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☆ In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Somini Sengupta | Catherine Porter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

How do you produce a global sporting event, with millions of people swooping down on one city, in the age of global warming? That is the test for the Paris Olympics this summer. These Olympics, they say, will generate no more than half the greenhouse gas emissions of recent Olympics. An event that attracts 10,500 athletes and an estimated 15 million spectators is, by definition, going to have an environmental toll. It’s planning guest menus that are less polluting to grow and cook than typical French fare: more plants, less steak au poivre.

Organizations: Paris Locations: Paris

☆ 10 easy design tips that will make your house more attractive to buyers, according to a home stager
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Baer shared her biggest tips for successfully staging a house in order to sell it quickly. AdvertisementBaer told Business Insider that the priciest home she's staged recently was a $200 million property in Florida. According to a 2021 survey by the National Association of Realtors, 82% of buyers' agents said home staging made it easier for their buyers to visualize themselves in the home. AdvertisementRealtor.com also reported in 2023 that staged homes sell 88% faster and for an average of 20% more than non-staged homes. Here are 10 easy design tips that will make your house more attractive to buyers, according to a professional home stager.

Persons: Meridith Baer, Baer, —, she's, HomeAdvisor, Realtor.com Organizations: Service, Business, Hamptons, Meridith Baer Home, Forbes, National Association of Realtors Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco , New York, Miami, Florida

☆ Citadel's relocation to Miami was a success. But can Ken Griffin get the rest of Wall Street to do it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, we're looking at how two of the most powerful Wall Street firms are doing two years after relocating to Miami . Nearly two years ago the billionaire uprooted his hedge fund, Citadel, and market maker, Citadel Securities, from their Chicago headquarters to Miami. Employees at Citadel and Citadel Securities spoke to Business Insider's Emmalyse Brownstein about life in the new HQ . Shares tumbled 55% after The Wall Street Journal reported that Fisker had hired restructuring advisors to assist with a possible bankruptcy filing.

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☆ Solar CEOs bet that Red State investments will protect them from threat of Trump repealing IRA
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

First Solar , the largest panel manufacturer in the U.S., expects to receive about $1 billion in tax credits this year for making its products domestically. Eight of the top 10 congressional districts in terms of solar investments are represented by Republicans, according to the think tank. Enphase CEO Badri Kothandaraman is blunt that repealing the IRA tax provisions would hurt domestic manufacturing. Enphase makes inverters, a crucial component that converts solar energy harvested by panels into electricity that's usable in homes and in the power grid. Republicans appear less opposed to the wind and solar tax credits, Marcus said.

Persons: Biden, Trump's, Mark Widmar, Widmar, we've, who's, Badri Kothandaraman, Kothandaraman, Trump, Enphase, Tobin Marcus, Marcus, Wolfe, Dan Shugar, Shugar, John Berger, Berger Organizations: Republican, Financial Times, Republicans, House, First, CNBC, GOP, Center, American Progress, Wolfe Research, Senate, Trump, Investors, Detroit autoworkers, Department of Energy Locations: U.S, Arizona, Ohio, Louisiana, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Columbia , South Carolina, Arlington , Texas, Houston

☆ Christchurch mosque shootings: A survivor grapples with trauma five years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Christchurch, New Zealand – CNN —Sitting side by side in the mosque’s meeting room, Temel Ataçocuğu and Imam Gamal Fouda hunch over in laughter. But today, the two have agreed to meet at the mosque and catch up on five years’ worth of personal news. But behind his home, a modest townhouse on a quiet street in central Christchurch, he’s found purpose in the flowers, succulents, fruits and vegetables he’s planted. After the shooting, Ataçocuğu was hospitalized for over a month and feared he would never play again. Here, Ataçocuğu is known as a funny, warmhearted and competitive striker, not just a survivor of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

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☆ A gut-health dietitian who doesn't meal prep shares the pantry staples she always keeps on hand
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dietitian Gabrielle Morse makes sure her diet takes care of her gut health. She stocks up on herbs, spices, sauces, legumes, and whole grains for easy, tasty meals. Morse also includes a variety of nuts and seeds in her diet for added nutritional benefits. Research shows that people who eat a wide range of plants have a more diverse microbiome, which is associated with better gut health. Herbs and spicesMaking sure she's enjoying her food is crucial for Morse, so she keeps her kitchen stocked with lots of herbs and spices for seasoning.

Persons: Dietitian Gabrielle Morse, Morse, —, Gabrielle Morse, she's, Basil Rosemary, Curry Organizations: Service, Health Clinic, Research Locations: Chile

☆ This utility stock is the standout of its sector and it's raising its dividend. Here's what Wall Street says is next
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The utilities sector is living in the shadows of mega-cap tech, but a power player name is emerging — and it's toting year-to-date gains of more than 40%. Constellation Energy , headquartered in Baltimore, is the top winner in the utilities sector in 2024, with NRG Energy in a distant second place with a 22.7% advance. Indeed, the utilities sector and real estate are the two laggards of the S & P 500 , down about 1% and 3.5% in 2024, respectively. CEG XLU 1Y line Constellation Energy versus the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund over the past year Constellation, which currently has a dividend yield of 0.8%, isn't your father's utility. So-called 24/7 carbon-free power involves purchasing electricity generation from the same region where a corporate client will use it.

Persons: it's, CEG, James Thalacker, It's, Daniel Eggers, Sophie Karp, BMO's, Joseph Dominguez, Steve Fleishman, Ross Fowler Organizations: Constellation Energy, NRG Energy, Utilities, SPDR Fund, BMO Capital, Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Delmarva Power, Constellation, Microsoft, Wolfe Research, Republican, UBS Locations: Baltimore, Virginia

☆ Vertical farming: This GigaFarm in Dubai’s desert could produce 3 million kilograms of food
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —In 2022, Dubai unveiled the world’s largest vertical farm. Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS)“Not just another vertical farm”GigaFarm’s vertical farming solution is supplied by IGS, a Scottish company founded in 2013. “This is not just another vertical farm, this is something completely different,” says Lloyd, adding that the recycling model could be applied to any urban area. And it’s not just the UAE that’s interested in vertical farming: Qatar is investing heavily in smart farming, and agritech companies are expanding into Saudi Arabia. However, it will take another decade before we see widespread adoption of vertical farming, and more research is required to increase the number of crops that can be grown, Sharma adds.

Persons: Dubai’s Al, it’s, Oliver Christof, “, Andrew Lloyd, you’ve, ”, Lloyd, AeroFarms, Lloyd —, It’s, ReFarm, Rohit Sharma, Sharma Organizations: CNN, Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport, UAE, UN, IGS, University of Wollongong Locations: Dubai, Dubai’s, Dubai’s Al Maktoum, Tech, Scottish, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Ukraine, Russia, Carrefour, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, East, Africa

☆ 4 supplements a dietician takes to age better after weighing the pros and cons
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewProfessor Cynthia Thomson doesn't rely on supplements to stay healthy. "And then looking at my diet and going, 'I'm not going to be able to get to that level.'" These supplements are merely an addition to her plant-heavy diet, where she gets most of her nutrientsThomson says most of her diet is plants. At home, she likes to eat tofu, tempeh, kefir, salmon, nuts and seeds, as well as plenty of vegetables.

Persons: —, Cynthia Thomson doesn't, she's, Thomson, — Thomson, I'm, alvarez Thomson —, — prioritizes Organizations: Service, Business, Getty

☆ Why Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Meaghan Tobin | John Liu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In Taiwan, the government is racing to do what no country or even company has been able to: build an alternative to Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX. Starlink has allowed militaries, power plants and medical workers to maintain crucial online connections when primary infrastructure has failed in emergencies, such as an earthquake in Tonga and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Officials in Taiwan face constant reminders that its communication infrastructure must be able to withstand a crisis. The island democracy sits 80 miles from China, where leaders have vowed to use force if needed to assert claims that Taiwan is part of its territory. Taiwan experiences regular cyberattacks and near-daily incursions into its waters and airspace by the People’s Liberation Army, which has been built up in recent years.

Persons: Starlink Organizations: Elon Musk’s, SpaceX, Officials, People’s Liberation Army Locations: Taiwan, Tonga, Ukraine, China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is coming out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying in a statement to be released Thursday that the U.S. needs to "maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.”In a statement obtained in advance by The Associated Press, Biden adds: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel company for more than a century, and it is vital for it to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated." Thursday's announcement, coming as Biden is campaigning in the Midwest, could have ripples in his race against the GOP presumptive nominee, Donald Trump. Nippon Steel announced in December that it planned to buy the Pittsburgh-based steel producer for $14.1 billion in cash, raising concerns about what the transaction could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security. More than half the steel produced globally comes from China, according to the World Steel Association.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Fumio Kishida, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, Steel, Nippon Steel of, Associated Press, GOP, Democratic, AFL, Nippon Steel, Pittsburgh, Foreign Investment, Teamsters, U.S . Steel, Japan, Trump, Biden, United Steelworkers, Nippon, White, World Steel Association . India Locations: U.S, Nippon Steel of Japan, American, Midwest, United States, Saginaw , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Japan, Asia, China

☆ Shell waters down 2030 carbon emissions target in latest fossil fuel industry backslide
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Fossil fuels are the main driver of the human-caused climate crisis, and science shows deep, sustained reductions to emissions are required this decade. In an annual update on its energy transition strategy on Thursday, Shell said it will target a 15-20% reduction in net carbon intensity of its energy products by 2030 compared with 2016 intensity levels. Measuring emissions by intensity means a company can technically increase its fossil fuel output and overall emissions while using offsets or adding renewable energy or biofuels to its product mix. The company retired a previous target to reduce its carbon intensity by 45% by 2035. Shell also maintained its target to halve emissions from its own operations, known as Scope 1 and 2 emissions, by 2030, saying it had already achieved more than 60% of that target.

Persons: Shell, Wael Sawan’s, “, ”, Backtrack, Mark van Baal, ” Shell Organizations: CNN Locations: “, Paris, Singapore, Germany

☆ Oil Fields Release Far More Methane Than Thought, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Hiroko Tabuchi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Oil and gas producers in major oil fields across the United States may be emitting three times as much planet-warming methane gas as official estimates, according to new research published Wednesday, the latest study to suggest that emissions from the fossil fuel sector may be grossly undercounted. In some parts of New Mexico, more than 9 percent of the natural gas produced was escaping into the atmosphere, researchers said in the study, published in the journal, Nature. Methane is the main component of natural gas, and when released unburned into the atmosphere it acts as an extremely powerful greenhouse gas. It can warm the planet more than 80 times as much as the same amount of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. The release of methane — often through leaks at well sites or gas processing plants, along pipelines or in other energy facilities — is bad news for global warming, which is already causing higher sea levels, fiercer storms, more intense droughts and a greater loss of biodiversity around the world.

Locations: United States, New Mexico

The largest global industrial wood pellet supplier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, announcing its intention to cut about $1 billion of debt by restructuring agreements with creditors, including those who have invested heavily in new facilities. The announcement came two months after Fitch Ratings downgraded Enviva’s default rating following a missed interest payment of $24.4 million. Construction will continue at its location in Epes, Alabama, Enviva said in a March 12 statement. The Dogwood Alliance urged the Biden Administration this fall to prevent wood pellet producers from accessing a tax credit that received additional funding under the Inflation Reduction Act, which marked the most substantial federal investment to date in the fight against climate change. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Persons: Enviva, ”, ” Glenn Nunziata, Danna Smith, Smith, ” Smith, ” ___ Pollard Organizations: Fitch, Dogwood Alliance, Biden, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Maryland, Delaware, Mississippi, Alabama, U.S, Epes , Alabama, Bond

☆ See how badly your home could be hit by heat, wind, and bad air over the next 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Dan Latu | Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Realtor.com has unveiled a set of climate risk tools that homeowners and homebuyers alike can use to learn the specific climate risks of a property. The tools, called Heat Factor, Wind Factor, and Air Factor, are available starting Wednesday and can map out a neighborhood's risks of above-normal days on the heat index, chances of experiencing wind gusts over 50 mph, and days of poor air quality. More than 40% of US homes, valued at a combined $20 trillion, are vulnerable to extreme heat, wind, and poor air quality, according to a Realtor.com analysis. Understanding your home's climate riskPrior to releasing the heat, wind, and air quality tools, Realtor.com already provided fire and flood risks for properties based on data from First Street. First Street, a climate-risk firm, is also behind the data on extreme heat, wind, and air quality now added to listings.

Persons: Realtor.com, Oscar Seikaly, Bob Stephens, homebuyers, Danielle Hale, Hale, Z, Redfin, we've Organizations: Service, Factor, Air Factor, Business, San, Sun Locations: Florida , California, Texas, Miami, San Francisco, California, Florida

☆ How Georgia became America's green-manufacturing capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Howey, now 30, grew up in northwestern Georgia near Dalton, a small city known as the "carpet capital of the world." SolarCycle, which reclaims old solar panels to make new ones, in February announced plans for a glass factory. The law authorized big tax credits for companies making renewable-energy technologies, including solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles, in the US. According to S&P Global, the US imported more than two-thirds of its solar panels from Southeast Asia last year. When he sees solar panels atop the chargers, he feels pride in his job.

Persons: Robert Howey, Howey, he'd, Qcells, Catherine Boudreau, Joe Biden, Biden, Bob Keefe, Keefe, Gedia, Pat Wilson, Wilson, Brian Kemp, Benz, Dalton, Kemp, Heidi Popham, Popham, Donald Trump, Scott Moskowitz, Sen, Jon Ossoff of, Moskowitz, it's, Carl Campbell, Campbell, —, Whitfield, Jevin Jensen, Jensen, He's Organizations: US Navy, Business, Qcells, South, Hanwha, SK, Hyundai, Georgia Department of Economic, Gov, Porsche, Mercedes, SK On's, Financial Times, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Treasury Department, P Global, Microsoft, Development Authority, Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, EV Locations: Georgia, Dalton, Japan, Cartersville, South Korea, Malaysia, North Carolina, China, Georgia , North Carolina, South Carolina, Savannah, Atlanta, Cartersville , Georgia, Germany, Commerce , Georgia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Washington, BloombergNEF, Vietnam, Whitfield County, ., Whitfield, Calhoun

☆ 4 easy but powerful changes I've made to be healthier, as a health journalist who hates the gym and eats fast food
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewYou'd think that as a health journalist I would practice what I preach. Luckily, experts say that even the smallest changes, such as exercising for five minutes, can have a big impact on our health. AdvertisementI'd rather not have chronic health issues at age 70, so I figure it can't hurt to eat a bit more protein. So, I've started walking more to ensure I'm not ruining my body by hunching over my laptop all day.

Persons: —, I'm, Serafina Kenny, Tim Spector, Serafina Kenny I've, I've, Will Bulsiewicz Organizations: Service, Health Organization, Business, for Disease Control Locations: Cambridge, London

☆ In the Fight Over N.Y.C. Sidewalks, Tree Beds Are the Smallest Frontier
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Jane Margolies | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over 660,000 trees line the streets of New York City, and the beds around them take up more than 400 acres, according to a city estimate. They plant flowers, post signs to ward off dog owners, and fashion fences from broomsticks, linoleum tiles and old skateboards. In a concrete jungle where few residents have yards, the tiny parcels offer New Yorkers a rare chance to dig into the soil, connect with nature and make something beautiful grow. “The tree bed is the unsung hero of the urban forest,” said Andrea Parker, executive director of the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, which has “ambassadors” in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn who watch over young trees and fill their beds with native plants. “If we’re going to build a robust tree canopy for the city, we need to be thinking about the ground and caring for the ground.”

Persons: ”, Andrea Parker Organizations: Conservancy Locations: New York City, Gowanus, Brooklyn

☆ A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Brad Plumer | Nadja Popovich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Nathan Howard for The New York TimesIn California, electric vehicles could soon account for 10 percent of peak power demand. AP Photo/Mike StewartIn interviews, utility executives say gas is needed to back up wind and solar power, which don’t run all the time. Gas plants can sometimes be easier to build than renewables, since they may not require new long-distance transmission lines. “It’s going to take a diversified fleet.”Mr. Mitchell noted that Georgia Power was planning a large build-out of solar power and batteries over the next decade and would offer incentives to companies to use less power during times of grid stress. The tech companies and manufacturers that are driving up electricity demand could also play a major role, experts say.

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Such legislation would make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel-producing state to adopt a carbon-pricing program. Shapiro's proposal comes as environmentalists are pressuring him to do more to fight climate change in the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state and as the state's highest court considers a challenge to his predecessor's plan to adopt a carbon-pricing program. Currently, about 60% of the state's electricity comes from natural gas-fired power plants, and the 50% requirement could hurt demand for electricity from those plants. Shapiro’s administration did not provide many details of his strategy Wednesday, including how much money power plants would pay or how the average household electric bill would be affected.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, ” Shapiro, “, Joe Pittman, Shapiro’s, Patrick Cicero, “ it’s, ” Cicero, That’s, Dave Callahan, Shapiro's, Alex Bomstein, Tom Wolf, “ I’m, ___ Levy, Marc Levy Organizations: —, Pennsylvania Manufacturers ’ Association, Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, Marcellus Shale Coalition, Clean Air Council, Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Greenhouse Gas Locations: SCRANTON, Pa, — Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Indiana, Marcellus, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania

☆ Photographer Lisa Kristine is shining a light on child labor
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Leif Coorlim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

So it sort of shook up my trajectory a little bit and I began really focusing on modern-day slavery and child labor. Photographer Lisa Kristine says witnessing child labor can be heart-wrenching. Lisa Kristine: When I initially saw slavery and forced labor existing, it was in the brick kilns. Lisa KristineCNN: What would you say you’ve learned from your travels and expeditions regarding forced child labor? Lisa KristineCNN: What would you like people to take away from your work documenting forced child labor?

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia attacked by wave of Ukrainian drones, shelling; Vatican rows back on 'white flag' comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Russian authorities said seven regions were targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones overnight, with attacks carried out against the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Oryol and Tula regions. Air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 25 Ukrainian drones (also known as UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles) overnight over the regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, according to a statement published by the Tass news agency. In a separate report, Tass cited the defense ministry as saying it had foiled a separate attempt to target the border region of Belgorod with missiles and shelling. "In the morning, the Kstovo industrial zone, a fuel and energy complex facility, was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian territory with drones on previous occasions, however, particularly targeting energy and fuel infrastructure, such as oil refineries.

Persons: Gleb Nikitin, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense, Tass, Russian Federation, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, CNBC Locations: Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Moscow, Oryol, Tula, Kiev, Nizhny Novgorod, Ukraine

☆ Trump pledges to get tough with tariffs again if elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Proclaiming that "I'm a big believer in tariffs," former President Donald Trump on Monday indicated he's likely to reinstitute duties on foreign goods should he win election to a second term. The comments come as Trump is running a close race in the polls with President Joe Biden. During his administration, from 2017-21, Trump instituted a variety of tariffs against China, Mexico, the European Union and others. They were destroying our entire steel industry, which was never doing very well over the last 25 years anyway ... because it's been eaten alive by foreign competition," Trump said. And every person in the steel industry, when they see me they started crying.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, it's Organizations: CNBC, Republican, Trump, European Union, U.S Locations: China, Mexico, United States, U.S

☆ The global trade system has already started planning for potential Trump win, new China tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The Trump administration used delegated authorities under three trade laws to unilaterally levy tariffs without Congressional approval. The Trump administration tariffs kickstarted a shift in supply chain strategy which, according to Frank, became more well-developed by customers during Covid, when they contemplated moving factories and production out of China. He expects any increase in tariffs during a second Trump presidency to lead to a greater shift in trade from China to Mexico to avoid the tariffs. "If you charge tariffs to China, they're going to build ... their car plants here and they're going to employ our people," Trump said. S&P Global research shows that China's share of the imports of products covered by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration has dropped.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Niki Frank, Frank, Beth Whited, they'd, Paul Brashier, Chris Rogers, Biden, Rogers, Jon Gold, John Taylor IV, Taylor, Peter Boockvar, Critics, it's, that's Organizations: United, Canada Trade, White, CNBC, Global, Trump, China, Biden, OF DHL, Union, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Union Pacific, ITS Logistics, P Global, Vietnam, National Retail Federation, Berlin Packaging, Trade, Bleakley Financial, ASEAN Locations: United States, Mexico, Canada, Washington , DC, U.S, OF DHL Asia, Long Beach , California, China, Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific Kansas, East, West, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Korea, CNBC Mexico, Europe, Thailand, Indonesia

☆ It's no wonder why 'Zone of Interest' earned 2 Oscars. It showed us the Holocaust like never before.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The images and sounds from A24's "Zone of Interest," which has earned a little over $24 million at the global box office, have haunted me since that weekend. AdvertisementUnlike most Holocaust films, Jonathan Glazer, the director of "The Zone of Interest," tells the story from the perpetrators' — and thus the murderers' — perspective. More precisely, he tells the story of Rudolf Höss, the camp commander of Auschwitz, one of the worst criminals of National Socialism. 'Zone of Interest' perfectly captures a life with no loveA still from "The Zone of Interest." Shortly after the meeting, the Höss family once again goes swimming in the river.

Persons: Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Jonathan Glazer, —, Palme, Martin Amis, Rudolf Höss, Hedwig Höss, Rudolf, it's Rudolf Höss, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, loveless, Hedwig, It's, Kurt Prüfer, Fritz Sander, Höss, Nora Mattaliano, Glazer, Queen, Mica Levi, resound, Höss strolls, Hannah Arendt, Eichmann Organizations: Service, Höss, Wannsee Conference, Holocaust, Museum Locations: WELT, Cannes, Auschwitz, Erfurt, Euphemistic, Berlin, Polish, Washington

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