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☆ Saudi minister says crude prices could fall 33% if OPEC members don't stop pumping so much
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Saudi Arabia's oil minister says crude prices could fall as low as $50 per barrel. AdvertisementSaudi Arabia's oil minister says oil prices could fall as low as $50 per barrel if OPEC+ keeps overproducing, according to a Wall Street Journal report. $50 per barrel oil would drag Brent crude, the international benchmark, down 33% from current levels. The Saudi minister called out Iraq, which surpassed its quota by 400,000 barrels per day in August, according to S&P Global Ratings data. The OPEC leader caused prices to fall below $10 per barrel in 1986 after boosting output to penalize other producers.

Persons: —, Prince Abdulaziz bin, Brent, That's Organizations: Service, Wall, Financial Times, OPEC Locations: Saudi, Lebanon, Iran, Kazakhstan, Riyadh, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, OPEC

☆ California touted reparations push, but advocates say new policies fall short
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Michela Moscufo | Michela Moscufo Is A Freelance Journalist Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus heralded his signature on four bills, including an apology for the state’s role in promoting slavery. In his remarks, Newsom said the bill could not function without the accompanying Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would have been established by another one of Bradford’s bills. The centerpiece of Bradford’s reparations package was the Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would have overseen state reparations initiatives. By the final hours of the legislative session, dozens of protesters had gathered in the lobby of the Capitol to support Bradford’s bills. Jeff Chiu / AP fileOrganizer Chris Lodgson was another community leader who went to the Capitol to lobby for Bradford’s bills.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, —, Sen, Steven A, Bradford, Newsom, “, ”, Kamilah Moore, Steven Bradford, Reginald Jones, Sawyer, Jeff Chiu, Assemblymember Lori Wilson, Tayfun, Moore, Chris Lodgson, H.R, Sheila Jackson Lee, “ It’s Organizations: California Legislative Black Caucus, Task Force, California Senate, Assembly, Freedmen Affairs Agency, Black Caucus, Force, Black Caucus . California Gov, Getty, Bradford, Capitol, Task, Coalition, Equitable, Congressional Black Caucus, Washington , D.C, National, U.S . Rep Locations: California, Oakland, Calif, San Francisco, Anadolu, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Equitable California, Washington ,, New York, Illinois

☆ Austria’s far-right is the frontrunner for Sunday’s elections. How did it get here?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The FPÖ is known as the grandfather of European far-right parties and pedals an anti-migrant, anti-Islam, Eurosceptic and anti-vaxx agenda. It has held power at a federal level three times, in coalition with other groupings, making it one of just a few far-right parties in Europe to have done so. AFP/Getty ImagesIts political stance changed again when Jörg Haider – the son of former Nazi party members – became leader of the party in 1986. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl speaks to supporters ahead of European parliamentary elections on June 7. According to Reinhard, the FPÖ is more likely to form a government if it comes second than if it comes first.

Persons: –, ” Benjamin Biard, FPÖ, ” Biard, “, ”, Biard, Heinz, Christian Strache, Jörg Haider –, Haider, ’, Herbert Kickl, Taylor, “ remigration, Christian Bruna, Viktor Orban –, Vladimir Putin’s, Kickl, ” Heinisch Reinhardt, Reinhardt, Karl Nehammer, Thomas Kronsteiner, Reinhard, ” Reinhard Organizations: CNN, Party, Italian Lega, Dutch Party for Freedom, “, Getty, Nazi, Austrian People’s Party, EU, Hungary’s Fidesz, Greens, University of Salzburg, Social Democrats Locations: Austria, Europe, Brussels, Flemish, Italian, Germany, Nazi, Austrian, Salzburg, AFP, Ukraine, Vienna, Lower Austria, Russia, loggerheads, ÖVP

New U.S. tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese goods take effect Friday as trade tensions intensify between the world’s two largest economies. For example, the U.S. imports almost no Chinese EVs, largely because of an existing 27.5% tariff that is now increasing to 100%. Lithium-ion batteries, however, are a different story, accounting for about $13 billion of the $18 billion in affected Chinese goods. Similarly, the U.S. has been increasing its Chinese imports of natural graphite, another crucial component of EVs. “Cheaper Chinese solars and cheaper Chinese EVs can actually take jobs away from a lot of manufacturers in, say, the West.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Chim Lee, ” Lee, Charles Benoit, “ that’s, Benoit, ”, Biden, Julie Kozack, Lee, it’s Organizations: Economist Intelligence Unit, Biden, China, European, Coalition for, Prosperous, International Monetary Fund, U.S Locations: U.S, Beijing, China, Asia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Malaysia, Prosperous America

☆ Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It’ll take him months on end to train for the job,” said Gadi Eisenkot, a highly respected former Israeli military chief and member of the opposition. Policy and domestic politics are impossible to separate in any democracy, but especially in Netanyahu’s Israel – and especially now. Remarkably, Netanyahu held a security consultation on Wednesday but did not invite his defense minister, an Israeli official told CNN. Hezbollah says that it’s attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza; Israel wants to get Hezbollah to stop firing even without a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. With both the Philadelphi Corridor and Hezbollah, Netanyahu’s critics have questioned why, if they were so critical, he waited months to raise the stakes over those issues.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Gideon Sa’ar, “ It’ll, ”, Gadi Eisenkot, –, Gallant, Netanyahu, Israel –, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir’s, Abir, ” Eyal Hulata, “, ’, ” Gallant, Baz Ratner, it’s, ” Gilad Malach, Netanyahu’s, ” Malach, Damocles, Sa’ar, Bezalel Smotrich, Ammar Awad, Reuters Eisenkot, I’m, Gallant –, Malach, Michael Shemesh, Kan, ” Shemesh Organizations: Israel CNN, CNN, Reuters, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Democracy Institute, National Security, Finance, General Staff Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, United States, Abir Sultan, ” Lebanon, Egypt, Israeli, New York

☆ Oil alliance OPEC+ zeroes in on group compliance after postponing output hike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The OPEC+ alliance is once more cracking down on group compliance with oil output cuts, as it presses ahead with a three-pronged plan of formal and voluntary production trims. Eight OPEC+ members, including kingpin Saudi Arabia, were due to begin returning 2.2 million barrels per day of voluntary cuts to the market starting in October. Earlier this month, they postponed this phaseout to start in December instead. OPEC+ nations are operating two other production declines: under official policy, they will produce a combined 39.725 million bpd next year. The same aforementioned eight members are separately curbing their output by another 1.7 million bpd throughout 2025, also on a voluntary basis.

Persons: Undercompliance Organizations: CNBC Locations: OPEC, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, China

Which Battleground State Voters Could Sway the Election? It says that in order for Democrats to win, Black voters must make up 30 percent of all voters and at least 30 percent of white voters must vote Democratic. Black voters, who cast nearly a third of the ballots in 2020, overwhelmingly favored Mr. Biden — by almost 90 percent. That’s because educational attainment divides mostly white voters, and many of Nevada’s less-educated voters are not white. Even so, that wasn’t enough for him to overcome the coalition of white voters with a college degree and voters of color who delivered Mr. Biden a victory.

Persons: they’ve, Biden, Biden’s, Donald J, Trump, “, Mark Kelly, ”, Samara Klara, Charles S, Bullock, Kamala Harris, Andra Gillespie, —, “ There’s, Matt Grossmann, David Damore, suburbanites, Chris Cooper, Trump’s, Charles Franklin Organizations: Hispanic, The New York Times, White Hispanic, Democratic Senate, Mr, Biden, University of Arizona ., White, University of Georgia, Democratic, Black, Georgia, Emory University . Georgia, Suburban, Arab American, Michigan, ’, Michigan State University, Israel, Democratic Party, University of Nevada, Rural, Voters, North, Western Carolina University, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin ., Marquette Law Locations: The, Arizona, U.S, University of Arizona . Georgia, Georgia, Michigan, Detroit, American, Gaza, Nevada, Las Vegas, ”, Carolina, North Carolina, Greensboro, Asheville, Trump, ” Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s, Philadelphia, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Madison, University of Wisconsin . Wisconsin, Dane County

☆ German voters fend off far-right in latest state vote, early results suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“Dietmar Woidke and his Brandenburg SPD have made a furious comeback in recent weeks,” said SPD General Secretary Kevin Kuehnert. “For us in the federal SPD, this evening, if things go well, the problems that lie ahead of us will not have gotten any bigger. SPD party members and supporters react during the publication of exit polls in Potsdam. Provisional official results suggested it had gained 5.7 percentage points since the last Brandenburg election in 2019. With the Greens failing to re-enter Brandenburg state parliament, Woidke’s SPD cannot continue its coalition with the CDU and Greens.

Persons: Olaf Scholz’s, Scholz, “, ” Scholz, Dietmar Woidke, “ Dietmar Woidke, ”, Kevin Kuehnert, Tobias Schwarz, Woidke, Tino Chrupalla, Sahra Wagenknecht Organizations: Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, SPD, State, Politico, United Nations, Brandenburg SPD, ARD, ZDF, Communist, Getty, Provisional, Greens, Free Democrats, CDU Locations: Brandenburg, Germany, Berlin, New York, Ukraine, Potsdam, Russia, Thuringia, Saxony, Europe

☆ Exit polls suggest reprieve for Germany’s Scholz, as his party looks set to fend off far right in state vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

BERLIN Reuters —German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD) throughout the campaign, exit polls indicated. “Dietmar Woidke and his Brandenburg SPD have made a furious comeback in recent weeks,” said SPD party general secretary Kevin Kuehnert. “For us in the federal SPD, this evening, if things go well, the problems that lie ahead of us will not have gotten any bigger. The SPD is polling just 15% at national level, down from the 25.7% it scored in the 2021 federal election. Maryam Majd/Getty Images/FileNo time for complacencyThe vote in Brandenburg comes three weeks after the Russia-friendly AfD became the first far-right party to top a state election in Germany since World War Two, in Thuringia.

Persons: Olaf Scholz’s, Scholz, Dietmar Woidke, “ Dietmar Woidke, ”, Kevin Kuehnert, Olaf Scholz, Maryam Majd, Woidke, Tino Chrupalla, Sahra Wagenknecht Organizations: BERLIN Reuters —, Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, SPD, ZDF, Brandenburg SPD, ARD, Communist, Greens, Free Democrats Locations: Brandenburg, Germany, Berlin, Ukraine, Russia, Thuringia, Saxony, Europe

These are now the new realities on all of Germany’s land borders. On September 16, Berlin ordered the “temporary reintroduction of border control” at Germany’s borders with Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, France and Denmark. The calls for more checks on Germany’s borders also mark a step-change at the heart of the European Union from Merkel’s policies. In 2015, the long-serving, and ever popular former German chancellor Merkel opened Germany’s borders to migrants fleeing their homes - at the time largely Syrians because of the country’s civil war. The moves by Merkel became known as Wilkommenskulturand and set Germany apart on the world stage in liberal migration policy.

Persons: ” Slubice, “, Tom Knie, Olaf Scholz, ” –, Angela Merkel, Patrick Pleul, Bjoern Hoecke, ”, Victory, Alice Weidel, Scholz, …, ” Raphael Bossong, Merkel, Maja Hitij, Knaus, ” Knaus Organizations: CNN, German Federal, European Union, Getty, German Institute of International and Security Affairs, Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, Police, “ Locations: Frankfurt, der, “ Frankfurt, ”, Polish, German Federal Republic, Poland, Germany, Berlin, Germany’s, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Oder, Manheim, Solingen, Thuringia, East, Saxony, Brandenburg, “ Germany

☆ Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing restrictions on a wide area of free movement known as the Schengen Zone and stirring anger among its European neighbors. From Monday, as well as existing border controls with Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Poland, Germany will now also have internal border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. Berlin will have the power to reject people at all land borders, a statement from the Interior Ministry said. The move marks how far Germany has shifted in recent years on the flashpoint issue of migration. Under European Union rules, member states have the ability to temporarily reintroduce border control at internal borders in the event of a serious threat to public policy or internal security.

Persons: Angela Merkel, Maja Hitij, Nancy Faeser, Donald Tusk, “, ”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukraine – Organizations: CNN, Schengen, Interior Ministry, Union, Poland’s, Germany, Germany’s, Migration, ISIS Locations: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Berlin, Kenya, Polish, Warsaw, Greece, Europe, East, Ukraine, Solingen

☆ Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners, Americans among them, over plot to destabilize country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Mauricio Torres | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners, including Americans, who it claims are linked to an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country, which has been in crisis since disputed elections earlier this year. The minister said that in addition to the Americans, two Spanish citizens and one Czech citizen were arrested. A US State Department spokesperson said a member of the US military had been arrested in Venezuela, and said the department was “aware of unconfirmed reports of two additional US citizens detained” in the country. “Any claims of U.S. involvement in a plot to overthrow (Venezuelan leader Nicolas) Maduro are categorically false,” the spokesperson added. Protests have been fiercely repressed, some 2,400 people have been arrested, and many others are now fleeing the country.

Persons: Diosdado Cabello, ”, Nicolas, Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez, Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, US State Department, US, Human Rights Watch Locations: Venezuela, Venezuelan, United States, Spain, Dominican Republic

In fact, the Biden administration recently imposed its own set of tariffs, while extending ones first levied during the Trump administration. Take the tariffs the Trump Administration imposed on washing machines in 2018. The washing machine tariffs were part of a broad new tariff regime Trump imposed in an effort to protect American workers from anti-competitive Chinese trade practices. It resulted in what is generally viewed as a “trade war” involving retaliatory tariffs imposed on American goods. The White House gave a rationale similar to the Trump administration when it announced its tariffs.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Trump, ” Harris, Biden, Harris, —, There’s, ”, ” Biden, Douglas Irwin, ” Irwin, ” Sen, Sherrod Brown, Sen, Tom Cotton, Nick Iacovella, “, ” Iacovella, Davis Organizations: GOP, Democratic, Tax, Trump, Coalition for, Prosperous, White, American Enterprise Institute, Federal, “ Ohio steelworkers, “ Workers, Administration, U.S . Steel, Harvard University, University of California Locations: China, Prosperous America, U.S, Mexico, Ohio , New York, Ohio

The U.S.-recognized winner of Venezuela’s presidential election on July 28, Edmundo González Urrutia, fled to Spain as President Nicolás Maduro heightened his repression campaign and issued a warrant for his arrest. As human rights abuses and the dismantling of democratic institutions intensified under Maduro, President Donald Trump followed with “maximum pressure” sanctions in an attempt to squeeze him out of office. A Venezuela election body stacked with Maduro backers has declared Maduro the winner of the country’s July 28 election but refused to release vote tallies. Biden resumed deportations of Venezuelans as a condition of the election negotiations with Maduro. “If you want to do something about migration, what you should not do is help make things worse for Venezuelans,” Rodriguez said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Edmundo González Urrutia, Nicolás Maduro, Fernando Rodriguez, Josef Korbel, “, ” Rodriguez, Maduro, George W, Bush, Joe Biden, González, ”, Oliver Stunkel, ” Stunkel, Harris, Jason Marczak, Biden, Rodriguez, Dislodging Organizations: Josef, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Trump, Chevron, U.S, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Carnegie, Northern, Atlantic Council Latin America, Customs, Maduro, NBC Locations: U.S, Spain, Denver , Colorado, Cuba, Venezuela, “, United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico

☆ Fact check: Trump and Vance keep falsely describing how tariffs work
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance continue to falsely describe how one of their major policy proposals, across-the-board tariffs, would work. Trump has falsely, and repeatedly, claimed that China – not US importers – pay the tariff. Facts First: Trump and Vance’s claims about how tariffs work are false. Together, the price increases cost consumers more than $1.5 billion during the first year the tariffs were in place. It’s true that after Trump imposed tariffs on foreign-made steel, some American steel companies reopened mills and created new jobs.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, “, ” Vance, ” “, ”, Erica York, Joe Biden, Rick Muskat, Howard Gleckman, Jeff Ferry, Ferry Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, Democratic, Fox News, Trump, Tax, US, US International Trade Commission, US Treasury, US Customs, Protection, Deer Stags, CNN, Brookings Tax, Coalition for, Prosperous, Tax Foundation, China Business Locations: China, Arizona, Wisconsin, American, United States, South Korea, Mexico, Prosperous America

CNNOver the last few decades, a growing number of Christians have left traditional, predominantly White evangelical churches. The post-evangelical movement predates former President Donald Trump’s political rise, but has been accelerated by his alliance with White conservative evangelical leaders. White evangelicals have been a key part of the Republican coalition since the 1980s. The exit polls estimated that 26% of 2016 voters and 28% of 2020 voters were White evangelicals. Still, Trump has maintained overwhelming support among White evangelicals since consolidating their support during the 2016 Republican primary.

Persons: North Carolina CNN — Larissa Miller, Billy Graham, Graham, she’d, ’ ” Miller, Miller, She’s, Larissa Miller, Donald Trump’s, It’s, who’ve, –, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, ”, Matt O’Neil, Christian, Donald Trump's, Jordan Gale, Randall Balmer, “, I’ve, David Gushee, Flamy Grant, televangelists, Shawn Bowers Buxton, ” O’Neil, MAGA, they’re, Critics, Karoline Leavitt, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Ralph Reed, Jimmy Carter, ” Reed, Ronald Reagan, “ There’s, Jesus, James Talarico, we’re, Donald, Doug Pagitt, God, ” Miller Organizations: North Carolina CNN, CNN, Fox News, Trump, –, Watershed, Republican, Public Religion Research, New York Times, Episcopal, Dartmouth College, Mercer University, Trump –, News Service, Trump ”, & Freedom Coalition, Republicans, Democratic, White, Texas Democrat Locations: Charlotte, North Carolina, White, American, Cedar Rapids , Iowa, ”, Charlotte’s, Chantilly, Watershed, Charlotte , North Carolina, Independence, Israel, Texas, Georgia, Michigan , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

☆ A recent big tech plan for carbon removal is at the center of a major climate change emissions debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

"Nature-based carbon removals, such as soil carbon sequestration, store carbon temporarily in living biomass," said Dr. Allanah Paul, a CO2 removal and carbon accounting expert based in Europe. Nature-based carbon removal does have advantages. The rise of negative emissionsOther climate experts view the criticisms of nature-based carbon removal as missing the central point. "As an emitter, every company should focus on reducing their emissions, but as a purchaser looking to offset residual emissions, they should prioritize purchases of robust negative emissions," he stated. "My understanding is that Symbiosis intends to create a demand for high-quality nature-based carbon removal by setting very high standards for removal quality," Leslie-Bole said.

Persons: Paul, Allanah Paul, Strong, Julia Strong, Salesforce, Paul Davies, Haley Leslie, Bole, Leslie Organizations: Symbiosis, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Symbiosis Coalition, Coalition, Council, US, World Resources Institute Locations: Europe, Symbiosis, The State

☆ OPEC+ extends oil output cuts again through November
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

This isn’t the first time OPEC+ has extended output cuts in a bid to boost crude prices. That same month, OPEC+ extended a cut of 1.65 million barrels per day announced in April 2023 until the end of 2025. Oil prices rose initially but settled slightly lower Thursday. Oil prices have declined this year despite continued output cuts and ongoing geopolitical tension in the Middle East. In June, the International Energy Agency said that a glut of oil supply could weaken the sway OPEC+ has over oil prices.

Persons: — Organizations: New, New York CNN, of, Petroleum, West Texas, Brent, International Energy Agency, IEA Locations: New York, OPEC, China, United States

☆ I've spent 50 years in one of the 'best places to live.' I love it, but that doesn't mean moving here is a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Helen Wolkowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Montreal is a gem of a city: It's safe and walkable, with a vibrant nightlife and a cultural calendar packed with events. It's also one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, so why wouldn't you want to get in on the action? AdvertisementIt has become harder for Montreal renters to check everything off their wish lists without raising budgets. AdvertisementGiven the condition of Montreal's housing market, our "starter" is now just our forever home. Christopher O'Donnell/ShutterstockBusinesses also have to compete against the city's carousel of construction projects, which can reduce foot traffic, among other issues.

Persons: —, It's, I've, Lisette Jemmott, Anatoli Igolkin, Jemmott, she's, Michael Falduto, isn't, Catherine Zibo, Falduto, it's, Glenn Castanheira, Marc Bruxelle, Yönder, Christopher O'Donnell, Castanheira, Helen Wolkowicz Organizations: Service, Business, The Coalition, Housing Committees, Associations of Quebec, McGill, Concordia, Concordia University, City, Montreal —, Montreal Locations: Finland, Montreal, Canada, Canadian, Toronto, Quebec, City of Montreal

Comparisons were drawn to the 1968 Chicago convention, when national unrest during the civil rights movement and over the Vietnam War sowed an atmosphere of violence and chaos. Chicago Police Department officers were trained to deploy a disciplined and patient approach that focused on protecting free speech and allowing people to lawfully protest, a department official said. “The department trained more than a year for this,” a Chicago Police Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly told NBC News. “We are trying to get away from the old image of the Chicago Police Department,” the official said. Protesters in Chicago on the last night of the DNC on Thursday.

Persons: ” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Sebastián Hidalgo, “, —, Adam Edelman, Larry Snelling, ”, we’ve, Michael Boyte, Chuck Wexler, Ed Obayashi, Brad Thomson, ” Obayashi, Snelling, Terence Monahan, Eduardo Castelao, Nick Sous, Sebastian Hidalgo Organizations: CHICAGO, United, Democratic, Convention, ” Chicago Mayor, . Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police Department, NBC News . Protesters, NBC, scuffles, Chicago police, Coalition, DNC, Secret Service, Consulate, NBC News, Republican National Convention, Police, Research, Chicago, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, New York Police Department, U.S . Palestinian Community Network, Protesters Locations: Chicago, Vietnam, Israel, Germany, Gaza, Milwaukee, Washington ,, California

☆ Thai court dismisses prime minister over cabinet appointment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the specter of more political upheaval and a reset of the governing alliance. Real estate tycoon Srettha becomes the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court, after it ruled he violated the constitution by appointing a minister who did not meet ethical standards. Deputy premier Phumtham Wechayachai is expected to take over as caretaker prime minister. If successful, she would be Thailand’s third Shinawatra premier after Thaksin and her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra. Other potential candidates include Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga and Prawit Wongsuwan, an influential former army chief who was involved in the last two coups.

Persons: Srettha Thavisin, Srettha, Srettha’s, Thaksin Shinawatra, Pichit Chuenban, Pichit, Phumtham Wechayachai, ”, Olarn Thinbangtieo, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin, Yingluck Shinawatra, Anutin Charnvirakul, Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, Prawit Organizations: Thai, Party, Thai Party, University’s, Political Science, Law, Interior, Energy Locations: BANGKOK

☆ Progressive Coalition Shifts $25 Million Campaign to Back Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Amplify, a coalition of progressive groups, released its first digital ad supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s bid for the White House, part of a $25 million voter outreach campaign targeting Democrats and disaffected independents in battleground states. The ad reflects a unified message from the left that the organizations began testing in the 2022 midterms, and which they say helped blunt what had been expected to be a sweeping victory for Republicans. The members of the coalition said they plan to spend $1 million on the ad’s release. The theme has been widely used by Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that year. Ms. Harris, who has long made discussion of abortion rights a major part of her stump speeches, has also fashioned the freedom theme into a core part of her campaign’s message.

Persons: Kamala Harris’s, Donald J, Trump, Biden, Roe, Wade, Harris Organizations: White, Republicans, Gutsy Media, Democratic, Freedoms, ” Locations: Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina , Nevada , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

☆ Opinion | Nate Silver on How Kamala Harris Changed the Odds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +81 min

You know, Hillary Clinton, who was, I think, kind of a terrible candidate, won the popular vote by two points. So I don’t think they gave her a very good hand to play. It doesn’t matter who you are, it matters that you’re right and you’re able to prove it or bet on it in some way. What wasn’t in the Harris model that should have been?” “Yeah, maybe you really can meme your way to victory. And there’s something in it that I don’t think she can explain how she does it, but it makes her a fascinating leader.

Persons: Nate Silver, ”, ESPN’s Nate Silver, Silver, He’s, “ Savage, ” “, he’s, Ezra, Harris, we’ve, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, There’s, Hillary Clinton, she’s, She’s, Gavin Newsom, It’s, Biden, I’m, you’re, Joe Biden, Democratic Party Harris, Liz, —, “, Donald Trump, that’s, George W, Bush, Donald Trump wasn’t, it’s, Michael Jackson, Woody Allen, ’, Chick, don’t, George Floyd, ‘ COVID, COVID, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Michael Moritz, Elon, Mark Cuban, Thiel, Max Chafkin, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Ted Cruz, Sam Bankman, Tom Brady, SBF, Carrick Flynn, Oregon’s, I’m Carrick Flynn, Tara MacAulay, vouched, Bill Clinton, Tyler Cowen, they’ve, Jane, JD Vance, Peter Thiel’s, Vance, Trump, Steve Bannon, Don Trump, Jr, Tucker Carlson, Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, Tell, you’ve, Shapiro, Walz, I’ve, Iglesias, Obama, Susan Collins, Joe Manchin —, Jon Tester, ” “ Sherrod Brown, I’d, Dana White, Hulk Hogan, Joe Biden’s, — let’s, Mike Donilon, Kennedy, ” “ Tim Alberta, Georgia —, Brian Kemp, Blake Masters, Rick Scott, ” “ Trump, Doug Burgum, Black, didn’t, — Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, Michael Jordan, everyone’s, Nancy Pelosi’s, Nancy Pelosi, Joe ’, we’re, I’ll, John Coates, Richard Rhodes, Natasha Schüll, Natasha Organizations: Oracle, Trump, Democratic Party, Facebook, Twitter, The New York Times, ’ Harvard University, Democratic White House, Republican White House, Democratic, Silver, George, Vegas, Poker, extroversion, Elon, Sequoia Capital, McLaren, Paypal, Republican, New, PAC, Alameda, Las, Ohio Senate, underperform, White, UFC, RNC, Biden, Biden ., National Association of Black Journalists, Deutsche Bank, Manhattan Project, Design Locations: Nate, Russian, Russia, ’, Elon, Florida, predestiny, Bahamas, Sam, Africa, New York, Oregon, Las Vegas, Petersburg, United States, Ohio, Trump, Minnesota, ” “ Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Gaza, Chicago, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada , Arizona, Biden . Georgia, Carolina, Arizona, Ukraine, LA, It’s, Vegas

☆ The dark side of the 2024 Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Read previewAs the 2024 Olympics Games plays out in Paris, some nonprofits are warning of a dark reality looming over the sporting event. Wijeyakumar said Rahab's Daughters had distributed pamphlets ahead of the Paris Olympics at a local refugee camp. Rahab's Daughters has identified labor and sex trafficking occurring mainly within the manufacturing, construction, retail, and hospitality industries in Paris. The US National Human Trafficking Hotline explains on its website, however, that human trafficking is "notoriously underreported." These figures are based on interviews with survivors, reports Rahab's Daughters has received, and data it has collected from online ads.

Persons: —, Sam Wijeyakumar, Rahab's, Wijeyakumar, Lauren Hersh, hadn't, Hersh, William Pinzón, Reyes, Jonathan Machler, Airbnb, Mark Godin Organizations: Service, Paris Games, Business, Volunteers, BI, Olympic, Paris, Labor, US Department of State, State Department, Olympics, National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice, Coalition, CAP, Paris Olympics Locations: Paris, US, Poland, Germany, France, London

☆ X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Kate Conger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

X filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a coalition of major advertisers, claiming that it had violated antitrust laws by coordinating with brands to dissuade them from spending money on the social media platform. “The illegal behavior of these organizations and their executives cost X billions of dollars,” wrote Linda Yaccarino, X’s chief executive, in an open letter to advertisers. “People are hurt when the marketplace of ideas is undermined and some viewpoints are not funded over others as part of an illegal boycott.”With the lawsuit, X effectively declared war on advertisers, which provide the bulk of the social media company’s revenue. Since Mr. Musk acquired the company and promised to usher in a new era of unfettered free speech, many advertisers have limited their spending on X, concerned by reports of rising hate speech and misinformation there. By pursuing legal action against GARM, Mr. Musk continued to break with the leaders of other social media companies, who have forged close relationships with advertisers and been responsive to their concerns about offensive online content.

Persons: X, “, Elon, ”, Linda Yaccarino, Musk Organizations: Global Alliance, Responsible Media, CVS, Unilever, Mars, “, ”, GARM Locations: Texas, Danish, Elon Musk’s

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