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☆ Israel not in violation of U.S. law, but Gaza aid situation will be monitored: State Dept.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The United States announced Tuesday that there will be no significant policy shift towards Israel, at the conclusion of a 30-day U.S. deadline for improvement in humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza. We believe that, had it not been for U.S. intervention, these changes may not have ever taken place," said Patel. The demands and the deadline were laid out in a joint letter from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, delivered Oct. 13. If Israel wants to continue to qualify for foreign military financing under U.S. law, Blinken and Austin wrote, at least 350 trucks per day of aid must be allowed to enter the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. The letter also called on Israel to provide heightened security for humanitarian sites, and an increase in the number of humanitarian pauses to its military operations.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Vedant Patel, Patel, State Anthony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Israel, Austin, Philippe Lazarini Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, United States, Israel, Department, State, United Nations Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, Washington, U.S

☆ Israel fails to meet US criteria to improve humanitarian situation in Gaza, aid groups say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —The Israeli government has failed to meet criteria set out by the US to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, a group of eight humanitarian aid organizations said in a joint “scorecard” released Tuesday. “Israel not only failed to meet the U.S. criteria that would indicate support to the humanitarian response, but concurrently took actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in northern Gaza,” the organizations said. Section 620i of the US Foreign Assistance Act requires the US to halt security assistance to governments who restrict US humanitarian aid. “Israeli forces repeatedly attacked humanitarian sites and frontline responders during the 30-day period,” the scorecard said. The humanitarian scorecard noted that “the effectiveness of international diplomatic efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza hinges on the willingness of the United States and other countries to push Israel to comply with these priorities.”

Persons: ”, “ Israel, Antony Blinken, Defense Lloyd Austin, Israel, Matthew Miller, “, Kate Phillips, you’re, ” Phillips, Barrasso, Miller Organizations: Washington CNN, Defense, UN, Biden, US Foreign, State Department, Anera, CARE International, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Refugees International, CNN, UNRWA, The State Locations: Gaza, U.S, ”, Gaza City, North Gaza, United States, Israel

☆ US carries out second consecutive night of strikes in Yemen, US defense official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Oren Liebermann | Karina Tsui | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The United States has carried out a second consecutive night of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, a US defense official said Sunday. Details of the types of weapons, targets or locations of the strikes were not immediately available, though there were reports of explosions in the Amran and Saada governorates, north of the capital of Sanaa, where the US has carried out strikes in the past. They say they won’t stop striking Israel and its allies until a ceasefire is reached in the Palestinian enclave. The US has struck Houthis targets in Yemen multiple times over the last 11 months but the attacks have continued. In mid-October, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that the US struck the militant group using stealth B-2 bombers for the first time.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden, Austin, ” Organizations: CNN, US, Hamas, United Nations, Refugee, ” CNN Locations: United States, Yemen, Saada, Sanaa, Iran, Aden, The, Suez, Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Israel, Saudi, Lebanon

☆ Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Paradise Afshar | Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, was detained without incident on Sunday in Columbia, South Carolina, after being recognized at a local hospital, according to the sheriff’s office in Monroe County, Tennessee. Hamlett has pending charges for first-degree murder out of Monroe County, Tennessee, and a parole violation out of Alabama, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Investigators also discovered Hamlett had been using Andrade’s identification and that he was wanted in Alabama on a parole violation, the sheriff’s office said. He had a mental health disorder and “was known to leave home and live on the streets,” the sheriff’s office said. Steven Douglas Lloyd, 34, was identified as the victim by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee.

Persons: Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, Hamlett, Brandon Andrade, Andrade, Steven Douglas Lloyd, “, Lloyd, Steven Organizations: CNN, FBI Locations: Tennessee, South Carolina, Columbia , South Carolina, Monroe County , Tennessee, Alabama, Tellico Plains , Tennessee, Knoxville , Tennessee, Monroe, Monroe County Tennessee

CNN —Since September 1, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been spared from Russian drone attacks on just one night – October 14. On Saturday night, Ukrainian air defenses detected a record 145 incoming Shahed drones. “We have been doing this for over two years,” he said, but the intensity of drone attacks had peaked over the past two to three months. The drone attacks seem calculated to instil fear rather than cause mass casualties, but several people have been killed in recent weeks. Russian forces already occupy almost all of Luhansk and substantial parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – altogether some 20% of Ukraine.

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☆ Mark Cuban says Trump's tariff proposals will ramp up prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Cuban has criticized Donald Trump's tariff proposals. AdvertisementMark Cuban is raising the alarm again on President-elect Donald Trump's tariff proposals. In a Threads post on Friday, Cuban said companies are already bracing for potential tariffs on Chinese imports by shoring up inventory. Cuban wrote that this will inevitably raise consumer prices due to the cost of storing inventory. Many economists say that Trump's tariffs will ultimately hurt consumers' wallets.

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Most Americans who moved to Texas came from California and Florida, followed by New York and Illinois. AdvertisementMichelle Clifford and her family moved from California to Texas. Where people from Texas move toThere are also plenty of people who leave Texas in search of greener pastures. Between 2022 and 2023, about 38,700 people moved from Texas to California, a slight decrease from the 42,300 who did so the previous year. Courtesy of Ty JoergerTexan native Ty Joerger, 25, and about a dozen of his friends moved from Texas to the Pacific Northwest over the past two years.

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The Pentagon intends to challenge a recent ruling by a military court that deemed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to invalidate plea deals for several accused 9/11 co-conspirators improper, a defense official tells NBC News. “We intend to seek postponement of any hearing on the pleas or pretrial agreements during that time,” the official said. In July, prosecutors announced they had entered into pretrial plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. But in a shocking move days later, Austin withdrew the controversial plea deals and removed Susan Escallier, the convening authority for military commissions, from the case. A judge in the case agreed, ruling last week that Austin operated outside his authority to invalidate the plea deals and declared the plea deals valid and enforceable.

Persons: Lloyd Austin’s, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘ Attash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, Austin, Susan Escallier, Mohammed Organizations: Pentagon, NBC

☆ ‘The Piano Lesson’ is about legacy — for the family at its center and the Washingtons bringing it to theaters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Ronda Racha Penrice | Atlanta-Based Writer Ronda Racha Penrice Is The Author Of | Black American History For Dummies. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But it is Washington’s kids — John David Washington, Malcolm Washington and executive producer Katia Washington — who have taken the baton for “The Piano Lesson,” one of Wilson’s two Pulitzer Prize-winning works. Skylar Smith as Maretha in “The Piano Lesson.” Brian Douglas / NetflixJohn David told NBC News he was pulled to “The Piano Lesson” because “I needed to find myself. And where I was at that time, ‘The Piano Lesson’ was the salve for that,” he said. Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler and Samuel L. Jackson with students after a screening of “The Piano Lesson” at Morehouse College in Atlanta. It’s just beautiful to do that.”“The Piano Lesson” is in theaters now and will begin streaming on Netflix Nov. 22.

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☆ US carries out strikes against Houthis in Yemen, defense official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The US carried out a series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Saturday evening, according to a US defense official, targeting numerous weapons storage facilities across at least three locations. The facilities housed advanced conventional weapons used to target ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, said the official, who added that the US used fighter jets to carry out the attack. The Iran-backed Houthis have for months targeted ships in the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest waterways, calling the attacks a response to Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas. The Houthis, Hamas and Hezbollah are all part of an Iran-led alliance spanning Yemen, Syria, Gaza and Iraq that has attacked Israel and its allies since the war began last year. Austin said he authorized the strikes at the direction of President Joe Biden to “further degrade” the Houthis’ capabilities.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Austin, Joe Biden, “, ”, CNN’s Haley Britzky Organizations: CNN Locations: Yemen, Aden, Iran, Red, Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon

☆ A man who paid $200.57 for a night at a famous NYC hotel and then lived there rent-free for years is unfit to stand trial, court says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mickey Barreto lived in the New Yorker Hotel for free for years before his recent arrest. AdvertisementDoctors say a man who had lived inside the iconic New Yorker Hotel for free for more than half a decade is unfit to stand trial. Mickey Barreto lived in the New Yorker Hotel for years without paying a single cent in rent. In June 2018, Barreto and his partner, Matthew Hannan, stayed in room 2565 at the New Yorker Hotel for one night and paid $200.57. Although a judge ordered him to stop representing himself as the owner of the hotel, Barreto continued to live there for free.

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☆ Kmart has all but disappeared from the US. But its Australian namesake is booming.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe closure of a Kmart store in Bridgehampton, New York, in October marked the end of an era for the iconic chain. Now, just one Kmart store remains in the mainland US, tucked away inside an At Home store in southwest Miami. "We see this in things such as Kmart hacks," where creators showcase how they use Kmart products in novel ways to help in their everyday lives, Lloyd-Wallis said. A race to the bottomSo far, Kmart Australia has weathered the e-commerce storm, in part thanks to the geographical challenges companies like Amazon face in Australia. It seems, then, that Kmart Australia could find itself in a price race to the bottom.

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☆ Rivian is shoring up sourcing for its R2 affordable SUV with Trump's proposed tariffs in mind, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said during an earnings call the company has been bracing for tariffs. The fate of the $7,500 EV tax credit issued under the Biden Administration remains unclear. AdvertisementEV company Rivian says it's already bracing for the impact that the increased tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump would have on its supply chain. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said that to prepare for potential tariffs Trump has proposed on foreign goods, the company has been deliberate about materials sourcing for its upcoming lower-cost SUV, the R2. On top of the uncertainty that comes with the second Trump administration, Rivian continues to face hurdles toward profitability — a challenge many new automakers face, with the exception of Tesla.

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☆ Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN. “Troops are compelled by law to disobey unlawful orders,” said another defense official. “But the question is what happens then – do we see resignations from senior military leaders? At the time, defense officials tried to include as few civilian employees as possible to limit the impact to the workforce, sources said. But “there are still ways a new administration could work around these protections,” a defense official said, even if it might take several months to do so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Mark Milley, “, Defense Lloyd Austin, Milley, John Kelly, Trump’s, Kelly, Hitler’s, Biden, –, George Floyd, …, Austin, ” CNN’s Oren Liebermann Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs, Staff, ”, “ Troops, Trump, White, DoD, Defense, National Guard, White House, Defense Department, Customs, Reserves, Army, Congress, United States, Civilian, National Security and Intelligence, Management Locations: ’, ”, Hitler’s Nazi, United States

☆ Trump critic turned ally JD Vance elected vice president, offering glimpse at GOP’s potential future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Eric Bradner | Alison Main | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

From JD Vance Vance and his grandmother Bonnie, whom he called “Mamaw.” From JD Vance Vance poses for a portrait near the US Capitol in January 2017. Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post/Getty Images Vance appears on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in March 2017. Gaelen Morse/Bloomberg/Getty Images Trump watches as Vance speaks at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, in September 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images Vance watches Trump speaks to the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York in May 2024. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images Vance speaks to the media in Atlanta after the CNN presidential debate between Trump and President Joe Biden in June 2024.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a long rumored move that was announced on Election Day in the United States. Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, Netanyahu said in a statement. “In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and the minister of defense,” Netanyahu said. Netanyahu's decision was welcomed by his ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who congratulated the prime minister on the move. In a nationally televised statement in May, Gallant challenged Netanyahu over his refusal to discuss a cease-fire and hostage deal.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Gallant, Israel Katz, Gideon Saar, ” Netanyahu, “, ”, ” Yoav Gallant, Defense Lloyd Austin, Benny Gantz, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Ben, Israel, ” Gallant Organizations: Tuesday, Foreign, Anadolu Agency, Getty, U.S ., Defense, Hamas, Hezbollah, National Locations: United States, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Washington

☆ Some Americans think moving to Canada will solve all their problems. But Canada has its own issues.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some Americans move to Canada in search of less polarized politics and reduced risk of gun violence. Related storiesTwo Americans who recently moved to Canada told BI they did so to escape polarized and divisive politics, escape inadequate healthcare, and feel safer in their communities. A lot of the characteristics Ouellet was looking for in New Zealand, he said, he found in British Columbia. "In British Columbia, the regulations for being able to own a gun are extremely tight," he said. Ouellet said he had no regrets about moving to British Columbia, but Canada's housing crisis have so far sidelined his dreams of homeownership.

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CNN —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel’s war efforts. In a recorded statement Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said that “trust between me and the minister of defense has cracked.”Israel Katz, currently the foreign minister, will become defense minister. Gideon Sa’ar will replace Katz as foreign minister, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday. Thomas Koehler/picture-alliance/dpa/APSa’ar, whom Netanyahu has tapped for foreign minister, is thought to be an influential interlocutor to the ultra-Orthodox parties. I will not facilitate this.”Netanyahu said he would fire the defense minister, but reversed his position following pressure.

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☆ Ukraine says it attacked North Korean troops for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

North Korean troops have come under fire after joining Russia's war, Ukrainian officials said. The Pentagon says that North Korean troops engaged in combat would make them a fair target in the war. Kovalenko's statement on Monday was the first to suggest that North Korean troops were now actively fighting alongside Russian troops and against Ukraine. Last month, South Korean intelligence said that 1,500 North Korean troops had been shipped to Russia for training and likely deployment in the war. On Saturday, Ukrainian intelligence shared details of the military equipment it says Russia has issued to North Korean troops, including mortars, rifles, and machine guns.

Persons: Antony Blinken, —, Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Kim Jong Organizations: Pentagon, Service, North, Ukraine's Center, Financial, Kyiv, Ukrainian, US, Korean, Russian, Ukraine, Air Force, Armed Forces of, Defence Intelligence Locations: Kursk, Russia's Kursk, Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian, Russia, Moscow, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Korea, Armed Forces of Ukraine

☆ The typical first-time homebuyer in America is older than ever before
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The typical age of a first-time homebuyer in the US has reached an all-time high: 38. First-time buyers make up 24% of all buyers, the lowest level since NAR started tracking in 1981. The changing characteristics of the typical first-time homebuyer in America are proof of the strain. The typical first-time buyer now has a median age of 38 — up from 35 in 2023. The typical first-time homebuyer is richer than ever, too.

Persons: It's, —, — Gen Zers, millennials, haven't, Jorge Argota, Argota, He's Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Service, NAR Locations: America, Miami, Florida

☆ Rivian's head of software says the company is not trying to be like Tesla regarding automation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid says the future of cars will be hands-free. Related storiesA $5 billion investment from Volkswagen announced in June could help the struggling EV company deliver on its cheapest model yet, the R2, priced at $45,000 and set to launch in 2026. In January, Goldman Sachs analysts said Rivian's software is "a key part of the value proposition and monetization opportunity" for the company. "Software is, really behind the scenes, pervasive throughout the entire company," Bensaid told BI. "And we see Rivian as a tech company.

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☆ Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll shows Harris leading Trump by 3 points in the state. Political experts told Business Insider that the Iowa poll is significant for the Harris campaign given that the demographic makeup of Iowa — rural, older, and largely white voters — is similar to some key swing states. AdvertisementThe Iowa Poll has scrambled the conventional wisdom that former President Donald Trump will easily win the state. And notably, 69% of female respondents in the Selzer poll opposed the law, while only 27% of Iowa women backed the new restrictions. In the Selzer poll taken in September, Reynolds' job approval rating sat at 45%, while 50% of Iowans disapproved of her performance.

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☆ Ukrainian intelligence details the equipment it says Moscow is arming North Korean troops with, from 'Dragunov' sniper rifles to thermal imagers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US officials said this week that around 8,000 North Korean troops were in Russia's Kursk region. AdvertisementUkraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence has shared details about the weapons and equipment it says Moscow is arming North Korean troops with. The SVD sniper rifle, also known as the "Dragunov," is a semiautomatic Russian infantry sniper rifle "designed to engage enemy personnel and other unarmored targets at ranges up to 800 meters," according to the manufacturer Kalashnikov Group. Related storiesUkraine has previously released a video that appeared to show North Korean troops "being outfitted in Russian gear" at a Russian military training compound. It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western allies to lift restrictions on long-range weaponry to enable Ukraine to potentially carry out preemptive strikes on the North Korean forces gathered in Russia.

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☆ Nvidia to replace Intel in Dow Jones Industrial Average
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia is replacing Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday. AdvertisementNvidia is joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday, replacing its rival Intel, which held the position for 25 years. AdvertisementThe Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) will also replace Dow Inc. (DOW) in the index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or DJIA, is made up of 30 blue-chip companies, from Amazon to Walt Disney Co., and is often used as a benchmark for the broader US economy. Now, with its entrance into the DJIA, it only underlines the mainstream acceptance of Nvidia as a market leader.

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☆ Zelenskyy proposes preemptive strikes on North Korean troops in Russia: 'It depends on our partners'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Zelenskyy said Ukraine could strike North Korean troops there "'preemptively" with such permission. "Everyone is just waiting for the North Korean military to start striking at Ukrainians," he said. AdvertisementUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the West to lift restrictions on long-range weapons so Ukraine can strike North Korean troops in Russian "preemptively." In a post on Telegram on Friday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine could see "every site" where Russia was gathering North Korean troops on its territory. AdvertisementAustin added that North Korean troops would become "legitimate military targets" if they were to "engage in combat or combat support operations against Ukraine."

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