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☆ RIMPAC: US Air Force B-2 bomber used in exercise to sink surface ship with low-cost bomb
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Earlier this month, the US and allies practiced taking out a large surface ship with long-range weapons, including, for the first time, a US Air Force B-2 bomber. It showed the US military can use one of its most survivable weapons platforms, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, to sink a major surface ship with a low-cost guided bomb. The Air Force says its stealthy characteristics allow it to penetrate heavily defended areas and also fly with a small chance of being detected by radar at high altitudes. Mating it up with relatively cheap and demonstrably effective precision-guided bombs with warheads of up to 2,000 pounds could give the Air Force bombers the “anti-ship lethality” of a submarine-launched torpedo without the liabilities of a submarine, according to a US Air Force website. The Air Force first tested QUICKSINK in 2022, when an F-15 fighter jet released a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that destroyed a full-scale surface target in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an Air Force statement.

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☆ The French Swimmer Who Is Carrying His Country on His Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The French swimmer Léon Marchand understood that he would be his country’s marquee athlete at the Paris Games, and he surely is. Marchand, 22, has ascended to the top of the swimming world just in time for his home country to host the Games, and as one of France’s best — and earliest — hopes for Olympic gold. Carrying the weight of a nation’s hopes can be an uncommonly heavy burden for any athlete, and Marchand will not bear it alone, of course. Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 sensation who just completed his rookie season with the N.B.A.’s San Antonio Spurs, will lead France’s men’s basketball team. Teddy Riner, one of the best judokas in history, will look to claim a medal at a sixth straight Games.

Persons: Léon Marchand, didn’t, Nike Jordans, ”, Marchand, Victor Wembanyama, Teddy Riner, Thierry Henry Organizations: Paris Games, Games, Arizona State, University of Arizona, Nike, San Antonio Spurs, France’s Locations: selfies, Arizona, France

☆ Bullet or Fragment of One Struck Trump’s Ear, F.B.I. Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Adam Goldman | More About Adam Goldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

said on Friday that Donald J. Trump had been struck by a “bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces,” providing the most definitive explanation to date about what injured the former president’s ear during an assassination attempt this month. Ambiguity about Mr. Trump’s injury turned into a political firestorm as the former president and his political allies attacked the F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, for comments he made on Wednesday before Congress. “With respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,” Mr. Wray told the House Judiciary Committee. The shooter, Thomas Crooks, 20, was killed by a Secret Service sniper.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Christopher A, Wray, Mr, Wray’s, Thomas Crooks Organizations: Secret Service Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery Sues N.B.A. Over Rights Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Warner Bros. That left Warner Bros. Discovery, a current rights holder, set to lose the league at the end of next season. “Given the N.B.A.’s unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal action to enforce our rights,” Warner Bros. content.”Mike Bass, a spokesman for the league, said, “Warner Bros. Discovery’s claims are without merit, and our lawyers will address them.”

Persons: “, ” Warner, Mike Bass, “ Warner, Discovery’s, ” Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, National Basketball Association, Disney, Comcast, Warner Bros, ” Warner Bros, Discovery, Court, “ Warner Bros Locations: New York

☆ Justice Dept. Settles Lawsuit With Former F.B.I. Officials Targeted by Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Adam Goldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department on Friday settled a lawsuit with two former F.B.I. officials who had accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy by sharing their texts disparaging former President Donald J. Trump with the news media, according to court documents. Their texts incited a political firestorm after the Justice Department in December 2017 invited reporters to review them at night before handing them over to Congress. counterintelligence agent who helped oversee the bureau’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia in 2016, Mr. Strzok exchanged inflammatory messages with Ms. Mr. Strzok drafted the memo opening the investigation, which was approved by his superiors.

Persons: Trump, Donald J, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Strzok, ” Organizations: Department, Trump, Justice Department, Republicans Locations: Russia

☆ Is 100 Days Enough Time to Pick a Leader? Around the World, Yes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Josh Holder | Keith Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Is 100 Days Enough Time to Pick a Leader? But in many other democracies, an official election period sets out when candidates can debate, make speeches and run political ads (often with strict spending limits). “We know from other countries that 100 days is plenty of time for a healthy campaign,” said Mr. Tama. “Most campaigns in different countries are in the range of a few weeks to several months.”Even in India, the largest democracy in the world, the official campaign only starts a little over a month before voting begins. And in India in 2014, Narendra Modi had six months after his party chose him as leader to wage his successful campaign for prime minister.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum, Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Justin Trudeau, Italy Giorgia Meloni, Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Anthony Albanese, France Emmanuel Macron, Indonesia Joko, Keir Starmer, India Narendra Modi, Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan Fumio Kishida, Donald J, Trump, Jordan Tama, “, ”, Tama, Biden’s, Lyndon B, Johnson, Harris, Narendra Modi Organizations: Voters, American University, American, United, Electoral College, Labour, Conservative Locations: Mexico, Philippines, Italy, France, Indonesia, India, Korea, Japan, Canada, United States

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☆ Biden says the fight for democracy is bigger than him, so he decided to 'pass the torch' to Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"I've decided that the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation," he said. "In this sacred space, I am surrounded by portraits of extraordinary American presidents," Biden said. First lady Jill Biden released a handwritten note to supporters to underline the president's push to hand the torch to Harris. Love,Jill pic.twitter.com/NakOWknWlC — Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) July 25, 2024Republicans have been furious over Biden's decision. Despite the focus on Harris, Biden was clear that he intends to make the most of his remaining months in office.

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☆ Simone Biles Sticks the Landing - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Julie Kliegman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All the signs suggest Simone Biles is ready for it: to return to the Olympic stage and crush her new floor-routine mix that starts with a Taylor Swift song. Ms. Biles stepped aside from several events at the Tokyo Games in 2021 after experiencing anxiety and the “twisties,” a gymnastics term for disorientation while performing midair tumbles. “I have to focus on my mental health,” she told reporters. It’s the rare athlete who can find the courage to speak openly about mental health. star Chamique Holdsclaw has discussed how she resisted revealing her own experience with depression in 2004 because as an athlete, “you’re supposed to be strong, fierce, tough.

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☆ Who Can Achieve the American Dream? Race Matters Less Than It Used To.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( German Lopez | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

When the white Gen X child turned 27 in 2005, they could expect to make more than $34,000. But Mr. Cain did have a strong community — which he said taught him entrepreneurship and showed him he could dream big. Mr. Cain, 35, got a two-year degree in business management and first worked as a bank teller and financial adviser. At the same time, white millennials born to poor parents had a harder time than their white Gen X counterparts. Unlike Mr. Cain, Mr. Brown did not have a strong sense of community, as he bounced between his mother, his father and his grandparents.

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☆ Remember when Taylor Swift wore drag in ‘The Man’ music video
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Ethan Miller/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs "Lover" with her band, backup singers and dancers in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift sings "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" in Paris in May 2024. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Swift performs the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" in Nashville in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift leaves the stage after the "Speak Now" set in Nashville in May 2023.

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☆ W.N.B.A.’s Popularity Booms, but Money for Players Hasn’t Kept Pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She is six feet tall, speaks with a central Georgia drawl and smiles as if she’s keeping the best secret. During the W.N.B.A.’s All-Star weekend, she jumped into a whole new tax bracket. Her salary this year is $185,000, but she earned an additional $115,150 on Friday by winning the league’s 3-point contest and skills competition. Her situation illustrated a theme of the league’s All-Star festivities. There is more money than ever coming into the W.N.B.A.

Persons: Allisha Gray, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese Organizations: Atlanta Locations: Georgia

☆ Hugh Jackman makes a triumphant return in 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' and the explanation for how Logan is alive is surprisingly simple
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine may have died in 2017's "Logan," but "Deadpool & Wolverine" came up with a simple way to bring the actor back — the multiverse. Since Marvel announced that Jackman would return as Wolverine, fans have worried the move might tarnish the character's 17-year legacy. "Deadpool & Wolverine" finds a way to bring the character back into the action while still honoring his legacy. AdvertisementDeadpool digs up Jackman's 'Logan' Wolverine at the beginning of the filmLaura Kinney (Dafne Keen) buried Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) after he died at the end of "Logan." AdvertisementUltimately, "Deadpool & Wolverine" is not about Jackman's triumphant return as the beloved hero we all knew.

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☆ How stocks perform historically on presidential election years — and why this year is different
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

As for sectors, financials has seen the highest average annual returns in presidential election years at about 11%. Comerica data shows health care gains just under 6% during presidential election years. The sector has also lagged the S & P 500 in two of the last three presidential election years. What's different this time The biggest difference between 2024 and other presidential election years is the S & P 500's massive year-to-date gains. Tech, for example, is up 25% in 2024, outperforming its historical averages for a presidential election year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris —, Harris, John Lynch, Quincy Krosby, Consumer Staples, Comerica's Lynch, Lynch, Riley, Art Hogan, Hillary Clinton – Organizations: Democratic, Biden, Trump, CNBC, Comerica Wealth Management, Energy, Comerica, Technology, Tech, Health, Consumer, Riley Wealth Locations: Washington, Strategas

☆ Breaking in New Sports at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Photographs Philip Montgomery | Text Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Breaking Into the Olympics Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding may seem untraditional, but they embody the true spirit of the games. >> Top: Sunny Choi, who will compete in breaking, quit her corporate job to focus on the Games. Bottom: Victor Montalvo’s signature breaking moves include the back flip into flare and the Super Montalvo. Here in 2024, the Games have added multiple new events, including breaking — popularly known as break dancing — and kayak cross. >> Sport climbing is broken into three formats: speed; bouldering (shorter climbs); and lead, which requires ropes and harnesses.

Persons: you’re, Kronos, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo’s, Super Montalvo, “, ”, Stephen Miller, Kroton, Colin Duffy, let’s, Paige Heyn Organizations: Olympic, Super, Wrestling, Boxing Locations: England, North America, Madagascar, Greece, —, Athens

☆ Kremlin Uses Olympic Ban as Another Arrow to Shoot at the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than 10,500 athletes from some 200 countries will participate in the Olympic Games in Paris, but only 15 of them will be from Russia. Back in Russia, the competition will not be shown on television for the first time since 1984. And media commentators expressed disgust that a drag queen carried the Olympic torch — which is antithetical to Russia’s increasing emphasis on what it calls “traditional values” and its crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. It’s quite a comedown for Russia, a traditional Olympic powerhouse that for years used the competition as a way to project power and foster national pride, and often finished first in the final medal count. And it represents the price the country is paying for its invasion of Ukraine two years ago and the daily mayhem it inflicts there.

Organizations: Olympic Games Locations: Paris, Russia, Ukraine

☆ F.B.I. Examining Bullet Fragments Found at Trump Rally Site
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Adam Goldman | Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

is examining numerous metal fragments found near the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., to determine whether an assassin’s bullet — or potential debris — grazed former President Donald J. Trump’s head, bloodying his ear, according to the F.B.I. and a federal law enforcement official. The bureau has asked to interview Mr. Trump as part of its broader investigation, hoping to provide insights into the shooting and possibly a more complete record of his injury, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the continuing inquiry. Unanswered questions about the object that struck the Republican nominee for president have lingered since the shooting on July 13, with Mr. Trump claiming that he was struck by a bullet — and casting his survival as an act of divine intervention. officials have been more circumspect, citing the need to analyze the evidence before determining what struck Mr. Trump — a bullet, metal shard or something else.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: Republican, Mr Locations: Butler, Pa

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, July 24. But by the end of his speech, it was clear the Israeli prime minister had focused far more on fighting until victory in Gaza than brokering a ceasefire deal. “Give us the tools we need, and we will finish the job,” Netanyahu urged members of Congress. Netanyahu also claimed there were “practically” no civilian casualties during Israeli military operations in Rafah. That is unquestionably false: Multiple strikes in Rafah have resulted in civilian casualties.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Kent Nishimura, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ” Netanyahu, “, ”, “ Israel, Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, – Organizations: Republicans, CNN, Israel Locations: Gaza, –, Israel, Rafah

Democrats on Wednesday adopted the rules the party will use to choose their presidential nominee, with voting to officially nominate Kamala Harris likely to begin August 1. The party has said its goal is to nominate its presidential and vice presidential candidates by August 7 to avoid the possibility of litigation over ballot access in Ohio. That could be determined by a candidate either winning enough votes during remote balloting or gathering a sufficient number of signatures. After a presidential candidate is nominated, the rules allow the nominee to name a running mate without the need for additional remote voting. While the ceremonial presidential vote will be conducted as a roll call, the vote for vice president is likely to be a voice vote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, superdelegates – Organizations: Wednesday, Democratic National, Democratic Locations: Ohio, Chicago

☆ He Was an Online Drug Lord. Now He’s a Crypto Entrepreneur.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Ryan Mac | Kashmir Hill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a cryptocurrency convention in Austin in May, Blake Emerson Benthall hustled for investor money alongside scores of other entrepreneurs. But none of them, it is safe to say, could pitch their experience as the leader of a multimillion-dollar criminal drug enterprise. In the convention’s “Deal Flow Zone,” Mr. Benthall, 5-foot-4, cleanshaven and wearing a gray tee with his start-up’s logo, turned his laptop around at a lunch table and began giving his spiel to a bespectacled potential investor. “I’m a lifelong entrepreneur,” Mr. Benthall said as he clicked through a presentation that detailed how he had run Silk Road 2.0, the second iteration of the infamous online bazaar where 1.7 million anonymous customers signed up and used Bitcoin to buy methamphetamine, heroin and other illegal substances. and the years he spent in the punitive employ of the federal government.

Persons: Blake Emerson Benthall hustled, Mr, Benthall, “ I’m, ” Mr Locations: Austin

☆ N.B.A. Announces Lucrative Rights Deals With Disney, Comcast and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tania Ganguli | More About Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The National Basketball Association announced new rights agreements with Disney, Comcast and Amazon on Wednesday in which the companies will collectively pay $77 billion over 11 years, substantially increasing the league’s annual revenue and reflecting the continued importance of live sports programming even as streaming has reconfigured the entertainment industry. In making the announcement, the league said it had rejected Warner Bros. Discovery’s bid to match Amazon’s offer. “Our new arrangement with Amazon supports this goal by complementing the broadcast, cable and streaming packages that are already part of our new Disney and NBCUniversal arrangements. All three partners have also committed substantial resources to promote the league and enhance the fan experience.”The new deals, which include both N.B.A. games, will take effect with the 2025-26 season and are more than two and a half times the average annual value of the league’s current rights agreements.

Organizations: National Basketball Association, Disney, Comcast, Amazon, Warner Bros

☆ Pfizer's gene therapy for rare genetic bleeding disorder succeeds in late-stage trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pfizer on Wednesday said its experimental gene therapy for a rare genetic blood-clotting disorder succeeded in a large late-stage trial, paving the way for a potential approval. Without enough of that protein, the blood cannot clot properly, increasing the risk of spontaneous bleeding and severe bleeding after surgery. Pfizer said its one-time treatment significantly cut the number of annual bleeding episodes in patients with moderately severe to severe hemophilia A after 15 months. If approved, Pfizer's therapy will compete with BioMarin Pharmaceutical 's one-time treatment Roctavian. BioMarin is reportedly considering whether to divest its hemophilia A therapy, which costs $2.9 million.

Persons: Andrew Leavitt, Pfizer Organizations: Pfizer, Sangamo Therapeutics, BioMarin Locations: U.S

☆ The elephant not in the room for Netanyahu's speech: Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That is a strategic political calculation, because she knew — and her people knew — that you will not reach the White House if you frolic with war criminals." Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesThe California Democrat argued that Harris should look toward the example of Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Advertisement'A very tenuous feeling'If Netanyahu's speech on Wednesday was any indication, there's plenty of wiggle room for Harris to pursue a less deferential approach to Israel than Biden. Dozens of progressives issued statements affirming that they were boycotting the speech, engaged in other events, or like Harris, simply came up with convenient scheduling conflicts. He's literally the Trump of Israel," Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida told me.

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☆ F.B.I. Director Shares New Details in Attempted Assassination of Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Adam Goldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, disclosed on Wednesday that the gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump appeared to have used a drone to survey the site of the shooting for about 11 minutes in the hours before Mr. Trump took the stage. “It appears that around 3:50 p.m., 4:00, on the day of the shooting, that the shooter was flying the drone around the area,” Mr. Wray said during his testimony, noting that it was “not over the stage, but about 200 yards, give or take, away from that.”The gunfire on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., left Mr. Trump’s ear bloodied, killed a rallygoer who had been sitting in the stands and seriously injured two others. Mr. Wray said the would-be assassin operated the drone about two hours before Mr. Trump spoke at the rally.

Persons: Christopher A, Wray, Donald J, Trump, Mr Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ What to know about the 25th Amendment and Joe Biden as Republicans allege a ‘cover-up’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even before Biden dropped out of the race, Rep. Chip Roy, the Texas Republican, filed a resolution in June after the president’s disastrous debate performance, calling on the 25th Amendment to be used against Biden. After Biden withdrew from the race, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican, wrote letters to Harris and the Cabinet officials in the Biden administration, asking them to remove Biden from office. To forcibly wrest power from a sitting president, the vice president would have to be on board, according to the text of the amendment. Why do we have the 25th Amendment? That was before the 25th Amendment, so there was no constitutional rule.

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