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☆ Quincy Wilson, 16, is the youngest male U.S. track Olympian in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

With that run, Wilson became the youngest male U.S. track Olympian, eclipsing middle-distance runner Jim Ryun, who was 17 at the 1964 Olympics. Wilson later became the youngest male Olympic track and field gold medalist ever after the U.S. 4x400-meter relay team — made up of Chris Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, and Rai Benjamin — won gold over Botswana on Saturday. “I was kind of in the moment because I’m watching a 16-year-old running the Olympics — Olympics history,” Norwood said. Quincy Wilson competes in the men's 400-meter final at the U.S. Track and Field Trials on June 24. The showing led USA Track & Field to include him in the pool of runners eligible to run on a U.S. relay in Paris.

Persons: Quincy Wilson, Wilson, Jim Ryun, —, Chris Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin —, “, ” Wilson, wasn’t, Norwood, ” Norwood, Patrick Smith, Wilson wasn’t, Shaniya, Quincy Organizations: PARIS, Olympic Games, U.S, Stade de France, Botswana, Bullis, Team, James Madison University, University of Oregon, AAU Junior Olympic Games, Stade, Quincy Hall Locations: U.S, Potomac , Maryland, Eugene , Oregon, Florida, Paris

☆ Flags banned, signs ripped up: Why you can’t mention Taiwan at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

At Paris 2024, Taiwan’s red and blue flag is banned, as is the name “Taiwan” and its anthem. Security staff confiscated a "Taiwan" towel from a fan during the men's doubles badminton semi-final last week. Taiwan is a self-governing democracy that competes as “Chinese Taipei,” an attempt to participate in the Olympics without angering mainland China. That included the women’s team table tennis quarterfinal between Chinese Taipei and China that NBC News attended Wednesday. “Taiwan Independence, go to die.”“Motherland will retake Taiwan tomorrow, okay?” said another, referring to China.

Persons: Taiwan’s Lee Yang, Wang Chi, Liang Weikeng, Wang Chang, “ Let’s, Arun Sankar, Taiwan ”, Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen, India’s Lakshya Sen, ”, Ann Wang, “, Xi Jinping, Aytac Unal, Mark Adams, Mao Zedong’s, China’s Wang Manyu, Chien Tung, chuan, Wang Zhao, Chiang, Yu Tsing Lin, Chen Szu, Lee Yang Organizations: PARIS, Security, Getty, Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olympics, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Games, Olympic, Chinese Communist Party, International Olympic Committee, NBC News, IOC, Anadolu, Nationalist, Mao Zedong’s Communists, Taiwan, Paris Games, Taipei women’s, Weibo, Taipei House Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Tokyo, Paris, China, Taipei, U.S, Republic of China, Formosa, AFP, London, Taiwan Independence

That includes the Jan. 6 and 2020 election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. If Harris wins the election in November, Trump’s Jan. 6 case — though weakened by the Supreme Court — will continue to move toward trial. She is also likely to avoid much discussion of Trump’s handling of classified documents: While a Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed a federal case involving his alleged mishandling of classified documents, the Justice Department has appealed and the case could ultimately survive. While those rules are binding only on the Justice Department, part of Harris’ pitch to voters is that she would respect the lines between the Justice Department and the White House that have existed for decades, since the Watergate scandal. During the Biden administration, the Justice Department appointed another special counsel, a former Trump appointee, who secured the conviction of Biden’s son Hunter Biden on gun charges.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Walz, there’s, Harris, Trump, Jack Smith, Trump’s Jan, Hillary Clinton, “ We’re, ”, —, Tony West, Eric Holder, “, ” Harris, fraudsters, cheaters, Donald Trump’s, Jean Carroll, Joe Biden, Bill Shipley, Shipley, Biden, Smith, Biden’s, Hunter Biden Organizations: Harris, Trump, Supreme, Department, DOJ, United, Democratic National Committee, Justice, Justice Department, NBC News, Republicans, Congress, Democrats, Republican Locations: Wisconsin, United States, California, New York

☆ Debby's floodwaters trigger emergency and disaster declarations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Debby's influence remained strong on Friday, when the National Weather Service warned that rainfall could reach 15 to 25 inches in the Northeast and New England. Major flooding hit Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and neighboring Steuben County, New York. Binghamton, New York, measured 1.94 inches of rain and Avoca, Pennsylvania, saw 1.43 inches, according to the service. More than 362,000 utility customers in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Vermont were without power early Friday evening, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us. Authorities in Berkeley County, South Carolina, said early Friday that 2 to 3 feet of fast-moving water was rushing through streets of Moncks Corner, north of Charleston, prompting multiple rescues.

Persons: Debby, Kathy Hochul, Josh Shapiro, Hochul, Way, Marc Rice, Shane Nickerson, John F, Roy Cooper Organizations: National Weather Service, . New York Gov, Tahesha, Pennsylvania, Hershey, LaGuardia Airport, John, Kennedy International, Amtrak, Penn, York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Station, Washington , D.C, Richmond Staples, Gov, Emergency Management Locations: New England, East, Carolinas, Vermont, Canada, Northeast, South Carolina, New Jersey, Tioga County , Pennsylvania, Steuben County , New York, Tioga County, Steuben, Addison, Jasper, Steuben County, Johnson City , New York, Pennsylvania, Syracuse , New York, Binghamton , New York, Avoca , Pennsylvania, Ohio , New York , Pennsylvania, United States, New York, New, Stamford , Connecticut, Friday's, Washington ,, Richmond, Virginia, Berkeley County , South Carolina, Charleston, , South Carolina, Great, Mississippi, Minnesota

☆ Meet the Gen-Zers and millennials working summer jobs on top of their 9-to-5s: 'It's helped me feel happier, more relaxed.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Laquintano, 28, started working there with her older sister when she was 16 to kill time while she was off school. She works at Rita's with her younger brother, Andrew, who is home from college for the summer. As a remote employee, Fullerton says working at Bird & Betty's has also given him a much-needed social outlet. Oddly enough, working more has helped me feel happier, more relaxed." Alvarado spends her summers working as a camp counselor at the Kickapoo Kamp for Girls in Kerrville, Texas.

Persons: Gen Zers, millennials, Anna Laquintano, she's, Rita's, Laquintano, I've, it's, Andrew, Pat Fullerton, Betty's, Fullerton, he'll, Krystal Alvarado, She's, Alvarado Organizations: Fullerton, it's, American Heritage Federal Credit Union, CNBC, Bird, Start, Girls Locations: Beach Haven , New Jersey, Rockledge , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Rita's, Italian, New Jersey, Beach, Fullerton, Hoboken , New Jersey, Texas, Alvarado, Hidalgo County, South Texas, Kerrville , Texas

☆ U.S. women coast to victory in 4×400 relay, wrapping up dominant Olympic track and field performance
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. women’s 4×400 relay team, the final track event at an epic Olympics, blazed to the gold medal with a time of 3:15.27. Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes put together a dominant performance illustrative of American track and field’s dominance in the 33rd Olympiad. It doubled the gold medal count from the Tokyo Games when it took home 26 total medals. Thomas won her third gold medal of these games: one in the 200-meter hurdles, and two as the third leg in both relays. McLaughlin-Levrone secured her second gold medal, joining Thomas and Rai Benjamin as the Americans in track and field with multiple golds.

Persons: DENIS, France, Shamier, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Alexis Holmes, McLaughlin, —, Bol, mpics &, Mc Organizations: Paris Games, Team USA Locations: United States, U.S, Netherlands

CNN —Not even three months into her time as head coach of the US women’s soccer team, Emma Hayes is already going for an Olympic gold medal. Only Brazil and the legendary Marta stand between the US and a record-extending fifth Olympic title, which would be the team’s first gold medal since 2012. ET at the Parc des Princes, but a Marta-inspired Brazil is a challenging prospect for any team. “It will be a chaotic game, I’m sure … I expect it to be quite a battle, quite feisty. For the most storied team in women’s soccer, it would happily usher in the end of a long tournament and the start of a new era.

Persons: Emma Hayes, Marta, Hayes ’, “ It’s, ” Hayes, Amanda Davies, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Agustin Marcarian, “ I’m, ”, Hayes, ” Rodman, “, “ I’ve, I’m, Nir Elias, Chelsea’s, “ You’ve, Alex Livesey, Emma, ” Smith, It’s Organizations: CNN, Zambia, Japan, US, Parc des Princes, France, Spain, Paris, Sweden, Germany, Reuters, Australia, Getty Locations: Brazil, Paris, Germany, Australia, Japan, Parc des, France, women’s

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Sophia Smith scored in extra time against Germany in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match. A win would clinch their fifth Olympic gold medal. Bercy Arena in Paris will be loud as the home crowd looks to push France to its first gold medal. The men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m are the other events to cap off the Paris athletics competition. #ParisOlympics 📺 NBC & Peacock pic.twitter.com/ZM6qaYCQOw — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2024Sha’Carri Richardson has her gold medal.

Persons: USWNT, Trinity Rodman, Emma Hayes, Sophia Smith, Hayes ’, Rodman, Smith, Mallory Swanson —, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith & Trinity Rodman, @teamusa @USWNT, It’s, Marta, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaia Cordinier, Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid, Les, Embiid, Gianmarco, Patrick Smith, Sydney McLaughlin, she’s, Quincy Wilson, Quincy Hall, Mutaz Barshim, Victor Montalvo, Victor, ”, Houston’s Jeffrey Louis, “, Jeffro, Louis, Lydia Ko, Pierre, Philippe Marcou, United States ’ Rose Zhang, Miyu Yamashita, Metraux, Nelly Korda, Zhang, SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON Organizations: Paris Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, Telemundo, women’s, Trinity, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Sophia Smith &, France, Bercy, U.S, NBA, Quincy, Olympic, Paris, Florida, Getty, Le, United, Team Locations: U.S, Paris, Brazil, United States, France, Serbia, Qatar, Italy, Tokyo, American, AFP

☆ USWNT 1 Brazil 0: Mal Swanson’s goal helps USWNT win its first Olympic gold medal in 12 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jeff Rueter | Steph Yang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Despite a late push, she could not help her side finally overcome a USWNT in a gold medal match. After a cagey first half of today’s final, Swanson finally found space beyond the back line to break open a deadlocked match. It was a sequence worth of winning a gold medal and a fine way to mark a player’s 100th cap. But now, with a gold medal tucked under her arm, she definitely has the cachet to make whatever changes she wants. Hayes led the U.S. to its fifth Olympic gold medal.

Persons: Mallory Swanson, Korbin Albert, Swanson, Lorena, Marta, Ludmila, Seleção, Lindsey Horan, Alyssa Naeher, Jeff Rueter, Steph Yang, Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman, Smith, Rodman, Carl Recine, Albert, IT'S MALLORY SWANSON, ike, oster, oots,, ince, ade, aris G ames., alf, hroughout, razil, inger, ong, unger, hape, hird, ames, ike H, J ane C ampbell, Organizations: U.S, women’s, Brazil, Triple, Getty, Portland Thorns, TEAM USA, FIRST, ust, aris G, eff Locations: U.S, Brazil, Brazilian, —, jubilation, arta

☆ Breaking explodes onto Paris' La Concorde, exciting spectators in its first Olympic showing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Lithuania's Dominika Banevič, known as Nicka, at La Concorde in Paris on Friday. Lithuania's Dominika Banevič known as Nicka, Japan's Ami Yuasa known as Ami, and China's Liu Qingyi known as 671 at La Concorde in Paris, on Friday. Odd Andersen / AFP - Getty ImagesUsually the Place de la Concorde is a busy traffic intersection. Team USA's Logan Edra, known as Logistx, competes in the breaking round-robin at the Olympics in Paris, on Friday. On Saturday, USA's B-Boys Victor and Jeffro will be among the athletes competing in the men's try of Olympic breaking, wrapping the sport's Paris showing.

Persons: Japan’s Ami, Lithuania's Nicka, Ami, Nicka, Dominika, Odd Andersen, Elsa, Getty, India —, Japan's Ami Yuasa, China's Liu Qingyi, La Madeleine, Malik, —, Sunny, Logistx, USA's Logan Edra, It’s, Ava Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Alison Palaia, Eric Quinlan, ”, Quinlan, “ We’ve, Palaia, “, USA's, Boys Victor, Jeffro, Alexander Smith, Rebecca Cohen Organizations: PARIS, La Concorde, AFP, Getty, Team USA, China's, Team United States, Nicka, Concorde, La, U.S, Los Angeles Games, Olympics, Boys Locations: Japanese, Lithuanian, Paris, Bronx, New York City, Netherlands, India, Carlota, Luxor, France, America, Norwalk, Conn, U.S, ”

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday approved a request from special counsel Jack Smith to allow for more time to propose the next steps in the government's election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The special counsel's office said in its filing Thursday that prosecutors are still assessing the "new precedent set forth" in the Trump immunity decision by the Supreme Court. Smith asked Chutkan to give them and Trump's lawyers until Aug. 30 to submit the joint status report and to schedule the status conference after that. The appeals process made certain that the trial would not happen before Election Day on Nov. 5. Last weekend Chutkan denied an older motion from Trump to dismiss the election interference indictment, filed before the Supreme Court took up the case.

Persons: Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Smith, Chutkan, Trump Organizations: WASHINGTON —, District of Columbia, Supreme, Government, Trump Locations: WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON — U.S, Tanya Chutkan . U.S

☆ Travis Scott arrested in Paris after allegedly assaulting a hotel security guard
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Linda Hervieux | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS — Rapper Travis Scott has been arrested following an alleged fight involving a security guard and his own bodyguard at a luxury hotel in central Paris, French authorities said on Friday. "I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, police officers were called to the George V hotel and arrested the rapper nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard," the Paris prosecutor's officer said in a statement. "The security guard had intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard. The George V hotel, near Paris's famous Champs-Élysées and with views of the Eiffel Tower, boasts multiple Michelin-starred restaurants. Scott was arrested in June on a disorderly intoxication charge after he allegedly yelled at people on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida.

Persons: PARIS, Travis Scott, George V, Scott, Jacques Bermon Webster, Linda Hervieux, Patrick Smith Organizations: Paris, Police, U.S ., Eiffel, Associated Press Locations: Paris, Paris's, Miami Beach , Florida, London

☆ Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ben Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Prior to the company’s demise, it had looked like Europe was poised for something of a night train revolution. Despite this demand, the hurdles for startups like Midnight Train trying to enter the market to meet it remain virtually insurmountable. Formidable obstaclesEuropean Sleeper is one of the few new night train operators to begin services, but the company has struggled to find rolling stock. “Politicians must be clear: the night train market will be effectively closed for a very long time,” he says. With the honorable exception of Nightjet, which plans to expand rapidly over the next five years, European night train services have yet to match the hype.

Persons: Adrien Aumont, Eva Plevier, Alex Halada, –, ÖBB, Nick Brooks, ”, “, Bart Biesemans, ” Brooks, Mark Smith, Robert Nemeti Organizations: CNN, Trains, Midnight Trains, Regiojet, Compagnie Internationale des, Orient Express, Getty, Austrian Federal Railways, Reuters, Barcelona, European Union, Swiss Federal Railways, Deutsche Bahn, Italian State Railways, Formidable, EU Locations: Europe, Stockholm, Denmark, Germany, Czech, Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Prague, Croatia’s, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, –, France, Barcelona, AFP, Spanish, Paris, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Madrid, Porto, Edinburgh, Anadolu, Vienna, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Sicily, Messina, Europe’s

☆ Should Soccer Make Space for Other Sports?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For almost half a century, the BBC’s broadcast schedule on a Saturday afternoon was both startlingly simple and comfortably unchanging. It amounted, in fact, to just a single word, one that somehow conveyed everything while telling viewers absolutely nothing. That word was Grandstand. From the moment it first appeared in 1958, it was a cornerstone of British broadcasting, a national institution, its bright, jolly theme song burned into the country’s consciousness. Its timings were consistent: “Grandstand” was on (almost) every Saturday, from midday until a little after 5 p.m.Its content, though, was not.

☆ Axon and Skydio CEOs talk partnership developing first responder drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAxon and Skydio CEOs talk partnership developing first responder dronesAdam Bry, Skydio co-founder and CEO, and Rick Smith, Axon founder and CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk there partnership on first responder drones

Persons: Adam Bry, Skydio, Rick Smith

☆ Arshad Nadeem: Pakistan celebrates its first Olympic medal in decades as javelin hero breaks Games record
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Samra Zulfaqar | Sophia Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN —Pakistan partied late into the night after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the country’s first ever Olympic track and field medal with a Games record throw of 92.97 meters to take gold in Paris. The normally cricket-mad nation stayed up late Thursday night to watch Nadeem clinch Pakistan’s first Olympic medal since the men’s field hockey team won bronze in Barcelona 32 years ago. Supporters and family members of Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem celebrate after his Olympic victory at Mian Channu in Khanewal district, Pakistan on August 9, 2024. Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Neeraj Chopra of India embrace after their gold-silver medal finish at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Cricket holds an unofficial but prominent position as the national sport of Pakistan, resulting in increased funding and support.

Persons: Arshad Nadeem, Nadeem, Pakistan’s, I’ve, ”, Shahid Nadeem, Mian Channu, Shahid Saeed Mirza, ” Nadeem, Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen, Arshad, India’s, Neeraj Chopra, Grenada’s Anderson Peters, Chopra, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, Denis, Andrej Isakovic, Altamish Jiwa, “ Nadeem, ” Jiwa, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, Tim Clayton, Corbis, “, Nadeem’s, Shehbaz Sharif, “ You’ve Organizations: Pakistan CNN —, CNN, Getty, Geo, Pakistan, Paris, Stade de France, India, Olympic, Cricket, Pakistan’s Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan, Paris, Barcelona, Mian, Pakistan’s Punjab, Khanewal district, AFP, Beijing, Indian, Saint, Los Angeles

☆ Antiaging enthusiasts are getting $16,500 injections to make their knees young again
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

For now, here's what we know — and what we don't know — about stem-cell therapy for knees. Bryan Johnson flew to the Bahamas to get MSC stem cells injected into his knees, hips, and shoulders — for about $16,500 per joint. Plus, even Sampson warns that young donor stem cells should not be seen as a quick fix or a panacea. Done with proper medical oversight, some studies have found no adverse effects from stem-cell treatments for various conditions. Botched stem-cell treatments can cause infection, blindness, and excessive cell growth, which can trigger the formation of tumors.

Persons: —, Bryan Johnson, Johnson, hasn't, Josh DeAngelis, Rasul Chaudhry, Chaudhry, Steven Sampson, Chaundhry, Sampson, Peyton Manning, Patrick Smith, George Kittle, Hulk Hogan, TJ Dillashaw, Rafael Nadal, Jack Nicklaus, I've, it's, Paul Knoepfler, he's, It's, Mattias Bernow, we'll, Knoepfler Organizations: Service, Business, MSC, Oakland University, NFL, FDA, UFC, ESPN, CNN, UC Davis School of Medicine Locations: Bahamas, Panama

☆ The Olympics have been a coronation for USWNT’s Naomi Girma and her defensive work
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Meg Linehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

PARIS — Last summer, Naomi Girma introduced herself to the world at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She was the only field player to play every minute of last summer’s World Cup, too. — Sydney Leroux (@sydneyleroux) August 7, 2024Girma has deflected jokes about being named Secretary of Defense and questions about last year’s World Cup exit. “Last year, a lot of us were transitioning in, and now we’ve been on the national team,” Girma said in Lyon. Born a year after the 1999 World Cup, Girma has been following in the footsteps of quiet center-back leaders from Carla Overbeck to Becky Sauerbrunn, while forging her path.

Persons: Naomi Girma, Girma’s, —, They’re, “, I’ve, Emma Hayes, Hayes, Girma, “ She’s, Sophia Smith, Smith, ” Naomi Girma, Sydney Leroux, @sydneyleroux, ” Girma, “ We’ve, it’s, Carla Overbeck, Becky Sauerbrunn, Megan Rapinoe, ” Rapinoe, She’s, Daniela Porcelli, Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, Jeff Rueter, Rodman, Swanson, Sauerbrunn, Alyssa Naeher, Becky, Lindsey Horan, It’s, Katie Meyer, San Diego —, ” Naeher, she’s, ” Rodman, “ It’s, John Todd, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: PARIS, Paris, Germany, Stanford, Defense, Getty, Ethiopian, Golden Boot Academy, San Diego Wave, Brazil Locations: Australia, New Zealand, France, ” U.S, Lyon, Tokyo, Girma, San Diego, Paris

☆ Voters blamed Biden for high inflation. Kamala Harris could get a pass.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Where voters place their blame — and specifically whether it falls on Vice President Kamala Harris — could be one of the defining factors of the presidential election. Early polling suggests that Harris won't be able to entirely shed the blame that President Joe Biden has received for inflation. If Harris can avoid some of the blame Biden received for rising prices, it could improve her chances of winning over crucial swing state voters, Traugott said. However, Sarah Foster, a Bankrate analyst, thinks some voters could shift much of their frustrations about rising prices from Biden to Harris. To be sure, it's up for debate how much Biden, Harris, or even Trump are deserving of blame for the rising prices of the past few years.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris —, Harris, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, she'd, Michael Traugott, Kamala Harris, Trump, Traugott, Evan Roth Smith, Blueprint's, Semafor, Elizabeth Pancotti, Sarah Foster, It's, Joseph Stiglitz, University of Michigan's Traugott Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Democratic, University of Michigan, Republicans, Biden —, Roosevelt Institute, New York Times, Biden, FOX Business, University of Michigan's

☆ Arizona grand jurors wanted to indict Trump, prosecutors urged them not to
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Members of the grand jury in Arizona that indicted 18 allies of Donald Trump earlier this year for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election had also expressed interest in charging the former president, according to a new court filing. The interest was strong enough that it prompted the state’s lead prosecutor to request that the grand jury not indict the former president and give a PowerPoint presentation to explain his reasoning. Prosecutors cited two primary reasons for why the grand jury should not charge Trump: a lack of evidence and a US Justice Department policy they believe would hamper charges against a former president. The policy cited by prosecutors deals with DOJ guidelines limiting how the federal government can prosecute individuals already charged with similar crimes at the state level. That’s why you do not see that,” the state prosecutor told the grand jury.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, “ Unindicted, ”, Meadows, indicting Trump, I’ve, Willis Organizations: CNN, Fulton, White House, Trump, Prosecutors, US Justice Department Locations: Arizona, Georgia, Fulton County

☆ In an oversaturated market for AI companies, these startups have the best shot at surviving
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Investors highlighted their portfolio companies and startups they had no financial ties to. Leena Rao, who oversaw the list and leads BI's VCs and startups team, estimated about 80% of the startups included are focused on AI. AdvertisementiStock; BIAs differentiated as AI startups try to be, the market has undeniably become oversaturated. Big Tech reform is coming, but Washington won't be the one doing it. Congress can't or won't act, so people who want Big Tech companies to change their ways are trying to do it through the courts .

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Here's, Kimberly White, Chelsea Jia Feng, Leena Rao, BI's, That's, It's, Arindam Sandilya, Paul Dietrick, Oppenheimer, John Stoltzfus, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Adam Mosher, Mosher, YouTube's, Jimmy Donaldson, Alyssa Powell, Elon, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Boldstart Ventures, TechCrunch, Healthcare, Getty, JPMorgan, FX, UBS, BI Prosecutors, Big Tech Locations: Minnesota, we're, Washington, New York, London

☆ Parents are split on whether it's OK to post back-to-school photos on social media. Experts are too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWhen her 4-year-old starts pre-K this September, Alisha Gomez won't post back-to-school photos on her social media. Whether to post back-to-school photos has become a hot topic. The director of Let Grow, a nonprofit that promotes childhood independence and encourages parents not to hyper-focus on safety, said fears about back-to-school photos are overblown. Dad Mark Kaley told BI the controversy about posting back-to-school photos of kids on social media didn't worry him and his wife, Heather. Advertisement"I'll write a few words such as, 'Look, Autumn has Mrs. Smith this year.

Persons: —, Alisha Gomez, I've, Gomez, Carly Yoost, Lenore Skenazy, Let, Mark Kaley, Bruce Schneier, — that's, Skenaky, Dad Mark Kaley, Heather, Kaley, William, it's, Smith, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Yorker, Child Rescue Coalition, Facebook Locations: New York, Florida

☆ What you should do with your 401(k) in a highly volatile market
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But if you’re investing in a 401(k), daily market dramas are no reason to take dramatic actions with your portfolio. There will be days when the market is up and days when it’s down. What’s more, Ornstein said, “Typically, the best days in the market follow the worst days.” Over the past 20 years, he added, if you had stayed fully invested in the market throughout, your average annual returns would be nearly twice what they would have been had you missed the 10 best days. Say you set up a portfolio of 70% stocks and 30% bonds but now it’s morphed into a 60/40 portfolio. And since 1960 there have been far more positive annual returns on the S&P 500 than negative ones, Smith said.

Persons: Doug Ornstein, you’re, ” Quincy Krosby, Andy Smith, it’s, Ornstein, Smith Organizations: New, New York CNN, Investment, LPL, Edelman Locations: New York, What’s

☆ Secret Service busted into a salon to let people use the bathroom during a Kamala Harris fundraiser, business owner says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Secret Service agents taped over a security camera and broke into a Massachusetts hair salon while securing the area for a Kamala Harris campaign event, according to the salon's owner. Advertisement(Business Insider blurred the face of a Secret Service agent in the video below.) The fourth person, wearing a dark suit and white shirt like a Secret Service officer, stood by the door. BI asked Secret Service spokesperson Melissa McKenzie whether the agency invited other people to use the bathroom. Brian Smith, the building's landlord, said he didn't give the Secret Service permission to use the property either.

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☆ How interpreters are helping this Indiana plant address its labor shortage
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

DS Smith launched the interpreter program as manufacturers were coming under pressure from all sides. She works on the floor with trainers and supervisors to teach Spanish-speaking workers how to use the equipment. Some of the translated materials are being shared at several of the more than a dozen other facilities that DS Smith operates in North America. He arrived in the United States from Venezuela in 2021 and joined DS Smith the following year after working as a hospital custodian. The jobless rate in the county, where DS Smith is one of five corrugated box manufacturers, has been in the 2% or 3% range since mid-2020.

Persons: DS Smith, Becky Gordon, ” Gordon, Smith, Elissa Ramirez, ”, Ben Karl, Ramirez, Stacey Thomas, Eduardo Vera, ” Ramirez, Vera, couldn’t, “, Molly Whitehead, Whitehead, she’s, Monica Anderton, ” Anderton Organizations: CNN, Nicaraguan, DS, American Translators Association, United, Boone Economic Development Corporation Locations: Lebanon , Indiana, Indianapolis, Frankfort, Lebanon, Indiana, United States, North America, Los Angeles, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Boone County, Boone

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