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A Houthi fighter holds up a pistol in the cargo area of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Kirby's comment was significant because one of the Biden administration's first acts after taking office in January 2021 was revoking terrorist designations of the Houthis over fears the sanctions they carried could worsen Yemen's humanitarian crisis. Kirby called the Houthis' seizure of the vessel a "flagrant violation of international law" in which "Iran is complicit." "In light of this, we have begun a review of potential terrorist designations and we will be considering other options as well with our allies and partners as well," Kirby said at a White House press briefing. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Feb. 12, 2021, revoked the designations in "recognition of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen."

Persons: John Kirby, Biden, Houthis, Kirby, Trump, Antony Blinken, Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland, Grant McCool Organizations: Galaxy Leader, Houthi Military, REUTERS, Rights, White House, Japan's Nippon, Car Carriers, Ray Shipping, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Red, United States, Iran, Israel, Bahamas, Isle of, Tel Aviv, Yemen, Hodeidah, Islam, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, U.S

☆ Goldman just upgraded this mining stock and sees 25% upside after turnaround
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Several tailwinds that have not been in place for a decade now make the Brazilian mining giant Vale SA too attractive to ignore, according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman upgraded Vale to buy on Tuesday and raised its stock price target by 60% to $19.50, implying nearly 25% upside from the stock's $15.65 close on Monday. Goldman forecasts iron ore prices of $110 per ton next year and estimates that Vale is internally pricing in a $104 per ton price. "We believe the story is now too attractive to ignore and investors will slowly increase exposure as confidence around iron ore supply/demand balance in 2024 increases," analyst Marcio Farid wrote. The investment bank also expects ongoing policy support in China The key downside risks are weaker-than-expected iron ore prices in 2024 and less policy support in China to back up its ailing property market, according to Goldman.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, bearish, Marcio Farid, Vale Organizations: Vale SA, Vale, Goldman Locations: China

☆ Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Japan’s pitching sensation is set to become MLB’s next star
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Watch out baseball fans; Japan’s next big star looks to be on the move. Pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to make a high-profile switch to Major League Baseball (MLB) during the offseason, after he was posted as a free agent by Japan’s Orix Buffaloes on Monday. The 25-year-old is expected to attract the attention of the league’s biggest franchises and could receive a highly-lucrative contract worth around $200m, per Reuters. Yamamoto has certainly impressed during the early part of his career, being awarded the Eiji Sawamura Award – given to the top starting pitcher in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) – on three occasions. Yamamoto is set to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui and current star Shohei Ohtani who have made the switch from Japan to the MLB.

Persons: Japan’s, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Eiji Sawamura, –, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Shohei Ohtani Organizations: CNN, Major League Baseball, Japan’s Orix Buffaloes, Reuters, Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, Triple Crown –, NPB’s Pacific League, Tokyo, The Athletic, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, LA Dodgers, MLB Locations: Japan

☆ Germany freezes new spending commitments as budget woes deepen
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Holger Hansen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks next to Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck during a hearing at Germany’s lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2023. The finance ministry has frozen future spending pledges across almost the entire federal budget, a letter by the budget state secretary showed, in a sign of how seriously it was taking the potential fallout to its finances. "The step reflects the necessity of the situation," an economy ministry spokesperson said about the budget freeze. That could include planned chip factories, the expansion of the battery supply chain and the decarbonisation of steel, government sources said on Monday. ($1 = 0.9168 euros)Additional reporting by Andreas Rinke; writing by Matthias Williams and Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner, Robert Habeck, Annegret, Freeze, Olaf Scholz's, Kevin Kuehnert, that's, Kuehnert, Volker Wissing, Wissing, Andreas Rinke, Matthias Williams, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Finance, Climate, REUTERS, BERLIN, Free Democrats, Democrats, CDU, Scholz's Social Democrats, Greens, Digital, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Ukraine

☆ Goldman Sachs Japan chief to retire at year end - internal memo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People walk in the Goldman Sachs global headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' Japan president Masanori Mochida has decided to retire at the end of the year after more than 38 years at the investment bank, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The internal memo dated Sunday from Goldman (GS.N) CEO David Solomon said Mochida will become a senior director, without mentioning who would succeed his role as president. He became co-branch manager of Goldman Sachs Japan in 1999. "Masa has served as an invaluable advisor to our most important clients across Japan and beyond on countless transactions, helping them advance their strategic objectives with Goldman Sachs at their side," the memo said.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Masanori Mochida, David Solomon, Mochida, Masa, Makiko Yamazaki, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Japan, Reuters, Goldman, ichi Kangyo Bank, Mizuho Bank, Goldman Sachs Japan, Nippon Telegraph, Telephone, Financial Times, U.S, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Japan's, Japan, Tokyo

☆ Yemen's Houthi capture ship on suspicion of Israeli connection
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Adnan Amin / 500Px | 500Px | Getty ImagesYemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants have captured what they called an Israeli ship in the Red Sea and taken it to the Yemeni coast, calling all Israeli vessels a "legitimate target." He urged the international community to avoid working with Israeli ships or owned by Israeli individuals. "Yemeni armed forces confirm that they will continue to carry out military operations against the Israeli enemy until the aggression against Gaza stops," the spokesperson said. On Monday, Japan's top government spokesperson confirmed the capture of the Nippon Yusen-operated ship, Galaxy Leader, according to Reuters. It is not an Israeli ship."

Persons: Adnan Amin, Houthi, Yahya Saree, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Netanyahu, Nasser Kanaani Organizations: Gaza, Nippon, Galaxy, Reuters, Google, Republic News Agency, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: Iran, Yemeni, Tokyo, Saudi, Omani, Bahamas, Yemen, Turkey, India, Israeli, British, Israel, Straits, Hormuz, Tehran

☆ Two ships divert course away from Red Sea area after vessel seized by Houthis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Israel on Sunday said the Houthis had seized a British-owned, Japanese-operated cargo ship in the southern Red Sea, describing the incident as an "Iranian act of terrorism" with consequences for international maritime security. The Houthis, an ally of Tehran, confirmed that they had seized a ship in that area but described it as Israeli. The Glovis Star drifted for a number of hours in the Red Sea before continuing its journey, AIS ship tracking data showed on Monday. Houthi leadership last week said their forces would make further attacks on Israel and they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Persons: Yemen's Houthis, Ray Car, Ambrey, Hermes, Isaac Herzog, Jonathan Saul, Mark Porter, Christina Fincher Organizations: Galaxy Leader, Houthi Military, REUTERS Acquire, Sunday, Nippon, Galaxy, Ray, Ray Car Carriers, Glovis, Hermes, AIS, Galaxy Maritime Ltd, Thomson Locations: Red, Gulf, Aden, Israel, British, Tehran, Japan, Saudi, Omani, Nishtun, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Mandeb Strait . U.S, Hodeidah

☆ Soaring hotel prices, crackdown on illegal renting to hit Paris 2024 experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Visitors heading to Paris for next year's Olympics face major accommodation problems amid soaring hotel prices and a crackdown on rentals of tourist apartments. A report by the Paris tourism office showed that hotel prices would rise by a whopping 314% between the 2023 and 2024 summers. The report also hit out at the Paris hotels for waiting too long to open their booking platforms for the July 26 - Aug. 11 Games. According to the Paris Tourism office, a hotel night in the Paris region was 169 euros in July 2023, and it is expected to soar up to 699 euros in July 2024. "At the London Games, the prices were too high and the occupation rate of hotels went 12% down.

Persons: Guy Degrenne, Stephane Mahe, Frederic Hocquard, Hocquard, Jacques Baudrier, Baudrier, Bruno Le Maire, Julien Pretot, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Paris, Paralympic Games, ArcelorMittal, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Paris Tourism, London Games, French Finance, Thomson Locations: Vire, France, Paris, Nantes, Lille, Rennes

☆ German industrial projects in steel, chips, batteries at risk from court ruling -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Steel coils are waiting for delivery at the storage and distribution facility of German steel maker ThyssenKrupp in Duisburg, Germany, November 16, 2023. That put numerous projects in key areas for Germany's industrial competitiveness at risk, the sources, who declined to be named, warned. In the steel industry, businesses planned to invest 6 billion euros ($6.54 billion) in decarbonised steel production, directly and indirectly employing around 20,000 people. Investments in microelectronics were bundled into the KTF, totalling 31 projects relying on an estimated 4 billion euros in government funding. Numerous projects along the battery supply chain were submitted as outlines for funding applications, the sources said, with an investment volume of around 20 billion euros.

Persons: Wolfgang Rattay, Markus Wacket, Victoria Waldersee, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Transformation, Investments, RIC, Infineon, Intel, Thomson Locations: Duisburg, Germany, Dresden, Magdeburg

☆ Japanese pitching sensation Yamamoto posts for MLB free agency
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto is poised to become Major League Baseball's next big Japanese star after the 25-year-old pitching sensation posted as a free agent on Monday. Yamamoto was posted on Monday by the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) where he is a three-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award, which is equivalent to MLB's Cy Young Award. He won a gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and helped Japan to victory at the World Baseball Classic earlier this year. Per MLB rules, the window for teams to bid on Yamamoto opens on Tuesday and closes on Jan. 4. Reporting by Rory Carroll in San Francisco; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Eiji Sawamura, MLB's Cy Young, Rory Carroll, Chizu Organizations: Major League Baseball's, Orix Buffaloes, Nippon Professional Baseball, Triple Crown, NPB's Pacific League, Tokyo Games, MLB, Thomson Locations: Japan, San Francisco

☆ Opinion | The Formidable Rosalynn Carter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jonathan Alter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Known as the Steel Magnolia, a nickname she liked, Mrs. Carter sparked controversy when she sat in (silently) on cabinet meetings. In 1980, Mrs. Carter thought her husband was “seemingly pompous” in explaining why he wouldn’t make politically expedient decisions. When Mr. Carter rejected that idea out of hand, she helped him reinvent the post-presidency by establishing the Carter Center. When I was at work on my biography, Mrs. Carter shared with me her husband’s letters from sea. Rosalynn Carter kept those letters in a drawer close by until the day she died.

Persons: Carter, ”, “ Rosalynn, Cy ”, Cyrus Vance, ” — Zbigniew Brzezinski, — “, Ham ” — Hamilton Jordan, Hugh Sidey, Carter White, Betty, Dale, “ I’ll, Reagan, Rosalynn Carter Organizations: Carter

Walsh died Nov. 12 at his home in Myrtle Point, Oregon, his daughter, Elizabeth Walsh, said Monday. “I knew we were making history,” Walsh told The World newspaper of Coos Bay, Oregon, in 2010. “There was an opportunity to pioneer,” Walsh told The World. It wasn’t until later they told us what they had in store.”Walsh was born Nov. 2, 1931, in Berkeley, California. Walsh traveled the world, including many trips to Antarctica, where the Walsh Spur pointed rock is named in his honor.

Persons: Don Walsh, Mariana Trench —, Walsh, Elizabeth Walsh, Jacques Piccard, Mariana Trench, “, ” Walsh, ” Piccard, Piccard, “ Walsh, Kurt Rothenhaus, Kelly, Don’t, ”, “ He’s, Kelly Walsh, Victor Vescovo, ” Vescovo, Don Walsh’s, Joan, ___ Thiessen Organizations: U.S . Navy, Navy, U.S . Naval Academy, University of Southern, Public, U.S . State Department, Naval, Dallas, Twitter Locations: Myrtle Point , Oregon, U.S, Swiss, Trieste, Guam, Pacific, Coos Bay , Oregon, San Diego, Berkeley , California, Texas, University of Southern California, Antarctica, Kelly, Anchorage , Alaska

☆ Thieves are crashing cars and construction vehicles into stores to steal ATMs, guns, and luxury handbags in a theft phenomenon known as 'ram raiding'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some thieves are stealing vehicles, from cars to backhoes and driving them into stores that they want to rob. Retailers from Target to Home Depot have talked a lot lately about theft, though the extent of the problem is unclear. AdvertisementSome thieves who target retailers are stealing vehicles and smashing them through storefronts in a twist on retail theft known as "ram raiding." But some thieves aren't looking to steal merchandise at all: Instead, they steal ATMs inside of stores to break into them and steal the cash. But gauging the real impact of retail theft on retailers' stores and broader business is tough.

Persons: —, Christian Dior, John Ham Organizations: Target, Service, Wall Street, Christian, San Francisco, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: Oakland , California, Missouri, San Francisco, city's

☆ Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area -owner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was "illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter" on Nov. 19 and is now in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen, the vessel’s owner said on Monday. "All communications were subsequently lost with the vessel," Isle of Man registered Galaxy Maritime Ltd, owner of the pure car carrier Galaxy Leader, said in a statement. "The Houthi seizure of the motor vessel Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea is a flagrant violation of international law," U.S. State Department spokeman Matthew Miller told a briefing. The Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader's crew is made up of nationals from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania, Galaxy Maritime said.

Persons: Houthis, Matthew Miller, Jonathan Saul, Jonathan Landay, Daphne Psaledakis, Christina Fincher, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Galaxy Leader, Houthi Military, REUTERS Acquire, Galaxy Maritime Ltd, Galaxy, U.S . State Department, Galaxy Maritime, Japan's Nippon, Maritime, Thomson Locations: Red, Yemen, Iran, States, U.S, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Philippines, Mexico, Romania, Washington

Fortescue approved investments in the U.S. hydrogen hub in Phoenix, Arizona; the Gladstone 50 megawatt green hydrogen project in Queensland, Australia; and the Christmas Creek green iron trial commercial plant in Western Australia. About $550 million will be used for developing an electrolyser and liquefaction facility in Phoenix, where first production of liquid green hydrogen is targeted for 2026. I think some of the market's concerns will be allayed because the capital investment required is pretty minimal in the scheme of things." Under a plan to ramp up its green energy business, Fortescue said in August it would stop allocating 10% of its net profit to that unit. Fortescue shares were up 1% on Tuesday in a strong market for iron ore miners, with peers BHP (BHP.AX) and Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) up 1.5% and 2% respectively.

Persons: Melanie Burton, Australia's Fortescue, Fortescue, David Coates, BHP, Himanshi, Richard Chang, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Fortescue Metals Group, REUTERS, Arizona, MELBOURNE, Gladstone, Fortescue Energy, Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Thomson Locations: Pilbara, Port Hedland, Western Australia, U.S, Phoenix , Arizona, Queensland, Australia, Phoenix, Brazil, Kenya, Norway, BellPotter, Sydney, Michigan, New York, Rio, Bengaluru

The government is considering whether to suspend Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake as a way out of the spending crunch, a source told Reuters, while a leading member of Scholz's own party also called for such a move. Habeck said he was not proposing to abolish Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, but added that "it is inflexible". We are now being forced to modernize the economy with fewer public subsidies," he told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. "Rather, it is the unsound and unconstitutional budget policy of the federal government and the (three-way) coalition. "One possibility could be to suspend the debt brake in 2023 ... but then not in 2024.

Persons: Robert Habeck, Minister Christian Lindner, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's, Germany's, Lindner, Habeck, Sebastian Brehm, Markus Wacket, Christian Kraemer, Matthias Williams, Miranda Murray, Ed Osmond, Paul Simao Organizations: Minister, Reuters, Greens, Free Democrats, CDU, CSU, Thomson Locations: United States

☆ Rosalynn Carter death: former first lady and wife of Jimmy Carter, passes away at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Keith Allen | Kate Andersen Brower | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +29 min

Rosalynn Carter passed away peacefully with family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia, the center said in a statement. It was likely that Eleanor Rosalynn Smith would cross paths with Jimmy Carter in their small hometown of Plains, Georgia. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York in 2011. Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Jimmy Carter, then a Georgia state senator, hugs his wife at his campaign headquarters in Atlanta in 1966. The Carter CenterRosalynn and Jimmy Carter had four children, 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Persons: CNN — Rosalynn Carter, Rosalynn Carter, “ Rosalynn, Jimmy Carter, “, ”, Ronald Reagan, Rosalynn, Jill Biden, ” Jimmy Carter, Jason, Amy, Dan Farrell, Carter, ” Jill Biden, Joe Biden, “ They’re, George W, Bush, Laura Bush, She’s, Jill Stuckey, Carters, Bill Clinton, Jake Tapper, CNN’s, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, ” Rosalynn, Ruth, Jimmy, Jimmy wasn’t, John William, “ Jack ”, James Earl, Chip ”, Donnel Jeffrey, “ Jeff ”, Amy Lynn, Stuart Eizenstat, Donald Trump, Melania, ” Trump, Plains Carter, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Nixon’s, Mary Matise, Eleanor Roosevelt, Steven Hochman, Mrs, ” Hochman, ’ ”, Michelle Obama, ” Michelle Obama, ’, Georgia’s, Nikki Kahn, Horace Cort, Mikki Ansin, Jeff, Jack, Barbara Walters, Richard Howard, Suzanne Vlamis, Diana Walker, Joan Mondale, Walter Mondale, Muriel Humphrey, Hubert Humphrey, Ruth Carter Stapleton, Jimmy Carter's, Wally McNamee, Corbis, Ron Galella, Bromberger Hoover, Jay Leno, Alice S, Tami Chappell, Charlie Neibergall, Laura Rauch, Carolyn Kaster, Sebastian Scheiner, Barack Obama's, Bill Clark, John Bazemore, Amy Davis, Saul Loeb, Errol, Jimmy's, Branden Camp, Caroline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, David McNew, Matt McClain, Adam Schultz, The New York Times Adam Schultz, White, Erin Schaff, Michael S, Williamson, Theodore Roosevelt’s, ‘, Jimmy ’, Welfare Joe Califano, Jerry Rafshoon, Carter’s, Joe Califano, Massachusetts Sen, Ted Kennedy, Rafshoon, Camp David, David, Zbigniew Brzezinski, ” Brzezinski, Harry, Bess Truman, Lady Rosalynn Carter, Kate Andersen Brower, CNN’s Stephen Collinson, Sam Fossum, Gabe Cohen Organizations: CNN, Carter, House, The Carter, Naval, Americana, NY, White, Maranatha Baptist Church, Sunday, Carter Institute for Caregiving, Georgia Southwestern State University, Southern Baptists, Naval Academy, Georgia, Atlanta, Brigade, Jimmy, Mental Health, Washington Post, Hulton, Disney, Bettmann, Mental Health Systems, Harlem Globetrotters, Getty, White House, Democratic National Convention, Toronto, Presidential, Humanity, Baltimore Sun, Tribune, Service, Capitol, Aging, NBA, The New York Times, Department of Justice, Health, Education, Welfare, Democratic, American, Human, Camp, Habitat, U.S Locations: Plains , Georgia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Atlanta, Norfolk, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea, Guinea, mater, Georgia, Plains, ”, Hawaii, New London , Connecticut, Schenectady , New York, Washington, Iowa, Florida, Americus , Georgia, New York, Brazil, Dubuque , Iowa, Waterloo , Iowa, San Francisco, Ashkelon, Baltimore, Annapolis , Maryland, Rosalynn, North Carolina, White, Central, South America, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Maryland, Tehran, United States

The war is approaching the end of its second year, and Ukraine’s military needs more manpower to sustain a bloody war of attrition against Russia, a country with more than three times the population of Ukraine. In a recent essay, Ukraine’s top military commander, Valery Zaluzhny acknowledged that training and recruiting troops was becoming a serious challenge. The essay acknowledged a bleak reality: Ukraine needs more people in uniform, and it needs them now. Ukraine fills its ranks with volunteers but also has a system of conscription that allows the state to draft men of military age. If the war continues with the same intensity as it is today, there is no way to avoid conscription.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Valery Zaluzhny, ”, Andriy Demchenko, it’s, Maj, Viktor Kysil, won’t, Mark Holovei, I’m, I’ve, we’re, Maria Zaika, Maria Zaika “, ’, “ I’ve, “, Oleksandr Dyadyushkin, Vlad, Dmytro Kostyuk Organizations: CNN, Russia, State Border Service of, It’s, 5th Assault Brigade, Foreigners Locations: Ukrainian, Washington, Ukraine, Kyiv, State Border Service of Ukraine, Moscow, North Korea, Israel, Gaza, Europe, Russia, Bakhmut

“I was in all the states,” Rosalynn Carter told the AP. At The Carter Center, she launched a fellowship for journalists to pursue better coverage of mental health issues. Years later, Rosalynn and Jimmy would quietly support integration — and call for it more vocally at Plains Baptist Church. Ruth Carter later engineered a date between her brother and Rosalynn during one of his trips home from the U.S. But the void would not begin to close until the former president conceived The Carter Center.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter’s, ”, Kathy Cade, “, Cade, ” Jimmy Carter, Jonathan Alter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton, Rosalynn, ” Cade, Ronald Reagan, ” Rosalynn Carter, Reagan, ” Grandson Jason Carter, She “, Jason Carter, Carter, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, Lillian Carter, “ Miss Lillian ”, Jimmy, Smith, James Earl Carter Sr, Jim Crow, Rosalynn’s, Alter, Ruth Carter, Earl Carter, ” Alter, Stu Eizenstat, Anwar Sadat, Israel’s Menachem Begin, ” Miss Lillian, Pat Caddell, They’ve, ” Jason Carter, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Mrs, Paige Alexander Organizations: Washington, Georgia Democrat, The Carter, Carter Center, Associated Press, White, AP, East Wing, Mental Health Systems, Kennedy Center, Plains Baptist, Smiths, U.S . Naval Academy, Navy, Plains Methodist Church, Georgia Southwestern College, Naval, “, Brigade, Democratic, Wing, White House, Camp David, Carter, ” Carter Locations: Ga, Georgia, Iran, Plains, Plains Baptist Church, Washington, Iowa, Spanish, America, Cambodian, U.S, COVID, Panama, Atlanta, Guinea

☆ 'All I wanted to do was live': After years of debate, a suicide safety net for the Golden Gate Bridge is nearing completion. Survivors say it'll give many a second chance at life
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Kara Nelson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines climbed over the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge suicide safety net is seen in San Francisco on April 5, 2023. Courtesy Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation DistrictAfter years of debate over installing a suicide deterrent on the iconic bridge, a net is now nearing completion. In 2018, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District began building a net along the perimeter of the 1.7 mile long bridge. Sabrina Hernandez, Golden Gate Bridge District Board President, touches a net during a press on May 16, 2019.

Persons: CNN —, Kevin Hines, ” Hines, Hines, “, Paolo Cosulich, Schwartz, ” Cosulich, ”, Kevin Berthia, ” Berthia, Rich Pedroncelli, Kevin Briggs, Berthia, Briggs, Cosulich, it’s, didn’t, Sabrina Hernandez, Yalonda, James, George Washington Organizations: CNN, Rail Foundation, Transportation, Transportation District, Mental, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Bridge, San Francisco Chronicle, “ Engineers Locations: San Francisco, Golden, It’s, Sacramento , California, California, New York City

ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. Fiercely loyal and compassionate as well as politically astute, Rosalynn Carter prided herself on being an activist first lady, and no one doubted her behind-the-scenes influence. After Ronald Reagan won the 1980 election, Rosalynn Carter seemed more visibly devastated than her husband. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business,” Rosalynn Carter recalled with pride in a 2021 interview with The Associated Press. He listens to her.”Ceremonies celebrating the life of Rosalynn Carter will take place after the Thanksgiving holiday in Atlanta and Sumter County, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Sunday evening.

Persons: —, Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, “, “ Rosalynn, Joe Biden, ”, ” Biden, Jill Biden, Carter, Rosalynn, ” Jimmy Carter, shakeup, Carters, Jimmy Carter’s, Eleanor Roosevelt, We've, Jimmy, Ronald Reagan, Bess Truman, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, Lillian Carter, John William, Jack, James Earl III, Donnel Jeffery, Jeff, Amy, Carter's, James Earl Sr, ” Rosalynn Carter Organizations: ATLANTA, Carter, Air Force, House, Mental Health, Georgia, White, Habitat, Humanity, Naval Academy, Georgia Southwestern College, Associated Press, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Locations: Georgia, Plains, “, Norfolk , Virginia, Washington, Latin America, Atlanta, Guinea, Annapolis , Maryland, Annapolis, Portsmouth , Virginia, Honolulu, New London , Connecticut, Sumter County , Georgia

[1/3] Spectators look on as SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 17 2023. Starship is mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster in what will be the second attempted flight of both vehicles together. The launch had been scheduled for Friday but was pushed back by a day for a last-minute swap of flight-control hardware. SpaceX is aiming to at least exceed Starship-Super Heavy's performance during its April 20 test flight, when the two-stage spacecraft blew itself to bits less than four minutes into a planned 90-minute flight. SpaceX has since reinforced the launch pad with a massive water-cooled steel plate, one of dozens of corrective actions that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration required before granting a launch license on Wednesday for the second test flight.

Persons: Joe Skipper, SpaceX's, Elon Musk, Artemis, Bill Nelson, Nelson, Musk, Joey Roulette, Steve Gorman, Will Dunham Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, blastoff, NASA, Saturn, SpaceX, Reuters, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, CHICA , Texas, Texas, of Mexico, Boca Chica, Hawaii's, Mars, China, New York, Los Angeles, Boca Chica , Texas

☆ Here’s why the Big Three won’t need to raise car prices to pay for these labor deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The labor contracts don’t mean you go to a dealership and the car costs more money,” said Ivan Drury, analyst for sales tracker Edmunds. If the Big Three could simply pass along higher costs, be it raw material, labor other expenses, in the form of higher prices, no automaker would ever lose money. Even if the labor costs could be passed along in terms of higher prices, it woudn’t be nearly as much as you might think. Any additional labor costs are more likely to eat into automaker profits than they are to raise prices. Another factor driving car prices higher was the desire of consumers to buy cars with more features and options that are now available but were not available in the past.

Persons: Stellantis, it’s, ”, Ivan Drury, Edmunds, That’s, Michelle Krebs, John Lawler Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, UAW, Cox Automotive Locations: New York, “, American

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's wide-open U.S. Senate race shifts to Sacramento on Saturday as the leading Democratic candidates work to woo activists in search of a state party endorsement ahead of the March primary. The state's last two U.S. Senate races — in 2016 and 2018 — each featured two Democrats. The Senate candidates will each take turns speaking during a forum shortly before delegates cast their votes. An endorsement from the state Democratic Party can boost a campaign in a competitive primary, but it doesn't necessarily signal how the wider electorate feels about the race as party delegates tend to be more liberal. “The reality is, is that you can’t win the House if you don’t win seats here in California."

Persons: Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Lexi Reese, Sen, Laphonza Butler, Dianne Feinstein, Butler isn't, Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Porter, Lee, Kevin de Leon, Feinstein, “, Matt Barreto, aren't, Rusty Hicks, ”, Andrew Acosta, Hicks, Republicans John Duarte, David Valadao, Mike Garcia, Michelle Steel, Young Kim, ” Hicks Organizations: Senate, Democratic, U.S, Reps, California Democratic, Democratic Party, University of California, Democratic National Committee, U.S . Senate, U.S . House, Republicans, Representatives Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Israel, Washington, California, Gaza, Afghanistan, Central, Southern California

☆ SpaceX Starship Launch Elon Musk’s Giant Moon and Mars Rocket Fuels Up for Its 2nd Launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Kenneth Chang | Michael Roston | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“There are really a tremendous number of changes between the last Starship flight and this one,” Mr. Musk said. With hot staging, Starship’s upper-stage engines will ignite while the booster is still attached and some of the booster engines are still firing. Hot staging, which is commonly used on Russian rockets, could improve the performance of Starship by 10 percent, Mr. Musk said. Hot staging also “results in kind of blasting the booster,” Mr. Musk said. “We don’t know with accuracy what the most important thing is, because we’ve not yet reached orbit,” Mr. Musk said.

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