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☆ SuperLimbs: Wearable robotic limbs could help astronauts recover from falls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

That includes researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who are developing a set of wearable robotic limbs to help astronauts recover from falls. When the wearer falls over, an extra pair of limbs can extend out to provide leverage to help them stand, conserving energy for other tasks. The study found that falls were more common when, like Duke, astronauts were collecting samples or using tools – tasks that Artemis astronauts are likely to undertake. Kim Shiflett/NASA NASA astronaut Eric Boe wears Boeing's new spacesuit designed for astronauts who will fly on the CST-100 Starliner. Ballesteros plans to spend the next few years of his PhD using a “Swiss Army Knife technique” to turn SuperLimbs into a system for astronauts that can “address different important use cases, but all be one unified design.”SuperLimbs could help astronauts recover from falls, move efficiently, and do work.

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☆ Stripe, Wise founders want a 'tech renaissance' in Europe to help region rival Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Founders of some of Europe's largest technology unicorns on Monday backed an open letter calling for a "tech renaissance" fueled by the creation of a single pan-European entity to promote startups and innovation in the bloc. But because of that, our startup scene is fragmented," read the open letter, which was published Monday on a newly created website for the EU Inc initiative. This results in "stifled momentum, unrealized potential, and an artificial limit on our startups' chances of success." So-called 28th regimes are proposed legal frameworks within the EU that offer an alternative to member states' own national rules instead of replacing them. The new structure of EU Inc would "standardize investment processes, simplify cross-border operations, and create a unified employee stock options framework" to help European startups scale rapidly and attract more capital, according to a Monday press release.

Persons: Patrick Collison, Hinrikus, Eléonore Crespo, Ilkka Paananen, Miki Kuusi Organizations: EU Inc, Inc, EU, Wolt Locations: Europe, EU, Finnish

☆ What internet data brokers have on you — and how you can start to get it back
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Barbara Booth | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

Inside data brokers' massive vaultCybersecurity experts estimate that data brokers collect an average of 1,000 data points on each individual with an online presence. Little oversight around data privacyThe lack of comprehensive regulation around data privacy allows data brokers to operate with little oversight, unlike the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. Opt-out links and instructions are readily available for most of the major data brokers: ExperianTransUnionLexisNexisEpsilon But data privacy experts says reclaiming or deleting your data from brokers can be a deliberately complex process that is not only time-consuming but frustrating. "With AI, data brokers will create even more detailed and predictive profiles, incorporating everything from biometric data to behavioral tracking," Abed said. Until regulation steps in, data brokers will continue to collect as much data as possible.

Persons: Pew, Arjun Bhatnagar, Roger Grimes, Jeff Chester, Chester, I'm, Bruno Kurtic, Chris Henderson, Chelsea Magnant, Rob Hughes, Kurtic, Cloaked's Bhatnagar, Henderson, Javad Abed, Abed Organizations: Pew Research, Social, LexisNexis, Epsilon, OneRep, Center for Digital Democracy, D.C, Bedrock Security, National Security Agency, CNBC, Data Protection, European Union, NYU's Center for Global Affairs, Brunswick, RSA, U.S, Consumers, Consumer, Engage, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Locations: Washington, California, U.S, Chester

☆ Robert Kraft, professional sports leagues join forces with campaign against antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Robert Kraft, Founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS), Lights the Empire State Building to Stand Up to Jewish Hate and All Hate on October 7, 2024 in New York City. The biggest names in sports are joining forces in a new campaign to combat antisemitism. The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, founded by Kraft, says 10% of U.S. adult males are blatantly prejudiced against Jewish people and tend to be outspoken about it. Kraft founded the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism in 2019 to help address the rising hate against Jews in the United States. In June, he announced a $1 million donation to Yeshiva University to cover tuition for Jewish students who wish to transfer.

Persons: Robert Kraft, Billie Jean King, Shaquille O'Neal, Jim Harbaugh, Doc Rivers, Joe Torre, Ryan Blaney, Candace Parker, Kraft Organizations: Foundation, Combat, New England Patriots, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Women's Soccer League, NASCAR, Defamation League, The Foundation, Kraft, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Columbia University, Yeshiva University Locations: New York City, U.S, Israel, United States, mater

☆ Trump versus Harris: What the November election means for defense stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

No matter who voters choose, whether it is former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris , Liwag doesn't expect a meaningful shake-up in the outlook for defense stocks. Still, the analyst notes that even cases where an administration cuts defense spending, stocks can still carve out gains. During the Obama administration, the defense budget fell 3.3%, but defense stocks gained 2.1%. The defense stocks Morgan Stanley covers have outperformed the S & P 500 since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Liwag said. "Historically, the conventional wisdom has been that Republicans are positive for defense spending and defense stocks, while Democrats are negative," Harned said.

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☆ How Harris could secure a historic winning record for Democrats in November – and still lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

By contrast, the modern day Democrats’ historic success at winning the popular vote hasn’t translated into nearly as much governing power for them. Over this record run of popular vote success, Democrats have already twice lost the Electoral College – and thus the White House – while winning more votes. Amazingly, Republicans won unified control of government in two elections when Democrats won a plurality of the national presidential vote: 2000 and 2016. The Democrats’ popular vote winning stretch began in 1992 with Clinton’s victory over George H.W. The highest share of the popular vote Democrats have won over this period is the 52.9% that Obama garnered in 2008.

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☆ Mike Johnson won't commit to bringing House back before the election for more hurricane relief
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday did not commit to calling Congress back into session before the election after President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders about potential funding shortfalls in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The president noted that the White House requested more funding for the program as Congress prepared a short-term funding bill that passed last month to avert a government shutdown. Pressed on whether he would call Congress back into session before the election, Johnson replied, "We'll be back in session immediately after the election." Johnson's comments come after Biden said in remarks at the White House last week he expects to ask Congress for a supplemental funding request for areas affected by Hurricane Helene. "The American people are disgusted by this, up with it, and so are Republicans in Congress," he said.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Hurricane Helene, Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, we'll, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Kamala Harris, Mayorkas Organizations: Fox, Homeland, White House, Congress, Hurricane, Federal Emergency Management Agency, shouldn't, White, Biden, FEMA, Republicans Locations: Hurricane, Florida

☆ Mike Johnson won’t commit to bringing House back before the election for more hurricane relief
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday did not commit to calling Congress back into session before the election after President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders about potential funding shortfalls in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In his letter, the president urged Congress to restore funding to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program, which was facing potential funding shortfalls even before Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast. The president noted that the White House requested more funding for the program as Congress prepared a short-term funding bill that passed last month to avert a government shutdown. Pressed on whether he would call Congress back into session before the election, Johnson replied, “We’ll be back in session immediately after the election.”“That’s 30 days from now. “The American people are disgusted by this, up with it, and so are Republicans in Congress,” he said.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Hurricane Helene, ” Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Johnson, “ We’ll, ”, we’ll, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, “, Kamala Harris, Mayorkas Organizations: “ Fox, Homeland, White House, Congress, Hurricane, Federal Emergency Management Agency, shouldn’t, White, Biden, FEMA, Republicans Locations: Hurricane, Florida

Before she built what would become a billion-dollar company, Angie Hicks had to conquer one of her biggest fears: talking to strangers. Hicks — one of the two co-founders of Angi, formerly known as Angie's List — is a self-described introvert. But when the business launched in 1995, she wore many hats — often literally walking door-to-door to recruit Angi's first customers. In 1996, the company rebranded to Angie's List after customers began associating Hicks personally with the recommendations. The company, which went public in 2011, has consistently brought in over one billion dollars every year since 2018.

Persons: Angie Hicks, Hicks, she's, Angi's, wasn't Hicks, Weeks, Bill Oesterle, Oesterle, Columbus didn't, Angi, would've, …, Bill, didn't, Elham Organizations: Angi, CNBC, DePauw University, Partners, Unified, Columbus Locations: Angi, Washington ,, Indianapolis, Columbus , Ohio, Columbus

Trump plans ‘different’ eventFive days after the shooting, as Trump captivated Republicans in his convention speech in Milwaukee, the former president vowed to never again mention details of the assassination attempt. “Everybody up there, they were amazing,” Trump told the Erie crowd, some of whom cheered when he asked if any of them had been present at the Butler rally. They saw that we were in trouble.”The event Saturday at Butler Farm Show Inc. is expected to be “different” from a typical Trump rally, a senior Trump campaign adviser told CNN. Harris is blasting Trump on health care in Wisconsin, while Trump is hammering Harris on taxes in Georgia. One focus of Harris’ campaign is Latino voters in Pennsylvania, in a bid to stop Trump from eating away at Democrats’ traditionally large margins of victory among non-White voters.

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☆ Here are all the winners in the port strike deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —The deal reached Thursday evening that ended a strike by 50,000 portworkers has a lot of winners and few if any losers. But that wage deal stopped what could have become the most disruptive US strike in decades had it lasted weeks or months. The strike halted the flow of imports and exports across dozens of ports, what could have been a massive blow had the strike continued. Not that this was the deal that the the United States Maritime Alliance, the group that negotiates on behalf of ship lines, terminal operators and ports, wanted. But it was the one they could settle for after the Biden administration made clear it wasn’t going to intervene.

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☆ Robinhood launches crypto transfers in Europe as it pushes overseas expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Retail investing platform Robinhood on Tuesday announced that it's offering customers in Europe the ability to transfer cryptocurrencies in and out of its app, broadening its product capabilities in the region as it presses ahead with international expansion. In December last year, Robinhood launched its crypto trading service, Robinhood Crypto, in the EU for the first time. Once MiCA is fully in place, Kerbrat said, every EU country will fall under the same unified regime. "In terms of total addressable market, [the EU] is as big as the U.S.," he told CNBC, adding, "it's definitely an interesting market for us." Robinhood is rolling out new features in the EU at a time when U.S. crypto firms are sparring with regulators at home.

Persons: Robinhood, Robinhood Crypto, Johann Kerbrat, Kerbrat Organizations: European Union, CNBC, EU, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: Europe, ethereum, solana, EU, Crypto, U.S, Robinhood

☆ Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Earlier this week, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said policymakers "can't be behind the curve" if the economy is to have a soft landing. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the central bank needn't go on a "mad dash" to lower rates. Later Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell gives pre-recorded remarks at a conference in New York, where New York Fed President John Williams also speaks. Boston Fed President Susan Collins and Fed Governors Michelle Bowman and Lisa Cook take to the podium at various other venues as well. Minutes from the Bank of Japan's July meeting, when the central bank raised short-term interest rates, showed policymakers were divided on how quickly the central bank should raise interest rates further.

Persons: Adriana Kugler, Austan Goolsbee, Raphael Bostic, I'm, it's, Kenneth Crompton, Jerome Powell, John Williams, Susan Collins, Michelle Bowman, Lisa Cook, NAB's Crompton, Sterling, bitcoin Organizations: Reserve, Fed, Chicago Fed, Atlanta Fed, National Australia Bank, New York Fed, Boston, Weekly U.S, Traders, Bank of Japan's, Swiss Locations: New York

A school-privatization activist and frequent Fox News guest whose work has been praised by former President Donald Trump was placed on leave by his conservative nonprofit employer after reports that he had appeared in gay pornography videos surfaced. A person who resembles DeAngelis and performs under the name “Seth Rose” appears in at least three gay adult films on the pornography site GayHoopla dating to 2014. The existence of the videos was first reported last week by the blog Str8 Up Gay Porn, which shares gay porn and articles about sex. In more recent years, he has become a fierce advocate of “school choice,” which subsidizes private schools with public dollars. “It’s just so strange how the far left is so obsessed with inserting sexual topics into elementary schools,” DeAngelis said in the segment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Corey DeAngelis, Betsy DeVos, Rebekah Bydlak, “, ” Bydlak, DeAngelis, Seth Rose ”, “ Seth Rose ”, Forbes, Carl Nassib, “ It’s, ” DeAngelis, ”, ’, ” Trump, “ Corey DeAngelis, JD Vance, Vance, Mike Johnson, — Organizations: Fox News, American Federation for Children, University of Arkansas, Los Angeles Unified School District, NFL, Parental, Republican, Trump, American Federation for, NBC Locations: Israel

☆ Cats have more freedom than women in Afghanistan, Meryl Streep says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep said at the United Nations on Monday in a bid to get world leaders to focus on the plight of Afghan women and girls. “The way that ... this society has been upended is a cautionary tale for the rest of the world,” Streep told an event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to encourage the inclusion of women in the future of Afghanistan. The U.N. has sought a unified global approach to dealing with the Taliban, who have cracked down on women’s rights. Most girls have been barred from high school and women from universities by the Taliban. A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan today, because the public parks have been closed to women and girls,” Streep said.

Persons: Meryl Streep, ” Streep, ”, ” U.N, Antonio Guterres Organizations: United Nations, General Assembly, Taliban, “ Locations: Afghanistan, Kabul

☆ Property stocks in Hong Kong rally on homes mortgage stimulus
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese property stocks rallied on Tuesday after top financial regulators vowed a range of monetary easing measures to provide some relief for millions of families and boost a recovery in the real estate market. During a high-level press conference Tuesday morning, People's Bank of China Gov. Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index surged as much as 5% when Hong Kong markets opened shortly after the announcement was made. Chinese policymakers have been ramping up support to reduce household's financial burden and shore up the troubled real estate sector. Homeowners could also be allowed to refinance with a different bank for the first time in years, the outlet reported.

Persons: Pan Gongsheng, Pan, William Wu, Bruce Pang, Pang Organizations: People's Bank of China Gov, Mainland Properties, Longfor Group Holdings, China Overseas Land & Investment, Daiwa, Bloomberg Locations: Beijing, Hang, Hong Kong, China, JLL

☆ Israel is playing a high-risk game with its new Hezbollah strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israel and Hezbollah have been stuck in the tit-for-tat horror of escalation chicken for nearly a year. But the greater the harm inflicted on Hezbollah recently, the more likely a shorter-term Israeli success has seemed. A full-scale ground war between a tired, divided Israeli military and an experienced, angry Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon would likely be disastrous for Israel. The past week has shown the technological chasm between the two adversaries. Hassan Ammar/APMilitarily, the past week has been a disaster for Hezbollah.

Persons: Ibrahim Aqil, Hassan Nasrallah – Hezbollah’s, Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Hassan Ammar, Netanyahu – Organizations: CNN, NATO Locations: Israel, Iran, United States, Washington, Lebanon, Beirut, Beirut's, Russia, Ukraine, Gaza, irrelevance, Afghanistan

☆ Disney's plans to future-proof its TV business could help kill the cable bundle even faster than expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Discovery to form sports streaming service Venu, which promised to offer access to tons of live sports at less than half the cost of traditional cable bundles. Unlike ESPN+, this service will have all of ESPN's content, including Monday Night Football games and shows like "First Take." Disney is doing everything it can to make sure it's not in the same boat — hence its investments in projects like Venu and ESPN Flagship. Despite that drawback, Nollen is optimistic about ESPN Flagship. If ESPN Flagship hits those milestones, it can fully offset the losses from pay TV, which it will — ironically — be partially responsible for.

Persons: —, Venu, Tim Nollen, Nollen, Fubo, Venu Sports, Craig Moffett, Michael Nathanson, MoffettNathanson, Margaret Garnett, Garnett, It's, Peacock Organizations: Service, Disney, Media, Business, Netflix, Fox, Warner Bros, ESPN, Football, US, DirecTV, ESPN Flagship, Paramount, NBC, CBS Locations: skinnier

☆ He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over $1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Buying a historic cruise ship he found on Craigslist back in 2008 was undoubtedly a life-altering decision for Chris Willson. Ship of dreamsWillson and Li moved on board the ship and focused their energies on painstakingly restoring it. Christopher WillsonHis ultimate goal was to transform the neglected ship into a museum, but things didn’t quite go to plan. “We absolutely loved our time with that ship,” Willson tells CNN Travel. It subsequently remained at Alameda for several years, before being purchased by a businessman, who went on to list the ship on Craigslist.

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☆ Republican House speaker floats deregulation, tax cuts — not tariffs — to pay for Trump proposals
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign's economic proposals by rolling back corporate regulation and expanding tax cuts to stimulate growth. "If you get Republican leadership in the White House, the Senate and the House, unified government, we will put this thing on turbo. Trump has proposed making his 2017 tax cuts permanent and further lowering the corporate tax rate, as well as wholly eliminating federal income taxes on worker tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits. That figure did not include Trump's Sept. 12 proposal to exempt overtime pay from federal income taxes. A tax exemption for all hours worked over 40 hours per week would cost an estimated $1.3 trillion over 10 years.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Senate, Social Security, Penn Wharton Budget Model, Yale Budget, Republican Locations: Louisiana

☆ The best new iOS 18 features that are available now for iPhones
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Ana Altchek | Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

With iOS 18, Apple is bringing updates to a wide range of apps and features, including Mail, Photos, iMessage, and Apple Wallet. And while iOS 18 will eventually feature Apple Intelligence features for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 lineup, you'll have to wait until October to see those features start rolling out. AdvertisementHere are some of the changes we're most excited about iOS 18. A new home screen designApple iOS 18 lets you customize your home screen wallpaper, app icons, and widgets. Apple Maps is becoming more hiker-friendlyApple Maps will have topographic maps with detailed trail networks and hiking routes with iOS 18.

Persons: —, it's, Ronak Shah, You'll, Craig Federighi, Apple Cash, Apple AirPods, Siri, Apple Organizations: Service, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Business, Tapbacks, Google, OpenAI Locations: Siri

☆ Houston-area pipeline fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place orders for thousands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly 1,000 homes and businesses were covered by evacuation orders in La Porte, according to the city's statement. Additionally, the La Porte Independent School District said shelter-in-place orders were in place at multiple campuses in the district. A pipeline carrying natural gas liquids burns near La Porte, Texas, on Sept. 16, 2024. Deer Park said in its own statement that a Walmart location and an H-E-B grocery store were also covered by shelter-in-place orders. Multiple reunification sites in Deer Park and La Porte, including an activity center and a church, have been made available to evacuees.

Persons: La Porte, Lekan, I’ll, Jerry Mouton Jr, Mouton Organizations: La Porte Independent School District, Energy, San Jacinto, Facebook, Emergency, Control, Deer Park Locations: Houston, Deer Park, Pasadena, La, La Porte, La Porte , Texas, Deer, Porte, Harris

Crews battling three major California fires could get some relief from record heat and help from the weather as a cooldown preceded minor containment for the blazes. Hot, flame-fanning winds from the desert are dissipating, and the cooler temps may help firefighters give the blaze their best. Firefighters cut and extinguish a fire in a tree as the Bridge Fire burns in the Big Pines hills near Wrightwood, Calif., on Thursday. He also said mutual aid from Washington, Utah, and North Dakota, including firefighters, were sent to Southern California. The weather outlook should give firefighters the weekend and beyond to battle the three fires without unforgiving temperatures.

Persons: Crews, Craig Covey, ” Covey, Etienne Laurent, Anthony Marrone, Kristian Litz, Litz, Jeremy Pierce, Pierce, Justin Wayne Halstenberg, San Bernardino, Fabian Herrera, Gavin Newsom Organizations: California Department of Forestry, Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County Sheriff's Department . Authorities, AFP, Getty, Angeles County Fire, The California Department of Forestry, Fire Protection, Firefighters, National Guard, National Weather Service Locations: California, Trabuco, Los Angeles, Rancho Santa, Orange, Riverside County, San Bernardino, San Gabriel, Nowhere, Big Pines, Wrightwood, Calif, Angeles, Mount Baldy, Big, San Bernardino County, Highland, San, Washington , Utah, North Dakota, Southern California, San Diego, Los Angeles County

☆ Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for Maui wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Honolulu (AP) — Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency didn’t immediately respond with comment. Maui fire commanders discussed the forecast, but “no evidence of pre-event preparedness plans by the MFD were produced,” the report said. Maui County and the state use private contractors to help fight fires with water tankers and heavy equipment. And despite the warnings, the heads of the county emergency management agency and the Maui Fire Department were off-island that day, attending conferences in Honolulu.

Persons: —, Anne Lopez, Maui’s, Richard Bissen, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency didn’t, weren’t, Firefighters, ” Derek Alkonis Organizations: — Investigators, National Weather Service, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Maui Fire Department, Maui Police, Hawaiian Electric Co, Firefighters, Fire Safety Research Institute, Maui Police Department Locations: Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii, Lahaina, State, Maui County, West Maui

☆ How Lauren Chen went from ‘alt-lite’ YouTuber to alleged Russian asset
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The DOJ did not name Tenet Media but NBC News identified the company based on its description in the indictment. Unlike the influencers alleged to have been victims of RT and Tenet Media, who denied knowing they were working for Russia, Chen has said nothing since the indictment made news. “By connecting to and interacting with one another through YouTube videos, influencers with mainstream audiences lend their credibility to openly white nationalist and other extremist content creators,” Lewis wrote. Following the unsealing of the indictment, TheBlaze fired Chen and Turning Point USA removed her author page from its website. YouTube terminated all four of Chen’s pages, erasing thousands of videos and nearly a decade of work, including the channel for Tenet Media.

Persons: Lauren Chen, Chen, Liam Donovan, Candace, Jason Davis, Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Lauren Southern, — Chen, “, Michael Knowles gushed, Richard Spencer, ” Knowles, Tenet, Milo Yiannopoulos, ” Yiannopoulos, she’s, Yiannopoulos, Spencer, Rebecca Lewis, Ben Shapiro, Lewis ’, ” Lewis, Evie, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, TheBlaze, ”, Fuentes’s, Nikki Haley “, Matt Christiansen, Donovan “ Organizations: Department of Justice, DOJ, NBC News, Tenet Media, Trump, RT, Getty, YouTube, Tenet, University of Southern, College Republicans, Brigham Young University, Facebook, Southern Poverty Law Center, Data & Society, ”, “, Scouting, United Nations Locations: Russian, Russia, Nashville, Tenn, Southern, Canadian, Shanghai, Singapore, London, “, University of Southern California, Charlottesville , Virginia, Stanford, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine

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