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☆ Ralph Lauren CEO on Paris Olympics: Incredible opportunity for us to showcase the brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRalph Lauren CEO on Paris Olympics: Incredible opportunity for us to showcase the brandRalph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's Olympics exposure, state of the consumer, China demand, sports portfolio expansion, and more.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Patrice Louvet Organizations: Paris Locations: China

☆ Jill Biden, Jessica Chastain and Nick Jonas Toast Team U.S.A. in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday night, on the first weekend of the Paris Olympics, Jill Biden walked through the wood doors of Ralph’s Restaurant Paris, past a towering display of red, white and blue flowers, and picked up two glasses of champagne from a silver tray. Ralph Lauren, the brand that owns the restaurant in the city’s Sixth Arrondissement and is a longtime outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams, hosted the party to celebrate the U.S. team. The bash — along with the Games — was a chance for the brand to show off its Olympic collections. The marketing potential of the Olympics is “as if you have three Super Bowls a day for 17 days,” said David Lauren, the brand’s chief innovation and branding officer.

Persons: Jill Biden, Ralph Lauren, ”, David Lauren Organizations: Paris Olympics, U.S, Olympic, Paralympic, U.S ., Games

☆ Missing Henry VIII portrait spotted on X by eagle-eyed historian
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —An art historian has identified a missing portrait of King Henry VIII after spotting it on social media. It showed a gathering at a reception in Warwick’s Shire Hall, where Warwickshire County Council is based. The distinctive frame was one of the features that helped identify the painting as the missing portrait of Henry VIII. His focus was on the background where, hanging on a wall, was what he suspected was a missing portrait of the Tudor monarch Henry VIII. In a telephone call with CNN, Busiakiewicz revealed that this was not the first discovery he had made thanks to social media.

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☆ Bette Midler’s secret to a happy, 40-year marriage? Separate beds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Bette Midler and her husband Martin von Haselberg will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on December 16. “Separate bedrooms,” she said after being asked what was the secret to their happy marriage. Midler reflected on her own wedding in Las Vegas after she had only known her husband for six weeks. What she did love was working with her adult daughter, Sophie, who also appears in the film. Midler said her daughter is “brilliant” and the love of her life.

Persons: Bette Midler, Martin von Haselberg, ” Midler, “, snores, Meghan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Susan Sarandon, ”, Midler, Sophie Organizations: CNN, “ Entertainment Locations: Las Vegas

☆ In a World of Fast Fashion, They Take Pride in Taking Their Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Julie Satow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Nearby, Janos Papai was pushing a hulking, ancient-looking machine over another scrap of bleached alligator, stitching on a zipper. Mr. O’Hara, 39, is a leather craftsman whose exclusive custom creations range from $1,800 pickleball racket covers to purple ombre McLaren racing car seats. Mr. Papai, 68, is his mentor. The two men met 15 years ago, when Mr. O’Hara was a junior employee just starting his career, and Mr. Papai was a factory owner in the garment district making leather fashions for designers like Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs. Mr. O’Hara began hanging around Mr. Papai’s factory, asking the veteran craftsman questions and watching him work.

Persons: Evan O’Hara, Janos Papai, O’Hara, Papai, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Papai’s Organizations: McLaren Locations: Chinatown

☆ Who Can Achieve the American Dream? Race Matters Less Than It Used To.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( German Lopez | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

When the white Gen X child turned 27 in 2005, they could expect to make more than $34,000. But Mr. Cain did have a strong community — which he said taught him entrepreneurship and showed him he could dream big. Mr. Cain, 35, got a two-year degree in business management and first worked as a bank teller and financial adviser. At the same time, white millennials born to poor parents had a harder time than their white Gen X counterparts. Unlike Mr. Cain, Mr. Brown did not have a strong sense of community, as he bounced between his mother, his father and his grandparents.

Persons: Lawrence Cain Jr, Cain, ”, Asa Featherstone, Black, Derek Brown, Brown, He’s, “, It’s, ” Mr, Raj Chetty, Stefanie A, DeLuca, David B, Ralph Richard Banks, wasn’t, Benjamin Goldman, Cain’s Organizations: Abundance University, Business, Harvard, The New York Times, General Electric, Richer, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford, People, Black, White, Conservatives, Local, Bank of America Locations: Cincinnati, Northside, America, United States, American, China, India, Charlotte, N.C

☆ Fashion’s Fake News Epidemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Monday, Tom Ford (the brand) announced the departure of Peter Hawkings as creative director after just over a year. Hedi Slimane is 100 percent leaving Celine, going to Chanel and being replaced by Michael Rider, late of Ralph Lauren. Or maybe Mr. Slimane is going to Burberry? Kim Jones, currently at Fendi women’s wear, is being replaced by Alessandro Michele. By Maria Grazia Chiuri, who happens to be artistic director of Dior women’s wear.

Persons: Tom Ford, Peter Hawkings, Van, you’d, Sarah Burton, Alexander McQueen, Hedi Slimane, Celine, Chanel, Michael Rider, Ralph Lauren, Slimane, Bruno Pavlovsky, John Galliano, Dior, Kim Jones, Alessandro Michele, Michele, Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior women’s Organizations: Chanel, Burberry Locations: Givenchy, Margiela, Chanel

☆ Olympians Are Getting Loads and Loads of Gear
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In three separate TikTok posts, Evy Leibfarth, a canoeist competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics for Team U.S.A., unboxed several duffel bags and suitcases she had received from brand sponsors. First was a huge rolling duffel bag from Nike, which included a podium uniform and an assortment of sweatpants, slides, sneakers, backpacks and other apparel. Then there was a suitcase from Ralph Lauren, the official outfitter of Team U.S.A. for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, containing water bottles, Polo T-shirts, preppy dresses, quarter zips, crew neck sweatshirts, jackets and hats. And finally, a duffle bag from Skims, replete with form-fitting tank tops, bodysuits, T-shirts, bathing suits and a bathrobe.

Persons: Evy, Ralph Lauren Organizations: Team U.S.A, Nike, Olympic, Paralympic Games

☆ 'Cobra Kai' is ending after six seasons. Here's when the final episodes will drop.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe final season of "Cobra Kai" is out now on Netflix, but fans must wait until 2025 to see the story fully wrapped up. After three more seasons as one of Netflix's biggest original shows, the "Cobra Kai" creators announced that the sixth season would be the last. The next episodes of "Cobra Kai" air in NovemberTanner Buchanan, Peyton List, Xolo Maridueña and Mary Mouser reprise their role as karate students Robby Keene, Tory Nichols, Miguel Diaz and Samantha LaRusso in "Cobra Kai" season six. Curtis Bonds Baker / NetflixIn May, Netflix announced that the final season of "Cobra Kai" would be split into three releases across 2024 and 2025. Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Cobra Kai" seasons one to five.

Persons: —, Kai, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Daniel LaRusso, Ralph Macchio, Johnny Lawrence, William Zabka, we've, Tanner Buchanan, Peyton List, Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Robby Keene, Tory Nichols, Miguel Diaz, Samantha LaRusso, Curtis Bonds Baker, dojos, Fang, Terry Silver, Cobra Kai, Daniel, Johnny, Terry, John Kreese, Martin Kove Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, YouTube Locations: Spain

☆ Tenacious D: Jack Black’s bandmate faces backlash over comment about Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jack Black’s comedy rock band Tenacious D has sparked outrage and had a show in Australia postponed after band member Kyle Gass made an apparent joke about Saturday’s assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. “To advocate and or wish for the assassination of a President is egregious, disgusting, filthy, evil, and not acceptable in any way, shape or form,” said Babet. “Anything less than a deportation is an endorsement of the shooting and the attempted assassination of Donald J Trump,” he said. “I will not be participating in any future Tenacious D interviews,” he said. Tenacious D have previously appeared on the Kyle & Jackie O “In the Morning” show on KIIS radio.

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☆ Mongolia’s Paris 2024 team outfits: ‘They just won the Olympics’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The internet has chosen its new favorite national uniform at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics: Mongolia’s. Female athletes’ outfits come with ceremonial earrings and embroidered bags, while male flag-bearers will wear an archery hat, belt and traditional Mongolian boots. The outfits took an average of 20 hours each to craft, according to the Mongolian National Olympic Committee. The outfits took an average of 20 hours each to craft, according to the Mongolian National Olympic Committee. This year, the country is sending more than 30 athletes to the Paris Olympics, which kick off on July 26.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Michel, Amazonka, Michel Amazonka, ”, Ryan Yip, Bee Jamieson, everything’s, geoff0w_, Michel Choigaalaa, Amazonka Choigaalaa, Ben Sherman Organizations: CNN, Eiffel, Mongolian National Olympic Committee, Beijing, Mongolian National Olympic, Paris Olympics, USA Locations: Ulaanbaatar, Paris, Mongolian, Tokyo, Michel Amazonka Mongolia, Beijing, Great Britain

☆ How this soccer player saved a Jewish teenager from persecution in Nazi Germany
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Psychologically, he was desperate to get out,” Ralph’s son Alan Freeman told CNN. He was finally able to leave Germany and avoid the events that would soon unfold. ‘He saved his life’Sproston’s connections through the footballing world proved to be vital in helping Freeman leave Germany. It was before this game that the England players famously performed the Nazi salute prior to kick off. But more importantly, so did the story of Bert Sproston helping Ralph Freeman in his bid to leave Nazi Germany.

Persons: Rolf Friedland, Friedland, Ralph Freeman, ‘ They’re, ” Ralph’s, Alan Freeman, “, ”, Freeman, Alan Freeman “, Alan, “ ’, ’ ”, Bert Sproston, “ I’m, ” Alan, Sproston, John Leonard, ’ Leonard, ” Leonard, Davis, Michael Berkowitz, ” Berkowitz, “ It’s, Adolf Hitler, Berkowitz, Hitler, Ralph Freeman’s, ” Freeman, Alan Freeman Leonard, Leonard, –, ‘, Bert, Janice, Sproston’s, Tottenham Organizations: CNN, England soccer, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Topical Press Agency, Getty, Hulton, University College London, England, Nazi, Platz Frankfurt, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Locations: Germany, England, Nazi Germany, Berlin, Britain, Europe, Austria, ”, London

☆ These are top global stock picks for the second half, according to UBS
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The outlook for stocks is becoming more favorable as inflation slows and the Federal Reserve looks to cut interest rates by yearend, according to UBS. Against that backdrop, UBS thinks investors should maintain a neutral view and remain strategic in their stock allocations. Here are some of the stocks on the UBS list: One of the stocks added to the list was San Diego-based, medical device maker Dexcom . Despite growth in the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) segment of the diabetes market over the past few years, the sizable diabetes market has a "relatively low" penetration rate, according to UBS. "We expect DXCM to remain a leading player within the very concentrated CGM market."

Persons: Eric Potoker, that's, Ralph Lauren Organizations: Federal, yearend, UBS, San, MGM Resorts, Super, Las Vegas, Samsung Locations: Swiss, San Diego, Las Vegas, Las

☆ At a Crucial Moment, Jill Biden Is Vogue’s Cover Star
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jacob Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During much of President Biden’s term, the first lady was a figure of minimal controversy. That began to shift when campaign season heated up. Laura Ingraham of Fox News claimed that Dr. Biden was covering up the president’s unfitness out of her own desire for political power and prestige. Afterward, The New York Times reported that Dr. Biden was the first person he had turned to: “The first lady’s message to him was clear: They’d been counted out before, she was all in, and he — they — would stay in the race.”On the Vogue cover, Dr. Biden wears a white Ralph Lauren tuxedo dress. The accompanying profile of the first lady, by Maya Singer, describes her as a “vision of calm amid utter cacophony.”

Persons: Jill Biden, Biden’s, Laura Ingraham, Biden, Mac, ” Dr, Donald J, Trump, Dr, They’d, Ralph Lauren, Norman Jean Roy, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys, Karine Jean, Pierre, Maya Singer, ” Organizations: Vogue, Fox News, The New York Times, White House

☆ Hurricane Beryl nears Caribbean as life-threatening Category 3 storm — marking an unusually early start to hurricane season
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 3 storm, is expected to slam into the Caribbean on Monday, endangering several island communities with life-threatening storm surge, violent winds and flash flooding. Beryl’s arrival marks an exceptionally early – and likely devastating – start to the Atlantic hurricane season. • Widespread tropical storm advisories: Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Martinique and Trinidad, the National Hurricane Center said. Less severe tropical storm watches are also in place in parts of the Dominican Republic and the southern coast of Haiti. The storm’s rapid intensification is very atypical this early into hurricane season, according to National Hurricane Center Director Mike Brennan.

Persons: Vincent, Beryl, Ivan, Ralph Gonsalves, ”, Mia Amor Mottley, Hurricane, Chandan Khanna, Ramona Archer, Bradshaw, “, General Cecile La, Saint Lucia, Grenada’s Maurice, Lucia’s, George Charles, Chris –, Mike Brennan, Alma, Hurricane Audrey, “ Beryl, ” Brennan, Phil Klotzbach, CNN’s Michael Rios, Marlon Sorto, Sandi Sidhu, Melissa Alonso, Isaac Yee, Brandon Miller Organizations: CNN, Atlantic, Islanders, Local, ”, National Hurricane Center ., Hurrican Center, Barbados, ” Workers, Getty, CBC News, Grenadian, Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International, Grantley Adams International, Lucia’s Hewanorra, George, National Hurricane Center, •, National Hurricane, NOAA, Systems, Colorado State University, Weather Service Locations: Caribbean, Grenada, St, Grenadines, Windward, Saint Vincent, Barbados, Windward Islands, Bridgetown, Lucia, Tobago, •, Saint, Martinique, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Gulf of Mexico, Lesser, Atlantic, El

☆ First Lady Jill Biden is Vogue’s latest cover star
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —First lady Dr. Jill Biden is Vogue’s August cover star just as election season is kicking off in earnest in the United States — and only days after President Joe Biden’s shaky first debate performance rattled the Democratic party. On the cover — her second for the fashion magazine — Dr. Biden appears in a cream-colored Ralph Lauren silk tuxedo dress, lensed by the veteran fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy. Vogue, too, reached out to the first lady following the debate amid calls for the president to step down as the Democratic nominee. And, as she told Vogue, she’s seen the career-related frustrations of military spouses due to the often transient nature of their lives, so she has supported flexibility for remote work for some government jobs. “And this is where the magic happens.”“We don't need more chaos,” First Lady Biden told Vogue.

Persons: Jill Biden, Joe Biden’s, Dr, Biden, Ralph Lauren, Norman Jean Roy, Maya Singer, Harris, “, ”, Trump, he’s, she’s, Lady Biden, Sergio Hudson, Michael Kors, Christian Siriano, Katie Rogers, divisiveness … it’s Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Vogue, Women, Biden, White House, Northern Virginia Community College Locations: United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, endometriosis, North Carolina

☆ Hurricane Beryl intensifies into ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Sara Tonks | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The National Hurricane Center says Beryl is expected to be an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane when it reaches the Windward Islands by late Sunday or early Monday. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Martinique, and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Dominica. The first hurricane of the season is unusually earlyBeryl’s rapid intensification is very unusual this early into hurricane season, according to Brennan. If Beryl reaches Category 4 intensity before Thursday, July 4, it would be the earliest recorded Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. Cars line up at a gas station Saturday in Bridgetown, Barbados, as hurricane Beryl approaches.

Persons: Beryl, ” Mike Brennan, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, Brennan, Vincent, “ Beryl, ” Brennan, “, Wilfred Abrahams, Chandan Khanna, Ralph Gonsalves, ” Gonsalves, Saint Lucia, Philip J, Pierre, Phil Klotzbach, that’s “, ” Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, NHC, National Oceanic, Hurricane Center, NOAA, Home Affairs, Getty, National Disaster Management Agency, Colorado State University, Weather Service Locations: Barbados, Windward, Islands, Windward Islands, Caribbean, St, Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, Martinique, Dominica, Lesser, Atlantic, El, Bridgetown, Grenadines, “ Kingstown, ”, Saint, Pacific

☆ The Cost of a Psychic Is a Window Into Americans' Spending Habits
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

For $25, which wound up being $30 because she didn't have change, Jessica told me my fortune. That psychic is also a pet psychic, which is not Katy's jam. Once, after an accident on her block in Chicago, Katy used a psychic to ensure the person had crossed over. Another time, she bought a bunch of bath oils in New York after a psychic told her she was cursed. In a consumerist society, of course some people are willing to pay to commune with the afterlife.

Persons: I'm, Jessica, IBISWorld, upselling, It's, that's, spellwork, Lisa Stardust, who's, Neil Dagnall, Ken Drinkwater, Dagnall, Drinkwater, —, Jane Risen, Risen, it's, what's, they're, Cleo, Peter Popoff, they'd, Ralph Lewis, There's, we're, Lewis, I've, Katy who's, Katy, Taylor Swift, Emily Stewart Organizations: Pew Research Center, what's, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, Federal Trade Commission, intel, University of Toronto, Business Locations: Manhattan, New York, Chicago

☆ Beryl strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A major hurricane is considered Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). Beryl also is the strongest June tropical storm on record that far east in the tropical Atlantic, according to Klotzbach. Beryl is the second named storm in what is predicted to be a busy hurricane season, from June 1 to November 30 in the Atlantic. He said one was the first hurricane of 1933, the most active hurricane season on record. An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, seven of them hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

Persons: Beryl, Philip Klotzbach, St, Vincent, Michael Lowry, Sabu Best, Tomer Burg, Brian McNoldy, Mia Mottley, Musku, Ralph Gonsalves, Storm Alberto, Lowry, Mark Spence, I'm Organizations: Barbados, Colorado State University, National Hurricane Center, University of Miami, South Africa, Grenadines, Cricket, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Caribbean, Barbados, Lucia, Grenada, St, Grenadines, Martinique, Dominica, Tobago, Florida, Jamaica, Mexico, Miami, India, South, Bridgetown, Pittsburgh, Trinidad and Tobago, Port, Spain, South Florida

☆ Zombies beware, Cillian Murphy is back for '28 Years Later.' Here's everything we know about the sequel.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read preview"Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy has reunited with director Danny Boyle for the long-awaited horror sequel "28 Years Later," two decades after his breakout role in "28 Days Later." In the original film, Murphy played Jim, a bicycle courier who wakes up from a coma to find that the UK has been hit by the "Rage" virus, which turns people into zombies. While Boyle produced the 2007 sequel, "28 Weeks Later," the Juan Carlos Fresnadillo-directed film focused more on gory action, than the suspense-driven horror of the original. Related storiesIn January 2024, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that "28 Years Later" is in the works by Boyle and "28 Days Later" writer Alex Garland. In May, Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman confirmed to Deadline that the "Oppenheimer" star will reprise his role as Jim in "28 Years Later."

Persons: —, Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Danny Boyle, Murphy, Jim, Boyle, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Alex Garland, Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor, Johnson Jodie Comer, Johnson, Guy, Steve Granitz, Gareth Cattermole, I've, Alex, Danny, I'm, we'll, Tom Rothman, Rothman, Jack O'Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Erin Kellyman, Comer, Anthony Dod Mantle, It's Danny, he's, Nia DaCosta, Karwai Tang, Garland Organizations: Service, Business, Office, Hollywood Reporter, Angeles, Sony Motion Pictures, United States Copyright Office Locations: Britain, British, London

☆ Social Conservatives Push Trump on the G.O.P.’s Anti-Abortion Platform
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A group of some of the most powerful social conservatives in the country, fearful that Donald J. Trump may push to water down the Republican Party’s official position on abortion, sent a pointed letter to the former president this month imploring him to keep strong anti-abortion language in the party platform. The letter, which has not previously been reported but was reviewed by The New York Times, is the latest sign of the fierce behind-the-scenes lobbying underway over the language that will officially outline the party’s principles. The Republican platform has not been updated in eight years and is especially outdated on the topic of abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The letter urges Mr. Trump to “make clear that you do not intend to weaken the pro-life plank.” Specifically, it asks him to commit to keeping language in the platform that the party supports a “human life amendment to the Constitution” and legislation to “make clear that the 14th Amendment’s protections apply to children before birth.”It was co-signed by 10 anti-abortion leaders, including Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America. Ms. Dannenfelser delivered the letter via email to Mr. Trump’s top adviser, Susie Wiles, on June 10, as the party prepares to hold its national convention in Milwaukee starting July 15.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Roe, Wade, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Ralph Reed, Tony Perkins, Penny Nance, Dannenfelser, Trump’s, Susie Wiles Organizations: Republican, The New York Times, America, and Freedom Coalition, Family Research, Women Locations: Milwaukee

☆ Beryl is first hurricane of 2024 Atlantic season
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Eric Zerkel | Sara Tonks | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with stronger gusts, according to a 5 p.m. EST update from the National Hurricane Center. That this formed so early in the season – and in this part of the Atlantic – is a sign of the hyperactive hurricane season to come, according to research from Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane expert and research scientist at Colorado State University. Normally, ocean temperatures aren’t warm enough in this region in June and July to help tropical systems thrive. That’s hardly the case this year, and one of the reasons behind record-high hurricane season forecasts over the past few months. Both have low odds of developing over the next week, but given the unusual early season action and favorable ocean temperatures, they will have to be watched closely.

Persons: Beryl, St Lucia, Vincent, Philip Klotzbach, Phil Klotzbach, “ Beryl, ” Dr, Mike Brennan, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, ” Brennan, “, ”, El Niño, Wilfred Abrahams, Saint Vincent, Ralph Gonsalves, ” Gonsalves, Saint Lucia, Philip J, Pierre Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Lesser, St, Colorado State University, National Oceanic, Hurricane Center, NHC, Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Agency Locations: Barbados, Windward, Caribbean, Islands, St, Grenadines, Grenada, Martinique, Tobago, Mexico Gulf, Lesser, El, Mexico, “ Kingstown, ”, Saint

☆ Silicon Valley figures are not holding back after Biden's disastrous debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSeveral Silicon Valley figures have offered their thoughts on President Joe Biden's performance in Thursday's presidential debate — and it's not a pretty picture. AdvertisementSome Silicon Valley figures have warmed up to TrumpHeading into Thursday's debate, the election was clearly splitting opinion among Silicon Valley figures. AdvertisementTonight was a clear victory … for memes — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2024Plenty of other tech figures did not hold back when discussing Biden's performance, however. Some tech figures leaned into mockery. Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham posted on X that "Biden bombing the debate" was good for the party as a better candidate would emerge.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, it's, influencers, Donald Trump, Biden, Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla, Joe Biden, Kimberly White, Elon Musk, Musk, Elon, there's, Hoffman, Khosla, Trump, David Sacks, Sacks, — David Sacks, @DavidSacks, Jason Calacanis, Biden —, Nikita Bier, Shaun Maguire, Delian Asparouhov, Ralph Wiggum, Sarah Guo, Paul Graham, — Paul Graham, @paulg Organizations: Service, Business, Republican, Trump, Cuban Missile, America, Founders Fund, Democrats, Biden Locations: America, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Sequoia, Delian, San Francisco, Silicon

☆ 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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☆ Levi’s under fire after supplier laid off hundreds of workers in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Scott Mclean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Ozak Tekstil told CNN it had terminated the workers “as a last resort” when they declined an invitation to return to work. If it refused, “we will be forced to take the appropriate next steps to uphold workers’ rights,” Levi’s wrote. It did not reinstate all of the fired workers. Inside the Ozak Tekstil factory in Sanliurfa, Turkey, in December 2023. The Ozak Tekstil factory in Sanliurfa, Turkey, in December 2023.

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