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☆ Daytime sleepiness may be linked with pre-dementia syndrome, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Among participants who experienced excessive daytime sleepiness and a lack of enthusiasm, 35.5% developed motoric cognitive risk syndrome compared with 6.7% of people without those problems, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. “Establishing the relationship between sleep dysfunction and MCR risk is important because early intervention may offer the best hope for preventing dementia,” the authors said. Over a follow-up period of roughly three years on average, 36 participants developed motoric cognitive risk syndrome. But when the authors considered the seven sleep components separately, only daytime dysfunction was associated with 3.3 times higher risk of MCR. Spires-Jones pointed out that for the potential link between daytime dysfunction and MCR, reverse causation is also possible.

Persons: ”, Dr, Victoire Leroy, Leroy, Richard Isaacson, Richardson wasn’t, Tara Spires, Jones, wasn’t, Isaacson, ” Leroy, “, neurotoxins, Lewy, you’re, — Organizations: CNN, Tours University Hospital, New, Central Control, Mobility, Centre, Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh Locations: France, Westchester County, Pittsburgh, Florida, Scotland, MCR

☆ Democrat Elissa Slotkin will win Michigan Senate seat, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Alison Main | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Rep. Elissa Slotkin will win the competitive Michigan Senate race, CNN projects, keeping the seat in Democratic hands and making her the youngest Democratic woman elected to the Senate. Rogers called Slotkin and conceded the race, according to two sources. “Donald Trump and I were both elected by the people of Michigan. The GOP is also looking to defend its narrow majority in the US House of Representatives, though it remains uncalled. Do not trust him,” Slotkin fired back as Rogers vowed in their first debate that he would not defy the will of the Michigan people in Washington.

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☆ Neft Daşları: The Soviet-era oil rig city ‘floating’ in the Caspian Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He kept hearing about this secretive city, sprawled like floating, rusting tentacles across the Caspian Sea, far from the nearest shoreline. Oil production on Neft Daşları in 2011. Gahramanli’s organization has been raising concerns about pollution from Neft Daşları for years, including reports of untreated wastewater being pumped into the Caspian Sea. Neft Daşları oil rig and industrial settlement in the Caspian Sea on September 6, 2023. “After its oil supplies run out, Neft Daşları will probably become a tourism magnet,” Shaffer said.

Persons: Marc Wolfensberger, Neft Daşları, ”, CNN Neft, Wolfensberger, Mirvari Gahramanli, ” Gahramanli, Daşları, Maxim Shipenkov, Brenda Shaffer, Gahramanli, SOCAR, derrick, Neft, ” Shaffer, “ It’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Oil, CNN Seven, Oil - Workers Rights Protection Organization, US Naval Postgraduate School, Facebook, United Nations, Global Locations: It’s, Azerbaijan’s, Baku, Soviet, Azerbaijan, Caspian

Transactional, personality-based and erratic, the Trump doctrine made for a chaotic four years that left both foreign leaders and seasoned American national security aides exhausted and jittery. World leaders are open to all options, including making trips to New York or Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, sources said. Foreign leaders are relying on their experience with Trump during his first presidency, when flattery and personal attention paid dividends, as they approach him following his win. And that, in the end, could sum up Trump’s foreign policy doctrine in a sentence. The first clues about Trump’s policy will be the appointments he makes to senior national security positions.”CNN’s Alayna Treene contributed reporting.

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George Walker IV/AP Trump supporters watch election results come in at his election night party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty Images Election workers process mail-in ballots in West Chester, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Trump and Harris tied with three votes each in the tiny New Hampshire township, kicking off Election Day. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Election workers prepare ballots in Denver on Monday, November 4. RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/Getty Images A patron eats inside a restaurant near the White House that had plywood covering its windows on the eve of Election Day. David Dee Delgado/AFP/Getty Images Election workers sort ballots during early voting in San Francisco on Thursday.

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☆ Running influencer banned from New York City Marathon after crew on e-bikes filmed him on course
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes filming him. Matthew Choi, of Austin, was disqualified from the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday and removed from the results, New York Road Runners said in a statement. And with the New York City Marathon being about everyone else, and about the community, I made it about myself. He said he got an email from New York Road Runners on Monday night about his disqualification and lifetime ban. On Monday he had shared an Instagram reel showing himself running along the NYC marathon path.

Persons: Matthew Choi, “, Choi, Tik Tok, ”, there’s, I’m, ” Choi Organizations: New York City Marathon, Athletic Locations: Texas, New York City, Austin, New York, New, Instagram, York

☆ Tyka Nelson, singer and Prince's only full sibling, dies at 64
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Tyka Nelson, a Minneapolis-based singer and Prince’s only full sibling, died Monday morning, a representative for Prince’s estate confirms to Variety. Born May 18, 1960, Tyka was the daughter of John L. Nelson, a pianist who collaborated with Prince on several occasions, and Mattie Shaw Nelson. She and two fellow heirs sold their interests to Primary Wave Music while the others retained their holdings. In a statement, a rep for Primary Wave said: “We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Tyka Nelson. She was well known as a talented singer and songwriter and Prince’s sister, supporting him and working to keep his legacy alive for years.

Persons: Tyka Nelson, Nelson, “ I’m, ” Nelson, “, I’m, ”, Prince, Nelson’s, Tyka, John L, Mattie Shaw Nelson, ” Sharon Nelson, ” Tyka, Sharon, Norrine Nelson, Omarr Baker, Londell McMillan, Charles Spicer Organizations: Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Star Tribune, Tribune Locations: Minneapolis, Australia, Paisley

Tech billionaire Elon Musk and his business empire stand to reap massive rewards if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House. Elon Musk joins former US President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Oct. 5, 2024. “I love Elon Musk,” Trump said at a rally in July. It’s not clear how Musk and Trump would navigate the ethical questions around a possible government role for the tech billionaire. “He would be in much less trouble in a Trump administration because Trump shares his hostility to regulation and regulators,” Richard Pierce, a law professor at George Washington University specializing in government regulation, told NBC News in an interview earlier this year.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Musk, Trump, Vladimir Putin, SpaceX, ” Musk, Brian Hughes, ”, ” Hughes, Justin Merriman, ” Trump, “, walling, Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, Larry Krasner, ” Richard Pierce, John Raoux, Angela Aneiros, ” Aneiros, Tesla, There’s, SpaceX countersued, • Tesla, ” SpaceX, Starlink, Justice Department —, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, he’s, SpaceX’s, Kamala Organizations: Tech, Trump, Musk’s, SpaceX, China —, U.S, Wall Street, NBC News, Boeing, Fox News, Bloomberg, Getty Images Trump, D.C, Trump Organization, Budget, America PAC, Philadelphia, George Washington University, Tesla, Co, Kennedy Space Center, Gonzaga University, university’s Center of Law, & Commerce, Justice Department, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, Street, Justice, Employment, Commission, National Labor Relations Board, SEC, Twitter, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Safety, Health Administration, NLRB, Reuters, Defense Department, NASA, International, White, National Space Council Locations: China, United States, Taiwan, Ukraine, Washington, Trump’s, Pennsylvania, Butler, Pa, Palm Beach , Florida, Texas, California, Cape Canaveral, Fla, Los Angeles, Austin, Mars

☆ Beyoncé channels Pamela Anderson in surprise ‘Bodyguard’ music video: ‘Beywatch’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Anna Kaplan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

In addition to a quick shot of Beyoncé’s “Barb Wire” gun firing to show the word, “Vote,” the music video also ends with “Happy Beylloween,” seemingly a reference to Halloween, which occurred just days before the release of the video. The music needed space to breathe on its own.”She added that music videos can sometimes take away from a song. “Sometimes a visual can be a distraction from the quality of the voice and the music,” she said. The music is enough.”She also continued on her mantra of “You are the visual, baby,” seen on her “Renaissance World Tour” and in the accompanying concert film. We then got more visuals from my film,” she said, referring to her 2023 film, “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.”

Persons: Cowboy Carter, ”, Pamela Anderson’s, Beyoncé’s, Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter ”, ” Beyoncé, “ Organizations: GQ

☆ This couple plan to return to the US after their dream life in France became a ‘nightmare’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“I didn’t get married till I was in my 50s,” says Joanna, who is originally from San Francisco. Courtesy Joanna McIsaac-KierkloHowever, Joanna says they told themselves that things would be easier to “figure out” once they were actually in France. “I don’t miss gun violence. “But to live here is another story.”The couple is currently waiting to find out the cost of shipping their possessions back to San Francisco before taking the plunge. “We have a flight going back to San Francisco in January, and I think we’re not going to come back,” says Joanna.

Persons: CNN —, Joanna McIsaac, Ed Kierklo, Joanna, ”, “, ‘, ’, We’re, ” ‘, Ed, they’re, who’ve, didn’t, ” Joanna, you’ve, They’d, Nîmes, they’d, Suzette, “ You’ve, they’ve, ” She’d, ’ ”, It’s, You’ve, she’s, hasn’t, … ’, expats ”, Joanna hasn’t, They’re, it’s, France, San Francisco she'd, ‘ We’re, Ed “, I’ll Organizations: CNN Locations: France, San Francisco, Nîmes, Northern California, United States, London, Europe, Southern France, California, French, Montpellier, “

☆ Chicago police officer dies after shooting following traffic stop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Nbc Chicago | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Chicago police officer died following a shooting on Monday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the city’s South Side, authorities said. As officers approached the vehicle, rapid gunfire erupted from one of the individuals, and the officer was struck multiple times, Snelling said. The wounded officer was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The officer, who was 26 years old, served with the Chicago Police Department for nearly three years, Snelling said. The suspect who shot the officer tried to escape in the vehicle but wasn’t able to and ran away, Snelling stated.

Persons: “, we’ve, Larry Snelling, Snelling, didn’t, ” Snelling, Brandon Johnson, ” Organizations: Chicago, ” Chicago Police, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago Police Department, ” Chicago’s Civilian Office, Police, COPA Locations: East Chatham, Ingleside Avenue

☆ Teen who wowed China in Alibaba math contest got help from teacher, organizers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A vocational school student in China who wowed the public in June by finishing near the top in the preliminary round of a math contest was helped by her teacher in violation of the rules, the organizers said this week. An investigation found that the math teacher’s assistance broke a rule of “no discussion with others,” the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition Organizing Committee said Sunday. For this, we express our sincere apologies,” the organizing committee said. The teacher, Wang Runqiu, also entered the contest and finished 125th in the preliminary round. Damo Academy, the contest organizer, didn’t respond to an email, and a call to the vocational school was unanswered on Tuesday.

Persons: Jiang Ping, Jack Ma, Wang Runqiu, Jiang, Wang, didn’t Organizations: Cambridge, MIT, Caltech, Jiangsu Lianjiang Vocational, Damo Academy Locations: China, China’s Jiangsu, Jiangsu

☆ Search conducted in Archuleta County, Colorado, for Dulce, New Mexico, woman who disappeared in 2001
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“They contacted us to search the property,” Le Roux said. “She walked out the door that night and has never been seen since,” Darlene told Dateline. “I mean, just -- completely grateful that the property owners allowed us to have that search,” Darlene told Dateline on Monday. “It’s a long period of time that has passed since she went missing until we did this search,” Sheriff Le Roux said. Sheriff Le Roux told Dateline the same thing.

Persons: Melissa Montoya, Sheriff Mike Le Roux, ” Le Roux, Darlene Gomez, Melissa, Darlene, ” Darlene, ”, Chris Rafferty, ” Rafferty, Rafferty, Police Joseph Schake, We’re, Sheriff Le Roux, “, we’d Organizations: Sheriff’s, Apache Nation Police Department, MMIW, Indigenous, Apache, Liquor, Jicarilla Apache Nation Police, Police, Jicarilla Apache Nation Police Department Locations: Archuleta County , Colorado, New Mexico, Archuleta, Colorado, Melissa’s, Dulce , New Mexico

According to the same polls, boomer men supported Trump over Harris 57% to 39% while boomer women chose Harris 52% to 43%. On Monday, Trump, at a battleground on the eve of Election Day, invited Lara Trump and his daughter Tiffany to the stage. The Trump campaign has been pointing to partisan turnout numbers as evidence that he is building an advantage with early voting. Since 1980, nearly every presidential election has seen a split, which in recent decades has shown Democrats winning with women voters. This was the case in 2016, when Hillary Clinton led women by double digits, and in 2020, when President Joe Biden won women voters as well.

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☆ Jury finds Alabama man not guilty of murdering 11-year-old girl in 1988
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Boston AP —A jury on Tuesday found an Alabama man not guilty of killing an 11-year New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. “I recognize the work and dedication of the jury during their long deliberations in this case,” Tucker said. The body of the Salem, New Hampshire, girl was found in a Lawrence, Massachusetts, trainyard on Sept. 12, 1988, a day after she was reported missing. The family, in statement, said they respected the process but believe McClendon was still guilty of murder based on the DNA results. Strasnick told the jury that the DNA evidence taken from under Tremblay’s fingernails excludes 99.8% of the male population.

Persons: Melissa Ann Tremblay’s, Marvin “ Skip ” McClendon Jr, McClendon, “ Mr, ”, Henry Fasoldt, Attorney Paul F, Tucker, ” Tucker, Melissa Ann Tremblay, Janet Tremblay, Jessica Strasnick, wasn’t, Tremblay, Strasnick, Lawrence, Fasoldt, Lawrence — Organizations: Boston AP, Associated Press, Attorney, Alabama, Essex County Locations: Alabama, New Hampshire, Essex County, Salem , New Hampshire, Lawrence , Massachusetts, trainyard, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, Chelmsford

☆ Rare letter signed by founding fathers expected to fetch $1 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A rare letter signed by three of the founding fathers of the United States is going on sale, and is expected to fetch up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer next week. “An important expression of the emerging American policy of free trade, likely the only available example of any letter signed by all three of these Founding Fathers, the men most responsible for the Declaration of Independence,” said Bonhams in a listing on its website. Bidding starts at $550,000, and the letter is expected to fetch up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer on November 12. Objects and artifacts linked to the founding fathers often prove popular at auction, attracting astronomical bids. In 2017, manuscripts, personal letters and hundreds of other documents from founding father Alexander Hamilton’s desk sold for a total of $2.6 million at Sotheby’s in New York, according to the auction house.

Persons: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, ”, Adams, Jefferson, Commerce ’, Alexander Hamilton’s, George Washington’s Organizations: CNN, America, Commerce, Congress Locations: United States, amity, Franklin, Amity, Independence, New York

☆ 6,000-year-old symbols linked to the world’s oldest writing system
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled across clay tablets about 6,000 years ago. Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian on clay tablets beginning around 3400 BC. The writing system is thought to have originated from Mesopotamia, the region where the world’s earliest known civilization developed that’s now modern-day Iraq. “This gap in the origin story — where do the nonnumerical proto-cuneiform signs come from — was left unresolved,” Johnson said. Correlating seal motifs (left) with proto-cuneiform pictographs could help researchers decipher hundreds of the symbols whose meaning is still unknown.

Persons: ”, Silvia Ferrara, “, ” Ferrara, Ferrara, Kathryn Kelley et, Kathryn Kelley, Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, Eckart Frahm, John M, Musser, Frahm, ” Frahm, J, Cale Johnson, Johnson, —, ” Johnson Organizations: CNN —, University of Bologna, Civilizations, Yale University, Freie Universität Locations: Mesopotamia, Iraq, Uruk, Iran, Turkey, Asia, Eastern, Freie Universität Berlin

☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 10: Something nice about every team, starting with Lions, Chiefs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

And we’re going to start by saying something nice about every team no matter their place in these rankings. Sando’s Pick SixLast week: 2Monday: Beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-24 (OT)Something nice: They just don’t loseAnd that’s the point, right? ETLast week: 6Sunday: Beat Denver Broncos 41-10Something nice: Derrick Henry’s 30sHenry will turn 31 the day before final Sunday of the regular season. ETAdvertisementLast week: 12Sunday: Lost to Los Angeles Rams 26-20Something nice: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is coming alongThe second-year wide receiver, last year’s No. Up next: ByeAdvertisementLast week: 29Sunday: Lost to Buffalo Bills 30-27Something nice: The De’Von Achane–Tua Tagovailoa duoNobody missed Tagovailoa more than Achane.

Persons: Amon, Ra, Brown’s, Dan Campbell’s, Meathead, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes, Derrick Henry’s, Henry, Josh Allen, Bryan M, Bennett, Josh Allen’s, Lamar Jackson, Allen, Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Joe Barry, Jeff Hafley, Matt LaFleur, we’re, Jordan Love, Justin Jefferson’s, Jefferson, Aaron Jones, He’s, Barkley, Najee Harris ’, Harris, George Kittle’s, Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, Ricky Pearsall, Kittle, Kirk Cousins, Cousins, Will Anderson Jr, ’, Anderson, don’t, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Cade Otton’s, Bo Nix’s, Jesse Minter, James Conner, Jared, Geno Smith, Steph Chambers, Jared Verse’s, Laiatu, Dallas Turner, TruMedia, Aaron Donald, Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow, Burrow, ”, Jaxon Smith, Njigba, Smith, Tory Taylor, Caleb Williams, Taylor, Grover Stewart’s, Sunday Stewart, Garrett Bradbury, Sam Darnold, Kenny Moore, Stewart, Grover Stewart, — JJ Watt, Garrett Wilson’s, Saquon Barkley, Garrett, hird, amar J, asser, ove, m., m. E Organizations: Green Bay Packers, Lions, Houston Texans, Lions Super, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City, Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Beat Denver Broncos, NFL, Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, AFC East, Beat Miami Dolphins, Dolphins, Buffalo’s, Indianapolis Colts, Beat New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Packers, Detroit, Beat Indianapolis, Jacksonville Jaguars, Beat Jacksonville Jaguars, Giants, Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys, Steelers, Washington, Beat Dallas Cowboys, Dallas, EPA, Falcons, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, AFC, Anderson’s, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore, Bucs, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Ravens, Denver, Eagles, Beat Cleveland Browns, Chargers, Browns, Tennessee Titans, Beat Chicago Bears, NFC West, Arizona, Vikings, Cardinals, Rams, 49ers, Beat Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Las Vegas Raiders, Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo, Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Bears, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis, Colts, Buffalo Bills, Beat Houston Texans, Jets, ust, ard, ards, ashington Locations: Detroit, Kansas, Washington, New York, Tampa, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Minnesota

Members of the Proud Boys rally against vaccination mandates in New York City on Nov. 20, 2021. The Proud Boys of Columbus recently posted a claim that they had enrolled members as poll watchers and poll workers. But Proud Boys members are clearly active. The Proud Boys chapters are decentralized, but they've spent the time since Jan. 6 wedging themselves into other right-wing issues. The Proud Boys messages were sent over Telegram, which has become the preferred platform of far-right groups, where they can spread their content freely.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Donald Trump’s, Enrique Tarrio, Stephanie Keith, Marjorie Taylor Greene, they've, Stewart Rhodes, Rhodes, —, Mitt Romney's, Tucker Carlson, Liz Cheney wouldn’t, “ Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, U.S, Capitol, Trump, Proud, Advance Democracy, NBC News, Columbus, NBC, U.S . Capitol, Trump —, Fox News Locations: ”, New York City, Ohio, American

A Pennsylvania judge on Monday declined an effort by the Philadelphia district attorney to stop Elon Musk’s America PAC from doling out cash prizes to registered voters. The judge's injunction means Musk's PAC will be able to do one last giveaway on Tuesday, the last day of the offer. The America PAC giveaway has promised million-dollar checks to some voters and $47 and $100 payments to other registered voters who signed a political pledge in swing states. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and America PAC last month, alleging that the giveaways were an illegal, unregulated lottery, but at a hearing Monday, America PAC attorney Chris Gober said it wasn’t a lottery because winners aren’t determined by chance. Musk’s legal team delayed this hearing last week, filing to move the case to federal court.

Persons: Larry Krasner, Musk, Chris Gober, Gober, John Summers, “, ” Krasner, Andy Taylor, ” Organizations: Elon Musk’s America PAC, America PAC, Philadelphia Locations: Philadelphia, Michigan, Pennsylvania

☆ A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Isabel Rosales | Paul P. Murphy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. After speaking with CNN, AlphaFox deleted the post, which at the time had generated more than 2.6 million views. Deleted video’s message lives onAlphaFox said he was remorseful for sharing Russian disinformation, and adamant that he was the one who was tricked. “I never wanted to misinform anyone.”AlphaFox believes himself to be just “the guy who shared” a disinformation video. “Real people have become important vehicles of Russian disinformation.

Persons: influencer, Trump, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ”, Simeon Boikov, podcaster, Boikov, Darren Linvill, ” Linvill, ” Boikov, AlphaFox, ” AlphaFox, “, X AlphaFox, Harris, Doug Emhoff, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Brad Raffensperger, ” Raffensperger Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, State, Russian, Media, Clemson University, FBI, Australian Foreign Ministries, Homeland Security, AlphaFox Locations: American, Russian, Massachusetts, Georgia, Boikov, Russia, Australia, Sydney, AlphaFox, AlphaFox78

☆ The bogeyman haunting Harris (and Biden) that Trump is cashing in on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now, the inflation rate is nearly back to normal – miraculously, without the recession and loss of millions of jobs that many predicted. Harris also gets that the economic anxiety fueled by inflation has helped boost the popularity of her opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he’s got a point: The inflation rate never exceeded 3% under Trump – a far cry from the four-decade high of 9.1% under Biden. “I will end inflation,” Trump told a roaring crowd of supporters in battleground North Carolina on Wednesday. More than two-thirds of economists (68%) surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say prices will be higher under Trump than Harris.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, It’s, Kamala Harris, Harris, ” Harris, Donald Trump, he’s, Trump, Biden, it’s, Moody’s, ” Trump, “, aren’t, Trump’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, White, Federal Reserve, Trump, Biden, Wall Locations: New York, Russia, Ukraine, North Carolina, China, Mexico

☆ Joe Rogan endorses Trump on eve of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Alayna Treene | Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Popular podcast host Joe Rogan officially endorsed Donald Trump on the eve of the election, a move Trump’s team swiftly touted as a major win in the final hours of their campaign. Rogan on Monday released his latest podcast featuring a two-and-a-half-hour interview with billionaire X owner and top Trump surrogate Elon Musk. Trump, who was onstage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for his penultimate rally when Rogan made the endorsement, swiftly touted the development. “It just came over the wires that Joe Rogan just endorsed me, is that great. I really hope we can make it happen.”The Harris campaign declined to comment on Rogan’s post.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Donald Trump, Rogan, Elon Musk, ”, Trump, Joe, ” Trump, Kamala Harris ’, “, Harris, ” Rogan Organizations: CNN, Trump Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Austin

☆ NFL Week 9 Sunday review: Lions beat Packers, Saquon Barkley leaves teammates ‘speechless’ and historic Ravens performances
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Week 9 in the NFL saw plenty of drama as the 2024 season reached its halfway stage. Seven games in Week 9 were decided by seven-or-fewer points, meaning there have been 74 games won by that margin this season, the most such games through Week 9 in NFL history. Lions beat Packers in heavyweight clashSunday’s game at Lambeau Field between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers was billed as the game of the week with both having excellent starts to the season. Saquon Barkley athleticism leaves Eagles ‘speechless’Saquon Barkley is no stranger to producing highlight-worthy plays of special athleticism. The official NFL X account commented that Barkley was “not of this world” and Sirianni was equally dumfounded after the Eagles’ victory.

Persons: Amon, Ra St, Brown, St . Brown, Jeffrey Phelps, Kerby Joseph, Jordan Love, Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit’s, Dan Campbell, Jared Goff, Hall, Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, Brock Purdy, “ We’re, ” Goff, We’re, Patrick McDermott, Saquon Barkley, ’ Saquon Barkley, Jalen, Barkley, Nick Sirianni, ”, Jarrian Jones, Barkley's, Mitchell Leff, “, Sirianni, Josh Sweat, Elsa, Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner, Ben Roethlisberger, Jackson, Scott Taetsch, Derrick Henry, he’s, Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, Jim Brown, LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Henry, ” Henry, ’ ” Henry, Tommy Gilligan Organizations: CNN, NFL, Lions, Packers, Lambeau, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, NFC North, AP Lions, Green, ” Lions, Lions ’, Hall of Famer, 49ers, Houston Texans, Super, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Lincoln Financial, Eagles, Philadelphia, Pee, Pee Wee Football, ” Eagles, Ravens, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, T Bank, Broncos, Baltimore, 101st, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers Las Vegas Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Browns Washington, New York Giants New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings Locations: St, Wisconsin, Detroit, Pee Wee

CNN —Israeli police have arrested a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegedly leaking classified information to foreign media. Opposition leaders say the intelligence was “faked,” and part of a ruse to thwart a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. Protesters in Tel Aviv call on Netanyahu to strike a deal to release hostages held in Gaza, in late October. The next day, Netanyahu held a news conference and presented an alleged Hamas document he said was found in a tunnel in Gaza. “This affair came out of the Prime Minister’s own office, and the investigation must examine if it wasn’t at the Prime Minister’s orders.”Dana Karni and Mike Schwartz contributed to this report.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Netanyahu, Eliezer Feldstein, Feldstein, Yair Lapid, Jack Gue3z, ” Netanyahu, ”, Zwigenberg, Yair Netanyahu, Daniel Hagari, Sinwar, Bild, Yahya Sinwar, Gil Cohen, Benny Gantz –, Gantz, Lapid, ” Lapid, ” Dana Karni, Mike Schwartz Organizations: CNN, Minister’s, Protesters, Getty, Jewish Chronicle, Hamas, Magen, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, AFP, United Kingdom, Germany’s, Israel, Egypt, Sinai, Iran, Yemen, Philadelphi

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