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☆ This technology could transform one of the world’s dirtiest industries. Experts say it’s way off pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This complex will be world’s first large-scale “green steel” project, according to H2 Green Steel, the Swedish company behind the multi-billion-dollar mill. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWhile projects like H2 Green Steel show momentum is growing, experts say the pace is far too slow. Northern Sweden is also home to the HYBRIT green steel pilot plant — which is one step ahead. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit to Hybrit Steel Plant in Lulea, Sweden, on May 30, 2023. But there’s also the challenge of producing large amounts of green hydrogen, which will require huge amounts of renewable energy.

Persons: Peter Boer, Dhiraj Singh, ”, Mohamed Atouife, Daniel Acker, ” Atouife, HYBRIT, Biden, Antony Blinken, Jonas Ekstromer, Martin Pei, SSAB, ” Pei, Chathurika, Caitlin Swalec, Jonathan Nackstrand, Pei, there’s, –, Philipp Verpoort, “ It’s, Princeton’s, Swalec, Chris Greig, ” Greig, RMI’s Gamage Organizations: CNN, Green Steel, Tata Steel, Bloomberg, Getty, Rourkela Steel, Princeton University, Volvo, Hybrit Steel, TT, Agency, AFP, “, Mountain Institute, Global Energy Monitor, Potsdam Institute, Climate Impact, Potsdam, Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy, Workers, Jiangsu Shagang, Co, European Union Locations: Sweden, Boden, Swedish, Wijk aan, Netherlands, Odisha, India, Indiana, Portage , Indiana, Northern Sweden, Cleveland, Ohio, Middletown, Mississippi, Lulea, Luleå, AFP, China, Europe, Japan, Jiangsu, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, European

☆ ‘Catastrophic flooding’ in Upper Midwest prompts evacuations and rescues as record-breaking heat wave shifts to mid-Atlantic
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Here’s the latest:• Heat wave shifts to mid-Atlantic: As heat alerts persist for over 100 million people over the weekend, the extreme heat risk will spread from the Ohio Valley on Saturday to the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Highs across the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic have been 10 to 15 degrees above average. “An intense heat wave will continue across the Mid-Atlantic, where record high temperatures are likely,” the National Weather Service said Saturday. • Flooding prompts evacuations in Iowa: In Rock Valley, Iowa, all homes north of Highway 18 were evacuated amid high floodwaters Saturday. On Sunday, storms are possible across New England and southwestward though the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley and Tennessee Valley, according to the weather service.

Persons: It’s, “, ”, Daniel Heitritter, Kim Reynolds, Regan Smith, Smith, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, TenHaken, Tim Walz, ” Walz, Andres Leighton Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Baltimore, Iowa Gov, •, Emergency, Sioux Falls Mayor, Saturday, Gov, Minnesota National Guard, FBI, Swiss Chalet, South, Storm Prediction Locations: New Mexico , Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Ohio, California , Arizona, Utah, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Iowa, Rock Valley , Iowa, Spencer Saturday, • Iowa, Rock, Wisconsin, Sioux Falls , South Dakota, City, Sioux Falls, Sioux, Mexico, New Mexico, Ruidoso , New Mexico, New, New England, Mississippi Valley, Lakes, Mississippi, Atlantic, Ohio Valley, Tennessee, England, New Hampshire, Vermont

☆ The surprise election that could be a model for Democrats in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

I talked to Samuel Freedman, a Columbia Journalism School professor, about his recent book about Humphrey and the 1948 Democratic convention in Philadelphia. The book’s title, “Into the Bright Sunshine,” is taken from a line in Humphrey’s rousing speech on civil rights. In 1968, the Democratic Party was operating under old rules in which primary voters actually had relatively little direct effect on delegates. When Strom Thurmond and the Dixiecrats bolted from the Democratic Party in 1948, that’s the beginning of the vast majority of the White South becoming Republicans, stepping away from the Democratic Party. Show me a major Republican politician in the MAGA movement who is a fervent supporter of civil rights legislation.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hubert Humphrey, Republican Richard Nixon, Humphrey, uninspiring, Harry Truman, Thomas Dewey, Samuel Freedman, Freedman, Biden, Truman WOLF, Donald Trump, FREEDMAN, Truman, – Henry Wallace, Strom Thurmond, Jill Stein, Minneapolis Hubert H, Lyndon, George McGovern, FDR hadn’t, Brown, Ed, WOLF, there’s, Martin Luther King, It’s, Lyndon Johnson, Bobby Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, I’m, Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Byron Donalds, Abraham Lincoln, Adlai, Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, Nixon’s, Ronald, Reagan’s, Willie Horton, Jim Crow, MAGA, Mitt Romney’s, George Romney, William Scranton, Edward Brooke, that’s Organizations: CNN —, House, Republican, Minneapolis, Columbia Journalism School, Democratic, Democratic Party, Civil Rights Movement, RFK Jr, Democratic National Convention, Civil, Chicago, CNN, Civil Rights, Southern Democrats, South Carolina Democrat, Republicans, South, JFK, Trump, Republican Party –, LBJ, Southern, Republican Party, Michigan Gov, Pennsylvania Gov, NAACP Locations: Israel, Chicago, Vietnam, New York, Philadelphia, America, ‘, Harlem, Minneapolis, Alabama, Southern, Montgomery, ’, Florida, Lincoln, Massachusetts

☆ Tracking a Single Day at the National Domestic Violence Hotline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

Tracking a Single Day at the National Domestic Violence Hotline They call from work, to avoid being overheard, or from home before someone returns. The legal battles have underscored the pervasiveness of domestic violence and the strains on existing support for survivors. To capture a snapshot of the experiences of domestic violence survivors, The New York Times observed some of the calls and messages the hotline received in one day. Congress approved creation of a national hotline dedicated to domestic violence in 1994, including it in the landmark Violence Against Women Act. Josie Slawik, who began working to support domestic violence survivors after she arrived at an El Paso shelter, was there when the hotline took its first call in 1996.

Persons: I’m, Spikes, —, Isadora Kosofsky, ”, Katie Ray, Jones, “, it’s, Jose Tobias, “ It’s, Mr, Tobias, Hannah Tucker, Josie Slawik, Slawik, ” Ms Organizations: National, Staff, The New York Times, New York Times, The Times, Young, Seattle, The New York, Research, Fifth Circuit, Appeals Locations: New Orleans, California, New York, New England, Texas, Latina, Austin , Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, You’re, El Paso

That sent lower courts scurrying into historical analyses to figure out if modern gun laws had some connection to the 18th Century. Roberts’ opinion said that lower courts were misunderstanding what the majority had said in that ruling. But Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a member of the court’s liberal wing, suggested it was the high court’s fault for not providing clarity for lower courts to follow. One deals with a Pennsylvania man’s challenge to a federal law prohibiting felons, including those who are non-violent, from possessing firearms. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar presented that argument with an eye toward several other challenges pending to similar federal gun prohibitions that involve non-violent criminal activity.

Persons: John Roberts, Zackey Rahimi, ” Roberts, Donald Trump, Roberts, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, ” Barrett, ” Thomas ’, Bruen, Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Elie Honig, SCOTUS, Rahimi, ” Thomas, Hunter Biden, Hunter, Biden, Daniels, Steve Vladeck, ”, Elizabeth Prelogar Organizations: CNN, Supreme Court, New York, Trump, US, Appeals, Supreme, Circuit, University of Texas School of Law Locations: Texas, New, Bruen, Mississippi, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Illinois

☆ Willie Mays: My father taught me everything I needed to know about the most complete ballplayer ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When people ask me how good of a player Willie Mays was, I give them a perhaps odd answer. You see, my Father watched Mays play when he came up as a rookie for the New York Giants in 1951. That short splice of film is our version of getting to see Mays play. Mays is a big reason why my Father was one of the few people who wore a New York Giants baseball cap throughout his later years. It’s a connection I try to carry on to this day whether it’s by wearing a New York Giants baseball hat on television or by answering “the New York Giants” when asked what baseball team I root for.

Persons: Willie Mays, Mays, –, ”, Harry Enten, CNN Mays, ” –, Vic Wertz, Harry Hall, Neil Paine, Long, New York – Organizations: CNN, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Mets, of Fame, New York Giants, Giants, NL, Brooklyn Dodgers, National League, Cleveland Indians, AP, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, Major League, Negro League, MLB, Negro Leagues, Birmingham Black Barons Locations: Cleveland, New York, West Coast, Chicago, Mays, Mississippi, Bronx

☆ Yourbarefootneighbor’s online followers overwhelm a Mississippi volunteer’s backpack wish list
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Frank Fenimore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The salary a family of 4 needs to get by in every U.S. state—it's more than $150,000 in the most expensive one
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A family of four needs to earn at least $106,903 a year to cover their necessities in most U.S. states, a recent SmartAsset study reveals. The findings are based on cost estimates for housing, child care, transportation, health care, taxes and other common expenses, as tracked by the MIT Living Wage calculator. That said, basic expenses for a family of four in all states exceeds what most U.S. households typically earn, which is estimated to be a median of $78,171, according to data consulting firm Motio Research. And about 1 in 5 parents say they've relied on a relative to help out with child care. Here's a look at the minimum amount a family of four would need to cover basic needs, including child care, in each state.

Persons: it's, they've Organizations: MIT, Motio, Census Locations: Massachusetts, Hawaii, Connecticut, York, California, Mississippi, Los Angeles, New York City, U.S

☆ Top GOP senator on Armed Services Committee opposes proposed changes to military draft registration and having women drafted
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Jack Reed, a Democrat of Rhode Island, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was only “vaguely aware” of the House proposal but said it might be worth doing. And there is no need to be talking about a draft right now.”An accompanying issue is whether to require women to register for the draft. The version of the NDAA that passed out of the Senate Armed Services Committee last week amends the Military Selective Service Act requiring women to register for Selective Service. We have had amendments that would have required women to register and we can’t get any real traction on the other side. Wicker gave a one word answer – “no” – when asked about adding having women register.

Persons: that’s, Republican Sen, Roger Wicker of, Washington shouldn’t, Chrissy Houlahan, NDAA, Sen, Jack Reed, ”, “, ” Reed, ” Wicker, Reed, Wicker Organizations: CNN, Republican, Senate Armed Services, Selective Service, Democratic, GOP, Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Rep, Air Force, National Defense, Senate Armed, Committee, Military Selective Service Locations: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Europe, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea

☆ Inside the highly competitive training program that puts MBAs into a CEO role right after graduation — and is harder to get into than Harvard
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewWhat's the most sought-after job opportunity for graduating students of top business schools like Harvard Business School, Wharton at UPenn, and Stanford's Graduate School of Business? For the 2024 CIT program, which starts this summer, Alpine received 750 applications for just 12 slots, giving it an acceptance rate of 1.6%. Related stories"You're moving from Yale Law School and Harvard Business School to Jackson, Mississippi, to run a plumbing company," Anderman said as an example. Wurtzbacher also got invaluable leadership training from Weaver, a longtime professor at Stanford's Business School and winner of the MBA Distinguished Teaching Award in 2024. The CIT program is so attractive to them because it offers a clear path to doing this by leading a company.

Persons: —, Wharton, David Wurtzbacher, Wurtzbacher, Tal Lee Anderman, Graham Weaver, Weaver, JP, Graham, Anderman, they're, they've Organizations: Service, Harvard Business School, Stanford's Graduate School of Business, McKinsey, Business, Investors, Harvard, Stanford Business School, Green, Partners, CIT, Alpine's CIT, Wharton, Alpine, BI, Yale Law School, Alpine's San, Stanford's Business School, Stanford Locations: UPenn, San Francisco, Stanford, Manhattan, America, Jackson , Mississippi, Alpine's, Alpine's San Francisco, York, Carolinas, Virginia

☆ Two Years After Roe v. Wade: ‘They’re Taking the Power From Us.’ - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Lynne Sachs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I remember the hollowing sensation I felt on June 24, 2022, the day that the Supreme Court deemed that abortion was not a protected right under the U.S. Constitution. Everyone — on both sides of this debate — knew that women’s lives across the country were going to be drastically transformed. Since then, a lot of attention has been paid to the most heart-wrenching cases, but this decision affects all women’s bodily autonomy across the country. I returned to my hometown, Memphis, to make a short film outside a building that once offered abortion services. In Tennessee abortion is banned, with no exception for rape and very limited medical exceptions that are being debated in state court.

Persons: —, Kimberly Looney Organizations: Supreme, U.S, U.S . Constitution Locations: U.S ., Memphis, Tennessee, North Mississippi, Carbondale, Ill

☆ How MBAs Are Skipping the Corporate Ladder to Become CEOs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

☆ An Arkansas county doesn't want families to move. It's offering them up to $50,000 to build or renovate their homes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And, the incentive program is only available to employees of specific companies, like steel producers River Steel, US Steel, and Atlas Tube. Mississippi County's incentive program is part of a recent wave of efforts across rural America to increase populations and local businesses. Related storiesFor Mississippi County, this growing housing demand has provided an opportunity to build their towns and cities. The housing incentive program offers a 10% forgivable loan on a new home construction with a maximum home cost of $500,000, meaning some families can receive up to a $50,000 housing credit. As more families move to or settle in Mississippi County, Scott expects it will have a positive effect on businesses, the school system, and public spaces.

Persons: —, Farmers Bank & Trust Randy Scott, Scott, You'll, you'll Organizations: Service, Business, Farmers Bank & Trust, Steel, US Steel Locations: Mississippi County , Arkansas, Rock, Tennessee, Blytheville, Osceola, Mississippi County, . Mississippi, America, Lincoln County , Kansas, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Columbus , Georgia, Midwest, Mississippi, Missouri , Alabama , Mississippi , Wisconsin , Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Arkansas

☆ I scored over 20 sponsorships as a student-athlete. Since graduating, I've worked full time helping other students make money from NIL.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Tiara White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lauren Hoselton scored over 20 NIL sponsorship deals as a student-athlete at Ole Miss. She's now a VP at the Grove Collective and helps college athletes at her alma mater get NIL deals. So I told myself to get creative and use my entrepreneurial mindset to make money off NIL. From there, I continued to hustle and use platforms such as LinkedIn and the marketplace Opendorse to get NIL deals. I pitched myself to managers in my college town to secure as many brand deals as possible.

Persons: Lauren Hoselton, She's, —, Ole Miss, I've, I'm, Bill Dabney, They'd Organizations: Ole Miss, Grove, Service, University of Mississippi, Delta Air Lines, Lauren Hoselton Consulting, University of South Locations: University of South Florida, Grove

☆ Opinion: Call it ‘Make America Chaste Again.’ And it’s a losing message for the GOP in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Opinion Karen Finney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In a recent television interview, Trump said he was considering restricting access to birth control and leaving the decision to the states. Taking to social media, Trump falsely claimed that neither he nor the Republican Party supported imposing restrictions on or banning birth control. The plans call for again attacking birth control through executive action, including threatening access to IUDs and emergency contraception. In Arizona, GOP Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli absurdly suggested that women could simply hold “an aspirin between their knees” as birth control. In Iowa, legislation falsely conflated birth control with abortion to block the approval of over-the-counter birth control pills.

Persons: Karen Finney, Hillary Clinton, I’ve, Karen Finney Ralph Alswange, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, — Trump, Trump, Wade —, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, ”, Comstock, Stephen Miller, Roger Severino, Severino, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Donald Trump’s, Biden, Servino, Sonny Borrelli, Glenn Youngkin, Chuck Schumer, Kellyanne Conway, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Democratic, UCLA, MAGA Republicans, Republican Party, Trump, Trump Administration, GOP, Heritage Foundation, Trump Health, Human Services Department, Republican, Congressional Republicans, Republicans Locations: It’s, Roe, America, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama , Arizona, Florida, Georgia , Iowa, Louisiana , Mississippi , Nevada , North Carolina , Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, American

☆ Nigel Farage: The US-style migration debate taking over Britain’s election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“It’s a bit like God’s waiting room.”But Clacton is the front line of Britain’s migration debate. The Reform leader uses divisive language on migration, warning supporters of what he calls an "invasion" of asylum seekers. Despite years of tough rhetoric and policies aimed at deterring the arrival of asylum seekers – devised largely to placate Farage’s supporters – Britain’s asylum system is creaking. Laws prevent most asylum seekers from working, so while taxpayers fund their accommodation, they cannot contribute formally to the economy. That could widen even further the chasm in understanding between his voters and Britain’s asylum seekers, experts fear.

Persons: ” Danny Botterell, Nigel Farage, BEN STANSALL, Donald Trump, Nigel, ” Botterell, “, Farage, ” Farage, –, Rob Picheta, CNN Britain’s, Rishi Sunak’s, ” Zoe Gardner, “ Farage, “ They’ll, ”, Louise Brockwell, Danny Botterell, David Cameron –, Europe –, Sunak, Cameron, Farage’s, ted Britain’s, France –, ” Gardner, Masood, they’re, ” Masood, Brexit, Douglas Carswell, ” Carswell, ” “ There’s, Carswell, Bob Brace, Farage's, hasn’t, Jack, can’t, you’re, Bridget Tyril, Roy Whitehead, Keir Starmer, “ It’s, they’ve, Karen French, “ I’ve, He’s, James Johnson, Theresa May’s, pollster, Queen Elizabeth II, restauranter Dean Coles, Jehosh, Gardner Organizations: England CNN —, Seagulls, CNN, Getty, Clacton, Labour, Brexit Party, Tories, Jays, Sky News, Times, Home Office, Conservative, UKIP, EU, Brexit, Mississippi Center for Public, John, People, Trump, Downing, Partners, “, Conservatives Locations: Clacton, England, Clacton Pier, Europe, ”, London, “, AFP, United States, Britain, Westminster, India, France, Bibby Stockholm, Kent, Afghanistan, UAE, Essex, Jaywick, It’s France, Netherlands, Germany

☆ There may not be many of them. But these Southern lesbian bars are still finding ways to thrive
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

While not an official tally, the Lesbian Bar Project aims to amplify and keep track of these spaces, which can register with the project. In the South, The Lipstick Lounge, Tennessee’s only bar registered with the Lesbian Bar Project, is in Nashville’s hip East End neighborhood. By the end of Burton’s trip, she found that the narrative of “dying lesbian bars” was maybe not totally accurate. “Sometimes it’s a physical shift from a lesbian bar to a bar that sometimes holds … queer or lesbian nights,” Burton said. Though the two are married, they don't classify their bar as a lesbian bar.

Persons: Sade, Tracy Chapman croon, Erin Karcher, “, Karcher, Joy Carter, ” Carter, it’s, ” Karcher, Lillian Faderman, you’re, “ We’re, ”, ” There’s, We’re, Krista Burton, Moby Dyke, —, isn’t, ” Burton, Burton, bartenders, Sue Ellen’s, Shamecca, they’ve, who’ve, ” Le’Teshia, Herz, Kimberly McKeand, CBS42, Le’Teshia, Christa Suppan, ” Suppan Organizations: CNN, Durham Performing Arts Center, Lesbian, Nucleus, Lesbian Bar, Gallup, Stonewall, Mobile Locations: Durham, Raleigh, North Carolina , Texas, Tennessee, Chicago, San Francisco, Durham , North Carolina, Georgia, Atlanta, Washington, North Carolina, New York, Seattle, America, Herz, Mobile , Alabama, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Dallas, Richmond , Virginia, Mobile, Gulf, Florida, Mississippi, ”, Virginia, Richmond

☆ Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Title IX Rules in 4 States
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Zach Montague | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations that expanded protections for L.G.B.T.Q. students have been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge ruled that the Education Department overstepped its authority. The plaintiffs argued that the Biden administration’s interpretation of Title IX betrayed the law’s original purpose of prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. The new rules, which the Education Department released in April, disallow discrimination or harassment of students based on their gender identity, enshrining stronger protections for transgender students. However, the rules skirted some of the most divisive questions, stopping short of requiring schools to grant transgender students access to single-sex dorms or sports teams.

Persons: Terry A, Doughty, Biden, IX Organizations: Biden, Education Department Locations: Louisiana, Louisiana , Mississippi, Montana, Idaho

☆ Opinion | Mississippi Opens the Playbook for Dismantling a Free Press
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Adam Ganucheau | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Slow-moving lawsuits intended to drain newsrooms of their limited financial resources and editorial bandwidth. Threats of jail time for journalists who expose political corruption and refuse to give up their sources and turn over their notes. If you think these things sound outlandish in America, take a close look at what’s happening here in Mississippi. Breaching the confidentiality of sources violates one of the most sacred trusts — and breaks one of the most vital tools — in investigative journalism. Even if we were to prevail in our defense of this suit, we will probably have lost in many other ways.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, Sullivan Organizations: Mississippi, Gov, New York Times Company Locations: America, Mississippi, Florida

☆ Trump and Biden campaigns go head-to-head with rival fundraisers in London
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump pictured with right-wing British politician Nigel Farage during a campaign rally at the Mississippi Coliseum on Aug. 24, 2016. LONDON — Supporters of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden will put their money where their mouths are at two rival fundraising events in London on Wednesday. "It seems to be the worst kept secret in London," Greg Swenson, spokesperson for Republicans Overseas UK, a campaign group for Trump's party, told CNBC over the phone. In the days after a Manhattan jury convicted the former president of 34 felony counts last month, the Trump campaign said it raised $141 million in donations. The pair have been visibly associated with Trump and Farage since at least April 2022, when Farage tweeted a picture of the group after a meal at Mar-a-Lago.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Holly Valance, Nick Candy, Greg Swenson, Swenson, Trump, Farage, Matthew Elliott, Valance —, — Organizations: Mississippi Coliseum, LONDON, U.S, Fox News, Republican, Republicans Overseas UK, CNBC, Trump, Reform, Financial Times, Guardian, Reform UK Locations: British, London, Australian, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, U.S

☆ The hidden costs of owning a home are surging for Americans
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“My homeowners insurance doubled, with no notice – nothing,” said Jennifer Schauer, who bought her home in Novato, California, in 2021. The US homeowners insurance industry lost $101.3 billion last year as severe storms, hurricanes and wildfire did significant damage. Schauer isn’t alone among Californians grappling with high hidden costs of homeownership. By contrast, Kentucky ($11,559), Arkansas ($11,692) and Mississippi ($11,881) had the lowest hidden costs of homeownership, according to Bankrate. Since Covid, the hidden cost of homeownership has climbed most rapidly in three states: Utah (44%), Idaho (39%) and Hawaii (38%).

Persons: we’re, That’s, Bankrate, Jeff Ostrowski, ”, Jennifer Schauer, Schauer, wasn’t, “, Schauer isn’t, it’s, you’ll, ” Ostrowski Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, P Global, Federal Reserve Locations: New York, Novato , California, California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah, Idaho

☆ Torture Accusations Could Lead to Civil Rights Case in Mississippi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Brian Howey | Nate Rosenfield | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than two months after deputies were sentenced for torturing two Black men in central Mississippi, federal prosecutors have widened their investigation and may sue the Rankin County sheriff’s department for civil rights violations, a serious escalation that could lead to federal monitoring. Todd Gee, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, talked about the possibility at a meeting last month, where he urged local residents who attended to come forward if they had experienced violence or discrimination at the hands of deputies. More than 50 people, including defense attorneys and civil rights advocates, packed into a library outside Jackson, Miss. Some shared stories of being harassed or falsely accused of crimes by deputies, according to several people who attended the meeting, which was closed to the press. “Information from people like you can make a difference,” Mr. Gee told the crowd, according to video of the meeting obtained by reporters.

Persons: Todd Gee, Mr, Gee Organizations: Southern, Southern District of Locations: Mississippi, Rankin County, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss

☆ X’s ‘new’ adult content policy isn’t new, sex workers say, and it hasn’t cleared up moderation concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"I definitely see people who don't realize that the bot accounts aren't real sex workers," Leathers explained. Still, sex workers say it has become increasingly difficult to grow and reach their followings. "We balance this freedom by restricting exposure to Adult Content for children or adult users who choose not to see it," the policy says. Musk reportedly toyed with the idea of monetizing adult content, but the platform explicitly barred adult content from the program after introducing creator monetization in July 2023. "We're seeing consumers go to another site, to Reddit or Twitter where they can get adult content without age-verifying," Stabile said.

Persons: Elon, Sydney Leathers, Leathers, Musk, hasn't, Olivia Snow, monetization, Snow, influencer Pearl Davis, Trip Richards, Mike Stabile, Stabile, Richards Organizations: Twitter, SpankChain, UCLA, Free Speech Coalition, NBC Locations: Texas , Utah , Arkansas, Virginia , Montana , North Carolina and Mississippi, U.S

☆ Red Lobster closings: These are the locations it wants to shut down
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Red Lobster wants to close several dozen more restaurants following its bankruptcy, and it has identified which ones are in danger of shutting down if the court approves its plan. The chain, which brought affordable shrimp and lobster to middle-class America and grew to become the largest seafood restaurant chain in the world, filed for bankruptcy last month. Red Lobster said that it had more than $1 billion in debt and less than $30 million in cash on hand. Part of its plan is to close some locations of its nearly 600 restaurants in the meantime. A few weeks prior to its bankruptcy, it abruptly closed around 50 locations across the United States.

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☆ Opinion: Graceland still embodies Elvis Presley and the American Dream
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Opinion Michael T. Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The recent and bizarre attempt to wrest control of Graceland, the Memphis, Tennessee, home of the late Elvis Presley, set off a number of red flags. But Elvis represents something different from Gilded Age robber barons such as Rockefeller and Carnegie, whose American Dream was fundamentally about the accumulation of wealth. “Seems we was always in debt,” recalled Gladys Presley, Elvis’s mother. Fans walk by the entrance to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, on August 14, 2007, in Memphis, Tennessee. Immediately after moving into Graceland, Elvis, the ultimate consumer, began renovations.

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