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☆ Menendez family Los Angeles mansion is the new ‘dark tourism’ hot spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —This week in travel news: why true crime buffs are heading to Beverly Hills, a look at the world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream restaurant and the reaction to a “makeunder” of one of Italy’s star attractions. Ice, ice babyThis -40 °C pastry dessert at Minimal is served with a side of gelato. MINIMALWe all scream for ice cream — and “we” includes the Michelin guide, which recently awarded one of its coveted stars to Minimal, an ice cream restaurant in Taiwan. Not-so-bella vistaVideo Ad Feedback They replaced the Trevi fountain and tourists are ‘disappointed’ 01:17 - Source: CNNThe Trevi fountain might be the most famous tourist attraction in a city packed to the brim with tourist attractions. However, recent visitors to the famous fountain were less than impressed with what they found.

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President-elect Donald Trump raised eyebrows when he decided to hold a campaign rally in the Bronx in late May. Results so far show Trump winning more than 27% of the vote in the Bronx, shrinking his margin of defeat there significantly. Not only did the Teamsters decline to endorse, Murtaugh noted, but they also released polling in swing states, including Pennsylvania, that showed Trump winning over large numbers of their members. ‘We have no easy path here’For one Democratic policy aide, the biggest concern was movement among younger voters. And what happened [Tuesday] was a Louisville Slugger baseball bat going upside the head of the Democratic Party for not telling people the truth.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ritchie Torres, “, ” Torres, “ Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, It’s, Torres, ”, Harris, Nancy Mace, Trump’s, —, Court’s Dobbs, ” Mace, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk, ” Trump, ” There’s, Biden, Mike Berg, ” Tim Murtaugh, Murtaugh, MAGA, ‘, you’re, ” —, we’re Organizations: The New, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Democrat, Democratic Party, NBC, GOP, “, National Republican Senatorial, NBC News, Teamsters, Voters, Republicans, Pennsylvania Democrat, Louisville Slugger, Party, county, Democrats Locations: Bronx, The New York City, Manhattan, America, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Wisconsin, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, New York , New Jersey, Illinois, ”, New York

A brush fire broke out Friday night in Prospect Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, amid a drought that has been plaguing the northeastern U.S. for weeks. The New York City Fire Department posted about the fire on X at around 8 p.m. and said "operations are ongoing." On Thursday, "temperatures soared to well above normal readings," the National Weather Service office in New York said. The entire New York City region was under a red flag warning Friday, the weather service said, with wind gusts up to 30 mph possible. Prospect Park is located between the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush and Windsor Terrace in Brooklyn and boasts a zoo and an ice rink in its 526 acres.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, ” Adams Organizations: New, New York City Fire Department, NBC, New York City, FDNY, Emergency Management, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, National Weather Service, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Regional Climate Center, New York State Division of Homeland Security, Emergency Services Locations: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S, York, New York, New Jersey , Connecticut, Massachusetts, Cities, Philadelphia, Newark , New Jersey, Wilmington , Delaware, Norfolk , Virginia, New, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush, Windsor Terrace

☆ California took a surprisingly red turn on key issues, upending its ultraliberal reputation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Landlords, realtors, and some pro-housing groups opposed the measure, but the California Democratic Party, tenant groups, and some unions supported it. California voters did, however, vote to enshrine a state constitutional right to marry regardless of sex or race and to issue bonds for natural resource conservation. Related storiesThough Lurie is a Democrat, he received the support of some Republican groups in San Francisco who have criticized Breed's handling of crime, drug use, and homelessness in the city. AdvertisementOther signs California was turning more redBefore Election Day, there were some signs the state's electorate had shifted to the right. California is still tallying its votes, so exactly how much the presidential vote changed from 2020 to 2024 is unclear.

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☆ Painting the town pink and green: 'Wicked' takes over retail ahead of theatrical debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These "Wicked" collaborations cross the spectrum from apparel, accessories, footwear, beauty and costumes all the way to home decor, toys and even one-of-a-kind cars. Universal 's theatrical retelling of the famed Broadway musical is creating buzz ahead of its Nov. 22 release with hundreds of merchandise offerings from dozens of retail partners. "Barbie" painted the town pink in 2023, and now "Wicked" is upping the ante by adding a splash of green. The report, which surveyed 2,000 adults in the U.S., also determined that fandom collaborations and partnered releases are most successful among niche super-fandoms. What could also drive demand is the fact that these merchandise collaborations are limited-time only.

Persons: Barbies, Betty Crocker, it's, Evan Hanson Organizations: Walmart, Mattel, Lexus, Gershwin, Broadway, Retailers, Universal, Hollywood Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ When I was 11, I made a friend who changed the trajectory of my life. She inspired me to go to college and try harder.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But my friend Gerry knew exactly how much she wanted to succeed in life before she was 11. AdvertisementI rarely see my four besties from middle and high school. Still, we all got together in the summer of 2016 for lunch at a fancy hotel to mark the 30th anniversary of our high school graduation. Related stories"I owe a lot to Gerry," my friend, Louise, announced. To my surprise, she said she might have dropped out of high school if it hadn't been for Gerry.

Persons: Gerry, —, Geraldine —, Gerry —, Julia White, Here's, She'd, she'd, Louise, I'd, didn't, Gerry Meanwhile, I've, hadn't Organizations: Service, Business Locations: England, Australia, London, New York

☆ Was music really better when you were younger?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Jemal Polson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

As I see other generations of music lovers say music was so much better when they were younger, I wondered why. “It’s not that music was better when (we) were younger; it’s that music elicits very, very strong emotions,” said Dr. Rita Aiello, a music psychologist at New York University who examines how people process music and how music and memories shape each other. “Music is episodic,” said Dr. Robert Cutietta, a professor of music at the University of Southern California. A 2022 replication of the latter study in Marketing Letters: A Journal of Research in Marketing found that a person’s music preference peaks as young as 17. It may be because you’re remembering the artists, songs and albums that were meaningful to you and forgetting the ones that weren’t.

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☆ Forget swing states. Here's how the generations flipped on Election Day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gen X and younger voters shifted right in recent polls, favoring Trump more than they did in 2020. Democrats lost a lot of ground with Gen Z, while Republicans won Gen X by a much wider margin than in 2020. Gen Z favored Vice President Kamala Harris by 11 points, compared to 24 points for President Joe Biden. Gen X already disapproved of Biden the most among generations, per late 2023 polling from NPR, PBS NewsHour, and Marist. Are you a Gen Z who shifted right or a boomer who shifted left?

Persons: X, Gen Xers, Joe Biden, —, Gen Z, Gen, millennials, Zers, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Millennials, Harris, Andrew Heyward, Trump, Joe Rogan, Jason Brennan, Brennan, Z's Gen, Gen X, Biden, Amy Walter Organizations: Trump, Service, Democrats, Republicans, Democratic, Boomers, Gallup, Walton Family Foundation, CBS News, New York Times, GOP, Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, NPR, PBS, Marist, jkaplan

☆ I left my $195,000 tech job to open a wine bar. I work 12-hour days and don't have health insurance, but I've never been happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Shanna Nasiri, 34, decided to leave her tech job when she no longer felt aligned with the work. Earlier this year, she opened a natural wine bar in Williamsburg called With Others. Nasiri said her prior tech work served her well as she became a bar owner. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shanna Nasiri, the 34-year-old owner of With Others, a natural wine bar in Brooklyn, New York. When I think about it now, it was pretty brazen to start a wine bar.

Persons: Shanna Nasiri, Nasiri, —, It's, I've, There's, we've Organizations: Service, Qualcomm, Spirit Education Trust Locations: Williamsburg, Brooklyn , New York, Bay, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York City, New York, Williamsburg , Brooklyn, Brooklyn

☆ Tony Todd, veteran actor behind the ‘Candyman’ horror movie franchise and more, dead at 69
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous phantom killer in the original “Candyman” horror franchise and other notable roles, has died at 69. The news was confirmed to CNN on Saturday by Todd’s talent agent, Dede Binder, of the Defining Artist agency. Todd portrayed the character, originally based on a 1985 Clive Barker short story, in the original film franchise starting with the 1992 movie, and reprised the role in the 2021 reboot directed by Nia DaCosta. Moviestore/ShutterstockRegarding his status as Black horror royalty, Todd told The New York Times in 2020 that he didn’t “mind” it. I know who I am.”“I didn’t get my master’s saying, ‘I want to be a horror film star.’ I just wanted to be a good actor,” he said, adding, “Horror fans are the most ferocious fan base there is.

Persons: Tony Todd, Dede Binder, Todd, Daniel Robitaille, Clive Barker, Nia DaCosta, Warren, Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood’s, Charlie Parker, “ Bird, Bludworth, ” Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, ”, ‘, ’, ” Todd, Chuck Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Fox, CBS, “, Trinity Repertory Company, Eugene O’Neill Theater

☆ New aspects of mummified Egyptians revealed by scans at Chicago’s Field Museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Researchers at the Field Museum scan a mummified individual displayed in the "Inside Ancient Egypt" exhibition. Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, so embalmers mummified bodies to preserve the spirit for the afterlife, according to Field Museum scientists. A Field Museum researcher analyzes composite scans of a mummified child. On display at the New York World’s Fair for two years, he then returned to the Field Museum after getting lost in the luggage and being sent to San Francisco. “One of the big things for these ancient Egyptian individuals is how you continue to live after death.

Persons: JP Brown, Morgan Clark, ”, Stacy Drake, Horus, Imsety, Hapy, Qebehsenuef, Brown, “, you’ve, Lady Chenet, Drake, ” Brown, They’ll, Lady, embalmers, ” Drake, we’re, Bella Koscal Organizations: CNN —, Chicago’s Field, Field Museum, ”, . Field, Field, Museum Locations: Egypt, Chicago, New York City, York, San Francisco

☆ Democratic governors and AGs prepare for battle with Trump administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Newsom is far from the only Democratic governor preparing to take on Trump. In blue states like Illinois, Massachusetts and New York, officials are already vowing to mount legal and policy fights against the incoming Trump administration on issues like abortion rights, environmental regulations, gun control, immigration enforcement and more. But the second Trump era will offer Democratic officials opportunities to showcase their own leadership as they position themselves for potential future runs. A less combative toneSome Democratic governors, including those widely seen as potential 2028 presidential contenders, did not immediately take aim at Trump’s incoming administration. “Finally, let’s root for the success of the new administration and keep working together to get things done.”Pennsylvania Gov.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Gavin Newsom, —, ” Newsom, Newsom —, ”, Newsom, Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Joe Biden’s, J.B . Pritzker, “, ” Pritzker, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, Maura Healey, Wes Moore, ” Moore, Gretchen Whitmer, Harris, Josh Shapiro, –, Tim Walz, JD Vance, he’s, ” Walz, Andy Beshear, Beshear, we’re, Trump —, ” Beshear, ” Josh Stein, don’t Organizations: CNN, Democratic, California Gov, Republicans, Trump, Democratic Party, Illinois Gov, New York Gov, MSNBC, Maryland Gov, ” Michigan, Minnesota Gov, Arizona voters, ”, Democrats Locations: California, Illinois , Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Washington, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, “ Minnesota, Arizona, ” Kentucky, North Carolina

☆ Insider Today: Rethinking supplements
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

On the agenda:But first: Inside the vacation-home tax drama in South Lake Tahoe. Brandon Olafsson/ ShutterstockFor Amanda Yen, a Business Insider fellow, her grandparent's vacation home in South Lake Tahoe is "the stuff of legend." However, a proposed annual tax measure on last Tuesday's ballot that was voted down by local residents made her family question whether they'd keep their house. What's been the initial reaction from second homeowners now that Lake Tahoe locals voted against Measure N? AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: —, Brandon Olafsson, Amanda Yen, she'd, they'd, Amanda, What's, Amelia Richmond, Kamala Harris, they're, Steve Teshara, Rebecca Zisser, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Ivan, Fido Carl Godfrey, Natalie Ammari, Smart Ray, Ray, We've, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Business, Service, BI Cruises, BI, Paramount Network, tote Locations: Atlanta, peachy, South Lake Tahoe, South Lake, Lake Tahoe, Vietnam, Cambodia, New England, New York City, New York

☆ Airbnb hosts with a lot of properties get lower ratings from guests, CEO Brian Chesky said
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said properties run by people with many listings had lower average ratings. Chesky told The Verge's Decoder podcast that small-scale hosts give guests a "local feel." AdvertisementAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky said last week that hosts with more rental properties don't always get the best reviews. Advertisement"If anyone's listening and they work at or are a third-party property manager, we love the ones guests love," he told The Verge. "Although the average rating across the board isn't as high, there are some unbelievable property managers, and we love them."

Persons: Brian Chesky, Chesky, —, Claudine Patel, they're, Nilay Patel, Chesky's, Airbnbs, Cheksy Organizations: Service, Host, Host Network, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare Locations: Airbnb, Barcelona, New York City

☆ How CNN readers feel about the outcome of the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN —We asked you how you were feeling about the outcome of the election. …” – Ashley in Florida“I feel scared. I’m scared for my trans friends who will find it harder to get their medications. I feel betrayed by the women who voted for him.” – Laura in New York“As a 30-something woman, I’m scared. I’m scared about how many of us turned a blind eye to the misogyny, racism, and hatred of the man.

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☆ Trump’s new chief of staff is an unassuming figure in his brash inner circle. She’s also one of its most effective operators.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Neither Wiles nor Trump’s transition team immediately responded when asked if Wiles would soon step away from her position at Mercury. “The clown car can’t come into the White House at will,” the source said. She worked on Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign and then in his White House. He then gave her nearly unfettered leeway to operate his Florida campaign as she saw fit. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio posted on social media: “President Trump has chosen a strong, intelligent woman to serve as White House Chief of Staff.”

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☆ Choose hope. Studies show people are better than you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Jessica Dulong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Elites who want to ensure the status quo are well served by a population that believes things can’t get any better. Zaki: Cynicism is harmful for individuals’ overall health. Zaki: Cynicism gets treated as smart and socially savvy when it’s actually quite naive. People think, “Yeah, cynicism feels bad, but it’s the price of being right.” In fact, cynics often get things wrong. But when we lose sight of hope, cynicism drags down civic engagement.

Persons: Jamil Zaki, “ Hope, ” Zaki, Cynics, Zaki, Martin Luther King Jr, autocrats, —, Vern Evans, it’s, cynics, It’s, preciously, We’re, I’ve, Hope, “, Jessica DuLong, ” Organizations: CNN, Stanford University, Stanford Social Neuroscience, Central Publishing, General Social Survey, Elites, Vern Evans CNN Locations: Brooklyn , New York

☆ Kmart has all but disappeared from the US. But its Australian namesake is booming.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe closure of a Kmart store in Bridgehampton, New York, in October marked the end of an era for the iconic chain. Now, just one Kmart store remains in the mainland US, tucked away inside an At Home store in southwest Miami. "We see this in things such as Kmart hacks," where creators showcase how they use Kmart products in novel ways to help in their everyday lives, Lloyd-Wallis said. A race to the bottomSo far, Kmart Australia has weathered the e-commerce storm, in part thanks to the geographical challenges companies like Amazon face in Australia. It seems, then, that Kmart Australia could find itself in a price race to the bottom.

Persons: —, Gary Mortimer, Mortimer, They've, Ian Bailey, it's, Bailey, we've, Anastasia Lloyd, Wallis, news.com.au, Roy Morgan, Laura Demasi, Roy Morgan's Organizations: Kmart, Service, Walmart, Target, Kmart Group, Queensland University of Technology, National Retail Federation, Kmart Australia, Getty, Retail Doctor Group, Lloyd, Amazon Australia Locations: Australia, Bridgehampton , New York, Miami, Australian, Melbourne, New Zealand, Target Australia, Canada, Singapore, Philippines, Sydney, Kmart Australia

“We take this type of targeting very seriously.”The FBI said it “is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter,” according to a statement Thursday. At least some appear to have been sent through TextNow in what the company believes “is a widespread, coordinated attack,” it told CNN on Friday. Texts addressed recipients by nameScreenshots of the texts shared with CNN and appearing on social media show the racist messages addressed the recipients by name. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland said in a statement Thursday that some of its students received the racist texts. CNN affiliates have also reported instances of students receiving the racist texts in South Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, among other states.

Persons: Derrick Johnson, ” Donald Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, Orangeburg , South Carolina –, Jessica Rosenworcel, ”, “, Liz Murrill, ” Murrill, Murrill, Cori Faklaris, ” Faklaris, Letitia James, ” Kenneth Gray, Alysa, Arleta McCall, ” McCall, Nimrod, ” Megan Shafer, ‘, ’, Jackie Bradley, WISN, ” Bradley, Bradley, you’re, ” Talaya Jones, Talaya Jones, ” Jones, —, Jim Crow, Johnson, Jones, Tasha Dunham, WCVB, wasn’t, ” Dunham Organizations: CNN, Federal, District of Columbia, NAACP, stoke, Black Colleges, Universities, Hampton University, Fisk University, Claflin University, Federal Communications Commission’s, FBI, Justice Department, & Safety, General’s, Louisiana Bureau, Investigation, University of North, Associated Press, New York, University of New, Montgomery County Public Schools, ”, University of Alabama, Missouri State University, Missouri NAACP, Lower, Lower Merion School District, Milwaukee, WISN Locations: New York, California, Hampton , Virginia, Nashville , Tennessee, Orangeburg , South Carolina, TextNow, Louisiana, Poland, Napoleonville , Louisiana, Washington , DC, Virginia , New Jersey , Illinois, Maryland, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, University of New Haven, Montgomery County, Missouri, South Carolina , Massachusetts , Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion, Montgomery County , Pennsylvania, Piscataway , New Jersey, United States, Lodi , California, North Carolina

☆ A man who paid $200.57 for a night at a famous NYC hotel and then lived there rent-free for years is unfit to stand trial, court says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mickey Barreto lived in the New Yorker Hotel for free for years before his recent arrest. AdvertisementDoctors say a man who had lived inside the iconic New Yorker Hotel for free for more than half a decade is unfit to stand trial. Mickey Barreto lived in the New Yorker Hotel for years without paying a single cent in rent. In June 2018, Barreto and his partner, Matthew Hannan, stayed in room 2565 at the New Yorker Hotel for one night and paid $200.57. Although a judge ordered him to stop representing himself as the owner of the hotel, Barreto continued to live there for free.

Persons: Mickey Barreto, Barreto, Doctors, —, Cori Weston, Weston, Brian Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Alvin Bragg's, Matthew Hannan Organizations: New Yorker, Service, Manhattan District, New York Times, Times, Addiction, Mount, Business, Associated Press, Holy Spirit Association, Department of Environmental, Unification Locations: , New York, Mount Sinai, Hutchinson, Barreto's

A firebrand legal adviser to the President-elect and a conservative lawyer under consideration for the post of Attorney General appear to be setting the stage for investigations and prosecution of Donald Trump’s legal adversaries, including Special Counsel Jack Smith and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The threats come as Trump campaign aides say that the president-elect considers his choice for attorney general to be his most important single appointment. Paoletta is among several people under consideration to run the Justice Department, people familiar with the matter tell NBC News. All of those people have claimed—without citing any specific evidence— that the federal prosecutions of Trump by Smith were politically motivated. The Trump Justice Department will have access to every text, email and memo written by everyone on the Smith team on government phones and computers during the investigation.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Jack Smith, Letitia James, Mike Davis, Trump, Smith, James, “, ” Davis, Benny Johnson, Davis, ”, Tom Williams, — Mark Paoletta —, Paoletta, ” Paoletta, Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Utah Sen, Mike Lee, John Ratcliffe, Matt Whitaker, Donald Trump, can’t, —, Bill Barr, John Durham, Russia’s, “ Jack Smith Organizations: New York, Trump, Justice Department, Republican, Washington , D.C, Inc, Getty, NBC News, Department, DOJ, NBC, Justice, Democratic, DoJ, CIA, FBI, Trump Justice Department Locations: Washington ,, Missouri, Utah, Newsmax

A law enforcement source told NBC News that several branches of the FBI have been deployed, including criminal, cyber and counterintelligence agencies. But the FBI told NBC News that a VPN from another country does not necessarily mean the text messages originated there. Dozens of people across the country have received the racist text messages, including high school and middle school students. She’s among several recipients who were disappointed by the outcome of the presidential election and saw the text messages as salt on an open wound. The association urged anyone receiving spam text messages to forward them to the number 7726 or “SPAM” to report them to their wireless provider.

Persons: ”, Letitia James, Keith Ellison, McCall, Jessica Rosenworcel, Devereaux Adams, Donald Trump, ” Adams, “, Lance Beaudry, TextSpot, ” TextSpot, Beaudry, “ I’m, Liz Murill, Kumi Wolf Kumi Wolf, ” Wolf, Brian Hughes, Trump, Nick Ludlum Organizations: FBI, New York, Minnesota, NBC, NBC News, Federal Communications, Trump, Ohio State University, Clemson University, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Messaging Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, South Carolina, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Poland, Michigan

But some are pointing to an issue with far less power in American politics: transgender rights. Between the 2020 and 2024 elections, transgender rights have become a political flashpoint in the nation’s culture wars. And perhaps nothing stoked more conversation than the issue of transgender girls and women competing in girls and women’s sports. “Please do not blame trans issues or trans people for why we lost,” he wrote on X on Thursday. Brianna Wu, a prominent transgender Democratic activist, told NBC News in an interview that the debate over trans rights has “radically shifted” in recent years.

Persons: Joe Biden, Tom Suozzi, “, Seth Moulton, I’m, Moulton, Tom Williams, Gilberto Hinojosa, ” Hinojosa, Brad Pritchett, Hinojosa’s, ” Pritchett, ”, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Bud, Lia Thomas, Thomas ’, Imane Khelif, Rich von Biberstein, Harris, “ Kamala, Trump, ” Harris, Hallie Jackson, Sam Alleman, Brianna Wu, Wu, ” Wu Organizations: ”, New York Times, “, Suozzi, Inc, Getty, Texas Democratic, Democratic, Equality, NBC News, NBC, American Civil Liberties Union, Corporate America, University of Pennsylvania’s, NCAA, Paris Games, University of Pennsylvania, AP, Republicans, AdImpact, NFL, Democratic National Convention, Congress, khakis Locations: Texas, Equality Texas, Algeria

☆ Democrats learned the wrong lessons from the last midterms: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

In today’s edition, chief political analyst Chuck Todd explains why the results of the 2022 midterm elections were a mirage for the Democrats . Democrats did well in the 2022 midterms despite Biden, not because of him or his pro-democracy messaging. But Democrats managed to hold onto Senate seats in two states Trump carried, Michigan and Wisconsin. In the House, Republicans had a 212-201 lead, with 22 races yet to be called as of Friday afternoon. Read more →Trump won Nevada, NBC News projects — the first time a Republican presidential candidate has done so since 2004.

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The total bill for ad spending in the 2024 election hit almost $11 billion, a new record and a substantial increase from the $9 billion spent in 2020. That's according to AdImpact, a firm that tracks political ad spending. The total is in line with the firm's 2023 projection that 2024 would see more ad spending than ever before. Overall, the Democratic campaign and pro-Democratic outside groups spent almost $1.8 billion, while the Trump campaign and pro-Republican outside groups spent $1.4 billion. A relatively short list of competitive gubernatorial races this election cycle drew almost $530 million, including races held in 2023.

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