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"Our polling consistently showed that by staying on the ballot in the battleground states, I would likely hand the election over to the Democrats," Kennedy said. This significantly reduces the potential electoral boost Trump could get in these states from Kennedy's exit. Wisconsin's Elections Commission has voted to keep Kennedy on the state's ballot. This leaves just Arizona and Pennsylvania as the states where Kennedy's exit appears poised to help Trump outright. "He has a lot of votes that he could have gotten," Trump said of Kennedy at the Arizona rally in August.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Trump, Kamala Harris, Kennedy's, Harris Organizations: White, Trump, North, Arizona Locations: Glendale , Arizona, North Carolina , Wisconsin, Michigan, Kennedy's, North Carolina's, Wisconsin , North Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan , North Carolina, Wisconsin, Florida , Texas, Ohio

☆ Seafood towers, endless Honey Deuces and $100,000 suites: How the US Open lures in high-rollers and celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

These are either run by the US Open’s top sponsors or available to rent privately for prices up to $100,000. Big spenders laying down the six figures to secure a suite are companies mostly from financial, insurance and legal businesses. A cabin crew staffs the suite checking people in, and the food served inside also matches its first-class offerings, with seafood towers, champagne and caviar. The Honey Deuce cocktail is served for free in many suites at the US Open. Last year, the Dutch beer used the US Open as part of its launch of Heineken Silver, its new low-carb beer.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, Charlize Theron, Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner, Timothée, Ashe, Sarah Stier, ”, Shiz Suzuki, aren’t, Arthur Ashe, speck, they’re, Billie Jean King, Bryan Bedder, Al Guido, Maestro Dobel Tequila, Theron, Ariana DeBose, Katie Holmes, Lander Otegui, Theron “, Otegui, Paloma, Charlize Theron sips, John Angelillo, Zendaya, Bieber, Haley, Nicole Kidman, Aaron Judge, Nicola Coughlin, Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, “, ” Ahmad, Nathan Congleton, Honey, ” Aleco Azqueta, Goose, Zach Braff, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, ” Azqueta, Bob Lynch, ” Lynch, Joe Keery, Craig Barritt, ” Pattie Falch, Silver, Taylor Fritz, Morgan Riddle Organizations: New, New York CNN, United States Tennis Association, American Express, ”, England’s Wimbledon, US, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, San Francisco 49ers, CNN, Daily Mail, Maestro, UPI, Emirates Airline, Emirates, Yankees, Emirates ’, NBA, NBC, Getty, Bacardi, Heineken, Heineken “, Heineken Silver Locations: New York, Montauk, Bridgehampton, Queens —, Covid, Canada, ” Emirates

Mr. Trump has boasted that, if he returns to the White House, he will dispatch forces without any request for intervention by local authorities. “You look at what is happening to our country — we cannot let it happen any longer,” Mr. Trump said. He said the group sees it as likely that Mr. Trump would be drawn to the authoritarian “theatrics” of sending troops into Democratic cities. “There’s talk that he would try to rely on the Insurrection Act as a way to shut down lawful protests that get a little messy. But isolated instances of violence or lawlessness are not enough to use federal troops.”In a statement, a Trump spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, said, “As President Trump has always said, you can’t have a country without law and order and without borders.

Persons: Trump, “, Mr, ” Anthony Romero, ”, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: White, American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic, Trump, “ Locations: Iowa, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco

SKIP AHEAD Best at-home teeth whitening products | How I picked the best teeth whiteners | Which teeth whitening product is right for you? The best at-home teeth whitening productsWith expert guidance in mind, I rounded up a handful of at-home teeth whitening products across types and price points. Best teeth whitening strips and traysIf you have sensitive teeth, I recommend Lumineux’s whitening strips since they don’t contain peroxides or bleaches that can be painful for those with sensitive teeth, according to the brand. Whitening toothpaste: Whitening toothpaste primarily relies on abrasives to help remove surface stains on teeth, according to the ADA. Teeth whitening trays: Teeth whitening trays are similar to whitening strips — they adhere to teeth and whiten using active ingredients while you wear them.

Persons: Ilona Casellini, Matt Messina, you’ve, ”, Messina, TikTok Organizations: Colgate, Burt's Bees, NBC, ADA, Apple, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Arlington Dentistry, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Los Angeles , California, Ohio, Arlington, Messina, “

☆ Texas judge in X's lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The judge overseeing X's lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla . In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Texas backed out of X's case against the World Federation of Advertisers, which was filed last week. X, formerly known as Twitter, is owned by Elon Musk, who is also the CEO and largest shareholder in Tesla. On Monday, NPR reported that O'Connor had owned shares of Tesla in 2022, the date of his last available disclosure, posing a potential conflict of interest. In X's lawsuit, the company accused a number of advertisers of engaging in antitrust behavior when they stopped ad campaigns on the site.

Persons: District Judge Reed O'Connor, Elon Musk, O'Connor, weren't, Ed Kinkeade, Sen, John Cornyn Organizations: Tesla, District, World Federation, Elon, NPR, Companies, Unilever, Mars, CVS Healthcare, Orsted, WFA, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, X, Media Matters, America Locations: U.S, Texas, Tesla, Europe, North Texas, China

☆ Navy SEALs dropped in on a nuclear-powered submarine in the Pacific, drilling for a higher-end fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementWest Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators assemble a combatant rubber raiding craft near the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772). West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators conduct military dive operations and prepare to board the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772). AdvertisementA West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operator climbs aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772). West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators maneuver a combatant rubber raiding craft and board the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772). In January, Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram showed how seriously SEALs take this when he jumped into the dark waters of the Arabian Sea after his teammate, Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J.

Persons: —, Alex Perlman, Kenneth Douglas, Alex, Blake L, Chaney, We've, GWOT, that's, Alex Smedegard Frogmen, Nathan Gage Ingram, Christopher J, Chambers, frogmen Organizations: Service, Warfare, Navy, Craft, Business, West Coast, Los, Submarine Squadron, Special Warfare, Big Navy, Army Green Berets, Marine Raiders, Recon Marines Locations: China, Russia, Beijing, Moscow, Los Angeles, Greeneville, West Coast, NSW, Angeles, Virginia, Coast, Makin

☆ Walz ‘misspoke’ in saying he served ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Dana Bash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Tim Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said he handled assault weapons “in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday. “We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war,” Walz said in the video. Lauren Hitt, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said in a statement the governor misspoke in the clip. The clarification from the Harris campaign comes as the Trump campaign has sought to discredit Walz’s military service in the days since he joined the Democratic ticket. “What bothers me about Tim Walz is the stolen valor garbage,” Vance said.

Persons: Tim Walz “ misspoke, ”, Harris, JD Vance, Walz, Kamala Harris ’, Vance, “, ” Walz, Lauren Hitt, misspoke, “ Governor Walz, ” Hitt, Donald Trump, Trump, Tim Walz, ” Vance, “ I’d, Tim Sheehy, ” Trump Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, “, Army National Guard, Democratic, Marine Corps, Montana GOP, Navy Locations: Minnesota, Italy, Afghanistan, Michigan, Bozeman , Montana, Montana

Aiming to unseat three-term Democratic incumbent Jon Tester, Sheehy is founder of Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company. On July 1, Sheehy resigned as chief executive of Bridger to focus on his Senate campaign; the company is seeking a replacement. In mid-June, an editorial in The Wall Street Journal echoed Griffin’s view, branding Sheehy’s company Bridger a success. The PAC spent $5.3 million for Sheehy and $5.7 million against his opponent, Tester, records show. In 2022, Sheehy’s cash and stock compensation neared $5 million, and last year, he received $2.5 million, Bridger’s proxy says.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tim Sheehy, Jon Tester, Sheehy, “, Bridger, Tim, ” Katie Martin, Louise Johns, Ken Griffin, Griffin, Stephen Schwarzman, “ Tim Sheehy, ” Griffin, Marc Cohodes, Cohodes, Sheehy’s, ”, Scott Olson, Blackstone, Matthew Sheehy, Bridger’s, Blackstone Tim Sheehy, Blackstone’s, ” Jon Tester, Andrew Harnik, Schwarzman, haven’t, Farrah Saint, Surin, Matthew, Martin, Bridger ”, Montana . Don, Melinda Crawford, Todd Hirsch, Thomas A, Waldman, Yocca Carlson, I’ve Organizations: Navy, Republican, Montana, Bridger Aerospace, International, Interior Department, U.S . Forest Service, Agriculture Department, Bloomberg, Getty, Wall, Citadel LLC, PAC, Commission, The Blackstone, “ Bridger Aerospace, Blackstone, Small Business Administration, Republican National Convention, Trump, ”, Cattle Company, Tallgrass Energy, Blackstone Group, Bridger, Forest Service, Bridger Air Tanker LLC, Bridger Air Tanker, SBA, ” Companies, Federal, NBC News, Mountain Air LLC, Mountain Air, Air, Service, U.S ., “, Montana ., Rauth Locations: Bozeman , Montana, Bozeman, Mont, New York City, Bridger, America, Montana, Gallatin County, Milwaukee, Riding, disbursements, Surin, ” Saint, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Spain beats host France 5-3 after extra time in enthralling men’s soccer gold medal match
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Spain was crowned the men’s Olympic soccer champion for the first time since 1992 after beating host France 5-3 after extra time in an all-time great final. Expectations were high for France going into the men’s gold medal match, but the reality of the first half was brutal for Thierry Henry’s side. A lot was riding on French legend Henry, who is used to winning as a player but not as a coach. But France finally came unstuck in extra time as Sergio Camello scored two brilliant chips to make it 5-3 and seal the gold medal for Spain. You have a very strong team like France who can sit back and defend very well, but we were able to break them,” he said.

Persons: Thierry Henry’s, Germain –, Henry, Enzo Millot, La Roja, Les Espoirs, Jean, Philippe Mateta’s, Sergio Camello, ” Henry, Santi Denia, ”, “, ” Álex Baena, Alex Pantling, ” Camello Organizations: CNN, France, Paris Saint, Spain, La Roja, Spanish, TVE, “, Olympic Locations: Spain, des, Paris, France

The rally in Bozeman was Trump’s first since Vice President Kamala Harris officially secured the Democratic nomination and selected Minnesota Gov. “We need the Senate,” Trump told the crowd Friday, stressing the critical nature of the contest here. “His really is valor,” Trump said of Sheehy, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other deployments. Trump used the attention to toss a familiar laundry list of attacks against Harris, Walz and Democrats more broadly. “You can imagine if President Trump had to call Chuck Schumer and try to figure out how to get his nominees through,” Daines said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Jon Tester, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, ” Trump, Trump, Matt Rosendale, Tim Sheehy, –, Ronny Jackson, Jackson, Tester, “, Donald Trump’s, ”, Harris, Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance’s, Vance, I’m, Sheehy, ” Vance, ” Walz, mispronounced Harris, ” “ Kamala, Kamala, she’s, Montana Sen, Steve Daines, Daines, Chuck Schumer, ” Daines, Sherrod Brown’s, CNN’s David Wright Organizations: Montana CNN, GOP, Democratic, Minnesota Gov, Trump, Senate, Navy, Senate Veterans ’ Affairs, White, Veterans Affairs Department, ” New Democratic, Republican, Marine Corps, ABC, Army National Guard, Congress, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Montana Republicans Locations: Bozeman, Montana, Rosendale, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Iraq, Afghanistan, Florida, Lago, Minnesota, nonjudicial, ” The Montana, Ohio

NASA is considering keeping the two astronauts who flew Boeing's capsule to the International Space Station there until February as a result of issues the spaceship encountered midflight. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams before boarding Boeing's Starliner capsule at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., on May 6. The thruster issues cropped up as Starliner was nearing the space station in June, forcing delays during the docking process. Mission managers also conducted two “hot fire tests” in space, firing the capsule’s thrusters in short bursts while it remained docked at the space station. SpaceX has been transporting astronauts to the International Space Station since 2020.

Persons: Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Butch, Suni, ” Steve Stich, ” Wilmore, Williams, Stich, John Raoux, Ken Bowersox, ” Bowersox, Starliner, ” Stich Organizations: NASA, International, SpaceX, Boeing, Cape Canaveral Space Force, ”, Engineers, International Space Locations: Fla, New Mexico

☆ Olympics recap: What you missed in swimming, gymnastics, track and field, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

We saw legends in their sport add to their gold-medal counts, thrilling finishes on the track and much more. Track and FieldRacing in her first Olympics after being ruled ineligible for the Tokyo Games, USA’s Sha'Carri Richardson won silver in the women’s 100-meter finals Saturday. Richardson won gold in the same event at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest last year. And on the field, American Ryan Crouser won his third straight gold medal in the men’s shot put. He hurt the ulnar nerve in his throwing elbow before tearing his pectoral muscle leading up to the Olympics.

Persons: USA’s Sha'Carri Richardson, Lucia’s Julien Alfred, Melissa Jefferson, Jamaica’s Shelly, Ann Fraser, Price, didn’t, Richardson, Femke Bol, Bol, Ryan Crouser, John Kovacs, Rajindra Campbell, Crouser, ”, Denis, Ben Stansall, Simone Biles, It’s, ” It’s, she’ll, “, ” Biles, USA's Jade Carey, Carey, “ We’ve, ” Carey, Stephen Nedorosick, Guy, Clark Kent, Glen Powell, Nedoroscik, ” Nedoroscik, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Titmus, Paige Madden, Alex Walsh, Walsh, Canadian Summer McIntosh, Kate Douglass, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, ” Douglass, Trinity Rodman, Crystal Dunn, ” Rodman, Emma Hayes, What’s, Noah Lyles, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic Organizations: Racing, Tokyo Games, St, World Athletic, Paris Games, Getty, Tokyo, Canadian, U.S Locations: Lucia, Budapest, Tokyo, Netherlands, Paris, America, Belgium, Rio, Saint, AFP, Los Angeles, Germany

“TikTok knowingly and repeatedly violated kids’ privacy, threatening the safety of millions of children across the country,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a release. In 2019, the government sued Musical.ly, the company that later became TikTok, for alleged COPPA violations. There are 170 million American TikTok users. In 2020, Trump signed an executive order that would ban TikTok, which was struck down in court. In March, Trump said he no longer intended to ban TikTok if re-elected.

Persons: ByteDance, TikTok, “ TikTok, Lina Khan, Musical.ly, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump Organizations: U.S . Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission, TikTok, CNBC, FTC, COPPA, Central, Central District of, U.S Locations: U.S, Central District, Central District of California, American

In response to the El Paso mass shooting, MALDEF created a new program to expand its litigation and advocacy work to include anti-Latino hate crimes, including discriminatory policing policies. America’s Voice, an immigrant advocacy group, has been tracking what it calls the normalization of the invasion and great replacement rhetoric by congressional members. In the five years since the mass shooting in El Paso, 165 members of the current Congress have amplified the replacement theory and invasion rhetoric, said Zachary Mueller, America’s Voice senior research director, citing a report done by the group. Also, in this year’s first seven months, congressional members have pushed the invasion and great replacement theory more than 650 times in social media accounts and filed 11 pieces of legislation using the “invasion” rhetoric. "Use of invasion rhetoric needs to be seen as a national problem.

Persons: El, supremacists, Paul Jamrowski, Jordan Anchondo, Andre Anchondo, he’ll, Jarowski, Donald Trump, Trump, Adolf Hitler, Thomas Saenz, ” Saenz, ”, they’re, MALDEF, Zachary Mueller, Mueller, “, ” Mueller, Joe Biden's, Saenz Organizations: Walmart, Human, Border Network, Human Rights, Jewish Council, Public Affairs, America's, Republican National Convention, Republican Party, Mexican American Legal Defense, Educational Fund, National Association of Black Journalists, NBC, El, America’s, Republicans Locations: El Paso , Texas, Texas, El Paso, U.S, Buffalo , New York

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.

Persons: Bob Good, Sen, John McGuire, McGuire, Good, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy of, Trump, “, ” McGuire, ”, Ron DeSantis, “ John, I’ve, ’ ” McGuire, ” McCarthy, McCarthy, wasn’t, you’re, Bob, Jerry Carl, Barry Moore, Jamaal Bowman, George Latimer Organizations: GOP, Good, Republican, U.S, Capitol, NBC, Florida Gov, Navy, NBC News, Democrat, Daily, Alabama GOP, Westchester, New, New York Democratic Locations: Virginia, Virginia’s 5th, Kevin McCarthy of California, “, Alabama, Israel, Westchester County, New York

See Where Countersnipers Could Have Stopped the Trump Rally GunmanWhere countersnipers were stationed — and where they were not — has emerged as a point of contention in assessing security failures at the July 13 assassination attempt at a rally for former President Donald J. Trump. Countersniper locations Locations with better views of gunman Water tower Gunman Countersnipers inside building Secure perimeter Trump N Countersniper locations Locations with better views of gunman Water tower Gunman Countersnipers inside building Secure perimeter Trump N Countersniper locations Locations with better views of gunman Water tower Gunman Countersnipers inside building Secure perimeter Trump N Source: Beaver County E.S.U. There were four locations where countersnipers were stationed near the rally, according to Beaver County planning documents. If countersnipers had been positioned atop the water tower, here is what they would have seen. Trump Gunman Countersnipers were inside this building, but the roof offered a better view Trump Gunman Countersnipers were inside this building, but the roof offered a better view Trump Gunman Countersnipers were inside this building, but the roof offered a better view The New York TimesIn the House hearing, Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida questioned the decision to place countersnipers inside — a position that provided a limited line of sight, unless the countersnipers were sticking their heads out of the windows.

Persons: countersnipers, Donald J, Charles E, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, Eli Crane, Christopher Paris, Trump, Kimberly Cheatle, Countersnipers, Carlos Gimenez, Ronald L, Rowe Jr, ” Organizations: Trump Rally, Trump, The New York Times, House, Republican, NAVY, Pennsylvania State Police, Secret Service, New York Times Locations: Beaver, Beaver County, Arizona, Florida

☆ Taylor Fritz’s marathon Olympic day at Roland Garros: 3 matches in 9 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Zack Pierce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

“I can get excited for these type of things.”Fritz couldn’t remember the last time he had a day like this. Maybe you’re staying and watching a teammate, or maybe you have to play three matches in one day. He had his usual physio treatment and warmup, played his singles match, then spent the time in between matches trying to eat and hydrate in the drenching heat. Taylor Fritz's long day at Roland Garros Time (in Paris) Event 1:03 p.m. Steps onto Court 14 for his singles match 2:34 p.m. Singles match ends 4:12 p.m. Rain delay during match before his doubles match 4:42 p.m.

Persons: PARIS, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski, zipping, Fritz, Dabrowski, he’d, Roland Garros, ” Fritz, Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, “, ” Fritz couldn’t, it’s, ”, “ I’m, Matthew Stockman, Tommy Paul’s, Robin Haase, Jean, Julien Rojer, Paul breezed, Britain’s Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Paul, ” Paul, It’s, Taylor Fritz's, Mathieu, subbing, ‘, Gauff, Mathieu —, Felix Auger, Aliassime, Fritz’s, I’m Organizations: Olympics, Roland, Getty, Paris Games, Britain’s, Gauff, Canadian, Canadians Locations: American, Paris, “

☆ With Hostage Swap, Biden Scores a Win as His Term Nears Its End
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even in the world of presidential multitasking, July 21 turns out to have been an extraordinary, whipsaw Sunday for President Biden. At 12:09 p.m., he picked up the phone at his vacation house in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to talk with the prime minister of Slovenia as part of a high-stakes diplomatic gamble to seal a complicated, multinational prisoner swap. Just 97 minutes later, he posted a world-stunning letter online abandoning his bid for re-election after a bruising pressure campaign by his own Democratic allies, climaxing the biggest crisis of his political career and signaling the end of his presidency after a half-century in public life. By any measure, it was one of the darkest moments of his time in elective office as the inescapable reality of time, age and polls finally caught up with him. And yet it would lead to one of the most joyous days of his presidency barely a week and a half later as he orchestrated the release of imprisoned Americans from the dungeons of Russia.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Democratic Locations: Rehoboth Beach, Del, Slovenia, Russia

☆ Canada reach Olympic women’s soccer quarterfinals despite spying scandal points deduction
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Nnamdi Onyeagwara | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Canada have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s soccer competition — despite the defending champions being deducted six points for spying on opponents earlier in the group stage. Canada were deducted six points by FIFA for flying a drone over opponents New Zealand’s training sessions ahead of the Games, and a wider spying scandal subsequently emerged. The points deduction was handed down ahead of the second group fixture against France, leaving Canada on minus three points in Group A and on the cusp of elimination. Canada arrived at the 2024 Games as the defending champions after winning a surprise gold in Tokyo. GO DEEPER Canada Olympic spying scandal: The unanswered questions and possible punishments(Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Persons: Lyon, Vanessa Gilles, Jessie Fleming’s, Andy Spence’s, Bev Priestman, Joseph Lombardi —, Jasmine Mander, Priestman, Spence, Gilles, Marc Atkins Organizations: Olympic, Colombia, Marseille, Canada, FIFA, New, Sport, New Zealand, France Locations: Canada, Nice, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, Sweden

Everything is different now for Democrats. Their crowds are dancing. The celebrities — from Southern rappers to Hollywood actors — are showing up. And by the time Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage on Tuesday night in Atlanta for what her aides billed as the kickoff for her new-and-improved campaign, it was clear that President Biden had been left a distant memory — a name not even mentioned in her remarks. “The momentum in this race is shifting,” she declared from behind a lectern embossed with the vice-presidential seal.

Persons: Beyoncé, —, Kamala Harris, Biden, ”, Donald Trump, Ms Organizations: Democrats, Democratic Party, Mr Locations: Southern, Atlanta

BYD launched the BYD Seal in Europe at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany. BEIJING — Uber and BYD announced Wednesday that drivers on the ride-hailing platform can get pricing and financing deals for the Chinese company's electric cars, starting in Europe and Latin America. The two companies will also develop "autonomous-capable vehicles" for Uber's platform, according to a press release. The multi-year strategic partnership, which the companies said could bring 100,000 BYD cars to Uber, comes despite the EU following the U.S. this year in raising tariffs on imports of Chinese-made electric cars. The company surpassed Tesla in total vehicle production for two straight years and has ramped up overseas expansion, including investments in factories abroad.

Persons: BYD, BEIJING — Uber, Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi Organizations: U.S, Tesla Locations: Europe, Munich, Germany, BEIJING, Latin America, Shenzhen

☆ Some Republicans Embrace Conspiracy Theories on Trump Assassination
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Eli Crane, an Arizona Republican and former Navy SEAL, says he is no conspiracy theorist. But in the weeks since the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump, he has made the baseless suggestion that the shooting was part of a coordinated campaign by Democrats or shadowy government actors to try to stop the former president from reclaiming the White House. “Not only did they try and bankrupt him, but they tried to put him in prison,” Mr. Crane told Jeff Oravits, a right-wing radio personality in Arizona, last week. “When that didn’t work, they tried to put him in prison for 750 years. And many of us said the next step in this escalation is for them to try and kill him because they can’t — they know they can’t beat him fair and square.”In an appearance on The Glenn Beck Program, Mr. Crane, who traveled to the Pennsylvania rally site where Mr. Trump was shot to conduct his own investigation, said, “I don’t want to be a conspiracy theorist, but at the same time, I don’t want to, you know, rule anything out because I don’t put it past some of the people in our government to do anything necessary to hold on to power.”

Persons: Eli Crane, Donald J, Trump, “, ” Mr, Crane, Jeff Oravits, Glenn Beck, ” Organizations: Arizona Republican, Navy Locations: Arizona, Pennsylvania

CNN —At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. The United Nations estimated that about 150,000 people fled Khan Younis on Monday alone, intensifying pressure on meager supplies of food and water, and places to seek shelter. Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza on October 7 after Hamas attacked southern Israel. At least 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 others abducted, according to Israeli authorities. Mohammed Salem/ReutersIsraeli military action in Gaza has since killed 39,090 Palestinians and injured another 90,147, according to the Ministry of Health there.

Persons: al, Khalil Al, Khan Younis, “, Ashraf Amra, Bashar Taleb, Israel, Khan Yunis, ”, Mawasi, Mohammed Salem, Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Kamala Harris, Harris Organizations: CNN, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Palestinian Civil Defense, Israel Defense Forces, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Palestinian, United Nations, Reuters, Ministry of Health, UN ., UN Relief and Works Agency, Democratic Locations: Deir, Gaza, Al, Aqsa, Khan, Israel, al, Deir al, Deir el, Rome, Washington

☆ WBD sues NBA over league’s rejection of broadcast matching rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Discovery has filed a lawsuit against the NBA after the league rejected its matching offer to broadcast the league’s games for the next decade, ending the media company’s four-decade relationship with the NBA. “Given the NBA’s unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal action to enforce our rights,” a WBD spokesperson said in a statement. But the league said WBD “did not match the terms” of its deal with Amazon. While WBD maintains the rights to the NCAA March Madness tournament, along with the MLB, NHL and NASCAR, the NBA remains crucial to the media conglomerate. The cable channel TNT has built a programming slate around the NBA games, most notably the highly rated “Inside the NBA” show featuring Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal.

Persons: “, Max, ” Mike Bass, ” Adam Silver, WBD “, Warner, WBD, Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, ”, I’m, ” Barkley Organizations: New, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Discovery, NBA, Amazon, Disney, TNT, Amazon Prime, ABC, ESPN, CNN, Netflix, NCAA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR Locations: New York, New York County, United States, WBD

☆ It’s Shark Season. How Worried Should You Be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erik Vance | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

California has very few shark attacks — just two recorded in 2023, fewer than New York and the Carolinas. The eastern coast from Virginia to New York doesn’t see many shark attacks, despite having many popular beach towns. Long Island in New York is, roughly speaking, the northern border of the bull and tiger shark ranges. Tiger Shark A 3D illustration of a Tiger Shark. Kentucky managed to rack up 12 shark attacks in 2006 after the aquarium in Newport opened a shark petting exhibit.

Persons: Meg ”, “, —, You've, Read, Long, Louis, Napoleon, manhandling You've, snorkelers, snorkelers ’, Bob, you’re Organizations: Florida Museum, New York Times, America . California Carolinas, Georgia Florida Gulf, Alaska You've, Daytona, Bull Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Sharks, Nurse Sharks Locations: United States, Hawaii, Washington State, America . California, Georgia Florida, Georgia Florida Gulf Coast Hawaii, States New, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, California, New York, Carolinas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Cape, Volusia County, Gulf, Coast of Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama, Texas . Galveston , Texas, Maui, States, Virginia, New England, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Maine, Northwest, Oregon, Washington, Mississippi, of Mexico, Kentucky, Newport, St, Fla

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