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☆ A Norwegian fisherman accidentally caught a US submarine in his nets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Norwegian fisherman caught a US submarine in his nets this week. The US Navy has sent several vessels into nearby waters in recent months amid tensions with Russia. AdvertisementA Norwegian fisherman made a surprising catch on Monday in the form of a US submarine. In June, the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee and the cruiser USS Normandy were deployed to the Norwegian Sea in response to Russian maneuvers, defense news site Army Recognition reported. AdvertisementIn September, US lawmakers expressed concerns about delays and soaring costs in building new vessels, including Virginia-class submarines, particularly in light of China's recent naval expansions.

Persons: —, Harald Engen, Engen, Pierson Hawkins, Hawkins, Harry S, Wales, Jason Dunham, USS Stout, Ken Calvert Organizations: US Navy, Service, NRK, Norwegian Coast Guard, Barents Observer, Fleet, Forces, Truman Carrier Strike, British, USS, US Naval Forces Locations: Norwegian, Russia, Malangen, Norway's, Virginia, Tromsø, Norway, Ohio, Tennessee, Normandy, Barents, US Naval Forces Europe, Africa

☆ Pete Hegseth: Trump’s Pentagon pick aims for clash with top military leadership
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jeremy Herb | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

A Princeton and Harvard grad, Hegseth was CEO of the conservative veteran’s advocacy organization, Concerned Veterans for America, beginning in 2006. He has 20 years’ experience in the military, having served in the Army National Guard as an infantry officer from 2002 to 2021 and leaving service as a major, according to military service records. He also worked as a guard at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from June 2004 to April 2005. Hegseth has been awarded two Bronze Stars from his combat service. In one June interview on Fox, Hegseth bemoaned the state of the US military’s procurement system and the threat posed by China’s growing military.

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DeSantis does not have to listen to Trump, after the two men saw their relationship fray amid DeSantis' national rise and his failed 2024 presidential campaign. “I think that pick makes a lot of sense, and would be great for Florida,” said a Trump ally who acknowledged there is interest from Trump world in seeing DeSantis appoint Lara Trump. "I have heard that too," a DeSantis ally said of Lara Trump getting in the mix for the Senate appointment. Two DeSantis advisers told NBC News that it is very unlikely DeSantis would appoint himself, even though the option remains open. “She would avoid a really nasty primary in two years.”“I’m giving her my full backing” she continued of Lara Trump, who is a North Carolina resident.

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☆ U.S.S. Edsall, sunk WWII ship known as 'Dancing Mouse,' discovered after over 80 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Edsall was found 200 miles east of Christmas Island, south of Java, by the Royal Australian Navy. Edsall served valiantly during WWII, most notably in the early Pacific campaign. The Australian navy made the surprise discovery while conducting an unrelated and unspecified mission in the area. Its staff used "advanced robotic and autonomous systems normally used for hydrographic survey capabilities to locate the U.S.S. A famous photograph was taken on board a Japanese ship of the Edsall being blown out of the water, later to be used in Japanese propaganda.

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☆ Santa Monica mother urges officials to provide more security amid racist texts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Nbc Los Angeles | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A racist text message was sent to thousands of Black individuals nationwide the day after the election. Among those who were targeted by the text were Black Santa Monica students. Ericka Lesley has been talking about the post-election racist text messages for five days now. Lesley is calling for increased security for Black children in Santa Monica schools. Neither Santa Monia Police nor SMMUSD indicated any plans to increase school security in light of the text messages.

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☆ Kate returns to official royal duties with commemoration of war dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Charles was joined by Prince William and Princess Kate, who has slowly returned to public duties this year following treatment for cancer. The wreaths were adorned by poppies, a symbol of remembrance also worn on lapels by many across the U.K. in the lead-up to Remembrance Day. Poppies were a common sight on the battle-scarred lands of Europe during World War I. Princess Kate was also in attendance at Saturday evening’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, her first major public appearance since finishing chemotherapy. Both events form part of the United Kingdom’s Remembrance Day commemorations as the nation pays tribute to those whose lives were affected by World War I and remembers those who died.

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The Department of Justice sued the Mississippi Senate on Friday, alleging that it discriminated against a Black employee for years by paying her "significantly less" than her white colleagues. The DOJ said the state Senate’s Legal Services Office paid a Black staff attorney about half the salary of her white peers, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe, who has since left her job, received compensation well below that of her white co-workers. “The Black employee at issue in this lawsuit was paid about half the salary of her white colleagues in violation of federal law. The Justice Department said it is seeking back pay and compensatory damages for Metcalfe, “in addition to injunctive and other appropriate relief.”

Persons: Kristie Metcalfe, ”, Kristen Clarke, “, ” Clarke, Metcalfe, Tate Reeves, Delbert Hosemann Organizations: of Justice, Mississippi Senate, DOJ, Legal, Civil, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Mississippi Gov, Republican, Senate, Gov, The Justice Department Locations: Mississippi, “

The total bill for ad spending in the 2024 election hit almost $11 billion, a new record and a substantial increase from the $9 billion spent in 2020. That's according to AdImpact, a firm that tracks political ad spending. The total is in line with the firm's 2023 projection that 2024 would see more ad spending than ever before. Overall, the Democratic campaign and pro-Democratic outside groups spent almost $1.8 billion, while the Trump campaign and pro-Republican outside groups spent $1.4 billion. A relatively short list of competitive gubernatorial races this election cycle drew almost $530 million, including races held in 2023.

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With the glaring exception of the presidential race, North Carolina Democrats had a good 2024 election. Those results largely comport with decades of political trends in North Carolina. For decades, voters in North Carolina have shown a propensity to elect Republicans for federal office while supporting Democrats in downballot statewide races. North Carolina, which holds its races for governor in presidential election years, has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election but one since 1980. “Welcome to the political legacy and history and trajectory of North Carolina politics.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Mark Robinson’s, “, Mark Robinson, ”, Josh Stein, Robinson, Rachel Hunt, Republican Hal Weatherman, Stein, Jeff Jackson, Republican Dan Bishop, Elaine Marshall, Republican Chad Brown, Democrat Maurice Green, Republican Michele Morrow, Republican Catherine Truitt, Morrow, Republican Jefferson Griffin, Allison Riggs, Democrats downballot, Sam Newton, Newton, Weatherman, didn’t, Trump, It’s, Michael Bitzer, ” Newton, Bitzer Organizations: North Carolina Democrats, Republicans, Republican, Gov, North, North Carolina GOP, Democrat, Democrats, Associated Press, Democratic, NBC, Democratic Governors Association, CNN, National Democrats, Democratic National Committee, Catawba College, Trump Locations: North Carolina, downballot, Carolina, Charlotte

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein defeated scandal-plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the state’s gubernatorial race, NBC News projects, keeping the seat in Democrats’ hands. In other Facebook comments on a livestream from 2019, Robinson said abortion “is not about protecting the lives of mothers. Stein’s victory was boosted by female voters, college-educated voters and independents, a key group needed for victories in battleground races. And while 63% of female voters in the state cast their ballots for Stein, while just 34% of women pulled the lever for Robinson.

Persons: Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, ’, Stein, Roy Cooper, Robinson, ”, Donald Trump, Tom Brenner, “, Robinson — Organizations: North Carolina, Republican, Gov, NBC News, CNN, NAZI, Republican Governors Association, The Washington Post, NBC, Republicans

☆ Trump wins North Carolina, a critical victory in the politically competitive Southern battleground
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump has won North Carolina, according to the AP and CNN. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump has won North Carolina, according to the Associated Press and CNN. Both candidates worked hard to reach voters throughout North Carolina, making frequent stops in the state to rev up support among their respective political bases. Western North Carolina, including Asheville, was hit especially hard by Hurricane Helene. Related storiesRelated VideoTrump won North Carolina in 2016 and 2020, but in both instances the margins of victory were under 4 points.

Persons: Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, —, Hurricane Helene, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Robinson, Stein, Martin Luther King Organizations: North, AP, CNN, Service, Associated Press, Trump, North Carolina, Democrat, Gov, Republican Locations: North Carolina, Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Hurricane

☆ 8 women who made history in the 2024 election: ‘It’s humbling to win’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elect Kyle Gay embrace on stage during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. In Delaware, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender member of Congress after winning the state's only House seat. Here are 8 women who made history with their election wins:Angela AlsobrooksSenator-elect Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) arrives on stage to speak after winning Election results were announced, during the Angela Alsobrooks' Election Night party hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party, on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in College Park, Maryland. Thirteen women are set to take office as governor in 2025, beating the previous record of 12 women serving as governor simultaneously. The former trial attorney told People Magazine "it's humbling to win" in a state as historically conservative as Texas.

Persons: Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sarah McBride, Kyle Gay, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Angela Alsobrooks, Democrat Barbara Mikulski, Alsobrooks, Democratic Sen, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ayotte, Kayana Szymczak, Former Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Ayotte, New Hampshire's, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Emily Randall, McBride, Yassamin Ansari Yassamin Ansari, Harris, Patrick T, Fallon, Yassamin Ansari, Ansari, Julie Fedorchak, Julie Johnson, humbling Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Delaware Senate, Delaware's, Gov, U.S, NBC News, Center for American Women, Rutgers University . Still, Maryland Democratic Party, Washington Post, Getty, Maryland, United States Senate, Democrat, Former, Republican, New, Ayotte's, Washington, Latina, Congressional, Afp, Phoenix City Council, Texas, Congressional District, Texans Locations: Democratic Delaware, Wilmington, Del, United States, U.S, In Delaware, Maryland, College Park , Maryland, Delaware, Concord , New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Washington State, Kitsap, Tacoma, Sarah McBride In Delaware, Phoenix , Arizona, American, Arizona, Phoenix, Glendale, North Dakota, Julie Johnson In Texas, Texas

☆ Trump nabs Florida as votes are still being counted in key East Coast swing states
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump has been declared the winner in ten states, including Florida, while Harris has won seven. AdvertisementPolls have now closed in the key swing states of Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Each state gets a set number of votes that correlates with its population — if a state has two US senators and three House members, it has five electoral votes. The winner must get at least 270 electoral votes — a majority of the 538 total. She has generally polled better in these states than the Sun Belt states of Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina.

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This year, Kaptur is facing GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin. West VirginiaGovernor: GOP state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is the heavy favorite to fill the seat being left open by GOP Gov. 5th Congressional District: Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes has a rematch against former GOP state Sen. George Logan in this western Connecticut district. 7th Congressional District (Allentown): Democratic Rep. Susan Wild is running against GOP state Rep. Ryan McKenzie. She is facing Democratic state Rep. Janelle Bynum.

Persons: Anna Paulina Luna, Democrat Whitney Fox, Maria Elvira Salazar, Lucia Baez, Geller, Republican Sen, Mike Braun, Jennifer McCormick, Jim Banks, Braun, Valerie McCray, Frank Mrvan, Joe Biden, Randell Niemeyer, Phil Scott, Esther Charlestin ., Independent Sen, Bernie Sanders, Gerald Malloy, Democratic Sen, Tim Kaine, Republican Hung Cao, Biden, Jen Kiggans, Elaine Luria, Missy Cotter Smasal, Eugene Vindman, Derrick Anderson, Abigail Spanberger, Vindman’s, Alexander Vindman, Trump’s, Spanberger, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Robinson, Sen, Rachel Hunt, Jim Hunt, Hal Weatherman, Jeff Jackson, Republican Dan Bishop, Elaine Marshall, Republican Chad Brown, Don Davis, Laurie Buckhout, Davis, Sherrod Brown, Trump, Brown, Bernie Moreno, Greg Landsman, Orlando Sonza, Marcy Kaptur, Derek Merrin, Emilia Sykes, Kevin Coughlin, Patrick Morrisey, Jim Justice, Democrat Steve Williams, Joe Manchin, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliot, Republican Kris Warner, State Mac Warner, Democrat Thornton Cooper, Caroleene Dobson, Chris Murphy, Matt Corey, Jahana Hayes, George Logan, Hayes, Logan, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Ben Cardin, Republican Eric Hansen, Blunt Rochester, Matt Meyer, Michael Ramone, Sarah McBride, GOP Sen, Rick Scott, Debbie Mucarsel Powell, Scott, Eric Sorensen, Joseph McGraw, Sharice Davids, Prasanth Reddy, Angus King, David Costello, Demi Kouzounas ., Jared Golden, Austin Theriault, Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s, Larry Hogan ., April McClain Delaney, John Delaney, Republican Neil Parrott, David Trone, Elizabeth Warren, Republican John Deaton, Hillary Scholten, Republican Paul Hudson ., Tom Barrett, Curtis Hertel ., Dan Kildee, Kristen McDonald, Paul Junge ., John James eked, James, Democrat Carl Marlinga, Roger Wicker, Ty Pinkins, Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce, Mike Kehoe, Crystal, Kelly Ayotte, Democrat Joyce Craig, Chris Sununu ., Chris Pappas, Republican Russell Prescott, Annie Kuster, Lily Tang Williams, Maggie Goodlander, Jake Sullivan ., Bob Menendez’s, Andy Kim, Republican Curtis Bashaw ., Tom Kean Jr, Kean, Sue Altman, Bob Casey, Republican Dave McCormick, Mehmet Oz, Brian Fitzpatrick, Ashley Ehasz, Susan Wild, Ryan McKenzie, Wild, Matt Cartwright, Rob Bresnahan Jr, Scott Perry, Janelle Stelson, Chris DeLuzio, Rob Mercuri, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patricia Morgan, Marsha Blackburn, Gloria Johnson, Monica de la, Michelle Vallejo, Henry Cuellar, Jay Furman, Vicente Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Kyrsten Sinema, Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake, David Schweikert, Shah, Juan Ciscomani, Kirsten Engel, Ciscomani, Lauren Boebert’s, Adam Frisch, Republican Jeff Hurd ., Gabe Evans, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Christine Bohananan, Zach Nunn, Lanon Baccam, Garret Graves, Debbie Stabenow’s, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers, Amy Klobuchar, Republican Royce White, Angie Craig, Joe Teirab, Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn, Pete Ricketts, Ben Sasse’s, Sasse, Ricketts, Democrat Preston Love Jr, Don Bacon, Tony Vargas, Bacon, Martin Heinrich, Republican Nella Domenici, Yvette Herrell, Gabe Vasquez, Vasquez, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mike Sapraicone, Nick LaLota, Democrat John Avlon, Tom Suozzi, George Santos, Suozzi, Mike LiPetri, Anthony D’Esposito, Laura Gillen, D’Esposito, Mike Lawler, Mondaire Jones, Lawler, Sean Patrick Maloney, Pat Ryan, Alison Esposito, Marc Molinaro, Josh Riley, Molinaro, Brandon Williams, John Mannion, Kelly Armstrong, Merrill Piepkorn, Doug Burgum, Kevin Cramer, Katrina Christiansen, Roe, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred, Tammy Baldwin, Eric Hovde, Brian Steil, Peter Barca, Derrick Van Orden, Rebecca Cooke, John Barrasso, Democrat Scott Morrow, Jon Tester, Tim Sheehy, Greg Gianforte, Ryan Busse ., Ryan Zinke, Monica Tranel, Zinke, Jacky Rosen, Republican Sam Brown, Dina Titus, Republican Mark Robertson, Drew Johnson, Susie Lee, Steven Horsford, Republican John Lee, John Curtis, Mitt Romney, Curtis, Caroline Gleich, Spencer Cox, Brian King, Adam Schiff, Dianne Feinstein, Schiff, Republican Steve Garvey, Kevin Kiley, Jessica Morse, Republican Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, Josh Harder, John Duarte, Democrat Adam Gray, Duarte, David Valadao, Rudy Salas, Mike Garcia, George Whitesides, Young Kim, Joe Kerr, Ken Calvert, Democrat Will Rollins, Michelle Steel, Derek Tran, Republican Scott Baugh, Katie Porter, Dave Min, Porter, San Clemente, Mike Levin, Matt Gunderson, Val Hoyle, Monique DeSpain, Lori Chavez, Janelle Bynum, Andrea Salinas, Mike Erickson, Salinas, Bob Ferguson, Dave Reichert ., Marie Gluesenkamp, Perez, Republican Joe Kent, Dan Newhouse, Republican Jerrod Sessler, Newhouse, Kim Schrier, Carmen, Mazie, Bob McDermott, Mary Peltola, Nick Begich, Eric Hafner, John Howe Organizations: Congressional District, Democrat, Trump, Congressional, Miami, Dade County School Board, Georgia, House, Indiana Governor, Republican, Senate, GOP, District, Democratic, South, Vermont Governor, Republican Gov, Independent, Army, Virginia Senate, Navy, North Carolina Governor, Gov, Ohio Senate, Kaptur, Virginia Governor, GOP Gov, Huntington . 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☆ Josh Stein will win North Carolina governor’s race, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein will win North Carolina’s gubernatorial race, CNN projects, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Stein, who is currently serving his second term as attorney general, will become the state’s first Jewish governor. Though Democrats predicted a competitive race in the state, Robinson’s history of inflammatory comments ultimately doomed his campaign. Ahead of and after the story’s release, Robinson rejected calls from Republicans to drop out of the race. Born in Washington, DC, Stein’s family relocated to North Carolina when he was young.

Persons: Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Stein, Roy Cooper, Robinson, ”, Pat McCrory, Sen, Thom Tillis, Adam Stein Organizations: CNN, Democratic, North, gubernatorial, Republican, Gov, Democratic Gov, Republicans, GOP, Dartmouth College, Harvard University Locations: Nazi, Washington ,, North Carolina, Greensboro, Parkland , Florida

☆ The 2024 presidential election may come down to swing states' results. Here's where Trump and Harris lead in the polls.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( John L. Dorman | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Georgia2012 margin: Romney +7.8%Advertisement2016 margin: Trump +5.1%2020 margin: Biden +0.2%Related storiesFor decades, Republicans could easily depend on the Peach State's electoral votes falling into their column. Two years later, Biden won Georgia by roughly 12,000 votes over Trump, followed by the dual 2021 runoff victories of Sens. Pennsylvania2012 margin: Obama +5.4%2016 margin: Trump +0.7%2020 margin: Biden +1.2%AdvertisementBiden's hometown of Scranton is dear to his heart so Pennsylvania was always going to be a key state for the party in 2024. Wisconsin2012 margin: Obama +6.9%2016 margin: Trump +0.8%Advertisement2020 margin: Biden +0.6%Wisconsin is one of the most politically divided states in the country. But Trump flipped Wisconsin to the GOP in 2016, the first time it had supported a Republican presidential nominee since 1984.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, —, Joe Biden, Harris, Kevin McCarthy of, Mike Johnson of, suburbanites, Roe, Wade, Trump, Bill Clinton, Kansas Sen, Bob Dole, Barry Goldwater, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Biden, Katie Hobbs, MAGA, Kari Lake, Sen, Mark Kelly, Republican Blake Masters, Adrian Fontes, Hobbs, Mark Finchem, Ruben Gallego, Stacey Abrams —, Georgia —, Abrams, Sens, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue, midterms, Warnock, Republican Herschel Walker, Walker, Brian Kemp, Gretchen Whitmer, Dana Nessel, Jocelyn Benson, Obama, Clinton, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, Steve Sisolak, reelecting Sen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Adam Laxalt, — Dina Titus, Steven Horsford, Susie Lee —, Arizona GOP Sen, John McCain, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, Roy Cooper, Gov, John Fetterman, GOP Sen, Pat Toomey, Josh Shapiro, Tom Wolf, Al Gore, John Kerry eked, Tony Evers, Scott Walker —, Tammy Baldwin, Evers, Tim Michels, Ron Johnson, Mandela Barnes Organizations: Swing, Sun, Service, Democratic, Republican, House, Republicans, State, Massachusetts Gov, Trump, Democratic Rep, GOP, Republican Party, Georgia, Gov, Michigan, Silver State, Democratic Gov, North Carolina, Arizona GOP, Romney, Democrats, Senate, Badger State Locations: Midwest, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Israel, Kevin McCarthy of California, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Ruben Gallego . Georgia, Atlanta, Detroit, Gaza, Nevada, Silver, Clark, Clark County, North Carolina, North, Roy Cooper . Pennsylvania, Scranton, Philadelphia, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh

☆ Arizona teen allegedly killed mother and reported her kidnapped in cover-up attempt, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | She Her. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Arizona law enforcement alleges that an 18-year-old killed his mother and tried to report her as kidnapped to cover up her death. Less than 10 minutes later, the son of Mary Collier, 38, called 911 to report her supposed kidnapping. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies quickly confirmed that the body was Collier’s. Her son who made the call was identified as the suspect in her death, the sheriff’s office said. Lt. Ross Teeple of the sheriff’s office told KPNX that the cause of death appears to be “edge weapons” and blunt-force trauma.

Persons: Mary Collier, ”, Collier, James Richey, ’ ” Richey, “, Ross Teeple, KPNX, ” Teeple, Collier’s, Zel Harwell, Harwell, ” Harwell Organizations: Pinal County Sheriff’s, NBC News, NBC, KPNX Locations: Arizona, Sun Tan, Pinal County

Clad in dress clothes, the man identified himself as a private investigator and said he was conducting a criminal investigation into election fraud. “You’re not going to come in here, grill me like this and I’m not going to find out what’s going on.”Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Bridget Bennett / Reuters fileShe soon learned that the deputy and the private investigator had visited other township offices as part of an effort to find evidence of election fraud. And the man responsible for it was the top lawman in the area — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Leaf fashions himself as a “constitutional sheriff.” Sheriffs like him see themselves as holding supreme authority in their counties, exceeding that of state and federal law enforcement officials.

Persons: ”, Robin Hawthorne, Hawthorne, Emily Elconin, “, “ You’re, I’m, Dar Leaf, Bridget Bennett, Matt Sanderson, Frank Figliuzzi, ” Figliuzzi, Trump, Leaf, Richard Mack, Mike Lindell, Michael Flynn, Mack, America ”, Mark Abramson, Chris Schmaling, Calvin Hayden, Johnson, “ I’ve, ” Hayden, Gretchen Whitmer, ” Leaf, it’s, Joe Biden, Stefanie Lambert, Sidney Powell, Doug Van Essen, Van Essen, Biden, Hillary Clinton, Van, ” Van Essen, “ He’s, Barry, ” — Lindell, Leaf’s, Lambert, Hilson, ” Lambert, he’s, ” Hawthorne, Kamala Harris, Jan, she’s, “ I’m Organizations: Republican, Dar, Sheriffs, FBI, Trump, U.S, Constitutional Sheriffs, Peace Officers Association, Las Vegas, gestapo, U.S . Army, CSPOA Conference, NBC, Associated Press, Michigan, Fox, Biden, Michigan Attorney General’s, Reuters, Leaf, Texas Attorney General’s, Sheriff’s Locations: Rutland, Township, Michigan, Rutland Charter Township , Michigan, ” Barry County, Barry County, Washington, Wisconsin, Arizona, Las, America, Las Vegas, Racine County , Wisconsin, Johnson County , Kansas, Mack's, Dar Leaf, Grand Rapids, Detroit, reddest, Van Essen, “, Rutland Charter Township, Woodlawn Township

A woman in California is recovering in the hospital after a stranger and two deputies saved her from her burning home. “Soon as I arrived there, I started knocking on the door, knocking on the side,” Mohamed told NBC 7. First responders arrived just in time to find them and help Mohamed lift her out the window and even save one of her cats. I can’t talk. “As a man, you hear a woman — an old woman — screaming, burning, you know?” Mohamed said.

Persons: Nas Mohamed, Uber, Mohamed, ” Mohamed, ‘, ’, ’ ” Nas, ”, “, ’ ” Mohamed, —, Diego Sheriff’s, Matt Carpenter, ” Carpenter Organizations: NBC Locations: California, Vista, San Diego County, ”

But that hasn’t stopped abortion rights supporters from pushing for votes up and down the ballot. Across the South, supporters of abortion rights are using the issue to motivate voters. Although Texas does not have a statewide referendum on abortion, Rep. Colin Allred's Senate campaign has galvanized abortion rights supporters. It’s easier for Democrats to campaign on the issue, she said, because their party is more united in favor of abortion rights than Republicans are in opposition. That switch proved pivotal in passing the state’s abortion ban.

Persons: Roe, Wade, hasn’t, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ Nobody’s, Emma Horst, Martz, Travis Dove, Harris, Colin Allred, Sen, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred's, JerSean Goldblatt, Diana Mutz, ”, “, Lauren Gonzalez, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, he’s, fairgoers, Brett Dearing, he’d, Bill Pincus, “ I'm, ” Pincus, Bracey Harris, Trump, Cruz, it’s, Allred, Gina Ortiz Jones, Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Joe Biden, — Candi Miller, Amber Nicole Thurman —, Amber Nicole Thurman, Candi Miller, Elijah Nouvelage, Mimi Zieman, GYN, “ They’re, Horst, ” Horst, Matthew Morman, Stein, Morman, we’ve, they’re, ” Matthew Morman, NBC News Safiyah Jackson Organizations: ”, NBC, Colin Allred's Senate, NBC News Abortion, Institute for, Citizens, University of Pennsylvania, North Carolina voters, Elon University, Democratic, Republican, Gov, North Carolina, Fair, Lexington, NBC News, Carolina State Fair, Senate, OB, Trump, Planned Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, —, Wake County, North Carolina, ”, Carolinians, Georgia, Texas, ” North Carolina, Raleigh, Carolina, U.S, Amarillo, Atlanta, Raleigh , North Carolina, Fuquay, Varina

☆ The Navy's top ballistic missile interceptor comes with a heavy price tag, but the US can't afford to go to war without it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Chris Panella | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementOne of the US Navy's best ballistic missile interceptors, the Standard Missile-3, got a workout in the Middle East this year, eliminating Iranian missiles headed for Israel. That's a high cost per intercept, especially if more than one interceptor is fired for each target. An SM-3 Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie during a test in the Pacific. It was then fired a second time during Iran's massive early October barrage, during which Tehran launched more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. The industry process, coupled with the exquisite capability of the missile to intercept ballistic missiles, raises the cost of the interceptor.

Persons: —, Archer Macy, you've, Tom Karako, Navy Carlos Del Toro, Del Toro, RTX, Cmdr, Jason Tross, Bryan Clark, Karako, Macy Organizations: US, Service, Iranian, Congress, Navy, Pacific . US Navy, Missile Defense, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Combat, US Naval Forces Europe, Hudson Institute, Getty, Business, Analysts, China's Rocket Force, SM, US Navy, Studies ' Missile Defense Locations: China, Israel, Lake Erie, Pacific, Tehran, Iranian, Iran

☆ Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Pentagon leaders believe those losses are a conservative estimate, leading the U.S. Space Force to kick off a roughly $2 billion satellite program known as the Resilient Global Positioning System. Called R-GPS for short, the program is intended to provide an alternative, backup network for the current satellite system. Last month, the branch awarded four companies with contracts for R-GPS design concepts: Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris and Sierra Space. The R-GPS planSpace Force used a novel Pentagon funding authority, called "Quick Start," to get the R-GPS program going. A rendering of a Nexus satellite in orbit.

Persons: Justin Deifel, Deifel, Harris, We've, John Gedmark, Astranis, Gedmark, they've, … We've Organizations: U.S . Air Force, GPS, Commerce Department, Pentagon, U.S . Space Force, Force's, Systems Command, CNBC, Space Force, Sierra Space, U.S, Department of Defense, Force, of Defense Locations: U.S, Russia, China, Sierra

MANILA, Philippines — Police in the Philippines said Wednesday that they had arrested three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south and that they believe the victim, who was shot in the leg during the abduction, is still alive. Two of the suspects in the Oct. 17 kidnapping of Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, in Sibuco town in Zamboanga del Norte province surrendered separately and pointed to a third suspect, who was arrested in Sibuco, police officials said. Three other suspects, who may be holding Eastman, have been identified, police said, adding that more people could be involved. He has been posting Facebook videos of his life in Sibuco, a remote and poor coastal town, where the suspects spotted him, Galvez said. The Abu Sayyaf group had targeted American and other Western tourists and religious missionaries, most of whom were freed after ransoms were paid.

Persons: Elliot Onil Eastman, “, Helen Galvez, ”, Galvez, Eastman, Abu Sayyaf, ransoms, Guillermo Sobero, Martin Burnham, Gracia Burnham Organizations: Philippines — Police, Eastman, Associated Press, Catholic Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, Vermont, Moro Islamic, American, Basilan, Philippine, Sirawai

☆ What Wall Street expects from Amazon, Apple earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street faces another key litmus test Thursday with results from megacap technology giants Apple and Amazon . For Apple, Wall Street also wants to see its latest iPhone pick up steam, and investors seek more insight into when the company's AI initiative will begin lifting sales. For Apple, Wall Street expects EPS of $1.60 on $94.58 billion in revenue. Amazon's retail business also remains top of mind for Wall Street ahead of the busy holding shopping period. Apple For Apple, Wall Street is eagerly searching for signs of strong demand for its latest iPhone model and updates on its AI strategy.

Persons: Jason Helfstein, Brent Thill, Bank of America's Justin Post, Doug Anmuth, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Ronald Josey, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Jefferies, Edison Lee, Samik Chatterjee, Davidson's Gil Luria, Wamsi Mohan, Tim Long, AAPL, Long Organizations: Apple, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Wall, LSEG, Amazon, StreetAccount, Jefferies, Bank of America's, Apple Intelligence, " Bank of America, Barclays Locations: Amazon

Groups in favor of the ballot measure are making a final push as early voting is underway, with hundreds of thousands of ballots already cast. While some states, like California and Vermont, passed abortion rights ballot measures by well over 60%, in other states, such as Michigan and Ohio, they passed by about 56%. Jeanette Nuñez, who opposes the ballot measure, accused the abortion rights ads of being deceptive. And one state agency that regulates health care providers, including abortion clinics, launched a website last month opposing the ballot measure. “But they don’t necessarily connect that there’s a six-week abortion ban.”

Persons: Chelsea Daniels, ” Daniels, Court's Dobbs, Octavio Jones, —, Roe, Wade, it’s, ”, Fernand Amandi, Ron DeSantis, ” Amandi, Gov, Jeanette Nuñez, Nuñez, they're, “, Lauren Brenzel, there’s, Alex Berrios Organizations: MIAMI, Getty, Democratic, Republican, Republican Florida Gov, of Health, NBC News, Physicians for Human Rights, Network, The Florida Department, State’s, Security, Department of Transportation Locations: Florida, Parenthood’s Miami, Orlando, Fla, California, Vermont, Michigan, Ohio, Miami

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