DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Rising bond yields whack stocks, again. But our second-biggest holding hits new high
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. In his Sunday column , Jim Cramer wrote about how big money going into S & P funds impacts the overall market. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, James Gorman, Jan, Morgan Stanley, Bob Iger's, Morgan Stanley's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Treasury, Nvidia, Fellow Club, Disney, Honeywell, United Parcel Service, Corp, Boeing, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Monday's

The Perplexity AI logo is seen in this photo taken Jan. 4, 2024. Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence search engine startup hoping to chip away at Google's dominance, is seeking to more than double its valuation to about $9 billion in its next funding round, CNBC has confirmed. The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the new funding round. Perplexity started the year with a roughly $500 million valuation. Since then, the company has continued to attract investor interest alongside the bigger boom in generative AI, raising three funding rounds this year.

Persons: Perplexity, OpenAI, ChatGPT Organizations: CNBC, New York Times

☆ Why I paid $95 to recycle a mattress — and you might, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City. Greg IacurciI paid $95 to recycle a mattress. Why mattress recycling can be expensiveShredded old mattress materials. Guillaume Souvant | Afp | Getty ImagesThe $95 fee I ultimately paid to Renewable Recycling is "pretty standard" among mattress recyclers, Conway said. For example, cotton remnants must be picked off steel mattress springs before it can be shredded or baled for sale to scrap markets, according to the Mattress Recycling Council.

Persons: Greg Iacurci, Alicia Marseille, Robert Brook, —, Meg Romero, Charles, Mark Rightmire, Romero, Peter Conway, Conway, Guillaume Souvant, Charles County, " Romero, Staples, Reid Lifset, Amanda Wall, Wall Organizations: Renewable, U.S, Mattress, Arizona State University, MRC, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Freecycle, Recycling Inc, MediaNews, Orange, Getty, Spring, Afp, Yale School of, Colorado, Environmental Resources, Arizona State University Individuals, International Sleep Products Association Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Charles County , Maryland, East Rockaway , New York, San Juan Capistrano , California, Spring Back Colorado, Commerce City, Colorado, Oceanside , New York, Charles, California, Mexico, Canada, India, Egypt, Texas, Marseille, — California, Connecticut, Rhode, Oregon, Rhode Island, New York , Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia

☆ Elon Musk says all voting should be 'in person' while his super PAC promotes voting by mail
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Friday that all voting should be “in person,” contradicting his own history of voting by mail and the efforts of his pro-Trump super PAC to get others to vote by mail, too. His super PAC, America PAC, is also promoting mail-in and absentee ballots this year. In mailers and on a website that links to absentee ballot request forms, the super PAC calls absentee voting a secure way for people to support Trump in the Nov. 5 election. Musk has given the super PAC nearly $75 million. But Musk’s opposition to mail-in and absentee voting is longstanding, and he has repeatedly declined to resolve his stated opposition with his own practice.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump, ” Musk, Musk’s, ”, X, Scott Presler Organizations: Tech, Trump, PAC, Voting, Dominion, SpaceX, NBC News, America PAC, U.S, Capitol, FBI Locations: Oaks , Pennsylvania, United States, California, Georgia, American, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, ”, Iran

☆ Drug costs, abortion, Obamacare: How Trump and Harris could change U.S. health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

He said a Harris administration "will build on existing programs, increasing federal spending to make health care more affordable for people." Still, Socal said a Trump administration wouldn't have much flexibility to dismantle or scale back the law without change from Congress. The IRA extended enhanced subsidies that made ACA health plans more affordable for millions of households through 2025 — a provision Harris plans to make permanent if elected, her campaign said. A Democratic House or Senate would likely block any of Trump's sweeping changes to Medicaid, according to Altman. Vance this month also said a future Trump administration would defund Planned Parenthood.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Drew Altman, Harris, KFF, Anna Moneymaker, Biden, Joe Biden's, Mariana Socal, Socal, didn't, Stephen Patrick, KFF's Altman, Nathan Posner, Altman, Bill Clark, Roe, Wade, Joe Raedle, Stacey Lee, Johns, Lee, mifepristone, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's, Vance, Nicholas Kamm Organizations: Democratic, U.S, U.S . Naval, Getty, Reuters, CNBC, Congress, The Commonwealth Fund, RAND, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Washington , D.C, Republicans, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Trump, wouldn't, Biden, Medicare, Emory University, Lawmakers, Affordable, ACA, Medicaid, Democrats, White, Anadolu, Social Security, Capitol, CQ, Inc, The New York Times, Siena College, PBS, Prime, Convention, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Republican Party, U.S . Senate, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, CNN, Afp Locations: Israel, Washington, U.S, Washington ,, Canada, Jacksonville , Florida, Ohio

☆ Family of Karen Read’s boyfriend says she put them ‘through hell,’ but they’re ready for a second trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

For more on the Karen Read case, tune in to “The Night of the Nor’esaster” on “Dateline” at 9 ET/8 CT tonight. Lally also cited Read’s own alleged words in the immediate aftermath of O’Keefe’s death: A friend who was with Read when O’Keefe’s body was discovered recalled her saying “I hit him” three times. Casting the blame on other officersRead has repeatedly said she is innocent in O’Keefe’s death, and her lawyers have alleged law enforcement officers sought to frame her in the killing. Pat Greenhouse / Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThrough their attorneys, Albert and the agent, Brian Higgins, denied involvement in O’Keefe’s death. The defense has also accused Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor of leading a biased and improper investigation into O’Keefe’s death.

Persons: Karen Read, retrying Read, Beth, John O’Keefe’s, Dateline ”, Read, Johnny, ” Beth, —, who’d, Brian Albert, Adam Lally, John O’Keefe, Dateline O’Keefe, Lally, “, O’Keefe, Pat Greenhouse, Albert, Brian Higgins, Michael Proctor, Proctor, ”, — Aiden Kearney, ” —, Kearney, O’Keefe’s, ” Karen Read, Craig F Organizations: Boston, Dateline, Massachusetts Supreme, Prosecutors, O’Keefe, Lexus, Norfolk County, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Norfolk Superior Court, Boston Globe, Getty, Attorney’s, Massachusetts State, NBC News, Stoughton , Mass, NBC Boston Locations: Massachusetts, Norfolk, Albert’s, Norfolk Superior, Norfolk County, —, Stoughton ,

☆ When campaign and football season collide: Harris and Trump battle for sports fans: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Hey sports fans: Harris and Trump want your voteBy Adam WollnerOctober is a sports fan's paradise. Rebecca Shabad and Peter Alexander report that Harris’ campaign launched ads Friday that will appear on websites dealing with sports news, sports betting, fantasy sports and video games, including DraftKings, Yahoo Sports and IGN. And the Harris campaign said it’s placing ads on sports talk radio and is taking advantage of major NFL, MLB and college football games. The ads end with the tag line: “Kamala is for they/them; President Trump is for you.”These efforts come amid the backdrop of a massive gender gap between the two candidates. The latest national NBC News poll shows Harris leading among women by a 14-point margin (55%-41%), while Trump is ahead with men by 16 points (56%-40%).

Persons: Adam Wollner, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Kristen Welker, ”, Harris, Trump, It’s, Rebecca Shabad, Peter Alexander, Magic Johnson, Ben Stiller, ’ ” Tim Walz, Rich, Jonathan Allen, Allan Smith, Olympia Sonnier, Ben Kamisar, Kamala, Joe Biden, won’t, don’t, Mike Pence, ” Harris, “, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Josh Shapiro, alo, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, MLB, NHL, NBA, Yahoo Sports, IGN, “, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, NBC News, Voters, Republicans, House, Fox News, Pennsylvania Democratic Gov Locations: Michigan

The student gunman in a small-town Iowa school shooting in January in which two people were killed and several others injured was known to have a fascination with school shooters and exhibited a number of unreported “warning signs,” the Iowa Public Safety Department said Friday. “There is significant evidence of this shooter’s fascination with prior school shootings” and there was also evidence of “copycat behavior” in his actions, Stephan Bayens, commissioner of the Iowa Public Safety Department, said in a news conference. The evidence bears that out.”“Those concerns, along with a number of other warning signs, were unreported or were otherwise unrecognized,” Bayens said. He said the shooter exhibited “broad behavioral issues” and mental health concerns that were present years before the shooting. The shooter was “suicidal coupled with a homicidal intention to take others with him in an effort to gain notoriety,” Bayens said.

Persons: Dylan Butler, Ahmir, Dan Marburger, Stephan Bayens, Bayens, ”, ” Bayens, “, Marburger Organizations: Iowa, Iowa Public Safety Department, Perry High School, Meta Locations: Iowa, “

WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol and assaulted law enforcement officers now says she was "duped" by the former president's lies about the 2020 election. One of the officers who Bell, a 62-year-old Trump supporter, encountered was the late Jeffrey Smith. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Moloney admitted that he assaulted officers with “Black Flag Wasp, Hornet, & Yellow Jacket Killer” spray and that he assaulted two people he thought were with the media.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Dana Jean Bell, Timothy J, Kelly, Bell, belligerently, Jeffrey Smith, “, ” Bell, Smith, Erin Smith, Jeffrey Smith's, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Dana, Peter G, Moloney Organizations: Capitol, U.S, U.S . Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, United States Capitol, Trump, District of Columbia, Justice Department, Washington Nationals, Wasp Locations: Long Island

WASHINGTON — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday called the judge overseeing the Jan. 6-related federal criminal case against him "the most evil person," despite threats U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has already faced from his supporters. They do show that Smith’s team is relying upon transcripts of interviews and other information disclosed by the House Jan. 6 Committee, which dissolved after Democrats lost the House in 2022. Chutkan began overseeing the Trump case following his first federal indictment in the Jan. 6-related case in August 2023 and made clear from the beginning that Trump's 2024 presidential candidacy would have no impact on her handling of the case. You know, judge is supposed to keep— what judge would say ‘We’re going to release something, you know, a couple of days before.'" One key to Smith's case is his contention that Trump knew the lies he spread to his followers about the 2020 election were, in fact, false.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Jack Smith, —, Dan Bongino, Smith, “ It’s, Aileen Cannon, Abigail Jo Shry, Shry, Chutkan, Smith's, might've Organizations: Republican, U.S, Trump, Justice Department Locations: Texas, Washington, United States

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar opens a window of opportunity for Israel to end the war in Gaza. The Texas Supreme Court halted the execution of an inmate in a “shaken baby syndrome” case. The length of the stay was not specified but the state Supreme Court wrote in the opinion that the lower court should act swiftly. NOAA issues winter weather forecast as Phoenix finally snaps heat streakParts of Washington state saw the first bouts of snowfall this season, a preview of what’s expected for the region this winter. While forecasters are looking ahead to winter, Phoenix, until Tuesday, had been trapped in a summer that wouldn’t end.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Rob Gronkowski, Netanyahu, Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Bruce Riedel, Biden, Antony Blinken, Aaron David Miller, ” Miller, Robert Roberson, Roberson, Read, “, Amanda Hernandez, Trump, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Aquilino Gonell, Kamala Harris ’, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Harris, Mark Cuban, ➡️ Harris, Sen, John McCain, it’s, ➡️ Tim Walz, Mitch McConnell, ➡️, Liam Payne’s, Liam Payne, Luciano Gonzalez, Helene, Laith Wallschleger, Aaron Hernandez, Travis Kelce, Brian Urlacher, JJ Watt, ” Wallschleger, Greg Rosenstein, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: The Texas Supreme, Israel, Israeli, CIA, Carnegie Endowment, International, Texas Supreme, Texas Department, Criminal Justice, NOAA, Phoenix, Atmospheric Administration, U.S . Capitol, Fox News, Univision, Capitol Police, House, ➡️, Elon, Trump . ➡️, Trump, NBC News, Anadolu, Getty, Apalachee High School, NFL, NBC Locations: Israel, Gaza, The, U.S, Texas, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, British, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dallas, Georgia, FX’s

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, chiding him for calling himself “the father of IVF.”“He refuses continuously to acknowledge the harm he has caused. The crowd heckled and howled at each of the segments, which ended with a Fox News town hall in which Trump took questions from women. "It does get more unbelievable,” one could be heard saying. She did not want to give her name, she said, because she lives in a “divided family” — her husband supports Trump. In the final stretch of the race, survey after survey has shown Harris and Trump neck and neck.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, chiding, “, ” Harris, Trump, Wade, incredulously, Harris ’, ”, Harris, Rallygoer Linda Patzke, Mark Cuban, ’ ” Harris, We’re Organizations: Fox News, ”, Trump, Marquette Law, Milwaukee, U.S . Capitol, Medicaid Locations: GREEN, Wis, Roe, Pittsfield , Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Green

☆ Minimum wage is on the ballot in 5 states this November. Here's how the votes could go
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Since 2014, 12 states have passed minimum wage increases through ballot measures," Martinez Hickey told CNBC. Meanwhile, voters in Arizona will decide on a ballot measure that would lower the minimum wage for tipped workers. Here's what's at stake for workers who make the minimum wage, and the employers who pay them, in next month's election. 1 would raise the minimum wage to $13 in 2025, and to $14 in 2026. Question 5 in Massachusetts would slowly phase out its tipped minimum wage of $6.75 per hour, until it eventually matches the state's standard minimum wage by 2029.

Persons: Lucy Nicholson, Sebastian Martinez Hickey, Martinez Hickey, Here's, erick Pasquier, Joelle, Hall, Kati Capozzi, Capozzi, Richard von Glahn Organizations: California Labor, Reuters, Economic, Institute, CNBC, Alaska AFL, Alaska Chamber, Healthy Families, San Francisco, LAO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: Alaska , Missouri, California, Arizona, Alaska, United States, Bering Sea, Missouri, North America, U.S, Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Massachusetts, Massachusetts

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America Rally" near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of more than 1,800 pages of documents filed by special counsel Jack Smith in the criminal election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Trump preemptively complained about the release of the records Friday morning, claiming it was "election interference" and calling Chutkan "evil." Smith was "going to release something else, and always before the election," Trump said during an interview with podcast host Dan Bongino in Manhattan's Trump Tower. Trump is charged with illegally conspiring to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Smith, Trump, Dan Bongino, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Defendant's Organizations: Washington , D.C, U.S, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Biden's Electoral, Capitol, of Justice, Democratic Locations: Washington ,, Manhattan's

☆ Trump judge's latest release of Jan. 6. evidence was heavily redacted. Here's what was included.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A federal judge has released additional evidence against Donald Trump in his election interference case. The release follows a previously unsealed motion with new evidence against Trump by special counsel Jack Smith. Trump tried to delay the release of Friday's court documents until after the 2024 presidential election. The collection is related to special counsel Jack Smith's 165-page bombshell motion that included a trove of new evidence against Trump in the case. Advertisement"That's exactly what I did," Bowers told committee member Adam Schiff during the June 19, 2022 interview.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Trump, —, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith's, Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Chutkan, Mike Pence, Anna Moneymaker, Mike Pence's, Joe Biden's, Rusty Bowers, Ross D, Biden, Bowers, Adam Schiff, Bower's Organizations: Trump, Service, United States, Georgia, Prosecutors, Former Arizona, AP, Arizona House

The latest example came Wednesday, at a forum held by Univision, where Trump called Jan. 6 "a day of love." Aquilino Gonell, whom Trump supporters repeatedly assaulted on Jan. 6, 2021, told NBC News on Thursday. A day of love when more than 140 officers were injured, people lost their career, people lost their lives?" Trump has called into the nightly livestreamed vigil held in support of Jan. 6 defendants outside the Washington jail at least once. Trump's running mate, Yale-educated Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, has repeatedly avoided explicitly saying Trump lost the 2020 election.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump's, Trump, ‘, Aquilino Gonell, Jan, “ Trump, Jack Smith, ”, Steven Cheung, Gonell, “, ” Gonell, ’, entrap Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Amy Berman Jackson, hasn't, Royce Lamberth —, Ronald Reagan — Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Department, Boys, Republican, Trump, Univision, Capitol Police, NBC, Capitol, Wednesday, Congress, Yale, U.S, District Locations: Washington, Trump's, R, Ohio, U.S

☆ From Fox News to 'The Daily Show,' Walz charts a more aggressive path: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. Plus, White House correspondent Monica Alba reports on Kamala Harris' move to out some distance between herself and Joe Biden. “I’m one or two interviews from being a regular on Fox News,” Walz said at a campaign stop in Valencia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Two of Trump’s most prominent ads of the election cycle raise Kamala Harris’ support for the state underwriting gender-reassignment surgeries for inmates, including undocumented immigrants. He went back to the White House and watched the violence unfold.

Persons: Katherine Koretski, Tim Walz, Monica Alba, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Jonathan Allen, Donald Trump's, Jan, Walz, Harris, Walz sweatshirt, He’s, “, ” Walz, JD Vance, Donald Trump, “ Donald Trump, ” Read, Katherine → Harris, Kamala Harris ’, Biden, ”, Harris ’, ” Harris, Bret Baier, Monica → 📺, hite Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, GOP, Fox News, “ Fox, Sunday, U.S . Army, White, Biden, Fox Locations: Green Bay, Wis, Pennsylvania, Valencia , Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington

☆ McConnell privately called Trump a 'despicable human' and unfit for office, new book says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Frank-Thorp-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Frank Thorp V | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president this year. But in a new book, the powerful Kentucky Republican is quoted after the 2020 election disparaging Trump as a “despicable human being,” “stupid” and “ill-tempered." McConnell did not deny his statements about Trump as quoted in the book, when asked about it Thursday. In late December 2020, a month after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump in the presidential election, McConnell skewered Trump for holding up billions of dollars in Covid relief funds. Trump is “stupid as well as being ill-tempered and can’t even figure out where his own best interests lie,” McConnell said at the time.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, Trump, McConnell, sobbed, Power, Michael Tackett, JD Vance, Lindsey Graham, ” McConnell, Democrat Joe Biden, McConnell skewered Trump Organizations: Kentucky Republican, Capitol, NBC News, The Associated Press, Trump, AP, Democrat, Peach State, Republicans Locations: WASHINGTON, The, Peach

☆ Texas 'shaken baby syndrome' execution and One Direction's Liam Payne dies: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

A Texas inmate is set to die in what would be the nation’s first execution involving “shaken baby syndrome.” One Direction member Liam Payne dies at the age of 31. Prosecutors argued that Nikki must have been shaken to death. Since Roberson’s conviction in 2003, the science behind shaken baby syndrome’s diagnosis has come under intense scrutiny. Also yesterday, a petition with more than 116,000 signatures asking Abbott to stop the execution was delivered to his office. Liam Payne at the "One Direction iHeartRadio Album Release Party" in Burbank, California.

Persons: Liam Payne, Paroles, Greg Abbott, Robert Roberson’s, Abbott, Roberson, Nikki, Lester Holt, I’ve, ”, I’m, Payne, Christopher Polk, Clear Channel Payne, fiancée, Henry, —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, Brandy Zadrozny, Harris ’, Harris, “ Donald Trump, “ She’s, wouldn’t, Trump, ➡️, Donald Trump shrugged, ➡️ JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, Scott Perry, Tanya Chutkan, Biden, they’ve, Matthew Cappucci, ” — Evan Bush, optometrist, “ You’re, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Texas, Prosecutors, NBC News, Telemundo . Police, Getty, Clear Channel, NBC, Fox News, CNN, Democratic, Fox, GOP, Republicans, ➡️, ➡️ Florida Gov, Democrats, Freedom Caucus, Hurricane Milton, National Hurricane Center, MyRadar, Washington Post Locations: Texas, British, Argentina, Burbank , California, U.S, Ukraine, Univision, North Carolina, ➡️ Florida, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, Georgia, Florida

CAMP HILL, Pa. — Democrats have long tried to oust Rep. Scott Perry, the former head of the far-right Freedom Caucus and a staunch Donald Trump ally, in this Pennsylvania swing district. We need to be educated, we need to be safe, we need to be healthy,” she continued. And, you know, she just rattles it off,” Perry said, referring to the House Democrats’ campaign operation. On immigration, Stelson sounds much like Perry and Trump, calling for more border funding and deporting those who are in the country illegally. That takes more judges, more attorneys, and I think that people who are here illegally need to be sent home, as well."

Persons: Scott Perry, Donald Trump, Janelle Stelson, Perry, MAGA, —, It’s, Trump, Joe Biden, Shamaine Daniels, Josh Shapiro, Scott Wong, “ It’s, ” Perry, She’s, “ She’s, Stelson, Andrea Mitchell, staving, Court’s Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Dobbs, ” Stelson, “, doesn’t, hasn’t, Abigail Spanberger, Del, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mike Pence, Jeffrey Clark, Mike Johnson, Johnson, ” Organizations: Democrats, Caucus, Capitol, Republican, Cornerstone, State Capitol, Democratic, National Democrats, Harrisburg City, GOP, NBC, House Democrats, MSNBC, ABC, WGAL, Hamas, Washington, Capitol Police, White, FBI, Intelligence Locations: HILL, Pa, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s 10th, Camp Hill, Washington, Iraq, Lancaster, “, District, Dauphin, Cumberland

Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Prosecutors argued that Nikki must have been shaken to death because she had been diagnosed with “the triad” — a swollen and bleeding brain and retinal hemorrhaging — symptoms once believed to be indisputable evidence of shaken baby syndrome. In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed the name of shaken baby syndrome to the more broadly defined “abusive head trauma” to include injuries caused by mechanisms other than shaking alone. It is now medical consensus that other medical conditions, including infections, accidental trauma and pre-existing illnesses, can also cause the symptoms associated with shaken baby syndrome. Hundreds of possible shaken baby and abusive head trauma cases are reported to hospitals in the U.S. every year, according to a nonprofit advocacy group.

Persons: Robert Roberson, Greg Abbott, Lester Holt, Paroles, Abbott, Roberson, ” Brian Wharton, “, I’ve, I’m, ”, Nikki, Wharton, Roberson's, Gretchen Sween Organizations: U.S, Supreme, NBC, Texas, NBC News, Prosecutors, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Registry, Palestine, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Texas, Huntsville, U.S, East Texas

☆ Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year low as fewer pick up e-cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kristian Burt | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has dropped to a 25-year low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Female students reported the biggest decline in use across the board, and Hispanic students also reported a drop in use of any tobacco product. Evidence-based strategies, including price increases, media campaigns and smoke-free policies, are likely part of what caused tobacco product use to drop, according to the agencies. E-cigarettes continue to be the most used among students who reported tobacco product use, at 5.9%, but nicotine pouches are now the second-most commonly used tobacco product, at 1.8%, followed by cigarettes at 1.4%. Zyn was the most-popular nicotine pouch brand, at 68.7%, compared with the next most-popular brand On at 14.2%.

Persons: We're, Brian King, Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, Zyn, Philip Morris Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, CDC, FDA, National Youth Tobacco Survey, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, Philip, Philip Morris International Locations: New York City, U.S, Colorado

☆ TSMC third-quarter profit beats expectations as AI boom drives 54% hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An image of a semiconductor wafer at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Jan. 11, 2022. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a 54% hike in net profit, as global chipmakers continue to benefit from demand boosted by AI applications. The company's net income was 352.3 billion Taiwanese dollars ($10.1 billion) over the July-September quarter, surpassing an LSEG estimate of $300.2 billion Taiwanese dollars cited by Reuters. Capital expenditure edged higher to $6.4 billion in the third quarter, versus $6.36 billion across the three preceding months. TSMC's earnings beat comes the same week as Netherlands-based ASML , which supplies machines to the Taiwanese company, issued a lower-than-expected forecast of net sales, sending shares tumbling.

Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Innovation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Reuters, TSMC, Apple, Nvidia Locations: Hsinchu, Taiwan, Netherlands

☆ FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that spiked price of bitcoin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

FBI agents on Thursday arrested an Alabama man for his alleged role in the Jan. 9 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account, which sent the price of bitcoin spiking by more than $1,000, the Department of Justice announced. The tweet said, "Today the SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges." Shortly afterward, the SEC regained control of its social media account, and announced the tweet was false and the result of a hack. A day after the hack, the SEC approved rule changes that allowed the creation of bitcoin ETFs in the United States. Council, who used the online handles "Ronin," "Easymunny," and "AGiantSchnauzer," allegedly was paid in bitcoin by co-conspirators for his role in the hack.

Persons: Eric Council Jr, Gary Gensler Organizations: Securities, Exchange, Department of Justice, Northern, Northern District of, Prosecutors, SEC, BTC, DOJ, Council, FBI Locations: Alabama, Northern District, Northern District of Alabama, United States

☆ Amazon cloud boss says employees unhappy with 5-day office mandate can leave
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon 's cloud boss on Thursday gave employees a frank message about the company's recently announced five-day in-office mandate. Staffers who don't agree with Amazon's new policy can leave, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said during an all-hands meeting at the company's second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. "If there are people who just don't work well in that environment and don't want to, that's OK, there are other companies around," Garman said, according to a transcript viewed by CNBC. The company's previous return-to-work stance required corporate workers to be in office at least three days a week. The move has spurred backlash from some Amazon employees who say they're just as productive working from home or in a hybrid work environment as they are in an office.

Persons: Matt Garman, Garman, Adam Selipsky, he's, didn't Organizations: Amazon Web, CNBC, Reuters, Amazon, Employees, Microsoft, Google, AWS Locations: Arlington , Virginia

Search resuls for: "Jan."

25 mentions found