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☆ Nikki Haley Says Pledging a Federal Abortion Ban Wouldn’t Be ‘Honest’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley refused on Sunday to endorse a federal abortion ban at a specific number of weeks’ gestation, saying that to do so would be to lie to the American people about what is politically possible. “I think the media has tried to divide them by saying we have to decide certain weeks,” Ms. Haley said in an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “In states, yes. At the federal level, it’s not realistic. It’s not being honest with the American people.”She was responding to a question from her interviewer, Margaret Brennan, about why she would not join another likely candidate, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, in endorsing a 20-week national ban. But her comments on Sunday stood out for the explicitness of her rejection of committing to a gestational limit.

The jury found that Ms. Carroll had not proved, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Mr. Trump had raped her, as she had long claimed. Jury members had the option of finding Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse or for forcible touching, which are less serious charges than rape under state law. Ms. Carroll sued the former president last year. Its findings are civil, not criminal, meaning Mr. Trump has not been convicted of any crime and faces no prison time. Sexual abuse is defined in New York as subjecting a person to sexual contact without consent.

☆ Biden Faces Bleak Approval Numbers as He Starts Re-election Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In hypothetical general-election matchups, Mr. Biden, who announced his re-election campaign last month, trailed the two leading candidates in the Republican primary, former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. Yet neither of them exceeded 45 percent in The Post’s poll, with many voters saying they were undecided or naming a different candidate. In the Biden-Trump matchup, 44 percent of respondents said they would definitely or probably vote for Mr. Trump, and 38 percent for Mr. Biden. In the Biden-DeSantis matchup, 42 percent said they would definitely or probably vote for Mr. DeSantis, and 37 percent for Mr. Biden. The Post did not ask voters about his primary challengers, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson, but Mr. Biden led them by huge margins in other surveys.

☆ Gov. Jim Justice Is Expected to Announce Senate Run for Joe Manchin’s Seat
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jim Justice of West Virginia is set to announce a Senate campaign on Thursday, giving Republicans a strong recruit against Senator Joe Manchin III, one of the most vulnerable Democrats up for re-election in 2024. The West Virginia race is one of the most essential pickup opportunities for Republicans if they are to retake control of the Senate, which Democrats hold by a narrow 51-49 seat margin. Mr. Manchin, who represents by far the most Republican state held by any Democratic senator, has yet to announce whether he will seek re-election, but Republicans are hoping that Mr. Justice’s entry might spur him toward retirement. Mr. Manchin in recent years has been one of the few Democrats who can compete in the overwhelmingly Republican state.

☆ The Long Career Arc of Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Biden was deeply involved in negotiations to authorize the invasion of Iraq. He later said he had been wrong to think President George W. Bush “would use the authority we gave him properly.”

☆ It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

From small towns in Iowa and New Hampshire to the grand stages of interest groups’ conventions, the 2024 presidential campaign is underway, whether or not Americans are ready. The past week has brought at least four declared or likely candidates to New Hampshire, three to Iowa and one to South Carolina. Nine addressed the National Rifle Association’s annual forum in Indianapolis, and three attended a Republican donor retreat in Nashville. On Wednesday, the Republican National Committee, in a surprise to no one, chose Fox News to host the party’s first debate this August. The declared candidates filed their quarterly fund-raising reports late this week, revealing the first big campaign finance error of the season.

☆ John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Frank Olito | Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, in New York into one of the most affluent families in the world. The first John Jacob Astor. Stock Montage/ GettyThe Astor family dates back to the early 1700s when the original John Jacob Astor (pictured) came to the Americas from a small village in Germany to make a name for himself. Quickly, Astor bought land all around Manhattan, becoming one of the richest men in the world and creating a dynasty. When John Jacob Astor IV was born to William Astor and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn in 1864, the Astor name was already well-respected in high society, and the family's fortune was one of the world's largest.

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☆ Opinion: Texas judge’s stunning ruling caps extraordinary week
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Tennessee legislators targeted three members of the state House for joining a gun control protest in the chamber, expelling two young Black men while failing to oust a 60-year-old White woman. (He gave the Biden administration a week to appeal the ruling before it goes into effect. Thus, the week that began with Trump facing a judge in Manhattan ended with a Trump-appointed judge overturning more than two decades of medical practice. “They go far too fast to be safe on the sidewalk” and aren’t right for bike lanes or roads either.

☆ ‘Piazzolla’s History With Tango’ Review: PBS Dances Down to Argentina
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Astor Piazzolla occupies a unique position in modern musical composition. His work is as “popular” in its origins as jazz or blues, though it is frequently heard on classical-music stations—where his propulsive tango rhythms remain as infectious as Bach is baroque. A bridge between musical movements and a singular influence on the music of his native Argentina, Piazzolla dominates the latest installment of “Now Hear This,” the “Great Performances” series hosted by violinist Scott Yoo and his wife, flutist Alice Dade . (Future episodes this season will concern Robert Schumann , Isaac Albéniz and modern classicist Andy Akiho .) Whether their exploration of the music or dancing of tango will lead to a Piazzolla renaissance is uncertain, but there’s a wealth of invigorating music, including Piazzolla’s “History of Tango,” originally composed for flute and guitar and rendered with considerable energy and eloquence by Ms. Dade and Sebastián Henríquez .

☆ How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Margaret Lyons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

‘Great Performances: Now Hear This’When to watch: Friday at 9 p.m., on PBS. “Hear” covers both the artistic and the mechanical — who among us has not yearned to know how the guts of an accordion work? — but its real calling card is the sense of pleasure radiating from the show’s participants. Making music together is supposed to be fun! Being really good at it makes it even more fun!

[1/2] A vehicle is towed from the property as community members pray while visiting a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 29, 2023. Security experts said the Covenant School apparently had good safety protocols. It was a grim reminder that any campus could be the target of gun violence, spurring educators around the country to review security protocols and try to reassure parents. Protective measures notwithstanding, Corcoran said the Covenant School shooting exposed how deadly such attacks can be even when school leaders "did everything right." It is not clear that hardening school security always works.

We’re tracking the remaining uncalled House races — and showing when they are called — as states continue to count the outstanding votes from the midterm elections. The tallies below are based on the reported vote so far, and the margin in many races will continue to change as more ballots are counted in the coming days.

Live forecast: Estimating the outcomeThis is our current best estimate for the outcome of this race. We look at the votes that have been reported so far and adjust our estimate based on what we expect from the votes that remain. See the full forecast ›

Officials did not make predictions for the pace of reporting. (In 2020, it took three days for 90 percent of the vote to be reported.) The state conducts a predominantly mail-ballot election, and ballots postmarked by Election Day have four days to arrive.

How votes compare with 2020The map below shows how votes cast in this race compare with votes cast in the 2020 presidential election in the same area. Only counties that have reported almost all of their votes are shown.

Officials may not begin processing mail ballots until Election Day, and officials have said that vote counting may take until the morning after the election or later that day. Early returns could give a misleading impression of a large Republican advantage before all mail ballots are counted. Learn more about the timing of results ›

Most people are expected to vote early — by mail, in-person or by drop box. Those ballots require the verification of voters’ signatures, and officials say the timing of results will depend on how many people return their ballots at the last minute on Election Day. No results are released until 10 p.m. Eastern. Learn more about the timing of results ›

Counting could be faster than in 2020, when 68 percent of votes were reported by midnight Eastern and 77 percent were reported by noon on Wednesday. Officials are now allowed to begin processing mail ballots before Election Day; in 2020, mail ballots could not be opened or counted until after the election. Learn more about the timing of results ›

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