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Instead, Biden’s campaign unraveled over the course of the next 24 days. It’s a high-risk, high-reward gamble for Democrats, resetting a campaign Biden was losing with a new nominee just 107 days before the election. Dunn and her husband, Bob Bauer, were among Biden’s debate prep team and had faced the ire of the president’s family in the aftermath of the debate. Several news outlets, including CNN, reported that Pelosi and former President Barack Obama had privately expressed concerns about the future of Biden’s campaign. That same day, ABC News reported that Schumer told Biden in their Saturday meeting that it would be best if he bowed out of the presidential race.

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☆ Open Championship: Ruthless Xander Schauffele seals second major in two months with imperious display
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On Sunday, the American clinched the Open Championship to claim the second major of his career. South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence finished one shot behind Rose and Horschel in tied-fourth, with American Russell Henley a further stroke back. Yet the attacks were coming from all angles now, the most ferocious of all from playing partner Lawrence and Schauffele, two holes ahead. The steely-eyed barrage continued with two more birdies across the next three holes to open up a three shot lead. Rose and Lawrence had barely erred, each bogeying just once, but such was the relentless pace set by Schauffele.

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☆ Biden’s political position is rapidly deteriorating as critical news conference looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A staggering 24 hours that cracked the political foundation of Joe Biden’s reelection bid leave him facing the most high-pressure presidential news conference in modern history on Thursday. The stakes for Biden’s solo appearance at the conclusion of the NATO summit multiplied by the hour as his political position unraveled at a dignity-sapping rate. In another danger sign for Biden’s candidacy, one Democratic strategist told CNN, “Everything is frozen because no one knows what’s going to happen. The deepening crisis gripping the Democratic Party is not simply damaging Biden’s chances of clinging to the nomination. But as Biden’s political standing continues to rapidly deteriorate, the question is becoming how much longer he can insist he’s the only Democrat who can beat Trump.

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☆ Live Updates: Opening Arguments in Alec Baldwin Trial Set to Begin in New Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The prosecutors gave Mr. Baldwin — who had been rehearsing with a gun when it discharged a live bullet, killing the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins — about three weeks to decide. That decision led to an indictment and, now, a trial that could lead to a maximum punishment of 18 months in prison if Mr. Baldwin is convicted. The prosecutors decided to dismiss the original indictment against Mr. Baldwin while they had the gun examined. Ms. Morrissey learned that an NBC News reporter had the details of the “presumed confidential” plea offer, she wrote in court papers. “He has no title or credit in either documentary,” Mr. Nikas wrote, calling him a subject of the projects.

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☆ I quit a high-flying, six-figure job to train with Marie Kondo and become an organizer: 'Best decision I’ve ever made'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Jenny Albertini | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I dealt with a deteriorating relationship with my live-in boyfriend; a prestigious, high-pressure public health job I dreaded showing up for every day; and the death of a close friend. I signed up for the course and, that summer, quit my job to focus on decluttering full time. Finding satisfaction and freedom in work that 'sparks more joy'Emotionally, I knew that leaving my public health job was the right decision. In my first year of business, I earned less than a quarter of my public health salary. I consulted on public health assignments, and even temporarily took another full-time public health job while I continued building the decluttering business on evenings and weekends.

Persons: Jenny, Marie Kondo, I'd, Marie Kondo's, Kondo, Jenny Albertini, government's, I've Organizations: U.S, AIDS Relief, Equity Locations: Southern Africa

☆ Cosmic Research Hints at Mysterious Ancient Computer’s Purpose
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Becky Ferreira | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Antikythera mechanism, an ingenious calculator made 2,200 years ago, has inspired awe and enchantment ever since it was recovered from a shipwreck near a Greek island in 1901. Generations of researchers have unraveled many mysteries about the device, which is often described as the world’s first analog computer, though much remains unknown. A study published this month in The Horological Journal challenges a core assumption about the mechanism that could upend understanding of the complex timepiece’s form and function. That result conflicts with earlier research that identified the ring as a solar calendar, lined with 365 holes. “It’s a slightly contentious idea,” said Dr. Woan, who acknowledged that he and Dr. Bayley are not experts on the device.

Persons: Graham Woan, Joseph Bayley, ”, Woan, Bayley Organizations: University of Glasgow

☆ Congestion Pricing Delay in New York Ripples Across the Country
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Ana Ley | Winnie Hu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a country where the car is still king, New York had stirred hope that an ambitious policy prioritizing mass transit was possible. But that optimism unraveled this month, when Gov. Kathy Hochul abruptly halted a congestion pricing tolling program that promised to take thousands of cars a day off the streets of Midtown and Lower Manhattan while generating billions for critical repairs and improvements to the subways, buses and two commuter railroads. The governor’s decision came amid a fierce outcry from opponents, including many drivers from the boroughs and suburbs outside Manhattan. In doing so, she punched a $15 billion hole in the capital budget of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, leaving long-planned work on the subway in limbo.

Persons: Kathy Hochul Organizations: Gov, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Locations: New York, Midtown, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan

☆ Opinion | Learning to Love My Father as His Mind Unraveled
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Cornelia Channing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When I was around 10 years old, my father started hiding bananas in our house. We found them in the dishwasher, in the junk drawer, behind the potted plants. I once came upon an entire bunch hanging from the shower head. A wood sculptor, he had always been obsessive, almost rabid, about his work. But now it was as if someone had yanked out his batteries.

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☆ Trump trial: CNN’s in-the-courtroom reporters describe key moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

A judge found Trump liable for fraud for inflating his net worth to get friendly loans, and juries found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defaming Carroll. DEL VALLE: This is actually my fourth Trump trial. Here, it’s almost been interesting how at moments it just felt like a regular trial. Reporters in the courtroom sat behind Trump – with a view often blocked by the many officers in the aisles of the gallery. The response prompted one of the biggest laughs in the courtroom in the entire trial – even several jurors were laughing.

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☆ Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica — nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” because its collapse could cause catastrophic sea level rise — is the world’s widest glacier and roughly the size of Florida. Thwaites, which already contributes 4% to global sea level rise, holds enough ice to raise sea levels by more than 2 feet. “This process of widespread, enormous seawater intrusion will increase the projections of sea level rise from Antarctica,” he added. Sea ice around Rothera Point, on Adelaide Island to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The researchers also used climate models to predict the potential speed of recovery from such extreme sea ice loss and found that even after two decades, not all the ice will return.

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☆ A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Roger Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dmitri A. Medvedev, the former Russian president and regular forecaster of a third World War, had no hesitation in comparing the would-be assassin of Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia to the young man who ignited World War I. Europe, he suggested, was once more on the brink. It was on many levels a wild association to make. The Europe of empires that unraveled between 1914 and 1918 is long gone, as is the Europe that replaced it and produced Auschwitz. In their place the painstakingly constructed European Union of 27 members, including Slovakia, has been put in place with the overriding goal of making war impossible on a long-ravaged continent. Yet, with elections to the European Parliament just three weeks way, ominous indications of brewing violence go well beyond the shooting of Mr. Fico, whose condition remains serious.

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☆ Opinion: Reversal in Harvey Weinstein case isn’t the demise of sex crimes prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Deborah Tuerkheimer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When a Manhattan jury found movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of sex crimes in 2020, the verdict seemed to herald a new era of accountability. I was not shocked by the reversal, nor do I view this as the demise of sex crimes prosecution. New York's highest court overturned his sex crimes conviction last week. Another important innovation is the use of sex crimes experts to educate the jury — and in high-profile cases, the public. Join us on Twitter and FacebookIn this post-#MeToo age of sex crimes prosecution, I have described sex crimes experts as a needed if partial corrective to the credibility discount.

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☆ Bill Gates Is Still Pulling Strings at Microsoft, Overseeing AI Ideas
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In fact, Business Insider has learned, Gates has been quietly orchestrating much of Microsoft's AI revolution from behind the scenes. The company, Nadella promised, would "continue to benefit from Bill's ongoing technical passion and advice to drive our products and services forward." According to two executives, Gates' memo treated as gospel, sparking Microsoft's push to take the lead in the AI arms race. Now, it seemed, OpenAI might offer Microsoft a way to help forge the AI future that Gates had long envisioned. According to two executives, Gates' words were treated as gospel, helping spark Microsoft's push to take the lead in the AI arms race.

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☆ The Meteoric Rise and Spectacular Fall of the Queen of Airbnb
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Now, after she made her pitch at the VFW hall, attendees clamored around Widell, eager to have her manage their Airbnb rentals. The reign of the Airbnb Queen of Tulsa was over — and her subjects were left to pick up the pieces. Dominic Bugatto for BIThe "Queen of Airbnb" label, which started off as Widell's Airbnb account name, helped create an aura of omnipotence. According to those familiar with the business, Widell seemed to be shifting her focus away from Airbnb rentals to the house-staging business. Today, her "Tulsa Airbnb Group" on Facebook remains active, with some 1,000 members.

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☆ A mom found a jawbone in her son’s rock collection. 22 years later, genealogy researchers ID’d the remains of a US Marine
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Ashley Williams | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —More than 20 years after a mother found a human jawbone hidden in her son’s rock collection, genetic genealogy experts have unraveled the discovery and identified the partial remains of a US Marine Corps captain. In 2002, his mother found the collection, came across what looked to be human remains and contacted the sheriff’s office, authorities said in a statement. In January 2023, the sheriff’s office and the Yavapai County Medical Examiner referred the case to the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center. The college partnered with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to work on the case for free, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “I think it shows how investigative genetic genealogy has stepped in and become the most really incredible investigative tool since the advent of DNA.”

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☆ I gave birth to my daughter in Japan. My husband and I loved living there, but she needed better healthcare, so I moved back to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Katie Spence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We learned that Stella has spina bifidaShe couldn't lie on her back and had to be fed through a tube. Katie Spence's daughter Stella was in the NICU after she was born. Leaving and living without my husband full-time would be difficult, but getting Stella comprehensive care took precedence. The Texas Medical Center is a world-class medical destination, and we quickly had an appointment with a top pediatric neurosurgeon. Katie Spence says her daughter has received quality healthcare from the Texas Medical Center.

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☆ Market appears focused and prioritized on earnings now, says Joe Terranova
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | 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 EmailMarket appears focused and prioritized on earnings now, says Joe TerranovaCameron Dawson, New Edge Wealth, and Joe Terranova, Virtus Investment Partners, join 'Closing Bell' to discuss if equity markets unraveled anything in Wednesday's market action, what to expect from the Federal Reserve, and if the market's okay with two rate cuts in the second half of the year.

Persons: Joe Terranova Cameron Dawson, Joe Terranova Organizations: New Edge Wealth, Virtus Investment Partners, Federal Reserve

☆ How Biden’s White House Gathering for Ramadan Unraveled Over Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Erica L. Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When the White House invited Muslim community leaders for a dinner this week celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, the responses started coming in fast: Decline. Many of the invitees, distressed over President Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza, said they would not attend an iftar meal with the president on Tuesday evening while so many Palestinians were under siege. “How can we talk to you about famine and starvation over bread and steak?” said Dr. Thaer Ahmad, a Palestinian American doctor who was in Gaza in January. The moment epitomized just how problematic the war in Gaza has become for Mr. Biden, who is increasingly critical of Israel but still resisting calls from within his party to set conditions on weapons sales to the country.

Persons: Biden’s, ”, Thaer Ahmad, Biden Organizations: White House, Muslim Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Israel

President Joe Biden's son has pleaded not guilty to the nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. Both cases are overseen by special counsel David Weiss and now have tentative trials scheduled for June, though defense attorneys are also trying to get the Delaware gun charges tossed out. Hunter Biden’s original proposed plea deal with prosecutors had been pilloried as a “sweetheart deal” by Republicans, including Trump. Republicans are pursuing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, claiming he was engaged in an influence-peddling scheme with his son. If convicted of the tax charges, Hunter Biden, 53, could receive a maximum of 17 years in prison.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's, David Weiss, Donald Trump, Hunter Biden’s, ”, Joe Biden, Hunter, Biden, Alexander Smirnov, Weiss Organizations: ANGELES, Justice Department, Democratic, Republican, Republicans, Trump, Biden family’s, FBI, Senate Republicans Locations: Los Angeles, California, Delaware

☆ Russia seems to be using its Ukraine playbook to destabilize another European state, experts warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSome of Russia's recent behavior in parts of Moldova has some experts sounding alarm bells, warning some of it looks similar to destabilizing activities before the invasion of Ukraine. Russia has accused Ukraine of drone striking a military base in Russian-occupied Moldova as pro-Russian figures seems to be actively destabilize the Moldovan government from within. Leading up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the government fought Russian separatists in the Donbas region. They eventually helped secure territory in the region for Russia, which later illegally put them under Russian control. AdvertisementAnd Moldovan officials recognize the danger as Russia increases pressure.

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☆ Opinion: What Hunter Biden and Donald Trump have in common
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Opinion Andrey Spektor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Hunter Biden won’t be returning to the spotlight next week as the House Oversight Committee had hoped. The problem with the Hunter Biden investigation, though, is not its potential reliance on the word of a compromised informant. And in that sense, Hunter Biden shares something in common with an unlikely person: Trump, at least with respect to his criminal case in New York. Much like the gun charge against Hunter Biden, the tax indictment has left many former federal white-collar prosecutors like me scratching their heads. That doesn’t mean that Trump or Hunter Biden are innocent; indeed, the former has more serious cases to contend with.

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☆ Four Years on, the Mysteries of Covid Are Unraveling
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, nearly everything about the novel coronavirus was an open question: How was it spreading so quickly? In the four years since, scientists have unraveled some of the biggest mysteries about Covid. By now, most Americans have had Covid at least once. People who are older or have existing health problems tend to have more severe symptoms because their immune systems are already weakened. In some cases, the body can fight off the virus before it replicates enough to cause symptoms, or clear it so quickly that a person never tests positive.

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☆ Guy Wildenstein, Art Family Patriarch, Found Guilty in Tax Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Guy Wildenstein, the international art dealer, was found guilty in France on Tuesday of massive tax fraud, the latest twist after years of legal entanglements that have unraveled the secrecy that once surrounded his powerful family dynasty. Mr. Wildenstein, 78, the Franco-American patriarch of the family and president of Wildenstein & Co. in New York, was sentenced by the Paris Appeals Court to a four-year prison sentence, with half of it suspended, and the other half to be served under house arrest with an electronic bracelet. The court also sentenced him to pay a one million euro fine, or about $1.08 million. Prosecutors had said that he was trying to dodge hundreds of millions of euros in inheritance taxes. At the trial, which was held in the fall, they had requested a slightly more lenient prison sentence for Mr. Wildenstein, but they had also requested a much larger €250 million fine, or about $270 million.

Persons: Guy Wildenstein, Wildenstein, Daniel, Alec Organizations: Franco, Wildenstein, Paris Appeals, Prosecutors Locations: France, New York, Paris

☆ Financial lessons to be learned from the viral 'Who TF Did I Marry?' TikTok series
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some financial abusers use their partners to take out massive amounts of debt or make expensive purchases in their name. But experts told BI there are some early warning signs to keep an eye out for that may mean you're not a financial match. Andrea Woroch, a consumer finance and budgeting expert, told BI that partnering up with someone with similar financial values when it comes to spending and saving helps to minimize financial conflicts and fights. AdvertisementJacqueline Newman, a divorce attorney, told BI that someone who is "incredibly shady" about their income, or constantly changes their stories about their finances could be hiding something. "Keep an eye on their purchasing habit," he told BI.

Persons: —, Reesa Teesa, it's, Teesa, Legion, Jerome JC Rome McCoy, MailOnline, McCoy, Andrea Woroch, Woroch, Jacqueline Newman, Chad Willardson, Willardson, I've, Newman Organizations: Service, Business, Legion, Facebook, BI Locations: Covid

☆ Mystery of whale song unraveled by scientists, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

How baleen whales, which include humpback whales, are able to sing underwater has eluded scientists since whale songs were first discovered more than 50 years ago. A baleen whale’s larynx is shaped differently from other mammals. This structural adaptation allows the leviathan to breathe massive amounts of air in and out when they go to the surface, according to the study. Air sacs also evolved in a way that may allow a baleen whale to recycle air while creating vocal sounds, according to researchers. This means that most boating noises mask calls between baleen whales, reducing the distance over which they can communicate.

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