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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council overrode a mayoral veto on Thursday and approved a resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and for an end to U.S. military funding to Israel. Wazwaz said the Minneapolis resolution is unique because it calls for a complete end to U.S. aid to Israel. Minneapolis is the latest U.S. city to approve such a non-binding resolution, following Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit and San Francisco in recent months. According to the Associated Press on Thursday, the Palestinian death toll from the war has surpassed 27,000 people, the Health Ministry in Gaza said. The war began with Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault into Israel, in which militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250.

Persons: Jacob Frey, “, Elliott Payne, Aisha Chughtai, Sana Wazwaz, Israel, Wazwaz, ‘, ”, Nat El Organizations: Minneapolis City, ”, Palestine's, Jewish, Peace's Twin, Jewish Voice, Peace, Associated Press, Health Ministry Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, Minneapolis, Gaza, U.S, Israel, Palestine's Minnesota, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco

☆ Top Biden official at Senate hearing defends liquefied natural gas pause
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A top U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) official on Thursday defended President Joe Biden's pause on approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports at a Senate hearing called by a fellow Democrat who said he will investigate the decision. Deputy U.S. Energy Secretary David Turk told the Senate energy committee that the DOE will finish the review as quickly as possible but it he could not predict a timeline other than it would take "months, not years." A U.S. official earlier on Thursday told Reuters "I don't think we're concerned at all about our ability to meet (European) demand." Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from natural gas producer West Virginia who called the hearing, said the pause sends the wrong signal to allies in Europe and Asia. The pause signals "the wrong direction for our country, a very wrong direction," Manchin said.

Persons: Energy David M, Turk, Joe Biden's, Biden, David Turk, Joe Manchin, West, Manchin Organizations: Energy, Green Energy Africa, Cape Town International Convention, U.S . Department of Energy, DOE, U.S . Energy, U.S, Thursday, Reuters, LNG Locations: Cape Town , South Africa, United States, Europe, Ukraine, West Virginia, Asia

☆ U.S. Mends Fences With El Salvador's Bukele as China Lurks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

Now, more than ever, the U.S. needs Central American nations like El Salvador to curb migration to the southern border. In October, the State Department's top Latin America diplomat, Brian Nichols, visited El Salvador and posed for photos with Bukele. WAITING IN THE WINGSAt the same time, there are growing ties between China and El Salvador. Although of limited commercial importance in itself, El Salvador offers China a foothold in Central America, and in 2017 broke relations with Taiwan in favor of China. "El Salvador wants to do trade with everyone," Bukele said during his victory speech on Sunday night.

Persons: Diego Oré, Sarah Kinosian, Nelson, Nayib Bukele, Jean Manes, Bukele's, Brian Nichols, Antony Blinken, Bukele, Manes, Ana Maria Mendez, Salvadorans, El Salvador, El, Margaret Myers, Diego Ore, Nelson Renteria, Christian Plumb, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: SALVADOR, Reuters, El Salvador, Central American, U.S, U.S ., Central, State Department's, El, U.S . State Department, Washington Office, U.S . Customs, USAID, The U.S, Inter, Huawei, Washington, Diego Locations: United States, U.S, El Salvador, Latin America, America, China, Honduras, Washington, China's, San Salvador, Central America, Taiwan, Mexico City

☆ Top U.S. Treasury Officials to Visit Beijing for Economic Talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration is dispatching a high-level delegation of Treasury Department officials to Beijing this week for a round of economic talks as the world’s largest economies look to continue engagement efforts that President Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, agreed to pursue last year. A Treasury official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the trip has not been publicly announced, said that the two days of meetings would include “frank conversations” about China’s use of nonmarket economic practices like government subsidies. The U.S. officials also plan to discuss concerns about industrial overcapacity, which could flood international markets with cheap products. More broadly, the two governments will discuss the macroeconomic outlooks for their countries, whose economies are critical to the health of the overall global economy. The United States is proving to be the most resilient economy in the world.

Persons: Biden, Xi Jinping Organizations: Treasury Department, Treasury, U.S Locations: Beijing, China, United States

☆ Top US Diplomat Blinken Arrives in Saudi, First Stop on Mideast Trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first stop in a wider tour of the Middle East as Washington tries to advance negotiations on a normalization deal between the Kingdom and Israel as well as make progress on talks for the governance of postwar Gaza. The top U.S. diplomat’s fifth trip to the region since Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack comes at a perilous moment and amid retaliatory U.S. strikes on Iran-backed militia across Syria, Iraq and Yemen in response to a drone strike last week in Jordan that killed three American troops and wounded dozens. Blinken is also set to visit Egypt, Qatar and Israel later this week and push to advance the Egyptian- and Qatari-mediated conversations with Hamas to achieve a hostage deal. In Riyadh, Blinken was expected to meet with the Kingdom’s de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as his Saudi counterpart, foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 Images(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Humeyra Pamuk, Doina Chiacu Organizations: WASHINGTON, Washington, Saudi Locations: Saudi Arabia, East, Kingdom, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Riyadh

☆ Middle East Crisis Israel Awaits Hamas Response to Cease-Fire Plan as Blinken Returns to Mideast
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A broadcaster affiliated with Hamas, Al-Aqsa, reported on Sunday that Hamas was still holding consultations on the proposal, a week after it was formulated. Leaders of the group had previously signaled that substantial gaps remained between the two sides, even as representatives from the United States, Egypt and Qatar sought common ground. Mr. Blinken, who was set to visit Saudi Arabia first, is hoping to advance talks on a series of interlocking deals to end the war in Gaza, and a deal for a hostage release will be central to that effort. Other Iran-backed militants have launched attacks against U.S. bases in the region, including one recently that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan. Top U.S. national security officials said on Sunday that further retaliation against Iran-backed militias was still planned.

Persons: Israel, Antony J, Blinken, Jake Sullivan, CBS’s, ”, “ We’re, Mr, Sullivan, Jordan, “, NBC’s “ Organizations: Hamas, U.S, United, Iranian, Top U.S, Press Locations: Gaza, Al, United States, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, court, Israel, East, Lebanon, Yemen, Suez, Iran, Jordan, Syria, Iraq

☆ Iraq Bans 8 Local Banks From US Dollar Transactions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Timour AzhariBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has banned eight local commercial banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, taking action to reduce fraud, money laundering and other illegal uses of U.S. currency days after a visit by a top U.S. Treasury official. The banks are banned from accessing the Iraqi central bank's daily dollar auction, a main source of hard currency in the import-dependent country that has become a focal point of a U.S. crackdown on currency smuggling to neighbouring Iran. A central bank document verified by an official at the bank listed the banned banks. War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 ImagesThey are: Ahsur International Bank for Investment; Investment Bank of Iraq; Union Bank of Iraq; Kurdistan International Islamic Bank for Investment and Development; Al Huda Bank; Al Janoob Islamic Bank for Investment and Finance; Arabia Islamic Bank and Hammurabi Commercial Bank. Banks banned from dollar transactions are allowed to continue operating and are allowed to engage in transactions in other currencies, the central bank says.

Persons: Timour Azhari, Al Huda, Ashur, Hammurabi, ”, Banks, Brian Nelson, Mohammed Shia, Giles Elgood Organizations: Treasury, Ahsur, Bank for Investment, Investment Bank of Iraq, Union Bank of, Kurdistan International Islamic Bank for Investment, Development, Al, Al Huda Bank, Islamic Bank for Investment, Finance, Arabia Islamic Bank, Hammurabi Commercial Bank, Central Bank of, U.S . Treasury, Huda Bank, Reuters, Iraqi Locations: Timour, Timour Azhari BAGHDAD, Iraq, U.S, Iran, United States, Israel, Gaza, Union Bank of Iraq, Kurdistan, Central Bank of Iraq, Washington, Baghdad

☆ Amazon cloud unit speeds up revenue growth as clients adopt AI services
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, on March 7, 2023. Amazon said on Thursday that its cloud division grew revenue 13% year over year in the fourth quarter, exactly in line with analysts' projections. The company pointed to growing traction in cloud services for artificial intelligence. Revenue from Azure and other cloud services at Microsoft rose 30%, and Alphabet's Google Cloud revenue, which includes Google Workspace productivity software subscriptions, increased about 26%. The Amazon cloud group turned over $7.17 billion in operating income.

Persons: Adam Selipsky, Amazon, StreetAccount, Brian Olsavsky, Jensen Huang, Huang, Mark Mahaney Organizations: Amazon Web, P Global, AWS, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Accor, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Locations: Houston , Texas, Las Vegas, Accor S.A

The credible data that exists on crimes motivated by conspiracy theories shows a disturbing increase. Many of those charged said they had bought into Trump’s conspiracy theories about a stolen election. “Lies, lies lies: They're lying to you over and over and over again,” said Steve Girard, a Pennsylvania man who has protested the incarceration of Jan. 6 defendants. While they may have taken on a bigger role in our politics, surveys show that belief in conspiracy theories hasn't changed much over the years, according to Joe Uscinski, a University of Miami professor and an expert on the history of conspiracy theories. Russia has amplified numerous anti-U.S. conspiracy theories, including ones claiming the U.S. runs secret germ warfare labs and created HIV as a bioweapon, as well as conspiracy theories accusing Ukraine of being a Nazi state.

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☆ The future of the American amusement park in a Disney, Universal dominated world of thrills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. Coney's closing ended an era for Cincinnati-based theme park consultant Dennis Speigel. And there's an underlying rationale for the deal related to what's occurred on the national theme park landscape in recent decades. watch nowA more consistent ride at Cedar Fair Comparatively, Cedar Fair has seen its attendance decline from 22.9 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019 to 20.9 million in 2023. "Disney and Universal have theme parks in several global markets and are considered destination resorts," Baker said.

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☆ Buy or avoid China? The pros share their take — and stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But this week, China embarked on monetary easing as it pledged to reduce the amount of liquidity that its banks are required to hold as reserves. Earlier this week, Bloomberg News, citing sources, reported that China is considering a $278 billion package to rescue its stock markets. Andrew Lapping, chief investment officer at Ranmore Fund Management , says the sharp decline in China markets is an "opportunity." "So the stock market is certainly putting much higher equity risk premium ... there are also concerns about policy direction, policy clarity ... Renewable energy: China Longyuan Power Group, China Resources Power.

Persons: Brendan Ahern, CNBC's, Andrew, Winnie Wu, Guy Spier, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, —, Wu, what's, Ahern, Amundi, It's, Morgan Stanley, Michael Bloom, Evelyn Cheng Organizations: Bloomberg, Investors, Ranmore Fund Management, BofA Securities, CCP, JPMorgan, EV, UBS, Baidu, China Communications, China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Longyuan Power Group, China Resources Power Locations: China, United States, Industrials

Kerry and Xie paved the way for progress at international summits that could have otherwise stagnated. The annual U.N. climate summit was being held in Copenhagen later that year, and Kerry was eager to talk about it with Chinese officials. Stern said the deal “ricocheted around the climate world" and convinced countries that “we can actually get this done.”The importance of the deal became evident one month later. It was the relationship with China, Kerry said afterward, that helped “change the paradigm.”——-The warm feelings were short-lived. Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, and he promptly withdrew the U.S. from the Paris agreement after taking office.

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☆ U.S. defense secretary make first public appearance, virtually, since hospitalization
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his first public appearance, virtually and from home since his secret hospitalization, during a meeting on Ukraine's military needs on Tuesday. Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Dec. 22 to treat prostate cancer. His hospitalization was not revealed until four days later, and the Pentagon did not specify why he was being treated until Jan. 9. Austin appeared on the live stream for a few minutes as he made his opening remarks. While there was a slight break in the live stream, Austin did not appear to mention his health, but called for additional air defense systems for Ukraine.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Walter, Joe Biden, Austin Organizations: Defense, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Pentagon, Department of Defense Locations: Austin, Maryland, U.S, Ukraine

☆ JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley reveal their top U.S.-listed Chinese internet stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan named their key China internet picks and the themes to watch right now. Focus is on resilient content leaders, unique growth opportunities, and AI enablers," Morgan Stanley said in a Jan. 18 note. Baidu Morgan Stanley described Baidu as the "best AI play" in China. Morgan Stanley pointed to its steady operating margin expansion and record-high subscription revenue growth in the second to third quarter of 2023. Morgan Stanley's price target is $150, or 67.7% potential upside.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Pinduoduo, Morgan, Baidu Morgan Stanley, Baidu, NetEase, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Alpha, Baidu Locations: China, United States

☆ US Defense Secretary Make First Public Appearance, Virtually, Since Hospitalization
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his first public appearance, virtually and from home since his secret hospitalization, during a meeting on Ukraine's military needs on Tuesday. Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Dec. 22 to treat prostate cancer. His hospitalization was not revealed until four days later, and the Pentagon did not specify why he was being treated until Jan. 9. Austin appeared on the live stream for a few minutes as he made his opening remarks. While there was a slight break in the live stream, Austin did not appear to mention his health, but called for additional air defense systems for Ukraine.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Walter, Joe Biden, Austin, Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Mark Porter Organizations: WASHINGTON, . Defense, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Pentagon, Department of Defense Locations: Austin, Maryland, U.S, Ukraine

☆ Bipartisan Tax Deal Would Provide Boost to Businesses, Families
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The new plan would provide some U.S. households with more money from the child tax credit. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—Top U.S. lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan tax agreement that would revive expired breaks for businesses and increase the child tax credit for low-income families, and they are aiming to push the $78 billion in tax breaks through Congress in the next few weeks. The deal comes from Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) and Rep. Jason Smith (R., Mo. ), ideological opponents who found common ground after months of talks. They have a tough task ahead, given skepticism about aspects of the deal in both parties and a tight deadline before tax season starts.

Persons: Alex Wong, Sen, Ron Wyden, Jason Smith Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON —, WASHINGTON — Top U.S Locations: WASHINGTON — Top, Mo

The meetings behind the meetingThousands of global leaders have once again descended on snowy Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. The theme of this year’s event: “rebuilding trust.”But there are the public meetings, and then there are the real ones behind closed doors that the attendees are talking about most. These include discussions touching on U.S.-China tensions, the war in Gaza, artificial intelligence and the future of Ukraine. If the answer is zero, you’ve won. Top U.S. officials are set to appear on the main stage, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser.

Persons: you’ve, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan Organizations: Center, U.S Locations: Davos, Switzerland, China, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Remains Intact After U.S.-led Airstrikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States-led airstrikes on Thursday and Friday against sites in Yemen controlled by the Houthi militia damaged or destroyed about 90 percent of the targets struck, but the group retained about three-quarters of its ability to fire missiles and drones at ships transiting the Red Sea, two U.S. officials said on Saturday. The damage estimates are the first detailed assessments of the strikes by American and British attack planes and warships against nearly 30 locations in Yemen, and they reveal the serious challenges facing the Biden administration and its allies as they seek to deter the Iran-backed Houthis from retaliating, secure critical shipping routes between Europe and Asia, and contain the spread of regional conflict. A top U.S. military officer, Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims, the director of the military’s Joint Staff, said on Friday that the strikes had achieved their objective of damaging the Houthis’ ability to launch the kind of complex drone and missile attack they had conducted on Tuesday. But the two U.S. officials cautioned on Saturday that even after hitting more than 60 missile and drone targets with more than 150 precision-guided munitions, the strikes had damaged or destroyed only about 20 to 30 percent of the Houthis’ offensive capability, much of which is mounted on mobile platforms and can be readily moved or hidden.

Persons: Biden, Douglas Sims Organizations: American, military’s Joint Staff Locations: States, Yemen, British, Iran, retaliating, Europe, Asia, Gen

☆ The Trump Voters in Swing States Who Are Returning to the Fold
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +11 min

To try to understand his enduring appeal, Reuters spoke to five Trump supporters in five general election battleground states: Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Trump currently leads Democratic President Joe Biden in several swing state general election polls, suggesting he will be highly competitive in a likely re-match next November. None are full-blown "election deniers" backing Trump's false claims that he, and not Biden, won the 2020 election. The second issue that swung Ruiz back behind Trump was the multiple criminal charges against him. Johnson likes Trump's tough stance on migration, and believes Trump will slow the crossings and deport as many migrants as feasibly possible.

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☆ Why U.S. ports are getting a $21 billion upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-17 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. ports are receiving multimillion dollar grants to upgrade cargo handling infrastructure. The grants are part of the Biden administration's $21 billion commitment to modernize port infrastructure in the U.S.Midsize port cities such as Baltimore are among the 2023 grant recipients. In November, the Port of Baltimore received a $47 million grant to kick-start an offshore wind manufacturing hub, among other improvements. More than $653 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants were awarded to U.S. ports in 2023 by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Ports America formed a public-private partnership with the state of Maryland to manage equipment and operations in sections of the Port of Baltimore.

Persons: John Deere, Walter Kemmsies Organizations: Biden, BMW, Maryland Port Administration, Port Infrastructure Development Program, U.S . Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Tacoma Husky, North, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S . Department of Defense, Kemmsies, Port Authority of, CNBC, Midwest ., Port Locations: U.S, Baltimore, Port, Washington, Long Beach , California, Port Authority of Georgia, Savannah, Maryland, Port of Baltimore, Midwest

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Such a ruling also could frustrate policies favored by some Democrats, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, for a tax on the net worth - meaning all assets and not just income - of the super-rich. Alito defended the court in articles in the Wall Street Journal's opinion section. The Moores sued the U.S. government in 2019 challenging the mandatory repatriation tax. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the case, noting that under Supreme Court precedent the "realization of income is not a constitutional requirement."

Persons: Samuel A, Alito Jr, Evelyn Hockstein, Samuel Alito, Charles, Kathleen Moore, Donald Trump, Moores, Elizabeth Warren, Alito, Alito's recusal, David Rivkin Jr, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Democratic, Moores, Street, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Redmond , Washington, Republican, Constitution's, Bangalore, India, San Francisco

☆ Israeli military says 2 civilians killed for every militant is ‘tremendously positive’ ratio given Gaza combat challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Mitchell Mccluskey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A ratio of two Palestinian civilians killed in Gaza for every Hamas militant is “tremendously positive”, a spokesperson for the Israeli military told CNN on Monday, describing the challenges of urban combat. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) believes that about two civilians have been killed in Gaza for every Hamas militant, the AFP news agency reported Monday, citing a briefing for foreign media by senior Israeli military officials. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told journalists during a press conference on Saturday that the military has killed “thousands of terrorists.” The Israeli military has not officially published any estimates of those killed. And it could be that they’re even higher than are being cited.

Persons: CNN’s Erin Burnett, Jonathan Conricus, ” Conricus, Yoav Gallant, ”, Barbara Leaf, We’ll Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, AFP, of Health, Israeli, . State Department, U.S, State, Near Eastern Affairs Locations: Gaza

[1/2] Israeli soldiers stand in order, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel, December 4, 2023. The U.S. official spoke after three days of resumed aerial bombardments of southern Gaza left residents pulling the bodies of children and adults from the rubble. But the U.S. official said reducing military support to Israel would carry major risks. On Friday, Israel's military began posting grid-based maps online ordering Palestinians to leave parts of southern Gaza, directing them towards the Mediterranean coast and Rafah, near the Egyptian border. Residents and journalists on the ground said intense Israeli airstrikes hit southern Gaza on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians.

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☆ Tesla's China-made EV sales fall 17.8% in Nov, biggest drop since Dec 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. automaker Tesla's (TSLA.O) China-made electric vehicles (EVs) skidded 17.8% in November from the same month a year earlier, to 82,432 cars, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data showed on Monday. That marked the biggest fall since December 2022 when Tesla's sales of China-made EVs fell 21% on the year as the U.S. automaker reduced output and cut prices to deal with rising inventories and weakening demand. Xi expressed his support for Tesla's development in China, the automaker said in a Weibo post. Li Auto (2015.HK) last month said mass production and delivery of its first full EV are scheduled for February. Smartphone maker Xiaomi (1810.HK) has also moved closer to EV production, with a unit of automaker BAIC Group (1958.HK) applying for regulatory approval to build two Xiaomi-branded cars.

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[1/5] Honoree Dionne Warwick and her family attend the 46th Kennedy Center Honors gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Washington celebrated singer Dionne Warwick, comedian Billy Crystal, Bee Gees member Barry Gibb, rapper and actress Queen Latifah, and opera star Renée Fleming on Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors, the top U.S. honor for achievements in the arts. "There simply is no song that Dionne Warwick cannot sing," said record producer Clive Davis, adding that she had "inspired musicians all over the world." Crystal, 75, known for roles in films such as "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers," and "Analyze This," was next up. Opera singer J'Nai Bridges said ahead of the show that Fleming had helped make opera more mainstream.

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