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☆ Russia's armored trains are a valuable tool with some big vulnerabilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Hope Seck | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russia has used armored trains for military purposes for more than a century. Russia's use of armored trains for transport, mine-clearing, and resupply, however, has drawn particular scrutiny and criticism. Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHowever, as details have emerged about these new armored transport trains used in Ukraine, observers have expressed bemusement. A video by the YouTube channel EngineerReact summarizes the primary problems with train warfare in the 21st century, calling Russia's armored trains "a terrible idea." "That was probably the best use of [military trains] in an offensive operation, in combat, in the recent wars," he said.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, luxuriously, trainspotter, Maksim Konstantinov, Richard Killblane, Scott Sturkol Killblane, Killblane, Taji, Jerome Bishop The, it's, there's Organizations: Service, Red Army, Russo, Museum of Russian Railways, Getty, YouTube, Ukraine's Territorial Defence Force, Army Special Forces, Army Transportation School, Army, US Army, Jerome Bishop The US Army, 757th Expeditionary Railway Center Locations: Russia, Ukraine, United States, Japanese, Germany, Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Russian, St . Petersburg, McCoy, Wisconsin, Iraq, Mosul, Taji, Sadr

☆ Indian economy regains its swagger as China stumbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New Delhi CNN —India’s economy is like an elephant. India’s economy is currently worth nearly $3.5 trillion, making it the world’s fifth largest. “India’s economy is comfortably placed to grow at an annual rate of at least 6% in the coming few years,” Barclays said. But even as India’s heft is increasing, it is far from recreating the economic miracle China unleashed decades ago. It will, no doubt — though it won’t be enough to shield the world economy should China’s economy stumble badly,” they added.

Persons: Narendra Modi, ”, Eswar Prasad, Modi, Prasad, Ludovic Marin, Mukesh Ambani’s, Gautam Adani’s, Willy Shih, Frederic Neumann, Justin Feng Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Economic, Cornell University, International Monetary Fund, China, Barclays, IMF, ” Barclays, Hindustan Times, Modi, bonanza, Unified, Bharat, Getty, Bank, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, Apple, Harvard Business School, HSBC Locations: New Delhi, India, Switzerland, Davos, ”, ’, China, ” New Delhi, Sewri, Mumbai Bhushan, AFP, Beijing, Washington

☆ Finance Chiefs Take Measured Approach to Using Real-Time Payments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Kristin Broughton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Reserve rolled out its FedNow real-time payments system in July. Photo: win mcnamee/ReutersWith real-time payments, chief financial officers can pay their suppliers in seconds, but many CFOs are holding off on using them in the back office, waiting to see if the value ultimately outweighs the costs. The Federal Reserve in July rolled out FedNow, a real-time payments system that allows businesses and consumers to move money instantly. The launch aims to expand access to faster payments to more financial institutions and their customers. A similar payments system from the Clearing House, a payment network owned by large financial institutions, launched in 2017.

Persons: mcnamee Organizations: Federal Reserve, Clearing

OTTAWA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Thursday ordered the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project to stop work in a wetland area near Abbotsford, British Columbia, after inspectors found several environmental and safety-related non-compliances. Trans Mountain Corp, the Canadian government-owned corporation building the expansion project, said the order applies to a specific work area of about 800 metres. Work on the oil pipeline expansion project is more than 95% complete, Trans Mountain said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government bought the pipeline in 2018 to ensure the expansion project went ahead. In 2021, Trans Mountain was ordered to stop work for four months to protect hummingbird nests along a one-kilometer section of its route.

Persons: Justin Trudeau's, Ismail Shakil, Nia Williams, Leslie Adler, Diane Craft, Aurora Ellis Organizations: OTTAWA, Canada Energy Regulator, Canadian, Trans Mountain Corp, U.S ., Justin Trudeau's Liberal, Thomson Locations: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Alberta, Coast, Asia, U.S . West Coast, Trans

☆ Ukraine's 'Iron General' says Western supplies of mine-clearing equipment are 'insufficient' to achieve a breakthrough against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian minefields, which stretch back for more than 12 miles, have been a major challenge, he said. Western de-mining equipment has been able to counter the scale of these minefields. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe commander in chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces believes that Western supplies of mine-clearing equipment are "insufficient" in the face of Russia's formidable minefields. He went on to describe the equipment Ukrainian forces will need to achieve a breakthrough, saying that Ukraine didn't have sufficient mine-clearing equipment. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine launched its much-anticipated counteroffensive to drive Russian forces from east and south Ukraine in the summer.

Persons: Valerii Zaluzhny, —, Zaluzhny Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Armed Forces, Washington Post Locations: Ukraine, Western, Russia

☆ Supreme Court to consider whether ‘Trump Too Small’ can be trademarked without ex-president’s permission
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A political activist’s desire to register a suggestive phrase targeting Donald Trump’s anatomy and policies is at the center of a Supreme Court case being heard Wednesday that will test the limits of the First Amendment. Elster appealed to the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which ultimately refused registration. A federal appeals court, however, later held that the refusal violated Elster’s First Amendment rights. Trump did not weigh in on the case in a friend-of-the-court brief. In two recent cases, the court bolstered First Amendment protections when it declined to back decisions by the USPTO to deny trademark registrations based on other parts of the Lanham Act.

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☆ Ukraine's counteroffensive has struggled, but Zelenskyy says the blow it dealt in the Black Sea is one for the history books
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Zelenskyy praised Ukraine's wins in the Black Sea, noting they'd "be in history textbooks." Ukraine's success in the battle for the Black Sea is what will be in history textbooks, though it's not discussed as often now." Ukraine's forces followed up that attack with a later strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters. AdvertisementAdvertisementSevastopol has been the longstanding headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet, a key part of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Whether or not those victories in the Black Sea are sufficient to call the counteroffensive a success is debatable.

Persons: Zelenskyy, Ukraine's, hasn't, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it's, David, Wojciech Grzedzinski, Gornyak, Shashank Joshi Organizations: Service, 80th Air Assault Brigade, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Ukraine, Black, REUTERS, Economist's, Fleet Locations: Zaporizhzhia, Crimea, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Syria, Donetsk Oblast, Sevastopol, Kerch, Ukrainian, Avdiivka

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will raise the plight of a detained democracy blogger with Chinese leaders during a state visit to China. Albanese said he had approved a draft letter to the sons of Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China since 2019. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesThey said they had just last week received the first letter Yang had been allowed to send from detention. Feng said Albanese becoming the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China created an opportunity for Yang. They hoped Australian authorities could “achieve a second miracle by saving our father.”Asked about Cheng’s case, Albanese told reporters: “Every case is ... different.”

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Albanese, Yang Hengjun, “, ” Albanese, Yang, ” Yang, Feng Chongyi, Feng, “ It’s, ” Feng, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Cheng Lei, Xi, Cheng, Yang’s, ” Organizations: —, China’s Ministry of State Security, China Locations: CANBERRA, Australia, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Indonesia

☆ SolarEdge forecasts dour Q4 revenue as demand concerns loom; shares plunge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Miniatures of solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of SolarEdge logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG.O) on Wednesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on weak demand for its solar inverters, sending the company's shares down 22.3% in extended trade. While in the United States, higher interest rates and a metering reform in California, the country's largest solar market, have dented demand for solar. SolarEdge had trimmed its third-quarter revenue expectations last month due to high inventories and a slowdown in installation which led to substantial cancellations and backlog clearing from its European distributors in the quarter. Peer Enphase (ENPH.O) had also forecast a weak fourth- quarter revenue.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Zvi Lando, Peer Enphase, Sourasis Bose, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, SolarEdge Technologies, Wall, Thomson Locations: Europe, United States, California, Bengaluru

☆ People with 'poor speech etiquette' always use these 7 'rude' phrases, says public speaking expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( John Bowe | In Johnfbowe | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As a public speaking trainer, I always urge people to think carefully about their listeners before speaking. Here are seven rude phrases that people with poor speech etiquette always use — and what to say instead:1. This phrase is great when you're offering someone a choice ("Do you want to go to lunch with me?"). What to say instead: State your request directly. What to say instead: Skip it altogether and remember that silence can be a beautiful thing.

Persons: it's, ender, It's, ‘, Skip Organizations: Harvard

☆ Southern California wildfire forces 4,000 residents to evacuate homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, California, on Oct. 30, 2023. Roughly 4,000 residents in Southern California have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a raging fire in the small town of Aguanga in Riverside County, which spread further overnight. In the evening, it was reclassified as a "critical rate" spread and had grown to more than 1,200 acres. On Monday, 1,139 homes near the area were ordered to evacuate, equating to about 4,000 people, according to Maggie Cline De La Rosa, a spokesperson for the county fire department. The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert to surrounding neighborhoods due to the windblown dust and smoke of the wildfire.

Persons: Maggie Cline De La Rosa, De, De La Rosa Organizations: Riverside County Fire Department, National Weather Service, CNBC Locations: Aguanga , California, Southern California, Aguanga, Riverside County, Riverside, De La, California

Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693. Another accused Boston witch, known as Goodwife Ann Glover or Goody Glover, was hanged in the city in 1688. Jane Swift signed a bill exonerating five women executed during the witch trials in Salem. Nineteen were hanged during the Salem witch trials while a 20th victim was pressed to death. Johnson is believed to be the last accused Salem witch to have her conviction set aside.

Persons: Margaret Jones, Josh Hutchinson, “, ”, Hutchinson, Ann Hibbins, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Hawthorne's “, Goodwife Ann Glover, Goody Glover, Young, David Allen Lambert, Lambert, — Mary Perkins Bradbury —, Samuel Sewall, Ann Pudeator, Jane Swift, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Wildes, Elizabeth Johnson Jr, Johnson, Salem, Widow Krieger, Krieger, Joyce Held, Lisa Rathke Organizations: BOSTON, —, Massachusetts, Hunt, Statehouse, Massachusetts Gov, New, Genealogical Society, Historical Society, Bennington Museum Locations: Massachusetts, New England, Commonwealth, Salem, Boston, Connecticut, ” Massachusetts, ”, Pownal , Vermont, New York, “, Marshfield , Vermont

☆ Biden Administration Approves Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Yet, in Virginia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Brad Plumer | More About Brad Plumer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Interior Department on Tuesday approved a plan to install up to 176 giant wind turbines off the coast of Virginia, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm yet. The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, to be built by Dominion Energy, is the fifth commercial-scale offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration. The decision comes at a perilous time for the offshore wind industry. To fight climate change, the Biden administration wants to install 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power in the United States by 2030. In New York, the developers of four proposed offshore wind farms recently asked the state for more money before moving forward.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Interior Department, Dominion Energy, Commonwealth, York Locations: Virginia, United States, Pacific, Massachusetts, New York

☆ The CEO of UNest resigned after she said the board asked her to approve an 'illegal' takeover, according to a leaked email. The company says customer accounts are safe.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"This matter is very confidential and person who leaked the email can be subject to legal claims," Yudina wrote. UNest boasted 400,000 users that year and said it was on track to hit a million users in 2022. "I wasn't doing something that I perceived as illegal and unethical, therefore I stepped down from the position of CEO," Yudina wrote. "Tech industry is navigating a lot of headwinds and even strong startup founders get affected," Yudina wrote, before saying that people should be focused on supporting Israel. "As we navigate the hurdles of our daily lives, it's crucial to remember that there are people on another continent enduring unimaginable suffering and uncertainty," Yudina wrote in the message.

Persons: Ksenia Yudina, UNest, Yudina, I'm, Michael Doniger, Doniger, Franklin Templeton, Northwestern Mutual –, Star Baron Davis, Laura Dern, –, SVB, Ben Bergman, bbergman@insider.com Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, LinkedIn, Apex, Capital Group, Artemis, Anthos, Northwestern Mutual, Star, Business, Tech, Israel Locations: Silicon, Anthos Capital, UNest, Silicon Valley

☆ Nipah virus outbreak in India renews calls to protect bat roosts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sreekanth Sivadasan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +15 min

Because spillover risk is concentrated in lower income countries in the tropical south, the cost of preventing another pandemic falls squarely on nations that can least afford it. To that end, federal and state officials say they are talking about ways to protect bat habitats in areas where spillover risk is high. Investigators still don’t know precisely how the virus jumped from bats to people in each of the four Kerala outbreaks dating back to 2018. BAT MAGNETS: Bananas and areca nuts grow on land that was home to the first patient who died in a recent Nipah outbreak in Kerala, India. The state would need to act to protect trees and bat roosts, they said.

Persons: Subrat Mohapatra, ” Mohapatra, coronaviruses, Bhupender Yadav, Veena George, ”, Nigel Sizer, Biden, Sizer, Pamela Hamamoto, Muhammad Ali, Pinarayi Vijayan, Sreehari Raman, “ I've, ” Raman, Kerala Agricultural University Dean P.O, Nameer, Sajith Kizhakkayil, “, ” Vijayan, Unni Vengeri, Francisco Pérez, Sreekanth Sivadasan, Rupam Jain, Deborah J, Nelson, Ryan McNeill, Allison Martell, Sam Hart, Simon Newman, Janet Roberts, Feilding Organizations: World Health Organization, Reuters, WHO, Bank, Fund, European, European Union, BAT, Kerala Agricultural University, Research, United, Coalition, European Commission Locations: INDIA, India’s Kerala, India’s, Asia, Kerala, Kozhikode, Geneva, U.S, European, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, United Nations, Maruthonkara, Changaroth, Kerala’s midland, Berlin

☆ Hostages in mind, Israel moves slowly in Gaza ground offensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Troops freed an Israeli soldier from Hamas captivity during the ground operation in Gaza, the military said on Monday. An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment on details of the offensive, citing sensitivity with the issue. Saying any lull in fighting would benefit Hamas, Israel rejected the calls, in the first public split between Israel and its allies since Oct. 7. ENCIRCLING GAZA CITYAfter amassing hundreds of thousands of soldiers, including reservists, on its border with Gaza, Israel made the first sustained ground incursions of the offensive on Friday. Israeli military forces are aware of the dangers with heavily built up areas in Gaza and the dangers of sending in broad forces.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Amos Yadlin, Israel, Benny Gantz, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Daniel Hagari, Salah Al Deen, Abu Ahmad, Hagari, Omri Attar, I'm, Ben Milch, they're, Milch, Jonathan Saul, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: Hamas, Israeli Defence Forces, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Reuters, Troops, ., Saturday, Forces, Islamic, Combat Engineering Corps, IDF, Thomson Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Hamas, GAZA, Gaza City, Jerusalem

☆ Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Oversight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Christina Jewett | More About Christina Jewett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

spokesman, said the agency’s staff members review thousands of pages before clearing A.I. oversight right in medicine, a task that involves several agencies, is critical, said Dr. Ehrenfeld, the A.M.A. in deadly plane crashes to warn about the perils of automated safety systems overriding a pilot’s — or a doctor’s — judgment. He is concerned that doctors might encounter a similar use of A.I. is there should be an obvious place to start,” Dr. Ehrenfeld said.

Persons: James McKinney, ”, Ehrenfeld, weren’t

☆ In the Market: Treasury market braces for seismic SEC rule
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Paritosh Bansal | Thomson Reuters | Paritosh Oversees The Work Of More Than Journalists Across The Globe Who Write About Finance | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

SIFMA, which has lobbied the SEC, expects the final rule next month, ahead of a Treasury market conference on Nov. 16. The SEC rule would be the most significant regulation so far to come out of that review. There is broad consensus on the need for Treasury market reform, including the benefits of central clearing -- even among the industry sources interviewed for this article. "It is going to improve financing and reduce the risks for turmoil in the U.S. Treasury market," said Yiming Ma, an associate professor at Columbia Business School. The SEC rule would force the banks to move that to central clearing.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, JPMorgan Chase, ”, Rob Toomey, SIFMA's, Gary Gensler, Banks, Ma, SIFMA, Toomey, Paritosh Bansal, Anna Driver Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Treasury, SEC, JPMorgan, Bank of New York Mellon, Federal Reserve, U.S . Treasury, Columbia Business School, Depository Trust, Clearing Corp, Thomson Locations: Washington ,, U.S

☆ Drone video shows a column of Russian tanks doing a swift U-turn to flee after coming under Ukrainian fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine posted a video on Sunday that shows a Russian armored column driving toward the city. AdvertisementAdvertisementA drone video shows an entire fleet of Russian tanks driving toward Ukrainian positions in the eastern city of Avdiivka, only to do a U-turn after coming under fire. The 40-second-long footage was published by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense on Sunday alongside the caption: "The fate of Russian tanks in Ukraine." The video appears to show at least nine Russian tanks moving in a single line through an open minefield. You can watch the video here:AdvertisementAdvertisementThe fate of russian tanks in Ukraine.

Persons: —, Avdiivka, hanks Organizations: Service, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, 31st Mechanized Brigade, Kyiv Post, 📹: Locations: Russia, Avdiivka, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian

☆ These are the elite special force units Israel could send into Gaza to clear Hamas' labyrinth of tunnels and rescue hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Israel has sent elite troops into Gaza as its ground invasion of the territory ramps up. They will be tasked with clearing the Hamas' labyrinth of tunnels and rescuing over 200 hostages. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael has indicated that it had sent elite troops into Gaza as it intensifies its ground operations against Hamas following the October 7 terrorist attacks. "To the residents of the Gaza Strip: The Gaza governorate (Gaza City) has become a battlefield. Shelters in northern Gaza and Gaza governorate are not safe," read one leaflet in Arabic, per The Telegraph.

Persons: Israel, Herzi Halevi, —, Halevi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Sayeret, It's, Egoz, Sting ”, Jonathan Conricus, Khan, Gaza Ilia Yefimovich, John Spencer Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Service, Hamas, Reuters, British SAS, YouTube, Duvdevan Commando, IDF, Hezbollah, Israeli Special Forces, K9, Israel, ARIS MESSINIS, Getty Images Israel, Associated Press, US Army, Urban Warfare, Modern, Institute, Health Ministry, AP Locations: Gaza, Israel, Yom, Lebanon, Entebbe, Uganda, Kibbutz Be'eri, Iran, Lebanese, Gaza City, Sderot, AFP, Khan Yunis, Rafah, West

“Our Iraqi soldiers were clearing out, using bulldozers, ISIS fighters who were literally dug into the rubble,” he said. Palestinians responded by building hundreds of tunnels to smuggle in food, goods, people and weapons. The tunnels cost Hamas about $3 million each, according to the Israeli military. The tunnel system stretches all the way to the Israeli border in the north. Israel has limited visibility into tunnel activity on the Egyptian side of the border, he added.

Persons: “, Yocheved, Daniel Hagari, Votel, ”, Joel Roskin, Roskin Organizations: Islamic, Iraqi, ISIS, Bar, Ilan University Locations: Iraqi, Mosul, Gaza, Israel, Al Shifa, Israel’s, Egypt, Northern Sinai

The Gaza Strip itself is only some 360 square kilometers (140 square miles), roughly twice the size of Washington, D.C.“They started saying that they destroyed 100 kilometers (62 miles) of Hamas tunnels. I am telling you that the tunnels we have in the Gaza Strip exceed 500 kilometers,” Sinwar said following a bloody 11-day war with Israel. But fully dislodging Hamas will require clearing those tunnels, where militants can pop up behind advancing Israeli troops. During a 2014 war, Hamas militants killed at least 11 Israeli soldiers after infiltrating into Israel through tunnels. AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF COMPLEXITYYet in all those cases, advancing militaries did not face the challenge that Israel does now with Hamas’ tunnel system.

Persons: Israel, ”, John Spencer, “, Sinwar, ” Sinwar, Hadar Goldin, Ariel Bernstein, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Lifshitz, spiriting, Daphné Richemond, Barak, Richemond, ″ Organizations: JERUSALEM, U.S . Army, Urban Warfare, Modern, Institute, Urban, Steel Works, Hamas, “ Metro, Washington , D.C, Israeli, Ministry, Islamic, U.S ., Soufan, Israel’s Reichman, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, West, Ambracia, “, Egypt, Washington ,, Israeli, Vietnam, Saigon, South Vietnam, Russian, Ukrainian, America, Islamic State, Afghanistan, Hamas, New York, firefights

A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigade in a military tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip last year. Overnight on Saturday, Israeli fighter planes struck 150 underground targets in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said. The group’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, said in 2021 that there were 310 miles of tunnels in Gaza. Ben Milch, an Israeli American who cleared tunnels with the Israeli military during the 2014 Gaza War, said his unit came under fire repeatedly while working to destroy some 13 tunnels. After the Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it had destroyed the tunnel to the sea, it released a video of another incident.

Persons: “, Israel, ”, Joseph L, Sergey Ponomarev, Yocheved, Daniel Hagari, Votel, Joel Roskin, Roskin, Ali Ali, Daphne Richemond, Barak, Yahya Sinwar, Yousef Masoud, ” Ms, Richemond, Ms, Amir Olo, Olo, Ben Milch, Milch, Uriel Sinai, Jeffrey Gettleman, Gal Koplewitz Organizations: Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, U.S, United States Central Command, The New York Times, Islamic, Iraqi, ISIS, Bar, Ilan University, European Pressphoto Agency, Reichman University, telltale, RAND Corporation, West Bank, Officials Locations: Al, Quds, Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Iraqi, Mosul, Al Shifa, Israel’s, Egypt, Northern Sinai, Khan Younis, Col, Israeli American, Kissufim, The, Zikim Beach, Jerusalem

☆ I inherited my dad's house at 33 after he died unexpectedly. The guilt and embarrassment of suddenly having money was painful.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My sister and I inherited his house and sold it to put deposits down on our own apartments. We knew we'd inherit the house and his possessions; he'd told us we were the only people in his will. We had two weeks to put our dad's house on the market, clear out 40 years of memories, and decide what to do with all his possessions. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt took me a long time to accept the inheritanceI was almost embarrassed by suddenly having money. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe money didn't feel like mine and neither, to a certain extent, did the flat.

Persons: —, Dad, he'd, everything's, We'd, We've, hadn't, should've, I'd, I'm, sharer, I've, wouldn't, didn't Organizations: Service Locations: Australia

The project to revamp the LME's electronic system was due to go live in June this year. Sources said the front-end trading platform developed by U.S.-based Trading Technologies does not work for the complicated structure of contracts on the LME. In response to a request for comment, Trading Technologies said: "We would defer to the LME on this." The problem comes from the LME's unique date structure which allows trading for any day between the cash contract and the benchmark three-month forward. One important aspect, the LME said, is aligning its platform with other exchanges.

Persons: Peter Nicholls, Pratima Desai, David Evans Organizations: London Metal Exchange, City of, REUTERS, Companies Hong Kong Exchanges, Trust, Hong Kong Exchanges, HK, U.S, Technologies, Trading Technologies, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Britain

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