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☆ ‘Today there is crying in baseball’: Athletics bid farewell to Oakland with one final victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The stadium is set to become the home for USL Championship League soccer team Oakland Roots starting in 2025. In a letter addressed to the fans ahead of the final home series, A’s owner John Fisher reflected on the team’s legacy in Oakland. “The A’s are part of the fabric of Oakland, the East Bay, and the entire Bay Area,” Fisher wrote. Countless dedicated staff members and Oakland Coliseum employees have poured their hearts into this team, and their efforts have meant so much to our community. The Oakland Coliseum sits in third place for the most no-hitters thrown (12), with the last being a perfect game by the New York Yankees’ Domingo German in 2023.

Persons: Hall, Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, Dave Stewart, Barry Zito, Mason Miller, Travis Jankowski, ”, Ezra Shaw, Mark Kotsay, “, Kotsay, who’s, ” Kotsay, Let’s, Oakland A's Jacob Wilson, Oakland Coliseum Ezra Shaw, John Fisher, Fisher, ” Fisher, Lew Wolff, Oakland Coliseum Eakin, New York Yankees ’ Domingo, Dallas Braden, Peggy Lindsey Organizations: CNN, Athletics, Texas Rangers, “, Coliseum, Hall of Famer, Rangers, Las Vegas, Oakland, West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, Minor League, Sacramento, Cats, Major League Baseball, NFL’s Raiders, Sin City, Oakland A's, Oakland Coliseum, Getty, AFC, USL Championship League, Oakland Roots, Howard, Oakland Coliseum Eakin Howard, Raiders, New York Yankees ’, Mariners Locations: Oakland, West Sacramento’s, Las Vegas, Sin, Bay, Seattle

☆ How birria took over restaurant menus across the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Birria burrito surrounded by birria tacos, birria munchwrap, birria loaded fries and birria consommé at Little Miner Taco in North Bethesda, Maryland. Birria tacos use the slow-cooked meat as a filling and usually include a consommé on the side to dip the taco. Over the past four years, birria has seen its presence on restaurant menus grow 412%, largely thanks to midscale and casual-dining chains, according to market research firm Datassential. More recently, birria took off in New York City, with restaurants and food trucks serving up tacos and consommé across the five boroughs. Finding opportunityQdoba's Brisket Birria, seen here in the chain's quesadillas.

Persons: birria tacos, birria, Laura Chase de Formigny, chiles, El, Del, Taco Bell, Scott Suchman, Steven Alvarez, Alvarez, Don Guadalupe Zárate, Birrieria Gonzalez, TikTok, Qdoba's Brisket, Katy Velazquez, Qdoba, Velazquez, Lamb, Liz Hafalia Organizations: Little Miner, Washington Post, Getty, John's University, Butterfly Equity, San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers Locations: Little, North Bethesda , Maryland, Mexican, U.S, Del Taco, Jalisco, Washington ,, St, Europe, Americas, Tijuana, Mexico, Los Angeles, California, New York City, Oakland , California

☆ 6-year-old boy kidnapped 73 years ago from California park found alive and well as senior citizen
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( David K. Li | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A boy kidnapped more than seven decades ago from a California park was found alive and well as a senior citizen, reunited with surviving loved ones after his niece found him across the country through her own DNA research, police said Monday. His genetic material was a match to two surviving siblings in California, proving Albino was the boy taken in 1951, police said. The Oakland Police Department statement didn't make clear who officers believed took Albino from that park seven decades ago, nor did it identify who raised him. Albino's 92-year-old mother died in 2005 never knowing the fate of her kidnapped son, the Bay Area News Group reported. “I think he died happily,” said 63-year-old Alida Alequin, the niece who alerted police to her 22% DNA match to Albino.

Persons: Luis Albino, Albino, Albino's, Roger, “, ” Organizations: Jefferson, Oakland, FBI, California Department of Justice, The Oakland Police, Bay Area Locations: California, Oakland, East Coast, East, Bay

☆ Sam Altman says doing psychedelics during a weekend retreat in Mexico changed his life
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewSam Altman, the tech CEO behind ChatGPT, is also a big supporter of psychedelics. OpenAI cofounder shared some personal anecdotes in a recent appearance on the podcast "Life in Seven Songs," saying that doing psychedelics was one of the most transformative experiences of his life. Altman said psychedelic experiences can be "totally incredible," and for him, they've been life-altering. AdvertisementThe CEO didn't specify which psychedelics he used, but he said the experience changed him in a lot of ways.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, Altman, they've, Colab, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Peter Thiel, psychedelics, Oregan Organizations: Service, Business, PayPal, YouGov Locations: Mexico, Denver , Colorado, Oakland , California

☆ Luis Armando Albino: Boy abducted from California at age 6 found alive more than 70 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Oakland, California (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California, park. Officials and family members didn’t say where on the East Coast he lives. His brother, Roger Albino, was interrogated several times by investigators but stood by his story about a woman with a bandana around her head taking his brother. Luis was located on the East Coast and provided a DNA sample, as did his sister, Alequin’s mom. Luis returned to the East Coast but came back again in July for a three-week visit.

Persons: — Luis Armando Albino, Albino, Justice Department —, “, ”, Roger Albino, ” Alequin, Luis, Roger —, Alequin, ‘, ’, Roger’s, Roger Organizations: Area, FBI, Justice Department, Marine Corps, Oakland, ”, Oakland Tribune, Coast Guard, Oakland Public Library Locations: Oakland, California, Oakland , California, East, Vietnam, West Oakland, Puerto Rico, East Coast, San Francisco Bay, Stanislaus County , California

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he's in the process of selling his family's suburban Motown home after amateur sleuths learned where they reside. "The home is beautiful,” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit Business, speaking about his family's now former pad. During the Lions' run to the NFC title game last season, they lost, 20-19, to the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 30, 2023. In a typical Lions season, losing to the Cowboys would simply be called Sunday. "It was like handymen pretending to come do some work on their house," Crain told NBC News on Friday.

Persons: Dan Campbell, he's, sleuths, ” Campbell, It’s, ”, Campbell, Campbell's, Ashley Crain, Crain, Igor Larionov Organizations: Detroit Lions, Motown, Detroit Business, Lions, NFC, Dallas Cowboys, Cowboys, Lions football, Campbells, NBC, Ford, Hockey Hall of Fame Locations: Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County

“If we’re going to put up affordable housing, we don’t just want to house one family. We want to house five or six or eight or 25 families,” said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has overseen the Minneapolis 2040 plan. Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed the higher housing costs on the current administration’s policies, as well as an “unsustainable invasion of illegal aliens.” The campaign broadly said Trump’s housing plan involves freeing up federal land for housing and cutting regulations. Walz, whom Frey said was “committed to the mission” on affordable housing, signed the measure into law in May. We also need to have more active state, local and federal government policies that look to support the housing market.”

Persons: ”, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Ben Brewer, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Tim Walz, Karoline Leavitt, It’s, Frey, Hennepin, Ryan Allen, “, ” Allen, Cody Fischer, ” Fischer, ” Jeremy Wieland, Wieland, didn’t, it’s, ” Wieland, Fischer, ’, Walz, University of Minnesota’s Allen, that’s Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Minneapolis Mayor, Currie, Bloomberg, Getty, Minnesota Gov, Trump, Pew Research, NBC, Ford Motor Co, Minn, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, California Bay Area, Minnesota Environmental, Minnesota Supreme, University of Minnesota’s Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S, Harrison, Hennepin County, St, Paul, California Bay, San Francisco, Oakland, ”, Northeast Minneapolis, “

When you’re an NFL head coach, you’re in charge of a lot of things. Brian Callahan, the first-year head coach of the Tennessee Titans, is now overseeing aspects he didn’t have to think about before as an assistant. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 2002 to 2003 and the University of Nebraska from 2004 to 2007. Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan. “Sometimes I’ll call them ‘Coach Bill’; sometimes I’ll call Brian ‘Coach Cally.’ I mean, whatever comes out.”Running backs coach Randy Jordan remembers getting confused early on.

Persons: you’re, Brian Callahan, Bill Callahan, “, Bill, “ We’re, Brian, ” Brian, ” Bill, Cleveland, Justin Ford, ’, Lloyd Cushenberry, Bill ’, Brian ‘, Cally, Randy Jordan, Nick Holz, it’s, ” Holz, that’s, ”, It’s Organizations: NFL, Tennessee Titans, NBC News, Oakland Raiders, University of Nebraska, Cleveland Browns, Getty, The Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, Browns, National Football League, Titans

☆ The women Kamala Harris has mentored
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maryland, has started collecting magazines with Harris on the cover, buttons, a T-shirt and other memorabilia. She broke down sobbing during Maya Harris’ convention speech when thinking of her own memories of the vice president’s mother. “’Hi, it’s Kamala Harris,’” Alsobrooks remembers hearing. Harris joins Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks onstage to speak at a campaign event in Landover on June 7, 2024. Cohen switched over to Harris’ campaign for a few shifts.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, Jahana Hayes, She’d, Hayes, Harris, Long, Ayanna Pressley, Laphonza Butler, –, They’re, ”, Jasmine Crockett, “, ” Crockett, she’d, Joe Biden, Crockett, boggle, Angela Alsobrooks, Lateefah Simon, Simon, Maya Harris ’, it’s, Susan Walsh, Alsobrooks, it’s Kamala Harris, ’ ” Alsobrooks, ” Alsobrooks, ‘, Andrew Harnik, Andrea Campbell, “ Joy ”, Campbell, Harris “, ” Campbell, isn’t, Malia Cohen, Gavin Newsom’s, Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, ’ ” Cohen, ” Daniele Monroe, Moreno, Monroe, “ Kamala, ‘ I’ve, she’s, ” Monroe, Peggy Flanagan, hasn’t, Flanagan —, —, Flanagan, ’, Emily Tisch Sussman, Paul, Abbie Parr, Biden, wasn’t, ’ ” Campbell, Harris ’, Kamala, that’s, I’d Organizations: CNN, National Democrats, Democratic, Massachusetts, Naval Observatory, Naval, Office, San, White, ”, Goodwill Industries, Prince George's, UCLA, Black, San Francisco, of Supervisors, Nevada Democratic Party, Gov Locations: Connecticut, Texas, Maryland, San Francisco, Oakland, ” Connecticut, New Haven, Landover, Boston, California, Las Vegas, Monroe, Minnesota, St, Iowa, United States

☆ Special needs trusts bring peace of mind to aging parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Hannah Frances Johansson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Because of her disability, Rachel doesn’t work. The SNT is in place to pay for unmet needs and enhance his quality of life after his parents die. Unlike SNTs, ABLE accounts can be owned and accessed directly by the person with the disability. However, like first-party SNTs, ABLE accounts may be subject to Medicaid payback after the individual with a disability dies. Like her mother, Rachel Tung has a love for San Francisco, its arts and its culture.

Persons: Linda Tung, Rachel, Tung, Tung’s, Rachel doesn’t, we’re, ” Tung, “, David Goldfarb, ” Goldfarb, they’re, ”, Stephen Dale, Amin Muhammad Amy Tessler, Scott, ” Tessler, Tessler, ” Dale, You’re, Goldfarb, ” Hall, Dale, Sabrina Padillo, —, Padillo, she’s, ” Padillo, fiduciaries, “ We’re, Tesslers, Scott ., SNTs, “ I’ve, Alisa Ferguson, Virginia’s, haven’t, ” Ferguson, Rachel’s, Rachel Tung, “ She’s, Amin Muhammad Mother, “ I’m, ” Rachel, … Everything’s, Hannah Frances Johansson, Amin Muhammad Organizations: Berkeley , California CNN, Population, Mercy, Hall Law Firm, Lawyers, Dale Law, Children, Housing, The Dale Law Firm, Services, San, Rehabilitation Care, Golden State, Trust, Alliance, Legion, de, Academy of Sciences, University of California, Graduate School of Journalism Locations: Berkeley , California, San, Golden, “, San Francisco, Dale, Pacheco , California, Sunflower, California’s East Bay, Oakland, Sunflower Hill, San Diego, Thailand, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, de Young, Castro

☆ Walmart and Clorox are among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street. Here are some others
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Retail giant Walmart is among this week's most overbought stocks, with an 14-day RSI reading of 81.7. The average price target on the Oakland, California-based stock is nearly 10% below the stock's current price, suggesting a pullback may lie ahead. Analysts estimate Halliburton and APA might rally nearly 60% each, while Occidental's price target is 38% above its current level. The average price target on the Oakland, California-based stock is nearly 10% below the stock's current price, suggesting a pullback may lie ahead. Analysts estimate Halliburton and APA might rally nearly 60% each, while Occidental's price target is 38% above its current level.

Persons: Clorox, Johnson, Let's, Gabby Jones, Cooper Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, CNBC Pro, Retail, Walmart, Consumer, Johnson, Energy, Halliburton, APA, . Occidental Petroleum, Occidental Petroleum, Pharmaceutical, Moderna, JPMorgan, Bloomberg, Getty, UDR UDR, Inc, Oracle Corp, CNBC, HAL Halliburton, APA APA Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Walgreens, Body Locations: Arkansas, Oakland , California, Secaucus , New Jersey

☆ Why Elon Musk Is Really Taking Twitter Out of San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

From the front door of X, which is closing up shop in San Francisco on Friday, Market Street runs straight through downtown to the bay. Now, as X leaves its spot, Market Street is still suffering from all the same problems it had before Twitter. After handing over millions of dollars in tax breaks to one of the world's wealthiest corporations, San Francisco has nothing to show for it. AdvertisementI keep remembering a work trip I took to San Francisco in 1999, a few years before I moved here. "Our focus remains on working with and supporting the many businesses that call San Francisco home," the statement reads.

Persons: Daniel Burnham, Elon Musk, Twitter, Ted Egan, Bon Marché, Paula Smith Arrigoni, restaurateurs, Dolby, Twitter didn't, Egan, Uber decamped, Musk, San Francisco, Adam Rogers Organizations: Twitter, Central Market, Anadolu, Getty, AQ, Area, Coalition, Apple, New York Times, San, Sony, Microsoft, Ikea, London Breed, Business Locations: San Francisco, Austin, South Park, California, Brisbane, Texas, scuzzy, gentrify, Alta, Oro, Bon, Kaya, Bay, Oakland

☆ How Wall Street Giants Made Billions Preying on College Students
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ryann Liebenthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In 1970 there had been only 18,333 students enrolled at degree-granting for-profit schools, less than a quarter of a percent of the total number of college students. In 2010, Tom Harkin, chair of the Senate's education committee, began a two-year investigation into for-profit schools. But even more shocking, federal money flowing to for-profit schools accounted for 25% of all federal student aid and 47% of eventual loan defaults. Students' money enriched every corner of the for-profit industry except one: quality of instruction. In fact, these for-profit students were actually worse off than if they hadn't gone to school at all.

Persons: Kaplan, bankrolling, —, underperformers, Ashford, Warburg Pincus, Tom Harkin, Harkin, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Pell Grant, Ryann Liebenthal Harper, Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Cellini, Ryann Liebenthal Organizations: University of, Apollo Group, ITT Tech, Fortune, Federal Family Education, Ashford, University, company's, Ashford University, Bridgepoint Education, New, Defense Department, Bloomberg, Camp Lejeune, Ryann Liebenthal Harper Collins Publishers, Books, HarperCollins Publishers Locations: California, New York City, Bridgepoint, Pell, Vietnam, Iraq, Camp, Oakland , California

☆ We built a $250,000 ADU for our adult son in our backyard. He gets the support he needs, and it's cheaper than finding an apartment.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The kind of support Jacob needs, including having someone available 24 hours a day, is upward of $9,000 a month. With this in mind, we knew we could not afford to have Jacob living in the facility. So, my wife and I instead considered building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in our backyard. One of these, Independent Living Services (ILS), provides a set number of hours a week for in-home assistance with Jacob. After moving out, he qualifies for Supported Living Services (SLS), which expands the number of hours he can get in-home support.

Persons: —, Todd Kuchta, Jacob, we've, He's, Nicholas Miller, it's, Jacob's, Witnesses, Villa, Nicholas Miller Jacob Organizations: Service, Business, Autism, Villa, Redwood Credit Union, Raiders, Oakland, Living Services, Support Services Locations: Napa , California, Napa, California, Napa County

☆ Judge puts $2.78 billion NCAA settlement on hold
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —The proposed $2.78 billion settlement of the House v. NCAA antitrust case is on hold after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken expressed reservations about the terms on Thursday in Oakland, California. Wilken stated her concern about provisions of the deal that could affect name, image and likeness (NIL) payments to student-athletes. She also voiced concern that future college athletes might be restricted by the pending revenue agreement, which will last 10 years. Currently, boosters can provide NIL payments to athletes that essentially serve as salaries. If they want to face that, it’s a decision they have to make.”The settlement would pay billions of dollars to current and former NCAA athletes.

Persons: Claudia Wilken, Wilken, “ I’m, ” Wilken, Rakesh Kilaru, Kilaru, we’ve, Jeffrey Kessler, It’s, it’s Organizations: Reuters, U.S, ESPN, NCAA Locations: Oakland , California

☆ Fontana, California: Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Rachel Clarke | Shimon Prokupecz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +35 min

The medication, it took over, and we need to find Daddy right now.”Later, Perez asked for medical attention. She knows, because she was walking through all the blood.”Time and again they asked Perez to imagine what could have happened. “They picked me up, they read me my rights and my mind’s going, ‘What’s going on?’,” the elder Perez told CNN. The elder Perez told CNN the samples had been identified as coming from a male, but that was all. Harrell, whose office is counsel to the city of Fontana, asked CNN to return any video it had, unaired.

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☆ Corporations are accelerators of change and have to bring employees along the journey, says LiveRamp's people and culture executive
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sharawn Tipton is the chief people and culture officer at LiveRamp, a data-collaboration software-as-a-service company, overseeing human resources and culture across 1,400 employees globally. Instead of telling our team members not to use ChatGPT and putting all this governance around it, we want to hear how they are thinking about using it. We need to be open and honest with our team members about what this means for them. We need to be future-focused and bring team members along on that journey. What are the synergies there, and how do we utilize that to bring out the very best in our team members?

Persons: Sharawn Tipton, —, I've, Tipton, we've, We're, we're Organizations: Service, BI, Group, National Society of Black Engineers, Women Locations: Oakland , California, LiveRamp

☆ 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

☆ Teams Leave, but Oakland Still Finds Reasons to Cheer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a cool May night, as the sun set over San Francisco in the distance, drummers and flag-waving fans led cheers of “Ohhhh-O-O-O Oakland” (to the tune of “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes) and “Let’s go, Oakland!” (clap clap, clap clap clap) as one of the city’s biggest sports teams pulled out a nail-biting victory. But the nearly 4,000 fans were not in Oakland, and they were not cheering for a team from one of the major American professional sports leagues. The setting was a rented college stadium in nearby Hayward, and the game was a home match for the Oakland Roots, a soccer team that plays in the U.S.L. At the same time, 20 miles north, construction workers were racing to put the final touches on a $1.6 million renovation of Raimondi Park, a city park in West Oakland. The park’s previously run-down baseball field was being transformed into the home of the Oakland Ballers, an independent league team that began competing this summer.

Persons: “, “ Let’s Organizations: San, Oakland, Seven Nation Army, Stripes, Roots, Orange County Locations: San Francisco, Oakland, American, Hayward, West Oakland

☆ The pros and cons of a condensed campaign for Harris: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker examines whether a shortened campaign calendar will help or hurt Vice President Kamala Harris. Plus, we dive into Robert F. Kennedy's decision to suspend his third-party bid and back former President Donald Trump. I’m speaking, of course, of Donald Trump,” Kennedy added. Still, the initial conservations started earlier, about a week before the Republican convention, with right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson connecting Trump Jr. with Kennedy. From there, Trump Jr. and donor Omeed Malik served as go-betweens to help close the deal.

Persons: Kristen Welker, Kamala Harris, Robert F, Donald Trump, — Harris, Joe Biden’s, Kennedy Jr, Harris, Tim Walz, Vance, Harris ’, Biden, —, Chuck Todd, Hillary Clinton, ” Harris, Alex Seitz, Wald, Read, Matt Dixon, Henry J, Gomez, →, Trump, Katherine Koretski, Ben Kamisar, Garrett Haake, Dasha Burns PHOENIX — Robert F, “, Kennedy, ”, ” Kennedy, Mary Beth Cahill, “ Donald Trump isn’t, he’s, Donald Trump Jr, Tony Fabrizio, Tucker Carlson, Omeed Malik Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Trump, → RFK, Democrats, Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee, RFK Jr, GOP, Trump ”, Republican, Trump Jr Locations: Oakland, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Ukraine

But the consequences — but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious. Just imagine Donald Trump with no guardrails, and how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States. But Donald Trump believes a border deal would hurt his campaign, so he ordered his allies in Congress to kill the deal. Because, you know, they know — they know he is easy to manipulate with flattery and favors. They know Trump won’t hold autocrats accountable because he wants to be an autocrat himself.

Persons: Kamala Harris’s, Let’s, Doug, Cole, Ella, Dougie, Joe Biden, Joe, Tim Walz, Shyamala Harris, Donald Harris, Aretha, Coltrane, Miles, Kamala, Don’t, Shelton, Uncle Sherman, Aunt Mary, Uncle Freddie, Auntie Chris —, Family, —, Maya, Michelle, Thurgood Marshall, Constance Baker Motley, Wanda, Kamala Harris, I’ve, Donald Trump, doesn’t, “, miscarrying, Couples, John Lewis, Trump, Putin, Said, Zelensky, Biden, Kim Jong, let’s Organizations: Democratic, Mayflower, White, U.S . Capitol, Capitol, U.S, Supreme, Trump, Social Security, Affordable, of Education, Medicare, Congress, Republicans, NATO, Fellow Locations: America, India, California, Jamaica, —, Illinois, Wisconsin, East, United States of America, Oakland, Calif, United States, China, Said Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Iran, An America, American

☆ With the A's leaving Oakland, the Pioneer League B's want fan investment in Bay Area baseball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That gave birth to the Oakland Ballers, or the B's — the Pioneer League team that debuted earlier this year, co-founded by Freedman and Carmel. Courtesy: Oakland BallersThe Pioneer League, an MLB partner league whose teams aren't affiliated with the pro teams like those in minor league baseball, instantly appealed to Freedman's tech sensibilities because it's a testing ground for baseball evolution. Potential investors will be able to buy their shares on a first-come, first-serve basis "just like you're buying sneakers from the Oakland B's," said Stidd. Oakland Ballers stadium. Courtesy: Oakland Ballers

Persons: Paul Freedman, Oakland Ballers Paul Freedman, Freedman, Bryan Carmel, Charlie Finley, Kelsie Whitmore, Carmel, DealMaker, Jon Stidd, Stidd, It's, Lonnie Murray, Dave Stewart Organizations: Oakland, MLB's A's, Las Vegas, Oakland Coliseum's, CNBC, Golden State Warriors, Oracle, NFL's Raiders, MLB's Oakland, Pioneer League, Freedman, Oakland Ballers, MLB, League, Securities and Exchange, Green Bay Packers, Local, BART, AAA Insurance, Raimondi, Boilermakers, Little League, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: Oakland , California, Las, Palo Alto, Oakland, Chicago, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Carmel, Oakland —, West Oakland, workshopping

☆ Jarren Duran: Boston Red Sox suspend All-Star outfielder after homophobic slur directed at fan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Penelope Jennings | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Boston Red Sox suspended All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran for two games without pay on Monday. After the game, the 27-year-old issued an apology through the Red Sox, saying, “During tonight’s game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan. I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community. The Red Sox lost to the Astros 10-2 Sunday night at Fenway Park with Duran going 0-3 with three strikeouts and a walk. Duran will miss the first two games of the series against the Texas Rangers at home starting Monday night.

Persons: Jarren Duran, Duran, Matt Joyce, Kevin Pillar Organizations: CNN, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Red Sox, Parents, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Astros, Fenway, Texas Rangers

☆ What Maya Rudolph's SNL Impression Reveals About Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

And it has different meanings in African American English versus the Mainstream US English more likely spoken by white folks. So when white people unfamiliar with African American English hear that rise and fall, they think the speaker is being kind of argumentative. How "Black" Harris sounds, in other words, is in the ear of the beholder. In 2022, she compared the way Harris talks to audio clips of the comedian Maya Rudolph doing her impression of Harris on "Saturday Night Live." Just about anything Harris does, Rudolph does, too, but more so.

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There, he told a story of a helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown that Mr. Brown denies. “It was Willie Brown,” Mr. Trump, who spent much of the last year hoping to make gains with Black voters, posted. Ms. Res, who also spoke to Politico, recalled that Mr. Trump liked to say that Mr. Holden had “turned white” from fear, but that it was actually Mr. Trump whose face was ashen. Mr. Brown told him he had never been in a helicopter with Mr. Trump. “He was not fan of hers very much, at that point,” Mr. Trump said.

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