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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Felons in Nebraska who have completed their sentences can register to vote and participate in the Nov. 5 general election, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. read more


Sports broadcasting network ESPN faces a proposed fine for using emergency alert service (EAS) attention sounds without authorization -- again, apparently.


In late July, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump asked the adult film star Stormy Daniels to sign an agreement promising not to speak about her "interactions" with Trump or question "his suitability as a candidate for president," documents provided to CBS News by Daniels' attorney Clark Brewster show.


NBC's former chief marketer regrets selling an illusion that has had dire consequences for the world.


Friday, October 18, 2024

A rare 237-year-old copy of the US Constitution has been sold at auction for a whopping $9m (7m). The document was discovered in a historic building in North Carolina in 2022, inside a dusty old filing cabinet. read more


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... Why it matters: The latest stretch prolonged heat-related health threats and pointed to the growing challenge of how to be resilient in the face of scorching temperatures.

- - - This event wasn't limited to Phoenix, with much of the Southwest seeing record heat between mid-September and early to mid-October. But the Arizona capital saw some of the most jaw-dropping milestones.

By the numbers: The unprecedented fall heat wave catapulted the city to the top of the rankings for the number of days in a single year with high temperatures that reached or exceeded 110F.

- - - On average, the city sees 21 such days per year, but in 2024 that figure stood at 70 days as of Oct. 16. This beat the 55 days set last year, during what was then the sprawling city's hottest summer.

- - - Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport set or tied a daily record high for 21 straight days, from Sept. 24th through Oct. 14th, according to Victor Murphy, who serves as the southern region climate service program manager with the National Weather Service.

- - - Prior to this year, Phoenix had never reached 110F during the month of October, but this occurred four times during the month this year. The average last occurrence of such heat is on August 12, whereas the previous latest occurrence was on Sept. 19.

- - - "They hit 110F on October 7th. This is almost 2 months later than the avg. last occurrence, and nearly 3 week[s] later than the previous last occurrence," Murphy told Axios via email.

According to Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, 389 heat-related deaths have been confirmed so far in 2024, with 292 deaths under investigation. ...



... Trump is Again trying to Pay Stormy Daniels Hush Money: MSNBC ...

Yeah ...

Trump sought new NDA from Stormy Daniels this year, documents show
www.cbsnews.com

... In late July, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump asked the adult film star Stormy Daniels to sign an agreement promising not to speak about her "interactions" with Trump or question "his suitability as a candidate for president," documents provided to CBS News by Daniels' attorney Clark Brewster show.

In exchange, according to the documents, he offered her a financial incentive -- a reduction in the amount Trump would accept to settle legal fees related to a defamation lawsuit. The agreement would have essentially silenced Daniels from speaking about Trump in the lead up to the 2024 election.

It was an extraordinary demand that came only eight weeks after Trump was convicted of 34 felonies related to a plot to cover up a nondisclosure agreement Daniels signed days before the 2016 presidential election in exchange for $130,000. Daniels claimed she had a sexual encounter with Trump years before, which Trump denies.

MSNBC reported the NDA demand on Wednesday night, citing letters sent to Brewster from a lawyer for Trump. Brewster provided the letters to CBS News on Thursday.


Another view...

NBC's former chief marketer: "I helped create a monster" by promoting Trump
www.axios.com

... Why it matters: The NBC reality competition show hosted by Trump depicted him as a tough, business-savvy boss and made him a household name long before his political ambitions led him to Washington.

- - - "I want to apologize to America. I helped create a monster," John Miller wrote in the piece published by U.S. News & World Report.

What he's saying: Miller, who retired in 2022 following a 40-plus year tenure with NBC, said the image the network promoted of the then-businessman Trump was "highly exaggerated."

- - - Miller noted Trump's several bankruptcies, saying the signature boardroom where he fired contestants was a set "because his real boardroom was too old and shabby for TV."

- - - He also noted the now-former president's tendency to hyperbolize, saying he often called the show "America's No. 1 TV show" despite ratings showing otherwise.

- - - "Exaggerating ratings is one thing, but spreading falsehoods about relief work of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about immigrants eating cats and dogs, about the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, about him winning the 2020 election or countless other lies is far more dangerous," Miller wrote.

- - - He criticized what he called Trump's "questionable judgment," highlighting his pitch to have Black competitors compete against white ones on the show. ...



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... The Constitution was uncovered two years ago at a historical plantation once owned by Samuel Johnston, who was the North Carolina governor at the time the document was written. ...


Hayes Plantation
en.wikipedia.org

... Hayes Farm, also known as Hayes Plantation, is a historic plantation near Edenton, North Carolina that belonged to Samuel Johnston (1733"1816), who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1787 to 1789. Johnston became one of the state's first two United States Senators, serving from 1789 until 1793, and served later as a judge until retiring in 1803. Samuel Johnston died in 1816 at "the Hermitage," his home near Williamston in Martin County, N.C.

The residence known as Hayes was completed by his son, James Cathcart Johnston, a year after Samuel's death. There are numerous other structures on the property, some predating the Hayes house itself, including the Hayes Gatehouse, which James Johnston lived in prior to the construction of the Hayes house. ...



@#2 ... It's like ...

imo, it is more like: Musk 2028, or Musk 2032.

But, can he run for that office?

Or will he be a shadow president to his puppet in the Oval office?

I wish I knew.

But he has money. Lots of money.

And he seems to be using that money to return fmr Pres Trump back to the Oval office.

Trump gets a whopping $220 million from three billionaires to win US Elections
economictimes.indiatimes.com

... In the final stretch of the 2024 United States election, three billionaires"Elon Musk, Miriam Adelson, and Dick Uihlein"have channeled an aggregate sum of $220 million into groups supporting Donald Trump.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla, donated $75 million to a pro-Trump committee from July to September. His donations are part of his ongoing public support for the former president. ...



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