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☆ Trump team wants to scrap car-crash reporting rule that Tesla opposes
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Car transporters are loaded with new Tesla Model Y electric vehicles at the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg site. The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government's ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems. Tesla has been targeted in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigations, including three stemming from the data. The recommendation to kill the crash-reporting rule came from a transition team tasked with producing a 100-day strategy for automotive policy. The Trump transition team, Musk and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Trump, Tesla Organizations: Tesla, Trump, Reuters, Traffic Safety Administration, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, NHTSA Locations: Berlin, Brandenburg, Virginia, California

☆ Suspected sabotage of European undersea cables shows just how vulnerable these critical lines are to attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Undersea cables between Finland-Germany and Lithuania-Sweden were cut, potentially sabotaged. NATO is enhancing surveillance and coordination to protect critical underwater infrastructure. The damage to the cables, which European officials said appeared deliberate, highlights just how vulnerable these critical undersea lines are. AdvertisementIn May this year, NATO held its first Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network meeting and launched its Maritime Centre for the Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure to better coordinate the capabilities of its members and increase collaboration between them. Yantar, one of GUGI's special-purpose spy vessels, which nominally acts as a survey vessel, has often been spotted near underwater cables.

Persons: Yi Peng, Yi, Mikkel Berg Pedersen, Ritzau Scanpix, Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Dmitry Peskov, Jens Stoltenberg, David Cattler, LPhot Kyle Heller, Cattler Organizations: NATO, Yi Peng, Steam, Danish Defence Command, European, Undersea, Network, Maritime Centre, Infrastructure, British Royal Navy, Russia, Directorate, Research Locations: Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia's Ust, Gulf, AFP, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Norwegian, Norway, European Union, Russian, Denmark, Nordic

☆ Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty ImagesLast month, Congress moved to take rare bipartisan action to change certain Social Security rules. watch nowThe WEP affects about 2.1 million Social Security beneficiaries — or about 3% of all Social Security beneficiaries — who see their retirement or disability benefit checks reduced because they also receive pension benefits from jobs not covered by Social Security. Public workers say Social Security cuts hurtFor many public workers, the reduction of their Social Security benefits comes as a surprise. Boudreau didn't realize how much his monthly checks would be reduced until he went to sign up for his Social Security benefits 10 years ago. It was a shock to find out his Social Security benefits would be cut by 40%, Boudreau said.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Bette Marafino, Marafino, Garret Graves, Abigail Spanberger, —, Emerson Sprick, Edward Kelly, Kelly, Roger Boudreau, Boudreau didn't, Boudreau, Lois Carson Organizations: Getty, Security, Social, Capitol, Finance, Social Security, Congressional, That's, Center, International Association of Fire Fighters, Alliance, Retired, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, American Federation of State, Municipal Employees Locations: Cavan, Capitol Hill, New York, Louisiana, County

☆ NATO air policing missions around Estonia see F-35 and Rafale jets intercept multiple Russian aircraft
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A series of NATO air policing missions around Estonia has seen F-35 and Rafale jets called into action. French Rafale jets intercepted a Russian IL-18 aircraft off Estonia's coast on Friday. A series of recent NATO air policing missions around Estonia has seen Dutch and French fighter jets called into action to intercept Russian aircraft. AdvertisementIt comes after Dutch F-35 fighter jets intercepted a number of Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea last week. It is used to carry out a variety of missions, including air policing, deep strikes, and reconnaissance, according to the manufacturer.

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☆ NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Rutte said future spending would have to be much higher than the current alliance target of 2% of national wealth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). “Russia is preparing for long-term confrontation, with Ukraine and with us,” Rutte said in a speech in Brussels. “During the Cold War, Europeans spent far more than 3% of their GDP on defense,” Rutte said. NATO members are grappling with renewed pressure from US President-elect Donald Trump, who has called for America’s allies to spend 3% of GDP on defense. So dare to innovate and take risks.”The NATO chief also warned of a “coordinated campaign to destabilize our societies” including cyberattacks and assassination attempts.

Persons: Mark Rutte, Rutte, ” Rutte, Donald Trump, ” Organizations: Belgium Reuters, NATO, “ Locations: Brussels, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, “, Dutch, Beijing

☆ Trump transition wants to scrap crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla , according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the government's ability to investigate and regulate the safety of vehicles with automated-driving systems. Tesla has been targeted in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigations, including three stemming from the data. The recommendation to kill the crash-reporting rule came from a transition team tasked with producing a 100-day strategy for automotive policy. The Trump transition team, Musk and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment. A Reuters analysis of the NHTSA crash data shows Tesla accounted for 40 out of 45 fatal crashes reported to NHTSA through Oct. 15.

Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Trump, Tesla, Cruise Organizations: Trump, Reuters, Traffic Safety Administration, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, NHTSA, Cruise, General Motors, GM Locations: The Woodlands , Texas, Virginia, California

☆ Shipping giant Maersk expects strong demand and 'another year of disruption' for global trade in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But Van der Steene said shipping companies expect the volatility that has pervaded global trade since Covid to be back in 2025. "The e-commerce market has been surprisingly strong," said van der Steene. Maersk has started to see a progression of trade moving over to the West Coast, Van der Steene said. Red Sea diversions and the ILA strike contributed to delayed arrivals in 2024. "We will be quite prominently driving from that 58% all the way up to 90% in the course of 2025," Van der Steene said.

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☆ ‘If Ukraine fails, war will come to the streets of European cities,’ former foreign minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Emilia Hardie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowFormer Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned of the potential repercussions for the European Union if Ukraine does not prevail in its fight against Russia, telling CNBC that "if Ukraine fails, war will come to the streets of European cities." He does however have "resources to fight one war per time," meaning if Ukraine falls, Europe will be next in the Russian president's line of sight, Kuleba warned. After his meeting with the Ukrainian President, Trump called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the almost three-year-old war. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba attends a joint briefing with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Hanke Bruins Slot. The former foreign minister said Trump's primary focus should be on how to make Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiate in good faith.

Persons: Dmytro Kuleba, Putin, Kuleba, Bashar al, — Kuleba, Diego Herrera, Donald Trump, Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Vladimir Putin, Zelenskyy Organizations: Ukrainian Foreign, European Union, Russia, CNBC, NATO, Anadolu, Getty, Security, U.K, White, Zelenskyy, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ukrainian, Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, Bruins, Publishing Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Syria, Europe, Russia, Kostiantynivka, Paris, Moscow, Kyiv

☆ Why the ‘world has failed’ in the fight against hunger
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Ana Deoliva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Doha, Qatar CNN —Nine years ago, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which included ending poverty and hunger. The G20 Leaders’ Summit in November marked the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative aiming to eradicate hunger and poverty by 2030, aligning with the SDGs. CNN: Why was there a need to launch the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty? We need more open debate and experience-sharing among countries like Colombia, Brazil, and Mali, alongside UN organizations like the World Food Programme. This means that countries joining together, by fighting food waste and engaging with the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, I think we can create a better world by 2030.

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☆ NATO nations are reportedly in talks to boost defense spending amid Trump's return to power
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NATO may raise defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, according to the FT.Trump has threatened to leave NATO if it does not spend more on defense. NATO members may increase their defense spending to 3% of GDP, in part due to pressure by President-elect Donald Trump. The discussions to increase spending come in the wake of Trump's impending return to the White House. When asked about NATO's defense spending, Rutte told the FT earlier this month that he had a number in mind but did not clarify what it would be. NATO defense spending has accelerated in recent years, but experts told BI earlier this year that that has little to do with Trump.

Persons: Mark Rutte, Donald Trump, Trump, Rutte, Edward Hunter Christie, William Alberque, BI's Mia Jankowicz Organizations: NATO, FT, Trump, Financial Times, Reuters, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, International Institute for Strategic Studies Locations: Europe, Italy, Spain, Poland, Estonia, Russia, NATO, Trump

On Monday, Col. Kim Hyun-tae, who led special forces at the National Assembly, said he took full responsibility for ordering their deployment. South Korean lawmakers debating a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on Saturday. Security had been tightened at the National Assembly, where there was still evidence of the troop deployment days earlier. After that vote, the few members of Yoon’s party who had shown up walked out of the chamber. All but three members of Yoon’s party boycotted the vote, causing the motion to fail due to lack of quorum.

Persons: ” Rob York, Yoon, ” York, Kwak Jong, Kwak, “, ”, Kim Hyun, Kim, ” Kim, Matthew Miller, Yoon Suk, Yoon’s, Kim Keon, Min Jo, Janis Mackey Frayer, Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett Organizations: Pacific Forum, People Power Party, Democratic Party, National Assembly, ” Lawmakers, State Department, South Korean Ministry of National Defense, South, Saturday, Getty, Lawmakers, NBC, Prevention Locations: Honolulu, Seoul, Korea, “, United States, South Korea, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ The cofounder of DreamWorks says AI is an 'amazing resource' for Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jeffrey Katzenberg, the cofounder of DreamWorks, said Hollywood bigshots are embracing AI. Jeffrey Katzenberg, the cofounder of DreamWorks, said Hollywood is warming up to the use of artificial intelligence. AdvertisementSpeaking at Fortune's Brainstorm AI conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, he said top Hollywood showrunners and creators are embracing AI. "I would say almost across the board they have all talked about how the AI tools today have been helpful to them," Katzenberg said. AdvertisementKatzenberg's comments come after Hollywood writers spent months on strike last year, partially in reaction to the use of AI in their industry.

Persons: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Katzenberg, AMPTP Organizations: DreamWorks, Hollywood, WGA, DreamWorks Animation, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, AI, Bloomberg, Economy Locations: Hollywood, San Francisco, Singapore

In an interview with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also said he’ll work to extend the tax cuts passed in his first term. Trump said he would fulfill a campaign promise to levy tariffs on imports from America’s biggest trading partners. “Well, I don’t know that you’ll see it at all,” Trump said, adding that health care experts are studying possible alternatives. Foreign policyLater Friday after the interview, Trump flew to Paris for a ceremony marking the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which had been devastated by a fire. On another foreign policy front, Trump expressed doubt that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be able to remain in power.

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☆ With Assad’s Fall, Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Unravels
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Alissa J. Rubin | More About Alissa J. Rubin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But in a breathtakingly short time, it has largely unraveled. Syrian rebel groups ousted the country’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, in less than two weeks as government forces put up little resistance. The Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah and the Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza are both weakened by more than a year of warfare with Israel. Still intact are the Iran-linked Iraqi militias and the Houthis in Yemen, but they are more peripheral to the conflict with Israel. So, if Iran were intent on rebuilding its regional alliance, it would likely take years to return to its former strength.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad Organizations: Hezbollah, Palestinian, Hamas Locations: Iran, Lebanese, Gaza, Israel, Yemen

☆ What the Syrian rebellion could mean for the balance of power in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Syrian rebels have made a lightning advance in the north of the country, taking two major cities: Aleppo, the second biggest city, and Hama, a strategically important city that lies on a vital supply route. For Russia, Syria’s fall could mean losing its closest Middle Eastern ally and undermining its ability to project power while it fights a war in Ukraine. In 2023, the Syrian regime was readmitted to the Arab League. Over a decade after they backed the Syrian opposition, Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are now siding with Assad as he once again faces a rebellion. SANA/ReutersIn Syria, Israel has consistently targeted Iranian personnel and supply routes used to transfer weapons to its proxies.

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☆ Automakers say they need a 'miracle' to meet EV transition timelines. They think Trump could help.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAuto execs see an opportunity to roll back state EV mandates under President-elect Donald Trump. Nissan and Toyota say state rules requiring a rapid uptick in EV sales are unrealistic. Some auto executives see an opportunity with the incoming Trump administration to roll back state rules requiring a rapid uptick in electric vehicle sales. AdvertisementNow the industry is strategizing how to influence Trump, including on EV sales requirements they view as too ambitious. Those federal rules aren't an "EV mandate," as Trump falsely said on the campaign trail.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Papin, That's, EVs, Biden, Dave Kelleher, Karoline Leavitt, John Bozella, Jack Hollins, Paul Jacobson, Jacobson, It's Organizations: Nissan, Toyota, Trump, EV, Environmental Protection Agency, BMW, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, Biden, EPA, Chrysler, Dodge, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Street Journal, General Motors, California's EV, it's Locations: China, California, New York, Washington, DC, Washington ,, Michigan, Pennsylvania, It's China, it's Europe

☆ OPEC+ oil output delay a 'reality check’ as group eyes demand, U.S. outlook, Saudi energy min says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022. "There are so many other things, you know, growth in China, what is happening in Europe, growth in Europe … what is happening in the U.S. economy, such as interest rate, inflation," the Saudi energy minister said Friday. "Another delay, which we would not rule out, would leave the market broadly in balance next year," they said. Demand has been at the forefront of OPEC+ considerations, with the OPEC's November Monthly Oil Market Report seeing 1.54 million barrels-per-day of year-on-year growth in 2025. The Paris-based International Energy Agency, meanwhile, last month forecast that world oil demand will expand by 920,000 barrels per day this year and just under 1 million barrels per day in 2025.

Persons: Abdulaziz bin Salman, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Donald Trump — Organizations: Saudi Energy, Barclays, Bloomberg, Getty, HSBC, OPEC, International Energy Agency Locations: OPEC, U.S, Saudi, China, Iran, Europe, Paris

The central issue the justices are considering is whether Tennessee’s law discriminates on the basis of sex. If the court rules it doesn’t, then Tennessee’s law and similar restrictions in 25 other states would most likely stand. Vienna Cavazos, 18, said the court will have blood on its hands if it decides Tennessee's law doesn't discriminate based on sex. Yates said he wanted to attend oral arguments “because I support the trans community.”“This is f------ hate,” he said of Tennessee’s law. Nadine Seiler, 59, said she traveled to the Supreme Court from Maryland to show solidarity with trans people.

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☆ War in Ukraine would be a tough test of Sweden's Gripen, a jet made for a fight with Russia it's never seen
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementA new NATO member has a jet that was designed for war with RussiaBut it has never been used against Russia. Giving Ukraine the jet would be a good test that would benefit it and NATO, warfare analysts said. Sweden's Gripen, a fighter jet built for a war with Russia, is considered a good fit for Ukraine, but the aircraft hasn't been tested the way it could be in this war. Designed at the end of the Cold War, the jet is operated by about half a dozen countries. AdvertisementWar experts have said the Gripen is the jet that is best suited for Ukraine in the long term.

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☆ France's political crisis just saw the government ousted — but Paris' problems have just begun
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Rather than marking the end of Paris' problems, however, the end of Barnier's short-lived premiership and government ushers in a new period of political turmoil and uncertainty in Paris, analysts and economists say. Marine Le Pen, president of National Rally, right, during a no-confidence debate at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. "President Emmanuel Macron will have to appoint a new prime minister, who will have to form a new government. Other names that have been mentioned as possible candidates include Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau and former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Portrait of France s Prime Minister Michel Barnier standing among the members of his government, applauded by his ministers and Macronist MPs.

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The Summary Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director, promoted a supplement company that claims to help people “detox” from Covid vaccines. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, promoted a supplement line this year that purports without evidence to help people “detox” from Covid vaccines. “Mrna detox, reverse the vaxx n get healthy,” he wrote in one post, tagging the company Warrior Essentials and linking to its website. Warrior Essentials says that its “detox protocol” “promotes the body’s own internal cellular regeneration process” and can remove toxins from cells, repair circulatory health and restore DNA stability. A single bottle of the “detox” supplement containing 60 capsules (30 two-pill servings) is listed for $75 on the Warrior Essentials website.

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☆ Analysis: China, Russia and North Korea watch on as crisis unfolds in key US ally South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

That’s an unnerving reality for the United States military, which has nearly 30,000 troops and its largest overseas base in South Korea, serving as a check against a belligerent North Korea and counterweight to an aggressive China in a strategically critical region. ‘Major ramifications’The US-South Korea alliance has long been seen by both countries as a cornerstone of peace in the region, where North Korea continues to threaten South Korea and the US with its illegal weapons program. “Any instability in South Korea has major ramifications for our Indo-Pacific policies,” retired US Col. Cedric Leighton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, pointing to how US troops in the country are geared for a “fight tonight” scenario against North Korea. “We should not be surprised if Pyongyang exploits the domestic crisis in South Korea to its advantage, either rhetorically or otherwise,” he said. And Yoon, who’s taken a harder line on North Korea than many of his predecessors, has been a willingly staunch partner of the US.

Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, ”, That’s, Cedric Leighton, CNN’s Wolf, Joe Biden, Democracy ”, Yoon Suk, Evelyn Hockstein, Donald Trump, “, Rachel Minyoung Lee, Kim Jong, Edward Howell, hyeon Kim, Xi Jinping, who’s, Howell Organizations: CNN, United States, Leaders, Ukraine, North, South, Democracy, Korean, White, Reuters, Camp David, US National Security, Stimson, University of Oxford, National Assembly Locations: South Korea, Washington, Seoul, North Korea, China, Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Pyongyang, Beijing, Moscow, Korea, Camp, Japan, United States, United Kingdom

☆ Larry Ellison is investing up to $165 million to turn University of Oxford science research into products
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementLarry Ellison plans to invest up to $165 million into research at the University of Oxford. The Ellison Institute of Technology is opening a campus in Oxford in 2027. Larry Ellison is betting big on research and development in the UK by investing at least $127 million through his technology institute to help turn scientific discoveries at the University of Oxford into products. "This long-term, strategic partnership with the University of Oxford is at the heart of delivering on that goal," he added. The Oracle cofounder, now the world's fourth richest person, founded The Ellison Institute of Technology as a research and development center for healthcare.

Persons: Larry Ellison, Ellison, Irene Tracey, Sir John Bell, EIT, Bell, Lord Patrick Vallance, David Organizations: University of Oxford, Ellison Institute of Technology, Oracle, supercomputing, Paramount Locations: Oxford, EIT Oxford

☆ Zelenskyy said Ukraine could join NATO without Article 5 applying to its occupied territory
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementVolodymyr Zelenskyy has been pushing this week for NATO to invite Ukraine to join its alliance. He said on Sunday that NATO's self-defense pact wouldn't have to apply to Ukraine's occupied territory. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that his country could join NATO without the alliance's collective self-defense agreement applying to its territory occupied by Russia. Related Video Zelenskyy calls out Russian 'genocide' in Ukraine, demands action at UNSpeaking at a press conference in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said that any invitation for Ukraine to join NATO still has to recognize all of its territory as Ukrainian, including areas occupied by Russia. There would be no obligation for the rest, which is the Ukrainian territory seized by Russia in the east.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Putin, they're Organizations: NATO, UN, Sky News, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Canada, Turkey

☆ Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Minho Kim | More About Minho Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Stephens, an investment banker and billionaire who donated to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s rivals before eventually supporting him in the 2024 race, was tapped as Mr. Trump’s ambassador to Britain on Monday. Mr. Trump and the alliance had a tense relationship at times over the course of his campaign. In 2016, Mr. Stephens, the chief executive of Stephens, Inc., an investment bank based in Little Rock, Ark., gave $2 million to a group dedicated to stop Mr. Trump from winning the Republican presidential nomination. During the most recent election cycle, he backed other Republican presidential candidates, including Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley. He also donated $3.5 million to Mr. Trump’s super PACs in 2019 and 2020 during his re-election campaign.

Persons: Warren Stephens, Donald J, Stephens, Trump, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Trump’s Organizations: American Opportunity Alliance, Mr, Inc, Republican Locations: Britain, Little Rock

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