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☆ Trump looms over Biden’s final meeting with Xi in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In the end, looking backward may be more productive for Biden and Xi than trying to predict what’s next for their two nations. Biden administration officials acknowledge they have little insight into what a notoriously unpredictable leader might be planning. What Biden can do, they argue, is reiterate to Xi the value of maintaining communication, even amid the expected contention. A key counterweight could be Biden’s legacyHow Trump confronts those threats is not something he’s discussed at great length, at least as a candidate. It’s also an area his aides believe could — and should — be continued by the incoming Trump administration, though acknowledging they have little to go on when it comes to the president-elect’s intentions.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Walmart turned Bentonville, Arkansas into a boomtownWalmart's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas has become a boomtown with many amenities you might expect to find in New York or San Francisco – fancy restaurants, craft cocktails, bike paths and a world-class art museum. The town has more cranes per capita than any other U.S. city as Walmart builds a 350-acre new headquarters. Bentonville's population is expected to triple by 2050. But with the boom comes big-city economic challenges. CNBC's Melissa Repko travels to Bentonville for the story.

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☆ Analysis: Biden on China vs. Trump on China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Biden called out Chinese President Xi Jinping by name in his State of the Union address earlier this year as he slammed autocracies. How about the former US president, Donald Trump, who is desperately trying to become a world leader once again? As president, Trump supported Taiwan in numerous ways, but there is some indication he could return to a more strategically ambiguous position. “We’re not trying to decouple from China,” Biden told reporters Tuesday. There’s nobody in Hollywood that can play the role of President Xi.

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Most Americans still have to commute every day. Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesLike a majority of Americans, Ms. Hargreaves was unable to do her work at home. Source: American Community Survey Note: Average commute length for 2020 is not included. The average commute distance changed much less, an indication that commuters are driving faster — but also, more people are driving. “A lot of our choice riders, we're still working to influence them to re-choose transit,” Ms. Tucker said.

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"The goal truly is channels of communication and ensuring we don't veer into conflict - simple as that," said a senior Biden administration official. The Biden administration wants to counter the country's growing military without provoking a conflict and to push back on what it considers unfair business practices while avoiding an all-out trade war. "The criticism we get from some on (Capitol) Hill and some in the academic community, of course, is that competing means you can't talk to China," said the administration official. NO DELAY IN CHINA POLICIESAdministration officials acknowledge China may see the U.S. push to engage as a chance to weaken or slow Washington's policies targeting China, particularly on exports in strategic industries such as semiconductors, but deny that this is happening. The administration official denied the delays were to avoid upsetting China but were about "getting the technical pieces right, and balancing economic impact on our own domestic competitiveness."

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☆ She broke up with her boyfriend and moved in with a man she’d known for 3 weeks. Here’s what happened
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“As I come into the yard, I get greeted by two beautiful, amazing, fluffy dogs wagging their tails,” recalls Liesbet. “We talked a little bit – and a little bit turned into an hour,” recalls Liesbet. Liesbet Collaert“We went out for drinks,” recalls Liesbet, “Mark was a sailor and took us all out sailing. “I go up to the apartment door and the door was unlocked, which was a little bit odd,” recalls Mark. Liesbet CollaertAbout a month after she’d moved in with Mark, Liesbet flew with him to the East Coast to meet his family.

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☆ Black Americans are getting support for reparations from other multiracial groups
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Stephanie Elam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Mass is part of a growing wave of multiracial support for Black American reparations – with many Jewish and Japanese organizations among them. It’s just human beings.”Amy Iwasaki Mass reads her 1981 testimony in favor of redress for Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II. “But I do think Japanese Americans as a group do understand what it’s like to be excluded on the basis of race.”Acknowledging the cost of historyPassage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 gave affected Japanese Americans the $20,000 payment and a formal letter of apology from President Ronald Reagan. Tamaki and Simon agree that arguments against reparations fail to acknowledge the cost of being part of a society. That’s called being a citizen.”Tamaki agrees that the work to repair the damage done to Black Americans is expensive and arduous, but it must begin at some point.

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☆ Volkswagen brings VW bus back to North American market after 20 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] The fully electric VW ID Buzz, is pictured on a production line at a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle plant in Hanover, Germany, June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File PhotoFRANKFURT, June 2 (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will start selling battery-powered versions of its VW bus in North America from 2024 onwards, the carmaker said on Friday, in what marks the reintroduction of the iconic model after a two-decade hiatus. "With the T4 generation, the VW bus left the USA and Canada 20 years ago. But the microbus – as the VW bus is called between New York and San Francisco – has retained its cult status right up to the present day," Volkswagen said in a statement. Buzz vehicles for the North American market will be built at Volkswagen's plant in Hanover, Germany, the company said, adding batteries could be charged from 10%-80% in 25 minutes at available rapid charging stations.

Persons: Fabian Bimmer, San Francisco –, Christoph Steitz, Madeline Chambers Organizations: REUTERS, VW, USA, San, Volkswagen, North, Thomson Locations: Hanover, Germany, FRANKFURT, North America, Canada, New York, North American

☆ White House banking headache won’t end with First Republic deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

JPMorgan Chase is buying most assets of the troubled First Republic Bank and assuming all of its deposits in a deal announced Monday that was arranged by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The independent agency’s new forced intervention is likely to fuel concerns about the overall health of the US banking sector. Biden’s new political headacheThe new concerns over the banking sector put the administration back in an unappealing position. Some progressive Democrats have balked at the idea that already mighty banks will get bigger by stepping in to snap up assets of troubled banks. On Sunday, he called for a shift in federal government policy to ensure all bank deposits.

☆ Google tells employees in its Cloud unit to share desks and attend the office on alternate days
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google Cloud staff have been asked to share desks and attend the office on alternate days. A Google spokesperson told Insider the move would allow it to use its spaces more efficiently. The decision will apply to Google Cloud staff in the division's five largest US locations – including New York City and San Francisco – with some buildings left empty as a result, an internal FAQ seen by CNBC showed. Google Cloud CEO, Thomas Kurian, told employees last month the division would continue to "invest for growth." A Google spokesperson told Insider: "Our data show Cloud Googlers value guaranteed in-person collaboration when they are in the office, as well as the option to work from home a few days each week.

☆ 4 ways to make an iconic Super Bowl campaign, according to a creative who's worked with brands like Pepsi and Cheetos
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-24 | by ( Michael Kaminer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Goodby Silverstein & Partners' Margaret Johnson broke down what it takes to make a great Super Bowl ad. She said the best Super Bowl ads are funny, boosted everywhere, have purpose, and kept simple. Johnson listed the 2020 Cheetos Super Bowl spot starring Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis as a perfect example. Margaret Johnson, chief creative officer and partner, GS&P Goodby Silverstein & PartnersBut what makes a successful Super Bowl ad? She pointed to GS&P's 2020 Cheetos Super Bowl spot that starred a quarantined Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, mugging to Shaggy's hit "It Wasn't Me."

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