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Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congressman with Georgia, is now saying the federal government is literally controlling the weather — we're controlling the weather. It’s got to stop," Biden said during a virtual briefing at the White House as he received updates about Hurricane Milton. Greene said in an Oct. 3 post on X: "Yes they can control the weather. "The NOAA government website has a library catalog of 1,026 entries of weather modifications, but that’s not all of them." On Tuesday, she quoted an article from The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website known for spreading conspiracy theories, that said: "Marjorie Taylor Greene was right.

Persons: Joe Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, It’s, Biden, Greene, Carlos Giménez, that’s, Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump, That’s, Chuck Edwards, Helene Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, White, Hurricane, GOP, NOAA, Commerce, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, NBC News Locations: Florida, Georgia, Hurricane Milton, North Carolina

Senior Biden administration officials told reporters ahead of the meeting that the leaders would announce plans to expand an Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, launched two years ago to include the Indian Ocean region. Analysts said the expected outcomes would mostly build on work that has already been done within the Quad, which Biden elevated to summit level in 2021. It is true in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, South China, South Asia and the Taiwan Strait,” Biden continued. “But I think China’s recent maritime aggression could be changing the equation for India and could be prompting India to become a bit more open to the idea of Quad security cooperation,” she said. Albanese told reporters on Thursday that Canberra and Washington share concerns about China’s security ambitions in Pacific islands countries where Beijing is seeking a growing policing role.

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☆ Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Kelly O'Donnell | Megan Lebowitz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former President George W. Bush speaks during the Struggle for Freedom Conference at George W. Bush Presidential Center on November 16, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. TFormer President George W. Bush does not plan to endorse a candidate for president, his office told NBC News on Saturday. "President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago," the office added. A spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign declined to comment but pointed to the campaign's Republican outreach efforts. The elder Bush president died in 2018, but the younger said in 2021 that he wrote in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for president in 2020.

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Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday pledged to eliminate taxes on tipped wages for service workers, matching a proposal from former President Donald Trump. “When I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America, including to raise the minimum wage, and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers,” Harris said. Harris would push the proposal with an increase in the minimum wage as well, the official said. “Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,” he wrote. “She can only steal from me.”Trump announced a policy proposal to eliminate taxes on tips during a June rally in Las Vegas.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz, Harris, ” Harris, Harris ’, Trump, “ Kamala Harris, ”, TRUMP, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Sen, Ted Cruz, Lael Brainard, Brainard, Joe Biden, “ Organizations: Minnesota Gov, Culinary Workers Union, Las, NBC News, Yale University, Republican, Biden White, West Wing Locations: Las Vegas, America, Texas, Nevada

☆ Biden says he hopes to see a cease-fire by next week in the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Tara Prindiville | Megan Lebowitz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

US President Joe Biden speaks to a bipartisan group of governors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting, on February 23, 2024. President Joe Biden said Monday that he hopes there will be a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war by next week. "My hope is by next Monday we will have a cease-fire," Biden said in response to a reporter's question while he was in New York City. Biden's remarks come as the White House has been working on cease-fire negotiations amid growing pressure from progressives and Palestinian allies. NBC News has previously reported that Qatar is mediating talks between Israel and Hamas this week, and cease-fire negotiations have taken place between U.S., Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials in Paris.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Biden's, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: White, National Governors, NBC News, Qatari Locations: Washington , DC, Israel, New York City, Qatar, Paris, Rafah

☆ Starbucks' iconic coffee cup has a climate problem as mobile, drive-thru orders boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kaitlin Balasaygun | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

The experience of on-the-go coffee may be reshaped if Starbucks achieves its reusable cup goal. Reusable coffee cup initiatives around the worldStarbucks has been experimenting with reusable cup concepts in markets around the world. Customers can then return their reusable cup at a participating store or by using the Starbucks app at a cup return kiosk. Even though a reusable cup option has been in place at Starbucks for over 30 years, many consumers, and Starbucks employees, remain oblivious to its existence. The future of the Starbucks' cup has broad implications.

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