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Among Russians who oppose Vladimir V. Putin and his brutal Ukraine invasion, hopes are high that the Russian dissidents freed last week as part of a prisoner exchange with the West will breathe new life into a fragmented opposition force. But if it promises an injection of energy into a movement struggling to effect change inside of Russia, it reignites a question older than the Russian Revolution — where is the more effective place to advocate for democratic change: from a prison cell inside of Russia, or in exile? For years, decades even, Russia’s opposition has been divided and beset with infighting; the Ukraine invasion has only exacerbated the grievances. And that was before the most influential opposition leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, died in an Arctic penal colony in February. The most prominent dissidents who remained — Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, both freed last week — were serving long sentences, but they gained credibility from their willingness to forego the comforts of exile to speak their minds as inmates in Russia’s harsh prison system.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Aleksei A, Navalny, Ilya Yashin, Vladimir Kara, Murza Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian

☆ A low-cost way to bet on the Tesla comeback using options
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

I believe Tesla (TSLA) remains one of the purest AI plays available to investors and has even more room to go higher as shorts cover their positions and investor enthusiasm reignites. The recent surge in TSLA's stock price has changed sentiment as Tesla seemingly has regained its mojo. Another key milestone event lays ahead at the August robotaxi event. However, I do have concerns that the robotaxi event could disappoint and I suggest traders to manage any and all Tesla risk prior to that event. Also, I chose an end of July expiration date for this spread which is about a week before the much anticipated robotaxi event.

Persons: reignites, Elon Musk, Tesla, TSLA Organizations: mojo, Tesla, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: China

☆ Brace for a stock-market pullback after an epic start to the year, strategist warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 is likely to fall at least 5% in the coming months, one strategist predicted. CFRA's Sam Stovall said a pullback tends to follow a great first quarter for the benchmark index. On the bright side, Stovall said the S&P's full-year gain is usually over 20% after a stellar start. AdvertisementBrace for stocks to take a breather and retreat by at least 5% after a breathless start to the year, one strategist warned. The S&P 500 surged by more than 10% in the first quarter.

Persons: CFRA's Sam Stovall, Stovall, —, Brace, Sam Stovall, CFRA Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Microsoft, Yahoo Finance, Wall Street, CFRA Locations: Friday's

☆ Robert De Niro says 'justice has been served' after New York jury convicts Donald Trump in his hush money trial. Here's a timeline of their 13-year feud.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

2023: De Niro reignites the feud during the press "Killers of a Flower Moon" press tour. Robert De Niro criticized Trump over his handling of COVID. However, ahead of the 2024 election, De Niro began speaking out about Trump again as he promoted his upcoming movie "Killers of a Flower Moon." Imagine how insane that is," De Niro said, referring to Trump. And I want to read it," De Niro said before bringing out his phone to read the original speech.

Persons: Niro, Robert De Niro, Trump, David Dee Delgado, De Niro's, De Niro, Apple, Rolling Stone Organizations: Trump, Variety, Cannes Film, Gotham, De Locations: New York City

☆ Geri Halliwell mocked after Instagram birthday message to fellow Spice Girl Mel B appears to be written by a member of her social media team
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Geri Halliwell is being mocked for a mistake in an Instagram birthday post for Mel B. This incident reignites rumors of tension between Halliwell and Mel B, dating back to the 1990s. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGeri Halliwell is catching some heat for an Instagram post wishing her fellow Spice Girls bandmate Mel B a happy birthday that originally didn't seem to be written by her. At first glance, it seemed fine — Halliwell posted a few throwback pics of Mel B to her 1.4 million Instagram followers for her 49th birthday.

Persons: Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Halliwell, — Organizations: Service, Spice Girls, Business

☆ Inside the Growing Alarm Over Blackstone's BREIT Real-Estate Fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Bethany Mclean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Investors in Blackstone's real-estate fund asked for their money back in droves — more than $15 billion to date. Unless the real-estate market comes roaring back, analysts warn, BREIT could end up shrinking to a fraction of its current size, leaving the fund's investors holding the bag. Only 3% of BREIT's holdings are in office buildings, which have been ground zero for commercial real estate pain. Advertisement"Not all real estate is created equal," BREIT boasted in a recent letter to stockholders, "and where you invest matters." "Commercial real estate is a slow burn," Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, recently observed.

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☆ The ‘Star Wars’ timeline is confusing. Here’s when ‘The Acolyte,’ ‘Ahsoka’ and more take place
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Worry not, padawans: CNN has laid out a comprehensive timeline of the “Star Wars” canon so you can follow all of the franchise’s time-jumps without getting lost in space. These details are pulled from the official “Star Wars” resources “Ultimate Star Wars” and “Star Wars Character Encyclopedia,” as well as a chart of the eras explored throughout the franchise. ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (animated series)Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan in "The Clone Wars," and he lovingly calls her "Snips." ‘Star Wars Rebels’Kanan Jarrus, Zeb Orrelios and Sabine Wren take on the Empire in "Star Wars Rebels." ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’Heroes attempt to find the plans to blow up the Death Star in "Rogue One."

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☆ A High School Reunion Reignites a 50-Year Crush
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The two met in the ninth grade in 1950 at what was then called Harrison-Morton Junior High School in Allentown, Pa. He was a star athlete — the pitcher on the baseball team and a shooting guard and forward on the basketball team. They lived only four blocks from each other and walked home together after school. After graduating from junior high school and switching over to Allentown High School for the 11th grade, they saw each other less and less. He dated other girls, and she met the man she would marry at 18.

Persons: Roland John Passaro, Elaine Hall, Harrison, —, Passaro, Hall’s Organizations: Morton Junior High School, Allentown High School Locations: Allentown, Pa

☆ Jim Cramer urges 'patience, patience, patience' on Apple stock, and two analysts also make the case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

AAPL YTD mountain Apple (AAPL) year-to-date performance Jim Cramer on Tuesday acknowledged Apple's recent woes but encouraged investors to have "patience, patience, patience," with the stock. Apple's China sales — amounting to nearly 20% of overall revenue — continues to weigh on the company due to the country's tepid consumer spending, along with stiffening local smartphone competition . Investors are hoping to hear more about Apple's AI ambitions at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Apple, It's, —, Jim Cramer, Apple's, iPhones, Jim, Tim Cook, we're, Jim Cramer's, Wang Gang Organizations: Big Tech, Bank of America, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, ISI, Service, Developers Conference, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, Shanghai

☆ Jordan Spieth’s disqualification reignites ‘dumbest rule in all of sports’ debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Under Rule 3.3b (3) of the USGA Rules of Golf, the world No. “Rules are rules,” he added in his post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Spieth’s fellow pro Michael S. Kim labeled the rule “stupid,” even with “many safeguards,” while PGA Tour caddie Kip Henley lamented “another benchmark in the dumbest rule in all of sports.”“Seriously, why even have scorecards on the PGA Tour?” Henley asked in another post. USGA rules do not disqualify players for returning a score higher than their actual score, only those returned that are lower. The PGA Tour, in accordance with USGA guidelines, follows a multi-step process to check the scorecards of fields peaking at 156-strong.

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☆ Beyoncé Fan’s Radio Request Reignites Country Music Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Emily Schmall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In Oklahoma, a small country music station that refused a listener’s request to play a new song by Beyoncé was forced to change its tune after an uproar from fans who say that Black artists are too often excluded from the genre. On Tuesday morning, Justin McGowan requested that the D.J.s at KYKC, a country music radio station in Ada, play “Texas Hold ’Em,” one of two new songs Beyoncé released as announced in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday. Beyoncé, who grew up in Houston, sings about hoedowns, and the twangy song also features a fellow Black Grammy winner, Rhiannon Giddens, on banjo and viola. The station manager, Roger Harris, emailed Mr. McGowan back with a concise rejection: “We do not play Beyoncé at KYKC as we are a country music station.” In sending the email, Mr. Harris unwittingly ignited a new flame in a long-simmering debate over how Black artists fit into a genre that has Black music at its roots.

Persons: Beyoncé, Justin McGowan, Rhiannon Giddens, Roger Harris, McGowan, Harris Locations: Oklahoma, KYKC, Ada, Houston

☆ Henry Cavill reignites sex scenes discourse for 2024: 'They're overused these days'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Henry Cavill has weighed in on the debate surrounding the use of sex scenes in film and TV. I'm not a fan," Cavill said, agreeing with Vaughn, who said he "can't get my head around sex scenes." The " Witcher " actor said there are occasions where he thinks sex scenes are "beneficial" to a film's narrative, "but I think sometimes they're overused these days." "It's when you have a sense where you're going, 'Is this really necessary or is it just people with less clothing on?'" Explaining the online resistance to sex scenes, some have pointed to the fact that younger generations, millennials and Gen Zers, have different attitudes than older audiences.

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☆ ‘True Detective’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap: Dots Finally Connect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Scott Tobias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This week’s recap is posting earlier than usual because the episode premiered Friday on Max. Season 4, Episode 5: Part 5She’s awake. After last week’s episode spend too much time fussing over underdeveloped subplots and supernatural occurrences, this week’s hour snaps to attention like a procrastinating student who had been putting off a term paper. Their only feasible guide is Otis, a cagey German heroin addict with scorched eyeballs who once mapped the caves. They manage to get to base of the cave, but it is on mine company property and the entrance has been blown to pieces.

Persons: Max, ”, Danvers, Navarro, Annie K, Jack Nicholson, Raymond Clark Locations: Ennis, Chinatown

Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesHow did Deep Sea Vision detect the object that could be Earhart's plane? But it wasn't until the team reviewed sonar data in December that they saw the fuzzy yellow outline of what resembles a plane. “In the end, we came out with an image of a target that we believe very strongly is Amelia’s aircraft," Romeo told The Associated Press. But he said that Romeo’s team must provide “a forensic level of documentation” to prove it’s Earhart’s Lockheed. He would have expected to see straight wings and not swept wings, like the new sonar suggests, as well as engines.

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☆ Fed Chair Powell: Too early to say when to expect rate cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While Powell and other officials say they’re not even thinking about cutting rates just yet, some investors expect cuts to begin around the middle of next year. With Treasury yields sliding in recent weeks, so have mortgage rates, and rate cuts next year would help that along. Inflation, spending and mortgagesConsumer spending and inflation both eased in October, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. What Fed officials are sayingFed officials have broadly acknowledged that economic conditions are setting the stage for inflation to continue its descent. While some Fed officials have expressed optimism, others remain unconvinced that the Fed’s job is done.

Persons: Jerome Powell, ” Powell, ”, Powell, they’re, Freddie Mac, Christopher Waller, John Williams, “ We’ve, Michelle Bowman, “ Organizations: DC CNN — Investors, Federal, Spelman College, Treasury, Fed, December’s Fed, Commerce Department, ”, Washington . New York Fed, New York Fed Locations: Washington, Atlanta, September’s, America, doldrums, Washington . New, Salt Lake City

☆ New book reignites British royal race row
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The couple declined to say which unnamed royal had made the remarks, although Winfrey later clarified it was neither the late Queen Elizabeth nor her husband Prince Philip. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, said in a subsequent 2023 TV interview, neither he nor Meghan had accused anyone in their family of racism. But a new book about the royals written by journalist Omid Scobie has brought the issue back to the fore, making front page news again Britain this week. KING IN DUBAIIn his TalkTV show on Wednesday, the royals allegedly involved were also named by British broadcaster Piers Morgan, a vocal critic of Harry and Meghan. Neither Buckingham Palace nor any of the royal family's offices have commented on the book, but the Daily Mail said officials were considering all options, including legal action.

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☆ Rwanda deportation plan: UK Supreme Court blocks asylum seekers plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The UK’s highest court ruled unanimously against the government, siding instead with a previous appeals court ruling that found the policy – which has been roundly condemned by humanitarian bodies – was not lawful. Protesters waited outside the Supreme Court ahead of Wednesday's ruling. The Rwanda plan was unveiled in response to a soaring number of perilous small boat crossings made by asylum seekers across the English Channel. Under the policy, some asylum seekers would be sent to Rwanda for their asylum claims to be processed. The court found that concerns about the Rwandan asylum processing system, and its human rights record, were serious enough to rule the policy illegal.

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☆ Morning Bid: To 5% and beyond, bond yields soar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The company earnings picture, meantime, was mixed to sour over the past 24 hours in both the U.S. and Europe. Despite decent demand at a typically awkward 20-year bond auction on Wednesday, yields continued to spiral higher overnight and ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's key speech later on Thursday. The upshot of all factors has seen Treasury yields climb ever higher through the night - with two-year and 20-year yields , now both above 5.25%, the latter at a record high and the former the highest since 2006. Ten and five-year tenors also saw yields soar to within a hair's breadth of 5% early on Thursday too. The ructions in the bond market and incoming earnings saw Wall St indexes (.SPX), (.NDX) hit their lowest in 10 days on Wednesday and futures were in the red again ahead of the open today.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, Jerome Powell's, Republican Jim Jordan, Blackstone, Philip Morris, Jerome Powell, Philip Jefferson, Michael Barr, Lorie Logan, Austan Goolsbee, Raphael Bostic, Patrick Harker, Christina Fincher Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, U.S, Netflix, Republican, Bank of Japan, Mortgage Bankers Association, HK, Fifth Third Bancorp, Philip Morris , Union Pacific, CSX, Truist Financial, American Airlines, Alaska Air, Philadelphia Fed, U.S . Federal, Dallas, Chicago Fed, Atlanta Fed, Treasury, Housing, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Washington, Venezuela, Europe, Frankfurt, Freeport, McMoRan, China

The firm plans to push for multiple seats on the board this time, including one for Peltz, the people said. Peltz's activist firm, Trian Fund Management, has increased its stake in Disney to about 30 million shares, valued at roughly $2.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. A proxy battle between Nelson Peltz and Disney is brewing for the second time this year. It's been nearly a year since Bob Iger returned as Disney's CEO. Iger returned to Disney following a fallout with Bob Chapek, has handpicked successor.

Persons: Nelson Peltz, Peltz, It's, Bob Iger, Iger, CNBC's David Faber, Trian, Disney's, Bob Chapek Organizations: Alpha, Disney, Trian Fund Management, ESPN, Fox Locations: New York, Disney, Peltz

☆ Why the Arm IPO is good news for these bank stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. Watch Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Shares of Club bank holdings Morgan Stanley (MS) and Wells Fargo (WFC) jumped Thursday along with the broader financial sector, likely bolstered by Arm Holdings' highly anticipated initial public offering . Morgan Stanley stock was up 1.63%, at $88.68 a share. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Amazon Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, U.S, Treasury, West Texas, Arm Holdings, SoftBank Group, Wells, Amazon, Wednesday Locations: Government, British, Wells Fargo

☆ US stocks trade mostly lower as jump in oil prices reignites inflation fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks traded mostly lower on Tuesday as a spike in oil prices reignited inflation fears. If inflation reaccelerates, it could force the Federal Reserve to continue with its interest rate hikes. Fed Governor Chris Waller said recent economic data suggests the Fed can "proceed carefully" with further rate hikes. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, futures are currently pricing in no more interest rate hikes for this cycle and a potential interest rate cut by May 2024. AdvertisementAdvertisementInvestors are awaiting more Fedspeak later this week to ascertain whether more interest rate hikes in store.

Persons: Chris Waller, Christopher Waller Organizations: Federal Reserve, Service, Federal, CNBC, Dow Jones Locations: Wall, Silicon, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ Here are the 8 trades and 3 price-target changes we made during a busy week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Monday Monday proved to be a harbinger for the rest of the week, beginning with purchases of GE Healthcare (GEHC) and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). GE Healthcare and Stanley Black & Decker appeared especially attractive, leading us to buy 100 shares and 150 shares, respectively. For GEHC, we wanted to take advantage of what we believe was an unwarranted decline in the medical technology company's stock price. Our purchase of Starbucks represents another buying-into-post-earnings-weakness situation, as we did with Microsoft and Stanley Black & Decker earlier in the week. That's why on Thursday we took our Nvidia price target to $600 per share from $450, implying roughly 27% upside.

Persons: Jerome Powell's Jackson, Here's, Stanley Black, Decker, SWK, Nikesh Arora, Jim Cramer, that's, Locker, Locker's, —, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Angela Weiss Organizations: Federal, GE Healthcare, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Big Tech, Amazon, Starbucks, Broadcom, Devices, Nvidia, Charitable, AMD, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: Danaher, New York City

☆ 'Barbie' is less than $100 million away from a billion-dollar box office heading into third weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Barbie" is less than $100 million away from topping $1 billion at the global box office. "Joining the billion-dollar box office club is a watershed moment for 'Barbie' and Greta Gerwig as the latter will become the first solo female director to achieve that feat," said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at BoxOffice.com. Anna Boden, co-director of Disney's "Captain Marvel," was the first female director to be attached to a billion-dollar live-action film. When "Barbie" tops this mark, it will become the first billion-dollar film to do so for the newly minted Warner Bros. Box office analysts don't expect "Barbie" ticket sales to stall after this weekend, either.

Persons: Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Shawn Robbins, Anna Boden, Marvel, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Robbins, It's, Paul Dergarabedian Organizations: Warner Bros . Discovery, Mattel, BoxOffice.com, Disney, Warner Bros, Comscore, Screen, – American Federation of Television, Radio Artists Locations: Comscore, Hollywood

☆ Brazil police violence reignites after deadly Rio, Sao Paulo raids
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on Wednesday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil's security officials after 16 people died at the hands of Sao Paulo state police earlier this week. Police in Rio said they were attacked by armed assailants during Wednesday's operation in the Penha neighborhood. Lopsided death tolls have become a common occurrence in Rio raids, leading critics to allege excessive force or even summary executions by the police. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresSao Paulo, Brazil's wealthiest and most populous state, has been less blighted by police violence than neighboring Rio. Among those killed in the Rio operation were "Fiel" and "Du Leme," two alleged gang leaders in the impoverished Juramento and Chatuba neighborhoods, police said.

Persons: Jair Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Pilar Olivares Sao, Santos, Tarcisio de Freitas, Freitas, Du Leme, Marco Andrade, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Eduardo Simoes, Steven Grattan, Gabriel Stargardter, Jonathan Oatis, Richard Chang, Alistair Bell Organizations: RIO DE, Police, REUTERS, Paulo, Thomson Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Rio, Penha, Guaruja

☆ Elon Musk's X rebrand reignites his goal to turn Twitter into an app like China's WeChat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In October, the billionaire said buying Twitter was an "accelerant to creating X, the everything app," without providing further details. Musk called WeChat 'great'Super apps refer to a type of app that allow users to carry out multiple functions without having to leave the app. The biggest super app in the world is called WeChat which is run by Chinese technology giant Tencent and has over 1.3 billion users. While China pioneered the super app, the idea has taken off in other parts of Asia. Musk has likely taken inspiration from WeChat, an app he called "great" last year.

Persons: Elon, Harun Ozalp, Elon Musk, China's WeChat, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, WeChat Organizations: HK, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Twitter, Google Locations: China, Asia, Singapore

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