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County election officials in Florida, meanwhile, are facing a potential new challenge after Hurricane Milton made landfall on its western coast late Wednesday. Other county election offices in the state similarly said this week that that they would perform fresh assessments of their election infrastructure following Milton. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday. “We should have the most poll workers we’ve ever had here in Oconee County,” said Ryan Nowland, assistant director of Oconee County elections.

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Social Security recipients can expect a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase in their payments starting in 2025 amid cooling inflation. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the 12-month consumer price index inflation rate hit 2.4% in September. The Social Security Administration calculates the annual COLA based on consumer price growth in the months of July, August and September. That, advocates say, is proof that seniors and other Social Security recipients are facing a declining standard of living. “Congress knows this problem is going on, but the gridlock can’t seem to solve anything, much less the third rail of politics that is Social Security,” said Shannon G. Benton, executive director of the Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group.

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☆ How Sabrina Ionescu went from ‘dark days’ of injury to the brink of a WNBA championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ben Pickman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Follow live coverage of Lynx vs. Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals todayNEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu could barely walk during last season’s WNBA Finals. AdvertisementThe Liberty and Aces were billed as the WNBA’s super-teams last year because of their star power, including Ionescu. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft, but she suffered a severe ankle sprain in her third WNBA game and she missed the remainder of her rookie season. By her 14th game, Ionescu had made more floaters than she did in all of 2023. “As of late, she lets it come to her.”As Sopak watches Ionescu throughout New York’s postseason run, he has had constant flashbacks.

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☆ Yankees ride strong performance from Gerrit Cole over Royals, advance to ALCS: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Rustin Dodd | Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The Yankees will host Games 1 and 2 of this ALCS and, if needed, Games 6 and 7. Yankees veterans show upWhen the Yankees needed them most, their veterans finally showed up en masse. Then the baseball fell to earth, dropping harmlessly into the glove of Yankees right fielder Juan Soto, just in front of the fence. According to the official scorer at Kauffman Stadium, the wind was blowing from right field to left field at 6 mph at first pitch. Not at Kauffman Stadium, where the power alleys are 387 feet from home plate and straight-away right field is more than 370 feet away.

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☆ Dollar hovers near two-month peak as Fed easing bets ebb before inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. dollar traded near a two-month peak against major peers on Thursday as markets grew more confident about a patient approach from the Federal Reserve to further monetary easing, even as a key inflation report loomed later in the day. The U.S. dollar traded near a two-month peak against major peers on Thursday as markets grew more confident about a patient approach from the Federal Reserve to further monetary easing, even as a key inflation report loomed later in the day. The euro languished near its lowest since Aug. 13, while against the yen, the dollar hovered close to its strongest level since Aug. 15. The dollar index was little changed at 102.86 as of 0024 GMT, sticking close to Wednesday's high of 102.93. The greenback eased 0.18% to 149.035 yen , but was not far from the overnight peak of 146.365.

Persons: Kyle Rodda, —, Rodda, Mary Daly Organizations: U.S ., Federal Reserve, Reuters, U.S, CPI, Francisco Fed, Traders, New Locations: U.S

☆ These cheap stocks are outperforming, and analysts give 5 more than 20% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Markets just keep rallying this year, with the S & P 500 up nearly 22% year-to-date and the Nasdaq jumping around 21%. In global stocks, the MSCI World index is around 16% higher. Meanwhile, recent data indicates that the U.S. Federal Reserve could be close to pulling off the much-discussed economic soft landing . With markets already running high, CNBC Pro screened for global stocks that have outperformed the MSCI World index, but still look cheap based on their forward price-to-earnings ratios. Returns of more than 16% so far this year, beating the MSCI World index.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Mary Ann Bartels Organizations: Nasdaq, Fed, U.S . Federal, CNBC Pro Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Ethel Kennedy, human rights activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. Former Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III announced the news of his grandmother’s passing on X. Ethel Kennedy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke last week. Photographs of the shooting aftermath show Ethel Kennedy, leaning over her husband with her hands over his chest as he bled onto the floor. In the decades following her husband’s death, Ethel Kennedy emerged as an environmental and human rights activist in her own right, founding the nonprofit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to champion the causes her late husband pushed for. She met Robert F. Kennedy in 1945 through his sister, Jean Kennedy, on a ski trip.

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☆ Microsoft announces new AI tools to help ease workload for doctors and nurses
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The tools aim to help health-care organizations build AI applications quicker and save clinicians time on administrative tasks, a major cause of industry burnout. The new tools are the latest example of Microsoft's efforts to establish itself as a leader in health-care AI. Courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft also announced a new way for health systems to build AI agents. AI agents vary in complexity, but they can help users answer questions, automate processes and perform specific tasks. For example, a health-care organization could build an AI agent to help doctors identify relevant clinical trials for a patient.

Persons: Mary Varghese Presti, we're, Sara Vaezy, Hadas Bitran Organizations: Microsoft, Microsoft Health, Life Sciences, Health, Providence Health & Services, CNBC, AI, Microsoft Microsoft, Microsoft Copilot Locations: Providence

But residents in St. Lucie County faced an entirely different threat: fatal tornadoes that were “supercharged” compared to typical hurricane-spawned tornadoes, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan told CNN Thursday. “Their whole homes with them inside were lifted up, moved, destroyed,” St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office was damaged in Fort Pierce as Hurricane Milton crossed into Florida. “There’s no way we could have predicted this type of activity because this is just not precedented,” Port St. Lucie Mayor Shannon Martin told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Thursday morning. Julene Martin-Morganelli, board of directors president at Sunnier Palms Park and Campgrounds, was in her house when a tornado hit the area, she told CNN Thursday.

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☆ Gold ticks up, U.S. inflation data in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold prices nudged higher on Thursday, while traders await a key U.S. inflation data due later in the day to gauge the Federal Reserve's future monetary policy stance. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $2,614.00 per ounce by 0246 GMT, after easing for the previous six sessions. The U.S. Consumer Price Index for September is due at 1230 GMT and Producer Price Index data on Friday. Markets see an 80% chance of a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut in November. Dallas Fed Bank President Lorie Logan called for gradual cuts and said that the U.S. central bank should not rush.

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☆ GM ditching 'Ultium' name for batteries and tech amid EV changes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Aside from EVs, GM touted its lowering capital costs and the company’s flexibility to produce both traditional vehicles with internal combustion engines and EVs. Shares of GM were roughly level aside from a roughly 3% increase during the beginning of the event. The change to Ultium comes after GM spent billions of dollars to develop in-house “Ultium” batteries and technologies that the automaker previously touted as “revolutionary” and the ultimate technologies to be able to build a profitable EV business. The company said the batteries and the technologies will remain, but the name “Ultium” will not, other than production operations such as its “Ultium Cells” joint venture plants with LG Energy Solution. GM has been rethinking its EV battery strategy amid changing market conditions and an influx of new, outside executives, including Tesla veterans JP Clausen, who now leads GM manufacturing, and Kurt Kelty, GM’s vice president of battery.

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☆ Inside Substack's emerging IRL event strategy as the platform expands beyond its newsletter roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

We spoke with Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr, Substack's duo paving the platform's IRL strategy. hosted "Hate Read Live," where several contributors behind Cai's "Hate Reads" newsletter read excerpts at a bar in New York. September: Casey Lewis hosted "Debate Club," the first iteration of Substack's "Stacked Debate" series, in a gymnasium featuring several Substack writers. hosted "Debate Club," the first iteration of Substack's "Stacked Debate" series, in a gymnasium featuring several Substack writers. Substack's events are a playground for promoting these tools.

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☆ Here's what investors need to know after GM's capital markets day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

GM's investor day showcased many of the company's current achievements, but did not provide much insight on strategy," Bernstein analyst Daniel Roeska wrote Wednesday in an investor note. "GM's Investor Day yesterday didn't provide much in the way of sharp shifts in strategy. Through the first half of 2024, GM earned $8.3 billion in EBIT-adjusted and generated $6.4 billion in adjusted automotive free cash flow. GM's 2024 financial guidance includes anticipated capital spending of between $10.5 billion and $11.5 billion. GM's operations in China have experienced a decade-long slide in earnings, and executives said they are discussing restructuring options with their China-based partners.

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☆ Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025: Here's how benefits may change
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be 2.5% next year, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst, predicted last month. The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the COLA for 2025 on Thursday. Social Security COLAs have averaged about 2.6% over the past 20 years, according to the Senior Citizens League. More from Personal Finance:House may force vote on bill affecting pensioners' Social Security benefitsWhy children miss out on Social Security survivor benefits72% of Americans worry Social Security will run out in their lifetimesCould the Social Security COLA estimate change? The official Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will factor in one more month of government inflation data when it is announced.

Persons: Mary Johnson, Joe Elsasser, Elsasser, Alicia Munnell, Johnson, Hurricane Helene Organizations: Social, Social Security, Social Security Administration, Senior Citizens League, Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, Finance, Urban, Clerical Workers

☆ Why some Florida residents aren’t evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Paul P. Murphy | Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Traffic flows east Tuesday along Interstate 4 as residents continue to follow evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. A motorist drives past broken utility poles downed by strong wind gusts as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9. Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool in Fort Myers to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Julio Cortez/AP A man clears debris left by Hurricane Helene from his home in Treasure Island, Florida, on Monday. Marta Lavandier/AP A man in Progreso boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton on Monday.

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☆ Jeremy Strong says criticizing straight actors for playing gay roles is ‘absolutely valid’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Jeremy Strong recently told the Los Angeles Times that “it’s absolutely valid” to criticize straight actors for playing gay characters, although he also strongly believes that it’s an actor’s job “to render something that is not necessarily your native habitat.” Strong stars as Donald Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn in “The Apprentice.”“Yes, it’s absolutely valid,” Strong said about the criticism. The debate over whether or not straight actors should play gay roles has been a consistent one in Hollywood over the last few years. “I felt a sense of uncertainty sometimes about whether I’m taking up someone’s space, and perhaps guilt. “An actor is an actor is an actor. That’s the whole point of it.”Read Strong’s full interview with the Los Angeles Times here.

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Viewers tuning into NFL and college football games in recent weeks have been bombarded with two Trump ads — running nationally and locally in swing states — that take issue with Vice President Kamala Harris’ past support for taxpayer-funded gender-affirming treatments. “So we’ll talk about it for them.”The Harris campaign declined to comment on the record. The two trans ads are Trump’s two most-seen commercials during professional and college football games, according to AdImpact, a firm that tracks political commercials and ad spending. Trump campaign officials say the ads will make it harder for Harris to make up ground with men, where polls show her trailing Trump. A Trump campaign official said the campaign's internal polling showed the ad was resonating with Black men — a demographic the campaign is courting.

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The Weather Prediction Center has increased the rainfall threat for Wednesday to a rare “high” risk, or a level 4 of 4. For Tampa that would equal more than five months’ worth of rain – the average for October is 2.34 inches. More than 10 inches of rain could also break monthly records for some cities in central Florida. The heavy rainfall combined with high storm surge could create an especially dangerous situation. Flood watches remain for nearly 20 million people across Florida, and over 5 million people are under storm surge alerts.

Persons: Fort, Flood Locations: Tampa, Orlando, Florida, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Gulf, Atlantic, Milton

☆ GM expects 2025 earnings to be similar to this year's despite industry headwinds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DETROIT — General Motors expects its 2025 adjusted earnings to be in a "similar range" to the company's results this year, CFO Paul Jacobson said Tuesday during the company's investor day. Achieving its 2024 targets as well as similar earnings next year would be quite an accomplishment. Jacobson declined to provide specific financial targets until the company formally releases its 2025 financial guidance early next year. GM's 2024 financial guidance includes anticipated capital spending of between $10.5 billion and $11.5 billion. Other than the financial targets for 2025, the automaker provided few significant updates at its investor day.

Persons: Paul Jacobson, Jacobson, Mary Barra Organizations: GMC, DETROIT —, Motors, Detroit, Auto, GM, North America, Wall Street Locations: Richmond , California, DETROIT, North

☆ What one high school senior wants you to know about classroom phone bans
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Faye Chiu | Personal Essay Mary Frances Ruskell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At least seven of the 20 largest school districts in the nation have either banned phones during the school day or plan to do so. Smartphone use is inextricably linked with high school studies and student life, Mary Frances Ruskell (not shown) writes. After three years of having the app, I did finally delete TikTok during my sophomore year of high school. As a teenage girl, I find that Instagram is in many ways necessary to high school life. I can’t even imagine what a phone-free high school life would look like.

Persons: Mary Frances Ruskell, Jonathan Haidt’s, ” Haidt, Thomas Cooley, It’s, Gavin Newsom, doomscrolling, I’m, wouldn’t, it’s, ”, Haidt Organizations: Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, CNN, New York University Stern School of Business, ”, Pew Research Center, California Gov, UK’s Department for Education Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, United States, England, Greece

Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a stark warning to those who ignore evacuation orders. WFTSFlorida leaders still working to respond to damages from Hurricane Helene issued emphatic pleas to Tampa-area residents Sunday to heed evacuation orders, as Hurricane Milton is expected to strengthen and hit the state’s western coast by mid-week. “Nobody up here can save your life if you put yourself in harm’s way.”Officials expect storm surge, other flooding and high winds that knock out power, Scott said. With some roads still flooded from Helene, residents can expect a similar kind of storm surge from Milton – but this time with strong winds, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister warned. Many people are still without cell phone service after Helene, Moody said, advising residents to buy a small AM radio and a couple of batteries.

Persons: Ashley Moody, WFTS, Helene, Milton, Sen, Rick Scott, “, Scott, Milton –, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, Jane Castor, Chronister, ”, – Moody, Moody Organizations: ”, Hillsborough County Sheriff, Tampa Locations: WFTS Florida, Tampa, Helene, Hillsborough County

☆ GM investor day: Cruise, cash and EV profits top of mind for Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT — A lot has changed since General Motors' last investor day two years ago, but one thing that hasn't is the automaker's ability to outperform Wall Street's expectations — doing so every quarter since then. "Accordingly, whereas the theme for GM three years ago was "Growth Motors," we believe the theme today is "praGMatic Motors." To underscore that effort, the event is taking place GM's vehicle assembly and Ultium EV battery plants in Tennessee. Barra and other executives have stressed such a dual strategy since lowering or withdrawing nearly all of the company's EV targets amid slower than expected adoption of electric vehicles. "We are making the most of every opportunity we have in ICE and in EV and leveraging our core strengths," Barra said during the company's second-quarter investor call in July.

Persons: Mary Barra, General Motors, Dan Levy, Barra Organizations: General Motors Co, DETROIT, General, Wall Street, GM, Barclays, Spring, Spring Hill Assembly, ICE, EV Locations: Detroit , Michigan, China, Barra, Tennessee, Spring Hill

☆ Millennials and Gen X Are Figuring Out What to Do With Boomers' Stuff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

AdvertisementIn short, boomers love stuff, and not just their stuff. They held on to their parents' stuff when they inherited it, and a lot of them are sitting with their kids' stuff in their attics now, too. The market value of the object and the sentimental value don't always go hand in hand. "I often emphasize the idea that the market value of the object and the sentimental value don't always go hand in hand," he said. Remember, it takes a lot of stuff to live a full life — and it's hard to let go of it.

Persons: Dale Sperling's, Sperling, it's, they're, It's, they've, Gen Xers, Gen Zers, Sarah Hersh, Ben Hersh, — you'll, Mary Kay Buysse, They're, Hummel, Mindy Godding, you've, Godding, Elizabeth Hirsh, Wen Stone, Janelle, Ben Miller, they'll, Miller, Stephanie Preston, Buysse, we've, —, Janelle Stone, I've, that's, she's, doesn't, downsizers, Cameron Huddleston, Let's, Emily Stewart Organizations: Facebook, National Association of Senior, Boomers, University of Michigan, eBay, Business Locations: New York City, New Jersey, North Carolina, Dallas, downsizers, New York

The United States is experiencing yet another divisive campaign season, but there may be a place where Americans can find calm and camaraderie: a vice presidential debate. "Saturday Night Live" followed up a historic, Season 50 premiere with more satire as Tuesday's debate between nominees for vice president, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic Gov. The "SNL" recreation had repertory player Heidi Gardner playing CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, who introduced the running mates. Walz, played by comedian Jim Gaffigan, is a former teacher and high school football coach tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris (Maya Rudoph) as her Democratic running mate. Vance (Bowen Yang) was asked by debate cohost Margaret Brennan (Chloe Fineman) how he'd address the crisis in the Middle East.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Heidi Gardner, Norah O'Donnell, Walz, Jim Gaffigan, Kamala Harris, Vance, Bowen Yang, Margaret Brennan, Chloe Fineman, Margaret, he's, I'm, Donald Trump, Hitler, " Walz interjected, Rudolph's Harris, Harris, Douglas Emhoff, Andy Samberg, Joe Biden, Dana Carvey, Mary, I’m, Emhoff, Nate Bargatze, Coldplay Organizations: Democratic Gov, CBS, Democratic, SNL, NBC, NBC News Locations: States, R, Ohio, Minnesota, NBCUniversal

☆ 5 Nobel-worthy discoveries that haven’t won the prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The first human genomeThe mapping of the human genome has had a huge impact on biology and other fields. The output from a DNA sequencer is shown in this undated image from the National Human Genome Research Institute. But one reason the project may not have earned a Nobel Prize is the sheer number of people involved in the feat. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced on Monday, followed by the physics prize on Tuesday and the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday. The Nobel Prize for literature will be announced on Thursday and the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Persons: Alfred Nobel, Nobel, Carsten Snejbjerg, Svetlana Mojsov, Joel Habener, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen —, Lasker, Knudsen, Hassabis, John Jumper, Lester Cohen, David Pendlebury, Pendlebury, “ Nobel, David Baker, ”, Boris Roessler, We’re, Jeffrey Gordon, Robert J, Glaser, Louis, Gordon, Claire King, Barack Obama, Drew Angerer, Mary, King Organizations: CNN, Stockholm —, Human Genome Research, Nordisk, Bloomberg, Getty, Rockefeller University, Harvard Medical School, Novo Nordisk, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information, Google, Institute for Protein, University of Washington School of Medicine, Washington University, of Locations: Swedish, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, China, Hillerød, Denmark, Los Angeles, St

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