing Starliner astronauts will vote from the ISS
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Kristin Fisher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Thanks to a special Texas law, the two astronauts will still be able to perform their civic duty, voting absentee from low-Earth orbit. Since then, multiple astronauts have cast ballots from space, including now-retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao in 2004. Like most US astronauts, Wilmore and Williams live near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas’ Harris County, where election officials confirmed to CNN that they are working with the space agency to send the astronauts their ballots on Saturday. “Before sending the astronauts their ballot, a test ballot with a unique password is sent first,” said Rosio Torres-Segura, a spokesperson for the Harris County clerk. Once the astronauts vote their live ballot, it is returned, printed, and processed with other ballots.”Wilmore and Williams’ ballots will arrive on Earth about five months before they do.

Persons: Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Wilmore, Williams, ” Williams, “, ” Wilmore, David Wolf, Russia’s, Leroy Chiao, ‘, ” Chiao, It’s, Chiao, ”, Rosio Torres, Segura Organizations: CNN, International Space Station, NASA, Texas Legislature, Space, Space Network, NASA White, Space Center Locations: Texas, Las Cruces , New Mexico, Houston, NASA’s, Texas ’ Harris County, Harris County

Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York accuse Combs of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution in the indictment unsealed Tuesday. “A year ago Sean Combs stood in Times Square and was handed a key to New York City,” he said. The sex trafficking count mentions “Victim-1,” whose interactions with Combs as described in the indictment mirror those described in Ventura’s lawsuit. According to the indictment, Combs attempted to bribe a member of the hotel security staff who had intervened. Since Ventura’s lawsuit, several others have accused Combs in separate lawsuits of sexual assault or sexual misconduct.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, ”, Prosecutors, Damian Williams, Williams, “, Sean Combs, he’s, Marc Agnifilo, “ He’s, ” Agnifilo, ” Combs, Kelly, Robert Sylvester Kelly, Mary J, Blige, Usher, Casandra Ventura, Cassie, Ventura, ” Williams, Douglas Wigdor, ” “ Combs Organizations: Prosecutors, of New, Homeland Security, Miami, of, CNN Locations: Southern, Manhattan, New York City, of New York, ”, Ventura, Los Angeles, Miami, U.S

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York said. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams confirmed in a statement that on Monday evening, federal agents had arrested Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the Southern District of New York. Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo expressed disappointment in a statement. Richard, who was a member of the girl group Danity Kane, which Combs formed on the MTV reality competition “Making the Band,” sued Combs last week. The warrant to search Combs’ properties came from the Southern District of New York, NBC News has reported.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Damian Williams, “, ” Williams, Marc Agnifilo, ”, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, Casandra Ventura, Ventura, Dawn Richard, groped, Richard, Danity Kane, Puffy Organizations: Attorney's, U.S, Southern, of, MTV, Investigators, NBC News, Bad Boy Locations: U.S, New York, New York City, of New York, Miami, Los Angeles

☆ Podcast about Missouri father’s killing helps lead to an arrest 35 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A man was arrested in connection with Martin’s death but later freed when the charges were dropped days before his trial, the twins said. A few months later, in early 2021, the St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney’s office announced it was reopening the case. The suspect, Wesley Paul Marler, 69, has been charged with assault in the first degree and has pleaded not guilty. Their father’s killing changed how his daughters think about Friday the 13thBonne Terre is a small city about 60 miles south of St. Louis. But that belief started unraveling after they talked to residents and learned about their father’s tense history with Marler, they said.

Persons: Jimmie Wade Martin, Martin’s, He’d, Angela Williams, Andrea Lynn, ” Lynn, ” Angela Williams, ”, Will, ’ ” Williams, —, Shawn Lee Martin, Chris Hulsey, Wesley Paul Marler, Louis, ” Williams, “, ” Marler, Christopher G, Hartmann, Marler, ” Wesley Paul Marler, Lynn, ” Hartmann, Martin, towner, he’d, ’ ” Lynn, they’d, Melissa Gilliam, ” Gilliam Organizations: CNN, Terre, Facebook, Authorities Locations: Bonne Terre , Missouri, Francois County, St, Francois County , Missouri, Bonne Terre, Farmington, “, ” “

☆ Boeing Starliner astronaut: We ‘ran out of time’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

We could have gotten to the point, I believe, where we could have returned on Starliner,” he said. During an August 24 news briefing, NASA officials also indicated that Boeing disagreed with some of the space agency’s risk assessments. There was “just a little disagreement (between NASA and Boeing) in terms of the level of risk,” NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manager Steve Stich said. …And when you do things with spacecraft that have never been done before, just like Starliner, you’re going to find some things,” he added. “In this case, we found some things that we just could not get comfortable with putting us back in the Starliner.”

Persons: —, Butch Wilmore, crewmate Suni Williams, ” Wilmore, ”, Steve Stich, …, ” Williams, Starliner’s, “, Williams, Wilmore, “ I’m, CNN’s Kristin Fisher, we’ve Organizations: CNN, NASA, Navy, SpaceX, Boeing Locations: Tennessee, Starliner

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Ohio town at the center of a culture war over debunked claims about Haitian migrants was forced to close its City Hall on Thursday after receiving a bomb threat, the city announced on its website and social media channels. The bomb threat "was issued to multiple facilities throughout Springfield,” the city said. The city’s mayor, Rob Rue, indicated Thursday that the threat included complaints about Haitian migrants in the city, according to the Springfield News-Sun. Springfield has recently been thrust into the national political culture war as conservative influencers and Republican politicians have repeated a debunked claim that immigrants from Haiti have been stealing and eating pets. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats," he said.

Persons: “, Rob Rue, ” Rue, ”, hasn’t, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, ” Sen, Ted Cruz, Trump, don’t, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, David Muir, ” Trump, Viles Dorsainvil, ” Denise Williams, “ I’ve, I’ve, ” Williams, Alicia Victoria Lozano, Kevin Collier Organizations: Springfield Police Division, Springfield News, NBC, GOP, Republican, “, ABC, Community, NBC News, NAACP Locations: SPRINGFIELD , Ohio, The Ohio, Springfield, Haiti, Ohio, Texas, New York

☆ Most students in a Georgia district return to class nearly a week after a school shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

WINDER, Ga. — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County headed back to class Tuesday, six days after a shooting killed two teachers and two students at the school district’s Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. No return date has been set for the 1,900 students at that high school, but the 13,000 students in Barrow County’s other schools did return, including at the middle school and elementary school that border the Apalachee campus in Winder. When her 8-year-old daughter said over the weekend that she was scared to go back to school, Shonderi Williams broke down in her bathroom. She has two daughters Yargo Elementary School and one daughter at Haymon-Morris Middle School, the schools next door. “We know the days ahead are going to be difficult, and that we have some staff and some students who are not ready to return to school,” LeDuff said.

Persons: Shonderi Williams, ” “, ” Williams, “, ” Jaime Love, ”, “ I’m, Love, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn, Richard Aspinwall, Christian Angulo, Charlotte Kramon, ” Love, Dallas LeDuff, ” LeDuff, ” Ashley Sanders, they’re, ” Sanders, Irimie, Colt Gray, Brad Smith, Colin Gray, Doug Griffith, Natalie Griffith, “ She’s, ” Doug Griffith, Griffith, Robert Runcie, Runcie, Marjory Stoneman, you’re, Amila Dawson, ” Dawson, Morris Organizations: Apalachee High, Yargo Elementary, Morris Middle School, Associated Press, Apalachee High School, Aspinwall, Church, Authorities, Broward County Public Schools, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, AP Locations: WINDER, Ga, Georgia’s Barrow County, Atlanta, Barrow County’s, Apalachee, Winder, Haymon, Winder , Ga, Yargo, “, Romanian, GoFundMe, Broward, Florida, Barrow County, Parkland , Florida

New Hampshire voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a primary that will set up the matchup for one of just two governor’s races in presidential battleground states this year. In addition to North Carolina, New Hampshire is the only other swing state to hold a race for governor this election cycle. “I think that helps people in New Hampshire realize that Kelly Ayotte is a New Hampshire Republican, not a straight party loyalist,” Williams said. In New Hampshire, abortion is banned after fetal viability, or around the 24th week of pregnancy. “We’ve seen in the last few years that governors and state leadership sort of make or break it when it comes to protecting abortion rights,” Levy said.

Persons: Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Chuck Morse, Chris Sununu, Joyce Craig, Cinde Warmington, Amy Walter, Cook, Kamala Harris, Ayotte, Morse, Donald Trump, Trump, didn’t, hasn’t, Chuck Morse’s, he’s, Kelly, ”, Fergus Cullen, Cullen, Trumper, Sununu, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, “ She’s, Ryan Williams, “, ” Williams, “ Kelly, she’s, Maya Harvey, Chuck, ” Harvey, Craig, Jon Kiper, Warmington, Joyce Craig’s, Philip Stein, Kelly Ayotte’s, Joyce Craig's, ” Craig, Craig Brown, Craig “, “ It’s, Williams, They’ve, nodded, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch, Roe, Wade, Izzi Levy, “ We’ve, ” Levy, Dobbs, we’ve, Jason Osborne Organizations: New, Republican, GOP Gov, Democrats, Manchester, Hampshire, White, Democratic, GOP, New Hampshire Republicans, ” New, Republican Party, New Hampshire Republican, Purdue Pharma, Ayotte, Republicans, Hampshire Democrats, Trump, Democratic Governors Association Locations: New Hampshire, state’s, North Carolina , New Hampshire, Trump, Dover, ” New Hampshire, Manchester, Hampshire, New England, “ New Hampshire

☆ Pharrell’s Joopiter puts on sale of G-Dragon’s prized possessions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Mike Valerio | Stephy Chung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The sale features dozens of items owned by G-Dragon – an avid collector of art, design and fashion – including works he created and customized himself. Williams’ auction house, Joopiter, is hosting the online sale and an accompanying exhibition, at the Daelim Museum. JoopiterJoopiter has collaborated with a slew of celebrities since Williams founded his “digital-first” auction house in 2022. “The wrong attitude is going in and trying to become a collector.”Nike x Peaceminusone Para-noise Air Force 1 sneakers encrusted with crystals featured in the G-Dragon auction. That is how you build a really beautiful, special collection.”She pointed to Joopiter’s inaugural auction — a sale of almost 50 items from Williams’ personal stash, that raked in over $5 million.

Persons: Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams, Williams, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Pharrell, —, ” Williams, ”, Kwon Ji, Chanel’s, Joopiter Joopiter, it’s, “, Jackson, Caitlin Donovan, Joopiter, Donovan Organizations: South Korea CNN, Daelim, CNN, Nike, Force Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Yeezys, “

☆ Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spacecraft touches down on Earth, capping months of drama in orbit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Denise Chow | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

After a summer of turmoil, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally home. The capsule undocked from the International Space Station without astronauts onboard on Friday at 6:04 p.m. Its smooth journey back suggests that the two NASA astronauts it carried to the space station could probably have flown home safely on the spacecraft. But the Starliner then remained parked at the space station for months as engineers on the ground assessed how to safely bring it back to Earth. Wilmore and Williams will remain on the space station into the new year then fly back in February on a SpaceX capsule.

Persons: Starliner, ” Joel Montalbano, NASA Starliner, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Wilmore, Williams, you’ve, ” Williams, “, ”, Boeing’s Organizations: International, NASA, Boeing, SpaceX, Space Center Locations: New, China, Houston

☆ Boeing Starliner capsule returns home from space — without astronauts on board
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Relive the Boeing Starliner capsule’s return home as it happened. CNN —Boeing’s Starliner capsule returned from the International Space Station Friday evening — concluding its nearly three-month stay in space. This screengrab taken from a video shows Boeing Starliner as it touches down in White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico, at 12:01 a.m. Boeing and NASA teams work around NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed at White Sands, New Mexico, on September 7. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, left, and Scott Tingle look inside NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test Starliner spacecraft after it landed uncrewed at White Sands Missile Range’s Space Harbor, in New Mexico, on September 7.

Persons: CNN —, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Starliner, —, “, ”, Williams, Calypso, ” Williams, you’ve, uncrewed, Aubrey Gemignani, Mark Nappi, Steve Stich, we’ve, ” Stich, we’d, ” Stitch, Butch, Suni, NASA Starliner’s, Wilmore, Stitch, Stich, Mike Fincke, Scott Tingle, NASA ‘, …, Ken Bowersox Organizations: Boeing, CNN, International, NASA, NASA's Boeing, SpaceX, White, Space Operations, Software Locations: Sands, , New Mexico, terra firma, Starliner, White Sands , New Mexico, New Mexico

☆ Logan Sargeant: US driver walks away from fiery F1 crash during Dutch Grand Prix practice
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —American F1 driver Logan Sargeant escaped unharmed after losing control of his car during practice at the Dutch Grand Prix Saturday, as it crashed into a wall, crumpled on impact and burst into flames. The Williams Racing driver vaulted out the smoking car and walked towards the side of the track, while the rest of the session was red flagged. Sargeant’s team confirmed that he was unharmed but that they were unable to repair his car in time for him to participate in qualifying. “The team will continue to repair and build his car in preparation for race day,” Williams Racing added in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, went out in the second round and will start from 12th on the grid.

Persons: Logan Sargeant, Sargeant, “, ” Williams, Peter Dejong, Williams, Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton Organizations: CNN, Williams, Twitter, United States Locations: American

A still image from a video shows former Milwaukee hotel workers holding down D'vontaye Mitchell at the downtown Hyatt Regency on June 30. Turner told authorities he “observed DM begging and harassing a guest of the hotel,” according to the criminal complaint. In the complaint, Turner said he told Mitchell not to enter the hotel but saw him do so and beg for money. Mitchell gets up and attempts to reenter the hotel but is pushed back outside, where Turner, Johnson-Carson and Williamson surround him. Hotel security footage appeared to show him striking Mitchell once with a closed fist, according to the document.

Persons: D’Vontaye Mitchell, Todd Alan Erickson, Devin W, Johnson, Brandon LaDaniel Turner, bellman Herbert T, Williamson, Ben Crump, William Sulton, Mitchell’s, ” Sulton, “, ” Erickson, Carson, Turner, D'vontaye Mitchell, CNN Todd Alan Erickson, Erickson, Todd Erickson, “ Erickson, one’s, Carson “, Mitchell, Mitchell “, DM’s, Herbert T, bellman Herbert Williamson, bellman, ” Williamson, ”, “ Williamson, DM, ’, I’m, ” Brandon LaDaniel Turner, D'Vontaye Mitchell, Matt Last, ” Last, Devin Johnson, “ Johnson, CNN’s Emma Tucker, Ray Sanchez, Raja Razek, Alisha Ebrahimji, Amy Simonson Organizations: CNN, Milwaukee County Medical, Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee County, Office, Aimbridge Hospitality, Hyatt, Milwaukee, Attorney’s, Sheriff's, Milwaukee Police, WISN Locations: Milwaukee, Carson, Hyatt Regency, Johnson

We’ve never in my lifetime changed candidates this late in the game,” West said, pausing as she left a Harris campaign office to pick up a new packet of door-knocking materials. “There is a lot of excitement around Vice President Harris, actually. However, despite the preparations, Trump’s campaign has yet to find its footing on a consistent message about the vice president. Outside the campaign, Trump’s allies worry there is no strategy for what is now a competitive race. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a gathering of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority in Houston on July 31, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Kamala Harris, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Harris –, Harris, –, ”, “, ” Trump, pollster John McLaughlin, ” McLaughlin, Harper, “ I’ve, We’ve, ” West, President Harris, Joe Lamberti, ” Harris, Rachel Scott, Scott Olson, it’s, Barack Obama, Trump’s, Steven Cheung, “ He’s, Brandon Bell, Trump –, Harris didn’t, ” Rev, Charles Williams, I’m, ’ ” Williams, he’s, Donald Trump, She’s, Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, she’s, Vance, Anna Moneymaker, Tucker Carlson’s, they’ve, Alaska Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Schouten, Kate Sullivan, Jeff Zeleny, Steve Contorno, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, Danya Gainor, Lauren Fox Organizations: CNN, Republican, Republican Party, Trump, GOP, National Association of Black Journalists ’, Biden, Harris, Getty, Democrats, Democratic, Democratic Party, ABC, Fox News, Senior Trump, ABC News, National Association of Black Journalists, Indian, Sigma Gamma Rho, Air Force, White, Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, Historic King Solomon Baptist Church, ”, Senate, Capitol Locations: Milwaukee, Chicago, India, Jamaica, Oakland County , Michigan, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, AFP, Trump, New York, Georgia, Butler , Pennsylvania, Harris, Atlanta, United States, North Carolina, Houston, Detroit, ”, Carolina, Sierra Vista , Arizona, Alaska, Mexico, Arizona, Ohio, California

☆ Kamala Harris’ coalition takes shape with ‘new energy’ from fraying Biden alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

There’s a new energy that we didn’t have previously,” said Dean, who owns a coffee shop in northwest Detroit. “It’s not just we have an opportunity to make history,” said Dean, who also leads the Michigan Black Business Alliance. “This is America’s border czar – and she’s failed us,” a narrator says over video of Harris dancing at an event. The narrator describes the vice president as “Failed. “How are you feeling about the switch from Biden to Harris?” Stevens asked.

Persons: Dean, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Harris, “ It’s, ’, Charles Williams, Joe Biden’s, ” Williams, Biden, –, she’s, ” Trump, Trump, That’s, Rosa, Harris ’, we’ve, ” Dean, “ I’ve, Anna Moneymaker, “ Uncommitted ”, Biden –, Abdullah Hammoud, “ Wth, Hammoud, Benjamin Netanyahu, ‘, Haley Stevens, ” Stevens, Stevens, Reuben Maxbauer, I’m, There’s Organizations: Detroit CNN, Democratic, Biden, Trump, Harris, Michigan Black Business Alliance, Historic King Solomon Baptist Church, “, Democratic National Convention, Liberal, Michigan, Electoral, Michigan Democrats, Dearborn, CNN, Israeli, Trump . Make, Democrats Locations: Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Central America, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona , Nevada , North Carolina, Georgia, Grand Rapids , Michigan, Dearborn, Israel, Gaza, Oakland County

☆ How Harris may win back a critical group of voters who abandoned Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats now see a chance to refocus voters on the issue and restore their margins among the abortion rights voters who had notably drifted away from Biden. In both the 2020 and 2022 campaigns, voters who backed legal abortion provided overwhelming support to Biden and other Democratic candidates. Across all of those battleground states, Biden this year was performing well below that level with voters who support legal abortion, polls have found. Those abortion rights voters also split about evenly on whether Biden or Trump was better for the economy. “Many of them aren’t single issue abortion voters; they are worried about the economy and inflation, they are worried about immigration,” McLaughlin said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, wasn’t, Donald Trump’s, Harris, Biden, ”, Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg, “ It’s, Dobbs, Charles Franklin, Tony Evers, Katie Hobbs, Josh Shapiro, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, Shapiro, Franklin, Trump, Roe, Wade, “, Lake, Melissa Williams, ” Harris, Tresa Undem, ‘ what’s, –, Greenberg, ” Greenberg, —, John Della Volpe, Della Volpe, energize, Jason Cabel Roe, ” Trump, He’s, “ Donald Trump, Jim McLaughlin, McLaughlin, ” McLaughlin, Williams, JD Vance, ” Williams Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Edison Research, Democratic House, Democrats, Marquette Law School, SSRS, Quinnipiac University, Yahoo, Quinnipiac, Trump, Times, YouGov, Biden, Catholic, ” Voters, GOP, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, Republican Party, “, Republicans, White House Locations: The Marquette, Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, London, Harris, Iowa, America, Trump

CNN —During the first whirlwind week of her second presidential campaign, Kamala Harris locked up the support of the Democratic Party, recruited thousands of volunteers and hauled in $200 million in donations. The next test of Harris’ appeal will take place Tuesday in Georgia, where her campaign is hosting an Atlanta rally. “The groundswell of support around the vice president is real and it is meaningful,” Dan Kanninen, Harris’ battleground state director, told reporters Monday. “Tomorrow, Vice President Harris’ visit will highlight her brighter vision for the future, where our freedoms are protected and every American has a fair shot. The campaign has 24 coordinated offices and 170 Democratic coordinated campaign staff across the state.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris ’, Democratic Sens, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, Stacey Abrams, Megan Thee, Harris, “, Dan Kanninen, Donald Trump, Biden, Georgia –, jolt, Geoff Duncan, Porsha White, ” White, ”, Nikema Williams, ” Williams, Harris outperforming Biden, Trump, Weeks, – Ossoff, Warnock –, Jay Williams, “ It’s, Abrams, Brian Kemp, Hillary Holley, ” LaTosha Brown, Brown, ” Brown Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, Democratic, Sun, Morehouse College, Republican, Georgia, Georgia Democrats, Atlanta, Trump, Biden, New York Times, White, Republican Gov, Black Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Michigan , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona , Nevada, North Carolina, Gaza, Harris ’ Georgia, American, Siena, Georgia isn’t, Washington, Harris, “ Georgia

☆ Far-right Gateway Pundit sought bankruptcy protection in ‘bad faith’ to avoid 2020 defamation suits, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The ruling Wednesday from US bankruptcy judge Mindy Mora means the defamation cases will move forward. The Gateway Pundit “remains both balance sheet and cash flow solvent,” Mora wrote in her ruling. There is only the (defamation cases) in which [The Gateway Pundit] must defend itself. Over the years, The Gateway Pundit has become infamous for its publishing of hyper-partisan blog posts, many of which advance dangerous lies and conspiracy theories. The Gateway Pundit is one of several right-wing media outlets grappling with the fallout stemming from its promotion of 2020 election lies.

Persons: Mindy Mora, ” Mora, That’s, Brittany Williams, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, “, Freeman, Moss, ” Williams, Jim Hoft, Trump, MAGA, CNN’s Oliver Darcy Organizations: Washington CNN, Gateway, Dominion Voting Systems, ”, CNN, Protect Democracy, Fox News, News, Dominion Locations: Georgia, Smartmatic

☆ DEI, explained: What’s the term Republicans are using to attack Kamala Harris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Critics say DEI programs are discriminatory and attempt to solve racial discrimination by disadvantaging other groups, particularly White Americans. These diversity training efforts emerged around the time that affirmative action began by executive order from President John F. Kennedy. Despite the backlash against DEI programs and initiatives, many companies are standing firm in their support for DEI. And 71% of people surveyed said they think DEI training is important to “creating a positive workplace culture.”What does DEI look like at work? Thrivent’s DEI training teaches employees how to understand and bridge cultural differences in the workplace, Baker said.

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☆ NASA’s Boeing Starliner test flight astronauts discuss spacecraft problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and its crew have been in space for more than a month — much longer than the weeklong stay initially expected. But the two astronauts piloting this historic test mission mostly spoke favorably about the vehicle that carried them to the International Space Station, marking the inaugural crewed flight of the Boeing-built spacecraft. I mean, truly amazing,” Butch Wilmore, one of two NASA astronauts helming this mission, said in a Wednesday news briefing. The pump’s failure “put us in a position where we’d have to store an awful lot of urine,” said Dana Weigel, manager for NASA’s International Space Station Program, before the flight. SpaceX designed its cargo Dragon spacecraft years before its Crew Dragon capsule, while Boeing somewhat started from scratch with Starliner.

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☆ Boeing Starliner: Two astronauts wait to come home amid spacecraft issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Spaceflight veterans Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the space station aboard the Starliner on June 6. It’s not uncommon for astronauts to unexpectedly extend their stay aboard the space station — for days, weeks or even months. But the situation makes for a moment of uncertainty and embarrassment that joins a long list of similar blunders by the Boeing Starliner program, which is already years behind schedule. The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port on June 13 as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast. The first Starliner test mission, flown without crew in late 2019, was riddled with missteps.

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