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Counterfeiting has ballooned into a massive problem for Crye, costing it millions of dollars a year, said Jonathan Antone, the company's general counsel. By 2016, sellers were speaking out about Amazon's growing counterfeit problem, telling CNBC of the company's effort to openly court Chinese manufacturers. "There's a lot more space on that digital shelf for potential counterfeit products," he added. Agents seized "multiple tractor trailer loads" of counterfeit MultiCam products, estimated to be worth $8 million, according to court documents. Crye showed CNBC examples of counterfeit MultiCam products that were allegedly sold by retailer L&Q Tactical, one of the defendants in the lawsuit, on Amazon.

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☆ United Airlines, Morgan Stanley among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stocks including United Airlines and Morgan Stanley have seen immense buying on Wall Street this week and could be in store for a pullback. United Airlines stock has surged more than 82% in 2024, and has a 14-day RSI of 85.9, which is the second-highest reading on the list. UAL YTD mountain United Airlines stock. Morgan Stanley stock is also overbought this week, with a 14-day of RSI of 79.5. MS YTD mountain Morgan Stanley stock.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, General Mills Organizations: United Airlines, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Nvidia, CNBC Pro, FactSet, Morgan, Moderna, Enphase Energy

☆ Biden expected to apologize for federal government’s role in Indian boarding schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —President Joe Biden is expected to issue an apology to the Native American community for the federal government’s role in the abusive Indian boarding schools that forced Native American children to assimilate over a 150-year period, two sources familiar with the plans said. “The federally-run Indian boarding school system was designed to assimilate Native Americans by destroying Native culture, language and identity through harsh militaristic and assimilationist methods,” the White House said Thursday. In 2021, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary, commissioned the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to review the impact of the federal boarding school policies. The department issued a final report this summer confirming at least 973 Native American children died while attending these federal boarding schools. At least 18,000 children were taken from their families and forced to attend more than 400 Indian boarding schools across 37 states or then-territories between 1819 and 1969.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Biden, Deb Haaland, –, ” Haaland, Harris, Stephen Lewis, ” Lewis, Lewis, Whitney Gravelle, Rodney Butler, Gena Kakkak, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Indian Nations, Gila Crossing Community School, Washington Post, Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, Department, Biden, Bay Mills Indian Community, Pequot Tribal, Air Force, White, American, Plan Locations: Gila, Phoenix, Indian, American, Bay Mills, Menominee, Arizona

Three Democratic senators are asking McDonald’s about its menu price hikes in recent years, arguing that the increases are higher than they should be — even with inflation and rising operating costs. McDonald’s prices have raised eyebrows. It also asked whether McDonald’s executives received bonuses or other incentive-based compensation from 2020 to 2024 and whether any incentives were based on executives’ ability to increase per-customer profits. Large corporations “owe consumers transparency when they hike menu prices,” Wyden said in a statement to NBC News. “Fast food chains, like McDonald’s, are raking in profits while families struggle to buy meals that are meant to be affordable and accessible.”

Persons: Elizabeth Warren of, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Ron Wyden, Chris Kempczinski, “, ”, McDonald’s, Joe Erlinger, —, Erlinger, Warren, Madeleine Dean, General Mills, Casey, Kempczinski, ” Wyden Organizations: Democratic, Oregon, NBC News, USA, Roosevelt Institute, Mac, Cola, PepsiCo, Wall, McDonald’s Locations: Sens, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, U.S, Connecticut, shrinkflation, ”

☆ Trump’s McDonald’s visit highlights a significant problem for workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Former President Donald Trump’s visit on Sunday to a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania highlights the longest period without a national increase in the federal minimum wage since it was established in 1938. It’s not economics,” Reich said of the record-long period of time without a federal minimum wage increase. Reich, who has testified before Congress on the minimum wage, said there’s no question the federal minimum wage is not a livable wage. Members of the Service Employee International Union organized the rally in support of striking McDonald's workers who are demanding a wage increase. States hike minimum wagesAlthough the federal minimum wage hasn’t budged, many state minimum wages have.

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☆ Everything to know about the true story of the 'Dating Game Killer' who inspired Netflix's new movie 'Woman of the Hour'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Netflix's new film "Woman of the Hour" is based on a true story about serial killer Rodney Alcala. In real life, Alcala competed on "The Dating Game" and won a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw. AdvertisementHere's what happened to the real Bradshaw and how she narrowly escaped being one of Alcala's victims. He later got the nickname "The Dating Game Killer." Since appearing on "The Dating Game," Bradshaw has kept a low profile and little is known about where she ended up.

Persons: Rodney Alcala, Alcala, bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw, Bradshaw, —, Anna Kendrick, Sheryl, Daniel Zovatto, Rodney, Cheryl Bradshaw's, Ryan Murphy's, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Tali Shapiro, Shapiro, Michael Metzger, Metzger, Ellen Metzger, I'm, Alcala's, Ellen, Jed Mills, Mills, Ted Soqui, Robin Samsoe, Samsoe, Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, Charlotte Lamb, Jill Parenteau Organizations: Service, ABC, Netflix, ABC News, Alcala, Sunday Telegraph, Getty, California Supreme, Associated Press Locations: Alcala, California, San Quentin, Georgia, New York . California, Corcoran

☆ Tostitos and Ruffles shrank their bags of chips. It backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The owner of Lay’s, Doritos, Tostitos and Ruffles chips will put more chips in some bags to claw back customers tired of higher prices with skimpier bags. A PepsiCo spokesperson told CNN that Tostitos and Ruffles “bonus” bags will contain 20% more chips for the same price as standard bags in select locations. PepsiCo is also adding two additional small chip bags to its variety-pack option with 18 bags, the spokesperson said. It’s a reversal of years of shrinking bags of Tostitos, Ruffles and other chip brands. Snack prices have gone up more rapidly than other store items.

Persons: “, Ramon Laguarta, Edgar Dworsky, Dworsky, ” Dworsky, PepsiCo’s, Chip, Robert Moskow, Cowen, Moskow, Joe Biden, General Mills, shrinkflation, Domino’s, Sandeep Reddy Organizations: New, New York CNN, PepsiCo, CNN, Walmart, Costco, Bank of America, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumers, General, ” Locations: New York, United States, outpacing, Mondelez

☆ A basic income program funded by descendants of slave owners provides $1,000 a month as a form of reparations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Buck and Gracie Close are funding a basic income program for victims of unjust policing. They view the program as a form of reparations for their family's history as slave owners. Small-scale guaranteed basic income programs have sprouted around the country in recent years, inspired in part by the success of pandemic-era cash handouts. These basic income programs offer unrestricted cash payments to specific groups of vulnerable low-income residents for a limited time period. The programs differ from a universal basic income, which would offer regular cash payments to all residents regardless of their financial status.

Persons: Buck, Gracie, —, Buck Close, they've, Maggy Baccinelli, Baccinelli, enslavers Organizations: ACLU, Service, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Confederate, Herald Locations: Louisiana, North Carolina, Washington, Fort Mills, Rock, South Carolina

And they are long-shot races, especially during a presidential election, when ticket-splitting isn’t as common as it used to be. In Florida and Texas, Democrats are focusing on state abortion bans to try to push beyond their recent losses in those states. Cruz’s campaign spent almost $5 million on ads in September and $4 million in the first 10 days of October. The spending disparity is less stark in Florida, where in September Mucarsel-Powell’s campaign spent $8.6 million and Scott’s campaign spent $2.1 million. In Maryland, the Senate race features a similar dynamic, with the race rated by Cook as “Likely Democrat,” even though Harris is expected to win there easily.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Larry Hogan, Colin Allred, GOP Sen, Ted Cruz, Debbie Mucarsel, Powell, Rick Scott, Sen, Andrew Harnik, Allred, Cruz, Scott, “ There’s, they’ve, Scott “, “, ”, ” Cruz, Angela Alsobrooks, Michael Ciesielski, haven’t, Amy Walter, Dan Osborn, Deb Fischer, Cook, Harris, Hogan, Alsobrooks, ” Alsobrooks, ” Sen, Anna Rose Layden, Osborn, ” Osborn, Bernie Sanders ’, Pete Ricketts, Fischer, Derek Oden, Dan Osborn isn’t, Oden Organizations: Senate, Republicans, Gov, Democratic Senatorial, Democratic, GOP, Lone Star State, Sunshine State, Capitol, PAC, state’s Republican Party, Republican, NBC News, Democrats, Texans, Democrat, Maryland Public Television, AP, “, “ Lean Republican, Prince George’s, National Republican, Committee Locations: Florida , Texas , Nebraska, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, ” In Texas, Cruz, Cancun, Harris County, America, Owings Mills, Md, Montana and Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania

The unprecedented destruction Hurricane Helene has wreaked on western North Carolina could take months, if not years, to rebuild. “We are always playing like we’re one point down,” a Trump campaign official said. A Trump campaign official pointed to efforts to expand the Trump tent with surrogates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Iowa Gov. The Harris campaign also hosted community meals that fed 120 families, and it is organizing similar events, spending more than $30,000 on relief efforts. Ultimately, after Biden toured North Carolina, Harris visited once in her official capacity after she visited Georgia to underscore relief efforts.

Persons: Helene, Kamala Harris, That’s, Harris, Donald Trump, Republicans —, Trump, it’s, “, Morgan Jackson, Roy Cooper, Josh Stein, ” Jackson, Mark Robinson, Hurricane Helene, Brendan Smialowski, Nikki Haley, Sen, Thom Tillis, Tillis, ”, Thomas Mills, ” Jonathan Felts, Robinson, Harris “, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Kim Reynolds, Haley, Trump’s, JD Vance, ” Harris, Bill Clinton, Andy Beshear, we’ll, ” Donald Trump, Michael M, ” Dory MacMillan, Joe Biden, Biden, Harris didn’t, “ He’s, Zeb Smathers, ” Smathers, “ We’ve Organizations: Democratic, Republicans, Republican, North Carolina, Trump, Gov, Getty, White, GOP, Federal Emergency Management, FEMA, Democratic North, Iowa Gov, Blue Dog, Univision, Kentucky Gov, U.S, Capitol, North Carolina Legislature, Democratic Party Locations: North Carolina, Greenville —, Hurricane, Meadowbrook, Augusta, Ga, AFP, Pennsylvania, Trump, Democratic North Carolina, Ohio, Raleigh, Kentucky, —, Valdosta, North Carolina , Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Canton , North Carolina

— In their first and only debate of an unusually competitive Maryland Senate race Thursday, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Gov. Larry Hogan sparred over the issue of abortion and whether the deep blue state would be best represented by a staunch Democrat or an anti-Donald Trump Republican. Hogan distanced himself from the former president and current GOP presidential nominee, framing himself as someone willing to put "country over party." Alsobrooks dismissed that frame, arguing that a vote for Hogan would mean a vote for a Senate Republican majority that would threaten abortion rights and support for Ukraine. Hogan criticized Alsobrooks and "both sides" of the aisle for "trying to change the rules so they can pack the court."

Persons: OWINGS MILLS, Angela Alsobrooks, Larry Hogan sparred, Donald Trump, Hogan, Alsobrooks, Chuck Todd, — Deborah Weiner, Tracee Wilkins, Jeff Salkin — Hogan, Roe, " Hogan, Alsobrooks —, Wes Moore, Barack Obama —, Maryland's, Joe Biden, Amy Coney Barrett's, Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Trump, “ I’m, ”, I'm, I've, Democratic Sen, Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen, Cardin, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Van Hollen's, Netanyahu's, I'm Angela Alsobrooks, Alsobrooks wouldn't Organizations: Maryland Senate, Democrat, Donald Trump Republican, Republican, Ukraine, Democratic, NBC News, NBC, NBC Washington, Maryland Public Television, Republican Party, Maryland, Gov, National Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Supreme, Republican Jewish Coalition, Foreign Relations, NATO Locations: Md, —, Prince George's, Maryland, Baltimore, Trump, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Ukraine, Washington

☆ Former Google exec swears by this 3-step practice to build your reputation: I 'continue to do it every single day’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A former Google executive, Abouelenein is the founder and CEO of global communications firm Digital and Savvy. You can build your professional reputation in three steps, according to Abouelenein: Do good work, add value, and foster strong relationships. "Reputation is like a currency," she tells CNBC Make It. Foster strong relationshipsA good way to cement your reputation is to have people who can vouch for you. Instead of me having to promote my reputation, I decided I'm gonna do really good work and let that tell people who I am.

Persons: it's, Maha Abouelenein, Abouelenein, Mills, Weber, Halle Berry, Gary Vaynerchuk, Foster Organizations: Google, Digital, CNBC, Netflix, Uber Locations: Minnesota, Egypt, Dubai

☆ PepsiCo is giving shoppers a break on chips after years of snackflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

PepsiCo is selling bigger packs of chips to win over inflation-weary shoppers. It's the latest sign that shoppers are getting some relief after years of rising food prices. PepsiCo is adding more chips in packs without raising prices, company executives said during an earnings call on Tuesday. PepsiCo is also adding two or three extra bags of chips to variety packs, which typically contain around a dozen small bags of chips, he said. Executives at PepsiCo, one of the world's largest snack and beverage makers, had indicated in July that relief from higher snack prices was on the way.

Persons: —, There's, Ramon Laguarta, Laguarta, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Madeleine Dean, Mills, Warren, Dean, Kamala Harris Organizations: PepsiCo, Service, snackers, Frito, Lay Locations: America

☆ More Black and Latina women are leading unions — and transforming how they work
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and particularly for women of color. Data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that Black and Latina women experience a particularly wide gender pay gap. Juliana Yamada / APBlack and Latina women are driving labor union growth in the U.S. amid a decades-long decline in membership. In 2023, Black women’s union membership rate notched a slight bump from 10.3% to 10.5%, while Latinas went up from 8.5% to 8.8%. Momentum for Black and Latina women rising into labor union leadership has picked up in the last five years.

Persons: ”, Lane Windham, Gwen Mills, María Mata, Juliana Yamada, Black, Latinas, that’s, Liz Shuler, I’m, ” Shuler, Becky Pringle, Bonnie Castillo, Verrett, we’ve, ” Verrett, Emily Twarog, Lisa Lujano, Stacy Davis Gates, ” Pringle, Maria Mata, Mata, “, It’s, Keturah Johnson, Sara Nelson, Johnson, she’s, “ We’re, Coke, ” Johnson Organizations: Latina, Georgetown University, U.S . Department of Labor, AFL, National Education Association, National Nurses United, Service Employees International Union, Associated Press, University of Illinois, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Carpenters Union, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, United Teachers Los, ” Hospitality, AFA, CWA, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Locations: U.S, San Francisco, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Chicago, United Teachers Los Angeles, Francisco

Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that are the same or higher. Spokespeople for General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. President Joe Biden has mentioned shrinkflation numerous times, declaring it a “rip-off” in a video he posted to X. Sarah Gallo, senior vice president of federal affairs at Consumer Brands Association, a trade group that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Mills all belong to, defended industry practices to NBC News. Dean said the letters were sent to “ease the wrongful burden” the companies are imposing on consumers.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, Madeleine Dean of, Mills, General Mills, Jeff Harmening, James Quincey, “, Ramon Laguarta, Spokespeople, Warren, Dean, ” Warren, ” Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Ting Shen, Joe Biden, Nailya Ordabayeva, ”, ” Ordabayeva, shrinkflation, Doritos, Sarah Gallo, ’ ” Dean Organizations: Democratic, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Cola, PepsiCo, NBC, North, Retail, CNBC, Gatorade, Republican, Taxation, Economic, “, NBC News, Bloomberg, Boston University Questrom School of Business, Consumer Brands Association, General, Federal Reserve Bank of San Locations: shrinkflation, Washington, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

☆ Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Madeleine Dean demand food and beverage CEOs put a stop to 'shrinkflation'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In pointed letters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania accused General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo of engaging in a "pattern of profiteering" through shrinkflation and by "dodging taxes." The same with PepsiCo, which "replaced its 32 oz Gatorade bottle with a 28 oz bottle for the same price." Spokespeople for General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. President Joe Biden has mentioned shrinkflation numerous times, declaring it a "rip-off" in a video he posted to X. Sarah Gallo, senior vice president of federal affairs at Consumer Brands Association, a trade group that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Mills all belong to, defended industry practices to NBC News.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, Madeleine Dean of, Mills, General Mills, Jeff Harmening, James Quincey, Ramon Laguarta, Spokespeople, Warren, Dean, Joe Biden, Nailya Ordabayeva, Ordabayeva, shrinkflation, Doritos, Sarah Gallo Organizations: Democratic, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Cola, PepsiCo, NBC, North, Retail, CNBC, Gatorade, Republican, Taxation, Economic, NBC News, Boston University Questrom School of Business, Consumer Brands Association, General, Federal Reserve Bank of San Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

☆ Red Lobster is a mess. Here’s why the new 35-year-old CEO wanted the job anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Red Lobster's new chief executive Damola Adamolekun during an interview with CNN at a Red Lobster in Long Island, New York, last week. CNNIn Springfield, he first ate at a Red Lobster with his parents and two siblings after church one Sunday. Red Lobster was where he, like millions of Americans, experienced eating lobster and cracking crab legs for the first time. Beyoncé sang about taking a romantic partner to Red Lobster in her 2016 hit song “Formation.”After Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy, Flava Flav ordered the whole menu to try to save the company. Red Lobster closed more than 100 restaurants this year, including a location in Orlando, Florida, shown this year.

Persons: Damola Adamolekun, “, ” Adamolekun, It’s, ”, Adamolekun, Bill Darden, Mills, Chris Rock, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Flav, “ Mr, ” —, Kevin Lamarque, Clarence Otis Jr, RJ Hottovy, Hottovy, Adamolekun’s, ” Hottovy, ’, Red, Phelan M, can’t, John Paulson, Paulson, P.F, Chang’s, Morgan McClure, Fortress, ” McClure, Brandon Bell, isn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Fortress Investment, Fortress, Red, Boomers, Darden, Thai Union Group, Former Red Lobster, Thai Union, As Thai Union, Thai, Brown University, Harvard Business School, Paulson & Co Locations: New York, Long, , New York, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Springfield , Illinois, United States, Long Island , New York, Springfield, America, Alexandria , Virginia, Olive, Thai Union, Thai, Orlando , Florida, P.F, Chang’s, Columbia , Maryland, New York City, Scottsdale , Arizona, Austin , Texas

☆ Celebrities who partied with Diddy may want to contact their lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Celebrities who partied with Combs may want to consult their lawyers, entertainment attorneys told BI. AdvertisementCelebrities who attended Sean "Diddy" Combs' parties should consider lawyering up, even if they attended one of his more high-profile soirees. "He's had many legitimate parties over the years and, chances are, most celebrities and guests were not aware of his sex parties." AdvertisementThe "Freak Offs," prosecutors say, occurred regularly, often in hotel rooms, and sometimes lasted multiple days. "Sean Combs' white parties and other events were iconic, a true convergence of hip-hop, Hollywood, and Black excellence.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Wayne Dennison, Brown Rudnick, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Dennison, Neama Rahmani, they're, Rahmani, Stuart Morton, Camron, Mills Sadat Dowlat, Tre Lovell, Lovell, He's, Marc Agnifilo, Jane Rosenberg, Sean Combs, Johnny Nunez, WireImage, Adria, Jonathan Davis Organizations: Service, Hamptons, West, Trial, Getty, Los, Lovell, Reuters, White Party Locations: Beverly Hills, St, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Miami

Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday of federal witness tampering charges related to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023, according to NBC News affiliate WMC. Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith and Taddarius Bean were accused of depriving Nichols of his rights through excessive force, obstructing justice through witness tampering and other crimes. Haley was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to witness tamper and one count of obstruction of justice for witness tampering. Bean and Smith were found guilty on only one count, obstruction of justice for witness tampering, WMC reported. The witness tampering charges carry possible sentences of up to 20 years in prison.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Taddarius Bean, Nichols, Haley, Bean, Smith, RowVaughn Wells, Wells, Lucy Garrett, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, Mills, Martin, ”, pummeled, “, Attorney Elizabeth Rogers, fatherless, ” Mills, “ I’m, Ben Crump, Rodney Wells, Scott Olson, Kathryn Gilbert, John Keith Perry, Stephen Leffler Organizations: Memphis, NBC News, WMC, Mississippi, Christian Church, Prosecutors, U.S, Attorney, Scorpion Unit, NBC Locations: Memphis, Tenn

☆ VP Debate: Solar might not be on the 'chopping block' if Trump wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailU.S. Vice Presidential debate: Solar power might not be on the 'chopping block' if Trump winsEdward Mills of Raymond James says it was surprising there wasn't much attempts to appeal to the swing state voters during the Vance-Walz Vice Presidential debate, and discusses some of the areas of agreement between the two camps.

Persons: Edward Mills, Raymond James, Vance Organizations: U.S, Trump

☆ Iran strikes could result in new chapter for conflict, says Brookings' O'Hanlon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIran strikes could result in new chapter for conflict, says Brookings' O'HanlonEd Mills, Raymond James Washington Policy analyst, and Michael O’Hanlon, Brookings Institution director of foreign policy research, join CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss Iran's attacks on Israel, the potential impact to markets, and whether the U.S. will get involved.

Persons: Brookings, Ed Mills, Raymond James Washington, Michael O’Hanlon, CNBC's Organizations: Brookings Institution Locations: Israel, U.S

The move, experts say, isn’t based on medical science but instead on ongoing efforts from anti-abortion advocates to restrict access to abortion medications in states with near-total bans, like Louisiana. During a medication abortion, mifepristone is given first, followed by misoprostol one to two days later. According to the new law, it’s not a crime for a patient to possess the medications if they were prescribed to them. Hospitals don’t need to remove misoprostol from hemorrhage carts, the spokesperson added, or hesitate to administer misoprostol to patients experiencing health emergencies. The testimony “illustrated that easy access to these drugs can be dangerous to pregnant women,” Murrill said in the statement.

Persons: — mifepristone, misoprostol, Jennifer Avegno, ”, Greg Caudill, ” Avegno, “, mifepristone, it’s, Tamika Thomas, Magee, ” Thomas, “ We’re, Avegno, don’t, Liz Murrill, ” Murrill, Roe, Wade, Kaitlyn Joshua, ‘, ’ ” Joshua, Joshua —, —, ” Joshua, Lisa Boothby, ’, ” Boothby, They’ll, Boothby, You’re Organizations: New, New Orleans Health Department, NBC, Louisiana Society of Addiction, Gynecology, Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Society of Health, System, Physicians, Louisiana Legislature Locations: Louisiana, New Orleans, America, Baton Rouge

☆ New Zealand reclaims record for world’s largest Haka on home turf, dethroning France
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New Zealand has reclaimed the world record for the largest mass Haka, with thousands packing a major stadium on Sunday for a resounding performance of the traditional Māori routine. New Zealand band Six60 perform for participants gathered in a world record attempt for the largest mass Haka at Eden Park in Auckland on September 29, 2024. They huffed out their chests, stomped on the floors, and stuck their tongues out to make intimating facial expressions, according to a video posted on Haka Record’s official Instagram. CNN has reached out to Guinness World Records for comment. New Zealand filmmaker-actor Taika Waititi, second from right, and US TV host Conan O'Brien, second from left, at Eden Park in Auckland on September 29, 2024.

Persons: Six60, DJ Mills, Nick Sautner, it’s, ”, “, Brian Sobel, Sobel, Taika Waititi, Conan O'Brien, Conan O’Brien, David Tua, Ka, Te Rauparaha Organizations: CNN, national rugby team, Blacks, Getty, Eden, Haka Record’s, Therapy, Radio New Zealand, Guinness World Records, getty, Haka, New Zealanders, Health Authority Locations: Zealand, Haka, New Zealand, Auckland, Eden, AFP, Conan O’Brien , New Zealand

The good news is that recent data suggests a decline in overdose deaths, the first significant drop in decades. Skyrocketing overdose deaths are nearly unavoidable, regardless of whether a state enforces tough penalties for drug possession or decriminalizes it. Since 2021, at least two-thirds of America’s 100,000 annual overdose deaths involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl. Overdose deaths in the Northeast Deaths per 100,000 people Looking at regional overdose deaths shows this pattern clearly. It’s not coincidental that the exponential rise in overdose deaths has occurred in tandem with a profound increase in income inequality.

Persons: bartenders, skyrockets, didn’t Organizations: for Disease Control, National Forensic Laboratory Locations: East Coast, United States, America, East, Mississippi, Texas, Idaho, Oregon, New York City, Chicago, Rural West Virginia, Florida, West, U.S, Mexico

Prices for prescription pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed, disproportionately making them harder for people of color to afford, a new report finds. Black people in the U.S. are more likely to be diagnosed with the condition and die from it, the report highlights. Several health care advocacy organizations, including Patients for Affordable Drugs and Health Care for America Now, are pushing for policies that will help lower the financial burden of patients. Both organizations supported the Inflation Reduction Act, a law signed by President Joe Biden that aims to reduce prescription drug prices. In the meantime, Basey, of Patients for Affordable Drugs, said her organization continues to push for bills like S.142, which prevents pharmaceutical companies from paying generic brands to delay the release of their drugs on the market.

Persons: Merith, “, ” Basey, ”, Basey, haven’t, Carrol Olinger, Olinger, ” Olinger, Joe Biden, Margarida Jorge, Jorge, hasn’t, “ It’s, ” Jorge, she’s Organizations: Drugs, New England, of Medicine, AstraZeneca, NBC News, Bristol Myers Squibb, ” Pharmaceutical, U.S, Health Care, America, Centers for Disease Control, Biden Locations: U.S, Daiichi, Hope Mills , North Carolina, Basey

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