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☆ Ben Affleck had this to say about his ex, Jennifer Lopez
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may be going through a divorce, but it sounds like things are amicable. While promoting “Small Things Like These,” which he produced, Affleck also discussed another film, “Unstoppable,” which stars Don Cheadle, Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale and Lopez. “’Unstoppable’ is a very different movie than this, but in a way, it’s similarly rooted in the passion of really talented artists,” Affleck told Entertainment Tonight. “Billy Goldenberg and Jennifer and Don Cheadle and Jharrel [Jerome], and Bobby Cannavale, all were really passionate about this film.”The actor/director/producer also had plenty of praise for the movie’s stars, including his ex. “Jennifer’s spectacular,” Affleck said.

Persons: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Affleck, Don Cheadle, Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Lopez, “, ” Affleck, “ Billy Goldenberg, Jennifer, Jerome, ”, Anthony Robles Organizations: CNN, Entertainment, Beverly Hills Locations: Jharrel, Los Angeles, Georgia, Las Vegas

☆ 10 House races to watch on election night (and beyond)
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Terence Burlij | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

With so much at stake, CNN has identified 10 races to watch on Tuesday – grouped into buckets that nod to broader themes across the House landscape. Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger decided against seeking a fourth term, instead launching a campaign for governor in 2025. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has crafted a moderate profile by challenging his party on issues ranging from spending to immigration. This year she faces a challenge from GOP state Rep. Gabe Evans, a fellow Mexican American and a former Army helicopter pilot and police officer. GOP Rep. Zach Nunn, an Air Force officer, was first elected in 2022 – defeating Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne by about 2,000 votes.

Persons: CNN —, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Eugene Vindman, Derrick Anderson, Abigail Spanberger, Biden, Vindman, Anderson, Trump’s, Alexander –, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jen Kiggans, Missy Cotter Smasal, Don Bacon, Tony Vargas, –, Joe Biden, Brad Ashford, Bacon, Vargas, Harris, Jared Golden, Austin Theriault, Golden, Theriault, Elissa Slotkin’s, Curtis Hertel, Tom Barrett –, Barrett, Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan’s, Dan Kildee, Yadira Caraveo, Gabe Evans, Hyoung Chang, Yadira, Evans, Scott Perry, Janelle Stelson, Stelson, Josh Shapiro, Perry, Marc Molinaro, Josh Riley, Sen, Al Franken, Trump, Michelle Steel, Derek Tran, Don Davis, Davis, Laurie Buckhout, Zach Nunn, Cindy Axne, Lanon Baccam, CNN’s David Wright, Matt Holt, Molly English, Renée Rigdon, Andrew Menezes Organizations: CNN, Congress, Republicans, GOP, Louisiana Republican, New York Democrat, White, Republican, Democratic, Labor, Army, National Security Council, NSC, Biden, Nebraska Rep, GOP Rep, Air Force, Democrats, Electoral College, Harris, Capitol, Trump, Marine Corps, Trump voters, NASCAR, Democrats outpacing Republicans, Republican Democratic Rep, Army helicopter, Slotkin, Hertel, CIA, Central Michigan, Colorado Rep, Denver Post, crosscurrents, Colorado, Latina, Caucus, – Trump, MAGA, Empire, Democrats outspending Republicans, District :, US Army, North, North Carolina –, an Air Force, Iowa’s, Dallas County, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Louisiana, Virginia’s, Washington, Virginia, District, Virginia Beach, Omaha, Maine’s, Canada, Lewiston –, AdImpact, Michigan’s, Michigan, Lansing, Central, Denver, exurbs, Mexican, Aurora, Central Pennsylvania, New York, Empire, Hudson, It’s, California’s, District : California, California, Orange, Los Angeles, Korean, North Carolina’s, North Carolina, Alabama, Iowa’s, Des Moines, Laos

White sand, clear turquoise sea and lush trees swaying in the breeze. This might sound like a description of the Maldives — but it's actually what I experienced on a recent trip to Italy. The area was founded by Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in the 1960s and now attracts the jet set. Airfare obviously affects travel costs, but I spent $1,500 for a week on the island, including flights from London. We stopped for a lemon granita at the Shardana restaurant, set among the trees overlooking the white sand Baia Sant'Anna beach.

Persons: Costa Smeralda, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, Emanuele Perrone, Belmond, Blanc, Rocco Forte, Neilson, Costa, I'd, Baia, Sinead, Lucy Handley's, Keener, Lucy Handley, Pedra Niedda, Paolo, Ristorante La Volpe, Enrico Spanu Organizations: Porto Cervo, Qatar Investment Authority, Getty, Schools, London Stansted Airport, Ristorante Locations: Maldives, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Europe, Porto, Sardinia's Costa Smeralda, London, U.K, Greece, Baia dei, Olbia, Isola Tavolara, Tanaunella, Sardinian, Orosei

☆ They ran an Olympic marathon 12 weeks ago. Now they’re back at it in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Only one runner has won the Olympic marathon in the summer and New York in the fall — Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir in 2021. A pack of runners, including eventual winner Hellen Obiri, race in the Olympic women’s marathon on Aug. 11. She was physically ready to start training again in early September, but even when perfectly healthy, marathon training can be a long and lonely process. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)Popehn said she found herself replaying the Paris race in her head once she got back home. “It’s on my mind.”GO DEEPER The ex-head of the New York marathon cleared himself in his sport.

Persons: “, ”, Hellen Obiri, Hellen, Lindwurm, —, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Tamirat Tola, Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, ” Young, Mantz, they’ve, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir, Tola, Ulrik Pedersen, Dathan Ritzenhein, ” Obiri, It’s, Ritzenhein, Obiri, Joe Klecker, Klecker, Brigham Young, Young, She’ll, Christian Petersen, Popehn, She’s, ” Popehn, hasn’t Organizations: York City Marathon, Athletics Club, Team, Tokyo Olympics, Brigham, Getty, Boston Marathon, Grandma’s, New Locations: York, New York, Paris, Kenyan, Staten, Ethiopia, Manhattan, Boulder, Col, Central, Versailles, France, Minnesota

They said the swim school failed to protect them from an alleged predator by insisting that they change in an open area instead of providing them with a private changing area. “Goldfish failed in its basic duties and obligations to protect them from such harm,” states the lawsuit, which was filed in the Oakland County Circuit Court. “There’s nothing we can say about this right now,” a woman who identified herself as a manager at the Goldfish Swim School in Rochester said when contacted Wednesday by NBC News. Aejaz, who lives about 2 miles south of the swim school in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is being held on a $2 million bond. Aejaz allegedly placed the cameras in hospital changing rooms, closets, bathrooms and private rooms.

Persons: Oumair, ”, Megan Bonanni, Jane, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, ” Bouchard, it’s, we’re, Aejaz, videotaping, “, Karen McDonald, Mariell Lehman, he’s Organizations: Goldfish Swim, Oakland County Sheriff, Oakland, Sheriff’s, Police, Detroit Sinai Grace, Oakland County, Swim, NBC News, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Ascension Genesys Hospital Locations: Detroit, Rochester , Michigan, Oakland County, ”, India, U.S, Dawson , Alabama, Oakland, Rochester, Rochester Hills , Michigan, Clinton Township, Ascension, Grand Blanc

“I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving sentences of life without possibility of parole,” Gascón said in a statement. Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez at a pretrial hearing in Los Angeles in December 1992. Lyle Menendez was 21 and Erik Menendez was 18 at the time of the killings. Attorneys for the brothers argued in clemency requests that they both were sexually abused by their father beginning at a young age. Those factors and their ages — Lyle Menendez is 56 and Erik Menendez is 53 — make each “an exemplary candidate for clemency,” the attorneys wrote.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, George Gascón's, “, Erik, Lyle Menendez, ” Gascón, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, we’re, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Vince Bucci, Gascón, — Lyle Menendez, ” Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles, Democrat, Beverly Hills, Getty, Prosecutors Locations: Los, Los Angeles County, California, Beverly, Los Angeles, AFP

☆ Inside Realtors' Fight for Control of America's for-Sale Home Listings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Agents might be emboldened to share listings among private networks of in-the-know brokers rather than market them to everyone. And if the goal is a transparent market that prioritizes consumers, the clear-cooperation policy is a flawed tool. Redfin estimated that in the second quarter of 2019, about 1.7% of listings, or some 18,000 homes, were likely pocketed. In a hot market, it's easier for brokers to market a home off the databases and still get it sold. What has changed since the rule went into effect is brokerages' eagerness to control access to home listings.

Persons: Smart, —, they'll, Brian Boero, Goliath, Davids, MLSes, doesn't, weren't, Joe Schmo, Saul Klein, Howard Hanna's, Howard Hanna IV, Robert Reffkin, Mauricio Umansky, Redfin, Glenn Kelman, Kelman, haven't, Victor Lund, There's, Buckle Organizations: MLS, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Coldwell, Network, San Diego, Compass, Service, of Justice

Pennsylvania Voters Worry About the Toxicity of PoliticsIn a tight presidential race, Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, will very likely decide the winner. That’s clear in Berks County, which lies about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia where flourishing Democratic suburbs melt into conservative, rural Pennsylvania. But nearly all of them worried that the growing toxicity of national politics had endangered that sense of community. She said many people she knew remembered Mr. Trump’s name on the stimulus checks that were sent out in 2020. “They’re pushing division.” Scroll to play video Muted Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Sara Torres Sara Torres Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Ivan Shibley Ivan Shibley Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Sara Torres Sara Torres Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I voted for Obama to start with.

OSHU CITY, Japan — In Oshu, the small rural town where Shohei Ohtani grew up, baseball is as much a part of the landscape as the farmers’ fields and low-rise hills surrounding it. As they watched Game 4, which aired at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning in Japan, Yasuo Sakamoto, 74, and his wife Keiko, 70, wore the Dodgers jerseys and hats they got when they visited Los Angeles this summer to see Ohtani play. “Even at my age, I’m really awed by him,” Yasuo Sakamoto said of Ohtani. “In Japan when there’s news about Ohtani, it’s bright news. The two teams will play Game 5 in the best-of-seven series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday — and Japan will be watching.

Persons: Ohtani, Ohtani’s, Yasuo Sakamoto, Keiko, I’m, ” Yasuo Sakamoto, it’s, “ They’re, ”, superfan Hironobu Kanno Organizations: CITY, Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Dodgers, Yankees, Yankee, League, National League MVP, Major League Baseball Locations: Japan, Oshu, Los Angeles, “, Japan’s Iwake

☆ A Trump rally speaker insulted Puerto Rico. Now its most powerful stars are backing Harris.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A comedian told a Trump rally on Sunday that Puerto Rico is "a floating island of garbage." Puerto Rican celebrities, including Jennifer Lopez, responded by showing support for Kamala Harris. I think it's called Puerto Rico." At Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, podcast host and comedian Kill Tony referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” during his set. pic.twitter.com/txE3UD0QVE — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 27, 2024The comment angered Puerto Rican celebrities.

Persons: Jennifer Lopez, Kamala Harris, —, Ricky Martin, Donald Trump, Tony Hinchcliffe, Tony, Yashar Ali 🐘, inger, ehind, lear, eople., everly Organizations: Trump, Service, Puerto, Madison Locations: Puerto Rico, Rican, Puerto Rican, New York City, Trump’s, iews,, ath

☆ Though still grieving, Matthew Perry’s loved ones are turning his death into a legacy of helping others
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

NBC/Getty Images Perry, pictured circa 1985, developed an interest in acting after moving to Los Angeles when he was a teen. Michael Ochs Archives/Moviepix/Getty Images Perry and Christina Applegate were cast in the 1988 made for TV teen movie "Dance 'til Dawn." NBC/Getty Images Perry and Cox appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1996. NBC/Getty Images Perry co-stars with Salma Hayek in the 1997 romantic comedy film "Fools Rush In." So it’s a thing that helps on these tough days.”‘Cherish every moment’(From left) Matthew Perry and Yvette Nicole Brown on 'The Odd Couple.'

Persons: Matthew Perry, “ It’s, ” Perry’s, Caitlin Morrison, Morrison, Suzanne Morrison, Perry’s, Keith Morrison, ”, Perry, “, ’ ”, Brian Murray, Cara Vaccarino, ‘ He’s, Chandler Bing, Michael Ochs, Christina Applegate, Martha Plimpton, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Cox, Jay Leno, Salma Hayek, Michael Clarke Duncan, Warner, Monica, Danny Feld, Joe Quincy, Amy Stewart, Richard Schiff, Milo O'Shea, Kelly Reilly, Toby Melville, Reuters Perry, Merv Griffin, Jean, Paul Aussenard, LeBlanc, Mark J, Terrill, John Inwood, Zach Braff, John C, McGinley, Mitch Haddad, Amanda Peet, Bruce Willis, Everett, Chris Pizzello, Phil McCarten, Tom Williams, Lindsay Sloane, Michael Yarish, Ted Kennedy, James Corden, Terence Patrick, Julia Weeks, Matt Brennan, Dania Maxwell, Matthew, Oscar Madison, Lisa Kasteler, Doug Chapin –, –, Chapin, Kasteler, Matthew hadn’t, he’d, ” Kasteler, I’ll, Kasteler –, Wolf Kasteler, we’re, Yvette Nicole Brown, Monty Brinton, ” castmates, Aniston, castmates, Thomas Lennon, Brown, ‘ Yvette, ” Perry Organizations: CNN, Dateline, Matthew, Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada, NBC, Getty, Michael Ochs Archives, Limelight, ABC, Disney Entertainment, Columbia, Warner Brothers, Bank, Comedy Theatre, Reuters, Merv Griffin Beverly Hills Country, Actors Guild, Guild of America, Los Angeles Dodgers, Capitol, National Association of Drug, Inc, CBS, Los Angeles Times Festival of, Los Angeles Times, Palisades, Los Angeles Medical, Matthew Perry Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust Locations: Los Angeles, Williamstown , Massachusetts, New York City, British, Chicago, London, Canada, California

“A complete jump ball,” said Dennis Lennox, a Republican strategist who works in Michigan. “Nobody really knows what will happen.”Beyond the suburbs, Republicans see opportunities to peel off traditionally Democratic voters, like Black men. Now, many Lebanese American and Palestinian American voters in Michigan say they will not vote for Harris under any circumstance. And she signaled that she believes support for Harris from Republicans like Upton could be key to the race. “This is the center of the political universe, here in Michigan.”Alex Seitz-Wald reported from Camden, Maine; Henry Gomez reported from Detroit, Michigan.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Haley Stevens, Harris, Donald Trump, “, ”, she’s, Sen, Mitt Romney, It’s, Liz Cheney, Fred Upton, Trump, Ron Robinson, “ I’ve, ” Robinson, Biden, it’s, Dennis Lennox, “ Trump, ” Lennox, Barack Obama, Pamela, Harris canvasser, —, Obama, I’ve, Liz Cheney's, Alabas, Lyin ’ Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Dick Cheney, Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump, Boulos, Lara Trump, Trump’s, Jill Stein, ‘, Gretchen Whitmer, Upton, Tim Walz, ” Whitmer, Republicans don’t, Jennifer Conlin, Ann Arbor, “ I’m, ” Conlin, …, ’, Paul Hudson, Hillary Scholten, ” Hudson, ” Alex Seitz, Wald, Henry Gomez Organizations: DETROIT, Democratic, Democrat, Democratic Party, Republican, Utica City, Michigan House, Trump, Michigan Arab, U.S, Lebanese, Palestinian American, Lebanese American Democrat, Dearborn, Renaissance, Republican National Committee, NBC News, Republicans, ” Locations: Michigan, Gaza, Oakland County, Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, R, Utah, ”, Detroit’s Macomb County, Utica, “, LaSalle Washington, Washington, Lebanon, Dearborn, Iraq, Lebanese American, Rochester, Ann, Grand, Camden , Maine, Detroit , Michigan

Twenty-eight years after Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for killing their parents, the brothers may be getting a second chance at freedom. Netflix also released a documentary titled “The Menendez Brothers” earlier this month. Some legal experts say the Hollywood projects, as well as a public shift in attitude toward victims of sexual abuse, helped bring renewed attention to the Menendez brothers, paving the way for their potential release from prison. “And people then took a look.”Lyle and Erik Menendez fatally shot their parents with shotguns in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. “They are kind, intelligent, and honest men.”Lyle Menendez is now 56, and Erik Menendez is 53.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Ryan Murphy, Menendez, ”, Kim Kardashian, “, ” Mark Geragos, ” Lyle, Erik, Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Cooper Koch, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Nicholas Chavez, Gregg DeGuire, George Gascón, “ Menendez, José Menendez, Erik’s, Manny Medrano, ” Murphy, ‘, ’ I’m, Gascón, Lyle Menendez, ” Gascón, Anthony Solis, “ They’ve, Kardashian, ” Kardashian, ” Lyle Menendez, Gascón “, ’, Ryan Murphy’s Organizations: Netflix, Hollywood, NBC News, RCA Locations: Beverly, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, San Diego

☆ An 80-year-old who walks everywhere shares 3 tips for staying active and healthy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She shared her tips for staying active and healthy into older age with Business Insider. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Stothard, who lives in Ontario, Canada, has always been active and hasn't slowed down since she turned 80. Research shows that it's a healthy lifestyle like Stothard's that gives you the best chance of being so active at 80. AdvertisementStothard shared the parts of her healthy lifestyle that she thinks have helped her stay sprightly at 80.

Persons: Sheila Stothard, —, Stothard, Phil Mackenzie, I've, Phil Mackenzie's, I'd Organizations: Business, Service, Allied Market Research, Research, British, of Sports Medicine, University of Cambridge Locations: Ontario, Canada, Toronto, Japan

☆ Trump and allies spread false noncitizen voting claims and World Series preview: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

A World Series matchup for the ages is set to begin. The teams haven’t met in the World Series since 1981, and there are a host of other benchmarks that make this series extra exciting. Sports reporter Rohan Nadkarni explains the significance of this year’s Fall Classic and what to watch for:⚾ What makes the 2024 World Series so exciting? “Nevada” by YoungBoy Never Broke AgainRead more about the 2024 World Series. The report coincidentally comes on the eve of the World Series, one of the biggest sporting events in the U.S.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Chelsea Stahl, Jeff Vega, Brandy Zadrozny, ➡️ Trump, Hitler, Jack Smith, Gen, Harris, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, ➡️ Harris, Harris ’, ➡️ Tim Sheehy, It’ll, Mike Johnson, —, haven’t, Rohan Nadkarni, It’s, Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton, ostseason, ames, S. Organizations: NBC, Trump, Election, Republicans, ➡️, Republican, Navy, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, American League, National League, Dodgers, Yankees, New, Los Angeles Locations: Michigan, Wisconsin, U.S, Arizona, Nevada, Trump’s, Atlanta, Houston, Montana, New York, ely

☆ Lyle, Erik Menendez case: What’s next for the brothers convicted of killing their parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Cindy Vonquednow | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I will never excuse murder, and those were brutal, premeditated murders,” Gascón told CNN Thursday. Calling the brothers “model prisoners,” Gascón told CNN he believes there’s a good chance they would be paroled if the decision reaches the parole board. Erik Menendez, left, is seen in an October 31, 2016, photo and Lyle Menendez is seen in a February 22, 2018 photo. “I believe before Thanksgiving, they will be home,” one of the brothers’ attorneys, Mark Geragos, said Thursday. I think that the conviction was appropriate given what was there,” Gascón told CNN.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, George Gascón, “, ” Gascón, Gascón, there’s, they’ll, Jose, Kitty Menendez, –, CNN’s Stephanie Elam, ”, Gascón’s, Menendez, Roy Rosselló, Jose Menendez, reconsidering, Lyle Menendez, Mark Geragos, Erik, Cliff Gardner, Nancy Theberge, Theberge, “ We’re, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Nery Ynclan, docuseries “ Menendez, ” “, ” Ynclan, CNN’s Laura Coates, Kim Kardashian, ” Anamaria Baralt, Jose Menendez’s, Gascón “ Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles District, Los Angeles Superior, Menudo, California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, Netflix Locations: California, Beverly

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Thursday he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents' murders, paving the way for their potential release from prison after decades. Defense attorneys also provided evidence that one of the members of the Menudo boy band alleged he was sexually abused by José Menendez, Gascón said. Lyle and Erik Menendez alleged sexual abuse by their father at their first trial. Lyle Menendez is now 56, and Erik Menendez is 53. “Erik and Lyle Menendez’ motive was pure greed,” Cady wrote in the letter, which was sent Oct. 14.

Persons: George Gascón, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Gascón, resentencing, Menendez, ” Gascón, ”, “, ” Joseph “ Lyle ” Menendez, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Roy Rosselló, “ Menendez, Anamaria Baralt, Erik, Lyle Menendez, Prosecutors, Milton Andersen, Kitty Menendez’s, “ Mr, Andersen, Kathy Cady, “ Erik, ” Cady, Clara Shortridge Foltz, Relatives, they’ve, José Menendez’s, ” Joan Andersen VanderMolen, “ Lyle, Eric Organizations: Angeles, Beverly Hills, Defense, Menudo, RCA, Unit, Los Angeles County DA, Resentencing, Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal, Center Locations: Angeles County, Beverly, California, resentencings, Los Angeles

Los Angeles CNN —Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is expected to announce his decision Thursday afternoon on whether to recommend resentencing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents more than three decades ago. A judge will ultimately decide on the brothers’ case, and a hearing on the matter has been scheduled for November 26. The attorneys also said a letter Erik Menendez wrote to a cousin months before the killings alludes to the abuse he endured. The brothers’ story has taken on new interest following the September release of the Netflix series, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Netflix also released a documentary on the Menendez case this month featuring both men discussing what led to the killings.

Persons: George Gascón, Erik, Lyle Menendez, Gascón, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Menendez, Jose, Kitty Menendez, Lyle, Roy Rosselló, Jose Menendez, Erik Menendez, ”, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Joan VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez’s Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Menudo, Netflix, CNN Locations: Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, Beverly

☆ U.S. will be ‘more pro-crypto’ after this election, no matter who wins, says Ripple CEO Garlinghouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been skeptical of crypto regulation in the U.S., but he is feeling highly optimistic about the post-election environment around the corner. Ripple, a veteran company in crypto known in part for its close association with the XRP token, operates a global payments business with banks and financial institutions as its main customers. About 95% of its business takes place outside of the U.S., which Garlinghouse said is partly a reflection of the contentious environment in Washington. On Wednesday, Garlinghouse offered a piece of advice to fintech startups in this changing time: "Incorporate outside the United States."

Persons: Brad Garlinghouse, we've, Garlinghouse, … It's Organizations: Milken, Global Conference, Ripple, CNBC, DC, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Washington, United States

Ariana Grande apologized to actor Cassandra Peterson — better known as horror movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — after Peterson described feeling snubbed after meeting Grande years ago. In a video Peterson posted to Instagram, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Halloween" was asked about celebrity encounters at a Knott's Scary Farm fan Q&A on Friday at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Peterson noted that Grande also left before the Elvira show even began, leaving her friends and family. Others sided with Peterson, commenting, "Elvira has always kept it real," and, "I am VERY inclined to believe this is very true." Peterson played Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, in the 1980s television program "Elvira’s Movie Macabre," the 1988 film "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" and the 2001 movie "Elvira’s Haunted Hills."

Persons: Ariana Grande, Cassandra Peterson —, Elvira, Peterson, Grande, Peterson's, Glinda Organizations: Universal Pictures, NBCUniversal, NBC News Locations: Berry, Buena Park , California, Manchester, England

☆ Scammers are stealing homes from under their owners' noses. AI is making it scarily easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The owner of a $137.5 million LA mansion says they're a victim of deed fraud and can't sell it. AdvertisementSpelling Manor's owner told the Journal through their lawyer that scammers filed a fraudulent deed with Los Angeles County earlier this year. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center doesn't specifically track deed fraud. Gordon eventually got his property back after the title company signed a quitclaim deed that relinquished ownership, giving him his land back. Kiar said that in September, someone contacted a title company saying they had a vacant lot to sell in Hallandale Beach.

Persons: they're, —, Aaron Spelling, It's, Eric Schmidt —, scammers, Paul Harris, Tyler Adams, it's, Fraudsters, Victor Petrescu, LKLSG, Adams, Spelling, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley's, Riley Keough, Jerod Harris, Lisa Jeanine Findley, Graceland, Findley, Scammers, William Gordon's, Gordon, Gabriella Cázares, Kelly, Petrescu, Daniel Kenigsberg, Marty Kiar, Kiar, hadn't, fraudsters Organizations: Service, Google, Wall Street Journal, Association, Spelling, BI, Mapleton, LA, Graceland, GAB, Getty, Naussany, NBC Miami Locations: Los Angeles, Beverly, Mapleton, Saudi, Angeles, Spelling, LA, Miami, Memphis , Tennessee, Missouri, Arizona, Pima County, Texas, —, Fairfield , Connecticut, Johannesburg, Broward County , Florida, Hallandale Beach

☆ Chick-fil-A is releasing its own entertainment app, with family-friendly shows and podcasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A sign hangs outside of a Chick-fil-A restaurant on May 06, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Chick-fil-A plans to launch a new app on Nov. 18, with a slate of original animated shows, scripted podcasts, games, recipes and e-books aimed at families. And for the last five years, it's released animated shorts on YouTube during the holiday season as part of its "Stories of Evergreen Hills" series. Why Chick-fil-A is betting on contentPeople walk past a Chick-fil-A restaurant on 8th Avenue on December 30, 2023, in New York City. Restaurants as media brandsA Chick-fil-A meal is displayed at a Chick-fil-A restaurant on June 01, 2023 in Novato, California.

Persons: Scott Olson, –, it's, We've, we've, Dustin Britt, Chick, Gary Hershorn, Khalilah Cooper, McDonald's, Cooper, We're, Britt, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Getty, U.S, YouTube, CNBC, Evergreen, Corbis, Lions Locations: Chicago , Illinois, mealtime, Evergreen Hills, New York City, Novato , California

☆ The index fund cushion is an equal opportunity booster for stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

S & P 500 money is oblivious to stock valuations of any kind and ignorant to upgrades and downgrades. The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money. A 4% 2-year note isn't competitive to the magnet of the S & P 500 and its kin. That's emblematic of what happens with a big buyback without stock-based compensation (something many tech firms use that renders moot the S & P 500 inflows). Because of the way that the S & P 500 money is divvied up, the share base becomes overwhelmingly index-fund based and the index fund shareholders do not sell.

Persons: Morningstar, Smoot, Herbert Hoover's, Warren Buffett, Buffett, Jerome Powell, haven't, Charlie Scharf, Wells, Banks, Charlie, Morgan Stanley, Ted Pick, James Gorman, Schwab, Gamble, Jim Umpleby, that's, Butch Cassidy, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Charles Scharf, Kyle Grillot Organizations: Federal Reserve, Commerce Department, Taiwan Semi, Trust, Fed, Triple AAA Robinhood, Morgan, Procter, United Airlines, Exxon, Caterpillar, Boeing, Apple, Meta, Sundance, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Milken Institute Global Conference, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Hawley, McCumber, Taiwan, Arizona, American, Wells Fargo, Wells, China, Chevron, Beverly Hills, Calif

☆ Oakland Hills fire in California damages 2 homes, sparks evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Crews were "working aggressively to fully extinguish" the blaze in Oakland Hills, named the Keller Fire, the Oakland Fire Department said in an update on X early Saturday morning. Wind carried flames into a grove of Eucalyptus trees, where it has grown to 15 acres, NBC Bay Area reported. Oakland fire said two homes have been impacted by flames. Evacuation orders were initially issued for Campus Drive and Crystal Ridge Court, NBC Bay Area reported, before it expanded to surrounding areas. Sims told NBC Bay Area that her husband was inside their home when the landscape caught on fire and caused a front window to explode.

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CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump collided Friday in Michigan, both barnstorming the state as they wage a tight battle for its potentially decisive 15 Electoral College votes. He said he’d boost American auto manufacturing by slapping steep tariffs on imported vehicles. Rebecca Cook/ReutersBattle for Arab American votersTrump on Friday visited a campaign office in Hamtramck, which has a large Muslim and Arab American population. Trump has courted auto workers in Michigan with pledges to impose steep tariffs on vehicles imported from Mexico and China. Detroiters don’t give up on each other or their city, something Donald Trump will never understand,” Whitmer says in the 30-second spot.

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