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☆ Analysis: US embassy’s temporary closure in Kyiv reflects a starkly escalating war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —It is a very specific and high-profile warning, so you would expect the information behind it to have been quite precise. The US Embassy in Kyiv has not closed since it relocated during the opening months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But on Wednesday, it announced a one-day closure, citing “specific information of a potential significant air attack.” Kyiv endures air attacks on an almost nightly basis – but the US step suggested a fear of being potentially targeted. Ukrainian defense officials even derided a fake warning circulated widely on Telegram claiming a massive Russian air attack, as being crude Russian-produced misinformation. Residents in Kyiv struggled to reconcile the specific nature of the US warnings, with the quotidian daily threat they face.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, ”, Anya, “, Tanya Dzafarowa, Donald Trump, Putin Organizations: Ukraine CNN, 1001st, CNN, Residents, US, Kremlin, NATO Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Spanish, Moscow, Russia, Krivyh, AFP, —

☆ Diddy may ask a judge to drop his sex trafficking case because the Bureau of Prisons took pictures of his to-do list
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Photos of Combs' handwritten to-do list should never have been given to prosecutors, a lawyer said. "I think it's clear that this material is outside the defense defending a criminal case," the prosecutor told the judge of the to-do list excerpts. The filter team then extracted all attorney-client material before passing the remaining photographs along to the Combs prosecutors, Slavik told the judge. Combs is due back in court on Friday, when his defense team will make a third argument for bail. Prosecutors cannot refer to Combs' disputed to-do list tasks in opposing bail, the judge ordered.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Marc Agnifilo, Arun Subramanian, Agnifilo, Christy Slavik, Slavik Organizations: of Prisons, News, US, Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Brooklyn's

☆ 132 hamsters reportedly escaped in the hold of a plane, grounding it for days
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAn Airbus A321neo operated by TAP Portugal was grounded to locate 132 escaped hamsters on board. Escaped hamsters can pose safety risks as they can chew through electrical cables and wires. An Airbus A321neo was grounded for several days to track down dozens of hamsters on board, Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã reported. The report said 132 hamsters escaped from their cages in the cargo hold of the plane, which was operated by Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air Portugal — leaving ground maintenance teams trying to track them down. In a similar incident in 2017, a cargo plane was grounded due to escaped hamsters, Newsweek reported.

Persons: Correio Organizations: Airbus, TAP Portugal, Portuguese, TAP Air Portugal —, TJR, TAP Air Portugal, Ponta Delgada, Business, Newsweek Locations: Lisbon, Ponta, Azores, Portuguese

☆ Treasury yields rise as investors weigh geopolitical tensions, economic data
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by over four basis points to 4.4178%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.2932% after rising by more than two basis points. U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Wednesday as investors considered the geopolitical situation and assessed the latest economic data. Elsewhere, investors weighed the latest economic data, with new housing starts falling short of expectations in October, and building permits slipping month over month, according to data published Tuesday. Later in the week, investors will be watching out for October's flash purchasing managers' index reports from S&P Global for the services and manufacturing sector.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump's Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Investors, Global, Federal Reserve Locations: Russia, Ukraine, U.S, Ukraine's, Kyiv

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Keep reading to learn how to watch the CMA Awards, including live streaming options for those without cable. While it's her first time hosting the show, she's no stranger to the CMA Awards. How to watch the CMA Awards in the USThe CMA Awards will air on ABC on Wednesday, November 20, at 8 p.m. Those without cable can still live stream the awards show using a month-to-month live TV streaming service like Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, or Fubo. Check price at FuboHow to watch the CMA Awards from anywhereTraveling outside the US and still hoping to tune in to the CMA Awards?

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☆ Delta CEO says Trump administration's approach to regulation could be 'breath of fresh air'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the Trump administration's approach to regulation could be a "breath of fresh air." Speaking to reporters ahead of Delta's investor day, Bastian noted that President-elect Donald Trump campaigned saying he would take a "fresh look" at regulation and bureaucracy. "We have to invest in this industry," American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas last week. In an interview last week, Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker said: "We just need stability and resources at the DOT." Industry members and analysts also expect the incoming administration to be more open to mergers and consolidation.

Persons: Ed Bastian, Bastian, Donald Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Trump, Sean Duffy, Duffy didn't, Robert Isom, Jude Bricker, Joe Biden's Organizations: Delta Air Lines Inc, Delta Air, Trump, U.S . Department of Transportation, Delta, Fox Business, U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, Skift Aviation, Sun Country Airlines, Industry, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Biden's Justice, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, JetBlue Locations: New York, Dallas, U.S

☆ What Trump's return to the White House could mean for global bond yields
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDonald Trump's U.S. election victory has ratcheted up concerns about higher prices, prompting strategists to rethink the outlook for global bond yields and currencies. Trump's return to the White House is seen as likely to throw a wrench in the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle, potentially keeping an upward bias on Treasury yields. Bond yields tend to rise when market participants expect higher prices or a growing budget deficit. "Trump's election advances both possibilities as a trade war and increased fiscal spending work at cross purposes," he added. Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, stood at 2.337% on Wednesday, marginally lower for the session.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Alim Remtulla, Remtulla, Kamala Harris, there's, Trump, There's, Shannon Kirwin, Kirwin, Sameer Goel, CNBC's, doesn't, Goel, MUFG Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, EFG, Fed, CNBC, Treasury, Democratic, New York Stock Exchange, China News Service, Morningstar, European Union, Deutsche Bank, Trump, U.S, U.S ., Singapore, Malaysian, South Korean, ING Locations: Greensboro , North Carolina, Europe, United States, New York City, U.S, Mexico, Asia, China

☆ First ATACMS, now Storm Shadows: long-range Western missiles are raining down on Russia for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementUkraine has long been restricted from using Western missiles to strike inside Russia. Kyiv has since used both ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets on Russian soil. Ukraine is finally using its powerful, longer-range Western missiles to strike targets inside Russia after waiting over a year for permission. AdvertisementUkraine fired a volley of at least 10 Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Ukrainian and Western officials. Ukraine long pressed its Western partners to allow it to fire Storm Shadow missiles across the border into Russia.

Persons: Joe Biden, Lockheed Martin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, JUSTIN TALLIS, Donald Trump Organizations: Storm, Street Journal, UK, Storm Shadow, North Korean, Defense Express, Euromaidan Press, NATO, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Ukraine's, Artillery, South Korean Defense Ministry, Getty, MBDA, Ukraine, Shadow, US, White Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Russia's, Bryansk, Russia's Kursk Oblast, Kursk, Britain, France, North Korea, Russia's Kursk, Ukrainian

☆ Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Graham Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Appalachian Trail extends for almost 2,200 miles across 14 states – from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Portions of the trail in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest suffered the most severe damage and remain closed. Towns and businesses need the trail’s trafficThe Appalachian Trail is more than a footpath for many people. Every year thousands of people attempt to hike the entire trail or “thru-hike” it, and about 3 million people visit portions of the trail, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The total cost of the repairs along the trail remains unclear while officials continue assessing the full extent of the wreckage, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy said.

Persons: Terry Wise, Hurricane Helene, ”, Wise, Helene, –, “, Michelle Mitchell, Franklin Tate, They’ll, Tate, ” Wise, It’s, ’ ” Wise, Johnny’s, We’re, Ed Clark, ” Clark, Roy Cooper’s, Paul Curtin, Curtin, Crews, ” Curtin, Mitchell, Terra Caballero, Caballero, ” Caballero, Billoy, Shutterstock Craig Stivers, Stivers, Erwin, ” Stivers Organizations: CNN, Volunteers, US Forest Service, National Park Service, Forest Service, Forest, Cherokee, North Carolina . North Carolina Forest Service, Appalachian, Conservancy, Forest . United States Forest Service, North Carolina Gov, Carolina Mountain Club, Asheville . United States Forest Service, US Department of Transportation, Officials, conservancy, Unicoi Locations: Erwin , Tennessee, East, Springer, Georgia, Katahdin, Maine, Georgia , North Carolina , Tennessee, Virginia, Southern, North, Pisgah, Tennessee, North Carolina, Hurricane, North Carolina . North, Towns, Appalachian, Erwin, Hot Springs , North Carolina, The, Asheville, Forest, Bent, Asheville ., South Carolina , Tennessee, Florida, Hurricane Milton

☆ Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Investigators are trying to crack the mystery of how two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were cut within hours of each other, with European officials saying they believe the disruption was an act of sabotage and US officials suggesting it was likely an accident. The two cables – the BCS East-West connecting Lithuanian and Sweden and the C-Lion1 linking Finland with Germany – were suddenly disrupted on Sunday and Monday. And the disruption to the cables came just weeks after the US warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure. Instead, the two officials told CNN they believed it likely caused by an anchor drag from a passing vessel. The Chinese-flagged ship Yi Peng 3 was spotted in the area around the times the two cables were cut.

Persons: Germany –, Boris Pistorius, “, ”, Yi Peng, Lin Jian, China “ Organizations: CNN —, BCS, Germany’s, Europe, CNN, Wednesday, Swedish, Administration, Finnish National Bureau of Investigation, Danish Armed Forces Locations: Baltic, Lithuanian, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Russia, Moscow, particuar, Ust, Luga, Yi, China

☆ 7 of the best sweets to make in your air fryer, according to chefs and bakers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementHere are some sweet treats you probably didn't know you can make in an air fryer. "The air fryer is perfect for making a small batch of brownies without heating up the whole house with the oven," he said. "This classic dessert can easily be prepared in an air fryer without having to turn on the oven. "Chocolate-chip cookies bake in around five minutes in the air fryer," Riley told BI. You can shorten the baking time of banana breadBanana bread takes less time to bake in an air fryer.

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☆ Delta takes a jab at Spirit and says it soon expects more profit from premium seats than economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As such, premium seats — currently about 30% of Delta's inventory — will be a majority focus of any added capacity next year. Delta is doubling down on premium seatsDelta's premium cabins, including premium-economy upgrades, Delta One business class, and domestic first class, have long been profit drivers. Delta said its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft will be introduced with about 50% premium seats, for example, while the airline plans to add lie-flat business class to A321neo jets. AdvertisementThis all comes after Delta had higher-than-expected earnings in the third quarter, largely anchored by premium seats, even though it was dinged by a costly CrowdStrike outage. From July through September, Delta generated $5.3 billion in premium revenue compared to $6.3 billion for the economy cabin despite premium taking up less cabin real estate.

Persons: Glen Hauenstein, Hauenstein, Scott Kirby, David Neeleman, They've, Ed Bastian, Donald Trump, Delta, didn't Organizations: Lines, Delta Air Lines, Wednesday, Delta, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Breeze Airways, Biden, Airbus, Boeing Locations: Atlanta

☆ Billy Bob Thornton on His Movie & TV Roles: 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Landman'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But for his latest role starring in the Paramount+ drama "Landman," Thornton was tasked with a new, unique challenge: playing a version of himself. On ad-libbing his famous 'Friday Night Lights' speechThornton in "Friday Night Lights." Universal Pictures2004's "Friday Night Lights" is a beloved sports movie, and a big reason for that is the locker room speech your character, Coach Gary Caines, delivers. AdvertisementIn the pilot episode of "Landman," you film a scene at the high school football stadium in Odessa, Texas, where you filmed "Friday Night Lights." I ran into extras who were the children of extras on "Friday Night Lights."

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☆ US admiral says sending Israel and Ukraine weapons like Patriot missiles is eating into what's needed for countering China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"It's now eating into stocks," he said on Tuesday of advanced weapon shipments to Ukraine and Israel. The US Navy's top commander in the Indo-Pacific raised concerns on Tuesday that the Pentagon's advanced weapons shipments to Ukraine and Israel could sap the strength it needs to deal with China. While speaking at the Brookings Institution, Adm. Samuel Paparo said he initially hadn't been concerned with the weapons sent to the Middle East and Europe. Adm. John Aquilino, Paparo's predecessor at Indopacific Command, said in March that China could be ready to invade Taiwan as early as 2027. AdvertisementPress teams for the Pentagon and Indo-Pacific Command did not respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Persons: Sam Paparo, Paparo, Samuel Paparo, hadn't, who's, it's, John Aquilino, Mike Miniham Organizations: Pentagon, US, Brookings Institution, Pacific Command, Patriots, Israel, Indopacific Command, US Air Force, Press, Business Locations: China, Ukraine, Israel, East, Europe, Kyiv, People's Republic of China, Russia, Taiwan, Beijing

☆ Jim Cramer wants to buy this falling tech stock — and touts another reason to like Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim Cramer reiterated his belief that the big-picture rollout of Blackwell is fine. Jim Cramer said he sees "a great opportunity" to buy Crowdstrike as shares fall nearly 2% Wednesday. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Jim, we're, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Blackwell, Target, Costco, Walmart, Club, Palo Alto Networks, Disney, Williams, JPMorgan, Delta Air Lines Locations: Sonoma

☆ Delta forecasts more sales growth in 2025 thanks to high-end demand, 'resilient economy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said sales would grow in 2025, citing a "resilient economy" for strong travel demand and credit card spending, especially for higher-end offerings. Delta forecast revenue growth in the mid-single digit percentage points next year compared with 2024, in line with the roughly 6% growth analysts were expecting. In an investor day presentation, the carrier said it would expand flying by 3% to 4% next year from 2024. Hauenstein said Delta is looking for new ways to segment its cabins after the carrier — and rivals — spent years breaking coach-class into options like premium economy, extra-legroom seats and basic economy. While it didn't provide detail, it's also considering more options for travelers sitting in the front of the plane too, Hauenstein said.

Persons: Delta, Glen Hauenstein, Delta's, Hauenstein, —, it's Organizations: Delta Air Lines, American Express, United Airlines Locations: Tuesday's

☆ How to prevent a severe stroke: New research suggests mitigating these risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Gina Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Patients were recruited from 142 centers in 32 countries and given standardized questionnaires to measure risk factors, according to the study. “This study looked at the association between modifiable risk factors with severe and mild-moderate stroke. “Our study highlights that some risk factors are particularly important for severe stroke. Reducing salt in your diet, avoiding high-cholesterol foods, and eating fresh fruits and vegetables can help to lower blood pressure. Keeping active can also lower blood pressure and help you maintain a healthy weight.

Persons: ”, Steve Messe, wasn’t, Catriona Reddin, Catriona, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, hasn’t, “ It’s, ” Freeman Organizations: CNN, University of Pennsylvania, US Centers for Disease Control, University Hospital Galway, University of Galway, Jewish Health, Cleveland Clinic, American Heart Association Locations: United States, Ireland, Denver

☆ How Alaska Airlines used AI to save over 1.2 million gallons of jet fuel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Alaska Airlines partnered with Air Space Intelligence to use an AI tool that suggests flight routes. While Air Space Intelligence developed the Flyways AI Platform, it did so in close cooperation with the airline's stakeholders. AI in actionThe partnership between Alaska Airlines and Air Space Intelligence began with a learning period for both organizations. ASI's staff shadowed the airline's dispatchers to learn how they worked, while Alaska Airlines learned more about how a machine-learning algorithm could be used to route traffic. While that might seem low, those accepted routes helped reduce Alaska Airlines' fuel consumption by more than 1.2 million gallons in 2023, according to the airline's annual sustainability report.

Persons: —, We've, they're, Pasha Saleh, Flyways, Saleh, Phillip Buckendorf, Buckendorf, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Air Space Intelligence, Service, Space Intelligence, Alaska Airlines . Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, ASI, IBM DOS, Airlines, Air, US Air Force Locations: Alaska, Boston, Denver, Poland, Washington, DC

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Target, Dolby Labs, Nio, Netflix and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Target – Shares plunged more than 17% after the Minneapolis-based retailer missed third-quarter earnings and revenue estimates and slashed its full-year guidance, just three months after raising that forecast. Delta Air Lines – The Atanta-based carrier fell more than 1% after reiterating its outlook for the fourth quarter . Nio – U.S. shares fell more than 2% after the Chinese electric vehicle maker posted lower-than-expected revenue for the third quarter. Dolby earned 61 cents per share in its fiscal fourth quarter, above analysts' estimated 45 cents per share, according to FactSet. Powell Industries – Shares of the electrical equipment company fell 13% after new orders in the fiscal fourth quarter fell to $267 million from $356 million in the third quarter.

Persons: NBCUniversal, Brian Roberts, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Nio, Dolby, Robinhood, Needham, Keysight, Piper Sandler, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, —, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: –, Comcast, CNBC, MSNBC, Delta Air Lines, Delta, FactSet, Dolby, Technologies, Powell, BDO, Nasdaq, Netflix Locations: Minneapolis, Nio –

Trump has been “heavily working the phones” to Republican senators for their support on behalf of Gaetz, according to a transition official. Trump announced Gaetz as his pick nearly a week ago. The official said Trump’s transition knows Gaetz is the toughest confirmation they will have to fight for by far. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, said he had received a phone call from Trump personally urging him to support Gaetz. This year, Trump announced his first pick to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles just two days after election day.

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☆ Toxic smog covers Indian capital as pollution hits record levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI — Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital, Delhi, remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions and smoke from farm fires started illegally in the adjoining, farming states of Punjab and Haryana. The Taj Mahal, India’s famed monument of love, has been obscured by toxic smog for nearly a week. Swiss group IQAir ranked New Delhi as the world’s most polluted city with air quality at a “hazardous” 489, although that was a significant improvement from Monday’s 1,081 reading. India’s weather department said a shift in the fog layer toward the northern state of Uttar Pradesh had helped improve visibility over Delhi.

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☆ Ramaswamy's 'jackhammer and chain saw' plan to force federal workers back into the office.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Laura Strickler | Laura Strickler Is A Senior Investigative Producer | Reporter For Nbc News. She Is Based In Washington. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Vacant federal office space in downtown Washington is costly to maintain and a deep source of frustration to Mayor Muriel Bowser. She told reporters last week that she had requested a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and that top on her agenda is pushing federal workers to return to downtown Washington. All told, the U.S. has roughly 2.2 million federal workers. With fewer people in the office, the cost of excess federal office space has become a concern. In 2004, a little over 750,000 federal workers were eligible to work from home.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk's, Muriel Bowser, Donald Trump, ” Bowser, “, Ramaswamy, Tucker Carlson, ”, ” Ramaswamy, ” Jacqueline Simon, Musk’s, Kamil Krzaczynski, Simon, Joe Biden, George W, Bush Organizations: Management, American Federation of Government Employees, Bureau of Prisons, NBC, Patrol, Office, Republican, Republican National Convention, Getty, Education Department, OMB, Personnel Management Locations: Washington, ”, U.S, Milwaukee, AFP

☆ China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Haley Britzky | Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —China rejected a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a conference in southeast Asia this week, marking the latest turn in a tumultuous relationship between the two countries’ defense leaders. But China did not accept the offer, pointing to a recent Taiwan arms sale as their rationale, a senior defense official told reporters traveling with Austin in Laos. The Chinese rejection of the meeting in Laos comes just days after US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Peru for their final meeting under Biden’s administration. China has often used the cancellation of meetings and lines of communication as a way of registering displeasure with the United States. After then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022, China cut off a number of lines of communication with the US, including on military issues and climate.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Austin, Dong Jun, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Jake Sullivan, Biden, Trump, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: CNN, ASEAN Defense, ’, National Locations: China, Asia, Laos, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Austin, Peru, United States

☆ Prosecutors set to weigh in on fate of Trump New York hush money case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Prosecutors on Tuesday are set to tell a judge whether they think the criminal hush money case against President-elect Donald Trump should head to sentencing, as planned, or be dismissed following his electoral victory, as his lawyers have requested. Those records related to a $130,000 payment his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen made shortly before the 2016 election to porn star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about a purported one-time sexual tryst with Trump a decade earlier. Judge Juan Merchan had been expected to rule on a dismissal request by Trump's lawyers on Nov. 12 at the earliest. But on the heels of Trump's election win, the DA's office told Merchan they wanted him to delay his ruling, to give them time to determine how that victory affected the case. Merchan gave them one week to do so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Juan Merchan, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Kamala Harris Trump, Michael Cohen, Merchan Organizations: Prosecutors, The, Manhattan, Attorney's Locations: Manhattan, New York City, York

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