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☆ Harris Atlanta rally will test her momentum on the ground in a key swing state
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2024. Georgia Democratic lawmakers such as Williams and U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will also be there, along with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. In the week since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race against former President Donald Trump, Harris has enjoyed a surge of grassroots momentum and high-dollar donations. Megan Thee Stallion performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2024 Celebration in New York City on Dec. 31, 2023.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Stephanie Scarbrough, Harris, Megan Thee Stallion, Nikema Williams, Greg Bluestein, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Williams, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, You've, Dan Kanninen, Megan Thee, Noam Galai Organizations: Reuters, Georgia State University, Biden, U.S . Rep, Democratic, Atlanta, Republican, Georgia Democratic, Sens, Atlanta Mayor, Times, Getty Locations: Pittsfield , Massachusetts, Atlanta, U.S, Georgia, Black, New York City

☆ Bella Hadid 'shocked' at 'lack of sensitivity' in Adidas ad campaign linked to 1972 Munich Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Model Bella Hadid issued a statement after starring in a controversial Adidas campaign that the sportswear company said had an "unintentional" connection to a bloody terrorist attack. The ad campaign for Adidas' new retro trainers, called the SL72s, was a nod to the 1972 Munich Olympics. Released earlier in July, the advertisement featured Hadid holding a bouquet of flowers while wearing the shoes, which originally debuted in 1972 for the Munich Olympics. Hadid said she was not aware of the connection to the historical events of the 1972 Munich Olympics, and that she would not have taken part in the campaign had she known. "Adidas should have known and I should have done more research so that I too would have known and understood, and spoken up."

Persons: Bella Hadid, Model Bella Hadid, Hadid Organizations: Cannes, Palais des Festivals, Adidas, Munich, Dior Locations: Cannes, France, U.S, Munich's, Palestinian, Gaza

☆ Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, is missing training camp to watch his wife at the Olympics. Here's a timeline of their 4-year relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementA post shared by Simone Biles (@simonebiles)Two days later, Biles posted about watching Owens play with the Texans before the couple celebrated the new year together. March 2023: Biles and Owens reveal that they're building a house together"cheers to breaking ground," Biles wrote. AdvertisementNovember 2023: Biles attends a Packers game in Green BayBiles has attended multiple football games to support her husband. December 2023: Biles and Owens appear on 'The Pivot,' and Owens is later criticized for some of his commentsOwens and Biles attended a basketball game together. Biles posted an Instagram of the two captioned "mood," while Owens posted, "Unbothered.

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☆ Levoit LVAC-200 cordless vacuum review: A powerful stick vac with value that exceeds its budget-friendly price
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Pauline Lacsamana | Jaclyn Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Stick Vacuum Levoit's cordless stick vacuum offers great performance for the price. AdvertisementOur review of the Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless VacuumThe Levoit LVAC-200 is lightweight and easy to use, plus it can stand on its own, without a dock. This rings true for the Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum. The LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum is compact but packs a major punch with performance almost on par with the high-end vacuums I've tried. Some purchase-worthy alternatives are our best overall and budget-friendly picks, the Shark Stratos Cordless Vacuum and Hoover OnePWR Evolve Pet Elite Cordless Vacuum, respectively.

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☆ As litigation flares against Michael Shvo's property empire, his German backers feel the heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Advertisement"For no reason, I felt targeted in a very toxic and vulgar way," Goodman previously told Business Insider. In a previous response to Business Insider, Shvo said he had no recollection of that call. The Goodmans also named the Mandarin Oriental hotel brand as a defendant, stating that 685 Fifth Avenue's "service standards are severely lacking and in no way Mandarin Oriental caliber." A spokeswoman for Mandarin Oriental did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: —, Michael Shvo, Shvo's, Shvo, Shvo –, John Goodman, Diane, Belinda Burgmeier, Burgmeier, Goodman, Jennie Enterprise, Enterprise, Serdar, Bilgili, BVK, Rainer Komenda Organizations: Service, Business, Universal Investment, Deutsche Finance, Core, Shvo, BVK, Core Club, Bilgili, San Locations: Manhattan, New York, Munich, San Francisco, Milan, Italy, Turkish, BVK, Wabash, Chicago, Shvo, Raleigh, Los Angeles

☆ Alma Powell, wife of late Secretary of State Colin Powell, dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Karl De Vries | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Alma Johnson Powell, the wife of the late Secretary of State Colin Powell, has died. Her death was confirmed by the former diplomat’s chief of staff and family spokesperson, Peggy Cifrino. The Powells were married for nearly 60 years, and Alma was by her husband’s side during his remarkable and historic military career. I think of the military as family,” Alma Powell once said. Alma Powell “is survived by her three children, Michael, Linda, and Annemarie and their families, her niece and two nephews, and countless beloved extended family members and friends,” Cifrino said in a statement.

Persons: Alma Johnson Powell, Colin Powell, Peggy Cifrino, Alma, Ronald Reagan, George W, ”, ” Alma Powell, “, Powell, John F, Barack Obama’s, Alma Powell, Alma Powell “, Michael, Linda, Annemarie, ” Cifrino, Jamie Gangel Organizations: CNN, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Promise, National Museum of, Kennedy Center, Performing Arts, Advisors, Black Colleges, Universities, America’s Locations: Vietnam, Alma, Washington

☆ U.S. National Debt Tops $35 Trillion for First Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

America’s gross national debt topped $35 trillion for the first time on Monday, a reminder of the nation’s grim fiscal predicament as legislative fights over taxes and spending initiatives loom in Washington. The Treasury Department noted the milestone in its daily report detailing the nation’s balance sheet. The leading presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump, have said little about the nation’s deficits on the campaign trail, suggesting that the economic problem will only worsen in the coming years. Deep differences between Republicans and Democrats on policy priorities and resistance within both parties to enacting cuts to the biggest drivers of the national debt — Social Security and Medicare — have made it difficult to reduce America’s borrowing. The Congressional Budget Office said last month that the U.S. national debt is poised to top $56 trillion by 2034, as rising spending and interest expenses outpace tax revenue.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J Organizations: The Treasury Department, Trump, Social Security, Medicare, Congressional, Office, U.S Locations: Washington, United States

☆ We cuddle our kids to sleep. Our oldest is 9, and we don't plan to change our bedtime routine anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When my son was 4 years old in March 2020, we started lying with him to help him get to sleep. We'd curl up together in his crimson-red fire truck bed and talk about anything and everything. "Mommy, when you're an old granny, I'll tell my kids you were a wonderful mommy," he whispered to me one night. Melissa Noble and her husband cuddle with their kids before bed each night. We tried a few techniques half-heartedly, like having a consistent bedtime routine and weaning our support, but it never really worked.

Persons: We'd, Melissa Noble, cuddle, it's, Alicia Silverstone, he's, He's Organizations: Service Locations: lockdowns, Melbourne

☆ Female comedians are flipping the script on what they wear to perform
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Close your eyes and imagine a stand-up comedian. Today, female comics are more likely to be seen in vintage Versace, Gucci or Alessandra Rich than a denim button-down. To the uninitiated, Barone wore a sparkly silver dress. Dev Bowman“For a long time, female comedians were pressured into dressing like their male counterparts,” said Barone. “I don’t want it to seem like I’m saying I’m the first person to ever wear a dress to do stand up comedy,” she said.

Persons: Versace, Gucci, Alessandra Rich, ” Ziwe, George Santos, Jean Paul Gautlier, Ayo Edibiri, —, Loewe, Thom Browne, Rachel Sennott, Maya Rudolph, Mary Beth Barone, Barone, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Moss, “, Instagram, Barone nodded, ” Barone, Jimmy Fallon, Tom Ford, De, Dave Benett, Sidewalkkilla Barone, Todd Owyoung, Britney Spears, Mary, Kate, Ashley Olsen, Paris, Mary Beth Barone Cat Cohen, ”, ’ ”, Cohen, Kelsely Randall, Chloe, Halle Bailey, Kelsey, aren’t, Phyllis Diller, Jean Carroll, Joan Rivers, Rivers, Midge Maisel, Maisel, Catherine Cohen, Dev Bowman, ” Cohen, ” Margaret Cho —, Betsy Johnson, Todd Oldham, Gemma Kong, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K, ” Cho, ” Margaret Cho, Jay Leno, Margaret Norton, Cho, Ron Galella, Karen Kilgarriff, Janeane Garofalo, Kim Gordon’s, Janeane, Karen, Harry Styles, Forbes earnt Styles, Edebiri, It’s, ” Barone —, Dior Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Sydney, De Beers, NBC, Paris Hilton, Netflix, Globe, MTV, Hollywood Locations: New York, LA

☆ How ‘House of the Dragon’ Turns Fiery Fantasy Into TV Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Sean T. Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the risk of mixing medieval metaphors, dragons are a double-edged sword. For Ryan Condal, the co-creator and showrunner of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” the creatures are key to the show’s magic, literally and figuratively. “They are the one fantasy element that we’ve allowed ourselves,” he said. “In our world, in this period, the magic is these dragons.”But they are also death incarnate. “You take the city with an army if you want it to be standing afterward.

Persons: Ryan Condal, HBO’s, ”, “, ” Condal, — Locations: HBO’s “

☆ What’s it like to play Olympic beach volleyball in the Eiffel Tower’s shadow? ‘Iconic’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Brendan Quinn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

And in that sky, directly above this beach volleyball stadium, loomed the Eiffel Tower. Of all 32 sports being played in these Olympics, none has a location that rivals beach volleyball. Beach volleyball’s Olympic history dates back to 1996 and a simple artificial beach stadium in Clayton County Park outside Atlanta. It’s easy to feel impossibly small in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. There are seven more sunsets over Eiffel Tower Stadium for beach volleyball.

Persons: Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes, Hughes, Cheng, They’ve, Paris . Cheng, ” Cheng, “, Cameron Spencer, de Mars, ”, Kristen Nuss, Nuss, Taryn Kloth’s, ” Hughes, “ I’ve, ” Kelly Cheng, Loyola Stien, Aline Chamereau, Clémence Vieira, ” Chamereau, Champ de, Manoir, Rodolfo Buhrer Organizations: FIVB, University of Southern, NCAA, Hollywood, London, Horse Guards, Canada, Games, Sunday, Eiffel, Loyola, Paralympic, Olympic Locations: University of Southern California, Paris ., Paris, Angeles, Santa Monica, Clayton County Park, Atlanta, St James’s, London, Rio, Copacabana, Tokyo, Shiokaze, American, U.S, Czech Republic, Germany, Eurasia

☆ We put Elon Musk's dream to colonize Mars up against Jeff Bezos' vision of living in space — and one is more realistic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

ConstructionElon Musk's vision of a Martian city (top) and an artist's concept of Bezos' O'Neill space colony (bottom). Bezos' space stations could be built to resemble Earth more easily — no massive terraforming necessary. "If I had to pick a billionaire's vision of the future, I would definitely go with Elon Musk's Martian colony," Gonçalves told BI. That's why Rachael Seidler thinks Musk's Martian cities are a better bet than Bezos' space stations. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe majority of experts BI spoke with agreed that Musk's Martian colony is more feasible than Bezos' enormous space stations.

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☆ 63-year-old CEO shares the top 3 red flags she sees in employees: ‘No one wants to be in their presence'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

McKissack, 63, is the founder and CEO of Washington D.C.-based construction firm McKissack & McKissack, which she launched with $1,000 from her savings in 1990. She churned through employees who weren't the right fit in her company's early years and the business struggled, she says. These three red flags stand out the most when McKissack is hiring employees or evaluating her current talent, she says. People who lack integrityEvery boss needs to be able to trust their employees, McKissack says. "If I don't want to be in their presence, then no one wants to be in their presence, usually" she says.

Persons: McKissack, they're, Heidi K, Gardner, Steve Adcock, Adcock Organizations: Washington D.C, CNBC, Harvard Law School

The US Women’s National Team match with Germany has kicked off at the Paris Olympics, as the US side tries to find its stride during these Olympic Games. The USWNT’s frustrating, scoreless draw against Costa Rica in their final game before heading to Paris made for a neat encapsulation of the task ahead for head coach Emma Hayes. The old reliable stars of the team’s golden generation are largely gone. “Any new player coming in, that means you’re one of the best in the country and you have every right to be here. That means this means something, and you’re playing on one of the best teams in the world.

Persons: Emma Hayes, ”, Lindsey Horan, “, ” Horan, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher Organizations: US Women’s National, Germany, Paris Olympics, Olympic Games, Costa, US Locations: Costa Rica, Paris, Tokyo, Australia, New Zealand

☆ The 'great rotation' faces its biggest test yet: earnings from Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

That will be the case in this jam-packed week , with the earnings from Microsoft on Tuesday, Meta Platforms on Wednesday, and Apple and Amazon on Thursday. If Alphabet said it cut back on data-center spending, then it would be alleged the company is falling behind Amazon and Microsoft in the AI race. The company also is now dogged by another competitor in search engines after ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced a prototype of SearchGPT . Apple reports on Thursday, and if you think the cloud-computing heavyweights are spending on too much AI, then you should be buying Apple. President Joe Biden always chose to have his agencies wear down tech companies.

Persons: Don Forst, There's, hadn't, OpenAI, Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Russell, Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, It's, Zuckerberg, EssilorLuxottica —, EssilorLuxottica, Andy Jassy, Stanley Black, Decker, it's, Kamala Harris, Tony West, Joe Biden, Harris, Biden, Biden couldn't, Gina Raimondo, Raimondo, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, Trump, Xi Jinping's, Abbott, Jim Cramer's, ABT, Jim Cramer, Jim, Sebastien Bozon Organizations: Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Microsoft, Apple, Google, YouTube, Amazon, Nvidia, Siggraph, Federal Reserve, Mohawk Industries, Fortune Brands, Club, Democratic, Uber Technologies, titans, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Commerce, Republican, Big Tech, Republican Party, Trump, Abbott Laboratories, Drug Administration, CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: Los Angeles, Denver, Ray, California, U.S, Ohio, Taiwan, St, Louis , Missouri

☆ 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

☆ Surprising element traced back to Renaissance alchemist’s basement laboratory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors produced the first maps of the stars and practiced alchemy, the precursor to chemistry. But ancient alchemists actually developed technology and discovered chemical elements that are still widely used today. Now, a new discovery links both astronomy and alchemy in one intriguing figure who lived during the Renaissance. Once the Starliner mission concludes, SpaceX will ferry a quartet of astronauts for NASA’s Crew-9 mission to the space station.

Persons: Sir Isaac Newton, Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe, Brahe, wasn’t, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Mark Nappi, Craig Smith, Diva Amon, Andrew Sweetman, Sweetman, ”, David Flannery, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Chemists, Lund University Danish, NASA, Boeing, Engineers, SpaceX, NASA’s, Marine, Scottish Association for Marine Science, JPL, Caltech, Perseverance, CNN Space, Science Locations: Ireland, Brazil, Mars

☆ Israel vows to hit Hezbollah after rocket kills 12 on football field
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies on Sunday for the 12 children and teenagers killed by a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as Israel vowed swift retaliation against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack on Majdal Shams, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-annexed territory since Palestinian militant group Hamas' Oct. 7 assault sparked the war in Gaza. Members of the Druze faith, which is related to Islam, Christianity and Judaism, make up more than half the 40,000-strong population of the Golan Heights. "A heavy tragedy, a dark day has come to Majdal Shams," said Dolan Abu Saleh, head of the Majdal Shams local council, in comments broadcast on Israeli television. Hezbollah initially had announced it fired rockets at Israeli military sites in the Golan Heights, but said it had "absolutely nothing" to do with the attack on Majdal Shams.

Persons: Majdal Shams, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Washington, Dolan Abu Saleh, Shams Organizations: Hamas, U.S, Hezbollah Locations: Lebanon, Majdal Shams, Golan, Israel, Gaza, United States, U.S, Britain, Egypt, Majdal, Syria, Shams

"For too long our government has violated the cardinal rule that every bitcoiner knows by heart: Never sell your bitcoin," Trump said at this year's Bitcoin Conference in Nashville. Kennedy went further than Trump, promising to establish a 4 million bitcoin strategic reserve to match the country's current stake in gold, some of which is held near the military base at Fort Knox. But Trump's reservation speaks to the complications of promising a bitcoin strategic reserve on par with the gold standard. An executive order would not be enough to bring a U.S. bitcoin reserve into existence. That existing bitcoin stockpile could act as the foundation for the bitcoin strategic reserve, which the U.S. government would build on by regularly buying a certain number of bitcoin.

Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Bello, Trump, Trump's, didn't, Tyler, Cameron Winklevoss, Kid Rock, Cynthia Lummis, Bill Hagerty, Marsha Blackburn, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, bitcoin, Sen, Lummis, Per Sen, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Fred Thiel Organizations: Reuters NASHVILLE —, Republican, U.S . Marshals Service, Trump, U.S . Treasury, Bitcoin Conference, Saturday, Wyoming, U.S, Treasury Department, House, Independents, Democratic, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, U.S . Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, U.S, Nashville, United States of America, Germany, Fort Knox, Washington, United States, bitcoin

☆ Warren Buffett starts downsizing his Bank of America bet — Here's what could lie behind the move
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett surprised many investors by downsizing one of his longest held and largest positions — Bank of America . Berkshire Hathaway recently unloaded 52.8 million Bank of America shares worth $2.3 billion during a six-day selling spree, the first time since late 2019 that the Omaha-based conglomerate reduced its holding. The legendary investor said then that he liked the business, valuation and management of the Charlotte-based bank "very much." BAC YTD mountain Bank of America Tax liability Taxes could also be a motivating factor in the BofA sale. Buffett, who paid over $5 billion in corporate taxes in 2023, believes the corporate tax rate could move higher to help fill the government's yawning gap between spending and revenue.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, Brian Moynihan, James Shanahan, Edward Jones, BofA, … BofA, they'd, Moynihan Organizations: — Bank of America, Oracle, Omaha . Berkshire Hathaway, of America, Berkshire, Apple, Bank of America Locations: Omaha ., Omaha, Berkshire, BofA, Charlotte

☆ This biographer exchanged emails with Bernie Madoff from prison for a decade. Here’s what he learned
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Richard Behar Courtesy: Lizzie CohenYou probably haven't heard Bernie Madoff's name in awhile, but that doesn't mean the infamous fraudster's story is over, or the pain he inflicted. Irving Picard, an 83-old court-appointed trustee, still spends his days trying to claw back money from the those who benefitted from Madoff's Ponzi scheme, and to reduce the staggering losses of others. 'Prison was a great relief for him'AN: How did Madoff say life in prison changed him? In prison, he'd typically wake up in his cell at around 4 a.m., make coffee in bed with an instant hot water machine, then read, or listen to NPR until breakfast. RB: Bernie said he was under constant stress over the Ponzi, and would talk out loud to himself sometimes in the office, because of the pressure.

Persons: Richard Behar, Lizzie Cohen, Bernie Madoff's, Irving Picard, Madoff, Elie Wiesel, Ruth, he's, Behar, Richard Behar's, Mark, MADOFF, BERNARD L, he'd, Annie Nova, I've, I'm, scammers, —, Bernard Madoff, Stephen Chernin, I'd, Bernie, Chris Hondros, wasn't, Picard, John Moscow, Irving, Picard isn't, It's Organizations: CNBC, Behar's, Forbes, Manhattan Federal, Getty, NPR, SEC, Manhattan Locations: North Carolina, New York City

☆ Hollywood’s Message to Red States: Our Movies Are for You
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For nearly two decades, Hollywood has seemingly missed no opportunity to sound the alarm about climate change. So it was startling when the weather-focused “Twisters” arrived from Universal Pictures this month with no mention of climate change at all. If ever there was a perfect vehicle to carry Hollywood’s progressive climate change messaging — a big-budget movie about people caught in worsening storm patterns — wasn’t this it? Apparently not. Movies should not be about “preaching a message,” Lee Isaac Chung, who directed “Twisters,” said in a prerelease interview that served as a dog whistle to conservative ticket buyers.

Persons: Batman bemoaning, ” Nary, ”, ” Lee Isaac Chung, “ Twisters Organizations: Hollywood, “ Justice League, Universal Pictures

☆ Olympic gold in tennis faces tough competition from injuries, illnesses and dreams of Grand Slam glory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Carley Breland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Between the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, summer is always a busy season for those chasing an elusive Grand Slam title. This year’s Wimbledon bracket had severe disruptions after nine singles players retired mid-tournament, many abandoning play mid-match, due to injuries. Slated to play singles and mixed doubles with fellow Pole and no. The following day, third-seed women’s singles player Elena Rybakina also withdrew from the Games. In the tennis world, the glory of an Olympic medal doesn’t rival the prestige – or purse – that comes with a Grand Slam trophy.

Persons: Roland Garros, ”, Conor Niland, it’s, –, Niland, Jeff Greenwald, “, ” Ben Shelton, ” Shelton, Shelton isn’t, Madison Keys, Karen Khachanov, Russia –, Hubert Hurkacz, Iga Swiatek, Hurkacz, ” Hurkacz, Holger Rune, Marketa Vondoursova, Greenwald, Sinner, Rybakina, Elena Rybakina, ” Greenwald Organizations: CNN, Games, Wimbledon, ITF, Madison Locations: Paris, London, New York, “, Europe, United States, Jabeur, Tunisia, Russia, Poland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy

☆ Xi wants the world to know China's military is totally loyal despite the purges
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

China's military is loyal and will faithfully execute the policies set down by the Communist Party. In June, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping reminded the Central Military Commission — the country's top political-military body — that the military reports to the Communist Party. "Xi stressed that political work is always the lifeline of the country's military. "Xi stresses PLA's political loyalty at crucial meeting held in old revolutionary base," read the Global Times headline. Beyond military corruption, Xi also is concerned about what he sees as decadence in Chinese society — especially among young people — which is undermining Chinese military power.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, Mei, he'd, he's, Stalin, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Communist Party, Central Military Commission, Global Times, Business, Party, Times, People's Liberation Army, PLA, RAND Corp, Taiwan, PLA Rocket Force, CMC, Soviet Union, Political, Red Army, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, US, China —, Germany, Soviet Union, Forbes

☆ Despite Park Fire’s Rapid Spread, Some Residents Are Determined to Stay Put
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As California’s biggest fire of the year raced toward his neighborhood and the police ordered residents to evacuate, Justin Freese decided he was going nowhere. Instead, he calmly unfurled his 300 feet of fire hose, readying his generators and surveyed the fire’s progress. “I live up here — I’ve gotta be prepared,” Mr. Freese, 40, said Friday, as he paced his property set amid the conifer forests a 20-minute drive outside the city of Chico. A tower of wildfire smoke — streaked orange, red and black — soared into the sky as the Park fire tore through the valley below. By Saturday morning, it had consumed more than 300,000 acres of land, making it the largest active fire in the country, and it was still zero percent contained.

Persons: Justin Freese, Freese, “, Mr Locations: Forest, Chico

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