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☆ Russia's electronic warriors are switching to 'much more subtle' operations around the frontlines in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Electronic warfare has played an important if less visible role in the war in Ukraine. As the war has evolved, EW troops on both sides have had to adapt and innovate to remain effective. After nearly 300,000 casualties and many humiliating defeats, the Russian military is still struggling to adjust to Ukraine's willingness and ability to fight. Electronic warfare — the use of electronic signals to find, intercept, and jam enemy forces — has been an important element of daily combat. Russian EW has been a major area of investment" and its EW troops "tend to be technically competent," the RUSI report says.

Persons: —, Storm, Denis Abramov, Stavros Atlamazoglou Organizations: Service, Royal United Services Institute, REUTERS, GPS, EG, Rockets, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian, Hellenic Army, 575th Marine Battalion, Army, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins School, International Studies, Boston College Law School Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, British, Donetsk, Russian, Moscow, Kyiv

☆ Injuries hamper New Zealand challenge at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

None was closer than the final of the 50-over World Cup against England four years ago, when New Zealand missed out on boundary countback after two Super Overs failed to separate the teams. The Black Caps accepted the Lord's defeat with admirable good grace, as they had far more emphatic losses to Australia in the 2015 title decider and the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup final. The New Zealand captain made a quite remarkable recovery to take his spot in the World Cup squad but only returned to batting in a warm-up victory over Pakistan on Friday. Williamson will not be available for the tournament opener, a rematch of the 2019 final against England in Ahmedabad next Thursday. The Black Caps have proved highly adept at tournament management in recent World Cups and Stead was unconcerned that they headed to India ranked sixth in the world.

Persons: Zealand's Kane Williamson, Andrew Couldridge, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Williamson, Southee, Boult, Gary Stead, Kane, Stead, Michael Bracewell, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Nick Mulvenney, Ed Osmond Organizations: New, England, New Zealand, Black Caps, Indian Premier League, World, Pakistan, Twenty20, India, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, India, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad

☆ Armand Hammer Keeps a Foot in the Past, but Its Eyes on the Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Marcus J. Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York is filled with signs advertising cash in exchange for diabetic test strips. The whole thing is absurd to the rappers Billy Woods and Elucid of Armand Hammer. Over the past few years, the prolific Woods has become one of rap’s most popular indie voices. Elucid, a poet, producer and M.C., has been turning out sonically challenging work that can best be classified as art-rap. Their music harks back to the mid-1990s era of New York rap, when the topics were bleak and the beats were sullen.

Persons: Billy Woods, Armand Hammer, “ It’s, ” Elucid, “ ‘, Woods, “, ”, Thom Yorke, Elucid Locations: York, cavatelli, Queens, New York

☆ Russia Tells Armenian PM: You Are Making a Big Mistake by Flirting With West
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

"We are convinced that the Yerevan leadership is making a massive mistake by deliberately trying to destroy Armenia's multi-faceted and centuries-old ties with Russia while making the country hostage to the geopolitical games of the West," it said. Pashinyan's remarks about transforming alliances indicate that he is preparing to pivot away from Armenia's alliance with Moscow towards the West, the Russian foreign ministry said. Moscow denied suggestions that it had any hand in protests in Yerevan and cautioned Pashinyan that while Russia did not stoke revolutions, the West did. "The head of the Armenian government should be well aware that Moscow does not get involved in such things - unlike the West which is pretty adept at organizing 'colour revolutions'," Russia said. Russia blames the United States for stoking so-called colour revolutions in several post-Soviet republics including Ukraine.

Persons: Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Nikol Pashinyan, Pashinyan, Guy Faulconbridge, Gareth Jones Organizations: Armenian, Karabakh, Reuters Locations: Russia, Nagorno, Karabakh, Moscow, Baku, Armenia, Yerevan, Azerbaijan, Russian, United States, Ukraine

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gives a televised address to the nation in Yerevan, Armenia, in this picture released September 24, 2023. "We are convinced that the Yerevan leadership is making a massive mistake by deliberately trying to destroy Armenia's multi-faceted and centuries-old ties with Russia while making the country hostage to the geopolitical games of the West," it said. Moscow denied suggestions that it had any hand in protests in Yerevan and cautioned Pashinyan that while Russia did not stoke revolutions, the West did. "The head of the Armenian government should be well aware that Moscow does not get involved in such things - unlike the West which is pretty adept at organizing 'colour revolutions'," Russia said. Russia blames the United States for stoking so-called colour revolutions in several post-Soviet republics including Ukraine.

Persons: Nikol Pashinyan, Pashinyan, Guy Faulconbridge, Gareth Jones Organizations: Armenian, REUTERS, Rights, Karabakh, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Yerevan, Armenia, Handout, Russia, Nagorno, Karabakh, Moscow, Baku, Azerbaijan, Russian, United States, Ukraine

Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions. Members of Amazon Prime can pay $2.99 per month in the U.S. to keep their service ad-free, the company said Friday. Ads in Prime Video content will start in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada in early 2024, followed by France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Australia later in the year. Amazon's Prime Video is part of a much bigger slate of perks that come with Amazon Prime membership. In June Amazon was accused by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly engaging in a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.

Persons: Amazon, it's Organizations: Amazon, Disney, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Federal Trade Commission Locations: U.S, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Australia

☆ This is the No. 1 'most important' AI skill you need to know, says MIT expert: 'You can learn the basics in 2 hours'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The single most important skill that everybody has pointed to is these two words: prompt engineering," Agarwal, the chief platform officer of multimillion-dollar education technology company 2U, tells CNBC Make It. Prompt engineering is essentially the skill of refining and inputting text commands for generative AI programs like ChatGPT. "How you ask for something [from a generative AI tool] is very critical," says Agarwal, the founder of online educational platform edX, which was acquired by 2U in 2021. Prompt engineering can particularly help prevent generative AI's biggest current drawback: regular occurrences of mistakes, fabricated information and other errors, all known as "hallucinations." A well-trained engineer "can stop [AI] from hallucinating by providing constraints," creating more accurate and efficient results, Agarwal says.

Persons: Anant Agarwal, Agarwal, He's Organizations: CNBC, MIT, CNBC Technology Locations: hallucinating

☆ Biden takes a political hit but brings Americans home
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

After all, the United States does not do deals with its well-meaning friends to free hostages or wrongly detained Americans. There is no perfect deal to free imprisoned Americans and the agreement with Iran is especially divisive. In this way dealing with US enemies can be a sign of political strength rather than weakness. Criticism from the likes of former President Donald Trump and Pence is politicized in the context of their presidential campaigns – and ignores their own deals to free Americans. Moscow is subsequently currently driving a relentless bargain over the fate of imprisoned Americans Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Pence, –, Trump, Wang, Kim Jong, Trump’s, Biden, Mike McCaul, Viktor Bout, Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, ”, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, foments, Neda Sharghi, Emad Sharghi, “, Paul Whelan’s, Morad, Namazi – Organizations: CNN, Washington, Biden, Trump, Texas, House Foreign Affairs, Wall Street, White, GOP, US Treasury Department Locations: Iran, United States, Russia, Venezuela, Qatar, China, North Korea, Tehran, Moscow

Defendants have been filing a slew of motions for separate trials, faster trials, trial in a different jurisdiction or – in Trump's case – no trial at all. But the flurry of paperwork could delay the trials, aiding Trump's efforts to push off any resolution until after the 2024 elections. "The RICO conspiracy charge ensures any trial would share the same evidence and witnesses,” Willis wrote. Prosecutors in all of the cases against Trump have apparently anticipated the efforts to draw out the cases. Putting all 19 defendants on trial next month, however, is a bigger legal and logistical task – and one the judge appears skeptical could happen.

Persons: Donald Trump, Racketeer, Fani Willis, Willis, ” Willis, Trump, Mark Meadows, Steve Jones, Trump –, Meadows, Jack Smith, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Scott McAfee, Joe Biden, ” McAfee, –, Chesebro, Powell Organizations: Fulton, Circuit, Appeals, Prosecutors, Trump, District of Columbia Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Meadows, U.S, Florida, Atlanta

☆ McCarthy needs to pull off his most impossible balancing act yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

That’s why, today, I am directing our House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” McCarthy said. The confrontation could trigger a government shutdown in the coming months – a potential political headache for McCarthy heading into an election year. So even if he wanted to initiate impeachment against Biden to save himself, McCarthy may not have the power to do it. It’s often been impossible to see a clear path ahead in which McCarthy can appease competing political forces with the minuscule majority Republicans secured in last year’s midterm elections. Ahead of an autumn that could turn into a political migraine for McCarthy, he is back in a familiar position.

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☆ Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2 drones appear to be back in combat — and with devastating effect, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"That TB-2s again are firing missiles at Russian troops is a strong indicator that Russian air defenses in the south are in trouble," wrote David Axe in Forbes. Indeed, the TB2 Bayraktar sorties revival came a week after a prized advanced S-400 Triumf was spectacularly destroyed in Crimea. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe rise and fall of the Bayraktar TB2A collage of four screenshots from what Ukrainian forces say was the viewfinder of Bayraktar TB2 drones targeting Russian-controlled assets in March 2022. Russia worked fast to improve its air and electronic defenses at the start of the war following Ukraine's early successes, becoming adept at jamming and destroying many of Ukraine's drones. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt adds that there are 257 Bayraktar drones in operation, serving Turkey, Qatar, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan.

Persons: David Axe, Samuel Bendett, Bendett Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Navy, Russian KS, Ukrainian Navy, American Patriot, Ukraine Armed Forces, Facebook, Navy, Center for Naval Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russian, Turkish, Ural, Kherson, Ukraine, Forbes, Crimea, Moscow, Russia, Libya, Nagorno, Karabakh, Turkey, Qatar, Azerbaijan

☆ 18 months after Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia's sanctioned oligarchs are still rich and even less likely to stand up to him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Russia's oligarchs are even less likely to turn on Vladimir Putin 18 months after the invasion. In the 18 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the lives of Russian oligarchs such as Melnichenko have changed immeasurably in the face of Western sanctions. Sanctions were unleashed on Russia's billionaires as part of a wider set of economic restrictions that some hoped would inspire a revolt within the country. Russia's oligarchs have Putin to thank for their ongoing success. Revolt is possible but unlikelyIt now appears Russia's oligarchs have adapted to a new status quo where they lack political influence but still have a reliable stream of cash.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Andrey Melnichenko, Putin, Mikhail Svetlov, Melnichenko, Forbes, hasn't, Putin —, Roman Abramovich, Alisher, Alisher Usmanov, Alexei Druzhinin, Ivan Fomin, Fomin, That's, Peter Rutland, Vladimir Potanin, Potanin, Rosbank, they've, there'd, Rutland, they're, Abramovich, Michael Regan Abramovich, He's, We'll, Arkady Volozh, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin oligarch, Wagner Organizations: Putin, Service, Financial Times, United Arab, Russia's, Soviet Union, Union, Kremlin, Center for, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Forbes, Wesleyan University, Bloomberg, New York Times, London, Chelsea FC, Getty, Guardian, Street, EU Locations: Wall, Silicon, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Ukraine, Soviet, EU, Russian, Rutland, France, Thailand, Turkey

☆ A Chinese woman held 16 jobs for 3 years and never showed up to work, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Chinese woman has been exposed in a massive wage fraud scheme, holding 16 jobs at once. The scheme brought in an estimated $7 million and involved 53 fake workers, Chinese media reported. Wage fraud is a massive problem in China, with at least 700 gangs working the system. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The woman, named only by the pseudonym of Guan Yue, was part of a massive labor fraud scheme worth almost $7 million, Chinese state-owned newspaper Xinmin reported.

Persons: Guan Yue, Guan, pseudonymously, Liu Jian, Liu, Yang Hong, they're Organizations: Service, unraveled Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, Shanghai

☆ US scorns Putin’s possible turn toward North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Russia may be looking to Kim to replenish its ammunition and artillery supplies as the war in Ukraine grinds into another bloody winter. It’s also a big oil supplier, and North Korea and Russia are both living under punishing Western sanctions and restrictions on their access to the global market. As it often has during the Ukraine war, Washington is trumpeting information from its intelligence agencies to foreshadow and discredit Putin’s moves before they happen. While the US is dismissive of the possible Kim-Putin meeting, both leaders have the capacity to make trouble for Washington. Putin’s friendship with the Chinese leader has worried the US, although Beijing may not have offered quite the assistance that the Russian leader might have hoped for – one reason he may be turning to North Korea for military supplies.

Persons: CNN — Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Washington’s, Kim, Putin, It’s, Donald Trump’s, Putin’s, Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Russia’s, Joe Biden, Xi Organizations: CNN, Washington, Ukraine grinds, North Korean, White Locations: Korean, Ukraine, China, Korea, Russia, Pyongyang, North Korea, Washington, Japan, Iran, Beijing, Russian, Pacific

☆ 4 side hustles you can do with no experience: Make as much as $1,000/month in passive income
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly two fifths of Americans, 39% have a side hustle, according to an April 2023 Bankrate survey of 2,505 U.S. adults. Here are four side hustles you can do with no experience. Find house sitting gigs on sites like Rover, TrusterHousesitters and Care.com or offer your services in local groups on sites like Facebook and Nextdoor. "They wanted me to do a video survey," she says. Try signing up to take surveys and do focus groups on sites like Mindswarms, Find Focus Groups, Respondent or Fieldwork.

Persons: Latasha Peterson, Peterson, Julie Berninger Organizations: Facebook, PayPal Locations: ShareASale

☆ Covid hospitalizations spike with new variant as school returns, U.S. readies vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The late summer Covid spike comes after a quiet year in which hospitalizations and deaths declined week after week since January. "We're living in a bit of a fantasy world where we're pretending Covid is not relevant," Birx told ABC in a podcast interview last week. Birx said those vaccines should have been released weeks ago to combat the predictable summer wave, adding the U.S. should already be developing new shots for January to target the emerging BA.2.86 variant. The updated shots should be effective at reducing severe disease and hospitalization from the variant, according to the agency. The first lady last caught Covid in August 2022 and the president tested positive in July of last year.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Reuters Covid, Deborah Birx, Trump, Covid, Birx, we're, Novavax, Moderna, Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, Anthony Fauci, Fauci, It's, Still, Jill Biden, Joe Biden Organizations: Intensive Care Unit, Western Reserve Hospital, Reuters, hospitalizations, Centers for Disease Control, White, ABC, Pfizer, Moderna, CDC, U.S, BBC, National Institute of Allergy, White House Locations: Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio, U.S, ., Arkansas , Colorado , Indiana , Kansas , Minnesota , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Utah, Wyoming, China, Kentucky, Texas, India

☆ Don't panic about FTC interventions, companies are remarkably adept, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDon't panic about FTC interventions, companies are remarkably adept, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host jim Cramer gives his take on the recent flood of FTC interventions in the private sector.

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☆ How much is Hulu worth? As Disney gears up to buy Comcast's share of the streamer, analysts say Bob Iger may have to pay a hefty price.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

When it comes to Hulu, value is in the eye of the holder. However, Comcast claims Hulu is worth double what Disney is saying, according to Bloomberg — even in a tough media environment. "It's what would a willing buyer in a robust auction pay," Roberts said of Hulu's valuation at a MoffettNathanson conference in May. Another way to value Hulu is by comparing its EV-to-subscriber ratio with that of Netflix. By buying all of Hulu, Disney can position itself for the next big trend in media, Noell said.

Persons: Bob Iger, Bloomberg —, Peacock, Brian Roberts, Roberts, financials, maven, Hulu, Tim Nollen, Netflix's, Nollen, Iger, Matthew Thornton, who's bullish, Barton Crockett, Crockett, Brandon Nispel, Nispel, Jason Bazinet, Bazinet, Davis Noell, Noell Organizations: Disney, Comcast, Hulu, Bloomberg, Wall Street, Macquarie, Netflix, Rosenblatt Securities, Citigroup, Star Wars, Marvel, Providence Equity Partners Locations: Hulu

☆ Shady export leaks suggest Russian sanctions work
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Pierre Briancon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

That may be true, but the cracks mostly demonstrate the sanctions’ impact, and why they can be tightened. EU exporters did ship nearly 17 billion euros’ worth of goods to Kazakhstan in the 18 months starting in January 2022. And if exports had grown at the 17% pace of previous years, some 6 billion euros would remain unexplained. Meanwhile, Russia’s efforts to circumvent a G7 price cap on its oil shipments are another sign of Western sanctions’ overall effectiveness. EU exports to Russia declined by 30% to 75.7 billion euros over the same period.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Francesco Guerrera, Streisand Neto, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, European Union, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Western, Union, Eurostat, Thomson Locations: Kazakhstan, Soviet, Moscow, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, China, India, Europe, United States, Central Asia, EU

That’s almost three times what Russia spent on defense in 2021, before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Those figures are likely to underestimate the total spent on Russia’s war effort. He said that before the war Russia would typically splash around 3-4% of its annual gross domestic product on defense but now it could be anywhere between 8% and 10%. Russia’s exports are still greater than the value of its imports, despite a boost to the latter from the hefty military spending. Rising military spending is, on the other hand, boosting Russia’s industrial output and, with it, GDP.

Persons: London CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, That’s, Richard Connolly, Janis Kluge, Irina Okladnikova, Liam Peach, it’s, Peach, Kluge, “, ”, —, Maksim Konstantinov, Alexandra Suslina, Suslina, Alexandra Prokopenko, Prokopenko, — Anna Cooban, Tim Lister, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: London CNN, Reuters, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Royal United Services Institute for Defence, Security Studies, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Capital Economics, CNN, “, ZUMA, International Monetary Fund, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, International Energy Agency, West Locations: “, Ukraine, Russia, Stockholm, Moscow, “ Russia, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Soviet, Berlin

Adept: a machine learning research labNiki Pezeshki is a general partner at Felicis Ventures. FelicisStartup: AdeptRecommended by: Niki Pezeshki, FelicisRelationship: No financial interestTotal funding: $415 million, according to the companyWhat it does: Adept is a machine-learning research and product lab aiming to build AI technology that can automate human tasks as varied as running software and browsing the web. Why it's on the list: "Fresh off a massive round of funding, Adept is poised to deliver artificial general intelligence that truly benefits working people," Pezeshki said. "So much software is repetitive tasks, and Adept is creating an AI that will enable workers to increase productivity and focus on more creative tasks."

Persons: Niki Pezeshki, Pezeshki Organizations: Felicis Ventures, Felicis

☆ Surface-to-air missiles are getting a workout in the Ukraine war — and not just shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But reports show both Russia and Ukraine are also using SAMs to hit land targets. A S-200 surface-to-air missile system. On Sunday, a UK intelligence update said there were increasing reports of surface-to-air missiles striking land targets inside Russian-controlled territory. With the S-200s, Ukraine can strike Russia without breaking any promises to its allies. When used for attacks against land targets, the supersonic weapons are notoriously inaccurate and cause massive collateral damage.

Persons: SAMs, Ukraine's, Weeks, Ercin Organizations: Service, Patriots, TASS, Russia pummels, UNESCO, Heritage, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, High, Artillery, Systems Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Soviet, NASAMS, SAMs, Crimea, Western, Russian, Odessa, Getty Images Russia, Moscow, Ukrainian

Revenue from beekeeping will reach $624 billion this year in the United States alone, reports IBISWorld, a market research firm. While techniques for nurturing hives have improved, honey bees remain vulnerable animals. As of a few years ago, nearly 30 percent of commercial honey bees still did not survive the winter months, says the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s a large number and one that puts a financial strain on commercial beekeepers. There are more than 20,000 species of wild bees in the world, and many people don’t realize they exist.

Persons: Honey, Black, It’s, IBISWorld, ” Mr Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Agriculture Organization, Nations Locations: United States, California, That’s

☆ Biden’s Camp David Summit Is a Pivotal Moment for Asian Security - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Daniel Russel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

By choosing to hold the summit at Camp David, Mr. Biden has signaled that he understands the gravity of the moment. The good news for Mr. Biden is that the relationship between Tokyo and Seoul is improving. As President Barack Obama’s special assistant and later assistant secretary of state for East Asia, I saw firsthand the disruptive effects of friction between Japan and South Korea. China and North Korea have proven themselves adept at exploiting such differences. North Korea has in the past dangled the possible return of Japanese citizens said to have been abducted by Pyongyang decades ago, partly in an effort to curry favor with Tokyo and get it to ease some sanctions imposed on North Korea.

Persons: Camp David, Mr, Biden, David, Yoon, Kishida, Barack Obama’s Organizations: David Accords, South Koreans, Korean, U.S Locations: Camp, Washington, Israel, Egypt, Tokyo, Seoul, Japan, China, East Asia, South Korea, North Korea, American, Korea, Pyongyang, Beijing, Okinawa

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The indictment of Former President Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia will be the biggest case of prosecutor Fani Willis' career, but it will not be her first contentious prosecution. “She’s not afraid of big cases,” said Gerald Griggs, a criminal defense attorney and president of the Georgia state conference of the NAACP. Willis worked from 2001 to 2018 in the Fulton County prosecutor's office, then won election as county prosecutor in 2020, defeating her former boss, Paul Howard. Willis campaigned on building leniency programs for some low-level offenders, but also adopted a hard line on violent crime and gang activity. “Anybody that thinks they can unleash insults from a podium and that’s going to shake Fani Willis is sorely mistaken."

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Trump, She’s, ”, Gerald Griggs, “ She’s, Brian Kemp, Elijah Nouvelage Georgia's, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Young, Jay Abt, ” Abt, Kamala Harris, Paul Howard, Griggs, ” Griggs, Andrew Goudsward, Tom Hals, David Bario, Alistair Bell Organizations: NAACP, Republican, Democrat, Trump, Georgia, Fulton, REUTERS, South Atlanta Magazine, Black Panther Party, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Emory University School of Law, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, overreach, Atlanta, Georgia's, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Washington ,, Washington, Wilimington , Delaware

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