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The World War II tank commander and recipient of the Navy Cross, the military’s second-highest recognition for valor, was one of the first service members exposed to a contaminated water supply at Camp Lejeune. His granddaughter sought to prove he was sickened at the Marine Corps training facility in North Carolina. Now, she plans to share what she believes is the largest private collection of Camp Lejeune materials with the veterans named in her documents. “I want to give these hard copies back.”Leo Case was stationed at Camp Lejeune after earning a Navy Cross for valor during World War II. Hoerman said she started digging into her grandfather’s history after the PACT Act of 2022 expanded benefits to millions of veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances.

Persons: Leo Case, Camp Lejeune, It’s, ”, Jessie Hoerman, Louis, “, ” Leo Case, Lejeune, Case, Hoerman Organizations: Pacific, Navy, Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, Agency, Toxic Substances, Veterans Administration, NBC News Locations: Iwo Jima, Camp, North Carolina, St, Syracuse , New York

The lead detective in the case, Brian Wharton, accepted the shaken baby syndrome diagnosis, and Roberson was arrested before an autopsy was even completed. Shifting scienceThe concept of shaken baby syndrome began in the 1970s. Hundreds of possible shaken baby and abusive head trauma cases are reported to hospitals in the U.S. every year, according to a nonprofit advocacy group. A Mississippi man on death row for a shaken baby diagnosis was resentenced to life in prison in 2018 after evidence was re-examined. "The shaken baby concept did not add up," Sween said.

Persons: Robert Roberson, Lester Holt, Greg Abbott, I've, I'm, Roberson, Abbott, Holt, Nikki, Brian Wharton, Wharton, Kate Judson, Judson, Andie Asnes, Asnes, Robert Dunham, Phillips, Gretchen Sween, Sween, Robert Organizations: NBC News, Texas Gov, NBC, Texas, Criminal Appeals, Prosecutors, Center, Integrity, Forensic Sciences, American Academy of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, Child, National Registry Locations: Texas, East Texas, Dallas, U.S, Mississippi

On the vice presidential debate stage Tuesday night, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio conceded that Republicans needed to do a better job of talking to women about the issue of abortion. I want to support fertility treatments.”It was a shift from Trump's comments, in which he has repeatedly tried to hold out the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as something the public had overwhelmingly wanted. Vance did go on to say that he and Trump were consistent that abortion policies should differ from state to state to represent a “diverse” country. "Listen, abortion is a very personal issue, very personal, very private issue for women all across the country. He brags about how great it was that he put the judges in and overturned Roe v. Wade,” Walz said.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, Vance, “, we’ve, ” Vance, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Tim Walz, Trump, ”, Kamala Harris, Byron Donalds, ” Walz, —, Walz, scoffed, Harris Organizations: Republican, Republican Party, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, NBC News Locations: “ California, Georgia . Georgia, Arizona, Texas

☆ Takeaways from the Vance and Walz vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eric Bradner | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Vance repeatedly hit Vice President Kamala Harris on border security, while Walz lambasted former President Donald Trump on abortion rights. Tim Walz take part in a vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Tuesday, October 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Vance addresses Walz during the debate. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

Persons: Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, that’s, Vance, Kamala Harris, Walz, Donald Trump, Harris ’, Trump, Walz —, Vance —, ”, “ Donald Trump, ” Walz, Mike DeWine, “ you’ve, you’ve, Vance didn’t, didn’t, Margaret Brennan, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Sen, Al Drago, Matt Rourke, Ken Betancur, Angela Weiss, Joe Raedle, Chip Somodevilla, Mike Segar, Norah O'Donnell, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Vance, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Alex Kent, Victor J, Charly Triballeau, Getty Images Walz, Kevin Wexler, Anna Moneymaker, Walz filibustered, “, ” Vance didn’t, Roe, Wade, ” Vance Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, Republican, Trump, Ohio Gov, CBS, Springfield, CBS Broadcast Center, Bloomberg, Getty, People, Center, Reuters, Journalists, United Federation of Teachers, Getty Images, Democratic, USA, New York, Secret Service, Minnesota Public Radio, APM, “, Heritage Foundation’s, for Disease Control, Republican Party Locations: Ohio, Minnesota, CNN Springfield, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, American, ”, United States, Central, New York, New, AFP, Kendall , Florida, China, Hong Kong

☆ Fact check: JD Vance and Tim Walz at the vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +32 min

Tim Walz and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are facing off Tuesday night in New York City for their first – and only – vice presidential debate. Vance mischaracterizes Harris’ role on border policySen. JD Vance claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris was appointed the “border czar” during the Biden administration. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance attend a debate hosted by CBS News in New York on Tuesday. A recent report from the US Department of Energy found 142,000 new clean energy jobs were created in 2023. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

Persons: Tim Walz, Republican Sen, JD Vance, Vance mischaracterizes Harris, Sen, Kamala Harris, ”, Biden, Donald Trump, ” Vance, Harris, Alejandro Mayorkas, “, Daniel Dale Minnesota, Mike Segar, Reuters Walz, aren’t, Joe Biden’s, –, CNN’s Ella Nilsen, Joe Biden, Michael Ciaglo, Vance, Springfield , Ohio Sen, you’ve, Mike DeWine, Daniel Dale, Danya, Jessie Wardarski, Kamala Harris “, Donald Trump’s, CNN’s Dana Bash, CNN’s Hannah Rabinowitz, John Modlin, Rebecca Noble, Walz, ” Walz, Al Drago, Matt Rourke, Ken Betancur, Angela Weiss, Joe Raedle, Chip Somodevilla, Norah O'Donnell, Margaret Brennan, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Vance, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Alex Kent, Victor J, Charly Triballeau, Getty Images Walz, Kevin Wexler, Anna Moneymaker, Trump, Roger Severino, ” –, Norah O’Donnell, Katie Lobosco Vance, CNN’s Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, …, Trump’s, “ Alabama’s, Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck Vance, unfroze, Wally Adeyemo, Jennifer Hansler Vance, Joe Manchin, Dave Renner, ” Dr, Erin Stevens, ” Stevens, It’s, ” Renner, Jack Forrest Vance, DHS ‘, Kamala Harris ’, General, Immigrations, ” Aaron Reichlin, didn’t, Jack Forrest Organizations: CNN, Democratic Minnesota Gov, Republican, White, Homeland, Central, Daniel Dale Minnesota Gov, CBS News, Reuters, Biden, Senate, US Department of Energy, 2024 Energy, Bidenomics, CS Wind, CS, YES, ” Republican Ohio Gov, New York Times, US, American Civil Liberties Union, Enforcement, Democratic, US Border Patrol, Getty, Heritage Foundation, for Disease Control, CDC, Department of Health, Human Services, Minnesota Gov, CBS Broadcast Center, Bloomberg, People, CBS, Center, Journalists, United Federation of Teachers, Getty Images, USA, New York, Secret Service, Trump, Congress, Fox News, MIT, CNN’s Ella Nilsen Workers, AFP, Tuesday’s, Minnesota Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians, “, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Customs Enforcement, ICE, HHS, American Immigration Council, ICE hasn’t, New York Post, Washington Times Locations: Ohio, New York City, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States, Mexico, New York, Pueblo , Colorado, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, ”, US Border Patrol Tucson, Douglas , Arizona, AFP, Minnesota, New, Kendall , Florida, California, Iran, Israel, South Korea, Qatar, China, United States of America, West Virginia, Fuzhou, China's Fujian

☆ 37% of couples use cash wedding gifts for the down payment on a new home, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

More couples than ever before, 87%, reported including cash funds in their wedding registry, according to recent data from Zola. Of couples collecting cash, 37% are putting that money toward purchasing a house. With today's housing market, it's clear why couples are funneling wedding gifts into a down payment. If you're coming into a substantial financial windfall due to a wedding, or any other scenario, here's the best place to stash your potential down payment cash. "If a client of mine walked in with $30,000 of wedding money, I would say, 'Let's buy you a bond,'" he says.

Persons: Homebuying, Douglas Boneparth, Mark La Spisa, let's Organizations: Bone, U.S Locations: Zola, New York City, Vermilion

☆ Jus sanguinis - or ‘blood right’ - might entitle you to EU citizenship
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Some countries are fairly straightforward about their requirements for citizenship through jus sanguinis. Hungary offers citizenship based on jus sanguinis with some caveats, too. “When both of my parents got their Hungarian citizenship around four years ago, it made it easier for me to get it,” said Koszorus, 41, who received his Hungarian citizenship this summer, less than a year after he started the paperwork and application process. And a private Facebook group called Dual US-Italian Citizenship has more than 70,000 members and is among many other resources available to people who think they might have a blood right path to Italian citizenship. Florida-based travel writer Terry Ward lives in Tampa and has the blood right to Italian citizenship through her paternal great-great-grandfather.

Persons: Lisa Wixon, jus solis, she’d, ”, Wixon, ’ ”, Sophie Jo Wasson, Fragomen, Czechia, Wasson, Frans Sellies, “, ” Wasson, Franco, Ferenc G, Koszorus, Koszorus That’s, Marco Permunian, Vittorio Emanuele II, Marco Bottigelli, Permunian, Janna Graber, ” Graber, Graber, Richard Orbidans, Orbidans, Drew Angerer, won’t, Terry Ward Organizations: CNN, New, European Union, “, Croatian, Getty, Irish, Department of Foreign Affairs, Nazi, First Armored Division, Citizenship Assistance, Vittorio, ICA, Facebook, Go, Latvian, Baltic, Visitors, Ellis, National Museum of Immigration Locations: New York City, United States, Rijeka, Croatia, Europe, Ireland, France, London, Italy, Spain, Austria, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Moher, Northern Ireland, Germany, Austrian, Spanish, American, Washington, DC, Hungarian, Nazi, West Germany, Milan, Italian, Baltic, Colorado, Riga, Latvia, Lithuanian, Lithuania, Ellis, European, Florida, Tampa

☆ Cat lost in Yellowstone travels almost 900 miles to reunite with owners 2 months later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Gabriella Rudy | Gabriella Rudy Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Benny and Susanne Anguiano, a couple from Salinas, California, were reunited with their missing cat after he mysteriously traveled that distance. On a trip to Yellowstone National Park in early June, the couple's beloved house cat, Rayne Beau, was spooked and ran off into the dense trees. "We had to leave without him,” Susanne Anguiano said in an interview with NBC affiliate KSBW. "He was really depleted," Susanne Anguiano told KSBW. "Definitely microchip your cat or your pet and register the microchip online," Susanne Anguiano told KSBW.

Persons: —, Benny, Susanne Anguiano, Rayne Beau, Benny Anguiano, ” Susanne Anguiano, KSBW, Rayne Beau's, Rayne Organizations: NBC News, Yellowstone, NBC Locations: Salinas , California, Yellowstone, Roseville , California

CNN has attempted to reach BAC through the website that Gold Apollo gave to reporters. Later, the company told Gold Apollo it wished to make its own pagers and asked for the right to use its brand, he added. Taipei has no record of Gold Apollo pagers being shipped to Lebanon, the ministry said in a statement, adding it will continue to investigate. The logo of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo is seen outside its office in New Taipei City on September 18. Hsu founded Gold Apollo with 100 million New Taiwan dollars ($3.1 million) in capital in 1995, according to Taiwan’s corporate registry.

Persons: Hsu Ching, kuang, ” Hsu, “ I’ve, Apollo’s pagers, Hsu, Johnson Lai, Gold Apollo, Gold, ”, Yan Zhao, Hassan Nasrallah, pagers Organizations: New, Hong Kong CNN, New York Times, CNN, Consulting, BAC, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, Getty, Taiwan’s Commonwealth Magazine, FBI Locations: New Taipei City, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Israel, Taiwan, Europe, Budapest, United States, Australia, Taipei, AFP, Iran

CNN —A passenger plane carrying 61 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board, according to a statement issued by airline Voepass. All of the passengers had Brazilian documents, airline officials said, though it’s not yet clear if any had dual citizenship. A plane is seen falling out of the sky into the city of Vinhedo, Brazil, on August 9, 2024. A man who missed the flight told Brazilian news outlet Globo that at least 10 people were waiting at the wrong gate and missed the flight before it took off. When they realized they were at the wrong gate, the passengers begged the airport employees to let them board the plane but were told they could not.

Persons: São, ” Voepass, it’s, Eduardo Busch, ” Busch, Guilherme Derrite, ”, São Paulo, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, “, CNN’s Julia Vargas Jones, Marcelo Moreno, CENIPA, you’re, ’ –, ‘, ’, CNN’s Isa Soares, Tatiana Arias, Pam Boykoff, Marcelo Medeiros, Lex Harvey Organizations: CNN, São Paulo, Voepass, Legal, Brazil Air Force, Busch, Brazilian Aeronautical Registry, ATR, CNN Brasil, Passengers, Brazilian, Globo Locations: Vinhedo, Brazil, Brazilian, Parana, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Campinas, São, Private, European

The veteran joined thousands of victims who filed claims under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, which expedited litigation when it was signed into law in 2022. The entrance to Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, N.C., in 2017. Fred Marie / Corbis via Getty Images fileWith the Aug. 10 deadline fast approaching, at least 2,067 Camp Lejeune Justice Act cases have already been filed there so far, according to the court’s clerk, Peter Moore Jr. Andrew Van Arsdale, an attorney representing more than 9,000 Camp Lejeune claimants, said his firm has resolved 15 cases with the Navy in two years. The Department of Veterans Affairs said evidence shows a link between the chemical exposure at Camp Lejeune and some conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and several cancers.

Persons: Terry McClure, McClure, Camp Lejeune, ”, Denise, “, Denise McClure, Lejeune, Joe Keiley, Keiley, Peter Romano, ” Romano, Joe Biden, Camp, Fred Marie, Corbis, Peter Moore Jr, Andrew Van Arsdale, ” Denise McClure, ” Denise Organizations: Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune Justice, Navy, Camp LeJeune, Getty, Justice Department, Agency, Toxic Substances, Centers for Disease Control, “, Department of Veterans Affairs, Lejeune Locations: Camp, North Carolina, Eastern, of North Carolina, Jacksonville, N.C, Camp Lejeune, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Sean Grayson’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey highlights risky practice of hiring ‘wandering officers’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

The suspension of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s law enforcement certificate came only after he was fired and charged with murder. Sean Grayson, a deputy with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, faces multiple charges in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. ‘We can’t have you in our uniform’Grayson worked at six Illinois law enforcement agencies over a four-year period. Then he started working full time with Auburn police, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and finally the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in May 2023. The union representing Illinois law enforcement officers said it will not challenge Grayson’s termination.

Persons: Sonya Massey, Sean Grayson’s, Grayson, Massey, “, they’ve, ”, Christy Lopez, Obama, Lopez, “ It’s, ” Lopez, Sean Grayson, It’s, CNN Grayson, Daniel Fultz, Jack Campbell, ” “ Grayson, ” Campbell, ” Grayson, Campbell, Brian Grisham, Bryce Dubee, “ Sean P, Kincaid, KSHB, ” Grisham, Grayson “, Logan, admonishing Grayson, “ I’m, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Floyd, Chauvin, Michael Brown, Ferguson, –, it’s, Barack Obama’s, ” Laurie Robinson, ” Decertification, Grisham, “ We’ve, Holly Yan, Bill Kirkos, Amanda Musa, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, Brad Parks, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, Army, International Association of Chiefs, Police, Georgetown University, US Justice Department, Illinois, US Army, Department of Defense, Kincaid Police Department, KSHB, International Association of, DOD, Board, Auburn Police Department, Pawnee, Auburn police, Office, Auburn, Sangamon County Sheriff’s, of Police Labor Council, George Floyd Justice, Minneapolis Police, Internal Affairs, Ferguson Police Department, Justice Department, George Mason University, Peace, Yale Law, “ Police Locations: Illinois, Sangamon County, Sangamon, Fort Riley, Kansas, Macoupin, Logan, Logan County, Missouri, Ferguson, St, Louis County, “, California , Massachusetts, Minnesota , Tennessee , New York , New Jersey, Texas

CEO Tom Kingsbury estimated in late May that those expanded categories, including Babies R Us, are “a $2 billion-plus sales opportunity” in the coming years. On a store tour in New Jersey on Wednesday, Chief Merchandising Officer Nick Jones showed off the first Babies R Us shop. Kohl’s will put Babies R Us shops next to its existing baby apparel. Courtesy KohlsOver the past few weeks, online shoppers have also seen Babies R Us on Kohl’s website. As it relaunches Babies R Us, Kohl’s will test whether the brand has remained relevant or grown stale.

Persons: hasn’t, Tom Kingsbury, Nick Jones, Hatch, Frida, Graco, Baby Bjorn, Kohl’s, Jones, That’s, Dana Telsey, “ There’s, ”, Stephen Hinz, “, They’re, ” Hinz, Macy’s, Zola, Babylist, Kingsbury, Isaac Mizrahi, Natalie Gordon, WHP, Christie Raymond, Geoffrey, influencers Organizations: U.S, U.S . National Center for Health Statistics, Nike, Telsey Advisory, U.S . Census, Walmart, CNBC, WHP Global, WHP, WHP Holdings, Macy’s Locations: N.J, Wisconsin, New Jersey, U.S, Bath, New York City, Instagram

☆ Kohl's bets on Babies R Us as it tries to attract younger families, higher sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Kohl's plans to have 200 Babies R Us shops in its stores by the end of September. CEO Tom Kingsbury estimated in late May that those expanded categories, including Babies R Us, are "a $2 billion-plus sales opportunity" in the coming years. On a store tour in New Jersey on Wednesday, Chief Merchandising Officer Nick Jones showed off the first Babies R Us shop. Over the past few weeks, online shoppers have also seen Babies R Us on Kohl's website. Jones said Kohl's will decide whether to open Babies R Us in more stores after learning from the first 200 shops.

Persons: hasn't, Tom Kingsbury, Nick Jones, Hatch, Frida, Graco, Baby Bjorn, Kohl's, Jones, That's, Dana Telsey, There's, Stephen Hinz, They're, Hinz, Macy's, Zola, Babylist, Kingsbury Organizations: U.S, U.S . National Center for Health Statistics, Nike, Telsey Advisory, U.S . Census, Walmart, CNBC Locations: N.J, Wisconsin, New Jersey, U.S, Bath

☆ ‘Purple Rain’ turns 40: The lasting impact of Prince’s musical film
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

According to people involved in the making of the film, it almost didn’t happen. The Purple Rain film and album won an Academy Award and two Grammys. “I was there,” Prince told Alan Light in his book “Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Pain.” “I did it, it was my baby. “I didn’t write ‘Purple Rain.’ Someone else did and it was a story – a fictional story – and it should be perceived that way and nothing else,” he said. And that starts at the very beginning with authenticity.”The film is set to become adapted into a stage musical as well, according to Playbill.

Persons: Prince, ”, Apollonia . Prince, wouldn’t, Bob Cavallo, John Travolta, Albert Magnoli, “, ” Magnoli, didn’t, Bobby Z, Bobby, ” Prince, Alan Light, ” “, Prince –, –, Michael Jackson’s “ Organizations: CNN, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Prince, Yahoo Entertainment, Library, Congress, Broadway Locations: Minneapolis, ’

☆ Early West Nile Virus activity in the United States may point to a once-in-a-decade spike infections. Here’s what survivors want you to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Jule Hamrick spent years in physical therapy to learn how to walk again after a West Nile Virus infection. “So kind of like what you see with long Covid, we’ve seen that with West Nile as well, where you can get this ‘long West Nile’ kind of picture.”Watching West Nile patients struggle to recover from their infections made Murray wonder what would become of survivors over time. Brittany Yeager recently returned to the Girl Scout Camp in Idaho where she caught the West Nile virus. She went to two hospitals before a doctor tested her spinal fluid and discovered that she had West Nile virus. The CDC keeps maps of where West Nile cases have been detected in the United States.

Persons: Brittany Yeager, Yeager, Charlie, Streby, “, ”, Kisstina Streby, John Brittingham, he’s, Jule Hamrick, welt, ” Yeager, Brittingham, Jule Hamrick “, Ben Beard, Emma Underwood, –, Kristy Murray, Atlanta . Murray, they’ve, ” Murray, Murray, Max Vigilant, we’ve, she’s, Erin Staples, ” Staples, Staples, haven’t, “ It’s, Charlie Yeager Yeager, Heather, ” Heather, Heather Brittingham John, John, backslide, she’d, ” Jule Hamrick, Hamrick, She’s, don’t, It’s, ” Hamrick Organizations: CNN, Girl Scout, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention’s, Vector, University of South, Emory University, Houston, Harris County Public Health, West, US Food and Drug Administration, New England, of Medicine, CDC, Vaccine, “ Locations: Idaho, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Roswell , Georgia, University of South Florida, Tampa, Hillsborough County , Florida, West, Atlanta ., New York City, Nile, Harris County, Tex, Texas, West Nile, Kennewick , Washington, CDC’s, United States, Santa Fe, Santa, Albuquerque, Chicago, Houston

☆ Renewed calls for passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Body-camera footage released Monday showed the fatal police shooting of the 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help. Here’s what you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, what happened to it and its chances of passing. The measure seeks to ban racial and religious profiling by law enforcement at the federal, state and local level. It would mandate an overhaul of a legal doctrine known as qualified immunity that critics claim shields law enforcement from accountability. But policing reforms have not been a priority in a Congress where House Republicans are in the majority.

Persons: Sonya Massey, George Floyd, White, Sean Grayson, Derek Chauvin, Floyd, Chauvin, Kamala Harris, it’s, ”, Maria Ponomarenko, Joe Biden, Harris, ” Harris, Biden, Sheila Jackson Lee –, –, ” Ponomarenko, Massey, Grayson, “, Jesus, ” Grayson, Craig Futterman, ” Futterman Organizations: CNN, George, George Floyd Justice, University of Texas, Austin, Democratic, Senate, Democrats, Texas Democratic, House Republicans, Republicans, “, Illinois State Police, University of Chicago, Civil Rights, Clinic Locations: Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield

☆ Mental health and the Olympics: How the USOPC is preparing for the toll on athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementThere are no surgeries or physical rehabilitation plans to address mental health challenges. Phelps has made mental health a huge focus in retirement, trying to help others avoid the feelings he endured. Bartley, who has worked with the USOPC since it created a mental health task force in 2020, said that her main goal over the past four years has been building out the organization’s infrastructure for therapy for mental health needs. Now, there are 15 psychological service providers — meaning those qualified to work on mental health, mental performance or even sleep. What does it mean to make the Olympic Games or not make the Olympic Games?

Persons: Simone Biles, ” Biles, “, ”, Jess Bartley, Michael Phelps, Cameron Spencer, Phelps, Caeleb Dressel, couldn’t, Bartley, ” Bartley, Dressel, Gretchen Walsh, raved, Lydia Jacoby, Tom Pennington, ” Jacoby, He’d, ” Dressel, I’m, it’s, Biles, “ She’s, Cecile Landi, ” “ She’s, ” Simone Biles ’, Jamie Squire, Dana O’Neil, Dan Goldfarb, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Francois Nel Organizations: Paris Games, Tokyo Games, U.S, Olympic, Paralympic Committee’s, Games, Olympic Games, Paris, Tokyo, Athletic, Tokyo Summer, Beijing Winter Games Locations: Tokyo, Alaska, it’s, France

☆ My ex and I broke up a month before our wedding day because planning was so stressful. I'm never doing it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( April Zimmerman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One is from a styled photo shoot my friend invited me to model for just three months after my engagement ended. The other shows the bride who bought the dress from me four years later, wearing it on her wedding day. But when I fell in love in my late 20s, and got engaged two years later, those dreams faded during our wedding planning process. Ultimately, our relationship ended a month before the wedding — influenced by the stress and family tensions, though not solely because of them. I was doing a lot for other peopleBefore I started planning my own wedding, I was swept up in the often-glamorized process.

Persons: —, fiancé, I've, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Napa, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Old San Juan, New Zealand

☆ Single wedding guests spend $273 more than couples, new study shows: 'I'm still giving a $100 gift'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Single men spend $442 per wedding compared to partnered ones who spend $254. On average, single people spend $273 more to go to a wedding than those in a relationship. "Ubers to wedding events covered by one person, rather than multiple, will put a greater financial burden on that single person," she says. 'Consider which wedding events are must-attend'There are ways to curb spending as a wedding attendee, Cullman says. "Consider which wedding events are must-attend and which ones you could skip to save on costs," she says.

Persons: Dana Saydak, she's, Saydak, CouponBirds, Allison Cullman, Hannah Nowack, Ubers, Zola, Sarah Pearlman, Pearlman, that's, Cullman, aren't, Nowack, Jen Glantz, Glantz Organizations: CNBC, Zola, Hire Locations: Chicago, Boston, India

☆ Timeline: How the CrowdStrike outage unfolded
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Washington, DC, public transportation services — including trains and buses — begin experiencing delays, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. At 5:30 a.m., US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike tells customers that it was “aware of reports of crashes” of its software on Microsoft Windows operating systems, according to a company advisory viewed by CNN. Australian lenders ANZ and Westpac were also impacted, according to Downdetector, a website that tracks cyber outages. Other states also report impacts to their driving services, including Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee. CrowdStrike would take steps “to prevent anything like this from happening again,” according to a statement on the company’s website.

Persons: Ted Wheeler, they’re, We’re, Charlotte, Biden, Joe Biden, George Kurtz, ”, Brigham, Dana, Blood, Andrea Cefarelli, Jenny Ficenec, “, Kurtz, CrowdStrike Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, FAA, Allegiant Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Microsoft, CNN, CrowdStrike’s, Fortune, White, National Security, Global, Australia’s Commonwealth Bank, Bank of Israel, ANZ, Westpac, ASB Bank . Portland, Emergency, Dispatch, United Airlines, Air Lines, Hartsfield Jackson International, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, ”, Miami International Airport, Customs, Border, Alaska State Troopers, Phoenix Police Department, Computer, Police, Rescue, Federal Communications Commission, US Department of Homeland Security, CrowdStrike, Social, US Department of Justice, UPS, FedEx, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Vehicle, Mass, Penn Medicine, Northwell, Emory Healthcare, Farber Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Provincial Health Services Authority, New York Blood Center, Northeast, Centers of America, Assurance Locations: New York, Alaska, Arizona, Delta, United, Washington, DC, New York City, North, Georgia, North Carolina , Texas, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Boston, British Columbia, New, Northeast United States, North Carolina, Virginia

☆ 56-year-old golfer makes back-to-back holes-in-one at US Senior Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That’s the odds of making two holes-in-one in a single round, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry. Bensel Jr. has played six events on the PGA Tour since 1998, most recently at the 2021 PGA Championship, though is yet to make the cut. His appearance at the US Senior Open marks his third on the PGA Tour Champions and the first since a 77th place finish at the Senior PGA Championship in 2021. Bensel Jr. plays from the fairway during the 2021 Senior PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Last year’s victory – Langer’s 46th on the PGA Tour Champions and 12th senior major – saw the two-time Masters winner become the most successful golfer in the circuit’s history.

Persons: Frank Bensel Jr, –, acing, Seamus Power, holing, ’, Bensel, Bensel Jr, Montana Pritchard, Bernhard Langer, Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita, Australia’s Richard Green Organizations: CNN, US, Newport Country Club, PGA, Augusta National, United States Golf Association, Senior, Southern Hills Country Club, America Locations: Jupiter, Florida, Rhode, United States, Tulsa , Oklahoma

☆ What to know about the massive car dealership outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Here’s what you need to know about the massive software outage. Its systems are used by roughly 15,000 car dealerships across the United States and Canada. Under normal circumstances, the CDK software allows the dealership to register a vehicle almost instantaneously, but now the process faces heavy delays. It said it was able to bring a “small initial test group” of car dealerships back online. But the next morning, the company told dealerships another incident had happened.

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☆ 'I'll have to pass': Why etiquette experts say it's OK to decline plans without making excuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"If I don't want to attend an event, I just say, 'I appreciate the invitation, but I'll have to pass," says Diane Gottsman, a national etiquette expert and founder of the Protocol School of Texas. If it's an opulent destination wedding that's out of your price range, you're fine sending your regrets along with a gift off the registry, Gottsman says. "You simply don't have to take every invitation that's offered to you," she says. That said, if you're constantly turning down plans to the point where you're not seeing certain people, you're not going to remain friends for long. If they insist, you're within the boundaries of good etiquette to let them pay, Gottsman says, "because at that point, they're being sincerely emphatic."

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☆ I saved thousands on my wedding by focusing on the details that mattered the most
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Tessa Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

With around 120 guests, we saved thousands. I traded an expensive wedding cake for chocolate fondueThe tiered wedding cakes we looked at cost up to $1,000. I saved thousands by buying fake flowers over real bouquetsAccording to The Knot, real flower bouquets cost an average of $2,800 in 2023. Upholding a wedding budget was hard enough without planning a trip on top of it. Sticking to a budget is wedding planning 101, but strategic spending was how we made our dream wedding into reality.

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