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☆ Walz tries to burnish his everyman image with trip home to Minnesota
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Mankato, Minnesota CNN —As a high school marching band played a rendition of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walked down the 50-yard line at Friday’s crosstown rivalry football game between Mankato East High School and Mankato West High School. After the coin toss, Walz took a seat on the bleachers, where he took selfies and signed autographs alongside his mother, Darlene Walz. The governor cheered throughout the game as Mankato West took an early lead, and although he departed at halftime, Mankato West held on to win 28-7. Before the game, Tim Walz stopped by Mankato West to greet players as they left for the stadium and speak to old colleagues.

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Their employment rate is also slightly lower than women in their early 20s. "This smaller share reflects the fact that, within marriages, mothers are still more likely than fathers to specialize in child care," the Fed noted. Today, 26% of mothers are stay-at-home parents, compared with just 7% of fathers, according to a separate Pew study from August. Mothers working full time and year-round outside the home rarely recoup the lost wages, which add up to $20,000 a year, on average. Working moms are making just 71 cents for every dollar paid to fathers, according to an analysis of Census data by the National Women's Law Center.

Persons: Kelly Shue Organizations: Federal Reserve, Pew Research Center, Yale School of Management, CNBC's, National Women's Law

☆ Evangelical environmentalists push for climate votes as election nears: 'Care for God's creation'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Nidhi Sharma | Nidhi Sharma Is An Associate Producer With The Nbc News Climate Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

So her group is starting to focus more on making connections between climate change and increasingly powerful storms and wildfires, she said. This spring, the class took a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains to learn about how climate change can impact forests and wildlife. And we definitely see it with the climate crisis.”Moerman views climate denialism among evangelical Christians as a product of misinformation. To combat such ideas, the Evangelical Environmental Network hosts webinars on the science of climate change and how faith connects to climate action. “Some pastors get kind of hung up talking about climate change, but to me, it’s biblical faithfulness 101,” he said in an interview.

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☆ What one high school senior wants you to know about classroom phone bans
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Faye Chiu | Personal Essay Mary Frances Ruskell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At least seven of the 20 largest school districts in the nation have either banned phones during the school day or plan to do so. Smartphone use is inextricably linked with high school studies and student life, Mary Frances Ruskell (not shown) writes. After three years of having the app, I did finally delete TikTok during my sophomore year of high school. As a teenage girl, I find that Instagram is in many ways necessary to high school life. I can’t even imagine what a phone-free high school life would look like.

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☆ Analysis: John Roberts remains confounded by Donald Trump as election approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The former star appellate lawyer who allies once cast as the smartest person in the room remains confounded by the realities of Donald Trump. Roberts was shaken by the adverse public reaction to his decision affording Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution. The Roberts Court has been in sync with the GOP political agenda largely because of decisions the chief justice has authored: For Trump and other Republicans. But the politically charged valence deepened in the justices’ resolution of the case against former President Trump on election-interference charges from 2020. Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus, a longtime friend of Roberts, spent time with him in July immediately after the Trump decision was issued.

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☆ Kamala Harris wants voters to know she owns a Glock. Talking about guns on the campaign trail is no accident, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kamala Harris just told voters what kind of gun she owns. AdvertisementVice President Kamala Harris wants voters to know she's a responsible Glock owner. Although she owns a gun, Harris has been a proponent of safer firearms usage and stricter gun ownership laws. AdvertisementBut gun talk could help move the needle for Harris, especially with undecided voters, Doidge said. Other experts said that leaning into being a gun owner may be a savvy move from Harris' campaign, especially for swing-state voters.

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☆ The podcaster is the new politics power broker, and both the Harris and Trump campaigns know they have to kiss the ring
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump has been busy hitting the podcast circuit, doing interviews with Logan Paul and Adin Ross. I mean, I just have to be very candid with you," Harris said of Trump. The Republican nominee has also given multiple podcast interviews in recent months, including sit-downs with Logan Paul, Theo Von, Adin Ross, Lex Fridman, and Dr. Phil. AdvertisementDuring his interview with Fridman, which aired last month, Trump said that he was drawn to podcast interviews for their reach. He added that podcasts are perceived as "more sincere and less controlled compared to traditional media outlets."

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Driverless cars are speeding onto America's streets, but whether the public will trust robotaxis remains an open question. Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they would not want to ride in a driverless passenger vehicle if they had the opportunity, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. Tesla's upcoming robotaxi launch threatens to throw the whole autonomous vehicle space off course. Alphabet -owned Waymo is the leader in the space, with the company claiming it has notched more than 22 million driverless miles. Uber has hedged its bets by inking high-profile deals with autonomous vehicle companies, but it's unclear how long those partnerships will last.

Persons: robotaxis, Tesla, Elon Musk, Waymo, Cruise Organizations: Pew Research Center Survey, GM Locations: San Francisco , Los Angeles, Phoenix

☆ Kamala Harris' tax plan for small businesses sounds like it will cost a lot of money — it won't
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Harris has proposed expanding the small business tax credit from $5,000 to $50,000. She even mentioned a key proposal in her opening answer at the presidential debate: expand the small business tax credit 10-fold, from $5,000 to $50,000. Theodos called small businesses "essential" for the US economy, and Buttle said they're a crucial source of innovation. The Pew Research study found 61% of small businesses are majority-owned by men and, as of 2021, 85% were majority-white owned. "We're talking about community businesses, micro-businesses, businesses where the founder doesn't have as much net worth," Theodos told BI.

Persons: Harris, —, Patricia Oswlad, Oswald, Kamala Harris, Rhett Buttle, Joe Biden, Taylor McCleneghan, Danielle Parhizkaran, Brett Theodos, Garret Watson, Theodos, Buttle, McCleneghan, Watson, Chip Somodevilla, they're, Mary Hansen, Francine Orr, doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, Brisa Systems, Small Business, Small, Boston Globe, Getty, Urban Institute, Foundation, Tax Foundation, Pew Research Center, American University, Los Angeles Times, Congress, Pew Research Locations: Chicago

The September jobs report came in stronger than expected, with 254,000 jobs added. AdvertisementThe latest jobs report might be just what Vice President Kamala Harris needs. The latest jobs report could change that — taking away some of former President Donald Trump's ammunition to hammer Harris on the economy. AdvertisementRecent days have included not only a stellar jobs report but also the end for now of the dockworkers' strike at East Coast ports. "With today's report, we've created 16 million jobs, unemployment remains low, and wages are growing faster than prices," the statement said.

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"The trend was inevitable," said Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economics at The New School for Social Research in New York. "The lack of affordable childcare may be playing a role," according to Richard Fry, a senior researcher at Pew. "The childcare crisis, which was simmering prior to the pandemic, has come to a boil," according to a KPMG analysis. A study by the Pew Research Center found that men who are not college-educated leave the workforce at higher rates than men who are. "When you don't get rewarded for working, you work less," Fry said.

Persons: Teresa Ghilarducci, Richard Fry, —, Pew's Fry, Fry Organizations: Federal Reserve, The New School for Social Research, Pew Research Center, Pew, KPMG Locations: New York

☆ Donna Kelce says her favorite TV mom was Clair Huxtable: "That's who I want to be like"
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In an interview with Glamour, Donna Kelce said that being a mom was probably the "hardest thing" she's done. The mom of Travis and Jason Kelce was once a banking executive and the family's major breadwinner. She said she looks up to Clair Huxtable, the TV mom from "The Cosby Show." AdvertisementAlthough she's famously known as "Mama Kelce" to football stars Travis and Jason, Donna Kelce was once a banking executive and a major breadwinner in the family. Still, there's a TV mom that she looks up to: Clair Huxtable of "The Cosby Show."

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Four years earlier, Trump had narrowly carried the Keystone State while losing Latino voters to Hillary Clinton. Biden won Latino voters by 33 points in 2020, while Clinton did so by 38 points. “Today, as of now, I haven’t seen that (from any candidate).”Bethlehem mortgage lender Carmen Dancsecs said she’s worried some Latino voters might stay home come November. Multiple strategies for HarrisThe Harris campaign is pursuing multiple strategies to boost support among Pennsylvania Latino voters in the final weeks ahead of Election Day. Campo helps the Trump campaign canvass Latino neighborhoods, especially in Allentown, speaking with voters about the former president’s platform.

Persons: Pennsylvania CNN — Fresh, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, Marcia Heras, ” Heras, Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Harris, Biden, Clinton, Hector Santana, I’m, ” Santana, Carmen Dancsecs, she’s, “, ” Dancsecs, Harris The Harris, ”, Walz, Hurricane Maria, Harrison, ” Walz, “ Hamilton, Anthony Ramos, don’t, Carlos Eduardo Espina, Maria Cardona, it’s, it’s Kamala, ” Trump, – Nicky Jam, Justin Quiles, let’s, ” Anuel, Nicky Jam, Maná, Daniel Campo, Campo, ’ ” Campo, wouldn’t, Trump’s, ” Campo Organizations: Pennsylvania CNN, CNN, Trump, Americans, Pew Research Center, Pennsylvania, Keystone State, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Democratic, Harris The, Puerto Rican, AA, “, Puerto Ricans, Campo Locations: Pennsylvania, Puerto Rican, Minnesota, Ecuador, Allentown, Reading , Pennsylvania, White, Reading, Lancaster, Dominican Republic, “, Bethlehem, Hurricane, San Juan, Johnstown, Puerto, Las, Wilkes, Barre, Venezuelan

☆ The unexpected gender dynamic shaping the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —All signs suggest that the partisan divide over changing gender roles in society could widen even further in the 2024 election, adding a new source of uncertainty to a contest already on a knife’s edge. That was only the latest example of his campaign signaling its support for traditional gender roles. “The messaging on gender coming out of the campaign broadly is very much about reaffirming traditional roles for women and for men,” Cassese said. In PRRI polling this year, nearly half of Republicans agreed with two absolutist statements about gender roles. His problem is that most voters outside the core GOP coalition are generally comfortable with the changes in gender roles and family dynamics since the “Father Knows Best” era in the 1950s.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, “, ”, Trump, Republican pollster Christine Matthews, it’s, Rosetta Stone, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Daniel Cox, Cox, Matthews, Joe Biden, Louis, Dobbs, Harris, ” Erin Cassese, Chip Somodevilla, Hulk Hogan, Dana White, JD Vance, ” Cassese, Robert P, Jones, –, Ipsos, homemaking, Tresa Undem, ” Undem, that’s, ” Kamala Harris, Josh Edelson, ” Cox, Trump’s, I’ll, Donald Trump, Undem, ” Matthews, ‘, ’ ” Harris, Biden Organizations: CNN, Republican, Survey Center, American Enterprise Institute, Suburban Housewives, America, GOP, Trump, University of Delaware, Fighting, Public Religion Research Institute, Pew Research Center, AEI, Politico, “, ”, Air Force, San Francisco International Airport, Getty, Democratic, ” “, Harvard Kennedy School Institute, Politics, White Locations: Trump, New York, Pennsylvania, St, Washington ,, “, AFP, Wisconsin, Michigan , Pennsylvania

☆ Breast cancer is on the rise in women under 50. It could be linked to 2 lifestyle factors.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

More women under 50 are getting breast cancer, an American Cancer Society report found. AdvertisementMore women under 50 are getting breast cancer in the US, and lifestyle factors such as not breastfeeding and having children later in life may be contributing, a cancer expert told Business Insider. But rates of breast cancer rose by 1% each year between 2012 and 2021, with the rise being steepest for women younger than 50 at 1.4%. The risk of breast cancer decreases by around 4% for every 12 months of breastfeeding, according to Breast Cancer UK. Not having children or having children later in lifeMore and more people are deciding not to have children or to have them later in life, as shown by the rise in DINKs.

Persons: —, Ahmedin Jemal, Jemal, Hannah Moody Organizations: American Cancer Society, Service, Health Equity Science, ACS, Cancer, CDC, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Health Statistics, Breast Cancer UK, Health, Breast Cancer, Census, Pew Research Center Locations: CA, DINKs

☆ Millions of student-loan borrowers just lost access to a key debt relief program — and it could have big financial consequences
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The on-ramp period for student-loan borrowers ended October 1. The Fresh Start program, set to return defaulted borrowers to good standing, ends October 2. AdvertisementA program that protected student-loan borrowers from the consequences of missed payments has come to an end. The on-ramp period was implemented last October to give borrowers some leeway after the over three-year pause on federal student-loan payments ended. With the on-ramp period now over, those consequences are back.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Secretary Miguel Cardona, Pew Organizations: Service, Social Security, Center for American, Secretary, Department, Education Department, Pew Research Center, BI, Higher

☆ In razor-thin Georgia, Harris campaign eyeing Asian American voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A poll released last week from AAPI Data, a data analytics firm that focuses on Asian Americans, found that 66% of Asian American voters plan to support Harris and 28% intend to back Trump. The same survey found that 62% of Asian American voters say they have a favorable opinion of Harris, compared with 35% who hold an unfavorable view. Republican officials declined to elaborate on efforts to win over Asian American voters. The Harris campaign has three full-time staffers at the national headquarters dedicated to engaging Asian American voters, a spokeswoman said, with additional staff being deployed to Georgia and other battleground states. As she presided over a virtual phone bank from her kitchen one night last week, she said she believed Asian American voters could make the difference in her Southern battleground state.

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☆ Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images Carter works at a construction site sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Asan, South Korea, in 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images Carter meets with Obama and other former presidents at the White House in January 2009. Richard Lewis/The Elders/Getty Images Carter was interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" project at the Carter Center in Atlanta in September 2011. Chris McKay/Getty Images Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta in August 2015. The 1983 tweaks to Social Security included, for instance, the counting of some Social Security benefits as taxable income and a gradual increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67.

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☆ The 10 college majors that pay off when searching for a job
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bankrate found the "most valuable" majors among 152 fields of study. Valuable majors were based on unemployment, salary, and people with advanced degrees. AdvertisementA new analysis of 152 majors found engineering degrees are valuable financially and in the labor market. Bankrate analyzed 2022 American Community Survey data to determine the "most valuable college majors." AdvertisementBelow are the majors that made the top 10 in Bankrate's ranking:The top nine most valuable majors had median salaries of at least $100,000.

Persons: Bankrate, —, Alex Gailey, Gailey, grads Organizations: Service, Survey, Petroleum, Pew Research Center, Federal Reserve Bank of New Locations: Bankrate's, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

(Harris, 59, is herself among the youngest baby boomers, born in 1964, the last year that’s considered part of the generation.) Smith and her husband have struggled to stretch their monthly Social Security income of around $4,000 as their costs have increased. The average Social Security check was around $2,000 at the start of the year and adjusts annually for inflation. About half of Social Security recipients make enough income to have their benefits taxed, according to the Social Security Administration. Polls show a tightening race between Trump and Harris among seniors, with Harris appearing to pick up support compared to Biden.

Persons: Teresa Smith, Smith, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, she’s, “, he’d, “ He’s, Harris, that’s, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, ”, Bob Ward, Fabrizio Ward, Biden, hasn’t, ” Trump, Medicare —, Walz, Seth Schuster, Trump, Phil Martin, Martin, Pam, “ Trump’s, Denise Meyer, ” Meyer, Kamala, Gary Schlossberg, Dick Edgecombe, Edgecombe, we’re, Gary Allen, Allen, Kristen Soltis Anderson Organizations: White House, Democratic, Trump, Republicans, Biden, AARP, Social Security, Social, Social Security Administration, Medicare, Pew Research Center, NBC, FedEx, Wells, Investment Institute, Republican, “ Locations: Georgia, North Carolina, Charlotte, Wells Fargo, “, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, ”, Michigan

☆ ‘LibraryTok’ can be a comfort during challenging times for librarians and their fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Sydney Bishop | Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She’ll broadcast that process for her more than 450,000 followers once students leave the library and the school day is done. Miller’s account, “Meet Me in the Media Center,” is a fixture on “LibraryTok,” a community of creators who also happen to be librarians. “I think that bit of nostalgia wrapped into the sentiment of the library and hopefully a kind face all come together to make an inviting space to land on Library TikTok,” Miller said. Though her popularity was unexpected, it’s welcome, especially when she hears from commenters that she’s changing their impression of school libraries. Books, Miller said, are “windows and mirrors,” a concept introduced by famed children’s literature professor Rudine Sims Bishop.

Persons: CNN — Jen Miller doesn’t, Miller, she’s, “, ” Miller, Millennials, Cindy Hohl, ” Jen Miller, Jennifer Miller, cheerily, unboxes, There’s, “ Percy Jackson, ”, Miller’s, ‘, Heather, ” Grace, Grace, Tim Walz, Miller didn’t, Rudine Sims Bishop Organizations: CNN, Media Center, Pew Research, American Library Association, ALA, “, TikTok, PEN America, Lone Star, Democratic, Minnesota Gov Locations: ”, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, LibraryTok

☆ Are immigrants taking jobs from 'native' U.S. workers? Here's what economists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Immigrants expected to boost the economyThere are several reasons why immigrants largely benefit the economy and job market, economists said. Immigrants take jobs but they also create new ones by spending in local economies and by starting businesses, economists said. One 2020 research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found immigrants are 80% more likely to become entrepreneurs than native workers. To the extent there's job competition from new immigrants, it tends to fall mostly on prior immigrants rather than native U.S. workers, according to the National Academies paper. "Sudden surges of immigration obviously affect the ability of native workers to find and take jobs on a given afternoon," Clemens said.

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☆ Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | Jonathan Vanian Is A Technology Reporter For Cnbc.Com | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

CNBC flagged posts with the false information to Meta. A company spokesperson said, “Meta has sent them to third-party fact-checkers for further review.”Across the U.S., with 40 days until the Nov. 5 election, state and local officials say they are puzzled by what to expect from Facebook. In 2016, Facebook was hammered by Russian operatives, pushing out false posts about Hillary Clinton to bolster Trump. Given Maricopa County’s high profile during the election season, the state often attracts attention from Facebook users across the country. During a Senate hearing last week on election threats, Meta’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, fielded questions about the company’s election preparedness.

Persons: Derek Bowens, Bowens, ” Bowens, “ Meta, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Meta, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Taylor Kinnerup, Kinnerup, ”, “, ” Kinnerup, she’d, Meta’s, Nick Clegg, Sen, Susan Collins, Collins, ” Clegg, Scott McDonell, it’s, McDonell, ” McDonell, Jeramy Gray, Meta “, Gray, ” Gray, we’ve Organizations: Facebook, USA, North Carolina State Board, CNBC, Meta, Republican, Russian, Trump, Pew Research Center, Elon, Associated Press, Reuters, Democratic, Maricopa, ” Intelligence, Homeland Security, FBI Locations: Durham County , North Carolina, N.C, ”, North Carolina , Mississippi, New Jersey, Springfield , Ohio, U.S, Canada, Maricopa County, North Carolina , Arizona, Arizona, Maine, China, Dane County, Wisconsin, Los Angeles County, North Carolina’s Durham County

☆ Meta's misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Meanwhile, multiple Facebook users in states like North Carolina, Mississippi and New Jersey continue to share the ballot misinformation without any notification that it's false. Across the U.S., with 40 days until the Nov. 5 election, state and local officials say they are puzzled by what to expect from Facebook. In 2020, the site hosted rampant misinformation about politically charged issues like Covid treatments, masking and voter fraud. Given Maricopa County's high profile during the election season, the state often attracts attention from Facebook users across the country. During a Senate hearing last week on election threats, Meta's head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, fielded questions about the company's election preparedness.

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Political organizations supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are touting both campaigns' messages of “freedom” as they woo Latinas, a key voting bloc. Against Hillary Clinton in 2016, Trump won just 28% of Hispanic women voters compared to Clinton’s 67%, according to Pew. Also, at least 13 states saw increases in Latina voter registrations when Biden left the race and endorsed Harris, according to TargetSmart CEO Tom Bonier. Republican Mercedes Schlapp, one of the “Latinas for Freedom” organizers, said the issue of abortion is one for states to decide. The group is defining freedom for Latinas as freedom from economic policies they say are "socialist."

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