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☆ Election deepfakes could undermine institutional credibility, Moody's warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

A new report from Moody's on Wednesday warns that generative AI and deepfakes are among the election integrity issues that could present a risk to U.S. institutional credibility. In a letter to Rosenworcel, it encouraged the FCC to delay its decision until after the elections because its changes would not be mandatory across digital political ads. Some social media platforms have already self-adopted some sort of AI disclosure ahead of regulations. Google requires all political ads with modified content that "inauthentically depicts real or realistic-looking people or events" to have disclosures, but doesn't require AI disclosures on all political ads. Thirteen states have laws on election interference and deepfakes, eight of which were enacted since January.

Persons: Gregory Sobel, William Foster, Jessica Rosenworcel, Dan Ives, Ives, Tony Adams, Moody's, Abhi Srivastava, Secureworks, Adams, they've Organizations: Federal Communications, FCC, Federal, Commission, Wedbush Securities, Meta, Google, Facebook, Unit, United Nations Locations: Moody's, New Hampshire

☆ Uruguay players, Colombia fans clash in stands after Copa America semifinal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ben Burrows | Jack Lang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

A number of Uruguayan players, including Darwin Nunez, clashed with Colombian fans after the semifinal of Copa America on Wednesday night. Video footage appeared to show Colombian fans clash with Uruguay supporters and players with objects, including drinks cans, thrown. A number of Uruguayan players, including Darwin Núñez, appeared to clash with Colombian fans after the semi-final of Copa America. 🎥 @the_bonnfire pic.twitter.com/v6yKiCrgph — The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 11, 2024Players including Nunez were visibly shaken by the incident. “I think that the area where the players’ families are should have been protected by some other kind of security, especially knowing that Uruguayan fans were outnumbered by Colombians.

Persons: Darwin Nunez, —, Nunez, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Gimenez, Darwin Núñez, alf, ake, ike Organizations: Uruguayan, Colombian, Copa America, Bank of America, Liverpool, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Uruguay, uda Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ How Emmanuel Macron blew his legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

He’s now staring at what will certainly be his real legacy: Macron opened the door to the far right in France. After a shattering defeat in May’s European Parliament election, his decision to call a snap election has, at least partially, backfired. Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Louvre Museum in Paris after winning the French presidential election in May 2017. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and France's Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a press conference on June 16, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. For countless communities in France - French or immigrant - the legacy of one man’s gamble, and the uncertainty that is his legacy, will exact a far higher price.

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☆ Opinion | The New N.Y.P.D. Motto Is Missing Some Important Words
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Patrol cars used by the New York Police Department will soon bear a new motto, news that made me raise an eyebrow. Three important words — “Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect” — have been on the side of patrol cars since 1996, when this New York City kid was just 9 years old. And the N.Y.P.D.’s decision to drop the old motto — born in an era when the department was at least attempting to solicit the good will of a skeptical public — feels notable. It reminded me of a weird episode at the Police Department earlier this year when the department and several members of the top brass began using their official N.Y.P.D. social media accounts to attack a city councilwoman, a political activist and journalists.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Gothamist, —, John Chell, Harry Siegel, Harry ‘, ’ Siegel, ”, Chell, Eric Adams Organizations: New York Police Department, Police Department, Daily News Locations: York City

☆ They blocked Elon Musk’s massive payday. Now they want $7 billion for it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The legal fee represents a cut of the value that the plaintiff’s lawyers say was created for Tesla by a Delaware judge’s January ruling that rescinded Musk’s $56-billion pay package. The Musk case took a dramatic turn when Tesla shareholders in June voted to ratify Musk’s pay, which Tesla has argued corrected the flaws in the 2018 process that McCormick identified in her ruling. The company argues that Musk’s pay package has been restored and that Tornetta’s legal victory has been transformed into a loss. McCormick may take weeks or months to rule on the legal fee. The Delaware Supreme Court is considering a $267 million fee request in a shareholder class action involving Dell Technologies and that decision could provide fee guidance.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Richard Tornetta, Tornetta, John Reed, ”, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, Bernstein Litowitz Berger, Grossmann, Greg Varallo, Tesla, Varallo, ” Varallo, Reed, McCormick Organizations: Delaware CNN, Tesla, Musk’s, Enron, Stanford Law School, Delaware Supreme, Dell Technologies Locations: Wilmington, Delaware

☆ F.T.C. Says Middlemen Appear to Be Driving Up Drug Prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Reed Abelson | Rebecca Robbins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, saying in a scathing 71-page report that “these powerful middlemen may be profiting by inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street pharmacies.”The regulator’s study signals a significant ramping up of its scrutiny of benefit managers under the agency’s chair, Lina Khan. It represents a remarkable turnabout for an agency that has long taken a hands-off approach to policing these companies. has so far stopped short of bringing a lawsuit or other enforcement action against a benefit manager. But the industry fears that the report could lead to a formal investigation into its practices or to a lawsuit accusing benefit managers of anticompetitive conduct. The agency’s findings could also fuel legislative efforts in Congress and in the states to impose limits on the industry.

Persons: Lina Khan Organizations: Federal Trade Commission

☆ UK's Starmer appoints Reeves and Rayner to top ministerial team
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer began appointing his ministerial team on Friday following a thumping election victory for his Labour Party, naming Rachel Reeves as the country's first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as deputy PM. Starmer appointed David Lammy as Britain's new foreign minister and as John Healey the defence minister, while Yvette Cooper becomes interior minister, known as home secretary, overseeing domestic security and policing. Starmer has pledged to help rebuild Britain and provide political stability after 14 years of Conservative government that has seen five prime ministers and an even higher turnover of other key ministers, including 10 education secretaries. The appointments of his most senior team were widely expected, with ministers being named to the policy briefs they held while serving in opposition. Rayner will also serve as secretary for levelling up, housing and communities.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner, Starmer, David Lammy, John Healey, Yvette Cooper, Healey, Rayner Organizations: Labour Party, Lammy, Ukraine, Conservative Locations: Russia, Gaza, Britain

☆ Fears mount over election-linked violence in France after government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Concerns are growing about political violence ahead of high-stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked on the campaign trail this week. French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team came under attack while canvassing on Wednesday night, the latest in a string of violent incidents involving French lawmakers contesting Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Four people have been taken in for questioning regarding the incident, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told French television station France 2 on Thursday morning. Acknowledging that violence has been linked to both the far-right and far-left camps, Bardella vowed, if appointed, to be a prime minister who “re-establishes order” in France. An additional 30,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed across France on Sunday night in the event of public disorder, Darmanin said Thursday.

Persons: Prisca Thevenot, Marie Dauchy, Nicolas Conquer, Emmanuel Macron, Gérald Darmanin, Thevenot, ”, Jordan Bardella, ” Bardella, CNN’s, Bardella, “, Gabriel Attal, Darmanin Organizations: CNN, National, Republicans, Macron’s, France, BFMTV, Incumbent, Front, NFP, Interior Ministry, National Assembly Locations: France, Savoie, Cherbourg, Thevenot

☆ Online-gambling giants conquer U.S. with tactics deemed too tough for Britain
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

NYSEIn 2018, British regulators sanctioned the UK arm of online gambling giant Flutter after it failed to catch an astonishing anomaly. The United States is Flutter's largest and fastest-growing market in terms of revenue. Both online sports betting and online casinos have been legal and regulated far longer in Britain than in the United States. But in the United States, Flutter doesn't place such limits on the age group. Around a decade ago, British politicians became concerned about a rise in gambling-linked fraud and suicides involving online VIP customers.

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☆ How Britain Changed Over 14 Years of Conservative Rule
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Josh Holder | Ademola Bello | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

How Britain Changed Over 14 Years of Conservative RuleSince Britain’s Conservative Party took power 14 years ago, most things have not gone the way it planned. The Economy Has StagnatedAverage productivity growth has declined since 2010…0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 2.0% 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 Source: Office for National Statistics. 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 Source: N.H.S. 50% 60% 70% 80% 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 Source: N.H.S. 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 Source: Trussell Trust … and thousands more people are sleeping on the streets than in 2010.

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☆ 47.9 million viewers tuned in to CNN’s presidential debate with Biden and Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —CNN’s Thursday night debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was watched by 47.9 million viewers on television, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen. On television, CNN drew 8.7 million viewers on its flagship channel, including 3 million in the advertiser coveted 25-54 demographic, the network said Friday. The right-wing talk channel Fox News drew 8.8 million viewers, ABC News saw 8.7 million viewers and MSNBC drew 3.968 million viewers. The nearly 48 million who watched Thursday night’s debate on television represents a 35% drop in audience from 2020, when more than 73 million people watched the first debate between Trump and Biden across all television networks. The previous most-watched program in CNN’s history occurred in 2015, when a GOP debate featuring Trump and a slew of Republican rivals averaged 23.1 million viewers.

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☆ Fact checking the CNN presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +69 min

CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off during CNN’s presidential debate in Atlanta Thursday night. From CNN’s Daniel DaleFormer President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024. From CNN’s Daniel Dale and Ella NilsenFormer President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. From CNN’s Alicia WallaceFormer President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024. Kpler found that China imported about 511,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude in December 2020, Trump’s last full month in office.

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Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. Austin Steele/CNN Trump and Biden were debating each other for the first time since 2020. Austin Steele/CNN Biden's campaign won a coin toss before the debate to choose which side he would stand on. Austin Steele/CNN Biden addresses Trump directly during the debate. Austin Steele/CNN Biden answers an early question.

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☆ Jay Slater: Search continues for teenager missing in Tenerife for a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife continue to search for British teenager Jay Slater, who has been missing for a week after attending a music festival. Slater, 19, went missing after attending the NRG festival in the south of the island, and was last heard from between 8 and 9 a.m. local time (3-4 a.m. The campaign was organized by a friend of Slater’s named Lucy Mae, who said she had left the festival before Slater on Sunday. A search-and-rescue team looks for Slater near where he was last seen in Tenerife. Slater’s disappearance comes after a spate of tourists going missing in sweltering temperatures in Greece.

Persons: Jay Slater, Slater, Slater’s, Lucy Mae, James Manning, “, ”, Jay’s, Monica Garrett, Garrett Organizations: CNN, Authorities, NRG, Guardia, Guardia Civil, Lancashire Police Force, United, Foreign Locations: Tenerife, Guardia, Slater’s, Lancashire, England, British, Spain, Spanish, Africa, Greece

☆ Hollywood Sharpens Aim at Online Pirates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In recent years, Hollywood has become much better at hunting pirates. But thieves are also getting better, moving operations overseas and taking advantage of the rising popularity of streaming to steal more content. official to lead the drive and renewing a push for federal legislation to combat online thievery overseas. The companies, which include Netflix, Disney, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. as a special agent investigating computer hacking and intellectual property crimes and ultimately became the bureau’s fourth-highest-ranking official and highest-ranking woman.

Persons: Larissa L, Knapp Organizations: Hollywood, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon’s, Disney, Warner Bros, Association

☆ Kenya investigating death of protester shot and killed by police officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Kenya’s independent policing review body has launched an investigation into the death of a protester who was shot during the mass anti-tax demonstrations in the capital Nairobi on Thursday. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny of police actions amid the escalating protests. The man named by authorities as Rex Masai was present at one of many protests against a controversial finance bill going through parliament, and was allegedly shot with live ammunition by a police officer. Earlier in the week, mass arrests were recorded in Nairobi, with over 200 people detained by police, according to civil society groups. “The Authority has this morning launched investigations into the fatal shooting and our investigation team has since established contact with the family of Mr. Masai,” the IPOA statement said.

Persons: Rex Masai, Mr, ”, Masai, IPOA, “ Organizations: CNN Locations: Nairobi

☆ New AI deepfake porn bill would require big tech to police and remove images
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to address the boom in deepfake AI pornographic images, which have targeted everyone from celebrities to high school students. Now, a new bill will seek to hold social media companies accountable for policing and removing deepfake porn images published on their sites. The measure would criminalize publishing or threatening to publish deepfake porn. Additionally, the sites would also have to make a reasonable effort to remove any other copies of the images, including ones shared in private groups. They will be joined in the Capitol by victims of deepfake porn, including high school students.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Sen, Ted Cruz, Taylor Swift, Alexandria Ocasio Organizations: WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, Capitol, CNBC, Federal Trade Commission, Rep Locations: Texas, Alexandria, Cortez

☆ Election Updates: Biden goes to Hollywood, Trump surrogates go to the Sunday shows.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

“He was the one with the super predators,” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Biden. A New York Times/Siena College poll of battleground states in May showed 23 percent of Black voters supporting Mr. Trump, a record level. In Detroit, Mr. Trump highlighted the funding bill that he signed for Black higher education institutions, which Congress passed. At the church, Mr. Trump stuck to the themes that have animated his outreach to Black voters. He again tried to seize on pessimism over the economy by blaming Mr. Biden for inflation and high rents.

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Would anybody like to see him as vice president?” Trump asked the crowd. Trump’s attempts to court Black voters come as polls show that Black men are more open to supporting the Republican nominee in this year’s election than they have historically been. Trump won roughly 1 in 10 Black voters nationally in 2020, according to multiple estimates, including 12% in CNN’s exit poll. He’s the king of the ‘super predators,’” Trump said during the roundtable discussion. “President Trump is not your typical politician,” Carson said.

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☆ Euro 2024: German and British police working together for ‘safe and trouble-free’ tournament amid hooliganism fears
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The hostIt’s fair to say expectations for the German national team are not high within the host country. Expectations are low for the German national team. Didier Deschamps has been in charge of the national team since 2012 and last January extended his contract until 2026. After winning the World Cup and Nations League, Mbappé wants to add the Euros to his resume. That’s the only one that missed me with the national team after I did everything with the national team,” Mbappé told CNN recently.

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☆ Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Josh Campbell | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. The new numbers show violent crime from January to March dropped 15.2% compared to the same period in 2023, while murders fell 26.4% and reported rapes decreased by 25.7%. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.”“This continued historic decline in homicides does not represent abstract statistics. US murder rate plungesThe new FBI figures validate a trend identified by some national crime experts: The US murder rate continues to drop at a high rate and could be headed for its largest annual decline ever. ‘Interrupting cycles of violence’The US murder rate has declined since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it a surge in homicides across the country.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, ”, Jeff Asher, “, Asher, ‘, It’s, CNN’s Eric Levenson, Mark Morales Organizations: CNN, FBI Locations: United States, New Orleans, Seattle, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia

☆ Isolated and inexperienced: A portrait of Judge Aileen Cannon from veterans of her courtroom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Judge Aileen Cannon had been on the federal bench for little more than a year when a senior judge offered to preside over one of her first criminal trials in her isolated south Florida courthouse. In her seven years as a Justice Department attorney, Cannon participated on the trial teams of just four criminal cases. Still, Cannon has asked questions in the Trump case that appear out of left field. Her orientation toward such legal rabbit holes is not distinct to the Trump case, veterans of her courtroom say. Ultimately, nearly every attorney CNN spoke to said that Cannon, despite the criticism, is unwavering in her beliefs about how each case in her courtroom should proceed.

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☆ Prosecutor Drops Murder Charges Against Minnesota Trooper Amid Pushback
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Ernesto Londoño | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The top prosecutor in Minneapolis has dropped murder charges against a state trooper who fatally shot a motorist last year after a traffic stop, her office said on Sunday, a stunning turnaround in a case that ignited a political firestorm. The trooper, Ryan Londregan, had been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Ricky Cobb II. But the prosecutor, Mary Moriarty, a longtime public defender who was elected Hennepin County attorney in 2022, said she concluded that the evidence was too weak to take to trial. For months, Ms. Moriarty defended the murder charges amid criticism from both Democratic and Republican officials, as well as law enforcement officials. Mr. Cobb, 33, was Black; Trooper Londregan, 27, is white.

Persons: Ryan Londregan, Ricky Cobb, Mary Moriarty, Moriarty, ”, George Floyd, Cobb, Londregan Organizations: Hennepin, Democratic, Republican Locations: Minneapolis, Hennepin County

Wembley Stadium CNN —London’s Metropolitan Police said 53 arrests were made during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. A spokesperson for Wembley Stadium condemned the pitch invaders. “It is illegal to enter the field of play at Wembley Stadium, and we strongly condemn the actions of those who interrupted the UEFA Champions League Final shortly after kick-off,” a Wembley Stadium spokesperson said in a statement issued Saturday. We will support the relevant authorities to ensure appropriate action is taken,” the Wembley Stadium spokesperson added. “There is a robust policing operation in place to support the Wembley security plan and officers have worked closely with stewards and stadium staff to maintain security throughout.

Persons: Marcel Sabitzer, Louise Puddefoot, Puddefoot Organizations: Wembley, CNN — London’s Metropolitan Police, UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Wembley Stadium, UEFA Champions, ”, Madrid, Champions League, CNN, Metropolitan Police, UEFA Locations: London, Real

☆ What Is the Philadelphi Corridor, and Why Does It Matter?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Matthew Mpoke Bigg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Here’s a look at the importance of the border strip to Israel, to Palestinians and to Egypt:What is the border strip? It is land around 100 yards wide that runs roughly eight miles from Israel’s border to the Mediterranean. The Israelis used the code name Philadelphi for the strip, while Egyptian officials call it Salah Al Din. Why does it matter to Israel? Senior Israeli officials had set control of the strip, which in Israel is called the Philadelphi Corridor, as a military objective.

Persons: Israel, Salah Al Din Organizations: Hamas, Senior Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Israel’s, Rafah

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