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☆ Analysis: Musk tries to help Trump halt the Harris surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Musk agreed with Trump that Harris was a radical leftist and flattered his guest by implying that he was strong and his Democratic opponents were weak. Like, okay, you know, President Trump is like, don’t mess with me.”Musk has already endorsed Trump, and he was leaving no doubt on Monday night that he wants to see him win a second term. Trump may not have been president without Twitter, as his emergence as a political force in 2016 coincided with the site’s heyday. “There is a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say,” Musk said. The Harris campaign was quick to respond, posting a Trump Truth Social post from last year that lambasted Florida Gov.

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☆ As Trump flails and invites conspiracies, allies plea for him to stay on message
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kristen Holmes | Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“There’s a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say,” Musk said. “President Trump prosecuted the case against Kamala Harris for over two hours yesterday in a record-breaking conversation on X Spaces. The Trump campaign has repeatedly featured Dion’s hit song, “My Heart Will Go On,” at rallies throughout 2023 and 2024. In a segment on Fox Business, Trump allies Larry Kudlow and Kellyanne Conway shared a message clearly tailored to their friend. “Don’t wander off, don’t call her stupid and all kinds of names, stay on message,” Kudlow said.

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☆ The biggest change in the polls since Biden’s exit: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

In July’s NYT/Siena poll of Pennsylvania, Biden’s popularity was well underwater among likely voters, with 39% viewing him favorably and 59% viewing him unfavorably (-20 net rating). By comparison, 45% had a favorable view of former President Donald Trump, while 52% had an unfavorable view (-7 net rating). Half of likely voters view Harris favorable and 48% view her unfavorably (+2 net rating) in Pennsylvania. As for Trump, his rating in Pennsylvania is now at 48% favorable and 51% unfavorable (-3 net rating). When the three battleground state polls are combined, 46% of likely voters hold a favorable view of him, while 53% hold an unfavorable one (-7 net rating).

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Early voting is underway for Florida’s Aug. 20 primaries, and Mucarsel-Powell and Scott face nominal competition for their party's nominations. The November elections will be a test on where Florida Democrats stand after devastating losses in the midterm elections. A focus on abortion rightsMucarsel-Powell is making abortion rights a key issue in the race. Some abortion rights advocates have pushed back on politicizing the issue. Tim Walz, are vocal supporters of abortion rights and IVF and fertility treatment access and have made the issue a campaign priority.

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After tearing into each other in the past, the world's richest person and Republican presidential nominee have become close political allies. December 2016: Musk appointed to Trump's advisory councilsDonald Trump on Tuesday escalated his feud with Elon Musk in a series of Truth Social posts belittling the billionaire. May 2022: Musk said he would reinstate Trump's Twitter accountTesla CEO Elon Musk. "You know [Musk] said the other day 'Oh, I've never voted for a Republican,'" Trump said during a Saturday rally in Anchorage, Alaska. AdvertisementJuly 2022: Musk says Trump shouldn't run againElon Musk.

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☆ Elon Musk is hosting a live interview with Trump on X, and he's trying really hard to avoid a repeat of the Ron DeSantis campaign launch meltdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk says he's doing multiple "system scaling tests" ahead of his livestream with Donald Trump. Musk's X platform crashed repeatedly when it hosted Ron DeSantis' campaign launch last year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt looks like Elon Musk is pulling out all stops to ensure that his upcoming interview with former President Donald Trump on Monday doesn't go awry. "Am going to do some system scaling tests tonight & tomorrow in advance of the conversation with Donald Trump," Musk wrote in an X post on Sunday night.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Trump, —, Elon, Musk, livestreaming Organizations: Service, Business

Elon Musk will interview former President Donald Trump Monday evening on X, the latest collaboration between two men whose unlikely alliance could be a significant factor shaping the final weeks of the presidential race. Musk, the billionaire CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, wrote in a Sunday X post. Ahead of the event, Musk planned to perform "some system scaling tests" to gauge the X platform's streaming capabilities ahead of the event with Trump. The Trump interview is Musk's latest high profile foray into the 2024 presidential race. The PAC set out to mobilize 800,000 voters for Trump in critical swing states.

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☆ Elon Musk, Donald Trump event on X crashes site, Tesla CEO blames cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shortly after 8:20 p.m., Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO, blamed a cyberattack for the freezing screens. As the evening went on and the platform struggled to resolve the technical issue, Musk said that the interview would proceed at 8:30 E.T. "This massive attack illustrates there's a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say, but I'm honored to have this conversation," Musk said. In response to CNBC's request for comment about the technical delay, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung pointed to Musk's X post blaming a potential cyberattack. The glitch was reminiscent of X's technical disaster in 2023 that botched Florida Gov.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Donald Trump, Tesla, Musk, X, Trump, Steven Cheung, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden Organizations: SpaceX, Florida Gov Locations: Florida

☆ Disney World is entering its villain era
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewDisney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro unveiled ambitious plans for Walt Disney World, including new attractions and in-park destinations. Advertisement"As we develop the next generation of Disney Experiences, we're always looking for new ways to tell the stories people love," D'Amaro said. Representatives for Walt Disney World did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Disney beyond FloridaD'Amaro also shared details about how other Disney theme parks would expand. AdvertisementAlthough Disney is investing heavily in its domestic theme parks, it also plans to expand Disneyland Paris and Shanghai Disneyland.

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☆ Lack of worker heat protections despite rising temperatures leave patchwork of guidelines, put workers in danger
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Robert Ilich | Nic F. Anderson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Esteban Wood still remembers the time a 74-year-old Mexican farmer in Homestead, Florida, collapsed on the job from extreme heat. Such outdoor workers include lifeguards, transportation employees, ironworkers, agricultural workers and letter carriers. States like California, Colorado, Minnesota and Washington, have some heat protections for workers but they are not uniform or sweeping. For example, Minnesota’s protections only apply to indoor workers while California’s heat protections include both indoor and outdoor workers. The government must implement wage protections alongside heat protections, said Dr. Kristina Dahl, a principal climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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☆ Joe Rogan walks back RFK Jr. support after MAGA meltdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewJoe Rogan wants you to know that calling Robert Kennedy Jr. "the only" presidential candidate who "makes sense" wasn't an endorsement. On Rogan's post, Trump allies continued to insult Rogan's intelligence and trustworthiness. Mike Madrid, a Republican political consultant, told The New York Times that Rogan's support of Kennedy Jr "takes straight from the Trump base." However, a potential deal between the two — in which Kennedy Jr. would receive a cabinet position in exchange for his endorsement — fell through. Representatives for Kennedy, Trump, and Rogan did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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Based on Trump's social media commentary, more about their relationship may be coming soon. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the two will be speaking together publicly next week. Trump wrote. 'I have no choice'Since gaining Musk's support, Trump has returned the praise. On the day of Trump's speech in Nashville, Musk wrote "Save our kids!"

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The trip highlights the generational gap between Harris and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Democratic allies said. Noah Lyles wins gold in epic photo finishDimitar Dilkoff / AFP - Getty ImagesLyles earned his first gold medal in 9.79 seconds, which was a personal best. Lyles was still unconvinced he had won the gold medal after finishing and the scoreboard offered no indication of who had won gold, silver or bronze as officials processed a photo finish. Track and field holds four medal events and surfing will finally have its medal day. ▶️ Watch top highlightsDebby makes landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricaneHurricane Debby has made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane.

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☆ Debby strengthens to Category 1 hurricane, expected to make landfall in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Victoria Feng | Victoria Feng Is An Intern On The Nbc News Technology Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its anticipated landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday, U.S. forecasters said late Friday. The hurricane was about 65 miles west of Cedar Key, Florida, and about 100 miles west of Tampa, and moving north at about 12 mph, the center said. Debby is expected to continue strengthening before it reaches the Big Bend coast on Monday, weakening after it moves inland across northern Florida and southern Georgia, it said. A sign warns of a storm surge before the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Debby in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sunday. Ron DeSantis compared Debby’s path to that of Hurricane Idalia, the Category 4 storm in 2023 that caused significant damage in north Florida.

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☆ Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Marc Serota for ReutersA tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast. A hurricane warning was in effect for sections of the state's coast with tropical storm warnings for the Florida Keys. Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season after Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Chris, all of which formed in June. We're doing everything that we need to be prepared to face a tropical storm," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said. "We've been in Florida our whole lives, in South Florida, so hurricanes are not really a big, big thing," Silverman said.

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☆ Tropical Storm Debby: Storm making its way towards Florida coast is expected to strengthen
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A tropical depression making its way towards the Florida coast is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby Saturday before delivering heavy, flooding rainfall and dangerous storm surge to the state starting this weekend. The storm is expected to enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and become Tropical Storm Debby, according to the hurricane center. Tropical storm conditions could begin Saturday night in parts of southwest Florida. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Dry Tortugas and the west coast of the Florida peninsula from East Cape Sable to Boca Grande. Parts of the Florida Keys and parts of the Central Florida coast are also under a tropical storm watch, with officials urging residents there to prepare for tropical storm conditions within the next 48 hours.

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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., has lost his primary recount, a Virginia court certified Thursday, cementing his narrow defeat to GOP state Sen. John McGuire. The recount results confirmed McGuire beat Good after McGuire initially led Good by just 374 votes in the June primary in Virginia’s 5th District. “If you’re on the Republican team and you’re part of the Democrat team to take out the Republican team, you’re not on the Republican team,” McGuire said. “Bob is on the Bob Good team.”McGuire is expected to win in November, given the 5th District’s Republican lean. Rep. Jerry Carl lost to a fellow incumbent, Rep. Barry Moore, in an Alabama GOP primary spurred by redistricting.

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Florida prepares for potential damage. With heavy rainfall of up to 12 inches expected over the next seven days, Florida is bracing for the threat of flooding, along with gusty winds and erosion. Just after 11 a.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning, meaning tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours, for the southwest coast of the Florida peninsula, from East Cape Sable to Bonita Beach. Other areas of the southern and western coasts of the peninsula, as well as parts of the Florida Keys, were under a tropical storm watch, forecasters said. The governor’s order covers Orange County and Osceola County, and travel could be disrupted for the throngs of summer visitors who go to Orlando and the theme parks at Universal Studios Florida and Walt Disney World.

Persons: Ron DeSantis Organizations: Florida, National Weather Service, Universal Studios Florida, Walt Disney World Locations: Florida, East, Sable, Bonita Beach, Orange County, Osceola County, Orlando

☆ Tropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Taylor Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Track the Storm: Spaghetti models and more maps hereIt’s forecast to become a tropical depression by Saturday morning, once it emerges out over the water between Cuba and Florida, and strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby by Saturday evening. Tropical storm watches and warnings have been extended northward in Florida, according to the 5 p.m. The tropical storm warning has been extended along the west coast of the Florida peninsula from Bonita Beach to Boca Grande. Meanwhile, the tropical storm watch has been extended northward from Aripeka to the mouth of the Suwannee River. Parts of the Florida Keys and parts of the Central Florida coast are also under a tropical storm watch, with officials urging residents there to prepare for tropical storm conditions within the next 48 hours.

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☆ JD Vance: Get ready for even more of Trump’s running mate after shaky rollout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Steve Contorno | Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —JD Vance is making a second pass at introducing himself to America as the Ohio senator attempts to put his uneven rollout as Donald Trump’s running mate in the rearview mirror. Vance is also expected to begin holding news conferences with reporters as early as this week, the source said. At a closed-door fundraiser in Oklahoma City last week, Trump’s finance team was hoping the former president’s new running mate would raise $1 million. The campaign was well aware of Vance’s past criticisms of Trump and the deeply anti-abortion views he vocally defended. Still, people close to both Trump and Vance argue that America has yet to learn how effective the Ohio senator can be when in the spotlight.

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☆ The real Trump is back. It could cost him the White House.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

National polls showed that Trump was in the best position of any Republican presidential hopeful in more than two decades. Related stories"He did crap the bed today," Republican political strategist Scott Jennings said of Trump on CNN last night. And if the old headline wasn't enough, Trump on Thursday morning posted an old photo of Harris showing her "Indian heritage." There's a reason in the closing days of the 2016 campaign, Trump had to tell himself out loud to "stay" on message. AdvertisementDespite his age, many have hoped that Trump would grow and change, only to learn rather quickly that he will not.

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☆ How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content. The states enacted their laws in 2021 and, with variations, restricted the ability of social media platforms to filter third-party messages, videos and other content. Greg Abbott signed that state’s measure, he said, “there is a dangerous movement by social media companies to silence conservative viewpoints and ideas.” In Florida, Gov. Kagan added a footnote to her majority opinion buttressing that point and reinforcing Barrett’s view. But, despite Alito’s protest, Kagan had a majority signing her decision, which, at minimum, offers lower court judges a strong indication of the framework the high court majority would use in future online challenges.

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☆ Elon Musk reposted a deepfake video of Kamala Harris on X — it may violate his own platform's policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewOn Friday evening, Elon Musk reposted a deepfake video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X — a move that may violate his own platform's policy on synthetic and manipulated media, The New York Times reported. In the video, the edited voice-over says, "I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire. And that may just run afoul of X's policy on synthetic and manipulated media, which states: "You may not share synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people and lead to harm ("misleading media")." This is a violation of @X’s policies on synthetic media & misleading identities. A video on social media appeared to show the president hitting out at his critics and cursing them.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, X, Harris, Biden, Musk, ake, abel, allen, linton Organizations: Service, New York Times, Democratic Party, Business Locations: ust

☆ How Some States Are Making It Harder to Register Voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Michael Wines | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In an average year, she said, the nonprofit Faith in Florida, where she serves as democracy director, used to add 12,000 new voters to the state’s rolls. These days, Faith in Florida canvassers no longer help would-be voters fill out registration forms. Instead, they hand out slips of paper with a QR code that links to the state’s online registration website. And it’s not just small-time civic groups that are affected: The Florida chapter of the League of Women Voters has scaled back its trademark voter registration drives, too. “These draconian laws and rules are like taking a sledgehammer to hit a flea,” said Cecile Scoon, a lawyer and the president of the Florida league.

Persons: LaVon Bracy, Lyndon Johnson, Ron DeSantis, ”, Cecile Scoon Organizations: Gov, League of Women Voters, Florida Locations: Florida

☆ DEI, explained: What’s the term Republicans are using to attack Kamala Harris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Nicquel Terry Ellis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Critics say DEI programs are discriminatory and attempt to solve racial discrimination by disadvantaging other groups, particularly White Americans. These diversity training efforts emerged around the time that affirmative action began by executive order from President John F. Kennedy. Despite the backlash against DEI programs and initiatives, many companies are standing firm in their support for DEI. And 71% of people surveyed said they think DEI training is important to “creating a positive workplace culture.”What does DEI look like at work? Thrivent’s DEI training teaches employees how to understand and bridge cultural differences in the workplace, Baker said.

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