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A California judge on Tuesday sentenced David DePape, the man who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacked her husband with a hammer, to life behind bars without the possibility of parole. DePape had previously been sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal crimes connected to the Oct. 28, 2022, attack in the upscale Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said DePape is "now being held accountable" for acts that are a "danger to democracy." "Mr. DePape has been convicted of crimes both federally and locally reflecting the public's unanimous condemnation," Jenkins said in statement after Tuesday's sentencing. "Recognizing the seriousness of his crimes and the danger to democracy that Mr. DePape posed he is now being held accountable and will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole."

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They argue that Casey, a middle-of-the-road liberal, had previously not been at the forefront of the populist economic turn in both parties. Casey’s Senate website dedicates an entire page to “greedflation,” which he also discussed at length in his speech at the Democratic National Convention this summer. The core of Casey’s argument is the assertion that, from July 2020 to July 2022, corporate profits rose five times faster than overall inflation. I would concede the economy has gotten better,” said McCormick, who has run an ad to counter Casey on the topic. “If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, you’re still in the grind, and that’s what I think Bob Casey and Kamala Harris do not understand.

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☆ I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Abby Ooi, a therapist, graduate student, and former Singapore Airlines flight attendant. I wanted to become a flight attendant — something I had fantasized about since I was young. But a few months into my second year of working for Singapore Airlines, I started experiencing a lot of stress. After 6 years at Singapore Airlines, I left in February and moved to Sydney a week later. A representative for Singapore Airlines did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

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☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 9: Bills up, Cowboys down, plus Something Scary for every team
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

In a nod to the nation celebrating Halloween this week, the Power Rankings have searched far and wide for Something Scary for each team. ETLast week: 7Sunday: Beat Seattle Seahawks 31-10Something Scary: The turnover marginRight now, it’s great. ETLast week: 11Sunday: Beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-26Something Scary: The pass rush curseBaker Mayfield threw 50 passes Sunday. Arizona Cardinals (4-4)Last week: 21Sunday: Beat Miami Dolphins 28-27Something Scary: The scoring defenseArizona’s opponents are averaging 2.64 points per drive. Dallas Cowboys (3-4)Last week: 16Sunday: Lost to San Francisco 49ers 30-24Something Scary: The run gameEzekiel Elliott led the Cowboys with 10 carries for 34 yards on Sunday.

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☆ Mark Cuban hates golf—but still offered this golf company $1 million on 'Shark Tank'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Cuban says he hates golf. On Friday's episode of ABC's "Shark Tank," he offered $1 million to a company selling portable golf courses anyway. The San Francisco-based company BucketGolf, run by brother-and-sister duo Tyler and Jenny Simmons, sells a game that resembles golf, with foldable buckets as holes that can be placed wherever the players choose. The company was on track to bring in more than $12 million in 2024 sales at the time of the episode's taping, said Tyler Simmons, the company's CEO and founder — up from $5.9 million in 2023 and $2.5 million in 2022. BucketGolf could also benefit from a Shark's mentorship on matters of logistics, Tyler Simmons said: "We have yet to make it through a busy season without running out of some of our best products."

Persons: Mark Cuban, Tyler, Jenny Simmons, Tyler Simmons, —, BucketGolf Locations: San Francisco, BucketGolf

☆ Alphabet to report Q3 earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Google parent Alphabet is set to report its third-quarter earnings Tuesday after the market closes. During the quarter, the company also faced the advancement of several antitrust lawsuits related to its search and ads business. That would include Google's search position agreements with Apple's iPhone as well as Samsung devices. With the slow-moving legal process, the company is still likely years away from being forced to make any changes to businesses. In August, the company announced its new Android software update and its latest line of Pixel smartphones that utilize Google's Gemini AI assistant.

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☆ San Francisco 49ers’ Charvarius Ward mourns death of daughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward mourned the death of his one-year-old daughter Amani Joy in a heartfelt post to social media on Tuesday. “We are heartbroken that our beautiful baby girl, Amani Joy passed away on Monday morning. We’ll miss you and love you forever, Amani Joy.”The San Francsico 49ers also shared their condolences following Amani Joy’s death. “The 49ers family is devastated by the sudden passing of Charvarius Ward’s beloved one-year-old daughter, Amani Joy,” the NFL team posted on social media Tuesday. “Amani truly embodied pure happiness and brought joy to all those around her with her sweet demeanor and contagious laugh.

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☆ CNBC TechCheck Evening Edition: October 29, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC TechCheck Evening Edition: October 29, 2024CNBC's TechCheck brings you the latest in tech news from CNBC's 1 Market in the heart of San Francisco.

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☆ Rare dime hidden in bank vault for decades fetches $500,000 at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

TOLEDO, Ohio — An extraordinarily rare dime whose whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s has sold for just over $500,000. Three sisters from Ohio inherited the dime after the death of their brother, who had kept it in a bank vault for more than 40 years. The coin sold for $506,250 in an online auction that concluded Sunday, according to Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, an auction house based in Irvine, California. The only other known example of the “1975 ‘no S’ proof dime” sold at a 2019 auction for $456,000 and then again months later to a private collector. The mint in San Francisco made more than 2.8 million special uncirculated “proof” sets in 1975 that featured six coins and were sold for $7.

Persons: Franklin D, Roosevelt, Ian Russell, Russell Organizations: U.S . Mint Locations: TOLEDO , Ohio, San Francisco, Ohio, Irvine , California

Donald Trump headlines a rally in Madison Square Garden after racist and crude remarks from his allies. Quarter Pounders are back on the menu at McDonald's after tests show patties were not the source of the E.coli outbreak. They come inside, just like they did to our country.”There was an uncomfortable reception to his punchlines in the arena. ➡️ Harris campaigned in Philadelphia over the weekend, marking her 14th visit to Pennsylvania since she entered the race in July. 🙌 49ers TE George Kittle had a breakout performance with 128 yards and a touchdown as his team improved to 4-4.

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☆ 49ers lineman Nick Bosa fined by NFL for crashing teammates’ interview with MAGA hat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“I haven’t got one yet, but if it comes, it comes, It was well worth it,” Bosa said. #BOSAFORTRUMP.”When Bosa came out after the game to speak to the media, he was no longer wearing the 'Make America Great Again' hat. Trump railed against Kaepernick and other protesting players and called on the NFL to take punitive measures against them. Upon Bosa being drafted into the NFL, Trump offered his support for the defensive end. “Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft.

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☆ Dwyane Wade’s new statue has people talking. Here’s a look at six other sports statues that went viral
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Miami Heat revealed a statue of franchise legend and basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade on Sunday, with the design of the statue immediately going viral and drawing some unwanted comparisons. The statue’s design – which depicts Johnson in various stages of pitching motion – is certainly unique. While the champion does get to take home some silverware, they also receive the distinction of seeing their likeness transformed into a terracotta statue. Andy Murray poses alongside his terracotta sculpture. Mohamed SalahQuestionable statues of soccer superstars seem to be somewhat of a theme.

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☆ Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra raises funding at $4.5 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kate Rooney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bret Taylor, co-CEO of Salesforce, speaks at the Viva Technology Conference in Paris on June 15, 2022. Artificial intelligence startup Sierra, co-founded by ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, is more than quadrupling its valuation to $4.5 billion in a fresh funding round. The San Francisco-based company, which was valued at $1 billion in January, raised $175 million in a funding round led by Greenoaks Capital. Sierra is focused on helping enterprises like home security company ADT , Sonos , Weight Watchers and Casper personalize and implement AI agents for customer service. Taylor describes Sierra as "conversational AI," and bristles at the word "chatbot," even banning the phrase in the company's downtown San Francisco office.

Persons: Bret Taylor, Sierra, Taylor, Marc Benioff, Elon Musk, Clay Bavor, Casper personalize, Bavor, ICONIQ, Josh Kushner’s Organizations: Salesforce, Viva Technology Conference, Greenoaks Capital, Twitter, Elon, Google, Sierra, Google Labs, CNBC Locations: Paris, San Francisco

☆ Brock Purdy leads 49ers past Cowboys on ‘Sunday Night Football’: Key takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBrock Purdy went 18-of-26, throwing for 260 yards and a touchdown for the 49ers. Rookie running back Isaiah Guerendo added 85 yards and his first career rushing touchdown for San Francisco. The 49ers improve to 4-4 with the win, as the Cowboys drop to 3-4. San Francisco is picking up momentumThe 49ers go into their bye week at 4-4 with momentum after outscoring the Cowboys 21-0 in the third quarter. AdvertisementSo barring something very unexpected, what you see is what you get with this year’s Cowboys team.

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☆ Added sugar: How to cut out or lower your intake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Consuming added sugar has become a part of life, woven into almost every meal. Americans 2 years and older consume on average 17 teaspoons of added sugar a day, according to the most recent government data available. Put sugary foods in their rightful placeSave sugary foods for desserts; don’t allow them to creep into every part of your diet. “This means enjoy the sugar that you do eat by baking together and savoring together, making the (added) sugar that you do eat part of celebrating life,” she said. Look for the line that shows you the “added sugar” content in a food to tally up the grams of excess sugar you consume in a day.

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☆ Nick Bosa: 49ers lineman crashes teammates’ interview to show support for Donald Trump with MAGA hat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa crashed his teammates’ postgame interview on Sunday to show his support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election with a hat emblazoned with Trump’s slogan: Make America Great Again. “All right, Nick Bosa with a message there,” Stark said as Bosa jogged off camera. I apologize for that.”Kaepernick started the movement of NFL players kneeling for the “Star-Spangled Banner” to protest police brutality and racism. Upon Bosa being drafted into the NFL, Trump offered his support for the defensive end. “Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft.

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☆ Oracle applies to join Epic and others in new federal medical record network
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oracle on Monday announced it intends to join a new federally-backed medical network that will make it easier for clinics, hospitals and insurance companies to share patients' data. Oracle, which acquired the medical records giant Cerner for $28 billion in 2022, is the latest major vendor to support TEFCA, joining its chief rival Epic Systems. Oracle needs to be approved to join TEFCA, but its interest in doing so helps to bolster the nascent network's credibility. "This is just a natural next step," Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, told CNBC in an interview. The main groups that participate in health-data exchanges through TEFCA are called qualified health information networks, or QHINs.

Persons: Larry Ellison, TEFCA, Seema Verma, Ken Glueck, Judy Faulkner, – Organizations: Oracle Corp, Oracle, Monday, Epic Systems, TEFCA, Oracle Health, Life Sciences, CNBC Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, TEFCA

☆ They were the top two seeds in the NFC. Now they’re both in danger of missing the playoffs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Both franchises have made the playoffs in three straight seasons, with Dallas winning 12 games each from 2021 to 2024. Last year, the 49ers were the top seed in the NFC, while the Cowboys finished second. Entering their Week 8 showdown on “Sunday Night Football,” Dallas and San Francisco have been two of the more disappointing teams in the NFL. After having thrown only 15 interceptions in his first 25 games, he has thrown seven in seven games this season. The Cowboys were fifth in opponent yards per game last season and have fallen to 24th this season.

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☆ How access to reproductive care shaped a founder's career, highlighting its importance as an economic driver
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And birth control and abortion access play key roles in women's economic success. Several states will have abortion access on the ballot. Access to reproductive healthcare made the difference again for Young when she experienced a miscarriage at work during a subsequent pregnancy. AdvertisementAbortion denial has downstream effects on women's economic potential, Salganicoff said, impacting everything from their education level to their ability to advance in their careers. Similarly, a recently published study from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality found that restrictions on abortion access "pose significant risks to the well-being and economic security of women," especially low-income women.

Persons: Tracy Young, —, Young, Alina Salganicoff, Salganicoff, Roe, Wade Organizations: Service, LinkedIn, Guttmacher Institute, University of California, Georgetown Center Locations: Women's, California, San Francisco

Grateful Dead founding member and bassist Phil Lesh died Friday morning, according to a post on his official Instagram account. Shortly afterward, the band renamed itself the Grateful Dead, with Lesh on bass and Garcia on guitar. The Dead fused rock, jazz and folk, going on to become one of the most influential bands in American history. Known for being a virtuosic bassist, Lesh is credited with redefining the sound of the bass and heavily influencing the Grateful Dead’s sound. He was widely recognized by other artists as a defining rock bass player.

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“Kamala is weak, dishonest, and dangerously liberal, and that’s why the American people will reject her on November 5th.”The Harris campaign declined to comment for this article. “Well, I’m clearly a woman,” Harris told NBC News in her interview Tuesday. Before becoming vice president, Harris was elected three times statewide in California, first as attorney general and then as a U.S. senator. Polling shows younger Black men, while still backing Harris overall, have shown historic interest in the Republican candidate this election cycle. “She’s not concerned about being the first,” the Harris campaign official said.

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☆ Big Tech goes nuclear: Amazon's pitch to use power plants shows the crucial role the energy source plays for AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, inside Amazon's internal pitch for turning to nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs . AdvertisementThat's led Big Tech to consider nuclear power to address its skyrocketing energy requirements. Nuclear power ticks that box better than other clean energy options like solar or wind. Nuclear power, meanwhile, is an industry in desperate need of some love , BI's Daniel Geiger and Ellen Thomas previously reported. From advertising platforms to AI tech companies, here's the startups to watch .

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Billionaires Darwin Deason, Michael Dell, and Tony Pritzker are trying to offload homes right now. It can take a long time for extremely expensive or unique homes to find buyers. AdvertisementBillionaires regularly want to offload their homes, but the housing market can present some unique challenges for the wealthiest home sellers. At least two billionaires have found buyers for their homes this fall. A handful of billionaires, however, have homes they're still trying to sell.

Persons: Darwin Deason, Michael Dell, Tony Pritzker, —, Gordon Getty, Getty, Rupert Murdoch's Organizations: Service, of Wings, Media, Fox Corporation, News Corp Locations: Boston, Berkeley, San Francisco, Manhattan, California

☆ More than half of workers say they've faced a 'bait-and-switch' in the hiring process: ‘This is a flaming red flag’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Though the job was remote, she was asked to commute an hour into the office for her first week of onboarding. Why companies bait-and-switch job candidatesExperiencing a bait-and-switch during job interviews is a frustrating candidate experience and highlights one of the many breakdowns in today's hiring process, says Jon Stross, president and co-founder of Greenhouse. For the most part, these experiences say more about the hiring team than you as a candidate, he says. How to confront a bait-and-switch job interviewAs far as confronting the experience as a job candidate, Stross says your best defense is to ask plenty of questions throughout the hiring process. "This is not a normal red flag — this is a flaming red flag."

Persons: Alexis Byrd, Byrd, —, I'd, it's, Jon Stross, Stross, It's, Pynes, Weston Davis, Davis, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Greenhouse, Fox Rothschild LLP, Dell, Walmart Locations: Detroit, U.S, Los Angeles, San Francisco

☆ Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service in and beyond Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, where it operates today. In a statement to CNBC, Waymo co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov said the funding would go toward expansion and advancing the Waymo Driver for business applications. The series C funding brings Waymo's total capital raised to $11.1 billion after it raised $3.2 billion and $2.5 billion in two earlier rounds. Waymo now conducts more than 100,000 weekly trips for passengers in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco, who can hail their robotaxis via the Waymo One app. More recently, Waymo partnered with Uber to launch its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas — home of would-be rival Tesla's headquarters.

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