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WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-four Republican-led states filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution. The EPA rule “will drive jobs and investment out of Kentucky and overseas, leaving employers and hardworking families to pay the price,” Coleman said. The soot rule is one of several EPA dictates under attack from industry groups and Republican-led states. Soot pollution has declined by 42% since 2000, even as the U.S. gross domestic product has increased by 52%, Regan said. The EPA said it will work with states, counties and tribes to account for and respond to wildfires, an increasing source of soot pollution, especially in the West.

Persons: Joe, General Russell Coleman, Patrick Morrisey, ” Coleman, West Virginia —, Obama, Michael Regan, Regan, ″ Regan, Biden Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Biden, Environmental Protection Agency, West Virginia, EPA, GOP, European Union, Environmental, White House, Industry, U.S . Chamber, Commerce Locations: Kentucky, West Virginia, — Ohio, Indiana, West, United States, China, India, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, U.S, Besides Kentucky, Alabama, Alaska , Arkansas, Florida, Georgia , Idaho , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri, Montana , Nebraska, North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota , Tennessee , Utah, Wyoming

☆ Opinion: After Super Tuesday, the dreaded rematch is real
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Opinion Patrick T. Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But there’s also the loud minority of “Never Trump” Republicans, represented by figures like former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger or former New Jersey Gov. In North Carolina, exit polls suggest Trump won a slim majority of Republican voters with a college degree. But there’s a third camp: the reluctant Republican stalwarts who are neither Always Trump nor Never Trump. In general, these Republicans tend to seek traditionally defined conservative policy victories – from school choice to tax cuts to a strong national defense. But they can also see the potential for conservative policy victories in a second Trump administration.

Persons: Patrick T, Brown, Joe Biden, pollsters, Donald Trump, denialism, suburbanites, MAGA, ”, there’s, Adam Kinzinger, Christine Todd Whitman, Trump’s, they’ve, Trump, Nikki Haley, Glenn Youngkin, Brian Kemp, aren’t, –, Inez Feltscher Stepman, Biden, FDR, Harris, Roe, Wade –, Dobbs, Wade, slog Organizations: Public Policy Center, Economic, Twitter, CNN, Biden, Trump, GOP, Republican, “, Trump ” Republicans, Illinois Rep, New, New Jersey Gov, Hilton, Republicans, Virginia Gov, Georgia Gov, Supreme, Independent, American, Democratic, Super Locations: Washington , DC, America, South Carolina, New Jersey, North Carolina, Charleston, Columbia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza

☆ LaLiga ‘studying and analyzing the facts’ around latest Vinícius Jr. alleged racist abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Patrick Sung | Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Spain’s LaLiga says it is “studying and analyzing the facts” around the latest alleged racist abuse incident towards Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium on Saturday. Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid/Getty ImagesVinícius has been subjected to racist abuse from the stands on numerous occasions during LaLiga matches over the past two seasons. He was also the target of racist abuse in Real’s league game at Valencia last season. In late May 2023, Spanish police said seven people had been detained in relation to incidents of racist abuse directed at Vinícius. These actions were the focal point of much of the abuse Federico received on his Instagram.

Persons: Spain’s LaLiga, Vinícius, Anna Anjos –, –, LaLiga, Anjos, Vini, ” Anjos, ” Vinícius, Antonio Villalba, Peter Federico, Federico, Valencia, “ Valencia, ” LaLiga Organizations: CNN, Real Madrid, ESPN, Valencia, Royal Spanish Football Federation, CNN Sport, Spanish Locations: Real, Spain, Real Madrid, Vinícius, Madrid, Valencia

☆ Haitian prime minister has arrived in Puerto Rico amid turmoil in Haiti, local official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A plane carrying Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, its governor’s spokesperson told CNN, after days of speculation about his whereabouts as Haitian capital Port-au-Prince plunged into crisis over the weekend. Since last week, Port-au-Prince has been gripped by a wave of highly coordinated gang attacks on law enforcement and state institutions. The prime minister’s last appearance in public was in Kenya on Friday, before arriving today in Puerto Rico, per Mojica. Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid the spiraling violence in Port-au-Prince. “We fear we will run out of medicines and medical supplies, which are absolutely essential to meet the enormous needs we are facing at the moment,” Haiti MSF head Mumuza Muhindo Musubah said in a statement.

Persons: Ariel Henry, Prince, Sheila Angleró Mojica, Henry’s, Henry, Patrick Boivert, Luis Abinader, Muhindo Musubah Organizations: CNN, Haitian, CBP, Customs, Kenyan, United Nations, Finance, ”, ” MSF, UN Locations: Puerto Rico, Port, Kenya, Haiti, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Dominican

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers left broadcasting behind when he took over as the Milwaukee Bucks’ coach at midseason, but he remains as talkative as ever. That chattiness has helped the Bucks dramatically improve their defense since his arrival in late January. The Bucks have won six straight games and own the NBA’s best defensive rating since the All-Star break. The Bucks have improved defensively even without three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, who has missed 11 straight games with a sprained left ankle. Rivers believes the Bucks’ defense can get even better.

Persons: Doc Rivers, chattiness, “, Doc, Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, we’re, ” Lillard, Rivers, Adrian Griffin, Griffin, Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Malik Beasley, Everybody’s, Patrick Beverley, Brook Lopez, ” Rivers, “ We’ve, weren’t, ” Organizations: MILWAUKEE, Milwaukee Bucks, Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee, ESPN, Eastern Conference, Boston Celtics, Clippers, Golden State Locations: Milwaukee, California

☆ A grey whale was seen in the Atlantic for one of the only times in the last 200 years. Scientists say it's bad news for the planet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Patrick Whittle | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grey whales have been extinct from the Atlantic Ocean since the 18th century. Scientists were thrilled to see the whale, but its presence is probably linked to climate change. Researchers with the New England Aquarium in Boston found the gray whale while flying 30 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on March 1. Gray whales were almost hunted to extinction during the era of commercial whaling. They also sound very different — while humpback whales are known for their haunting songs, gray whales make gurgles, grunts and croaks.

Persons: Orla O'Brien, O'Brien, Gray Organizations: Service, —, New, Aquarium, Anderson Cabot Center, Ocean, Atlantic, International Union for Conservation of Nature Locations: England, PORTLAND , Maine, Boston, Nantucket , Massachusetts, Atlantic, Florida, Massachusetts, Canada, New England, Asia

☆ Gaza War Is Shifting Ties Between Secular and Ultra-Orthodox Israelis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | Natan Odenheimer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a neighborhood of Jerusalem, ultra-Orthodox Jewish residents cheered a soldier returning from military service. At a religious seminary, similarly devout students gathered to hear an officer talk about his military duties. The Hamas-led attack on Israel last October has prompted flashes of greater solidarity between sections of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish minority and the secular mainstream, as fears of a shared threat have accelerated the integration of some of Israel’s most insular citizens. As Israel’s war in Gaza drags on and Israeli reservists are called to serve elongated or additional tours of duty, long-simmering divisions about military exemptions for the country’s most religious Jews are again at the center of a national debate. Unusually high numbers have expressed support for or interest in military service, according to polling data and military statistics, even as the vast majority of Haredim still hope to retain their exemption.

Organizations: Hamas, Jewish Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, Israel’s

☆ What the SEC climate disclosure rule may mean for investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Climate disclosures would be made in annual filings companies make to the SEC, such as a Form 10-K, and in registration statements filed before an initial public offering. "I think climate disclosures have largely become table stakes for the investment community," said Lindsey Stewart, director of investment stewardship research at Morningstar. Current climate disclosures are 'uncommon'Ships on the Panama Canal on August 21, 2023. Shipping experts fear such events could become the new normal as rainfall shortfalls highlight climate risks. The SEC proposal outlined three tiers of emissions disclosures: Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Persons: Gary Gensler, Win Mcnamee, —, Lindsey Stewart, Daniel Gonzalez, Stewart, They'd, Rachel Curley, Hurricane Idalia, Christian Monterrosa, Cowen, Patrick McHenry, Sen, Tim Scott, Bill Huizenga, Chris Ratcliffe, They're Organizations: Securities, Exchange, Financial Services, General, Getty, The Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Morningstar, Panama Canal Authority, Shipping, Anadolu Agency, P Global, Corporations, U.S . Sustainable Investment, Hurricane, Bloomberg, Republicans, Economic, Deloitte Locations: Washington, Panama, U.S, Cedar Key , Florida, R

☆ Charmed by a City Off Thailand’s Beaten Path
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Patrick Scott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Thailand is renowned among hard-charging tourists for nightlife in Bangkok, full moon parties on Koh Phangan island and hedonistic walking streets in Pattaya. It’s also a magnet for the bohemian and wellness crowds who flock to the mountain destinations of Chiang Mai and Pai. But mostly ignored by foreign tourists is Lampang, in Northern Thailand. This utterly charming, riverside city of about 90,000 people has preserved the historic architecture and stately squares from its days as a major city in the ancient Lanna kingdom and a hub in the teak lumber trade. Wooden temples from centuries ago and two-story teak mansions from the late 1800s and early 1900s still stand, and alongside the Wang River, the streets in the Kat Kong Ta enclave are like an open-air museum of well-preserved Chinese shophouses and European gingerbread-style buildings.

Persons: Koh, Chiang Mai, Pai Locations: Thailand, Bangkok, Pattaya, It’s, Lampang, Northern Thailand

☆ Haiti declares state of emergency after armed gangs storm two of the country's largest prisons
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Sam Meredith | Www.Linkedin.Com In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows tires on fire near the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2024, after a breakout by several thousand inmates. A 72-hour state of emergency has been declared in Haiti after armed gangs stormed two of the country's largest prisons, reportedly allowing thousands of people to escape. A government statement said two prisons, one in the capital of Port-au-Prince and another in nearby Croix des Bouquets, were overrun by gang members over the weekend, according to multiple media reports. Nearly all the 4,000 inmates at Haiti's National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince were thought to have escaped. Haitian lawyer Arnel Remy, head of the Collective of Lawyers for the Defense of Human Rights in Haiti, said in a Google-translated update on the X social media platform that a total of 3,597 prisoners escaped from the National Penitentiary.

Persons: Patrick Boisvert, Al, Ariel Henry, Arnel Remy Organizations: CNBC, Finance, Lawyers, Defense of Human Rights, National Penitentiary Locations: Port, Prince, Haiti, Croix des, Haiti's, Al Jazeera, Boisvert, Haitian, Kenya

☆ Lack of Plan for Governing Gaza Formed Backdrop to Deadly Convoy Chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel’s reluctance to fill the current leadership vacuum in northern Gaza formed the backdrop to the chaos that led to the deaths on Thursday of dozens of Palestinians on the Gazan coast, analysts and aid workers have said. More than 100 were killed and 700 injured, Gazan health officials said, after thousands of hungry civilians rushed at a convoy of aid trucks, leading to a stampede and prompting Israeli soldiers to fire at the crowd. The immediate causes of the chaos were extreme hunger and desperation: The United Nations has warned of a looming famine in northern Gaza, where the incident occurred. Civilian attempts to ambush aid trucks, Israeli restrictions on convoys and the poor condition of roads damaged in the war have made it extremely difficult for food to reach the roughly 300,000 civilians still stranded in that region, leading the United States and others to airdrop aid instead. But analysts say this dynamic has been exacerbated by Israel’s failure to set in motion a plan for how the north will be governed.

Organizations: United Nations Locations: Gaza, United States

CNN —Iowa Hawkeyes superstar guard Caitlin Clark became the NCAA’s Division-1 all-time leading scorer in basketball – male or female – against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, passing Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Supernova talentIowa guard Caitlin Clark broke the scoring record with a pair of free throws at the end of the first half. “It’s not anything that’s really been done in women’s basketball before,” she said. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the scoring record. Caitlin Clark became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s basketball.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Pete Maravich, Clark, “, that’s, ”, Angel Reese, ’, She’s, Pete ” Maravich, Maravich, Jaeson Maravich, University of Washington’s Kelsey Plum, Lynette Woodard, Cliff Jette, Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu Organizations: CNN, Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Famer, Ohio State, NCAA, Sunday, LSU Tigers, LSU, Clark’s University of Iowa, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, “, of Famer, Yahoo Sports, University of Washington’s, Kansas, Hawkeyes, Iowa, TNT Sports, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Fever, NCAA Division Locations: Ohio, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, men’s

☆ U.N. Aid Agency Researchers Allege Abuse of Gazans in Israeli Detention
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Monika Pronczuk | Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An unpublished investigation by the main United Nations agency for Palestinian affairs accuses Israel of abusing hundreds of Gazans captured during the war with Hamas, according to a copy of the report reviewed by The New York Times. The authors of the report allege that the detainees, including at least 1,000 civilians later released without charge, were held at three military sites inside Israel. The report said the detainees included males and females whose ages ranged from 6 to 82. Some, the report said, died in detention. The document includes accounts from detainees who said they were beaten, stripped, robbed, blindfolded, sexually abused and denied access to lawyers and doctors, often for more than a month.

Persons: Israel, Gazans Organizations: United Nations, The New York Times, UNRWA Locations: Israel

☆ A bigger pool of American workers could continue to slow inflation even further
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Now, as the Federal Reserve faces the final stretch of its historic inflation battle, a bigger pool of workers could slow inflation even further. That then begs the question: How much more can better labor supply slow inflation? The US Labor Department releases January figures on job openings, quits, hires and layoffs. The US Labor Department reports the number of new applications for jobless benefits in the week ended March 2. China’s National Bureau of Statistics releases February inflation data.

Persons: Mary Daly, “, ” Sarah House, Michael Gapen, That’s, Jack Bantock, ’, ”, Richard Felton, Thomas, ’ ”, Patrick Harker, Ross, Nordstrom, Michael Barr, Campbell Soup, Foot, Jerome Powell, Loretta Mester Organizations: DC CNN, Federal Reserve, San Francisco Fed, National Association for Business Economics, Labor, CNN, Bank of America, White House’s Council, Economic Advisers, English Premier League, Chelsea, Burnley, Philadelphia Fed, Target, P Global, Institute for Supply Management, US Commerce Department, Abercrombie, Fitch, Financial Services, The Bank of Canada, US Labor Department, Broadcom, Costco, Eagle Outfitters, Potbelly, Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs, European Central Bank, Cleveland Fed, National Bureau of Statistics Locations: Washington, San, Wells, United States, London, JD.com, Kroger, Burlington, DocuSign

☆ Airlines Avelo and Breeze, three years after their pandemic debut, prepare for a profitable year
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. "When you have Goliaths, and you're just David, it's really hard," said Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy. David Neeleman, founder and CEO of Breeze Airways, before boarding the airline's inaugural flight at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. Operational costsOffering low airfares has made industry-wide cost increases all the more daunting for Avelo and Breeze.

Persons: Charles M, Schulz, Patrick T, Fallon, They've, David, it's, Andrew Levy, Avelo, Levy, David Neeleman, Matt May, Henry Harteveldt, Harteveldt, Connecticut's, Neeleman Organizations: Avelo Airlines Boeing, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Airport, AFP, Getty, U.S, Breeze Airways, Los Angeles International, Avelo, United, Breeze, Southwest Airlines, Tampa International Airport, Bloomberg, Atmosphere Research, New Haven Airport, Wilmington, JetBlue Airways, Azul, Westchester County Airport, Canton Airport, International Airport, Airlines Locations: Hollywood, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Angeles, Islip, Long, New York City, Delta, Southwest, U.S, Ukraine, Tampa , Florida, Florida, South Carolina, California, Puerto Rico, New, Westchester, Akron, Ohio, Hartford , Connecticut, Charleston , South Carolina, Vegas, Los Angeles, Breeze

☆ The World Cruise Ship Was Like Four Seasons on Steroids: Ex-Resident
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Retired lawyer Peter Antonucci lived on The World, a luxurious residential ship, for six years. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with retired lawyer Peter Antonucci, who spent six years living on The World — a residential ship for millionaires. Peter Antonucci on an expedition during his time living on The World. Peter Antonucci holding a bottle of Champagne while on The World. Courtesy of Peter AntonucciAnd the wine — the ship has one of the greatest wine lists you'll ever see.

Persons: Peter Antonucci, Antonucci, —, they'll, stein, you'd, I'd Organizations: Service, Kremlin Locations: Russia, St . Petersburg, Germany

☆ A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Patrick Sisson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Now, those arid ranch lands are offering a new moneymaking opportunity: data centers. Lancium, an energy and data center management firm setting up shop in Fort Stockton and Abilene, is one of many companies around the country betting that building data centers close to generating sites will allow them to tap into underused clean power. In the past, companies built data centers close to internet users, to better meet consumer requests, like streaming a show on Netflix or playing a video game hosted in the cloud. But the growth of artificial intelligence requires huge data centers to train the evolving large-language models, making proximity to users less necessary. But as more of these sites start to pop up across the United States, there are new questions on whether they can meet the demand while still operating sustainably.

Persons: ”, Ali Fenn Organizations: Netflix Locations: West Texas, Fort Stockton and Abilene, United States

☆ I'm a makeup artist who spent $360 on products this month. Here are 8 items I'd buy again and 2 I'd skip next time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Morewa Osawaru | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I'm a makeup artist who spent $360 on new products and old favorites this February. The Fenty Skin Fenty Treatz hydrating and strengthening lip oil moisturizes without being sticky. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAs a makeup artist, my job includes trying new products and repurchasing old favorites for my kit each month. This February, I spent $360 on blushes, powders, concealers, and more.

Persons: Patrick Ta, — Organizations: Service

☆ Here are the 10 stocks that large-cap money managers are getting most excited about right now, according to UBS
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Large-cap fund managers are starting to shy away from several of the biggest companies in the S&P 500, according to a recent report from UBS. By bailing on those three names and top performers like Nvidia (NVDA), money managers are swimming against the tide. That's why large-cap stock-pickers tend to fade the biggest companies, according to UBS. 10 stocks that fund managers loveBy contrast, fund managers' largest relative overweight positions are in sectors like industrials, financials, healthcare, and materials, Palfrey noted. Below are the 10 companies that are seeing the biggest improvements in sentiment from large-cap fund managers, as measured by the net number of funds adding positions to them.

Persons: Patrick Palfrey, Palfrey Organizations: UBS, Microsoft, Apple, Business, Nvidia

☆ How Google lost its way
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Hugh Langley | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Just two months after Google launched Gemini, its flashy new AI model, the company revealed that it had already built a better version. AdvertisementThen, days later, Google scrambled to explain why its image generation tool spit out racially inaccurate depictions of historical figures. Users have long bemoaned — and researchers recently found — a decline in the quality of Google Search results. The fact that Google is not far and away the self-driving-car leader, it's, like, a total joke," the former Google director said, adding that the problem of Google's lost supremacy is "maybe impossible to solve, frankly." Google now is reminiscent of the Steve Ballmer-era Microsoft, which missed the smartphone, search, and cloud waves and was overtaken by Apple, Google, and Amazon.

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☆ 2024 Formula One season: How to watch the Bahrain Grand Prix and the biggest storylines to look out for this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The 2024 campaign will be the longest F1 season in history, featuring 24 race weekends. How to watch the season opener in BahrainThe 2024 season starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix after three days of testing in the Middle Eastern nation last week. Red Bull’s 2023 F1 season was the most dominant of all time. He was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing by the investigation, the team’s parent company, Red Bull GMBH, announced on Wednesday. Albon has bounced back from a disappointing spell at Red Bull in 2020 and is now a highly-sought after driver.

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☆ Pentagon considering tapping last source of Ukraine military funding as Congress stalls on additional aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Defense Department still has around $4 billion in presidential drawdown authority funds available for Ukraine, which allows the Pentagon to draw from its own stockpiles to send military equipment to Kyiv. But it would not be unprecedented for the Pentagon to find additional, unexpected sources of funding. Last year, the Defense Department announced that it had discovered an accounting error that led to DoD overvaluing the amount of aid it was providing to Ukraine by $6.2 billion. Asked on Tuesday whether the department was considering spending some of the remaining money, Pentagon press secretary Gen. Patrick Ryder said he had nothing to announce but that the Pentagon was continuing to explore ways to keep supporting Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN this week that Ukraine will not win the war without continued US support.

Persons: Garron Garn, Patrick Ryder, “ We’re, ” Ryder, Ryder, ”, “, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, The Defense Department, Pentagon, Defense, ”, Defense Department, DoD, Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, “ Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Avdiivka

☆ Opinion: Why a leap day birthday is the best
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Opinion Lev Golinkin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s Note: Lev Golinkin writes on refugee and immigrant identity, as well as Ukraine, Russia and the far right. And yet, it’s a choice my mom faced when I was born on 10-something p.m. on leap day. It turns out communists aren’t the only ones wary of leap day birthdays. Svetlana Golinkin, newborn Lev Golinkin, and maternity ward staff, Kharkov (now called Kharkiv), USSR, March 2, 1980. I refuse to indulge the garbage notion of leaping leap day.

Persons: Lev Golinkin, aren’t, Svetlana Golinkin, Lev, I’ve, “, ”, Kyle, I’m, I’ll, Samuel Golinkin, There’s, Bridget, Patrick, there’s, Patrick wasn’t, you’ll Organizations: CNN, aren’t Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, Kharkov, Kharkiv, USSR, Boston

☆ A look into Michigan’s economic prospects as automotive jobs see a decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Chris Isidore | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Jobs in the state’s auto plants, parts factories and corporate offices shrank by 35% since 1990, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And those jobs make up only 3.7% of the jobs in the state, roughly half what it was in 1990. Some of the auto jobs disappeared because of automation. “But it is still the cornerstone of the Southeast Michigan economy. The categories understate the importance.”But other segments of the Michigan economy now rival autos.

Persons: –, Stellantis, Jeff Kowalsky, Patrick Anderson, “ I’m, ” Anderson, Brian Peters, Peters, ” Peters, Anderson, Bill Pugliano, Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer, there’s, ”, Monique Stanton, Stanton, ” Stanton, Matthew Hatcher, Donald Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, Republican, Democratic, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler —, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Getty, Anderson Economic Group, Michigan Center for Data, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health, Big, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, General Motors, North, Gov, Census, ICE, Michigan, Michigan League, Public, Missouri Economic Research, Information, Fox News, Democrats, Shoppers, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Monmouth University Locations: New York, Michigan, Mexico, Southern, Edmunds, Dearborn , Michigan, AFP, Southeast Michigan, Lansing , Michigan, North America, Marshall , Michigan, Florida, Texas, Illinois, California, Living, Somerset, Troy , Michigan

☆ Middle East Crisis Israel Is Said to Change Strategy in Cease-Fire Talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Ronen Bergman | Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held since the Oct. 7 attacks gathered Saturday in Tel Aviv to call for their return. International efforts to reach a truce had stalled over Israel’s refusal to release Palestinians convicted of murder and to commit to a permanent cease-fire, two of the measures that Hamas is holding out for. They include five female Israeli soldiers and civilians, including sick, wounded and older people. It does not include male Israeli soldiers, whose release will be the subject of a separate negotiation, one of the officials said. For each of the five female Israeli soldiers in captivity, Israel would release three “heavy” prisoners — those believed responsible for major attacks — and 15 others.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, Israel, —, Gilad Shalit, Julian E, Barnes Organizations: Hamas Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Egypt, Qatar, United States, Paris, Washington

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