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Welcome to the online edition From the Political Deskis an evening newsletter bringing you the latest coverage and analysis from the election campaign, the White House and Congress from the NBC News political team.In today’s edition, chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander looks back at President Joe Biden’s big foreign policy efforts ahead of the first debate, plus political editor Amanda Turkel takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s campaign’s often emotive fundraising appeals.To receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday, sign up here.Biden’s agenda centres on foreign policy ahead of first debatePeter AlexanderWe are just two weeks away…
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends An interesting AMD patent has recently come to light, and although it’s been filed for a while, it’s all the more exciting to have found it now, as the technology could soon make its way into future graphics cards. The patent describes a multi-chiplet GPU with three separate dies, which could improve performance and reduce manufacturing costs. In the patent, AMD mentions that the GPU is split into multiple dies, which they call GPU chiplets. These chiplets, or dies, can work together as one GPU, or as multiple GPUs, which AMD calls “second mode.” The…
NEW YORK — Chris Margallo travels a lot, both domestically and internationally, and although he’s been to Paris many times, his upcoming trip back home will be different from your typical European getaway.Rather, it’s part of a business trip, part of a bucket list adventure.Margallo, a Mitchell native who co-founded a physical therapy and sports rehabilitation clinic in New York City, has fulfilled a dream of nearly three decades when she was selected as one of two physical therapists to join the U.S. track and field team’s sports medicine staff for the 2024 Summer Olympics.”It’s such an honor just to…
Serena Williams hit the red carpet in a pink-tinted outfit on Thursday for the premiere of her documentary series “In the Arena: Serena Williams” at the TriBeCa Festival 2024. Williams wore a cinched-waist, corset-like dress styled by Lyndrea Price. The bodice, embellished with intricate stitching and delicate sheer panels, transforms into a voluminous layered tulle skirt. Serena Williams at the premiere of “In the Arena: Serena Williams” at the 2024 TriBeCa Festival. Getty Images To complement the dress, she opted for a pair of strappy pale pink high heels that made her legs look longer, and a matching clutch bag…
LONDON (AP) Princess of Wales She said Friday that her cancer treatment is “progressing well.” Charles III The ceremony to celebrate Kate’s birthday on Saturday marked her first public appearance since her diagnosis. My 42-year-old wife Prince William She has not been seen in public this year. Announced in March She was undergoing chemotherapy to treat an unknown cancer.”I am recovering well but, as anyone undergoing chemotherapy knows, there are good days and bad days,” Kate said in a statement on Friday, adding that her treatment will continue for “several more months.” “I’m looking forward to attending the King’s Birthday…
Corey Phelps, former dean of the Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma and professor of entrepreneurship, has been named the next John and Karen Arnold Dean of the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University. Phelps will succeed Charles Whiteman, who will retire at the end of June 2024, and will report to interim executive vice president and dean Tracy Langkilde, effective July 15. “We are pleased to have a leader like Corey join our talented team at the Smeal College of Business,” said Lankilde. release”With his proven experience as the dean of a…
The Stanford Internet Observatory, which published some of the most influential analyses of the spread of misinformation on social media during the election, has laid off most of its staff and is facing possible closure amid a political and legal attack that is casting a shadow over efforts to investigate online misinformation.Just three staff members remain at the Cyber Observatory, and they are likely to resign or take jobs at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center, which is absorbing the rest of the program, said eight of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.The Election Integrity…
President Joe Biden is bringing in some big names for a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles this Saturday in hopes of garnering more support and big money.The campaign is targeting Hollywood A-listers, with George Clooney and Julia Roberts teaming up with former President Barack Obama for an event expected to raise millions of dollars, after which Mr Biden and Mr Obama will be interviewed by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.The event came just days after former President Donald Trump, during a visit to Washington, reportedly expressed “surprise” that pop superstar Taylor Swift had not yet endorsed him as a…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey casinos, race tracks that accept sports bets and their online partners took in nearly $510 million from gamblers in May, up 8.3% from a year earlier, according to figures released Friday by the state’s gambling regulator.Internet gambling continued to perform well in May, although slightly below the levels recorded in March.Winnings from in-person gamblers, the casinos’ main business, combined exceeded the totals from May 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, but only three of nine casinos won more from in-person gamblers last month than they did in May 2019.”May marked a bright start to…
CNN — A Texas bankruptcy judge has approved the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ personal assets, setting the stage for him to repay the families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. Last week, Jones agreed to convert his bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 liquidation proceeding. Judge Christopher Lopez agreed to the change on Friday. Jones’ decision to file for bankruptcy came after he agreed to demands from the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, who claim he owes the victims’ families more than $1 billion for lying about the 2012 school shooting. The judge said…