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☆ Zelensky wants to ‘work directly’ with Trump on ending Ukraine’s war with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants to work “directly” with US President-elect Donald Trump and is open to his ideas, highlighting Kyiv’s eagerness to keep its most important ally onside as Russia intensifies its attacks. I want to work with him directly,” Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News released Friday, adding that he did not want people around Trump to “destroy” their communication. According to the US Department of State, the government has contributed $64.1 billion to Ukraine’s war effort since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Prior to winning the election, Trump repeatedly claimed that the Russia-Ukraine war would not have started if he had been president. He admitted that he was afraid Ukraine might lose the war, and particularly the independence of its people.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, “, Donald Trump, ” Zelensky, ”, Zelensky, Andriy Yermak, Ukraine Keith Kellogg, Kellogg, Vladimir Putin, Trump, Putin, Maria Kostenko Organizations: CNN, Trump, Sky News, US Department of State, NATO Locations: Russia, Trump, United States, Ukraine, Kyiv, New York, Moscow

LONDON — British lawmakers voted on Friday in favor of a landmark bill that would for the first time help terminally ill adults end their lives. Assisted suicide is currently illegal in Britain and carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years. While the current prime minister Keir Starmer has previously opposed assisted dying, he has not said how he plans to vote Friday. But former-Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron this week said that he had reversed his opposition to the U.K. bill. The former prime minister wrote that the bill would apply to a very small number of cases and that “the NHS exists to serve patients and the public, not the other way around.”

Persons: —, Kim Leadbeater, James Manning, “, ” Gordon Macdonald, YouGov, Keir Starmer, Esther Rantzen, Switzerland …, ”, …, Gordon Brown, — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, David Cameron, Cameron, Wes Streeting — Organizations: LONDON, Labour Party, Getty, Sky News, Labour, Conservative, The, London, National Health Service Locations: Canada, Australia, England, Wales, Britain, London, Netherlands, U.K, Switzerland, The Times

☆ British lawmakers give initial support to assisted dying bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Houses of Parliament are seen on June 28, 2024 in London, England ahead of the UK general election. Britain's parliament voted in favor of a new bill to legalize assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate over an issue that has sparked a national conversation over dignity in death and end-of-life care. "There's plenty of time to get this right," she said after more than four hours of often emotional debate in the chamber. Those in favor of the bill say it is about shortening the death of those who are terminally ill and giving them more control. Others expressed concern that there had not been enough time to consider the bill before voting.

Persons: Britain's, Kim Leadbeater, we'll, Danny Kruger Organizations: Labour, BBC, Conservative, Sky News Locations: London, England, Wales

☆ Baby-boomer homeowners got rich from skyrocketing house prices. Now they can't find retirement housing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementBaby-boomer homeowners have benefited from skyrocketing housing prices amid a home shortage. Baby boomers have been the big winners in the US housing market, but as the generation retires, its members are facing a new challenge in finding accessible housing. Those who oppose building are disproportionately older homeowners. AdvertisementMany older homeowners — particularly the growing number who still have mortgages — are struggling with rising insurance premiums. Molinsky's report found older Black homeowners had less than half the home equity of older white homeowners.

Persons: boomers, Redfin, Jennifer Molinsky, Molinsky, There's Organizations: Homeowners, Harvard, Aging Society, Insurance Locations: South Florida, Arizona

☆ China’s hottest new tourist attraction is 5,000 feet in the air
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Hassan Tayir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It clocks in at 551 feet long (168 meters) and stretches between two cliffs at a height of 5,000 feet, according to Chinese state media. The attraction is located on Mount Qixing in Zhangjiajie Nature Park, in southwestern China’s Hunan province, an area famous for its complex terrain and diverse landforms. “I was not nervous, my son was,” He told CNN, “but he was all right soon afterward.”An aerial view of the Mount Qixing via ferrata. Courtesy Qixing AdventureHe Qian runs a B&B nearby, where she also helps people book tickets for the new attraction. Yuan Xiaorui, marketing supervisor of Qixing Adventure, the company that operates the attraction on Mount Qixing, told CNN that the three-hour via ferrata experience costs 580 yuan ($80).

Persons: ”, Qian, “, “ I’ve, Ferrata, commenter, Douyin, Yuan Xiaorui, Qixing, ” Yuan Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN Locations: Hong Kong, China, Qixing, China’s Hunan, ferrata, Zhangjiajie, Taiwan, Hunan

"It was apparent that the man had suffered a significant fall in icy terrain," the department said in a statement. The glade is near state-run Cannon Mountain, a historic ski resort scheduled to open for the season on Friday. Search-and-rescue crews bushwhacking through cold, mountainous terrain came upon the hiker's body within Saturday's first hour on Kinsman Ridge, a feature that leads to Cannon Mountain, the department said. Conditions over the weekend were cold enough to welcome 8 inches of new snow, according to Cannon Mountain's daily weather report on Monday. "Winter conditions have arrived in the mountains, and hikers are encouraged to be prepared for their trek," the Fish and Game Department said.

Persons: Christopher Huyler, Huyler, Cannon Organizations: Game Department, and Game Department, Fish and Game Department, Team, The New, The New Hampshire Office, National Weather Service Locations: New, Littleton , New Hampshire, Franconia Notch, Franconia, Kinsman, Cannon, The New Hampshire, North America, Boston

☆ DHL plane crash: German leaders float sabotage questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —German leaders raised the possibility that a fiery cargo plane crash in Lithuania on Monday was the result of sabotage or hybrid warfare. The cargo plane was flying from Leipzig, Germany, and was due to land at Vilnius Airport when it crashed a few kilometers from the runway. The plane skidded on the ground for several hundred meters before hitting a residential home, authorities in Lithuania said. “Our initial information does not indicate that we need to be investigating more serious actions,” Prosecutor Arturas Urbelis said in a statement, according to Reuters. DHL said the plane “made a forced landing about one kilometer from VNO Airport.” It confirmed four people were onboard.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Annalena Baerbock, Arturas Urbelis, ”, Lukas Balandis, Darius Jauniskis, “, ” Kestutis Budrys, Gitanas Nauseda, Hendrik Schmidt, ” Budrys, Dmitry Peskov, Valdas Benkunskas, Arūnas Paulauskas Organizations: CNN, Monday, Vilnius Airport, ZDF, Lithuanian, ”, Reuters, US National Transportation Safety, Boeing, US Federal Aviation Administration, Vilnius International, Wall Street Journal, Moscow, NATO, DHL, Wall Street, VNO Airport, ” DHL, Vilnius, Lithuanian Police Locations: Lithuania, Leipzig, Germany, Spanish, Europe, Vilnius, United Kingdom, Canada, Leipzig's, Birmingham, UK

☆ ‘We enjoy this sometimes’: The rhetorical battle between Justices Alito and Kagan at the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —The morning after Donald Trump was reelected president, Justices Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan began jousting more than usual. More than other justices on their respective sides, conservative Alito and liberal Kagan are sharp-tongued strategic questioners. As usual, Alito and Kagan began referring to each other’s questions but with barely a glance toward the other at their elbow. Skeptical of the litigants’ case, Alito asked their lawyer Deepak Gupta why Huang would have put out financial information that could be quickly exposed as wrong. Then Alito said, “Well, I don’t want to derail … Justice Kagan had a number of hypotheticals, but I don’t want to interrupt that.”Kagan seemed miffed, but only slightly.

Persons: Donald Trump, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Alito, Kagan, Trump, Anthony Kennedy, ”, ” Alito, you’ve, ” Kagan, it’s, gesturing, John Roberts, improvidently, Jensen Huang, Deepak Gupta, Huang, Gupta, “ Huang, “, “ You’re, ” Gupta, Biden, Elizabeth Prelogar, Bostock, Biden’s, John Sauer, Sauer, Noel Francisco, Francisco, Amy Coney Barrett, Dobbs, George W, Bush, Alito’s, “ Sam, ” Bush, Barack Obama, Adam Unikowsky, Edmund LaCour, LaCour, “ Let’s, …, general’s Organizations: CNN, Kagan, Trump, Meta, Investors, Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Amalgamated Bank, Department, Nvidia, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Alabama, Alabama Supreme Locations: America’s, Trenton , New Jersey, Swedish, Clayton County, Bush, Alabama

☆ Formula 1 approves GM-Cadillac as an 11th team starting in 2026, bringing an American car maker on the grid
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil_Hs.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Formula 1 announced Monday that it has approved the entry of GM and Cadillac as a new team on the grid, bringing a storied American car maker into the pinnacle of motorsport. But the added promise from GM to become a “works” team — building both a car and a power unit — led to a breakthrough. It will be the first time since 2016 that F1 has had more than 10 teams on the grid. One of those existing teams, Haas F1, is owned by American Gene Haas with headquarters in North Carolina. The move sets up a clash of two American car giants, GM and Ford, in Formula 1.

Persons: “, Andretti, we’re, Mark Reuss, ” Mario Andretti, I’m, Mark Walter, Dan Towriss, ” Andretti, ”, Daniel Francis, Michael Andretti, Haas, Gene Haas, Liam Lawson, Valtteri, ” Bottas, Ford, Red Bull, “ Ford, Red, Christian Horner Organizations: GM, Cadillac, Andretti Global, Las Vegas, Prix, General Motors, FIA, Liberty Media, TWG, Andretti, Formula, ”, “, Washington , D.C, Justice Department, NYU School of Law, Las, NBC News, Sauber, Ford, Red Bull, Sky Sports Locations: American, Washington ,, U.S, North Carolina, Las Vegas

☆ Australia drops plan to fine social media giants accused of enabling misinformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s government said Sunday that it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online. The bill was part of a wide-ranging regulatory crackdown by Australia, where leaders have complained that foreign-domiciled tech platforms are overriding the country’s sovereignty, and comes ahead of a federal election due within a year. The Liberal-National coalition, as well as the Australian Greens and crossbench senators, all opposed the legislation, Sky News reported. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called the government bill a “half-baked option” in remarks televised on Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Sunday. Industry body DIGI, of which Meta is a member, previously said the proposed regime reinforced an existing anti-misinformation code.

Persons: Australia —, Michelle Rowland, Rowland, Sarah Hanson, Young Organizations: Senate, ”, Labor, Liberal - National coalition, Australian Greens, Sky News, Greens, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Meta Locations: SYDNEY, Australia

☆ In-Air Emergencies Can Cause Lasting Trauma
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Carly Lewis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Last January, Shandy Brewer boarded an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Ore., to Ontario, Calif., en route to her grandmother’s birthday celebration. Brewer and the other passengers heard a loud bang. She couldn’t see that 15 rows behind her one of the plane’s doors had blown off, exposing passengers to open air at 16,000 feet. Brewer, now 30: “People say, ‘Nobody died on this flight’ — but we could have.” Ms. On the Fourth of July, the sound of fireworks made her feel “extreme panic,” and she had to hide indoors.

Persons: Shandy Brewer, Brewer, ‘ Nobody, Ms, ”, they’re Organizations: Alaska Airlines, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Locations: Portland ,, Ontario, Calif, Oregon, barreling, United States

☆ Zayne Malik pays tribute to Liam Payne
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Zayn Malik played his first concert since the death fellow One Direction member Liam Payne and it was emotional. Malik ended his show in Leeds, England over the weekend with the words, “Liam Payne 1993-2024 Love you bro” projected on the screen, according to posts shared on social media. “Zayn Malik’s tribute to Liam Payne at the end of his first concert of the tour while playing Stardust I’m shaking and crying,” wrote one attendee. A written tribute to Liam Payne appears onscreen during Zayn's performance at O2 Academy Leeds on November 23, 2024 in Leeds, England. “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the decision to postpone the U.S. leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY tour,” Malik wrote on an Instagram story at the time.

Persons: CNN — Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Payne, Malik, “ Liam Payne, bro ”, Zayn, Stardust, ”, Andrew Benge, “, I’ve, ” Malik, I’ll, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, “ We’re, Liam Organizations: CNN, O2 Academy Leeds Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leeds , England, Leeds, England

When I met her more than a decade ago, she was a wide-eyed and curious seventh grader with church-pew manners. She found comfort at Carroll Academy, a court-run day school in West Tennessee for teens in trouble. The Lady Jaguars basketball team that Hannah played on was in the middle of a 312-game losing streak, stretching over 12 years, which is why I first went to Carroll Academy. A familiar voice was on the phone from the other side of the thick walls. It was Hannah, now 24, addicted to meth, caught in a sting operation a few weeks earlier.

Persons: Hannah Organizations: Carroll Academy, Lady Jaguars Locations: West Tennessee, Carroll County

So let us show you everything you need to know about where to watch a free Las Vegas F1 live stream wherever you are in the world. These channels feature every race, except the Austrian option, as races alternate each weekend between ORF1 and Servus TV - ORF1 has the free Las Vegas F1 live stream. How to watch free Las Vegas F1 live streams with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't have one. How to watch Las Vegas F1 live stream in the USESPN is covering the remaining Formula 1 races this season, but ESPN+ and ABC also have a few, including this week's Las Vegas GP. Check price at FuboHow to watch Las Vegas F1 live stream in the UKWant a free option?

Persons: Russell, you'll, ExpressVPN, it's, FuboTV, There's Organizations: Business, Vegas, Las Vegas, ESPN, ABC, DirecTV, MLB, NHL, NFL, UFC, Hulu, Disney Plus, ESPN Sling, DirecTV Stream, Sky Sports, Sky, Premier League Locations: ORF1, Austria, Belgium, TV's

Whether you're a diehard Dune fan or new to the franchise, we'll show you where to watch Dune: Prophecy. Where to watch Dune: Prophecy in the USDune: Prophecy airs on HBO in the US. Check price at MaxWhere to watch Dune: Prophecy in the UKDune: Prophecy airs through Sky Atlantic in the UK, where prices range from plan to plan. How to watch Dune: Prophecy from anywhereTraveling away from home and hoping to keep up with the series while abroad? Check price at ExpressVPNDune: Prophecy trailerMax released a trailer for Dune: Prophecy in October.

Persons: Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Tula Harkonnen, Frank Herbert's Dune, Brian Herbert, Kevin J, Diane Ademu, John, Alison Schapker, Max, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Warner Bros ., HBO, Max, Sky Atlantic, Entertainment, The Entertainment Locations: Tula

☆ Max Verstappen wins fourth straight World Championship as George Russell takes victory in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Max Verstappen claimed his fourth consecutive Formula One World Drivers’ Championship at a breathless Las Vegas Grand Prix that saw George Russell take victory for Mercedes. Verstappen came into the weekend knowing that all he needed to do to win the title was finish in front of his championship rival Lando Norris. The reigning champion snatched the advantage in qualifying, starting the race in fifth ahead of the McLaren driver in P6. Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images“Congrats to Max, I’m disappointed I’m out of it, but Max deserved to win it,” said Norris. “He drove a better season than I did, he deserved it more than anyone else, Max just doesn’t have a weakness.

Persons: Max Verstappen, George Russell, Mercedes, Verstappen, Lando Norris, Red, Norris, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Mike Blake, Hamilton, “ It’s, ”, Max, I’m, “, he’s, Vegas Russell, Charles Leclerc, Russell, Rick Scuteri, “ I’m, we’ve, Lewis, ” Russell, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Red Bull Organizations: CNN, Las Vegas, McLaren, Red Bull, Reuters, Prix, Brit, Mercedes, Sky Sports, Constructors, Ferrari Locations: Vegas, Austria, Sin City, Qatar, UAE

☆ What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The low-lying clouds over the city lit up for a split second, video footage showed, then streaks of dozens of glowing warheads plummeted out of the sky. The main contours of the attack on Thursday morning soon came to light: President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia had test fired an intermediate-range missile from its arsenal designed to deliver nuclear weapons, though without the nuclear warheads aboard. The Russian strike caused little damage, but it capped a dizzying week of tit-for-tat moves in the war in Ukraine, shifting focus from the ground assaults on the battlefield to a Cold War-style missile brinkmanship. In the previous two days, Ukraine had fired longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. and Britain at military targets inside Russia. Mr. Putin made clear that the Russian missile test was a response to those strikes — a warning to the West to reconsider military aid for Kyiv.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: U.S, Russian, Kyiv Locations: Dnipro, Ukrainian, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Britain

☆ Number of PwC partners taking early retirement jumps amid consulting slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementDozens of UK partners at PwC will take early retirement in December, Sky News reported. More PwC partners than usual will take early retirement at the end of this year, marking another shake-up at the firm's UK division since the appointment of a new boss, Marco Amitrano, in Spring. PwC's 1,030 UK partners were informed this week via a voice memo from Amitrano that dozens of partners would take early retirement next month, Sky News reported. AdvertisementThe jump in partners taking early retirement follows a series of changes following Amitrano's elevation to senior partner for the UK and Middle East in April. UK partners at PwC took home an average of £862,000 (about $1.1 million) this financial year, 5% less than they did in 2023.

Persons: PwC, Marco Amitrano, —, Amitrano Organizations: PwC, Sky News, Big, — Deloitte, EY, KPMG, East, Deloitte, Labour Locations: Spring

☆ 'Wish I had done better': Colorado school bus driver dismissed after leaving 40 kids at wrong stop in freezing temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Colorado school bus driver allegedly abandoned 40 elementary school-aged students at the wrong stop on Monday, leaving them frightened in the cold and dark, school officials and students say. The ordeal left young students from Clear Sky Elementary School in Castle Rock distressed, in tears and seeking aid from strangers, said school officials. The Douglas County School District said the driver, Irving Johnson, was a substitute who failed to follow proper protocols. “The driver should have immediately notified DCSD transportation dispatch.”The driver, Irving Johnson, shared an apology for the incident on Wednesday. I didn’t think about the fact that I had kids who got off the bus and this wasn’t their stop.

Persons: Irving Johnson, ” Caitlyn, Caitlyn, Caitlyn’s, Ashley Stark, KUSA, Rich Cosgrove, “ Regrettably, “, ”, Cosgrove Organizations: Clear Sky Elementary School, Douglas County School District, NBC, Auburn, Weather, district's, NBC News, Castle Rock Police Department Locations: Colorado, Castle Rock, Denver, East Wolfensberger, Rock, “

☆ See some of the best photos from National Geographic's 'Pictures of the Year'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

National Geographic released its annual "Pictures of the Year" issue this week, showcasing 20 photographs — out of some 2.3 million in contention — that depict striking scenes of nature, wildlife and human connection to the world. Emperor penguins have been increasingly moving from low-lying ice to higher, more permanent ice shelves as climate change changes their environment, according to National Geographic. Source: Ami Vitale by National GeographicIn January, scientists at the BioRescue project transferred a southern white rhino embryo into a southern white rhino female. Only two are left, according to National Geographic. The cover of National Geographic's "Pictures of the Year" issue, dated December 2024, shows researchers in Gabon's Bongolo Cave.

Persons: Bertie Gregory, penguins, Ingo Arndt, Arndt, Ami Vitale, Concan, Babak Tafreshi, Jason Gulley, Gulley, I've, Davide Monteleone, Synhelion, Peter Fisher, he's, Fisher, Robbie Organizations: Geographic, Pictures, National, National Geographic, Germany's University of Konstanz, Taurus, CNBC Travel, Fanning, CNBC Locations: Antarctica, Konstanz, Germany, Kenya, Texas Texas, Texas, Fanning Springs, Park, Florida, Suwannee, Swiss, Antigua, Guatemala

☆ From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | Analysis Cnn'S International Security Editor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It began with a peace move nobody wanted and ended with an experimental missile strike so rare in war Moscow gave a 30-minute heads-up to Washington. The White House publicly authorized Ukraine Sunday to fire missiles it supplied into Russia proper, which it swiftly did Monday. Moscow responded by using an experimental medium-range missile, with hypersonic speeds and a multiple warhead system usually reserved for nuclear payloads, to strike Dnipro Thursday. Similarly, Putin’s decision to launch the Oreshnik missile was likely Moscow stepping up another rung on a carefully prepared ladder of escalation. Yuri Budanov, head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence, said Friday it was a “medium-range ballistic missile, a nuclear weapons carrier.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Putin, Olaf Scholz, Vladimir Putin, Scholz, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ’, Russia’s, ”, Yuri Budanov, ” Budanov, Biden Organizations: CNN, White House, Ukraine Sunday, Dnipro Thursday, Kremlin, Russia’s, Foundation, NATO, Intermediate Nuclear Forces, US, United Kingdom’s Defence Intelligence Locations: Moscow, Washington, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Europe, Poland, France, Dnipro, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kursk

☆ A long-standing debt rule helped collapse Germany's government. Now the policy is ripe for reform
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But what is the debt brake and why is it so contentious? Germany's debt brake, or 'Schuldenbremse,' is a fiscal rule that forms part of the German constitution. In some exceptional circumstances, the debt brake can be suspended — this happened for example during the Covid-19 pandemic. watch nowWhen the debt brake was first implemented, its advocates argued that it would ensure a sustainable, responsible approach to public finances and spending. Critics meanwhile, say the debt brake is too restrictive, and that it has hampered investment which is necessary for a successful future.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, John Macdougall, Christian Lindner, Scholz, Lindner, Philippa Sigl, CNBC's Annette Weisbach, Holger Schmieding, Carsten Brzeski Organizations: Bundestag, Afp, Getty, Former, Green, European Commission, CNBC, ING Locations: Germany, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Icelandic volcano erupts for seventh time in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted late on Wednesday for the seventh time in a year, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the country’s meteorological office said, but there were no disruptions to air traffic or infrastructure. The eruption started with little warning at 11:14 p.m. local time Wednesday and created a fissure just under two miles long. The activity is estimated to be considerably smaller than the previous eruption in August, Iceland’s meteorological office that monitors seismic activity said. The first signs of an eruption were recorded just 45 minutes before a massive ground fissure was opened by magma forcing its way through the earth’s crust, Iceland’s meteorological office said. However, there had been no noticeable increase in seismic activity in recent weeks, the meteorological office said.

Persons: “, ”, RUV, ” Magnús Tumi, Reykjanes Organizations: Social, Authorities, Civil Protection, Keflavik Locations: Iceland’s, Reykjavik, Grindavik, Iceland

☆ The 'sky is the limit' for India's middle-income housing market: Property developer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe 'sky is the limit' for India's middle-income housing market: Property developerIrfan Razack of Prestige Group sees opportunities in India's housing market amid the rapid urbanization and growing incomes.

Persons: Irfan Razack Organizations: Prestige Group

☆ Cakmak: Data centers, gaming, and strong margins keep NVIDIA attractive
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCakmak: Data centers, gaming, and strong margins keep NVIDIA attractiveJames Cakmak, CIO at Clockwise Capital, discusses trimming semiconductor holdings, including NVIDIA, due to sky-high expectations and shifting to areas with better relative value.

Persons: James Cakmak Organizations: NVIDIA, Capital

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