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Officials quickly moved to tailor the Chicago convention to Harris with only four weeks, in part drawing from the 2008 convention when Barack Obama accepted the nomination given the historic candidacy of Harris herself. Nominee acceptance speeches for the convention, which begins the week of August 19, are currently scheduled for that Wednesday and Thursday night, according to convention officials. Hollywood gets on boardThe Hollywood community is clamoring to support Harris at the DNC, according to numerous agents, publicists and Democratic strategists who spoke to CNN. No performers have been set yet, though various representatives for musicians have been in talks with the Harris campaign, according to two sources. For instance, besides Megan Thee Stallion’s performance at her Atlanta rally earlier this week, Harris had the support of the rapper Quavo, who spoke about gun violence prevention.

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☆ How the Russian prisoner swap that freed Evan Gershkovich unfolded over two years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Carol E. Lee | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The effort took on extra urgency in March 2023, when the Russians arrested Gershkovich, a senior administration official said. Days later, NBC News reported that a deal that could have sprung Navalny, Gershkovich and Whelan had been in the works. After Biden and Scholz met on Feb. 9, Scholz told Biden he was on board. Vice President Kamala Harris also discussed the prisoner swap with Scholz, telling him that Krasikov was a critical component of getting a prisoner swap with Russia, a White House official said. That was when he called the Slovenian prime minister to make sure his country was ready to release the Russian in their custody.

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☆ Britney Spears memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ headed to the big screen
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Britney Spears’ story is headed to the big screen. Universal has landed the rights to Spears’ bestselling memoir, “The Woman in Me,” which is being developed as a biopic of the pop star’s life, CNN has confirmed with the studio. Spears’ book was published nearly two years after she was released from her 13-year conservatorship in 2021. Britney Spears’ book “The Woman in Me” at a Barnes & Noble store in New York, 2023. The last major studio film for Spears was “Crossroads” in 2002 – a coming-of-age fan-favorite that starred Spears alongside Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning.

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☆ Trump's bitcoin strategy was shared behind closed doors with CEOs who raised $25 million. Here's what he told them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Bitcoin 2024 attendee wears "Make Bitcoin Great Again" baseball cap. Trump said on Saturday that his campaign has raised $25 million from the crypto industry since it began accepting cryptocurrency donations in May. "Make Bitcoin Great Again" hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. "The rules will be written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry," Trump declared that afternoon in the main auditorium as he warmed up the crowd. As Riot's Les put it, "I think the core message that we communicated to President Trump was, 'This is your industry leadership group.

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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris each unleashed a new wave of television ads Tuesday as they race to secure an advantage in a presidential campaign dramatically altered in recent weeks. In its first major ad blitz targeting Harris, the Trump campaign is zeroing in on her immigration record in ads running across several key battleground states. It’s a sign that the former president has settled on a longstanding GOP line of attack against the vice president, after grappling with the abrupt change atop the Democratic ticket. Trump, in two new campaign ads, seeks to define Harris on his terms by relying on what has been a political liability for the Biden administration: the management of the US-Mexico border. In response, Harris campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa said Trump is “running on his trademark lies” and said the former president opposed a congressional border deal that would have helped with enforcement.

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☆ Interest rates remain steady once again — but it's likely the Fed will cut rates in September
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe nation's central bank didn't give interest rate relief to Americans — yet. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee announced it would be leaving interest rates unchanged, continuing the pause that began last fall. And with the labor market slowing down while avoiding a recession, the Fed might have the evidence it needs to cut interest rates at its next meeting in September. However, predictions point to a rate cut — CME FedWatch, which estimates probabilities of interest rate changes based on the markets, showed markets think it's far more likely than not that rates will ease. Related storiesThe high interest rates have meant it's more expensive for Americans to borrow money for things like mortgages, credit cards, and auto loans.

Persons: —, Jerome Powell, Powell, Michele Raneri, Donald Trump —, Trump, Elizabeth Warren, John Hickenlooper, Sheldon Whitehouse Organizations: Service, Federal, Market Committee, Business, Fed, TransUnion, Fox News, Democratic Locations: May's, Sens

☆ Interest rate cuts probably aren't here just yet, but they could finally reach Americans in under 2 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's safe to say that Americans can count on an interest rate cut pretty soon, but probably not this week. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee will announce its next interest rate decision, and it's once again expected to hold rates steady. However, the FOMC's September meeting could finally bring Americans the relief they've been waiting for — CME FedWatch showed markets think it's all but certain the Fed will cut rates that month. Lower interest rates would make borrowing more affordable for consumers and businesses alike. "You have kept interest rates too high for too long: it is time to cut rates," they wrote.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin drops more than 2% as cryptocurrency struggles to hold onto $66,000: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, CNBC Crypto World sits down with Sen. Elizabeth Warren's challenger John Deaton from Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville and Rep. Wiley Nickel discusses a letter he signed urging the DNC to have a 'forward-looking approach' to crypto.

Persons: explainers, Sen, Elizabeth Warren's, John Deaton, Wiley Nickel Organizations: CNBC Crypto, CNBC, Wiley Locations: Nashville

☆ Bitcoin nears $70,000 as investors digest Trump crypto comments and look ahead to central bank meetings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors are coming back into the market after bitcoin ended last week flat and ether dropped roughly 8%. Additionally, traders are watching the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the Bank of England – all of which are meeting this week. Eyes are on Fed Chair Jerome Powell in particular, hoping his comments will confirm an interest rate cut in September. He also said it would be his policy to keep 100% of the bitcoin the U.S. government currently holds (about 210,000 bitcoins), serving as the beginning of a National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. In remarks that garnered the biggest roar from the audience, Trump vowed that he would replace Gensler "on day one."

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☆ Opinion | I Was a Kamala Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Lydia Polgreen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I remember the moment I knew that Kamala Harris was not the candidate for me in the 2020 presidential race. It was just a few days before the second Democratic primary debate, and college student debt had become an issue on the campaign trail. On July 26, 2019, Harris announced her student loan forgiveness program. That’s the new nomenclature for converts to the Harris 2024 fold — a phrase that comes from her mother, and that I’ll dig into later. But I want to be candid about something first: I’m a little embarrassed to be rooting for any politician.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Harris, Pell Grant, Donald Trump, bicultural, Joe Biden Organizations: Democratic, milquetoast Democratic

☆ LinkedIn billionaire is going all-in on Kamala Harris. But he wants her to make a big change
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is throwing his financial firepower behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the GOP nominee for vice president, is a fan. Harris campaign: No discussions on replacing KhanHoffman told CNN he “certainly” hasn’t directly pushed Harris to replace Khan. A Harris campaign aide told CNN that there have been “no policy discussions” about replacing Khan at the current time. That was a mistake,” Hoffman told CNN.

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☆ Opinion | Kamala Harris Needs a 3 P.M. Agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris has what she used to call a 3 a.m. agenda. To be an effective president, she’ll need to add a 3 p.m. agenda. When Harris was running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2019, she put out a television ad that was pretty effective. She described how her mother, after putting the girls to bed, “would sit up trying to figure out how to make it all work,” presumably sometimes until 3 in the morning. “Because,” she intoned, “you’ve waited long enough to get a good night’s sleep.”At the time, Harris was positioning herself as a liberal in an election that had the Democrats moving well to the left.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, ”, Trump, “ you’ve, Joe Biden, leftward, Bernie Sanders of, Elizabeth Warren of Organizations: Democratic Locations: Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

☆ Jennifer Aniston slams JD Vance for ‘childless cat ladies’ remarks: ‘I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jennifer Aniston is criticizing JD Vance for comments he made in his past about women without children. “All I can say is… Mr. Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day,” Aniston wrote on her Instagram stories. The ship has sailed.”Aniston’s passionate words about Vance’s comments come from a personal place, as the “Friends” star has personal experience being judged for not having children. (The video Aniston reposted was shared by actress Allison Janney.) CNN has reached out to Aniston’s representative for further comment on her post about Vance and her apparent endorsement of Harris.

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Trump, the Republican nominee for president, has raised more than $4 million from a mix of digital tokens, a campaign aide told CNBC. At least 19 donors contributed more than $2.15 million bitcoin to the committee, the filing shows. Brian Hughes, a Trump campaign aide, said that of the more than $4 million in crypto raised, most of it arrived in bitcoin. "While the Biden-Harris Administration stifles innovation with more regulation and higher taxes, President Trump is ready to encourage American leadership in this and other emerging technologies." Thus far, it appears the Trump campaign is mostly converting these contributions immediately to USDC and then liquidating the donations.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Bill Pugliano, Donald Trump, Tyler, Cameron Winklevoss, Mike Belshe, Tyler Winklevoss, Eva Marie Uzcategui, he's, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Brian Hughes, Kamala Harris, Hughes, Harris, shiba inu, Jesse Powell, Stuart Alderoty, Alderoty, David Sacks, Ryan Selkis, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Warren, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance Organizations: Van, Getty, NASHVILLE, Republican, CNBC, U.S, Trump, Republican National Committee, State Department, Gemini Trust, Bloomberg, Solana, Bitcoin, Music City Center, Democratic, Biden, Harris Administration, IRS, Libertarian National Convention, Ohio, Biden White, SEC Locations: Grand Rapids , Michigan, Tennessee, bitcoin, Miami , Florida, U.S, Nashville, San Francisco, USDC, Washington, Lago, Florida

☆ Harvey Weinstein in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 and contracting double pneumonia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Disgraced and imprisoned movie mogul Harvey Weinstein “tested positive for COVID and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs,” Juda Engelmayer, Weinstein’s spokesman, said in a statement Thursday. In addition, Mr. Weinstein tested positive for COVID and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs,” the statement said. Engelmayer also confirmed to CNN that Weinstein was transferred to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward late on Wednesday night. The New York Court of Appeals overturned a sex crimes conviction against Weinstein in April, but he has remained in custody in New York. In that case, Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Persons: CNN —, Harvey Weinstein “, Juda, “ Craig Rothfeld, Weinstein’s, Weinstein, Engelmayer Organizations: CNN, Prison, New, Manhattan, Attorney’s Locations: Bellevue, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Kamala Harris has entered the U.S. presidential election. What that could mean for crypto
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election and its implications for the crypto industry got more uncertain this week after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race following President Joe Biden's exit. Many are now wondering what a Harris administration could mean for crypto – especially following years of an anti-crypto crusade led by Biden-appointed SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. On Tuesday, a day after Harris launched her campaign, billionaire Mark Cuban said her advisors had begun reaching out to him about crypto policy . Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, had recently seen a boost as Trump incorporated crypto into his platform. The crypto industry sees itself as nonpartisan, and in recent weeks has bipartisan support for crypto in Congress has been growing.

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☆ The new wave of pop stars who are getting young voters tuned into the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

That’s the sound of a wave of young pop artists powering Vice President Kamala Harris on TikTok. While Roan has not yet endorsed a candidate in the race for the White House, galvanizing her fans through her music may pay off for the Harris campaign. In other words, Charli XCX could be more influential in the 2024 election than George Clooney or Barbra Streisand (both of whom have also endorsed Harris). While Harris’ TikTok page has 1.1 million followers, Trump, who joined TikTok in June, garnered 3 million followers in his first day on the social media platform. He now boasts 9.1 million followers.

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☆ A Fabled Washington Home, Kept Empty by a 22-Year Battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Elizabeth Williamson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect John F. Kennedy was there for dinner the night before his inauguration. “It was a special place to grow up,” said Donald Graham, a former publisher of The Washington Post, remembering his childhood home. After she died in 2001 her estate sold the home to Mark Ein, a venture capitalist and philanthropist who owns Washington City Paper and has a stake in the city’s N.F.L. Mr. Ein, then a bachelor, had no plans to entertain in Mrs. Graham’s grand style and did not move in. But after he married Sally Stiebel in the home’s garden in 2013, the couple decided to raise their family there.

Persons: John F, Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Truman Capote, Princess Diana, ”, Donald Graham, Katharine Graham, Graham’s, Philip Graham, Mark Ein, Ein, Sally Stiebel Organizations: The Washington, Beaux, Arts, The, Washington, Citi D.C Locations: Washington, Georgetown

☆ Warren sounds alarm on T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular deal with Justice Department, FCC
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators are sounding the alarm over T-Mobile's proposal to acquire most of US Cellular, and asking the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to closely scrutinize and consider challenging the deal. The $4.4 billion deal announced in May 2024 would allow T-Mobile to use part U.S. Cellular's wireless spectrum to improve its coverage in rural areas and give it access to four million new customers. Under the agreement, U.S. Cellular would retain 70% of its wireless spectrum and towers, leasing space on other towers to T-Mobile. In Monday's letter, the lawmakers also ask the Justice Department to consider unwinding that merger, arguing that it cost customers of competing wireless carriers billions of dollars. A spokesperson for T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter from CNBC.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren, WASHINGTON, Amy Klobuchar, Chris Murphy, Conn, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Klobuchar Organizations: Senate Armed Services, Washington , D.C, US Cellular, Justice Department, Federal Communications Commission, CNBC, Cellular, Mobile, Warren, Sprint, Department, U.S Locations: Afghanistan, South, Central Asia, Washington ,, Sens, Minn, U.S

☆ Opinion | Now Is the Time for Kamala Harris to Be Herself
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Nicole Allan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This idea has also characterized her tenure as vice president and driven some Democrats’ concern about her potentially replacing President Biden at the top of the ticket. In 2019, Ms. Harris was competing on progressive bona fides with the likes of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Hemmed in by these dynamics, Ms. Harris struggled to define her brand. This time around, Ms. Harris could finally be herself. By the time she was packaging herself for a national audience, so-called progressive prosecutors had been elected in cities across the country.

Persons: Kamala Harris’s, Biden, Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Donald Trump, Mr, Trump, Harris’s

☆ How Harris is preparing to contrast her record as a prosecutor with Trump’s as a felon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Kamala Harris has spent much more of her life as a prosecutor than as a senator or vice president – and that is exactly how she is now going to run against Donald Trump. The vice president had expected that to be part of her role making the case for Biden. “As a former prosecutor, Vice President Harris has a lot of experience holding convicted felons accountable,” said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a former primary opponent in the 2020 Democratic race who quickly endorsed Harris after the news of Biden’s decision broke. “The prosecutor approach is really about just deconstructing an issue,” Harris told CNN in an exclusive interview after a campaign stop in Las Vegas in April. He was a for-profit college – literally,” a narrator says, as footage of first Harris and then Trump goes by.

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☆ Energized Democrats quickly consolidate around Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Democratic congressional leaders had remained quiet so far — but there were signs that could soon change. Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark and California Rep. Pete Aguilar, the second- and third-ranking House Democrats, endorsed Harris on Monday morning. The Clintons, in a statement Sunday, endorsed Harris; Obama did not, deferring to the party’s process. In those phone calls, Harris made clear that while she was grateful for Biden’s endorsement, she planned to earn the Democratic nomination in her own right. Longtime Democratic operative Donna Brazile said that she was in the process of gathering delegates to support Harris.

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☆ A major student-loan company is being sued over claims it mismanaged 8 million borrowers' accounts, blocking them from lower payments and debt relief
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA major student-loan company just got hit with a lawsuit over claims it harmed the millions of borrowers it services. The lawsuit claims that MOHELA's mismanagement has harmed the 8 million borrowers it services and requests that a judgment be entered requiring MOHELA to provide relief to harmed borrowers for violating consumer protection law. "Individually, any one of MOHELA's failings would be sufficient to cause financial, mental, and emotional distress," the lawsuit said.

Persons: —, servicer MOHELA, MOHELA, Randi Weingarten, it's, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, Warren, Winston Berkman, Breen Organizations: Service, Teachers, Business, Education Department, AFT, Federal, Democratic, we're Locations: American, Sens

☆ Answering questions you might have about Biden’s decision to suspend his reelection
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Forrest | Danya Gainor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In practice, whoever the presidential nominee chooses as their running mate is typically accepted by the delegates. What happens to the money raised for Biden’s reelection? Biden’s reelection efforts had raised a total of $240 million at the end of June. Those funds are split across the DNC, allied committees and Biden’s campaign committee itself. While no US president has been pressured out of a reelection campaign due to concerns over his mental fitness, it is not unprecedented for an incumbent president to abandon his reelection campaign — but it is rare.

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☆ Kamala Harris is racking up endorsements from key Democrats — and Trump is already on the attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWithin minutes of Joe Biden dropping out, the wheels were already in motion in both the Democratic and Republican parties. All of it centered on one person: Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden's endorsed heir apparent. The Trump campaign released a statement on Sunday criticizing Biden and Harris as Trump himself focused on mocking Biden. "Kamala Harris is just as much of joke as Biden is," the Trump campaign's statement said. AdvertisementBefore Biden's bombshell announcement, people familiar with the Trump campaign told The Guardian that Trump and his team wanted Biden to remain the nominee.

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