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☆ 14+ best Amazon October Prime Day kitchen deals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Prime Day kitchen deals | More Prime Day kitchen sales | Best kitchen sales at other retailers | How I picked the best kitchen deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best Prime Day kitchen deals4.7-star average rating from 1,275 reviews on AmazonLowest price in three monthsNinja makes some of the best air fryers on the market, including this multifunctional option with buttons on the front that let you easily control its settings. Best Prime Day kitchen salesHere are the best Prime Day kitchen sales to know about. Best kitchen sales at other retailersCrate & Barrel: Up to 20% espresso and coffee machines from Breville, Cuisinart, KitchenAid and Miele. Target: Target Circle Week deals kitchen appliances Walmart: Up to 30% off on kitchen appliancesHow I found the best Prime Day kitchen dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting.

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☆ 13+ Best Vacuum Deals for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering discounts on all types of vacuums during the 48-hour sale, exclusive to Prime members. SKIP AHEAD Best Prime Day vacuum deals | More Prime Day vacuum sales | Best vacuum sales at other retailers | How I picked the best vacuum deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best Prime Day vacuum salesHere are the best Prime Day vacuum sales to know about. All the products I recommend are highly rated with at least a 4.0-star average rating from hundreds of reviews. To round up the best discounts on vacuums during Prime Big Deal Days, I found highly rated products at their lowest price in at least three months.

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☆ The 9 Elements of a Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ian Prasad Philbrick | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +89 min

We have some voters, they’re for us, but they’ve never voted and they’re going to want to vote. There’s something wrong with Kamala and I just don’t know what it is, but there is definitely something missing. They’re going to get him in Florida.” It was always… That seemed to be the documents case. That’s great. They’re great.

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Target Circle Week is here, offering discounts across categories like home, tech and kitchen. Below, I rounded up the best Target Circle Week deals, all of which are highly rated and at least 20% off. SKIP AHEAD Best Target Circle Week deals | More Target Circle Week sales to shop | Best sales at other retailers | How I picked the best Target Circle Week | Why trust NBC Select? Best Target Circle Week salesHere are the best Target Circle Week sales to know about. Best sales at other retailers right nowHow I found the best Target Circle Week dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting.

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☆ The best Kitchenaid stand mixer attachments and accessories
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

If you own a Kitchenaid stand mixer, then you know they’re a prized possession among home bakers and cooks. To further customize your cooking experience, there are tons of different accessories and attachments that you can use with your stand mixer. Below, I rounded up some of the best Kitchenaid-compatible stand mixer attachments and accessories that’ll streamline all of your culinary projects. How I picked the best Kitchenaid stand mixer attachments and accessoriesHere’s what I recommend prioritizing when looking for a Kitchenaid stand mixer attachment or accessory, based on my experience as a home cook and insight from Dan Langan, a food content creator and author. This fitted stand mixer cover helps prevent your appliance from collecting dust when you’re not using it and shields your mixer from accidental spills or splashes.

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☆ How to clean hardwood floors, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

SKIP AHEAD The best products for cleaning hardwood floors | How to clean hardwood floors | Why trust NBC Select? The best products for cleaning hardwood floors, according to expertsI spoke with cleaning experts for their guidance and product recommendations. Aside from sealed hardwood floors, you can also use it to clean tile floors, including under furniture and appliances. How to clean hardwood floors, according to expertsThere are several different methods and products for cleaning hardwood floors. Apply a hardwood floor polish to the floors, such as the Weiman Hardwood Floor Polish Restorer according to the directions.

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☆ Additives to food often bypass FDA oversight, critics say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Soon, Daily Harvest had narrowed its internal investigation to a new ingredient used for its high-protein content: tara flour. Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. As some consumers had discovered, tara flour was not safe, the FDA decreed in May 2024 — nearly two years after the ingredient sickened hundreds. During that time, however, other manufacturers could have used the now-“unapproved food additive.”“This incident shows how broken our food regulatory system is.

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SKIP AHEAD Methodology | How we tested Hoka walking shoes | The best Hoka walking shoes | What’s so great about Hoka sneakers? How we tested Hoka walking shoesWhile testing Hoka walking shoes, we considered the following factors:Activity: We wore each sneaker while walking varying distances and for varying periods. Arch support : There are two main categories that shoes fall into: cushioning shoes and stability shoes. Material : We tested Hoka walking shoes between July and September to see how well they regulated our feet’s temperature. The best Hoka walking shoesAll the Hoka walking shoes we tested and recommend below are available in men’s and women’s sizes, as well as standard and wide widths.

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☆ How to clean and season a cast iron skillet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

That’s why learning how to clean your cast iron skillet — and how to season it regularly — is crucial for keeping it in optimal shape. To find the best way to clean, season and maintain a cast iron skillet, I spoke with multiple experts, including Seth Affoumado, a cast iron restoration specialist and Branden Lewis, a chef and professor at Johnson & Wales University. SKIP AHEAD The best products for cleaning a cast iron skillets | How to clean a cast iron skillet | How to season a cast iron skillet | Why trust NBC Select? If you prefer to use a sprayable oil for seasoning your cast iron skillet, consider this one from the cast iron skillet brand Lodge. How to clean a cast iron skilletThere are several ways to clean a cast iron skillet without ruining it.

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☆ Not a 'caretaker': Meet Bob Menendez's extremely temporary replacement
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I'm a senator," Helmy told me. "Whether you're here for a day, or three months, four months, or 40 years, you're a United States Senator." "I see myself as sort of continuing my prior roles as a staffer," Helmy told me. Sitting in Menendez's former office, Helmy also lamented the way the long-serving New Jersey senator's career came to an end. "Bob's office was the office you always competed with," Helmy noted, referencing his own time with Booker and former Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

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☆ Tia Mowry says she and sister Tamera aren’t close anymore. Here are 9 other famous duos who prove relationships are hard
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“But that’s just not where we are right now.”The sisters aren’t alone in their status as dynamic duos turned dynamic uno. Hall & OatesDaryl Hall and John Oates of the band Hall and Oates performing in Minnesota in 2017. In May, Hall – who originally filed the lawsuit against Oates in 2023 – told Variety in an interview that that Hall & Oates were officially over. Zeppelin originally included Page, Plant, drummer John Bonham and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones. The band broke up in 1980 after Bonham’s death and Page and Plant went on to each have successful solo careers.

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☆ Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of Bing Crosby, dies at 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kathryn Crosby, the actress, singer and widow of Bing Crosby, died Friday evening of natural causes at her home in Hillsborough, Calif. She was 90. Crosby appeared frequently on Bing Crosby’s “Merrie Olde Christmas” specials and hosted “The Kathryn Crosby Show,” a 30-minute talk show based in San Francisco. Following the death of her husband in 1977, she performed in several stage productions such as the 1996 Broadway revival of “State Fair.”Bing Crosby and Kathryn Crosby in 1975 in Sunningdale, England. Anwar Hussein / Getty Images fileCrosby also hosted the charitable Crosby National Golf Tournament in Bermuda Run, North Carolina for many years. She met Bing Crosby while conducting interviews for her column on the set of the film “White Christmas.” The two married in 1957.

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“There’s only one explanation for this staggering difference in maternal mortality,” said Nancy L. Cohen, president of the GEPI. “All the research points to Texas’ abortion ban as the primary driver of this alarming increase.”“Texas, I fear, is a harbinger of what’s to come in other states,” she said. Among Hispanic women, the rate of women dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5% in 2019 to 18.9% in 2022. While maternal mortality spiked overall during the pandemic, women dying while pregnant or during childbirth rose consistently in Texas following the state’s ban on abortion, according to the Gender Equity Policy Institute. Tatum, who was not involved with the GEPI study, said that requests for sterilization procedures among her patients doubled after the state’s abortion ban.

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7:02 a.m.: JPMorgan hikes Roku price target Roku's focus on monetization for its Platform segment may spell good news for the stock. Analyst Cory Carpenter kept his overweight rating on the stock but upped his price target by $10 to $90. "We believe Lilly's launch of an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) indication for its GLP-1 medication tirzepatide poses significant patient funnel disruption/distortion risks," the analyst wrote. Analyst Sara Senatore upped its price target by $6 to $118, which implies more than 22% upside from Tuesday's close. "Licensing China would also allow SBUX management to train its focus on the US (73% of 2023 EBITDA before corporate expenses)," the analyst wrote in a Wednesday note.

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☆ Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday pressed for Republicans to join Democrats in voting to advance the IVF bill. Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon objected, and instead urged their colleagues to support Democrats’ bill during Tuesday’s vote. Another Senate GOP bill aimed at addressing concerns about IVF was introduced earlier this year. On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray blocked a uninamous consent request to pass Britt and Cruz’s IVF bill, ahead of the vote on the Democrats’ broader IVF package. “Our bill is the only bill that protects IVF access while safeguarding religious liberty,” Britt said.

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The overall strategy and schedule are still being finalized for the Obamas, the people familiar with their plans said, and they will take their direction from the Harris campaign about what’s needed on the campaign trail. During Michelle Obama’s speech at the DNC in Chicago, she implored Democrats to not just support Harris this November but “do something” to help her win. The Obamas and Clintons would have had some role in the home stretch of the Biden campaign had it continued. One person close to the planning said now they can help with different constituencies Harris needs to win over in November. First lady Jill Biden has also pledged to campaign for Harris in the fall, with a possible focus on education.

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☆ 16 best backpacks for college students in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +20 min

SKIP AHEAD How I picked the best backpacks for college students | The best backpacks for college students | How to shop for a backpack as a college student | Why trust NBC Select? How I picked the best backpacks for college studentsThere are several factors to consider when looking for a backpack if you’re a college student. Padding and ergonomics: Both of our experts, chiropractor Dr. Matt Cavanaugh and ergonomics expert Kevin Costello, said that padded wide shoulder straps are essential for college students looking to prioritize comfort. It comes with both shoulder straps and two leather loops on top that you can fasten with the metal button. It has a flexible water bottle pocket on the side, a trolley sleeve, a 17-inch laptop sleeve and breathable padding on the back to reduce sweating.

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Following Donald Trump’s lead, Johnson has tied a six-month funding bill to the SAVE Act, which would overhaul voting laws to require people to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Democrats and some Republicans are pushing for a “clean” funding bill that would keep the government open until December, after the election. The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 unless Republicans and Democrats strike a deal to extend funding. Because of their miniscule majority, House Republicans can only afford four GOP defections if all lawmakers vote. “I’m a firm NO on bankrupting the nation and a YES on election integrity,” Mills said.

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WASHINGTON — Despite mounting opposition from his own party, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., vowed Tuesday to stay the course and put his government funding package on the House floor on Wednesday. His initial strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month is expected to fail and deal House Republicans an embarrassing blow. Due to their paper-thin majority, Republicans can afford only a handful of GOP defections on the vote, and many more than that have publicly voiced their opposition. “I am in this to win this,” Johnson told reporters at his weekly news conference. Afterward, the speaker added: “We are going to put the SAVE Act and the CR together, and we’re going to move that through the process.

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy to tie a short-term government funding bill to a Donald Trump-backed proposal to overhaul voting laws was on life support Monday after a band of conservative rebels vowed to vote no on the package. Without a stopgap funding bill, money will run out and the federal government will shut down at the end of the month. Because of the GOP’s razor-thin majority, Johnson, R-La., can afford only four Republican defections if all members vote. Mills slammed Johnson's strategy as a “farce” and said it would do nothing to secure the southern border. Instead, they are pushing for a "clean CR" — short-term funding with nothing attached to it.

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At the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Rep. Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., was met with thunderous applause as he proudly introduced transgender advocate Sarah McBride. “She is right now the first trans person ever to address a national convention,” Maloney boasted. But at this year’s Democratic convention in Chicago, trans people were notably absent from the stage. To some trans Americans, the omission did not go unnoticed. Harris, who has actively supported gay rights throughout her career, is also seen by advocates as having one of the most, if not the most, LGBTQ-friendly policy record of any presidential candidate.

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☆ Trump running mate JD Vance doubles down on 'childless cat ladies' comment about Harris, Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. JD Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump, on Friday defended his comments accusing key Democrats — including Vice President Kamala Harris — of being miserable "childless cat ladies" who want to "make the rest of the country miserable too," as well as anti-family and anti-kids. Vance has been under fire for days after the "cat ladies" remark resurfaced online following the Ohio Republican's nomination as the party's vice presidential candidate. I explicitly said in my remarks," Vance said. At the time Vance made his remarks Buttigieg was in the process of adopting twin babies with his partner. A month after his comment in 2021, Vance appeared on Tucker Carlson's now defunct-show on Fox News — Kelly's former employer — and expanded on it.

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☆ Warren sounds alarm on T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular deal with Justice Department, FCC
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators are sounding the alarm over T-Mobile's proposal to acquire most of US Cellular, and asking the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to closely scrutinize and consider challenging the deal. The $4.4 billion deal announced in May 2024 would allow T-Mobile to use part U.S. Cellular's wireless spectrum to improve its coverage in rural areas and give it access to four million new customers. Under the agreement, U.S. Cellular would retain 70% of its wireless spectrum and towers, leasing space on other towers to T-Mobile. In Monday's letter, the lawmakers also ask the Justice Department to consider unwinding that merger, arguing that it cost customers of competing wireless carriers billions of dollars. A spokesperson for T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter from CNBC.

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☆ Biden is dropping out. Here's what happens next.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biden said he would speak to the matter further later this week. His decision, made after weeks of growing pressure from members of his own party, throws Democrats into uncharted territory. Sen. Joe Manchin, an independent from West Virginia who caucuses with Democrats, called for an "open process" to select a new nominee as he called for Biden to step aside earlier on Sunday. On Sunday, immediately after Biden announced his decision to withdraw, a series of Republican politicians called on Biden to resign immediately, including Speaker Mike Johnson. "If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President," Johnson said.

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☆ Big-dollar Democratic donors are split: Hold the line or abandon Biden?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Advertisement"The donors that I'm in contact with are solidly behind Biden because we know Biden and Harris can defeat Trump," Ajay Bhutoria, the deputy national finance chair of Biden's National Finance Committee, told Business Insider. A spokesperson for the Biden campaign declined to comment on this story, and a Democratic National Committee spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Two wealthy donors told BI that they've lost faith in the Biden campaign just in the past month and that a new, younger Democratic nominee is needed to energize the base. But on Wednesday, the donor told BI that their thinking, along with other donors they have spoken to, has changed. Wasn't just the debate but everything since," the donor told BI in a text message on Wednesday.

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