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☆ What local reporters around the country are hearing from voters in the run-up to Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Those relationships may prove especially valuable in the coming days as the 2024 election comes to a close. In swing states like North Carolina and Michigan, local journalists have doubled as campaign experts, covering presidential candidate rallies and interviewing voters by the dozen. CNN asked seven swing state editors and reporters about what they’ve been experiencing in the run-up to Election Day. In Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has invested heavily in statewide polling and stationed reporters across the city and state. “Months of reporting and listening have told us this: Georgia voters are largely dissatisfied with our country’s direction,” editor-in-chief Leroy Chapman Jr. said.

Persons: they’ve, Nicole Avery Nichols, ”, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Rana Cash, Harris, “, Obama, –, Jimmy Carter, Trump, Cash, David McCumber, Leroy Chapman Jr, Jessica Hill, we’ve, ” Hill, there’s, Mark Treinen, Treinen, “ I’ve, I’ve, “ I’m, ” Treinen, ” Nichols, Jim Malewitz, Malewitz, Jay Rosen, Chapman Jr, MAGA Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Detroit Free Press, Democratic, Charlotte Observer, Republicans, Arizona Daily Star, Atlanta Journal, ”, Las Vegas, The Capital Times, Wisconsin Watch, New York University Locations: New York, North Carolina, Michigan, Tucson , Arizona, Georgia, ” In Nevada, ” In Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

☆ As Americans head to the polls, social media companies are in the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWith Americans heading to the polls on Election Day, social media companies like Meta , TikTok, X and YouTube are under intense pressure to handle what's expected to be a flood of disinformation, heightened by the rise of artificial intelligence. The video amassed hundreds of thousands of views within hours after it was posted on Elon Musk's social media platform X. And TikTok failed to catch ads containing false election information despite its ban on political advertising, according to an October report from Global Witness. On Facebook and Instagram, Meta said it's adding fact-check labels to election content that's been debunked. In sharing dozens of posts a day on X, Musk regularly amplifies false election information to his more than 200 million followers.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Beata Zawrzel, It's, Hillary Clinton, Meta, it's, aren't, Mark Zuckerberg, Celal, that's, Adam Mosseri, Mosseri, we've, National Intelligence Avril Haines, TikTok, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tesla, Elon Musk, Carlos Barria Carlos Barria, Reuters X, Musk, Trump, YouTube Omar Marques, Evan Spiegel, Joe Scarnici, Brendan Mcdermid Organizations: Trump, Twitter, Nurphoto, Meta, YouTube, Russian, Democratic, Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, National Intelligence, Elon, stoke, CNBC, NBC News, Global, Washington DC, Anadolu, Getty, Reuters, USA, Associated Press, Facebook, Instagram, Election, Democracy Works, TikTok's, AP, Republican, U.S, Madison, REUTERS, Lightrocket, Google, Snap Inc, Barker, Vote.org, NBC, Poynter Institute, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Russia, Iran, China, Pennsylvania, CISA, North Carolina, Dirksen, Washington, United States, U.S, PolitiFact, New York, Santa Monica , California, New York City

☆ Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Chris Boyette | Ryan Young | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday. “Anything that can get us to fight amongst ourselves - they can count that as a victory.”Raffensperger, a Republican, did not elaborate on how exactly state officials determined the bomb threats came from Russia. The non-credible threats caused the temporary closure of polling places at the Etris Community Center and Gullatt Elementary in Union City, just outside of Atlanta, according to Fulton County Police. An officer told him and other voters they couldn’t enter the site to vote because of a bomb threat. “They had to remove all the workers, they couldn’t let anyone in until they assessed the threats,” said Osborne.

Persons: Brad Raffensperger, “ We’ve, we’ll, ” Raffensperger, “, ” “, ”, Nadine Williams, Michael Osborne, Osborne, Evette Reyes, CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Mounira Elsamra, Denise Royal Organizations: CNN, Republican, Etris Community, Fulton County Police, Union, Census Bureau, FBI, Etris Locations: Georgia, Russia, Union City, Atlanta, Fulton County

Election officials across the US – particularly in swing states – have pledged to uphold the integrity of the vote and urged voters not to be misled by conspiracy theories. “Here in Georgia, it is easy to vote and hard to cheat,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday. He has alleged that voting by noncitizens is a widespread problem, that there’s no verification for overseas or military ballots, that election officials are using early voting to commit fraud and that massive swaths of mail-in ballots are illegitimate. However, supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris are far more confident, with 90% saying the election will be run smoothly, compared to 57% of Trump supporters. Harris supporters are also more confident than Trump supporters that it will be clear who won the election after all the votes are counted, by an 85% to 58% split.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, –, Brad Raffensperger, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris Organizations: CNN, American, Trump, noncitizens, of Columbia, Pew Research Center Locations: Georgia

☆ Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Meta last week began blocking advertisers from creating or running new ads about US social issues, elections or politics across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. But experts say that previous moves by social media companies — such as cutting their own internal safety teams — could undercut their current efforts. Former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have already made repeated false claims that Democrats are cheating in the election. But since then, those companies have made cuts to those teams and walked back policies designed to restrict false claims about politics and elections. Last year, they said they would no longer remove false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Persons: TikTok, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, What’s, Twitter, Musk, we’ve, ”, Sacha Haworth, ” Imran Ahmed, “ It’s, —, Trump, Helene, Harris, Ahmed’s CCDH, Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Leslie Miller, ” Mann, X, Biden, Kamala, Kamala Harris Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Google, Meta, Capitol, Tech, Center, CNN, Biden, Trump, YouTube, ” Meta, Associated Press, Integrity Locations: New York, Milton, U.S

He noted that in many of the videos being called out by Torres, Piker was criticizing the Israeli government, not Jewish people. Still, the letter marks one of the more high-profile callouts of the popular streaming platform over content regulations related to the Israel-Hamas war. The criticism of Piker came the same month Twitch was accused of disabling sign-ups for the platform from some users in Israel and the Palestinian territories. “It’s actually one of the most stringently applied TOS systems on any platform,” Piker said. The views shared by streamers on Twitch are not the views of Twitch nor are they my personal views."

Persons: Ritchie Torres, Hasan Piker, Benjamin Netanyahu, Piker, Torres, Twitch, —, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio, Tim Walz —, Torres —, ”, Dan Clancy, ” Clancy, “ They’re, ” Piker, he’s, he’s “, Cenk Uygar, Palestine ”, “, …, Sabra, hummus, ” CapriSunnPapi, Raffoulticket, DenimsTV, Jake Steinberg, hasan, Ethan Klein, “ I’ve, ” Klein, ” Fr0gan, raff, sabra hummus, ” Frogan, Zack “ Asmongold ” Hoyt, ” Hoyt, “ It’s, I’m, America —, Clancy Organizations: Hamas, NBC News, Minnesota Gov, NBC, Turkish, Turks, “, YouTube, Defamation League, ADL, U.S . Department of State Locations: Israel, Alexandria, Cortez, Gaza, American, Palestinian, Palestine, San Diego, TikTok, America

Elon Musk’s posts on his social media platform X get far more attention when they cast doubt on the integrity of the electoral process, an NBC News analysis has found. The difference in reach was vast: 5.2 times more likes, 4.2 times more comments and 9.1 times more reposts, when comparing the median election-doubting post to the median election post that didn’t cast doubt on the process. In addition to owning X, Musk is its biggest account, with more than 202 million followers, according to the app’s tally of his following. X has developed a clear tilt in favor of far-right users and posts since Musk bought it two years ago, according to researchers. Musk told an editor at The Atlantic in July that he would “of course” accept the results of the presidential election, according to the magazine.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Musk’s, —, It’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, he’s, Musk, “ Organizations: NBC, SpaceX, Trump Locations: United States, U.S

☆ Voting systems: How we know the election is secure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Zachary Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Musk has used X to spread unfounded allegations about voting systems, laying groundwork to question the election before it happens. To better understand the security of US voting systems and why there’s no indication that they’re not secure, I talked to CNN’s Zachary Cohen, who covers national security, and Sean Lyngaas, who covers cybersecurity. There are three large election equipment vendors in the US: Dominion; ES&S, or Election Systems and Software; and Hart InterCivic. Dominion Voting Systems ballot-counting machines are lined up at a Torrance County warehouse during testing of election equipment with local candidates and partisan officers in Estancia, New Mexico, on September 29, 2022. COHEN: We know people, these pro-Trump operatives and lawyers, have already gotten access to election software – voting software, voting systems in Georgia, copied the entire election database from several counties.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, ”, CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Sean Lyngaas, Hart InterCivic, Andres Leighton, COHEN, we’ve, Sean, We’ve, there’s, Hart, they’ll, It’s, Elon, Kamala Harris, Doug Logan, Joe, Biden, Stephen Richer, Richer, that’s, hasn’t, they’re, Tina Peters, it’s Organizations: CNN, Dominion, Fox News, Software, Federal, Trump, Idaho National Labs, Department of Energy, Arizona, Team Trump Locations: Pennsylvania, Torrance County, Estancia , New Mexico, County ( Georgia, Coffee, Mesa County , Colorado, Michigan, Georgia, Idaho, Maricopa, Maricopa County , Arizona, Colorado

☆ Inside the litigation election, where lawyers on both sides are duking it out in the courts like never before
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"While Democrats continue to interfere in our election and dismantle election safeguards, we are protecting the vote for all Americans." The Trump campaign declined to comment for this story, referring BI to Zunk's statement. Harris' campaign referred BI to a previous interview with a campaign spokesperson discussing litigation strategy. AdvertisementDemocrats, they say, have already intervened in "dozens of baseless Republican lawsuits to debunk their lies and defeat them in court." Advertisement"The Republican litigation strategy doesn't seem to follow any particular rules, but really is an attempt to throw anything against the wall and see if anything sticks," he said.

Persons: Trump, —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, John Hardin Young, Sandler Reiff Lamb, Young, Harris, Claire Zunk, Dana Remus, Joe Biden's, Monica Guardiola, Marc Elias, Patrick T, Fallon, Sophia Lin Lakin, Lakin, graf, Jason Torchinsky, Holtzman Vogel, Torchinsky, Elias, It's Organizations: Republicans, Democrats, Service, Republican, Democratic, Trump, Republican National Committee, RNC, Trump Republicans, Business, White, Democratic National, District of Columbia, Stanford, MIT, American Bar Association, Getty, Appeals, American Civil Liberties Union, The ACLU Locations: Washington, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina

☆ How the Houston teacher certification scheme worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Robert “Boo Lee” Williams was still seething days after a popular basketball coach and two assistant principals at Houston’s first two historically Black high schools were arrested in an alleged teacher certification scheme. “In fact, when he was caught red-handed in February of 2024 he was logged into one test,” Levine said. A pattern of long drives helps unravel schemeHarris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, left, and felony chief prosecutor Mike Levine announce arrests in teacher certification scheme. They then drove sometimes four or more hours to the Houston area and suddenly they were passing the test,” Levine said. “This ain’t just a Black school in Houston.

Persons: Robert “ Boo Lee ” Williams, ”, Williams, Jack Yates, … I’m, Kim Ogg, “, Vincent Grayson, Booker T, Nicholas Newton, LaShonda Roberts, Yates, Ogg, ” Ogg, Tywana Gilford Mason, Gilford Mason, Grayson, Black, Cheryl Irvin, Irwin, It’s, Mike Levine, ” Levine, Levine, Newton, Feroz Merchant, Roberts ’, Brandon Leonard, we’ve, Roberts, Kirk Sides, Texas Education Agency “, Alexandra Elizondo, ” Elizondo, Houston Jon Shapley, Pearson VUE, ” Pearson, Allison Bazin, “ They’re, Jackie Anderson, KHOU, ” Williams, Roland Martin, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Vincent Grayson’s Organizations: CNN, Jack Yates Senior High School, Houston Independent School District, Washington High, Prosecutors, Wilhite, HISD, Booker, Washington, Tuskegee Institute, KHOU, Houston Chronicle, Texas Education Agency, Investigators, Washington High School, State, “, Houston Federation of Teachers, Yates, ” Locations: Ward, Texas, …, ” Harris County, Harris County, Harris, Houston, ”, Dallas

☆ Moldova’s pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation in the European Union candidate country. Today, you have saved Moldova!” Sandu said after claiming victory after midnight. Moldova’s large diaspora, which cast ballots in record numbers of more than 325,000 voted, heavily in favor of Sandu in the runoff. The presidential role carries significant powers in areas such as foreign policy and national security and has a four-year term. But the results of the ballots including Sunday’s vote were overshadowed by allegations of a major vote-buying scheme and voter intimidation.

Persons: — Moldova’s, Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, ” Sandu, Stoianoglo, ”, “, Ursula von der Leyen, you’ve, Stanislav Secrieru, Secrieru, Dorin Recean, Vladislav Culiomza, Silviana Zestrea, Ilan Shor, oligarch, Shor, Father Vasilii, it’s, Cristian Cantir, ” Savlina, Stringer Organizations: Western, European Union, Central Electoral Commission, CEC, Russia Party of Socialists, “, Sunday, Moldovan, Northampton, Reuters, ”, EU, Police, Associated Press, Oakland University, AP, ” Moldovan Locations: CHISINAU, Moldova, Russia, “ Moldova, Sandu, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Frankfurt, Germany, Liverpool, Soviet, Chisinau, Bucharest, Comrat, Gagauzia, EU, European, Ukraine, Brussels, Moscow

☆ Twitter and TikTok Users' Election Projections Are Completely Warped.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

And earlier this year, the company made further moves to de-emphasize political content on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Meanwhile, half of the 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed by the Pew Research Center saying they watch political content on TikTok. No one on social media has the answer to what will happen in Tuesday's election. Anxiously reposting or liking election content may feel like the only thing we can do as the clock ticks down. For now, the best way to alleviate that anxiety might be to get off social media until Tuesday passes.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump's, Trump, MAGA, Trump's, Harris, Joe Biden, Trump megadonor Elon Musk, It's, Musk, Ioana Literat, Megan Smith, ProPublica, Tracy Clayton, Sol Messing, Messing, Instagram, Michelle Obama, we've, it's, that's Organizations: Trump, Trump megadonor, Republican, Pew Research Center, Columbia University's Teachers College, Social Media, Facebook, Meta, Pew Research, New York University's Center for Social Media, Politics, Twitter, Musk's America PAC Locations: Florida, Texas, California, Philadelphia, . New Hampshire, Virginia, Pennsylvania, United States, Washington, New, Ohio

☆ Russia was behind second fake video spreading false voter fraud claims, U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

It was the second piece of sophisticated Russian disinformation in a week to gain traction online that falsely asserted voter fraud in a key swing state. Easterly said she expected more attempts by Russia and foreign adversaries to spread false information before and after Election Day. The first video falsely claimed to show a person ripping up filled-in ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. U.S. intelligence officials said the video was Russian made and designed to shake public faith in the democratic process. Federal authorities were countering foreign disinformation by “flooding the zone with accurate information,“ Easterly, of CISA, said in her interview on MSNBC.

Persons: CISA, “, Emerson Brooking, ” Brooking, ”, Brooking, Brad Raffensperger, Alex Wong, Elon Musk, “ We’ve, it’s Organizations: Infrastructure Security Agency, MSNBC, National Intelligence, FBI, Democratic, Digital Forensic Research, Atlantic Council, State Capitol Locations: Russia, Georgia, Moscow, United States, Russian, Bucks County , Pennsylvania, U.S, Atlanta, CISA

☆ Iran signals possible change in its nuclear doctrine and says it has the capacity to make nukes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Aurora Almendral | Amin Khodadadi | Aurora Almendral Is A London-Based Editor With Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Kharrazi added that "the only thing currently prohibiting this is the leader’s fatwa," but indicated that Iran’s nuclear doctrine could change if the nation faced an existential threat. A fatwa is a ruling by an Islamic leader or body; Khamenei issued a fatwa against nuclear weapons in 2003. The spokesperson added that the U.S. intelligence community continues to assess that the supreme leader has not made a decision to resume its nuclear weapons program. “That said,” the spokesperson added, “we take any nuclear escalation by Iran incredibly seriously and will respond accordingly.”Iran has long denied it was seeking a nuclear weapons program after abandoning one in 2003. “There is a possibility that the range of Iran’s missiles may increase.”Iran has long denied it was seeking a nuclear weapons program after abandoning one in 2003.

Persons: Israel, Kamal Kharrazi, ”, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Al Mayadeen, Kharrazi, Khamenei, William Burns, Netanyahu, “, Hossein, ” Kharrazi, Barack Obama, Donald Trump Organizations: CIA, State Department, NBC News, Israel Defence Forces, U.S, Revolutionary Guard Locations: Iran, Lebanese, United States, U.S, Israel, Gaza, Europe, Islamic Republic of Iran

☆ The U.S. has a new strategy for combating foreign election interference, but will it work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Last week, a video popped up on social media falsely claiming to show someone ripping up ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Instead of relying on flagging suspected foreign disinformation posts to social media companies, U.S. authorities are declassifying information about foreign election interference in an unprecedented way, seizing web domains and issuing indictments that have exposed the mechanics of Russian and Iranian information warfare, officials and researchers said. U.S. intelligence officials later said Russian “influence actors” were behind the false story. And social media companies, under intense legal and political pressure from Republican critics, have scaled back or scrapped teams in recent years that used to take down inflammatory or conspiratorial content. The combination of homegrown falsehoods about “stolen” election conspiracies, surging foreign disinformation campaigns and a laissez-faire approach by tech firms threatens to undermine the foundations of American democracy, experts and lawmakers said.

Persons: “, ”, Paul Kolbe, ” Kolbe, haven’t, Biden, Yuri Kadobnov, Donald Trump’s, Matthew Olsen, — we’ve, Bret Schafer, ” Schafer, Esteban Ponce de, Tim Walz, Walz, Trump, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, ” Jamieson Organizations: FBI, Justice Department, Central Eurasia, CIA, Media, Russia, Getty, Kremlin, Alliance, Securing Democracy, NBC, Atlantic Council, Forensic Research, Democratic, Gallup, Republican, Democracies, University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication Locations: Bucks County , Pennsylvania, Russia, Iran, China, Cuba, Moscow, Tehran, Tennessee, United States, AFP, Esteban Ponce de León, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Russian, Vietnam

☆ Dozens of Goldman Sachs executives are about the get the call of a lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Goldman Sachs is gearing up to name a new class of partners. AdvertisementAs soon as next week, several dozen Goldman Sachs employees will receive the honor of a lifetime: Being named a partner of the prestigious Wall Street bank. Advertisement"Making partner at Goldman Sachs is a rigorous and competitive process," Goldman spokesperson Tony Fratto said in a statement. They can also help direct the bank's philanthropic spending through Goldman Sachs Gives, which the company says has granted $2.5 billion to more than 10,000 nonprofits. Are you a Goldman Sachs insider?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Goldman, David Solomon, Paul Argenti, Morgan Stanley, Tony Fratto, you've, I've, gravitas Goldman, Argenti, they've, Solomon, dealmaking, Goldman's, Russell Horwitz, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, Dartmouth College, Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman, Financial, Partners, Reading, BI Locations: New York, London

☆ 15 musicians who were signed to Diddy's label, Bad Boy Records
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

His record label, Bad Boy Records, is one source of his wealth. Musicians including Janelle Monáe, French Montana, and Machine Gun Kelly were signed to Bad Boy. Diddy founded Bad Boy Records in 1993 and went on to sign major musicians such as The Notorious BIG, Mase, and Faith Evans. It's impossible to think of '90s and '00s rap without also thinking of Bad Boy, which released 13 No. Here are 16 of the biggest acts that have released albums through Bad Boy since its inception.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Janelle Monáe, Kelly, —, Sean Combs, Faith Evans, Mr Organizations: Bad Boy Records, Bad, Service, Business, Billboard, Bad Boy Locations: French Montana, New York

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 26, 2023. The Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter. "There is no agreement to sell Time," said a Time spokesperson, who declined to comment on the talks with Antenna. An Antenna Group spokesperson didn't respond for comment. The Antenna Group nearly acquired Vice Media in 2022 before the company declared bankruptcy.

Persons: Marc Benioff, didn't, Benioff, Jeff Bezos, Lynne, Alan Murray Organizations: Jazz, Lincoln Center, Antenna, Comcast, Washington Post, U.S, NPR, Meredith Corp, Time Inc, Meredith, Media, Arianna, CNBC Locations: New York, Europe, Arianna Huffington's

CNN —In the closely watched battleground state of Michigan, election officials are under the microscope, with isolated mistakes or missteps serving as fodder for election deniers to lay the groundwork for widespread doubt of election results. Some of the confusion appears to have originated from a post on X by Matthew DePerno, one of the more high-profile election deniers in Michigan. DePerno has pleaded not guilty in the voting machines case. When it does happen, we take it extremely seriously,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit said in a statement. Despite the recent challenges, election officials in Michigan say they are confident that they are prepared to withstand efforts to undermine confidence in the results.

Persons: Lawrence Kestenbaum, “, Matthew DePerno, DePerno, Donald Trump, Lara Trump, Jocelyn Benson, ”, Ben Decker, Eli Savit, can’t, Kestenbaum, David Becker, Benson, Elon Musk, Dominion “, Joe Biden’s, ” he’s, ” Kestenbaum, Kylie Atwood Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican National Committee, Democrat, Trump, Pundit, University of Michigan, Authorities, Department, Election Innovation, Research, Investigations, Michigan, Tech, Benson, The Michigan Department of State, of, “ Dominion, Dominion Locations: Michigan, Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, of Michigan, Barry County , Michigan

☆ US intel says Russian actors made the fake Georgia voter fraud video — and expects more to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian influence actors created a fake Georgia voter fraud video, according to US intel officials. US intel group warns more Russian disinformation is coming. AdvertisementRussian influence actors were behind the fake Georgia voter fraud video that's been circulating online, US intelligence officials said. Related Video Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Russia over its election weekendBut it's all fake, and the result of Russian interference, the US intel group says. More disinformation is likely to crop up before Election Day and beyond, the US intel group warned.

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Harris, CISA, Brad Raffensperger, Elon Musk, chatbots, Meta Organizations: intel, US intel, Service, National Intelligence, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, Ukraine, stoke, IC, Business Locations: Georgia, US, Russia, Haiti, Georgia's Gwinnett County, Fulton County, America, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ US intel says Russian actors made the fake Georgia voter-fraud video — and expects more to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian influence actors created a fake Georgia voter-fraud video, US intelligence officials say. Officials warn more Russian disinformation is coming. AdvertisementRussian influence actors are behind a fake Georgia voter-fraud video that's been circulating online, US intelligence officials said. Related VideoBut it's all fake, and the result of Russian interference, intelligence officials said. Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's secretary of state, posted on X Thursday, calling out the video as "obviously fake" and likely "a production of Russian troll farms."

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Harris, CISA, Brad Raffensperger, Raffensperger, Elon Musk, chatbots, Meta Organizations: Service, National Intelligence, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, stoke, IC, Business Locations: Georgia, Russia, Haiti, Georgia's Gwinnett County, Fulton County, America, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Dozens of Goldman Sachs executives are about to get the call of a lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Goldman Sachs is gearing up to name a new class of partners. AdvertisementAs soon as next week, several dozen Goldman Sachs employees will receive the honor of a lifetime: being named a partner at the prestigious Wall Street bank. "Making partner at Goldman Sachs is a rigorous and competitive process," Tony Fratto, Goldman's head of communications, said in a statement. They can also help direct the bank's philanthropic spending through Goldman Sachs Gives, which the company says has granted $2.5 billion to more than 10,000 nonprofits. Are you a Goldman Sachs insider?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Goldman, David Solomon, Paul Argenti, Morgan Stanley, Tony Fratto, you've, I've, gravitas Goldman, Argenti, they've, Solomon, dealmaking, Goldman's, Russell Horwitz, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, CNBC, Dartmouth College, Citigroup, Bank of America, Partners, Goldman, Financial, Reading, Investment, BI Locations: New York, London

☆ How Elon Musk turned X into a pro-Trump echo chamber
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

And in recent months, Musk has become one of Trump’s biggest donors and most energetic supporters, turning X into an unofficial house organ for his campaign. On Tuesday, Musk promoted an X Community — a large group of users — called the Election Integrity Community, which was created by his super PAC, America PAC. Musk and X did not respond to requests for comment. Musk has personally boosted many of them, such as @libsoftiktok and the account of conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who was suspended from Twitter before Musk bought it. Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, but X may be his highest-profile political asset.

Persons: Elon Musk, ” Musk, hasn’t, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Musk, Kamala Harris, —, ”, Giulio Corsi, Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi, Weeks, Ron DeSantis, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, misgendering, it’s, newsbrokers, Laura Loomer, Mert Bayar, Corsi, ” Corsi Organizations: Elon, Twitter, NBC News, PAC, America PAC, U.S, University of Cambridge, Trump, Republican, Florida Gov, GOP, University of Washington, UW Center, SpaceX Locations: Pennsylvania, Haiti

☆ Friday’s jobs report just might disprove right-wing conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But they may ditch their argument Friday morning, when the October jobs report is set to be released — just days before Election Day. Groshen disagreed, saying that initial estimates of the monthly change in hiring are “noisier than they used to be” because of the lower response. However, that gets smoothed out in later revisions as response rates improve with the additional time. That exacerbates the funding shortfall at the BLS, where inflation-adjusted funding has steadily declined over the past decade, she said. That would help improve, for instance, Federal Reserve officials’ ability to make interest rate decisions that hinge on the latest labor market data, Groshen told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Hurricanes Helene, Milton, Republican Sen, Marco Rubio, ”, Harris, ” Rubio, Rubio, Erica Groshen, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Kamala Harris “, Laura Kelter, Groshen, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, Hurricanes, Republican, Biden, Trump, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Department of Labor, Census Bureau, Management, CNN, Biden Administration, Employment, Federal Locations: New York, Florida, America

The Premier Luxury Hybrid Mattress is Awara's most expensive mattress whose only difference with the Awara Natural Luxury Hybrid Mattress is two extra inches of plush latex for an extra $430. (For reference, the Awara Natural Luxury Hybrid Mattress is our best budget organic mattress and will be slightly firmer than the Premier). Awara Premier Luxury Hybrid Mattress The organic Awara Premier Natural Luxury Hybrid Mattress excels in comfort for back and stomach sleepers and will regulate the temperature of hot sleepers. So, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the Awara Premier Luxury Hybrid Mattress has a plush top that's cozy and cloud-like. Overall, I would say that the Awara Premier Luxury Hybrid Mattress does a good — though not great — job of motion isolation.

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