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Streaming service company Hulu is buying back wireless carrier AT&T Inc's 9.5% stake in the company in a deal valued at $1.43 billion, the two companies said on Monday. The transaction valued Hulu at $15 billion. AT&T said it will use proceeds from the deal to cut down its debt. The $15 billion valuation represents an increase over the previous $9.3 billion valuation that Disney laid out in a regulatory filing related to its acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets. Disney owns 60% and Comcast owns 30% of Hulu. "We thank AT&T for their support and investment over the past two years and look forward to collaboration in the future," Hulu CEO Randy Freer said in a press release. "WarnerMedia will remain a valued partner to Hulu for years to come as we offer customers the best of TV, live and on demand, all in one place." Hulu's streaming service had strong growth in 2018, adding 8 million customers to reach 25 million subscribers. The subscription VOD service offers both ad-supported and ad-free tiers, as well as live television through its vMVPD offering. NOW WATCH: Here's how North Korea's Kim Jong Un became one of the world's scariest dictators See Also:
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I had an amazing time at Coachella — but I probably still wouldn't go back because of the effort it takes to get there http://bit.ly/2Io9SlH Courtesy of Goldenvoice
Let's get this out of the way: The folks over at Goldenvoice, the organizers behind the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, know how to put on a great event. I attended the festival for the first time this year and found it, in many ways, to be as good as or better than advertised. The performances, from Janelle Monae to Kacey Musgraves, were out of this world. While great artists usually put on great shows wherever and whenever they perform, the atmosphere at Coachella definitely influences artists to take their performances to the next level. I got the sense that each performer took the responsibility of being on the Coachella bill very seriously. They want to blow the fest's 50,000 attendees — and the celebs, influencers, and industry bigwigs in the VIP section — away. The production value, from Childish Gambino having a runway that stretched deep into the crowd to Ariana Grande bringing out NSYNC, was unmatched by any other festival I've attended. Coachella is really in a class of its own for sheer star power and A-list talent. All that said, I probably won't be attending again. My decision has nothing to do with how the event is organized or the quality of the art and music. It all comes down to how much of a production it is to get there. Lots of what I'm going to say doesn't really apply to the car-owning people of Los Angeles. As someone coming from out of state, however, getting to the festival is a major pain. I had to fly in from New York on a Wednesday two days before the festival and fly out two days after the festival. Flights any closer to the event were prohibitively expensive. That left me sleeping on a friend's couch to save a few bucks. Then, on the day of the festival, I had to drive three hours (including traffic) to get to Indian Wells to pick up my wristband and drive 45 minutes back the other way to Palm Springs to check into my hotel (which was conveniently double or triple its usual price for the weekend). The only hotels closer to the festival at a reasonable price (i.e. $300-$400) looked like they'd seen better days. Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider To get to the festival from Palm Springs, I bought an $80 pass for the Coachella-approved shuttle. The shuttle itself is well-organized and fairly priced, but there's no getting around the fact that it takes an hour for the shuttle to drive from Palm Springs to the festival grounds. Taking the shuttle on the way home once the music ends was a more trying experience. There's simply no good way to manage 50,000 people exiting an event at once, but the result is that it takes an hour or more to walk with the milling crowd to get on the line for the shuttle home. On the first night of the festival, I started to leave the grounds around 1:00 a.m. and didn't get home until after 3:00 a.m. Skipping the shuttle in favor of Uber or Lyft is an easy way to unnecessarily empty out your bank account. It's not much faster, with wait times exceeding one hour when the festival ends each night. Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider The best way to mitigate all this driving back and forth (and spending lots of money on overpriced hotels) is to camp onsite. But as someone traveling to the festival with only my partner and no local friends attending, it would be an even more exhausting effort to try to cobble together the camping equipment necessary to make the festival a comfortable experience. I could be one of the few to feel this way. Most of the attendees I met had traveled long distances to attend the festival, from Denver to the U.K. to Australia. One of the first things I noticed while attending was how many different languages I heard attendees speaking. Many of the attendees I met were at Coachella for the third, fifth, or even tenth time. Due to its far-out location in the desert — an admittedly beautiful canvas for a music festival — Coachella tests how much nonsense you are willing to suffer to experience some of the best performances the music industry has to offer. Add in the $2,000 that I had to pay for lodging, car rental, flights, and other logistical extras, and it simply feels like too much effort for me to do again. Next year, I'll probably check out a festival within driving distance of New York City, like Firefly Festival or Bonnaroo, to see how it compares. NOW WATCH: 12 everyday phrases that you're probably saying incorrectly See Also:
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I just cleared out my Gmail using a simple trick that only took a few minutes — here's how to do it http://bit.ly/2IlVgDy Emily Cohn/Business Insider
I arrived at work on Monday to a daunting warning. My Gmail inbox had reached maximum capacity, and unless I did something about it, I'd no longer be able to send or receive emails. Emily Cohn/Business Insider I'm generally an "inbox zero" kind of person, meaning I try to clear my email inbox out every day and let my inbox serve as a kind of to-do list. But when I get rid of emails, I generally archive them and rarely ever delete them. That means the emails are still available and accessible if I need to find them, but they don't clutter my inbox. One of the main reasons I love Gmail is that you can archive emails, but still keep them forever. If I really wanted to, I could look back at email exchanges between my husband and I that we sent back when we were still "just friends." I can easily find emails I've received from with my accountant and doctors. Things like tickets, receipts, and itineraries are all still there. In other words, my Gmail archive serves as an accessible record of my life. But as I realized on Monday, there is a limit to that archive. And that limit is 15 GB. Monday morning, I was at 14.8 GB, or 99% of my limit. After that, you have to pay. The cheapest plan is $19.99 per year for 100 GB of space and that seemed unnecessary considering how much garbage I have in my inbox. You can see how much of your free storage you've used in the bottom left-hand corner of your Gmail inbox. Emily Cohn/Business Insider If you've reached your max and need to clear out space quickly, you're going to want to find a way to delete emails en masse. The best way to do that is to set some parameters so you can bulk delete emails you don't need anymore. Here's what I did: 1. I searched my inbox for "promotions" emails that are older than two years. Emily Cohn/Business Insider Google already does a great job of grouping emails into helpful categories. The "promotions" category includes all of those emails from services like Groupon on retailers like J. Crew. I hardly ever open these emails because I get a ton of them and I tell Gmail to filter them out of my primary inbox. I figured I'd never need to find these promotional emails again — especially the ones that are more than two years old. To run this search, copy and paste this text into the search field at the top of your inbox: category:promotions , older_than:2y 2. Click the "Select All" box, seen here. Emily Cohn/Business Insider 3. Click "Select all conversations that match this search." Emily Cohn/Business Insider 4. Then, click the trash can icon. Emily Cohn/Business Insider 5. Now, your work here isn't done. You still have to delete the emails from your trash. When you delete emails, Google saves them for 30 days in your trash. If you want to clear space in your Gmail, you need to make sure you delete these emails from your trash, like so. Emily Cohn/Business Insider It might take some time for all of these emails to delete, but once you do it, you should see a big chunk of your free storage return. I deleted 40,000 emails and got my storage down to 11.68 GB. Related coverage from How To Do Everything: Tech:
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'El Chapo' Guzman is awaiting his fate in a US jail, but the Sinaloa cartel already has its next fight lined up http://bit.ly/2GkAstY NOW WATCH: What El Chapo is really like, according to the wife of one his closest henchman See Also:
Business via Business Insider http://bit.ly/1IpULic April 15, 2019 at 05:03PM As Entrepreneurs, We Can All Learn From The Chance IKEA Is Taking http://bit.ly/2DqLwUD Today IKEA opened a new concept in Manhattan. The new store isn't your typical 200,000 SF SuperBox store, but rather a smaller footprint. You can imagine the main reason is that there's no place in Manhattan to find the square footage needed for one of their stores. There are plenty of other reasons too, I may tap into a couple but that's not really why we're here. The new concept is called "Ikea Planning Studio" and is detailed in this piece by Sanford Stein. The store is low on visible products and high on planning and planners with rooms that feel more like NYC apartments. Quoting the good folks at Curbed:
The vision IKEA is executing is a blueprint for small business innovationThose of you who read my articles regularly are probably wondering where the heck I'm going with this. Truth is, until this morning I wasn't sure. IKEA gave me the bridge to bring two ideas together for this article. What's happening is that instead of waiting around, IKEA is taking a chance, a bold chance. I really like the chance they're taking and I will weave it into small business in a bit...give me just a few more lines about IKEA. What I really like about this effort is that it's being touted as a concept while in reality, you could call it a pivot. Many IKEA customers rent cars to visit the stores and gripe along the way because of small rental cars and large products to lug home. I read somewhere too that many IKEA customers live in urban areas, making this look even cooler. Think about the switch. You take the train to IKEA, talk to a planner, browse products interactively (their augmented reality tools are awesome: IKEA AR) and everything shows up at your door. Dig this, a bit ago they acquired TaskRabbit, so you can have someone show up and handle the install too. Bravo IKEA, bravo!Concept - Cool Pivot - Yes Risky - Yes Do I Like It - Heck Yeah I can't say if they'll succeed or not, that's not what this is about. I don't pretend to know IKEAs true motivation for the small concept. Outside looking in, it appears they are watching trends, chasing the data, rolling the dice and innovating - all lessons we can learn from. They appear to be challenging the trend that has retailers closing at an ever-increasing rate and at the same time using the tech and convenience that we all love to (ideally) make it all work. Think Like IKEA, Take a Chance or TwoThis morning as I caught up on the opening in Manhattan, I asked myself the following: Am I doing enough to challenge the status quo and move the business forward? My best answer was "maybe" and it frustrated me. I set out to find a better answer, or make changes. The good news is that after some research we are doing a fair amount. Please know too that I didn't make anyone on the team miserable in finding out. It was simply a matter of stepping back and evaluating a few things. (Bonus Reading: Make the Most of Your Ideas) What follows are some ideas, a prescription if you will, to ensure things are moving forward. The 20 Ideas List My first stop was to check in on the ideas list. It keeps everything we think could work. It enabled me to focus on the business at hand while having an eye on the future. I found out that we have 2 active products on the list and one that's being considered in July. The reason I like the 20 ideas list so much is that it enables me to generate and keep ideas without burdening the team to work on every crazy idea I come up with. Here's how it works in a nutshell. Every 90 days (or change for your needs) pick a new idea, spend time and money developing the idea and bring it to your existing clients in a free beta. They'll give you the feedback you need to decide whether you have a winner or a loser. Get Out Of Your Way I mean this in the best possible way - Back Up! I know you're busy, heck I'm busy. Do you know that as the boss and even more as the owner, you are often the greatest impediment to launching new ideas, products, and services? This morning I asked myself if I was unnecessarily getting in the way of innovation. For those of you reading this as odd, trust me, it feels odd to ask if I'm in the way. It's because generally, as the boss, we think we need to push for innovation. My advice, get out of your way and theirs. Given the chance, your team will blow you away with their creativity. Good news, I realized that I am indeed giving room to innovate.Roll The Dice Take a step into the time machine to the day you started your business. Were you afraid? Was there risk? The answer to both is likely yes. There was something else there too, what was it? Passion? Determination? Commitment? Those last few outweighed the first otherwise you never would have started the business. The quick moral here is that we often take fewer risks as our businesses grow. One of my mantras in 2019 is "let's get back to the garage". We never worked in a garage but "get back to the coffee shop" doesn't resonate nearly as well. Make It Measurable If you're planning to evolve forward, make sure there are clear expectations and a measurement of success. Think about it this way - if you don't know where you're going, how will you ever know if you've gotten there? I had one product team recently tell me "Well, we're going to start selling it and we'll know". I explained to them very respectfully that I thought they would fail. After many crossed looks, we arrived at some Goals (big picture) and associated Objectives (the money measurement with time). They felt better and now everything they're working on has a specific target. As I wrap this up, I want thank the innovators at IKEA. You've given me a good reason to share some ideas and reflect on our own progress toward innovation. I wish you the best as you push forward on this concept and I'll keep watching your progress for additional lessons to learn and share. For the record, I realize they have the money and borrowing power to make a bold move seem easier to an outsider. Without launching into the what and why a small business can also afford to innovate, it's just a question of managing scale. Thanks for spending some time with me today. 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A sommelier explains what it means when a wine has a 'personality' http://bit.ly/2VN5rE4
Following is a transcript of the video. In order for a wine to just be more than just itself, it has to have a personality. When I look for a personality in a wine, I look for something that's big and bold. I look for a wine that not only expresses the grape varietal that it's being made from. So if it's, say, this pinot grigio, I look for all the qualities that I would expect in a pinot grigio, but in order for a wine to be more than just itself, it has to have a personality. So I look for minerality. I look for different wine making techniques. Did they use oak? Did they use stainless steel? I also look for pairability. Does it have enough acidity to age? Does it have enough acidity to pair well with foods that I think in the season would be well with it? Overall, I look for the finish. If it doesn't really have a strong finish, it can fall flat, and I find that those wines tend to be not as much fun to drink. Sure I'll have a glass, but if it doesn't finish right, and if it doesn't finish out strong, I find that that's not a glass I'm going back to afterwards. Obviously, whatever it is that you like to drink, so always drink what you love, but when you're looking for new wines and exciting things to try, I think that having a wine with a little bit more personality and something that really speaks to you is what I look for. See Also:
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I tried $95 'sleep glasses' that are designed for watching TV or surfing the web before bed, but they also took the edge off harsh office lighting http://bit.ly/2DqMxfp Insider Picks writes about products and services to help you navigate when shopping online. Insider Inc. receives a commission from our affiliate partners when you buy through our links, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. David Slotnick/Business Insider
By a show of hands, who enjoys facing the incessant blare of a computer screen all day? That's what I thought. You may be privy to blue-light glasses, simple frames that diffuse blue light, or the rays that come off a computer screen which, along with all the other wavelengths, drive our eyes toward nearly obliterative exhaustion. They're great. I began wearing them shortly after my foray into office life last year, and I went from having an urge to spend weeknight evenings in a blackout room to strutting out to the waterfront to soak up the last fervent rays of the summer sun. For that, I can't praise ZENNI and their Blokz Blue Blockers enough. But there's a new kid in town. A few weeks ago, my editor handed me a pair of Felix Gray "Sleep" Glasses to wear while I was on the computer at night, before bed, as a sort of transitional lens from working day into night — they run us around the clock here. No, on the contrary, she intended for me to use them while watching Netflix. But, unbeknownst to her, while I have a Netflix account, I'm not sure of my password, or, for that matter, why I'm still paying $9.99 a month for something I don't use. I also tend to shy away from screens after office hours. Further, my eyes are highly sensitive to bright lights (or lighting) of any sort. Suffice it to say that I am, by and large, wholly screen-averse. I still wanted to test these lenses, somehow. The ZENNI Blokz Blue Blockers had made the ferocious glare of my office monitor just barely bearable — a feat, to boot — but was there something better on the horizon? Perchance to dream. I got to thinking about how much I dread the daily effrontery to all things civil and decent that is the fluorescent lighting in the Business Insider offices, which, as someone who hadn't so much as set foot in an office before the ripe old age of 30, I've found to be nothing but a nuisance and a hindrance, at best. Is blue light really all that bad?David Slotnick/Business Insider Well, no. Not on its own, and not in natural doses. During daylight hours, according to Harvard Health Publishing (Harvard Medical School's newsletter), blue light wavelengths promote focus, mood, and quicker reaction times, which, I've gleaned, are all things we (or, most of us) strive toward within the confines of an office. But, Harvard Health Publishing explains, "Although it is environmentally friendly, blue light can affect your sleep and potentially cause disease." The article goes on to point out that humans, of course, aren't historically used to seeing much light after the sun goes down. Blue light, compared with that which comes from traditional incandescent lightbulbs, is a particularly short and potent wavelength. What all that boils down to, says Harvard Medical School's Director of Sleep Medicine, Charles Czeisler, Ph.D., M.D., is that such excessive artificial light can have "profound, deleterious effect on many aspects of human health." That was enough for me to keep wearing my Blue Blockers, at the very least. But what about these sleep glasses? Felix Gray puts forth that its "lenses target the range of blue light that impacts melatonin secretion (440-500 nm wavelengths) to improve the quality of your sleep." I was still listening. It turns out that, according to the New York Times, they're probably not wrong. While I was (and still am) dubious about the brand's claim that its sleep lenses are "clinically proven to increase melatonin secretion," I do have the feeling that they're performing no small amount of damage control. Lastly, I liked that I might still be able to see "true color despite the lens tint." I wondered: Could I finally have found a product that could replicate the low-lit cafes and kitchen tables that collectively formed my former workplace? Three weeks in, my answer, to myself, at least, is a bona fide yes. My eyes feel less strained, even less than they did with the Zenni Blokz Blue Blockers; but I think the more significant breakthrough is that these devilish, soul-less fluorescent lights wreak their wretched havoc no more. Well, maybe not quite entirely, but the great indoors, it is safe to say, have become exponentially more tolerable to this recovering digital nomad. What styles and colors does Felix Gray offer for its "sleep" glasses?With 10 styles that come in up to four colorways each, you'll find something to suit your ugly mug without too much trouble. I did. Each pair of frames is named after a scientist, logician, mathematician, or inventor of some sort or another, too, so if you're having trouble deciding, just follow suit with your greatest hero. Ironically, or maybe not, I went with the Alan Turing, whom Felix Gray defines as "the godfather of modern computer science." The Turing is a small frame, which, dare I say, suits my narrow, or "oblong" face, as Felix Gray defines it in their fit guide. It not only takes into account face shape, but gives you the actual measurements of the lenses and frames (e.g., 45-21-140, or lens width-bridge width-temple width). Not even Ray-Ban (which offers a reasonably detailed fit guide in its own right) gives you that much. And, Felix Gray offers them with reading lenses (also $95) or your prescription (just $145). What happened when I wore them?David Slotnick/Business Insider Once and for all, here it is, a panacea for all ills associated with the numerous stark, asylum-white beams of overhead light — a collective anathema to my very soul. These ever-so-slightly-tinted, blue-light lenses work like low-light sunglass lenses without exuding the look of a bored, hungover, or strung-out movie star. (Yes, wearing sunglasses all day around the office would be a bad, if not downright prohibited look.) So, as long as I'm office-bound, these new "sleep" glasses are my trusty office glasses, and they do not leave the office. Heaven forbid if I were to find myself beneath the oppressive glare of these orbs without anything keeping them and their wrath at bay, I'd surely be homeward bound in short order. The potentials cons for some peopleApart from not being as inexpensive as many other blue-light-blocking glasses, the only (slight) issue I've encountered is that the lenses, with their soft-sulfur tinge, lend a slightly jaundiced look to your visage. But that's not really such a big deal, and yellow, for one thing, is just not a particularly good color on me (ask my mother, if you don't believe me). If yellow doesn't compliment your complexion, either, then ask yourself this: Do you really care what your already-offensive computer screen thinks about the way you look? Didn't think so. If you're afraid of what colleagues might say, simply take them off when you leave your desk. The bottom lineIf you or someone you know is experiencing any such similar discomfort in your place of employment, or as you binge-watch Netflix after a hard day's work, know that you're not alone, and there are solutions. Starting at $95, they're not cheap, and they only go up in price from there (prescriptions, etc.), but if you've been staving off fits of blue-light-induced rage as I have, you can't put a price on this kind of salvation. Pros: Highly effective against both computer and overhead light, a wide variety of styles, colors, and a user-friendly styling and sizing chart Cons: Not cheap (but, again, well worth the price) Shop Felix Gray Sleep Glasses at Felix Gray, starting at $95See Also:
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The Jazz used a radical defensive strategy on James Harden that backfired, and it showed how unguardable he has become http://bit.ly/2VHUAvc Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
How unstoppable is James Harden? The Utah Jazz tried to slow him down by only letting him score in one way. Unfortunately, for the Jazz, it didn't work. The Houston Rockets beat the Jazz in Game 1 of the playoffs on Sunday. One big takeaway from the matchup was that the Jazz will need to find a new way to guard Harden. Harden had a modest game by his standards, with 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists, but it was the way he shredded the Jazz's radical defensive strategy that ought to concern Utah. The Jazz borrowed a defensive strategy a few other teams have used this season: giving Harden open drives to the right. The logic is multi-faceted. The Rockets try to score on shots at the rim or on three-pointers, with nothing in between. Their offense is based around Harden running the pick-and-roll, driving to the basket, pulling up for three, or spraying the ball out to shooters when help comes. The Jazz's strategy was to take away Harden's left hand (his dominant hand) force him right, with a defender on his hip to corral him to center Rudy Gobert in the paint. The strategy is supposed to prevent Harden from pulling up for three or getting all the way to the rim, instead, forcing him into awkward, contested shots from middle distances. As TNT's Kenny Smith said on "Inside the NBA" on Sunday, the Jazz weren't "forcing" Harden right — they were just "allowing" him to go right. via AT&T SportsNet/NBA But Harden is so good that he navigated it quite easily, sinking floaters or finding his big men for lobs. Other times, Harden simply found the open man. The Jazz were copying a defensive strategy the Milwaukee Bucks used effectively against Harden during the regular season, but there were a few key differences. One problem that many in the NBA world noted: Gobert was coming too far out on Harden. That allowed Harden extra space to dribble around Gobert and for Rockets center Clint Capela to slide behind Gobert for lobs. As a result, it forced the Jazz to send help down to Capela, leaving shooters open. via AT&T SportsNet/NBA Compare this with how the Bucks defended Harden. Some of it is a natural advantage, with long-armed, athletic defenders like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Eric Bledsoe cluttering Harden's passing windows. Also, note that Brook Lopez stayed closer to the basket than Gobert. via AT&T SportsNet/NBA Another difference to note: Harden's kickout options are to the top of the key and the wing. Even if he got the ball past Antetokounmpo and Middleton, it would take longer to arrive to P.J. Tucker (17) and James Ennis (4). Both Bucks players could recover on time to contest. Against the Jazz, Harden could deliver the ball on time to Tucker, who was open in the corner, with little chance for a Jazz defender to recover. Here is another example. Harden made this floater, but it's the type of shot the Bucks could live with. Passes to the outside were contested, and Lopez and Antetokounmpo came up just far enough to make Harden pull up instead of getting to the rim. via TNT/NBA The Jazz could make adjustments to this defense, mainly in their positioning — keep Gobert closer to the rim, have help defenders play more center field to clog things up. They had more problems than just guarding Harden, and Harden shot just 43% from the field, a possible sign that some of what Utah did work. However, the defensive scheme is another sign that Harden has entered a new level offensively. He is in a Stephen Curry air, where his presence alone bends defenses and forces them to act in unusual ways just to slow him down. If Harden continues to find ways to pick apart the Jazz defense, Houston should move onto the second round quickly.
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Donald Trump just got his first major challenger for the 2020 Republican nomination http://bit.ly/2UDusVH AP Photo/Michael Dwyer
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced Monday he will challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary. Weld officially becomes the first serious challenger to Trump's re-election campaign, which has been growing staff and raising large sums of donations in recent months. "Ours is a nation built on courage, resilience, and independence. In these times of great political strife, when both major parties are entrenched in their 'win at all cost' battles, the voices of the American people are being ignored and our nation is suffering," Weld said in a statement Monday. "It is time for patriotic men and women across our great nation to stand and plant a flag. It is time to return to the principles of Lincoln — equality, dignity, and opportunity for all. There is no greater cause on earth than to preserve what truly makes America great. I am ready to lead that fight." Immediately following the announcement, Weld will travel to New Hampshire to make several campaign stops this week. Weld had been previously exploring a potential presidential run, which he announced in February. In 2016, Weld ran as the vice presidential nominee on the Libertarian Party ticket with former Gov. Gary Johnson. Weld's entrance into the 2020 race could damage Trump's re-election chances. While the Trump campaign has sizable assets both in terms of infrastructure and finances, sitting presidents who face serious primary challenges often go on to lose in the general election. Still, the Trump campaign is in prime position to fend of challenges. The president's re-election campaign announced Monday a massive war chest, having raised $30 million on its own in the first quarter of 2019 and $76.1 million combined with the Republican National Committee's haul. The RNC dismissed Weld's challenge in a statement to INSIDER soon after the announcement. "President Trump enjoys unprecedented support among Republicans," the RNC said. "He has already delivered a long list of incredible accomplishments for conservatives and the country. The RNC and the Republican Party are firmly behind the president. Any effort to challenge the president's nomination is bound to go absolutely nowhere." At the same time, the Democratic field of candidates looking to unseat Trump is rapidly growing, with 18 lawmakers, governors, and outsiders having jumped into the race. See Also:
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A decorated US Navy SEAL accused of brutal killings in Iraq allegedly threatened to kill teammates who spoke against him, court documents show, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward "Eddie" Gallagher is accused of murdering an unarmed ISIS fighter with a hunting knife and firing on civilians with a sniper rifle while deployed in Iraq, as well as intimidating fellow SEALs. Ahead of his May 28 court-martial trial, a leaked judge's ruling from January alleges Gallagher threatened to kill those who spoke about his supposed misconduct. At least three witnesses, two of which are no longer cooperating with investigators, have accused Gallagher of stabbing an ISIS fighter to death after the young militant had been brought to him for medical treatment during a 2017 deployment to Iraq. There is a photo of Gallagher posing with the body, which he reportedly sent to another Navy SEAL with the message: "Good story behind this, got him with my hunting knife." Witnesses have also told investigators they saw Gallagher shoot an elderly man and a young girl, both unarmed civilians. Gallagher was arrested in September of last year following allegations of intimidating witnesses and obstruction of justice and detained at San Diego's Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar. He was officially charged in January with premeditated murder, among other crimes, in January. In late March, he was moved from the brig at Miramar to a facility at at Balboa Naval Medical Center following a tweet by President Trump, in a highly unusual intervention in a court-martial. Gallagher is set to stand trial next month. Read More: Trump says Navy SEAL accused of a brutal killing to be moved 'to less restrictive confinement' A ruling by Navy Judge Capt. Aaron Rugh written in favor of continued confinement for the accused and obtained by The San Diego Union-Tribune reveals that one witness heard Gallagher threaten to kill anyone who spoke about the murder. The SEAL has previously been accused of attempting to bribe and even blackmail his teammates to keep them quiet. "Based on (Gallagher's) continued and methodic acts of witness intimidation, I deemed pretrial confinement necessary," Rugh ruled in January, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Gallagher's defense team argues that months-old court documents are leaking because the prosecution's case is rapidly falling apart. "There's nothing recent that's good for them," Gallagher's lawyer, Tim Parlatore, told Business Insider Monday, adding that the information on which the ruling is based is problematic. "That ruling was based on a hearing where none of the actual witnesses testified," Parlatore explained. "You had an agent come up and testify about things that people said to him, which is permissible in that type of hearing, but it's not as reliable as the actual witness statements." The defense attorney disputed the claims in the leaked ruling, telling BI that Gallagher's alleged threats to kill his fellow SEALs are "entirely fabricated." He asked rhetorically, "If [Gallagher] seriously wanted to kill one of these guys in May 2017 and he didn't get arrested until September 2018, how come nobody got hurt?" Read More: Trump got a Navy SEAL facing war-crimes charges out of the brig, but he still can't use the internet The defense team is currently pushing to remove some of the pre-trial movement and access restrictions currently placed on Gallagher, as well as secure full immunity for the witnesses who initially accused the SEAL, particularly those who have pleaded the Fifth Amendment to avoid further cooperation with investigators, so that they might officially testify under oath in hopes of getting "the truth to come out." NOW WATCH: Navy SEALs explain the dangers of overplanning in both the military and business See Also:
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