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A Republican state senator from West Virginia is being asked to step down by his local GOP party chair after being arrested on a drunk driving charge — his second arrest in as many months. State Sen. Mike Maroney, who was first elected in 2016, was arrested in August on a charge of indecent exposure. “While the legal process must take its course, the perception of impropriety and the repeated legal entanglements surrounding Senator Maroney have brought discredit to the West Virginia Senate,” Ethan Moore, chairman of the Monongalia County Republican Executive Committee, said in a statement. Jim Justice, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat, to empower the the state Senate to expel or censure him if he does not voluntarily step down. State Sen. Mike Maroney, R-W.Va. West Virginia LegislatureMaroney did not immediately respond to an email for comment Friday night.

Persons: Sen, Mike Maroney, Maroney, ” Ethan Moore, ”, Jim Justice Organizations: Republican, GOP, West Virginia Senate, U.S, Senate, Health, Human Resources, Associated Press, Intelligencer, Wheeling News Locations: West Virginia, Monongalia, West, Glen Dale

Susan Grant, 63, whose home in Steinhatchee was damaged by Hurricane Helene. Daniella Silva / NBC NewsWhile thankful she still had a home to return to, her longtime workplace and local landmark, Crabbie Dad's Bar & Grill, was flattened to the ground. It’s sad that we’ve had to endure this much in one year.”A scene of devastation in Steinhatchee, Fla., on Friday. Daniella Silva / NBC NewsThe street in front of Gary Keen’s house was unrecognizable Friday after the surge retreated, leaving behind layers of branches, seaweed and other plant debris. A scene of devastation at Roy’s restaurant in Steinhatchee, Fla., on Friday.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, we’ve, ”, Susan Grant, Daniella Silva, ” Grant, Helene, Grant, Idalia, they’ve, it’s, Gary Keen’s, Keen, “ I’m, Paul Nawlin, Ron Bloom, First Baptist Church Steinhatchee, Hurricane Idalia, “, they’re, Alicia Victoria Lozano Organizations: — Residents, NBC, National Hurricane Center, First Baptist Church Locations: Fla, Hurricane, Steinhatchee, Florida, Roy’s, Los Angeles

In Catawba County, North Carolina, a 4-year-old who lit up every room she walked into was killed in a head-on car crash on a rainy road. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, a tree fell on a home, killing a resident. Leon Davis via FacebookOn Thursday morning, Davis’ brother, James Carlas Davis, who lives in Mississippi, texted Davis, their two sisters and other family members in a group text chat and asked whether they were ready for Helene. In North Carolina, officials said a resident of Charlotte was pronounced dead early Friday after wind and rain caused a tree to topple onto their home. Gaddis, who lives in Iredell County, North Carolina, added that her faith has helped her through the tragedy of losing Luna.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Vernon Leon Davis, Christopher Wright, Davis, Wright, Blackshear, ” Wright, “, ” Leon Davis, Leon Davis, James Carlas Davis, texted Davis, Helene, emoji, James Davis, Shirley, ” Davis, Rellina Davis Lester, ”, Luna Jade Gaddis, Luna, Lyndsey Nicole Gaddis, Tiffany Miner Sipe, Elizabeth Gaddis, Gaddis, Him, Vernon Leon Davis ’, Lester, ” Lester Organizations: Blackshear Police, Facebook, North Carolina, Patrol, NBC News, ” Locations: Blackshear , Georgia, Hurricane, Catawba County , North Carolina, Charlotte , North Carolina, Florida , Georgia, Virginia, Carolinas, In Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Charlotte, Catawba, Claremont, Iredell County , North Carolina, Georgia, Ware, Culloden , Georgia, Germany, Fort Knox , Kentucky, Fort Hood , Texas

☆ John Carter called Katelyn Markham the love of his life. Then, he was charged with her murder.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

On July 18, a judge sentenced Carter, 36, to the maximum prison term allowed under Ohio law — three years. John Carter with Katelyn Markham. Markham stayed home, Carter told authorities. There was no forensic, eyewitness or video evidence that provided a direct link between Carter and Markham’s death, Gmoser said. A litany of questions remained, Gmoser told “Dateline.” Was Markham killed in Indiana?

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JERUSALEM — Almost 12 months of unbridled war, death, destruction and suffering in Gaza have proved the deadliest conflict on record for journalists. One year in, NBC News has spoken to 21 media professionals and organizations in the region who described killings, attacks and arrests by Israeli forces. The majority, 111, were Palestinians killed in Gaza, three were Lebanese and two were Israeli journalists killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. The majority were killed in Gaza, including Al Jazeera’s Ismail Al-Ghoul and his freelance cameraman Rami Al Refee, both 27. “The thing is no one is safe in Gaza,” she said last month when asked if she thought Israel was deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza.

Persons: JERUSALEM, “, ”, Christina Assi, Dylan Collins, shellfire, Alma Al, Issam Abdallah, Alessandra Galloni, Emilie Madi, Assi, Collins “, ” Assi, Collins, that’s, It’s, Al Jazeera’s Ismail Al, Ghoul, Rami Al Refee, Al, Al Jazeera, ” Al, Jodie Ginsberg, ” Walid, Al Jazeera’s, Israel, ” Wael Al, Hamza, Mustafa Thuraya, Israel’s, ” Al Jazeera, Shlomo Karhi, Noor Harazeen, you’re, Yarden, we’re, David Mencer, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Harazeen, “ They’re Organizations: NBC, Committee, Protect Journalists, Reuters, ” Reuters, AFP, Getty, Agence France Presse, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Rights Watch, Amnesty, Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, Al, IDF, News, West Bank, China Global Television Network, ” Health, Haaretz, Sky News Locations: Gaza, New York, Israel, Alma, Lebanon, Saaideh, Israeli, Hamas, Al Jazeera, Ramallah, Jordan, East Jerusalem, Egypt, ”, British

Following a summer of star-studded events in Cannes, Venice and Toronto, the 62nd annual New York Film Festival opens at Lincoln Center on Friday for 17 days of lit-up silver screens and sparkling red carpets. “For these positions, we tend to look for films that are among the most anticipated of the year,” he said. A24“There are many ways to think about queerness, and there are many ways to account for it in a program. “What’s been interesting for me is to think of, in what ways can a film be queer? “Films do not come from nowhere; they’re made by people who live in the same world as us,” he said.

Persons: Pedro Almodóvar’s, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s “, ”, Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, ” Dennis Lim, NYFF, ” Daniel Craig, Lim, ’, “, Moore, Craig, Guadagnino, he’s, ” Lim, Sigrid Nunez’s, Pedro, William S, Burroughs, ” Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez, Shanna Besson, who’s, Jacques Audiard, Alain Guiraudie, Guiraudie’s, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Truong Minh, R.J, Cutler, David, “ Elton John, Yashaddai Owens, James Baldwin, “ Jimmy, Jackie ”, “ Spencer, Pablo Larraín, “ Maria, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Nam, they’re Organizations: New York Film, Lincoln Center, NBC, Swinton, ”, Epifanía, “ Locations: Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Italian, NYFF, Mexico, “, Chilean, ”

Ohio Sen. JD Vance is set to participate in a town hall in Pennsylvania on Saturday with evangelical religious leader Lance Wallnau, who said after this month's presidential debate that Vice President Kamala Harris used "witchcraft." Wallnau has warned that Harris is being guided by demonic forces and has used “the spirit of Jezebel” to deceive followers. “She can look presidential,” Wallnau said on an online talk program this month, referring to Harris' debate performance. Lance Wallnau said Vice President Kamala Harris employed "witchcraft" following this month's debate. He has hosted Wallnau on his podcast, endorsed Wallnau’s voter mobilization efforts and has personally invoked the Seven Mountains Mandate.

Persons: Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Lance Wallnau, Kamala Harris, Wallnau, Donald Trump, —, King Cyrus —, God, Charlie Kirk —, Harris, ”, ” Wallnau, “, Vance, Carlos Bernate, NBC News Kirk, Kirk, Charlie, ” Vance, Ryan Visconti, Visconti, ’ Organizations: Trump, Washington , D.C, U.S . Capitol, NBC News, Republican National Convention, Wallnau Locations: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, America, Washington ,, Mesa , Arizona

Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy for the first time in five years, former President Donald Trump complained about his 2019 impeachment and said if re-elected he would work to end the Russia-Ukraine war with a deal “that’s good for both sides." Trump said the two leaders "have a very good relationship, and I also have a very good relationship, as you know, with [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin." During the July phone call, Trump asked Zelenskyy about opening an investigation into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. "It was a hoax, just a Democrat hoax, which we won," Trump said of the impeachment effort, with Zelenskyy standing by his side Friday. They last met in person when Trump was president, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in Sept. 2019.

Persons: Volodymr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump, Trump, He’s, Vladimir, Putin, ranted, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Bill Taylor Organizations: Zelenskyy, Democrat, United Nations General Assembly, Trump Locations: Russia, Ukraine, United States, Ukrainian

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will step into a Manhattan courtroom and into the history books on Friday when he is arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges that could force him out of office. Adams is the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted on criminal charges in the modern era. “This was a multiyear scheme to buy favor with a single New York City politician on the rise,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday. Adams' indictment capped two weeks of turmoil in his administration, a period during which Banks, the city’s police commissioner, and the city's top lawyer, have announced their resignations. “You could almost picture them trying to cobble this together and try to tell a story so that they could say, ‘corruption, corruption’ at a press conference,” Spiro said at a Thursday press conference.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, David Banks, ” Adams, ”, ensnared Adams, Damian Williams, Banks, Alexandria Ocasio, Sen, John Liu, New York — Sen, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Kathy Hochul —, “, Adams ’, Alex Spiro, ” Spiro, Edward Caban, James Caban, ” Williams Organizations: York City, New York City, City, New York City Schools, New York Fire Department, Democratic, ” Prosecutors, Turkish, Adams . Police, Authorities, Queens Locations: York, Manhattan, New York City, Brooklyn, Turkish, U.S, Alexandria, Cortez, New York, India, France, China, Hungary, Ghana, Turkey, Istanbul, Washington, Adams

This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Texas Senate Media ServicesThe Health Science Center did not comment on Parker’s plans for legislation. The Health Science Center suspended its body-donation program, fired the officials who led it and said it would stop accepting unclaimed bodies. The University of North Texas Health Science Center suspended its body-donation program and fired the officials who led it. Dallas County officials have said moving forward they won’t provide unclaimed bodies for research unless survivors choose to do so.

Persons: Sen, Tan Parker, Parker, “, ”, Andy North, Shelby Tauber, Alisa Simmons, Brenda Cloud, Victor Honey, Maddie McGarvey, NBC News Cloud, ” Cloud, ” Terrence Hayes, “ Mr, Honey, Al Sharpton, MSNBC’s, ” Sharpton, Thomas Champney, ” Champney, Eli Shupe, Tarrant, ” Shupe, Louisa Harvey, Michael Coleman, Michael, ” Harvey, Louisa Harvey ., Louisa Harvey Harvey, Harvey, she’s Organizations: NBC News, Republican, NBC, Fort, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Army, Texas, Media Services, Health Science Center, Dallas, Fort Worth National, U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans, Health Science, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Texas Locations: Texas, Dallas, Tarrant, Fort Worth, North Texas, Mississippi, United States, Arlington

Ishiba, a straight-talking former defense minister, will take office on Tuesday when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his cabinet ministers resign and Ishiba is elected his successor by members of the LDP-controlled parliament. He is also contending with a complicated security environment in the Asia-Pacific region, where the U.S. has been strengthening ties with Japan and other allies in an effort to counter China’s growing power. After no candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, Ishiba won in a runoff against economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, who would have been Japan’s first female prime minister. This was Ishiba’s fifth time running for party leader. In addition to being a realist, Ishiba is also an idealist who has never been tainted by scandal, Cucek said.

Persons: Shigeru Ishiba, Fumio Kishida, Ishiba, Hiro Komae, Kishida, Kishida “, ” Ishiba, Sanae Takaichi, Takaichi, ”, Michael Cucek, Cucek, ” Cucek, “, Lin Jian, Lin, Arata Yamamoto, Jennifer Jett Organizations: Liberal Democratic Party, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party’s, Getty, Temple University, NATO, U.S, Yasukuni, Foreign Ministry Locations: TOKYO, U.S, Ishiba, Asia, Pacific, Japan, North Korea, Tokyo, AFP, United States, Japanese, Tottori, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, China, Taiwan, Beijing, East Asia, Phuket, Thailand

☆ I'm 58 and work as a nanny. I wish I could be as present with my own grandchildren.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sharon Binkey is a part-time nanny with a degree in early childhood education. Binkey, 58, says she'd love to babysit her six grandkids but is estranged from her daughters. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sharon Binkey, 58, a part-time nanny and book author from Pittsburgh. AdvertisementI have a real rapport with children and became a nanny about a decade and a half ago. I'm a nanny for a couple I met in churchChildren are — and have always been — my world.

Persons: Sharon Binkey, —, Gary, hadn't, they'd, I'd, they're, hasn't Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Pittsburgh, Boston

☆ Voters in Dalton, Georgia, stick with Trump despite Biden’s clean energy law that revived growth there
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Phil Mattingly | Andrew Seger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Dalton, Georgia CNN —The face of a new era in American manufacturing is here, just off Interstate 75, tucked into this northwest corner of Georgia. That’s where you’ll find the Qcells plant that pumps out 32,000 solar panels a day and has a total panel production capacity of 5.1 gigawatts. They’re contributing back into the local community, paying taxes,” Nash said. The Qcells solar panel plant in Dalton, Georgia CNNTrump strikes a chordLocated in the congressional district represented by GOP firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dalton is Trump country. “You want to ask me that after November?” Nash, the Qcells plant manager, responded when asked about the future for the industry.

Persons: Dalton, ”, Lisa Nash, “, didn’t, it’s, ” Nash, Biden, “ We’ve, Scott Moskowitz, Kamala Harris, Andi Rice, she’s, Kimberly Richardson, Harris, Richardson, Qcells, ” Richardson, Donald Trump, ” Kasey Carpenter, Dalton , Georgia CNN Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Carpenter, Trump, George, Kasey Carpenter CNN, Brian Kemp –, can’t, Matt Santini, CNN's Phil Mattingly, “ It’s, ” Santini, Carpenter, –, there’s, Mattingly, It’s, ‘ Don’t Organizations: Georgia CNN, CNN, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, Dalton , Georgia CNN, GOP, Republican Gov, Biden, Trump, Oakwood Locations: Georgia, That’s, Dalton, Qcells, Dalton , Georgia, United States, Trump, Cartersville , Georgia, Atlanta

☆ Anthropic's comms chief mocks OpenAI after cofounder's bizarre tweet about jacuzzis and the Middle Ages
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Anthropic executive jumped at the opportunity to mock OpenAI in response. AdvertisementTech rivalries are always a hot topic on X, and on Friday, an Anthropic executive couldn't help but take a jab at OpenAI. OpenAI cofounder Wojciech Zaremba took to X on Friday to wax poetic about the latest high-profile departures. He likened the exits of Murati, Zoph, and McGrew to children dying in the Middle Ages. Just hours later she wrote on X, "Happy to report that Anthropic's co-founders all still merrily work at the company.

Persons: OpenAI, Mira Murati, Bob McGrew, —, Sam Altman, Altman, Barret Zoph, Wojciech Zaremba, Zaremba, McGrew, Sasha de Marigny, Anthropic, Anthropic's, Anthropic’s, — Sasha de Marigny, John Schulman Organizations: Service, OpenAI Locations: Murati

Eric Adams was indicted on 5 criminal charges but denies wrongdoing in language that mirrors Trump. AdvertisementNew York City Mayor Eric Adams' indictment may be unprecedented, but his rhetoric isn't. In his staunch denial of any wrongdoing, Adams is sounding eerily similar to another politician: former President Donald Trump. AdvertisementBeyond painting themselves a victim or "target," Trump and Adams struck a similar tone another topic: immigration. At a press conference in New York City on Thursday afternoon, Trump defended Adams and praised the mayor's immigration stance.

Persons: Eric Adams, Biden, Trump, Adams, —, Donald Trump, Roy Cohn, he's, He's, Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Joe Biden, Harris, Kathy Hochul, Democratic National Convention . Sen, Mark Kelly, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, York City, Democrat, Mansion, Biden, Democratic National Convention . Locations: York, Turkish, Fulton County, New York City

☆ Putin revises his nuclear doctrine, but have his red lines shifted?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This week, Putin once again rattled the arms-control world by revealing proposed changes to his country’s nuclear doctrine. “In the current version of Russia’s nuclear doctrine, there is no distinction between an aggression by nuclear- and non-nuclear-weapon state,” he wrote. “There are two noteworthy points of departure from the previous 2020 Russian military doctrine,” she wrote on X. “2020 doctrine allowed the use of NW [nuclear weapons] in response to conventional aggression that jeopardizes the very existence of the state. And the results of Zelensky’s visit to the US may soon tell us whether anyone in Washington is listening to Putin’s nuclear talk.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Pavel Podvig, ”, ” Podvig, “, Mariana Budjeryn, Harvard Kennedy, Alexander Nemenov, Budjeryn, Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, ” It’s, Ven Bruusgaard Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Council, Russian Federation, “, Harvard, Getty, Norwegian Intelligence School Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Washington, USSR, United States, ” Moscow, AFP, Russian

☆ Dominick Dunne, the crime journalist central to Netflix's drama "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," had a life worthy of a biopic. Here's what to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Former Vanity Fair reporter Dominick Dunne is central to "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." Dunne's theories about the Menendez brothers' motives are featured in the series. Dominique Dunne was Dunne's youngest child, and her death turned him into a crime reporterValerie Harper and Dominique Dunne in 1981. He covered several more high-profile cases on top of the Mendedez brothers' trial in 1993. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is available to stream on Netflix.

Persons: Dominick Dunne, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Menendez, Dunne, —, Erik Menendez's, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan's, Kitty Menendez, Nathan Lane, wasn't, Tammi Menendez, Murphy, Joan VanderMolen, o7KEOEoYwr — Tammi Menendez, It's, Dominique Dunne, Valerie Harper, Lee Green, Ellen Griffin, Dunne's, Dominique, John Thomas Sweeney, Sweeney, Slate, Anthony Pellicano, Pellicano, Dominick, Jimi Celeste, Patrick McMullan, Phil Spector's, CourtTV, Dominick Dunne's Power Organizations: Service, Netflix, Variety, Business, American Broadcasting Companies, Getty Locations: Hollywood

☆ Elon Musk's 'autocratic' style made SpaceX thrive — but his fixations could threaten its dominance, according to a new book
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Elon Musk near a Falcon 9 rocket at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California in 2018. SpaceXSo much of the way SpaceX operates, as you tell it in the book, is Elon Musk's hands-on management and the way he pushes his workers. I don't think Elon does very well in those types of environments. I don't really understand the entire arc of his changing political views over the last decade. I don't think the regular person really understands what a technological leap Starship is.

Persons: Eric Berger, Elon Musk, Berger, —, Elon Musk's, Elon, David McNew, Jared Isaacman, it's, We've, What's, Obama, he's, Sarah Gillis, You've, you've Organizations: Business, Service, SpaceX, Falcon, Ars Technica, Tesla, Twitter, Elon, House, Polaris Dawn, Crew Locations: Hawthorne , California, United States, Russia

☆ Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Lex Harvey | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

More than 100 were killed at a crocodile farm in Lamphun, northern Thailand, after a typhoon damaged their enclosure. More than 100 crocodiles were killed to prevent them from escaping after a typhoon damaged their enclosure in Lamphun, northern Thailand. Among the crocodiles killed was one named Ai Harn, the eldest male breeder and leader of the pack, at 4 meters (13 feet) long. Earlier this year, 60 Siamese crocodile eggs hatched in Cambodia, the largest recorded breeding event for the species this century. Thai crocodile farmer Natthapak Khumkad owns the biggest crocodile farm in the province of Lamphun, northern Thailand.

Persons: ”, Khumkad, Natthapak, “, Yagi, Benjamin Horton, Hurricane Ian, CrocodileLamphun Natthapak, ” Natthapak, Pornthip Nualanong, Ai Harn, Pornthip, suckling, Natthapak Khumkad Organizations: Bangkok CNN, CNN, Observatory of, International Fund for Animal Welfare Locations: Bangkok, Lamphun, Thailand, China, Southeast Asia, Thailand’s, Observatory of Singapore ., Florida, Punta Gorda, Cambodia, Hong Kong

☆ A European leader's top aide suggested his country wouldn't have resisted if Russia had invaded it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An aide to the Hungarian PM was criticized after suggesting Hungary wouldn't have resisted a Russian invasion. He referred back to a 1956 uprising in Budapest, which the Soviet Union brutally repressed. He said it was "irresponsible" to resist, citing the number of dead in the Ukraine war. He said this was because Hungary had tried and failed to resist the Soviet Union in 1956. Viktor Orbán is Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest ally in the European Union, a position that has put him strongly out of favor in the bloc.

Persons: Hungary wouldn't, —, Viktor Orbán, Balázs Orbán, Zelenskyy, Hungary —, Vladimir Putin's, Donald Trump, Putin, Trump Organizations: PM, Soviet Union, Service, Politico, European Union, Fidesz Locations: Hungary, Russian, Budapest, Ukraine, Hungarian, Soviet Union, Russia

☆ LVMH's Bernard Arnault set to overtake Mark Zuckerberg as the world's 3rd-richest person after $24 billion wealth surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernard Arnault's net worth has soared by $24 billion in four days to $201 billion. The LVMH CEO is set to leapfrog Mark Zuckerberg and become the world's third-richest person. AdvertisementBernard Arnault has grown $24 billion richer in four days — and looks set to overtake Mark Zuckerberg as the world's third-richest person. He was the richest person on the planet with a $231 billion net worth in late March. AdvertisementThe decline in LVMH stock this year has narrowed from about 20% to 5%, meaning it's no longer languishing at a two-year low.

Persons: Bernard Arnault's, Mark Zuckerberg, —, Bernard Arnault, leapfrog Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, He's, who's, Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon Champagne Organizations: Service, Dior, Tiffany, Oracle, LVMH Locations: China, Moncler, Cashmere, Japan

☆ Eric Adams indictment: All the travel benefits the New York City mayor is alleged by prosecutors to have accepted
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Prosecutors allege New York City Mayor Eric Adams solicited travel from foreign businesspeople. As a city official, Adams should have disclosed the gifts and travel benefits, Williams said. AdvertisementThese are the travel benefits and luxury perks federal prosecutors allege Adams has solicited since 2016. Flights to France, Turkey, and ChinaIn 2017, Adams accepted free business class tickets for himself and travel companions to France, Turkey, and China, per the indictment. The travel benefits were worth more than $9,000 and Adams failed to disclose them, prosecutors said.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, —, rebuking, Damian Williams, Williams Organizations: New York City, Service, New, Democratic, Turkish, Prosecutors, Business, Bentley, Turkey Prosecutors Locations: New York, Manhattan, Brooklyn, York, India, Turkey, France, China, Istanbul, Regis, Hungary, St, Ghana

☆ Dramatic video shows US Coast Guard rescue a man and his dog after their boat started sinking during Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New footage shows the US Coast Guard rescuing a man and his dog in the Gulf of Mexico. The man's vessel became disabled and started taking on water during Hurricane Helene. AdvertisementA dramatic new video shows the US Coast Guard rescuing a man and his dog in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after their boat started sinking during Hurricane Helene. Kellerman, AirSta Clearwater pic.twitter.com/3ehoIVqlLj — USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) September 27, 2024It is unclear how long the man and his dog were at sea. AdvertisementIt is not uncommon for the Coast Guard to carry out rescue missions during hurricanes, but each case is treated differently.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, —, Helene, e, m. Organizations: US Coast Guard, Service, Coast Guard, Sikorsky MH, USCG, Southwest Florida International, EMS Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane

☆ Harris heads to the US southern border, looking to close a polling gap with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Advisers to the vice president remain concerned about the gap between the candidates on immigration. Trump alluded to his current polling edge Thursday as he slammed his rival ahead of her visit to the border. Harris plans to use her trip to the US-Mexico border to slam Trump for scuttling the bipartisan border deal and lean into her work as attorney general of California, a border state, a campaign aide said. Adrees Latif/REUTERS/REUTERSAn early strategyThe Harris campaign signaled early on that it planned to counter Trump’s attacks on the vice president and the administration’s handling of border security. Harris previously visited the border as vice president and has cited her work as a border-state senator and state attorney general.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, “, ” Harris, Adrees Latif, “ Kamala Harris, Friday’s, Biden, that’s, ”, CNN’s Kit Maher Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Democratic, Trump, REUTERS, Border Patrol, New York Times, Siena College, Fox, Biden, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Locations: Arizona, Trump, New York, Mexico, California, India, United States, Ruby , Arizona, It’s, Central America, Washington

Angelina Madut by that time had noticed people in a vehicle nearby – the journalists, including former HLN meteorologist Bob Van Dillen. Van Dillen spotted her. I gave her my shirt,” Van Dillen told his colleagues, according to the video. As far as she’s concerned, a shaken Madut told CNN, Van Dillen saved her life. Later, after her husband arrived, Van Dillen advised him not to drive toward the overtopped creek, to go another way instead.

Persons: Angelina Madut, Madut, Helene, Ernest, “, ”, ” “, ” Ernest Madut, –, Bob Van Dillen, ” Ernest, Angelina, Van Dillen, clasped, ” Angelina Madut Organizations: Atlanta CNN, CNN, Fox Weather, Fox Locations: Atlanta, Buckhead, Peachtree

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