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Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh next week, his first foray into the election as a battleground-state surrogate. The event, according to a senior Harris campaign official, will launch a larger effort by Obama, who intends to ramp up his campaigning for Harris in the final stretch of the election cycle. “President Obama believes the stakes of this election could not be more consequential and that is why he is doing everything he can to help elect Vice President Harris, Governor Walz and Democrats across the country,” Eric Schulz, a senior adviser to Obama, said in a statement. Harris and Obama’s relationship spans two decades, with the two first meeting as Obama was seeking election to the Senate in 2004. Grassroots fundraising content signed by Obama and events featuring him have generated more than $76 million for the campaign this cycle, a second senior Harris campaign official said.

Persons: Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Harris, Obama, Governor Walz, ” Eric Schulz, Barack, Michelle Obama, we’ve, Tim Walz, ”, “ Michelle Obama, y’all —, ” Michelle Obama Organizations: Senate, ”, Democratic National Convention, NBC News, Grassroots, Obama Locations: Pittsburgh, “, United States, Angeles

☆ Why the ‘Brooks Brothers riot’ of 2000 inspired Trump’s campaign operative in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

They were dressed supposedly in clothes from Brooks Brothers rather than whatever people in Miami might have been wearing at the time. Recalling the Brooks Brothers riotIt’s worth focusing in on the Brooks Brothers riot of 2000 and comparing it with the request for a Detroit riot in 2020. Comparisons between what the Trump campaign tried in 2020 and what the George W. Bush campaign did in 2000 are not new. Heye should know, since he was part of the Brooks Brothers riot. “Shouldn’t that remain the standard regardless of who the candidates are?”The outrage modelOthers have a dimmer view of the Brooks Brothers riot.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Jack Smith, Brooks, Eric Seals, Imagn Smith, Trump Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Obama, Smith, George W, Bush, Douglas Heye, Heye, ” Heye, –, Hurricane Helene, “, Julian Zelizer, ” Zelizer, Joan Biskupic, – John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett – Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican, TCF Center, Detroit Free Press, USA, FBI, Capitol, Brooks, Republicans, Washington Post, Princeton University, GOP, US Locations: Detroit, Washington , DC, Miami, Dade, Florida, Washington, Hurricane, North Carolina, Reading

☆ Artificial intelligence is detecting new archaeological sites in the desert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Researchers at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have developed a high-tech solution to searching huge, arid areas for potential archaeological sites. Traditionally, archaeologists use ground surveys to detect potential sites of interest, but that can be time-consuming and difficult in harsh terrains like the desert. “Once it was trained, it gave us an indication of other potential areas (nearby) that are still not excavated,” says Francis. Khalifa University isn’t alone in using artificial intelligence to detect potential sites. If archaeologists find the structures the algorithm has predicted, Dubai Culture plans to use the technology to unearth more sites.

Persons: ”, Diana Francis, Francis, Ben Romdhane, Saruq Al, Hadid, Expediting, Amy Hatton, Max Planck, Hatton, isn’t, Amina Jambajanstsan, Hugh Thomas, — Thomas, Thomas, Unearthing, Al Hadid Organizations: CNN, Khalifa University, Dubai Culture, Max, Max Planck Institute, Geoanthropology, Khalifa, University of Sydney Locations: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia —, Alaska, Southern Mongolia, Egypt, Africa

☆ There's a reason Diddy's famous friends have stayed silent amid his arrest. PR experts say it's the best strategy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But Diddy's empire began to crumble when Ventura sued Combs last year, accusing him of rape and abuse. Last week, Combs was arrested and indicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. AdvertisementSean "Diddy" Combs depicted in a courtroom sketch from September 17, 2024. Jane Rosenberg/ReutersAs discussions and theories have swirled around Combs' felony counts, his famous friends, colleagues, and labelmates have also become sources of speculation. However, according to Evan Nierman, CEO of the crisis PR firm Red Banyan , that silence is almost certainly strategic.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Jennifer Lopez, Cassie Ventura, Jay, Naomi Campbell, Justin Bieber, Mary J, Blige, John Legend, Mark Wahlberg, Prince Harry, Ventura, Jane Rosenberg, There's, Damian Williams, Ricky Vigil, Justin E Palmer, Evan Nierman, Nierman, Sean Combs, they'd, disavow Combs, Chris Brown, Jeff Kravitz, Eric Schiffer, he'd, Schiffer, " Schiffer, Usher, WireImage Usher, Streisand Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Detention Center, Hollywood, Business, Prosecutors, Diddy, Management, Ventura Locations: New York's, Manhattan, Combs, publicists

☆ Side-by-side images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes show why NASA spent 25 years and $10 billion on the Webb
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewNASA's James Webb Space Telescope floored astronomers and spectators across the globe when it released its first full-color images. Even those preliminary snapshots revealed countless stars, galaxies, and fine details that hadn't been seen before. A side-by-side collage of the same area taken by Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope in its very first image. In the JWST image, you can see galaxies in the background that were invisible to HubbleA few galaxies that are clearly visible in the JWST image, but not the Hubble image. The JWST image also revealed the stellar nurseries created as galaxies mergeThe JWST image shows a region of gas compressed between merging galaxies.

Persons: —, James Webb, Webb, Joseph DePasquale, JWST, hadn't, Eric Smith, Hubble, STScI Webb, Mark McCaughrean, McCaughrean, Amber Straughn, Jane Rigby, we've Organizations: Service, Business, NASA, ESA, CSA, Hubble, James Webb Space, Hubble Heritage, European Space Agency Locations: JWST

☆ China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNew data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough tariff talk during the presidential campaign. This nearshoring of manufacturing enables companies to change a product's origin of goods, also referred to as the "economic nationality" of a product. Data from freight analytics firm Xeneta shows China to Mexico container trade up by 26.2% from January to July 2024, after growing by 33% in 2023. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. "Bilateral tariffs should be expected to lead to trade diversion, and that's exactly what happened in the aftermath of the trade war.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, Jordan Dethwart, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Simon Cohen, Peter Sand, Donald Trump, Trump, John Piatek, Biden, Piatek, Lovely, Moody's, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Sand, Charles Van der Steene, Van der, Mexico —, Freightos, Erica York, York, Tim Robertson, Ian Arroyo, Arroyo, Saul Loeb Organizations: El, El Paso Sector, AFP, Getty, U.S, Companies, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Henco Logistics, European Union, European Free Trade Area, Pacific Partnership, Pacific Alliance, GEP, Motive, BMW, Ford, GM, Kia, gigafactory, Volvo, Pirelli, Michelin North America, Hyundai, SFK USA, Maersk, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CNBC, United, Pacific, Port, U.S ., ITS Logistics, Tax, DHL Global, Dana, Afp Locations: El Paso, Mexico, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sunland Park , New Mexico, China, Redwood Mexico, United States, Canada, U.S, Japan, Israel, Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Peru, USA, propping, Laredo , Texas, El Paso , Houston, San Diego, Monterrey, Fremont , California, Austin , Texas, Americas, Mexican, Monterrey . Mexico, East, lading, Maersk North America, Tijuana, El Paso , Texas, Pacific Coast Port, Lazaro, Laredo, Monterrey , California, U.S . West, U.S . East, Gulf, West Coast, Asia, Mexico City, Warren , Michigan

☆ Over half of the Air Force's Osprey fleet has been cleared to fly after a deadly crash prompted a military-wide grounding
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen. AdvertisementJapan Ground Self-Defense Forces soldiers disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft. Debris believed to be from a US military Osprey aircraft is seen in waters off the coast of Yakushima Island. The cause of the Japan crash was determined to be the fracturing of a high-speed planetary pinion gear in the aircraft's prop rotor gearbox. US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher CallawayThe Gundam 22 crew did press on after the chip burn lights and did not violate their training.

Persons: —, Michael Conley, that's, We've, Conley, YUICHI YAMAZAKI, Military.com, Jeffrey Hoernemann, Eric Spendlove, Luke Unrath, Terrell Brayman, Zachary Lavoy, Jake Turnage, Brian Johnson, Jake Galliher, Carl Chebi, NAVAIR, we've, Bell, Christopher Callaway, AFSOC, Amber Sax, John Sax, Sax, Konstantin Toropin Organizations: Service, Special, Command, Air, Space Force Association, Business, Defense Forces, Getty, Naval Air Systems Command, Program, Ospreys, Air Force, Osprey, Japan Coast Guard, AP, Air Force Special Operations Command, Tech, Staff, Pentagon, Bell, Boeing, US Air Force, Gundam, Marine Corps Locations: Washington, Japan, Yakushima Island, California

☆ Meet the Enigmatic Man Who Oversees Larry Page's Google Fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

His success has also helped fuel a boom in family offices, a financial structure pioneered by J.P. Morgan and popularized by the Rockefellers. Today there are thousands of family offices globally, with the total number tripling between 2019 and 2023, according to the data provider Preqin. To protect Page, Osborne has long remained hidden, the man behind the megabillionaire's curtain. AdvertisementThe small staff at Koop, Page's family office in Palo Alto, are fiercely committed to Page's privacy. Through his investment in Way2B1, Page is seeking to make money by monetizing the techniques he uses to make money.

Persons: Thomas, Larry Page, Wayne Osborne, Osborne, Koop, —, Wayne, Jeffrey Epstein, Gmail, Page, he's, Larry, Morgan, Morgan Stanley, hasn't, Justin Sullivan, hawking, Sergey Brin, George Pavlov, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Melinda Lewison, Natasha Pearl, Aston Pearl, James Estrin, Helen Frankenthaler, Minerva, Joseph E, Brooks, Taylor, Mortimer Zuckerman, Zuckerman, he'd, who'd, Koop's, Ken Goldman, Eric Schmidt, Hugh Langley, Michael Floyd, Floyd, Page's, Lucy Southworth, Southworth, It's, Way2B1, it's, Gilles Martin, Hal Bailey Organizations: QS, Osborne, J.P, Google, Harvard Business School, Princeton Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Church, New York Times, Minerva, U.S . News, Boston Properties, Shell, CIA, Energy Technologies, Oceankind, Forbes, Business, Fiji Locations: New York, Caribbean, St, Palo Alto , California, Wayne, Mississippi, Connecticut, Silicon Valley, U.S, Silicon, Palo Alto, Koop, Nola, margarita, Way2B1, Fijian, superyachts, New Zealand, Fiji

☆ How AI images of cats and ducks powered the pet-eating rumor mill
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The rumor mill about immigrants attacking household pets got its start in thinly sourced anecdotes shared at government meetings and on social media. Some of the images shared by social media users were openly prejudiced, showing Black people chasing after cats. These images and videos often create a more engaging and shareable post — regardless of whether they’re based in truth. There were cats holding military-style rifles to defend themselves, cats holding up political signs, cats and ducks sitting side-by-side, AI-generated humans holding cat-related signs and cats and ducks being cuddled by Trump. At least two of the widely viewed AI videos of Trump and animals were made using the software of Chinese AI startup MiniMax, according to watermarks on the videos.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s, Trump, Kamala Harris, A.J, Bauer, ”, ” Bauer, they’ve, Harris, ” Imran Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Jack Posobiec, Posobiec, Black, Jimmy Kimmel’s, Eric Swalwell, “, ” Trump, Alice Marwick, ” Marwick, we’ve, MiniMax Organizations: University of Alabama, Adobe, Local, Trump, Center, Judiciary, Republicans, Data & Society, Marwick, Consumers Locations: Springfield , Ohio

The overall strategy and schedule are still being finalized for the Obamas, the people familiar with their plans said, and they will take their direction from the Harris campaign about what’s needed on the campaign trail. During Michelle Obama’s speech at the DNC in Chicago, she implored Democrats to not just support Harris this November but “do something” to help her win. The Obamas and Clintons would have had some role in the home stretch of the Biden campaign had it continued. One person close to the planning said now they can help with different constituencies Harris needs to win over in November. First lady Jill Biden has also pledged to campaign for Harris in the fall, with a possible focus on education.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, ”, Eric Schultz, Obama, IWillVote.com, Schultz, it’s Harris, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama’s, Harris ’, Biden, He’s, Clinton, Donald Trump, Jill Biden, Josh Shapiro, California’s Gavin Newsom, Cory Booker, Laphonza Butler Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, Convention, persuadable, DNC, Biden Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Georgia, Philadelphia, Sens, D

The hotly anticipated results are in from a landmark pair of major clinical trials of a long-acting, injectable HIV-prevention drug that only requires dosing every six months. The pharma giant has already secured approval for the injectable drug in treating highly drug-resistant HIV. Given the clear statistical superiority of lenacapavir over Truvada, the trial’s blinded phase will now be ended several months early. When taken as prescribed, Truvada is over 99% effective at preventing HIV; Descovy is comparably effective. This chorus is sure to get louder now that lenacapavir is officially highly effective at protecting gay and bisexual men and trans people as well.

Persons: lenacapavir, ”, Jared Baeten, “, ” Jen Kates, ” Gilead, Gilead, Truvada, ViiV Healthcare’s, Amy Killelea, Jirair Ratevosian, Hansel Tookes, ” Tookes, Dr, Boghuma, “ lenacapavir, Tim Horn Organizations: Gilead Sciences, pharma, NBC, Food and Drug Administration, Disease Control, PrEP, Yale School of Nursing, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, NBC News, Southern, Affordable, CDC, Emory University Locations: Gilead, United States, ”, U.S, Australia, United Kingdom, Arlington , Virginia, America, South Africa, Thailand, Truvada, Atlanta, Saharan Africa

☆ K-pop is more popular than ever, but that isn't helping agency stock prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hybe Corporation is the largest and listed on the blue-chip Kospi, while SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment are on the small-cap Kosdaq. Physical sales have historically accounted for the lion's share of a label's revenue, Kim said, and has also been the most profitable segment. High physical sales, she explained, represent the number of fans, which, by extension, quantifies the addressable market for a company. watch nowDeclining physical album sales not only hits earnings, but also raises questions about whether the investment thesis of "continual high growth" has collapsed. "A physical album is useless and even a burden because it occupies space.

Persons: Jimmy Fallon, Hybe, Yoon Suk Yeol, Danielle, Hyein, NewJeans, Gary Miller, Blackpink, Kim Gyuyeon, Lisa, Jennie, Emma McIntyre, Emma Mcintyre, Kim, Simply, Mirae's Kim Organizations: NBC, NBCUniversal, Getty, Hybe, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, SM, YG, YouTube, Spotify, CNBC, Park, Filmmagic, Coachella, London's, Big, Mirae Asset Securities, BTS, Valley Music, Arts Festival, JYP, Seoul Economic, South Locations: United States, Southeast Asia, Korean, CHICAGO , ILLINOIS, Chicago , Illinois, South, U.K, INDIO , CALIFORNIA, Indio , California, Seoul

☆ Another US amphibious warship is out of commission as mechanical failures continue to plague the Navy's fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Several hours later, the Iwo Jima was spotted coming back to Norfolk . Sailors and Marines wash the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima. A fleet of MV-22 Osprey aircraft is seen on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima while at anchor at a port in northern Israel. AdvertisementMilitary helicopters are seen on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a NATO exercise. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty ImagesSince then, both Franchetti and the current leader of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, have tried to present a more unified front on the issue .

Persons: —, Cmdr, David Carter, Carter, AirAssets, Military.com, Dominick A, Boxer, Lisa Franchetti, ACK GUEZ, David Berger, Berger, JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, Eric Smith, Smith Organizations: Service, Navy, Naval Surface Force, Naval, Business, Marine Corps, Iwo Jima, Sailors, Getty, USS Wasp, Iwo, Boxer, Marine, Marines, House Armed Services Committee, Geographic, Forward Deployed Naval Forces, United States Navy Locations: Norfolk, Iwo Jima, Virginia, Iwo, Israel, AFP, Turkey, Sudan, NATO, East Coast, West Coast, Japan

☆ Pancakes, meet pandan. Asian American restaurants add their own spin to weekend brunch
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Breaking Dawn was one of two places that opened in the San Francisco Bay Area last spring emphasizing brunch. Asian American restaurants in other cities have also found that sweet and savory spot between breakfast and lunch. Jessica Nguyen, 28, who was finishing brunch at Breaking Dawn, says she’ll almost always choose Asian brunch over regular eggs or waffles. Within the last few decades, Asian and Asian American cuisine has become more popular through media and savvy foodies. She doesn’t see other restaurants with Asian brunch as rivals.

Persons: Dawn, Liz Truong, Terry Tang, ”, Truong, Lerspreuk, Thanasit “ Toto ” Nanthasitsira, yum, “, Chef Francis Ang, buttered, Jessica Nguyen, she’ll, Nguyen, Martin Manalansan, ” Manalansan, “ It’s, There’s, Eric Silverstein, Silverstein, we’re, ” Silverstein Organizations: GATOS, FO, Breaking, San Francisco Bay Area, NBC Asian Locations: Calif, Bay, sunnyside, Los Gatos, San Francisco Bay, San Mateo, Thailand, Francisco’s, China , Hong Kong, Taiwan, Austin , Texas, Tokyo, Atlanta, NBC Asian America

More than two weeks into Ukraine’s incursion into western Russia, Ukrainian politicians have begun talking about establishing a buffer zone there. But how much farther Ukraine might try to advance into Russia, and how long it plans to stay, is unclear, U.S. officials said. After the first week of fighting, Ukraine claimed to control almost 400 square miles of Russian territory — an area roughly the size of Los Angeles. But American officials are not convinced that Ukraine intends to hold its position in Russia long term. They have not been laying minefields to slow down a counterattack, nor have they constructed barriers to slow down Russian tanks, the officials say.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky Locations: Russia, Ukraine, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's family office goes shopping for AI startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The $220 million round in May, which also included Aglaé, valued H at $370 million, according to the company. While the amounts of Aglaé's investments aren't disclosed, the funding rounds for the AI firms totaled more than $300 million, according to Fintrx. Aglaé also invested in a $25 million seed round for Lamini, a Palo Alto, California-based startup building enterprise AI applications. Aglaé joined Susquehanna to invest in the $27 million seed round for Toronto-based Borderless AI, a human resource management platform. Arnault and his family are, however, big art collectors, and Aglaé was an investor in a $9.5 million funding round for LaCollection, a digital art platform.

Persons: Google's, Wendy, Eric Schmidt, Aglaé, Arnault, Robert Frank Organizations: Accel Partners, Google, CNBC, Fintrx, Aglaé Ventures, Susquehanna, Toronto, Music Media, Back, Netflix, Spotify Locations: Palo Alto , California, New York, Photoroom, France, Paris, Sonarverse, Irvine , California, San Francisco, French, LVMH, Airbnb

☆ Google's former CEO says the tech giant is losing out to OpenAI and Anthropic because staff are working from home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI and Anthropic have been giving Google a run for its money in the AI race. "The reason the startups work is because the people work like hell," Schmidt said. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementRemote working has blunted Google's competitiveness in the AI race, says the company's former CEO and chairman, Eric Schmidt.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, —, Anthropic Organizations: Google, Service, Stanford University, Stanford, YouTube, Business

The scenes were decidedly Russian. Flags with the country’s signature three horizontal stripes of white, blue and red. In the Russian town of Sverdlikovo, a Ukrainian soldier climbed onto another’s shoulders, broke off the wooden post anchored to a town council building and threw the Russian flag to the ground. In Daryino, a town five miles to the west, other soldiers also grabbed a Russian flag. “Just throw it away,” a Ukrainian soldier said, grinning, as another flexed his muscles.

Persons: ” Organizations: Gazprom, The New York Times Locations: Russian, Sverdlikovo, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine’s Surprise Attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( German Lopez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine’s efforts to retake territory from Russia have stalled. But the Ukrainian military has tried to get back at Moscow in other ways. Last week, Ukraine tried something new. Its own forces marched miles across the Russian border in a surprise operation. “It could give Ukraine a win, or at least make them feel good for a few days.

Persons: Eric Schmitt, ” Organizations: Ukraine Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Kursk

☆ Israel-Hamas War and Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal: Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Isabel Kershner | Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Image Smoke billowing after an Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, the group said it objected to “more rounds of negotiations” and the introduction of any new proposals or conditions. Officials in Gaza said over the weekend that dozens of people had been killed in Israel’s strike on the school compound. The authorities in Gaza do not distinguish between combatants and civilians in reporting death tolls. Israel’s political and military leaders have argued that it is essential to keep up the military pressure on Hamas, to force it to come to terms on a cease-fire deal.

Persons: Biden, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, Abdel Fattah el, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Tisha B’Av Organizations: Lebanese Hezbollah, ., Agence France, Getty Locations: Beirut, Tehran, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Egypt, Qatar, Thani, Cairo, Doha, Jerusalem, Aqsa

☆ U.S. and Israeli Defense Officials Speak Amid Fears of Escalation in Mideast
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Eric Schmitt | More About Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Austin has also directed the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, equipped with F-35 fighter jets, to speed to the region, joining the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and its accompanying warships already in the Gulf of Oman. A statement from the Israeli government said that Mr. Gallant had spoken to Mr. Austin about the Israeli military’s “readiness and capabilities in the face of threats posed by Iran and its regional proxies.”The Israeli defense minister also discussed “the urgency of achieving an agreement for the release of hostages and thanked the U.S. administration for its leadership and commitment to this issue,” the statement said. Hamas has not indicated whether its representatives will be at the meeting. The call between Mr. Austin and Mr. Gallant came a day after an Israeli airstrike hit a school compound in northern Gaza where displaced Palestinians were sheltering, an attack that Gazan authorities said killed dozens of people. Mr. Austin used the call to once again underscore the importance of “mitigating civilian harm” during Israeli operations in the enclave, General Ryder said.

Persons: Austin, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Gallant, General Ryder Locations: Gulf of Oman, Iran, U.S, United States, Gaza, East, Israel

Nearly two weeks have passed and no large-scale response has materialized, leaving Israel and the wider Middle East on edge. Iran, which backs Hamas, blamed Israel for the assassination, but Israeli leaders have not said their forces were responsible. What could an Iranian response look like? U.S. and Israeli diplomats and security officials had some advanced knowledge of its scope and intensity of Iran’s attack in April, which facilitated defensive preparations. The foreign minister of Jordan, an ally of the United States, has traveled to Tehran in recent days for meetings.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Masoud, Israel, Fuad Shukr, Haniyeh’s, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nasser Kanaan, Sanam Vakil, Pezeshkian, Vakil, Ms, Ali Vaez, Vaez, “ Israel, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Jordan, Mr, Haniyeh, Lloyd J, Austin III, Biden Organizations: Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Chatham House, Crisis, Diplomats, of Islamic Cooperation, United, Hamas Locations: Iran, Tehran, Israel, Masoud Pezeshkian, Beirut, Lebanon, Golan, East, London, Yemen, Iranian, United States, Gaza, Saudi Arabia

☆ In New Zealand, Māori are using Indigenous knowledge to combat climate change
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It’s that “interconnectedness” that makes Māori ideal stewards of Aotearoa New Zealand, Parkin-Rae says. Whenua (Land)The work at Oaro River is part of a reforestation and predator control project led by Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura, a Māori tribal council in Kaikōura. Thomas Kahu, left, and Wiremu Stone are both descendants of Paikea the whale rider and work for Whale Watch Kaikōura. A Whale Watch Kaikōura boat full of tourists viewing sperm whales off the coast of South Island, New Zealand. Alaa Elassar/CNN“Incorporating te ao Māori (the Māori world) into our work is valuable to all of Aotearoa.

Persons: , New Zealand CNN — Justin Parkin, Rae, Te Waipounamu, Tamati, ” Wikiriwhi, Parkin, Justin Parkin, Alaa Elassar, Ngāti, Ngāi Tahu, “, ”, –, Te, Rawiri, kawau, toto, ā roto, it’s, ” Parkin, Thomas Kahu, Kahu, Tim Clayton, Corbis, ” Kahu, Māori, Wiremu Stone, Takoko, ” Takoko, ” Rangi, Daniel Gaussen, Aoraki Mackenzie, Sanka, ” Gaussen, CNN Mikey Ratahi, ” Ratahi, Gaussen, ” Kaitiaki, Kaikōura, Elassar, tangata whenua, don’t, it’ll Organizations: , New Zealand CNN, New Zealand, CNN, CNN Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ministry, Environment, Aotearoa New Zealand, Rawiri Manawatu, Manawatu, Aotearoa New, Whale Watch, Aotearoa New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, CNN Whale Watch, Conservation International Aotearoa, Pacific Whale Fund, Ocean Initiative, Aoraki, Sky Reserve, Southern, Sky Resource, University of Canterbury, Ministry Locations: , New Zealand, New, Māori, Aotearoa, Alaa, CNN Aotearoa, Ngāi, Aotearoa New, Oaro, Te Rūnanga, Kaikōura, Rūnanga, ” Moana, Aotearoa New Zealand, South Island , New Zealand, wonderment, Mackenzie, Lake Takapō, Mana, Wai, Zealanders, “

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a long-shot lawsuit brought by Missouri attempting to block legal proceedings in former President Donald Trump's hush money case in New York. Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesNew York Judge Juan Merchan issued an initial gag order in March ahead of Trump’s trial. Bailey took the rare step of trying to sue the state of New York before the Supreme Court, which has jurisdiction over disputes between states. It would have been highly unusual for the Supreme Court to allow a state to interfere with judicial proceedings in another state. Before the trial, Trump was fined for violating the original gag order, especially as it related to Cohen, one of the key witnesses.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald, Missouri's, Andrew Bailey, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Bailey, Trump, Michael Cohen, Storm Daniels, Daniels, Donald Trump, Brandon Bell, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Letitia James, James, Cohen, Mike Parson, Eric Schmitt Organizations: Missouri, Republican, Trump, Getty, York, State, New York, Missouri Gov, Senate Locations: Missouri, New York, Charlotte , NC

☆ Pentagon Hands Over Last Base in Niger as Extremism Spreads in the Sahel
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. military turned over control of its last base in Niger to local forces on Monday, ending a yearslong counterterrorism mission in the West African country even as violent extremism remains on the rise in the region. A group of U.S. troops boarded an Air Force cargo plane and flew out of a $110 million air base in central Niger that was built with Pentagon money, among the last of 1,000 personnel that Washington had agreed to pull out by Sept. 15. A small number of troops will remain at the United States Embassy for a short time to wrap up administrative details, officials said. “The withdrawal of U.S. forces and assets from Air Base 201 in Agadez is complete,” the Pentagon’s Africa Command said in a statement, referring to the installation in central Niger. “The effective cooperation and communication between the U.S. and Nigerien armed forces ensured that this turnover was finished ahead of schedule and without complications.”

Persons: “ Organizations: U.S, Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, United States Embassy, Air Base, Pentagon’s Africa Command, Nigerien Locations: Niger, West, U.S, Agadez

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