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☆ Neft Daşları: The Soviet-era oil rig city ‘floating’ in the Caspian Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He kept hearing about this secretive city, sprawled like floating, rusting tentacles across the Caspian Sea, far from the nearest shoreline. Oil production on Neft Daşları in 2011. Gahramanli’s organization has been raising concerns about pollution from Neft Daşları for years, including reports of untreated wastewater being pumped into the Caspian Sea. Neft Daşları oil rig and industrial settlement in the Caspian Sea on September 6, 2023. “After its oil supplies run out, Neft Daşları will probably become a tourism magnet,” Shaffer said.

Persons: Marc Wolfensberger, Neft Daşları, ”, CNN Neft, Wolfensberger, Mirvari Gahramanli, ” Gahramanli, Daşları, Maxim Shipenkov, Brenda Shaffer, Gahramanli, SOCAR, derrick, Neft, ” Shaffer, “ It’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Oil, CNN Seven, Oil - Workers Rights Protection Organization, US Naval Postgraduate School, Facebook, United Nations, Global Locations: It’s, Azerbaijan’s, Baku, Soviet, Azerbaijan, Caspian

☆ Bill Gates predicted AI's lucrative potential nearly a decade ago—now it's worth billions: Here's what he saw
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tech giants have poured billions of dollars into AI, and "prompt engineering" is a lucrative, in-demand job. "That kind of technology is in all the leading companies and a lot of universities," said Gates. "They finished it in just a few months," wrote Gates, calling the achievement "the most important advance in technology since the graphical user interface [in 1980]." "Today, somebody could raise billions of dollars for a new AI company [that's just] a few sketch ideas," Gates said, adding: "Just believing in AI, that's not very unique. Start today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 50% off through November 26, 2024.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, He'd, OpenAI, stoking, that's Organizations: Tech, Microsoft, Columbia University, Berkshire, Apple, IBM, PayPal, LinkedIn, CNBC Locations: chatbots

☆ I quit my corporate job and moved to Europe to become a freelance copywriter. It's been challenging, but I'm glad I stuck it out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Dalia Goldberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After graduating from college, Dalia Goldberg found a job working in marketing. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . A freelancer had written the article using the knowledge they'd gained from living in Spain and running a travel blog. While I worked with freelance writers every day as part of my job, I had no idea what it was like to actually be one. AdvertisementIf you're planning a move abroad or a big life change, there are going to be moments when you want to quit.

Persons: Dalia Goldberg, —, I'd, I've, Canada I'd, It's, it's, you'll Organizations: Service Locations: Berlin, Spain, Canada, Málaga, Germany, Europe, Greece, Istanbul, Budapest, Bucharest

☆ In an all-hands meeting, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees why he wants fewer managers: 'I hate bureaucracy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon aims to adapt to tech changes and competitive pressures, especially with AI. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. During an internal all-hands meeting on Tuesday, Jassy explained why the company recently announced a plan to reduce the number of managers. Only a few companies survive for 50 or 100 years in the tech industry because "the world changes, technology changes, competitors change, companies change," he said. "We have a chance to build the most remarkable company in the history of business," Jassy said.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Peter DeSantis, DeSantis, I'm, it's, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Locations: AWS's

☆ Quincy Jones was an open book, but you may not have known these things about him
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Quincy Jones was known to generations of fans due to a career that spanned from the radio to the big screen and the small. Jones was not shy about talking about his extraordinary life experiences in numerous interviews or the 2018 Netflix documentary, “Quincy,” co-written and co-directed by his daughter, Rashida Jones. “The first music played on the moon,” Jones told the New York Times in 1990. The actor has asked Jones to come see a rough cut of the film “Bullitt” and McQueen brought Sebring along. “He said, ‘Man, did you hear about Jay?’ Because we all used to hang out together,” Jones said.

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☆ In all-hands meeting, Amazon CEO says RTO mandate not a 'backdoor layoff'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Business Insider obtained a recording of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's latest all-hands meeting. Jassy said Amazon's RTO policy is not a 'backdoor layoff' strategy. The RTO policy aims to strengthen company culture, not cut costs, he said. This is very much about our culture and strengthening our culture," Jassy said, adding that the only city Amazon notified ahead of time about its RTO mandate was Seattle. Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said in a staff meeting last month that 9 out of 10 Amazon employees he'd spoken with were "excited" by the change.

Persons: Andy Jassy's, Jassy, Amazon's, —, Andy Jassy, Matt Garman, there's, I'm, it's Organizations: Amazon, Service, Business, Web Locations: Seattle

☆ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denies that 5-day office mandate is a 'backdoor layoff'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied speculation that the company's five-day in-office mandate was made to further reduce head count or appease city officials. "We urge you to reconsider your comments and position on the proposed 5-day in-office mandate," the letter said. The letter included anecdotes from AWS staffers who detailed how the five-day in-office mandate will impact their "life and work." Jassy acknowledged Tuesday that the five-day in-office mandate will be an adjustment for employees. WATCH: AWS CEO says employees unhappy with 5-day office mandate can leave

Persons: Andy Jassy, I've, Jassy, Matt Garman, Garman, he's Organizations: New York Times DealBook, Jazz At Lincoln Center, Amazon, CNBC, Employees, Reuters, Amazon Web Services, Seattle Locations: New York City

☆ 6,000-year-old symbols linked to the world’s oldest writing system
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled across clay tablets about 6,000 years ago. Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian on clay tablets beginning around 3400 BC. The writing system is thought to have originated from Mesopotamia, the region where the world’s earliest known civilization developed that’s now modern-day Iraq. “This gap in the origin story — where do the nonnumerical proto-cuneiform signs come from — was left unresolved,” Johnson said. Correlating seal motifs (left) with proto-cuneiform pictographs could help researchers decipher hundreds of the symbols whose meaning is still unknown.

Persons: ”, Silvia Ferrara, “, ” Ferrara, Ferrara, Kathryn Kelley et, Kathryn Kelley, Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, Eckart Frahm, John M, Musser, Frahm, ” Frahm, J, Cale Johnson, Johnson, —, ” Johnson Organizations: CNN —, University of Bologna, Civilizations, Yale University, Freie Universität Locations: Mesopotamia, Iraq, Uruk, Iran, Turkey, Asia, Eastern, Freie Universität Berlin

☆ Tesla criticizes Biden's plan to ban Chinese tech in cars
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla has criticized the US government's plans to ban Chinese software from US cars. President Joe Biden announced plans to ban Chinese software after clamping down on China's EV giants. AdvertisementTesla has criticized plans to ban Chinese tech in US cars, warning that doing so risks burying automakers in a deluge of red tape. Related VideoThe Biden administration unveiled plans to ban Chinese and Russian tech from internet-connected cars in September. Officials warned that cars with Chinese components posed a threat to national security and the privacy of US citizens.

Persons: Tesla, Joe Biden, —, Biden, Elon Musk Organizations: China's EV, Service, Telegraph, Officials, EV Locations: China

He recently told the Wall Street Journal editorial board that Chinese President Xi Jinping respects him but also knows he’s “crazy” and wouldn’t provoke him. But Chinese officials might also see potential for Musk to be a mitigating influence on issues such as tariffs. Like other American business leaders, Musk has met with senior Chinese officials as Beijing courts international companies. AP fileIf Chinese officials receive Musk almost like a world leader, the Chinese public treats him like a rock star. Chinese officials have not been shy about making the connection between what Musk says and where he makes his money.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jia Qingguo, Trump, ” Jia, Xi Jinping, he’s, ” Trump, Joe Biden’s, “, they’re, ”, Kelly Grieco, Musk, Li Qiang, Qin Gang, ” Grieco, Jennifer Lian, Henry Kissinger, Ian Bremmer, Tesla, Kuan, “ He’s, ” Tesla, Li Keqiang, Li, ” Musk, Grieco, didn’t, Xi, Qin, Hsiao, Kamala Harris, Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: SHANGHAI, Trump, Peking University, NBC News, Wall Street, Stimson, Qin, Weibo, Communist Party ., Eurasia Group, SpaceX, Shanghai Gigafactory, Getty, U.S, Shanghai, NBC, Global Times, Financial Times, Beijing, Washington, U.S ., Democratic Locations: China, Beijing, Musk, Washington, U.S, United States, York, Shanghai, Chinese, Jiangsu, Xinjiang, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Starlink, Ukraine, Russian, British, European

☆ A lawsuit accuses Bain Capital's PowerSchool of trafficking in student data. The edtech giant says everything it does is legal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

PowerSchool sells student data without parents' informed consent, a federal lawsuit alleges. Related storiesPowerSchool spokesman Austin Zerbach told BI that no PowerSchool product sells any form of student data. The public disclosures of PowerSchool say the edtech company "may" collect data such as "extracurricular program membership" and "student assessments." AdvertisementTechnology can easily re-identify anonymized student data, said Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, where he focuses on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues. "No PowerSchool product, including Connected Intelligence P20W, sells any form of student data," the spokesman said.

Persons: PowerSchool, —, It's, Emily Cherkin, Cherkin, Hardeep Gulati, PowerSchools, Austin Zerbach, Zerbach, it's, — they're, Julie Liddell, Chad Marlow, Marlow, Liddell, James Donato, PowerSchool's Bain, The Bain Organizations: Service, Bain Capital, PowerSchool, Technology, ACLU, Data Systems, US, Apple, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Equity, Onex Partners, NYSE, The, KKR, Co, Instructure Holdings, Inc Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, Folsom , California, Boston, Austin , Texas, Salt Lake City

☆ Americans who bought homes in 2024 were older and richer than ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Like first-time buyers, the typical repeat buyer has gotten older, with their median age increasing to 61 years from 58 last year. Repeat buyers’ median household income rose to $114,300 from $111,700 in the last year, as well, according to the NAR. First-time homebuyers may have trouble competing with repeat buyers, who could possibly have sold an existing home to purchase a new one. Repeat buyers were able to enter the housing market with much larger down payments (median 23%) than first-time homebuyers (median 9%). Thirty-one percent of repeat buyers paid all cash for their homes.

Persons: homebuyers, homebuyer, ”, Jessica Lautz, ” Lautz Organizations: CNN, National Association of Realtors, NAR Locations: America

CNN —Incendiary devices that ignited in Germany and the United Kingdom in July were part of a covert Russian operation that aimed to start fires aboard cargo and passenger flights heading to the US and Canada, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday, citing Western security officials. In July, device explosions at DHL logistics hubs in Leipzig, Germany, and Birmingham, UK, kickstarted a race to find the suspects, WSJ reported. When the WSJ asked Russia for comment about the suspected Russian plot, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied the allegations. “We have never heard any official accusations” of Russian involvement, adding: “These are traditional unsubstantiated insinuations from the media.”” He said according to WSJ. It was dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade at the time and there were no reports of any injuries or significant damage caused,” the spokesperson said.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Wall Street, DHL, DHL Express, European Union, ” CNN, NATO Locations: Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Leipzig, Birmingham, Lithuania, North America, Russia, United States, America, Europe, Ukraine

☆ Meta's Threads has 275 million users. It sure doesn't feel that way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Snapchat says it averages 850 million monthly users. Meanwhile, Twitter's current owner, Elon Musk, says his service has 600 million monthly users. Back in April, Meta said Threads had 150 million monthly users. Some of them click on Threads posts they see there, and become Threads users that way. Threads doesn't seem like it's ever going to be that, and Meta doesn't seem very interested in trying to make that.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Snapchat, Twitter, Elon Musk, Meta, It's, You'll, Katie Notopoulos, Adam Mosseri's Organizations: Service, Twitter, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Meta Locations: Japan, Taiwan, Instagram

Challenges filed in Bucks County – which includes Philadelphia’s northeastern suburbs – were all filed by Pennsylvania state Sen. Jarrett Coleman, O’Malley said. Coleman also filed 519 challenges to overseas voters in Lehigh County, according to Tim Benyo, that county’s elections chief. Republicans and outside conservative groups have launched legal assaults against overseas ballots in multiple battleground states, including Pennsylvania, after Democrats touted efforts to turn out citizens who live abroad. Pennsylvania officials said that the lawsuit risked disenfranchising “tens of thousands” of overseas voters, including those in uniform. “In the absence of a registration requirement that applies to (overseas voters), election officials are required to fill their timely submitted absentee ballot requests,” Morley said.

Persons: –, “ It’s, ”, Ari Savitzky, Jim O’Malley, Sen, Jarrett Coleman, O’Malley, Coleman, Tim Benyo, Cris Dush, Commonwealth Al Schmidt, Joe Biden, Karen DiSalvo, disenfranchising, DiSalvo, Charles Faltenovich, Faltenovich, doesn’t, Michael Morley, ” Morley, CNN’s Danya Gainor Organizations: CNN, White, ACLU, Pennsylvania, Republican, Commonwealth, US Postal Services, US Postal Service, Florida State University, Lycoming County Locations: Pennsylvania, Bucks County, –, Lehigh County, Centre County, Lycoming County, Washington, Beaver, United States, Lycoming

☆ A family of Venezuelan migrants in Colorado found help in an unexpected place
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

After lunch, the American family took Simaray, Samuel and Santi to a pharmacy to buy shampoo and other items they needed. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston poses for a portrait at the Denver City & County Building. Rachel Woolf for CNNA ‘crisis’ was hitting the cityAt first, Mike Johnston didn’t know about the Facebook message his wife had sent. In the weeks that followed, the Johnston family teamed up with another Denver family, who was trying to help Simaray’s sister, Saray, and her 5-year-old twins, Mathias and Laura. “Two or three people came up to buy it, and each time, she said, ‘No,’” Mike Johnston says.

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☆ What life is like in one of the most remote places on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Blomdahl moved to Svalbard in 2015 and documents her unique life to millions of fascinated social media followers. But as Blomdahl knows, life in Svalbard isn’t easy. Polar night runs from mid-November to the end of January, when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon. I just want to show Svalbard the way it is.” Cecilia BlomdahlAs for day-to-day life, Svalbard is sufficiently equipped with the means to sustain its population. Local officials have geared available resources to primarily maintain life on Svalbard as it is, given the environmental and developmental constraints.

Persons: Cecilia Blomdahl, Blomdahl, Cecilia Blomdahl “, ”, ” Blomdahl, who's, DK, “, Cecilia Blomdahl Blomdahl, ” Cecilia Blomdahl, she’s, “ That’s Organizations: CNN, ”, Statistics Norway Locations: Swedish, Norwegian, Svalbard, Norway’s, Svalbard’s, Longyearbyen, England, Sweden, Blomdahl

☆ Stock futures inch lower as Wall Street readies for U.S. presidential election: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures dipped in overnight trading Sunday as investors geared up for the highly-anticipated U.S. presidential election. S&P 500 futures and Nasdsq-100 futures edged lower. Stocks are coming off a strong start to November, with Amazon and big technology stocks boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500- 0.8% and 0.4%, respectively. Along with the election, Wall Street is bracing for the latest rate decision from the Federal Reserve. Earnings seasons presses on with about a fifth of the S&P 500 slated to report in the coming week.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, CFRA Research's Sam Stovall, CNBC's, We've, Jerome Powell, Sarah Min Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Amazon, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, NBC, U.S . House, Republican, Democratic, Federal Reserve, Traders, Micro, Moderna, CVS Health, Qualcomm, Wynn Resorts

The Summary A new lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s classification of abortion medications as controlled dangerous substances. A group of Louisiana health care providers and reproductive rights advocates are suing the state over a new law that classifies abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances. It’s the first time a state has classified abortion pills as controlled substances. In Louisiana, abortion is largely banned, so the law has not had a major impact on abortion access. The Louisiana law established a crime known as “coerced abortion” — intentionally giving a pregnant woman abortion pills without her knowledge or consent.

Persons: —, misoprostol, Allison Zimmer, ” Zimmer, ”, Nancy Davis, Liz Murrill, “, ” Murrill, Zimmer, Louisiana Sen, Thomas Pressly’s, Catherine Herring, ” —, “ Ms, Pressly, Davis, Kaitlyn Joshua, Joshua, ” Joshua Organizations: American College of Medical Toxicology Locations: Louisiana, mifepristone, Texas, Baton Rouge

☆ La Dolce Vita Orient Express: Eat your way around Italy in style
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. La Dolce Vita Orient ExpressNew details have been teased about the hotly anticipated La Dolce Vita Orient Express train and the upcoming Orient Express hotels in Rome and Venice, the first for the relaunched brand. The brand’s first Orient Express hotel will be the Orient Express La Minerva in Rome, followed by Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in Venice. That follows the international gang-bust in France and Italy last month over counterfeit French wine being sold for $16,000 per bottle. In Japan, the alcoholic drink doburoku was once illegal “moonshine,” but this once controversial drink is now making a comeback.

Persons: Heinz Beck, Nizza, Giovannelli, Fraudsters, doburoku, poitín, There’s Organizations: CNN, Vita Orient, Vita Orient Express, Orient Express, Montalcino, Orient, Carolina, Fuji, Delta Air Lines Locations: Antarctica, Rome, Venice, Italy, Da Nang, Hue, France, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Turkey, Antalya, Western, North Carolina, Hurricane, French

☆ A 72-year-old VC who started running at 54 does 4 marathons a year. Here's how he fits running into his busy workday.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Now 72, Greg Ho has run 43 marathons and plans to make that 100 before he turns 100. He had very little time to devote to exercise due to what he described to Business Insider as his "high-stress job" as the president of Spring Mountain Capital. Spring Mountain Capital and West Harlem Innovation NetworkThe marathon training program Ho embarked on "was miserable, and it hurt," he said. Running helps Ho to maintain his lifestyle"Physically and mentally, running enables me to perform while I get little sleep," he said. Spring Mountain, Ho's firm, backs the West Harlem Innovation Network, which develops new businesses and entrepreneurial talent in the underserved NYC neighborhood.

Persons: Greg Ho, —, Ho, he'd, Robin Hood, Ho didn't, he's, we're Organizations: New York VC, Service, Business, Spring, Robin Hood Foundation, York, Robin, West Harlem Innovation, West Harlem Innovation Network, PLoS Medicine Locations: New York, Capital

☆ National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon and Nevada as a precaution for ‘potential’ election unrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Ahead of potential civil unrest due to Tuesday’s presidential election, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in several states, including Washington state and Oregon, where hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed after at least three ballot drop boxes were recently set on fire, officials say. Tina Kotek said in a statement Friday the National Guard is standing ready as political leaders call for peaceful protests, according to CNN affiliate KTVZ. In recent years, the National Guard has been activated in several states to assist largely with cyber security threats during elections. The issue has become pressing for law enforcement since the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol that delayed certification of the last presidential election. “If you ‘See Something, Say Something’, and let law enforcement investigate and determine the outcome of any suspicious circumstances or incidents.”CNN’s Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz, and Meridith Edwards contributed to this report.

Persons: they’ve, Jay Inslee, ” Inslee, Tina Kotek, Ted Wheeler, KTVZ, Kate Brown, Joe Lombardo, ”, ” Lombardo, Pamela A, Smith, Major Cities Chiefs Association –, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz, Meridith Edwards Organizations: CNN, National Guard, Portland police, Washington Gov, US Department of Homeland Security, Gov, KTVZ, Portland, Oregon State Police, Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Oregon Gov, Associated Press, The Colorado, Force, Nevada Gov, Capitol, Sheriffs of America, National Sheriffs ’ Association, Major Cities Chiefs Association Locations: Washington, Oregon, Vancouver , Washington, Portland , Oregon, Vancouver, In Oregon, KTVZ, “, Portland, Nevada, Washington , DC, United States, Major

☆ A daughter is plagued by her mother’s unsolved death while her father maintains his innocence from jail
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

David, who has maintained his innocence, was acquitted at trial earlier this year of the most serious charges — first- and second-degree murder. David told investigators he didn’t know about Karen’s second phone, but authorities found the device’s number programmed into David’s work phone, the prosecutor said. At the time of Karen’s death, David had reinjured his knee and was on crutches, Taylor said. (Goodman accused David of faking the reinjury and said he was seen moving hay bales the day before the killing.) David is innocent, Ashley said, and she believes her father is being falsely imprisoned while awaiting a new trial.

Persons: Ashley Swift, David Swift, —, Karen Swift’s, Ashley, David Swift's, Dyer, David, Weeks, “, ”, I’ve, Karen, Danny Goodman, Terry McCreight, They’d, Ashley —, She’d, she’d, Karen Swift, ” Ashley, Jeff Box, Karen Swift's, Goodman, McCreight, ” McCreight, David a, ” Goodman, Prosecutors, Tim Boxx, ” Boxx, Daniel Taylor, Taylor, who’d, acquitting David Organizations: “ Dateline, ”, “ Dateline ”, Dateline Authorities, Swifts Locations: Dyersburg, Memphis, Dyer County, Dyer, Alabama, ”

After Harris became the nominee, support from Asian American women jumped to 72%. Support from Asian American men also increased, but not as drastically, sitting now at 59%. Though not nearly as strong as Harris’ pull on Asian women, there are factors that might be siphoning Asian men, Ramakrishnan said. Trump has made marginal gains among Asian men too, he said, but Harris’ draw on both groups far outweighs it. “AAPI women and South Asian women view abortion access as health care,” said Varun Nikore, executive director of the nonprofit AAPI Victory Alliance.

Persons: Sumati Thomas, Kamala Harris, “, ”, “ I’m, Harris, Roe, ” Thomas, Joe Biden, it’s, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Ramakrishnan, hasn’t, AAPI, Harris ’, Trump, Thomas “, President Trump, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Trump’s, Varun Nikore, they’ve, Thomas, ” Nikore Organizations: Democratic, AAPI, NBC, Victory Alliance Locations: Mississippi, American, Harris, droves

☆ Texas police seeking person in Michael Myers mask spotted in area where man is fatally shot on Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Nicole Duarte | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A possible suspect wearing a Halloween Michael Myers mask was seen in the area of a Harris County, Texas, home where a man was found shot to death, authorities said Friday. That investigation is still open and active, the sheriff’s office said Friday. Authorities spoke with witnesses and viewed security videos from neighboring homes and learned that a possible suspect was seen walking in the area wearing a mask of Michael Myers, the fictional murderer from the "Halloween" movie series. Two children were found unharmed in the home, the sheriff's office said. Witnesses said that someone in the Myers mask walked up to the victim while he was in his garage and started shooting, local news station KHOU reported.

Persons: Michael Myers, Eric Pait, Pait, Witnesses, Myers Organizations: Sheriff's Locations: Harris County , Texas, Harris

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