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☆ Kuwohi: Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. “The Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a national park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes Kuwohi every year for three half-days so that predominantly Cherokee schools can visit the mountain and learn its history. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is America’s most visited national park, and Kuwohi is one its most popular sites, with more than 650,000 visitors per year. The name-restoration proposal was submitted in January by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks.

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Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which lawmakers could consider changing the state's apportionment of electoral votes, the source said. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district. That one electoral vote could prove decisive. Maine is the only other state that does not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes. The Democratic state House majority leader has said the state should consider switching to a winner-take-all electoral vote system itself as a counter if Nebraska moves to change its system.

Persons: Sen, Lindsey Graham, Jim Pillen, Graham, Trump, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Pillen, Nebraskans Organizations: Nebraska Gov, KOLN, Electoral, Trump, U.S . House, Republicans, Republican, Nebraska, Democratic Locations: Nebraska, Omaha, Lincoln, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maine

☆ 12-year-old boy fatally shoots black bear mauling his dad during hunt in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

SIREN, Wis. — A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods. He shot that bear and killed it on top of me,” said Beierman, who suffered bites to his forehead, arm and leg. Earlier, he and Owen spotted the bear from a tree stand near Siren, Wisconsin, about 90 miles northeast of Minneapolis. Owen fired a shot, wounding the bear, which then ran away. “We were sort of hung up in a thicket when we heard the dog yelp and sprint past us in retreat,” Beierman told the newspaper.

Persons: Ryan Beierman, Owen, “ Owen, ”, Beierman, ” Beierman, “, ’ Organizations: Minnesota Star Tribune, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Locations: —, Wisconsin, Siren , Wisconsin, Minneapolis

Former President Donald Trump said during a Wednesday rally that he would travel to Springfield, Ohio, the focal point of unsubstantiated claims targeting Haitian migrants, "in the next two weeks." The visit to the beleaguered Ohio city of Springfield would come as Trump has pushed baseless claims about Haitian migrants there eating pets, a false claim that has been repeatedly debunked. NBC News has previously reported that Trump planned to visit Springfield "soon." “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs," Trump said, falsely, during the debate. They’re eating, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Rob Rue, Vance, Mike DeWine, Kamala Harris, “ Organizations: Trump, Venezuelan, Republican, NBC News, Ohio Gov, Haitian Community Support, Springfield Locations: Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, Aurora, Uniondale , New York, Ohio, Aurora , Colorado, Trump

Combs’ attorneys had asked that he be released on bail and said he could post a $50 million bond. Sean "Diddy" Combs in court in New York City on Tuesday. Johnson, the prosecutor, told the judge: “The defendant’s power gives him a unique ability to influence and intimidate witnesses and victims. They settled the lawsuit a day after it was filed without disclosing the terms and with Combs denying any wrongdoing. She said the witnesses who received subpoenas have firsthand knowledge of Combs’ behavior as charged in the indictment.

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☆ 27-year-old Nebraska man who posed as high schooler sentenced to at least 85 years for sex crimes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 27-year-old Nebraska man who posed as someone a decade younger and attended high school for more than 50 days was sentenced to at least 85 years in prison in connection with sex crimes charges, court documents show. Scheich identified himself as “Zak Hess,” 17, and attended two high schools in Lincoln — Northwest High School and Southeast High School — for 54 days in the 2022-23 school year, officials previously said. A spokesperson for the district where Scheich attended high school also did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Charging documents show the crimes he pleaded guilty to mostly occurred in 2022 and 2023. In September, authorities accused a 23-year-old woman of criminal impersonation after she allegedly posed as Scheich’s mother and helped him get enrolled in the schools, according to KOLN.

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☆ Boeing says it's going to start furloughing 'a large number' of its white-collar employees amid strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Wednesday, Boeing announced it will be temporarily furloughing a "large number" of white-collar employees. The news comes after around 30,000 Boeing workers began a strike on Friday after rejecting a new pay contract. "We are initiating temporary furloughs over the coming days that will impact a large number of US-based executives, managers, and employees," Kelly Ortberg, the CEO of Boeing, wrote in an email to employees. In a union vote on September 12, workers voted against an agreement that Boeing and the labor union for machinists and aerospace workers had proposed. Read the full memo Ortberg sent to employees:Team,As you know, the IAM 751 and W24 went on strike last Friday.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, It's, furloughs, Kelly Organizations: Service, Wednesday, Boeing, Employees, Business Insider, IAM Locations: Boeing's, Pacific Northwest

☆ Bank of England holds interest rates steady after August cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Commuters cycles past the Bank of England (BOE), left, in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee's interest rate decision is scheduled for release on Sept. 19. LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday said it would hold interest rates steady following its initial cut in August, even after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted for a jumbo rate cut the day before. The Monetary Policy Committee voted by 8 to 1 to hold, with the dissenting member voting for a 0.25 percentage point cut. Many strategists had expected a smaller 25 basis point cut at the September meeting, despite market pricing through this week pointing to more than 50% probability of the more aggressive option.

Persons: BOE Organizations: Bank of England, City of, LONDON, U.S . Federal, Monetary, U.S . Federal Reserve Locations: City, City of London, U.K

☆ Like digital locusts, OpenAI and Anthropic AI bots cause havoc and raise costs for websites
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

One study estimated that the world's supply of usable AI training data could be depleted by 2032. An OpenAI spokesperson said the company's bot was querying Coates' website roughly twice per second. But hungry AI botnets scrape first, ask questions later. "Utterly sick"Coates says his Game UI Database is back up and running and he continues to add to it. But Coates' story is emblematic of a bigger question: When AI comes to change the world, who bears the cost?

Persons: —, Edd Coates, Coates, Jay Peet, We've, Joshua Gross, Gross, Jennifer Martinez, Anthropic, Senecal, botnets, robots.txt, Roberto Di Cosmo, Di Cosmo, Tania Cohen, Cohen Organizations: Service, Business, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Software Heritage, Software Locations: It's

☆ Ray Dalio calls upcoming U.S. election the most consequential of his lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Christine Wang | In Christinejwang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ray Dalio said the 2024 U.S. elections will likely be the most important of his lifetime and he thinks the country needs a "strong leader of the middle." "As far as the election goes, it's going to be the most consequential election of my lifetime because we now have irreconcilable differences between the two sides," he said. "The first question we'll ask is: will we have an orderly transition of power? We have the question- the fact that it is possible — that election results may not be accepted — that's quite something." On Wednesday, Dalio had named the elections as a major force shaping the global economy, calling it an "issue of internal order and disorder."

Persons: Ray Dalio, Dalio Organizations: Bridgewater Associates, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ We need 'social prescriptions' just as much as traditional medicine, author of 'The Connection Cure' says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The best way to approach health care, in addition to traditional medicine, in Hotz's opinion, is social prescribing. This is the future Julia Hotz, author of " The Connection Cure ," hopes will become a reality in every country. Or you can create your own art to channel some of the heavy emotions you're feeling into something beautiful. Search for belonging when you're feeling lonelyOne of the most fundamental human needs is to have a sense of belonging, Hotz says. "Instead of replacing other kinds of medicine, social prescriptions complement them," Hotz wrote in her book.

Persons: Hotz, Julia Hotz Organizations: Solutions, Research, Harvard, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Douglas Elliman's Noble Black explores the impact of rate cuts on housing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDouglas Elliman's Noble Black explores the impact of rate cuts on housingNoble Black, Douglas Elliman real estate agent, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss how the Fed's latest rate cut will impact the housing market, how new buyers are paying, and much more.

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☆ Watch: Biden delivers remarks at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 1:15 p.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, where he is expected to celebrate falling inflation and interest rates. The president's remarks come the day after the Federal Reserve announced its decision to cut interest rates by a surprisingly aggressive 50 basis points. "The declines in inflation and interest rates are welcome, but no one's declaring victory," National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard told reporters ahead of Biden's remarks.

Persons: Joe Biden, Lael Brainard, Biden's Organizations: Economic, of Washington, of Washington , D.C, Federal Reserve Locations: of Washington ,

☆ Ron Insana: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell unnecessarily complicated the outlook for interest rate policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ron Insana | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In the spirit of ESPN's Monday Night Countdown, a word to Federal Reserve Chairman, Jay Powell ... "C'Mon Man!" While the markets have rebounded nicely on Thursday, it seems to me that Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell unnecessarily complicated the outlook for interest rate policy on Wednesday by saying the Fed will decide, meeting by meeting, what to do next. Meanwhile, long-term interest rates, after having fallen for weeks in anticipation of a half-point cut, which the Fed delivered, have actually moved up a bit. I'm not entirely certain but I suspect it's the lack of clear direction on future rate policy that is the culprit. In those days, the Fed was loathe to discuss its actions publicly and only signaled to markets what it had done with respect to interest rate policy a considerable time after the action was undertaken.

Persons: Jay Powell, Powell, Paul Volcker Organizations: Federal, Fed Locations: China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nike, FedEx, Lennar and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Nike — Shares soared 10%. Nike veteran Elliott Hill, who had been at the company for 32 years before retiring in 2020, will take the helm. FedEx reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.60 on revenue of $21.58 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $4.76 per share in earnings and $21.93 billion of revenue. MillerKnoll reported adjusted earnings per share of 36 cents on revenue of $861.5 million. Lennar reported earnings of $4.26 per share on revenue of $9.42 billion.

Persons: John Donahoe, Elliott Hill, LSEG, MillerKnoll, Lennar, Chewy, Buddy Chester, — Organizations: Nike —, Nike, FedEx —, FedEx, FactSet, Buddy Chester Sub LLC, BC Partners

☆ Former NEC Director Gary Cohn: The Fed is on the other side of their dual mandate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer NEC Director Gary Cohn: The Fed is on the other side of their dual mandateGary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former National Economic Council Director under President Trump, and Jay Clayton, Apollo non-executive chairman and former SEC Chairman, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the Fed's interest rate decision, state of the economy, and more.

Persons: Gary Cohn, Trump, Jay Clayton, Apollo Organizations: NEC, IBM, National Economic, SEC

☆ The Bank of England has 'some room' to cuts rates but it's unlikely, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Bank of England has 'some room' to cuts rates but it's unlikely, economist saysYael Selfin, chief economist at KPMG UK, discusses the country's inflation data and what it could mean for the Bank of England's decision.

Persons: Yael Selfin Organizations: of England, KPMG UK, Bank of

☆ World War II Historian Rates WWII Movie Battles
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ian Phillips | Korey Isbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw Ridge," starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, and Sam Worthington. He compares the portrayals of the Battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," starring Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, and Paul Walker; and "Letters From Iwo Jima," starring Ken Watanabe. He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring Joseph Mazzello and Rami Malek. He breaks down the tank battles in "Battle of the Bulge," starring Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson.

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☆ Calls of the Day: Elanco Animal Health CEO, Casey's General Store, GE Vernova, Spotify
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCalls of the Day: Elanco Animal Health CEO, Casey's General Store, GE Vernova, SpotifyThe Investment Committee discuss the latest Calls of the Day.

Organizations: Animal, Casey's, GE Vernova

☆ Explosions in Lebanon considered an 'act of terror,' economy minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExplosions in Lebanon considered an 'act of terror,' economy minister saysAmin Salam, Lebanon's minister of economy and trade, says what happened in Lebanon "will only trigger more escalation into the conflict."

Persons: Amin Salam Locations: Lebanon

☆ MIND is a combination of the Mediterranean and DASH diets. A dietitian who wrote a book on it shares 3 mistakes people make when starting out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA dietitian who has written a book on the MIND diet spoke to Business Insider about the most common mistakes people make when starting to follow it. The MIND diet stands for the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, and combines the principles of the Mediterranean and DASH diets , with added foods for brain health and longevity. Research suggests the MIND diet can help reduce cognitive decline as people age. BI spoke to McGrane about the mistakes people make when following the MIND diet. Related storiesTrying to overhaul your diet overnightMcGrane said that you shouldn't try to completely switch to the MIND diet immediately.

Persons: —, Kelli McGrane, McGrane, You'll, I'd Organizations: Service, Business, US, American Heart Association, Research, Neurology, Harvard, Chan, of Public Health, Beginners

☆ Watch Thursday's full episode of Mad Money with Jim Cramer — September 19, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch Thursday's full episode of Mad Money with Jim Cramer — September 19, 2024"Mad Money" host and former hedge fund manager, Jim Cramer, provides stock traders with all manner of investing advice.

Persons: Jim Cramer —, Jim Cramer

☆ 2024 Laver Cup countdown and the business of pro tennis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email2024 Laver Cup countdown and the business of pro tennisTony Godsick, Laver Cup chairman and Team8 CEO, and John McEnroe, Team World captain, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the 2024 Laver Cup, the business of pro tennis, and more.

Persons: Tony Godsick, John McEnroe Organizations: Laver, Team

☆ Kind Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky: Here's the No. 1 type of valuable employee that most CEOs overlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In his experience, his best employees have different qualities and skills than he does, says the billionaire founder of Kind Snacks. "You want to be careful not to hire the same person you are," Lubetzky, 56, tells CNBC Make It. Humans are more inclined to collaborate with, befriend and even form romantic relationships with people who have similar interests, education, skills and values. Lubetzky learned the value of working with people who have opposing viewpoints at his first company, PeaceWorks, he says. There is one quality that bosses and employees should always share, Lubetzky says: values.

Persons: Daniel Lubetzky isn't, that's, Lubetzky —, Mark Cuban's, —, Lubetzky, everyone's Organizations: CNBC Locations: Qualtrics

☆ Ariel fund manager on a pick to buy post-Fed and this jumping tech stock to stick with
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Heading into a lower interest-rate environment, there is one stock that should be on investors' radar, according to Ariel Investments' Charles Bobrinskoy: Oracle. " AI is all about analyzing your data, and Oracle controls a lot of that data." While Bobrinskoy said Oracle used to be "way too cheap," it is currently "getting pretty close to fairly valued." Bobrinskoy now expects there to be a rotation into value stocks given the view that there is a lower risk of a recession. "Value stocks are very cheap," he continued.

Persons: Ariel, Charles Bobrinskoy, CNBC's, Bobrinskoy, BorgWarner, Stocks Organizations: Ariel Investments, Oracle, Federal Reserve

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