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☆ Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A view of the Jeep Plant where United Auto Workers members are picketing on September 18, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at a Jeep plant in Ohio. The layoffs will be effective as early as Jan. 5, according to Stellantis. The automaker announced the layoffs in conjunction with required notices to government agencies under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The United Auto Workers union, which represents Stellantis employees at the plant, did not immediately respond for comment.

Persons: Stellantis Organizations: Jeep, United Auto Workers, DETROIT —, Toledo South Assembly, Worker, United Auto Workers union Locations: Toledo , Ohio, DETROIT, Ohio, Toledo

☆ Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to win 2024 presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump will defeat his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, and return to the White House for another four years, NBC News projects. At 78, he is the oldest person ever to win a U.S. presidential election. Trump's win denies Harris, the vice president, what would have been her own historic milestone: becoming the first woman president of the United States. Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 14, 2024. It remains to be seen to what extent Trump's presidential agenda will resemble the sum of his many claims as a candidate.

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☆ Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Amazon founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos celebrated Trump's win in a post on X, calling it an "extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory." Trump repeatedly took aim at Bezos' ownership of the Post, Amazon's tax record and its relationship with the Postal Service. Apple CEO Tim Cook congratulated Trump on his victory in a post on X. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X that he hopes Trump will see "huge success in the job." Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump's election win a "decisive victory" and said he looks forward to working with the Trump administration.

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☆ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leaving ruling coalition in disarray
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, possibly bringing an end to Germany's ruling coalition after months of political wrangling. The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner's Free Democratic Party (FDP) has been on shaky ground for some time, with differing budget and economic policy positions causing tensions and clashes. It wasn't immediately clear if Lindner's departure would lead to the FDP exiting the coalition. Scholz said he would call for a vote of no confidence on Jan. 15 in parliament, raising the possibility of elections earlier than scheduled in March. But that is precisely not Christian Lindner's focus right now, he is focused on his own clientele."

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner, Scholz, Lindner Organizations: Scholz's Social Democratic Party, SPD, Greens, Lindner's Free Democratic Party, Green

☆ Man convicted of conspiring to commit 9/11 style attack on behalf of terror group
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A jury has found a man guilty of conspiring to steal a passenger jet and commit a 9/11-inspired attack under the direction of Somalian terrorist organization “al Shabaab.”Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, was found guilty Monday on six counts including conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals. Abdullah had sworn allegiance to Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mijahideen, the militant Islamist group commonly known as “al Shabaab,” based in Somalia, prosecutors said. He took part in a plot to hijack a commercial plane and crash it into a building in the U.S., reminiscent of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, prosecutors said. He also sent encrypted messages to his al Shabaab handler which included details on post-9/11 hijackings. On Monday, he was further convicted on counts of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiring to commit aircraft piracy, conspiring to destroy aircraft, and conspiring to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.

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This year, Kaptur is facing GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin. West VirginiaGovernor: GOP state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is the heavy favorite to fill the seat being left open by GOP Gov. 5th Congressional District: Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes has a rematch against former GOP state Sen. George Logan in this western Connecticut district. 7th Congressional District (Allentown): Democratic Rep. Susan Wild is running against GOP state Rep. Ryan McKenzie. She is facing Democratic state Rep. Janelle Bynum.

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On the last day of a brutal, wild and tightly contested campaign, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris blitzed voters Monday with their final pleas for turnout. Harris and Trump both put their emphasis Monday on Pennsylvania, suggesting they still believe "Keystone State" is more than just a nickname. Its 19 electoral votes went for Trump in 2016 and Biden, who abandoned his re-election bid this summer, in 2020. Harris in particular focused on Pennsylvania, barnstorming the state with all four of her final-day rallies. Most of the rest of the country is considered safe turf for either Harris or Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris blitzed, It’s, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, ” Trump, there’s, Trump, Nancy Pelosi, he's, Biden, Chris Kofinis, Harris —, Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, that’s, Megyn Kelly, podcaster Joe Rogan, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, we’re, —, won’t, Larry Krasner, We’re, Matthew Bartlett Organizations: NBC, Trump, Pittsburgh, Democratic, Reading, Nebraska's, Congressional, U.S . Capitol, Republican Locations: Philadelphia, City, Raleigh , North Carolina, Grand Rapids , Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Mexico, U.S, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia , North Carolina, —, Cobb County, Atlanta

They also agreed in principle to bring new electric-vehicle battery plants into the national union contract. After negotiations broke down in early July 2023, Atlanta-based UPS reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters just days before an Aug. 1 deadline. The Culinary Workers Union announced on the social platform X that the deal came together after a year of negotiations. The lead up to the tentative agreement included a three-day strike involving 75,000 workers in multiple states. The tentative agreement also included protective terms around subcontracting and outsourcing, as well as initiatives to invest in the current workforce and address a staffing crisis.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, Bethany Khan, AFTRA, Longshoremen Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell, Unions, UAW, Teamsters, Workers, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, UPS, Teamsters UPS, Games, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Las Vegas Resorts, Culinary Workers Union, Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, Kaiser Permanente, Health Care Worker Unions Unions, Hollywood Studios, SAG, International Longshoremen’s Association, U.S . Maritime Alliance, Associated Press Locations: Seattle, America, Atlanta, housekeepers, Kaiser, California, U.S, East

☆ Massachusetts Question 5 Election Results 2024: Increase Minimum Wage of Tipped Employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Leanne Abraham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This proposal would gradually raise the tipped minimum wage over a five-year period, starting with an increase to 64 percent of the state minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2025 and ending with a match to 100% on Jan. 1, 2029.

☆ California Proposition 32 Election Results 2024: Raise Minimum Wage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This proposition would immediately increase the rate to $17 an hour, and then to $18 an hour on Jan. 1, 2025, for workplaces with 26 or more employees. For smaller employers, the rate would increase to $17 on Jan. 1, 2025, and then to $18 on Jan. 1, 2026.

☆ 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

Members of the Proud Boys rally against vaccination mandates in New York City on Nov. 20, 2021. The Proud Boys of Columbus recently posted a claim that they had enrolled members as poll watchers and poll workers. But Proud Boys members are clearly active. The Proud Boys chapters are decentralized, but they've spent the time since Jan. 6 wedging themselves into other right-wing issues. The Proud Boys messages were sent over Telegram, which has become the preferred platform of far-right groups, where they can spread their content freely.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Donald Trump’s, Enrique Tarrio, Stephanie Keith, Marjorie Taylor Greene, they've, Stewart Rhodes, Rhodes, —, Mitt Romney's, Tucker Carlson, Liz Cheney wouldn’t, “ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, U.S, Capitol, Trump, Proud, Advance Democracy, NBC News, Columbus, NBC, U.S . Capitol, Trump —, Fox News Locations: ”, New York City, Ohio, American

Trump referenced that rally during his speech in Raleigh on Monday, estimating the crowd inside to be 28,000. The crowd for Trump's speech was estimated to be around 53,000, according to the House committee investigating the riot. Harris's campaign said that around 75,000 people attended her speech last week at the same site as Trump's Jan. 6 speech. When she was interrupted by pro-Trump protesters at a rally in Wisconsin last month, she told them they should "go to the smaller rally down the street." The smaller crowd sizes with less enthusiastic participants so close to Election Day have surprised some Republicans, but it's unclear what the cause — and the significance — is, and if it's evidence of less momentum for his campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, —, Charlotte —, he's, Harris, “, ”, Karoline Leavitt, Sean Spicer, Barack Obama, ” Spicer, Martin Luther King Jr's, she'd, Tim Walz, Marveling, Walz, hasn't, Vaughn Hillyard, Jake Traylor, Dareh Organizations: RALEIGH, Madison, Black, Trump, Fiserv, NBC, White House Press, U.S . Capitol, Minnesota Gov Locations: North Carolina, New York, Raleigh, N.C, Reading, Pa, Macon, Ga, Kingston , N.C, Milwaukee, Greensboro, Gastonia, Wisconsin, Phoenix, Raleigh , North Carolina

☆ Ford October vehicle sales increase 15.2% from subdued levels due to labor strike in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The new Ford F-150 truck goes through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. DETROIT — Ford Motor on Monday reported a 15.2% increase in U.S. new vehicles sales last month compared with subdued levels due to a union strike in October 2023. The automaker's sales gain outpaced the industry's estimated increase of 10% last month compared with a year earlier. Sales of hybrid vehicles, which Ford has been emphasizing amid a slower-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles, were up 38.5% last month compared to October 2023, Ford said. Its EV sales were down by 8.3%, while sales of traditional vehicles with internal combustion engines were up 14.1%Ford's EV sales remain up 38.2% for the year through October compared with the same timeframe in 2023.

Persons: Ford, EVs Organizations: Ford, Ford Dearborn Plant, United Auto Workers, EV, Ford's Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, DETROIT

The FBI identified Joseph Adams in this Jan. 6 bodycam footage. The FBI identified this man, circled in yellow, as Robert Piccirillo. Hundreds of other Jan. 6 rioters have been identified by the FBI and online sleuths investigating the Capitol attack, but have not been arrested. Trump promises pardons if re-electedThe fate of the Jan. 6 investigation hinges on the results of Tuesday’s election. Trump has repeatedly said he would “absolutely” pardon Jan. 6 rioters and denounced the Justice Department’s investigation.

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And the next president — Donald Trump or Kamala Harris — along with the new Congress will set the agenda. Here are four big things the 119th Congress will have to tackle. Trump tax cuts worth trillions of dollars are expiring after 2025Major portions of Trump’s 2017 tax law totaling $3.3 trillion will expire at the end of 2025. Former President Trump has said he wants to fully extend the expiring tax breaks across all income levels and pursue deeper tax cuts. If it lapses, many Americans would see spikes in their insurance premiums, which may put pressure on Congress to act.

Persons: — Donald Trump, Kamala Harris —, Trump, Harris, Barack Obama, There'll Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Republicans, Democratic, Affordable, Congressional, Office, Treasury Department, U.S, Republican Locations: California, New York

Clad in dress clothes, the man identified himself as a private investigator and said he was conducting a criminal investigation into election fraud. “You’re not going to come in here, grill me like this and I’m not going to find out what’s going on.”Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Bridget Bennett / Reuters fileShe soon learned that the deputy and the private investigator had visited other township offices as part of an effort to find evidence of election fraud. And the man responsible for it was the top lawman in the area — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Leaf fashions himself as a “constitutional sheriff.” Sheriffs like him see themselves as holding supreme authority in their counties, exceeding that of state and federal law enforcement officials.

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☆ China's Premier Li Qiang to speak at import expo in Shanghai
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Li Qiang, China's premier, delivers a special address on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. China's Premier Li Qiang will deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of this week's China International Import Expo, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Sunday, as Beijing seeks to show the faltering economy is open for business. Leaders from Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Serbia are among those expected for the opening ceremony and other events at the seventh import expo, which runs from Tuesday to Saturday in Shanghai, the foreign ministry said. Launched by President Xi Jinping in 2018, the expo this year is an opportunity to showcase China's opening up and reform agenda, as the world's second-largest economy faces growing global trade barriers and domestic challenges. The European Union plans to send representatives to the country soon for more negotiations regarding price commitments in their ongoing EV tariff dispute.

Persons: Li Qiang, Xi Jinping Organizations: Economic, China, European Union Locations: Davos, Switzerland, China, Beijing, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Serbia, Shanghai, United States, Europe

Some officials pointed to Colorado as a strong example of planning for potential chaos surrounding the electors meeting. GeorgiaIn Georgia, state law mandates that electors “shall” meet at the state Capitol, and elections officials there are making sure they will. MichiganIn Michigan, state law requires electors to meet this year on Dec. 17 in the state Capitol’s Senate chamber. State officials indicated there was no leeway to change that. Per state law, the electors meet in the state House chamber of the state Capitol on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December (Dec. 17).

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☆ The final undecided voters could sway the election. They’re not wild about the choice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In NBC News’ early October national survey, just 4% of registered voters said they didn’t want to make a choice between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. One said they plan to vote for Trump, another that they are likely to vote for Harris, and another plans to not vote at all. How anyone could still be undecided a week out from a critical election can be difficult to fathom for supporters of either Trump or Harris. Eric Bush, a systems administrator from Florida, said he’s waiting until he is in the voting booth to make his final choice. But he is still weighing backing Harris, acknowledging a vote for Harris could lead to bigger-government policies that could help others.

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Krasner said that his "patriotic" team was prepared to handle any issues on Election Day and called any attempts to undermine or influence the vote in Philadelphia "utterly unacceptable." "As they say in Philly, if somebody wants to come and do that, they can F around and find out," he added. A man demonstrates in favor of letting all ballots be counted on Nov. 6, 2020, in front of the Convention Center in Philadelphia. During a 2020 presidential debate, Trump warned that "bad things happen in Philadelphia." “Thing two, of course, is that the most diverse and most Democratic — capital 'D,' Democratic — city in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Larry Krasner, we’ve, ” Krasner, Krasner, Jennifer Huxta, Donald Trump, George H.W, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, —, Joe Biden, Biden, Mike Roman, “, I'm, they've, I've, holler, everybody's, he's, Elon Musk, Stewart Rhodes, Enrique Tarrio, Jan, Antonio Lamotta Organizations: WASHINGTON, NBC News, Convention Center, Bloomberg, Getty, Democrat, Republican, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New, New York City, Trump, Democratic, FBI, Philadelphia Convention, Proud Boys, Capitol Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, America’s, Philly, New York, Erie , Pennsylvania, Detroit, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Democratic —, U.S

Two starkly different House candidates, in separate races, personify the intensifying ideological partitioning occurring within the once strongly Democratic constituency of Latino voters, whose numbers are growing. Their highly competitive races, along with a few other California congressional races, have pushed Latino voters to the front lines of the bitter fight for control of the House. “We have centered on Latino voters in our campaign,” said Whitesides, whose wife is of Cuban and Salvadoran heritage. In the same poll, 52% of Latino voters in District 27 said they support Whitesides, compared to 24% for Garcia and 24% completely undecided. In the last presidential election, Latino turnout was very high, and now it “actually is approaching the turnout rate for non-Latinos,” Vargas said.

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“There’s no white knight coming,” a federal law enforcement official told NBC News, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe the posture of federal authorities in the coming weeks, after Election Day. Law enforcement officials across the country said they believe the 2024 election will have a more sustained drumbeat of partisan rhetoric and disinformation than the 2020 election. The FBI has also set up a National Election Command Post at headquarters specifically to focus on election threats, as is standard practice in an election year. Two law enforcement officials expressed some concern that a federal response to any serious election issues could be chaotic and involve a “hodgepodge” of different state, local and federal law enforcement agencies and local election entities. Four other current and former law enforcement sources said they worried that disinformation and conspiracy theories could affect some segments of the law enforcement community, especially in parts of the country where Trump has significant support.

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But the former president, no stranger to personal attacks, reserved his most violent comments for former Rep. Liz Cheney. In a lengthy and uncompromising riff on Cheney, Trump seemed to insinuate that the former congresswoman would be less of a “war hawk” — as Trump referred to her — if she was in a war herself with guns “trained on her face.”“She’s a radical war hawk. You know when the guns are trained on her face — you know, they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building,” Trump continued. In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the relationship between Trump and Cheney frayed. Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the architects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, have endorsed Harris over Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump —, —, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ”, “, ” Trump, Liz Cheney, Cheney, Let’s, they’re, Cheney frayed, Dick Cheney, Harris, William B, Plowman, ” Carlson, Dick Cheney’s, ” Liz Cheney, Elon Musk, Nevada — Trump, Adam Schiff, George W, Scooter Libby, Carlson, Patrick T, Fallon, Hunter Biden, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Sen, Tim Scott, Brian Kemp, Charlie Kirk, Doug Emhoff, Tim Walz, John Bolton, Bolton, he’d, Kim Jong Un, ‘ Organizations: Democratic, U.S . Capitol, Trump, NBC News, The Press, NBC, Republican, Getty, Fox News Locations: GLENDALE, Ariz, Washington, Iraq, Afghanistan, Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, New Mexico, Nevada, Glendale, AFP, America, Germany

☆ What a potential Harris administration could actually do to protect abortion access
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, Oct. 25, 2024. But what could Harris actually do to support abortion access in a post-Roe landscape? Even so, she said, a Harris administration could increase the availability of medication abortions and, crucially, it could fight Republican and activist attempts to further limit reproductive rights. A Harris administration would not enforce the Comstock Act, a controversial federal law passed in 1873 that bans the mailing of obscene matter. "A Harris administration wouldn't be able to change what the Supreme Court is saying, but it could de-prioritize those prosecutions," Ziegler said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Justin Sullivan, Roe, Wade, Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Alina Salganicoff, Salganicoff, Donald Trump, Olivier Douliery, Mary Ziegler, Ziegler, it's, Jonathan Ernst, Reuters Harris, Kevin Wang, Comstock, wouldn't, Biden, Jeff Kowalsky Organizations: Democratic, Shell Energy, Getty, White, NBC, Republican, Trump, New York Times, Republicans, Washington , D.C, Afp, Wisconsin Public Radio, Supreme, Reuters, Guttmacher Institute, Wisconsin's Madison South Health Center, U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, Labor, Northwest Activities Center, AFP Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Washington, Women's, Washington ,, KFF, Detroit

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