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☆ UBS launches its experiential "House of Craft" campaign in New York as Credit Suisse integration continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

UBS launched its global "House of Craft" initiative at an event in New York City in October. AdvertisementIn a SoHo townhouse in New York City, UBS launched its global "House of Craft" initiative, an experiential campaign that honors the tradition of craftsmanship. AdvertisementConvening around craftNew York City's legacy of fine craftsmanship made it the choice destination for UBS's first "House of Craft" event. James Miller, who said he collects micro-brand timepieces, wore a Henry Archer watch to the "House of Craft" event. "This is a brand campaign, but it's one very clearly associated with making sure more people are positively thinking about us," he said.

Persons: —, Carmelo Anthony, Daniel Dae Kim, Ginny Wright, Audemars Piguet, Jean, Claude Biver, John McDonald, McDonald, Sergio Ermotti, Ermotti, Prophet, James Miller, Henry Archer, Julia Hood Miller, Nathan Desloover, Todd Snyder, Julia Hood, I've, Desloover, I'm Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Service, NBA, Audemars, TAG, Suisse, Swiss, Publicis Groupe, Suisse hasn't, Horological Society of New Locations: New York City, Swiss, Americas, UBS's, Asia, Latin America, New York, York, Horological Society of New York, Detroit

☆ Sinwar’s death offers an opening to end the war in Gaza – and a test for Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Dan De Luce | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

After a yearlong manhunt, including help from U.S. intelligence agencies, Israeli troops stumbled upon him during a routine patrol, Israeli officials said. Yahya Sinwar in Gaza city on Oct. 18, 2017. Now a cease-fire, the return of hostages and even the withdrawal of Israel Defense Forces from Gaza could be within reach, former officials said. One of the hostages Hamas took on Oct. 7 was an 85-year-old peace activist, Yocheved Lifshitz, who was later released. She told to the Israeli newspaper Davar about encountering Sinwar in the maze of tunnels under Gaza.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ”, Bruce Riedel, ” Sinwar, Atia Darwish, Sinwar, Biden, ” Dennis Ross, Ross, they’re, Antony Blinken, ” “, Blinken, Matthew Miller, Aaron David Miller, Netanyahu, Sinwar’s, Burcu Ozcelik, Israel, Ghaith Al, Yocheved Lifshitz Organizations: Israel, Hamas, CIA, Biden, Washington Institute for Near, Israel Defense Forces, Gaza, United Arab, State, Carnegie Endowment, International, Royal United Services Institute, Lebanese, Hezbollah Locations: Gaza, Israel, Iran, U.S, Lebanon, United States, United Arab Emirates, London, Palestinian, Hamas, Qatar

In an interview with NBC News, Shaban's 17-year-old brother, Mohammed al-Dalu, described the Israeli attack that killed his mother and brother, saying he saw something fall on Shaban's leg, pinning him down. He tried to run into the tent to save his brother, but several men held him back. "No one let me see my brother Shaban," he said. His mother, Mohammed said, "she remained asleep. The site of the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Monday.

Persons: Alaa, Mohammed al, Shaban, Mohammed, GoFundMe, Ahmed al, he'd, Israel, Abdallah F.S, ”, Matthew Miller, “, ” Miller, Médecins Organizations: Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, NBC News, Al, “, Getty, International Court of Justice, United Nations, U.S, Department, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, NBC, AFP Locations: Al, Aqsa, Deir al, Al Jazeera, Israel, Gaza, Anadolu, Egypt

☆ Small-caps have better value and momentum than large, says Miller Value's Bill Miller IV
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSmall-caps have better value and momentum than large, says Miller Value's Bill Miller IVBill Miller IV, Miller Value Partner CIO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the valuations in the market and his outlook.

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☆ David Fry, Jhonkensy Noel power Guardians to wild Game 3 ALCS comeback over Yankees: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementDavid Fry was the final hero on a night filled with them for the Guardians, who now trail two games to one. It was the first blown save in five playoff chances for Weaver, who has appeared in all seven of the Yankees’ postseason games. After Noel tied it up in the ninth, the Yankees left two runners on when Pedro Avila struck out Anthony Volpe to end the top of the 10th. Judge and Stanton took him deep and altered the course of the ALCS in a span of eight pitches in Game 3. Gaddis served up a two-run blast to Judge in Game 2, and Clase suffered the same fate in Game 3.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel CLEVELAND, David Fry, Jhonkensy Noel, Luke Weaver, Fry, Clay Holmes, ”, Aaron Boone, Lane Thomas, Stephen Vogt, Noel, Daniel Schneemann, Weaver, Emmanuel Clase, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Pedro Avila, Anthony Volpe, Bo Naylor, Holmes, sluggers, Noel, “, Stanton, Judge, Judge’s, Cleveland, Stanton —, Cleveland’s, Matthew Boyd, Cade Smith breezed, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis, behemoths, Gaddis, Clase, Ian Hamilton, Hamilton, Mark Leiter Jr, Boone, Leiter, Tommy Kahnle, Tim Hill, Jason Miller Organizations: New York Yankees, American League, Cleveland Guardians, Progressive, Guardians, ” Yankees, Yankees, Cleveland Locations: Baltimore, Cleveland

☆ CNBC Sport: Why bars and restaurants are shedding 'Sunday Ticket' subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +29 min

As a condition of that deal, EverPass included the right to build its own commercial streaming connection for "Sunday Ticket," bypassing third-party licensing. 1) Some commercial establishments are switching to EverPass's internet product. 2) Some commercial establishments are cutting the cord on pay-TV in general. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates. 3) Certain commercial establishments are using YouTube's "Sunday Ticket" and paying residential prices (about $500 per year) instead of the higher business rates.

Persons: Alex Sherman, DirecTV's, What's, EverPass, Lillian Rizzo, –, Everpass, It's, Craig Kilborn, Val Ackerman, Ackerman, that's, We're, Alex, you've, they're, Jeff Shell, Tom Brady, Tom Wagner, CNBC's Michael Ozanian, Jessica Golden, Brady, He'll, Wagner, Warner, Jake Piazza, CNBC's Rizzo, Nielsen, That's, — Ian Charles, Arctos, Charles, NBC's Peacock, Christian Miller, Miller, Adam Silver doesn't, Jim Dolan, Abu, Greg Norman, Norman, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Chiney Ogwumike Organizations: CNBC, NFL, Google, YouTube, DirecTV, EverPass Media, RedBird Capital Partners, Amazon Prime, ESPN, Dish Network, Big East Conference, WNBA, Big, CNBC Sport, Skydance, Paramount Global, Shell, Paramount, Las Vegas Raiders, Knighthead, Raiders, Fox Sports, NBA, Warner Bros, Discovery, TNT, MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Mets, Revenue, League, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Phillies, Wall Street, Comcast, Puma, NBC News, U.S, SEC, New York Times, Sphere Entertainment, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Sports Business, PGA, Chiney, Continent Foundation, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Visual China, Getty, Big East Locations: Apple, New York, American, Boston , Philadelphia, Northern California, U.S, Abu Dhabi, Vegas, Queens, Africa, Newport Beach , California

☆ America's chipmaking push will continue no matter who gets elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

US efforts to produce semiconductor chips will continue regardless of who wins the election. AdvertisementNo matter who wins the presidential election this November, President Joe Biden can rest easy knowing one thing: The US's chip manufacturing push isn't going anywhere. The US has seen its share of overall chip production fall from 37% of the world's supply in 1990 to 12%. While many factories remain under construction, the federal funding has already helped boost US chip production. According to a report published last year by the trade and lobbying group Semiconductor Industry Association and Oxford Economics, the US semiconductor industry will face a shortage of 67,000 workers by 2030, including technicians, computer scientists, and engineers.

Persons: Harris, Trump, —, Joe Biden, Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Stephen Ezell, Anna Kelly, Kelly, Arizonans, Chris Miller, Mark Muro, Dylan Patel, SemiAnalysis, Ezell, Muro Organizations: Service, Trump, Information Technology, Innovation Foundation, ITIF's Center for Life Sciences, Biden, Republican, Intel, American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Metro, Apple, Nvidia, Democratic, Semiconductor Industry Association, Oxford Economics Locations: Arizona, USA, China, Taiwan

How to strike a hostage and ceasefire deal, and with whom, is now a matter of uncertainty for American officials, who spent the hours after Sinwar’s death trying to determine if he had a successor. But US officials stopped short of saying Thursday that his death will result in a deal overnight. For long stretches, American officials couldn’t even say definitively whether he was alive or dead. “By all accounts, Sinwar has been the biggest obstacle within Hamas to a ceasefire-hostage release deal in Gaza. Depending on who would take his place, Sinwar’s death could revive hope for an agreement to end the war.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Antony Blinken, Hamas —, ”, Biden, Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Sinwar, “, Jonathan Panikoff, ” Panikoff, Aaron David Miller, Miller, ’ ” Sinwar, couldn’t, Andrew Miller, ” Biden, Lloyd Austin Organizations: CNN, Hamas, US, Sinwar, State Department, “, Michigan Locations: Gaza, Israel, Sinwar, fatalistic, Palestinian, Lebanon

Most of the fake electors and election deniers did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. MichiganOut of the seven states Trump targeted in 2020, Michigan’s slate of Republican electors for 2024 has – by far – the largest share of election deniers and 2020 fake electors. Five of the 2020 fake electors from the state were tapped to serve as 2024 electors. Thanks to this hedged language, the 2020 fake electors in Pennsylvania weren’t charged. WisconsinTo settle a civil lawsuit brought by Wisconsin’s real 2020 Democratic electors, the state’s fake GOP electors from 2020 agreed to stay out of the 2024 election process.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden’s, Trump, “, ”, Lindsey Miller, Mike Pence, Pence, Kamala Harris, Pete Hoekstra, Meshawn Maddock, Marian Sheridan, John Haggard, Timothy King, Amy Facchinello, Hank Choate, Donald Trump, Ryan Garza, Dana Nessel, Jim Tokarski, ” Linda Glisman, ” Andrew Sebolt, Bill Bachenberg, Carla Sands, wasn’t, Fred Keller, Samuel “ Jim ” Worthington, doesn’t, Biden, Michael McDonald, Jesse Law, John Locher, Bruce Parks, Parks, Biden’s, ” Parks, Caroline Jeffords “, Salleigh Grubbs, Suzi Voyles, Voyles, Josh McKoon, Laurie McClain, Loch, ” McClain, Wisconsin’s, Jeff Mandell, Angie Sapik, Nam, Sapik, Debbie Maestas, General Raúl Torrez, Gina Swoboda, Swoboda, ” CNN’s Ethan Cohen, Jason Morris, Scott Glover, Veronica Stracqualursi Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican Party, Democracy, Republicans, Electoral, Justice Department, Michigan GOP, Capitol, Detroit Free Press, USA, Michigan, Democrat, Detroit News, statehouse, National Rifle Association, Democratic, Nevada GOP, Clark County GOP, Las, Las Vegas . Nevada GOP, Washoe GOP, Washington Post, Fulton, Cobb County GOP, Georgia Republican Party, NPR, Georgia Republican, Gwinnett County GOP, Georgia Republicans, GOP, Patriots, Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Center, Wisconsin Republicans, Facebook, New, New Mexico GOP, Republican National Convention, Prosecutors, Foundation Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wolverine, Michigan’s, Lansing, Denmark, Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas . Nevada, Las Vegas, Washoe County, Washoe, Georgia, Fulton County, Cobb County, Gwinnett County, Wisconsin, China, Milwaukee, Madison, New Mexico New Mexico, New Mexico, Mexico, Arizona, Trump

☆ Harris clashes with Fox as she tries to peel away some GOP voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In the end, on Wednesday, both Harris and Fox News probably got what they wanted. But before the interview, Harris spokesman Ian Sams explained her thinking. If only a few thousand Fox viewers or traditional conservatives swapped sides, it could push some swing states in the vice president’s direction. Still, the risk for Harris is that her display in her first formal Fox interview could alienate some of those voters. It’s taken her several months to arrive at the assurance that she’d strike a strong contrast with Biden’s administration, which she unveiled in the Fox interview.

Persons: CNN — Kamala Harris didn’t, Donald Trump —, heatedly, Bret Baier, Harris, Baier, she’s, “, ” Harris, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ” Fox, Harris ’, “ Kamala, Fox, Donald Jr, Eric, Stephen Miller, Ian Sams, Kamala Harris, Ryan Collerd, Nikki Haley, —, ” She’s, Biden, they’re, Donald Trump, Alex Brandon, Sen, JD Vance, “ I’ve, ” Trump, –, ”, he’s, It’s, parry Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Trump, Republicans, Fox, Keystone State, Republican, Getty, GOP, South Carolina Gov, Ohio Republican Locations: Pennsylvania, ”, United States, Washington, Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania, AFP, Bucks County, Philadelphia, Ohio, Univision, Doral , Florida

Two former Indiana University basketball players have sued their alma mater alleging their team doctor repeatedly sexually assaulted them and their teammates and the school did nothing to stop him. Delaney names the Trustees of Indiana University as defendants in the lawsuit, alleging Title IX violations by the school for failing to protect the students. Delaney said she alerted Indiana University in a letter last month that a former basketball player had come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of Bomba. “When Mujezinovic’s teammates saw that he was assigned to Dr. Bomba, Sr., they warned Mujezinovic to prepare for ‘the finger’,” the suit says. “When Mujezinovic declined, Dr. Bomba, Sr. informed Mujezinovic they could ‘skip’ the rectal examination for that year,” the lawsuit says.

Persons: Haris Mujezinovic, Charlie Miller, Bob Knight, Bradford Bomba, Knight, “ Dr, Bomba, “, Mujezinovic, Miller, ” Mujezinovic, ” Miller, ”, Kathleen Delaney, Delaney, IU’s, Mark Bode, Dr, Richard Strauss, Strauss, Bradford Bomba Jr, Bomba’s, Bomba “, Sr Organizations: Indiana University, Hoosiers, Court, Hoosier, Indiana, IX, IU, Jones, Ohio State University, American Cancer Society, physicals Locations: U.S, Southern Indiana, Europe

Trump's team had asked Chutkan to compel prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith's office to provide them with additional evidence, including "all information" about foreign interference and influence efforts in the 2020 election. It's part of the Trump team's attempt to present Trump's concerns about mass voter fraud — which were roundly rejected by independent arbiters and courts — as "reasonable" and grounded in reality. Judge Tanya Chutkan pushed back on Trump's claims on Wednesday in an order that rejected all but three of his 14 categories of requests for additional evidence. Trump's state of mind is essential to the case, and Smith's team has alleged that Trump "knew" his election lies "were false." The Supreme Court gutted part of Smith's case over the summer with its ruling on presidential immunity, but the case against Trump is — very slowly — churning towards a potential trial.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Jack Smith's, Trump, Trump’s, of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Mark Milley, Chris Miller, Mike Pence, Pence, Merrick Garland, Smith's, Trump “, Joe Biden’s, Steven Cheung, Witch Hunt Organizations: Capitol, Trump, Biden Administration, of National Intelligence Locations: Black, Detroit, United States, Trump's

Israeli officials were Wednesday scrutinizing an unusually stern letter from the U.S. government threatening to review military assistance to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it continued to block essential aid from entering the Gaza Strip. People involved in aid distribution in Gaza told NBC News that several trucks had entered Gaza City in the north of the enclave, but that aid had not been distributed elsewhere. Since Sept. 30, he said, “only 12 trucks of food have actually made it to the population” through the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza. While the U.N. only counts its own trucks, Israel includes commercial vehicles in its tallies. The State Department says U.S. pressure placed on Israel in April did work and humanitarian assistance increased.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, haven’t, Andrew Miller, State Anthony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Axios, COGAT, Scott Anderson, John Kirby, Blinken “, ”, it’s, we’ve, ” Charles Hollis, “, It’s, Biden, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Ron Dermer Organizations: U.S, State, Defense, State Department, NBC News, Israeli Defense Ministry, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, House, Gaza, The State Department, Israeli, Strategic Affairs, Reuters Locations: Gaza, United States, U.S, Israel, Gaza City, New York, British, Austin, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nabatieh

☆ Embattled Abbott Labs comes through with a strong quarter, buyback announcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Organic sales, which exclude Covid testing, were up 8.2% from the year-ago period. Bottom line In its third quarter, Abbott Labs demonstrated why we wanted to stick with the stock in the face of legal battles that emerged earlier this year and spooked investors. "There's just a lot to like with the Abbott quarter." As Abbott's organic sales growth continues to shine, the market will realize both concerns are overblown. The company reiterated its full-year organic sales growth outlook of 9.5% to 10%.

Persons: ABT, Abbott, Jim Cramer, Dexcom, Robert Ford, Ford, Lingo, —, it's, Edwards, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Ethan Miller Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, Revenue, Abbott Labs, NEC, Abbott, Ford, and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, CNBC, Las Vegas Convention, Getty Locations: U.S, Missouri, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ Amazon invests in nuclear energy, hot on the heels of Google and Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The first sites in Washington and Virginia would provide carbon-free energy to meet growing demand. Amazon's announcement follows recent investments in nuclear energy from Microsoft and Google amid the AI boom. Advertisement"We need smart solutions that can help us meet growing energy demands while also addressing climate change," Amazon's vice president of global data centers, Kevin Miller, said in a statement. The first sites in Washington and Virginia would provide carbon-free energy to meet growing demand through partnerships with Energy Northwest and Dominion Energy, respectively. Constellation Energy has struck a deal to provide Microsoft with nuclear power by reopening the Three Mile Island plant.

Persons: —, Ken Griffin, Kevin Miller, – Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Service, Tech, Amazon, AWS, Citadel, Ares Management Corporation, NGP, University of Michigan, Energy Northwest, Dominion Energy, E, Constellation Energy, Susquehanna, Electric, IEEE Spectrum, Dow Locations: Washington, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey , Ohio, Texas

☆ UK's ultra-rich non-doms urge Italian-style tax regime to prevent wealth exodus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's ultra-rich non-doms are urging the government to introduce an Italian-style flat-tax regime to prevent a wealth exodus, as their preferential status comes under threat in the upcoming budget. That differs from Italy's regime, which charges a recently doubled rate of 200,000 euros per year regardless of wealth bracket. Non-doms move their moneyReeves had previously said that scrapping the program could generate £2.6 billion ($3.38 billion) for the Treasury over the course of the next government. We need to understand that we need people to be investing here, to create the jobs, wealth, prosperity that we want. Labour courts wealth creatorsThe Labour government has said it is determined to address unfairness in the tax system, pledging in its election manifesto to close non-dom tax loopholes.

Persons: Mike Kemp, Leslie MacLeod Miller, Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Alex Stewart, doms, Sadiq Khan, MacLeod Miller, Dominic Lawrance, Charles Russell Speechlys, Keir Starmer Organizations: Porsche, GTS, Chanel, Bond, Investors, Britain, Oxford Economics, Foreign Investors, CNBC, Labour Party, Treasury, FIFB, Oxford, Labour, Labour's, Investment Locations: London, United Kingdom, IHT, Italy, Switzerland, Dubai, Westbourne, Bayswater, Royal Oak

There is no indication that the officers knew McAlpin was deaf or had cerebral palsy before his arrest. Harris’ body camera video shows him attempting to arrest McAlpin within seconds of exiting his vehicle. Harris tells Sue, “I think I broke my hand” and Harris says McAlpin had bitten him, the body camera video shows. Much of the interaction is captured on Harris’ body camera. McAlpin's wife arrives on the scene minutes later and tells the officers that he is deaf and has cerebral palsy, the body camera video shows.

Persons: Tyron McAlpin, Benjamin Harris, Kyle Sue, Jesse Showalter, McAlpin, Rachel Mitchell, Mitchell, ”, “, Harris, Sue, McAlpin didn’t, McAlpin’s, McAlpin “, Harris ’, “ Tase, Harris Tases McAlpin, Showalter, they’ll, “ Tyron, Andre Miller Organizations: Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, Justice Department, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, NBC News, Indian, NBC, Professional, The Arizona NAACP, Arizona State Conference NAACP Locations: Maricopa County, ”

A pro-Hamas organization that has helped organize protests on American college campuses is a “sham charity” that fundraises for a terrorist group, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. Kates’ husband, Khaled Barakat, was also sanctioned by the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department said its actions would help protect legitimate charity organizations. Barbara McQuade, the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, said the Treasury designation will impact Samidoun’s fundraising efforts. Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesperson, said in a statement that the “United States will continue to disrupt sham organizations that function under the guise of humanitarian organizations while funding terrorism.”

Persons: ”, Charlotte Kates, Samidoun, Bradley Smith, Kates, Khaled Barakat, Barakat, Israel “, Barbara McQuade, ” McQuade, it’s, Matthew Miller Organizations: Treasury Department, U.S, Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, NBC News, Treasury, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, Terrorism, Financial, West Bank, “, Attorney, Eastern, Eastern District of, State Department hasn’t, State Department Locations: Vancouver, Gaza, Germany, Israel, Eastern District, Eastern District of Michigan, webinars, United States

☆ U.S. warns Israel it may restrict military aid if Gaza humanitarian situation doesn't improve
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Abigail-Williams-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Abigail Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has warned Israel that if the humanitarian situation in Gaza doesn't improve within the next 30 days, the U.S. may restrict military assistance to Israel. The Biden Administration sent a similar warning to Israeli officials in April ahead of a required report, and the U.S. ultimately determined the actions taken by Israel to improve the humanitarian situation afterward met the requirements under the law. The ministry says the total death toll in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel is more than 42,000. Progressive members of the Democratic Party, as well as advocacy organizations like IfNotNow, have been calling on the Biden administration for months to halt arms to Israel. "The administration can and must act now — each day the Biden Administration waits to cut off the flow of bombs, planes, and missiles, the Israeli military uses U.S. weapons to extinguish more Palestinian lives."

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Biden, Yoav Gallant, Ron Dermer, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Israel, Eyad Baba, Matt Miller, “, ” Miller, ActionAid, —, Eva Borgwardt Organizations: Israeli, Strategic Affairs, Defense, Getty Images State, Biden Administration, Gaza Ministry, Health, U.S, Oxfam, Medical Aid, Democratic Party, Biden Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S, AFP, Lebanon, Iran

Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Adopted by the United Nations in 2006 after the last major war between Israel and Hezbollah, 1701 was designed to pave the way for a lasting peace. With Hezbollah excluded, the Lebanese army and thousands of peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) would have maintained an armed presence south of Lebanon’s Litani River. Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon. More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and an estimated 1.2 million have been displaced, according to Lebanese officials.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Matthew Miller, Rabih Daher, Benjamin Netayahu’s Organizations: ”, United, United Nations, United Nations Interim Force, Getty, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel, Biden Administration, UNIFIL Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Israel, United Nations, UNIFIL, Lebanon’s Litani, Lebanese, Kfar Kila, AFP, Gaza

☆ Track's next great sprinter is bypassing college and signing with Puma
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Christian Miller was a high school senior last April when he became one of the fastest teenagers in track and field history. Running 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters one month before his 18th birthday left Miller wondering how much faster he could go. His fifth-place finish in the 100 at June’s U.S. Olympic track and field trials emboldened his confidence that he belonged with professionals, he said. I’m trying to stand myself down as one of the top 100- and 200-meter runners.”Christian Miller during a practice. Details of professional contracts in track and field are rarely disclosed, and the terms of Miller’s were not, either.

Persons: Christian Miller, Miller, he’ll, Ricky Fields, Liberty University . Miller, ” Miller, Noah Lyles, you’ve, Letsile, ” Christian Miller, Usain Bolt, Mario Bassani, Letsile Tebogo, I’ve, ”, “, Erriyon Knighton, Tamari Davis, Hobbs Kessler Organizations: Puma, NBC News, NCAA, Liberty University, June’s U.S, University of Georgia, NBC, Management, Oakley, Creekside, School, U20, UGA, U.S . Locations: Jacksonville, Fla, Los Angeles, Clermont, U.S, Tokyo

Vem Miller, the man arrested near former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Coachella, California, denied in an online video Monday that he was trying to assassinate Trump. Miller, 49, of Nevada, who was arrested on state weapons charges a quarter-mile from the rally, said he is a longtime supporter of Trump. He said that he was invited to the rally by Republican officials in Nevada and that “false and defamatory statements have been released by the police in the region.”“I’m a Trump caucus captain. I’ve collected votes for Donald Trump, and I’m also a Trump team leader,” Miller said in the video. “The U.S. Secret Service assesses that the incident did not impact protective operations and former President Trump was not in any danger,” Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney for Central California, said Sunday.

Persons: Vem Miller, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Miller, I’ve, Donald Trump, I’m, ” Miller, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, ” Bianco, “, ” Martin Estrada, ”, Miller’s, President Trump, “ We’re, you’ve Organizations: Trump, Republican, Coachella, Nevada Republican Party, NBC, Riverside County Sheriff, “, Secret Locations: Coachella , California, Nevada, Riverside County, NBC Los Angeles, ”, U.S, Central California

The Justice Department said Sunday that the Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the incident in Coachella, California, about a quarter-mile from the rally venue. A Secret Service official said in a statement: "We were contacted as it happened and Secret Service agents conducted a productive intelligence interview. Asked about the arrest, a Trump campaign official appeared unaware of the incident. On July 13, a gunman hit Trump in the ear and fatally shot a man at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He said the entry process also included getting past metal detectors at a Secret Service pedestrian checkpoint at the entrance.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Martin Estrada, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, Bianco, Mario Tama, Vem Miller, Miller, Kamala Harris, Andy Abeyta, ” Organizations: The Justice Department, Service, FBI, Secret, Riverside, Riverside County Sheriff, Empire Polo Club, Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Secret Service, Trump, Republican, Trump International Golf Club Locations: Coachella , California, U.S, Central California, Riverside County, Indio, Coachella, Coachella , Calif, Las Vegas, California, Butler , Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida, Calif, USA

☆ Which is hurting Alabama football more: Coaching decisions or player execution?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Kennington Smith Iii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

More specifically to Alabama, the chaotic last few weeks beg this question: What’s the bigger issue — coaching or player execution? The final minute of the first half against South Carolina shows plenty of room for both sides to take accountability. AdvertisementMomentum was slipping away after a South Carolina touchdown and safety cut a comfortable 14-0 Crimson Tide lead to 14-9. This week’s Alabama film study dives into the highs and lows against South Carolina and weighs the impact of coaching decisions versus player execution. Against South Carolina, it blitzed 26.8 percent of the time, contributing to a 48.8 percent pressure rate on dropbacks.

Persons: Jihaad Campbell’s, it's, Kyle Kennard, Kennard, Jaeden Roberts, Justice Haynes whiffs, didn’t, Alabama should’ve, Kalen DeBoer, that’s, Milroe, ” DeBoer, Bernard, —, Kadyn Proctor, Tyler Booker, wasn’t, Elijah Pritchett, Nick Sheridan, Josh Cuevas, Pritchett, Alabama’s, Jam Miller, Haynes, — Miller, Kane Wommack, Overton, Tim Smith, Wommack, Justin Jefferson, That’s, Deontae Lawson, Shane Beamer, muffed, Emmanuel Henderson, Jah, Marien Latham, Lawson, Cuevas, Robbie Ouzts, Kobe Prentice, Will McLelland Organizations: South, Tide, Gamecocks, Alabama, South Carolina, SEC, Carolina’s, Georgia, Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt, Kendrick Law, Kobe, whiff Locations: Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt . South Carolina

☆ Rare floods in Sahara Desert shown in images
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. Some of the most dramatic images are from the desert town of Merzouga, where the rare deluge carved new lakes into the sand dunes. NASA satellite images from the region, using false color to better highlight the floodwaters, show newly-formed lakes across swaths of the northwest Sahara. morocco flood before 0824 NASA morocco flood after 0924 NASA A NASA false-color satellite image shows parts of the Sahara Desert in Morocco and Algeria on August 14, 2024. Satellite images from September showed huge swaths of it carpeted in green as storms pushed further north than usual, a phenomenon some studies have linked to human-caused climate change.

Persons: It’s, we’ve, CNN’s Brandon Miller Organizations: CNN, NASA, AP Locations: Morocco, Sahara, Merzouga, Rachidia, morocco, NASA morocco, Algeria

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