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The handful of Americans who have won $1 million checks from tech billionaire Elon Musk’s super PAC have a few things in common. He said he didn’t know the process the super PAC used to pick his name and didn’t ask. He said he believes Democrats are not ideologically predisposed to sign Musk’s petition in support of the First and Second Amendments. NBC News asked the super PAC to share the process Oct. 22 and did not receive a response. All 14 winners have either recorded videos for Musk’s super PAC, been photographed for the super PAC or both.

Persons: Elon, giveaway’s, Musk’s, Donald Trump, Musk, ” Musk, ”, Kamala Harris, “, Larry Krasner, Krasner, who’s, Ron Conwell, Conwell, you’re, he’s, Jared Polis, Bill Maher’s, ” Polis, “ Elon Organizations: Elon Musk’s, Republican, Trump, Musk’s America PAC, Republicans, Plus, PAC, America PAC, “, NBC News, American PAC, Democrat, Republican Party, Musk’s, Federal, U.S, Constitution, ” Locations: Favor, Philadelphia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, ” Colorado, North Carolina, Arizona , Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin

☆ The final undecided voters could sway the election. They’re not wild about the choice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In NBC News’ early October national survey, just 4% of registered voters said they didn’t want to make a choice between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. One said they plan to vote for Trump, another that they are likely to vote for Harris, and another plans to not vote at all. How anyone could still be undecided a week out from a critical election can be difficult to fathom for supporters of either Trump or Harris. Eric Bush, a systems administrator from Florida, said he’s waiting until he is in the voting booth to make his final choice. But he is still weighing backing Harris, acknowledging a vote for Harris could lead to bigger-government policies that could help others.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Eric Bush, he’s, “, ” Bush, ”, Deshaun, ” Hall, Helen Peppas, Biden, ” “ Trump, I’m, ’, Rachel Naiziurski, Jill Stein, Naiziurski, Chase Oliver, Mike Pence, Oliver, Rob Czaplewski, Nikki Haley, Marco Rubio, ” Czaplewski Organizations: NBC, ’, NBC News, Trump, Green Party, Biden, Israel, Capitol, Nebraska Republican, United Nations, GOP Locations: Florida, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Idaho, New York, Gaza, Amarillo , Texas

Director Jacques Audiard’s genre-defying musical, “Emilia Pérez” — a stylized imagining of how a life of crime could be at least temporarily transformed by becoming one’s true self — may be the most ambitious yet. Zoe Saldaña, right, as Rita Moro Castro and Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in "Emilia Pérez." NetflixFar from offering Gascón a small part, Audiard, by his own admission, would have struggled to make “Emilia Pérez” at all without its central star. Karla Sofía Gascón, the titular star of Netflix's "Emilia Pérez," helped French auteur Jacques Audiard shape the film’s transgender storyline. But her journey as the star of “Emilia Pérez” is far from over — with award season right around the corner and, the actor said, her characters’ lingering presence.

Persons: Mutt, ”, Jacques Audiard’s, Emilia Pérez ”, Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia, ” Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Rita Moro Castro, Emilia Pérez, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, — Audiard, Gascón, “, ” Selena Gomez, “ I’m, Boris Razon’s, Rita, Saldana, she’s, Manitas, Gomez, they’re, Emilia —, Jacques Audiard, Marisa, Gasćon, ” Gasćon, “ She’s, “ It’s, who’s, — Organizations: Kokomo City ”, NBC News, Netflix, Cannes, Spanish Locations: Spanish, Emilia, Mexico, French, Mexico City, Europe

☆ Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Samantha Bresnahan | Coy Wire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Jordan Chiles, with Simone Biles behind her, watches the competition during the women's team gymnastics final of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesThree years earlier, Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles look on during the same event in July 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics. Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesNo stranger to the spotlight, Simone Biles has used her platform to speak openly about mental health. Simone Biles elevates over the beam during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jordan Chiles, pictured during her floor exercise routine in the qualification round at the 2024 Paris Olympics, says she's learned from teammate Simone Biles the importance of "standing your ground."

Persons: Los Angeles CNN — Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Chiles, “ She’s, ” Chiles, Biles, CNN’s Coy, “ I’m, ”, I’ve, she’s, Jordan Chiles, Jamie Squire, Laurence Griffiths, Dan Mullan, –, “, Feedback Jordan Chiles, ” Biles, USA’s Hezly Rivera, “ I’ve, she's, it’s Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Tokyo, CNN, America, Getty, UCLA, Paris Locations: America, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris

In an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance suggested that he and Donald Trump can win the “normal gay guy vote” and that families with transgender children are looking for an edge in Ivy League college admissions. An early portion of the interview focused heavily on transgender people and transition-related medical care, which Vance described as “pharmaceutical conversion therapy” for gay people. “I mean that’s what to me is so crazy about some of the hyper-left-wing reaction,” Vance responded. “Well, I think I’m probably going to pick you, but I don’t know, and I’m not ready to make a decision,” Vance recalled Trump saying. “We’re sitting there watching, like, some stupid show, ‘Emily in Paris’ on Netflix or something,” Vance said, before catching himself.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Vance, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Vance, “, Rogan —, ”, Kamala Harris, Rogan, ” Rogan, I’ve, you’ve, “ I’ve, ” Trump, Butler, I’m, who’s, —, “ We’re, Emily Organizations: Ivy League, Harvard, Yale, Yale Law School, “, Human Rights, Trump, Republican, Netflix, Service Locations: Minneapolis, Toronto, Butler , Pennsylvania, Cincinnati , Ohio, Cincinnati, Paris

☆ A Swedish gummies craze is taking over the candy world
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Natalie Bennett | Natalie Bennett Is A Segment Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Since everyone’s obsessed with Swedish candy in New York, let’s go to Bon Bon!” creator Beca Michie said, standing outside the pink awning of Bon Bon Swedish Candy. Welcome to the Swedish gummies craze that has swept the U.S. Bon BonThe platform is alive with videos of people displaying their colorful Swedish candy hauls. “This highly anticipated Swedish candy shop is finally open in the West Village,” creator Becca Schneider said about Lil Sweet Treat. Bon Bon, which opened in 2017, now has four locations that stay open until midnight, as well as a booming website. Courtesy Elly RossAside from TikTok, candy experts said there could be another reason gummies are having a moment -- increased cacao prices.

Persons: let’s, Bon, Beca Michie, Bon Bon, Becca Schneider, Lil Sweet Treat, Leo Schaltz, ” Schaltz, Schaltz, Bon Bon's, Selim Adira, Robert Persson, Bon Bon Schaltz, “, TikTok, ” Elly Ross, Elly Ross, they’re, haven’t, ”, Lil Sweet, Sweet Treat, ” Ross, Issy Victoriano, Ross, I’ve, David Branch, “ It’s Organizations: Brooklyn, Wells, Food Institute, Commodities Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Swedish, United States, New York, Bon, Bon Bon Swedish, West, U.S, Sweden, American, “, Germany, Spain

“I have a plan and strategy,” Ivan Raiklin, a former Green Beret and political operative who has close ties to associates of Trump, told a group of Pennsylvania activists earlier this month. Four years ago, Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden didn’t truly materialize until after the election. Brian Snyder/ReutersBut this time around, MAGA activists have been planning to undermine a potential Harris victory well in advance of the election, with some even arguing that state legislators should simply ignore the election results and award electoral votes to Trump by default. “Those looking to overturn the election are way ahead of where they were in 2020,” said Harris. Trump himself has echoed some of the conspiracy theories pushed by his supporters, suggesting that election fraud is rampant in 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, –, Kamala Harris, “, Ivan Raiklin, Trump, Ford Fischer, News2Share, Harris, Joe Biden didn’t, Brian Snyder, MAGA, ” Marc Harris, CNN he’s, ”, Emerald Robinson, ” Patrick Byrne, Greg Locke, Kamala, ” Locke, ” Joe Hoft, Steve Bannon, They’ve, Jamie Raskin, Axios, Raskin, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Greene, ” Lara Trump, ” Karoline Leavitt, Andy Harris, Hurricane Helene, disenfranchise, Mike Pence, Raiklin, Mark Finchem, ” Noel Fritsch, ” Fritsch, Fritsch, Karen Brinson Bell, Derek Muller, “ It’s, ” Muller, there’s, Michael Flynn, Flynn, Donald Trump, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Donald ”, denialism, Devin Burghart, Pastor Mark Burns of, ” Burns, Burns Organizations: CNN, Green Beret, Trump, Freedom, Reuters, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Intelligence, Capitol, Democratic, Democratic Maryland Rep, GOP Georgia, Capitol Police, Republican National Committee, Team Trump, RNC, White, Caucus, Republican, University of Notre Dame, Washington DC, Getty, Colorado’s Department of Public Safety, Property, Global, Institute for Research, Human Rights, America Locations: America, Greeley , Pennsylvania, Tennessee, United States of America, North Carolina, Hurricane, Arizona, Florida, Raiklin, Washington, AFP, Pastor Mark Burns of South Carolina, United States

☆ American Battleground: Cat people are still haunting Trump’s campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

“Kamalaaaaaaaa!”Oprah Winfrey is belting it out in her sweet home of Chicago, welcoming the joyous, raucous, unmerciful dismantling of former President Donald Trump that is defining this Democratic National Convention. A second, very different presidential debateIn Philadelphia, a birthplace of American democracy, Harris is charging Trump before the first question. Trump’s debate prep team predicted and feared this strategy so much they brought in Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to play tormentor in practice rounds with their candidate. “I’m actually going to do something very unusual,” she says, “and I’m going to invite you to attend one of Donald Trump’s rallies, because it’s really interesting to watch. CNN’s Phil Mattingly, who covered Harris in the Senate, spoke with a senior Trump campaign adviser just ahead of the debate.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Read, “, Oprah Winfrey, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, Harris, Hillary Clinton, ” Biden, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter, Michelle Obama claps, Biden, Trump, “ They’re, “ Who’s, Tim Walz, Taylor Swift, Rebecca Wright, CNN Harris, ”, Mo Elleithee, pollsters, CNN’s John King, “ Trump, ’, “ Kamala Harris, David Muir, Linsey Davis, ” Harris, Matt Gaetz, Michael Le Brecht, ” CNN’s Kristen Holmes, ‘ Don’t, Harris skewers Trump, Trump gamely, ” Trump, Ashley Etienne, Nancy Pelosi, “ I’m, Donald Trump’s, Hannibal Lecter, don’t, Miss Sassy, Sassy, Mike DeWine, Jeff Winter, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Dana Bash, Dana, Springfield, Daniel Dale, Dale, Erick Erickson, ‘ Trump, keener, Harris ’, Trump’s, CNN’s Phil Mattingly, you’re, CNN’s Alayna Treene, ” CNN’s Chris Wallace, ” Wallace, he’s, Doug Emhoff, Scott Pelley, Lynne Sladky, Swift, Cat Lady, TAYLOR SWIFT, Harris romps, “ He’d, Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Convention, Trump, Georgetown Institute of Politics, Public Service, Republican, ABC News, Florida Rep, ABC, New York Times, Miss, Republican Gov, Fox News, YouTube, Senate, CBS, Service, Trump International Golf Club, AP Trump Locations: Chicago, United States, City, Big, America, Philadelphia, Florida, Mexico, Springfield, Ohio, Springfield , Ohio, State, Miss, West Palm Beach , Florida

☆ England’s last ‘witch’ may have survived execution, new research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But new research suggests that one English woman convicted of witchcraft and condemned to be hanged may have escaped the noose. Alice Molland – who has long held the tragic record of being the last woman in England to be hanged as a “witch” – was sentenced to death in 1685. In June 1685, Avis Molland – by now widowed – emerges in court records as an informant about a potential revolt, at a time when the Duke of Monmouth was attempting a rebellion against the king. Avis Molland died a free woman eight years later. Worland has spent 18 years unearthing victims’ details, and has successfully campaigned to have memorials to executed “witches” in Colchester and Chelmsford.

Persons: Alice Molland –, ” –, Mark Stoyle, Alice Molland ”, Avis Molland –, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles, Susannah Edwards, Molland, Joane Snell, Wilmott Snell, Agnes Furze ”, Stoyle, Avis Molland, “ Alice ”, Molland –, Avis Macey –, –, Duke of Monmouth, “ Alice’s, Avis, Alice, ”, ” Innocent, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charlotte Meredith, ” John Worland, Worland, “, I’m, who’d, Judy Molland, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, UK’s University of Southampton, Bideford, MPI, Scotland, Exeter Castle, Getty, Essex, Exeter Cathedral, Devon Locations: Europe, England, Exeter Castle, Devon, Exeter –, Avis, Exeter, St, David’s, today’s, North America, Salem, Salem , Massachusetts, ”, Essex, Colchester, Chelmsford, “

Kamala Harris’ deployment of prominent Republican Trump critics hasn’t convinced a new focus group of voters who backed Nikki Haley in the GOP presidential primary. “It’s repulsive,” said Dale J., a 67-year-old from Minnesota who voted for Trump in 2020 and plans to do so again. "I really liked the idea that Nikki Haley was a woman, and I thought she would have more closer values to mine than Trump. (One of these voters is a registered Democrat who voted in her state’s open presidential primary for Haley.) Only one voter, 40-year-old Chris P. from Michigan, backed Trump in 2020 and is considering voting for Harris now.

Persons: Kamala Harris, hasn’t, Nikki Haley, Haley, Harris, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Margaret Talev, Jennifer S, ”, ” “ I’m, would’ve, Cristel, Joe Biden, Dale J, Treasa, Chase Oliver, John Kelly, Liz Cheney, Rich Thau, Engagious, Cheney, Jason L, Adolf Hitler, “, ” —, Zach R, She's, Ohio Republican Sen, JD Vance, that’s, Barbara Z, that's, John D, Harris hasn’t, John, can’t, Biden, I’m, S, Chris P, he’s Organizations: Republican Trump, NBC, Syracuse University, Trump, White, Republican, they’re Republicans, Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism, Citizenship, Trump Cabinet, Madison, GOP, Republican Party, White House, Wyoming GOP, U.S . Capitol, Fox News, Republicans, North Carolina Republican, Ohio Republican Locations: Trump, New York City, Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wyoming, Madison, Harris, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan

NBC News spoke with a dozen trans people and their families across nine states about their hopes and concerns leading into Election Day. The agenda on his website says he would declare that any clinician who provides transgender care to minors would be terminated from Medicare and Medicaid. Advocates have hailed the Biden-Harris administration as the most pro-LGBTQ in history and have said a potential Harris administration would go even further in protecting gay and trans people. “I look at people that were trans in Trump’s first administration, I said, ‘So, did anything bad happen? She said she ultimately isn’t worried about a second Trump administration.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Trump, they’ll, Gina Roberts, Roberts, Richard Grenell, ” Gina roberts, wasn’t, ” Roberts, “, I’ve, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Emaline, they're, she’s, ”, Katie Jenifer, Maddie, Jenifer, ” Jenifer, —, TC, Christina Nicholson TC Caldwell, ” Caldwell Organizations: Republican, Republican National Convention, NBC, Democratic, Trump, Biden, Rights, Corrections Department, NBC News, The Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, Valley Center Parks, Recreation, Fire Protection, Democrats, Republican Gov, Cloverdale, U.S, White, Pride, TC Caldwell, Orchids Society, The Locations: U.S, Francisco’s, California, New Mexico, Orlando , Florida, Missoula , Montana, Cloverdale, TransVisible Montana, Israel, Gaza, Montana, Austin , Texas, Texas, New Zealand, North Carolina, Germany, Spain, Amsterdam, Malta, Europe, Selma , Alabama, Black

☆ How giant rodents could rat on wildlife traffickers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Alexander Rodway | Alex Rodway | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But now the organization is turning its attention (and its rats’ noses) to the global illegal wildlife trade. “Unfortunately, organized crime knows there’s a real weak spot in detection methods of ports, seaports and airports, particularly in Africa.”Traffickers disguise wildlife products in a whole host of ways, he explains. This is particularly important given that much of the illicit wildlife trade comes from some of the world’s poorest regions. “I’m hopeful that (using rats) for detecting wildlife will be a low cost, low impact, low footprint operation,” says Allan. The illegal wildlife trade not only impacts populations of the trafficked animal or plant, it can have devastating knock-on consequences for whole ecosystems.

Persons: “ HeroRATs, ”, Crawford Allan, Ivory, APOPO, blackwood –, Allan, who’s, Dr, Izzy Szott, you’re, “, Kate Webb, they’ve, Chris Lau Organizations: CNN, WWF, Conservation, Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Locations: Tanzania, Africa, North Carolina, Singapore, France, Dar es Salaam, Dar es

For many families, child care is often the biggest. Thanks to a state program launched during the recovery from the pandemic, they pay nothing for child care. Vice President Kamala Harris proposes capping child care costs at 7% of working families’ incomes, along with an up-to-$6,000 expanded child tax credit for those with newborns. The permanent fund now funnels more than $150 million from fossil fuel producers into child care subsidies, state officials estimate. As elder care costs continue to outpace inflation, the Democratic ticket sees that constituency as key to victory.

Persons: Maggie Wright, JJ Oviedo, Patricio, Uriel, ”, Wright, JJ, “, ” Maggie Wright, Oviedo, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump hasn’t, —, Elizabeth Groginsky, Lujan Grisham, family’s, they’ve, she’s, Harris, ” Wright, ’ ”, Taryn Morrissey, ” Morrissey, Deyanira Contreras, Randy Orona, Torres, Contreras, ” Orona Organizations: SANTA FE, Democratic Gov, Fund, Childhood, Care Department, U.S, Labor Department, Wright, Democratic, American University’s School of Public Affairs, ”, Kids, Kids Campus Locations: SANTA, Oviedo, Santa Fe, —, New Mexico, Fe, McDonald’s

☆ Why experts are skeptical of Elon Musk’s lofty pro-Trump predictions based on early vote data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Ethan Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Partisans from both sides routinely cite early voting data to promote their candidates and express optimism or try to juice turnout based on supposedly weak numbers. Like many political observers, including at CNN, Musk has noticed the better-than-2020 GOP performance in early voting in North Carolina, Nevada and other key states. Registered Republicans make up about 32% of the early vote in Pennsylvania so far, up from 21% at this point in 2020. The improved GOP position in early voting that Musk highlighted is happening in other states as well. Not all registered Republicans will vote for Trump, and not all registered Democrats will back Harris.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ”, won’t, David Becker, Trump, Musk, ” Becker, would’ve, isn’t, Ben Ginsberg, “, ” Ginsberg, Harris, ” Isaac Saul Organizations: CNN — Tech, –, Election Innovation, Research, Trump, ” Trump, CNN, Musk’s, Pennsylvania, Republican National Committee Locations: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Pennsylvania –, North Carolina , Nevada, New Jersey, Catalist, North Carolina, Arizona

☆ Rumble in the Jungle: The fight that defined a decade, 50 years on
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. It would be another three years before he was permitted a license to fight, and another seven before the Rumble in Jungle offered him a chance to reclaim his title. UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images“To me, it was like a charity fight,” Foreman later told the BBC. APZairean men are seen inside the stadium in Kinshasa on October 30, 1974, just before the Rumble in the Jungle. AFP via Getty ImagesA portrait of President of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko is seen at the stadium in Kinshasa during the fight.

Persons: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, Mobutu Sese Seko, Africa’s, ”, Thomas Hauser, Ali’s, Ali, Foreman, Cassius Clay –, Sonny Liston, John F, Kennedy, Hauser, Cassius Clay, “, Richard Nixon, ‘ Ali, bomaye ’ Ali, Mobutu, James Brown, BB, Bill Withers –, ” Ali, “ Ali, bomaye, ” Foreman, “ I’d, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Gene Kilroy, Big George ”, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Zack Clayton, Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, we’ve, ‘, ” Hauser, Muhammad Ali couldn’t Organizations: CNN, Democratic, CNN Sport, Beatles, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Islam, US Armed Forces, Jungle, AFP, Getty, AP, Blacks, American Blacks, UPI, BBC, Stade du Locations: Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, New York, Vietnam, Louisville, Kinshasa, Africa, Black, American, Mai, AFP, Saudi Arabia

☆ Self-harm: Why it happens and how to treat it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of self-harm that some readers may find upsetting or triggering. She had just recently learned about self-harm after asking a friend about her many bandages and long sleeves. In 2019 there were 363,000 emergency department visits for self-harm, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Self-harm can also be a form of self-punishment among those feeling guilt or shame and thus like they deserve physical pain. You should of course use common sense and not let someone have their self-harm toolkit in their bedroom, for example, Whitlock added.

Persons: Megan, ” Megan —, —, ”, ” Megan, “, Megan’s, Janis Whitlock, Whitlock, Jeremy Jamieson, There’s, Vibh Forsythe Cox, Marsha M, Linehan, Cox, ” Whitlock, DBT, suicidality, don’t, ‘, ’ ” Whitlock, Whitlock doesn’t, Michele Berk, Benjamin Veness, Berk, ” “, Matt Villano Organizations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, CNN, Houston, Cornell Research, Cornell University, US Centers for Disease Control, University of Rochester, University of Washington, JED, Parents, Stanford University in Locations: New York, Seattle, Boston, Norway, Stanford University in California, Las Vegas, California

☆ Hotels are leaning into their spookier sides to sell ‘rooms with a boo’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Perhaps unsurprisingly, more and more hotels are happy to show off their spookier side as a result. “They ditched the [premise of], ‘Oh, people may be scared,’ and said, ‘Wow, people will come and I can market it, so we’re a haunted hotel,’” said Melchiorri. The inspiration for Stephen King’s novel-turned-film “The Shining,” the 420-room grande dame, whose imposing facade is nearly as dramatic as its Rocky Mountains backdrop, is arguably the world’s most famous haunted hotel. From a messaging and marketing perspective, hotels should share their ghost stories or spooky lore “in a way that they don’t surprise anyone,” Orr said. “My experience is, whether they will admit it or not, most hotels have something that goes bump in the night,” Hunnings said.

Persons: Brian Hunnings, you’re, “, Anthony Melchiorri, ”, Katherine Orr, Elizabeth Harlow, Stephen King's, Helen H, Richardson, ’ earshot, ’, ’ ”, Stephen King’s, Stephen King Suite, –, Steve Azar, Vincent Alban, Hunnings, ” Hunnings, ” Steven Azar, Gifford, Azar, Don’t, ” Azar, Kumar Sriskandan, ” Orr, chambermaid Sallie White, Orr Organizations: CNN, Red Cliffs, CNN Travel, Hotels of America, Hospitality, Hyatt, Marriott, Denver Post, National Retail Federation, Stanley Film Center, Boston Globe, Cliffs, of Film, Western Heritage, “ Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Alamo Locations: Red, Moab , Utah, Colorado, Estes Park , Colorado, Gifford, Provincetown, Moab, Provincetown , Massachusetts, San Antonio , Texas

☆ Influencers are playing a big role in the 2024 election. There’s no way to tell who’s getting paid for their endorsements
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Clare Duffy | Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Angelo was paid by a Democratic political action committee for the post, a fact that’s clearly noted in the caption. Campaigning moves to social mediaIn 2024, political content posted by social media creators has become just as important as traditional celebrity endorsements — if not more. Together, the two organizations paid 15 social media creators to produce content encouraging Latinos to vote. Election advertisements are overseen by a different agency, the Federal Elections Commission, which lacks a similar disclosure rule for individuals who are paid to make endorsements on social media. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has since 2020 allowed paid political content from influencers, so long as the organization paying for it is registered in its ad library.

Persons: ” influencer Mikey Angelo, who’s, Angelo, they’ve, ’, they’re, “, ”, Krysten Stein, Jake Paul, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Paul, Tim Walz, Matt Nelson, Walz, Nelson, Paul, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, “ It’s, Danielle Butterfield, Butterfield, ” Butterfield, Influencers, Trump’s, Axios, Jack Posobiec, Riley Gaines, Tana Mongeau, Mongeau, she’d, ” Mongeau, they’d, Mitchell Katz, Ellen Weintraub, Shana Broussard, George W, Bush, aren’t, TikTok, Somos, Ari Cohn, ” Cohn, Robert Weissman, ” Weissman, Cate Domino, Domino Organizations: New, New York CNN, Democratic, influencers, Commission, Pew Research Center, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, YouTube, Convention, USA, Somos, CNN, NCAA, Democratic National Committee, Republican National Committee, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Elections Commission, FEC, Facebook, Public Citizen Locations: New York, Trump

☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 9: Bills up, Cowboys down, plus Something Scary for every team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

In a nod to the nation celebrating Halloween this week, the Power Rankings have searched far and wide for Something Scary for each team. ETLast week: 7Sunday: Beat Seattle Seahawks 31-10Something Scary: The turnover marginRight now, it’s great. ETLast week: 11Sunday: Beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-26Something Scary: The pass rush curseBaker Mayfield threw 50 passes Sunday. Arizona Cardinals (4-4)Last week: 21Sunday: Beat Miami Dolphins 28-27Something Scary: The scoring defenseArizona’s opponents are averaging 2.64 points per drive. Dallas Cowboys (3-4)Last week: 16Sunday: Lost to San Francisco 49ers 30-24Something Scary: The run gameEzekiel Elliott led the Cowboys with 10 carries for 34 yards on Sunday.

Persons: Jared Goff, DeAndre Hopkins, He’ll, Patrick Mahomes, Hopkins, He’s, Bo Nix, Andy Dalton, Gardner Minshew, Deshaun Watson, Love, Josh Allen, Allen, C.J, Stroud, Cedric Tillman, Jason Miller, Mike Macdonald, Zach Orr, There’s, Dean Pees, Winston, Jayden Daniels, Daniels, Caleb Williams, didn’t, Mary, That’s, Turner, Brian Flores, haven’t, George Kittle, Lachlan Cunningham, Brandon Aiyuk, Baltimore, Buffalo’s James Cook, Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Rakim Jarrett, Jaleel McLaughlin, Nate Adkins, Morgan Engel, Sean Payton, Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert The, Harbaugh, who’s, Herbert, Williams, Sunday’s, Cooper Kupp, Puka, Sean McVay, Cooper, Tua Tagovailoa, Anthony Richardson’s, TruMedia, Richardson, Joe Flacco, Colts HC Shane Steichen, Anthony Richardson, — James Boyd, Ezekiel Elliott, Jerry Jones, Derrick Henry, Henry, Jameis Winston, Cleveland, Watson, Justin Herbert, Nathan Shepherd, Bradley Bozeman, Shepherd, pic.twitter.com, 2ybL6tK9YL — Nate Tice, Tyrone Tracy, Alexander Mattison, Drake, Maye, They’ve, Aaron Rodgers, Mike McDaniel, McDaniel, Christian Kirk, Brian Thomas Jr, Kirk, Thomas, Calvin Ridley, Lloyd Cushenberry, Chidobe, Tony Pollard, Kenneth Murray, Ridley, it’s, Bryce Young, Steph Chambers Organizations: Lions, Panthers, Beat Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chiefs, Beat Jacksonville Jaguars, Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Beat Seattle Seahawks, Bills, 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Beat Indianapolis, Texans, EPA, AFC, New York Jets, Trenton Simpson, Ravens, Browns, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Beat Chicago Bears, Washington, New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Vikings, Beat Cincinnati Bengals, Bengals, Eagles, Philly, Jacksonville Jaguars, Beat New York Giants, Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Beat Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Seahawks, Seattle, Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Bucs, Kansas City Chiefs, Broncos, Sunday, Beat Carolina Panthers, Denver, Baltimore Ravens, Beat New Orleans Saints, NFL, Los, Chicago Bears, Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Beat Minnesota Vikings, Beat Miami Dolphins, Cardinals, Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Indianapolis, Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Colts HC, Dallas, Giants, Steelers, Cowboys isn't, Beat Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, New, New Orleans Saints, Chargers, Carolina Panthers, Bradley, Pittsburgh Steelers, Raiders, Beat New York Jets, Patriots, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Jets, Miami, Green Locations: Detroit, Green, Buffalo, Baltimore, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Las Vegas, New England, New York, Tennessee

☆ Harris tries to paint contrast with Trump, arguing ‘it doesn’t have to be this way’ at Ellipse rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Kamala Harris on Tuesday night warned Americans that Donald Trump would open up a floodgate of vengeance against his political rivals, including ordinary Americans, while promising that she’d work for the American people. “On day one, if elected, Donald Trump would walk into that office with an enemies list. “Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him. That’s not the American way,” Harris said. Serving as Biden’s vice president, Harris said, has been an “honor.” But it would not define her administration or her objectives in office.

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☆ Teri Garr, star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dead at 79
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Teri Garr, an Oscar-nominated actress known for her work in films like “Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie” and “Mr. Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Gene Wilder and Teri Garr in "Young Frankenstein." Actress Teri Garr was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. Throughout the ’90s, Garr appeared in 1991’s “Good & Evil,” 1994’s “Good Advice” and 1995’s “Women of the House.”Garr was known for her slightly addled and zany comic timing, which naturally made her the perfect candidate to play mother to Lisa Kudrow’s Phoebe Buffay on “Friends.” Garr appeared in three episodes total over the third and fourth seasons. Garr’s final credit came in 2011 when she appeared on the TV series “How to Marry a Billionaire.”This is a developing story and will be updated.

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☆ Real Madrid snubs Ballon d’Or ceremony, says it was ‘not respected’ after star player Vinícius Jr. misses out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Barcelona Femení and Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí won her second consecutive Ballon d’Or Féminin for best women’s player. The Ballon d’Or award is voted for by journalists from the top-100 ranked countries in the world for the men’s award, according to FIFA’s latest rankings, and the top-50 for the women’s award. “As this has not been the case, it is obvious that the UEFA Ballon d’Or does not respect Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is not where it is not respected.”CNN has reached out to Real Madrid for comment. It seems like there’s something going on between Real Madrid and UEFA that hasn’t been resolved,” Seedorf, who was at the ceremony, told TNT Sports Brasil.

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PHILADELPHIA — Singer John Legend made a homecoming trip to Pennsylvania on Sunday, campaigning alongside Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in a late-stage campaign push. While Legend was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, entering at age 16. NBC NEWS: You’re from Springfield, Ohio. And the positive story is that the reason why we were attracting immigrants to Springfield, Ohio, is a growth story. NBC NEWS: Sen. Casey, really quick, what is it like for you to have a legend like John Legend here?

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The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a statue outside the arena. In comments after the unveiling, Wade said he never expected this moment. “The Miami Heat should’ve had a contest where they showed this picture to 1,000 fans — and anyone who guesses it’s Dwyane Wade gets to keep the statue,” Jeff Darlington, a reporter for ESPN, joked on X. Wade is one of two players to have been on all three Miami Heat teams that won NBA championships, according to the NBA. At Sunday's unveiling, Wade was grateful, thanking fans for following his career and adding after the statue reveal, "I believe I gave you guys something set in stone to hold on to."

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☆ Erik ten Hag fired as manager of Premier League giant Manchester United
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Ben Church | Aleks Klosok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Manchester United has confirmed manager Erik ten Hag has “left his role” at the club after a poor start to the new season. Despite the team failing to impress for large periods last season, the club’s new hierarchy appeared to back ten Hag, despite the team finishing eighth in the Premier League. Analysis by CNN Sport’s Aleks KlosokThe autopsy of ten Hag’s reign at Manchester United is at once a messy and clean dissection; the very definition of soccer’s Jekyll and Hyde. Identity complexLooking at the Premier League class of 2024, one could identify a playing style for 18 of the 20 teams in division. Ten Hag cut a frustrated figure in his last game in charge of Manchester United on Sunday.

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