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☆ Trump returns to New Hampshire with eyes on primary and potential Biden rematch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Alayna Treene | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

While Trump and his team may be looking ahead to a potential general election rematch – and he has maintained a robust lead in GOP primary polling – the former president is still courting voters in the early nominating states. Trump’s campaign believes that winning Iowa and New Hampshire would effectively force his primary opponents to drop out and donors to rally around him, his advisers said. Alternatively, New Hampshire is also a key state for Trump’s rivals looking to make headway in their own races. “In New Hampshire, we have a lot of people that say that, yes, they support President Trump, but that doesn’t mean they’re voting for him,” Haley said last month while filing for the Granite State GOP primary. He also predicted during the Merrimack event that independents would vote in “record numbers” in the New Hampshire primary, arguing that most of them don’t want to see Trump as president again.

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☆ Insight: US solar panel manufacturing boom threatened by cheap imports
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/5] Solar panels from SunPower are installed on residential buildings at a model home display in the Eureka Grove neighborhood of Granite Bay, California, U.S., October 5, 2021. But global solar panel prices have collapsed due to a wave of new Asian production capacity in recent months, leading many in the U.S. solar industry to worry many of these proposed factories may be uneconomical. U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that over-reliance on Chinese clean energy technology could pose a security risk similar to Europe's historical dependence on Russian natural gas. A White House spokesperson did not respond to questions about recent market challenges facing domestic solar manufacturers, but said Biden's policies had generated a huge wave of investment and were revitalizing American manufacturing. Mike Carr, executive director of the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America trade group, said factories could be delayed, extending U.S. dependence on China.

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☆ Olympic Hopefuls Needed a Home. A Retirement Community Stepped Up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Scott Cacciola | More About Scott Cacciola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“We’ll walk off the ice, and they’ll go, ‘Why did you play that shot?’” Mr. Sargon, 30, said. That became clear to Mr. Sargon a few weeks ago when he joined Mr. Hood at a curling tournament in Okotoks, about 25 miles south of Calgary. As soon as their match began, Mr. Sargon and Mr. And while it is hugely popular in Canada, curling does have some historical ties to New Zealand.

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☆ Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact fouled Earth's atmosphere with dust
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The total amount of dust, they calculated, was about 2,000 gigatonnes - exceeding 11 times the weight of Mt. While prior research highlighted two other factors - sulfur released after the impact and soot from the wildfires - this study indicated dust played a larger role than previously known. "It was cold and dark for years," Vrije Universiteit Brussel planetary scientist and study co-author Philippe Claeys said. "While the sulfur stayed about eight to nine years, soot and silicate dust resided in the atmosphere for about 15 years after the impact. "Without the impact, my guess is that mammals - including us - had little chance to become the dominant organisms on this planet."

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☆ Joe Biden: Democrats dismiss worries about president’s reelection bid as Dean Phillips launches primary challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —President Joe Biden is just as low in the White House’s internal polls as in any of the public ones. But while Biden advisers are dismissive of Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary challenge launched this week, they are also annoyed about it. Still, they remain confident that Biden is Democrats’ best option in 2024. Boyle told CNN this week that between the war in Israel and Gaza and the chaos of House Republicans electing their new speaker, he had not had “one conversation with anyone” about Phillips. Asked if he was worried about Phillips being a factor even back home in their state’s primary, Walz laughed.

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☆ Team Biden barely responds to Democrat Dean Phillips' longshot primary challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Allies of President Joe Biden barely acknowledged Phillips' formal entrance into the race this week. In a prepared response to Phillips' announcement, Biden 2024 campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz did not even mention him by name. WASHINGTON — For team Biden, Rep. Dean Phillips , the Minnesota Democrat who launched a longshot primary challenge against the president, is barely a blip on the radar. "I'm not running against Joe Biden. I'm not running against President Biden," he said on MTP Now.

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☆ Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against President Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips announced Thursday that he is running for president, kicking off a long-shot Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. “I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country, but it’s not about the past. Phillips is expected to formally announce his campaign Friday in Concord, where he’ll file to run in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary. Biden will not file to appear on the New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot because the state isn’t complying with the national party’s revised nominating calendar, which demoted its first-in-the-nation primary status to second. And it all points to the same thing,” Phillips told CNN after he stepped down from leadership.

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That has allowed forests to become four to seven times more densely wooded than they once were, Safford said. Fire scientists advocate more deliberate burning at low-to-moderate severity to clear vegetation that makes forests susceptible to big fires. Susan Britting, executive director of one of the groups, Sierra Forest Legacy, acknowledged any cutting triggers skepticism because loggers historically took the largest, most marketable trees. But she said thinning trees up to a certain diameter is acceptable, though she prefers prescribed burning. Homeowners are anxious prescribed fires will jump perimeters and destroy houses.

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☆ IBM software sales up 8% as the company beats on top and bottom lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

IBM shares rose about 1% in extended trading Wednesday after the technology conglomerate announced third-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street estimates. The company's Software unit produced $6.27 billion in revenue. IBM's Consulting division generated $4.96 billion in revenue, up around 6% but lower than StreetAccount's consensus of $5.11 billion. "We still are executing extremely well from my point of view in consulting," Jim Kavanaugh, IBM's finance chief, told CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos in an interview. During the quarter IBM released Granite generative artificial-intelligence models for composing and summarizing text.

Persons: Arvind Krishna, IBM's, Jim Kavanaugh, CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos, Kavanaugh Organizations: IBM, Wall, LSEG, StreetAccount, IBM's Consulting, Accenture, Infrastructure, Vista Equity Partners Locations: New York

☆ $400,000 Homes in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Oklahoma City | $385,000A 1925 Craftsman house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lotThis house is on a tree-lined street near downtown, less than a 10-minute drive from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the bustling Oklahoma River waterfront. A public elementary school is less than a mile away, and a public high school is five minutes away by car. Driving to the University of Oklahoma, in Norman, takes about half an hour. The front door opens into a living area with wide-plank hardwood floors and windows overlooking the porch and front yard. The living room, to the right, has two built-in workstations with desks and open shelving.

Organizations: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Lyric Theatre, University of Oklahoma Locations: Oklahoma, Norman, Dallas

☆ Italy's Ponza island and its cave homes are drawing Americans to live in them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Attilio Avellino – one of his nine children, and born on Ponza – joined his father in the Big Apple in 1946. But now, after decades in the US, their descendants are back on the island – living inside their old casa grotta (cave home), which they’ve renovated to a modern standard. Homes sculpted from the rockBrigida Avellino and Loredana Romano have swapped the US for their ancestral 'cave home' on Ponza. Loredana RomanoBrigida Avellino, 70 – Attilio’s daughter – lives with her daughter Loredana Romano, 44, in one of Ponza’s most beautiful cave homes. Ponza, on the other hand, is a small island which makes Romano feel safer.

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Another conceded that Kennedy could be a real threat to Trump, particularly when it comes to vaccines. They’re less likely to answer the phone for pollsters.”Trump had initially praised Kennedy after he launched his Democratic primary bid. The Biden campaign declined to comment. Third Way, which has been leading the charge against No Labels for Democrats, has had only informal and indirect contact with the Biden campaign and the president’s top advisers. The DNC’s involvement so far has been participating in a couple of video calls Third Way has hosted with groups of state Democratic Party officials, according to Matt Bennett of Third Way.

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☆ Democrats' Iowa primary results to be released in March in 2024 election compromise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Iowa Democrats will now begin mail ballot registration on Nov. 1 and hold an in-person caucus - along with Republicans - on January 15. The results for the Democratic race will be released on March 5, on Super Tuesday. THE TAKEThe compromise honors Iowa's traditional role while ceding influence to more diverse states like South Carolina and Michigan. But President Joe Biden earlier this year replaced Iowa with South Carolina, a state with significantly more Black voters, and one that saved his 2020 presidential campaign. South Carolina will be followed by New Hampshire and Nevada one week later, and then by primaries in Georgia and Michigan.

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☆ Iowa Democrats move caucus results to Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Emma Barnett | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley as Haley speaks at the Des Moines Register SoapBox during the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa Democrats are officially conceding the position they have held in every presidential nominating contest since 1972: going first. Iowa Democrats will still hold an in-person caucus on Jan. 15, 2024, but that caucus will be for "party business," which includes platform resolutions and electing unbound delegates and precinct chairs. Scanlan had been keeping a close eye on when the Iowa Democrats planned to open their results. He also added he is not ready to set the date for the New Hampshire presidential primary yet.

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But in first-primary state New Hampshire, Trump sits in the campaign driver's seat, with nearly half of Granite State GOP primary voters saying the former president is their first pick for the 2024 presidential nomination. Nikki Haley, who served as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, came in second with 19% support – the highest level she has attained in New Hampshire primary polls. The survey found that voters were not very willing to shift to other candidates at this point, months before the yet-unscheduled New Hampshire primary. But the Suffolk poll indicates that Trump's legal woes have not deterred his base. "Add in second-choice votes from all the other major candidates – even if they all endorsed Haley – and Trump sits above 55%," Paleologos said.

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☆ 55-year-old whose backyard side hustle brought in nearly $20,000 in a month: ‘Anyone can do this’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It took Rodney Melton just over a year to build a six-figure side hustle. In March 2021, Melton started molding, engraving and selling headstones for pet memorials on Etsy. He'd long worked with concrete and stone as a hobby, while working 60 hours per week as a maintenance lead at Mars Pet Care. In May 2022, his Etsy shop brought in nearly $20,000, and Melton left his full-time job. Last year, the four-person operation brought in more than $207,000 on Etsy, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.

Persons: they've, Rodney Melton, Melton, Carlos, Molly, Kristen, We've Organizations: CNBC, Mars, Melton Locations: AskMakeIt@cnbc.com, Alma , Arkansas, Ozark, —, Melton

☆ Scientists finally finished mapping Earth's 8th continent Zealandia, helping them solve the lost continent's mysterious history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter decades of work, a team of scientists has finally completed a map of Zealandia. But that didn't deter scientist Nick Mortimer, who led the team that's been studying Zealandia for over 20 years. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a new study, the team finished mapping the final piece of the continent, the northeast corner. As a result, the scientists believe they've mapped Zealandia more thoroughly than any other continent on Earth. AdvertisementAdvertisementDecades of work establish Zealandia as a continentSome have argued Zealandia isn't a continent because so much of it lies below the water.

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☆ 55-year-old spent $15,000 on his side hustle, quit his 60-hour workweek job—now he brings in up to $23,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rodney Melton's grandchildren holding one of the pet memorials that he makes and sells on Etsy. It was a good living, says Melton, 55, but it doesn't measure up his earnings today making and selling pet memorials. A few initial orders turned into a handful of positive reviews, which turned into more orders. The store brought in $207,000 in 2022 revenue, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. At first, he only could only fulfill 16 Etsy orders per month.

Persons: Rodney, Rodney Melton Rodney Melton, Molly, Melton, there's Organizations: CNBC, Melton, Facebook Locations: Melton, Alma, Arkansas, Ozark

☆ Why New Hampshire is the most likely state where Trump could lose a primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He’s getting over 60% in a number of national surveys of the GOP primary and holds the advantage in every early state that’s been polled. Take a look at CNN’s most recent survey of the state’s GOP primary conducted by the University of New Hampshire. The fact that Trump’s share of the New Hampshire primary vote remains flat is notable. In 2016, New Hampshire GOP primary voters were twice as likely to identify as moderates and independents than Iowa Republican caucusgoers. And keep this in mind: The winner of the Iowa GOP caucuses rarely wins the New Hampshire GOP primary.

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CNN —A furious scramble for second place is underway in the crowded Republican primary contest, with candidates vying for an opportunity to directly take on front-runner Donald Trump. Since the 2024 presidential race began, the second-place spot in GOP primary polling has been a coveted one. He was more muted compared with other rivals at last month’s first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, and he’s now polling at similar levels to several other non-Trump contenders. She said she ultimately intends to take part in the Republican primary and is considering Haley, Christie or former Texas Rep. Will Hurd. This cycle is shaping up to be similar to that, said Kyle Plotkin, a veteran Republican campaign strategist.

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☆ Rep. Lauren Boebert rents an apartment from an executive for Koch-backed group
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is renting an apartment from a top official at a Koch-backed organization. The official, who Insider is not naming for security reasons, has been a senior executive with Koch-linked groups for years. There are no ethics rules or laws that bar members of Congress from renting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups. He added that Boebert was not aware the owners were connected to the Koch-backed group. AdvertisementAdvertisementRenting apartments from people affiliated with lobbying groups has been an issue for some political figures in the past.

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☆ Memorial from broken headstones unveiled for desecrated Jewish cemetery in Belarus
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When a large Jewish cemetery was paved over last century to create a sports ground in Belarus, the headstones were used to make roads and buildings. Brest, also known as Brest-Litovsk, had been a hub of Jewish life before World War II, with Jewish residents first recorded there in the 14th century. Debra Brunner of The Together Plan stands in a warehouse in Brest, surrounded by the broken headstones. The Together PlanThe first stage of the desecration began during the war, when the Nazis tried to destroy the cemetery by selling off the headstones. His whole family other than his nuclear family was murdered.”He added: “In 1997 there were no signs of the cemetery.

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☆ Trump is not invincible in Republican race – but still lacks a single strong challenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The state of the Republican race is this: Trump is not yet unbeatable but the conditions in which he could be beaten are still far from materializing. The New Hampshire poll may boost an impression that Haley is on the rise and with DeSantis ebbing, she could emerge as the strongest anti-Trump challenger. Trump appears to be eying a general election audience that punished Republicans in the midterms over the issue. But DeSantis has jumped at the chance to try to harm Trump with evangelical voters who are very important in the Iowa caucuses. In Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere, the race for the Republican nomination is beginning to accelerate.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Steel Corp is locked in a spat with rival steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc over a confidentiality pact that would allow the latter to participate in a sale process that is underway, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. U.S. Steel has made the standstill a condition to allowing Cliffs to carry out due diligence and participate in its sale process, the sources added. It has also told Cliffs that all bidders are being granted access to its sale process on the same terms, according to the sources. Reuters has reported that ArcelorMittal is one of the parties that has been working on a potential bid for U.S. Steel. Cliffs would break into the world’s top 10 steel producers, which are mostly from Asia, should its bid for U.S. Steel succeed.

Persons: steelmaker, David Lawder, ArcelorMittal, Steel, Thomas Conway, Lourenco Goncalves Organizations: YORK, . Steel Corp, Cliffs Inc, REUTERS, U.S . Steel, . Steel, JPMorgan, UBS, MUFG, Truist Securities, Reuters, U.S, Steel, United Steelworkers, Wall, United Auto Workers, UAW Locations: steelmaker Cleveland, Granite City , Illinois, Wells Fargo, Asia

New York CNN —The United Auto Workers union’s already unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis could soon get even bigger. So far, the strike, which started early Friday, has targeted only one final assembly plant at each automaker. So, noon on Friday, September 22nd is a new deadline.”While 12,700 union members are on strike, most of the 145,000 members at the three automakers remain on the job. The UAW chose to target final assembly plants first, which has made the initial strikes quite targeted and tactical. Spreading impact of strikeThe impact of the strike will have a ripple impact on other factories beyond the three targeted already by the UAW strike.

Persons: Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Autoworkers, We’re, “ We’re, ”, “, Ford, Lana Payne, Payne, Fairfax, David Barnas, Louis, Biden, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Fain, Trump Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, CNN, GM, UAW, Ford Bronco, Companies, GM Stellantis, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Fairfax Assembly, US Steel, Trump Locations: New York, Wayne , Michigan, Canada, United States, Fairfax, Kansas City , Kansas, Wentzville, Granite City , Illinois, St, Detroit

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