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Pennsylvania's hotly contested Senate race hangs in the balance nearly a week after Election Day, with Republicans declaring victory and Democrats holding out hope that the remaining batch of outstanding ballots will allow them to close the gap. A McCormick victory would further pad Republicans' newfound majority in the Senate, where they will hold at least 52 seats after the election. But even before the new Congress is sworn in next January, the outcome of the Pennsylvania race could have implications for the Senate leadership elections Wednesday. Pennsylvanians can cast provisional ballots when officials are unclear about their eligibility or there were issues with their returned mail-in ballots. McCormick’s campaign filed two lawsuits Friday challenging an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots in Philadelphia that may have issues, such as missing signatures.

Persons: Pennsylvania's, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, McCormick, Casey, Sen, Casey's, Maddy McDaniel, Donald Trump's, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, John Thune of, Schumer, ” Sen, Tom Cotton, Alex Nguyen, Ruben Gallego, Republican Kari Lake, McCormick’s, John Fetterman, Republican Mehmet Oz, What’s, Kamala Harris Organizations: NBC News, Democratic, Associated Press, GOP, Fox News, Senate, Republicans, Arizona Democratic, Republican, NBC, U.S, Supreme, Pennsylvania, Trump Locations: Washington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, John Thune of South Dakota

☆ Climate Action 15: 2024's Leading Innovators for a Sustainable Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Editor's note: Business Insider's reporters and editors nominated leaders based on insights from past Climate Action honorees, expert sources, and reader submissions. Courtesy of Jayson RicamaraSaudi Arabia, with its hot desert climate and little fresh water, is one of the most difficult farming environments. AdvertisementIyris in October also launched a sustainable-farming pilot in Saudi Arabia with chemical and plastic manufacturers as well as companies including Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism developer. A UN climate panel estimated that harnessing wave energy could supply 20% more electricity than the world produced in 2022. The US is trying to shore up its own mining and manufacturing base to curb China's power, including in battery recycling.

Persons: Derya Baran, Iyris Derya Baran, Jayson Ricamara, Baran, SecondSky, who's, Inna Braverman, Braverman, David Leb, Charles Callaway, Environmental Justice Charles Callaway ., Callaway, Clara, Gretchen Cara Daily, Stanford University Gretchen Cara Daily, Daily, NatCap, Juan Carlos Navarro, Panama Juan Carlos Navarro, Panama Navarro, José Raúl, Haiti —, Navarro, del, Reinhold Gallmetzer, Reinhold, Gallmetzer, Brazil's JBS, packer, Diane Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping Diane Gilpin, Gilpin, Drax, Roberta Tuurraq Glenn, Borade, Savok Glenn, Glenn, Cynthia Houniuhi, Houniuhi, it's, Arvind Kumar, Prasad, Rice, Kumar, Ari Matusiak, Gazur, Matusiak, —, Duncan McIntyre, McIntyre, Altenex, Ozane, Biden, It's, Delta, Liz Ricketts, Charlie Engman Ricketts, Ricketts, Ricketts didn't, Chao Yan, Princeton NuEnergy Chao Yan, Yan Organizations: Iyris, United Arab, King Abdullah University of Science, Technology, Red, Eco, UN, Eco Wave Power, Shell, Environmental Justice, Proctor Academy For Callaway, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Green Institute, Callaway, Natural, Stanford University, Stanford, Facility, Ministry, Environment, Panama's, UNESCO, US State Department, National Association for, Nature, Center, for, Carrefour, Nestlé, Smart Green Shipping, Scottish Enterprise, International Windship Association, Maritime Organization, Union, Alaska Arctic Observatory, National Weather Service, AAOKH, University of Alaska, Pacific Islands, University of, International Court of Justice, United Nations, Prasad Seeds, Labor, Prasad, International Rice Research Institute, Rewiring, Reduction, Communities, Highland Electric, Schools, Highland, Beverly Public Schools, Fortune, Edison International, Louisiana, US Department of Energy, Ozane, White, LNG, Vessel Project, Biden, Department of Energy, Kantamanto, London . Brands, McKinsey, Princeton, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Princeton NuEnergy, Energy, Laboratory, EV Locations: Jayson Ricamara Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Spain, Ukraine, Cherkassy, Israel, Gibraltar, Port of Los Angeles, Porto, Portugal, West Harlem, New York City, Clara Hale, Costa Rica, Belize, China, NatCap, Stanford, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Panama City, Brazil, Peru, Brazilian, , Norway's, Barrow, Furness, Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Utqiaġvik, Fanalei, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Asia, Saharan Africa, India, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Africa, Hyderabad, South, Southeastern Asia, Subhanpur, Rewiring America, Massachusetts —, Sulphur , Louisiana, Calcasieu, Vessel Project Louisiana, Accra, Ghana, New York, London, Kantamanto, Taiyuan, China's Shanxi, Argonne, South Carolina

☆ This other Elon Musk proxy is up more than 200% since the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The election victory of Donald Trump is sparking a huge rally for investments tied to Elon Musk , even indirectly. The fund is now up more than 200% since Election Day. The rally is not too surprising given that Musk campaigned with the president-elect and that Tesla has also rallied sharply since the election. However, the price of the Destiny fund could give some investors pause. The latest unaudited financial report for the fund showed net asset value per share of $5.15 as of June 30.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, —, Musk, Tesla, DXYZ, Sohail Prasad Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, SpaceX, CNBC

☆ Here's what the Trump presidency could mean for the housing market, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump wants to address housing affordability in the U.S. by fomenting the construction of new homes. "We're going to open up tracks of federal land for housing construction," Trump said during an Aug. 15 news conference. While building more homes is the simpler answer to address the housing issue in the country, other promises Trump has made could deter affordability efforts, experts say. He also claimed that he would pull down mortgage rates back to pandemic-era lows, although presidents do not control mortgage rates, experts say. Here's how some of Trump's policies could affect the housing market during his administration, according to experts:

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jim Tobin, it's, Jacob Channel Organizations: National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, Finance, Federal Reserve, Social Security, LendingTree Locations: U.S

☆ Employers seeking skilled workers often overlook military veterans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Veterans can face challenges translating their military skills to civilian roles. Employers too often overlook or discount the experience veterans bring, a report found. These advocates for hiring veterans said that by looking a little closer at the skills undergirding veterans' experience, employers could help plug gaps in their workforces. Yet at the same time, employers often overlook or discount military experience, LinkedIn found. From there, Dickman said, Hire Heroes USA can go to employers and point to the abilities a veteran, service member, or military spouse possesses.

Persons: Ashley Bethea, —, Bethea, Ashley, hadn't, Ross Dickman, Dickman, Jesse Gartman, Gartman, he'd, he's, Trina Clayeux, Clayeux, they've Organizations: Air Force, Service, Business, Hire, Apache, Army, Marine Corps, Craigslist, Movers, Pentagon Locations: America, Iraq, New York City, Oklahoma City, Gartman, Bethea

☆ Meet the Press – November 10, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. In a Meet the Press interview during his 2016 run, he suggested that his insurgent bid could generate cross-party appeal. AMY WALTER:Yeah, and the other thing that, you know, Democrats have been dining off the anti-Trump coalition now since 2017. RAMESH PONNURU:I think Democrats wildly overestimated the power of the abortion issue to drive candidate choice as opposed to referendum. There would be pressure on the president, President Biden, to not run for reelection.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, DONALD TRUMP, PRES, JD VANCE, Donald Trump, KAMALA HARRIS, Kamala Harris, JOE BIDEN, John Barrasso of, Bernie Sanders, Garrett Haake, Amy Walter, Ramesh Ponnuru, María Teresa Kumar, it’s, Kristen Welker, Trump, SEN, TED, JOHN MORENO, JD Vance, MIKE JOHNSON, Biden, they've, NANCY PELOSI, Kamala, DEBBIE DINGELL, RITCHIE TORRES, DAVID AXELROD, ALEXANDRIA OCASIO, unquote, JON FAVREAU, Joe Biden's, JON LOVETT, Joe Biden, “, “ It's, … they're, I'm, Steve Kornacki, STEVE KORNACKI, Kristen, ”, Trump's, That's, You've, Donald Trump's, Harris, Barack Obama, John McCain, it's, Steve, They're, you've, Barrasso, Press . SEN, JOHN BARRASSO, Bill Clinton “, ” Donald Trump, JOHN, We've, He's, we've, that's, Lindsey Graham, He'll, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump hasn't, Susie Wiles, we're, President Trump, John Kennedy, Bobby, Sanders, BERNIE SANDERS, Let's, Nancy Pelosi, I’m, James Carville, JAMES CARVILLE, I've, Sotomayor, Garrett, he's, GARRETT HAAKE, John Barrasso, Paul Ryan's, Amy, AMY WALTER, – KRISTEN WELKER, It's, –, María Teresa, David Noriega, Mario, DAVID NORIEGA, MIREYA ALVAREZ, MARIO ALVAREZ, MARÍA TERESA KUMAR, Ramesh, RAMESH PONNURU, Richard Nixon, Aaron Burr, didn't, he'd, They've, TERESA KUMAR, María, – MARIA TERESA KUMAR, Dobbs, should've, Harris would've, ” KRISTEN WELKER, We'll Organizations: Republicans, Senate, Vermont, NBC, Capitol Hill, National, Press, NBC News, Arizona, Democratic, Republican, REP, Twitter, Trump, Republican Senate, Supreme, White, National Political, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Biden, Senate Republican, Press ., Trump's, United States Senate, Justice Department, Democrat Party, Security, Social Security, FDR, they're, California, Mr, Trump swiped, Democrats, –, Veterans Locations: United States of America, United States, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Washington, American, ALEXANDRIA, CORTEZ, USA, America, California, New York, Wisconsin, Madison , Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Harris, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Mexico, Vermont, Nancy, Congress, U.S, Texas –, Texas, Philadelphia

☆ US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep aircraft carriers operating
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Yet for all their importance, their missions would be impossible if not for the US Navy's unsung workhorses: replenishment ships. But replenishment ships also form the weakest link in the chain of American and Chinese carrier groups. Chow Chung-yan/South China Morning Post via Getty ImageChina's replenishment shipsThe US Navy has over 100 years of experience building and operating replenishment ships. Ultimately, the Chinese opted to pursue a new design for its next replenishment ships: the Type 903-class oiler. China has the largest shipbuilding industry in the world, however, enabling it to quickly build more oilers and convert some of its merchant ships into replenishment ships.

Persons: —, Jason R, Henry J, Kaiser refuels, Kenan O'Connor, Kaiser, Lewis, Clark, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Cole Keller, John Lewis, Harvey Milk, Earl Warren —, USNS Robert F, Kennedy, Chow Chung, Michael Singley, Chaganhu, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: Service, US, Supply, Military Sealift Command, US Navy, Military Sealift Command's Combat Logistics Force, MSC, FAS, USNS Supply, Navy, General Dynamics, USNS, General Dynamics's National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, China Morning, Soviet Navy, NATO, USS Supply, Japanese Ministry of Defense, Sealift Command, Big, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Business, Modern, Institute Locations: China, Red, Getty, Ukraine, Gulf, Aden, Shandong, Taiwan, Guam, South China, Pacific, USNS Pecos, Israel, Iran, West

☆ My teenage daughter backpacked alone through Europe. Despite my worry, I'd let her do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Elise Seyfried | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She told me she wanted to travel through Europe for three months with her own money. It was so hard for me to let go of that fear while raising my five kids. She'd been working and, with her saved money, Julie wanted to travel solo through Europe for three months. I had to learn to trust herI continued to worry daily during those months, but I had to learn to let go and trust my daughter. I've asked myself: If I had it to do over again, would I still let 18-year-old Julie travel alone through those 11 countries so far from home?

Persons: —, Julie, She'd, Patrick, Sheridan's, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Newark , NJ Locations: Europe, Texas, Newark ,, Rome, Venice, Budapest, Vienna, Luzern, Switzerland, Marburg, Germany, Finland, WhatsApp, Florence, Salzburg, Prague's, Paris, New York City, Brooklyn, New Yorker

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

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

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

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

Persons: —, Arielle Francois, Madison Hoff, Arielle Francois California, Francois, Michelle Clifford, Michelle Clifford Take, Clifford, It's, Bella Hadid, VALERY HACHE, Adan Banuelos, Emma Stone, Joe Rogan, Batts, Batts Flora Batts, Michael Dell, Austin, Ty Joerger, Ty, Joerger Organizations: Lone Star State, Service, Business, American Community Survey, Texas, Getty, Austin, Texans, Tech, Dell, Seattle Mariners Locations: Texas, California, Florida, New York, Illinois, Miami, Dallas, PMG, South Florida, Miami ., Arielle, Florida for Texas . Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana , Colorado , Illinois, Washington, Michelle Clifford Take California, Celina , Texas, Celina, Cannes, AFP, Fort Worth , Texas, New York City, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Batts Flora, Austin, Erie, Cleveland, Seattle, Pacific Northwest

In his last term, Trump paused some work visa programs used by tech firms to hire skilled talent. This order left many tech workers stranded outside of the US in 2017. The H-1B visa program is the nation's largest temporary work visa program, with over 600,000 workers across 50,000 employers. Vice President-elect JD Vance has a venture capital background, and Musk is an immigrant himself who has said he was on an H1-B visa previously. Shin Yi Chong, who received her H1-B visa in 2019, was recently laid off from her tech job as a product manager.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Michael Greeley, What's, Hiba Mona Anver, Anver, Jenny Fielding, Biden, Palo, Sophie Alcorn, Anna Rathbun, Aaron Levie, Elon Musk, Levie, Elon, Alcorn, JD Vance, Anna Moneymaker, Chris Farmer, Vance, Musk, Shin Yi Chong, Shubhangi Goel, Riddhi Kanetkar Organizations: Service, Flare Capital Partners, Trump, Ventures, Hire, Experts, Business Locations: Cleveland, It's

The Department of Justice sued the Mississippi Senate on Friday, alleging that it discriminated against a Black employee for years by paying her "significantly less" than her white colleagues. The DOJ said the state Senate’s Legal Services Office paid a Black staff attorney about half the salary of her white peers, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe, who has since left her job, received compensation well below that of her white co-workers. “The Black employee at issue in this lawsuit was paid about half the salary of her white colleagues in violation of federal law. The Justice Department said it is seeking back pay and compensatory damages for Metcalfe, “in addition to injunctive and other appropriate relief.”

Persons: Kristie Metcalfe, ”, Kristen Clarke, “, ” Clarke, Metcalfe, Tate Reeves, Delbert Hosemann Organizations: of Justice, Mississippi Senate, DOJ, Legal, Civil, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Mississippi Gov, Republican, Senate, Gov, The Justice Department Locations: Mississippi, “

☆ Europe's banks brace for tougher competition under Trump 2.0
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan , Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley shares all soared while the STOXX Europe 600 Banks index is down more than 1% for the week. "If U.S. banks get the expected policy support, they could ramp up loan volumes and optimize capital in ways that Europe's banks just can't match right now," Materazzi said. Since early 2010, European banking shares have fallen 10%, while U.S. lenders have more than tripled. The European Central Bank has estimated that euro zone banks' return on equity fluctuates around 5%, against 10% in the U.S., linking it to higher U.S. fee income and legacy non-performing loans with which European banks still grapple. A wave of deregulation should give European banks some leverage to lobby for easing the rules in Europe, which are already more onerous, one banking executive told Reuters.

Persons: Boris Roessler, Donald Trump, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, David Materazzi, Materazzi, Karin Keller, Sutter, Rachel Reeves, Trump Organizations: Getty, JPMorgan, Galileo, European Central Bank, Trump . Swiss, Reuters, The Locations: Frankfurt, U.S, Britain, Basel, Italy, USA, Europe, The U.S

☆ I dated a man 15 years older, and everyone criticized me. Some said I was a gold digger and had daddy issues, but I loved him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Mary Beth Skylis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I started dating a man who was 15 years older than me. Everyone in my life criticized my age-gap relationship, asking if I was only in it for the money. It all started when I began dating a man 15 years older than me. Yet the comments I received seemed to indicate that dating an older man made me less desirable. Where my friends saw issues, I saw a person with common interests and perspectives who made me a better version of myself.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, must've Organizations: Service Locations: Colorado

☆ A real-estate investor explains how he got a 2.75% mortgage amid 7% rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Hyun used creative financing to buy a home amid high mortgage rates in 2023. A provision in the mortgage contract called the due-on-sale clause makes this approach risky. But they had one advantage: Eileen was a real-estate agent, which qualified her as a real-estate professional under tax law. There, he found wholesalers, middlemen that buy property under contract to sell the contracts and transfer the property to the buyer. So, instead of going into foreclosure, they sold it to Hyun and transferred the mortgage, which had a balance owed of $368,486 at a 2.75% mortgage rate.

Persons: Michael Hyun, —, Eileen, Hyun, homeownership, Pace Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Texas

☆ 4B movement surges in interest among US women after Trump election win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“So if you’re going to hate us, then we’re going to do what we want.”What is the 4B movement? The 4B movement was decentralized and existed in various iterations online and offline, making it difficult to assess its true size and scale. “And we see each other.”The US election is inspiring conversation around 4BIt’s far too early to tell whether the 4B movement might seriously catch on in the US. Some are skeptical 4B will catch onIn Han’s view, the 4B movement is unlikely to become mainstream in the US. “I could definitely see it fueling change in some way.”Han predicts that American interest in the 4B movement will subside quickly.

Persons: Donald Trump, there’s, —, ” Ashli Pollard, Louis, Ju Hui Judy Han, Ahn Young, Han, “ It’s, ” Han, Pollard, wasn’t, ”, Alexa Vargas, “, Abby K, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, Hillary Clinton’s, Hadia, hasn’t, don’t, Leda Joy Abkenari Organizations: CNN, Young, University of California, Organisation for Economic Co, OECD, Trump Locations: United States, TikTok, Korean, St, South Korea, Los Angeles, Seoul, Gangham, Boston, Florida, America

☆ I began microdosing to help with my PTSD. It made me better at my tech job — but I still have to be careful.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Ananya Vahal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A tech worker uses microdosing to manage PTSD and improve her job performance. As I began presenting, my voice and entire body began shaking. AdvertisementA couple of years later, in 2014, I began microdosing to battle those intense feelings. Microdosing helps me focus on one task at a time to tackle the project in smaller parts and not feel overwhelmed. AdvertisementSince I began microdosing, I've been a much better mother, wife, employee, and person.

Persons: Microdosing, —, microdosing, I'm, I've, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, Business, Fortune Locations: Atlanta, medecine, mlogan

☆ Jalen Milroe, Alabama send LSU to brink of CFP elimination in rout: Where does SEC race stand?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( The Athletic College Football | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

15 LSU its second consecutive double-digit loss Saturday night, effectively knocking the Tigers out of the College Football Playoff race with a 42-13 blowout in Baton Rouge. When Milroe plays how he did on Saturday — confident, decisive, efficient — Alabama is incredibly hard to defend. — Kennington Smith IIISEC race remains jumbledThe simplest immediate consequence of Saturday night’s blowout in Death Valley is that LSU’s SEC championship hopes have taken a major hit with the Tigers’ second SEC loss, while Alabama’s aspirations remain alive. AdvertisementBut it’s also easy to see a scenario where six teams tie for second with two SEC losses: LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss, Georgia, Tennessee and the loser of Texas/Texas A&M. Back in September, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers ran for 88 yards and two scores in a game LSU was lucky to escape unscathed.

Persons: Jalen Milroe, Garrett Nussmeier, Caden, Kalen, Brian Kelly’s, Milroe, — Kennington Smith, Ole, Matt Baker, Matt Baker LSU defense’s, Marcel Reed, LaNorris Sellers, Blake Baker’s, — David Ubben, Austin, Kane Wommack, they’re, hasn’t, DeBoer, — Smith Garrett Nussmeier’s, LSU’s, Nussmeier, Deontae Lawson, — Ubben, Jonathan Bachman Organizations: Alabama, LSU, Tigers, College Football, Crimson Tide, Tiger, Milroe, Bayou Bengals, SEC, Georgia, Aggies, Texas, Volunteers, Ole Miss, Matt Baker LSU, Tide, Getty Locations: Baton Rouge, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Auburn, Atlanta, Athens, Georgia, Mercer, Oklahoma

☆ Caligan picks up a stake in Verona Pharma, seeing an opportunity to generate more value
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

It invests in a concentrated portfolio of small and midcap life sciences companies, using activism as a tool to unlock value. A successful drug like Ohtuvayre would not just increase the life expectancies of patients with COPD, but it would lower costs for both health-care providers and COPD patients. Currently, there are over 8.6 million U.S. COPD patients with over 4 million remaining symptomatic despite treatment from the current commercial therapies. In early pooling analysis, Ohtuvayre showed a 41% reduction in exacerbations in COPD patients, almost double brensocatib. When Caligan announced its Verona position last month, the stock was trading at $33.40 per share or a $2.5 billion enterprise value.

Persons: Caligan, David Johnson, Ohtuvayre, Verona's, Verona, MorphoSys, bode, Ken Squire Organizations: Verona Pharma, Caligan Partners, Carlyle Group, FDA, MorphoSys AG, Novartis, pharma, 13D Locations: Verona, London, MorphoSys, Caligan's

☆ Young Chinese are ditching planes to travel long distances by train and bus. Meet the ‘iron butt’ travelers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Chris Lau | Joyce Jiang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A growing group of Chinese travelers are now turning to extreme forms of transportation for their vacations. They call themselves “iron butt” travelers – inspired by the amount of time they spend traveling on uncomfortable seats that make flesh start to feel like metal. Iron butt travel lets me visit more places for less money,” another self-identified “iron butt” traveler, 27-year-old Peng Fei, told CNN. But that doesn’t mean he and his fellow “iron butt” travelers have to compromise the fun. Now, though, iron butt travelers are redefining – or perhaps gentrifying – this form of travel.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Lin En, Lin, isn’t, Lin En, Peng Fei, ‘, ”, I’d, “, Lin En's, Lin En, Peng, “ I’ve, They’re Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, Tibet Autonomous, United Arab Emirates Locations: Hong Kong, Xinjiang, China’s, Astana, Kazakhstan’s, China, Kazakhstan, Laos, Kunming, Huay, Thailand, Myanmar, megacities, Beijing, Shanghai, Lhasa, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangzhou, Central Asia, Europe, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tibet Autonomous, Egypt

☆ Chuck Todd: This Democratic defeat — and the rise of Trump 2.0 — was a decade in the making
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chuck-Todd-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Chuck Todd | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +21 min

The reality is that both parties learn lessons from losing elections that apply only in the short term — say, from one presidential election to the next midterm or from one midterm to the next presidential election. Not anymore — it’s why Democrats usually overperform in special elections, with more devoted “every election” voters right now. Meanwhile, in the non-battlegrounds, which were more affected by the basic “mood music” of the election, Democrats were shellacked. The seeds of discontent with this version of the Democratic Party can be traced back a decade to Obama’s decision to anoint Hillary Clinton as his successor. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at the CNN Democratic presidential primary debate in New York City on April 14, 2016.

Persons: inbox, It’s, Donald Trump, Devin Yalkin, doesn’t, Karl Rove, Barack Obama, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Bill Clinton, Obama, Clinton, Harris, Court's Dobbs, Dobbs, Trump, I’m, Kamala Harris, Morry Gash, hadn't, misfired, Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn, Osborn, Josh Shapiro, wasn’t, Harris wouldn’t, They’ve, Franklin D, Roosevelt, John F, Kennedy, Lyndon B, Johnson, Hillary Clinton, he’d, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Justin Sullivan, Democratic Party didn’t, Sanders, Bernie Bros, Joe Rogan, —, didn’t, nitpick, ”, Bob Dole, Al Gore, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitt Romney, What's, Elon, MAGA, Michael Dukakis Organizations: NBC, Trump, Democratic, Democratic Party, Biden, GOP, Democrats, Social Security, Senate, Electoral, Massachusetts Democrat, San, San Francisco Democrat, CNN Democratic, Clinton, Obama, Trump bros Locations: West Palm Beach, Fla, Plenty, “, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona , Nevada , Michigan, Wisconsin, Madison, Wis, America, Texas, Massachusetts, San Francisco, New York City, Trump, Iowa, Clinton

☆ Fossil finding uncovers large ‘terror bird’ in Colombia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The fossil leg bone of an extinct terror bird that was found in Colombia's Tatacoa Desert is shown. While some terror bird fossils have been found in Florida and Texas, the specimen from La Venta is believed to be the northernmost terror bird from South America documented by scientists. Placing terror birds in La Venta “is one step closer to understanding how terror birds finally got to North America,” Degrange said. A map shows the countries in North America and South America (in gray) where terror bird fossils have been found. “We know that probably one of the drivers that led terror birds to get larger and larger was the competition between species of terror birds — but why that big?” he said.

Persons: ”, Federico Javier Degrange, Degrange, phorusrhacids, “, ” Degrange, Karen Moreno, Moreno, ” Moreno, —, Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, National University of Córdoba, Museo, Apex, National Monuments Council, Austral University of Chile’s Institute of Earth Sciences, Scientific Locations: Colombia, La, Palaeontology, Argentina, South America, what’s, Brazil, Venta, Florida, Texas, La Venta, North America, Chile

☆ How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom leading to a $126 billion wipeout
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But the South Korea electronics giant has now fallen behind its long-time rival SK Hynix in next-generation chips that have been key component for AI silicon leader Nvidia . For years, Samsung was the undeniable leader in this technology, ahead of South Korean rival SK Hynix and U.S. competitor Micron . SK Hynix saw this opportunity. SK Hynix posted record quarterly operating profit in the September quarter. "It is fair to say that Samsung has not been able to close the gap with SK Hynix on the HBM development roadmap," Morningstar's Ito said.

Persons: SeongJoon Cho, HBM, Kazunori Ito, Brady Wang, Morningstar's Ito Organizations: Samsung Electronics Co, Bloomberg, Getty, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Nvidia, Samsung, Micron, Morningstar, CNBC, U.S, Counterpoint Research, South Locations: Seoul, South Korea, South Korean, HBM

ET Wednesday showed large gender gaps for the candidates: Among men, who made up 47% of the electorate, Harris won 42% of the vote and Trump won 55%. Among women, who made up 53% of the electorate, 53% voted for Harris and 45% for Trump. Broken down by race and education, the gender gap showed even wider splits in some cases: An overwhelming 91% of Black women voted for Harris vs. 7% who voted for Trump, and 57% of college-educated white women voted for Harris vs. 41% who voted for Trump. But among white female non-college graduates, only 35% voted for Harris vs. 63% who voted for Trump. But just 14% of voters said abortion mattered the most to their votes when they were asked to choose out of five issues.

Persons: Harris, Trump, ”, Jeff Horwitt, Bill McInturff, —, Walsh, Hillary Clinton, Biden Organizations: NBC, Trump, Democratic, Hart Research, Republican Locations: Trump

CNN —Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sack his finance minister. The coalition has been at loggerheads over how to revive Germany’s economy. What problems is Germany’s economy facing? Germany’s economy, Europe’s largest, shrank last year for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Party leader Alice Weidel has already hailed the coalition’s collapse as a “liberation” for Germany.

Persons: Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner’s, Scholz, Donald Trump, Europe’s, Angela Merkel, Gerhard Schröder, Merkel, Christian Lindner, Christoph Soeder, Friedrich Merz, Lindner, Liesa Johannssen, “ Lindner, ” Lindner, ”, Carsten Brzeski, “, Robert Habeck, Annegret Hilse, Merz, Alice Weidel, ” Weidel Organizations: CNN, Free Democrats Party, Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, SPD, Green Party, CDU, Trump, Social Democratic Party, Greens, ING, Volkswagen, CDU –, Christian Democratic Union, Party Locations: Germany, Germany’s, Nazi, Thuringia, France, Italy, Ukraine, China, ”

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