October, 2024

• 1 October

  Inside a Trump Ad Slamming Harris Over the Push for Electric Vehicles

  Scaremongering in Michigan, an ad claims that the vice president wants to “end all gas-powered cars” and that her policies would lead to “massive layoffs.” Source link

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• 1 October

  ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions

  

  Paragon was founded in 2019 by veterans from the Israel Defense Forces’ powerful intelligence Unit 8200 with the active involvement of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak as an investor who is estimated to own a sizable slice of the company. The company has received investment from the Boston-headquartered Battery …

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• 1 October

  Reflections on Pete Rose, the Hall of Fame and the spot where his plaque will never hang

  

  I know exactly where Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame plaque should have been hanging — for the past three decades. You’d have found it in the middle of a powerhouse cluster in the plaque gallery — nestled in between the plaques of Tom Seaver and Reggie Jackson. Among others. Thousands …

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• 1 October

  Here’s Why This CFP Doesn’t Recommend Long-Term CDs

  

  Last year, CDs reached record highs with some terms earning over 6% interest. Even though it seemed like a good chance to earn interest, Anna N’Jie-Konte, CEO of Poder Wealth Advisors and a CNET Money Expert Review Board member, told me she was steering clients away from certificates of deposit.  Anna N’Jie-Konte, …

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• 1 October

  John Amos, a Star of ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots,’ Is Dead at 84

  He was the patriarch in one of the first sitcoms with an all-Black cast and an enslaved African as a grown man in the blockbuster TV mini-series. Source link

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• 1 October

  Nike stock tumbles as company withdraws guidance amid CEO change

  

  Nike (NKE) stock sank about 5% after hours Tuesday evening as the company reported fiscal first quarter revenue that missed estimates and withdrew its outlook for the year amid a CEO transition. The shoe giant reported first quarter earnings per share of $0.70, higher than Wall Street’s estimate of $0.52 …

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• 1 October

  Ella Leffland, Novelist Drawn to Portraying Outsiders, Dies at 95

  Her work often drew from her upbringing in California amid World War II, such as her intricate novel about the Nazi leader Hermann Goering. Source link

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• 1 October

  We Staged a Debate to Test the Bluetooth Earrings Kamala Harris Didn’t Wear

  

  Just a few weeks ago, certain people in a particular corner of the internet decided they had cracked the reason Kamala Harris was doing so much better than Donald Trump in the presidential debate. Not that she was better prepared, nor that she was a better debater. No, she must …

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• 1 October

  WNBA players say the troubling side of its rise is racism and threats

  

  As the WNBA has reached wildly successful highs this season in viewership and attendance, players say the boom long coveted throughout women’s basketball has come with unfortunate consequences. During these playoffs, athletes who would normally be focused on winning have instead shared a swell of complaints of being targeted with …

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• 1 October

  Best Collagen Powders for 2024

  

  $39 at Amazon Best overall collagen powder Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides View details $36 at Orgain Best budget collagen powder Orgain Grass-Fed Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides View details $25 at Further Food Best unflavored collagen powder Further Food Collagen Peptides View details $52 at Momentous Best collagen supplement for athletes Momentous …

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