The U.S. Secret Service insignia is pictured on a wall at the Secret Service headquarters in Washington.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations that one of its agents sexually assaulted a female staff member of the office of Vice President Kamala Harris, the agency confirmed Wednesday.The agent allegedly forced himself onto the woman and groped her in her hotel room after eating a meal and drinking alcohol with her and several other Harris staffers at a restaurant in Green Bay, Wisconsin, during a visit in the past week to scout possible stops for Harris’ presidential campaign, Real…
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P.J. Carlesimo can’t remember the exact play, but he can’t forget how helpless it made him feel. It took place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day last season, in the second half of an Atlanta Hawks home game against the San Antonio Spurs.Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama reached back, using his 7-foot-4 frame and massive wingspan to grab a pass, hanging in the air as if in slow motion, completing a remarkable catch with an improbable finish.Carlesimo, a former NBA head coach and current ESPN radio analyst, turned to broadcast partner Marc Kestecher and said: “Kesty, I feel terrible. I can’t…
The Federal Reserve’s move to start cutting interest rates bodes well for dividend-paying stocks, and Morgan Stanley thinks several companies are poised to join their ranks. Central bank policymakers last week cut interest rates by a half point, lowering the benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 4.75% to 5.00%. The Fed’s shift in policy will result in lower yields for Treasurys and other bonds, which can make dividend-paying stocks even more attractive for income-seeking investors. Dividends can also help buffer investors’ portfolios during periods of market turmoil, which could be around the corner as election season heats up…
Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, April 4, 2023.Philip Pacheco | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati said Wednesday she is leaving the company after six and a half years. “After much reflection, I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI,” she wrote in a memo to OpenAI, which she also published on X, adding, “There’s never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, yet this moment feels right.” Murati is the latest in…
FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a crackdown on what the regulator called “deceptive AI claims and schemes” by three business opportunity ventures and two companies, including the legal services firm DoNotPay.The FTC said the five enforcement cases it has filed show how the companies and ventures “have seized on the hype surrounding” artificial intelligence “and are…
Start with the shoes.Before Michael Jordan had ever played in an official NBA game, his sneakers generated conversation and controversy. Jordan wore a pair of primarily black Nikes with a red swoosh during his first preseason games. The Chicago Bulls, worried about the shoes’ glitz, had reservations about him doing it again. The NBA objected, too, and threatened a $1,000 fine if he rocked them a second time, and $5,000 for every time after that.Exactly four decades later, Caitlin Clark’s sneakers also made headlines before her first official game. Last spring, Clark agreed to a historic eight-figure endorsement deal with…
GERMANY – 2024/08/16: In this photo illustration, a smartphone with the website of fashion e-commerce company Shein is seen in front of business logo. (Photo Illustration by Timon Schneider/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesItaly’s antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that operates Shein’s website and app over possibly misleading environmental claims made on the fast-fashion retailer’s website.The investigation targets Infinite Styles Services CO. Limited and accuses Shein’s website of trying “to convey an image of production and commercial sustainability of its garments through generic, vague, confusing and/or misleading environmental claims,” the…
The outcome of November’s presidential election could have major implications for some popular technology stocks. Ahead of the high-stakes race, Raymond James laid out a list of some key technology, media and telecommunications stocks that could benefit in a variety of different outcomes. In 2020, the firm’s picks outperformed the S & P 500 by 1% between the election and inauguration — and 7.7% in the year that followed. Broadly speaking, Raymond James views a Donald Trump reelection as a potential boon for the industry and artificial intelligence — with heightened export controls in the semiconductor industry. It could also…
The San Antonio Spurs logo is seen before the game against the Golden State Warriors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 19, 2018 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty ImagesBusinessman Paul Viera is increasing his stake in the San Antonio Spurs from 5% to 11%, CNBC has learned, as NBA valuations climb and make teams more attractive assets for investors.About two weeks ago, Viera, founder and CEO of the Atlanta-based investment firm Earnest Partners, bought out food service company Aramark’s remaining interest in the…
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she would vote for former President Donald Trump during an event at the Hudson Institute on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesSeveral former state campaign committee members on Nikki Haley’s failed presidential bid have endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris — publicly breaking with Haley, who is backing GOP nominee Donald Trump.”This year the election may well be decided by independents and former Haley supporters,” wrote Tom Evslin, who co-chaired Haley’s Vermont state leadership team, in an op-ed Wednesday for the Vermont Daily Chronicle.Evslin, who voted against then-Democratic nominee Hillary…
