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ABC News signage is installed in the media file center inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center one day before the presidential debate on September 9, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesAs Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump take the stage tonight in Philadelphia in their first face-to-face meeting, the spotlight will also shine on the host of the debate: ABC News. Moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis will have a much different view in front of them than when ABC News first secured the high-stakes presidential debate in May. It’s a big test for the Disney-owned network in the only scheduled debate between Harris and Trump in the 2024 race that could serve as a make-or-break moment for either campaign. But Harris’ team wanted the mics hot the entire night and demanded the network change the rule.

Persons: Chip Somodevilla, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, David Muir, Linsey Davis, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, Harris ’ Organizations: ABC, Pennsylvania Convention, ABC News, Democratic, Disney, CNN, Trump Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, It’s

☆ Fact check: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris debate on ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are facing off for the first time Tuesday during ABC’s presidential debate. “I had no inflation, virtually no inflation,” Trump said. Harris introduced herself by name and said, “Let’s have a good debate.” Trump responded: “Nice to see you. Have fun.” Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Trump and Harris stand on stage at the start of the debate. “But understand if Donald Trump were to be elected, he will sign a national abortion ban.

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Harris speaks during a presidential debate with Trump on Tuesday in Philadelphia. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesIt was the first handshake in a presidential debate since Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in 2016. Harris introduced herself by name and said, “Let’s have a good debate.” Trump responded: “Nice to see you. Have fun.” Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Trump and Harris stand on stage at the start of the debate. Matt Rourke/AP Images of Harris and Trump are seen on a screen inside the spin room before the debate.

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President Donald Trump and his first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in Quantico, Va., on Dec. 15, 2017. “Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials." Since leaving the Trump administration, Clark has argued that the attorney general should not be independent. Davis told NBC News that he does not expect he would fill the role of acting attorney general but that another Trump ally could. Donald Trump, left, and Attorney General William Barr at the White House on May 22, 2019.

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☆ Gaza hostage families urge Trump and Harris to bring Americans home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Matthew Chance | Yon Pomrenze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

We want to hear that both candidates understand and acknowledge there are seven Americans still in captivity, and that the US is fully committed to bringing them back,” Ronen Neutra, a US-Israeli dual citizen from New York, told CNN. His 22-year-old son, Omer, is a serving Israeli soldier and was abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. His body is still being held by Hamas in Gaza. “We want to hear new ideas from both candidates and for them to commit to adopting a fresh approach to all the players,” Chen told CNN. Yon Pomrenze/CNNOver 100 hostages remain in Gaza today, as living conditions in the Palestinian enclave crumble under Israeli forces’ months-long siege.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Ronen Neutra, Omer, ”, Adi Alexander, Edan, Joe, Biden, Harris, Ronen Neutra, Ruby Chen, Jonathan Dekel, Chen, Liz Naftali, Orna Neutra, Yael Alexander, Chip Somodevilla, Itay, ” Chen, Evan Gershkovich, Brittney Griner, ” Alexander, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Bibi Netanyahu, I’m, Trump, Yon Pomrenze, ’ Organizations: Tel, Tel Aviv CNN —, CNN, Trump, White, Wall Street Locations: Tel Aviv, Gaza, New York, Israel, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Gulf, Washington, Moscow, Germany

☆ How Elon Musk’s endorsement of Trump may have backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. "They want to make Trump, Elon and people like them look like plutocrats," he said. "Elon Musk created the opportunity that Donald Trump took to unmask himself as rabidly anti-union, and he did that by praising Elon Musk's anti-union, union-busting perspective and endorsing the idea of illegally firing striking workers," he said. Harris, who is not related to Kamala Harris, said he views Musk's endorsement as a net negative. "No one views Elon Musk as a voice of the middle class," he said.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Evan Vucci, Brendan Steinhauser, Mitt Romney, Steinhauser, Musk, Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Seth Harris, Joe Biden, Elon Musk's, Harris, Kamala Harris, David Nasaw, William Randolph Hearst, Andrew Carnegie, Nasaw, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Biden, Hearst Organizations: SpaceX, White, AP, Trump, Elon, Republicans, National Labor Relations Board, Labor, NLRB, Teamsters, Republican, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Getty, Burnes Center, Social, Northeastern University, Hearst Locations: Washington, Texas, Michigan, Washington ,

☆ Joe Ando: Meet the TikToker behind Ella Emhoff’s internet-breaking DNC dress
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Its wearer, of course, was Ella Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter and potential next first daughter of the US. “She needs a dress and she wears it, and people will watch this event but it won’t really be about what she’s wearing. Emhoff's dress was inspired by tea parties, as Ando wanted to the portray the potential next first daughter as "a modern princess." Armed with a tiny mic, a bashful attitude and an impressive 2.9 million TikTok followers, Ando filmed himself approaching celebrities asking if he could make them a dress. Ando, by contrast, has built an impressively starry client roster and millions of followers before even launching a brand.

Persons: Joe Ando, “, Ella Emhoff, Kamala Harris ’, ” Ando, ”, Ando, Ando didn’t, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la, Joe Biden, Harris, Kerby Jean, Raymond —, Dr, Jill Biden, Adam Lippes, Helena Hudlin, Meena Harris, Chip Somodevilla, Dakota Johnson, Rachel Zegler, Keke Palmer, lister, Guy ” —, Rick Owens, it’s, they’re Organizations: CNN, Fashion Institute of Technology, Democratic, Convention, Vogue, ” Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Chicago, New York

☆ Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on 'junk fees' as diners balk at new charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty ImagesLawmakers want to crack down on "junk fees," but restaurants are trying to stay out of the fight. The Biden administration has broadly targeted so-called junk fees, like an undisclosed service charge for concert tickets or unexpected resort fees when checking out of a hotel. The Biden Administration is attempting to crack down on so-called "junk fees" in retirement accounts with a rule prosed by the U.S. Labor Department. Lobbyists vs. legislatorsOn the state level, restaurants have already had some success in getting excluded from the fight over junk fees. California's SB 478 law would ban so-called "junk fees".

Persons: Birkin, Biden, Joe Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Biden administration's crosshairs, Sean Kennedy, Kennedy, Andres Clavero, Clavero, Galit, Peter Demetri, Tai Huh, Huh, CSHG Organizations: Getty, National Restaurant Association, Federal Trade Commission, White, Biden Administration, U.S . Labor Department, National Women's Law, Cambridge Street Hospitality Group, Health, Restaurant Association, California's Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington ,, New York, Denver, Asian, Massachusetts, California, –, Oakland , California

☆ Ella Emhoff: All the fashion America’s potential next First Daughter wore to the Democratic National Convention
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That should come as no surprise to anyone who’s followed Emhoff since Harris took office. From left to right, Helena Hudlin, goddaughter of Kamala Harris and Meena Harris, Harris' niece stand alongside Emhoff to speak at the final day of the DNC. Ella Emhoff arrived on the first day of the DNC in official Harris-Walz merch. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesFor her speech, she wore an off-the-shoulder asymmetric baby blue and white drop-waist gown with a hand-ruched tulle skirt. Ando wrote on Instagram that the dress took three days to make and that Emhoff herself crocheted the piece’s flower detail on the shoulder strap.

Persons: Michelle Obama’s, Kamala Harris’s, Jill, Ralph Lauren, Ella Emhoff, who’s, Harris, Emhoff, Helena Hudlin, Kamala Harris, Meena Harris, Bernadette Tuazon, ”, Proenza Schouler, Maisie Wilen, Joe Biden’s, “, Helmut Lang, Chappell Roan, Thom Browne, Doug Emhoff, Walz merch, Win McNamee, Momala ”, — “, Kamala, She’s, she’s, Harris’s, Chip Somodevilla, Gen, Mary Jane, Joe Ando, Ando Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Convention, DNC Locations: Chicago

☆ The TikTok-famous designer behind Ella Emhoff's DNC dress said it was a modern take on a tea party look
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ella Emhoff's DNC look was customEmhoff, an artist, designer, and the internet's beloved "First Daughter of Bushwick," wore a tea-length gown for her DNC appearance. Ando said the dress took over 75 hours to make and that Emhoff crocheted the flower that sat on one sleeve herself. Outside the DNC, Emhoff's presence in the fashion community has been growing in recent years. Emhoff's father, Doug Emhoff, married Harris in 2014, so Harris has been in her life since she was a teen. With her one-of-a-kind look for the convention, Emhoff is likely to sport more fashion-forward looks throughout Harris' campaign.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Harris, Meena Harris, Helena Hudlin, Ella Emhoff, Joe Ando, Ella Emhoff's, Chip Somodevilla, Mary Jane shoes, Ando, Rachel Zegler, Dakota Johnson, I've, Ella, Win McNamee, I'm, Emhoff, Ando's, Helmut Lang, Harris Walz, Thom Browne, Joe Biden's, Miu, Prabal Gurung, Emhoff's, Doug Emhoff, Kamala, She's, she's Organizations: Service, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Business, Convention, Fashion Institute of Technology, IMG Locations: pleats, Emhoff

☆ Words Used at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jonathan Corum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

From left, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images;J. Scott Applewhite/Associated PressWords Used at the Democratic and Republican National ConventionsSpeakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s Republican National Convention. Excluding common and routine words, the most frequently spoken words at the Democratic convention were:A similar number of words were spoken at the Republican convention in Milwaukee last month, with speakers using more than 110,000 words over four days. Speakers at the Democratic convention leaned into words about liberty and patriotism, mentioning “freedom” 227 times compared with 67 times at the Republican convention. Words like “woman,” “joy” and “weird” were also used more often by Democratic speakers.

Persons: Chip Somodevilla, Scott Applewhite, Donald J, Kamala Harris’s, Joseph R, Biden, Tim Walz Kamala Harris, Trump JD Vance, Kamala –, Harris, Putin –, – –, Mandel Ngan, Will Oliver, Walz, Kenny Holston, Joy, ”, Trump, Obamacare Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, Love, Social Security, Trump, Biden, Harris –, AFP, Shutterstock, Associated Press, New York, “ America, Republicans Locations: Chicago, Milwaukee, Ukraine, Russia, China, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Afghanistan

CNN —Mediators in talks for a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel are making a last-ditch effort to revive stalled negotiations as the Middle East braces for an Iranian attack on Israel. President Joe Biden announces a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza while delivering remarks in the State Dining Room at the White House on May 31 in Washington, DC. The militant group replaced Haniyeh with Yahya Sinwar, the hardline Hamas leader in Gaza who is one of Israel’s most wanted men. He is not interested in either a ceasefire or the full withdrawal of troops.”Why are Thursday’s talks so important? There have been some indications that Iran may abandon plans to attack Israel if a ceasefire deal is reached.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, ”, who’ve, Netanyahu, Chip Somodevilla, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel hasn’t, Yahya Sinwar, “ Haniyeh, “, Israel, Zahra, Omar Al, Thursday’s Organizations: CNN, Israeli, White, Thursday’s, Hamas, Getty, Israel, United Nations Locations: Israel, Qatar, Egypt, United States, Gaza, Rome, Washington ,, Rafah, Tehran, Iran, Palestinian, Shujaiya, Gaza City, AFP

☆ 401(k) rollover advice rule is at risk. Here's what retirement savers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Two federal district courts in Texas issued a national "stay" of the regulation, in separate rulings in July. The rule will "create a level playing field" for all trusted investment professionals, according to a Labor Department spokesperson. "The insurance industry can continue to advise investors and sell annuities, without giving advice that is imprudent, disloyal, or tainted by misrepresentations or overcharges," the spokesperson said. Current retirement rollover advice rules stay in effectIn the meantime, the current status quo remains in effect, attorneys said. Current rules let brokers give investment advice that earns them a higher commission but isn't in savers' best interests, the Labor Department said during the rulemaking process.

Persons: Julie Su, Chip Somodevilla, Fred Reish, Drinker Biddle, didn't Organizations: Getty, U.S, Northern, Northern District of, American, of, United States Department of Labor, Americans, Consumer Choice, Department of Labor, Labor Department, Department of Justice, Biden, National Association of Insurance, Financial Advisors, National Association Locations: Texas, Northern District, Northern District of Texas, ACLI, NAIFA, Dallas, Fort Worth

☆ Turns out being a venture capitalist can be really hard and some VCs want out
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, turns out being a venture capitalist can be really hard, and some VCs want out . The big storyWe were promised big returnsiStock; Rebecca Zisser/InsiderFor venture capitalists, when the going gets tough, the tough get going…toward the exits. Some VC workers are reconsidering their future as the industry goes through a rough patch, writes Business Insider's Sri Muppidi. The ink was barely dry on a deal before startups were raising another round, doubling their VCs' investment (on paper) along the way. One Bay Area partner told Sri junior investors need to meet dozens of companies a week.

Persons: —, Rebecca Zisser, It's, That's, VCs, dobi, Goldman Sachs, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Jamie Dimon, we're, Jamie, David Zalubowski, Chelsea Jia Feng, Meta's Instagram, Grzegorz Wajda, Elon Musk, Musk's X, he's, Grimes, Sam Altman, Kamala Harris, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, VCs, Tiger Global, Area, JPMorgan, YouTube, Dell, Getty, Elon, Federation, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, UK Prime, Democratic, Trump, Disney Locations: Patagonia, Dimon, Anaheim , California, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, London

Eleven years ago, in 2013, Holder said that Mohammed and his associates would have been “on death row as we speak” had the case gone to federal court as he proposed. But he blamed Congress for blocking a federal trial that would have resulted in swifter justice. They were dealt a bad hand by the political hacks and those who lost faith in our justice system,” Holder said in a statement to NBC News on Thursday. “If my decision to try KSM and his confederates in the tested and effective federal court system had been followed they would be nothing more than a memory today,” Holder said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said he’s “long advocated that our federal court system is perfectly capable of conducting this kind of trial” and was well-suited to handling serious crimes.

Persons: Eric Holder, ”, Holder, ” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘ Attash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al, General Holder, Mohammed, ” Holder, KSM, “, ” Eric Holder, Chip Somodevilla, Rudy Giuliani —, Donald Trump’s, —, Giuliani, Tsarnaev, William Barr, Trump, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, hadn’t, ” Barr, he’d, he’s, Barr, Alexanda Amon Kotey, Joe Biden’s, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Sen, Chris Coons, doesn’t, ” Coons, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, “ I’ve, ” Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Biden, Thom Tillis, I’m, ” Tillis, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Organizations: WASHINGTON, Guantanamo, Pentagon, CIA, NBC, New York City, Prisons, Boston Marathon, Rockies, Republican, Trump, Justice Department, Islamic State, White, NBC News, House Locations: United States, Guantanamo, Manhattan, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, America, Pakistan, Caribbean, ADMAX Florence, Colorado, ”, George H.W ., ADMAX, Florence, Ky

☆ Hedge funds are dusting off an old strategy to help reverse a fundraising slump, but it comes with a risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, hedge funds are dusting off an old strategy that's a unique twist on passive investing . And with the fundraising environment for hedge funds looking bleak , they'll take any help they can get. AdvertisementBut with portable alpha, hedge funds are tying themselves to something they've pledged they are better than. What happens if the hedge fund's portion of the portable alpha strategy is what pulls returns down? With competition from venture capital and private equity, hedge funds can't afford to turn their nose up at anything.

Persons: —, Tyler Le, Alex Morrell, It's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Philippe, hasn't, they've, it's, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Harris, Jerome Powell, Powell, Tetiana Lazunova, Meta, it'll, Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, DWS Group, BI, Nvidia, Twitter, Apple, Amazon, Barclays, Shell, Democratic National Committee Locations: Hollywood, London, Milan, Dubai, New York

☆ US-Mexico border security is stretching troops thin, placing demands 'not related to their military mission set,' National Guard chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Steve Beynon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For decades, the National Guard has had some level of presence on the southwest border. The border mission is mostly static security and surveillance, but troops typically are not allowed to interact directly with migrants or suspected smugglers. It also has been contributing to retention issues that have plagued the Army National Guard. The move sparked numerous questions on the ethics and legality of privately funding National Guard operations — and came as Noem was boosting her national profile. The National Guard has frequently been caught in the middle between state politicians and federal officials.

Persons: —, Daniel Hokanson, Military.com, Greg Abbott's, Chip Somodevilla, Hokanson, Herika Martinez, Christine Wormuth, JOSEPH PREZIOSO, Kristi Noem, megadonor Willis Johnson, Noem Organizations: Service, National Guard, Guard's, Business, Gov, Lone Star, Capitol Hill, US, Army National Guard, Army Guard, Guardsmen, Texas National Guard, AFP, Getty, Army, Guard, Massachusetts National Guard, South Dakota Republican Gov, Governors Locations: Mexico, Texas, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Africa, AFP

Thiel went on to cofound Founders Fund, a venture capital firm that has helped launch companies like SpaceX and Airbnb. Thiel's also a partner of Founders Fund, a venture capital fund based in San Francisco. After facilitating talks between Trump and now Sen. JD Vance, Thiel gave a record-breaking $15 million to Vance's campaign, the largest donation ever given to a single senate candidate. Thiel later told The Atlantic he was taking a break from politics. While his and Trump's relationship has reportedly soured, Trump's recent announcement of Vance as his vice president pick has put Thiel back to playing kingmaker.

Persons: Thiel, Chip Somodevilla, Thiel's, Donald Trump, Hulk, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, kingmaker Organizations: cofound, Fund, SpaceX, Airbnb, Getty, Thiel, Bloomberg, Facebook, LinkedIn, Founders Fund, Gawker Media, Gawker, Trump, Business Locations: San Francisco

☆ Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Aj Willingham | Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the iconic sex therapist whose cheerful and disarming advice helped educate millions of Americans about sexual desires and practices, has died, her publicist Pierre Lehu told CNN on Saturday. Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in Pasadena, California, in January 2016. Becoming Dr. Ruth Westheimer speaks during an American Society of Newspaper Editors convention in April 1986. Bob D'Amico/ABC/Getty Images Westheimer on the set of "Quantum Leap" with actor Dean Stockwell and director Stuart Margolin in 1993. Ron Galella Collection/WireImage/Getty Images Westheimer rides on the back of a motorcycle during New York's Salute to Israel Parade in May 1996.

Persons: Ruth Westheimer, Pierre Lehu, grandmotherly Westheimer, Dr, Ruth ” –, –, Lehu, Maarten de Boer, Westheimer, Ruth, Stewart, AP Westheimer, Cyndi Lauper, Nancy Kaye, Ron Galella, Bob D'Amico, Dean Stockwell, Stuart Margolin, Alice S, David Karp, Bill Clinton, King Mohammed VI of, Susan Walsh, Keith Bedford, Sir Paul McCartney, McCartney, Bob Child, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chip Somodevilla, Andy Kropa, John Lamparski, Michael Kovac, Gabby Jones, ”, Ruth Show, ” Westheimer, Columbia University . Westheimer, Love Organizations: CNN, Haganah, Zionist, Israel Defense Forces, American Society of Newspaper, ABC, Getty, Israel Parade, White House, Westheimer, Yale, Communications, Broadway, of Fame, Gotham, New York, New York Times, Lifetime, Teachers College, Columbia University ., Museum of Jewish Heritage Locations: Pasadena , California, Switzerland, Jerusalem, New York, Beverly Hills , California, Los Angeles, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, New Haven , Connecticut, Washington ,, New, Germany, Paris, New York City

☆ Rudy Giuliani scores rare legal win as judge dismisses bankruptcy case — but a countdown timer is ticking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy granted him a rare legal win. But there's a catch: Giuliani isn't allowed to file for bankruptcy again over the next 12 months. AdvertisementOver the past few months, Giuliani has filed inconsistent financial statements and appeared to squirrel away streams of income, his creditors have complained. AdvertisementThe draft order provided by Giuliani's legal team included a line that would forbid the 80-year-old from filing for bankruptcy again for one year. But the legal team representing the so-called "unsecured creditors" — including Dominion Voting Systems and Dunphy — objected to dismissing the bankruptcy case.

Persons: —, Rudy Giuliani's, Giuliani, Noelle Dunphy, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea Moss, Sean H, Lane, we've, — Giuliani, Freeman, Moss, Eric J, Snyder, Wilk Auslander, Dunphy, Dunphy —, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Dunphy's, Justin Kelton Organizations: Service, New, New York City, Business, of, Wilk, Dominion Voting Systems Locations: New York, Washington, DC, Georgia, Manhattan, Florida, of New York, Washington ,, Arizona

☆ New AI tools are helping workers bluff their way through interviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how new AI tools are helping workers bluff their way through interviews . Some people have built homemade AI tools to help interviewees, releasing them online for free. A startup developing AI-powered tools for job seekers, Final Round AI offers an AI résumé builder, a cover letter writing service, and a mock interview tool. He's not the only one looking to AI to change the interview process. Others say banning AI chatbots in interviews is like prohibiting calculators during math tests — if workers can use the tech in their jobs, why not in the interview process, too?

Persons: —, I'm Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Alo, They're, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Rob Price, Michael Guan, He's, Rebecca Zisser, Rob, BI's Melia Russell, Melia, Guan, Jerome Powell, William McChesney Martin, Powell, Chip Somodevilla, Joe Biden's, Howard, Alan Howard's, Brevan Howard, Tyler Le, Francisco's, Leonid Shteyn, execs, Joe Arden, Joe Biden, Harvey Weinstein, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Business, Reserve Bank, Markets, Getty, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Apple, of America, Paramount, NATO, Prosecutors Locations: Silicon Valley, Washington , DC, U.S, New York, London

☆ You're not losing your mind, Biden is getting more orange
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIf you think President Joe Biden has been looking a lot more orange, you're not alone. Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesAnd Biden's orange glow was apparent on July 3 too, when he was awarding the Medal of Honor to two Civil War soldiers. President Joe Biden speaks to the media on July 1. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the COP26 United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 2, 2021. Representatives for Biden didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, George Stephanopoulos, Samuel Corum, Biden, Donald Trump, Andrew Harnik, Evan Vucci, Chip Somodevilla, visage, Joe, F2bjXE8fT2 — CJ Pearson, Moira Coops, Coops, Trump, Jason Kelly, Michael Cohen, Biden didn't Organizations: Service, ABC News, Business, White, Getty, COP26, AP, White House, Trump, CNN, Politico, Republican National Convention, Bazaar, Business Insider Locations: Washington , DC, Nations, Scotland, Glasgow, Washington ,, Alabama, Cleveland

☆ Biden and Trump are vying for the veteran vote in the 2024 race. Here's how their policies on veteran affairs stack up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Thomas Novelly | Rebecca Kheel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Biden shepherded through the PACT Act , which has been described as the biggest expansion of veterans benefits in a generation. "Someone who may have had a rare cancer that was benefited by the PACT Act, that's the most important thing to them. President Joe Biden delivers a speech about the PACT Act at the Westwood Park YMCA in Nashua, New Hampshire. After Jackson's bid ended, Robert Wilkie, who had been working at the Pentagon, was nominated and confirmed as VA secretary. Denis McDonough, who was Obama's chief of staff, has served as VA secretary since the beginning of the Biden administration.

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☆ A return to the roots of presidential debates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —CNN’s presidential debate will feel like something new for most Americans, but it is actually a return to the roots of presidential debates. J. David Ake/AFP/Getty Images Monica Moorehead, a presidential candidate from the Workers World Party, disrupts a presidential debate in Washington, DC, in 1996. Gerald Herbert/AP Barack Obama, right, and John McCain shake hands at the start of a presidential debate in 2008. Joseph Kaczmarek/AP Obama hugs his wife, Michelle, as Romney kisses his wife, Ann, after their third presidential debate in 2012. Ultimately, the commission was formed to create a nonpartisan framework for presidential debates – something that has been exported to other countries.

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☆ First debate of the cycle has a history tripping up former presidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Kevin Liptak | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In some ways, that puts both men on equal footing when they walk onto Thursday’s debate stage. National ArchivesRonald Reagan, who like Biden retreated to Camp David for debate preparations in 1984, did not appear to his aides entirely engaged in the exercises. Walking off the debate stage after a rambling final answer, Reagan confessed to aides that he’d flopped. “They’re making me do my homework.”Walking off the debate stage in Denver, Obama did not initially realize just how bad his confrontation with Romney had gone. “On Social Security, we’ve got a somewhat similar position,” Obama told Romney during one of the exchanges that caused Obama’s advisers to cringe.

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