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☆ Reagan Wouldn’t Sue Google
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( George P. Bush | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Photo: denis charlet/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesAn epic debate is unfolding among Republicans about our vision for the nation. While I support strengthening our governing philosophy by putting it through the crucible, I’m concerned by what appears to be the jettisoning of the principles that made the GOP great. While the Democratic Party has never met a problem it doesn’t want to address with federal intervention, the GOP correctly sees government’s role as limited. It’s disconcerting then to see members of Ronald Reagan ’s party join the left’s ranks, cheering as a more muscular Washington settles scores against U.S. businesses. This is doubtless a welcome shift for competitors looking to sic regulators on their rivals, but it’s bad news for the millions of Americans who are stuck with a diminished standard of living.

Persons: denis charlet, Ronald Reagan ’ Organizations: Agence France, GOP, Democratic Party, U.S Locations: Washington

☆ A first-of-its-kind drone landing shows how the British navy plans to keep its new aircraft carriers in action for longer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

During a test in September, a drone flew on and off a British aircraft carrier for the first time. A difficult operationRoyal Navy airman secure a W Autonomous Systems drone aboard HMS Prince of Wales in early September. In 2021, the Royal Navy tested a drone system meant to help crews train to defend against incoming jets and missiles. AdvertisementAdvertisementTurkey's navy will soon add TCG Anadolu, the world's first aircraft carrier designed for a drone air wing. The US Air Force's Next Aircraft Dominance Program is developing a sixth-generation family of aircraft, drone wingmen designed to fly alongside piloted planes.

Persons: —, Wales, Richard Hewitt, HMS Prince, LPhot Finn Stainer, Hutchins, Hewitt, Merlin, Ash Loftus, Prince, Burak, NavyMCS2 Colby, Alex Hollings, Hollings, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, MCS3 Brandon Roberson, Constantine Atlamazoglou Organizations: Service, Royal Navy, Autonomous Systems, Royal Navy Carrier Strike Groups, Wildcat, Fleet, Royal Navy Air Test, Anadolu, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, US Air Force, Navy, US, Force's, Air Force, US Navy, Fletcher School of Law, LinkedIn, Twitter Locations: British, Prince, Wales, Dardanelles, Tulsa, Vietnam, George H.W .

“Partial-birth abortion” is a non-medical term for a procedure known as dilation and extraction, or D&X, which is already federally prohibited. “It would allow a partial-birth abortion,” Ohio Gov. “If the federal law prohibits a particular technique, then that’s going to prevail over a state law that might be inconsistent,” he said. DeWine was serving in the U.S. Senate when the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was passed in 2003. “‘Partial-birth abortion’ is a made-up term that only serves to create confusion and stigmatize abortion later in pregnancy,” she said.

Persons: hasn't, ”, Mike DeWine, we’ve, —, Dan Kobil, Jonathan Entin, DeWine, George W, Bush, Dan Tierney, Kobil, it’s “, Dave Yost, “, he’s, Kelsey Pritchard, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Amy Natoce, ” Mae Winchester, “ ‘, ’, “ It’s, it’s, Martin Haskell, Haskell, Mike Gonidakis, ” Haskell, Kellie Copeland, ” Ohio hasn’t, Pritchard, Christine Fernando Organizations: Republicans, ”, ” Ohio Gov, Capital University, Constitution, Case Western State University, “, Supreme, U.S . Senate, U.S, Republican, The Ohio, America, Biden Administration, Protect Women, Ohio, Ohioans United, Reproductive Rights, Health Department, Associated Press Locations: COLUMBUS , Ohio, Ohio, U.S, ” Ohio, Columbus, U.S ., The, Protect Women Ohio, Cleveland, Chicago

☆ Putin's new nuclear-powered cruise missile, one of his so-called 'super weapons,' is unnecessary but not totally useless, nuclear weapons expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

If it works, the weapon's utility is debatable, and a nuclear weapons expert said it's likely for political show. The weapon isn't much of an addition beyond the nuclear strike options Russia already has in its arsenal, a nuclear weapons expert told Insider. Will it have "the ability to bypass interception lines" and be "invulnerable to all existing and future missile defense and air defense systems" as he has claimed? The missile, essentially a very-long range cruise missile, can't be intercepted by missile defense systems that are designed to counter ICBMs, meaning it could theoretically penetrate key enemy air defenses to strike its target. The agreement was designed to limit the use anti-ballistic missile systems intended to defend against nuclear attacks.

Persons: Putin, it's, —, Vladimir Putin, Pavel Podvig, Podvig, haven't, George W, Bush, Sergei Karpukhin Organizations: Service, RIA Novosti, Ministry of Defense, Russian, Russian Navy, US, Technology, Ballistic, National Missile Defense, Putin Locations: Russia, Moscow, Russian, Sochi, Ukraine, Avdiivka, Crimea

Mr. Biden’s polling numbers have been mired in dangerous territory since he oversaw the chaotic American military withdrawal from Afghanistan. “There is a need, but do we really need that significant amount?”She said she did not watch Mr. Biden’s Oval Office address on Thursday. About 20.3 million people watched Mr. Biden’s speech across 10 television networks, according to preliminary data from Nielsen. When Mr. Trump spoke about immigration from the Oval Office in January 2019, about 40 million people tuned in. Most immediately, Mr. Biden faces the challenge of what he can do to secure the release of Americans being held hostage in the Gaza Strip.

Persons: ”, “, ” Julian E, it’s, Biden’s, Israel —, Samantha Moskowitz, Ukraine “, Moskowitz, Biden, Donald J, Trump, Nielsen, Stanley B, Greenberg, Clinton’s, Israel, George W, Bush, Mr, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Antony J, Blinken, Zelizer, Charles R, Jr, Ronald Reagan, ” Paul Begala, Begala, ” Mr, Black, ” John Koblin, Sharon Dunten Organizations: Princeton University, Georgia Gwinnett College, Biden’s, Nielsen, Israel, Fox, Quinnipiac University, Iraq, Democratic, Hamas, Mr, Republicans Locations: Afghanistan, Israel, Ukraine, Atlanta, Biden’s State, Iran, Russia, United States, Vietnam, Iraq, Gaza, New York, Norcross , Ga

☆ From Bush v. Gore to ‘Stop the Steal’: Kenneth Chesebro’s Long, Strange Trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Elizabeth Williamson | More About Elizabeth Williamson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In January 2001, Kenneth Chesebro was a mild-mannered Harvard lawyer toiling for Al Gore during the 2000 presidential election recount battle. Two decades later, on Jan. 6, 2021, he joined the mob outside the Capitol, reborn as a MAGA-hatted kingpin. On Friday, Mr. Chesebro’s journey took another turn, when he pleaded guilty in a criminal racketeering indictment in Fulton County, Ga., and agreed to testify against former President Donald J. Trump and other co-defendants, including Rudolph W. Giuliani and several other top Trump aides. Mr. Chesebro’s trial, which had been scheduled to begin Monday, will no longer go forward. Liberal lawyers from his former life had hoped it would provide clues to an enduring mystery: What happened to “The Cheese?’’

Persons: Kenneth Chesebro, toiling, Al Gore, MAGA, Donald J, Trump, Rudolph W, Giuliani, Chesebro, Trump’s, Joseph R, Biden, Chesebro’s Organizations: Harvard, Capitol, Trump, Liberal Locations: Fulton County ,, Georgia

Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2023. When Troy Scheuermann, a chiropractor in Van Buren County stood up to introduce DeSantis at a campaign stop in Keosauqua (pop. For farmer Lance Lillibridge of Benton County, Iowa, a personal touch from DeSantis, a politician not known for his warmth, is what secured his support. RURAL ROADSIn a recent three-day swing through Iowa, DeSantis traveled through Davis County (pop. The Trump campaign said it has identified 1,800 in-state volunteers to support the campaign, as well as 200 county chairs representing all 99 counties.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Trump, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Troy Scheuermann, Scheuermann, “, ”, ” DeSantis, Van, Le Mars, Don Kass, Mike Van Otterloo, Van Otterloo, David Kochel, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Kochel, Lance Lillibridge, Lillibridge, ” Lillibridge, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, you’re, “ We’ve, Jessica Szymanski, Szymanski, James Oliphant, Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne, Ross Colvin, Claudia Parsons Organizations: Florida, New Hampshire Republican Party's, Nation Leadership Summit, REUTERS, Republican, Trump, Iowa, Ipsos, Iowa Republican, United Nations, Ukraine, PEOPLE Reuters, Reuters, Cream, Plymouth County, Supervisors, DeSantis, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Arkansas, “, PAC, White, Thomson Locations: Nashua , New Hampshire, U.S, , Iowa, Iowa, Florida, DeSantis, Van Buren County, Keosauqua, Van Buren, Le Mars , Iowa, Plymouth, Benton County , Iowa, China, Davis County, Buena Vista County

☆ Spirit Airlines cancels some Friday and Saturday flights for unspecified inspections
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Spirit Airlines says its flight schedule could be impacted for days as it scrambles to perform “a necessary inspection of a small section of 25 of our aircraft.”As of 2:45 p.m. EDT, the ultra-low-cost carrier has canceled 98 flights, or 11% of its schedule for Friday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. The site also showed that Spirit has canceled another 81 flights, or 9% of its schedule, on Saturday. “While this action is being taken out of an abundance of caution, the impact to our network is expected to last several days as we complete the inspections and work to return to normal operations,” Spirit said in a statement. “We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to take care of affected guests.”Spirit has not specified the type of inspections that needs to take place, though FlightAware data shows almost all the cancellations involve Spirit’s Airbus A319 aircraft. Flights departing from airports such as Atlantic City, Hartsfield-Jackson, Nashville, Boston Logan, Baltimore/Washington, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston Bush, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Orlando, Chicago O’Hare, Southwest Florida, and Tampa have been impacted.

Persons: scrambles, “, Houston Bush Organizations: CNN — Spirit Airlines, ”, Airbus, Atlantic City, Jackson, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN Locations: Atlantic, Hartsfield, Nashville, Boston Logan, Baltimore, Washington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas , Los Angeles, Memphis, Orlando, Chicago O’Hare, Southwest Florida, Tampa

☆ America’s Debt Crisis Burns While Congress Fiddles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Tim Smart | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

Last month, the Penn Wharton Budget Model from the University of Pennsylvania came out with an analysis of the debt crisis entitled “When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?”Their answer? The concern is that punting the problem into the future, continuing to raise debt even as interest rates rise further or hold at higher levels for longer, the debt will grow even faster in a “snowball” scenario. Similar proposals have been offered over the years but at the same time they seem to lack political support – indeed, Republicans have recently voiced the idea of cutting Social Security. The debt crisis is rapidly worsening at a time when the bond market is having its own set of problems. A recent government auction of debt, an occurrence that is becoming more common as the U.S. borrows more, saw weak demand.

Persons: Dick Cheney, Richard Neal, Democrats –, Blu Putnam, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Jerome Powell, ”, Gene Steuerle, Richard B, Fisher, probity, Kevin McCarthy, Kent Smetters, Boettner, Smetters, Richard Robis, Donald Trump Organizations: Capitol, Democratic, Massachusetts, The New York Times, Federal Reserve, Partisans, Democrats, Fed, CME Group, Social Security, Medicare, Urban Institute, California Rep, Penn Wharton Budget, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Wharton, Social, Republicans, Treasury, Hamas, BCA Research, White House Locations: U.S, United States, Washington, China, Japan, Israel

☆ Opinion: Amid Israel-Gaza war, Biden speech caps a good week for him, a bad week for the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Gary Cotton | Opinion David Mark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Whatever effect they have on the diplomatic front, Biden’s Israel trip and Thursday night prime time television address can only help his reelection efforts at this point, especially if he faces Trump. Some Republicans even offered grudging praise for Biden’s Israel trip. Of course, many prominent conservatives still found grounds for panning the Democratic president. According to Gallup, Democratic support for Israel has been sliding for years. Voters for now are giving Biden reasonably good reviews for his handling of both Israel and Ukraine.

Persons: David Mark, “, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Capitol Hill, he’d, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden’s, Tim Burchett, ” Biden, ”, Brit Hume, Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Laura Ingraham, ’ ” Ingraham, Nor, Israel, Trump, Clinton, Obama, George W, Bush Organizations: Washington, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Capitol, Russia, Trump, Wednesday, Air Force, Republicans, ” Fox News, Florida Gov, Fox News, Israel, Gallup, CBS, Quinnipiac University, Israel Democratic Locations: Hurricane, Northeast, Tel Aviv, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Delaware, Biden’s, Gaza, Egypt, Washington, DC, El Al, Biden’s Israel, Tennessee, South Carolina

But those reports are now at odds with initial American intelligence, which subsequently concluded that the Israel Defense Forces were not responsible for the explosion. The dispute has laid bare long-standing and increasingly passionate disagreements among congressional Democrats over the party’s relationship with Israel – and, now, how to position the party as the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza escalates. “That’s a vile position to take,” Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told CNN, suggesting that Tlaib should review intelligence made available to House members. “That’s what’s been really painful – just continue to watch people think it’s OK to bomb a hospital, where children,” Tlaib said. “It’s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza,” Fetterman wrote.

Persons: Rashida, Israel, Israel –, Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ro Khanna, “, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz, Hakeem Jeffries ’, Ilhan Omar, Jeffries, Biden, Israel’s, “ That’s what’s, ” Tlaib, ‘, we’re, ”, we’ve, Tlaib, Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman, ” Fetterman, Omar, –, Steny Hoyer, ” Hoyer, Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, it’s, Nancy Pelosi, Cori Bush, ” Bush Organizations: CNN, Democrats, Capitol, Michigan Rep, Israel Defense Forces, Israel, New York Rep, California Democrat, ”, Minnesota, Michigan Democrat, Democrat, intel, Pennsylvania, Democratic, Maryland Democrat, Progressives, House Democratic Caucus, Missouri Rep Locations: Gaza, Israel, Alexandria, California, Palestinian American, ” Florida, Florida, Tlaib, Michigan, United States, “, Maryland, Massachusetts

☆ Biden’s Response to Israeli War Meets Centrist Praise and Liberal Anger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

He pleaded with the Israelis not to overreact, as he said the United States did after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Biden’s speech comes as his political coalition has begun to fray over the Israeli conflict. “I am grateful to have @POTUS thoughtful leadership in this moment,” Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri wrote on social media. “Joe Biden flew into a war zone to stand with Israel,” Mr. Auchincloss said late Wednesday. “Trump wouldn’t even visit a cemetery of American war dead.” (Mr. Trump, in 2018, canceled a planned trip to a French cemetery, and his aides cited the rainy weather.)

Persons: Biden, Israel —, “, Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri, Steny Hoyer, Biden “, Richard Haass, Jake Auchincloss, Donald J, Trump, “ Joe Biden, ” Mr, Auchincloss, “ Trump, ”, Cori Bush, André Carson, Pope Francis, Rashida Tlaib, Jerry Nadler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ilhan Omar, Omar, Dilawar Syed, Wadea, ’, Josh Paul, Biden administration’s Organizations: Democratic, Progressives, Democrats, Maryland, Foreign Relations, Biden, Liberal Democrats, Gaza, Capitol, Florida, Small Business Administration, Department Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Tel Aviv, United States, Gaza, America, Massachusetts, Missouri, André Carson of Indiana, Michigan, York, Minnesota, Chicago

Americans see a shared responsibility for the two countries to address their international problems, including illegal immigration and drug trafficking. An even larger share, or about three-quarters of Americans, say the governments should both be responsible for preventing illegal drug trafficking from Mexico to the U.S. “We need to boost our economy with people,” said Bennefield, adding he also feels it is equally important to prevent illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. That emphasis on stopping illegal immigration is also reflected in how Americans view Mexican immigrants differently depending on whether they live in the U.S. legally or not. They were also more likely to have a favorable view of Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Persons: ”, Benjamin Lessing, Kris Bennefield, “, Guadalupe Correa, Cabrera, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Dan Allstun, Allstun, It’s, Correa, ” ___ Sanders, ___ Organizations: MIAMI, Pearson Institute, Global, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, U.S, Mexico City, University of Chicago, Republican, GOP, Republicans, George Mason University Locations: U.S, Mexico, U.S . Mexico, Washington, Mexican, San Augustine , Texas, Israel, United States, Los Angeles

The Iranian and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Russia said on Tuesday that transfers of missile technology to Iran no longer needed Security Council approval as of Wednesday, when the U.N sanctions lapse, without saying whether it now planned to support Tehran's missile development. The U.S. effort to limit Iran's missile and drone programs comes amid renewed American criticism of Tehran for backing Hamas, which carried out an Oct. 7 rampage against communities in southern Israel in which at least 1,300 people died. Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned that deal in 2018 and restored U.S. on Iran sanctions. U.S. officials have said that the funds now in Qatar can be spent by Iran only on humanitarian goods.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, George W, Bush's, Biden, Simon Lewis, Arshad Mohammed, Will Dunham Organizations: Iranian, REUTERS, Rights, United, Security, European Union, Former U.S, U.S, U.S . Treasury Department, State Department, Security Initiative, Republicans, Hamas, Thomson Locations: U.S, Russia, Iran, Tehran, Israel, Hong Kong, China, Venezuela, United States, Moscow, Ukraine, South Korea, Qatar, Washington, Saint Paul , Minnesota

☆ This Southern Staple Is Pure Gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Eric Kim | More About Eric Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Frankly, I’d rather sift flour into a small bowl, peel potatoes with a dull paring knife or winkle out pomegranate arils wearing a white T-shirt than sort through green beans. Cooked just a bit longer — all the way through — a green bean can become its fullest self. Of course, you could buy green beans, already stemmed, even washed and “ready to eat,” but they’ll have been slowly molding in their wet plastic bags, sitting on the grocery-store shelf. Cooked just a bit longer — all the way through — a green bean can become its fullest self. The resultant sauce was rich and deep, the same kind of magic that’s in a bowl of Scott’s braised green beans and potatoes.

Persons: Scott Locations: Southern, —, There’s

☆ US Targets Iran Missile, Drone Programs as UN Measures Lapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Russia said on Tuesday that transfers of missile technology to Iran no longer needed Security Council approval as of Wednesday, when the U.N sanctions lapse, without saying whether it now planned to support Tehran's missile development. The U.S. effort to limit Iran's missile and drone programs comes amid renewed criticism of Tehran for backing Hamas, which carried out an Oct. 7 cross-border rampage against communities in southern Israel in which at least 1,300 people died. The expiration of the U.N. sanctions falls under a "sunset" clause of the defunct 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which gave Tehran relief from American, European Union and U.N. sanctions in exchange for limiting its nuclear program. Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned that deal in 2018 and restored U.S. on Iran sanctions. The United States said it would level new sanctions against entities and individuals involved in Iran's missile, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and conventional arms industries.

Persons: Simon Lewis, Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, George W, Bush's, Arshad Mohammed Organizations: United, Security, European Union, Former U.S, U.S, State Department, Iranian, Security Initiative Locations: Russia, Iran, U.S, Tehran, Israel, United States, Venezuela, Moscow, Ukraine, Washington, Saint Paul, Minn

☆ Biden warns Israel: Don't make the same mistakes the US did after 9/11
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Joe Biden warned Israel to be careful not to repeat the mistakes the US made after 9/11. Biden urged Israel to be clear about its objectives for the war in Gaza despite feeling "rage" after Hamas' attacks. Before he pulled out all US troops, Biden had long advocated against continued military operations in Afghanistan. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden urged Israel to not make the same mistakes that the US made after 9/11 in a stunning and frank assessment of US foreign policy.

Persons: Joe Biden, Israel, Biden, —, I've, There's, Bush, Steve Ruark Organizations: Service, Tel, Wednesday, Reuters, Press, Gaza, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Afghanistan, Tel Aviv, United States, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Gaza City

☆ Humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians should be included in Biden's emergency funding package for Israel, over 50 Democratic lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A group of Democratic lawmakers called for Biden to ensure humanitarian aid for both Israelis and Palestinians. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed since Hamas' terrorist attacks and Israel's subsequent declaration of war against the militant group. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the war between Israel and militant group Hamas continues, support is growing for the US to get humanitarian aid to Palestinian and Israeli civilians being harmed in the conflict. Israel formally declared war last week after Hamas attacked several towns in southern Israel, and since then, the death toll has been mounting. —Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) October 16, 2023The White House did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on whether it will include humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in its emergency funding request.

Persons: Biden, Israel's, —, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Cori Bush, Janet Yellen, Yellen Organizations: Democratic, Service, Hamas, Palestinian Ministry of Health, United Nations, Congressional Progressive Caucus, West Bank, Ukraine, Sky News, CBS Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Palestinian, Gaza, Gazans, Palestine, Russia, United States, America

That shift in legal doctrine was profound, shaping how courts have applied antitrust law ever since. Khan’s ideas have challenged the closest thing to a sacred cow in antitrust law. The most ambitious of those never became law, but Khan’s role in the probe, which Cicilline described as “critical,” helped further raise her profile. Amazon and Meta have both pushed for Khan to recuse herself from matters involving the companies, questioning her objectivity. The US Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon.com Inc. in a long-anticipated antitrust case, accusing the e-commerce giant of monopolizing online marketplace services by degrading quality for shoppers and overcharging sellers.

Persons: Lina Khan, Khan, Stephanie Keith, ” Khan, “, Joe Biden, ”, William Kovacic, George W, Bush, Barry Lynn, Lynn, New America Foundation —, Obama, —, ” Lina Khan, Rong Xu, ” Lynn, it’s, ’ ”, Reagan, Robert Hockett, Khan’s, David Cicilline, Lina, ” Cicilline, Cicilline, Justin Tallis, Biden, Trump, Douglas Farrar, Gary Gensler, Tom Williams, Jonathan Kanter, Roe, Wade, Kevin Kiley, Meta, she’s, “ We’ve, they’re, Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan, Al Drago, Kathleen Bradish, Bradish, Christine Wilson, Wilson, Noah Phillips, Gabby Jones, NetChoice, Carl Szabo, “ It’s, ” Szabo, There’s, ” Kovacic Organizations: CNN, Federal Trade Commission, Amazon, FTC, Big, Microsoft, Meta, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, White House, Williams College, New America Foundation, Washington Monthly, Yale Law, Washington Post, Cornell Law School, Big Tech, Rhode, Rhode Island Democratic, Apple, Facebook, Cambridge, Activision, SEC, Financial Services, General Government, Securities and Exchange Commission, Capitol, Justice Department, Epic Games, California Republican, Washington , D.C, American Antitrust Institute, GOP, US Federal Trade Commission, Amazon.com Inc Locations: Big Tech, Robbinsville , New Jersey, Washington, Larchmont , New York, Rhode Island, Washington ,, New York

☆ The House Republican Conference has been built for chaos since the 1990s. It only took one slim majority for that to blow up on them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ideological battles among House Republicans are not a new phenomenon on Capitol Hill. But in recent years, conservative frustrations have boiled over, leading to the actual ouster of a GOP speaker. President Bill Clinton, right, shakes hands with House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the US Capitol on January 24, 1995. And the next Republican speaker, even a lawmaker as conservative as Jordan, will also have to navigate those choppy waters. House Republicans over the past 30 years could largely spare a few defections during the times when it held the majority, but with the current majority being so close, it no longer has that luxury.

Persons: Newt Gingrich's, —, Kevin McCarthy of, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan of, who's, Jordan, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Doug Mills, Gingrich, Clinton, Bob Livingston of, Dennis Hastert of, George W, John Boehner of Ohio, Evan Vucci, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Boehner, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Donald Trump —, Trump, Ryan, wouldn't, McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Scott Applewhite, Joe Biden, afflicting Organizations: Republicans, Service, House Republican Conference, House Republicans, America, Capitol, AP, GOP, House, Republican, Rep, Tea, Firebrand Republicans, Blue Dog Locations: Kevin McCarthy of California, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Georgia, Bob Livingston of Louisiana, Dennis Hastert of Illinois, Washington

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Rangers starters Max Scherzer and Jon Gray were included on the roster for the AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros starting Sunday night. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, has been out since Sept. 12 because of a muscle strain in his shoulder. Gray returns after last playing for the Rangers on Sept. 25. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesTo make room for Scherzer and Gray, the Rangers removed left-hander Brock Burke and right-hander Matt Bush from the roster. But the Astros tagged him for seven runs, with three homers, in three innings on Sept. 6.

Persons: Max Scherzer, Jon Gray, Cy Young, Gray, Jake Meyers, Ronel Blanco, Dusty Baker, Kendall Graveman, Brock Burke, Matt Bush, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, — Texas Rangers, AL, Houston Astros, Mets, Rangers, Astros, Detroit, Dodgers, Houston Locations: Scherzer, Detroit , Washington, Washington

Rubin died Friday at a hospital in Manhattan after “a brief and sudden illness,” according to his nephew, David Rotter. “Steve Rubin was a great publisher,” Grisham said in a statement. “For more than a month, it was humanly impossible to miss ‘Fire and Fury,’" Rubin wrote in his memoir “Words and Music,” published earlier this year. Rubin joined Bantam Books, a venerable paperback publisher, in the mid-1980s, and remained there for six years before leaving for Doubleday. In his memoir, he offered a succinct, if incomplete prediction: “I suppose the headline of my obit will read 'Publisher of ”The Da Vinci Code" dies'.”

Persons: — Stephen Rubin, John Grisham, ”, Rubin, “, David Rotter, Jacqueline Kennedy, Beverly Sills, Jane Friedman, ” Rubin, Kennedy, Henry Holt, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard, Laura Esquivel’s, Mitch Albom’s, ” Hilary Mantel’s, George W, Bush's, Bush, John Grisham's, Grisham, unshaven, “ Steve Rubin, ” Grisham, Doubleday, Dan Brown’s, Brown, Steve, Holt, Trump, Michael Wolff’s, Steve Bannon, Wolff, ’, Michael, Luciano Pavarotti, Sills, Cynthia Organizations: HarperCollins Publishers, Associated Press, New York Times, Doubleday, Henry Holt and Company, Simon &, Holt, New York University, Boston University, UPI, The New York Times Magazine, Bantam Books, Rubin Institute for Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Locations: Manhattan, Europe, New York City

CNN —Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to her family, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on opaque espionage charges. “We are pleased to confirm that Australian citizen Ms Cheng Lei has arrived safely home in Australia and has been reunited with her family,” Albanese said in a statement. Cheng had been on her way to work on the morning of August 13, 2020, when she was taken by China’s Ministry of State Security, according to her partner Nick Coyle. Her release follows the completion of legal process in China, according to the Australian statement. Shortly afterwards, China’s Ministry of State Security said in a statement that Cheng was deported Wednesday after completing her sentence.

Persons: Cheng Lei, Anthony Albanese, Ms Cheng Lei, ” Albanese, “, Cheng, CGTN, Nick Coyle, –, Wang Wenbin, Wang, ” Wang, Coyle, Cheng “, ”, ” “ Organizations: CNN, China’s Ministry of State Security, ”, China’s Foreign, Tullamarine, of Foreign Affairs, Trade Australian, Canberra, Observers, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Sky News Locations: China, Australia, Beijing, Melbourne, Australian, Sky News Australia, FreeChengLei

☆ This woman held off Hamas with a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas’ 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin. But then I remembered I had a rolling stick and I took that and then I took my Dyson vacuum,” Lahav said. And I was just tying these things to the door,” Lahav said. We thought we were just going to die and they kept banging the door trying to open. “It was so scary,” Lahav told CNN.

Persons: barricading, Irit, Nir, CNN’s Erin Burnett, we’re, Lahav feverishly, ” Lahav, ”, Lahav, “, Irit Lahav, ‘, Nir Oz, CNN ‘, revelers, Rafael Zimerman, Zimerman, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Ben Natan, Natan, ” Natan Organizations: CNN, Jewish Agency for Israel, Nova Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Israel

☆ Former U.S. Security Officials Call for Military Action Against Hamas in Qatar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Two former senior U.S. security officials called for military action against Hamas leadership allegedly being provided safe haven in Doha if Qatari authorities don’t hand the officials over to the U.S. or Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, president of the Hamas political bureau sanctioned by the U.S. under terror powers, allegedly oversaw from Doha the group’s strike against Israel over the weekend. “We should not hesitate to act militarily on Qatari soil to bring to justice Ismail Haniyeh and Hamas leadership,” Wallace said. Frances Townsend, a top counterterror adviser to George W. Bush and head of the non-profit Counter Extremism Project, also joined the call for action. Neither representatives for Qatar in Washington nor the State Department immediately responded to requests for comment.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, ”, Mark Wallace, ” Wallace, Frances Townsend, George W, Bush Organizations: U.S, Doha, NATO, United Nations, Nuclear Iran, Qatar, State Department Locations: U.S, Doha, Israel, Qatar, York, Washington

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