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☆ Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces Senate bid
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Larry Hogan announced Friday that he is running for US Senate this year, providing Republicans with a strong candidate in their bid to flip a seat in a deep-blue state. It’s what I did as Maryland’s governor, and it’s exactly how I’ll serve Maryland in the Senate. “I would pay a significant amount for a ticket to watch Chuck Schumer’s face right now,” Josh Holmes, the top political adviser to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, posted on X. Though he was personally popular during his two terms as governor, the state Republican Party has veered very much toward Trump. In recent decades, Maryland has been dominated by the Democratic Party at the state and federal levels.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to ignore a report from redistricting consultants that determined GOP-proposed legislative maps were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in December that the current Republican-drawn legislative maps were unconstitutional because not all the districts were contiguous. The court ordered the parties involved in the lawsuit to submit new maps that a pair of consultants then reviewed. While those talks continue, the Supreme Court accepted responses Thursday from Republicans and Democrats to the consultants report. Attorneys for the Legislature argued in their court filing Thursday that the consultants' report was about finding a political remedy to redistricting, not addressing the continuity issue.

Persons: Tony Evers, Evers, Tyler August, Janet Protasiewicz, “, ” Organizations: — Wisconsin Republicans, GOP, Republicans, Assembly, Republican, Democratic Gov, Democrats, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin

Over the last several years, such upstart consumer brands have been gaining market share in China and South Korea, according to a report from Bain and Company released Monday. China and South Korea stood out as markets where insurgent brands were doing particularly well. In South Korea, incumbent brands dominated just four sectors — fragrances, confectionery, diapers and bottled water, the report showed. High penetration of e-commerce in Indonesia (26%) and Singapore (13%) also gave insurgent brands a boost. Incumbent brands still hot

Persons: David Zehner, Bain, Zehner, There's, It's Organizations: Future Publishing, Bain and Company, Bain, CNBC Locations: Qingzhou city, East China's Shandong, Asia, China, South Korea, Pacific, South, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, India, confectionary

Since most Americans last voted for Congress, thousands of people have been added to certain voting districts — and subtracted from others — under new political maps enacted following court rulings. Here's a look at how voting districts have changed — or could change — before the November elections and what affect that could have on the battle for control of Congress. Perhaps the most notable is Florida, where a trial judge in September ruled that U.S. House districts pushed by Republican Gov. Litigation over congressional districts also is lingering in Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. The reshaping of voting districts matters, but doesn't necessarily pre-determine the outcome of elections.

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☆ A startup airline that wants to fly Airbus A380 planes between New York and London said it bought its first superjumbo
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

British startup carrier Global Airlines said on Friday that it had fully acquired an Airbus A380 jet previously owned by China Southern Airlines. MSN 120, however, is not the same plane that Global said it acquired back in May 2023. Following the purchase of MSN 120, Global expects to acquire three more A380s and hopefully launch commercial flights "later this year," it said. "The renaissance of the A380 is really the focus of Global Airlines," HiFly CCO Richard Stephenson said in a December video posted by Global. Simple Flying reported Global would refurbish MSN 120 but keep its China Southern seats.

Persons: James Asquith, Richard Stephenson, Asquith, Hospitio, Brad Beakley, Beakley Organizations: Global Airlines, Airbus, China Southern Airlines, MSN, Global, CNN, Singapore Airlines, China Southern, 9H, Center for Aviation, Portuguese, HiFly, Global Airlines Asquith, Boeing, Weekly, Gatwick, American Airlines, luxe, Travel Locations: Malta, China, London, New York, Los Angeles

The leading Democrat in the primary is George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff supported by the campaign arm of House Democrats. A STRONGLY DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT THAT VOTES REPUBLICANThe Central Valley farm belt is a political conundrum. Gray, who is backed by the campaign arm of House Democrats, argues that his party can’t reclaim the House majority without winning his district. Rollins, who is backed by the campaign arm of House Democrats, says it's time for new leadership and has depicted Calvert as an extremist. “House Democrats are ready to find common ground and a bipartisan path forward.”

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☆ Indonesia Leader Accused of Bias, Interference in Presidential Election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

In Indonesia, sitting presidents are allowed to campaign for candidates provided they do not use state resources and take official leave to do so, but incumbents have typically remained neutral. The furore has prompted Jokowi to repeatedly clarify his stance and even show reporters print-outs of the election law to clear his name. "Some of our campaign activities were indeed cancelled or not permitted by various local governments...and non-governmental entities, which likely were influenced by those in power," said Ade Chandra, a campaign spokesperson for rival presidential candidate Anies Baswedan. State rice handouts have allegedly included Prabowo campaign stickers, prompting complaints from rivals, according to media. Discontent with Jokowi's actions is also extending to his cabinet, from which chief security minister Mahfud MD, who is a vice presidential candidate on a rival ticket, has said he will resign soon.

Persons: Kate Lamb, Stanley Widianto, Joko Widodo, Prabowo Subianto, Prabowo, Jokowi, Ade Chandra, Anies Baswedan, Mahfud, Kanupriya Kapoor, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Defence, Prabowo, Gadjah Mada University Locations: Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, Indonesia, alma, Gadjah Mada

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Eagerly awaited redistricting reports that will recommend new maps expected to reshape the balance of power in the Wisconsin Legislature are due to the state Supreme Court on Thursday. Republicans have indicated that they plan an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing due process violations, but it’s not clear when that would come. It ultimately will be up to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with a 4-3 liberal majority, to decide which maps to enact. Evers on Tuesday vetoed a last-ditch effort by Republicans to enact new lines to avoid the court ordering maps. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has also been asked by Democrats to take up a challenge to the state's congressional district lines.

Persons: —, Tony Evers, ”, Evers Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Gov, Democratic, Wisconsin Supreme, U.S, Supreme, Senate, Marquette University, . House Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin

☆ Opinion: Trump is a strong candidate. Democrats need to take him seriously.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Democrats should not make the mistake of underestimating former President Donald Trump. Moreover, they note, Haley was able to win independent voters who theoretically would be more amenable to President Joe Biden than Trump in the fall. Moreover, the number of Republicans who keep saying they won’t vote for Trump under any circumstances, gives Democrats hope that on Election Day, many voters in the GOP won’t turn out. But these arguments downplay the threat Trump will pose to Biden in November by ignoring several fundamentals. Trump is succeeding even though the United States has never had a major presidential candidate saddled with so much legal baggage.

Persons: Julian Zelizer, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, —, Nikki Haley —, Trump, Haley, Joe Biden, Biden, That’s, — Trump, pollsters, Karl Marx, Lyndon Johnson, Arizona Sen, Barry Goldwater, Simon Rosenberg, Ezra Klein Organizations: CNN, Princeton University, The New York Times, America, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Republican, WWE, Republican Party, Biden, Arizona, New York Times Locations: New Hampshire, United States

☆ Biden is ready to turn the page toward a face-off with Trump. His path to reelection won’t be an easy one.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Hours after, he was projected to win the New Hampshire primary race even though his name wasn’t on the ballot. “In politics, you run like you’re down when you’re winning or when you’re losing,” Biden campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond said Wednesday. “I think President Biden’s going to help people win, in the end. That is part of what influenced the decision, announced Tuesday, to shift two key West Wing advisers from the White House to Biden’s campaign. But one thing Biden’s teams believe will help center their arguments is a clearer race between Biden and Trump.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Janet Yellen, you’re, ” Biden, Cedric Richmond, “ We’re, ”, Nikki Haley’s, Quentin Fulks, Gaza Biden, Joe ”, Debbie Dingell, Jake Tapper, Dingell, Biden’s, We’ve, we’ve, “, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Mike Donilon, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, that’s, Lyndon Johnson, Jim Clyburn, Trump, he’s, milkshake Organizations: Washington CNN, Trump, Republican, New, United Auto Workers, UAW, White, Michigan Democrat, ” Democratic, West, White House, Democratic, CNN, ”, Wing, Biden, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Virginia, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Israel, Northern Virginia, Wilmington , Delaware, South Carolina, Nevada

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to avoid having the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court put in place new legislative district boundaries for the November election. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe Wisconsin Supreme Court last month tossed the current Republican-drawn district boundaries as unconstitutional and ordered new maps. This is their last-ditch, disingenuous attempt to hold on to power.”All maps under consideration by the Wisconsin Supreme Court are expected to shrink Republican majorities. LeMahieu said the changes Republicans were proposing to Evers' maps would not affect the partisan breakdown of each district. It was that bill that Senate Republicans proposed amending before passing it Tuesday.

Persons: Devin LeMahieu, Tony Evers, LeMahieu, Evers, ” Evers, Britt Cudaback, ” Cudaback, “, “ It’s, Republican gerrymander, Dianne Hesselbein, John D, Johnson, he’s Organizations: — Wisconsin Republicans, Senate, Republican, Associated Press, Democratic Gov, Assembly, Wisconsin Supreme, Republicans, Democratic, Marquette University Law School Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin

☆ Forta is betting big that AI can help improve access to autism therapy. Take a look at the presentation the healthcare startup used to raise $55 million from Insight Partners.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The healthcare startup, Forta, raised a Series A funding round in January led by Insight Partners. Das added that because every child using Forta receives personalized care, the startup's AI is trained to look at health records and recommend treatments. Indeed, a clinician shortage is creating opportunities for digital health startups to build out mental healthcare services. Mental health coaching startup tapouts just raised a $3.2 million seed round, while incumbents Brightline and Hazel Health have each raised tens of millions of dollars to provide pediatric mental healthcare. Take a look at the 14-slide pitch deck Forta used to raise its $55 million Series A funding round.

Persons: —, Warby Parker, Allbirds, Forta, Ritankar Das, Forta's, Das, Hazel Organizations: Service, Business, Insight Partners, Exor Ventures, Ventures, Mental, Hazel Health

☆ SoftBank leads TravelPerk's $104 million fundraising, in a bet that AI will reshape corporate travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

TravelPerkBarcelona-based startup TravelPerk, which helps automate corporate travel and expenses, has raised $104 million in fresh funding from Japanese tech investing giant SoftBank and a flood of other names, to invest in artificial intelligence development and new products. SoftBank invested $70 million in TravelPerk's latest round, which the company said was an extension of its "D-1" funding round. The fundraising round shows SoftBank is placing a major bet on a company driving disruption in corporate travel through new technologies, such as AI — which has seen significant buzz since the November 2022 launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Whereas many travel agents operate on low single digits gross margins, Meir says that TravelPerk's profit margin stood at 60% last year. TravelPerk competes with American Express, BCD Travel, SAP Concur and Navan in the corporate travel management space.

Persons: Avi Meir, TravelPerk, Felix, SoftBank, that's, Meir, Roy Hefer Organizations: SoftBank Vision, Felix Capital, American, CNBC, American Express, SAP Locations: TravelPerk Barcelona, Navan, U.S

☆ New Hampshire Primary: Wake-Up Call or Last Call?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

Should Trump's lead hold, says Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire poll, Trump will become the first candidate – aside from sitting presidents – to win both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. "We're so far past the days when voters nationally were really just waking up" to the campaign debates in the early weeks of a presidential election year, says Dante Scala, a University of New Hampshire professor and author of the book "Stormy Weather: The New Hampshire Primary and Presidential Politics." New Hampshire GOP voters, however, are a different breed of Republicans, Smith says, focusing more on fiscal conservatism and small government. Haley has 36% support and DeSantis 6% backing among primary voters. Trump seems to think so, too: He has focused much of his vitriol in the waning days of the New Hampshire campaign on Haley.

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Two accused Moreno and Bernie Moreno Cos. of gender and age discrimination, respectively. The third, in which Moreno was not named, alleged race discrimination against a dealership run by a BMC subsidiary. A campaign spokesman said that the two employees who sued Moreno directly now support his Republican U.S. Senate campaign and that Moreno, who was born in Bogotá, Colombia, prided himself on giving equal opportunities to all his workers. Female former dealership supervisor Cara Wilson, then of Streetsboro, in Portage County, alleged Moreno repeatedly belittled her about being a mother, sometimes in front of her peers. In response to the AP's reporting, the Moreno campaign produced an open letter signed by 23 former female employees vouching that he treated them fairly and respectfully.

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It's a constant source of frustration for the Minnesota congressman challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. Sure, Phillips is on the ballot in New Hampshire, which holds its primary Tuesday. Biden won't debate Phillips, which is standard behavior for incumbent presidents with primary opponents. And the Biden campaign declined to weigh in on Phillips’ candidacy – also standard for incumbents not facing serious threats from challenges within their own parties. Democratic activists are mounting a write-in campaign for Biden.

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Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesDemocrats are also encouraged by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz eking out reelection in 2018 by less than 3 percentage points over Democrat Beto O'Rourke. In Florida, meanwhile, Republican Sen. Rick Scott won his seat that year by around 10,000 votes out of 8.1-plus million cast. In Texas, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas will have to overcome primary challenger Roland Gutierrez, a state senator from San Antonio, before he can take on Cruz. “Just 'cause they’re the best options they have doesn’t mean they're winnable, doesn't mean they're competitive,” said Texas Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak. National Republicans are eying Ohio, where Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown was first elected in 2006, and Montana's Jon Tester, also a three-term Democratic incumbent.

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☆ India is blocking TikTok's owner from offering music streaming as the company looks to build a Spotify competitor
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok's owner is shuttering its music app Resso in India in response to government orders. The move comes as TikTok is rolling out a separate music app in five countries. AdvertisementTikTok's parent company ByteDance is shutting down its music-streaming app Resso in India at the end of this month, a company spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. The app blends some of the social features of TikTok with music streaming. The company hasn't announced plans to roll out TikTok Music in India.

Persons: TikTok, —, Resso, hasn't, ByteDance, SiriusXM, Paul Hourican, Moneycontrol Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, US, BI Locations: India, China, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Singapore, Mesa , Arizona

☆ Iowa’s most important poll has set the expectations for the GOP caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The final poll from Iowa’s premier pollster, Ann Selzer, has Trump at 48% followed by former South Carolina Gov. If the final outcome Monday night mirrors the poll, Trump will have won the highest Iowa GOP caucus vote share for a non-incumbent ever. A Haley win in the first primary race in the nation would indicate that Trump is not invincible. He did more than 5 points better than where his final Iowa poll had him. (His 28-point margin over Bradley was the same as the final poll found, as both Bradley and Gore won some undecided voters.)

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☆ A sports drinks turf war could determine whether beverage stocks bounce back in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The rise of Prime comes at a time when key beverage stocks are struggling for traction. PEP 1Y mountain Shares of Pepsico have fallen over the past 12 months, along with its two main peers. Pepsi, for instance, is pushing newer versions of Gatorade with Gatorade Zero, G-Fit and Gatorlyte, as well as the Fast Twitch energy drink. Where to invest The exact impact of sports drinks on beverage stocks can be hard to determine. The big three companies do not break out the financials for their sports drink brands individually, and any impact could be outweighed by other categories, like Pepsi's snack foods.

Persons: Ramon Laguarta, —, Logan Paul —, Laguarta, Dr Pepper, Lauren Lieberman, Lieberman, There's, Z'ers, Gerald Pascarelli, Pascarelli, Keurig Dr Pepper, Electrolit Organizations: Pepsico, YouTube, Pepsi, Gatorade, Coca, PEP, Barclays, Holdings, CNBC, Nielsen, Grupo PiSA, Keurig Locations: United States, Mexican, Electrolit, LSEG

☆ Women's health is gaining traction — and a top VC predicts a blockbuster IPO for Maven could pave the way for more transactions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Investors rely on "exits" such as initial public offerings when assigning valuations to similar companies, Farr said. So the lack of attractive data on this front is helping to hold back the women's health category as a whole, she said. "Depressed valuations are keeping the IPO window latched," the authors of the SVB report wrote. Maven ClinicWomen's health, long neglected by VCs, is gaining tractionHistorically, investment in women's health has lagged behind other parts of healthcare. More than 76% of women's health startups have at least one female cofounder, the SVB report said.

Persons: Chrissy Farr, Farr, Maven, Kate Ryder, SVB, Gina Bartasi Organizations: OMERS Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Business, Maven

☆ Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Executive 2: Bob Iger will, again, extend his contract as Disney CEO Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger renewed his contract through 2026. This executive predicted "fool me five times, shame on me." This executive predicted Peltz and Rasulo will win their campaign and both join the board. This person predicted Disney would purchase privately held Candle Media to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, the owner of CoComelon. This executive predicted Yaccarino would either lose patience or find her job increasingly pointless and leave the company in 2024.

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Read previewThe recent firing and rehiring of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has put his leadership and personality under a microscope. People who have worked closely with Altman told Business Insider the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Advertisement"The thing I loved about OpenAI is you got to be heard," a former employee told BI. Relationship with MicrosoftWhile Altman is approachable, insiders said his obsession with growing the company can make him seem terse, impatient and superior to other "big tech" companies. AdvertisementAre you a Microsoft or OpenAI employee, or someone else with information to share?

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Bank of America raised its rating on Adecoargo to buy , with its price target pointing to more than 26% upside. The firm maintained its $450 price target on the pizza chain, which implies shares could jump 12.6%. Analyst Doug Anmuth upped his price target by $15 to $220, implying shares could still gain more than 13%. The firm's new $230 price target implies the overweight-rated stock could gain 18.5% over the next 12 months. The analyst increased his 2024 year-end price target to $30 per share, which suggests 32.2% potential upside from Monday's close.

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Jones mandated Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state Senate districts and five additional state House districts. Political Cartoons View All 1277 Images“A minority opportunity district must be a district where a single racial group is a majority," Echols said Monday. “District 7 was a minority opportunity district in our view. Besides congressional districts, minority coalitions could also be an issue in Georgia’s new state legislative maps, which are moving toward final passage. “And it’s all over this map from District 10 to congressional District 7.

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