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☆ Vance debuts new role as Trump’s point person on Capitol Hill
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alayna Treene | Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Congressional Republicans acknowledge that Vance hasn’t necessarily developed longstanding relationships on Capitol Hill during his abbreviated time in Washington. His coattails turned a 49-51 senate to a 53-47 senate,” Vance wrote on X on Wednesday. The three developed a bond that predates the campaign and has carried into the early days of Trump’s transition. But when you look at the effectiveness of JD in the campaign, there’s no better surrogate for President Trump’s agenda,” the adviser said. “In JD’s view, his role of VP is to take on any issue that President Trump would like him to take on,” the person close to Vance told CNN.

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☆ I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe idea that testing and tracking your health will help you live longer is buzzy right now. I feared I had problems like high cholesterol or blood sugar and paid $156 for a direct-to-consumer health test. The author eating pineapple to feel less dizzy after the blood tests. AdvertisementDirect-to-consumer tests might seem like a good idea, but in most cases, you'd be better off letting sleeping dogs lie. AdvertisementMore testing isn't necessarily betterPeople tend to think that tests can only do good, but unnecessary health testing can actually be harmful, Plüddemann said.

Persons: I'd, you'll, Max, I'm, I've, Kim Schewitz, Annette Plüddemann, Plüddemann Organizations: Global Wellness Institute, University of Oxford, Nova Locations: Arizona, Australia

☆ Target's recent trade imports data tells the real story behind massive earnings miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But cargo container trade data reviewed by CNBC tells a more nuanced tale. "We took some action to move product ahead of the port strike which came with more cost," Fiddelke said. Target's peak season imports for 2024 compared to 2023 were flat to down, according to cargo container volumes data pulled and analyzed by ImportGenius. According to customs data aggregated by Panjiva, Walmart imported 25,000 shipments from May 31-August 31, valued at $1.3 billion. "With any frontloading for the port strike, inventory would be up even higher than that."

Persons: Brandon Bell, Brian Cornell, Michael Fiddelke, Fiddelke, William George, Lynn Hughes, we're, Jerry Storch, Storch, Joe Feldman, Feldman, Bill Simon, Simon, Melissa Repko Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Target, ILA, ImportGenius, Storch Advisors, Panjiva, Walmart, Telsey Locations: Austin , Texas, U.S, New England, Texas, West Coast, Savannah , Georgia, Long Beach , California, of Virginia, West, East Coast, Gulf

☆ Why Musicians Aren't Making Money: Streaming, Record Labels & TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Music has always been a business, but streaming, TikTok, inflation, and the ballooning costs of touring have dramatically altered a musician's traditional routes to making money. But a lot has changed since streaming usurped radio play as the kingmaker of a rising musician's career. Even the hitmakers who dominate your "For You" page are getting paid "almost nothing" from TikTok, as one music exec told Billboard. 1 song on TikTok doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things," Tinashe's longtime manager, Simonne Solitro, explains. "That's not just me," Violet tells me, "that's literally every single artist I know."

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☆ If you want to buy a coveted Patek Philippe timepiece, it'll take patience and a few social skills
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWhere can you buy a Patek Philippe watch? Karger, a former lawyer who now runs a publication called Wrist Enthusiast, said that Patek Philippe "generally doesn't own their own stores." Representatives for Patek Philippe did not respond to a request for comment from BI on its sales processes. Reaching the level of Patek PhilippeWhen collectors, jewelers, and other fans discuss Patek Philippe watches, awe almost always enters their voices. Brad Pitt wears a Patek Philippe watch while in Venice.

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☆ A former 'SNL' star says Diddy demanded a closed set when he performed, but Will Ferrell crashed his rehearsal as a bit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAna Gasteyer was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" when Sean "Diddy" Combs performed in 1998. She said on the "Las Culturistas" podcast that he "demanded a totally closed set." Will Ferrell crashed his rehearsal as a character named Ron, which made Combs "very uncomfortable." "It is the greatest thing that's ever happened," she continued, saying that Combs "really did not roll with it. Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking case has been assigned to a new judge," Michael Che joked.

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☆ I've always known I don't want kids. It's made dating in my 30s difficult.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She finds dating apps are irritating as a woman who doesn't want children. Dating in my 20s and 30s is differentAs I headed into my mid to late 20s, girlfriends started to settle down and have kids. But then they all started having children and moving into the suburbs. In my 20s, men weren't sure about kids anyway so dating was pretty straightforward and easy. I wish dating apps would let me filter people who do want kidsI also started using dating apps regularly.

Persons: Natalia Buia, Melissa Hobley, we'd Locations: Toronto

☆ A startup making spy drones being used in Ukraine got a funding injection from NATO
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A dronemaking startup whose equipment is being used by the Ukrainian military got a cash injection from NATO. AdvertisementThe company has said its equipment is being used in Ukraine though not which of its models were sent. Drones are used for surveillance, to carry light supplies, for targeting assistance, and as weapons. AdvertisementThe battlefield features drones from around the world, spanning cheap consumer drones, high-end military hardware, and improvised systems. A new £60 million package of military support from the UK-administered International Fund for Ukraine will provide advanced new surveillance drones to support 🇺🇦's Armed Forces.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Is Nvidia its own worst enemy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Investors are likely zooming in on the rate at which Nvidia is growing its numbers, compared with its past performance, not just whether it's surpassing expectations. The same goes for Nvidia's forward guidance: A growth of around 70% for current-quarter sales, compared with a year earlier. It appears that investors have enjoyed Nvidia's astounding performance for so long they've become desensitized to it.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Akio Kon, LSEG, University's, Leswing, Samantha Subin, Brian Evans Organizations: Nvidia Corp, Nvidia, Summit Japan, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Investors, University's Stern School of Business Locations: Tokyo, Japan, New

☆ Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Yankees’ Aaron Judge crowned MLB’s Most Valuable Players
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge have been named Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Players in unanimous fashion by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday. Ohtani’s season at the plate also earned him other awards, including a third career Silver Slugger, the 2024 Hank Aaron award, and the 2024 Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year. Notably, he finished second to Aaron Judge in the 2022 American League MVP race. Aaron Judge hits a two-run home run in Game Five of the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsa/Getty ImagesJudge reclaims AL MVP crownIn the American League, Aaron Judge was voted unanimous MVP, earning the award for a second time in his career after a dominant season for the Yankees.

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☆ World’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman have met for afternoon tea in London to celebrate Guinness World Records Day. The height difference between the two women might be a massive 152.36 centimeters (5 feet), but the pair reportedly got on famously. Guinness World Records“We do have things in common. The pair reading the 2025 Guinness World Records book. Guinness World RecordsAmge, an actress and media personality born in India, has a bone growth disorder named achondroplasia that affects the arms and legs.

Persons: Rumeysa Gelgi, Jyoti Amge, ”, Amge, Weaver, Gelgi, Ma, Craig Glenday Organizations: CNN, Guinness, Savoy, Guinness World Records, GWR, Records Locations: London, Turkey, Gelgi, India

☆ How Dolly Parton makes and spends her $450 million fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Parton purchased the Brentwood, Tennessee, home she shares with husband Carl Dean for $400,000 in 1999. Dolly Parton's estate in Brentwood, Tennessee. It's a far cry from her roots: Parton grew up in a two-room log cabin with her parents and 11 siblings in Sevierville. The cabin had no electricity or running water, but Parton remembered her years there fondly in her 1973 song "My Tennessee Mountain Home." Dollywood features a replica of her childhood home built by her brother, Bobby, and furnished by her mother, Avie Lee.

Persons: Parton, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's, Dolly, Dean, we'd, It's, Carl, Bobby, Avie Lee Organizations: Google, Daily Express, The New York Locations: Brentwood , Tennessee, Mississippi, Tennessee, Sevierville

☆ What to know about Denzel Washington's family, including his actor kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Here's what to know about Washington's kids: John David, Katia, Malcolm, and Olivia. John David Washington, Washington's eldest child, stars as the lead. In 2018, John David Washington told Andscape that pursuing football was a way to escape being compared to his father. In 2020, John David Washington told Esquire that he didn't tell his father about the audition until he got the role. Katia Washington has worked on several movies, including "The Equalizer," which starred Denzel Washington, "Fences," which was directed by Denzel Washington, and "Malcolm & Marie," which stars John David Washington.

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☆ Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Initially enthusiastic about the prospect of humans living on Mars, the authors said their research turned them into space settlement skeptics. In "A City on Mars," authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith argue substantially more research is needed before humans can safely populate Mars. Particular BooksCNN: Can humans settle Mars in the near term? KW: Musk is saying that in the next 30 years, we’re going to have a million people on Mars. It’s about 40% gravity and we know that humans in microgravity have all sorts of major problems, and what happens at 40% we just don’t know.

Persons: Elon, Kelly, Zach Weinersmith, ”, Kelly Weinersmith, it’s, we’ll, you’ve, You’re Organizations: CNN, Society Trivedi, Rice University, NASA, JPL, Caltech, facie, Earth, United Nations Locations: “, Houston, Mars, United States, China

☆ This Massachusetts shop is offering free coffee for patrons who come in dancing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A coffee shop in Middleborough, Massachusetts, went viral overnight for offering free coffee to customers who entered the shop while dancing. Owner Josh Rashid told CNN that business picked up after the video was posted, attracting curious new customers while delighting cafe regulars. The sign posted outside of Coffee Milano Cafe informing customers of the promotion. Coffee Milano CafeInspired by a similar promotion by a pizza shop, Rashid posted a sign telling customers they would receive a free coffee if they danced for five seconds. “You’ve got to have some joy in this world, and if a little five second dance brings you joy, then it’s worth the free coffee.”

Persons: Josh Rashid, “, ’ ”, Rashid, ”, Kristyn Shay, “ It’s, ” Rashid, ” Shay, it’s, “ You’ve Organizations: CNN, Coffee Milano Cafe, SCORE Locations: Middleborough , Massachusetts, Middleborough, Coffee

☆ TikTokers are using castor oil in this unique way for less bloat and better sleep—does it actually work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The latest trend has users touting the benefits of putting castor oil in your belly button before bed. The only approved use of castor oil for health reasons by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is to ingest the oil orally for constipation relief. Castor oil has omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids so it can provide calming, parasympathetic effects from navel pulling, she notes. After using castor oil in this way, some TikTok users did claim it caused frequent bowel movements. "When you're using the castor oil on the navel, you're improving [the movement] of toxins.

Persons: Pocus, Raven Ross, Gowri Rocco, it's, Rocco, It's Organizations: U.S . Food, Drug Administration Locations: TikTok

☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ Unruly passenger on American Airlines flight got duct-taped after trying to open door in midair
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Graham Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That’s when nearby passengers, including Doug McCright, rushed in, he told CNN affiliate WDJT. McCright bear-hugged the unruly passenger from behind and pinned him to the ground. The FAA will investigate the incident aboard the Airbus A319, it told CNN in a statement. The FAA has a zero tolerance policy for unruly passenger behavior, which surged to a record high in 2021, with nearly 6,000 incidents reported. In September, a passenger allegedly tried to choke a flight attendant and “said he was going to kill everybody” aboard a Frontier Airlines flight.

Persons: –, Doug McCright, ” McCright, “, wasn’t, ”, Pete Muntean, Marnie Hunter Organizations: CNN, Milwaukee, Fort, Federal Aviation Administration, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety, WDJT, Dallas, FBI, Department of Public, FAA, Airbus, American Airlines, United Airlines, Frontier Airlines Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, That’s, McCright

☆ Five things to look out for in NFL Week 12: A Super Bowl hangover and a head coach brothers’ clash
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Andy Scholes | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Here’s five things to know for Week 12:Your Super Bowl favorite: the Detroit LionsFor the first time ever, the Detroit Lions are the favorites to win the Super Bowl. The games are obviously very hard always and tough to win and just rewind a week ago at Houston, how hard that win was. Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked if there is anything to the Super Bowl hangover and said: “I don’t think there is an answer about a journey or Super Bowl hangover. The 49ers suffered their fifth loss of the season in Week 11 at the hands of Geno Smith (right) and the Seattle Seahawks. Steelers QB Russell Wilson has previously won a Super Bowl during his time with the Seahawks and lost in another.

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☆ Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say. But scientists say the genetic changes are a reminder of what the virus is capable of if it continues to spread. The H5N1 bird flu virus that infected the teen, who is in critical but stable condition, is not the same strain that is transmitting in dairy cattle in the United States. The three mutations are at positions in the virus’ genome that Bloom and other scientists have determined would allow it to attach more easily to human cells. Most of the human H5N1 infections reported in the United States have had red, inflamed eyes as an early symptom, suggesting that’s where the virus entered the body.

Persons: ” Dr, Bonnie Henry, we’ve, ”, Jesse Bloom, “ It’s, Scott Hensley, immunologist, Hensley, Bloom, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Bloom Organizations: CNN, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, CNN Health Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, United States, Pacific Northwest, ARDS, Canadian, Washington

☆ More Biden judges will be confirmed, but four appeals court nominees won’t see a vote under Senate deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

However, the four Biden appellate nominees already faced tough odds of confirmation, with some, like 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Adeel Mangi, facing opposition among Democrats as well. The Senate deal puts Biden in a position to potentially beat Trump’s record of number of district court judges confirmed. Still, Demand Justice, an organization that advocates for progressive judicial nominees, blasted the new deal for depriving the four Biden circuit nominees of floor votes. Those efforts were always going to face headwinds and got more arduous when Trump demanded that Senate Republicans blockade all pending Biden nominees for the bench. Under the new deal, Republicans backed off procedural tactics that would stymie the confirmations of six district nominees that were on the floor Wednesday night and on Thursday.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump’s, Biden, Adeel Mangi, ”, Chuck Schumer, Trump, haven’t, Obama, Maggie Jo Buchanan, “, Donald Trump, headwinds, Independent Sen, Joe Manchin’s, Kyrsten Sinema, Washington –, Dick Durbin Organizations: CNN, Senate, Liberal, Democratic, Republicans, Biden, Democrats, GOP, Trump, Demand, Independent, Republican, Illinois Democrat Locations: Washington, Arizona, Illinois

☆ Army and its ‘fanatical’ coach aim for perfection. But is that enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brian Hamilton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

The Army is doing what it can to make it easier for its football team and the man in charge. As he watched his very first practice as athletic director, Buddie saw his football coach picking up errant wrappers on the field. The Army football team wakes up before sunrise and leaves the practice field after dark, unbeaten and almost too busy to notice anyone noticing. Army coach Jeff Monken, 57, is the second-winningest coach in program history. And Jeff Monken is still the Army football coach.

Persons: Jeff Monken, “, ” Monken, –, I’m, ” It’s, Army –, it’s, Monken, irrelevance, ”, Luke Proulx, Earl “ Red, Steven Gilland, Mike Buddie, Mike, Monken’s, I’ve, Paul Johnson, you’ve, weren’t, ” Proulx, Army hasn’t, Lucas Scott, Buddie, disperses, Cody Winkour, Drew Thatcher, Cody Worley, Nate Woody, Thatcher, Worley, who’d, Bryson Daily, ” Worley, Woody, Andon Thomas, Jon Rhattigan, who’s, he’s, Dan Patrick Show ”, needling, he’ll, “ I’ve, ’, they’re, might’ve, Kanye Udoh, David Jensen, Tom Osborne, Woody Hayes, Joe Paterno, Johnson, ” Johnson, ” Buddie, He’s, – Johnson, ’ ” Johnson, they’ll, “ That’s, ” Scott, Udoh, It’s, ‘ I’m, Meech Robinson, Dustin Satloff Organizations: Army, College Football, Michie, they’re, Knights, Notre Dame, Yankee, United States Military Academy, Black Knights, Associated Press, Navy, ” Army, Millikin University, of Fame, Georgia Tech, III, Georgia Southern, Military, NCAA, Division II Nebraska, Monken, Ohio State, North, Carolina Panthers, Football, North Texas, Daily, The Army football, Longevity, Nutrition, American Athletic Conference, College, Cadet Locations: Fort Putnam, Hudson, Decatur , Ill, Joliet, Hawaii, Honolulu, Illinois, U.S.A, Kearney, North Texas, Carolina, West, ”, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Brian Harman: Woman in coma after trying to save golfer’s six-year-old son from drowning
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —American golfer Brian Harman said on Tuesday that a woman is in a coma after trying to save his son from drowning in October. The incident occurred when Harman was in China and his wife and children were vacationing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Another man, Crane Cantrell, entered the water and pulled Harman’s son to safety. “(Dowdy) went in the water after my son,” Harman told reporters, via the PGA Tour. “They disregarded their selves, went into the water, saved my son, and how do you thank people like that?

Persons: Brian Harman, Harman, Cathy Dowdy, Harman’s, Crane Cantrell, ” Harman, “, couldn’t, Cathy, “ She’s, Crane, ”, Dowdy, Dowdy’s, Mike, we’ve, Simons Organizations: CNN, RSM, PGA, Johns Citizen, Mayo Clinic, Specialty, PGA Tour Locations: American, St, , Georgia, China, Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida, Mayo, Savannah , Georgia, Glynn County

☆ Neo-Nazi group: Jewish leaders and Columbus officials reject Ohio march
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Columbus march was Hate Club’s first official event and appears to have been part of a turf war with the White nationalist supremacist Blood Tribe, Segal said. We will continue to strive to make Columbus a city where all residents feel welcome and safe.”‘Hate doesn’t get to have the last word’Some Columbus community leaders marched Sunday in unity against the prior day’s neo-Nazi demonstration. Derrick Holmes, senior pastor at Union Grove Baptist Church, told CNN affiliate WSYX of the White nationalist event. Columbus will always stand with those they seek to intimidate.”The presence of White supremacist groups in Ohio is not new. “This White supremacist activity never went away,” he said.

Persons: ”, WBNS that’s, White supremacists, Oren Segal, Club’s, Segal, ” Segal, “, Elaine R, Bryant, Derrick Holmes, doesn’t, Shannon Hardin, Donald Trump, White, Trump, “ I’m, ” Hardin, Vance, Courtney Hergesheimer, Joe, Biden, Andrew Bates, ” ‘, CNN’s Jim Acosta, Justin Kirschner, Kirschner, …, Nana Watson, Zach Klein, CNN’s Brianna Keilar, ” Klein, they’re, Hanna Organizations: CNN —, Hate, Defamation League, CNN, Nazi Party, Columbus police, Defamation League Center, White, Columbus Police, Union, Union Grove Baptist Church, Columbus City, Ku Klux Klan, University of Dayton, Trump, Columbus Dispatch, USA, “, American Jewish, Hamas, Islamic Relations, NAACP Columbus, Columbus Locations: Columbus , Ohio, United States, Nashville , New Hampshire, Boston , Virginia, Michigan, Washington, Columbus, Ohio, Union Grove, Charlottesville , Virginia, Cincinnati, Israel

☆ CFPB expands oversight of digital payments services including Apple Pay, Cash App and PayPal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday issued a finalized version of a rule saying it will soon supervise nonbank firms that offer financial services likes payments and wallet apps. That would include popular services from Apple and Google , as well as payment firms like PayPal and Block . "Digital payments have gone from novelty to necessity and our oversight must reflect this reality," said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. A year ago, the CFPB said it wanted to extend its oversight to tech and fintech companies that offer financial services but that have sidestepped more scrutiny by partnering with banks. The CFPB said the rule will take effect 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register.

Persons: Rohit Chopra, CFPB Organizations: Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs Committee, Consumer Financial, Tech, Apple, Google, PayPal, Federal Register

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