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☆ Roaring Kitty: Keith Gill confirms that social media posts, GameStop position are his
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The famed meme stock icon, also known as “Roaring Kitty,” made a long-awaited appearance on a livestream on his YouTube channel Friday. Finance’s GameStop stock ticker page. Gill had communicated exclusively by posting memes, gifs, short video clips and screenshots of his portfolio until the livestream, leaving it unclear if it even was Gill behind the social media posts. The video game retailer recorded a loss of $32.3 million, slightly better than the $50.5 million loss the prior year. The video game stock has seen wild swings in recent weeks reminiscent of the meme stock craze after Gill’s return to social media in May.

Persons: Keith Gill, ”, Gill livestreamed, “ It’s, Gill, ” Gill, I’m, “, Ryan Cohen, Cohen, he’ll Organizations: New, New York CNN, YouTube, Sporting, Yahoo, GameStop Locations: New York, Brockton , Massachusetts

☆ Sports Illustrated ex-publisher wants $200 million from Authentic Brands Group, saying it stole website and employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In late 2023, the Arena Group lost the rights to publish SI, its best-known brand, after the 5-Hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava took over Arena and missed a licensing payment to Authentic Brands Group. ABG awarded the publishing license to Minute Media and sued Bhargava for $49 million, accusing him of acting like a "gangster" in their negotiations. Bhargava's lawsuit adds to the morass of legal actions that have formed around the Arena Group. In early April, ABG sued Arena and Bhargava over the missed licensing payment and a $45 million termination fee. Ross Levinsohn, the Arena CEO who was fired in 2023 when Bhargava took over, has also sued Arena, claiming he was retaliated against.

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☆ Kia recalling 463,000 Telluride SUVs because the driver’s seat can catch fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Kia is warning owners of almost 463,000 of its popular Telluride SUVs in the United States to keep them parked outside and away from buildings because the front seats could start burning. The recall involves 2020 through 2024 Kia Telluride models. In 2023, another customer complained of a smoke smell from the passenger-side power seat, which wasn’t working. In 2024, at least one Kia owner reported that the driver’s seat caught fire while they were driving. An investigation by Kia concluded that the problem was with the power seat switches that could be damaged in a way that causes its motor to overheat.

Persons: CNN — Kia, Kia Organizations: CNN, Telluride, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Kia Telluride, Kia, NHTSA Locations: United States, Telluride, California, Georgia

☆ Between the Offensives: Images From a Journey in Ukraine’s Borderland
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( David Guttenfelder | Peter Robins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Ukrainian borderland has long been a place where cultures merge and interchange. Now it is again a place of combat. Through relentless loss, it is being transformed, possibly forever, into a treacherous and abandoned gray zone. What was once a shared way of life, and faith, is dwindling. Getting even daily essentials to the few who remain is a dangerous struggle.

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☆ The Wall Street Journal’s story about Biden’s mental acuity suffers from glaring problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The Wall Street Journal owes its readers — and the public — better. But an examination of the report reveals a glaring problem: Most of the sources reporters Annie Linskey and Siobhan Hughes relied on were Republicans. Republicans accusing their political foe of lacking the mental fitness to hold office is nothing surprising. Where are the stories about Trump’s former inner circle raising questions about his mental fitness? Happy to discuss Trump’s mental acuity & fitness for office,” Olivia Troye, a former Trump administration official, sarcastically wrote on X.

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☆ Red Lobster closings: These are the locations it wants to shut down
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Red Lobster wants to close several dozen more restaurants following its bankruptcy, and it has identified which ones are in danger of shutting down if the court approves its plan. The chain, which brought affordable shrimp and lobster to middle-class America and grew to become the largest seafood restaurant chain in the world, filed for bankruptcy last month. Red Lobster said that it had more than $1 billion in debt and less than $30 million in cash on hand. Part of its plan is to close some locations of its nearly 600 restaurants in the meantime. A few weeks prior to its bankruptcy, it abruptly closed around 50 locations across the United States.

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☆ Rivian redesigns all-electric R1 pickup and SUV, adds Nvidia chips and improves performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In this article NVDARIVN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT2025 Rivian R1S RivianRivian Automotive has redesigned its all-electric R1 pickup and SUV models to improve range, performance and computing power with the help of Nvidia chips, the company said Thursday. Amid the most notable changes to the new vehicles is their computing power, which Rivian says delivers 10 times more performance than the previous system. The lower-priced vehicles are crucial to Rivian's expansion as sales of its current models have slowed amid a sluggish industrywide sales pace for electric vehicles. 2025 Rivian R1T and R1S RivianRivian said pricing for the second-generation R1S SUV will increase $1,000 from current models to start at $75,900, with top-end trimotor models starting around $106,000. Rivian said the vehicles also feature more luxurious, updated interiors as well as a fully redesigned software interface.

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☆ The GOP fires up its vengeance 2024 tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction, the “R” in the Republican brand might just as well stand for revenge. Trump nodded to the idea when asked about his conviction, which he has persistently, and with no evidence, blamed on President Joe Biden’s administration. Much of it is aimed at Biden, but there is plenty of anger to go around. Is every House committee controlled by Republicans using its subpoena power in every way it needs to, right now? “It’s bigger than just President Trump.

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☆ Tim Scott launches multimillion dollar outreach effort to get Black and Latino voters to support the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Kit Maher | Eva Mckend | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a contender to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, is launching a multimillion dollar effort to recruit Black voters to support Republicans in 2024. And that translates into a lot of ticked off people who are looking at the Republican Party,” he said. Trump won roughly 1 in 10 Black voters nationally in 2020, according to multiple estimates, including 12% in CNN’s exit poll. In the same survey, 14% of Black voters said that if the election were held today, they would vote for Trump vs. 49% for Biden. As CNN’s Kevin Liptak reported last week, Biden’s aides say they aren’t taking Black voters for granted as surveys suggest an erosion of support, particularly among Black men.

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☆ Biden makes his play for anti-Trump Republicans he hopes can give him a second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Washington CNN —Donald Trump hasn’t shown much interest in reaching out to Republicans who hate him. Or, he argued, “they’re likely to stay home.”Hutchinson told CNN he won’t stay home himself, but he won’t vote for Biden or Trump. “This swath of Republican strategist types are literally begging the Biden campaign to give them a reason to support him,” a former House Republican leadership aide told CNN. “You can hold your nose and vote for Biden and not be in public screaming about it. But Purcell has also not yet heard from the Biden campaign this time.

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Donald J. Trump and a number of his allies were indicted in Georgia in August in a sweeping racketeering indictment that accused them of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Haiyun Jiang Organizations: The New York Locations: Georgia

☆ RFK Jr. may have already peaked in the presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is perhaps the biggest X factor remaining in the presidential race. That’s better than any third-party or independent candidate has polled in an individual survey at this stage in the cycle since Ross Perot in 1996. Biden is likely aware that Kennedy voters tend to skew younger – a demographic that traditionally leans Democratic. Perhaps more concerning for the independent candidate is what’s going on under the hood. He’d previously never had a net negative favorable rating in the double digits.

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☆ How Israel is using AI to try to get Americans on its side
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) 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 previewIsrael tried to drum up American support for its war in Gaza with a secret influence campaign targeting US lawmakers and civilians, according to The New York Times. AdvertisementMeta said in its report that it had identified the disinformation campaign, which it linked to Stoic, and removed the accounts. According to a Gallup poll conducted in March, 55% of Americans disapprove of Israel's war in Gaza — and just 36% approve, down from 50% in November. AdvertisementAnd Israel has said it isn't slowing down any time soon, despite a push by the Biden administration to reach a cease-fire.

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☆ Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sheera Frenkel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war with Gaza, according to officials involved in the effort and documents related to the operation. The covert campaign was commissioned by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, a government body that connects Jews around the world with the State of Israel, four Israeli officials said. The campaign began in October and remains active on the platform X. At its peak, it used hundreds of fake accounts that posed as real Americans on X, Facebook and Instagram to post pro-Israel comments. The campaign also created three fake English-language news sites featuring pro-Israel articles.

Persons: Israel, Hakeem Jeffries, Raphael Warnock of Organizations: Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, State, Facebook, Black Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, New York, Raphael Warnock of Georgia

☆ Black workers sue, claiming White racists run a General Mills plant in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —General Mills, the manufacturer of Cheerios and other well-known cereals, is being sued by eight Black employees working at a Georgia plant who say it’s rampant with racism under the control of its White managers. In the federal lawsuit filed June 2, the employees accuse the managers at the Covington plant with favoring White employees for promotions over Black workers, issuing more disciplinary actions against Black employees and a manager calling them “colored,” a racist term. The lawsuit points to two White managers who “formed an organization of white employees in management and human resources called the ‘Good Ole Boys’” favoring White workers over their Black counterparts and going back as far as the 1980s. General Mills did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. The plaintiffs are seeking a trial by jury and compensatory and punitive damages for hundreds of Black employees who have worked at the Covington plant.

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CNN —AT&T’s second prolonged outage so far this year left customers irate on Tuesday, with experts criticizing the company’s response and saying the wireless company risked losing user loyalty over the issues. Because of the problem connecting to other carriers, thousands of Verizon customers also reported a service outage on Down Detector Tuesday. In a statement Tuesday, AT&T said it had resolved the outage and that calls between AT&T customers were not impacted. Tens of thousands of AT&T customers in America could not make phone calls, send texts, reach emergency services or access the internet. After two consecutive outages and a March data breach, North said AT&T needs to work to regain customer trust.

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☆ 'Dancing for the Devil' TikToker Miranda Derrick says she wasn't 'brainwashed' by a dance cult: 'I am not a victim'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewTikTok star Miranda Derrick has broken her silence about a documentary that alleges she is in a cult. Netflix's "Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult" looks at a controversial Christian pastor, Robert Shinn, and the Shekinah Church, a small nondenominational Christian ministry he founded. Advertisement"This documentary has created a further challenge between us as I work to overcome this public attack," Derrick explained.

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☆ Modi thought he would smash the polls. Now he has to answer to a group of kingmakers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's why the election results have been a shocking blow to Modi and the BJP despite them winning. The result was especially humbling for Modi because the NDA was projected to slam-dunk the election with a whopping 400 seats. And with uncertainty hanging over the BJP's hold on power, questions are growing about what India's policies might soon look like. Rossow said that despite Modi extending his influence over key institutions such as the courts, voters are still making their choices count. "This election, even if Prime Minister Modi retains power, shows the power of India's democracy," said Rossow.

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☆ Yes, Narendra Modi won again. So what's all the fuss about?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's why the election results have been a shocking blow to Modi and the BJP despite them winning. The result was especially humbling for Modi because the NDA was projected to slam-dunk the election with a whopping 400 seats. Should they all ditch Modi for his rivals in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, they could oust him from leadership. Rossow said that despite Modi extending his influence over key institutions such as the courts, voters are still making their choices count. "This election, even if Prime Minister Modi retains power, shows the power of India's democracy," said Rossow.

☆ Georgia Appeals Court Stays Most Proceedings in Trump Election Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Richard Fausset | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday stayed the criminal election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump until an appellate panel could resolve the matter of whether the district attorney in Fulton County should be disqualified from prosecuting the case based on a conflict of interest. In a one-page order, the court stated that any movement at the trial-court level pertaining to Mr. Trump and eight other defendants who have appealed a ruling allowing the prosecutor, Fani T. Willis, to remain on the case was “stayed pending the outcome of these appeals.”Earlier this week, the appellate court set a tentative date for oral argument of Oct. 4. Legal experts expect the appeals will take months to resolve. The order was more bad news for critics and opponents of Mr. Trump who had hoped that he would stand trial in Georgia before he faced off against President Joseph R. Biden in the general election. Mr. Trump and a number of his allies were indicted in Georgia last summer in a sweeping racketeering case that accused them of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Fani, Willis, “, Joseph R, Biden Organizations: Wednesday Locations: Georgia, Fulton County

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Roaring Kitty's wealth, Modi's victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The S&P 500 inched up 0.15% and the Nasdaq Composite did marginally better, up 0.17%. Bath & Body Works was the worst-performing stock on the S&P 500, plunging almost 13% on disappointing guidance. With his 5 million shares of GameStop, if he were to exercise his 120,000 call options at $20 apiece, that would give him an additional 12 million shares — making him the fourth-largest shareholder in the games retailer. [PRO] June highThe S&P 500 will rally to fresh all-time high of 5,500 by the end this month, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors' Tom Lee. With the S&P 500 finishing Monday's trading session at 5,283.40 the forecast calls for upside of 4%.

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☆ Analysis: Voters reject Modi’s vision for one-party state in India’s 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

According to most polls, India’s election was a foregone conclusion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing, Hindu-nationalist alliance was expected to secure a supermajority – and with it the power to enact radical change unopposed. To Modi’s critics and opponents, India was on the fast track to becoming a de-facto one-party state. Going into this election, Modi had set a goal of winning 400 seats in the lower house of parliament, or Lok Sabha. The BJP’s inability to secure an outright majority “pricks the bubble of Modi’s authority,” wrote political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta Tuesday night.

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☆ Male birth control gel: A long-awaited hormonal contraceptive option for men may be closer to reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —After decades of false starts, researchers say they are finally making progress on a long-acting and reversible birth control option for men. The gel was developed by the National Institutes of Health and the nonprofit Population Council, and it takes much the same approach as birth control pills for women. “I would say our expectation was that it would be similar to hormonal birth control pills. The gel also seems to have other advantages over female birth control. To him, it doesn’t feel fair that his partner has to shoulder the burden of birth control.

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☆ These 38 GOP senators just voted against protecting contraception. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe Senate failed on Wednesday to advance a bill designed to protect access to contraceptives nationwide. Just two Republican senators — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voted with Democrats to advance the bill. Advertisement"Do people really think that even a significant minority of the Republican conference is against access to contraception?" AdvertisementBut still — if Republicans aren't against contraception, why won't they just vote for the bill? Glenn Youngkin of Virginia vetoed a bill to protect access to contraception, arguing that it violated principles of religious freedom.

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☆ Trump Georgia election case halted pending outcome of challenge to D.A.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday halted the criminal election case against Donald Trump in the state pending the outcome of his bid to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting the former president. The order by the Georgia Court of Appeals all but guarantees that Trump and eight co-defendants in the case will not stand trial before the November presidential election, where Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee. The appeals court said it would hear arguments on Oct. 4 on Trump's effort to boot Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. The appeals court must rule on the question by March 14, 2025, according to the court's website. The appeals court order Wednesday halting the case also applies to Rudy Giuliani, David Shafer, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, Mark Meadows, Cathy Latham, Jeffrey Clark and Harrison Floyd.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Fani Willis, Scott McAfee, Willis, Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani, David Shafer, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, Mark Meadows, Cathy Latham, Jeffrey Clark, Harrison Floyd, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels Organizations: Georgia, Trump, Republican, Fulton Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Fulton County, New York, Manhattan

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