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☆ I broke away from my traditional Amish community. Here's what grabbed me most in the modern world — and what I miss.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Beiler, 33, an emergency medical technician and aid volunteer who grew up in a traditional Amish community in Pennsylvania. An Amish family walks through a field. He taught me that there were other Amish people questioning things — and eventually the Amish system couldn't hold us anymore. When a storm comes through and the electric goes out, life kind of slows down, and I don't like that feeling. My family don't have any technological restrictions now, but we haven't embraced too much trash culture.

Persons: —, Daniel Beiler, Ted Shaffrey, I'd, Beiler, Posnov, William Thomas Cain, excommunicating, wouldn't, it's, Jessica Melanson, We've, Tom, Jerry, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, ISIS Locations: Pennsylvania, Lancaster County , Pennsylvania, America, Iraq, Dnipro, Ukraine, Philadelphia, Syria, Bolivia, Idaho

☆ Hezbollah: What weapons does it have? A visual guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Lou Robinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Though no match for Israel’s military might, Hezbollah’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal has the potential to inflict significant damage on Israel and its allies in the region. As it fought in the trenches of that nearly decade-long war, Hezbollah became seasoned in urban warfare and solidified its alliances with other Iran-backed groups fighting in Syria. Throughout its decades-long conflict with Israel, Hezbollah has been engaged in asymmetric warfare. It has sought to grow its political and military might, while seeking to establish deterrence despite Israel’s military superiority. Because of Hezbollah’s growing power, a possible all-out war between Israel and Lebanon would thrust the Middle East into uncharted waters.

Persons: Yemen’s Houthis, Bashar al, Assad Organizations: CNN, Islamic Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Red, Beirut, Islamic Republic

The Department of Veterans Affairs has clawed back billions of dollars that countless veterans were given as incentives to leave the military, including when it needed to downsize, according to new data obtained by NBC News. Disabled veterans have been told in the last 12 fiscal years to return nearly $3 billion in special separation pay — lump-sum incentives that were offered when the U.S. had to reduce its active-duty force or release slightly injured service members, the data shows. The justification of the recoupment rule carried over in the 1990s when other forms of special separation payments — unrelated to disabilities — were authorized. Those payments, including the Special Separation Benefit (SSB), were designed instead to help the Defense Department manage its force size. He was told to pay back the money in 2017 after he filed for VA disability for PTSD and other conditions.

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☆ At the DNC, Harris and Democrats took back the American flag
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Though Republicans have branded themselves as the party of capital-P patriotism since the Nixon years, Democrats sought to reclaim American pride this week. A striking number of this year's speakers focused on military might and distinctly American values, from Harris herself to Iraq war veterans. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. For the past decade, Loge said that Democrats have been "shy" or "embarrassed" about embracing classic American patriotism, but that Harris and Walz are attempting to reframe the association with the flag. "Democrats serve too," Kauffman told Business Insider.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Nixon, Harris, MAGA, Peter Loge, Obama, Loge, Trump, Peter Kauffman, Hillary Clinton, Tim Walz, Wes Moore, Trump's, Ronald Reagan, it's, Moore, I'm, Ruben Gallego, you'll, Gallego, Leon Panetta, Osama bin Laden, George Lt, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Walz, they're, Kauffman Organizations: Service, United Center, Republicans, Business, Democratic, School of Media, Public Affairs, George Washington University, America, Navy, Gov, US Army National Guard, National Guard, Maryland Gov, Senate, Army, Republican, DNC Locations: Iraq, America, Ruben Gallego of Arizona

More manpower.”It’s far from the only border security ad on Arizona’s airwaves. They want border security, but they also want to fix our broken immigration system,” Gallego argued in an interview with NBC News. Border security has long been one of Trump and the GOP’s top issues and a weakness for Biden and his party. That was very clear, and that’s why I voted for it.”How Gallego's roots inform his campaignIntertwined with Gallego’s border security and immigration stances are his own identity. The remarks didn’t mention border security or creating a pathway to citizenship, typical talking points of Gallego on the trail.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, “ Ruben Gallego, David Hathaway, Kari Lake, Gallego, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald “, Harris, AdImpact, —, ” Gallego, Jorge Maldonado, “, Trump, Biden, It’s, Marquette University Law Scott, Lake, Gallego “, ”, “ Ruben, “ I’ll Organizations: PHOENIX, Democratic Rep, Arizona Senate, GOP, Democratic, NBC News, NBC News ., Marquette University Law, NPR, PBS, Marist, Republican, Lake, Census, NBC, Harvard, Marines Locations: Mexico, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Nogales, Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, Washington ,, United States, Washington, Colombian, Mexican, U.S, Chicago, Iraq

☆ News outlets were sent leaked Trump campaign files. They chose not to publish them
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jon Passantino | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The dossier included what the Trump campaign identified as Vance’s potential vulnerabilities. Instead, the first public sign of any release of private information came Saturday, when the Trump campaign went public with its announcement that it had been hacked, pointing the finger at Iranian operatives. “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said. As long as they’re verified and newsworthy, then they’re fair game, but motive is an important part of the story, too,” Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, told CNN. The role of the media is to act independently in this situation,” Kirtley told CNN.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Robert, ”, Donald Trump’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Vance, they’d, ” “, Brad Dayspring, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Roger Stone, Hillary Clinton’s, newsrooms, Hunter, “ I’ve, it’s, Clinton, rallygoers, Julian Assange, ” Dan Kennedy, ” Jane Kirtley, ” Kirtley, Neera, Biden, Robert ”, Matt Murray Organizations: CNN, Politico, The New York Times, Washington Post, AOL, Trump, GOP, Times, Post, Democratic, FBI, Republican, Iranian, Microsoft, Democratic National Committee, Wikileaks, New York Times, Univision, WikiLeaks, “, Northeastern University, Democratic National, University of Minnesota, ” Washington Post Locations: Florida, United States, Iran, Tehran, Russia, Afghanistan, Iraq

☆ Walz Forcefully Defends Military Record in First Solo Campaign Stop
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Kellen Browning | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tim Walz of Minnesota defended himself against Republican attacks on his military service record on Tuesday in his first solo campaign event since being named Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. “I am damn proud of my service to this country,” Mr. Walz said. “And I firmly believe you should never denigrate another person’s service record.”Mr. Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 after 24 years, a year before his artillery battalion deployed to Iraq. At the time of his retirement, soldiers knew a deployment was possible, but the actual orders came months after Mr. Walz, then 41, had already left to run for a seat in the House of Representatives. On Tuesday, he framed that decision as another act of service.

Persons: Tim Walz, Minnesota, Kamala Harris’s, Walz, Donald J, “, Mr, . Walz Organizations: Republican, American Federation of State, Municipal Employees, Army National Guard, National Guard Locations: American Federation of State , County, Los Angeles, Iraq

☆ Democrats Turn to Their National Security Go-To for Trump Assassination Inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was April 2022, weeks after Russia had invaded Ukraine and touched off an international crisis, and two Republican lawmakers had rushed to be the first to travel to the besieged country. Now Ms. Pelosi wanted to quickly arrange her own visit — and she wanted Mr. Crow, whose national security background distinguished him in his party, to come with her. A late-night phone call from Ms. Pelosi to Mr. Crow would have been improbable when he first came to Congress in 2019. Hailing from a competitive district in Colorado, he had run as a centrist and avowed detractor of the liberal Ms. Pelosi, and after he knocked off a Republican incumbent he pledged that he would not vote for her for speaker. But since then, his credentials — including three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and a Bronze Star, as well as a law degree and a background in private-sector investigations — have made Mr. Crow a go-to lawmaker for Democratic leaders on difficult national security issues.

Persons: Jason Crow, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Crow Organizations: Colorado Democrat, Army, Republican, Democratic Locations: Colorado, Bucharest, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ Democrats in competitive House races want Harris’ momentum without running toward her
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In conversations with nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers and candidates running in competitive races across the country, a common theme emerged. Tim Walz, Democrats have felt a tangible bump of energy in their districts, through spikes in volunteers, donations and event turnout. Rep. Chris Deluzio, who supports Harris, told CNN he was glad to see that she has moved away from her previous position on fracking. The Republican campaign arm has seized on some of her past positions from his first presidential run, including fracking, as they’ve attempted to develop a strategy to target Democrats in tough races. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesWalz serves ‘meat-and-potatoes’ politicsIn selecting Walz, the Harris campaign provided many down ballot Democrats running in competitive races with a welcomed partner.

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☆ The 2024 campaign will now turn on whether Trump can blunt Harris’ soaring start
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s campaign, which has whiffed in its early attacks on Kamala Harris’ new presidential campaign, will grapple this week for a more effective foothold after the vice president transformed an election of stunning surprises. On Sunday, for instance, he spread a new false conspiracy theory over the size of Harris’ rally crowd in Michigan last week. Trump’s campaign was also forced on Saturday to deny a report in The New York Times that he’d privately referred to Harris as a “b*tch” as he bemoaned her momentum. Therefore, a debate expected between Trump and Harris on ABC on September 10 looms as a pivotal new moment in the campaign. But as Trump has shown in recent days, he still hasn’t worked out a way to respond to the suddenly changed circumstances of the campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, he’d, bullish, Tim Walz, Joe Biden, “, Biden, Trump, Biden administration’s, —, Harris ’, Elon Musk, Walz, ”, “ It’s, ” Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, CNN’s Dana, ” Vance, Kamala Harris, Vance wriggled, Trump’s, Nick Fuentes, Usha, Fuentes, Donald Trump …, “ misspoke, there’s, she’s, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, The New York Times, Republican, bullish Republicans, Minnesota Gov, Trump, New York Times, Siena College, Democratic, San, Ohio Republican, GOP, Army National Guard, Congress, Union, CBS, Court, White, Minnesota, ABC, Fox Locations: Michigan, Montana, The, Siena, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Chicago, North Carolina, San Francisco, Ohio, Iraq, “ State, “, America, Russia, China

☆ Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Courtesy Ken BakerDisplaced in the Camp Fire, Ken Baker plans to return to Paradise after his second home burned, too. The Camp Fire burned for weeks in November 2018, killing 85 people and destroying more than 13,500 homes. Daneau, Baker and Pero were part of the settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co., whose utility lines started the Camp Fire. Sylvia Baker Courtesy Ken BakerBaker, 59, is an Iraq War veteran who works for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Chico. When the quote jumped to $12,000, “it became unobtainable.”Kristy and Michael Daneau’s home in Cohasset, which burned down in the Park fire.

Persons: Ken Baker, ” Baker, Ken Baker Baker, Sylvia, ”, Sisyphus, Baker, Ken Baker's, Ken Baker “, Michael Daneau, Kristy, “ It’s, Rick Pero, Lisa Stone, ” Pero, CatMandu, Rick Pero “, Pero, Stone, Rick Pero manicured, Michael, Michael frantically, Daneau, ” Daneau, “, we’re, ” Kristy, Kristy Daneau, Michael Daneau’s Cohasset, Kristy Daneau “, Sylvia Baker, Ken Baker “ You’ve, You’ve, Alex Wood, Wood, Michael Daneau’s, Daneau’s, don’t, can’t, he’s, humbling Organizations: NBC, Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Department of Veterans Affairs, GMC Sonoma Locations: Paradise , California, Cohasset, Paradise, California, Mexico, Chico , California, Chico, Daneau, Iraq, we’ll

☆ Vance looks to turn tables on Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Tim Walz gave his wife a nice, firm Midwestern handshake, and then tried to sort of awkwardly correct for it,” Vance said. Vance said “of course” he acknowledges the families of Harris and Buttigieg, and argued his comments were taken out of context. The Ohio senator said Republicans’ goal is to contrast the policies Trump stood for during his term in office with those of the Biden-Harris administration. “I think all President Trump was saying was that look, it’s kind of weird that you have so many bureaucrats making so many important decisions. “And I think that’s what President Trump was getting at.

Persons: Vance, Tim Walz, CNN’s Dana Bash, Walz, Kamala Harris, he’d, “ Tim Walz, ” Vance, “, ”, Dana, doesn’t, Walz “, Walz —, Harris, —, Donald Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ’, Joe Biden, Harris “, Joe Biden doesn’t, Walz misspoke —, I’m, Tim Walz’s, “ It’s, Doug Julin, CNN’s Laura Coates, Julin, “ I’m, Tim Walz didn’t, Kate Cox, … You’ve, Harris –, India – Vance, “ She’s, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, MSNBC, Union, Transportation, Trump, Biden, Biden White, Army National Guard, Congress, Federal, National Association of Black Journalists Locations: Minnesota, Ohio, Philadelphia, “ State, United States, Milwaukee, Italy, Afghanistan, Iraq, Texas, Jamaica, India

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Vice President Kamala Harris made immigration a key component of her stump speech Friday night during a packed rally in a Phoenix suburb after making no mention of the topic during rallies this week in Michigan and Wisconsin. “We will move forward and take on the biggest issues facing our nation, for example, the issue of immigration,” Harris told the crowd of supporters. Harris has faced intense scrutiny on immigration from the Trump campaign since rocketing to the top of the Democratic ticket. Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Gov. Ross D. Franklin / APSince launching her presidential bid, Harris has touched on immigration during past visits to Sun Belt states.

Persons: Kamala Harris, “, ” Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, “ Donald Trump, ”, Trump, Biden, Gov, Tim Walz, Sen, Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords, Ross D, Walz, Kamala Harris ’, Halee Dobbins, Joe Biden, ’, Arizona Sen, Kelly, ” Kelly, “ Tim, Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake, Gallego Organizations: ”, Democratic, Republicans, Northern, Desert Diamond, Franklin, AP, Sun, “, Republican, Arizona, Arizona’s Senate, Marine Locations: GLENDALE, Ariz, Phoenix, Michigan, Wisconsin, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Glendale, Georgia, Arizona, Arizona’s, Iraq

Tim Walz "misspoke" in a 2018 video circulated by the Harris campaign earlier this week that included the vice presidential candidate talking about his handling of weapons "in war," a campaign spokesperson said Friday. It’s the American way," the Harris campaign spokesperson said in a statement. “We can make sure that those weapons of war, that I carried in war, is the only place where those weapons are at,” Walz says in the clip posted by Harris’ campaign on Tuesday. “What bothers me about Tim Walz is this stolen valor garbage. In response to Julin's comments, the Harris campaign referred NBC News to statements from two men who served with Walz.

Persons: Tim Walz, misspoke, Harris, JD Vance, Walz, “ Governor Walz, Vance, Donald Trump, ” Walz, Harris ’, Walz's, you’re, Trump, Steven Cheung, Doug Julin, ” “ Tim Walz, ” Julin, Walz “, hasn’t, Joseph Eustice, he's, Al Bonnifield, ” Bonnifield, “ Organizations: Minnesota Gov, Republicans, “, Marine Corps, CNN, NBC, Washington Post, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota National Guard, Congress Locations: Minnesota, Michigan, Italy, Europe, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ Tim Walz's military career: What we know and what we don't know
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, his military history seemed like an asset. About two months later, after his retirement, his unit, the Minnesota National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, was ordered to mobilize. In 1996, he transferred to the Minnesota National Guard and held various field artillery positions, including firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant, and command sergeant major. A month later, in March 2005, the National Guard announced the potential partial mobilization of troops from the Minnesota National Guard. To retire as a command sergeant major, Walz would also have had to hold the title for three years.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Walz, Kristen Augé, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, Mike Waltz, Harris, That's, @JDVance, Mark Kelly, Donald Trump, It's, Major Organizations: Service, Army, Business, Nebraska and Minnesota National Guards, Minnesota National Guard, Minnesota National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, Republican, Bowl, Republicans, Facebook, USMC, US Army, Army National Guard, Nebraska Army National Guard, Records, Federal, Commission, National Guard, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, ABC News, Major Locations: Minnesota, Iraq, Florida, Afghanistan, Italy, Washington, DC

☆ US and coalition personnel sustained minor injuries in Friday drone attack in Syria, official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Several United States and coalition personnel were treated for minor injuries after a drone attack in Syria on Friday, a US defense official said, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Personnel were treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation, but none were “seriously hurt,” the official said Saturday. All were stable as of Tuesday, a defense official said. US officials have long blamed Iran-backed militia groups for attacks on troops in Iraq and Syria. Between October 17 and January 29, there were more than 150 attacks on US personnel in Iraq and Syria.

Persons: “, Al, Ismail Haniyeh Organizations: CNN, US Defense Department Locations: United States, Syria, Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Tehran, Jordan

A pair of Secret Service counter snipers, dubbed Hercules 1 and Hercules 2, surveilled the crowd from directly above and behind the stage. He radioed the local command post controlled by Butler County law enforcement and notified them of the kid with the rangefinder. “I can’t believe that the Secret Service hasn’t talked to any of our people,” he said prior to Friday’s reach out. In a different location, the Secret Service and state police set up another command post. New video reveals frustrationNicols, Woods, Young and other Beaver County officers weren’t the only ones to express concerns about the Secret Service planning.

Persons: Butler, Donald Trump’s, Greg Nicol, Trump, ” Nicol, Nicol, Thomas Matthew Crooks, ”, Pat Young, “, – Nicol, Jason Woods, Butler County’s, –, Woods, ” Woods, Crooks, Donald Trump, Brendan McDermid, AGR, Someone’s, Young, Puy, didn’t, Nate Bible, – Young, hasn’t, couldn’t, Anthony Guglielmi, ” “, ” Guglielmi Organizations: Pennsylvania CNN, CNN, Service, Beaver County SWAT, Secret Service, Glass Research, Secret, Trump, Authorities, Reuters, Pennsylvania State Police, Washington Post, FBI, Post, Army National Guard, CNN Secret Service, Attorney, ABC, Police Department, Butler, Police Locations: Pennsylvania, Butler , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Butler, Butler County, ‘, Beaver County, AGR, Beaver, Iraq, Beaver , Pennsylvania, Majlie, Puy Kamp, Washington, U.S

The rally in Bozeman was Trump’s first since Vice President Kamala Harris officially secured the Democratic nomination and selected Minnesota Gov. “We need the Senate,” Trump told the crowd Friday, stressing the critical nature of the contest here. “His really is valor,” Trump said of Sheehy, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other deployments. Trump used the attention to toss a familiar laundry list of attacks against Harris, Walz and Democrats more broadly. “You can imagine if President Trump had to call Chuck Schumer and try to figure out how to get his nominees through,” Daines said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Jon Tester, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, ” Trump, Trump, Matt Rosendale, Tim Sheehy, –, Ronny Jackson, Jackson, Tester, “, Donald Trump’s, ”, Harris, Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance’s, Vance, I’m, Sheehy, ” Vance, ” Walz, mispronounced Harris, ” “ Kamala, Kamala, she’s, Montana Sen, Steve Daines, Daines, Chuck Schumer, ” Daines, Sherrod Brown’s, CNN’s David Wright Organizations: Montana CNN, GOP, Democratic, Minnesota Gov, Trump, Senate, Navy, Senate Veterans ’ Affairs, White, Veterans Affairs Department, ” New Democratic, Republican, Marine Corps, ABC, Army National Guard, Congress, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Montana Republicans Locations: Bozeman, Montana, Rosendale, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Iraq, Afghanistan, Florida, Lago, Minnesota, nonjudicial, ” The Montana, Ohio

☆ Opinion | Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Didn’t Sound Like Joe Biden to Me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +55 min

And they know you’re going to act so they won’t mess with you. Put it in somebody else’s mouth because it was AI mean, it didn’t sound like Joe Biden to me. I think you’re I think you’re underselling this a little bit. And if they don’t, I’m going to keep my promise and send them 100 powdered wigs because they’re just living in a different era. All these other politicians, these career politicians didn’t know how to make a good deal.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, Harris, Tim Walz, Al Gore, They’re, he’s, Joe Biden, Obama, Walz, Donald Trump, it’s, Trump, Said, JD Vance, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Ro Khanna, Scott Wiener, haven’t, Liam McCarthy, Willie Brown, George Moscone, Leo, Dianne Feinstein, It’s, Kamala, she’s, let’s, Suzan, You’ll, That’s, you’ll, I’m, that’s, We’re, I’ve, He’s, what’s, Bob Dole, George Bush, Svetlana, they’re, Scott Brown, Ted Kennedy’s, Ted Kennedy, Scott Brown’s, We’ve, you’re, Bill, Harry, Harry Reid, Pelosi, John Boehner, you’ve, Weaver, that’s O.K, Kevin McCarthy, kaka, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Ted Cruz, Let’s, Barney Frank, Bill I, Steny Hoyer, don’t, You’re, John Dingell, Roe, Ira, Biden, McCarthy, o’clock, Wade, Kathy Manning of, Kathy Manning, didn’t, America’s, Republicans can’t, You’ve, Mary Barra, Steph Curry, Elton John Bono, Bill Gates, ain’t, Abraham, Little, Hillary, Norman Lear, Umberto, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s, I’ll, Darwin, Lincoln Organizations: Democratic Party, Democratic, Republican, Veterans Affairs, Trump, Republicans, Democrat, San, Cal Stanford, University of San, Morning, NATO, Affordable, Senate, White House, California Democratic Party, Technology Committee, North, Global, Abraham Accords, Rogue, Republican Party Locations: America, Minnesota, San Francisco, University of San Francisco, United States, It’s, Belarus, Massachusetts, California, Iraq, Idaho, Italian, Kathy Manning of North Carolina, China, Sudan, Michigan, Arizona, David, South, Baltimore

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.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Kamala Harris ’, Josh Shapiro, Sen, Mark Kelly of, Tim Walz —, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Read, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Biles, Jordan Chiles, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, Chiles, Andrade, Elsa, Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long, Brittany Brown, Noah Lyles, Spain’s, Peacock, Debby, Biden, TikTok, dietitians, Cori Bush, Dan Newhouse, Trump, Clarence Thomas, Domenick Fini, he’s, — Melissa Chan, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Google, Pennsylvania, Minnesota Gov, Illinois Gov, Kentucky Gov, Paris, National Hurricane Center, U.S, Asad Air Base, NBC News, White, Republican, NBC, An Army, CDC, WHO, Marion County Record Locations: U.S, Philadelphia, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Minnesota, Kentucky, Paris, Los Angeles, ’, Spain, France, Morocco, Egypt, Tropical, Georgia, Florida, United States, South Carolina, North Carolina, Gainesville , Florida, Mississippi, Florida , Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Missouri, Kansas , Michigan , Missouri, Washington, Kansas, Virginia

☆ A second Iranian attack on Israel would likely dwarf its first
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewIran has repeatedly vowed it will attack Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas' political leader in Tehran on July 31. Iran directly attacked Israel for the first time in April, two weeks after Israel assassinated Iranian paramilitary commanders at an Iranian consulate annex in Damascus, Syria. AdvertisementHow Israel would retaliate for any Iranian attack would likely depend on certain factors. "If the coming Iranian attack causes Israeli casualties, they are likely to want to respond harshly," Azizi said. Devine believes Israel's response will depend on the "amount of damage and casualties" any Iranian attack ultimately causes.

Persons: —, Israel, Israel's, Fuad Shukr, Ismail Haniyeh, Antony Blinken, Arash Azizi, Azizi, what's, James Devine, Mount Allison University, Devine, MENAHEM KAHANA, Marwan Naamani, Ain, Washington Institute's Nadimi Organizations: Service, Business, Sunday, Clemson University, Iran's, National Security Council, Department of Politics, Relations, Mount Allison, Getty, Washington Institute for Near East, Tel, Hezbollah, Ain al Asad, IDF, Washington Locations: Iran, Tehran, Lebanon, Beirut, Israel, Iranian, Damascus, Syria, Britain, France, Jordan, Iraq's, Karbala, US, AFP, Yemen, Iraq, Tel Aviv, Lebanese, Ain al

Top NewsA rocket attack targeting U.S. personnel housed at a base in Iraq’s western desert injured several American troops late on Monday, according to U.S. defense officials. Initial reports were that at least five people were injured in Monday’s attack and that the wounded included both U.S. troops and contractors. Those Iraqi militants have typically attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria and targeted Israel using longer-range rockets. The chief goal of Iran-backed groups in Iraq is to force the U.S. troops to leave the country entirely. There are about 2,500 American troops in Iraq, as well as 900 in Syria, where the Islamic State has once again become active.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Fuad Shukr, Israel, Haniyeh’s, Biden, Kamala D, Harris, Asad, — Organizations: Asad, Asad Air Base, U.S, Hamas, Mr, Iraqi, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, Revolutionary Guard, Al Asad, Al Asad Air Base, Pentagon, Islamic Locations: Ain, Asad Air, Iran, Gaza, U.S, Syria, Israel, Tehran, Beirut, Yemen, Iraq, Damascus, Al Asad Air, Islamic State, Jurf al, Baghdad

☆ Crude oil futures fall for fourth day as recession fears outweigh rising Middle East tensions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Crude oil futures fell for the fourth session in a row Tuesday, as recession fears continue to overshadow the risk of a major escalation in the Middle East. U.S. crude oil closed at a six-month low on Monday, after equity markets sold off on fears that the U.S. economy might tip into a recession. The fear of a U.S. recession has hit oil markets as traders were already worried already about lackluster demand in China, the world's second-largest economy. Here are Tuesday's energy prices:Oil markets have sold off despite the growing risk of major escalation in the Middle East. The oil market has largely looked past geopolitical tensions in the Middle East as crude supplies have not faced any major disruption.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Daniel Yergin Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, NBC, P Global Locations: East, U.S, China, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Iraq

☆ Oil prices climb more than $1 on fear of spreading Middle East conflict
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices climbed more than $1 on Tuesday, paring the previous day's loss as concern that an escalating Middle East conflict could hit supplies outweighed fear of a possible U.S. recession that could hurt demand in the world's biggest oil consumer. Oil's slide was limited by worry that Iranian retaliation for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran may lead to a wider war in the Middle East. "Increased fear of escalating Middle East conflict prompted fresh buying," said Hiroyuki Kikukawa, president of NS Trading, a unit of Nissan Securities . "The market has largely factored in a retaliatory attack by Iran so the focus is on its scale and Israel's counterattack," Kikukawa said. If the conflict escalates, oil prices will rise, but if it is contained in the short term - as it was in April amid similar escalation fear - gain will be limited, he said.

Persons: paring, Hiroyuki Kikukawa, Kikukawa, Antony Blinken, Masoud Pezeshkian, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Brent, U.S, West Texas, NS, Nissan Securities, State Department, Reuters, OPEC Locations: Fort Stockton , Texas, Tehran, Iran, Israel, U.S, Iraq, Russia, Venezuela

☆ Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her VP pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewVice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential pick, tapping a Midwestern mainstay who has deep roots in rural America to balance out the Democratic presidential ticket. Walz's selection was first reported by CNN. The former president held a rally in Minnesota not long before Walz's selection was announced. Related stories"What I know is that people like JD Vance know nothing about small town America," Walz recently told MSNBC.

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