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☆ America's 10 best states for infrastructure, where you can rely on roads, bridges, airports, power, and internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

To rate each state's infrastructure, we look at roads, bridges, ports and airports. New in 2024, we evaluate so-called site readiness programs set up in many states to link companies with shovel-ready sites. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama offers one of the more robust site readiness programs in the nation. Roads, bridges, and broadband are also in excellent shape in Tennessee. A respectable 24% of the state's power comes from renewable energy, putting it in the top half of states.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Gary Hershorn, Brad Lander, Kathy Hochul, Luke Sharrett, Liam Kennedy, Chicago —, Carl Sandburg, Minnesotans, Tim Walz, Nathan Howard, — Virginia, Caitlin O'Hara, Elijah Nouvelage Organizations: Infrastructure Law, CNBC, Law, Business, Empire, Hudson, Corbis, Census, Gov, Indiana, CSX Corp, Bloomberg, Getty, Crossroads of America, U.S . Surface Transportation, Hoosier State, of Energy, Street Foundation, Economic Development, Alabama, Tennessee Downtown, Istock, Volunteer State, Energy Department, Illinois Metra, Chicago, Railroads, Census Bureau, Surface Transportation, Traffic, Midway, Chicago Department of Aviation, Lincoln, Minnesota, Jimkruger, Minnesota's Department of Economic, The Utah Department of Transportation, Beehive State, Planners, Virginia, Amazon.com Inc, —, Washington Post, Georgia Passengers, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport Locations: States, York, Manhattan, New York City, New York, Ohio, Clarksville , Indiana, U.S, Indiana, Alabama, Trinity , Alabama, Yellowhammer State, Tennessee Downtown Nashville , Tennessee, Tennessee, Illinois, Chicago, Rudybalasko, Texas, Minneapolis , Minnesota, Mississippi, Minneapolis, Utah, Salt Lake City, Beehive, Farmington, Ashburn , Virginia, Northern Virginia, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Yulia Navalnaya: Russian court orders arrest in absentia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A court in Moscow has ordered Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, to be arrested in absentia, her spokesperson said Tuesday. The Basmannyy District Court in Moscow accused Navalnaya of “participation in an extremist organization,” her spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said in a post on social media. She has also been added to an international wanted list, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. He returned to Russia in 2021 from Germany, where he had been treated after being poisoned with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent. Reacting to the court’s decision on Tuesday, Navalnaya reiterated claims of Putin’s involvement in the death of her husband.

Persons: CNN —, Yulia Navalnaya, Alexey Navalny, Navalnaya, ”, Kira Yarmysh, Navalny, Putin, ’, –, Vladimir Putin, ” Yulia Navalnaya, Instagram Navalnaya, Putin “, “, Alexey, ” CNN’s Nathan Hodge, Sahar Akbarzai, Jack Guy Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Kremlin Locations: Moscow, Basmannyy, Siberia, Russia, Germany, Soviet, Russian, The Hague

☆ Stephen King, Sarah Jessica Parker and More Share Their Top Books of the 21st Century
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( The New York Times Books Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

To determine the best books of the 21st century , The New York Times Book Review and The Upshot polled hundreds of literary luminaries. Stephen King Stephen King has written more than 60 books, many of which have been adapted for film and television. Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee has written two novels: FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES and PACHINKO, which was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2017. Scott Turow Scott Turow is an attorney and writer best known for legal thrillers like PRESUMED INNOCENT and THE BURDEN OF PROOF. DU BOIS, was one of The Times’s 10 Best Books of 2021.

Persons: Stephen King Stephen King, ”, Ian McEwan ●, Christine Falls, Benjamin Black ●, Donna Tartt, Gillian Flynn ●, Cormac McCarthy ●, Margaret Atwood ●, Sarah Waters ●, Philip Roth ●, Viet Thanh Nguyen, “, Stephen King, Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee, Anthony Doerr ●, Katherine Boo ●, Colm Tóibín ●, Julie Otsuka ● “, Tara Westover ● “, Matthew Desmond ● “, Marilynne Robinson, Edward P, Jones, Barbara Ehrenreich ●, Phil Klay Karl Ove Knausgaard Karl Ove Knausgaard, Roberto Bolaño ● “, Maggie Nelson ● “, Elena Ferrante ● “, Ben Marcus ● “, Emmanuel Carrère ●, Kazuo Ishiguro ●, Claire Keegan ● “, Peter Handke ●, Denis Johnson ●, Svetlana Alexievich, Bonnie Garmus Bonnie Garmus, Barnes, Nehisi Coates, Barbara Kingsolver ●, Tara Westover, Matt Ridley ●, Harry Potter, Prince, Rowling ●, Dave Eggers ●, Henry David Thoreau, Laura Dassow, Ben Rice ●, Colson Whitehead ●, Timothy Egan Nana Kwame Adjei ‑ Brenyah Nana Kwame Adjei ‑, ZZ Packer, Diana Khoi Nguyen, “ Greenwood, Michael Christie, Solmaz Sharif, Min Jin Lee ● “, George Saunders ● “, Jesmyn Ward, Ted Chiang ●, George Saunders ●, Colson Whitehead, Chimamanda Ngozi, Edwidge Danticat, Aracelis Girmay, Natsuo Kirino, Roberto Bolaño ●, Francisco Goldman ●, Paul Beatty Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker, Tayari Jones, Sting, Paul Murray ●, Megha Majumdar ●, Anthony Marra ●, Jonathan Franzen ●, Donna Tartt ●, Janika Oza, Patrick Radden Keefe, Sonali Deraniyagala James Patterson James Patterson, Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, J.D . Barker, Stephen King ● “, Markus Zusak ●, Tara Westover ●, Stieg Larsson, Gillian Flynn, Rowling, Anthony Bourdain ●, Keith Richards, James Fox ●, Dennis Lehane ●, Laura Hillenbrand Elin Hilderbrand Elin Hilderbrand, “ Alice, Oliver, Charles Bock ●, Curtis Sittenfeld, Tim Winton ●, Lily King ● “, Anna Quindlen ●, Lauren Groff ● “, Maggie O'Farrell, Raven Leilani, Erin Morgenstern Annette Gordon ‑ Reed Annette Gordon, Reed, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Annette Gordon, Reed ●, Henrietta, Rebecca Skloot ●, Louis Menand ●, Isabel Wilkerson ●, Hilary, Rebecca Roanhorse Rebecca Roanhorse, Hugo, Ann Leckie ● “, Ted Chiang ● “, Kim Stanley Robinson ●, Stephen Graham Jones ●, Ken Liu ●, Djèlí Clark ●, Louise Erdrich ●, Theodore Sturgeon Marlon James Marlon James, Booker, Maria McCann ● “, Bird, James McBride ●, Alan Hollinghurst ●, Min Jin Lee ●, Skippy, Patrick French Roxane Gay Roxane Gay, Michael Chabon ●, Alicia Erian ●, Bernardine Evaristo, Kiese Laymon, Carmen Maria Machado ●, Zadie Smith, Emma Donoghue ●, Ann Patchett Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Lethem, Eugene Lim ●, Olga Ravn ●, Percival Everett ●, Keith Ridgway ●, Renee Gladman ●, Lydia Millet ● “, Helen DeWitt ● “, Robin McLean ●, Christopher Sorrentino Sarah MacLean Sarah MacLean, Angelina M, Lopez ● “, Lisa Kleypas ●, Jennifer Crusie ●, Circe, Madeline Miller, Kresley Cole ●, Beverly Jenkins ● “ Georgie, Kate Clayborn ● “ Hana Khan, Uzma Jalaluddin, Milla Vane ● “, Sherry Thomas Ed Yong Ed Yong, Bel Canto, Ann Patchett, Nana Kwame Adjei, Abed Salama, Nathan Thrall, Mohsin Hamid ● “, Helen Macdonald ● “, Jenny Odell ●, Julie Otsuka, Amal El, Max Gladstone ●, Hernan Diaz, Thomas Chatterton Williams Thomas Chatterton Williams, Hagar's, Jones ●, Catherine Lacey ● “, Dana Spiotta, Joan Silber ● “ Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Alice Munro ●, Hua Hsu, Veronica, Mary Gaitskill ●, Isabel Wilkerson Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay, Mark Z, Joker, Kaoru Takamura ●, Benjamín Labatut, Stephen Graham Jones, Mariana Enriquez ●, Sara Levine ●, Colson Whitehead Nick Hornby Nick Hornby, Michael Chabon, David Kynaston ●, Billy Lynn's, Ben Fountain ●, Richard Russo, Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout ●, Mark Harris ●, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc ●, Scott Turow Scott Turow, Sam Quinones ● “, Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein, ●, Timothy Snyder ●, Adam Johnson ●, Ann Goldstein ●, Daniel Kahneman ● “, Daniel Alarcón Daniel Alarcón, Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz, Claudia Rankine, Jones ● “, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc ● “, Patrick Radden Keefe Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Victor Luckerson ●, Alice Walker ●, Toni Morrison ●, Toni Morrison ● “, Ibram X, Tiya Miles ●, Isabel Wilkerson Lucy Sante Lucy Sante, Uwe Johnson, Damion Searls, Jeremiah Moss ●, Sigrid Nunez ●, Ian Penman, Mike DeCapite ●, Rachel Kushner ●, Ed Park ●, Svetlana Alexievich Gary Shteyngart Gary Shteyngart, Pitchaya Sudbanthad, Amy Hempel, Amy Hempel ● “, Colm Tóibín, Joseph O’Neill ●, Rachel Cusk ●, Tony Judt ●, Isabel Wilkerson Anand Giridharadas Anand Giridharadas, Jane Mayer ●, Andrew Solomon ● “, Hanya Yanagihara, Suketu Mehta, Karl Ove Knausgaard ●, Asne Seierstad, Joan Didion Jessamine Chan Jessamine, Barack Obama, Tang, Chloé Cooper Jones, Andrea Elliott ● “, Jenny Erpenbeck, Lauren Groff ●, Cathy Park Hong, Sheila Heti ●, Dorothy Roberts Michael Robbins Michael Robbins, Michael Robbins, Kristin Ross ●, Lauren Berlant, Andreas Malm ●, Anahid Nersessian, “ Lila, Mike Davis ●, Chelsey Minnis, Fred Moten ●, Mary Gaitskill Alma, Alma Katsu, Jonathan Strange, Norrell, Susanna Clarke ● “, Sarah Waters, Julie Otsuka ●, Audrey Niffenegger ●, Megan Abbott Megan Abbott, Edgar, Joyce Carol Oates, Kate Atkinson ●, Robert Kolker ●, Oyinkan Braithwaite ●, Daniel Woodrell ●, Joan Didion Joshua Ferris Joshua Ferris, Hemingway, Anne Enright, Patricia Lockwood ●, Paul Harding ●, Ann Napolitano Ann Napolitano, David Mitchell ●, Yaa Gyasi, Emily St, John Mandel ●, John Irving John Irving, OWEN MEANY, John Boyne, Paul Theroux, Abraham Verghese ●, James Salter ●, Nix, Nathan Hill, Edmund White ●, Peter Matthiessen ●, Michael Ondaatje ●, Jeanette Winterson Tiya Miles Tiya Miles, Frederick Douglass, David W, Blight, Andrew Sean Greer ●, Michael Pollan ●, Dara Horn ●, Stephen Greenblatt ●, Jami Attenberg Jami Attenberg, Ada Limón ●, Jonathan Franzen, Alison Bechdel, Sloane Crosley, Alexander Chee ●, Patti Smith ●, Morgan Parker ●, Sara Novic Stephen L, Carter Stephen L, Carter, Deirdre McCloskey ●, Mohsin Hamid ●, Virginia Postrel, Umberto, Geraldine Brooks ●, Richard Powers ●, Jane Brox ●, David Bentley Hart, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Sarah Schulman Sarah Schulman, Mattilda Bernstein, Natasha Trethewey ●, Adania Shibli, Ned Blackhawk ●, Stephanie E, Rogers, Martha S, Steven W, Raja Shehadeh ●, Hugh Ryan Elizabeth Hand Elizabeth Hand, Rene Denfeld ●, Henry Darger, John M, MacGregor ● “, Dan Chaon ● “ James Tiptree Jr, Julie Phillips ●, Kelly Link, Morgan Talty ●, Robert Macfarlane ●, William Gibson Dion Graham Dion Graham, Jonathan Eig’s, Colson Whitehead’s CROOK, Omar El Akkad, Wolf, Marlon James ● “, Winfred Rembert, Cixin Liu ● “, Dave Eggers ● “, George Floyd, Robert Samuels, Toluse, Jonathan Eig ●, Jonathan Eig ● “ Washington, Jeremy Denk Jeremy Denk, David Foster Wallace ●, Jeff, Geoff Dyer ●, Hanif Abdurraqib, Elif Batuman, Alex Ross ●, Kate Molleson Morgan Jerkins Morgan Jerkins, Zora Neale Hurston, Haruki Murakami ●, Masha Gessen ●, Safiya Sinclair ● “, Carmen Maria Machado ● “, Imani Perry, Jesmyn Ward Michael Roth Michael Roth, Amy Bloom, Saidiya Hartman, Valeria Luiselli ●, Jon Fosse, Daniel Kahneman ●, Ben Lerner ●, Jennifer Egan Organizations: New York, Argonauts, J.K, Railroad, Corrections, ”, A.M, Harvard University, OF, Metaphysical, Suns, Ministry, Indians, The New York Times, Hawthorn, Child, Roberto Bolaño ● “, New Yorker, NPR, University of Oklahoma, DU BOIS, PEN, “, Yale Law School, THE, Umberto Eco, Beginners, MacArthur Foundation, Wesleyan University, Topeka School Locations: ”, Brooklyn, Norwegian, Ben Marcus ● “ The, Nantucket, OF MONTICELLO, Monticello, “, BROOKLYN, Britain, Jones ● “ Lincoln, Feral, Bangkok, Susanna Clarke ● “ Lincoln, Burma, Texas, Jonathan Eig ● “, “ Austerlitz, Venice, Death, Varanasi, America, Lorraine

☆ 'No one is picking up the phone': Joe Biden's fundraising confronts new hurdles after debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., June 20, 2024. Amanda Andrade-rhoades | ReutersPresident Joe Biden's fundraising operation started showing cracks in its once formidable armor, almost 10 days after his disastrous presidential debate performance. Some of Biden's campaign bundlers have stopped making calls to potential donors since the June 27 debate, according to people familiar with the matter. "No one is picking up the phone," said a well-connected Democratic fundraiser, who raises money for Biden and the Democratic Party. watch nowA Biden campaign spokesman did not return a request for comment.

Persons: Joe Biden, Amanda Andrade, Joe Biden's, bundlers, Biden, aren't, I'm, John Morgan, Morgan, reassurances, Nathan Howard, It's, Stewart Bainum Jr, Bainum, Sandy Bainum, Donald Trump, Trump, Ed Rendell, Rendell, Lisa Kabnick, Troutman Pepper, Kabnick, Jen O'Malley Dillon, Wes Moore, Disney, Abigail Disney, Joe Organizations: Air Force, Dover Air Force Base, rhoades, Democratic, Biden, Democratic Party, U.S, Reuters, Choice, CNBC, Fund, Democratic National Committee, Commission, Senate, Trump, Bloomberg, Former Pennsylvania, FEC, Maryland Locations: Dover , Delaware, U.S, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona , Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, In Michigan, Wisconsin, Philadelphia

☆ European stocks seen slipping as traders digest French election result
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Katrina Bishop | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — European stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday as markets reacted to an expected hung parliament in France after a surprise win for a left-wing coalition of parties. France's CAC 40 was seen falling 37.9 points to 7,631, according to IG, and the euro was down 0.18% against the dollar. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index and Germany's DAX are both expected to fall around 6 points, while Italy's FTSE MIB is expected to slip 115 points at the open. European marketsFrance's left-wing New Popular Front won the largest number of seats in this weekend's parliamentary elections, scuppering an expected surge for the far-right. However, the coalition failed to secure an absolute majority, early data showed, leaving markets digesting the possibility of a hung parliament.

Persons: Germany's DAX, France's, scuppering, Jim Reid, Nathan Posner Organizations: CAC, IG, Popular Front, Deutsche Bank, New, Republique, Anadolu, Getty Locations: France, Paris, France's

☆ A running list of what Michelle Obama has said about (not) running for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewWith Joe Biden's re-election campaign in shambles, Democrats are turning yet again to a woman they've long wanted to nominate: Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama. When he joked that Michelle Obama might not have the temperament to be president, she jumped on the opportunity to agree. December 19, 2016Oprah asked Michelle Obama if she ever plans to seek office, but received largely the same answer as everyone else. Obama asked.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Michelle Obama, First, Obama, situates, Crystal Carson, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nathan Congleton, we'll, Barack Obama, Michelle, Valerie Jarrett, Jarrett, Oprah, I'm, coy, it's, Conan O'Brien's, O'Brien, she'd, Carson Organizations: Service, Reuters, Democratic, Trump, Business, Getty, The, ABC News, NBC News, White House, Southwest, White, BBC, NBC Locations: NBCU, United States, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Austin , Texas, Orlando , Florida, Boston , Massachusetts

☆ Taylor Swift is doing 8 Eras shows in London. Mini-residencies could be her smartest business decision yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The Eras Tour was always set to be immensely profitable for Swift, but she's set to make even more money thanks to one key business move. Swift is set to play eight nights in London and six in cities like Toronto — and she's skipping nearby cities that she's hit on past tours like Ottawa. Advertisement"It significantly reduces the overhead of a tour," Nathan Hubbard, the former CEO of Ticketmaster who founded the management firm Firebird, told Business Insider.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift's, Swift, Nathan Hubbard, Harry Styles, Hubbard, That's, she's, Taylor Organizations: Service, Wembley, European Central Bank, Barclays, Business, Swift, Ticketmaster, Firebird, Garden, Kia Forum, Las, Pitchfork, Institute Locations: Europe, London, Toronto, Ottawa, Los Angeles, San Diego, New, Covid, Las Vegas, Scotland, Minneapolis

☆ Nathan's hot dog contest crowns Bertoletti, Sudo after Joey Chestnut debacle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Patrick Bertoletti, Geoffrey Esper and other contestants compete in the 2024 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2024. Patrick Bertoletti won Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, the annual competition held on July 4, marking the end of an era after 16-time winner Joey Chestnut's falling out with the event's organizer, Major League Eating. MLE announced last month that it was parting ways with Chestnut, citing a rule that participants cannot strike endorsement deals with rivals of hot dog maker Nathan's. "For nearly two decades we have worked under the same basic hot dog exclusivity provisions," the MLE said in a statement in June. "However, it seems that Joey and his managers have prioritized a new partnership with a different hot dog brand over our long-time relationship."

Persons: Patrick Bertoletti, Geoffrey Esper, There's, frankfurter, Joey Chestnut's, Miki Sudo, MLE, Chestnut, Joey Locations: Coney, New York City, U.S, Illinois

☆ It's cool to be a finance bro — for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It comes amid reports that White House staffers are being told to go heads down and " execute, execute, execute. " The big storyISO: A man in financeGetty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIIt's cool to be a finance bro — for now. AdvertisementThanks to a song in a viral TikTok video , finance bros have entered a period of resurgence. But it didn't take long to discover that finance bros were often the butt of the joke. So finance bros may be enjoying a moment in the cultural sunshine — but it likely won't last forever.

Persons: —, I'm Jordan Parker Erb, Dan DeFrancesco, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Biden, We'll, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, bro —, Megan Boni, It's, Maria Noyen, wasn't, Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, Sam Bankman, Rishi Sunak —, Joey Chestnut, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, White House, Business, Getty, bros, Trust Locations: New York City, Patagonia, Manhattan, New York, London

☆ At Hot Dog Eating Contest, a Chance to Crown a New King
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Liam Stack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is time for the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. The contest has long been a holiday mainstay in New York, and must-see midday TV across the country. But this year’s event, which tests “competitive eaters” on how many hot dogs they can frantically scarf down in 10 minutes, promises to be unusually suspenseful. Joey Chestnut, the 16-time champion, was forced to part ways with the contest last month after he signed an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods, a rival to Nathan’s that makes vegan hot dogs. Chestnut go through a pile of hot dogs like a wood chipper.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Chestnut Organizations: Impossible Foods Locations: New York City, Coney Island, New York

☆ Competitive Eaters Are Just Like Us. Give or Take a Dozen Hot Dogs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rachel Sugar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They walk among us, these titans of caloric consumption: construction workers and school superintendents, farmers and accountants. The difference is that every July 4, the best of them flock to Coney Island for the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Last month, Joey Chestnut, the contest’s 16-time champion, was barred from competition after signing an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods. Immediately after the news broke, it was announced that he would go head-to-head with his longtime rival, Takeru Kobayashi, in a Netflix special — “Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef” — to air live on Sept. 2. (Mr. Kobayashi, who holds the world record for downing bunless hot dogs, has not been allowed to compete in the contest since 2010, owing to a contract dispute with Major League Eating, the governing body of the Nathan’s event.)

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi, Kobayashi Organizations: Impossible Foods, Major League Locations: Coney Island

Tens of thousands of spectators every year brave the unpredictable summer weather to watch the contest at the Nathan’s Famous flagship restaurant. The current record for most hot dogs eaten at a competition is 76 hot dogs, held by 16-time champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut. After agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based meats and is a competitor to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Chestnut was barred. MLB games are a major venue for hot dog consumption: In 2020, ballparks sold 19.4 million hot dogs. For their part, amateur hot dog eaters at barbecues across the nation will consume 150 million hot dogs during the holiday, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

Persons: Joey “, Takeru Kobayashi, Chestnut, Miki Sudo Organizations: CNN, Labor Day, Sausage Council, Impossible Foods, Padres, Pirates, Twins, Royals, Marlins, Guardians, MLB, Sports Media Watch Locations: Coney, Brooklyn , New York, American

☆ Vintage photos show what Coney Island's 4th of July celebrations used to look like
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Coney Island has been a popular destination for the Fourth of July since the early 20th century. Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held on July 4 since the 1970s. Vintage photos of July 4 on Coney Island show crowded beaches and the annual hot-dog contest. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . From fireworks displays, parades, and live performances to the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Coney Island has been hosting Independence Day celebrations since the early 20th century.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, New, Business Locations: Coney

☆ Hundreds of candidates drop out of French election runoff in last gasp bid to keep far right from power
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

They’ve put aside their differences with one goal in mind: to keep the far right firmly away from the 289 seats required for an absolute majority currently within their reach. By Tuesday, as the deadline to drop out closed, fewer than 100 remain, after centrist and left-wing candidates strategically dropped out in individual seats. This tactic could stop some RN candidates from winning, according to analyst Antoine Bristielle. Macron’s Ensemble allies also called on their supporters to prevent the far right taking office, but some warned against lending their votes to the hard-left France Unbowed, a party inside the NFP. “I’ve taken the difficult decision to withdraw … leaving it up to my voters to position themselves against the far right or far left,” Samuel Deguara, a candidate from Macron’s camp said after withdrawing.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron’s, They’ve, Antoine Bristielle, Nathan Laine, ” Bristielle, Leslie Mortreux, Gérald Darmanin, Bruno Le Maire, “ I’ve, ” Samuel Deguara, Pen, ” Le Pen, Perpignan Louis Aliot, Dimitar Dilkoff, Jordan Bardella Organizations: CNN, Republique, Bloomberg, Getty, National, NFP –, NFP, Macron’s, France Unbowed, . Finance, …, Rassemblement National, Perpignan Locations: Antoine Bristielle ., Paris, France, AFP

☆ How Donald Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in three out of four of his criminal cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

With Monday’s Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling likely preventing a trial in the federal election subversion case before the election, Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in the three most significant criminal prosecutions he faces. It will determine Trump’s legal fate. A Supreme Court ruling that hamstrings the DC federal subversion caseThe charges by special counsel Jack Smith alleging Trump subverted the 2020 election was the second to last of the four cases brought. “You can’t charge a former president for a crime for the first time in history without going to Supreme Court,” Cobb said. But the new Supreme Court immunity standard jeopardizes the use of much of that conduct in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, won’t, ”, Ty Cobb, “, ” Cobb, pardoning, Fani Willis, Paul Rosenzweig, Bill Clinton, Jamie Raskin, ” Raskin, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan’s, Smith, Smith’s, Cobb, John Roberts, Rosenzweig, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, She’s, she’s, she’d, Willis, Nathan Wade, it’s, Wade, Nathan Wade's, Kaitlan Collins, Fulton, Scott McAfee, Michael Moore, Moore, Barack Obama, ” Moore, CNN’s Lauren Fox, Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, Republican White House, Trump, Fulton, Department of Homeland Security, Maryland Democrat, DC, DC Circuit, White, Justice Department Locations: Manhattan, Russia, Georgia, Florida, –, Fulton County

☆ Biden meets family at Camp David as calls to exit the race grow
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Biden will meet with his family at Camp David to discuss the future of his campaign, reports say. The trip was planned long in advance but the purpose has shifted after Biden's rough debate. A chorus of influential supporters have called on Biden to step aside in the last 48 hours. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden will meet his family on Sunday at Camp David to discuss the future of his election campaign, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Biden, Camp David, —, Joe Biden, David Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Camp

☆ Deadly Russian Su-34 bombers are sitting ducks for Ukraine's ATACMS. But it can't attack without US approval.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Near the border of northeastern Ukraine, some of Russia's lethal Su-34 fighter jets sit in the open. The bombers have been used to pound Ukraine with regular barrages of glide bombs. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNear the border with northeastern Ukraine, some of Russia's deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield as they await orders to carry out their next attack. Voronezh Malshevo airbase is a launching point for jets operated by the Russian Air Force's 47th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Russian Air Force's, Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment, Business Locations: Ukraine, Voronezh Malshevo, Kharkiv

☆ How Nathan’s Famous turned competitive eating into a national spectacle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Elise Hammond | Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Each year, close to two million people watch Nathan’s hot dog eating contest on ESPN, according to the frankfurter brand. Boys participating in a pie eating contest at the 4-H Club fair in Cimarron, Kansas. At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s. (They also seem to have made up the legend that the first Nathan’s contest was held in 1916). “We love the Nathan’s hot dog eating competition because we love how it brings the city together,” Fellman said, standing with a group of her friends, all wearing Nathan’s hot dog eating contest T-shirts.

Persons: Jacqueline Lewis, ” Lewis, franks, frankfurter, Joey Chestnut, Apuleius ’, ”, Jason Fagone, Fagone, “, ” Fagone, Corbis, Adrienne Bitar, Max Rosey, Mortimer Matz, Melody Andorfer, George, Richard Shea, George Shea, —, Shea, Rosey, ” George Shea, Henry S, Dziekan, it’s, ” Shea, ’ ” Shea, Takeru Kobayashi, Kobayashi, Kazutoyo Arai, Spencer Platt, ” Bitar, ” Kobayashi, Bitar, you’re, ’, Kena Betancur, ” Beatrice Fellman, ” Fellman, Bass Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, ESPN, Boys, Cornell University, “, Nathan’s, League, LA Times, Netflix Locations: New York, Coney Island, Coney, United States, Pennsylvania, Cimarron , Kansas, “, Long, New York City, Japan, Brooklyn , NY, America, Brooklyn, Kena

☆ Euro 2024: Our ranking of all the games in Germany this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Ahmed Walid | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +35 min

AdvertisementThis was Belgium at their finest, and Romania raised the level of their game in the second half to try to equalise. If Austria wanted to have any chance of qualifying to the round of 16 they had to beat Poland in their second group game. The wide areas were where Ukraine focused their attacks, and Oleksandr Zinchenko’s square pass to Mykola Shaparenko made it 1-1 in the second half. However, Samet Akaydin and Altay Bayindir’s mishap on the second goal decreased Turkey’s probability of a comeback. More off-ball runs in the second half led to the third, and by then the match was done and dusted.

Persons: Muldur, Arda Guler, Georges Mikautadze, Khvicha, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Kerem Akturkoglu, Ronald Koeman’s, Romano Schmid, Austria, Cody Gakpo’s, Memphis Depay, Marcel Sabitzer, Merih Demiral, Ralf Rangnick’s, Vincenzo Montella’s, Michael Gregoritsch, Alexander Prass, Christoph Baumgartner, Mert Gunok, Kvaratskhelia, Jasir Asani’s, Zlatko Dalic’s, Mario Pasalic, Luka Sucic, Marcelo Brozovic, Majer, Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Ante Budimir, Andrej Kramaric, Klaus Gjasula’s, Albania’s, Dan Mullan, Gianluigi, Italy weren’t, Nico Williams, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kevin C, Cox, Jeremy Doku, Ivan Schranz, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Leandro Trossard, Stanislav Lobotka, Juraj Kucka, Ondrej Duda, Martin Dubravka’s, David Hancko’s, Stu Forster, Zan Karnicnik’s, Jan Oblak’s, Luka, Patrik Schick, Ondrej Lingr’s, Ivan Hasek’s, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Saba Lobjanidze, Julian Nagelsmann, Germany didn’t, —, Murat Yakin’s, Dan Ndoye, Manuel Akanji, Fabian Schar, David Raum, Christina Pahnke –, Romania Domenico Tedesco’s, Youri Tielemans, Timothy Castagne, De Bruyne, Luciano Spalletti’s, Mattia Zaccagni, Kasper Schmeichel, Rasmus Hojlund, Manuel Neuer, Joachim Andersen, Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Ricardo Rodriguez, Schar, Akanji, Gianluca Scamacca, Remo Freuler’s, Ruben Vargas, RONNY HARTMANN, Gareth Southgate’s, Milan Skriniar, Denis Vavro, Lobotka, Francesco Calzona’s, David Strelec, Jude, Harry Kane, Peter Pekarik, Michel Aebischer, Aebischer, Kwadwo Duah, Hungary’s, Dominik Szoboszlai, Roland Sallai, Willi, Adam Buksa, Nathan Ake’s, Alex Livesey, Bull, Rangnick’s, Baumgartner, Marko Arnautovic, Nicolae Stanciu, Razvan Marin, Denis Dragus, Shaun Botterill, Neuer, Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rudiger, Ilkay, Steven Bergwijn, Xavi Simons, Netherlands ’, Stefan de Vrij, Virgil van Dijk, Fabian Ruiz, Rodri, Fabian, Lukas Haraslin, Hancko, Andriy Yarmolenko, Mykhailo Mudryk —, Oleksandr, Mykola Shaparenko, Shaparenko, Denmark Christian Eriksen, Jonas Wind, Eriksen, Benjamin Sesko’s, Kasper Hjulmand’s, Erik Janza’s, Carl Recine, Antonin Barak’s, Tomas Soucek —, Hungary’s Barnabas Varga, Kevin Csoboth, De Bruyne’s, N’Golo, Aurelien Tchouameni, Didier Deschamps ’, — Theo Hernandez, Jules Kounde —, Francisco Conceicao’s, Ruben Dias, Gabriel Bouys, Croatia hadn’t, Unai Simon, Nicolo Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Rey Manaj, Havertz, Florian Wirtz, Musiala, Ryan Porteous, Scott McTominay, Tony Ralston’s, Xherdan, Kose, Bernardo Silva’s, Samet, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sesko, Diogo Costa’s, Torsten Silz, Alexander Bah, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Kylian, Ousmane Dembele, Deschamps ’, England’s, Pierre, Emile Hojbjerg, Morten Hjulmand, Marc Guehi’s, Alex Grimm, Maximilian Wober, Spain Luis de la, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, Marvin, Let’s, Mark Carey, Michael Cox, Michael Regan – Organizations: Golden, Memphis, UEFA Nations League, Albania, Spain, Italy, Getty, Georgia, Hungary, Croatia, Real Madrid, Denmark, Milan, Bologna, Poland, olimpico, Dumfries, Georgia openign, Valencia, Ukraine, Manchester United, Portugal, …, Turkey, B, Slovenia AET, Danish, England, Calzona, Serbia, Michael Regan – UEFA, UEFA Locations: Turkey, Georgia, Kerem, Netherlands, Austria, France, Poland, Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Albania, Pasalic, Gjasula, Spain, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Belgium, Slovakia, Doku, Slovenia, Serbia, Republic, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Romania, Youri, Modric, Denmark, England, Hungary, Dumfries, Ukraine, Ilkay Gundogan, Gakpo, AFP, Scotland, Samet Akaydin, Altay, Romanian

☆ Huge US military 'Manta Ray' sea drone spotted on Google Earth at California naval base
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A US military uncrewed underwater vehicle can be seen on Google Earth at a naval base in California. The giant "Manta Ray" sea drone completed water testing in early 2024. AdvertisementThe US military's giant "Manta Ray" sea drone has been spotted on Google Earth at a naval base in California. Satellite images show the drone at Naval Base Ventura County in Oxnard, close to Los Angeles. Footage of the drone taken during water testing earlier this year was also recently shared by manufacturer Northrop Grumman on YouTube.

Persons: Ray, Northrop Grumman, — Organizations: Google, Service, Naval Base, YouTube, Defense Department's Defense, Research Projects Agency, DARPA, Business Locations: California, Naval Base Ventura County, Oxnard, Los Angeles

☆ 39-year-old mom earns $200,000 a year without a degree—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It was a flier for an in-person real estate course. She signed up for classes that afternoon and on Dec. 31, 2009, received her Georgia real estate license in the mail. After deducting business expenses and taxes, Parker earned $200,000 last year from her work as a real estate broker. She didn't start attending real estate classes until Nathan turned 4 and her children were in school full-time. In 2010, her first year working as a real estate agent, Parker made about $50,000 — but by 2014, she doubled her income to $100,000.

Persons: Justine Parker, Parker, Stephen, Brandon, Nathan, bartending —, didn't, I'd, I've, —, Barry Britt Organizations: CNBC, University of Georgia, Craigslist Locations: AskMakeIt@cnbc.com, Georgia, Orange Beach , Alabama, Atlanta

☆ NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Eliza Relman | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewLast September, New York City began enforcing its strict new regulations on short-term rentals. Since then, the number of legal short-term rentals listed on Airbnb and other platforms has plummeted. Impacts of the near-banLL18 was motivated by the city's housing affordability crisis, caused in large part by a severe housing shortage. Short-term rentals, including Airbnbs, can take homes that would otherwise be lived in full-time off the market, potentially exacerbating the housing shortage. But there's some evidence, including from Irvine, California, that restricting short-term rentals can reduce rents.

Persons: —, it's, Jamie Lane, Lane, hasn't, Klossner, LL18, Eric Adams, TIMOTHY A, CLARY, Scott Stringer, Airbnb, It's, Nathan Rotman Organizations: Service, Business, Mayor's, Criminal, Special, York City, Hotel, Former, Big Apple, New Locations: New York City, New, York, Irvine , California, New York

☆ Nvidia share price nosedives to wipe $430 billion off company’s value
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The US chipmaker’s market capitalization hit $3.34 trillion on June 18 to surpass Microsoft’s but has since shed $430 billion. Now worth $2.91 trillion, Nvidia has fallen into third place globally, behind Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL), which have a market cap of $3.33 trillion and $3.19 trillion respectively. The company’s chips power AI systems, including generative AI, the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT that can create text, images and other media. Now investors have started to take profits and they seem to prefer selling stocks with the best year-to-date performance.”Market contagion? Nvidia is a member of the so-called Magnificent Seven, the mega-cap tech companies whose shares greatly outperformed the broader US stock market rally last year.

Persons: ” Jim Reid, OpenAI’s, Nvidia’s, ” Jochen Stanzl, —, ”, Derren Nathan, Hargreaves, isn’t, “ Organizations: London CNN, Nvidia, US, Microsoft, Apple, Deutsche Bank, CMC, CNN, Nasdaq

☆ Paris Olympics 2024: Inside the landmark Olympic Village
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Paris CNN —When Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics 100 years ago, organizers were so keen to bring athletes under the same roof that they built the first-ever Olympic Village. Athletes sitting in front of a cabin in the Olympic Village at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The site for the Olympic Village was chosen in the hopes it would revitalize some of the city’s historically impoverished northern suburbs. A stool made from recyclable cardboard on display in the athletes' accommodation in the Olympic Village in Saint Denis, France. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA cardboard bed inside an athletes' room at the Olympic Village in Saint Denis, France.

Persons: ”, Georgina Grenon, Denis, Saint, ‘, Nathan Laine, Grenon, Joshua Berlinger, ” Grenon, Jerome Giacomoni, Giacomoni, ” Sebastian Coe, Laurent Michaud, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, “, ” Hidalgo, Vandoorne, Derek Van Dam Organizations: Paris CNN —, Paris, Topical, Hulton, Olympic, Organizers, Games, BBC, Bloomberg, Getty, CNN, World, Paralympic, International Energy Agency, Reuters, Paris Mayor Locations: City, Paris, France, Saint, Ile, London, Seine, Tokyo, Saint Denis, Europe

☆ Opinion: Destined to be a lame duck
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. When Biden and Trump meet in a debate on CNN Thursday, expect part of the audience to be wondering exactly who and what will come next. Biden, who’s battling low approval ratings, is sticking with Vice President Kamala Harris, whose polls are also bleak. There were 28, and we’ve had 11 so far this year, Bridget Johnson noted in the first of a CNN Opinion series about America’s preparedness. “It’s a measure of his hold on American society that he’s still revered a half-century later,” wrote Frederic J. Frommer.

Persons: Franklin D, Roosevelt, “, ”, Alexander Wiley of, Adolph Sabath, Sabath, can’t, Joe Biden, Donald Trump —, Biden, who’s, Kamala Harris, Ronald Reagan’s, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Trump, Julian Zelizer, Zelizer, it’s, Facebook “ Trump, ’ Trump, Hunter Biden, ” Terry Szuplat, Barack Obama, I’ve, that’s, Obama, Dan, ’, don’t, … Don’t, Melinda French Gates, Douglas Heye, Bob Good, Trump Dean Obeidallah, Clay Jones, we’ve, Bridget Johnson, Johnson, “ we’re, Richard Serino, Irma, Maria, Hurricane Maria, Mark Wolfe, ” Drew Sheneman, Anna Bershteyn, Michael Diamond, Roe, Wade, Karen Finney, Jennifer Tucker, Chuck Schumer's, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, he’s, John Kasich, Bill DeBlasio, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Biden’s, Jill Filipovic, Walt Handelsman, Luther Terry, Vivek H, Murthy, ” Kara Alaimo, Dolly Parton, Allison Hope, Dolly Parton “, Parton, ” Hope, Ericka Andersen, ’ Andersen, Andersen, Dolly, Nathan B, Baskind, Weeks, Samantha Baskind, Uncle Nate, Nathan Baskind, David, ” Samantha Baskinshe, ” Don’t, Phil Hands, Nadine Pienede, Frida Ghitis, Adam Plowright, Sara Stewart, Andrew McCarthy, Rohit Chopra, Willie Mays Bill Bramhall, Willie Mays, Frederic J, Frommer, ” Frommer, Mays, —, ” Mays, Vic Wertz, It’s Organizations: CNN, Republicans couldn’t, Democratic, GOP, Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin . Rep, Illinois Democrat, New York Times, Trump, Biden, Twitter, Facebook, UFC, Democrats, Braver, Trump Dean, US, FEMA, Hurricane, Ricans, Ledger, Agency, “, Independence, ”, Times, Federalist, Army, Journal, Tribune, New York Daily, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants Locations: Illinois, George H.W ., New York, American, ” “ Ohio, John Kasich , New York City, Donald Trump , Alaska, Switzerland, France, Normandy, Wisconsin, Juneteenth, Haiti, Putin’s, Korea, “

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