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☆ Harris and Walz to take bus tour through Pennsylvania ahead of Democratic convention
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Eva Mckend | Piper Hudspethblackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Tim Walz, will roll through Pennsylvania on a bus tour Sunday, dropping in on the crucial battleground state just days before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The pair’s first rally shortly after Walz was announced as Harris’ running mate was in Philadelphia, the commonwealth’s largest city, and they embarked on a dayslong tour of battleground states shortly after. Sunday’s tour, which is scheduled to begin in Pittsburgh, will mark the first time that Harris, Walz and their respective spouses – second gentleman Doug Emhoff and Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz – will appear on the campaign trail together. The campaign has 36 coordinated offices and 300 staffers in Pennsylvania, which Harris has already visited seven times this year. Seven battleground states have been the focus of more than $212 million in ad spending over that stretch, with Pennsylvania accounting for $70.6 million of that total.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, It’s, Harris, Walz, –, Doug Emhoff, Gwen Walz –, Donald Trump, ’, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Kayla Tausche, David Wright Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, Democratic National Convention, Pennsylvania, Electoral, Keystone State, Democratic, Republicans Locations: Pennsylvania, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wilkes, Barre , Pennsylvania, Butler, Pittsburgh . Pennsylvania

☆ Dollar droops after benign inflation data; kiwi firm before RBNZ decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dollar remained on the back foot on Wednesday after tumbling versus major peers overnight as a benign reading for U.S. producer prices reinforced bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. Risk-sensitive currencies stayed strong after the unexpected softening in inflation buoyed equities, even with crucial U.S. consumer price index figures still looming later on Wednesday. New Zealand's dollar hovered near a four-week high ahead of a Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy decision, with markets split over the potential for a rate cut. The dollar was stable at 147.06 yen as it continued to consolidate around the 147 level this week. The kiwi edged up 0.07% to $0.6081, close to Tuesday's high of $0.60815, a level last seen on July 18.

Persons: CME's, Carol Kong, Sterling, Tony Sycamore Organizations: Australian, New, Reserve Bank of New, Traders, Federal, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, U.S, CPI, CBA, IG Locations: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

☆ Netball: This women’s sport has fought for over 50 years to be in the Olympics. Could Brisbane 2032 change its fortunes?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Emily Blumenthal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Australia was crowned champion during the Netball World Cup Medal Presentation on August 6, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. “I think the leadership within netball, from World Netball, really needs to take a vigilant stance on it. For people in the netball world, she said, “That is your bread and butter: doing netball. More than 20 million people play netball in 76 member nations across five continents, according to World Netball. There are some voices in netball that don’t believe the drive to become an Olympic sport is a priority.

Persons: Serena Guthrie, Khadijah Williams, Hannah Peters, ”, “, That’s, Ashley Vlotman, Jenny van Dyk, Spar, Riana Bezuidenhout, They’ve, ” Bezuidenhout, Fiona McLachlan, ” McLachlan, ” van Dyk, Cara Koenen of, Guthrie, it’s, ” Guthrie, we’ve, Ryan Allan, Allan, Lewis Keeling, ” Dylan McPherson, Fiona Goodall, that’s, ” Allan said, Keeling, ” Keeling, Bailey Mes, Geva, Matt King, doesn’t, “ I’ve, ” Allan Organizations: CNN, Commonwealth Games, Netball, IOC, International Federation, Commonwealth, Games, team, University of Pretoria, World Netball, City, Paralympic Games, Netball Australia, Brisbane, Manor School, Wembley, Fox, Victoria University, “, England, Paris, Equality, Paris Games, Olympic, Netball Association, New Zealand Men's, Getty, Knights Netball, Allphones Arena, doesn’t Locations: Australia, Brisbane, United Kingdom, England, Jamaica, SECC, Glasgow, Bath, Los, Cape Town , South Africa, Spar Proteas, South, Cara Koenen of Australia, South Africa, New, Auckland , New Zealand, New Zealand, Sydney

The stunning transformation of the 2024 presidential race will reach new heights Tuesday when Vice President Kamala Harris unveils her running mate after a sequence of events that left Republican nominee Donald Trump flailing. Harris is due to join her vice presidential pick at a rally in Philadelphia that will kick off a joint sprint across an electoral map expanded by President Joe Biden’s shelving of his own reelection bid just over two weeks ago. In the final hours of her search after a compressed vetting period, Harris narrowed in on two candidates — Pennsylvania Gov. Tim Walz, 60, sources told CNN, although Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly remained in the running as of Monday afternoon. Read Collinson’s full analysis on Harris as she is set to announce her VP pick.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump flailing, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Shapiro, Walz, Trump, Biden, Harris ’, Read Organizations: Republican, Minnesota Gov, CNN, Democratic, Trump Locations: Philadelphia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan

☆ Democrats passed over for Harris running mate rally around Tim Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania, speaks during a rally in support of Kamala Harris for president, along with Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania, on July 29, 2024. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesDemocrats who were vetted as potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris praised her pick of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz right after it was announced Tuesday. They also show that Democrats who might be disappointed about being passed over are prioritizing party unity over personal feelings. That travel is expected to begin Tuesday afternoon, when Shapiro is scheduled to join Harris and Walz at a rally in Philadelphia, the vice president's first public appearance with Walz as her running mate.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Lev Radin, Lightrocket, Tim Walz, Donald Trump's, —, Pete Buttigieg, Brendan Smialowski, Harris, Walz, Buttigieg, Kamala, Donald Trump, Shapiro, president's Organizations: Wissahickon, School, Getty, Minnesota Gov, . Transportation, White, Washington , D.C, AFP, Pennsylvania Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ambler , Pennsylvania, Washington ,, Commonwealth, United States, Philadelphia

☆ Harris set to name running mate as global turmoil rocks an already surreal campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In the final hours of her search after a compressed vetting period, Harris narrowed in on two candidates — Pennsylvania Gov. Tim Walz, 60, sources told CNN, although Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly remained in the running as of Monday afternoon. But perception is often as important as reality in a presidential race. A critical choiceThe choice of a running mate is the first, most critical decision a party nominee makes. Still, Harris’ strong start appears to have restored the election to a neck-and-neck race, according to recent surveys.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump flailing, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Shapiro, Walz, Trump, Biden, Harris ’, White, Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jake Auchincloss, “, CNN’s Kasie Hunt, Harris Trump, Kamala, ”, it’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Sarah Palin, —, don’t Organizations: CNN, Republican, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Trump, Dow Jones, US, Federal Reserve, Biden, United States ., Israeli, Massachusetts Democrat, Ohio, Democratic National Convention, White Locations: Philadelphia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Israel, United States, Iraq, Iran, Tehran, Gaza, Massachusetts, Chicago, Atlanta, Pennsylvania

☆ I had my first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving home to Chicago. Giving birth in the US left much to be desired.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Chantal Panozzo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementArrival at the delivery ward in the US vs SwitzerlandSo no, the suburban Chicago hospital had no birthing stool. In Switzerland, the standard of care is a five-day hospital stay for a vaginal birth and a 10-day hospital stay for a C-section. AdvertisementDuring my five-day hospital stay in Switzerland, in addition to constantly monitoring my baby and my health, I was taught to breastfeed, diaper, and bathe my baby. The author found giving birth in Switzerland much easier than back home in Chicago. AdvertisementChantal Panozzo is writing a book about what she wishes she'd known about American life before giving up her Swiss residency permit.

Persons: —, GYN, I'd, Chantal Panozzo, Peterson, haven't, she'd Organizations: Service, Business, Swiss, OB, Commonwealth Fund, Disease Control Locations: Chicago, Switzerland, Swiss, America

☆ When ICE Agents Use Deadly Force, the Shootings Go Unprosecuted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lila Hassan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +46 min

AdvertisementYet when and how ICE agents use deadly force has long been shrouded in secrecy. ICE agents shot people in public places, such as traffic intersections and strip-mall parking lots. Yet in over half of the shootings we identified, ICE agents never made an arrest. But Ramos still became one of dozens of people on the receiving end of an ICE agent's deadly force. A significant number of the shootings documented in the logs happened while ICE agents were off-duty or in plain clothes.

Persons: Nemesia Martinez, wouldn't, Martinez, Gabino Ramos Hernandez, Ramos, Ramos wasn't, Soledad Ramos Hernandez, Ramos's, Soledad, Timothy Ivy, Donald Trump, We've, Ramos —, Chuck Wexler, haven't, Genia, Miguel Alvarez, Alvarez, Jake Driskell, Driskell, Phillip Causey, Causey, Laurel Police Department Ramos, gurney, Mario Bass, Bass, Prince William, Bryan Cox, Bradley Epley, Epley, Rueben Coray, Hector Santana, Santana, who'd, Othello Jones, Jones, Johnathan Liddell, Douglas, Ryan Leonard, Joe Biden, García Ramos, it's, they're, he'd, Leo Clemons, Doctors, Clemons, Ramos moans, wasn't, Bailey C, Martin, Prince William County, HSI, Chris Baroni, Ronaldo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Baroni, Jerry Robinette, General, OPR, Gretta Goodwin, Robinette, doesn't, Goodwin, Tommy Cox, Donald Trump's, reining, Jennifer Chacón, Biden, Timothy Cerniglia, Cerniglia, Hernandez's, hasn't, Business Insider Ramos, He's, Loevy Organizations: Investigations, Business, Customs, Laurel, Facebook, ICE, Immigration, Homeland Security Investigations, New York City Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, Police, Research, New, Immigrant Defense, DHS, Border Patrol, Laurel Police Department, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Nissan, Ramos, FBI, Justice Department, Denver, Phoenix, Border Protection, Maricopa County Attorney's Office, General's, Department of Justice, Force, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Mississippi Bureau of, MBI, Laurel Police, NBC, Sheriff's, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, Scottsdale police, Howard Center, Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University, Attorney's, Federal Homeland Policy, Maricopa County DA, Firearms, ICE's, Homeland Security, Justice, DHS's Office, Army, Center, New American Security, Congress, Stanford Law School, Ohio State Law, Trump, White, GAO, Service, Biden's, Ohio State, Business Insider, Fund, Journalism Locations: Jackson, Laurel, Laurel , Mississippi, Woodbridge , Virginia, New York, Puebla, Mexico, Mississippi, United States, Arizona, Phoenix, Dumfries , Virginia, Nashville, Denver, arm's, Maricopa, Mesa , Arizona, Maricopa County, Lithia Springs , Georgia, Soledad, Metairie , Louisiana, Jefferson, Virginia, Scottsdale , Arizona, Scottsdale, Chula Vista , California, Washington , DC, Africa, New American, Oaxaca

CNN —Kamala Harris is in the thick of choosing a vice presidential running mate, with her campaign eying an announcement in the coming days that would be immediately followed by a joint tour of a series of battleground states. Harris has not yet conducted formal interviews with the top contenders, one source familiar told CNN. As is typical in vice presidential searches, the Harris campaign has been intently focused on who could help strengthen the Harris ticket’s electoral chances. The Harris campaign declined to comment for this story. With about three months remaining in the race, advisers say, a vice presidential candidate is needed on the campaign trail as soon as Harris makes her decision.

Persons: CNN — Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, –, Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Tim Walz, Roy Cooper, Pete Buttigieg, Andy Beshear, Eric Holder, Tony West, Harris ’, Shapiro, Kelly, ”, “, Biden, Israel, Mike Vereb, ” Manuel Bonder Organizations: CNN, White, Pennsylvania, Minnesota Gov, Tim Walz . North Carolina Gov, Transportation, Kentucky Gov, Democratic, Sun Locations: Arizona, Tim Walz ., Shapiro’s Pennsylvania, Kelly’s Arizona, Pennsylvania, Gaza, Commonwealth, Chicago

☆ A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women’s 400-meter freestyle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAustralian Ariarne Titmus, 23, is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the event and the favorite entering Saturday’s competition. American Katie Ledecky, 27, took gold in the 400 free in the previous Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Plus, the field includes 17-year-old Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, who set the world record in the event in 2023 before Titmus re-set it. With none of the runners-up in view, Ariarne Titmus reaches for gold in the women’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2023 world championships. (Jacob Kupferman / Getty Images)(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos of Ariarne Titmus, Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh: Quinn Rooney, Maddie Meyer and Jacob Kupferman / Getty Images)

Persons: PARIS — It’s, Katie Ledecky, Summer McIntosh, Titmus, “, I’ve, ” Ledecky, Erika Fairweather, McIntosh, She’ll, Adam Pretty, Canada’s, she’s, Ledecky, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, ” Brent Arckey, don’t, Caeleb Dressel, ” Titmus, I’m, ”, Larisa Latynina, Jacob Kupferman, Dan Goldfarb, Ariarne Titmus, Quinn Rooney, Maddie Meyer Organizations: Paris Games, PARIS, Tokyo Games, Summer’s Games, CBC Sports, U.S, Titmus, McIntosh, Olympic Locations: Rio de Janeiro, U.S, Fukuoka, Japan, Sarasota , Fla, Tokyo, Titmus, Australia, Titmus Australia, Chartres, France, London, Soviet Union, Ledecky, McIntosh, Paris

☆ Fashion week to return to Kyiv for the first time since 2022
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The organizers of Ukrainian Fashion Week have announced the event’s 55th season in September will take place in Kyiv — the first time since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022. “We still have war in the whole country, and we feel the war in the whole country,” Lisa Ushcheka, head of international communications for Ukrainian Fashion Week, told CNN in a video call. From left to right: Ksenia Schnaider, Ivan Frolov and Julie Paskal backstage ahead of the Ukrainian Fashion Week show during London Fashion Week in February 2023. “Because it’s a historical event, a fashion week taking place in a country where there is a war going on.”For Frolov, the prospect of staging a return show in Kyiv is emotionally overwhelming. I was born in Kyiv and Kyiv is everything to me.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, ” Lisa Ushcheka, ” Ushcheka, Schnaider, Ivan Frolov, Julie Paskal, Jeff Spicer, influencers, Ushcheka, ”, Frolov, Ksenia, “ Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Kyiv —, Arsenal, and Culture, UK Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Fashion, London, BFC, Getty, Foreign, Commonwealth, Development, US Department of State, Culture, Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Russia, “, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukrainian, Berlin, London, Copenhagen, Paskal

☆ Chad Le Clos aims for second Olympic gold, aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Daniel Renjifo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Chad Le Clos: I’ve just turned 32, so obviously it’s a little bit of a different stage in my life. What it means for everyone in my, let’s say, Chad Le Clos bubble. Chad Le Clos (left) and Michael Phelps (right) show off their medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Chad Le Clos after competing in a semi-final of the men's 100m butterfly, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, February 16, 2024. Le Clos: I’m pretty confident I’ll be in LA, respectfully.

Persons: Chad Le Clos, ”, Dirk Lange, Le Clos, Michael Phelps, FABRICE COFFRINI, I’ve, Phelps, Penny Haynes, I’m, You’ve, Sebastien Bozon, Michael Phelps’s, That’s, don’t, Michael, you’ve, dog’s, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Commonwealth Games, London, AFP, Getty, Olympic, Paris, Athens Olympics, Atlanta Olympics, —, Getty Images CNN Locations: South, Tokyo, Germany, South Africa, German, Melbourne, Durban, AFP, London, Beijing, Doha, Budapest, Los, LA

☆ Dollar eases as Biden ends reelection bid; yuan steady after rate cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The dollar eased on Monday in the initial reaction to U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection campaign, clearing the way for another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump. The dollar eased on Monday in the initial reaction to U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection campaign, clearing the way for another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump. China's yuan was largely unfazed by the central bank's decision to cut a key interest rate. Biden announced he was exiting the race on Sunday, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic candidate in the November election. Former President Trump, the Republican nominee, sits well ahead in betting markets following Biden's disatrous debate performance last month and a surge in questions about his mental competence.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump, Joseph Capurso, Capurso, Harris Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Trump, British, People's Bank of China Locations: U.S

☆ Timeline: How the CrowdStrike outage unfolded
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Washington, DC, public transportation services — including trains and buses — begin experiencing delays, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. At 5:30 a.m., US cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike tells customers that it was “aware of reports of crashes” of its software on Microsoft Windows operating systems, according to a company advisory viewed by CNN. Australian lenders ANZ and Westpac were also impacted, according to Downdetector, a website that tracks cyber outages. Other states also report impacts to their driving services, including Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee. CrowdStrike would take steps “to prevent anything like this from happening again,” according to a statement on the company’s website.

Persons: Ted Wheeler, they’re, We’re, Charlotte, Biden, Joe Biden, George Kurtz, ”, Brigham, Dana, Blood, Andrea Cefarelli, Jenny Ficenec, “, Kurtz, CrowdStrike Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, FAA, Allegiant Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Microsoft, CNN, CrowdStrike’s, Fortune, White, National Security, Global, Australia’s Commonwealth Bank, Bank of Israel, ANZ, Westpac, ASB Bank . Portland, Emergency, Dispatch, United Airlines, Air Lines, Hartsfield Jackson International, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, ”, Miami International Airport, Customs, Border, Alaska State Troopers, Phoenix Police Department, Computer, Police, Rescue, Federal Communications Commission, US Department of Homeland Security, CrowdStrike, Social, US Department of Justice, UPS, FedEx, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Vehicle, Mass, Penn Medicine, Northwell, Emory Healthcare, Farber Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Provincial Health Services Authority, New York Blood Center, Northeast, Centers of America, Assurance Locations: New York, Alaska, Arizona, Delta, United, Washington, DC, New York City, North, Georgia, North Carolina , Texas, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Boston, British Columbia, New, Northeast United States, North Carolina, Virginia

☆ Here's the Pitch Deck Startup Vitable Health Used to Raise $16 Million
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Vitable Health aims to make healthcare more affordable for hourly employees at small businesses. Joseph Kitonga, the founder and CEO of Vitable Health, saw this problem firsthand through his parents' small business, where only 10% of employees opted for health insurance. The average health insurance premium of $500 per individual and over $1,000 per family is simply too costly for blue-collar hourly employees, said Kitonga. This realization led to the creation of Vitable Health, an affordable digital health plan for small businesses. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Joseph Kitonga Organizations: Cherryrock Capital, Service, Vitable, Health, Business

☆ Election Live Updates: Republicans Leave Convention Unified Around Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jim Rutenberg | Adam Nagourney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +74 min

And there was great, great sorrow. They’re going to be OK. They’re going to be doing very well. Now he’s going to get on the plane in a little while and he’s going to go back home to his wife. Great, great student at Yale. So many — just so many heroes, so many great, great people.

Persons: Dana, Bob, ”, Lee, you’ll, it’s, didn’t, Nobody, “, I’m, Corey Comperatore, David Dutch, James Copenhaver, We’re, Corey, Helen ., David, James, Dan Newlin, Dan, Trump, —, Aileen Cannon, I’ve, Don, Kimberly, Ivanka, Jared, Eric, Lara, Tiffany, Michael, Barron, he’s, “ Dana won’t, That’s Lee Greenwood, … Eric, Crazy Nancy Pelosi, They’ve, Jason, Jason Aldean, Vance, Usha, He’s, He’ll, MAGA, ” MAGA, I’ll, you’re, nobody’s, We’ve, Somebody’s, they’re, It’s, can’t, We’ll, don’t, “ I’m, we’ll, Biden, They’re, that’s, you’ve, I’d, gee, You’d, That’s what’s, Donald Trump, That’s, There’s, Tom Homan, Brandon Judd, They’ll, Obama, They’d, “ You’ve, we’re, we’ve, Hannibal Lecter, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin, Rachel, Laken Riley, horrifically, Viktor Orban, what’s, Bush, it’ll, Kim Jung Un, Sam Brown, Sam, You’ve, Abdul, Don’t, You’re, Ronald Reagan, America’s, Franklin Graham, Franklin, Billy Graham, he’d, soldiered Organizations: of Pennsylvania, Secret Service, Service, Democrat, Republican Party, Republican, Democrats, America, Yale, ISIS, Space Force, Energy, Apple, Trump, Republican Senate, White, Republicans, United Auto Workers, Social Security, Border Patrol, ICE, ”, Lambs, University of Georgia, “, U.S, Senate, Washington, D.C, Yankee, Win Locations: America, United States, Butler Township, of, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Asia, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, Germany, Mexico, Nevada, United States of America, There’s, South America, Africa, Middle East, Venezuela, Caracas, El Salvador, Houston, Los Angeles, Maryland, Hungary, “ Russia, Georgia, Crimea, Syria, Iraq, North Korea, Afghanistan, Bagram, Cuba, Miami, U.S.A, Wisconsin , Wisconsin, Washington, Japan, Delaware, Valley Forge, Yorktown, Gettysburg, Midway

☆ Trump triumphant as Biden descends into a deepening crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Milwaukee CNN —Donald Trump will pull off his greatest feat yet as Joe Biden confronts his darkest hour. The 45th president’s comeback will only be fully realized if he becomes the second one-term president to win a return to the White House in November. But that’s one reason why his campaign is pulling its punches on Biden in the hope he stays in the race. President Joe Biden gestures to reporters as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base on July 17, 2024. After Trump escaped the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, his campaign has leveraged the aftermath to reshape his image.

Persons: Milwaukee CNN — Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Trump, “, ” Biden, Adam Schiff —, it’s, Kent Nishimura, torpedoing, genuflected, Vladimir Putin, Biden –, JD Vance, ” Vance, Donald Trump, Donald J, ” “ Donald Trump, America’s, ”, Schiff, Pelosi, Democratic powerbroker, CNN’s Dana Bash, Jason Crow, Crow, Beau, Chrissy Houlahan, Houlahan, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Andrew Bates, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, “ He’s, ‘ Kamala can’t, ’, Kamala, Kamala Harris, “ It’s Organizations: Milwaukee CNN, Democratic, Trump, CNN, White House, GOP, Republican, Day, Senate, Blue, Air Force, Dover Air Force Base, Getty, Democratic Party, Trump GOP, Capitol, NATO, Ohio Republican, California Democrat, Colorado Democrat, ”, ABC News, Capitol Hill Democrats, Republican Party Locations: Delaware, California, Blue Wall, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, AFP, Milwaukee, Ukraine, Russia, America, Iraq, Bucks County, Biden’s, New York

☆ I was naïve when I moved to London for a better life. It's been difficult and lonely, but I'm not giving up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Jerry Chiemeke, a writer from London, about moving to the UK from Nigeria. AdvertisementI wanted to be known as a writer, but I was unsure whether I should continue developing my career in Nigeria. I wanted to continue building my career as a creative, but I've since found it difficult to find permanent work. Before arriving in the UK, I'd lined up part-time editing work. I've been able to freelance but haven't secured permanent creative work.

Persons: —, Jerry Chiemeke, Muhammadu Buhari, I've, I'm, I'd, It's, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Nigerian, Global, Visa, Commonwealth, The Arts Council England, Arts Council, London Locations: London, Nigeria, Canada, Lagos, England

☆ King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are heading down under in the fall. The forthcoming visit to Australia will be the 75-year-old British monarch’s first trip to a Commonwealth realm since he ascended the throne. In addition to the United Kingdom, Charles is also head of state in 14 realms including Australia, New Zealand and Canada, though his role is largely ceremonial. “Their majesties’ state visit to Samoa will celebrate the strong bilateral relationship between the Pacific Island nation and the UK,” the palace added. Charles’ visit to Australia will be a key test of his popularity as head of state.

Persons: CNN — Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Charles, Camilla, Charles ’, “, Keir Starmer, –, Queen Elizabeth II’s, rumblings, Anthony Albanese’s, Albanese Organizations: CNN, Australian Capital, Coast, Games, Commonwealth, Labour Party, New Zealand, CNN’s Royal Locations: Australia, Samoa, Commonwealth, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, France, Scotland, Cardiff, Germany, Kenya

That deed was issued to “Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand,” sparking speculation that Queen Elizabeth II had bought the unit at 50 United Nations Plaza. (She hadn’t.) As for Unit 11A in the Central Park-facing skyscraper, the sale was, in fact, made by the government of Canada and will act as the official residence of the Canadian consul general, according to Alexandra Vachon White, a spokeswoman for the consulate. The consulate got a sizable discount: According to Ondel Hylton of CityRealty, the unit was listed for nearly $11 million as recently as 2022. The building, while beautifully situated and sporting stately architecture, has faced deep discounts in recent years, said Mr. Hylton, a result of post-pandemic troubles.

Persons: Queen Elizabeth II, Alexandra Vachon White, Ondel Hylton, Hylton Organizations: United Nations, New, Commonwealth Locations: New Zealand, Canada, Manhattan, Commonwealth, CityRealty

☆ The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewCongress has requested that the US Navy conduct a study looking into other ships it can arm with missiles given the pressing need to maintain US naval power amid ongoing shipbuilding delays. AdvertisementThe committee report added that it doesn't believe the Navy is adequately preparing to meet requirements for those capabilities in the near-term. Related storiesThe request comes in response to delays on the first new Constellation-class guided missile frigate, which won't be delivered until at least 2029, three years behind schedule, per a Navy report earlier this year. Newport News Shipbuilding workers and Navy sailors walk past the USS George Washington as it rests pier side.

Persons: —, George Washington, Jonathon Gruenke, Frank Kendall, Carlos Del Toro Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, US Senate Armed Services Committee, Pacific Command, Navy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginian, Tribune, Getty, Columbia, Department of Defense, Air Force, Commonwealth of Locations: China, People's Republic of China, Columbia, Okinawa, Guam, Commonwealth, Northern Mariana

☆ Dollar adrift ahead of U.S. inflation test; sterling firms
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dollar fell a touch on Thursday although moves were largely subdued ahead of a U.S. inflation report due later in the day, while sterling firmed on receding expectations for an August rate cut from the Bank of England (BoE). The dollar fell a touch on Thursday although moves were largely subdued ahead of a U.S. inflation report due later in the day, while sterling firmed on receding expectations for an August rate cut from the Bank of England. BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill on Wednesday said price pressures in Britain's economy were persistent and that the timing of a first rate cut was an "open question". His colleague Catherine Mann signalled she is unlikely to vote for an interest rate cut in August. Against the greenback, the euro gained 0.04% to $1.0834, and the Aussie dollar rose 0.01% to $0.6754.

Persons: BoE, Huw Pill, Catherine Mann, Carol Kong, Jerome Powell Organizations: Bank of England, Monetary, ANZ, MPC, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Federal Reserve, U.S, New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New, Bank of Japan Locations: U.S, Asia, Japan

☆ Dollar firm on Powell caution, kiwi bides time before rates decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The New Zealand dollar edged higher ahead of the central bank's rate decision, with traders on alert for any signals on the timing for policy easing. In the first day of his testimony to Congress overnight, Powell said a rate cut is not appropriate until the Fed gains "greater confidence" inflation is headed toward the 2% inflation target. Traders lay about 73% odds for a rate cut by September, slipping from 76% a day earlier. New Zealand's kiwi added 0.1% to $0.6131, but staying mostly flat this week after pulling back sharply from Monday's three-week high of $0.6171. "If they do, financial markets could fully price the first RBNZ rate cut in October, from November at present," spurring a retreat in the kiwi to NZ$1.1031 per Aussie dollar, she added.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, Taylor Nugent, Kristina Clifton Organizations: Federal, New Zealand, Fed, Traders, National Australia Bank, Reserve Bank of New, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Aussie, NZ Locations: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

☆ Analysis: Biden’s fate is on the line in the most critical days of his 50-year political career
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The turmoil surrounding Biden’s future is creating a grim mood inside the White House, CNN’s MJ Lee reported. • If that happens, would senior party leaders be willing to go to the president and argue that his position is unsustainable? There is an almost surreal quality to the frenzied political debate as Biden digs in. There would be no guarantee that a new standard-bearer would do better than Biden, who has already beaten Trump once. Black Democratic voters helped to rescue Biden’s primary campaign in 2020 and to put him in the White House.

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☆ North Korean troops could be sent to Ukraine due to their sheer numbers, not their effectiveness, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSpeculation has been growing that North Korea could send troops to Ukraine. As of now, the prospect of North Korean soldiers being deployed to Ukraine is speculative and unlikely, experts told Business Insider. "Given what we know about nutrition in North Korea, even in the army, they might have issues," he told BI. But if it does, he added that North Korean soldiers may "simply" be helping rebuild a destroyed city like Mariupol. Bennett, from RAND, said he thinks it is "fairly likely" that North Korea will send troops to Ukraine, without elaborating further.

Persons: —, Pat Ryder, Edward Howell, John Hardie, Evans Revere, Albright, Revere, George W, Bush, Bruce Bennett, Kim Jong Un, Bennett, Kim, Wallace Gregson, Benjamin Young, Young, Guns, Hardie, Howell Organizations: Service, South Korea's, Chosun, Korean, Business, Pentagon, Military Commission, Institute, North, Korea, Chatham, Programme, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Korean People's Army, Group, East, RAND, US Marine Corps, Pacific Security Affairs, Chatham House, Virginia Commonwealth University, Great Locations: Korea, Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, South, Chatham House's Asia, Korean, East Asia, Pacific, South Korea, Koreans, Howell, Chatham, Europe, Mariupol

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