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The Army convictions arose out of the Houston Riots of Aug. 23, 1917, an outbreak of violence that followed months of racist taunts against Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. On that day Black soldiers guarding a military property were subjected to racist slurs and physical attacks, the Army said. About 100 fellow Black soldiers came to their aid and marched into the city, where ensuing violence killed 19 people, the Army said. Army courts-martial eventually convicted 110 Black soldiers, including 19 who received the death penalty, in a process that historians determined contained "numerous irregularities," the Army said. The mass execution of 19 soldiers was the largest carried out by the Army of American soldiers in history, the Army said.

Persons: Andreas Gebert, Christine Wormuth, Black, Daniel Trotta, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S, 56th Artillery Command, NATO, REUTERS, U.S . Army, The Army, for, Military Records, Army, Supreme, Houston, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Buffalo Soldiers, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Grafenwoehr, Germany, America

☆ Israelis are arming up in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack. Some are worried it is playing to the far right’s vision for the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Tara John | Adi Koplewitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We saw this in the first days of the war, wherever there were weapons, the scale of the disaster was smaller,” Ben Gvir said in a press release. Critics see it as part of a far-right vision to inflame Israeli-Palestinian relations in the country, especially in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Some in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, such as Ben Gvir and far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, support annexing the West Bank. When CNN asked Ben Gvir at the Caesarea event last week whether his actions were inciting violence against Palestinians, CNN was kicked out of the ceremony. He adds that arming people like that “is only showing what he (Ben Gvir) is trying to cause, which is chaos.”CNN has reached out to Eliasi for comment.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Defense attorneys for David DePape, the man on trial for the attack of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in the couple's San Francisco home, will call witnesses Tuesday as they argue DePape is not guilty of the crimes he's been charged with. Defense attorney Jodi Linker told jurors last week that she won’t dispute that DePape attacked Pelosi. She said that means the charges that DePape was trying to interfere with Nancy Pelosi’s official duties don’t fit. After his arrest, DePape, 43, allegedly told a San Francisco detective that he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage. Defense attorneys have listed four possible witnesses: Daniel Bernal, Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco chief of staff; extremism and antisemitism researcher Elizabeth Yates; federal public defender Catherine Goulet; and one unidentified witness.

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☆ Water beads: Lawmaker calls for national ban on children’s toy due to health risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Government officials, public health professionals and concerned parents are calling on Congress to ban water beads, a children’s toy that they say poses significant health risks. Water beads are tiny balls made out of extremely absorbent polymer material. Pall also emphasized that water beads have been responsible for 4,500 emergency room visits nationwide since 2017, and that these incidents have grown more frequent. Most recently, the Commission and company Buffalo Games recalled about 52,000 Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits in September. Hoehn-Saric said that, beyond the Commission’s recalls, the CPSC is investigating taking further action regarding potentially harmful chemicals in water beads.

Persons: Frank Pallone Jr, ”, Pallone, they’ve, “, Alex Hoehn, Saric, Harpreet Pall, Pall, ” William Wallace, Pallone’s, Ashley Haugen, ” Haugen Organizations: CNN — Government, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Target, Walmart, Amazon, CNN, Hackensack Meridian Health, Children’s, Consumer, Senate, Republicans, Commission, Buffalo Games Locations: New Jersey, Hackensack

LOS ANGELES, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Investigators have determined arson caused the weekend fire that heavily damaged an elevated stretch of a downtown Los Angeles freeway, forcing its indefinite closure and setting the stage for prolonged traffic turmoil, state officials said on Monday. [1/7]Crew members work in the area, where a fire erupted over the weekend, shutting down a heavily trafficked corridor in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 13, 2023. Newsom identified the leaseholder for state-owned property beneath the freeway that burned as Apex Development Inc, based in Calabasas, California, north of Los Angeles. Newsom on Sunday proclaimed a state of emergency in Los Angeles County in order to expedite repairs to the freeway. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles and Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, California; additional reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta and Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Stephen Coates and Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Daniel Berlant, Berlant, Karen Bass, Laura Rubio, Rubio, Cornejo, Jorge Garcia, Bass, Steve Gorman, Daniel Trotta, Rich McKay, Lisa Baertlein, Jonathan Oatis, Stephen Coates, Miral Organizations: ANGELES, downtown, Transportation Department, REUTERS, Engineers, Apex Development Inc, Apex, Sunday, Los Angeles Times, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, California, Santa Monica, downtown L.A, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Calabasas , California, Los Angeles County, Carlsbad , California, Atlanta

☆ Supreme Court adopts ethics code as justices face criticism over financial disclosures
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Supreme Court announced Monday it is adopting a code of ethics, a move that followed waves of criticism over reports about undisclosed gifts and travel received by some members of the high court. The 14-page code of conduct was written to "dispel" the "misunderstanding" that the court's nine justices "regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules," the court said in a statement. It was not immediately clear whether the code would mollify Senate Democrats who had pushed the court for ethics reform and launched an investigation in the wake of the reporting. Spokespeople for Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Senate Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new code. Republicans in Congress have vehemently objected to any effort to require the court to codify ethics standards for justices.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, ProPublica, Harlan Crow, Crow, Thomas, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, Leonard Leo, Spokespeople, Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, pushback, GOP Sen, Marsha Blackburn Organizations: Supreme, Republican, Congress, GOP, Tennessee Locations: Washington , DC, Georgia

☆ Israel's new Eitan APC spotted in combat against Hamas in Gaza. The IDF prematurely rushed the hi-tech armor into service.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's new Eitan APC has performed its first combat missions in Gaza battling Hamas, IDF said. Featuring advanced technology from the Merkava tank series and Namer armored vehicles, the Eitan offers high mobility and firepower in various terrains. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Eitan APC first went into action during the October 7 terrorist attacks on southern Israel by Hamas, according to Walla, an Israeli news outlet. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Eitan commander, Lieutenant Yotam, told Walla: "The Eitan brings important capabilities such as flexibility, high level protection and lethality. Eitan APC: 'The best and most advanced'Israel's Eitan APC Zachi EvenorEitan means "strong" in Hebrew.

Persons: Israel's, Eitan, —, Walla, Yotam, Israel's Eitan, Evenor Eitan, Sayeret, Guy Paglin Organizations: Service, Israel, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Technology, Eitan APC, Nahal Infantry Brigade, Defense, Defense Ministry's, Vehicles, Israel Times Locations: Gaza, Israel, Walla, Israeli, Brig

☆ How a Ukrainian salt town was laid to waste in Russia's desperate push for Bakhmut
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar fell to Russia in January after months of brutal battle. It would be another five months before the eastern Ukrainian city, located 10 miles northeast of Bakhmut, would fall to Russia as the new year dawned. The town of Soledar offered little strategic value to Russia's forces beyond a political win. They didn't care what would happen to Ukrainian forces, they didn't care what would happen to their own forces." "It felt like I had left at least a part of me in Soledar," Cherniavska said.

Persons: —, Tania Synia, Synia, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Soledar, Russia's, Putin, Serhii Ivanov, Ivanov, Kateryna, Tania Synia Wagner, — Prigozhin's, Prigozhin, Bakhmut, Stepanenko, wasn't, Nika Cherniavska, Nika Cherniavksa, Cherniavska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ANATOLII STEPANOV Organizations: Service, Wagner Group, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Volunteers, Ukrainian, Institute, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 77th Airmobile Brigade, 93rd Mechanized Brigade, Russia, Getty, Russian Ministry of Defence Locations: Ukrainian, Soledar, Russia, Bakhmut, Ukraine, Russian, Cherniavska, AFP

☆ World War Two veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Thirty of us went out, 16 including my brother got back, five of us got captured and nine got killed," Hay said. He is now an active ambassador for the nearby British Normandy Memorial, overlooking Gold Beach in the UK sector. Until two years ago, Britain was alone among allies on the Western front in not having a dedicated Normandy memorial. The 30-million-pound ($37 million) memorial was financed by fines levied on banks by the British government, as well as private donations. In a forest near Regensburg, Germany, guns approached from the West and the German commanding officer accepted the war was over.

Persons: Ken Hay, Tim Hepher, Hay, Britain's King Charles III, Emmanuel Macron, Sacha Marsac, Thomas Hardwyre Milligan, Sidney Bates, VIII, I've, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Normandy, Juno, Royal International Air, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Normandy, Fairford, Britain, France, Nazi, English, Essex, Gold, Ver, Mer, British, Hay, Czech Republic, Regensburg, Germany

☆ Myanmar Fighter Jet Crashes, Rebels Claim Responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV the jet crashed due to a technical problem and the pilots had ejected safely and were in contact with the military. The military-installed president last week said Myanmar was at risk of breaking apart due to the failure to deal with the insurgency more effectively. Assaults on towns have also taken place in Sagaing region, in central Myanmar, west of Shan State. The KNDF said on its Facebook page it shot down the jet on Saturday using heavy machine guns and its members were searching for the pilots.

Persons: Zaw Min Tun, KNDF, Martin Petty, Robert Birsel Organizations: Reuters, Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, Reuters Staff Locations: Myanmar, Kayah State, Thailand, Shan State, China, Sagaing, Vietnam, Thai

☆ Myanmar fighter jet crashes, rebels claim responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 12 (Reuters) - A Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing the biggest challenge to its rule since a coup in 2021. Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told state-run MRTV the jet crashed due to a technical problem and the pilots had ejected safely and were in contact with the military. The military-installed president last week said Myanmar was at risk of breaking apart due to the failure to deal with the insurgency more effectively. Assaults on towns have also taken place in Sagaing region, in central Myanmar, west of Shan State. The KNDF said on its Facebook page it shot down the jet on Saturday using heavy machine guns and its members were searching for the pilots.

Persons: Zaw Min Tun, KNDF, Martin Petty, Robert Birsel Organizations: Karenni Nationalities Defence Force, Reuters, Reuters Staff, Thomson Locations: Myanmar, Kayah State, Thailand, Shan State, China, Sagaing, Vietnam, Thai

☆ Growing geopolitical conflicts have some investors feeling guilty about buying defense stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He went on to list the names and performances of defense-focused funds including the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) . As the latest geopolitical conflict escalates, these investors are ignoring defense stocks despite the market axiom that those holdings tend to perform better in times of war. Indeed, the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF popped more than 4% in the week following Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and went on to finish October up about 3.7%. Ignoring market wisdomRetail traders poured into defense stocks and funds in the aftermath of the invasion, but inflows have since cooled, according to Vanda Research. But not everyone sees the intensifying conflict as a moment to invest in defense stocks.

Persons: Kenneth Suna, Suna, Vanda, Sow, Andrew Behar, it's, Behar, Hannah Beier, Jason Aiken Organizations: Raytheon, U.S . Aerospace & Defense ETF, P Aerospace & Defense ETF, D.C, CNBC, U.S . Aerospace & Defense, Vanda Research . Defense, Trust, Scranton Army, Plant, Getty, General, Funds Locations: Israel, U.S, Washington, Scranton, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Joe Manchin wants to mobilize the middle of the country. What does that even look like?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The idea that either party could pick up six Senate seats in a single election seems crazy today, when only a handful of seats are viewed as truly competitive. The country and West Virginia changed around ManchinJust before Manchin arrived in the Senate, there were two Democrats representing West Virginia and two Republicans representing Arizona. One person who is running to replace Manchin, West Virginia Gov. While they are on defense in key races across the country, Democrats’ two remotely plausible pickup opportunities, in Florida and Texas, are also states that went for Trump. Meanwhile, now that he’s not running for reelection, Manchin wants to take his brand on the road.

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Mass Shootings, Mass SalesIn June 2012, James E. Holmes, the Colorado graduate student, ordered 1,500 rounds of Lake City ammunition from the website BulkAmmo.com, which had been offering discounts on boxes of the 5.56. The tally includes shootings in a public place in which four or more people, not including the attacker, were killed. He did not use rounds from Lake City, but the tragedy drove a new push for gun reform — and a reflexive spike in ammunition sales. Vista Outdoor issued a statement attributed to Federal Cartridge, one of its many brands, saying it was proud of its ammunition production. backed down, and, within a year, Lake City green tips were tied to the shooting of five police officers and a deputy sheriff.

Persons: James E, Holmes, ATK, Mr . DeYoung, Vista, DeYoung, “, ” Organizations: Colorado, Lake, FedEx, Violence, Sandy Hook Elementary, Army, ATK, Walmart, Vista, Firearms, Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives Locations: Lake City, Aurora, Newtown, Conn, U.S

London, UK CNN —Police arrested more than 80 counter-protesters who attempted to confront those taking part in a huge pro-Palestinian rally in London on Saturday. Far-right scuffle with policeThe police added they would use “all the powers and tactics available to us” to stop the counter-protesters confronting the pro-Palestinian march. Earlier, crowds gathered at the Cenotaph monument for Remembrance Day, to remember those who have fallen in conflict. “The scenes of disorder we witnessed by the far-right at the Cenotaph are a direct result of the Home Secretary’s words. The police’s job has been made much harder,” said Khan on social media, adding that London’s Metropolitan Police has his “full support to take action against anyone found spreading hate and breaking the law.”

Persons: ”, Tommy Robinson, Carlos Jasso, Suella Braverman, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Sadiq Khan, Khan Organizations: UK CNN — Police, London’s Metropolitan Police, Corner, CNN, Metropolitan Police, Bloomberg, Getty, Britain’s, British Locations: London, UK, London’s Hyde, Palestine, Ukraine, Israel, Whitehall

☆ She led the National School Walkout after the Parkland mass shooting. Then she left America
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

These include at least 69 school shootings this year, as of October 28. CNNMurdock was a high school sophomore in Ridgefield, Connecticut, on Valentine’s Day in 2018 when a young man opened fire at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 14 students and three teachers. She came up with a plan for students to walk out of school in protest on April 20, 2018, the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. Lane Murdock, then 16, discussed logistics with classmates a week before the April, 20, 2018, National School Walkout. There have been two mass shootings in the country since the laws were tightened.

Persons: CNN — Lane Murdock, Marjory Stoneman, ” Murdock, “, I’ve, “ We’ve, it’s, Lane Murdock, CNN Murdock, Stoneman, Murdock’s, Sandy Hook, Ray Sanchez, Murdock, ”, Dunblane, people’s Organizations: CNN, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Gun Safety, Firearms, Edinburgh, Ridgefield High School, Stoneman Douglas High School, Columbine, Oxford, Cambridge, National School, –, Republican, Democratic, Giffords Law, Robb Elementary School, Edinburgh Napier University, America Locations: Connecticut, America, Ridgefield , Connecticut, Parkland , Florida, Ridgefield, New England, Hawaii, England, Guam, Parkland, Washington, DC, Uvalde , Texas, Scotland, ”, Scottish, Scotland –, Dunblane, “, England’s Hungerford, Cumbria, Plymouth, United States

☆ Inside the Army Factory That Makes AR-15 Ammunition: 4 Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Ben Dooley | More About Ben Dooley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For most of that period, its commercial operations outstripped its military business. As those rifles have appeared in crimes, so has the plant’s ammunition. The vast majority of Lake City rounds sold by retailers have gone to law-abiding citizens, including hunters, farmers and target shooters. But some Lake City rounds have been seized from drug dealers, violent felons, antigovernment groups, rioters at the U.S. Capitol and smugglers for Mexican cartels. Lake City rounds have been tied to at least a dozen mass shootings involving AR-15-style guns.

Persons: —, Barack Obama, Marjory Stoneman Organizations: Army, Lake, U.S . Capitol, Los Angeles International Airport, Calif, Las, Baptist, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, FedEx, Robb Elementary School, Colorado Springs Locations: Lake City, Massachusetts, Lake, Aurora, Colo, San Bernardino, Sutherland Springs , Texas, Parkland, Fla, Pittsburgh, Midland, Odessa , Texas, Indianapolis, Denver, Buffalo, Uvalde , Texas, Colorado

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber's incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The full House of Delegates will vote to officially confirm him on the first day of the 2024 legislative session. “Virginia voters sent a resounding message on Tuesday that they wanted a Commonwealth that moved forward and that is exactly what I intend to do as your next Speaker,” Scott said in a statement. House Republicans were expected to vote Sunday.

Persons: Del, Don Scott, Scott, Virginia, ” Scott, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Richmond —, “, We’re, ”, Youngkin's, Breit, designee, Eileen, Todd Gilbert, Charniele Herring, Alexandria, Kathy Tran, Tran, Terry Kilgore, Gilbert Organizations: —, Democratic, House Democratic Caucus, GOP, U.S . Navy, Portsmouth, Virginia Democrats, Navy, Republicans, Youngkin, Virginia voters, Virginia, Republican, ”, Democrats, American, Pacific, Senate Democratic Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Commonwealth, Tuesday's, Virginia, Texas, Fairfax County

Parts of a ghost gun kit are on display at an event held by U.S. President Joe Biden to announce measures to fight ghost gun crime, at the White House in Washington U.S., April 11, 2022. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a group of firearm owners, gun rights groups and manufacturers in declaring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 2022 rule "unlawful." "ATF, in promulgating its final rule, attempted to take on the mantle of Congress to 'do something' with respect to gun control," he wrote. The administration has said that ghost guns are attractive to criminals and others prohibited from lawfully buying firearms, including minors. There were about 20,000 suspected ghost guns reported in 2021 to the ATF as having been recovered by law enforcement in criminal investigations - a tenfold increase from 2016, according to the White House.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Biden, Donald Trump, Kurt Engelhardt, Cody Wisniewski, Nate Raymond, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, White, REUTERS, Circuit, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Republican, Gun Control, U.S . Department of Justice, Coalition Action Foundation, ATF, Biden, Thomson Locations: Washington U.S, New Orleans, Texas, U.S ., Boston

☆ Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian attempt to forge bridgehead on River Dnipro's east bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MOSCOW, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russia's military said on Friday that its forces had thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to forge a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the River Dnipro and on nearby islands, killing around 500 Ukrainian soldiers in the past week. The latest Russian statement said Russian forces had killed most of the Ukrainian soldiers in the Nov. 9 incident and taken 11 of them prisoner. The Russians had been presented with state awards for "courage and heroism" by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as a result, it said. The statement spoke of what it said were multiple Ukrainian unsuccessful attempts to land to seize a bridgehead on the islands and on the eastern bank of the Dnipro. Reporting by Reuters Writing by Andrew Osborn Editing by Mark TrevelyanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Zolto Arsalanov, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Sergei Shoigu, Andrew Osborn, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: Reuters, 36th Marine Infantry, Defence, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Dnipro, Kherson, Ukraine, The U.S, Ukrainian

☆ The Tunnels of Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Marco Hernandez | Josh Holder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The Tunnels of Gaza How the subterranean maze below the Gaza Strip works. Gaza City Residential buildings Entrance in the basement About 65 ft underground Vent shaft Vent shaft Ammunition storage Tunnel network Gaza City Residential buildings Entrance in the basement About 65 ft underground Ammunition storage Tunnel network Gaza City Residential buildings Entrance in the basement About 65 ft underground Ammunition storage Tunnel network Gaza City Residential buildings Entrance in the basement About 65 ft underground Vent shaft Ammunition storage Tunnel networkThe Gaza Strip has all the harrowing pitfalls soldiers have learned to expect from urban warfare: high-rise ambushes, truncated lines of sight and, everywhere, vulnerable civilians with nowhere to hide. The Hamas militants who launched a bloody attack on Israel last month have built a maze of hidden tunnels some believe extend across most if not all of Gaza, the territory they control. The source material includes photographs taken inside the passageways by journalists, accounts from researchers who study the tunnels, and details of the network that emerged from Israeli forces when they invaded Gaza in 2014. Smuggling tunnels These tunnels have been documented in the Rafah area, where they are used to bring all types of goods and products into Gaza from Egypt.

Persons: Marco Hernandez, Benjamin Netanyahu, Wood, John W, Spencer, ”, Ahron Bregman, Bregman Organizations: Hamas, Livestock, U.S . Military, Institute, Modern Warfare, King's College London Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Egypt, Rafah, Marco Hernandez Israeli

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Versatile recording artist SZA led this year's Grammy Award nominations with nine, coming in ahead of industry heavyweights Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish, in a year made for women artists and the movie blockbuster "Barbie." Victoria Monét followed closely behind SZA with seven nominations including best new artist and record of the year and best R&B song for "On My Mama." Rodrigo took six nominations, with her hit "vampire" getting nominated for record of the year, song of the year and best pop solo performance. Consistent with the girl power theme of this year's nominations, the motion picture "Barbie," directed by Greta Gerwig, captured four of the five nominations for best song written for visual media category. She is also tied with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, with the most career nominations with 88.

Persons: SZA, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Solána Imani Rowe, snagged, Quentin Tarantino, Swift, Cyrus, Jon Batiste, Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe, Olivia Rodrigo, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Rodrigo, Brandy Clark, Eilish, Travis Kelce, Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling's, Ken, Beyoncé, Jay, Daniel Trotta, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Sunday, Thomson Locations: boygenius, Los Angeles

☆ Waffle House workers are demanding a $25 hourly wage and 24/7 security to protect them from the 'constant threat' of violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Waffle House workers want their wage to go up to $25 an hour. AdvertisementAdvertisementWaffle House workers are demanding a $25 minimum hourly wage and constant security in restaurants. The Union of Southern Service Workers, which is supported by the Service Employees International Union, is organizing Waffle House workers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs well as concerns about workplace safety, wages are a major point of contention for Waffle House workers. "I can't get the things I need for my family off a Waffle House check," Kasiyah Giles, a Waffle House worker and USSW member, said in a statement published by the union.

Persons: They're, —, Jessica Gantt, Waffle House she'd, Gerald Green, Axios, That's, Green, Kasiyah Giles, Gantt, who's, Waffle Organizations: Waffle, Workers, Service, Union of Southern Service Workers, Service Employees International Union, Waffle House, Guardian Locations: Georgia, Norcross , Georgia, South Carolina, Atlanta, North Carolina, gdean@insider.com

☆ Federal appeals court calls Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ limits unlawful
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Ghost guns" seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) field office in Glendale, California on April 18, 2022. A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that the Biden administration lacked authority to adopt a regulation aimed at reining in privately made firearms called "ghost guns" that are difficult for law enforcement to trace. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a group of firearm owners, gun rights groups and manufacturers in declaring the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' 2022 rule "unlawful." The administration has said that ghost guns are attractive to criminals and others prohibited from lawfully buying firearms, including minors. There were about 20,000 suspected ghost guns reported in 2021 to the ATF as having been recovered by law enforcement in criminal investigations — a tenfold increase from 2016, according to the White House.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Kurt Engelhardt, Cody Wisniewski Organizations: Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Circuit, Republican, Gun Control, U.S . Department of Justice, U.S, Coalition Action Foundation, ATF, Biden Locations: Glendale , California, New Orleans, Texas, U.S .

☆ Airbus bullish on jet output as profits override space charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Airbus declined to elaborate on the charge, which came as the planemaker formally announced a restructuring in its Defence & Space division that has been in preparation for several months. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury stuck to his guns, however. Airbus is producing A320-family jets in the low-50s per month instead of a planned level closer to 58, they said. On the loss-making A220, Airbus reiterated plans to raise output to 14 a month. "We are working very closely with them in the spirit of supporting them, but we also expect from Spirit to well support Airbus.

Persons: Steven Udvar, Guillaume Faury, Faury, Pratt, Safran, Whitney, Chris Calio, Spirit, Patrick Shanahan, Tim Hepher, Valerie Insinna, Allison Lampert, Matt Scuffham, Sharon Singleton, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Airbus, Defence, Space, Air Lease AL.N, Pratt & Whitney, CFM, GE Aerospace, GE, Boeing, Thomson Locations: Dubai, Paris, Washington, Montreal

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