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☆ Two pioneering Black CEOs have a warning for companies abandoning diversity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But opponents ignore both the history of so-called meritocracy, and the fact that DEI programs benefit business, Frazier and Chenault argue. But they said opponents have weaponized select examples of diversity programs that are not practiced widely to oppose DEI entirely. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesMeanwhile, conservative legal groups are now filing lawsuits targeting companies’ diversity initiatives, and Republican leaders like Florida Gov. Frazier and Chenault said there was a split between companies that rushed to create diversity programs in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020 and companies that have embedded these programs into their business. “For those companies that had integrated DEI into the way they do business, fundamentally, it’s marbled into the meat, so to speak.

Persons: Ken Frazier, Ken Chenault, Ken Chenault’s, John Deere, Davidson, Bud Light’s, Frazier, ” Frazier, America’s “, Elon, Chenault, Roy Vagelos —, — Frazier, Vagelos, weren’t, Merck, —, ” Chenault, don’t, George Floyd, Brandon Bell, Ron DeSantis, Arkansas Sen, Tom Cotton, Bud Light, Robby Starbuck, Starbuck, George Floyd’s, They’re, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, America, Merck, Black, American Express, Fortune, CNN, Corporate America, Tractor Supply, Boston Consulting Group, DEI, Revelio Labs, White, ” Companies, McKinsey, Republican, Florida Gov, Disney, Nike, Harley Locations: New York, Philadelphia, America, Arkansas

☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 7: How good are Ravens, Lions? Plus more big questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

Baltimore Ravens (4-2)Last week: 3Sunday: Beat Washington Commanders 30-23One Big Question: Which Raven is the MVP frontrunner? Detroit Lions (4-1)Last week: 6Sunday: Beat Dallas Cowboys 47-9One Big Question: Was Sunday a good day or a bad day? (Brian Fluharty / Imagn Images)Last week: 4Sunday: Beat New England Patriots 41-21One Big Question: Can Tank Dell step up? Washington Commanders (4-2)Last week: 5Sunday: Lost to Baltimore Ravens 30-23One Big Question: Is this a new-and-improved Kliff Kingsbury? (Jim Dedmon / Imagn Images)Last week: 10Sunday: Beat Carolina Panthers 38-20One Big Question: Are the Falcons good?

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☆ Trump backs out of CNBC interview, his second about-face with mainstream press this month
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Donald Trump has backed out of an interview with CNBC, marking the second time this month the former president has canceled on a mainstream press interview. “Well, Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” he said. A CNBC spokesperson did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment. “Trump bailed on the debate because Kamala Harris would hold him accountable (again),” Charles Kretchmer Lutvak, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said via X on Tuesday. “Trump bailed on 60 Minutes because he was afraid to answer real questions.”“Now, Trump bailed on Joe Kernan [sic] because he can’t even talk to his best friend on TV,” Lutvak wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Kernen, ”, Kernen, Kamala Harris, “ she’s, ” Kernen, “, they’re, Scott Pelley, Trump, “ Trump, ” Charles Kretchmer Lutvak, Harris, Joe Kernan, ” Lutvak, Bret Baier Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNBC, Trump, CNN, CBS, ’, Fox News, Real America’s Voice, Univision Locations: New York, Trump, Michigan

Tens of thousands of evangelical Christians gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to pray for America’s atonement and for Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Organizers of the “A Million Women” event billed the gathering — and next month’s presidential election — as “a last stand moment” to save the nation from forces of darkness. For hours, the gathered masses sang worship songs, waved flags symbolizing their belief that America was founded as an explicitly Christian nation and prayed aloud for Jesus to intercede on behalf of Trump in November. “If we don’t stand now,” said Grace Lin, who traveled from Los Angeles for the rally and came wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat, “then the enemy will take over our country. If that happens, that’s the end.”

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Jesus, ”, Grace Lin, “ Organizations: Washington , D.C, Trump Locations: Washington ,, America, Los Angeles

☆ Almost 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia reopens
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A good stretch of the popular and winding Blue Ridge Parkway is now reopened for safe motoring and scenic fall viewing following Hurricane Helene. The parkway reopened on Friday from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia, the National Park Service said in a news release. The reopening includes 198 miles (319 kilometers) of the scenic byway from Shenandoah National Park south to Virginia Route 685 - Skyview Drive/Turkey Ridge Road, near the town of Fancy Gap, the Thursday news release said. The NPS aims to reopen the rest of the parkway in Virginia within two weeks, the release said. “Due to the hard work of the Blue Ridge Parkway crews, we are able to open nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, a vital and scenic route that both embodies the natural beauty and cultural heritage of our region,” Tracy Swartout, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, said in the release.

Persons: Helene, ” Tracy Swartout, ” Swartout, James Rive Organizations: CNN, National Park Service, NPS, Eastern, America’s National Parks Locations: Virginia, Shenandoah, Turkey, Fancy, North Carolina, Otter

But Putin is not the only foreign leader Trump is talking to. And it is hardly unusual for a presidential nominee to begin holding some talks with foreign leaders. After the first attempt to assassinate Trump, in July, foreign leaders quickly moved to offer him their well-wishes. Trump has hosted Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and former British Prime Minister David Cameron when he was the U.K.’s foreign secretary. Katulis was referring to the trove of classified documents Trump kept from his time in office that have become the subject of a criminal case, many of them about his communications with foreign leaders.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin —, Trump, —, Putin, Xi Jinping, ”, Russia —, Evan Gershkovich, Biden, Bob Woodward’s, ” Trump, Keir Starmer, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Melania Trump, King Charles “, Mahmoud Abbas, Andrzej Duda, Duda, Netanyahu, Sara, Viktor Orbán, Taro Aso, David Cameron, Trump’s, Daniel Fried, Bill Clinton, George W, Bush, Barack Obama, I’ve, ” Fried, ” Keith Kellogg, Fried, “, ” He's, Brian Katulis, Katulis, ” Said, Woodward, “ Biden, ‘, ’ ” Trump, ’, Karoline Leavitt, Steven Cheung Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Trump, Democratic Party, Street Journal, British, Saudi Crown, Israeli, ”, Republican National Convention, Palestinian, Ukraine, U.S, Republicans, Middle East Institute, ’ Locations: Manhattan, Palm Beach , Florida, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, American, Russian, Iran, New York, Hungarian, U.S, Poland, Clinton, today’s America, North Korea

☆ When Europe’s railroad dining cars were the height of luxury
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The most luxurious experience of them all, however, could be found in the dining car. The latter was the first train car to offer on-board meals, including regional specialties like gumbo, which were prepared in a 3-foot-by-6 foot kitchen. By the 1870s, dining cars could be found on sleeper trains across North America. But this decentralized production model also contained the seed of dining car’s ultimate demise. And despite a revival of interest in train travel on the continent, dining cars (or certainly those equipped with kitchens) are now largely the preserve of tourist services.

Persons: —, impeccably, Henri Opper de Blowitz, Francois Guillot, Graham Greene, Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, George Pullman, ”, Pullman, Georges Nagelmackers, Arthur Mettetal, “, René Prou, glassmaker, ” —, Mettetal, ” Mettetal Organizations: CNN, Orient Express, Gare de, Getty, New, Compagnie Internationale des, Orient, Nord, Express, “, Pullman, Deco, Italy —, Bettmann, SNCF, Documentation Department Locations: Gare, Gare de l’Est, Paris, Europe, Constantinople, Istanbul, AFP, Britain, America, New York, North America, Belgian, Saint Petersburg, Lisbon, France, North Africa, East, London, Vichy, Switzerland, Italy, Toulouse

☆ Despite Trump’s embrace of Orbán, Senate Republicans sound alarms over Hungary’s democratic backsliding
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Morgan Rimmer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —If there is one area where senior Senate Republicans have chosen to break with former President Donald Trump, it is his embrace of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He added, “Hungary also continues to disregard the concerns raised by its allies and partners about deepening its ties with China. Orbán has endorsed Trump, and Trump has touted the prime minister’s backing, even noting it during September’s presidential debate. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina restarted the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group in 2018, co-chairing the group alongside Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. This led Tillis and Shaheen to introduce a Senate resolution condemning Hungary’s democratic backsliding and its delay in allowing Sweden to join the alliance.

Persons: Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán, –, Sen, John Cornyn of, Jerry Moran, ” Moran, Cornyn, Republican appropriator, Susan Collins of, John Hoeven of, John Boozman of, Orbán, ”, Trump, “, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell, Josh Hawley, Kari Lake, Orbán “, Andy Harris of, Paul Gosar, Orbán’s, McConnell, ’, GOP Sen, Thom Tillis, Democratic Sen, Jeanne Shaheen of, Tillis, Shaheen, ” Tillis Organizations: Washington CNN, Republicans, GOP, Conservative, “, Republican, European Union, Parliament, Kentucky Republican, NATO, ., Trump, Caucus, “ Republicans, CNN, Reagan Republicans, Senate, U.S . Senate NATO Observer Group, Democratic Locations: Budapest, John Cornyn of Texas, Hungary, Kansas, Russia, China, “, “ Hungary, Susan Collins of Maine, Sens, John Hoeven of North Dakota, John Boozman of Arkansas, Ukraine, Mar, Lago, Germany, France, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Andy Harris of Maryland, Arizona, U.S, Washington, North Carolina, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Sweden, NATO

Around 400,000 claims worth $10 billion are being processed for eligible business owners who applied for tax refunds under the Covid-era Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program, the IRS said Thursday. He also highlighted recently announced tax relief for those in affected regions, including filing and payment extensions for individuals and businesses. For taxpayers with fully processed ERC claims whose mail routes have been disrupted, the U.S. The tax program allows businesses to claim up to $26,000 per employee on its payroll. “It’s past time to eliminate this fraud-ridden pandemic-era policy so we can concentrate on getting our fiscal house in order.”The tax program was originally projected to cost the government $55 billion.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Mike Martinez, ” Martinez, Maia Toll, Andrew Celwyn, Emily Nichols, —, Helene, Toll, Helene lobbed, they’re, ”, Sen, Thom Tillis, Tillis, “ Organizations: NBC News, ERC, IRS, U.S . Postal Service, Small Business Administration, Asheville, Intuit, SBA Locations: Hurricane, Asheville , North Carolina, Asheville, N.C, North Carolina, Philadelphia

They want to see her more, and we’re engaging with that and want to continue to do that” before Election Day, a Harris campaign aide said. Even if voters miss her appearances when they air, they may still catch viral moments that are replayed in their social media feeds, the campaign aide said. When Stern asked whether therapy might be an antidote to the stress she faces on the trail, she said, laughing: “This is my form of therapy right now, Howard.”“With me? "And Congress has shown no inclination to move in your direction," her interviewer, Bill Whitaker, saidStill, Harris campaign officials say they’re delighted by how she’s performed in these less scripted settings. “It’s been great,” another senior Harris campaign aide said.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, “ You’ve, ” Howard Stern, “, ” Joy Behar, ”, Donald Trump, CBS’s Stephen Colbert, gamely, Colbert, Harris, “ We’ve, Stern vouched, Stern, Warren Beatty, “ I’ve, I’ve, that’s, Trump, ” Harris, Floridians, CBS’s, Theo Von, ” Von, You’ll, Howard, ” Stern, Bill Whitaker, they’re, she’s, “ It’s, Biden, “ There’s, Joe Biden, … I’m, She’s, Howard Stern Organizations: Democratic, NBC, Weather Channel, CNN, Univision, Trump, USA, Suffolk University, Fox News, Republican, NBC News Locations: U.S, California, San Francisco, Hurricane Milton, Las Vegas, Nevada, Arizona, Maricopa County , Arizona

☆ The Contests, Clubs and Big Promises of Trump’s Fund-Raising Emails
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Karen Yourish | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

It has offered adherents myriad “exclusive” opportunities to join clubs to give counsel to Mr. Trump, and it has repeatedly claimed that Mr. Trump is personally reviewing lists of small donors. The New York Times looked at some 7,400 emails sent by the Trump campaign since Mr. Trump entered the presidential race. Ms. Harris, and before her Mr. Biden, have far outpaced Mr. Trump in fund-raising this cycle, including from small-dollar donors. But both in sheer number (about 75 emails per week, on average, throughout this campaign cycle) and in syntax, the former president’s campaign emails stand out. Similar questions have arisen about contests Mr. Trump’s campaign and political action committee have run in years past.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump Tour “, MAGA, Vance, Melania, Blue, ”, Santa, ” MAGA, Red Trump, MAGA ”, Brandon, “ Trump, “, Biden, Joe, Patrick’s, White, Pink, Red MAGA, Black MAGA, Trump “ I’m, Gray, Kamala Harris, Harris, Mr, Biden’s, ’, Trump’s, missive, BIDEN, you’ll, President Trump, Email, William McGuffin, McGuffin, ” Kyle, Beth Hilfer, ” Email, ” “, Trump “, Trump ”, Harris’s, Biden ”, Joe ”, Let’s, Brandon ”, Brian Hughes, YOU Organizations: New York Times, Trump, Trump Tour, Trump Tour “ Trump Force, Bedminster, Florida, Trump International, Republican National Convention, Miami Grand Prix, Houston Meet Trump, Trump Jr, Trump Meet Trump, Trump Force, Trump American, Trump Patriot, Trump Georgia, Trump Campaign, Trump Defense Task Force, Trump Free, Trump Official Trump, President’s, Melania Trump, Board, Trump Life, Trump Gold Club, Trump Diamond Club, Club, Trump VIP, Trump VP, Blue Trump, Trump Trump, MAGA, Trump MAGA, Santa Trump, Red Trump MAGA, White Trump MAGA, MAGA ” Trump, Beijing Biden, TRUMP, TNN, ” Trump, Black, “ Trump, Trump “, Trump “ Trump, Democratic, Mr, Biden, Data & Society, CLUB, WIN, The Times, Times, Formula One’s Miami, Prix, Federal, Patriots, “ Trump Force, American Express, “, TOP, Stockings Locations: Nashville Trip, Lexington, Ky, Beverly Hills, Costa Mesa, Calif, Dallas, Houston, Hallandale Beach, Fla, Trip, Vegas, London, New Orleans, N.J, Trump, Park City, Utah, Red, Delaware, Las Vegas, New York, America

This article is part of the Opinion series At the Brink,about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. It follows a decades-long freeze on designing, building or testing new nuclear weapons. The new buildings and cutting-edge machinery will eventually process the uranium needed to make the next generation of American nuclear weapons. Now there are an estimated 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world. It is undeniably true that the world is becoming more contentious, and nuclear weapons do deter our adversaries.

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☆ What’s it like to play Rafael Nadal on clay? We asked Djokovic, Ruud and Dimitrov
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

The players we heard from, including world No 1 Novak Djokovic, almost unanimously described playing Nadal on clay as “the toughest test in tennis”. Ruud’s words call to mind Andy Roddick’s famous “first your legs, then your soul” description of Novak Djokovic, so what exactly makes playing Nadal specifically so terrifying? GO DEEPER Why you should be excited about this year's tennis clay court swingLet’s start with the ultimate, ultimate test — playing Nadal on Chatrier. Nadal beat Monfils in the 2016 Monte Carlo final (Michael Steele/Getty Images)Corentin Moutet, the world No 79, played Nadal at the French Open two years ago. But perhaps it’s fitting that the only person who has properly got the better of Nadal on clay is Rafael Nadal himself.

Persons: Rafael Nadal’s, ” Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Philippe, Chatrier, Roland Garros, Nadal, Ruud, Novak Djokovic, ”, Monfils, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Karen Khachanov, Andy Roddick’s, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Arthur Ashe, Djokovic, Rod Laver, — Djokovic, “, ” Nadal, It’s, Novak, Alexander Zverev, Zverev, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Philippe Chatrier, can’t, ” Zverev, Nadal’s, Sebastian Korda, “ He’s, ” Korda, Korda, Julian Finney, Clive Brunskill, haven’t, Kecmanovic, Rafa, ” Khachanov, “ It’s, there’s, Federer, Grigor Dimitrov, —, ” Dimitrov, Neal Simpson, ” Bergs, Monte, Michael Steele, Moutet, I’ve, Yannick Hanfmann, Nadal didn’t, ” Hanfmann, Bergs, ” Ruud, “ I’m, Fabio Fognini, Andy, Roger, Nole, Hubert Hurkacz, Mike Hewitt, Mateo Villalba, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: Nadal, Getty, PlayStation, Centre Court, Federer, Monte Carlo, Wimbledon, Athletic Locations: Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, German, Chatrier, Paris, Australia

☆ The WNBA is having a real moment - Caitlin Clark and the league’s historic season by the numbers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

They’ve been higher this WNBA season, starting with the draft in April, than at any point since we’ve had data (2004). A little more than 4,000 people attended their average game in 2023, which ranked them second to last. Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark were teammates in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. More people tuned into the average nationally televised WNBA game this season, 657k, than in any season in the 21st century. These Sky-Fever numbers actually match or exceed the average nationally televised MLB regular season game.

Persons: I’m, Caitlin Clark, They’ve, we’ve, Clark, Angel Reese, Juan Ocampo, Reese, Reese showdowns, Tiffany Hayes, Sabally, Ethan Miller, Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, It’s Organizations: CNN, Indiana Fever, WNBA, NBA, hometown Indiana Pacers, Chicago Sky, Getty, CBS Sports, ESPN, Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Clark’s Locations: York

Hurricane Milton makes its way toward Florida. Hurricane Milton plows toward FloridaFlorida is, once again, bracing for a direct hit as Hurricane Milton approaches the state and the window to evacuate closes. A storm surge of up to 15 feet is forecast along a stretch of the coast that includes Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Florida is especially vulnerable to storm surge because “it doesn’t take much to push water over land that would be dry,” said Cody Fritz, the Storm Surge Unit Team Lead at the National Hurricane Center. “Where?”Follow our live blog for the latest forecasts and information about Hurricane Milton.

Persons: Milton, Harris, Trump, Hurricane Milton, ”, Cody Fritz, Helene, they’re, “, ‘, ’ ”, Mark Prompakdee, Read, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Chuck Todd, Elon Musk, Josh Shapiro, Musk, Trump’s Butler, Benjamin Netanyahu, Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Joe Biden, Lisa Marie Presley, it’s Grazer, Ethel Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy, Tama, David Ingram, — Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NBC, National Hurricane Center, Storm Surge, Twin, NBC News, Hurricane, More Hurricane Milton, Trump, Democratic, Trump ”, Saints, Republicans, White, Tech, Pennsylvania Gov, Washington D.C, U.S . Defense, Israeli, ISIS, Border Patrol, Biden, Alaska Locations: Florida, Arizona, Hurricane, Florida Florida, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Sarasota . Florida, St . Petersburg, Twin City, Hurricane Milton, More, battlegrounds, Phoenix, Utah, Ohio, Trump’s Butler , Pennsylvania, Washington, U.S, Iran, Afghan, Oklahoma, America, San Francisco

Less than a fifth of large companies in the United States include coverage for the popular but pricey weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound in their health insurance plans, according to a survey published Wednesday in Health Affairs. “They’re trying to figure out what is the right balance between the advantages to employees, potential health benefits and the cost of these drugs. The survey found that about half of employers that cover the weight loss drugs have certain requirements associated with their coverage, which Rae said would limit access for some employees but save money. Among large firms that don’t currently cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, only about 3% said they’re “very likely” to do so in the next year. Despite the exorbitant cost, employers do have a positive view of the drugs.

Persons: Wegovy, ”, Matthew Rae, “ They’re, —, Rae, Susan Spratt, Christopher McGowan, Eli Lilly, ” McGowan, “, ” Rae, you’ve, that’s, don’t, they’re Organizations: Health Affairs, “ Employers, Population Health Management, Duke Health, Centers for Disease Control, Novo Nordisk, Research, North Carolina, ” Novo Nordisk Locations: United States, KFF, North Carolina, U.S, Novo

☆ Kennedy family matriarch Ethel Kennedy, 96, hospitalized after stroke
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of one of America’s most famous political families, has been hospitalized after a stroke, her family said Tuesday. Kennedy, 96, the widow of slain Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and mother of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was sleeping Thursday when she had the stroke and is now being treated at a hospital, former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., a grandson, said in a statement. “She is comfortable, she is getting the best care possible and she is surrounded by family,” the statement says. We are here looking after her.”She spent the summer enjoying time with her large family, her grandson said. Months after Robert F. Kennedy's death, she helped found a human rights center in his name dedicated to advancing his legacy.

Persons: Ethel Kennedy, Kennedy, Sen, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Kennedy III, ”, Barack Obama Organizations: U.S . Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Elon Musk’s X cleared to resume service in Brazil after it obeys court orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brazil’s Supreme Court cleared X to resume service in the country Tuesday, after the social media platform reversed course and started complying with court rulings that billionaire owner Elon Musk had previously vowed to resist. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who had been locked in a months-long feud with Musk, gave X the green light to resume operations in Latin America’s largest country effective immediately. In the decision, Moraes said X had met all the necessary requirements to start operating again in the country. Moraes, in his Tuesday decision, ruled that Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel must work to allow X to come back online within 24 hours. A new X representative, lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao, was tapped in late September, when X also said it had started to block accounts ordered by the court.

Persons: Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, Musk, Moraes, X, ”, ” Juscelino Filho, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, “, Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao Organizations: Twitter, Global Affairs, Supreme, Meta Locations: Brazil’s, Brazil, Australia, United Kingdom

Pittsburgh CNN —In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest and most iconic companies, financial filings show. For financial institutions, short positions can be lucrative. The fund shorted about four dozen companies from Pennsylvania during McCormick’s tenure, the records show. The fund did invest in stocks of some of the same Pennsylvania companies it shorted in other years, and overall, it reported spending more money buying stocks of Pennsylvania companies than shorting them in four of the five annual reports reviewed by CNN. She argued that the short positions Bridgewater took in Pennsylvania companies didn’t negatively impact employees because they represented a small fraction of each company’s overall value.

Persons: Dave McCormick, McCormick, “, ”, Kevin Boltz, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey –, Casey, Luke Sharrett, Elizabeth Gregory, Dave, ” Gregory, Bridgewater, ” McCormick wasn’t, Andrew Jennings, Dan Mallinson, “ They’re, ” Mallinson, “ That’s, ” Eric Talley, Talley, I’m, Justin Merriman, McCormick’s, Biden, Bernie Hall, ” Hall, Gregory, Michael M, Eric Hovde of, Tim Sheehy, Bernie Moreno, dogging McCormick, Mallinson Organizations: Pittsburgh CNN —, Bridgewater Associates, The Hershey Company, US Steel, CNN, US Department of Labor, Republican, Hershey, Democratic, Bridgewater, Bloomberg, Getty, McCormick’s, Bridgewater Equity Fund, Labor, Securities and Exchange Commission, Comcast, Penn National Gaming, Emory University School of Law, Penn State, Columbia University, Steel, Japan's, Nippon Steel, Keystone, Nippon, Pennsylvania, United Steelworkers, Senate, Penn Locations: Pennsylvania, Bridgewater, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, China, Eric Hovde of Wisconsin, Montana, Ohio

☆ Recession fears are fading. Now it’s time for America’s companies to back that up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Hopes for avoiding a recession are growing on Wall Street. Now, investors are looking to the upcoming earnings season for clues about the US economy’s health. The earnings season begins in earnest Friday with quarterly updates from big banks including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and BlackRock. Wall Street will also parse the September Consumer Price Index report and wholesale inflation figures due later this week. Wall Street will also eye developments from the tech companies whose mammoth stock returns have helped power this year’s bull market.

Persons: Motors, “, ”, Sarah Henry, Wells, Mark Malek, Siebert, Dave Sekera Organizations: New, New York CNN, Economic, PepsiCo, Conagra Brands, Logan Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Federal Reserve, Tech, “, FactSet, Apple, Nvidia, Communication, Morningstar Locations: New York, Wells Fargo, BlackRock

☆ Voters think America’s economy stinks. There’s nothing that will change that before the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In reality, the data — no matter how bad or good — probably won’t make an ounce of difference for most voters. Most voters likely don’t even follow the overall economic trends, let alone one month’s data, he said. Instead, their views on the economy are shaped by how far their dollars are stretching today compared to recent times. That’s a higher share compared to when voters were asked the same question in 2022. But the average American does not wait for news to come out to form an opinion on how the economy is functioning, she said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, “, ”, Micah Roberts, Republican pollster, Roberts, That’s, don’t, Joanne Hsu Organizations: New, New York CNN, Harvard Center, American Political Studies, Republican, NBC News, CNN, University of Michigan, Consumers Locations: New York

An Afghan national living in Oklahoma was charged this week with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack on Election Day on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist group, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested Monday in connection with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and getting firearms and ammunition to execute a violent attack in the United States on behalf of the terrorist group. Tawhedi made his initial appearance Tuesday in the federal courthouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Suzanne Mitchell. According to court documents, Tawhedi indicated in seized communications that he planned his attack for Election Day, on Nov. 5. Tawhedi allegedly made efforts to liquidate his family’s assets, resettle family members abroad, and obtain AK-47 assault rifles and ammunition, according to court documents.

Persons: Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, Tawhedi, Suzanne Mitchell, General Merrick Garland Organizations: Islamic State, ISIS, U.S, AK, Justice Department Locations: Afghan, Oklahoma, United States, Oklahoma City , Oklahoma

CLEVELAND — Some Democrats working to re-elect Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio this fall are attempting to raise fears about his opponent’s Colombian family and heritage, drawing charges of racism from Republicans. “Our tax dollars, a Moreno family windfall. Bernie Moreno only cares about himself.”The rhetoric has become a late-emerging tension point in a race that could determine partisan control of the Senate. Ohio and Montana, two states where former President Donald Trump twice won by large margins, are the top two GOP targets. The Ohio race is one of the most expensive in the country this fall, with total ad spending exceeding $100 million since Sept. 1.

Persons: Sen, Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno, ” Peg Watkins, Brown, ” Watkins, Chuck Schumer, Moreno, “, Bernie, ”, Donald Trump, Ohio’s, ” Moreno, Sarah Guggenheimer, Schumer, “ Ohioans, ” Guggenheimer, Watkins, Moreno’s, Luis Alberto Moreno, WinSenate, Trump, JD Vance, Jai Chabria, Vance, there’s, Republicans ’, Jimmy Kimmel, ” Chabria, Philip Letsou, ” Letsou, “ Sherrod Brown, scrutinizes Moreno Organizations: CLEVELAND —, Democratic Party, Senate, Signal Ohio, GOP, NBC, PAC, Associated Press, Inter, American Development Bank, Republicans, Democratic, National Republican Senatorial Committee Locations: Ohio, United States, Delaware County, Columbus, Colombia, West Virginia, Montana, U.S, Cleveland, South America, Springfield, Colombian, Washington, American, Caribbean, Springfield , Ohio

☆ Foreign adversaries will try to cast doubt on election results after Nov. 5, U.S. intel officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Foreign adversaries will try to shake Americans’ confidence in the legitimacy of election results in November by giving voice to false claims or spreading their own disinformation about ballot counting, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday. In its latest assessment of foreign threats to the election, intelligence officials said the main foreign powers seeking to shape the outcome of the vote — Russia, China and Iran — also were focusing on meddling in congressional and state races. China’s election influence efforts were focused on “tens” of races, with Beijing denigrating particular candidates with a variety of social media and other online activities, the intelligence official added. Officials also said foreign adversaries are getting more skilled at using Americans to spread their manufactured falsehoods. Intelligence officials reiterated that Russia’s disinformation campaign is directed at undermining Vice President Kamala Harris and her fellow Democrats as Moscow seeks to undercut Western support for Ukraine.

Persons: ”, Iran —, “, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Intelligence, Ukraine, Democratic Locations: Russia, China, Iran, U.S, Cuba, Havana, Ukraine, Kyiv, Beijing, Moscow

☆ Analysis: John Roberts remains confounded by Donald Trump as election approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The former star appellate lawyer who allies once cast as the smartest person in the room remains confounded by the realities of Donald Trump. Roberts was shaken by the adverse public reaction to his decision affording Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution. The Roberts Court has been in sync with the GOP political agenda largely because of decisions the chief justice has authored: For Trump and other Republicans. But the politically charged valence deepened in the justices’ resolution of the case against former President Trump on election-interference charges from 2020. Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus, a longtime friend of Roberts, spent time with him in July immediately after the Trump decision was issued.

Persons: John Roberts, Donald Trump, Roberts, Trump, Roberts hewed, Roberts ’, Holder, Kamala Harris, Pew, Obama, John Marshall, Roger Taney, ” Roberts, Scott, Gore, Joe Biden, Harris, George W, Bush, Al Gore, Reagan, George H.W, William Rehnquist, ”, ” “, ” Trump, ’, Jack Smith, Sonia Sotomayor, excoriated, Sean Wilentz, Dred Scott, Erin Murphy, “, ” Roman Martinez, Pence, ” Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Smith, Richard Lazarus, Lazarus, ” Lazarus Organizations: CNN, Trump, White House, Democratic, Pew Research Center, Republicans, Texas Gov, Capitol, Princeton, New York, . United, Georgetown University Law Center, House . Harvard Law, New, New England Law Boston, The Washington Locations: County, . United States, Galway, Ireland, New England

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