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☆ Chris Sununu is supportive of No Labels but says he wouldn’t endorse its ticket in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Emma Barnett | Emma Barnett Is A Nbc News Campaign Embed. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Chris Sununu has been supportive of the idea of a No Labels presidential ticket in 2024. The governor answered reporter questions during an impromptu gaggle before the No Labels event. “They are going to try,” he said of No Labels. The organization held its campaign-style event Monday in the Granite State, which has been the host of the first-in-the-nation primary since 1920. They know this is where the conversation is gonna be and they want to be part of this,” Sununu said.

Persons: Chris Sununu, “, I’m, ” Sununu, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ” Organizations: — New, — New Hampshire Gov, NBC News, Trump, Republican, “ Locations: —, — New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Granite State

Earlier Tuesday, DeSantis said that Trump “could’ve come out more forcefully” to stop the insurrection on January 6, 2021. DeSantis told Tapper on Tuesday that he has the resources to compete in the face of reports from over the weekend about his financial position. About 90 people were on the DeSantis campaign payroll during the second quarter. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for DeSantis’ campaign confirmed to CNN it let go of some staffers, after Politico reported that “fewer than 10 staffers” in event planning were cut on Thursday. “I would respect everybody, but what I wouldn’t do is turn society upside down to be able to accommodate, which is a very, very small percentage of the population,” DeSantis told CNN.

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☆ Manchin’s New Hampshire trip will leave Democrats shivering
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The West Virginia Democrat’s model has served him well with repeated statewide wins in one of the most conservative pro-Trump states in the nation. For now, Manchin’s noncommittal answers are worrying some of his Democratic colleagues. Polls show that both Biden and Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination, are unpopular. It argues, therefore, that 79 electoral votes are potentially at risk for Biden from the involvement of a third-party challenger. Such a challenger would also need to win states where Biden won big, and at least some conservative bastions.

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☆ Scientists Have Found a Hot Spot on the Moon’s Far Side
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kenneth Chang | More About Kenneth Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The rocks beneath an ancient volcano on the moon’s far side remain surprisingly warm, scientists have revealed using data from orbiting Chinese spacecraft. They point to a large slab of granite that solidified from magma in the geological plumbing beneath what is known as the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex. “I would say we’re putting the nail in the coffin of this really is a volcanic feature,” said Matthew Siegler, a scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, headquartered in Tucson, Ariz., and who led the research. “But then what’s interesting is, it’s a very Earth-like volcanic feature.”The findings, which appeared last week in the journal Nature, help explain what happened long ago beneath an odd part of the moon. The study also highlights the scientific potential of data gathered by China’s space program, and how researchers in the United States have to circumvent obstacles to use that data.

Persons: Compton, ”, Matthew Siegler Organizations: Planetary Science Institute Locations: Tucson, Ariz, United States

☆ Opinion: Biden has a Kennedy problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden might have a Kennedy problem. There are many reasons Kennedy might cause trouble for Biden. At the end of last year, Biden switched the Democratic primary schedule to put South Carolina first. As a result, Biden might not even appear on the New Hampshire ballot, effectively ceding the state to Kennedy and author and speaker Marianne Williamson. Many of Biden’s 2020 supporters are frustrated with the president, and any attacks Kennedy will unleash could damage Biden and provide a foundation for Republicans to go after him in the campaign.

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☆ Biden visit to South Carolina underlines how his push to rewrite the Democratic presidential calendar is far from finished
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Joe Biden visited South Carolina on Thursday to tout his economic plan. Biden wants South Carolina to lead off the 2024 primary race, but implementing his plan has been anything but easy. Biden aimed to be the first Democrat since George McGovern to cast sweeping changes to how the Democratic Party elects a president. New Hampshire, the state that prides itself on picking presidents through its first-in-the-nation primary, would be tied for second. In their place, South Carolina would jump from its first-in-the-south primary to leading off the entire calendar.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, —, George McGovern, it's, Ray Buckley, They're Organizations: Service, Palmetto State, Democratic Party, Democratic, Granite State, New Hampshire Democratic Party, New York Times Magazine Locations: South Carolina, Palmetto, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Granite

☆ British balloon bursts as valiant Murray fizzles on main stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Ossian Shine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Pairing a steel resolve with his fabled metal hip, the 36-year-old was allowing British tennis fans to dream. Middle-aged men in well-tailored suits jumped to their feet, revealing flamboyant cufflinks as they pumped their fists to celebrate winning shots. Women clapped hands above their heads, beseeching Murray -- the man who, a decade ago, had ended the 77-year wait for a British Wimbledon champion -- to finish off his youthful rival and write another chapter. Disappointment drenched the arena, tempered with admiration for the Scottish warrior who has done so much for British tennis. When asked how confident he was that he would be competing at Wimbledon next year, Murray said: "I don't know.

Persons: Andy Murray, strode, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Murray, beseeching Murray, Wimbledon's, it's, Scot, Tsitsipas, Ossian Shine, Ken Ferris Organizations: Court, British Wimbledon, U.S, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: British, Scottish

☆ The Modern Farmhouse Is Today’s McMansion. And It’s Here to Stay.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | More About Ronda Kaysen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Pottery Barn Kids advertises a modern farmhouse crib, on sale for $600, and Home Depot sells a modern farmhouse outdoor playhouse for $299. “If a builder says, ‘I need three elevations,’ one will always be modern farmhouse,” she said. Ms. Sachs, 32, a stay-at-home mother, and Mr. Sachs, 36, who owns a commercial finance business, doubled down on modern farmhouse soon after they moved into the $1.351 million home. For Ms. Sachs, midcentury modern feels too cold, and the Italianate style she grew up with felt too ornate and uncomfortable. By contrast, modern farmhouse feels like home.

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☆ Murray's night-time drama ends on a Wimbledon cliff-hanger
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Ossian Shine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

There was so very little to choose between the two combatants in the opening set – just two points separated them, Murray winning 37 points and Tsitsipas 39. One of his 21 clean winners in that opening set came to punch through Murray’s defences for a 4-3 lead in the tiebreak. Two points later he held three set points at 6-3, and converted on his first by out-manoeuvring the Scot to take a one-set lead after just shy of an hour’s play. It was one he would not relinquish and at 10:38pm he fired a service that Tsitsipas could only return long. Tsitsipas stalked off court while Murray collected his bag and the crowd roared their appreciation as the night-time clash ended on a cliff-hanger.

Persons: Andy Murray, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrew Couldridge, Scot, Tsitsipas, Murray, Ossian SHine, Ken Ferris Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS, Wimbledon, Court, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Marianne Williamson names third campaign manager in less than three months
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Alex Tabet | Alex Tabet Is A Nbc News Campaign Embed. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson named Carlos Cardona as her new campaign manager on Friday — her third campaign manager since she launched her bid for the presidency in March. “We’re going to spend some serious time in New Hampshire,” Cardona told NBC News. Cardona ran for a New Hampshire state House seat in both 2018 and 2020 but fell short in both elections. “Bernie Sanders won in New Hampshire, progressives win in New Hampshire,” Cardona said. As for Williamson’s unusually high turnover at the top of her campaign, Cardona says his predecessors left the campaign due to personal reasons.

Persons: Marianne Williamson, Carlos Cardona, Cardona, “ We’re, ” Cardona, Joe Biden’s, Williamson, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “ Bernie Sanders, “ Marianne, ”, —, “ I’m Organizations: Democratic, NBC News, DNC, Granite State, Politico Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Granite

☆ Fact Check-Hole drilled through Georgia Guidestones does not prove flat Earth theory
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Seeing the North Star year-round through a hole drilled at eye level in the now-destroyed Georgia Guidestones monument in the United States is not proof that the Earth is flat, even though a video online has made that claim. In July 2022, the Georgia Guidestones, a granite monument erected in 1980 in rural Georgia that some called “America’s Stonehenge,” was torn down by authorities after being heavily vandalized (here). The position of Polaris does not prove that the Earth is stationary or flat. NASA says Polaris sits “more or less directly above Earth’s north pole along our planet’s rotational axis” (here). Being able to see Polaris through a hole drilled at eye level in the now-destroyed Georgia Guidestones monument is not proof that the Earth is flat.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: North Star, Polaris, Social, Granite Association, NASA, Planetary Institute, West Texas, M University, Georgia, Reuters Locations: Georgia, United States, “

☆ New Madrid gallery brings royal treasures under one roof
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A visitor walks past the sculpture "Felipe II" by artist Pompeo Leon at the Gallery of Royal Collections in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Juan MedinaMADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - Madrid opened a long-awaited multi-million-dollar gallery on Thursday, bringing hundreds of masterpieces from the royal collection, including works by Caravaggio, Velazquez and Goya, under one roof. A third of the exhibits - themselves just a fraction of the total collection - will continue to move between those institutions, officials said. "The museum is born with the vocation of being a cultural and tourist key point in Madrid, Spain and Europe," Ana de la Cueva, head of National Heritage, the state-owned organization that manages the royal collection, told reporters. She said officials hoped the museum would persuade tourists to extend their stay in the city by at least one day, boosting revenues.

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Ron DeSantis of Florida are set to hold dueling events on Tuesday in New Hampshire, but from vastly different political positions: one as the dominant front-runner in the state, the other still seeking his footing. Mr. Trump sees the first primary contest in New Hampshire as an early chance to clear the crowded field of rivals. And members of Team DeSantis — some of whom watched from losing sidelines, as Mr. Trump romped through the Granite State in 2016 on his way to the nomination — hope New Hampshire will be the primary that winnows the Republican field to two. “Iowa’s cornfields used to be where campaigns were killed off, and now New Hampshire is where campaigns go to die,” said Jeff Roe, who runs Mr. DeSantis’s super PAC, Never Back Down. Mr. Roe retains agonizing memories from 2016, when he ran the presidential campaign of the last man standing against Mr. Trump: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

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☆ Spain’s new $185m Royal Collections Museum is finally opening
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Al Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

There are just three works, among the 650 on display, signed by female artists, Leticia Ruiz, director of the Royal Collections, told CNN via phone. Luisa Roldan's 1692 sculpture “Saint Michael the Archangel Defeating the Devil (El Arcángel San Miguel venciendo al demonio)" will be on display for the first time at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid, Spain. The exhibit starts with the Hapsburg monarchs’ royal collections — located near the old city wall exhibit — and then one level below, the Bourbon dynasty collections. On a floor below that are the temporary exhibitions, which start with carriages from the Royal Collections and some on loan from other institutions, Ruiz said. A third of the museum’s 650 items will be rotated annually back to the royal palaces and other Patrimonio sites and replaced with other items from their collections.

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☆ Some of the earliest-known cave drawings were from Neanderthals, not humans, and they're 57,000 years old
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

57,000-year-old engravings on the walls of a French cave may have been the work of Neanderthals. The oldest Neanderthal cave engravingsThe markings are made up of lines, squiggles, and dots, likely made by fingers instead of tools. On the left are some curved lines and on the right are more wavy lines that researchers say were made by Neanderthals. Tim Schoon, University of IowaThough early researchers considered Neanderthals less advanced than humans, more recent findings have complicated that view. In 2018, researchers estimated a group of Spanish cave paintings were 65,000 years old and made by Neanderthals.

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☆ How to Increase the Value of Your Home With 5 Popular Home Improvements
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Daniel Bortz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Plus, data also suggests solar panels increase a home’s value somewhat when it comes time to sell. Does a new roof increase home value? Does a new kitchen increase home value? Does a new bathroom increase home value? “Classic subway tile is clean, simple and has a timeless appeal.”Do energy-efficient windows increase home value?

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☆ The new star in Congress is quite fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Sam Fellman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Capitol Hill staffers encountered an outsized attraction in an institution increasingly known for them. Loading Something is loading. The stuffed animal is now the main attraction, of sorts, for a celebration of New Hampshire alongside maple syrup and the state's entrepreneurial spirit. Aides guided Marty through the Hart Senate office building. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe aides rolled him into Shaheen's office in Hart Senate office building where he was planted in a prominent spot near staffers' desks.

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☆ Millions of student loan borrowers will have a new servicer when payments restart
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Borrowers who are being transferred to a different servicer should receive alerts via email, said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a trade group for federal student loan servicers. These notices will explain any steps you'll need to take, he said, and include information on your new servicer. watch nowBorrowers previously with FedLoan should be transferred to MOHELA, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, he said. Borrowers can check who their new servicer is by logging in to StudentAid.gov., Kantrowitz said. Also, Kantrowitz said, "whenever there is a change of loan servicer, there can be problems transferring borrower data.

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☆ U.S. gives Havana embassy a facelift after years of neglect
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Dave Sherwood | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

HAVANA, June 10 (Reuters) - When the U.S. embassy in Havana reopened last May to Cubans seeking visas after a nearly five-year hiatus, the once proud 1950s vintage building was in shambles. The State Department imported high-grade stainless steel for its fencing, and granite from a quarry in Vermont for the building's new facade. A view of the U.S. Embassy beside the Anti-Imperialist stage in Havana, Cuba, May 24, 2023. CASTRO THREATENED TO SEIZE BUILDINGUnder former leader Fidel Castro, the jabs and antagonism often went both ways between Cuba and the embassy. U.S. intelligence investigations have since determined it "very unlikely" a foreign adversary was responsible for the illness, and a more robust staff and agenda have returned to Havana, Ziff said.

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☆ Vessel buildup grows at West Coast ports as maritime supply chain begins to break, echoing Covid chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tugboats guide the Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) Mia container ship arriving at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The number of vessels due to dock at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is increasing as labor slowdowns at West Coast port terminals have impacted supply chain operations, from trucks to rails and ocean carriers. Data from MarineTraffic shows that vessel problems are shifting from isolated to more pervasive. He said these vessels have yet to be loaded/offloaded and sent away, critical to make room for the next wave of vessels heading to Los Angeles. At the Port of Los Angeles, the CMA CGN Lyra has been at the dock since May 31; CMA CGM Amerigo Vespucci has been there since June 1.

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☆ 3 big changes student loan borrowers could see when payments restart
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A new income-driven repayment optionThe Biden administration is working to roll out a new, more affordable repayment plan for student loan borrowers. Instead of paying 10% of their discretionary income a month, under the new program — the Revised Pay as You Earn Repayment Plan — borrowers would be required to pay 5% of their discretionary income toward their undergraduate student loans. Previously, a borrower who made $40,000 a year would have a monthly student loan payment of around $151. Similarly, someone who earned $90,000 a year could see their monthly payments shrink to $238 from $568, Kantrowitz said. The payment plan should become available by July 2024, he said, although, "it is possible that the changes could be implemented earlier, as the U.S. Department of Education has the flexibility to implement regulatory changes sooner in certain circumstances."

Persons: Douglas Rissing, Biden, Kantrowitz, they'd Organizations: Istock, Getty, U.S . Department of Education, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Granite State Locations: Pennsylvania, Granite

☆ The Grand Canyon, a Cathedral to Time, Is Losing Its River
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Raymond Zhong | Elena Shao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

And yet, the Grand Canyon remains yoked to the present in one key respect. The Colorado River, whose wild energy incised the canyon over millions of years, is in crisis. Down beneath the tourist lodges and shops selling keychains and incense, past windswept arroyos and brown valleys speckled with agave, juniper and sagebrush, the rocks of the Grand Canyon seem untethered from time. The Grand Canyon is a planetary spectacle like none other — one that also happens to host a river that 40 million people rely on for water and power. At Mile 0 of the Grand Canyon, the river is running at around 7,000 cubic feet per second, rising toward 9,000 — not the lowest flows on record, but far from the highest.

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☆ Borrowers brace for student loan bills to resume — '$600 a month, where is that going to come from?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As a result of the policy, the average borrower likely saved around $15,000 in student loan payments, Kantrowitz said. ″[T]he one-time student loan debt relief program was intended to avoid" that problem, he added. Yet consumer advocates say the troubles for student loan borrowers are far from over. "Borrowers are not ready to resume payments," said Persis Yu, deputy executive director at the Student Borrower Protection Center. To be able to afford his student loan payment in September, Berlet plans to cut back on how much food he buys.

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☆ 6 National Parks You Don’t Know About (But Should)
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Emily Pennington | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MAKE WAY FOR A MOOSE A hiker in Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park yields the right-of-way on the Minong Ridge Trail. Photo: Jim West/imageBROKER/ShutterstockWITH THEIR mile-deep sandstone canyons, glacier-polished granite domes and herds of charismatic megafauna, it’s no wonder that America’s national parks received nearly 312-million visits in 2022. A staggering 25% of those visitors descended upon just nine of the Park Service’s 424 designated areas. Too often, these crowds funnel into narrow byways, creating headaches and traffic jams—and negating the very thing most parkgoers crave: solitude.

Persons: Jim West Locations: Isle

☆ A telco billionaire gave $1,000 each to 2,500 Boston college graduates and encouraged them to donate half of it, calling it a 'gift of giving'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Robert Hale, the founder, and CEO of Granite Telecommunications, gave 2,500 graduating students $1,000 each. But he called on the graduates to donate half of the gift, or $500, calling it the "gift of giving." He isn't the only billionaire donating to college students. He then urged them to donate half of the gift, or $500, calling it the "gift of giving," according to media reports, including NBC Boston. In May 2022, Hale gifted $1,000 each to 150 graduates at the Roxbury Community College in Boston, per NBC Boston.

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