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☆ Secretive Democratic super PAC pumps $30 million into Spanish-language TV ads
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | 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: +4 min

A secretive Democratic super PAC has been quietly running a massive Spanish-language ad campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, pumping tens of millions of dollars into trying to reach persuadable Latino voters. That’s an unusually large investment in Spanish-language media. By contrast, for instance, Republicans have touted $1 million and $5 million Spanish-language ad campaigns this election. Its digital ads have reached 4.5 million Latinos, according to the adviser. It also ran Spanish-language ads with Somos PAC and others.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Cristobal Alex, Pili, Chauncey McLean, Trump, “ Trump, Kamala Harris ’ ”, they’ve, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney Organizations: Democratic, PAC, persuadable, Harris, NBC, Spanish, UnidosUS, Somos PAC, Trump, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Equis Research Locations: Arizona, Nevada, Atlanta , Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Raleigh , North Carolina, Spanish, Bethlehem, Allentown, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Georgia , Wisconsin, North Carolina, That’s

The mayor of Waukesha, the seat of a reliably Republican county outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday — the first time the formerly Republican city leader is supporting a Democrat for commander in chief, the campaign said. Wisconsin is a key battleground state that could be a critical piece of Harris or Trump's path to victory on election night. In 2000, just 32% of voters in Waukesha County voted for Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore, while in 2020 39% of voters there supported President Joe Biden. On Thursday, GOP former Michigan Rep. Fred Upton also endorsed Harris, saying in a statement that he has never voted for a Democrat for president "until now." Other former GOP members of Congress that have endorsed Harris include Liz Cheney, R-Wyo and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. Harris also touts endorsements from GOP former Sen. Jeff Flake, former Vice President Dick Cheney, more than a hundred Republican former national security officials, former Georgia Lt. Gov.

Persons: Kamala Harris, ” Reilly, Harris, Reilly, Donald Trump, ”, Milwaukee’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Al Gore, George Bush, Biden, Fred Upton, Upton, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Sen, Jeff Flake, Dick Cheney, Gov, Geoff Duncan Organizations: Wednesday, Republican, Milwaukee’s Fox News, Republican Party, U.S . Capitol, haven't, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Michigan Rep Locations: Waukesha, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Waukesha County, Georgia

☆ Former Avenue employee accused of 'blackmailing' billionaire Marc Lasry countersues, claiming sexual harassment including forced kissing, groping, and comments about her body
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gina Strum, the former Avenue Capital employee accused of blackmailing her boss, countersued. AdvertisementIn response to Avenue Capital's lawsuit against her, former fundraiser Gina Strum has countersued, accusing her former bosses, including billionaire Marc Lasry, of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. A spokesperson for Avenue said: "Ms. Strum's allegations are completely false and represent her further attempt to malign the reputations of Mr. Lasry, Ms. Gardner, and Avenue for financial gain." Related storiesUnlike Lasry's suit, which accused Strum of "blackmailing" him, Strum's lawsuit does not include extensive written evidence, such as texts or emails of the harassment. AdvertisementOther eye-catching bits of Strum's suit include accusations that Lasry:

Persons: Gina Strum, Marc Lasry, —, Sonia Gardner, Daniel Kaiser, CK Hoffler, Jesse Jackson, Lasry —, Strum, Lasry, Gardner, Strum —, Jane, Martin Gantz, Lasry's Organizations: Capital, Service, Avenue, Milwaukee Bucks, Lasry, New York Locations: New York, Instagram, New York City

☆ How the Dodgers went from Brooklyn’s darling to Los Angeles’ colossus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

There was a time, though, when any Yankees player on his way to face the Dodgers could have walked. O’Malley could not fathom that the Brooklyn Dodgers would move to Queens, so instead he set about moving the team to Los Angeles. Brooklyn Dodgers officials and employees pose in front of the club's plane at La Guardia in New York, before taking off for Los Angeles on October 23, 1957. Speaking to the New York Times in 2007, the Dodgers’ ex-general manager Buzzie Bavasi remembered that the franchise’s front office held a vote on whether to move. Six months later, the Los Angeles Dodgers played their first ever game, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Persons: Gleyber Torres, Long, Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw, Fernando Valenzuela, Charles Byrne, Byrne, Joseph Doyle, Ferdinand “ Gus ” Abell, George Washington, Bob Caruthers, Dave Orr, Dave Foutz, American Association –, – Byrne, Louis, ‘, Willard Mullin, “, ”, Emmett, Willie ”, Joe Hutcheson, Sam Leslie, Dan Taylor, Johnny Frederick, Walter Beck, Jackie Robinson, –, Walter O’Malley, Robert Moses, WNBA’s New York Liberty –, Moses, O’Malley, Buzzie Bavasi, Horace Stoneham, Shohei, Megan Briggs, Aaron Judge, Pee Wee Reese, Joe DiMaggio Organizations: CNN, New York Yankees, Yankees, Dodgers, New York Clipper, Brooklyn Dodgers, Big spenders Baseball, Grays, Base Ball Association, Camden Merritts, American Association, National League, Cleveland Blues, The New York Times, ”, New York Mets, Louis Browns, Brooklyn, NL, Trolley Dodgers, Ebbets Field, Barclays Center –, NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, WNBA’s New York Liberty, Los Angeles . Brooklyn Dodgers, La Guardia, Braves, New York Times, New York Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, WNBA, The Dodgers, Miami Marlins, MLB Locations: Brooklyn, Washington, Long, Atlantic, Flatbush, Queens, Los Angeles, La, New York, Boston, Milwaukee, San Francisco

☆ Top 45 MLB free agents for 2024-25 with contract predictions, team fits: Will Soto get $600M+?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jim Bowden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +48 min

MLB free agency is almost here so it’s time for my annual ranking of the top free agents with contract predictions and the best team fits for each player. Best team fits: Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Diamondbacks, Red SoxSalary comps: NoneContract prediction: Minor-league contract4. Several teams have early interest in Walker, with the Astros and Mariners being the best early team fits. Best team fits: Padres, Rangers, Dodgers, Orioles, Guardians, MetsSalary comps: N/AContract prediction: None at this time19. Best team fits: Yankees, Mariners, Diamondbacks, BrewersSalary comps: Anthony Rizzo (2 years, $40M); Josh Bell (2 years, $33M)Contract prediction: 1 year, $15 million42.

Persons: Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell, Max Fried, Roki Sasaki, Pete Alonso, Anthony Santander, Christian Walker, Alex Bregman, I’ve, He’s, Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr, Soto, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Cy Young, Burnes, Stephen Strasburg, Jacob deGrom, Aaron Nola, Roki, Sasaki, he’s, Gerrit Cole, Cole, Cole won’t, Will, Brett Davis, They’ll, Carlos Rodón, Patrick Corbin, Tyler Glasnow, Pete, Matt Olson, Nolan Arenado, Kris Bryant, Carlos Correa, George Springer, Matt Chapman, Nolan Arenado’s, Dana Brown, Xander Bogaerts, Snell, —, José Berríos, Sonny Gray, Freddy Peralta, Peralta, Anthony, Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Gilligan, Brandon Nimmo, Willy Adames, Corey Seager, Andrew Friedman, Adames, Dansby Swanson, Javier Báez, Trevor Story, Marcell Ozuna, Ozuna, Walker, Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Rizzo, Cody Bellinger, Cody Bellinger didn’t, Bellinger, Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber, Shane Bieber, Tommy John, Bieber, Sean Manaea, Brad Penner, Manaea, Hyun Jin Ryu, Eduardo Rodriguez, Chris Bassitt, Miles Mikolas, Jack Flaherty, Flaherty, NL Cy Young, Lance McCullers Jr, Mitch Keller, Pablo López, Kyle Hendricks, Tomoyuki Sugano, Sugano, Michael Wacha, Jameson Taillon, Jon Gray, Nathan Eovaldi, Seth Lugo, Teoscar Hernández, Jayne Kamin, Teoscar, Hernández, Starling Marte, Jorge Soler, Walker Buehler, Buehler, Tanner Scott, Raisel Iglesias, Robert Suarez, Jurickson, Profar, Mitch Haniger, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Michael Conforto, Eugenio Suárez, Suárez, Chris Taylor, Max Muncy, Jordan Montgomery, Wasserman, Ken Kendrick, Montgomery doesn’t, Seong Kim, Mike Shildt, Kim, J.P, Crawford, Jeff McNeil, Nico Hoerner, Orlando Arcia, Gleyber Torres, Torres, Tyler O’Neill, Bob DeChiara, Cody Bellinger —, O’Neill, Andrew Benintendi, Ian Happ, Yusei Kikuchi, Kikuchi, Tyler Anderson, Brandon Lowe, Lowe, Brandon Drury, Jorge Polanco, Nick Martinez, Martinez, Charlie Morton, Frankie Montas, Joc Pederson, Rhys Hoskins, Mitch Garver, Justin Turner, Charlie Blackmon, Carlos Estévez, Gregory Fisher, Estévez, Dave Dombrowski, Jeff Hoffman, Kendall Graveman, José Alvarado, Joe Jiménez, Ryan Pressly, Taylor Rogers, Luis Severino, Zach Eflin, Lucas Gioloto, Marcus Stroman, Reynaldo López, Jose Quintana, Tyler Mahle, Blake Treinen, Emilio Pagán, Wandy Peralta, Alex Verdugo, Mark Canha, Manuel Margot, Hunter Renfroe, Jose Iglesias, Chris Sale, Iglesias, Isiah Kiner, Miguel Rojas, Goldschmidt, Josh Bell, Hoskins, Hoffman, Matt Strahm, Chris Martin, Matthew Boyd, Boyd, Lance Lynn, Kyle Gibson, Clay Holmes, Luke Weaver, Dan Goldfarb, Mary DeCicco, Daniel Shirey Organizations: MLB, eventual, The Athletic, Baseball, OF, Boras, Yankees, American League, New York, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Phillies, Rangers, Nationals, Mets, Orioles, Red Sox, Chiba Lotte Marines, NPB, Diamondbacks, Angels, Kansas City, Braves, FIP, Star, Mariners, Astros, Giants, Rockies, Cardinals, Cy Young, Brewers, Milwaukee, Anthony Santander, RF, Santander, Reds, Adames, Rays, Cubs, Pirates, Cy, Guardians, Padres, Tigers, NL Cy, Twins, Yomiuri Giants, of Famers, Royals, Excel, Marlins, NL, The Diamondbacks, Montgomery, Sox, Tampa Bay, White Sox, Atlanta, Talent Sports, Apex, Athletics, Getty Locations: Bronx, Japan, New York, Houston, Walker, Seattle, Bledsoe, Tampa, Philadelphia, Fiume

☆ NBA roundup: Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns spoil opening night at the LA Clippers’ new home with tense OT win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Kevin Durant led the Phoenix Suns to a nail-biting 116-113 overtime win to spoil the Los Angeles Clippers’ grand opening of their new arena, the Intuit Dome. But the Suns surged back and Durant tied the game with a fadeaway jumper over two Clippers players with just 21 seconds remaining to force OT. Durant finished with a team-high 25 points to go with seven rebounds, three steals and a block, while Bradley Beal added 24 points. Alex Goodlett/Getty ImagesMorant, one of the NBA’s most electrifying players, showcased all of his scintillating ability in the win. Three Grizzlies players finished with more than 20 points, with the impressive Santi Aldama scoring 27 and Desmond Bane adding 24.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Durant, James Harden, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker, Beal, Kawhi Leonard, Harden’s, Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Adrian Griffin, Doc Rivers, Mitchell Leff, Antetokounmpo, ” Lillard, “ You’ve, You’ve, it’s, Joel Embiid, Paul George, Tyrese Maxey, Ja Morant, Memphis Ja Morant, Morant, Alex Goodlett, Walker Kessler, Morant’s, Santi Aldama, Desmond Bane, Lauri Markkanen Organizations: CNN, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Intuit, NBA, Clippers, Suns, Washington Wizards, Minnesota Timberwolves, The Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee, Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Sixers, Memphis, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Grizzlies, Western Conference, Three Grizzlies, Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic, Miami Heat Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Locations: West, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Memphis

☆ The Hater’s Guide to the 2024 World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Grant Brisbee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementPlease note that this isn’t the same as the worst World Series matchup possible. In the actual 2024 World Series, there will be several future Hall of Famers playing, most of them in their absolute prime, doing unreal things to and with baseballs. It’s a very good World Series if you like to watch excellent players and displays of baseball ability. Been there, done thatThis World Series is a Simpsons episode from Season 43 where Homer gets a new job. But even though it has the potential to be the best World Series, it’s guaranteed to be the most annoying World Series possible.

Persons: it’s, I’m, Homer, It’s, Bobby DeNiro, Luke Hales, Fox, haven’t, They’re, they’ll, Craig Calcaterra smartly, Yogi Berra’s, Berra, Mick, Billy Martin didn’t, ”, that’s, There’s, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, Mookie Betts, Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux, Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, Michael King, Shohei Ohtani, Sean Reilly, Orlando Ramirez, Mary DeCicco, Katelyn Mulcahy, Carmen Mandato Organizations: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, of Famers, Yankees, Dodgers, Alabama, Auburn, Fox, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers, 49ers, Fenway Sports Group Holdings, Liverpool, RFK Racing, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, of Fame, San Diego Padres, Padres, Dodger, Athletic, Images, Getty Locations: It’s, Los Angeles

☆ Tamara de Lempicka: Curators are unraveling the mysteries of the belated art icon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

2024 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, NY/1969 Christie’s Images LimitedThe artist painted her first husband, the lawyer Tadeusz de Lempicki, in 1928. Georges Meguerditchian/Centre Pompidou/Orange Logic/RMP/2024 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, NY Digital Image/CNAC/MNAM, Dist. Courtesy of Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum/2024 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, NY/RoseBudz Productions. 2024 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ADAGP, Paris/ARS, NY/Courtesy of the Peterson Family CollectionLempicka exhibited around Paris regularly in the 1920s, but she struggled to sustain her artistic career. In the 1940s, Lempicka’s work was the subject of a book for the first time, coinciding with an exhibition in Rome.

Persons: Tamara de Lempicka, Lempicka, she’s, Barbra Streisand, Madonna —, Marjorie Ferry, de Young, “, ”, Furio Rinaldi —, Gioia Mori —, Ira Perrot, Tadeusz de Lempicki, Georges Meguerditchian, Rinaldi, She’s, —, wasn’t, bitingly, Belle, Lempicka —, Streisand, ” Streisand, Kizette, Tamara Rosa Hurwitz, Peterson, Irena Hochman, NY Lempicka, Bernini’s, Saint Teresa, Museo Soumaya.Fundación Carlos Slim, Baron Kuffner, Julien Levy —, San, there’s Organizations: CNN, de, Fine Arts, Centre Pompidou, Palais, Art, NY Banque d'Images, San, Baker Museum, RoseBudz, ., NY, Old, Museo, The Society of Modern Women Artists, Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Institute Locations: Polish, San Francisco, Europe, Paris, NY, Centre, Orange, Dist, RMN, St . Petersburg, Russian, French, ”, Artis — Naples, New York, Moscow, Warsaw, Mexico City, Milwaukee, Young, Rome

It's a dynamic that has forced many election officials out of the industry, while those who remain have taken in some cases dramatic steps to protect poll workers and voters ahead of Election Day. Some poll workers are also receiving pay bumps as incentives to stay on through a stressful voting period. In interviews, county and state election officials shared details of security plans with NBC News. The county allocated money for so-called panic buttons that would allow election workers to quickly contact authorities in emergencies. They decided to give police radios to election workers instead.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, they’re, Stephen Richer, enforcement’s, “ They’re, ”, Zach Manifold, Daniel Baxter, Aaron Dobson, State Jena Griswold, Griswold, they’ve Organizations: NBC News, Republican, Milwaukee County Sheriff's, State Locations: America, Maricopa County , Arizona, Maricopa County, Cobb County , Georgia, Gwinnett County, Detroit, Milwaukee County , Wisconsin, Colorado

The “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania have paved the path to the White House for the last two Democratic presidents. Recent discussions have centered on the possibility of an anomaly happening this year with just part of the blue wall breaking its way. “We absolutely are competing to win Michigan,” Harris campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said, noting Harris’ presence there this week. The blue wall states have been pivotal to elect presidents in the last several elections. “Those three, the blue wall states, almost always stay together, but this year it’s an extraordinarily tight race.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, ”, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, —, “, ” Harris, Lauren Hitt, Mark Robinson’s, Josh Stein, Joe Biden, Biden, Dan Kanninen, Helene, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Harris ’, Michael Dukakis, Tad Devine, Devine, Elissa Slotkin, Dane County, Tim Walz, Obama, Bill Clinton, Matt Baretto, Republicans —, ” Baretto Organizations: White House, Democratic, Pennsylvania, White, Detroit News, Washington Post, Michigan, Trump, Republican, Republicans, Wisconsin, Biden, Democrats Locations: Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, Hurricane, Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, Nevada , Arizona, Arizona, Gaza, In Wisconsin, Dane, Milwaukee

☆ How Liz Cheney tried to give GOP women permission to vote for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican women can vote for Kamala Harris — and they don’t need to tell anyone about it. Such voters need to be approached gently since she’s asking dissident Republican voters to shelve some of their most cherished political positions. Cheney’s appearances with Harris came as the vice president seeks to further widen a massive gender gap with the ex-president among women voters. A New York Times/Siena College poll this month showed Harris leading women voters by 56% to 40% over Trump. Trump’s struggles with women votersHarris’ events with Cheney raised the question of just how many Republican voters might be in reach for her.

Persons: Kamala Harris —, Liz Cheney’s, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, aren’t, Harris, Cheney, ” Cheney, “, she’s, Haley The Harris, Bush, Reagan, Dick Cheney, Nikki Haley, Trump, I’m, ” Cheney –, –, – it’s, He’s, He’s overbearingly, ”, Haley “, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arnold Palmer’s, ’, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Kasie Hunt, “ Dick Cheney, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Trump, GOP, South Carolina Gov, New York Times, Siena, White, South, White House, Republicans, Truth Locations: Waukesha County, Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Detroit, Wyoming, Chester County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Iraq

☆ Billionaire Marc Lasry claims in a new lawsuit that a former employee is trying to extort him for $50 million. Here are the most eye-catching excerpts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The lawsuit alleges that Strum was demanding $50 million from Lasry or she threatened to make things "really, really, ugly." In the suit, Lasry, the former owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and a longtime Democratic megadonor, alleges that his former employee, Gina Strum, was trying to extort him for $50 million. The suit states that Lasry rebuffed Strum's advances, but that did not stop the flow of texts. "Ms. Strum wrongly asserted that Ms. Gardner's 2022 surgery should have been disclosed to Avenue's investors, because according to Ms. Strum, Ms. Gardner was in poor health and had not been working for the last two years," the suit reads. "When Ms. Strum received the attention and the money she sought, she routinely complimented Plaintiffs," the suit states.

Persons: Marc Lasry, Gina Strum, Strum, —, Sonia Gardner, Democratic megadonor, Lasry, Gardner, Daniel Kaiser, Kaiser, Strum's, doesn't, Gardner's, Strum vindictively, Strum — Organizations: Capital, Service, Milwaukee Bucks, Democratic, Bloomberg Locations: New York

☆ The electorate is changing. Here’s what that means for Trump and Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

He also found that women will comprise nearly 52% of all eligible voters, which should help Harris. (North Carolina is the sole swing state where he found that they had increased as a portion of eligible voters since 2020.) The groups that Harris needs to give her winning margins are the non-White and college-educated White voters (especially women in each case). “I think Gen Z women, including White women, are very committed to an inclusive democracy,” she said. But this history clearly shows it is likely that the changes in the composition of the eligible electorate Frey has documented will closely track the shifts in the configuration of the actual electorate.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, demographer William Frey, Frey, Whites, Liz Cheney, Trump, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Harris, Harris ’, Trump’s, don’t, ”, Manuel Pastor, Pastor, “, White, she’s, Joe Biden, Biden, Patrick Ruffini, Republican pollster, “ Trump, ” Ruffini, Gen, millennials, Melissa Deckman, ” Deckman, Michael McDonald, McDonald, Barack Obama, NORC, Catalist Organizations: CNN, GOP, White, Trump, Whites, Keystone State, Harris, Metro, Nevada . College, Equity Research, University of Southern, Republican, “ Party of, Religion Research Institute, College, University of Florida, Center for American Women, Rutgers University, Rutgers Center, Pew Research, Democratic, Pew, Edison Research Locations: Philadelphia, Detroit, Milwaukee, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, In Michigan, In Pennsylvania, Arizona , Georgia, North Carolina . Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, University of Southern California, “, ’, ”, White, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Trump

☆ Kamala Harris: A jittery campaign makes big plans to clinch a narrow win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

To get there, the campaign is finalizing marquee, attention-grabbing events showcasing Harris, with symbolic backdrops aimed at driving home the message. JB Pritzker, a Harris campaign co-chair. Harris supporters wear custom “Kamala is brat” shirts at a rally in Milwaukee on August 20, 2024. The Harris aides CNN spoke to expressed a jittery self-confidence, but they also kept using phrases such as“jump ball” and “down to the wire” and the occasional emoji with nauseous green cheeks. But some Harris voters and even some on-the-ground operatives and volunteers are.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, They’re, Donald Trump, ”, Arnold Palmer, they’ll, Harris, Jen O’Malley Dillon, ” David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s, ” Plouffe, –, Joe Biden –, Donald Trump wouldn’t, “, JB Pritzker, Kamala, Jovanny Hernandez, Doug, “ Kamala, CNN, ’, Mary, Charlamagne, Julia Roberts ’, “ We’re, Trump, Biden, White, Tim Walz, Charlie Neibergall, ” Walz, Michael Flynn’s, Mike Flynn’s, ’ ” Walz, We’re, Jaime Harrison’s, it’s, Martin Luther King Jr, Harrison, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Frederick Douglass ’, ” Harrison, can’t, Liz Cheney, who’ve, ” Nancy Quarles, ” Quarles, Jennifer Norris, Walz, Blaine McKillip, Ronald Reagan, They’ve, McKillip, ‘, “ I’m, Jim Watson, Chris Deluzio, ” Deluzio, “ They’re, ” Harris, Plouffe, ” CNN’s Alison Main Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democrats, Gov, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA, Jewish, Democratic, Biden, “, Minnesota Gov, Minnesota, Advisers, Democratic National, Pennsylvania Academy, Fine Arts, Supreme, Republican, Wyoming, Republicans, Oakland County Democratic Party, Saunders County Democrats, Harris, Getty Locations: ”, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Southfield , Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota, Papillion , Nebraska, Nebraska, North Carolina, Michigan, Detroit, Wahoo , Nebraska, Omaha, Latrobe , Pennsylvania, AFP, Pittsburgh

☆ Would Harris’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Be Worth the Cost?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( German Lopez | Kevin Serna | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

They worry that the expanded tax credit would reduce incentives to find a job, hurting the economy. The child tax credit “is a costly transfer program for taxpayers with kids who do not need government handouts,” the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, has said. In 2022, after one year, Congress allowed the expanded child tax credit to expire. While it was in effect, the expanded child tax credit reduced child poverty in the U.S. by nearly half, studies have found. JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has said he favors expanding the child tax credit as well, though he is vague on details.

Persons: Kaleena Daugherty, Kamala Harris, Daugherty, —, ”, “, She’s, Harris, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s Organizations: Cato Institute, Poverty, Columbia University, Ms, Budget Locations: Milwaukee, U.S

☆ Harris taps Cheney for ‘blue wall’ tour as she courts undecided independents, moderate Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Eric Bradner | Ebony Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Harris looks to ‘paint a picture’ for undecided votersSuburban moderates are far from the only group Harris’ campaign is targeting in the race’s closing days. As the Harris campaign tries to make inroads with men, podcasts like Joe Rogan’s are still under consideration, a source familiar with the matter said. “No matter your party, no matter who you voted for last time, there is a place for you in this campaign,” Harris said last week. She appealed to moderate voters and women in their 2024 primary — including many of the same voters Harris’ campaign is targeting in the race’s late stages. Trump’s campaign has been touting Haley’s endorsement in battleground states.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney, Harris, Donald Trump, ’, Nikki Haley, Trump, Haley, ”, Adam Kinzinger, “ It’s, Cheney, Sarah Longwell, Charlie Sykes, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, ” Vance, Joe Rogan’s, “ We’re, ” Harris, David Plouffe, Donald Trump —, Joe Biden’s, Trump’s, Biden, ” Trump, “, ” “, ” Haley, he’d, Alabama Sen, Katie Britt, Roe, Progressives shrug, Harris ’, Dick Cheney’s, —, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders, Leah Greenberg, Kamala, ” Greenberg, ” CNN’s Daniel Strauss, Priscilla Alvarez, Gregory Krieg, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Steve Contorno, Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Wyoming, South Carolina Gov, Illinois Rep, Republican, Trump, Democratic, White House, Suburban, Black, “, Republican National Convention, Fox News, Alabama, Progressives, Union, House Locations: Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Chester County , Pennsylvania, Oakland County , Michigan, Waukesha County , Wisconsin, Wyoming, ”, Georgia, Puerto Rican, Arizona, Nevada, Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Green Bay , Wisconsin, America, Iraq, Vermont, “ State

As Election Day approaches, the campaigns are putting significant time and attention toward courting Black men, seen as a crucial — and potentially movable — voting bloc in a tight presidential race. However, that number drops to 68% for Black men under 50, compared to 21% who support Trump. “It’s very important to not operate from the assumption that Black men are in anybody’s pocket,” she said during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists in September. For Trump’s part, efforts to reach Black men voters through campaign surrogates or Trump himself have lessened in recent months. Bartell also pointed to Kevin Cooper, a Black man on death row for killing a white family, as well as marijuana convictions of Black men.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, —, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton’s, Barack Obama, Dana Williams, Howard University’s, Cliff Albright, “, Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes, Lil Wayne, Waka, Harris ’, ‘ She’s, ’ Pierce Hodges, Biden, Howard, Pierce Hodges, ”, Hodges, She’s, ” Hodges, Jimmy Hill, Jimmy Atchison, Sonya Massey, Jimmy Hill “, ” Hill, it’s, ” Harris, she’s, ” ‘, Kamala, Al Bartell, Bartell, Al, Kevin Cooper, “ I’m, ” Bartell, James Douglass, Maurissa, Douglass, ” “, “ Biden, I’m, ” Douglass, “ Obama, “ Kamala Harris, ’ Stone Ramsey, Ramsey, Black, ” Ramsey, Kamala Harris doesn’t, mispronounced Harris ’, Trump’s, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, “ Mike Tyson, Kamala Harris can’t, Patrick Oates, Patrick Oates “, Oates, ” Oates, Obama, Kevin Newell, Kevin Newell Newell, ‘, Newell, “ she’s, ” Newell Organizations: NBC News, Trump, Howard University Initiative, Public, NBC, Howard, Initiative, Black, National Association of Black Journalists, NBA, Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Columbia University, “, White, Biden, Biden —, America, Democratic, Royal Capital Group Locations: California, Black, “, Atlanta, Illinois, Detroit, China, U.S, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, America, ’

☆ What the Mets need to do to beat the Dodgers: Comeback keys
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Tim Britton | Will Sammon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The task in front of the New York Mets is simple to state and incredibly complex to execute: Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers twice. Through the first five games of the NLCS, Mets starters are getting a called strike or whiff on just 23.8 percent of pitches. It’s obvious the Mets need a solid start from Manaea to win Game 6; they’re not equipped to win a bullpen battle with Los Angeles’ rested relief corps. The Dodgers bullpen isn’t bulletproofOn the surface, the Dodgers going with a bullpen game on Sunday may put the matchup in the Mets’ favor, considering New York plans to start Manaea, its best pitcher. If Los Angeles grabs an early lead and starts deploying its bevy of high-leverage arms, then that presents a challenge.

Persons: Sean Manaea, ” Edwin Díaz, they’ve, Manaea, Manaea’s, — David Peterson, Tylor, Jose Quintana can’t, they’re, Stanek, Edwin Díaz, Reed Garrett, he’s, Phil Maton, Carlos Mendoza, can’t, Michael Kopech, Blake Treinen, Evan Phillips, Daniel Hudson, Francisco Lindor, that’s Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos, Starling Marte —, Lindor hasn’t, Phillips, Alonso, Marte haven’t, “ They’ve, ” Mendoza, “, We’ve, Harry Organizations: New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mets, Dodgers Locations: Los Angeles, York, Manaea, Los, Stanek, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New York, Angeles, Hudson

☆ Dodgers finish off Mets to clinch pennant and date with Yankees in World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Andy Mccullough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The relievers stitched together 27 outs against a Mets team that had appeared allergic to cardiac arrest this month. AdvertisementWhen Dodgers officials thought about Ohtani, they conjured fantasies about endless streams of revenue and a decade of contending for the World Series. For a few hours after the story broke, Dodgers team president Stan Kasten wondered if the team had built its future around a fraud. The Dodgers hung nine runs on the Mets in Game 1, eight in Game 3 and 10 in Game 4. In Game 6, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza turned to Sean Manaea, his best starter, who had quieted the Dodgers in Game 2.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Will Smith, Ohtani, Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman, hobbled, It’s, ” Roberts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Friedman, Tyler Glasnow, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Ippei, Stan Kasten, Mizuhara, ” Ohtani, Will Ireton, Betts, Clayton Kershaw, Glasnow, Freeman, Ken Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Hernández, ” Hernández, “, ” Rosenthal, Carlos Mendoza, Sean Manaea, Michael Kopech, Teoscar, Edman, Max Muncy, Phil Maton, Smith, SMITH, HOMER 💪, odgers, ake Organizations: ANGELES, National League pennant, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League Division, Dodgers, The Dodgers, New York Mets, National League, Mets, New York Yankees, Dodger, San Diego, Tampa Bay Rays, National League West, Padres, The Athletic, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Manaea Locations: San, Los Angeles, Ohtani, tatters, San Diego, Queens

Nearly all of those jurisdictions provide multiple vote reports (updates to the vote count) on election night and in the following days. In the November 2020 election, NBC News received over 88,000 updates to its vote totals across 542 different races. ET that night, NBC News received just over four updates per second, on average. Since 2018, the NEP has received vote count data from Edison Research, a firm that specializes in collecting election data. What makes election results in this country trustworthy, however, are the countless fail-safes that detect and correct such mistakes.

Persons: Edison, ” Organizations: NBC News, NBC, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Edison Research Locations: Washington, New England, Clark County , Nevada, Las Vegas, Maricopa County , Arizona, Phoenix, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, chiding him for calling himself “the father of IVF.”“He refuses continuously to acknowledge the harm he has caused. The crowd heckled and howled at each of the segments, which ended with a Fox News town hall in which Trump took questions from women. "It does get more unbelievable,” one could be heard saying. She did not want to give her name, she said, because she lives in a “divided family” — her husband supports Trump. In the final stretch of the race, survey after survey has shown Harris and Trump neck and neck.

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The mother of 3-year-old Wisconsin boy Elijah Vue and her partner were charged Thursday with counts of child neglect and child abuse that resulted in the boy’s death, the Manitowoc County prosecutor said. “Elijah was a young boy whose life was tragically cut short,” Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre said at a news conference. Two Rivers Police DepartmentThe boy’s mother, Katrina Baur, is charged with chronic neglect of a child where the consequence is death; child neglect; and obstructing an officer, LaBre said. Baur and Vang had previously been charged with child neglect, but the new charges allege the boy’s death. Baur and Vang have pleaded not guilty in the earlier child abuse case.

Persons: Elijah Vue, Elijah’s, “ Elijah, Jacalyn LaBre, Elijah Vue ., Katrina Baur, LaBre, Jesse Vang, Baur, Vang, Elijah Organizations: Rivers Police, NBC Locations: Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Vang, Milwaukee, Lake Michigan

☆ Opinion | The 21 Slivers of America That Could Decide the Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Patrick Ruffini | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Opinion Guest Essay The 21 Slivers of America That Could Decide the Election Sebastian Siadecki for The New York TimesIn almost every presidential battleground state, polling suggests something close to a dead heat between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. For Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump, each could be a crucial building block in a winning swing-state coalition. In 2016, with Mr. Trump in the race, these areas began to march to national trends: Rural areas trended Republican, while Milwaukee’s well-off, close-in suburbs zoomed left. Still, loyalties remain potent in Wisconsin, from Democratic-leaning, ancestrally Scandinavian voters in the state’s rural west to middle-class suburban Republicans outside Milwaukee. Mr. Trump lost Nash County by just 0.2 points in 2020 and Wilson County by three points.

Persons: Sebastian Siadecki, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump ., Harris, Trump, Nate Silver’s, Joe Biden, Badger State . Arizona Battlegrounds, Mark Kelly, Biden, Trump’s, Patrick Ruffini Organizations: The New York Times, Pennsylvania, Keystone, Philadelphia, Democratic, Milwaukee —, Washington, Mr, Republican, Republicans, Milwaukee, Badger State, Senate, Northampton, “ Party of, Populist Coalition Locations: America, Pennsylvania, Appalachia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s, . Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee — Waukesha, Ozaukee, Badger, Badger State . Arizona, Arizona, Phoenix, Florida and Texas, . North Carolina, North Carolina, Southern, Nash, Rocky, Wilson, Wilson County, Nash County, Northampton, Erie, Bethlehem, Georgia, Brown County, Green Bay, Outagamie County, Appleton, Winnebago County, Oshkosh, Maricopa County

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is in talks with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to join him on the trail in the final days of the 2024 race as he seeks to broaden his appeal among female voters, two sources familiar with the talks told CNN. She has yet to appear with Trump on the campaign trail. Nikki is helping us already.”However, Trump and his campaign have recently sought out female voters, including sitting for a Fox News town hall with all female voters in Georgia earlier in the week. Senior advisers also hoped that the endorsement from Robert Kennedy Jr., who has been stumping for Trump on the campaign trail, could help with the female demographic – particularly conservative-leaning mothers.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kristi Noem, Haley, “ Haley, Donald Trump, We’re, ”, ” Trump’s, “, ” Haley, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, doesn’t, Ivanka Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki … Nikki, Nikki, ’ Nikki, Robert Kennedy Jr, Kennedy Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Gov, Fox News, Trump, GOP, Republican National Convention, United Nations, Fox, Florida Gov, Pew Research Center Locations: Milwaukee, Georgia

☆ As Mets show fatigue in NLCS, time could be ticking on their magical season
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Will Sammon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementTime’s almost up on the New York Mets’ season. Worse than those numbers, because teams have mounted comebacks facing such deficits, the Mets look like they have run out of gas. “Sean (Manaea) said it the other day,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said when asked if his rotation had hit a proverbial wall. “We’ve gone through a lot this year,” Peterson said, “and it’s made us who we are at this point.”The Mets are hoping to keep alive an improbable season that’s included Grimace and OMG. And it hasn’t been just the Mets’ rotation that has seemingly run out of gas in this series.

Persons: Francisco Lindor, Sean, Manaea, Carlos Mendoza, “, Mendoza, ”, You’ve, That’s, there’d, Jose Quintana, Luke Hales, hasn’t, ” Mendoza, Luis Severino, Jack Flaherty, José Buttó, Buttó, It’s, David Peterson, Peterson, “ We’ve, ” Peterson, it’s, Grimace, Dustin Satloff, Lindor, Jose Iglesias, Francisco Alvarez haven’t, Brandon Nimmo, Frank Franklin II Organizations: Citi, what’s, New York Mets, Mets, National League, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, ” Mets, Athletic, Associated Press Locations: . New York, Quintana, Manaea, Los Angeles, Milwaukee

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