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Even last month, less than an hour after Biden unveiled his proposal, Netanyahu insisted Israel would not end the war until Hamas is defeated. But detailed negotiations to implement its provisions are yet to yield agreement from both Israel and Hamas. The ambassador also said the deal “rejects any geographical changes” in Gaza and reiterates the commitment for a two-state solution. Blinken arrived in Israel on Monday, following the resignation of Benny Gantz from the Israeli war cabinet on Sunday. More than 37,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

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☆ Hunter Biden was always doomed to lose his trial. His best bet is appealing a 'vindictive prosecution.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Related VideoIn his opening statement at the trial, Biden's lawyer Abbe Lowell urged jurors in the Wilmington, Delaware, federal court to acquit his client. "They know how to put on a tight gun case." Biden's trial was not necessarily a lost cause. Hunter Biden's lawyers have argued this arrangement has perversely allowed Weiss to politicize the proceedings unchecked. This story was updated following the jury verdict in Hunter Biden's gun trial.

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☆ Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen beats Bed Bath & Beyond shareholder lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Signage is displayed outside a permanently closed Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in Hawthorne, California, on May 1, 2023. The billionaire activist investor Ryan Cohen won the dismissal on Tuesday of a shareholder lawsuit accusing him of profitably cashing out of Bed Bath & Beyond shares too quickly as the home goods retailer was hurtling toward bankruptcy. Cohen revealed a 9.8% stake in Bed Bath & Beyond in March 2022 and pushed for changes that would include new directors and exploring a sale of the Buy Buy Baby brand. Bed Bath filed for bankruptcy in April 2023, and its common shares were canceled when its Chapter 11 plan became effective in September. The case is In re Bed Bath & Beyond Inc Section 16(b) Litigation, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Ryan Cohen, Dale Ho, Cohen, Lee Squitieri, Dave Wollmuth, Ho, Todd Augenbaum, Judith Cohen Organizations: Bed, U.S, GameStop, Forbes, Court, Southern District of Locations: Hawthorne , California, Manhattan, Chewy, Bed Bath, Southern District, Southern District of New York

☆ Australian billionaire proposes secure gate system to supply aid to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —An Australian billionaire is offering to build a secure gate system on the Israel-Gaza border that he says could allow 10,000 metric tons of food aid to be delivered each day to starving Palestinians. He’s also committed $5 million to improve the Jordanian humanitarian land corridor by building storage warehouses to allow more aid to pass to Gaza. Cargo trucks carrying humanitarian aid move through security inspections before crossing into the Gaza Strip, in Kerem Shalom, Israel on March 14. The IDF has repeatedly said hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid have been entering the Gaza Strip, but aid organizations say the supplies are not reaching civilians in need. The passage of aid into Gaza has become gridlocked by Israeli inspections, and in some cases the temporary closure of access points.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Andrew Forrest, Antony Blinken, He’s, ” Forrest, Minderoo, Forrest, Israel, Fortescue, Marcus Yam Organizations: Australia CNN, Minderoo Foundation, United Nations, US, CNN, Cargo, Los Angeles Times, Israel Defense Forces, Ministry of Health, IDF, United Nations Security, Systems, NET, US Agency for International Development Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Israel, Gaza, Jordan, Egypt, Kerem Shalom, airdrops

☆ Here’s a Look at the U.N.-Backed Plan to Stop the War in Gaza.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew Mpoke Bigg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The U.N. Security Council on Monday endorsed a cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip that is backed by the United States, adding weight to an international effort to end the eight-month war. Neither Israel nor Hamas has publicly accepted the plan, but Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday held talks in the region to press for its adoption. Here’s a look at how the cease-fire would work, and at some of the areas of dispute between the warring parties. Israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza, and more humanitarian aid would be distributed in the enclave. Civilians, most of whom have been displaced, would be free to return to their homes, including in northern Gaza, an area devastated by Israeli airstrikes and fighting.

Persons: Antony J, Blinken Organizations: . Security, Gaza, Hamas Locations: United States, Israel, Gaza

☆ Malawi's vice president and 9 others are confirmed dead after the wreckage of their plane is located
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. He said Chilima was "a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction, and a formidable vice president." Former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, the ex-wife of former President Bakili Muluzi, was also on the plane, the president had said. The president described the aircraft as a small, propeller-driven plane operated by the Malawian armed forces. Chilima was serving his second term as vice president.

Persons: Saulos Chilima, Chilima, Lazarus Chakwera, Chakwera, Shanil Dzimbiri, Bakili Muluzi, Peter Mutharika, Mutharika, — Organizations: Malawian, U.S, Embassy, Department of Defense, Chilima's United Transformation Movement, World Bank Locations: Mzuzu, South Korea, Lilongwe, Air, Viphya, Africa, Malawi, U.S, Norway, Israel

☆ A week with Canada and Jesse Marsch: No days off, hunting in packs and what it means to be Canadian
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Tim Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Canada couldn’t beat Guadeloupe or Guatemala last summer, then lost to Jamaica and confidence has pretty much hit rock bottom. The Athletic followed Marsch and Canada to Rotterdam and Bordeaux to find out. In the 15 months he has been out of the game, Marsch has taken time to choose his next job. “There’s a long way to go.”GO DEEPER The Jesse Marsch debate: Underrated Premier League-level manager or master of failing up? Well, for a start, Canada do have a number of talented players to build a team around.

Persons: John Herdman, Alphonso Davies, Herdman, Jesse Marsch, It’s Marsch’s, you’d, Stephen Eustaquio, Georginio Wijnaldum, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Cyle, Virgil van Dijk, Marsch, Marcelo Bielsa, George Wood, San, “ We’re, ”, “, can’t, Davies, Jonathan David, Tajon Buchanan, Ismael Kone, Jacob Shaffelburg, Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, Koen van Weel, Buchanan, David, ” Davies, ” Marsch, It’s, Ralf Rangnick, “ He’s, Alistair Johnston, ” Eustaquio, Kompany, they’re, Preston’s Liam Millar, William Saliba, Maxime Crepeau, Kylian Mbappe, Liam Millar, France’s N’Golo Kante, Franck Fife, “ That’s, Johnston, we’ve, ” Johnston, They’ve, Rene Nijhuis Organizations: The Athletic, Copa, Canada couldn’t, Leeds United, Copa America, Argentina, U.S, Championship, The, Leeds, Poland, Porto, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Salzburg, Austrian, RB Leipzig, Premier League, Southampton, MLS Canada Men’s, MLS, Montreal, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, UEFA, Canada, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Bernabeu, Champions League, Lille, League, Serie, Inter Milan, Watford, Getty, Marsch, —, ”, Bayern Canada, France Locations: Netherlands, France, Argentina, Canada, Qatar, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Europe, Copa, U.S, Mexico, Marsch, Rotterdam, Bordeaux, Dutch, Leicester, South Korea, Chile, Peru, San Marino, Cook, Canadian, Eustaquio, Nashville, Norway, Munich, Milan, Lille, Mallorca, Austria, It’s, AFP, Atlanta

☆ Their City Has a Plaque From Putin. They Want Zelensky to Tear It Down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Lara Jakes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A small copper plaque mounted across the piazza from the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy, pledges “friendship and cooperation” between the city and the Russian people. It is signed by someone who, for the past two years in Europe, has pursued anything but: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. The plaque is a replica of a letter Mr. Putin sent in 2003, nearly two decades before his invasion of Ukraine, and for years it drew little notice from Bari’s residents or the tens of thousands of pilgrims who visit the site annually to venerate the saint, whose remains are interred there. But a growing number of people now see it as sign of Mr. Putin’s hypocrisy — particularly among a diaspora of local Ukrainians who want it taken down. For the many residents of Bari who have wanted the plaque removed since the war began, the gathering nearby is seen as a chance to enlist Mr. Putin’s fiercest international critics to their cause.

Persons: Nicholas in, Vladimir V, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky Locations: Nicholas in Bari , Italy, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Bari

☆ Eating what’s best for the planet can lengthen your life, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“For every major cause of death we looked at, there was a lower risk in people with better adherence to the planetary health diet,” Willett said. The planetary diet asks you to fill half your plate at each meal with fruits and vegetables. All the people were enrolled in long-term government studies — the Nurses’ Health Study I and II and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study — and had no major diseases when the research began. While other studies have looked at the impact of the planetary health diet, none has matched the scope of this study, Willett said. “The findings show just how linked human and planetary health are.

Persons: ”, David Katz, Katz, what’s, Walter Willett, ” Willett, Lew Robertson, Willett Organizations: CNN, True Health Initiative, UN, Harvard, of Public Health, Lancet, American, Clinical Nutrition, Nurses, Health Locations: Chan, Boston

☆ An inside look at the weekend the GameStop frenzy began on WallStreetBets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Nathaniel Popper | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Like Tesla and Palantir, GameStop was a popular stock to short among hedge funds, though GameStop took it to a whole new level. "That's how I feel about these GME posts that are using the 'P' and get in so we can cause an 'S' words that are no-nos." That was enough to make WallStreetBets the seventh-largest holder of GameStop stock, ahead of some of the big Wall Street investment firms that had shown interest in the stock. AdvertisementOn WallStreetBets, Alzmann shared the growing evidence that Cohen was indeed planning to take a more active role at GameStop. AdvertisementBut when Cramer dug into the conversation happening around GameStop on WallStreetBets, he saw that something new and more sophisticated was happening.

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☆ Betting is the ‘Achilles’ heel’ of US sports. Are leagues doing enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But matters affecting the integrity of the game have a chilling effect across the board and governing bodies know this is their Achilles heel,” he warned. Fast forward to 2024 and the gambling industry is engrained in US sports culture with leagues, franchises, players and networks now partnering with betting organizations. “We need legislation to do things like prevent sports betting advertising, and to prevent prop betting. However, it can be often in leagues’ financial interest for betting to increase in popularity. “The sports leagues have turned to sports betting because it increases fan avidity.

Persons: Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani, Tucupita Marcano, Jontay Porter, ” David Carter, ”, Paul Sancya, – it’s, Andrew Zimbalist, Zimbalist, ’ ”, “, William Hill, Mike Segar, Porter, Long Phi Pham, Pham, Breon Peace, Victor Matheson, Matheson, Adam Silver, Robert D, Manfred , Jr, Wayne Gretzky, Bruce Bennett, ’ Zimbalist, LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Connor McDavid’s, ” Matheson, ” Carter, ” Zimbalist, CNN’s Thomas Schlachter Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, National Basketball Association, Toronto Raptors, NBA, USC Marshall School of Business, MGM Grand Detroit, DC, Super, American Gaming, Smith College, Monmouth, Reuters, Authorities, Supreme, College of, NFL, MLB, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Madison, Garden, “, NCAA, National Council Locations: Brooklyn, Michigan, Detroit, Washington, Oceanport , New Jersey, U.S, Porter , Brooklyn, New York City

☆ Make Maangchi’s Bulgogi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Good morning. I once spent an excellent summer day cooking in a Montauk condominium with the Korean cooking star Maangchi, who had rented the place for a vacation but still found time to help me understand the intricacies of cheese buldak, or fire chicken. It’s a recipe that I love and that I commend to you always, but it’s not the Maangchi recipe I turn to most often in the summer months. That would be her instructions for bulgogi (above), the beloved Korean barbecue dish that you can make inside or out and either way deliver deliciousness to the table, to serve with lettuce for wrapping, herbs, ssamjang, kimchi and steamed rice. I especially like it on Sundays, when I can slice the meat in the morning after breakfast and keep it in the marinade all day.

Persons: it’s Locations: Montauk

☆ With congestion pricing stop, New York City enters new era of economic gridlock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesAs U.S. cities continue their recovery from the pandemic and inflation, New York City was expected to provide a key national test for the economic value of congestion pricing. A cost of living crisis, preparing for climate challenges, and aging infrastructure, including public transportation, all made the congestion pricing plan make sense to many. Her group also has supported a congestion pricing plan for two decades. The long, and often losing, history of congestion pricing The battle over congestion pricing in New York City has a much longer history than you may think. In 2007, then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the case for congestion pricing, but couldn't get enough support in the state's capital.

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☆ My wife's sister is a celebrity. Marrying into a famous family was surprisingly easy for me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Heath Savage | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI met Sarah online 22 years ago. Joining Sarah's famous family was surprisingly easy for meSince we met, Sarah has been grounded in her identity, never relying on her sister's celebrity. AdvertisementAfter about two years of dating, I met Olivia. We hosted lunch at one of the cafés in our little village square, and suddenly, everyone was talking. When Olivia died in 2022, our council office organized a special tribute, showing "Grease" on an outdoor screen in the village square.

Persons: —, Sarah, Olivia Newton, Sarah's, Olivia, we've, Olivia Olivia, It's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Spain, Sydney

☆ Hong Kong will reportedly stop halting stock markets during typhoons and severe weather
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

8 storm signal raised for Super Typhoon Saola in Hong Kong, China, on Sept. 1, 2023. Hong Kong will no longer shut down its stock market during severe weather conditions, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The Hong Kong exchange typically halts trading when a typhoon signal or a so-called "black rainstorm warning" is issued. The previous CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Nicolas Aguzin, told CNBC in 2022 that the bourse was reviewing that protocol. The Hong Kong exchange is expected to announce the proposed framework in the next few weeks, according to the people who spoke to Bloomberg.

Persons: Nicolas Aguzin Organizations: Super, Bloomberg, Hong, Hong Kong Exchanges, CNBC, bourse Locations: Hong Kong, China

☆ X’s ‘new’ adult content policy isn’t new, sex workers say, and it hasn’t cleared up moderation concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"I definitely see people who don't realize that the bot accounts aren't real sex workers," Leathers explained. Still, sex workers say it has become increasingly difficult to grow and reach their followings. "We balance this freedom by restricting exposure to Adult Content for children or adult users who choose not to see it," the policy says. Musk reportedly toyed with the idea of monetizing adult content, but the platform explicitly barred adult content from the program after introducing creator monetization in July 2023. "We're seeing consumers go to another site, to Reddit or Twitter where they can get adult content without age-verifying," Stabile said.

Persons: Elon, Sydney Leathers, Leathers, Musk, hasn't, Olivia Snow, monetization, Snow, influencer Pearl Davis, Trip Richards, Mike Stabile, Stabile, Richards Organizations: Twitter, SpankChain, UCLA, Free Speech Coalition, NBC Locations: Texas , Utah , Arkansas, Virginia , Montana , North Carolina and Mississippi, U.S

☆ It's never been easier to start a company, says Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian. Here are his top 4 tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ohanian is a cofounder at Angel City, a board member of Apecoin, and has made more than 220 investments, according to PitchBook data. AdvertisementIn a 2023 episode of MasterClass, Ohanian explained what it's like to be on the other side of the investment table and shared his top tips for startup founders. "That's not just doing the work — that's doing the right work." Ohanian suggested that early founders focus on shipping something, even if it's basic, and sharing that widely on social media. Ohanian recommended founders look outside their network when hiring and aggressively reach out to talent on platforms like X.

Persons: —, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman, Condé Nast, Ohanian, It's, That's, that's, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Angel City

☆ Elon Musk’s X app ran ads on #whitepower and other hateful hashtags
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

X bans the promotion or glorification of violence and has previously applied the policy to racist and antisemitic content. Before Wednesday, X appeared to have blocked at least three antisemitic hashtags, according to searches of the platform. After NBC News contacted X about the hashtags, 12 of 50 hashtags appeared to be blocked. Of the 50 reviewed hashtags, searches on X for 45 of them returned recent racist or antisemitic posts. On TikTok, 10 of the 50 hashtags returned racist or antisemitic posts, with the rest either blocked or producing other content.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Elon, Musk, X, hashtags, Adolf Hitler, Anika Collier Navaroli, TikTok, Instagram, Meta, Darren Linvill, Linvill, Megan Squire, it's Organizations: SpaceX, X Holdings Corp, Milken Institute's Global, Beverly Hilton Hotel, NBC News, Twitter, NBC, Tow Center, Digital Journalism, Columbia University, Musk, Disney, Hyundai, Social, Tech, Meta, Clemson University's, Hitler, Nazi, Southern Poverty Law Center Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Europe

☆ Hunter Biden may be doomed to lose his trial. His best bet is appealing a 'vindictive prosecution.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"They know how to put on a tight gun case." Biden's trial is not necessarily a lost cause. This arrangement has perversely allowed Weiss to politicize the proceedings unchecked, Hunter Biden's lawyers argued. There's no evidence that Biden even loaded or used the gun before his brother's widow, Hallie Biden, threw it out. "Obviously, the conduct that the government ought to be addressing is whether somebody is on drugs and high while they're shooting a gun," Levin said.

Persons: —, Hunter Biden, Abbe Lowell, Prosecutors, Biden, Sarah Krissoff, didn't, Maryellen Noreika, Donald Trump, Lowell, Jared Kushner, Sens, Robert Menendez, John Edwards —, Joe Biden, ROBERTO SCHMIDT, David Weiss, General Merrick Garland, Weiss, Hunter, Noreika, Trump, Republicans gloated, Hallie Biden, Cozen O'Connor, Hunter Biden's, Duncan Levin, Levin, He's, Krissoff, Evelyn Hockstein, Neama Rahmani, Rahmani, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, AFP, Getty, Republicans, US Justice Department, Republican, U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, Hill, REUTERS, Justice Department, West, Creative Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Manhattan, Delaware, California, New York, Texas

Eighty years ago, the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during World War II on what would be known as D-Day. Heads of state from around the world have traveled to France over the past few days to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the landing. Around 150 American veterans who took part in the landings were also expected to attend the ceremony. One American veteran, Robert "Al" Persichitti from New York, died while on his way to the memorial service. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prince William also attended a separate Canadian commemorative ceremony near the village of Courseulles-sur-Mer, in northwestern France.

Persons: Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Britain's King Charles III, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ryan, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Robert, Al, Persichitti, Justin Trudeau, Prince William Organizations: Allied, American Cemetery and, Canadian Locations: Omaha, Saint, Mer, France, Normandy, Europe, U.S, Colleville, New York, Courseulles

☆ United States cricket team scores major upset over Pakistan in T20 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The US cricket team orchestrated a shocking defeat of powerhouse Pakistan following a dramatic Super Over victory at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Thursday in Dallas. The United States is co-hosting the World Cup for the first time, along with the West Indies. Fans react after a boundary hit by Pakistan batsman during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match between United States and Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, Thursday, June 6, 2024. United States' Aaron Jones plays a shot in Super Over during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match between United States and Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Tony Gutierrez/APIndia, who are also in Group A, are one of the favorites to win the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup.

Persons: Nitish Kumar, Tony Gutierrez, Netravalkar, Monank Patel, “, ” Patel, Aaron Jones Organizations: CNN, US, USA Cricket, West, Prairie Cricket, Pakistan, ICC, USA, United, Canada, AP Locations: Pakistan, Dallas, United States, West Indies, Grand Prairie , Texas, AP India, India, New York, Ireland

☆ Brooklyn man arrested in connection with illegal betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Rob Frehse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The complaint refers to the player as “Player 1,” though after a review of court documents, CNN has determined the player is former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter, who two months ago was banned for life from the NBA. As alleged, the defendant and his co-conspirators, as well as an NBA player, participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets,” US Attorney Breon Peace said. Porter was banned by the NBA in mid-April, with the league saying an investigation found Porter had violated betting rules. NBA said it investigated unusual betting patterns around PorterThe NBA announced in March it had opened an investigation into anomalies involving bets pertaining to Porter after unusual betting patterns around the player emerged. Porter had “violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games,” NBA officials said.

Persons: Long Phi Pham, Pham, Jontay Porter, Pham –, Australia –, Michael Soshnick, Porter, Breon Peace, “, rico ”, Adam Silver, ” Silver Organizations: CNN, NBA, Toronto Raptors, of, rico, FBI Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Australia, Eastern, of New York

☆ NY Gov Hochul delays controversial NYC congestion pricing plan ‘indefinitely’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A source familiar with the Governor’s plan said Hochul pushed for the delay due to concerns about affordability and the potential impact to the city’s post-pandemic economic recovery. New York’s congestion pricing would have been the first of its kind in the United States. “As a longtime champion of Congestion Pricing and the Congressional Representative of a significant portion of the Central Business District (CBD), I am disappointed by reports that Governor Hochul will not implement Congestion Pricing on June 30, as previously planned,” Nadler said in a statement. “For years, Leader Hakeem Jeffries has maintained neutrality with respect to the congestion pricing policy debate. Congestion pricing is a $15 billion lifeline for the MTA – critical funding that will be lost if the program is stalled,” the group said in a statement.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul, Hochul, John Samuelsen, CNN Hochul, ” Samuelsen, Joe Borelli, ” Borelli, ”, Ritchie Torres, Jerry Nadler, ” Nadler, Hakeem Jeffries, Andy Eichar, “, Jeffries, ” Eichar Organizations: CNN, New, Yorkers, The New, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transport Workers Union, Republican, “, Rep, Democrat, Congressional, Central Business, Transportation, MTA Locations: New York City’s, Manhattan, United States, London, Stockholm, The, The New York City, Staten Island, Hudson, Brooklyn, New York State

☆ Citadel and BlackRock back project to start a national stock exchange in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Christine Wang | In Christinejwang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Texas flag is seen before the game between the Houston Cougars and the Texas Longhorns at TDECU Stadium on Oct. 21, 2023 in Houston. BlackRock and Citadel Securities are among investors backing a group seeking to start a new national stock exchange in Texas. "Texas's booming economy and the strong economic and population growth among states in the southeast quadrant of the U.S. present incredible opportunities for businesses — and ultimately the Texas Stock Exchange," TXSE CEO James Lee said on LinkedIn. TXSE's website said it will be a "fully electronic, national securities exchange that will seek registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission." The Dallas Morning News reported TXSE will target companies in the "southeastern quadrant of the U.S." In an interview with the newspaper, Lee thanked Texas Gov.

Persons: James Lee, Lee, Greg Abbott Organizations: Houston Cougars, Texas Longhorns, BlackRock, Citadel Securities, Dallas, Texas Stock Exchange, LinkedIn, Street, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, SEC, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Dallas Morning News, Texas Gov Locations: Texas, Houston, U.S

☆ Here’s a Closer Look at the Hurdles to a Cease-Fire Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Mpoke Bigg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Here’s a look at what is known about the cease-fire deal, which key points still must be negotiated, and the hurdles still ahead:What’s in the plan? Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire in November that lasted for a week. But the proposal now on the table — as laid out by Mr. Biden, a senior U.S. administration official and Israeli officials — is more ambitious. Major issues remain unresolved, including whether Hamas would remain in control of the Gaza Strip. During that time, talks over a permanent cease-fire would continue, and if successful, the deal would enter phase two, with the full withdrawal of Israel’s military from the enclave.

Persons: Biden, ”, Israel, — Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, U.S, Gaza, United States

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