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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. Davis was star in college for North Carolina where he played for the late Dean Smith. It was North Carolina, where Davis' nephew Hubert Davis is the Tar Heels' basketball coach, which announced Water Davis' death Thursday. The school's release said Walter Davis died Thursday morning of natural causes while visiting famil y in Charlotte, North Carolina. Walter Davis, from Pineville, North Carolina, is part of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

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☆ This month, 200,000 high school seniors will get automatic college acceptance letters — before even applying
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Last spring, the State University of New York sent automatic acceptance letters to 125,000 graduating high school students. College enrollment is fallingPhoto: Bryan Y.W. These days, only about 62% of high school seniors in the U.S. immediately go on to college, down from 68% in 2010. Tuition and fees at four-year private colleges rose 4% to $41,540 in the 2023-24 school year from $39,940 in 2022-23. At four-year, in-state public colleges, the cost increased 2.5% to $11,260 from $10,990 the prior school year, according to the College Board.

Persons: Jenny Rickard, Bryan Y.W, Doug Shapiro Organizations: State University of New York, Nationwide, Student, Student Clearinghouse Research, National Center for Education Statistics, College Board, Financial Locations: U.S

☆ Opinion | The Laws of Campus Culture War
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

They represent the moral and philosophical foundations for the concrete constitutional rules of culture war that directly apply on campus. One of the most powerful and compelling arguments for free speech in American history was born out of mob suppression. In 1860, Frederick Douglass wrote his “Plea for Free Speech in Boston” after a violent mob shut down an antislavery event. Every college and university — public or private — that receives federal funds has an affirmative duty to protect students’ civil rights. In the recent past, schools have sometimes been too enthusiastic about stopping harassment, defining the term so broadly that university anti-harassment policies actually violate students’ free speech rights.

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☆ The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 3: ‘Would You Like to Sue the Government?’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +43 min

And it meant going back to the Rutherford County Juvenile Court, going back in front of Judge Davenport. meribah knightAnd more importantly —wes clark I was definitely thinking about how we could sue somebody for what happened. wes clark I just remember being giddy, like a kid, like this sentence, this is fucking bonkers, that this exists. And this is The Kids of Rutherford County, Episode 3: Would You Like to Sue the Government? Even more, Rutherford County would likely continue to jail kids at an extraordinary rate.

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☆ The most—and least—expensive large U.S. cities based on the cost of monthly expenses like rent, utilities, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

1 most expensive large U.S. city based on monthly costs: San JoseSan Jose, California is the most expensive large city in the U.S. The average San Jose home value is $1,316,415, down 0.7% over the past year, according to Zillow. 10 most expensive large U.S. cities based on monthly costsSan Jose, Calif. Boston, Mass. The second least expensive large U.S. city based on the average cost of monthly household expenses is Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is just one of two cities in Ohio to make doxo's list of the least expensive large U.S. cities based on household bills.

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☆ Here's what analysts at major Wall Street firms expect from Apple's upcoming earnings report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The September quarter results will only encompass approximately a week of the iPhone 15 sales. AAPL YTD mountain Apple stock in 2023 The company will post its September quarter results Thursday after the bell. Take a look at what analysts are forecasting ahead of the company's announcement: Deutsche Bank trims price target Deutsche Bank reduced its price target on shares to $200 from $210. Morgan Stanley sees better-than-expected quarter results Morgan Stanley has an overweight rating and $210 price target on Apple. The company is leaning cautious on December quarter results due to iPhone supply shortages and consumer spending concerns.

Persons: Apple, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Ng, We're, Morgan Stanley, Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, UBS Locations: China, U.S, Wednesday's

Donald Trump Jr. has become a high-volume defender of his namesake father, appearing often on television and social media. Eric Trump is more of a businessman than a politician, and has cast himself as the moderating voice within a polarizing family. Eric Trump has continued to attend the trial since, paying close attention to testimony about spreadsheets filled with valuations and the fine print of insurance deals. And when Eric Trump testifies this week, Ms. James’s lawyers are expected to question him aggressively on his role at the company. Eric Trump was, Ms. James’s team wrote in court papers, the company’s “chief decision maker.”

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☆ What if Wine and Cider Had a Baby?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Eric Asimov | More About Eric Asimov | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Wine is made by fermenting grapes or other fruit, although apple and pear wines are distinctive enough to have earned their own categories, cider and perry. But a growing number of producers are blurring the styles, blending grape wines and ciders or fermenting grapes and other fruit together, with remarkable delicious results. Some bottles are collaborations between wine and cider specialists, but most who are making these blends are natural winemakers, who tend to be more experimental and adventurous and less bound by industry and market conventions. Andy Brennan, of the superb Aaron Burr Cidery in Wurtsboro, N.Y., makes a wonderfully refreshing blend he calls Appinette by fermenting together farmed apples and traminette, a hybrid wine grape. Scar of the Sea, an excellent wine producer in San Luis Obispo, Calif., blends a different grape with Newtown Pippin apples each year — gamay in 2021 and palomino in ’22.

Persons: Andy Brennan, Aaron Burr Cidery, Newtown Pippin, gamay, palomino Organizations: Calif, Newtown Locations: Wurtsboro, San Luis Obispo, ’

☆ George Santos Faces Expulsion Vote in House
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Katy Stech Ferek | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. George Santos (R., N.Y.) has called an effort to expel him from Congress disheartening. Photo: Tom Williams/Zuma PressWASHINGTON—House lawmakers are set to vote as soon as Wednesday night on whether to expel Rep. George Santos (R., N.Y.), who made a series of bold fabrications in running for office and faces federal fraud charges related to his 2022 campaign. Two-thirds of House lawmakers would need to vote in favor of expelling Santos to remove him, and the effort was seen as facing an uphill battle, with top Republicans not signaling their support. Expelling Santos would cut into the Republicans’ narrow 221-212 majority, and some lawmakers have said any such move should wait until after his criminal case is resolved or the House Ethics Committee has completed its probe.

Persons: George Santos, Tom Williams, Santos Organizations: Zuma Press WASHINGTON —, Republicans Locations: N.Y

☆ George Santos Avoids Expulsion in House Vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Katy Stech Ferek | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. George Santos has said that ejecting him from Congress now would set a dangerous precedent. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—House lawmakers rejected an effort to expel Rep. George Santos (R., N.Y.), who made a series of bold fabrications in running for office and faces federal fraud charges related to his 2022 campaign. The vote was 179 in favor of expulsion to 213 against, well short of the two-thirds threshold needed to remove a lawmaker from office. Nineteen lawmakers voted present and nearly two dozen more were absent.

Persons: George Santos, Drew Angerer Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON — Locations: N.Y

☆ The Way You Pay to Buy or Sell a Home Is About to Change
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Nicole Friedman | Laura Kusisto | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An open house at a home for sale in Scarsdale, N.Y., early this year. Photo: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg NewsHome buyers and sellers face the prospect of major changes to how much and in what way they pay their real-estate agents, following Tuesday’s historic verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages. Those changes could range from minor tweaks to the commission system to a more radical restructuring of the residential real-estate industry, such as more people buying homes without using agents or buyers paying their agents by the hour.

Persons: Tiffany Hagler Organizations: Geard, Bloomberg News Home, National Association of Realtors Locations: Scarsdale, N.Y

☆ Southeast Asia internet economy to grow 11% y/y in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An internet LAN cable is pictured in this photo illustration taken in Sydney June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's internet economy is expected to grow 11% year-on-year in 2023, slowing from last year's 20% growth, an industry report showed on Wednesday. The annual report published jointly by Alphabet (GOOGL.O)'s Google, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and global business consultants Bain & Company, also said the region's internet economy is seen worth $295 billion by 2025, down from a previous estimate of $330 billion. "Digital economy sectors are showing positive growth trajectories, with travel and transport on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels by 2024," the companies said in a joint statement. The region of 11 countries and more than half a billion people has a young population, widespread smartphone usage, and a growing middle class, making it one of the world's fastest growing internet markets.

Persons: Tim Wimborne, Chen Lin, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Google, Temasek Holdings, Bain & Company, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Rights SINGAPORE, Singapore

☆ Match Group stock plunges after decline in people paying for Tinder
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Match Group , the parent company of dating apps Tinder and Hinge, is trading at its lowest price since it spun out into a separate company from IAC in July 2020. Analysts expressed concern about lower fourth-quarter revenue projections and a falling number of people paying for Tinder. "Beyond the guide, we suspect a key area of scrutiny will be around trends in Tinder payers. This metric was down 6% y/ y in 3Q (in line with guidance) – but MTCH called out a ~200K sequential headwind in 4Q as weekly subscribers churn out of the system." Match also agreed to use Google's User Choice Billing by March 31, 2024, which will oblige Match to pay a cut of subscription fees to Google.

Persons: MTCH, Bumble Organizations: IAC, LSEG, Tinder, JPMorgan, Equity Research, Google, Deutsche Bank, CNBC PRO Locations: 4Q

Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley were set to face off Wednesday night in their only debate to cap a hard-fought campaign, six days before the Nov. 7 general election. Presley has raised $11.3 million for his campaign this year, compared with Reeves' $6.3 million, according to finance reports filed Tuesday. Presley has spent $10.8 million and still has $1.3 million, while Reeves has spent $11 million and still has $1.2 million. Presley called on Reeves to take part in five debates, including one last month at a forum sponsored by the NAACP in Gulfport. During the 2019 campaign for governor, Reeves had two debates with Democratic nominee Jim Hood.

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Cincinnati might be where Hamlin nearly died after going into cardiac arrest before being resuscitated on the field on Jan. 2. “I’m super thrilled. I’m super excited. It’s unlikely Hamlin — who missed practice Wednesday due to an illness — will suit up Sunday. I mean, we experienced it, but as long as he’s good, I’m good.”Safety Micah Hyde said Hamlin has motivated the entire team.

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The world's top-selling automaker reported a record operating profit of 1.44 trillion yen ($9.5 billion) in the three months to end-September, a 155.6% increase from a year earlier. It lifted its full-year profit forecast to 4.5 trillion yen from 3 trillion yen, largely due to favourable effects from foreign exchange rates. Toyota expects the weaker yen to account for 1.18 trillion yen of the revision to the full-year profit. The new projection compared to analysts' average forecast of 4.0 trillion yen. Toyota assumed an average rate of 141 yen per dollar in its calculations for the 2023/24 financial year compared to 125 yen previously.

Persons: Issei Kato, Yoichi Miyazaki, Daniel Leussink, David Dolan, Muralikumar Organizations: Toyota, Japan, REUTERS, Nissan, Honda, EVs, Nikkei, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, TOKYO, United States, Asia, China, Southeast, Thailand, North Carolina

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Boeing, AMD, Carvana, Ford, Robinhood & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: UBS reiterates Advanced Micro Devices as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating on the chipmaker after its earnings report on Tuesday. Goldman Sachs downgrades ZoomInfo Technologies as buy Goldman downgraded the stock after its "mixed" earnings report citing lower visibility. UBS upgrades JD.com to buy from neutral UBS said shares of the Chinese retailer are attractive. " UBS reiterates Apple as neutral UBS said its checks show Apple's iPhone wait times are lower. TD Cowen reiterates Carvana as market perform TD said it's cautious heading into the used car company's earnings report on Thursday.

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☆ NHL roundup: Rangers complete first 5-0-0 road trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Rangers continued their strong start under new coach Peter Laviolette by winning for the seventh time in nine games. New York went unbeaten on a road trip of at least five games for the first time in team history. New York's Artemi Panarin had a goal and added two assists to extend his season-opening point streak to nine games. Chris Kreider scored the tying goal with 6:48 left in the third, and Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves for the win. David Gustafsson and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who lost their second straight game but also gained a point for the fifth straight contest (3-0-2).

Persons: Mika Zibanejad, Tyler Myers, Simon Fearn, Peter Laviolette, Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Igor Shesterkin, David Gustafsson, Nikolaj Ehlers, Cole Perfetti, Connor Hellebuyck, Pavel Zacha, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Linus Ullmark, Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Hill, Shea Theodore, Paul Cotter, William Carrier, Sean Monahan, Nick Suzuki, Sam Montembeault, Jack Eichel, Jared McCann, Nicholas Paul, Alex Wennberg, McCann, Vince Dunn, Philipp Grubauer, Teuvo Teravainen, Stefan Noesen, Michael Bunting, Frederik Andersen, Owen Tippett, Garnet Hathaway, Carter Hart, Mason McTavish's, McTavish, Tristan Jarry, Jakob Silfverberg, Frank Vatrano, Pavel Mintyukov, Greg Cronin, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Radim Zohorna, Roope, Evgenii Dadonov, Wyatt Johnston, Dallas, Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene, Jason Robertson, Jamie Benn, Jake Oettinger, Dmitri Voronkov, Damon Severson, Sean Kuraly, Elvis Merzlikins, Michael Carcone, Jack McBain, Sean Durzi, Liam O'Brien, Josh Brown, Connor Bedard, Lucas Raymond, Daniel Sprong, Jake Walman, Compher, Detroit's Moritz Seider, Raymond, Ville Husso Organizations: CAN, New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Arena, Winnipeg Jets, The Rangers, New York, Jets, Bruins, Panthers, Boston, Florida, Eastern Conference, Golden Knights, Canadiens, Vegas, Montreal, Seattle, Tampa, Hurricanes, Flyers, Ducks, Penguins, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, Blue Jackets, Dallas, Columbus, Stars, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Arizona, Chicago, Red Wings, Islanders, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, New, Florida, Las Vegas, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tempe, Ariz, Elmont

☆ Gov. Hochul Announces $75 Million to Combat Hate Crimes in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Luis Ferré-Sadurní | More About Luis Ferré-Sadurní | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Tuesday up to $75 million in grants for local police departments and houses of worship in response to an uptick in reported antisemitic attacks and hate crimes against Palestinians in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. The New York Police Department unveiled statistics last week that showed a spike in hate crimes in the city, especially against Jews, after the Hamas attacks on Israel earlier this month, despite an overall decrease in hate crimes this year. There were 51 hate crimes in the third week of October, compared with just seven in the same week last year; 30 were antisemitic, the police said. as a potential hate crime and prompted the school and the State Police to increase security at the school’s Jewish center. Ms. Hochul announced $50 million in grants to help local law enforcement agencies prevent and solve hate crimes.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Ms, Hochul, —, ”, Eric Adams, Jonathan Lippman Organizations: New York, State Police, New York Police Department, Jewish, Cornell University, Israel, New, City University of New Locations: New, Israel, New York, Yorker, Ithaca, N.Y, Gaza, City University of New York

☆ Opinion | American Muslims Are in a Painful, Familiar Place
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Rozina Ali | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Indeed, it’s been dizzying to witness the speed at which the same patterns we saw after Sept. 11, 2001, are playing out. In the United States, it’s as if the country has turned back the clock two decades, but not in the way that Mr. Biden suggests. For those who experienced waves of harassment and government surveillance in the years after Sept. 11, the president’s pledge of “unwavering” support for Israel set off alarm bells. Today, many Muslims in the United States fear a new outbreak of violence. Days after the attacks in Israel, the Biden administration announced that local and federal law enforcement officers across the United States are “closely monitoring” for connected threats.

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There is no simple solution to America’s unique problem of relentless gun violence. Each captures the twin realities of the subjects in the way only a double exposure photograph could, creating dueling focal points to which the eye cycles back and forthIt’s a surreal view of a nation unable to move on from its own cycle of gun violence. Krista’s son Christian was killed in a drive-by shooting in Louisville, Ky., in 2019; Victoria survived a shooting two years later. She survived a school shooting in 1997 in Paducah, Ky., that left her paralyzed from the chest down. Navada Gwynn in two images: standing for a portrait, and working on her tablet at her Louisville, Ky., home.

Persons: Krista, Navada Gwynn, Krista’s, Christian, Victoria, Missy Jenkins Smith, Jimmie Hardaway Jr, Stephen Cady, Hollan Holm, Janet Paulsen, Lonnie, Sandy Phillips, Sylvia Holm, Barbie Rohde Locations: Navada, Victoria, Louisville, Ky, Paducah, Niagara Falls, N.Y, Rochester , N.Y, Acworth, Aurora, Colo, Dallas

☆ Tesla's enduring power is even clearer after the EV competition in Detroit falls flat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThe traditional auto industry has had more than a decade to build viable electric vehicle businesses. Again, maybe the traditional auto companies get a pass. WeWork-level lossesFord's EV business lost $1.3 billion, before interest and taxes, in the third quarter of 2023 – on just $1.8 billion of revenue. Detroit has responded with EV price cuts to try to compete with Tesla. Its auto business had a gross profit margin of more than 16% in Q3.

Persons: Tesla, —, Ford, Elon, haven't, China's BYD, Goldman Sachs, Kelley, Mercedes, Price Organizations: Ford, GM, Service, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Wall Street, EV, Detroit, Mercedes, Benz, Tesla, LG Energy, Auto Locations: Detroit

☆ Gen Z is lonely. Going back to the office may be the cure for some.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Aaron Mok | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The solitude of remote work seemed to particularly hit Gen Z workers — who began their careers as workplaces went from in-person to virtual — hard. With companies asking — and in some cases mandating — their employees return to the office, Gen Z workers who are going in regularly have said they have a renewed sense of confidence in their jobs. Since Fitchett's employer started mandating employees go to the office, Fitchett said he finally feels a sense of ease at his job. Don't expect a full-scale return to the office quite yetThere's more that goes into a worker's preferences than loneliness, and Gen Z workers are mixed about returning to the office full time. For her — and many other Gen Z workers — the solution may come in some form of flexibility.

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President Joe Biden’s Cabinet secretaries will be advocating for the foreign aid to a mostly friendly audience in the Senate, where majority Democrats and many Republicans support tying aid for the two countries together. Despite growing questions about the Ukraine aid within the Republican conference, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has forcefully advocated tying the aid for Ukraine and Israel together. As they returned to Washington on Monday night, Senate Republicans who support the Ukraine aid were uncertain of the path forward. 2 Senate Republican, said it could complicate Democrats’ efforts to pass the two together if there were a bipartisan vote for the Israel aid alone in the House. In recent weeks, though, a growing group of Senate Republicans have joined the majority of House Republicans who are advocating to slow down or stop U.S. aid to Ukraine.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Antony Blinken, Joe Biden’s, Mike Johnson, Biden, ”, Chuck Schumer, Vladimir Putin, Patty Murray, Maine Sen, Susan Collins, ” Murray, Mitch McConnell, Oksana Markarova, ” Markarova, embolden Putin, Sen, John Thune of, Thune, Republican Sen, Joni Ernst, Iowa, Ohio Sen, J.D, Vance, Putin, Johnson, Schumer, “ we're, Richard Neal, Ron Wyden, ” Wyden, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” “, —, Seung Min Kim, Fatima Hussein, Tara Copp Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Senate, Republican, Internal Revenue Service, Republicans, Hamas, Senate Republicans, House Republicans, Fox News, Democrat, New York Rep, White, Associated Press Locations: United States, Israel, Ukraine, America, Russia, Taiwan, China, U.S, Mexico, Ukrainian, Kentucky, Washington, John Thune of South Dakota, Ohio

☆ Crumbling Train Bridges Are Everywhere. Here’s How One City Got a Railroad to Fix Them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Esther Fung | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Mayor Jared Kraham feared that railroad bridges in his city presented safety hazards for residents. An independent inspection commissioned earlier this year escalated his concerns. Most rail bridges over public streets in Binghamton, N.Y., were found to be in poor or severe condition, according to the 914-page report. “I thought maybe most were just eyesores,” said 32-year-old Kraham, who began his term leading the city last year. “I didn’t expect it to be so bad.”

Persons: Jared Kraham, ”, “ Locations: Binghamton, N.Y

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