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☆ United Nations General Assembly: World leaders will debate its future in New York next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Richard Roth | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

United Nations CNN —It’s time for UNGA 79! Quick explanation: the United Nations General Assembly is an annual world leaders’ summit that has gone on for nearly eight decades since the international body’s founding in San Francisco. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to give a speech next Wednesday and appear at a special Security Council meeting. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City in 2023. Climate change will be one of the biggest issues being discussed, with the General Assembly expected to hold a meeting on sea level rise on Wednesday.

Persons: United Nations CNN —, It’s, Antonio Guterres, ” Guterres, can’t, Samuel Žbogar, Sergey Bobok, United Nations Linda Thomas, Greenfield, “, ” Slovenia’s Žbogar, Volodymyr Zelensky, Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Mike Segar, Benjamin Netanyahu –, Richard Gowan, Netanyahu “, ”, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Donald, Trump, ” Gowan Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations General Assembly, UN, Hamas, The Security Council, West, Security Council, United Nations, Reuters Israel, Assembly, Crisis, British, General, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, General Assembly Locations: San Francisco, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Israel, United States, China, Russia, France, United Kingdom, UN, Lebanon, That’s, Kharkiv, AFP, Africa, York, U.N, New York City, El Fasher, Sudan’s North Darfur, New York

☆ Harris could win the presidency but lose the Senate, giving Republicans a veto over her agenda and judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil_Hs.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A Republican-controlled chamber could thwart Harris’ nominees to fill out her administration and the courts, along with her legislative agenda. Top Senate Republicans told NBC News she would need their sign-off to secure votes on any judicial nominees, including for the Supreme Court. The prospect of a split Congress looms over a possible Harris win even if Democrats have a strong year and sweep every swing state. And if it’s a GOP-led Senate, Republicans would control a floor vote. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would have seniority to be the next Judiciary Committee chair and said he intends to claim the position if Republicans win control.

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Trump is “immensely happy with JD’s performance,” said a person who speaks with Trump and is familiar with his thinking. “I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during his debate last week with Vice President Kamala Harris. “I know from experience, nobody speaks for Donald J. Trump except for Donald J. Trump, right?”“Vice President Pence viewed his role as a translator for President Trump to traditional Republican audiences,” a Trump ally said. 2Short also believes the relationship between Vance and Trump is different than the one Pence and Trump had prior to their falling out. “He loves that he has a smart person with balls who doesn’t only do Fox,” a person close to the campaign said.

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday are expected to derail their own plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, with the party divided over the length of a short-term funding bill and what, if anything, should be attached to it. Democrats, who want a “clean” three-month funding patch with nothing attached, and nearly all plan to vote no. But the overwhelming majority of rank-and-file Republicans back Johnson’s move, saying holding the vote will put lawmakers on record. Everyone.”Davidson, who was ousted in July from the far-right House Freedom Caucus, lamented that Republicans have failed to unify behind a plan weeks before the election. That would buy time for bipartisan negotiators to strike a longer-term funding deal during the lame-duck session for fiscal year 2025 — if a short-term bill can pass the House.

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☆ California Gov. Newsom says he's worried about 'chilling effect' of AI bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Gavin Newsom is concerned about the state's controversial AI bill. The governor told a conference he's concerned about a potential "chilling effect" on AI development. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Gavin Newsom is concerned about the state's controversial AI bill. During an appearance at Salesforce's Dreamforce event in San Francisco on Tuesday, the governor said he was concerned about a potential "chilling effect" on AI development the bill could cause.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, —, didn't Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Business Locations: California, San Francisco

☆ Teamsters union says it will not endorse Harris or Trump in 2024 presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ending months of speculation about whether the labor union would back Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris. With 1.3 million members, the Teamsters union is one of the largest labor groups in the country. "As the strongest and most democratic labor union in America, it was vital for our members to drive this endorsement process. In a national survey of Teamsters members conducted after the Sept. 10 presidential debate, union members overwhelmingly backed Trump over Harris, 58% to 31%, according to results published by the union ahead of its formal endorsement. "'Right to work' laws only exist to try to kill labor unions," Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman said in the statement.

Persons: Sean O'Brien, Republican Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, O'Brien, it's, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Fred Zuckerman, O'Brien —, Lauren Hitt Organizations: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, UPS Teamsters, UPS, Brotherhood of Teamsters, Wednesday, Republican, Trump, Teamsters, Big, Democratic, Republican National Convention, Republicans, Independents, International Union, Railway Labor, Union, Democratic National Convention, RNC, CNBC, New York City Locations: Brooklyn , New York, America, New York

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will vote Wednesday on a six-month stopgap funding bill linked to legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote — the same package he abruptly pulled off the floor last week amid growing GOP opposition. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, spent the weekend calling members and trying to flip GOP defections to the yes column. "Mr. Speaker Johnson, you know as well as everyone else that your plan is a no-go as currently written. A six-month CR with poison pills is not going to fly in a narrowly divided government," Schumer said. "If the hard right thinks that we will willingly give them leverage to ram Project 2025 down the American people's throats early next year by agreeing to a six-month CR, they are dreaming," he added.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” Johnson, “, ”, he'll, I'm, Chuck Schumer, Schumer Organizations: Louisiana Republican, ’, Democratic, “ Locations: Louisiana

☆ Georgian parliament approves law curbing LGBTQ rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tbilisi, Georgia Reuters —Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the third and final reading of a law on “family values and the protection of minors” that would impose sweeping curbs on LGBTQ rights. Leaders of the governing Georgian Dream party say it is needed to safeguard traditional moral standards in Georgia, whose deeply conservative Orthodox Church is highly influential. “This law is the most terrible thing to happen to the LGBTQ community in Georgia,” Jakeli, 28, told Reuters. But Georgian Dream and its allies have enough seats in parliament to override her veto. Foreign agentsThe issue has become more prominent ahead of October’s election, where Georgian Dream is seeking a fourth term in office and is campaigning heavily against LGBTQ rights.

Persons: Tamara Jakeli, ” Jakeli, “, Salome Zourabichvili, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Jakeli’s, Jakeli Organizations: Georgia Reuters, Pride, Church, European, Tbilisi Pride, Reuters, Georgian Locations: Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgian, Russia, Soviet Union

Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Sunday backed away from comments he made in August saying that Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if it came to his desk. “I’ve learned my lesson on speaking for the president before he and I have actually talked about an issue,” Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” just days after Trump publicly said he hadn’t ever discussed with Vance what he’d do if an abortion ban crossed his desk as president. “I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said during Tuesday’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. She won’t even come close to it,” Trump added. He wants abortion policy to be made by the states.”

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☆ Trump’s ties to far-right activist alarm GOP: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, we explore how far-right activist Laura Loomer's access to Donald Trump is worrying his Republican allies. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker dives into the questions Kamala Harris and Trump danced around at the debate. One one side of the GOP, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Thursday that Loomer is “really toxic” and shouldn’t be in Trump’s circle. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina on Friday called Loomer “a crazy conspiracy theorist” who was hurting Trump’s chances in the election. Because your running mate JD Vance has said that you would veto if it did come to your desk.

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☆ U.S. supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa, Reuters reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Developing nations have long demanded permanent seats on the Security Council, the most powerful body in the United Nations. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly has annually discussed reform of the Security Council for more than a decade. Each year the General Assembly elects five new members from different geographical groups for two-year terms on the Security Council.

Persons: Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Joe Biden's, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, U.N, Thomas Organizations: United, United Nations Security, Pacific, Security, Security Council, United Nations, Council, Foreign Relations, Thomas, Reuters, General, General Assembly, Washington Locations: United States, U.S, Africa, Gaza, Thomas, India, Japan, Germany, United, New York, Washington, Russia, China, France, Britain, U.N, Ukraine

☆ Harris gets under Trump's skin: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to a post-debate edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter, breaking down all the action from tonight's showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris, who took the Democratic nomination when President Joe Biden stepped aside following a catastrophic debate performance in June, delivered aggressive attacks and coherent rebuttals. He declined to answer questions about committing to a second debate, which Harris’ campaign challenged him to do in a statement earlier in the night. “I made that very clear in 2020, I will not ban fracking,” Harris said. He criticized Biden’s handling of classified documents, knocked him for opposing the Keystone XL pipeline and called the Biden’s administration “the most divisive presidency in the history of our country.”Read more from Sahil →More debate night coverageThat’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump found out Tuesday night that he's got a much tougher rival on his hands now. Harris, eager to portray herself as different from both Trump and Biden, reminded him that Biden won't be on the ballot. Trump said Harris has had 3½ years to make the changes she promises to make and argued the Biden-Harris administration squandered progress Trump gave them. Trump and Harris also clashed over the 2020 election, with Trump again falsely claiming that he won. Throughout the debate, Harris needled Trump in ways that undermined his self-image as a popular, strong leader whom American’s adversaries fear.

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Former President Donald Trump said he would not sign a federal abortion ban Tuesday night during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, saying he did not think it would be needed. “Democrats, Republicans and everybody else, and every legal scholar, wanted it to be brought back into the states,” Trump said. Harris responded by saying women in states that cracked down on abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned have faced nightmare scenarios. Abortion has been a politically dominant issue since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, and throughout the race, it has been a tricky one for Trump to navigate. I’ve disagreed with that right from the early primaries when I heard about it,” Trump said last month.

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed in their first presidential debate Tuesday in Philadelphia, less than two months before Election Day. Heading into the debate, Harris appeared to have more to gain — and more to lose. Here are five key takeaways from the debate. “I made that very clear on 2020 I will not ban fracking,” Harris said. We don’t even know if he’s the president,” Trump said toward the end of the debate.

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Read previewVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their first debate on Tuesday night. Kamala Harris made a point to shake hands with TrumpFor the first time since 2016, the two presidential candidates shook hands on the debate stage. "Kamala Harris, good to debate with you," the vice president could be heard saying. AdvertisementThat's a choice, given the performative aspects of a high-stakes presidential debate. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris during the ABC News presidential debate.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, didn't, Trump, Roe, Wade, Sen, JD Vance, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Joe Biden, Biden Trump, Biden, Putin, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, National Constitution Center, Business, Trump, ABC, ABC News Trump, Washington Post, United Locations: Philadelphia, Butler , Pennsylvania, Atlanta, United States, Ukraine, Poland, Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON — Despite mounting opposition from his own party, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., vowed Tuesday to stay the course and put his government funding package on the House floor on Wednesday. His initial strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month is expected to fail and deal House Republicans an embarrassing blow. Due to their paper-thin majority, Republicans can afford only a handful of GOP defections on the vote, and many more than that have publicly voiced their opposition. “I am in this to win this,” Johnson told reporters at his weekly news conference. Afterward, the speaker added: “We are going to put the SAVE Act and the CR together, and we’re going to move that through the process.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, Johnson, “, ” Johnson, ”, Jim Banks, Cory Mills, Matt Rosendale, Montana —, Mills, Dan Meuser, ” Meuser, “ Shutdowns, Sen, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, “ I’m, ” Cassidy Organizations: SAVE, Democratic, White, GOP, Republicans Locations: WASHINGTON, Jim Banks of Indiana, Florida, Montana, Mexico

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy to tie a short-term government funding bill to a Donald Trump-backed proposal to overhaul voting laws was on life support Monday after a band of conservative rebels vowed to vote no on the package. Without a stopgap funding bill, money will run out and the federal government will shut down at the end of the month. Because of the GOP’s razor-thin majority, Johnson, R-La., can afford only four Republican defections if all members vote. Mills slammed Johnson's strategy as a “farce” and said it would do nothing to secure the southern border. Instead, they are pushing for a "clean CR" — short-term funding with nothing attached to it.

Persons: Mike Johnson’s, Donald Trump, Johnson, — Cory Mills, Matt Rosendale, Tim Burchett, Jim Banks, Thomas Massie, Trump, Mills, ”, ” Mills, Rosendale, “, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden, ” Schumer, Jamie Raskin, ” Raskin, … Donald Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, White, Capitol, Senate, GOP, House, Republican, “, ” Locations: Florida, Montana, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky

☆ House GOP funding plan clears key hurdle but remains at risk of failing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Clare Foran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —A six-month House GOP government funding plan cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday, but remains at risk of failing as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to navigate a shutdown fight with his narrow majority. The House voted 209-206 to approve a rule to govern debate for the funding plan, which includes a controversial measure that targets noncitizen voting. But at least six House Republicans have come out against the funding bill, which is enough to sink it in the House amid Democratic opposition, and the bill is considered dead-on-arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The six-month funding plan from House Republicans would extend government funding until March 2025. Many House conservatives are also generally opposed to short-term funding bills, arguing instead in favor of spending cuts.

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☆ Chinese-Owned Bitcoin Mines Are Using up America's Energy, Electricity
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Taylor Dorrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Concerns about the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal activity resulted in an effective ban on crypto mining and transactions. After a massive public outcry at the end of 2021, mining companies in Kazakhstan were effectively cut off from the grid. Today, the US makes up about 40% of the global hashrate — up from 17% during China's 2021 peak — making America the biggest hub for bitcoin mining. However, in recent years, bitcoin mining has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number of private companies. Given how much energy bitcoin mining consumes, it's worth questioning whether its presence in the US is really worth the trade-off.

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☆ A Swiss city cut red tape and ended up with many more homes. It's a model for the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAs part of her housing policy agenda, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has promised to "cut red tape and needless bureaucracy" to build millions of additional homes and bring down costs. Zurich, Switzerland offers the latest model. AdvertisementApartment buildings behind farm houses in Affoltern, just outside Zurich, Switzerland. One of the study's key findings is, "if you upzone, upzone a lot," said Simon Büchler, coauthor of the study and an assistant professor of finance at Miami University. A whopping 64% of Swiss residents live in apartments, compared to just 28% of US residents, and the country also has an especially comprehensive and well-connected public transportation network.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Michael Buholzer, Simon Büchler, upzoning, Büchler, Christian Hartmann, Matthew Maltman, who's, There's, Maltman Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Miami University, Reuters Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss, Canton of Zurich, Affoltern, New Zealand, Küsnacht, Lake Zurich, Canada, Europe, Australian

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

☆ Opinion | Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Didn’t Sound Like Joe Biden to Me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +55 min

And they know you’re going to act so they won’t mess with you. Put it in somebody else’s mouth because it was AI mean, it didn’t sound like Joe Biden to me. I think you’re I think you’re underselling this a little bit. And if they don’t, I’m going to keep my promise and send them 100 powdered wigs because they’re just living in a different era. All these other politicians, these career politicians didn’t know how to make a good deal.

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☆ Political Violence and Division Aren’t Worse Than Ever - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Zeynep Tufekci | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Don’t Tell My Friends, But… is a seriesin which we asked Times columnistswhateveryone else is wrong about. And research showing big partisan divides over a wide range of issues, with political violence on the rise. However, there have been many periods in U.S. history when things were worse — and we could end up there again. To see how bad it could get, there’s no need to go all the way back to the Civil War. Studying the history of violent political division is the opposite of resignation or nihilism: It’s a hopeful call to action!

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, King, Robert Kennedy, — Richard Nixon, Nixon, Max Noel, Bryan Burrough, Noel scoffs, ”, “, Antonio Gramsci, hasn’t Organizations: Capitol, Gallup, Democratic National Convention, Electoral, National Guard, Kent State, Democratic National Committee, Pentagon, U.S . Capitol, State Department, Wall, California Attorney General’s, downer Locations: Washington, Vietnam, Chicago, Cambodia, Ohio, California, United States, Italian

☆ Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency in New York City jails on Saturday and issued an executive order that blocked key parts of a local law that would have banned solitary confinement in the jails. The order, one of three Mr. Adams issued on Saturday that pertained to the jails, was an unusual step that came only one day before the law was set to go into effect. After Mr. Adams vetoed the bill in January, arguing that it would make jail staff and detainees less safe, the Council issued a rare override of his veto. The law would have banned solitary confinement for detainees who were accused of breaking jail rules, beyond a four-hour “de-escalation period” during an emergency. It would also have banned the use of handcuffs or shackles to restrain detainees riding in Correction Department vehicles.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, Amaris Organizations: City Council, Department, Correction, Hall Locations: New York City

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