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A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. The foiled attack was planned for Thursday or Friday, according to Austria’s interior minister, Gerhard Karner. Taylor Swift fans gather in Vienna. Authorities display a photo of a man arrested in connection with a plot to attack Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Vienna, Austria. The U.S. State Department and the broader U.S. government have been in contact with Austrian officials about the alleged plot, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.

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☆ Retailers are tricking consumers into spending more with earlier-than-ever Halloween rollout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But all the excitement to get a jump start on Halloween comes as consumers are showing more signs of financial stress. Tricking consumers into treating themselves more“It’s clear that consumers have been interested in buying Halloween products earlier and earlier,” said Champine. Michaels said it started selling Halloween goods in June, the earliest the retailer has ever done so. The initial launch of Halloween goods at Michaels “has been consistently beating our internal expectations,” he added. By selling Halloween goods earlier, they’re likely hoping it’ll decrease the likelihood of having to discount, she added.

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☆ Iraqi teen arrested in Vienna after Taylor Swift terror attack plot thwarted
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Mia Alberti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Austrian authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Iraqi national in connection with an inquiry into an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, the country’s interior minister said Friday. Organizers took the extraordinary decision on Thursday to cancel three Swift concerts in Austria after authorities said they foiled a terror attack planned for the Vienna leg of her blockbuster Eras tour. “A planned attack on a concert event was successfully thwarted thanks to the timely intervention of the authorities. Austrian authorities said they expected around 65,000 audience members at each of Swift’s Vienna shows, with up to 20,000 fans outside the stadium. It would have been her first Swift concert since she first became a fan in 2018, and she’d been excitedly waiting since buying the ticket last summer.

Persons: Taylor, “, Franz Ruf, ’, Tiffany Kidd, ” Kidd, Vanessa Szombathelyi, she’d, ” Organizations: CNN, Austrian, Vienna, ISIS, Wembley, Swift’s, Hungary – Locations: Vienna, Austria, Iraqi, Macedonian, ’ Vienna, Canada, Swift’s Vienna, Arizona, United States, Ireland, Hungary, Austrian, London

☆ Elon Musk has a weak case against advertisers — but he's playing the long game
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, Elon Musk's X fulfilled his promise to sue advertisers over their boycotting of the platform. GARM creates frameworks to provide common definitions around areas like hate speech and misinformation; it's voluntary whether advertisers use them. It doesn't rank platforms on these issues, and its role isn't to advise advertisers on where to spend their dollars. US advertisers are also protected by the First Amendment to spend or not spend on whichever media platforms they please. If the X suit moves into the discovery phase, there could be a whole lot more.

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Harris expected to announce her VP pickBy the end of the day, the world will know who Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate will be. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Simone Biles won the silver medal in the floor exercise, bringing her final Paris medal count to four: three golds and one silver. Google’s antitrust loss is a win for internet regulatorsIn a massive antitrust lawsuit ruling, a federal judge found that Google has an illegal monopoly on search engines and text advertisements. Despite some posts and influencers recommending close to 100 grams of protein per day, experts say the answer is far less.

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☆ Pelosi details 20-minute conversation with Trump ahead of first impeachment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Hours before former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally launched the first impeachment investigation into former President Donald Trump in 2019, she received a call from the subject of the probe himself. During the September phone call, Pelosi said Trump claimed she would be impressed with his “lack of pressure,” that he “didn’t threaten anyone” and “there’s no reason” to impeach him. “I do not believe that the president (needs to directly) make a quid pro quo to intimidate a foreign leader,” Pelosi told Trump. “I didn’t do that,” Trump replied, to which Pelosi replied, “You withheld aid, and there is an inference drawn.”As Trump continued to claim that his call with Zelensky was “flawless,” Pelosi responded, “We’ll find out. “The call was perfect.”In her final reply to Trump before the end of the call, Pelosi said, “That call was perfectly clear.

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☆ Olympics recap: What you missed in gymnastics, track and field, soccer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Day 10 of the Olympics brought us Simone Biles’ final competition in Paris, a big day for Americans on the track, not one but two important soccer matches and much more. Women’s gymnasticsArtistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympic Games came to a dramatic end Monday, as Biles was edged out for the gold medal in the floor exercise final. Monday’s silver on floor exercise was an 11th Olympic medal for Biles. Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set a world record in men’s pole vault Monday, adding to his stash of gold medals. The hosts and Egypt were deadlocked at 1 before France scored two goals in extra time to secure a spot in the gold medal match.

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Jordan Chiles won her first individual Olympic medal in Monday's floor exercise final, but originally, the judges left her off the podium. After losing an all-around bronze medal in a heart-wrenching tiebreaker, Raisman thought she was fourth again on the beam. Raisman was on the 2016 Olympic team with Biles that won team gold and collected more medals than any U.S. gymnastics team in history. Chiles lost the chance to contend for an all-around medal to her teammate Suni Lee, who went on to win bronze. Eight years ago, Raisman won her last Olympic medal in Rio, a silver in her signature event, the floor exercise.

Persons: Jordan Chiles, Aly Raisman, Mihai Brestyan, Chiles, Raisman, Naomi Baker, Simone, Simone Biles, Biles, Ana Barbosu, Barbosu, Jordan, Catalina Ponor, Suni Lee, Jordyn Wieber Organizations: NBC, Team United States, Bercy Arena, Paris Games, London Olympics Locations: Paris, Romanian, London, Rio

Jordan Chiles won her first individual Olympic medal, a bronze, but it appeared at first that she would finish off the podium. She originally placed fifth but submitted an inquiry to the judges and received a tenth back on her final score. Jordan Chiles celebrates her bronze medal as Simone Biles, right, looks on. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil earned gold and Biles, Chiles' teammate and training mate, took silver. Elsa / Getty ImagesVoinea and Barbosu both scored 13.700 on their floor routines, but until Chiles' appeal, Barbosu retained the bronze medal position due to her superior execution score.

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☆ North Carolina AG office eyes Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC after voter data complaint
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The America PAC is supporting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic nominee. Wheeler alleged America PAC has broken state laws, according to a copy of the complaint reviewed by CNBC. "The America PAC is pretending to be running an online voter registration drive," Wheeler wrote. Representatives for the North Carolina State Board of Elections did not return requests for comment on Wheeler's complaint against America PAC. America PAC has spent over $100,000 on digital advertisements targeting voters in Pennsylvania since early July, according to AdImpact.

Persons: Elon Musk, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Musk, Josh Stein, Stein, Jocelyn Benson, Benson's, CNBC's, David Wheeler, Wheeler, Madison Cawthorn, Lauren Boebert, Al Schmidt Organizations: Intelligence, Senate, U.S, Capitol, North Carolina Attorney General's, CNBC, Musk's America PAC, The America PAC, Democratic, SpaceX, PAC, North Carolina, Michigan, Sunday, America PAC, America, North Carolina Board, American, Republican, Rep, Colorado . Representatives, North Carolina State Board, Department Locations: Washington , U.S, America, North Carolina, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Pennsylvania

☆ Justice Thomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional private travel provided by the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow, a top Democratic senator said in a letter on Monday. Customs and Border Protection records revealed that the justice and his wife, Virginia Thomas, took a round trip between Hawaii and New Zealand in November 2010 on Mr. Crow’s private jet, according to the letter. Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, writing to Mr. Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more information about the financial relationship between the two men. The letter, part of an inquiry that Mr. Wyden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has opened into Mr. Crow and the justice, comes as top Democrats have urged major changes to the Supreme Court, including an enforceable code of conduct.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Virginia Thomas, Ron Wyden, Crow’s, Wyden, Crow Organizations: Democratic, . Customs, Border, New Zealand, Mr, Democrat, Senate Finance Locations: Hawaii, New, Oregon

The team has been under a cloud of suspicion since The New York Times reported in April that 23 swimmers tested positive for a banned heart drug before the 2021 Tokyo Games. The issue has also prompted a diplomatic spat between the U.S. on one side and China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on the other. "Chinese swimmers are clean and have never feared testing," the spokesperson said. Adam Pretty / Getty ImagesThe impact of testing aside, Chinese swimmers are also worried the situation could affect their once-friendly exchanges with foreign competitors. "No matter how much World Aquatics tried to mess with the Chinese athletes’ mindset before, they still broke the world record!"

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☆ UK police examining allegations Washington Post publisher purposely deleted emails in phone hacking scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The Guardian said Brown wrote to police after documents that were recently made public during civil court proceedings reportedly showed Lewis met with detectives in 2011. After he was hired by the Post, Lewis also tried to kill a story about his alleged involvement in the phone hacking scandal coverup, offering an NPR reporter an interview in exchange for squashing the forthcoming article. In May, Brown wrote to the Metropolitan Police and said he was told that the “Met’s special inquiry team” would look into it. The security threats were believed to be genuine and were not devised as part of an alleged ‘cover-up’ and there is no evidence to show that is the case,” the News UK spokesperson said. The allegations swirling around Lewis have roiled The Washington Post newsroom in recent months.

Persons: Will Lewis, Rupert Murdoch’s, Gordon Brown, Lewis, Brown, Tom Watson, Rebekah Brooks, ” Brown, Prince Harry, Murdoch, ”, Mr Brown, “, Brooks, ” “, Carlotta Cardana, Robert Winnett, Jeff Bezos Organizations: New, New York CNN, London, Washington Post, Guardian, Metropolitan Police, Murdoch’s News, Washington, Post, CNN, News, IT, MPS, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York, London

☆ What a historic prisoner swap means for Vladimir Putin’s Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Among those headed back to Russia are convicted hackers and several Russian nationals detained in the West for spying. And the biggest prize for Russia was the return of Vadim Krasikov, a convicted hitman whose release had been publicly sought by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Anna Chapman, one of 10 Russian sleeper agents deported from the US in a 2010 prisoner swap, was also feted on her return to Russia. Britain blamed the poisoning on Russia; Russia has consistently denied involvement, although Putin referred to Skripal as a “scumbag” and a “traitor,” his contempt suggesting that Skripal had gotten his just desserts. The release of Russians in the swap means that Russia’s political climate is no less repressive.

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When Nemour performed it in competition in June, it produced the highest score recorded on the bars since the Tokyo Olympics. But while she may wow fans in her home country at these Games, she won’t be doing it under the French flag. Nemour’s father had an Algerian passport because his parents had been born in the country, and Nemour was entitled to one as well. At the world championships in 2023, Nemour won the silver medal on the uneven bars. She didn’t realize what the result meant for African gymnastics, she said, until she started receiving a deluge of messages and interview requests.

Persons: Kaylia, Marc Chirilcenco, Nemour, won’t, ”, Nemour’s, I’m Organizations: Paris, Games, French Locations: Tokyo, Algeria, French, Avoine, France, Algerian, Africa

☆ Scotland Yard Will Review Email Deletions in News Corp Hacking Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jo Becker | Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Scotland Yard has opened a preliminary inquiry into the deletion of tens of millions of emails during the British phone-hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch’s news media empire more than a dozen years ago. The development could entangle current and former News Corp executives, including the chief executive of The Washington Post, in an inquiry into whether the deletions were aimed at obstructing justice. The inquiry threatens to reopen a tumultuous chapter in British news media and political history. The scandal toppled Mr. Murdoch’s best-selling tabloid newspaper, News of the World, and led to criminal charges and years of civil lawsuits. Many hacking victims have argued for years that Mr. Murdoch’s British company, News UK, improperly purged emails to limit the fallout.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch’s, Murdoch’s Organizations: News Corp, The Washington Post, News UK Locations: Murdoch’s British

Now that she has mastered it, the uneven bars routine that the gymnast Kaylia Nemour has prepared for the Paris Olympics is a sight to behold: a fluid yet treacherous 30 seconds, so tightly woven with difficulty that it has made her a medal favorite in the event. When Nemour performed it in competition last month, it produced the highest score recorded on the bars since the Tokyo Olympics. But while she may wow fans in her home country at these Games, she won’t be doing it under the French flag. Instead, Nemour, 17, is competing for Algeria, the result of a nationality switch last year that followed a protracted dispute with the French gymnastics federation — one that has seen the host nation lose out on perhaps its best chance for a medal on one of the most high-profile stages of the Games. The conflict that drove a wedge between Nemour and the French federation began with a power struggle over training sites ahead of the Games but has since devolved into accusations of overtraining, caustic exchanges and an 18-month administrative inquiry that concluded last December that the federation was “hounding” Nemour’s home gym in Avoine, a village in western France.

Persons: Kaylia Nemour, Nemour, won’t, ” Organizations: Paris, Games, French Locations: Tokyo, Algeria, French, Avoine, France

51% of drivers do not trust their car insurance providers and car insurance costs continue to rise, up by 11.2% in 2023-2024. Get Car Insurance Quotes Compare affordable car insurance quotes online in minutes. How to shop for car insuranceIf you're in the market for car insurance, here's a step-by-step guide to finding the best and cheapest car insurance for you. Factors That Affect Car Insurance QuotesPersonal FactorsOne personal factor that affects your car insurance quotes is your age and gender. How to Compare Car Insurance Quotes FAQHow often should I compare car insurance quotes?

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☆ The 'great rotation' faces its biggest test yet: earnings from Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

That will be the case in this jam-packed week , with the earnings from Microsoft on Tuesday, Meta Platforms on Wednesday, and Apple and Amazon on Thursday. If Alphabet said it cut back on data-center spending, then it would be alleged the company is falling behind Amazon and Microsoft in the AI race. The company also is now dogged by another competitor in search engines after ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced a prototype of SearchGPT . Apple reports on Thursday, and if you think the cloud-computing heavyweights are spending on too much AI, then you should be buying Apple. President Joe Biden always chose to have his agencies wear down tech companies.

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☆ Justice Dept. Settles Lawsuit With Former F.B.I. Officials Targeted by Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Adam Goldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department on Friday settled a lawsuit with two former F.B.I. officials who had accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy by sharing their texts disparaging former President Donald J. Trump with the news media, according to court documents. Their texts incited a political firestorm after the Justice Department in December 2017 invited reporters to review them at night before handing them over to Congress. counterintelligence agent who helped oversee the bureau’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia in 2016, Mr. Strzok exchanged inflammatory messages with Ms. Mr. Strzok drafted the memo opening the investigation, which was approved by his superiors.

Persons: Trump, Donald J, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Strzok, ” Organizations: Department, Trump, Justice Department, Republicans Locations: Russia

☆ F.B.I. Examining Bullet Fragments Found at Trump Rally Site
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Adam Goldman | Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

is examining numerous metal fragments found near the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., to determine whether an assassin’s bullet — or potential debris — grazed former President Donald J. Trump’s head, bloodying his ear, according to the F.B.I. and a federal law enforcement official. The bureau has asked to interview Mr. Trump as part of its broader investigation, hoping to provide insights into the shooting and possibly a more complete record of his injury, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the continuing inquiry. Unanswered questions about the object that struck the Republican nominee for president have lingered since the shooting on July 13, with Mr. Trump claiming that he was struck by a bullet — and casting his survival as an act of divine intervention. officials have been more circumspect, citing the need to analyze the evidence before determining what struck Mr. Trump — a bullet, metal shard or something else.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: Republican, Mr Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ What Rupert Murdoch Owns, and How He Built His Media Empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rupert Murdoch, the 93-year-old media tycoon, spent the past 70 years building a global media empire that gave him influence in journalism, politics and pop culture. He’s now locked in a court battle with three of his children over the future of the business, which own Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and major newspapers and television outlets in Australia and Britain. With dozens of acquisitions, Mr. Murdoch created the media conglomerate known for the rise of the modern tabloid and conservative commentary. Here’s how Mr. Murdoch built his empire:1950sThe Australian-born mogul ventured into media in 1952 when he inherited his family’s business after the death of his father, Keith Murdoch. A 21-year-old Oxford student, he inherited The News of Adelaide, a newspaper in southern Australia with a circulation of 75,000.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Keith Murdoch Organizations: Fox News, Street, The New York Post, Britain, Fox, Oxford Locations: Australia, Britain, Australian, Adelaide

☆ Delta is finally starting emerging from chaos. Why didn’t it learn from Southwest’s meltdown?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The situation finally appeared to be returning to normal Wednesday: Delta canceled only 51 flights as of 6 am ET, according to tracking service FlightAware, or only about 1% of its schedule. But it could still take days to get all Delta passengers who had been booked on those canceled flights to where they wanted to go. Delta passengers try to find their bags after canceled and delayed flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday. But it’s not like Delta executives were sitting on the sidelines during Southwest’s struggles thinking, “’Well we really are an amazing airline. Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tennessee in December 2022.

Persons: New York CNN — It’s, Delta, Jessica McGowan, Kathleen Bangs, Ed Bastian, it’s, ’ ” Bangs, Seth Herald, We’ve, Chris Perry, Bangs, she’d, aren’t, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Delta, Department of Transportation, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, CNN, “, Southwest Airlines, Nashville International, Getty, Southwest Locations: New York, Atlanta, Southwest, Nashville , Tennessee, AFP

☆ 200,000 Children and Vulnerable Adults Abused in New Zealand, Report Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Pete Mckenzie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

More than 200,000 people are estimated to have been abused by state and religious organizations in New Zealand that had been entrusted with their care, according to the final report from a landmark independent inquiry released on Wednesday. The abuse included sexual assault, electric shocks, chemical restraints, medical experimentation, sterilization, starvation and beatings, said the report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry Into Abuse in Care. Many of the victims were children who had been removed from their families and placed in state, religious or foster care. “For some people this meant years or even decades of frequent abuse and neglect,” the report said. “For some it was a lifetime; for others it led to an unmarked grave.”In a statement accompanying the release, Coral Shaw, the inquiry’s chair, described the abuse as an “unthinkable national catastrophe.”

Persons: Coral Shaw Organizations: Royal Commission of Locations: New Zealand

☆ New Zealand enquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care, leader says ‘we should have done better’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public enquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks during the release of The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report on July 24, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesThe report by Royal Commission of Inquiry spoke to over 2,300 survivors of abuse in New Zealand, which has a population of 5.3 million. The inquiry detailed a litany of abuses in state and faith-based care, including rape, sterilisation and electric shocks, which peaked in the 1970s. Those from the Indigenous Maori community were especially vulnerable to abuse, the report found, as well as those with mental or physical disabilities.

Persons: Christopher Luxon, ” Luxon, Hagen Hopkins, Pope, of, Charlotte Graham, Luxon, ”, Tracey McIntosh Organizations: CNN, Zealand, Royal Commission of, Royal Commission, Safe Agency, University of Auckland Locations: New, Wellington , New Zealand, New Zealand, of Canterbury

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