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☆ DeSantis claimed Dodgers stadium was 'virtually empty' after Pride backlash, but the game actually had higher attendance than normal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The LA Dodgers' LGBTQ Pride Night turned controversial when an activist group that offended the religious right was invited. But their claim to have successfully boycotted a Dodgers game for its LGBTQ Pride participation and guests — notably echoed by presidential candidate Ron DeSantis — appears to be false. Ron DeSantis, who recently launched his 2024 presidential bid, tweeted in support of the protesters and claimed the stadium was "virtually empty." "The virtually empty stadium for the game itself was a powerful image," DeSantis said in his tweet. Jareck declined to answer Insider's other questions about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the protesters.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis —, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Forbes, Joe Jareck, Jareck Organizations: LA Dodgers, Night, Service, Privacy, Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Pride, Twitter, Los Angeles Times, Florida Gov

☆ Former Trump advisor now supports DeSantis, says he will be an 'amazing president' while asking 'who would work for Trump???'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A former Trump advisor is now campaigning with Ron DeSantis and trash-talking his old boss. Steve Cortes, once one of Trump's most senior advisors, asked on Twitter: "Who would work for Trump???" Ron DeSantis — Trump's primary opposition for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Steve Cortes, a senior advisor on Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns, has loudly supported DeSantis since he announced his endorsement in a Newsweek op-ed in May. "This young leader will be an amazing president," Cortes tweeted on Saturday while campaigning with DeSantis in Nevada.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Steve Cortes, messier, —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis —, DeSantis, Cortes, Trump, John Kelly, he's, Kelly — Organizations: Trump, Twitter, Republican, Service, Florida Gov, Newsweek, DeSantis, GOP, White, White House, Truth Locations: Nevada

☆ Mike Pence calls Trump indictment 'saddening' and 'divisive,' but won't say if he'd pardon the former president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

In a "Meet the Press" exclusive, Pence dodged questions on whether he would pardon the former president. Pence said he has the support of all kinds of people, but wouldn't say if he's targeting Trump supporters. Still, Pence wouldn't say if he would pardon Trump himself if he were elected to the Oval Office, saying the "question is premature." We don't know what the verdict will be of the jury," Pence said in his NBC interview. "Look, I know the people in our movement, and I can honestly tell you that they're some of the best people in this country," Pence said.

Persons: Mike Pence, Pence, —, MAGA, Donald Trump, Trump, Chuck Todd, Jack Smith, he'd, he's, Todd Organizations: Press, Trump, Service, NBC News, Justice Department, NBC

☆ Beijing is offering to pay for IVF and most other fertility treatments after China recorded its first population decline in more than 60 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some Chinese cities will fund fertility treatments to combat low birth rates. Beijing announced it would cover more than a dozen fertility treatments, including IVF. Beijing's government said this week it would cover more than a dozen fertility treatments, including IVF, embryo transplantation, and freezing and storing semen, Reuters reported. Some other cities are loosening restrictions on who can access fertility treatment. Meanwhile, private clinics in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan have already begun allowing unmarried women access to fertility treatments, including IVF, Reuters reported.

Persons: —, Bejing, Teresa Xu, Xu Organizations: Beijing, Service, Reuters, United Locations: China, India, United Nations, Chinese, Sichuan

☆ WTA roundup: Russian stars to clash in Dutch final
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

7 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in Saturday's semifinals of the WTA 250 grass-court event. Kudermetova is 2-1 against Alexandrova, who won the last meeting in the semifinals of this tournament last year en route to the title. Rothesay OpenKatie Boulter and Jodie Burrage will meet in Nottingham, England, on Sunday in the first all-British WTA Tour final since 1977, when Virginia Wade beat Sue Barker in San Francisco. Boulter advanced with a 6-4, 7-5 win over another countrywoman, Heather Watson, while Burrage took down France's Alize Cornet 7-5, 7-5 in her semifinal match at the WTA 250 grass-court tournament. Boulter overcame a 4-3 deficit in the opening set and dug out of a 4-1 hole in the second set against Watson.

Persons: Jodie Burrage, Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, Paul Childs, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Kudermetova, Slovakia's Viktoria, Alexandrova, Katie Boulter, Virginia Wade, Sue Barker, It's, Heather Watson, Burrage, France's Alize, Boulter, Watson, Cornet Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko REUTERS, Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova, Hruncakova, Sasnovich, British WTA, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Netherlands, Belarus, Saturday's, Kudermetova, Rothesay, Nottingham, England, San Francisco, Leicester

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Samsung became the world's second biggest advanced chipmakerSamsung may be known for its phones, TVs and appliances, but it's also been the leader in memory chips for more than three decades. Now, as memory prices continue to fall, it's doubling down on manufacturing chips for outside customers, with a $17 billion new chip fab in Texas and new $228 billion cluster in South Korea. CNBC got a rare look inside Samsung's chip business to bring you the untold story of how it became the world's second biggest advanced chipmaker, with plans to catch TSMC.

Persons: it's Organizations: Samsung, CNBC Locations: Texas, South Korea

☆ How Samsung became the world’s No. 2 advanced chipmaker and set the stage for a U.S. manufacturing boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article NVDAQCOM6758.T-JPAMATAMD2330-TW.FKRX300MUAAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTSamsung's $17 billion new chip fab is under construction in Taylor, Texas, on April 19, 2023. CNBC recently went inside Samsung's Austin chip fab, for the first in-depth tour given on camera to a U.S. journalist. Samsung got its start in 1938 as the Samsung Sanghoe Trading Company, founded by Lee Byung-chull in Korea. Just a decade after making its first memory chip, Samsung was coming to market with a version that had 1,000 times the capacity. As consumers rein in their spending in the face of rising inflation, demand for memory chips has weakened sharply.

Persons: Katie Brigham, Jon Taylor, Patel, Jinman Han, Han, Lee Byung, Lee Kun, Geoffrey Cain, weren't, Apple, Cain, Jay Y, Lee, Yoon Suk, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst Organizations: AMD, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Intel, they'll, CNBC, Austin, Samsung Sanghoe Trading Company, Samsung Samsung, Samsung Electronics, Samsung TV, Hankook Semiconductor, Apple, Republic of Samsung, Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek, Reuters Locations: Taylor , Texas, TSMC, U.S, Korea, New Jersey, Silicon Valley, South Korea, Republic of, Austin , Texas, Texas, Austin, Pyeongtaek

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow new lithium extraction tech could help meet EV targetsA suite of new, but largely unproven, technologies known as direct lithium extraction could revolutionize lithium mining from brine, making it more efficient and sustainable and eliminating the need for large evaporation ponds. A number of companies including EnergyX, Lilac Solutions, and Standard Lithium are entering the DLE market and getting ready for commercial implementation across South America and the U.S., while automakers like BMW, GM and Ford are investing.

Organizations: EV, Solutions, South, BMW, GM, Ford Locations: South America, U.S

☆ How new lithium extraction technology could help us meet electric vehicle targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Katie Brigham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Today, most lithium brine mining takes place in the Salar de Atacama, an expansive salt flat in northern Chile that contains the highest quality lithium brine in the world. EnergyXDoing things differentlyIn a world before electric vehicles, traditional methods of brine mining and hard rock mining more than sufficed to meet global lithium demand. It's the brine resources that are large enough to electrify the vehicle industry," Snydacker said. Lilac Solutions is developing a direct lithium extraction facility in Argentina in partnership with Australian lithium company Lake Resources. Lilac Solutions

Persons: Dave Snydacker, DLE, Amit Patwardhan, Robert Mintak, there's, Snydacker, EnergyX, It's Organizations: Lilac Solutions, Solutions, Bay, Resources Locations: Salar, Atacama, Chile, Arkansas, Salt, Argentina, Bolivia, California , Utah, China, Australian

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInside the world's largest lithium producerAlbemarle, the world's top producer of lithium and the operator of mines in Australia, Chile and the U.S., says it plans to bring its Kings Mountain, North Carolina mine online by 2027. The company, along with its main competitors SQM and Pilbara, control about 40% of the world's lithium supply, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. Lithium is a critical mineral in electric vehicle batteries. CNBC got an inside look at Albemarle's operations in the U.S. and Chile.

Persons: Albemarle Organizations: KeyBanc, CNBC Locations: Australia, Chile, U.S, , North Carolina

☆ Pride organizers cancel events all over Florida due to 'climate of fear' after state passes anti-LGBTQ laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pride events across Florida are being canceled after DeSantis signs anti-LGBTQ bills into law. Cloud, organizers canceled an event after performers said they didn't feel safe attending. Organizers in Florida have already canceled several pride events, saying the state's targeting of LGBTQ people has created a "climate of fear and hostility." "But even after discussing with entertainment, the drag queens did not feel it would be safe for them to perform," Bozanich told WESH. Pride organizers in Florida have also canceled events in Tampa, Port St. Lucie, and Lake County, local news station Click Orlando reported.

☆ DeSantis' undeclared presidential campaign may be allowing him to skirt campaign ethics rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In the meantime, DeSantis has been flying all over for what looks a lot like campaign events. Experts told The New York Times his delay in formally announcing may be a way to avoid campaign finance rules. As he tests the waters for a presidential run, DeSantis has traveled across the country. The Times reported DeSantis has visited several other states, including other key primary states like South Carolina and Nevada. Many of DeSantis' trips have been arranged by a Michigan nonprofit called And To The Republic, which promotes conservative policies.

☆ Do No Harm, a group of 'medical professionals' fighting 'woke healthcare,' is behind many anti-trans laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The AP analyzed 130 bills across 40 states, finding common language attributable to a group called Do No Harm. Do No Harm is one of several right-wing organizations advocating against trans inclusion in healthcare. Do No Harm is much newer, launching last year in an effort to shield "patients and physicians from woke healthcare." "We know that woke medical education and research are already impacting healthcare providers, and now federal and state policymakers are forcing woke policies into medicine," Kristina Rasmussen, executive director of Do No Harm, said in an April 2022 press release. Several other medical groups have joined calls to stop anti-trans policies from taking hold across the nation — like the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and the National Education Association, to name a few.

☆ Daniel Penny gets the Kyle Rittenhouse treatment as Republican presidential candidates line up in support of the man who choked Jordan Neely to death on the NYC subway
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Prosecutors charged Penny with manslaughter after he killed Jordan Neely on the New York subway in April. Support for Penny is reminiscent of support given to Kyle Rittenhouse ahead of the 2020 election. Republican 2024 presidential candidates are lining up in support of Penny, a 24-year-old retired Marine who placed Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, in a chokehold on the New York City subway that ultimately killed him. Another candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, donated $10,000 to Penny's fundraiser, The Associated Press reported. The support for Penny is reminiscent of the support given to Kyle Rittenhouse ahead of the 2020 election.

☆ Texas is facing a housing crisis, a migrant crisis, a multi-year drought, and an epidemic of mass shootings. Ted Cruz, meanwhile, has opened an investigation into Bud Light.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz opened an investigation into Bud Light's partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Meanwhile, Texas is grappling with a migration crisis and a severe housing crisis. So, naturally, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is opening an investigation into Bud Light. The company's partnership with Mulvaney led to right-wing calls for a boycott of Bud Light, which has impacted sales at its parent company, Anheuser-Busch. Beer marketing, however — thanks to Cruz — has all the attention of the state's top leaders in Washington.

☆ Trump's candidate for Kentucky governor trounced DeSantis' last-minute endorsement, so Trump gloated 'Ron's magic is GONE!'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Katie Balevic | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis' endorsement came in third. Kentucky Attorney General secured a comfortable win in the Republican primary on Tuesday, far outpacing a competitor endorsed by Florida Gov. "Congratulations to a 'star' in Kentucky, Daniel Cameron, who easily won the Republican Nomination for Governor. He had my Complete and Total Endorsement," Trump posted on Truth Social. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks to supporters following his victory in the Republican primary in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

☆ Biden may be punishing Alabama for its harsh abortion law by preventing the Space Command headquarters from relocating to the state
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The White House may be walking back a decision to relocate the US Space Command headquarters to Alabama. "This is all about abortion politics," one official told NBC. Space Command is a department of the Air Force that protects the United States and its allies "in, from, and to space." "The belief is they are delaying any move because of the abortion issue," another US official told NBC, referring to the Biden administration. A White House official told Insider that laws regarding reproductive health were not considered in the decision-making process, questioning the accuracy of NBC's reporting.

John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel who for four years has pursued a politically fraught investigation into the Russia inquiry, accused the F.B.I. of a “lack of analytical rigor” in a final report made public on Monday that examined the bureau’s investigation into whether the 2016 Trump campaign was conspiring with Moscow. Mr. Durham’s 306-page report appeared to show little substantial new information about the F.B.I.’s handling of the Russia investigation, known as Crossfire Hurricane, and it failed to produce the kinds of blockbuster revelations impugning the bureau that former President Donald J. Trump and his allies had once suggested that Mr. Durham would find. Instead, the report — released without substantive comment or redactions by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland — repeated previously exposed flaws in the inquiry, including from a 2019 inspector general report, while concluding that the F.B.I. suffered from a confirmation bias as it pursued leads about Mr. Trump’s ties to Russia.

☆ Seth Rogan is 'distressed' that streaming companies are 'digging in on' using AI to write for TV, sharing support for the strike: 'Thank god for labor unions'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Seth Rogan threw his support behind striking writers and echoed concerns over the use of AI in writing television shows. Rogan said you'd have to "shove a lot of weed" into an AI model to get it to write good-quality TV. Members of the guild previously told Insider they are worried about the threat of AI models like ChatGPT usurping writers as a cheaper substitute. Studios will never act fairly or equitably without being forced to," Rogan told IndieWire. "I'm personally very disturbed and distressed by the lack of information that I personally get from these streaming services that we have films and television shows on," Rogan told the outlet.

☆ North Carolina's governor vetoed a bill that would ban abortions after the first trimester and vows to 'keep it that way'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Roy Cooper vetoed a bill to ban nearly all abortions after the first trimester. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have banned nearly all abortions there after the first trimester. "This bill will create dangerous interference with the doctor-patient relationship leading to harm for pregnant women and their families. With its medically unnecessary obstacles and restrictions, it will make abortions unavailable to many women," Cooper said. In a tweet celebrating that the ban had been vetoed, Cooper said, "Let's work to keep it that way."

☆ Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters are raising defense funds for Daniel Penny, the man charged for killing Jordan Neely on the NYC subway. Penny is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man. While Neely's behavior alarmed some passengers, one eyewitness told The New York Times that Neely never tried to assault anyone. The case has divided New Yorkers, who are grappling with a rise in crime on the New York subway system. "Justice looks like a conviction for murder," Edwards said at a press conference following the announcement of Penny's charges.

A jury found Trump sexually abused Carroll and defamed her when denying it, awarding her $5 million. After the verdict was read, Carroll told Trump's attorney, Joe Tacopina: "He did it." "I am overwhelmed, overwhelmed with joy and happiness and delight for the women in this country," Carroll told Savannah Guthrie on the "Today" show Wednesday morning. "She didn't say that to me," Tacopina told Insider on Wednesday. "This is not about the money," Carroll told Guthrie.

☆ GOP turns on Texas lawmaker investigated for having sex with a teenage intern after he resigned but didn't apologize
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Bryan Slaton, 45, resigned after a Texas House investigative committee recommended he be expelled. The committee said Slaton had sex with a teenage intern and then pressured her and others to keep the conduct a secret. Some of Slaton's fellow Republicans expressed outrage at his conduct and his resignation, which notably lacked an apology, according to the Texas Tribune. Texas House of Representatives. Slaton also asked a fellow lawmaker to "support" him and keep the situation a secret, the investigation report said.

☆ Zipline: 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But with the release of its latest drone, Zipline is spreading its unmanned wings far beyond medicine. Zipline also has relationships with medical providers in the country, and in recent years has conducted long-range medical drone flights in challenging geographies including the Appalachian regions of North Carolina. In 2022, Zipline became the first company to receive FAA Part 135 approval for long-range drone delivery in the U.S., a huge step towards greater domestic expansion. From lunch deliveries with Sweetgreen to health prescriptions from Walmart, Zipline can maneuver peak order times by creating its Zips in a way that automatically redistributes the drones from dock to dock for loading and launching. Zipline has already completed 540,000 deliveries to customers, which is more than what Alphabet and Amazon have delivered combined.

☆ Texas lawmaker, who previously said drag queen story hours would sexualize children, should be expelled for sexual misconduct with a teenage intern, committee says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Texas legislative committee recommended a lawmaker be expelled for inappropriate conduct, per the Associated Press. The committee report said GOP Rep. Bryan Slaton, 45, had sex with a 19-year-old intern. Slaton and his attorney did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on Sunday, but his attorneys previously called the claims "outrageous" and "false," the AP reported. "Children don't need to be focused on sex and sexualization," he said in an interview last year, the AP previously reported. The intern was "really dizzy" and had "split vision," the committee report found.

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