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☆ No one wants to play Ole Miss, SEC QB draft stock updates and more: What’s on Bruce Feldman’s radar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Bruce Feldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Texas is the highest-ranked SEC team in the College Football Playoff at No. But the SEC team that no one wants to play right now is one that isn’t even in the top 10. Advertisement“If you ask me right now which team I’d least want to face, it’s Ole Miss,” said an SEC defensive coordinator of a Top 25 team. Ole Miss has 23 more TFLs than anyone else in the SEC (103) and 18 more than anyone else in the country. A big piece of that impact is due to the commitment Ole Miss made this offseason to upgrading its talent in the trenches through the portal.

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☆ Forget LA and BK: The rural places where young Americans are moving
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Younger Americans are moving to rural areas, reshaping demographics and economies. Census data shows a shift from cities to rural areas for people ages 25 to 44 since 2020. Instead, they're heading to rural areas. AdvertisementLombard said there's been a surge of young people moving to South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, oftentimes for work. Even with many companies pushing for mandatory return-to-office policies, younger Americans continued moving to rural communities in 2023 at an accelerated pace.

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☆ My 11-year-old walked less than a mile away from home. I was arrested and charged with reckless conduct.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A stranger called the cops, concerned he might be in danger, though he said he was OK.Patterson was charged with reckless conduct. AdvertisementThe sheriff's deputy asked if I knew that my youngest son, Soren, who was about to turn 11, was alone in our downtown area. It turned out he'd walked just under a mile from our house in the woods where he's homeschooled. The deputy wanted to know why he was there, how he got there, and why I didn't know where he was. I was annoyed with Soren for going into town without telling me or other family members first, but I wasn't panicking.

Persons: Patterson, Brittany Patterson, Evander's doctor's, Soren, he'd, we'd, who's, —, Josh, They're, David DeLugas, texted, we've, that's Organizations: Dollar, Family, Children Services, Sheriff's, Child Services Locations: Brittany, Fannin County , Georgia, Fannin, Georgia

☆ VW's $5.8 billion investment in Rivian isn't guaranteed. Here are the milestones the EV maker needs to hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DETROIT — Volkswagen Group increased its planned investment for a joint venture with electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive to $5.8 billion as the companies have broader aspirations than they initially announced for the team-up. Investors were impressed with the details of the deal, sending shares of Rivian up 13% in trading Wednesday. The companies said they expect roughly 1,000 people to work for the joint venture. But VW's capital to Rivian isn't guaranteed, and neither is the success of the deal. The automotive industry has seen a number of major mergers and joint ventures that don't result in long-term successes.

Persons: Rivian, Rivian isn't Organizations: DETROIT — Volkswagen Group, Automotive, Investors, VW Locations: Normal , Illinois, Georgia, Rivian

☆ 5 areas outside the battlegrounds that show how Trump expanded his coalition: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the blue areas across the country where Donald Trump expanded his coalition. These five jurisdictions help tell the story of where and how Trump expanded his coalition the most dramatically. When Trump ran in 2016, he was crushed in Lawrence, an old mill city on the Merrimack River, by 66 points. Trump transition watchPresident-elect Donald Trump is continuing the process of building out his administration, tapping allies for key posts. DeSantis does not have to listen to Trump, after the two men saw their relationship fray amid DeSantis’ national rise and his failed 2024 presidential campaign.

Persons: Steve Kornacki, Donald Trump, Matt Dixon, Trump's, Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, Steve Kornacki Donald Trump, Biden, Harris, Loudoun, Democrats ’, Kristi Noem, Noem, Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Mike Waltz, Waltz, Christopher Wray, Wray, Kash Patel, Ron DeSantis, Lara, wouldn’t, Lara Trump, Trump’s, James Uthmeier, Commerce Wilbur Ross, Uthmeier, Read Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, GOP, Democrats, Democratic, Republican, South Dakota Gov, Department of Homeland Security, Foreign Relations, Intelligence, Arkansas Gov, Russia, CIA, Trump’s Cabinet, Florida Gov, Senate, State Department, Commerce Locations: Florida, Osceola County , Florida, Orlando, Puerto, Trump’s, Trump’s Puerto Rican, Lawrence , Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Lawrence, Merrimack, Loudoun County , Virginia, Rockland County , New York, New York City, Rockland, America, McKinley County , New Mexico, McKinley, New Mexico, Marco Rubio of Florida, U.S, Israel, China, Ukraine, Matt Dixon TALLAHASSEE, Fla

☆ A party, a fight, then gunfire: Witnesses to Tuskegee homecoming shooting describe a war zone on campus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Marquisef_Headshot.Jpg | Marquise Francis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

As successive gunshots rang out early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Kierra Talley thought she was going to die. Talley, a junior at Alabama State University, was visiting Tuskegee with friends to celebrate the historically Black college’s centennial homecoming celebration when, she said, chaos erupted. He was not a student at Tuskegee, the university said in a statement. Tuskegee University homecoming weekend in Alabama. The scene of a shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama.

Persons: Kierra Talley, Talley, ”, “, La’Tavion Johnson, Mark Brown, Jaquez Myrick, Montgomery, Myrick, It’s, it’s, Tony P, ” Talley, Joaquin Crayton Jr, Crayton, WSFA, ” Crayton, I’m, “ I’m Organizations: Tuskegee University, Alabama State University, Tuskegee, University, NBC, Police, Agency, U.S, Associated Press, FBI, — East Alabama Medical Center, Baptist Medical Center, Tennessee State, Albany State University, Alabama State Locations: Alabama, Montgomery County, Opelika , Alabama, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Nashville, Georgia, ”

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal trial delayed a key ruling Tuesday on whether the president-elect's conviction should be set aside, according to correspondence between the parties. The court has granted them a week's delay to provide their position, the clerk informed both sides in a court filing. Donald Trump outside the courtroom as jurors began deliberating at his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024 in New York City. Trump was convicted in May on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The Justice Department is now winding down the two federal criminal cases against the former and future president.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, Judge Juan Merchan, Matthew Colangelo, Donald Trump, Doug Mills, Alvin Bragg's, Stormy Daniels, Merchan, Fani, Willis Organizations: Manhattan Criminal, The, Trump, Justice, department’s, Trump : Fulton, NBC News Locations: York, New York City, Manhattan, New York, Trump : Fulton County, Georgia

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court. His lawyers argued that the case should be moved because he was acting as a “federal officer” at the time and could therefore argue for immunity from prosecution. Circuit Court of Appeals concluding that because Meadows is no longer a federal official, the provision that would allow the case to be moved to federal court does not apply to him. The appeals court also found that even if he was deemed to be a federal officer, "the events giving rise to this criminal action were not related to Meadows' official duties." Meadows faces two counts in the sprawling Georgia election interference case over his role in efforts to keep Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Mark Meadows, ”, Meadows, Trump Organizations: White House, Circuit, Trump Locations: Georgia, U.S

☆ COP29: Why thousands are gathering around a rancid ‘dead whale’ by the Caspian Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An enormous, rancid-smelling, 52-foot sperm whale has lain beached on the shoreline of the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest lake, since Monday. It’s a jarring sight; no sperm whales live in this vast body of water. “When we think the story is right, we pop up in a city,” said Bart Van Peel of Captain Boomer. The aim is to play with fact and fiction, to challenge people’s beliefs and make them think, Van Peel told CNN. So far, thousands of people have gathered to stare at the whale since it was installed early Monday morning, Van Peel said.

Persons: It’s, Boomer, ”, Bart Van Peel, Captain Boomer, Van Peel, Aziz Karimov, Adnan Hussein, ” Van Peel Organizations: CNN, UN, Reuters Locations: Azerbaijan’s, Baku, Belgian, Europe, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Turkey, Georgia

☆ Laken Riley case: Man accused of killing nursing student waives right to jury trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley on Tuesday waived his right to a trial by jury and agreed to a bench trial – where a judge will decide his guilt or innocence. With the prosecution in agreement, Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard approved 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra’s waiver. Ibarra, through his translator, told the judge he understands he can’t go back and change this decision. Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student, was killed on February 22 while out for a run on the University of Georgia’s campus. Laken Riley, 22, was killed while on a jog at the University of Georgia's campus in February 2024.

Persons: Laken Riley, H, Patrick Haggard, Jose Antonio Ibarra’s, Ibarra, can’t, Riley, Judge Haggard, Kathleeen Magramo Organizations: CNN, Superior, Augusta University College of Nursing, University of Georgia’s, University of Georgia's Locations: Venezuela

☆ Rivian-Volkswagen joint venture up deal to $5.8 billion, VW cars expected as early as 2027
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group have released details of their previously announced joint venture ahead of the operations launching Wednesday. The name of the joint venture, which was expected to close during the fourth quarter, is "Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC." At the closing of the joint venture, VW will invest about $1.3 billion "as consideration for background IP licenses and a 50% equity stake in the joint venture." The joint venture will be headed by Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid and VW Group Chief Technical Engineer Carsten Helbing. The companies said developers and software engineers from both companies will join the joint venture.

Persons: Oliver Blume, RJ Scaringe, We're, Rivian, Scaringe, Wassym, Carsten Helbing Organizations: Volkswagen Group, Rivian Automotive, VW, Volkswagen, VW Group Technology, Rivian, VW Group Locations: Rivian, Normal , Illinois, Georgia, Palo Alto , California, North America, Europe

☆ RFK Jr.'s website is crowdsourcing Trump appointee suggestions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. Carlos Barria | ReutersRobert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn't just want a top health-care position in the Trump administration, he wants your suggestions for more than 4,000 posts to be appointed by President-elect Donald Trump across the U.S. government. Kennedy's "Make America Healthy" website is seeking recommendations for appointees "across the future Trump administration" and allows users to "read, comment and vote" on those people. says "President Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr want your help nominating people of integrity and courage." Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Carlos Barria, Reuters Robert F, doesn't, Trump, Robert F Kennedy, Kennedy, Thomas Machowicz Organizations: Republican, Reuters, ., Agriculture, Energy, Infrastructure, Trump, CNBC Locations: Duluth , Georgia, U.S, New York, Phoenix , Arizona

☆ Trump wins stay in hush-money case, allowing him time to argue for its dismissal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday won a stay of deadlines in his hush-money case. Trump was to learn Tuesday if the case is dismissed, and if not be sentenced next week. AdvertisementOne week from sentencing, President-elect Donald Trump has won at least a temporary stay in his criminal hush-money case. On Friday, the judge in the Washington, DC-based election-interference case similarly froze all deadlines until at least December 2 on agreement with the special counsel. AdvertisementIn the hush-money case, two pending deadlines are now at least temporarily wiped from the calendar.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Juan Merchan, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Fulton County , Georgia —, Smith, Merchan Organizations: Tuesday, Service, New, Prosecutors, Attorney Locations: Manhattan, Fulton County , Georgia, Washington, DC, Florida

☆ Mark Meadows: Supreme Court rejects former Trump aide’s request to move Georgia election subversion case to federal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Mark Meadows move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court, effectively barring the former chief of staff during Donald Trump’s first term from claiming immunity from those charges. Meadows wanted to have his case heard in federal – rather than state – court, where he would be able to raise immunity claims. The Atlanta-based 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the Georgia prosecution against Meadows should continue in state court, concluding that former federal officials are not covered by that statute “removing” state cases against government officials to federal court. The Georgia case has been at a standstill while an appeals court considers ethics allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Meadows has also sought to move his criminal case related to the 2020 election in Arizona to federal court but failed to convince a judge in September.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Meadows, William Pryor’s, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, CNN’s Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, White, Trump, Fulton, Democrat Locations: Georgia, Meadows, North Carolina, Fulton County , Georgia, Atlanta, ” Meadows, United States, Fulton County, Arizona

☆ Bleeding and in pain, a woman endures a harrowing wait for miscarriage care due to Georgia’s restrictive abortion law
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In an instant, the impacts of her state’s restrictive laws on abortion care became clear: Had Bell been bleeding from a car accident or a burst appendix, doctors could help her right away. But because she was having a miscarriage in a hospital in Georgia, surgery had to wait. Several others restrict it to certain points in pregnancy, including Georgia, which limits abortion to the first six weeks of pregnancy. Bell’s pregnancy was at 18 weeks — too early for her fetus to survive outside the womb but well past Georgia’s limit. Doctors told Bell she’d have to wait, unless her condition grew worse: Georgia makes people wait 24 hours before they can have an abortion except in medical emergencies.

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☆ Hattie DeBardelaben: Federal officials release documents on civil rights cold case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Mary DeBardelaben once made a promise to her grandmother’s portrait hanging on the sage green wall in her living room. Over the years, Mary DeBardelaben reached out to an organization that documented civil rights abuses in the Jim Crow era but without much success. It was stuffed with 69 pages of federal documents detailing Hattie DeBardelaben’s final moments. Mary DeBardelaben keeps a binder of everything she's learned about her grandmother, including this March 1945 newspaper story about her killing. As in the other photos, Hattie DeBardelaben stares at the camera without any hint of a smile.

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☆ Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But holding the White House and Senate majority for another few weeks doesn’t guarantee Democrats will have an easy time processing the final batch of Biden appointees. “There is a push across the board from the White House and the Senate for Democrats to show up and do the job they were elected to do,” a senior White House official, asking for anonymity to speak candidly, told CNN. The White House official pointed to how Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn on Saturday promised “no weekends, no breaks” to confirm Trump’s Cabinet once he took power, and the White House official encouraged Democrats to show that dedication to judges in Biden’s final stretch. “Regardless of party, the American people expect their leaders to prioritize the rule of law and ensuring the criminal justice system can function effectively in every stated,” said White House spokesperson Andrew Bates. There are around nine – depending on what the calendar will allow – other Biden nominees who could still come through committee.

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☆ Red Lobster and TGI Fridays are closing. Here’s what’s moving in
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In Watertown, New, York, a former Red Lobster is being converted to a Northern Credit Union bank. And Chick-fil-A is taking over a shuttered Red Lobster in Naples, Florida. Chains like Red Lobster and TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy this year and closed more than 175 restaurants combined. Red Lobster was driven into bankruptcy by mismanagement under a previous owner, global shrimp supplier Thai Union, while TGI Fridays fell under private equity owner TriArtisan Capital Advisors. Empty booths fill the interior of a Red Lobster restaurant on May 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

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☆ Trump made larger gains in 2024 in housing’s toughest markets, data shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Jasmine Cui | Jasmine Cui Is A Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Across the country Tuesday, counties moved toward Trump by a median of 3.1 percentage points compared to the 2020 election. But in the top 10% of counties ranked most difficult for buying a home, the median shift was 4.5 percentage points. In Passaic County, New Jersey, with a population of more than 500,000, voters flipped for Trump by nearly 19 percentage points. Nearby in Pennsylvania, Northampton County — which narrowly tipped red with a shift of 3 percentage points — has a similar story. But not all high-challenge housing counties swung toward Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, wasn’t, ”, Robert Shapiro, Harris, ” Shapiro, It’s, —, Bernard Fraga, Fraga, Joe Biden, ” Fraga, ‘ Organizations: NBC, Trump, Republicans, Columbia University, “ Voters, Democratic, Emory University Locations: Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Passaic County , New Jersey, America, In Passaic, Northampton County —, Northampton, Mesa County, Mesa, “

☆ Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP. Muslim voters backed Republican George W. Bush in 2000, but fled the GOP in response to the Bush administration’s post-9/11 military interventions abroad and anti-terror policies at home, which they felt unfairly targeted people of Islamic faith. In the two decades since then, Muslim Americans have broken roughly 2-to-1 for Democrats, while groups representing the community institutionally aligned themselves with Democrats, much like other groups representing voters of color. Nationally, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, one of the largest Muslim advocacy groups in the country, which has been sharply critical of Biden’s foreign policy, conducted its own postelection survey of Muslim voters. “Our pleas, demands and warnings were ignored by President Biden and then by Vice President Harris.

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☆ Blurred vision, shortness of breath, massive bills: Residents near a Georgia chemical plant fire say they’re suffering a month later
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Conyers residents Kisha and Akeno Reid say they have suffered ongoing symptoms since the BioLab fire more than a month ago. Rockdale County issued a shelter-in-place advisory for 90,000 residents, and about 17,000 residents had to evacuate. Peter Zay/Anadolu/Getty Images/FileAbout 15,000 students from Rockdale County Public Schools couldn’t go to school for three weeks and had to learn remotely. The announcement came the same day Rockdale County lifted its nightly shelter-in-place advisory, which lasted for weeks. “The damage is already done.”Like other residents, Smith worries about her property value plummeting and possible long-term hazards to her family.

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Most Americans who moved to Texas came from California and Florida, followed by New York and Illinois. AdvertisementMichelle Clifford and her family moved from California to Texas. Where people from Texas move toThere are also plenty of people who leave Texas in search of greener pastures. Between 2022 and 2023, about 38,700 people moved from Texas to California, a slight decrease from the 42,300 who did so the previous year. Courtesy of Ty JoergerTexan native Ty Joerger, 25, and about a dozen of his friends moved from Texas to the Pacific Northwest over the past two years.

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☆ Limited Too makes a comeback, catering to grown-up fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Limited Too’s colorful, girly clothing defined childhood for many American Millennials. “The expansion of Limited Too into more sizes is a dream that’s come to life because of our amazing fans. In Limited Too’s case, Classi-Zummo said, it’s more about nostalgia. Limited TooFor many, like Fines, those paths of nostalgia might lead them right back to Limited Too. Limited Too’s capsule, with its playful velour tracksuits and cropped baby-doll tees, certainly plays into that.

Persons: today’s, ”, Petra Kennedy, Natasha Fines, ” Fines, “, —, Maylen Williams, Mark Lennihan, Abercrombie, Kristen Classi, Zummo, Millennials, Charity Armstead, you’ve, ” Armstead Organizations: CNN —, CNN, Abercrombie, Brenau University Locations: Zara, Fitch, Georgia

☆ FEMA employee fired after advising disaster relief team not to visit homes with signs supporting Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was fired after recently advising a disaster relief team to not visit homes with yard signs that support President-elect Donald Trump. FEMA did not clarify where the incident happened, or when, and the employee has not been identified. But in a statement on Saturday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the incident "reprehensible." Ron DeSantis said he directed the state's Division of Emergency Management to launch an investigation into "the federal government’s targeted discrimination of Floridians who support Donald Trump." The hurricanes left over 200 people dead in their wake, including in North Carolina and Georgia, and many structures destroyed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Deanne Criswell, Criswell, Ron DeSantis, Harris, DeSantis, Milton Organizations: Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, NBC News, Florida Gov, state's Division, Emergency Management, Biden Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Georgia

☆ Billions were bet on election odds using online markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Bruna Horvath | Bruna Horvath Is An Intern On Nbc News' Tech Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Election betting platforms brought in billions of dollars as users around the world wagered on who would win Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, according to an NBC News analysis of betting platforms. Michigan and Georgia followed close behind, and the rest of the swing states were all in the top 15 states with the highest trading volume. On both Polymarket and Kalshi, bets on swing states alone made up around half of the total trading volume on state outcomes. One Polymarket bettor, who identified himself as “Théo” in an interview with The Washington Post, had bet over $28 million on Trump winning the presidential election using multiple betting accounts. “Théo” had put money down on all the swing states, according to Polymarket’s analytics.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Eric Zitzewitz, “ There’s, Will, ” Zitzewitz, bettor, “, Théo ”, Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, “ Théo, Zitzewitz Organizations: U.S, NBC, Dartmouth University, Republicans, Alabama, Democrats, California, Washington Post, Trump, Futures Trading Commission, Bloomberg Locations: Pennsylvania, Kalshi . Michigan, Georgia, U.S, America

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