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“It makes me excited as one citizen of the nation, too, more than for usual elections,” she said. Going into the election, the Liberal Democrats still commanded the highest level of support, with just over 31 percent of voters endorsing the party in a poll by NHK, the public broadcaster. The Constitutional Democrats received support from less than 10 percent of voters surveyed. Seven disparate opposition parties came together to form a government, but it collapsed within just 11 months. In 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan won in a landslide victory as voters sought to punish the Liberal Democrats for failing to resuscitate the moribund economy.

Persons: ”, Masako Tanaka, Ishiba, “, — Organizations: Liberal Democratic, Constitutional Democrats, Nihon, Liberal Democrats, NHK, Democratic Party of Japan Locations: Tokyo

☆ Georgia's election forces voters to choose between a future with Russia or Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party at the party's final campaign rally in Tbilisi on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Despite its increasingly anti-Western rhetoric, Georgian Dream insists it still wants Georgia to join the EU and its election posters feature the party's logo along with the symbol of the EU. People walk past campaign posters of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Tbilisi on Oct. 22, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Georgian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili attends the final campaign rally of the ruling Georgian Dream party in Tbilisi on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of Oct. 26 parliamentary elections. Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili, staunchly critical of the ruling party, addressed crowds of supporters last weekend, telling them that the vote would "demonstrate people's will for freedom, independence, and a European future."

Persons: Giorgi Arjevanidze, There's, Bidzina Ivanishvili, —, oligarch Bidzina, Salome Zurabishvili's, Vano Shlamov, Ivanishvili, Salome Zourabichvili, Zourabichvili, Salome Zurabishvili Organizations: Afp, Getty, Center for, NATO, European Union, EU, Western, Russia, Party, Institute for, Kremlin Locations: Georgian, Tbilisi, Georgia, Russia, Soviet, Russian, Moscow, Washington, Europe, Western Ukraine, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia, European

☆ Why some CEOs are afraid of publicly criticizing Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It may be driven by fears of retribution from Trump and what a second term would bring. AdvertisementBoth Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have won support from America's business titans and CEOs. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that both JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Microsoft founder Bill Gates support Harris, but won't say so publicly. On the flipside, it's also possible that there are pro-Trump CEOs who don't want to alienate liberal customers and employees. In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman suggested that there's a well of silent Trump support among CEOs.

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Navarro and Ji-Zhang are among the more than 3.5 million citizens naturalized since 2020 who have become eligible to vote. They join more than 23 million naturalized citizens who were eligible voters in the last presidential election. Though overall turnout among naturalized voters has been lower than among U.S.-born voters, participation rates of naturalized Latino and Asian American voters have been higher than those who are U.S.-born, according to Pew Research. One in 10 eligible voters in the U.S. are naturalized citizens, most of whom are Hispanic or Asian American, according to the Pew Research Center. The top countries of origin for naturalized citizens in the U.S. are Mexico, India and China.

Persons: Roselia Navarro, Halley Ji, Zhang of, it’s, Navarro, Ji, Zhang, ”, she's, what's, Wisconsinites, Sen, Julian Bradley, noncitizens, Nancy Flores, you’re, Avi McCullah, “, Brad Overcash, ” Ji, Saiesh Srivastava, Srivastava Organizations: noncitizens, American Immigration Council, Asian American, Pew Research, Republican, United, Wisconsin . Wisconsin Republican, D.C, Citizen, Democracy Research, University of Wisconsin Law School, National Partnership, New, North, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, Brennan, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, Pew Research Center, U.S Locations: U.S, Roselia Navarro of Wisconsin, Zhang of North Carolina, Mexico, Wisconsin, North Carolina, United States, Wisconsin . Wisconsin, Washington, That’s, India, China

California, Colorado and Hawaii will soon allow their residents to vote on ballot measures that would remove language from their state constitutions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, guaranteeing same-sex couples across the country the right to marry, makes these state bans unenforceable. However, these ballot measures seek to proactively protect these marriage rights should Obergefell ever be overturned. Without Obergefell, there is federal legislation that would keep same-sex marriage rights mostly, but not entirely, intact: the Respect for Marriage Act. It’s a personal issue for LGBTQ couples who had to navigate a time when same-sex marriage wasn’t legal or straightforward.

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☆ How Liz Cheney tried to give GOP women permission to vote for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican women can vote for Kamala Harris — and they don’t need to tell anyone about it. Such voters need to be approached gently since she’s asking dissident Republican voters to shelve some of their most cherished political positions. Cheney’s appearances with Harris came as the vice president seeks to further widen a massive gender gap with the ex-president among women voters. A New York Times/Siena College poll this month showed Harris leading women voters by 56% to 40% over Trump. Trump’s struggles with women votersHarris’ events with Cheney raised the question of just how many Republican voters might be in reach for her.

Persons: Kamala Harris —, Liz Cheney’s, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, aren’t, Harris, Cheney, ” Cheney, “, she’s, Haley The Harris, Bush, Reagan, Dick Cheney, Nikki Haley, Trump, I’m, ” Cheney –, –, – it’s, He’s, He’s overbearingly, ”, Haley “, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arnold Palmer’s, ’, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Kasie Hunt, “ Dick Cheney, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Trump, GOP, South Carolina Gov, New York Times, Siena, White, South, White House, Republicans, Truth Locations: Waukesha County, Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Detroit, Wyoming, Chester County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Iraq

☆ Trump’s growing threats to strip broadcast licenses send chills across industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But Donald Trump’s threats are not ordinary, either. He has imprecisely but repeatedly invoked the government’s licensing of broadcast TV airwaves and has said on at least 15 occasions that certain licenses should be revoked. Trump’s threats against CBS have been particularly intense in recent weeks. The threat from any politician to revoke a broadcast license simply because they disagree with the station’s content undermines this basic freedom.”Many of Trump’s threats conflate national networks and local stations. As president, Trump also said that TV licenses “must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked,” but nothing came of it.

Persons: Donald, Trump, Fox, “, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Dan Bongino, hasn’t, Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Curtis LeGeyt, recrimination, ” LeGeyt, –, Harris, ”, Dana Walden’s, Kamala, Walden shrugged, Ajit Pai, ” Pai, Nathan Simington, Jessica Rosenworcel, ” Rosenworcel, ” Schwartzman, Ted Boutrous, Jim Acosta’s, Donald Trump, ” Boutrous, Rosenworcel Organizations: New, New York CNN — Broadcast, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, Paramount Global, Federal Communications Commission, National Association of Broadcasters, American TV, NAB, “, ” CNN, FCC, Trump, MSNBC, Fake News ABC, Truth, Disney Entertainment, Republican, Democrats, NPR, OUR, Fox, Democratic, White House, Voice Locations: New York

☆ 'The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Melia Russell | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Founders of women's health startups feel doubly invested in this election, one of the closest presidential races of the century. They said another Trump victory creates uncertainty for reproductive health startups, from period trackers to online abortion clinics to embryo banks. For startup Julie, the legal status of emergency contraception is the "million dollar question of this election," said Amanda E/J Morrison. Trump's waffling on reproductive rights has put founders of women's health startups on notice. For some founders of women's health startups, this election is more than a political contest; it has ramifications for their livelihoods.

Persons: Julie, Amanda E, J Morrison, Morrison, Lily, Trump, We're, —, Kamala Harris, Trish Costello, Mika Eddy, Eddy, Samuel Corum, Jane, Roe, Wade, Hey Jane, Carli Sapir, Sapir, Donald Trump, Mark Wilson, Flo, Deena Shakir, Lauren Berson Sugarman, Berson, Alice Zheng, Zheng, Julie's, Dobbs, TikTok influencers, Julie swag, Julie Julie's, It's, Melia Russell, Rebecca Torrence Organizations: Suffolk University, Trump, Getty, Amboy Ventures, White, Lux Capital, Maven, Sciences, Vitra Labs, Investors, Walmart, JAMA, Business Locations: New York, Boston, Texas, California, we're, Roe America, Alabama

☆ First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer will make history in December as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, opposing Tennessee’s Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the argument time for the ban’s challengers be divided between the Justice Department and attorneys representing the original plaintiffs who sued the state. Several plaintiffs — including two transgender boys, a transgender girl and their parents — sued in Tennessee to defend the treatments they have said improved their happiness and wellbeing. The Supreme Court has confronted several cases in the past decade implicating LGBTQ rights. In 2020, it ruled that a landmark federal law forbidding workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees.

Persons: Chase Strangio, Joe Biden’s, Cecillia Wang, ” Wang, Strangio, Gavin Grimm, Chelsea Manning, —, “ Tennessee, Jonathan Skrmetti Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, U.S, Supreme, Republican, Justice Department, ACLU, HIV, Department, Circuit Locations: Strangio, Virginia, Tennessee, Constitution’s, “, Cincinnati, Washington

☆ Black women face a maternal health crisis, and advocates want that to be an election issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

“Black maternal health and reproductive health has to be a conversation that I hear from any candidate for me to be on board to vote for them,” she said. Black women in the U.S. also face greater risks bearing children. “The landscape for reproductive health for Black women has gotten far more dangerous in the last two and a half years,” she said. When asked, the Harris campaign did not point to specific policies on Black maternal health. Desta-Bell said she’s found growing interest from voters about the state of Black maternal health and reproductive justice.

Persons: Francisca Shaw, “, ” Shaw, Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Amber Thurman, Shaw, ”, . Georgia —, Leah Wright Rigueur, Regina Davis Moss, Harris, Joe Biden, ” Davis Moss, Harris ’, Nikema Williams, Hank Johnson, Sen, Jon Ossoff, Jacquelyn Martin, Biden, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Trump, Janiyah Thomas, Nadia Brown, Joyce Drayton, —, Drayton, ProPublica, Candi Miller, Thurman, Naomi Desta, Bell, They’ve, she’s Organizations: Seattle’s University of Washington Medical Center, Reuters, University of Washington Medical Center, Democratic, Republican, Facebook, Supreme, Centers for Disease Control, Johns Hopkins University, Senate, Georgia Democratic Party, Georgia, Georgetown University, Georgia Black Republican Council, Republican Black, Women’s Health Locations: Georgia, U.S, Atlanta , Georgia, United States, . Georgia, Michigan, Atlanta, Florida, Desta

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen’s last-ditch effort to revive a civil rights claim against his former boss Donald Trump. But constitutional claims against individual federal officials are notoriously difficult to bring as a result of a line of Supreme Court rulings. In a 2022 case called Egbert v. Boule, the Supreme Court effectively put “Bivens claims” on life support in a ruling that tossed out allegations against a Border Patrol agent. A federal judge in New York and the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals both highlighted the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in throwing out Cohen’s claims. Unless Congress passes legislation to allow a form of Bivens claims, there are few legal avenues to seeking accountability when federal officials, including thousands of law enforcement officials, commit unlawful acts.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Michael Cohen’s, Donald Trump, Cohen, Trump, Egbert, “ Bivens, ”, Bivens Organizations: Trump, NBC News, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Border Patrol, 2nd Circuit U.S Locations: New York

King Charles III was heckled in Australia on Monday by an Indigenous senator who shouted “you’re not my king” as the British monarch finished a speech at Parliament House. The king, who is the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia in 13 years, was addressing lawmakers and other dignitaries in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra, the Australian capital. “If he is the successor, then he needs to answer.”Queen Camilla and King Charles III during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Monday. “Nothing stands still.”Earlier on Monday, a traditional Aboriginal welcoming ceremony was held for the royal couple outside Parliament House. “I can only say how much my own experience has been shaped and strengthened by such traditional wisdom.”The king arrived in Australia last Friday.

Persons: King Charles III, “ you’re, ”, Queen Camilla, ” Lidia Thorpe, Charles, Anthony Albanese, “, ” Thorpe, Thorpe, “ We’ll, ” Queen Camilla, Victoria Jones, Queen Elizabeth II, ” Albanese, Albanese, we’ve, Australia’s, ” Charles Organizations: House, of Parliament House, Sky News, Getty Images Australia, Australia’s Aboriginal, Torres Strait, Nations, Australian Locations: Australia, British, Canberra, Commonwealth, Victoria, Pacific, Samoa

☆ Trump’s wild and lewd rhetoric reaches a new extreme
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

His alarming behavior may look to some like a candidacy melting down when the pressure is at its most extreme. With polls deadlocked, Trump’s behavior hasn’t yet disqualified him. And Trump’s voters still regard him as a vessel for their frustration with a political and economic system they believe has poorly served them. Trump’s behavior underscores stakes of deadlocked electionIt will be up to voters to decide how to process Trump’s recent conduct. The Harris campaign, which began as an attempt to spread joy, is now fully exploiting Trump’s rhetorical rampages.

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☆ King Charles arrives in an Australia with mixed feelings about the monarchy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

LONDON — King Charles III has expressed “deep love and affection” for Australia, a former part of the British Empire. Charles, 75, is Britain’s first reigning monarch to visit Australia in 13 years. The royal visit to Australia includes a Monday reception at Parliament House in Canberra, the capital, where the king will meet with Albanese. King Charles and Queen Camilla are greeted upon their arrival at Sydney International Airport on Friday. King Charles is projected on the Sydney Opera House ahead of his official visit on Friday.

Persons: Charles III, ”, Charles, Queen Camilla, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles ’, Anthony Albanese, Albanese, King Charles, Saeed Khan, Queensland Premier Steven Miles, Western Australia Premier Roger Cook, South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas, Chris Minns, Jeremy Rockliff, Bev McArthur, —, “, ” Nathan Hansford, Nathan Ross, Queen Camilla “, ” Charles, Daisy McAndrew, David Gray, Eric Abetz, ” McArthur Organizations: Commonwealth, House, Tasmania —, Sydney International Airport, Getty, Queensland Premier, Western Australia Premier, South Australia Premier, New South Wales, Tasmania, Australian Monarchist League, Australian Republic Movement, ARM, NBC News, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Opera Locations: Australia, British, Sydney, Samoa, Britain, Canada, Canberra, South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, AFP, New, U.S, Commonwealth, Tasmanian, Caribbean, Barbados

☆ Your election questions, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

They ranged from questions about the Electoral College to specific inquiries about why ballots in some counties look the way they do. We’ll add answers to new questions weekly until the election and also send them out to the What Matters newsletter audience. CNN did not project that President Joe Biden would win the 2020 election until four days after Election Day. -- Linda in WashingtonThere were a lot of questions about the Electoral College, which should frustrate people on both sides of the aisle. I’m not including the election of 1800, even though it resulted in a tie in the Electoral College.

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☆ Drug costs, abortion, Obamacare: How Trump and Harris could change U.S. health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

He said a Harris administration "will build on existing programs, increasing federal spending to make health care more affordable for people." Still, Socal said a Trump administration wouldn't have much flexibility to dismantle or scale back the law without change from Congress. The IRA extended enhanced subsidies that made ACA health plans more affordable for millions of households through 2025 — a provision Harris plans to make permanent if elected, her campaign said. A Democratic House or Senate would likely block any of Trump's sweeping changes to Medicaid, according to Altman. Vance this month also said a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Drew Altman, Harris, KFF, Anna Moneymaker, Biden, Joe Biden's, Mariana Socal, Socal, didn't, Stephen Patrick, KFF's Altman, Nathan Posner, Altman, Bill Clark, Roe, Wade, Joe Raedle, Stacey Lee, Johns, Lee, mifepristone, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's, Vance, Nicholas Kamm Organizations: Democratic, U.S, U.S . Naval, Getty, Reuters, CNBC, Congress, The Commonwealth Fund, RAND, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Washington , D.C, Republicans, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Trump, wouldn't, Biden, Medicare, Emory University, Lawmakers, Affordable, ACA, Medicaid, Democrats, White, Anadolu, Social Security, Capitol, CQ, Inc, The New York Times, Siena College, PBS, Prime, Convention, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Republican Party, U.S . Senate, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, CNN, Afp Locations: Israel, Washington, U.S, Washington ,, Canada, Jacksonville , Florida, Ohio

☆ New Mexico governor won't renew ban on carrying firearms in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will not renew a public health order that temporarily banned carrying firearms in public parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque, the state's largest city. Lujan Grisham said in a news release Wednesday that more than 1,700 firearms were collected in gun buybacks over the past year because of the order. So there’s no way we could enforce that order.”Lujan Grisham issued the temporary order, originally a 30-day ban, in September 2023 after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed in an Albuquerque park. In addition to restricting firearms in public parks and playgrounds in Bernalillo County, it strengthened oversight of firearm sales and implemented wastewater testing for fentanyl in public schools. State Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, wrote in a letter last year that he opposed Lujan Grisham’s decision.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lujan Grisham, Greg Baca, ” Baca, ”, Dudley Brown, Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, Allen, ” Lujan Grisham, Raúl Torrez, Lujan Grisham’s, “ Organizations: New, New Mexico Gov, Democratic, Republican, National Association for Gun Rights, Bernalillo County Sheriff, Democrat, State Locations: New Mexico, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, ”, Bernalillo County

☆ Moldova faces a tug of war between Russia and the West in two crucial votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history. Alongside a more sophisticated misinformation campaign, Shor has resorted to cruder methods to meddle with Moldovan politics. Home to a Romanian-speaking majority and large Russian-speaking minority, many Moldovans had long viewed Russia as a benign big brother. “It reflects the loss of the national allure of Russia in Moldovan society,” he said. “There’s limits (to what can be achieved).”But even if Sandu prevails in both the presidential vote and the EU referendum, he expects the Kremlin’s campaign to continue.

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☆ North Korea calls South Korea a ‘hostile state,’ indicating constitution change
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has designated South Korea a “hostile state,” its state media said Thursday, confirming that its national assembly had amended the constitution in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s vow to drop unification as a national goal. South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles ties with the North, said it “strongly condemns” the constitution change and South Korea’s characterization as a hostile state, and that it will not waver in its efforts toward peaceful reunification. North Korea has previously announced summaries of amendments after several days of delay. North Korea sharply intensified its hostile rhetoric in recent days, accusing the South of intruding on its airspace by flying drones and vowing retaliation. South Korea’s government has declined to say whether its military or civilians flew the alleged drones.

Persons: Kim Jong, ” KCNA, KCNA, Kim, “, Yang Moo, ” Organizations: South, DPRK, ROK, Democratic People’s, Korea’s Unification Ministry, People’s Assembly, University of North Korean, North Korean, Getty Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, South, Republic of Korea, “, Kaesong, Seoul, colluding, United States, North, AFP, Pyongyang

What does it really mean to live in a country where abortion is no longer a constitutional right? New laws have forced doctors to delay care in life-threatening situations and made women afraid to seek it, leading to preventable deaths. Or, in the cases of some doctors: How can I help this patient without getting arrested? We asked people at the front lines of abortion access to help us understand how the new laws have filtered into their worlds. They answered our call with texts, audio messages, videos and pictures; some shared their stories anonymously out of fear of reprisal.

Persons: Roe, Wade, haven’t, America’s Organizations: Jackson, Health Organization Locations: Dobbs

☆ Harris clashes with Fox as she tries to peel away some GOP voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In the end, on Wednesday, both Harris and Fox News probably got what they wanted. But before the interview, Harris spokesman Ian Sams explained her thinking. If only a few thousand Fox viewers or traditional conservatives swapped sides, it could push some swing states in the vice president’s direction. Still, the risk for Harris is that her display in her first formal Fox interview could alienate some of those voters. It’s taken her several months to arrive at the assurance that she’d strike a strong contrast with Biden’s administration, which she unveiled in the Fox interview.

Persons: CNN — Kamala Harris didn’t, Donald Trump —, heatedly, Bret Baier, Harris, Baier, she’s, “, ” Harris, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ” Fox, Harris ’, “ Kamala, Fox, Donald Jr, Eric, Stephen Miller, Ian Sams, Kamala Harris, Ryan Collerd, Nikki Haley, —, ” She’s, Biden, they’re, Donald Trump, Alex Brandon, Sen, JD Vance, “ I’ve, ” Trump, –, ”, he’s, It’s, parry Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Trump, Republicans, Fox, Keystone State, Republican, Getty, GOP, South Carolina Gov, Ohio Republican Locations: Pennsylvania, ”, United States, Washington, Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania, AFP, Bucks County, Philadelphia, Ohio, Univision, Doral , Florida

☆ Why this man swapped San Francisco for Colombia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —After spending several years building a life he loved in San Francisco, Jason Bennett, originally from the Bay Area, had every intention of remaining in the Californian city for good. At the same time, he realized that he was mostly returning to San Francisco because he felt that was what was expected of him. “The (Colombian) culture is so kind, they don’t really like to say, ‘No,’” he says. “And I don’t ever want to come across as like I’m shading San Francisco or the United States in general. Since choosing to relocate to Colombia, Bennett has noticed a considerable change in his overall wellbeing and says he couldn’t be happier with how things have turned out.

Persons: Jason Bennett, “, couldn’t, Bennett, ”, ” Bennett, Jason Bennett Bennett, San, he’d, “ You’ve, ’ ” Bennett, Jen, who’s, Pablo Escobar, Medellín, ” He’s, he’s, you’re, I’m, “ It’s, It’s, Uber, He’s, hasn’t, “ I’ve, …, Bennett, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Gap Inc, Medellín, True Star Consulting, of, ”, World Health Organization, Colombian, US State Locations: San Francisco, Bay, American, Colombia, Lebanon, India, Estonia, Argentina, Lisbon, Portugal, Cartagena, Medellín, Castropol, Medellín’s El Poblado, Miami, America, United States, ”, Japan, Medellin, Francisco, Bogota, Cali

☆ Australia awaits King Charles on first big overseas tour since cancer diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

SYDNEY, Australia — King Charles, the only British monarch who has spent time living in Australia, arrives on Friday for his inaugural visit to an overseas realm as sovereign, his first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer. It is embarrassing that Australians are subjects of the king, Keneally said in an interview, adding that this was no fault of King Charles, who has said a republic is a matter for Australians to decide. “I hope he is OK on this tour because he has that cancer,” Keneally said. Jan Hugo shows off her collection of memorabilia of the British royal family, near the town of Cessnock, Australia, on Tuesday. “When we drank to Australia, we drank to the Queen of Australia, and I felt that didn’t represent who we were,” he said.

Persons: Australia — King Charles, “, Thomas Keneally, Keneally, King Charles, ” Keneally, ”, George Brandis, Jan Hugo, David Gray, Timbertop, Queen Elizabeth, Anthony Albanese, Brandis, ” King Charles, Queen Camilla, Richard Scolyer, Nathan Hansford, Australian Republic Movement . Keneally, Queen Organizations: King, News Corp, Australia, Getty, Geelong Grammar School, Labor Party, Republican, Sydney, Commonwealth, Australian Republic Movement Locations: SYDNEY, Australia, British, London, Cessnock, AFP, Canberra, Samoa, Australian

☆ Elon Musk's SpaceX sues California commission who blocked launches, accusing it of 'unconstitutional overreach'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SpaceX has sued the California Coastal Commission. Legal experts said Musk will need to prove the commission would have granted the flights, if not for Musk's politics. In the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, Musk's SpaceX accused the commission of '"unconstitutional overreach" after members criticized his political leanings during a meeting about whether to approve more frequent SpaceX launches off the California coastline. "But if a court concludes that it's more likely than not that the result would have been different but for Musk's speech, then there would be a violation," said Volokh. AdvertisementNeither SpaceX nor the California Coastal Commission immediately responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Gretchen Newsom, Musk, Caryl Hart, Eugene Volokh, David Driesen, Driesen, Volokh, Sarah Kreps, Kreps Organizations: SpaceX, California Coastal Commission, Service, Court, Central, Central District of, US Space Force, Vandenberg Space Force, UCLA, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Syracuse University, Tech, Institute, Cornell University, California Coastal, Business Locations: California, Central District, Central District of California

☆ Trump embraces the ‘weave,’ while Harris heads to Fox
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She took the rare step of answering questions in the town-hall style radio program — and got some tough ones about her commitment to the Black church and Black voters’ economic problems. On Wednesday, Harris will venture into the lion’s den on Fox News hoping to reach another important group of voters. Trump trails Harris among female voters in most polls and badly needs to narrow that gender gap with 20 days to go. Vice President Kamala Harris participates in an interview with radio host Charlamagne Tha God, in Detroit on October 15, 2024. But Harris hit back on Charlamagne Tha God’s “The Breakfast Club,” saying that Black voters need to think carefully about the future.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “, ”, Charlamagne, Jacquelyn Martin, Harris, Barack Obama, Trump, ” Harris, Megan Varner, Gabriel Sterling —, —, Jim Crow, John Micklethwait, Scott Olson, “ You’ve, ” Trump, Vladimir Putin, Bob Woodward’s, Kevin Lamarque, Reuters Harris Organizations: CNN, Republican, Economic, of Chicago, Black, White, Fox News, Trump, Metropolitan Library, Peach State, GOP, Bloomberg, Economic Club, Getty, Bloomberg News, Reuters Locations: Washington, Detroit, Atlanta, Georgia, Peach, Chicago, British

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