5 things to know for Aug. 29: Presidential race, Deli meat recall, Student loans, Typhoon Shanshan, Google

The TSA is preparing for its busiest Labor Day travel period on record with millions set to fly over the holiday weekend. Long lines are expected but travelers will have at least one welcome source of relief: lower prices than what we saw in 2023.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz will sit with CNN for their first joint interview today which will air at 9 p.m. ET. It will mark the first time Harris has sat with a journalist for an in-depth, on-the-record conversation since President Joe Biden ended his bid for a second term in July. The interview will allow Harris to explain how her positions might differ from Biden’s as the 2024 race enters a new phase. Harris and Walz also began campaigning together in Georgia for the first time this week, targeting the southeast portion of the state and providing a window into their strategy in the crucial battleground ahead of November.

The CDC is reminding the public to avoid eating recalled deli meats amid a listeria outbreak that has expanded to become the nation’s largest since 2011. Boar’s Head issued a recall in late July for more than 7.2 million pounds of its ready-to-eat liverwurst and some other deli meat products due to concerns about potential listeria contamination, but the CDC says at least a dozen more listeriosis cases have been reported in recent weeks. A total of 57 people have been hospitalized in 18 states, and nine people have died. The recalled products include liverwurst, ham, bologna, sausage and roasted bacon. Most people who became sick reported eating turkey or liverwurst, and some reported eating ham.

The Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to lift a sweeping block on President Biden’s student loan repayment plan that aims to slash monthly payments and accelerate the path to loan forgiveness. The high court turned down a request from the Biden administration to put the plan back in play after lower courts blocked it this summer in a legal challenge brought by GOP-led states. Wednesday’s order has no immediate impact on the 8 million borrowers currently enrolled in the plan, known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), which was implemented nearly a year ago. But the fate of the plan — which would cost an estimated $276 billion — remains uncertain as courts consider ongoing legal challenges.

Nearly 4 million people in southern Japan have been urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall today, leaving thousands of residents without power. The storm is lashing Kyushu island with hurricane-force winds, torrential rain and dangerous storm surge. Hundreds of flights have been canceled, bullet train service has been suspended and major companies like Toyota have closed factories. Rainfall has already reached over 20 inches in many areas and totals could be as high as 40 inches across some isolated and hilly regions. Forecasts show Shanshan is expected to turn to the east and move through Kyushu, weakening to a tropical storm by day’s end.

Yelp sued Google on Wednesday, alleging it used its monopoly to dominate local search and advertising markets. Yelp has long raised grievances with Google’s search dominance, saying in the complaint that Google has stymied Yelp’s reach since it rejected the tech giant’s offer to buy the platform. Wednesday’s Yelp lawsuit was one of the first steps taken since US District Judge Amit Mehta called Google a “monopolist” in a ruling earlier this month that concluded Google violated antitrust law. Yelp is seeking monetary damages and an “injunction prohibiting Google from continuing to engage in the anticompetitive practices.” Google said in a statement that it plans to appeal the decision.

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Nvidia beats earnings expectations again
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Signed Dalí prints ‘forgotten’ for 50 years found in garage
Ten signed Salvador Dalí lithographs have been discovered in a garage in London, where they have been stashed for half a century.

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That’s how many American citizens were recently added to Russia’s “stop list” — a move that bans them from entering Russian territory. The list includes journalists from The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, among others. Last year, Moscow banned “500 Americans” including former President Barack Obama, late night television host Stephen Colbert and several US senators.

“You are inviting us to change our perspectives, change our attitudes, change our society to finally give every person their full place.”

— Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, hailing the Paralympic Games as an opportunity to change societal perceptions of disabled people. The Games will feature more than 4,400 talented athletes competing in 22 para sports for 549 medal events over 11 days. Competition gets underway today.

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