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☆ China says US has no right to get involved in its problems with Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The United States does not have the right to get involved in problems between China and the Philippines, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, as tensions simmer over conflicts in disputed waters of the South China Sea. "The U.S. is not party to the South China Sea issue, it has no right to get involved in a problem between China and the Philippines," said ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a regular press briefing when asked about the U.S. saying it will defend the Philippines. China and the Philippines have had several high-profile confrontations in the South China Sea, most notably in disputed waters around the Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday at the White House that America's commitment to Philippines defence remains "iron-clad," after accusing China of acting "dangerously and unlawfully" in the South China Sea. The guidelines now specifically mention that mutual defence commitments would be invoked if there were an armed attack on either country “anywhere in the South China Sea”.

Persons: Mao Ning, Thomas Shoal, Mao, Joe Biden, Biden, Eduardo Baptista, Bernard Orr, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Michael Perry Organizations: China, Mutual Defence, Mutual, Treaty, South China, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, United States, China, Philippines, South China, South, Spratly, Chinese, Philippine, Manila

☆ Startup workers are on edge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, we're looking at why startups that have navigated multiple rounds of layoffs have left their workers feeling defeated. It's a question more and more startup employees are contemplating amid a historic downturn in the industry coupled with a pullback in VC funding. But as Insider's Samantha Stokes and Madeline Renbarger detail, employees are on edge nowadays because of the threat of multiple layoffs in a short time. Why work for a corporate entity and be a cog in the wheel when you can get hands-on experience at a startup? AdvertisementAdvertisementiStock; Rebecca Zisser/InsiderBut just because layoffs are a necessary evil of the startup industry, that doesn't mean employees' concerns aren't warranted.

Persons: —, Jamie Dimon isn't, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon isn't, Samantha Lee, Samantha Stokes, Madeline Renbarger, Samantha, Madeline they've, Rebecca Zisser, Severance, Jamie Dimon, David Rosenberg, Myriam, Airism, Arantza Pena Popo, Chris Rondeau, it's, Katy Perry, Pablo Picasso, Kiersten, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, What's, JPMorgan, EV, Microsoft, TikTok, IBM, Boeing, Meta, Mattel Locations: Southern California, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Mexican Senate cancels trusts for judiciary worth over $800 mln
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Senate, controlled by Lopez Obrador's leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and its allies, approved the measure to do away with the trusts worth some 15 billion pesos ($820 million). Last week, the lower house of Congress voted to wind up the trusts, whose funds are due to be absorbed by the government. Mexico's Supreme Court said this month the elimination of the trusts will affect workers in the judiciary, pointing to their pensions and other social security benefits. "How does the judiciary benefit the Mexican people, or the majority of Mexicans? Critics of Lopez Obrador see the judiciary as a bulwark against his efforts to concentrate power.

Persons: Henry Romero, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador's, Lopez Obrador, hock, it's, Dave Graham, Natalia Siniawski, Michael Perry Organizations: Supreme, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO

☆ Hezbollah chief meets top Palestinian leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gestures as he addresses his supporters through a screen in Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah met with top leaders of the Palestinian militant factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to a report by Hezbollah's al-Manar TV, saying they had assessed what their alliance must do to "achieve a real victory for the resistance" in Gaza. The meeting grouped Hezbollah's Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, with Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri, and Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala, al-Manar reported. "The meeting ... assessed the positions taken internationally and what the Axis of Resistance must do", a headline on al-Manar said, referring to an alliance of Iran, Palestinian militant groups, Syria, Lebanon's Hezbollah and other factions. Writing by Tom Perry Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Mohamed Azakir, Hezbollah's, Hezbollah's Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Saleh al, Ziad al, Manar, Tom Perry, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Islamic, Thomson Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Rights BEIRUT, Gaza, Iran, Palestinian, Syria

Johnson of Louisiana, a lower-ranked member of the House GOP leadership team, becomes the fourth Republican nominee in what has become an almost absurd cycle of political infighting since Kevin McCarthy's ouster as GOP factions jockey for power. “I made my decision based on my relationship with the conference,” he said, referring to the GOP majority. House Republicans returned behind closed doors, where they spend much of their time, desperately searching for a leader who can unite the factions, reopen the House and get the U.S. Congress working again. In the end, Johnson won 128 votes on the evening ballot, more than any other candidate. With Republicans controlling the House 221-212 over Democrats, any GOP nominee can afford just a few detractors to win the gavel.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump . Johnson of, Kevin McCarthy's, Johnson, Mike, won’t, don’t, ”, Steve Womack, we’ll, Tom Emmer briskly, “, Emmer, “ We'll, ” Trump, wasn’t MAGA, Trump, Steve Scalise, Johnson's, Byron Donalds of, McCarthy, ” Johnson, Scalise, “ We're, Jim Jordan, Victoria Spartz, Steve Bannon, Jordan, Scott Perry, Ralph Norman, Joe Biden, —, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia, Patrick McHenry, Republicans —, McHenry, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Republicans, GOP, Republican, selfies, Republicans, Capitol, House Republicans, U.S, Congress, NBC News, Trump, Caucus, Federal, Financial Services, Associated Press Locations: Donald Trump . Johnson of Louisiana, New York, Byron Donalds of Florida, Israel, Ukraine, U.S, Mexico, R

Hamas on Monday freed two Israeli women among the more than 200 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 assault. "The path is a path of unrelenting attacks, damaging Hamas everywhere and in every way. "We are well prepared for the ground operations in the south," he added, referring to southern Israel, which abuts Gaza. "Any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire. At least 5,087 Palestinians have been killed in two weeks of strikes, including 2,055 children, the health ministry said.

Persons: Israel, Barack Obama, General Herzi Halevi, Halevi, Joe Biden, OBAMA, ISRAEL, Obama, Biden, Antony Blinken, Gazans, Nidal al, Ari Rabinovitch, Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland, Rami Ayyub, Humeyra Pamuk, Dan Williams, Emily Rose, Moaz Abd, Arshad Mohammed, Howard Goller, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Security Council, Troops, House, Pentagon, State Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical, REUTERS, Reuters, Israel, Hamas, Security, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Gaza, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Palestinian, United States, U.S, retaliating, Ichilov, Tel Aviv, China, Russia, Gaza's Al, Jerusalem, Washington, Cairo

☆ China will do utmost to contribute to Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation - state media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Liz Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on the white paper on "A Global Community of Shared Future: China's Proposals and Actions", in Beijing, China September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Shubing Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 24 (Reuters) - China will do its utmost when it comes to contributing to Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation, its foreign minister told his Israeli counterpart in a phone call on Monday, according to Chinese state media. China will firmly support any resolution as long as it is conducive to peace, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israel's Eli Cohen, calling the conflict a "major choice between war and peace", state media said on Tuesday. China calls for the convening of a "more authoritative, wide-ranging and effective international peace conference" soonest to promote the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Wang said. China and Russia share the same position that the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people have not been met.

Persons: Wang Yi, Shubing Wang, Israel's Eli Cohen, Wang, Riyad al, Liz Lee, Jacqueline Wong, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Palestinian Foreign, Maliki, UN Security Council, Global Times, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Russia, United States, Shanghai

☆ At unicorn startup Carta, a culture of absolute fealty to an erratic and vindictive CEO, employees say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Both men remained valued employees at Carta, with the sales representative even getting promoted just weeks after the alleged "helicopter penis" incident, according to former employees. CEO Henry Ward cofounded Carta, originally called eShares, in 2012 as a service for startups to digitize their paper stock certificates. Today Carta helps startups track their investors, employees manage their equity awards, and venture capitalists administer their funds. The lawsuit says that 10 days after Rogers filed her complaint, Ward "began treating Ms. Rogers in an aggressive and demeaning manner during several meetings." Many of the employees who have spoken out publicly about Carta and Ward have found themselves embroiled in expensive legal battles.

Persons: Lisa Whittaker, Whittaker, Jerry Talton, David Kim, Andrea Lamari, Kim, Henry Ward, Andreessen Horowitz, Ward, Henry, Alex Kurland, Carta, Peter Thiel, Simon Cowell, Talton's, Suzanne Elovic, Elovic, Lamari, Jeff Perry, Perry, salespeople, JT Goodman, Goodman, Goodman didn't, Jeff Perrry, Allie Rogers, Rogers, Rodgers, Rachel Mayes, Ward doesn't, Mayes, Jeff, Jeff Perry countersued, Orrick Herrington, Sutcliffe, Kleiner Perkins, Ellen Pao, Amanda Sheets, Sheets, Pushback, Lindauer, Whitaker, Whittaker wasn't, Barbara Byrne, Byrne, Talton, Joe Osnoss, Osnoss, Heidi Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Carta, UBS, Gold Club, Lightspeed, California Civil Rights Department, Meritech, YouTube, Win, York Stock Exchange, San, San Francisco Superior, San Francisco Superior Court, Barclays, Lehman Brothers, Montana Human Rights Bureau Locations: San Francisco, Brazil, Silicon Valley, California, Palo, Iranian, Lindauer, Silver, Montana

☆ China's massive navy is only getting bigger, and the US is looking overseas for help keeping its warships in action
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For years, the US Navy has struggled to complete repairs of its ships on time. To reduce workload at domestic shipyards and keep ships at sea, the US is looking for help overseas. That number has improved, but delays persist amid other challenges at Navy shipyards. Salvor was the first ship repaired in India following the signing of a Master Ship Repair Agreement with L&T Shipyard. "It's all hands on deck within the free world right now, and I think something like that would simultaneously enhance our ability to repair ships more quickly and also be a deterrent in the Pacific."

Persons: —, MCS3 Brandon Roberson, Biden, USNS Charles Drew, USNS Matthew Perry, Salvor, Fitzgerald, Leonard Adams, Carlos Del Toro, Charles Drew, Del Toro, Joel Garcia Japan, Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel, Harry Harris Jr, Harris, Paul, Wendy Hallmark, Rob Wittman, Wittman, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher Organizations: US Navy, Service, Pentagon, Navy, MCS3 Brandon Roberson Public, Maritime Sealift Command, USNS, Larsen & Toubro Shipyard, USNS Salvor, T Shipyard, Military Sealift Command, Mazgaon, Goa Shipyard, Getty, US, White, National Press, Nikkei Asia, US Military Sealift Command, Pacific Command, USS, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Republican, House Armed Services Committee, Capitol, Strategic Competition Locations: Western, Washington, China, Norfolk, India, Chennai, Shipbuilders, Mumbai, Goa, Japan, Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, extremis, USS Minneapolis, St, United States

☆ Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified from U.S. Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Oct 22, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Team Great Britain drives during the 2023 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Mercedes accepted their punishment after Formula One stewards disqualified Lewis Hamilton from second place in Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix along with sixth-placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. Mercedes had brought an upgraded car to Texas and Hamilton, whose team mate George Russell moved up to fifth, had looked more competitive. "We can take a lot of positives from the car performance today," said Wolff. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Christian Schmollinger and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Jerome Miron, Mercedes, Charles Leclerc, COTA, Toto Wolff, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, George Russell, Wolff, Carlos Sainz, Alan Baldwin, Christian Schmollinger, Michael Perry Organizations: Mercedes, Petronas Motorsport, Great, Prix, Circuit, Ferrari, FIA, Austin's Circuit, Thomson Locations: Austin , Texas, USA, Americas, , Texas, Sunday's U.S, Texas, Hamilton, London

☆ Sargeant ends a 30-year wait for US driver to score in F1
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sargeant was classified 10th at Austin's Circuit of the Americas after Mercedes' Hamilton was stripped of second place and Ferrari's Leclerc lost his sixth place when their cars failed post-race checks. The last U.S. driver before the 22-year-old Florida native to score in a grand prix was Michael Andretti with McLaren in 1993. "It’s amazing to score my first point in F1 on home turf after the challenging weekend I’ve had," said Sargeant, who failed to finish the previous race in Qatar after suffering exhaustion in the heat. The team are seventh out of 10 in the constructors' standings, 10 points clear of eighth-placed Alfa Romeo with four races remaining. Australian Daniel Ricciardo, returning from injury at AlphaTauri, is now the only driver on the starting grid yet to score this season.

Persons: Williams, Logan Sargeant, Greenlee Beal, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Sargeant, Mercedes, Hamilton, Ferrari's Leclerc, Michael Andretti, I’ve, we’ve, Alex Albon, Romeo, Daniel Ricciardo, Alan Baldwin, Michael Perry Organizations: United, Prix, REUTERS, Williams, Formula, Austin's Circuit, McLaren, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, , Texas, Florida, Qatar, AlphaTauri, London

☆ Opinion: What violent threats against the Jim Jordan holdouts tell us about the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Opinion John Avlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The failed full-court press to install Republican Rep. Jim Jordan as House Speaker revealed ugly examples of how violent threats are becoming normalized inside Trump’s GOP. According to Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas, the strategy behind the threats is to “Attack, attack, attack. In the run-up to that attack, members of the Proud Boys even bragged that they could dress up as Antifa. In the next breath, however, he says that the war in Israel creates moral urgency to push through a Jim Jordan speakership. Any sense that this was a random unhinged person without a partisan political agenda was demolished by his demand that the congressman vote for “Jim Jordan or more conservative.” This caller has explicit right-wing ideological demands.

Persons: John Avlon, “, Jim Jordan, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Jordan, Ken Buck, Colorado, he’d, Steve Womack, “ It’s, —, Jake Tapper’s, ” It’s, bender, That’s, Jim Jordan speakership, doesn’t, ”, Trump, Trump’s, Liz Cheney, Scott Perry, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Jake Sherman, Rep, Warren Davidson, Donald Trump’s, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, Jordan couldn’t Organizations: CNN, Republican, GOP, ”, NBC, Republicans, Capitol, Trump, Rep, Punchbowl News, Ohio, Republican Party, Utah Locations: “ Lincoln, Iowa, Arkansas, Israel, Scott Perry of

☆ Long-shot Republican candidate Perry Johnson drops out of White House race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate and businessman Perry Johnson speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party's First in the Nation Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 20 (Reuters) - Perry Johnson, a businessman and long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, dropped out of the 2024 White House race on Friday. Johnson failed to qualify for the two Republican presidential debates held so far this year because of a lack of donors and negligible support in polls. Another long-shot contender, former Texas congressman Will Hurd, dropped out of the Republican nominating race on Oct. 9. Former Republican President Donald Trump remains the runaway frontrunner to become the party's White House standard-bearer next year.

Persons: Perry Johnson, Brian Snyder, Johnson, Will Hurd, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Reid, Rod Nickel Organizations: New Hampshire Republican Party's, Nation Leadership Summit, REUTERS, Republican, White, Michigan, Republicans, Trump, South, Thomson Locations: Nashua , New Hampshire, U.S, Texas, South Carolina

Aside from McCarthy and Jordan, Republicans have also rejected their No. That plan would give more authority to Republican Representative Patrick McHenry, who is filling the speaker's chair on a temporary basis. He helped to engineer government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 and helped to push Republican Speaker John Boehner into retirement in 2015. Jordan's vote total of 194 was less than McCarthy netted in 15 grueling rounds of voting in January. Jordan's Republican opponents declined to celebrate in the wake of his defeat.

Persons: Republican Jim Jordan's, Joe Biden's, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Lawmakers, Austin Scott, Kevin Hern, Jodey Arrington, Patrick McHenry, Jim Jordan, Jonathan Ernst, McHenry, Donald Trump, Biden's, I've, shutdowns, John Boehner, Jordan's, Scott Perry, he's, Katherine Clark, Mario Diaz, David Morgan, Katharine Jackson, Gram Slattery, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Chizu Nomiyama, Nick Zieminski, Grant McCool Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, Republicans, U.S, Sunday, U.S ., House Democrats, U.S . Rep, Capitol, REUTERS, Financial Services, White, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Washington , U.S

I don't know if that's a newsflash for anybody here," Republican Representative Scott Perry said. Republican Representative Jodey Arrington, who has been floated as an alternative, said he was backing Jordan for now. That plan would give more authority to Republican Representative Patrick McHenry, who is filling the speaker's chair on a temporary basis. House Democrats and the White House have said they are open to the idea, but Republicans rejected it on Thursday. He helped to engineer government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 and helped to push Republican Speaker John Boehner into retirement in 2015.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jonathan Ernst, Republican Jim Jordan, Joe Biden's, Jordan, Biden, Donald Trump, Biden's, I've, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Scott Perry, he's, Katherine Clark, Jodey Arrington, Patrick McHenry, PETTY, shutdowns, John Boehner, David Morgan, Katharine Jackson, Gram Slattery, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Grant McCool, Chizu Nomiyama, Nick Zieminski Organizations: U.S . Rep, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, U.S . House, Representatives, Democratic, House Democrats, Investors, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican businessman Perry Johnson suspended his long-shot bid for president on Friday after failing to gain traction in the race. Johnson said the fact that he wasn't permitted to participate in the debates played a major role in his decision. Johnson spent money earlier this year to run an ad during the Super Bowl targeting voters in Iowa, the first state to vote on the GOP presidential field, touting his plan to cut federal spending by 2% every year. He announced his presidential bid in early March shortly after speaking at the opening day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. The businessman earned a fortune starting Michigan-based Perry Johnson Registrars Inc., which certifies if businesses are meeting industrial standards.

Persons: Perry Johnson, Johnson, hadn't, “ I've, ” Johnson, Donald Trump, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Will Hurd, hadn’t, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Republican, Republican National Committee, RNC, Republican, Miami Mayor, Federal, Commission, GOP, Michigan, Bowl, Conservative Political, Conference, Inc, Republicans Locations: United States, Texas, Iowa, Michigan

☆ Long-Shot Republican Candidate Perry Johnson Drops Out of White House Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Tim Reid(Reuters) - Perry Johnson, a businessman and long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, dropped out of the 2024 White House race on Friday. Johnson failed to qualify for the two Republican presidential debates held so far this year because of a lack of donors and negligible support in polls. He tried to run for Michigan governor last year but was disqualified after his campaign filed invalid nominating signatures. Another long-shot contender, former Texas congressman Will Hurd, dropped out of the Republican nominating race on Oct. 9. Former Republican President Donald Trump remains the runaway frontrunner to become the party's White House standard-bearer next year.

Persons: Tim Reid, Perry Johnson, Johnson, Will Hurd, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Rod Nickel Organizations: Republican, White, Michigan, Republicans, Trump, South Locations: Texas, South Carolina

☆ George Clooney and other stars offer to pay millions more in union dues to help end actors’ strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —George Clooney, Tyler Perry and other A-list actors have made a significant proposal to try to help resolve the months-long actors’ strike. Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, along with Clooney and Perry, were among the prominent guild members who met with union leaders Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. Clooney told Deadline they want to help end the strike. “A lot of the top earners want to be part of the solution,” Clooney told the outlet. “We’ve offered to remove the cap on dues, which would bring over $50 million to the union annually.

Persons: CNN — George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Clooney, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Perry, Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree, ” Clooney, We’ve Organizations: CNN, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers Locations: Ireland

☆ Lebanese army says journalist killed by Israeli gunfire in southern Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army said a journalist was killed by Israeli gunfire on Thursday in a southern Lebanon border area where Israel's forces and Lebanese group Hezbollah had a heavy exchange of fire. The Lebanese army described the seven people as media personnel, saying Israeli forces targeted them with machine guns, killing one and wounding another. The incident came nearly a week after a Reuters journalist was killed and other journalists injured in southern Lebanon. Cross-border exchanges have flared since Oct. 7, when Palestinian group Hamas attacked southern Israel and Israeli forces launched a counteroffensive on Gaza. The Israeli military said fighters in Lebanon had fired at least two anti-armour missiles into Israel, striking the village of Manara without causing casualties.

Persons: Israel, Sheikh Abad's, Andrea Tenenti, Tenenti, Dan Williams, Tom Perry, Rami Ayyub, Edmund Blair, Alex Richardson, Grant McCool, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Lebanese, Hezbollah, Lebanese Armed Forces, UNIFIL, Reuters, Thomson Locations: JERUSALEM, BEIRUT, Lebanon, Lebanese, Israel, Iran, Manara, Gaza

☆ Music publishers sue Amazon-backed AI company, accusing it of 'systematic and widespread' infringement of song lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Chris Johnston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Amazon-backed AI company is accused of "systematic and widespread infringement" of song lyrics. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe AI company that Amazon recently took a $4 billion stake in is being sued by a trio of music companies, which have accused the startup of "systematic and widespread infringement of their copyrighted song lyrics." The suit against Anthropic was filed in Nashville on Wednesday by Universal Music Group Publishing (UMGP), along with Concord Music Group and ABKCO. UMGP is part of Universal Music Group, the world's biggest music company. The AI company is also accused of infringing material under copyright even when not specifically asked to do so.

Persons: —, Anthropic, Claude, Katy Perry, Matthew J . Oppenheim Organizations: Universal Music Group Publishing, Nashville Wednesday, Business, Service, Amazon, Wednesday, Concord Music, Universal Music Group, Oppenheim Locations: Nashville, UMGP, San Francisco, Anthropic

☆ Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude is posting lyrics to popular songs, lawsuit claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Universal Music has sued artificial intelligence startup Anthropic over "systematic and widespread infringement of their copyrighted song lyrics," per a filing Wednesday in a Tennessee federal court. One example from the lawsuit: When a user asks Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude about the lyrics to the song "Roar" by Katy Perry, it generates an "almost identical copy of those lyrics," violating the rights of Concord, the copyright owner, per the filing. The lawsuit also named Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" as an example of Anthropic's alleged copyright infringement, as Universal owns the rights to its lyrics. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former OpenAI research executives and funded by companies including Google , Salesforce and Zoom. "We have been focused on businesses, on making Claude as robustly safe as possible," Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of Anthropic, told CNBC in a July interview.

Persons: Katy Perry, Claude, Gloria Gaynor's, Anthropic's, Anthropic, Kamala Harris, OpenAI's, Daniela Amodei Organizations: Pepsi, University of Phoenix, Farm, Universal Music, Universal, Google, White, Microsoft, CNBC Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Tennessee, Concord, ABKCO

☆ 22 House Republicans voted to sink Jim Jordan's speakership bid for the second time — even more than the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the speaker's gavel for the second time. In a striking blow to his candidacy, even more House Republicans voted against him than last time. The House of Representatives held a second vote on the matter on Wednesday, one day after 20 House Republicans voted against their own party's nominee for the top job. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Republicans who voted against Jordan supported a range of other candidates, including McCarthy, Scalise, and former Rep. Lee Zeldin. Here are the 22 Republicans who voted against Jordan:

Persons: Jim Jordan, —, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, Steve Scalise's, Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, — Rep, Scott Perry, Pennsylvania, Perry, Patrick McHenry, Lee Zeldin, Hakeem Jeffries Organizations: Republicans, Service, Ohio Republican, Twitter Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Ukraine, Israel

Rep. Jim Jordan again fell short on Wednesday in his bid to become speaker, his prospects growing dimmer as time wore on. Twenty-two House Republicans voted against the Ohio Republican, as his opposition grew from a day prior, spelling trouble for his path forward in the chamber. Adding to Jordan’s troubles was a pledge by lawmakers to support Jordan in the first round as a good-faith show of support to their party’s speaker nominee – but not necessarily beyond. “This is the fight – which Jim Jordan represents – to end the status quo, and it ain’t easy,” Perry said. A group of Republicans on Wednesday were reportedly eyeing moving forward with a motion to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry, who was designated speaker pro tempore when former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jordan, Jordan’s, Scott Perry, ” Perry, “, Tom Cole, you’re, Patrick McHenry, Kevin McCarthy, McHenry Organizations: Republicans, Ohio Republican, Republican, Oklahoma Republican, Wednesday, ”, Democrats Locations: Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Jordan, –, Oklahoma

☆ Protesters in Mideast vent fury at Gaza blast as Europe ups security
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied blame. In Tunis, protesters burned Israeli and American flags and demanded the expulsion of the U.S. and French ambassadors for what they termed their unconditional support for Israel. In Amman, deployed riot police pushed back thousands of Jordanian protesters planning to march on the heavily fortified Israeli embassy. 'REVENGE, REVENGE'The protesters voiced slogans backing Hamas, including "Revenge ... revenge ... O Hamas, bomb Tel Aviv." In Lebanon, security forces fired tear gas and water canon at protesters who were throwing projectiles as a protest near the U.S. embassy north of Beirut turned violent, footage broadcast by footage broadcast by Lebanese broadcaster al-Jadeed.

Persons: Jihed, Israel, “, ”, Ines Laswed, Nadia Sweilam, It's, Hesham Safieddine, Matteo Piantedosi, Tarek Amara, Suleiman al, Tom Perry, Benoit Van Overstraeten, William Maclean, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Wednesday, Islamic Jihad, Israel, West Bank, Hamas, Hezbollah, French Foreign, Islamic State, Thomson Locations: Al, Ahli, Gaza, Tunis, Tunisia, Israel France, Lebanon, Europe, France, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Turkey, Amman, Rabia, Jordanian, Tel Aviv, U.S, Beirut, Lebanese, Palestinian, America, Hamas's, Versailles, Italy, Italian, Milan, Khalidi, Paris

☆ Factbox-Iran's Middle East Allies Primed as Israel-Hamas War Rages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Since the war erupted on Oct. 7, the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has already mounted operations against Israel, while others have threatened U.S. interests. Hezbollah has trained paramilitary groups in Syria and Iraq and inspired other forces such as Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis. Other Iran-backed Shi'ite groups backed by Tehran have played a vital combat role in Syria, including groups from Afghanistan and Iraq. Iran-backed forces have deployed across much of government-held Syria during the war, including at the Iraqi border and near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has mounted airstrikes targeting Iranian and Iran-backed forces.

Persons: Israel, Bashar al, Assad, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, YEMEN Yemen's, Tom Perry, Edmund Blair Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Party, Iran's, Guards, United, . Marine, U.S, Popular, Forces, Reuters, SYRIA Iran's Revolutionary Guards, The U.S . Fifth Fleet, Revolutionary Guards, U.S . Navy Locations: BEIRUT, Israel, Tehran, Iran, Lebanese, LEBANON, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, . Washington, United States, Beirut, IRAQ, U.S, State, SYRIA, Afghanistan, Golan Heights, YEMEN, Gaza, Saudi, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, The, Bahrain, Gulf of Oman

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