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Turning Point Action is one of several outside groups that have taken over the work of canvassing on behalf of Republicans. Some churches and pastors promoted Turning Point events during worship services and in social media posts, NBC News found. Training churches to serve as unofficial Trump campaign surrogates fits into a broader campaign by Turning Point to mobilize evangelicals. Screenshots of Turning Point Action's smartphone app, which encourages canvassers to avoid voters from the "wrong party." When a person attending a June Turning Point conference asked whether it was a good idea to run get-out-the-vote programs through churches, Brett Galaszewski, a Turning Point field director, said that’s exactly what pastors should be doing.

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A bus was set on fire, shops were looted and fireworks thrown at police in scenes of lawlessness and "absolute chaos" in downtown LA following the Dodgers' historic World Series win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. A person loots items from a ransacked Nike store in Los Angeles after the Dodgers World Series win on Thursday morning. Fans celebrate the Dodgers win on the streets in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a statement: "Metro is disappointed and angered by the senseless act of vandalism on one of our buses following the Dodgers World Series Win earlier this evening. The Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5 on Wednesday to win the World Series four games to one.

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☆ America’s oldest tombstone has new origin story, according to study
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Historical evidence then pointed the study authors to a Belgian tombstone export business thriving at the time, where they theorize the tombstone began its journey. Burial within a church was typically saved for high-status individuals and clergy, and Yeardley was one of two knights to die while the Jamestown church was in use, according to Jamestown Rediscovery. Colonial period cemeteries have suffered neglect and vandalism, with the Knight’s Tombstone likely surviving for as long as it did because vegetation concealed it, she added. It seems to be pretty inherent there in nature, but most (colonists) didn’t have the resources to import a nice carved stone,” Key said. “There were a lot of people being buried in the church, but only one of them had a big old black (limestone) tombstone from Belgium.”

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☆ Intel employees face 'setbacks' as the company slashes staff, pay, and perks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some Intel employees received pay cuts in 2023 to reduce costs and avoid layoffs. Intel announced layoffs this year, affecting employees' promised stock bonuses. Intel employees left frustrated comments underneath the FAQs on the company's internal network, two departing workers said. An Intel employee would be eligible for a four-week sabbatical after every four years of work or eight weeks after seven years. Intel employees who joined the company before it closed its pension plan to new entries in 2011 still get payouts.

Persons: —, Pat Gelsinger, Gelsinger, Gelsinger's, unvested RSUs, we're, Emma Cosgrove Organizations: Intel, Service, Nvidia, AMD, BI, Oregon Intel, Employees, SEC, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Tech, ecosgrove Locations: Oregon, Arizona , California

☆ Amazon crushed it in e-commerce and cloud, forecast an impressive holiday quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Amazon reported a much better-than-expected third quarter Thursday, with strong growth across online sales, its cloud business and advertising. Commentary Cloud unit Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue in the third quarter was essentially in line with the consensus forecast. Growth on a constant currency basis held steady from the second quarter at 19%, breaking a three-quarter streak of accelerating revenue growth. Quarterly results As for the rest of the company, Amazon delivered revenue beats across Online Stores (7% revenue growth), Subscription Services (11% revenue growth), and Advertising Services (19% revenue growth). Smaller businesses like Physical Stores (5% revenue growth) and Other (7% revenue growth) were better than expected too.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, it's, Kuiper, That's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Nathan Stirk Organizations: Amazon, LSEG, Management, Walmart, Target, Microsoft, North America, International, Web Services, AWS, Subscription Services, Advertising Services, Seller Services, CNBC, Getty Locations: North, North America, United Kingdom, Germany, Sutton Coldfield, England

☆ Worst drought in decades develops after one of driest months in US history
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —One of the driest months in United States history is coming to a close after causing the worst drought in more than 20 years in parts of the East as temperatures soar well above average there. As of October 25, the average precipitation across the Lower 48 was less than an inch. Only five months in the 129 years of records have ended with less than an inch of average precipitation over the Lower 48. Flash drought happens when drought conditions increase quickly, rather than over a multi-month or yearly timeframe, according to NOAA. It’s the state’s worst drought level since 2002.

Persons: haven’t, hadn’t, hasn’t, Hurricane Helene, Milton Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, New, York, East, NOAA, Associated Press, New Jersey Forest Fire, National Interagency Fire Center Locations: United States, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Central, Hurricane, Florida, Hurricane Milton, Tampa, Midwest, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Ohio, Essex County , New Jersey, Michigan , New Jersey, Massachusetts, West Coast

☆ Hunkering in a car. Belongings washed away. Natural disasters leave people experiencing homelessness with few options
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Ahead of Hurricane Milton, many families in Florida were hunkering down in their homes or packing up their belongings to evacuate. She said she tried to get into multiple hurricane shelters, but the ones nearby were all full, and others were five hours away. “You can’t get to any of the hurricane shelters if you have a car that barely drives and you have no gas money to put in it,” said Jessica. “So, it’s just like you’re stuck with your fingers crossed with two children.”Unfortunately, Jessica’s experience during Hurricane Milton was not unique. Angels of Hope Outreach Ministries captures an encampment a few days after Hurricane Milton in St. Lucie County.

Persons: Jessica, I’m, ”, Billie Eilish, “, Hurricane Milton, David, Kelly Long, David Long, Milton, Hurricane Helene, Mike DeSerio, Helene –, Helene, Donald Whitehead, ” Whitehead, ” Mary Frances Kenion, Lucie County, Christina Haney Reagan’s, Reagan, Reagan’s, ” Reagan, haven’t, Linda King, King, she’s, ” King, don’t Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Hope Outreach Ministries, National Coalition for, Training, National Alliance, Homelessness, Hope Outreach, Asheville Locations: Hurricane Milton, Florida, Hurricane, North Carolina, Buncombe County, County, Asheville , North Carolina, Asheville, St, Lucie, Helene

☆ The US is on the cusp of a lithium boom to loosen China's grip on EVs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe US is on the cusp of a lithium boom after years of laying the groundwork for an electric-vehicle supply chain that doesn't rely on China. The three sites, expected to come online between 2026 and 2028, would massively increase the US's lithium supply. A Tiehm's buckwheat plant in Esmeralda County, Nevada, grows beside where the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine is planned. AdvertisementRowe said Ioneer redesigned the Rhyolite Ridge mine to limit its footprint in the critical habitat of the endangered wildflower, Tiehm's buckwheat. The Biden administration, in issuing the permit for the mine, said it would not jeopardize the flower's survival.

Persons: —, Biden, Bernard Rowe, VCG, Rowe, Karl Friedhoff, Robyn Beck, Thacker, Ioneer, brines Organizations: Service, EV, Atlantic Council, Chicago Council, Global Affairs, House, Biological Diversity, Biden, Western Shoshone Defense, AP, Resources, Survey Locations: Nevada and California, China, Nevada, Thacker, Australia, South America, Chile, Argentina, Shanghai İnternational Port, Asia, Japan, India, Ioneer, California, Texas, Shoshone, Esmeralda County , Nevada, Oregon, Arkansas

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Grand jury hearing from witness who claims he has footage of Combs potentially victimizing celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A federal grand jury has been regularly convening in the continuing criminal investigation into music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, three sources told CNN. Attorney Ariel Mitchell told CNN that one of her clients was summoned to testify in front of the grand jury on Thursday. “We are here to comply with the court’s order,” Mitchell told CNN over the phone, disclosing her client’s identity. Representatives for Combs did not respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding grand jury testimony. This is an ongoing investigation,” a source familiar with the current state of the investigation told CNN on Thursday.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Ariel Mitchell, Mitchell, ” Mitchell, “, Damian Williams, Emily Johnson, Sean, Diddy, Christine Cornell, CNN’s Kara Scannell Organizations: CNN, US, Office, Southern, of Locations: of New York

☆ Inside 'Project Rodeo,' the Tesla effort pushing the limits of self-driving technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Test drivers on Project Rodeo say they push the company's self-driving software to its limit. Business Insider spoke with nine current and former Project Rodeo test drivers and three Autopilot engineers in states including California, Texas, and Florida. Test drivers on Project Rodeo say they push the company's self-driving software to its limit. Tesla did not respond to a detailed list of questions about Project Rodeo and its self-driving technology. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/GettyTwo years later, test drivers were asked to train the system near pedestrians, test drivers said.

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☆ I'm an American who's lived in South Korea for 10 years. Here are 9 things I don't miss about the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Krissi Driver | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I moved from the US to South Korea in 2013, and there are some things I don't miss about America. Here are nine things I don't miss about living in the US. There's a large US military presence in South Korea, and many Americans have brought their tipping habits with them overseas. For example, in South Korea, I've seen candidates ride around in the bed of a truck blasting their campaign theme song. When I travel outside South Korea, I'm often stunned by the slow internet speeds and spotty public WiFi.

Persons: —, I'm, I've, it's, I'd Organizations: Service, Korea, Korea's Locations: South Korea, Portland , Oregon, Daegu, North Korea, There's, Denver, Portland, Seoul, Busan, Korea

Groups in favor of the ballot measure are making a final push as early voting is underway, with hundreds of thousands of ballots already cast. While some states, like California and Vermont, passed abortion rights ballot measures by well over 60%, in other states, such as Michigan and Ohio, they passed by about 56%. Jeanette Nuñez, who opposes the ballot measure, accused the abortion rights ads of being deceptive. And one state agency that regulates health care providers, including abortion clinics, launched a website last month opposing the ballot measure. “But they don’t necessarily connect that there’s a six-week abortion ban.”

Persons: Chelsea Daniels, ” Daniels, Court's Dobbs, Octavio Jones, —, Roe, Wade, it’s, ”, Fernand Amandi, Ron DeSantis, ” Amandi, Gov, Jeanette Nuñez, Nuñez, they're, “, Lauren Brenzel, there’s, Alex Berrios Organizations: MIAMI, Getty, Democratic, Republican, Republican Florida Gov, of Health, NBC News, Physicians for Human Rights, Network, The Florida Department, State’s, Security, Department of Transportation Locations: Florida, Parenthood’s Miami, Orlando, Fla, California, Vermont, Michigan, Ohio, Miami

A federal grand jury in New York is hearing new evidence this week as part of the investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs. Attorney Ariel Mitchell-Kidd told NBC News on Wednesday that a male client of hers is testifying before a grand jury in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. A source familiar with the grand jury proceedings confirmed that a male is expected to testify Thursday. NBC News has reached out to Combs' legal team for comment. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.

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“We have to reduce spending to live within our means,” Musk said. That gives Musk’s frankness about reductions — and his track record of making large, painful cuts at his own companies — added weight. The Trump campaign didn’t immediately comment but has previously said that the GOP agenda wouldn’t cause short-term economic hardship. There’s some skepticism on Wall Street that a new Trump administration could implement spending cuts on the scale Musk has proposed. “They’re both indicating they intend to maintain substantial deficits and elevated government spending, certainly compared with the strength of the economy,” Elliott said.

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☆ Private job creation totaled a stunning 233,000 in October, far more than expected, ADP says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jeff Cox | Jeff Cox Is A Finance Editor With Cnbc.Com Where He Covers All Aspects Of The Markets | Monitors Coverage Of The Financial Markets | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ADP said it was the best month for job creation since July 2023. “Even amid hurricane recovery, job growth was strong in October,” ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said. Job creation was strongly concentrated in companies with 500 or more employees, which added 140,000 of the total. The ADP report traditionally tees up the more closely watched nonfarm payrolls count from the Bureau of Labor Services. The BLS report showed private job gains of 223,000 in September and 254,000 total payrolls growth.

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☆ XPO CEO Mario Harik talks earnings beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailXPO CEO Mario Harik talks earnings beatTransportation firm XPO reported earnings today, beating estimates on the top and bottom line… sending shares double digits higher. CEO Mario Harik speaks with Frank Holland on the results.

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☆ American Battleground: How ‘brat summer’ set up Kamala Harris’ remarkable run
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Chief among them, the person the outgoing president tapped to replace him on the ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris. “People understood that if you didn’t choose Kamala Harris, you’d have a big problem with your base voters,” Etienne says. He’s had plenty of women who worked for him over the years, but there was no one who looked like Kamala Harris and there was no one in a position of authority. Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty ImagesComing Thursday: How cat people are still haunting Trump’s campaign

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A little over a year into running her cleaning business, Cool Aunt Cleaners, Anna-Marie Ortiz has learned a lot about the resilience and adaptability needed to succeed as a small business owner. Matt Wolcott | CNBC Make ItOrtiz started the business in July 2023 with her last $2,000 in savings. Despite the failure, running the shop gave Ortiz lasting insights she was able to apply to her cleaning business. To drum up business, Ortiz put up flyers and handed out business cards in targeted neighborhoods. Looking aheadOrtiz has ambitious plans to expand Cool Aunt Cleaners beyond Portland and turn it into a "seven-figure business."

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☆ Arizona is the epicenter of the debate over how Trump's mass deportation plan would hit the economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Donald Trump proposed mass deportation to lower housing costs and boost job opportunities. AdvertisementThe mass deportation of people living in the US illegally has been one of the cornerstones of the Republican presidential ticket leading up to the November election. Many Democrats say mass deportations would hurt businesses and employment opportunities for all Americans, in addition to separating families and displacing millions of people. She told BI that a mass deportation would devastate the agriculture, construction, and hospitality industries. AdvertisementHow much a mass deportation would cost the governmentThe Trump campaign has talked little about how mass deportations could be implemented and on what scale.

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☆ 33-year-old who left the U.S. to live minutes from the ocean in Jamaica: 'I feel like I have a better chance of longevity here'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tiffany Grant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

I am minutes away from the ocean and one of my favorite restaurants on the island. This spring, I made the leap and moved with my two youngest kids to Negril, Jamaica. Overall, I feel like I have a better chance of longevity here. To me, the food in Jamaica tastes different from the food in the U.S. I knew only about four of my neighbors on the street and I lived in that house for seven years.

Persons: I've Organizations: U.S Locations: Jamaica, Negril, U.S, North Carolina, It's, States

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in separate lawsuits of sexually assaulting two boys, one who was 10 at the time, and another who was 17. Afterward, a Combs associate gave the child a spiked soda and Combs forced him to perform oral sex on him, the lawsuit alleges. The suit alleges he was “deprived of a normal childhood” and is unable to interact with others and live a normal life. In a one-on-one meeting with Combs, the suit alleges, Combs instructed the 17-year-old to undress and groped and fondled his penis. The suit alleges Combs masturbated while he groped the contestant and told him that he had the ability to “make or break” his career.

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(AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C. Last year, the administration handed out $1.4 billion in these rail grants. But the majority of the money — nearly $1.3 billion — will go to 81 projects at smaller short line railroads across the country. Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association trade group, said the grants will help those smaller railroads significantly.

Persons: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Louis, Chuck Baker, Baker Organizations: Federal Railroad Administration, Regulators, CSX, Amtrak, Union Pacific, Regional Railroad Association, FRA, Associated Press Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Washington, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Hudson, Albany, Rensselaer , New York, Illinois, Norfolk, Springfield, Chicago, St, California’s Orange County, Michigan, Milwaukee, America, U.S

☆ This Stanford professor went to Bhutan to learn about happiness. Here's his No.1 takeaway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

What is the key to human happiness? That's one of life's biggest questions and Ron Gutman has dedicated a big part of his career to learning more about the topic. In his quest to learn more about human happiness, he decided to conduct some real-world research. Ron Gutman with local spiritual and religious leader, Khedrupchen Rinpoche, during his October 2024 trip in Bhutan. The key to happiness: simplicitySo, what is the key to human happiness?

Persons: Ron Gutman, Gutman, Khedrupchen Rinpoche, Gutman trekked, Bhutan's, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Organizations: TED, Gross, OECD, CNBC, aha Locations: Kingdom of Bhutan, Bhutan, Bhutan The Kingdom, India, China, King, Paro, There's

☆ Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

He sees gaps in the launch market for Firefly's Alpha and coming MLV rockets, which slot into the middle of the small-to-heavy class of vehicles. Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost. More rocketsThe company's fifth Alpha launch lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in July 2024. A rendering of the MLV rocket. Firefly AerospaceKim sees Firefly as having a key advantage — "an engine that works" — in its Reaver engines that power the Alpha rockets.

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A woman died on Saturday after backing into plane's propeller while trying to take a picture at an airfield in Kansas, officials said. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was critically injured in the incident and later died at the hospital, according to NBC News affiliate KSNW. The woman was identified by the sheriff's office as 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher of Wichita, Kansas. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News on Monday. The airfield is also the home of Air Capital Drop Zone.

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