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☆ ‘American Sports Story’ re-examines the rise and fall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Max Gao | Max Gao Is A Freelance Entertainment | Sports Journalist Based In Toronto. He Has Written For Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Based on the Boston Globe and Wondery podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.” and adapted by Stuart Zicherman, “American Sports Story,” which premieres Tuesday on FX, chronicles Hernandez’s meteoric rise to NFL superstardom and his stunning fall from grace after his arrest and eventual conviction of first-degree murder in 2015. Aaron Hernandez was a monster, a killer — and that’s just the way people talked about him. Michael DeHoog / Getty Images fileIn the years since his death, Hernandez’s sexuality has been the subject of much speculation, with some of his loved ones claiming he had come out as gay. “A person struggling with his sexuality in the NFL when Aaron played in 2010, 2011, would not have been tolerated, not one bit,” Zicherman said. Josh Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

Persons: Aaron Hernandez, Odin Lloyd, Ryan Murphy’s buzzy, Stuart Zicherman, NFL superstardom, Hernandez, that’s, ” Zicherman, ”, Zicherman, Josh Andrés Rivera, “, ” Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, O.J, Simpson, Gianni Versace, Clinton, Lewinsky, —, Hernandez’s, ” Rivera, Steven Spielberg’s, ” Aaron Hernandez, Michael DeHoog, Dennis SanSoucie, Aaron, Chris, Jake Cannavale, Shayanna Jenkins, Jaylen Barron, must’ve, Rivera, Hernandez “, SanSoucie, Josh Rivera, Eric Liebowitz, FX Rivera, I’m, it’s, doesn’t Organizations: New England Patriot, Boston Globe, Football Inc, NFL, NBC News, Boston, “, NBC Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, Jacksonville, Fla, Florida

☆ The race in Big Tech to sell customers on AI products is heating up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, in today's newsletter, we're looking at how AWS is ramping up its sales team to pitch customers on AI . The big storySell, sell, sellAmazon; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIWhen it comes to the AI revolution, building is only half the battle. AdvertisementAfter drawing scrutiny from investors about their massive investments in generative AI, tech companies are prioritizing getting returns on their big bets. Amazon; OpenAI; Microsoft; Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIAWS' pressure to ramp up AI sales isn't just focused on ROI. And while these companies can't afford not to pitch their customers on AI tech, they also risk turning them off to the idea by selling them products that might not live up to expectations.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Alyssa Powell, Insider's Eugene Kim, Eugene, Chelsea Jia Feng, it's, Anna Kim, Getty, Tyler Le, Martha Stewart, Al Capone, Morgan Stanley, Dre, Jeff Chiu, Larry Page's, Wayne Osborne, Elon, Grimes, Ryan Mac, Kate Conger unearths, Musk, Department's, We've, Kamala Harris, Biden, Booker, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, FBI, Business, Amazon Web Services, that's, AWS, Microsoft, Getty, Google, Sunshine, Twitter, Huber & Starke, Hollywood, Teamsters Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, today's, Florida, hustles, New York, London

The Saints, one week after blowing out the lowly Carolina Panthers, did the same in Dallas to the high-flying Cowboys. The Ravens were in control for most of the game and then Davante Adams and Brock Bowers took over. The Ravens aren’t built to win when their defense softens — but that isn’t to say they won’t find ways to play the kind of defense the Ravens are known for. Meanwhile, the Saints’ defense denied the Cowboys on all three trips inside the red zone and recorded two takeaways. He made some strong in-structure throws, including a beauty to Noah Brown in the middle of the field late in the game to win the game.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, It’s, Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen, Dan Pompei, Mike Macdonald’s, Gardner Minshew, Jones, Macdonald, Anthony Weaver, Dennard Wilson, Patrick Queen, Jadeveon, Zach Orr, Davante Adams, Brock Bowers, Justin Tucker, they’re, Clooney, MacDonald, Derrick Henry, he’s, Brandon Stephens, Adams, Mike, Baker Mayfield, Tom Brady, I’m, Last, Derek Carr, Klint Kubiak, Carr, Vita Vea’s, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Goff, they’ve, Nguyen, Brian Flores, Brock Purdy, Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, Jordan Mason, McCaffrey, Mason, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, Kyle Shanahan, Trent Williams, Purdy wasn’t, Sam Darnold, Caleb Williams ’, Jayden Daniels, Kliff Kingsbury, Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Noah Brown, Austin Seibert’s, it’s, Brandon Sloter Organizations: Raiders, Ravens, Bucs, Lions, Seahawks, Patriots, Jets, Carolina Panthers, Cowboys, Athletic NFL, Mike Macdonald’s Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore, Detroit, Tampa, Saints, NFC East, Eagles, Buccaneers, NFC, Dallas, 49ers, San, NFC West, Vikings, Giants, Daniels, Austin Locations: Baltimore, Detroit, Nashville, Dallas, Tampa, . New Orleans, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Aiyuk, Washington

Whether your cable provider recently lost ABC or you're a cord-cutter looking for a way to live stream the network, we've got you covered. Where to watch the Emmys in the USThe 76th Emmy Awards will air on Sunday, September 15, at 8 p.m. You can live stream the network through a live TV package like Sling TV or Fubo. Sling TV Subscription For just the essentials without any extra fluff, Sling TV is the streaming service you're looking for. Check price at SlingFubo is another great live TV package with over 180 channels in its lineup, including broad ABC coverage.

Persons: we've, Dan Levy, Ted Lasso, it's, we'll, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Hollywood, Eugene, HBO, ABC, Sling Blue, FX, Bravo, Hulu

☆ Queen Victoria’s favorite Tuscan villa for sale for more than $55 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Once a favored holiday destination for Queen Victoria, and reputedly described in one of the greatest works of Italian literature, the Villa Palmieri is steeped in history and could now be yours – if you have more than €50 million ($55 million) lying around. In the grounds, guests can arrive via the helipad before enjoying the tennis court, lush gardens, and an ancient swimming pool. The villa hosted Queen Victoria three times. It was during this period that Queen Victoria first visited, staying at the villa for a month in 1888, before returning in 1893 and 1894. Dreamer Real Estate“The Queen much appreciates the complete seclusion of the villa and the perfectly monastic quiet which it affords,” the paper added.

Persons: Queen Victoria, Villa Palmieri, Dreamer, Fini, Matteo di Marco Palmieri, Earl Cowper, Earl of Crawford, Victoria, Prince Albert, Giovanni Boccaccio, – Organizations: CNN, Queen Victoria, New York Times Locations: Florence, Balcarres, Victoria, Givenchy

☆ Cave fossils shed light on the disappearance of Neanderthals
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But other chapters, like those describing the loss of our ancient ancestors, are harder to recover as time passes. A chance finding of bones in a cave is revealing clues of a much older tragic mystery. The once-in-a-lifetime find, nicknamed Thorin after a character in “The Hobbit,” has puzzled researchers for nearly a decade. The overall winner of the competition was photographer Ryan Imperio for his photo taken during the October 2023 annular solar eclipse. The phenomenon is visible for brief moments during an eclipse when sunlight shines through the moon’s valleys and craters, creating glowing drops of light.

Persons: Duke, Wellington, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Napoleon Bonaparte, Thorin, Ludovic, ”, Yuha Hasegawa, Ryan Imperio, Imperio, Zhu Yubo, Rapa Nui, Christopher Columbus, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Japan’s Nagasaki University, “, International, Astronomy, Polaris, —, NASA, CNN Space, Science Locations: Brussels, Grotte Mandrin, Rhône, New Zealand, El, Rapa, USA, Americas

☆ As Hollywood gets back to work, new rules bring new pain points
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The WGA won higher pay and residuals for its writers, provisions for minimum staff in television writers' rooms, and more, calling the agreement "exceptional." Advertisement"The conglomerates have the leverage," one TV agent put it. This model could lead to a show getting picked up, but it tended to use fewer writers than regular writers' rooms and pay them less. A third agent said some showrunners are grumbling that while mini-room writers' pay increased post-strike, studios kept the showrunners' pay the same. Marshall, an "Elsbeth" writer and WGA West board member, has been in three writers' rooms since the WGA contract took effect.

Persons: —, ProdPro, There's, I've, Zoe Marshall, Marshall, We're, Christian Simonds, Reed Smith, Simonds, Rolling Stone, Jonathan Handel, Puck, Handel Organizations: Service, SAG, WGA, Business, Netflix, Warners, Paramount, Otis College of Art, Hollywood, WGA West, Google, Rolling, Entertainment

However, experts say there is more to Beyoncé’s snub than the industry’s longtime erasure of Black artists’ contributions to country music. In contrast, rapper Post Malone made his first foray into country music this year and opted for a more mainstream country music sound, tapping Nashville giants to assist in his project. As one of the largest pop stars in the world, her career is not dependent on Nashville or the Country Music Association, which runs the CMA Awards. Neither Beyoncé nor the Country Music Association responded to a request for comment on the matter. The CMA Awards snub has opened up a dialogue about where the country music industry can go from here.

Persons: Carter ”, Beyoncé, Amanda Marie Martinez, tonks, ”, Martinez, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Malone, Cowboy Carter, ” Martinez, Emmett Price III, Price, Carter, Cowboy Carter ”, Shaboozey, ” Price Organizations: Music, The, University of North, Chapel Hill, Artists, Nashville, Country Music Association, CMA, Tennessean, Berklee College of Music, “, NBC Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel, Nashville , Tennessee, Nashville, Texas, Beyoncé

☆ From dentists to lawyers, professionals are looking for ways to save time using AI. You could be missing out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

More workers are finding ways to use AI technologies to save time on the job. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementIf you're not using AI technology at work, you could be missing out. That's because a growing number of workers across the globe are using AI tools like ChatGPT on the job — and many say doing so is saving them precious time. In recent years, a growing number of professionals in other fields, like dentistry and law, are also leveraging AI to save time.

Persons: They've, —, It's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Video game actors fight for AI protections and compensation for their 'digital replicas' amid a gaming market slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Making a creature come to life in a video game is a collaborative process, where she interprets the directions to bring characters to life. Interactive media contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and video game studios have been ongoing since 2022 and have stalled due to disagreements over AI protections. Tensions in the ongoing video game strikes arose over how AI can be used for "digital replicas" and whether actors can be compensated for them. If you've played video games at all, that is almost never the case," Norris said. Related storiesThese negotiations take place amid a slowdown in the $200 billion video game industry.

Persons: —, Andi Norris, Norris, AFTRA, you've, Audrey Cooling, Linsay Rousseau, Rousseau, Connor Fogarty, Fogarty, Sarah Elmaleh, Sean Rohani, Rohani, Elmaleh Organizations: Service, Business, Interactive, SAG, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America, Activision, Union, of Locations: Los Angeles, Ethovox

☆ After 75 days of political upheaval, a changed race prepares for another debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Tuesday’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is the culmination of 75 days of utter and unprecedented campaign chaos — and the beginning of a 55-day race to Election Day through equally uncharted waters. The best-polling third-party candidate in a generation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saw his numbers collapse, and he is out of the race and supporting Trump. The sides even flipped on the debate rules, with the Harris campaign (unsuccessfully) pushing for open microphones during the whole debate after Biden’s team favored turning candidates’ mics off when it is not their turn. Harris’ campaign put a policy page on her website only on Monday. For making it through the past 75 days of chaos, America now gets 55 days of unpredictability with little precedent in modern history.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, —, ”, Jared Leopold, Joe Biden, Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Harris, ’, Craig Snyder, Snyder, Haley, Nikki Haley, Matt Gorman, “ Kamala, Trump, Caitlin Legacki, Legacki, Biden, Walz, Harris ’, Richard Czuba Organizations: Trump, Minnesota Gov, Republican, Democratic, Democrats ’, Biden, Detroit, Michigan Locations: R, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Covid, Gaza, Lansing, America

☆ Rare copy of US Constitution heads to auction in North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations, even though it’s just a few weeks shy of 237 years old and has spent who knows how long inside a filing cabinet in North Carolina. Auctioneer Andrew Brunk pictured with the 1787 copy of the US Constitution at Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C., on September 5, 2024. Two years ago, a property was being cleared out in Edenton in eastern North Carolina that was once owned by Samuel Johnston. He was the governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1789 and he oversaw the state convention during his last year in office that ratified the Constitution. The document was found inside this filing cabinet in Edenton, North Carolina.

Persons: Seth Kaller, it’s, —, Charles Thomson, Andrew Brunk, Jeffrey Collins, AP Thomson, Samuel Johnston, Johnston, ”, Kaller, George Washington, Brunk Organizations: WE, Brunk, Constitutional, AP, United, New York, Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention Locations: Asheville, N.C, North Carolina, Asheville , North Carolina, United States, Edenton, Edenton , North Carolina, Independence, New, Hillsborough

☆ I tried suburban living for 3 years and was miserable. I'm back to city life and never looking back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

We looked for places in the city but couldn't really find anything in our $1,500 budget that suited our needs. AdvertisementLooking back, I wish we'd spent more time looking for a place in the city instead of escaping to the suburbs. AdvertisementWhen we lived in the city, we'd see friends just about every weekend and could decide to hang out pretty spontaneously. My depression got worse, and I realized how much of my health and well-being had been tied to a city lifestyle. AdvertisementThe car culture in the suburbs really drove me over the edge; it got to the point where I stopped wanting to go out and do things.

Persons: —, Randall Galbreath, Braden, COVID, we'd, we've, I've, Jane Zhang Organizations: Service, Business, Getty Center Locations: Chicago, Los Angeles, Chicago's Uptown, Arlington Heights, Lake Michigan, LA, Randall Galbreath West Hollywood, We're

☆ Boeing Starliner capsule is back on Earth while crew will hitch a SpaceX ride home in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The spacecraft successfully launched and delivered NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station in June. But what seemed like an eight-day jaunt turned into months of questions surrounding Starliner’s ability to return the crew safely to Earth. NASAAfter nearly three months, the Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth without the two test pilots after undocking from the space station Friday night and parachuting into the New Mexico desert early Saturday. Starliner is the first US-made capsule to parachute to a ground landing, rather than splashing into the ocean. It remains to be seen how and when Starliner will be certified to carry astronauts regularly to space.

Persons: Boeing’s, —, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, jaunt, Starliner, Williams, “, Butch, Suni, ”, Steve Stich, mako, Guillermo López, Wells, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Radian Aerospace, NASA, International Space Station, Boeing, Starliner, European Union, Spanish, NSF, Cornell University, CNN Space, Science Locations: Seattle, New Mexico, Cod, Massachusetts, Zamora, Philippines, Luzon, Scotland

☆ For young, promising venture capitalists, the path to partner has suddenly become much steeper
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Melia Russell | Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Let's make a dealThere's no one way to get promoted in venture capital. Amanda "Robby" Robson became a partner at Cowboy Ventures at 29 years old, making her the youngest partner in the firm's history. Network your way to a promotionFundraising for venture firms has become increasingly competitive, with dollars concentrated into fewer legacy funds. Firms might be faster to hire or promote young investors who land deals in the desired category. The next day, the fund promoted him to senior associate and Brenner made it LinkedIn-official.

Persons: —, Dan Miller, Abigail Johnson, Michael Larsen, It's, Clara Brenner, Larsen, Amanda, Robby, Robson, Jill Chase, Chase, Miller, " Miller, Johnson, Jenieri Cyrus, Julie Lein, Brenner, Cyrus Organizations: Service, Business, True, Sapphire Ventures, Cambridge Associates, Urban Innovation Fund, Investors, Google, Cowboy Ventures, TechCrunch, intel, Urban, Northwestern Kellogg, LinkedIn Locations: Northwestern

☆ I'm a 101-year-old who just published my 9th book—here are my 8 best lessons for a long, happy life
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Babette Hughes | As Told To Stav Ziv | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There's an idea in our culture that's so wrong: that life is over when you get to be a certain age. Take our new online course Today, as a 101-year-old in Austin, I'm living the kind of life I feel fortunate to have. Here are eight lessons I've learned that have helped me live a long, happy life:1. Do things you loveWhen I'm writing, I feel different. Sometimes I'll come back and I'll see something I wrote and think, "That's good."

Persons: I've, It's, That's Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, Austin

☆ U.S. Open draw 2024: Djokovic avoids Alcaraz, Sinner – Gauff and Swiatek apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Matthew Futterman | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

And just like in Paris and London, he will not meet Sinner or Alcaraz until the final, if at all. Beating Sinner and Alcaraz back-to-back in a semi and a final would be a tall order for anyone these days — even Djokovic. Iga Swiatek in the second round in Paris. Wimbledon looked OK, until she ran into a hot Emma Navarro in the second round. If she wins that, she faces a likely second round against another home player, the No 6 seed Jessica Pegula.

Persons: Matthew Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alcaraz, —, Ben Shelton, Mike Stobe, Naomi Osaka, Caroline Garcia, Iga Swiatek, Emma Navarro, Jelena Ostapenko, Ostapenko, They’ve, Serena Williams, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Coco Gauff, hasn’t, Varvara Gracheva, Elina Svitolina, Navarro, Marta Kostyuk, Sabalenka, Gauff, Al Bello, Matt Futterman Matt Futterman’s, Bianca Andreescu, Jasmine Paolini, Dominic Thiem Reilly Opelka, Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul, Daniil Medvedev, Matthew Stockman, Emma Raducanu, America’s Sofia Kenin, Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari, Elsa, Getty, she’s, Iga, Yulia Putintseva, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Danielle Collins, Collins, ”, Swiatek, Clive Brunskill, Charlie Eccleshare Charlie Eccleshare’s, Dominic Thiem Zheng Qinwen, Amanda Anisimova, Sarah Stier Organizations: U.S, Wimbledon, Djokovic, — Osaka, U.S ., Osaka, Getty, Gracheva, Cincinnati, America’s, Citi, Olympics Locations: New York City, Australia, New York, Paris, London, Osaka, Swiatek, Canada, Cincinnati, France, Wimbledon, Melbourne, Washington ,, Putintseva

☆ Jimmy Kimmel explains why he’s not hosting the next Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jimmy Kimmel has shared why he recently turned down a request for him to host the Academy Awards next year for a fifth time. “It’s hard and it’s a lot of work and the show suffers a little bit to be honest,” he explained, referencing “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”“When I’m focused on the Oscars, I’m less focused on the show,” Kimmel continued. It was just too much last year.”Kimmel hosted the Academy Awards in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024. “You wind up pushing everything off till after the Oscars, and then you have to do everything you promised to do after the Oscars, after the Oscars,” Kimmel said of the gig. They just don’t want to do it.”“They say it’s a thankless job,” Kimmel said of hosting Hollywood’s biggest night.

Persons: Jimmy Kimmel, Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, Doug Hendrickson, Kimmel, ”, I’m, ” Kimmel, “ I’m, It’s, “, John Mulaney Organizations: CNN, California, NFL

☆ Opinion | Nate Silver on How Kamala Harris Changed the Odds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +81 min

You know, Hillary Clinton, who was, I think, kind of a terrible candidate, won the popular vote by two points. So I don’t think they gave her a very good hand to play. It doesn’t matter who you are, it matters that you’re right and you’re able to prove it or bet on it in some way. What wasn’t in the Harris model that should have been?” “Yeah, maybe you really can meme your way to victory. And there’s something in it that I don’t think she can explain how she does it, but it makes her a fascinating leader.

Persons: Nate Silver, ”, ESPN’s Nate Silver, Silver, He’s, “ Savage, ” “, he’s, Ezra, Harris, we’ve, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, There’s, Hillary Clinton, she’s, She’s, Gavin Newsom, It’s, Biden, I’m, you’re, Joe Biden, Democratic Party Harris, Liz, —, “, Donald Trump, that’s, George W, Bush, Donald Trump wasn’t, it’s, Michael Jackson, Woody Allen, ’, Chick, don’t, George Floyd, ‘ COVID, COVID, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Michael Moritz, Elon, Mark Cuban, Thiel, Max Chafkin, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Ted Cruz, Sam Bankman, Tom Brady, SBF, Carrick Flynn, Oregon’s, I’m Carrick Flynn, Tara MacAulay, vouched, Bill Clinton, Tyler Cowen, they’ve, Jane, JD Vance, Peter Thiel’s, Vance, Trump, Steve Bannon, Don Trump, Jr, Tucker Carlson, Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, Tell, you’ve, Shapiro, Walz, I’ve, Iglesias, Obama, Susan Collins, Joe Manchin —, Jon Tester, ” “ Sherrod Brown, I’d, Dana White, Hulk Hogan, Joe Biden’s, — let’s, Mike Donilon, Kennedy, ” “ Tim Alberta, Georgia —, Brian Kemp, Blake Masters, Rick Scott, ” “ Trump, Doug Burgum, Black, didn’t, — Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, Michael Jordan, everyone’s, Nancy Pelosi’s, Nancy Pelosi, Joe ’, we’re, I’ll, John Coates, Richard Rhodes, Natasha Schüll, Natasha Organizations: Oracle, Trump, Democratic Party, Facebook, Twitter, The New York Times, ’ Harvard University, Democratic White House, Republican White House, Democratic, Silver, George, Vegas, Poker, extroversion, Elon, Sequoia Capital, McLaren, Paypal, Republican, New, PAC, Alameda, Las, Ohio Senate, underperform, White, UFC, RNC, Biden, Biden ., National Association of Black Journalists, Deutsche Bank, Manhattan Project, Design Locations: Nate, Russian, Russia, ’, Elon, Florida, predestiny, Bahamas, Sam, Africa, New York, Oregon, Las Vegas, Petersburg, United States, Ohio, Trump, Minnesota, ” “ Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Gaza, Chicago, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada , Arizona, Biden . Georgia, Carolina, Arizona, Ukraine, LA, It’s, Vegas

What comes next could hinge on who gets to oversee labor relations after the election. The National Labor Relations Board — which polices unfair labor practices and mediates worker-management disputes — has become an aggressive union booster under Biden. While the agency’s policies typically shift depending on who’s in the White House, the change has been pronounced, labor experts and former NLRB staffers say. Before joining the law firm in 2022, White worked for a decade at a regional NLRB field office under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. Last year, the NLRB overturned a 50-year precedent, requiring employers to recognize a union if most workers sign authorization cards for one.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, —, ”, Michael LeRoy, haven’t, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” LeRoy, “ Biden, Joel White, Fox Rothschild, White, Trump, Peter Robb, Jennifer Abruzzo, “ It’s, Rebecca Leaf, Ballard Spahr, Obama, Leaf, ” White, Kate Bronfenbrenner Organizations: National Labor Relations Board, Biden, NLRB, School of Labor, Employment, University of Illinois, Fox, Obama, Trump, “, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Hollywood, United Auto Workers Locations: Detroit, Hollywood, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign, Biden’s, Buffalo , New York

☆ New fossils could reveal origin of ancient ‘hobbit’ humans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

More bones followed, and at first, archaeologist Thomas Sutikna and his team thought they had uncovered the ancient fossils of a child. And the newly studied fossils represent an earlier hobbit who was 2.4 inches (6.1 centimeters) shorter than the first specimen. Homo erectus was the first ancient human to migrate out of Africa about 1.9 million years ago. Together, the Homo floresiensis fossils paint a portrait of a hardy species able to adapt and thrive despite the presence of hulking Komodo dragons. Defying gravityAstronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have long outstayed a planned eight days in low-Earth orbit after traveling to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.

Persons: Bua, Thomas Sutikna, floresiensis, Homo floresiensis, erectus, Homo erectus, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, SpaceX’s, Williams, David Brunetti, Pharaoh Djoser, NASA's, squaretail groupers, China’s Chang’e, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, International Space, NASA, Sutton, Exploration Rover, Rover, CNN Space, Science Locations: Indonesian, Flores, Africa, African, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England, Sutton, Turkey, China, India’s

☆ 2 former bankers turned their experience into HBO's most underrated show. Now it's finally getting the attention it deserves.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Samantha Rollins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

After 2 seasons under the radar, 'Industry' is poised for its breakout seasonHarper (Myha'la) has a new role in season three of "Industry." With the "Summer of the Finance Bro" in full swing, could this be the season "Industry" finally cuts through the noise? AdvertisementWorking in finance didn't prepare the 'Industry' cocreators for running a TV setMickey Down and Konrad Kay on the set of "Industry" season three. But they were delighted to hear from some cast and crew members who told them how much they enjoyed working on season three. "I really credit finance with pushing me towards it, because it's the polar opposite of finance in some respects," Down says.

Persons: —, Mickey Down, I'm, Harper, Simon Ridgway, Konrad Kay, thrums, Bro, Kay, didn't, Jami O'Brien, They're, Yasmin, Marisa Abela, inflicts, Indy Lewis, Kenny, Conor MacNeill, Henry Muck, Kit Harington, intertwines, HBO Rich, you'd, who's, Jamie O'Brien Organizations: Service, Business, HBO, Rotten, Venetia Locations: London

☆ 2 cofounders whose last company sold to Amazon have raised $5 million to turbocharge a new comic-book startup. Read their pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Steinberger cofounded the comic-book platform Comixology in 2007, where Mosher would later serve as head of content. The pair joined Amazon in 2014 after it acquired the upstart, helping to shape the tech giant's digital comics and manga content experience. That background gave the pair a leg up when it came time to fundraise for Dstlry, Steinberger told Business Insider. "We spent a lot of time on the deck trying to really refine the storytelling," Steinberger said.

Persons: —, Dstlry, Chip Mosher, David Steinberger, Mosher, Steinberger, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mike Vorhaus, John Schappert, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, 1AM Gaming, Kodansha, Warner Bros

☆ Pressure mounting on Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav to deliver value for shareholders
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Discovery CEO David Zaslav needs a win. Since merging Discovery with WarnerMedia in 2022 and immediately slashing billions in costs, Zaslav has struggled to convince shareholders that his company is a worthy investment. Warner Bros. Discovery shares have fallen about 70% since April 8, 2022, the day the merger closed. Making matters worse for him, Zaslav has long been one of the highest paid CEOs in the country.

Persons: David Zaslav, Zaslav, Chris Licht, John Malone, That's, WarnerMedia, Robert Fishman Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, CNN, Boston, NBA, Warner Bros . Discovery Locations: U.S

☆ Daemon Targaryen's boring hallucination arc in 'House of the Dragon' season two wastes time and ruins a beloved character
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWarning: spoilers ahead for "House of the Dragon" season two. "House of the Dragon" season two has turned Daemon Targaryen, one of the show's most beloved characters, into a joke. At the end of the first season, the complex and charming Daemon (Matt Smith) emerged as one of the show's most popular characters. Related storiesBut in the chapters adapted for season two, Daemon only goes to Harrenhal and unites the Riverlands. But if the show's writers let themselves be constricted by the book's narrative, they risk "House of the Dragon" going stale — just like Daemon's story arc.

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