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Kristen Faulkner ended a 40-year-drought for the U.S. in the Paris Olympics — in a sport she picked up for fun six years ago.On Sunday, the 31-year-old became the first American rider to win gold in the women’s road race since Connie Carpenter did so in the 1984 Los Angeles games. Faulkner grew up hiking and rowing in Homer, Alaska, a small city on the Kenai Peninsula, and joined the women’s crew team at Harvard University, where she graduated in 2016. She didn’t start competitive cycling until 2017 when she moved to New York to work as a venture capitalist. “I still needed…

Many first-time homebuyers approach buying a home with enthusiasm but lack the hands-on experience to know what they may face when buying a home for the first time. Nearly 41% of first-time buyers are less aware of the costs associated with owning a home, compared to 31% of buyers who have owned multiple homes, an Angi study found. First-time buyers often underestimate home maintenance and improvement costs. Plus, many don’t consider the financial burden of unexpected home emergencies.The cost of home improvements was the most surprising for study respondents, with 43% of younger homeowners ages 18 to 24 reporting being…

Until recently, I’ve never been enamored with the notion of living a longer-than-average lifespan. Perhaps this is because my primary observation was that old age didn’t look all that appealing. I’d observed grandparents, great aunts and uncles, and aged family friends face a seemingly hyperbolic hill of discomfort, disease, and, ultimately, death. Sure, I wanted to live long enough to have grandchildren, enjoy some benchmark anniversaries with my spouse, have a measurable positive impact in my career and community, and check off a host of bucket-list boxes, but the notion of living, say, until 100 wasn’t a goal. Two things…

Fmr. GOP Lt. Gov. Duncan: ‘Kemp has forgotten more about being a Republican than Donald Trump knows about being a Republican’ Former Republican Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, CNN Political Commentator Ashley Allison, Republican Strategists Matt Mowers and Shermichael Singleton join CNN’s Dana Bash to break down who they think Harris should consider for her VP pick and Donald Trump’s latest attack on a GOP Governor. Read the full article here

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A fresh outburst of violent disorder broke out in several English towns and cities on Sunday, further escalating the most widespread far-right violence in the UK for years.The unrest is the first big test for the Labour government, which took office last month after 14 years in opposition. It has been fuelled by a torrent of Islamophobic and anti-immigrant disinformation spread on social media since a mass stabbing in Southport near Liverpool last week.Far-right influencers falsely blamed the attack, in which three…

At the start of the year, I wrote an article about how Vitesse Energy (NYSE: VTS), a company which owns working interest in thousands of wells in Montana and North Dakota, is an interesting value play with a high dividend yield. I wrote that there was an opportunity for the already high-yielding company to increase its dividend going forward. It turns out that came to pass, as in May the company increased the dividend per quarter from 50¢ to 52.5¢, an increase of 5%. The ability to keep increasing is somewhat limited by the company’s revolving credit facility, but as…

Sometimes, technology doesn’t fulfill its promise. But, other times, it isn’t the tech that let’s you down, it’s the people using it. So one electric vehicle charging company company is experimenting with cutting off people who linger, attempting to “fill ‘er up.” Recently, I drove a new Chevrolet Blazer EV from New York City to Bristol, Pennsylvania. I figured the drive down to Bristol with my family would take about 90 minutes and, since I didn’t start with a full battery, the return trip would take 15 to 20 minutes more with a stop along the way to charge up…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday flaunted over two dozen presidential endorsements from Republican party members, including some who served in former President Donald Trump’s administration.Nearly 30 GOP members were cited as part of the new “Republicans for Harris” initiative launched Sunday. These include Stephanie Grisham, former White House press secretary under Trump, and national security official Olivia Troye — who worked as Vice President Mike Pence’s national security advisor. Chuck Hagel and Ray LaHood, Republican cabinet members under President Barack Obama, were also listed.By publicly defecting on the Republican presidential nominee, these officials leave a target on their back for…

A political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by the Michigan secretary of state’s office amid efforts to collect voter data.Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has said he created and helped fund the America PAC, which is supporting former President Donald Trump. Musk has a net worth of over $225 billion, according to Forbes.The committee has been acquiring detailed voter information from those living in Michigan and other battleground states after people submit their personal data through a section on the PAC’s website that says “register to vote.”After clicking on the “register to vote”…

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