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☆ Louis Mhlanga: How rock icon Jimi Hendrix inspired one of Africa’s greatest guitarists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For the 67-year-old award-winning Zimbabwean, music has been the sole focus of his life. “My brother brought it home, and I thought, wow, that guitar,” Mhlanga added. Still, it was through collaboration that he made his mark, working with Zimbabwean music icon Oliver Mtukudzi. Mhlanga released his first solo album in 2000 and has since released more than 10 solo albums, EPs, and collaborative projects. After more than half a century playing his guitar, Mhlanga still aims to transform the African jazz sound.

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☆ I fell in love with a charming town in Northern California. Once I finally moved there, I couldn't get away fast enough.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jaime Stathis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Grass Valley, California, was one of those places for me. AdvertisementWhile Martin debated pros and cons, I quickly mapped Sacramento to Grass Valley — it was 56 miles. On a scouting trip, he agreed that Grass Valley seemed like a great place. But once we finally lived in the Northern California town, we realized we may have been better off just visiting. I lived in Grass Valley for two and a half years, and three years after moving away, I'm only in touch with a few people.

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☆ Opinion | Sonya Massey’s Killing Is Black America’s Sorrow
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the days before she was killed, Sonya Massey was having death premonitions. She kept telling her family that she was going to die, that someone was going to kill her. On July 6, a local sheriff’s deputy became the incarnation of her fears: He shot her in the face in her own kitchen. Massey, a 36-year-old Illinois woman, had called 911 because she thought there was an intruder in her house. Grayson shot her at close range as she ducked behind a counter saying she was sorry.

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☆ How certification fights are already cropping up in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The dustup in Fulton County is just one example of the election certification fights already cropping up in battleground states, from Georgia to Michigan to Nevada this year. Certification fights also popped up in 2022 and in 2020, though certification ultimately moved ahead in each of those instances. “They don’t like me.”But by early 2024, she was being sworn in to serve on her local election board. “The other issues that are going on or have gone in Fulton County I think are irrelevant.”Representatives for Fulton County declined to comment. The State Election Board is also considering changes that could allow board members to conduct inquiries and demand documents before certification.

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☆ Sean Grayson, who killed Sonya Massey, was removed from the Army for serious misconduct, had DUIs and needed ‘high stress decision’ classes, records show
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Holly Yan | Bill Kirkos | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He also failed to obey a command while working for another sheriff’s office in Illinois and was told he needed “high stress decision making classes,” the agency’s documents reveal. Bodycam footage from another deputy showed Massey saying she rebuked Grayson, and Grayson responded by threatening the 36-year-old. In May 2022, Grayson started working at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois, records show. Then he started working full-time with Auburn police, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and finally the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in May 2023. He resigned from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in April 2023.

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☆ What JD Vance's rise tells us about the influence of Peter Thiel — and Silicon Valley in the age of Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Without Peter Thiel, Vance does not get anywhere near the US Senate. And in Silicon Valley, the conservative movement is much stronger, and more muscular than it was before. AdvertisementThere's this narrative, promoted by people like Thiel, that Silicon Valley is super-liberal. Because Silicon Valley has conservative roots in addition to roots in the counterculture. AdvertisementLike I said, the liberal nature of Silicon Valley has always been sort of overplayed.

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☆ Renewed calls for passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Body-camera footage released Monday showed the fatal police shooting of the 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help. Here’s what you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, what happened to it and its chances of passing. The measure seeks to ban racial and religious profiling by law enforcement at the federal, state and local level. It would mandate an overhaul of a legal doctrine known as qualified immunity that critics claim shields law enforcement from accountability. But policing reforms have not been a priority in a Congress where House Republicans are in the majority.

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☆ I spent 6 ½ hours in first class on a train in Morocco. It wasn't luxurious, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alice Levitt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But I was resolute in my desire to make the nearly seven-hour journey from Marrakech to Fes by ONCF train. The Marrakech train station alone is worth visitingThe Marrakech Railway Station station was a fine place to kill time. Alice LevittMy husband insisted we arrive an hour and a half early for our 7:50 a.m. train. AdvertisementThere wasn't much legroom on the train, but I managed to rest and make friends on boardOur ONCF train arrived at the station on time. Alice LevittThough there are cheap hourlong flights on Ryanair from Marrakech to Fes, I'm glad that I took the train.

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☆ Sean Grayson: What we know about the Illinois deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey in her home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The state’s training and standards board records show Grayson’s law enforcement certification has been suspended. It is unclear why Grayson changed jobs so frequently and CNN has reached out to the other law enforcement agencies for more information. Minutes after the shooting, Grayson speaks to another law enforcement figure. Sangamon County State's Attorney's OfficeGrayson did not activate his body camera until after he fatally shot Massey, according to charging documents. Massey’s father, James Wilburn, said during a news conference Monday he initially received conflicting information from law enforcement.

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☆ Illinois State Police Release Footage of Deputy Fatally Shooting Woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a case that has drawn the attention of President Biden, the Illinois State Police on Monday released disturbing body camera footage that showed a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a woman in the head in an exchange over a pot of water. Ms. Massey, who was Black, had called the police early that morning because she believed an intruder had entered her home in Springfield, Ill., according to her lawyers. The deputies followed Ms. Massey inside and asked her for identification while she sat on a sofa, footage shows. Ms. Massey then got up to remove a pot of hot water from the stove. As she was handling the pot, several feet away from the deputies, Ms. Massey said twice to the deputies, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”

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☆ What happens with Biden's war chest now that he's dropped out?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Still, other Democratic megadonors, including Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings and Abigail Disney, pledged to withhold funds from the party until Biden dropped out. Where Biden's money goes nowCampaign finance experts disagree on the specifics of what the Biden campaign will be able to do with its money. The Biden campaign can either refund its donors, Ghosh told Reuters, or, they agreed, the campaign can pass the money back to the Democratic National Committee. Advertisement"It's really a nonargument because that money is not going to go to waste," McMillan told BI. Whoever ends up as the Democratic nominee, McMillan noted, they'll have no shortage of financial support.

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☆ Kamala Harris has Biden's endorsement as Democratic nominee. Here are her next steps
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kevin Mohatt | ReutersVice President Kamala Harris on Sunday received President Joe Biden's endorsement to replace him at the top of the Democratic ticket in the race against Donald Trump. "I am honored to have the President's endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination," Harris said in a Sunday statement. Biden's endorsement puts Harris on a glidepath to the Democratic nomination. Secure nominationThough Harris has a significant leg-up with Biden's endorsement, she is not the Democratic nominee until the necessary number of delegates say so. The voting process will repeat itself until a candidate wins a majority and can be officially designated the Democratic nominee.

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Vice President Kamala Harris is already seeing a wave of big money donor support following President Joe Biden dropping out of the race, with the help of bundlers who have assisted her in past races, according to people familiar with the matter. Lasry helped raise money for the vice president when she ran against Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary. Hoffman has donated at least $10 million to supportive Biden political action committees so far this election, according to Federal Election Commission records. The campaign filed the new name of their campaign, "Harris for President," with the FEC. That would come with the added risk of donors potentially deciding not to donate to the new campaign, Massoglia said.

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☆ Answering questions you might have about Biden’s decision to suspend his reelection
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Forrest | Danya Gainor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In practice, whoever the presidential nominee chooses as their running mate is typically accepted by the delegates. What happens to the money raised for Biden’s reelection? Biden’s reelection efforts had raised a total of $240 million at the end of June. Those funds are split across the DNC, allied committees and Biden’s campaign committee itself. While no US president has been pressured out of a reelection campaign due to concerns over his mental fitness, it is not unprecedented for an incumbent president to abandon his reelection campaign — but it is rare.

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☆ An Illinois woman was killed by a deputy after she called 911, authorities say. The deputy is charged with murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jillian Sykes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An Illinois woman was fatally shot inside her home this month by a sheriff’s deputy who responded to her 911 call, and the deputy is now charged with murder in the case, a prosecutor said this week. Sangamon County sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson and another deputy responded to the call around 12:50 a.m., authorities said. The sheriff’s office said the deputies, who were not injured, reported the shooting around 1:20 a.m. Crump’s office has said Massey was unarmed. When the two responding deputies encountered Massey, she “appeared to be calm, perhaps unwell, not aggressive,” the court document said. Sean Grayson has been fired from his job as a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy and faces murder and other charges in Sonya Massey's death, officials said.

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☆ Tiger testicles and mythical banquets: What China’s emperors inside Beijing’s secretive Forbidden City really ate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

CNN —The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. It was called the ‘Forbidden City’ because few Chinese subjects were allowed to enter. Ancient tableware from the Forbidden City is on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. “The majority of (the emperors) grew up in a highly disciplined environment,” says Wang of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Now popular worldwide, Peking duck was regularly served at Empress Dowager Cixi's Forbidden City banquets.

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☆ Do Olympians get paid? Everything you need to know about prize money – for some – at Paris Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

On the line are Olympic medals – gold, silver and bronze – as well as the recognition that comes with them. But, unlike many other professional sports, financial reward isn’t necessarily a prize awarded to Olympic athletes in the past. Here’s everything you need to know about Olympic athletes and the compensation they can receive. A Paris 2024 Olympic Games gold medal (top) is seen on display with Paralympic Games gold (right) and silver medals (left). “And they do so and then many of them reward the athletes with prize money for winning medals or diplomas or whatever.

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☆ Migrants Find Joy and a Taste of Home in a Manhattan Church Kitchen
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Winnie Hu | Todd Heisler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Stirring vigorously, she sprinkled in seasonings until stovetop alchemy took hold and the mixture slowly turned into a fragrant stew. She arrived with her family in New York City in October 2022 after crossing the southern border, and the shelter where they stay does not have a kitchen she can use. So she brought her cooking to the cramped kitchen in the basement of the Metro Baptist Church on West 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The hands-on kitchen is the magic behind a volunteer-run center that has helped thousands of migrants start over in the city. — for Resources, Opportunities, Connections, Community — the center opened a year ago and has been supported mainly with small donations from individuals and community and religious organizations.

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☆ Millionaires are leaving Hong Kong, but its art scene is booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Narration: Home to a host of financial institutions, Hong Kong is one of the world's wealthiest cities. The Hong Kong Art Gallery Association recorded a 27% increase in member galleries between 2021 and 2023. Nicolas Chow: Chinese art and ancient Chinese art is really at the genesis of Sotheby's Hong Kong when we came here. Angelle Siyang-Le: We firmly believe that Hong Kong is the best place to do art business in Asia, Hong Kong is a natural melting. Emily Tan: That's all from Hong Kong – join us next time in a new city as we explore 'The Art of Appreciation.'

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☆ Warren Buffett wants his children to give away his $130 billion fortune. Does that set up a 'Succession'-style fight?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Looking at their individual organizations, the Buffett children could make for some strange charitable bedfellows once their father dies. AdvertisementWhat the Buffett children do nowSusie runs the Sherwood Foundation, which has given more than $1 billion to build equity in her native Nebraska across social justice, education, and healthcare. Howard Buffett is set to take the reins as Berkshire Hathaway non-executive chairman when his father Warren Buffett steps down. Leigh Vogel/Getty ImagesHowie, the middle Buffett, focuses his time on food security, as well as conflict mitigation and combatting human trafficking, through his Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Harold, the nonprofit expert, said the worldviews of the Buffett children should serve them well.

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☆ A FIRE couple who retired early at 29 and visited every national park and state share their favorites — and the ones to skip
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewSteven and Lauren Keys, now 33 and 34, retired at 29 and have visited every state and national park — managing to grow their wealth while doing so. They've explored much of the country, deciding their favorite national parks are in California and Alaska — while their least favorite are in the Midwest. "We've been to Yosemite a couple of times, and there are areas where you're sitting in traffic literally in a national park for an extra 45 minutes." About 41% of the total cost of attending all national parks came from traveling to Alaska, Hawaii, and other American territories. Their least favorite national park was Hot Springs in Arkansas, which was the first national park they visited.

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☆ David Liederman, Who Found Sweet Success With David’s Cookies, Dies at 75
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Florence Fabricant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David Liederman, whose confections redefined the chocolate chip cookie and whose chain, David’s Cookies, eventually grew to more than 100 stores nationwide, died on Thursday in Mount Kisco, N.Y., near his home in Katonah. His wife, Susan Liederman, said the cause of his death, at a hospital, was a heart attack. Mr. Liederman’s innovative version of the chocolate chip cookie will keep his name alive. The cookie’s unique feature was that it was not made with standard Toll House chocolate chips but was studded with irregular pieces of dark Swiss Lindt chocolate. Mr. Liederman called his cookies chocolate chunk, a term that has become widely understood and used in the world of baking and confections.

Persons: David Liederman, Susan Liederman, Ruth Graves Wakefield, Nestlé, Liederman Locations: Mount Kisco, Katonah, Whitman

☆ Montana's housing crisis is a warning for older homeowners across the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Older homeowners who live on fixed incomes are having a particularly hard time managing these rising costs. She blames rising property taxes and insurance costs but notes that inflation, in general, has also squeezed those on fixed incomes. Older homeowners are struggling in communities across the country. AdvertisementThe housing affordability crisis comes as the country is also facing a retirement crisis. AdvertisementMany older homeowners forced out of their housing end up unhoused, part of a growing homeless population in the state.

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