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Image Robert Card. Mr. Card was last known to be driving a white Subaru Outback with a black bumper, officials said. The neighbor, Rick Goddard, 44, said he had known the Card family most of his life, because Mr. Goddard lives less than a mile down the road from the Card family house. At the address for the Card family home, no one answered the door on Thursday, and there was only one car parked out front. “We’re on edge right now because we know this is his stomping area,” Mr. Goddard said.

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☆ China's crackdown on Foxconn, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, shows Beijing is willing to sacrifice its economy for political power
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

China has launched investigations into Taiwan's Foxconn over its land use in mainland China. AdvertisementAdvertisementEven Foxconn, China's largest private-sector employer, isn't immune from Beijing's whims. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is a huge contributor to China's employment and economic growth. Given how important Foxconn is to China's economy, it's a sign that Beijing is willing to make some sacrifices in its economy for political reasons, Liu said. China's economy is in tattersChina's economy has struggled to recover after nearly three years of on-off COVID-19 lockdowns.

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☆ Amid Foxconn probe, China tells Taiwan firms to play positive role in ties
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A Foxconn shareholder poses for photos after the annual shareholder meeting in New Taipei City, Taiwan May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Taiwanese companies should assume their social responsibilities and play a "positive role" in promoting the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait, China's government said on Wednesday, amid a probe into major Apple supplier Foxconn. "While sharing development benefits and growth dividends on the mainland and achieving rapid development, Taiwan enterprises should also assume corresponding social responsibilities and play a positive role in promoting the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations." China believes Lai, who is leading opinion polls, is a separatist bent on a formal declaration of independence. "As pointed out by the media on the island, Lai Ching-te has now changing from a Taiwan independence maniac to a Taiwan independence liar," she said.

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☆ Thousands flock to Trinity Site for first time since ‘Oppenheimer’ release
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —“Oppenheimer” may have given the Trinity Site a boost of fame this summer, but for many history buffs, making a pilgrimage to the area is a journey years in the making. Nearly 4,000 people flocked to the Trinity Site this past Saturday, according to the White Sand Missile Range Public Affairs Office, waiting hours to visit the infamous ground zero, where the first atomic bomb was detonated. In total, that’s about six hours — all just to see the Trinity Site, a goal he’s had for years. Visitors tour the Trinity Site on October 21. Jim Cutler/White Sands Test Center Material Test DirectorateTise, who completed his first visit this year, called the experience “sobering.”“The Trinity test helped win World War II and saved countless American lives.

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They were the first hostages confirmed by both sides in the conflict to be freed since Hamas gunmen burst into Israel and killed 1,400 people, mainly civilians, and abducted around 200 others. Abu Ubaida, a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, said the hostages were released in part "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts. HEAVY BOMBARDMENTPalestinian media reported heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza overnight, including a strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza that killed at least 19 people. [1/8]Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, U.S. citizens who were taken as hostages by Palestinian Hamas militants, walk while holding hands with Brig.-Gen. Israel has already told all civilians to evacuate the northern half of the Gaza Strip, which includes Gaza City.

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☆ Chipotle plans price increases after pausing hikes this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Customers order from a Chipotle restaurant at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The company did not share how much menu prices will rise as a result of the decision. The burrito chain started hiking its menu prices in June 2021, citing the cost of rising wages for its employees. But Chipotle paused its price hikes as some customers pulled back on restaurant spending and ingredient costs stabilized. Three months later, Niccol said Chipotle would reconsider its pricing as the company's fourth quarter drew closer.

Persons: King, King of Prussia, Laurie Schalow, Chipotle, Brian Niccol, Niccol Organizations: Corporate, CNBC, of Labor Statistics Locations: Prussia, King, King of Prussia , Pennsylvania

☆ Chipotle is raising prices again
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Chipotle has been raising its prices over the past few years, citing higher costs. In June of 2021, Chipotle said it was raising prices about 3.5% to 4%. So far at Chipotle, the increased prices haven’t scared people off — clearing the way for more expensive burritos. Even companies that have seen customers pull back due to the higher prices reported higher sales, because those higher prices offset volume declines. The snack and beverage company said it increased prices globally by 11% on average, helping nudge revenue higher than analysts’ expectations.

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☆ Securities traders are gathering in Washington, trying to figure out what the SEC is doing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hangs on the wall at SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. The big topic: trying to figure out what the Securities and Exchange Commission is doing. These wholesalers may send the orders to exchanges, but often match the orders against their own internal order flow. Gallagher will also likely weigh in on payment for order flow as well. "I'm doing everything backwards, I'm leaving a trade group and going into politics, but sometimes you gotta step up."

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☆ Chipotle is raising prices for the 4th time in 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It's the fourth time Chipotle has raised prices in the last two years. The increase meant some customers would pay more than $1 more for their entrees once the price increase took effect in August of the same year. Months before that, in the first quarter of 2022, Chipotle raised its prices by 4%. And Chipotle lovers sounded off in the comment section of a viral TikTok on "the downfall of Chipotle" in July. They recalled a time when their chicken burrito bowl only cost $7.99 — and longed for a taste of a Chipotle burrito from 2011.

Persons: It's, Chipotle, —, Laurie Schalow Organizations: Service, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bell Locations: Brooklyn

TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan seeks "peaceful coexistence" with China with free and unrestricted interaction but the island will be democratic for generations to come, President Tsai Ing-wen said in her last national day speech on Tuesday. Speaking in front of the presidential office, Tsai said the strength of international support for Taiwan had reached an "unprecedented height". There was no immediate response from China's Taiwan Affairs Office. Beijing says Taiwan's government must accept that both China and Taiwan belong to "one China", which Tsai has refused to do. The Republic of China remains Taiwan's formal name, though the government tends to stylise it as the Republic of China, Taiwan, to distinguish it from the government in Beijing.

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☆ Thousands of Palestinians Forced to Leave Their Homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At least 20,000 people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes and are sheltering in dozens of schools and emergency shelters, according to the United Nations' humanitarian affairs office. The coastal strip is home to more than two million people. They have virtually no way out, despite a warning by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Palestinian civilians in Gaza to “leave now” because the Israeli military was going to “turn all Hamas hiding places into rubble.”

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: United Nations, Israeli Locations: Gaza

☆ Taiwan Elects Its Own Leaders So Is Already Independent: Presidential Frontrunner
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

In an interview with Japanese media, a transcript of which his campaign team released on Friday, Lai was asked on his position on Taiwan independence. Taiwan regularly elects leaders at all levels of government, right from the grassroots up to the president, Lai said. If it is not sovereign and independent, how can there be a presidential election? Therefore, there is no need to declare Taiwan's independence again," he added. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen cannot stand again after two terms in office.

Persons: William Lai, Lai, Tsai Ing, Mao Zedong's, Ben Blanchard, Lincoln Organizations: Taiwan Affairs Office, Kuomintang Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Republic of China, People's Republic of China

☆ Taiwan elects its own leaders so is already independent: presidential frontrunner
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Taiwan's Vice President William Lai announces his "National Project of Hope" ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Taipei, Taiwan September 6, 2023. In an interview with Japanese media, a transcript of which his campaign team released on Friday, Lai was asked on his position on Taiwan independence. Taiwan regularly elects leaders at all levels of government, right from the grassroots up to the president, Lai said. Therefore, there is no need to declare Taiwan's independence again," he added. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen cannot stand again after two terms in office.

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☆ Taiwan says China has 'very diverse' ways of interfering in election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsTAIPEI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - China has "very diverse" ways of interfering in Taiwan's elections in January, from military pressure to spreading fake news, including manipulating opinion polls, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Wednesday. Ahead of elections, Taiwan routinely flags the risk of interference from Beijing, which claims the democratically governed island as its own, saying China seeks to sway the outcome to candidates who may be more favourable toward the country. "The way the Chinese Communists interfere in elections is very diversified," Taiwan National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen told lawmakers during a parliamentary committee session. China can use military pressure, economic coercion or fake news to create a false choice between "war or peace" in the election, seeking to frighten voters, Tsai said. China has increased military activities around Taiwan since the last election in 2020, and regularly sends warships and fighters into the seas and skies near the island.

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☆ A Chipotle manager repeatedly asked a teenage worker to remove her hijab and partially pulled it off when she refused to show him her hair, federal prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Kansas Chipotle manager repeatedly asked a Muslim teenage worker to remove her hijab, the EEOC saidThis culminated in the manager "forcibly" pulling it off her head to see her hair, the EEOC said. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Chipotle manager in Kansas repeatedly asked a Muslim worker to remove her hijab and "forcibly" pulled it off her head when she refused to show him her hair, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. The assistant manager "continually" asked the worker, then 19, to remove her hijab and show him her hair despite her asking him to leave her alone, the EEOC wrote. The harassment reached a peak when the assistant manager tried to forcibly remove the worker's hijab, according to the EEOC. In August 2021, when staff were closing down the restaurant, the assistant manager "reached out, grabbed her hijab, and yanked," the EEOC said.

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Mining operations account for some 4%-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. But some miners are moving to reduce use of fossil fuels in extracting and refining, partly due to pressure from downstream customers that want more sustainable supply chains. Located beside a crystal-blue lake in the lush jungle of Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Vale Indonesia — a subsidiary of Vale international — runs its smelters entirely from hydroelectricity. Other companies and countries around the world also are reducing use of fossil fuels in their mining operations. But now, having that infrastructure means big savings at a time when global energy prices are high.

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A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab, a headscarf worn by some Muslim women. After several weeks, the harassment culminated in him grabbing and partially removing her hijab, according to the complaint. Chipotle's chief corporate affairs officer, Laurie Schalow, said the company encourages employees to report concerns, including through an anonymous hotline. One night during closing in August 2021, the manager allegedly reached out and pulled her hijab partially off her head. The lawsuit claims that Chipotle violated federal civil rights law protecting employees and job applicants from discrimination based on religion, race, ethnicity, sex and national origin.

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☆ Taiwan says China knows armed threats backfire on influencing elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

China has never renounced the use of force to bring democratically governed Taiwan under its control, viewing the island as one of its provinces. In 1996, China lobbed missiles into the Taiwan Strait to try to intimidate the island's voters against voting for Lee Teng-hui as president, who Beijing despised for his perceived pro-independence sympathies. That triggered the so-called Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, in which the U.S. Navy carried out a massive show of force in the strait. Lai has said he does not seek to change the status quo, and has repeatedly offered talks with Beijing. Wu said China was preparing for a possible attack against Taiwan, including how the People's Liberation Army would deal with U.S. intervention.

Persons: Lee Teng, Lee, William Lai, it's, Joseph Wu, Lai, Wu, Ben Blanchard, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S . Navy, Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Affairs Office, People's Liberation Army, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Beijing, China, Taiwan Strait, Taipei, Japan, Australia, United States

☆ GM reportedly slammed Ford over its plan to use Chinese battery technology in EVs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Hayley Peterson | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

General Motors and Ford appear to be feuding over the use of Chinese battery technology in electric cars. AdvertisementAdvertisementGeneral Motors and Ford appear to be at odds over the use of Chinese battery technology in electric cars. It's not clear yet whether that means Ford's use of Chinese battery tech will disqualify some of its cars. China at the bargaining tableFord halted construction on a new battery plant in Michigan this week as Republican lawmakers apply more scrutiny to the company's ties to a Chinese battery maker. When Ford announced the $3.5 billion EV battery plant earlier this year, the company said it would be contracting battery technology from China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL.

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☆ China says aim of its drills near Taiwan is to combat 'arrogance' of separatists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Solider miniatures are seen in front of displayed Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. "The purpose is to resolutely combat the arrogance of Taiwan independence separatist forces and their actions to seek independence," Zhu said. "The provocation of Taiwan independence continues all day long, and the actions of the People's Liberation Army to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity are always ongoing," she added. "I hope that the majority of Taiwanese compatriots will clearly distinguish between right and wrong, resolutely oppose Taiwan independence, and work with us to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait." Taiwan's defence ministry last week also took the unusual step of announcing it was monitoring Chinese drills in Fujian province, opposite Taiwan.

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☆ China Says Aim of Its Drills Near Taiwan Is to Combat 'Arrogance' of Separatists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has said this month that it had observed dozens of fighters, drones, bombers and other aircraft, as well as warships and the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, operating nearby. The increased frequency of China's military activities has raised the risk of events "getting out of hand" and sparking an accidental clash, the island's defence minister said on Saturday. "The purpose is to resolutely combat the arrogance of Taiwan independence separatist forces and their actions to seek independence," Zhu said. "The provocation of Taiwan independence continues all day long, and the actions of the People's Liberation Army to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity are always ongoing," she added. "I hope that the majority of Taiwanese compatriots will clearly distinguish between right and wrong, resolutely oppose Taiwan independence, and work with us to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."

Persons: Zhu Fenglian, Zhu, Taiwan's, Ben Blanchard, Himani Sarkar, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Taiwan Affairs, People's Liberation Army, Democratic Progressive Party, Beijing Locations: BEIJING, Taiwan, Taipei, China, Shandong, Beijing

☆ Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump is the 'most grave threat' to American democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history,” Hutchinson told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview Tuesday. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson speaks to CNN's Jake Tapper in New York on Tuesday, September 26. Laura Oliverio/CNN“The counts that Donald Trump is currently facing – he is facing counts of obstructing the Constitution – to me that is disqualifying. Donald Trump should be disqualified from being the president of the United States – to me that’s not a question,” Hutchinson said. “But I’m not confident he’s a good leader for the Republican Party because he’s a talking head for Donald Trump.

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Chen told CNN he “felt sad, angry and afraid” after receiving such a call on July 21, when police told him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. When evening fell, he crossed the border into the Laos mountains, he told CNN – and by early August, he’d crossed the Mekong River and entered Thailand. Many Chinese dissidents do not feel safe in Thailand given the government’s often friendly links with Beijing, and in the past dissidents based there have turned up in Chinese custody. Soon after posting his video, Chen was taken for questioning by Taiwan’s immigration authorities and the Mainland Affairs Council, he told CNN. Laos lies across China’s southwestern border and has long been a common, albeit risky, exit point for Chinese dissidents trying to leave the country.

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☆ Here’s the credit score you need to buy a home—it’s not a perfect 850
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

If a low credit score is keeping you from buying a home, you're not alone. To qualify for a conventional loan, the most commonly used mortgage loan, you'll typically need at least a credit score of 620, Experian says. Here are the credit score ranges that qualify as poor, fair, good, very good and exceptional, according to Experian. "The score is a measure of risk, so the lower your score, the more risk the lender is taking with you," Opperman says. "The higher your score, the lower the risk, so a lender will charge you less interest the higher your score gets."

Persons: Melinda Opperman, Experian, Opperman Organizations: Survey, CNBC

☆ Solidus Labs' Chen Arad breaks down crypto security firm's new report on wash trades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Talia Kaplan | Kaan Oguz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSolidus Labs' Chen Arad breaks down crypto security firm's new report on wash tradesChen Arad, co-founder and chief external affairs officer of Solidus Labs, discusses the findings of the digital asset security startup's latest crypto market manipulation report on wash trading activity.

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