DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos city swept up in methanol deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Laos has tried to rebrand Vang Vieng as less of a party destination. Vang Vieng and its mountainous surroundings are a base for outdoor activities, including kayaking, jungle trekking, parasailing, tubing and rock climbing. Foreign tourists kayaking and tubing on the Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos, on November 19. “(We are) aware of a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, possibly through the consumption of methanol-laced alcoholic drinks,” the US Embassy in Vientiane said in a health alert Friday. The warning came after the US State Department confirmed to CNN that an American citizen had died in Vang Vieng.

Persons: Vang Vieng, Vang, Anupam Nath, CNN’s Helen Regan, Isaac Yee, Eve Brennan Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, Vang, US State Department Locations: Southeast Asia, Vang, Laos, United States, United Kingdom, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, South Korea, China, Vang Vieng, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, American, Vietnam, Thailand, France, Russia, Japan

☆ 6 tourists who died are believed to have drunk tainted alcohol in Laos
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSix tourists who died in Laos are believed to have consumed tainted drinks. Several tourists who died in Vang Vieng, Laos are believed to have drunk tainted alcohol. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation wrote that local authorities in Laos were investigating the case and trying to ascertain where the tainted alcohol came from. It is unclear how the other four tourists could have come into contact with tainted alcohol. November 22, 2.30 a.m. — This story was updated to include comments from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Persons: Brit, Holly Bowles, Anthony Albanese, Bowles, Bianca Jones, Simone White, Toan, Nana backpacker, Médecins, Vang Vieng Organizations: Brit, US State Department, Australian, Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CNN, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Associated Press, BBC, US Centers for Disease Control, British Foreign Office, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Business, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade Locations: Laos, Danes, Vang Vieng, Thailand, British, London, Asia, Indonesia, Singapore

☆ I spent a week in a hospital in Ecuador when my lung collapsed. It confirmed that moving here was the right decision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Sinead Mulhern | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Earlier this year, she spent a week in the hospital due to a collapsed lung, a severe complication of pneumonia. The support she received from the hospital staff and her friends confirmed that moving there was the right decision. "We have to go to the hospital right now," my doctor told me after confirming that my right lung had collapsed. I felt scared and focused on my friend as the surgeon told me to hold my right arm above my head and stay still. People I didn't know well would call to check in, and friends of friends would send well wishes.

Persons: Sinead Mulhern, I'd, Ecuador —, hadn't, I'm, Sanja, We've, Jonathan, KFF Organizations: Monopoly Locations: Ecuador, Cuenca —, Quito, South America, Ecuadorian, Canada, Australia, South Africa, England, Venezuela

☆ A 90-year-old comedian still does gigs and plays golf. She shared her secrets for staying fit and funny.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementD'yan Forest is a working comedian at 90, doing gigs in two languages. She shared some of her tips for staying fit and funny into her 90s. After a 40-year-long career as a cabaret singer, D'yan Forest, who lives in New York City, became a comedian in 2001. Now 90, she holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Female Comedian and still performs solo shows in English and French. Advertisement"I never thought I'd be a comedian at 90," she told Business Insider.

Persons: It's, I'd, Heidi Tissenbaum, centenarians, D'yan, Forest, Rose Anne Kenny, I've, She's, Janet Gibbs Organizations: verve, National Cancer Institute, American, Nutrition, Trinity College Dublin Locations: D'yan Forest, New York City, France, America, China

☆ As Ukraine Fires U.S. Missiles, Putin Sends a Chilling Message
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Anton Troianovski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In many ways, President Vladimir V. Putin seems to be winning. Russian forces are pushing ahead in Ukraine. President-elect Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House. And yet on Thursday, Mr. Putin appeared weary, threatened and newly aggrieved as he took his bellicose threats against his Western adversaries to a new level. As a result, Mr. Putin is bringing Russia closer to a direct conflict with the United States than at any point in decades.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Donald J, Trump Locations: Ukraine, Europe, North, Russia, United States, Moscow

☆ America's allies in Syria hope they can sway Trump's decisions about US troops there
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementUS troops remain in Syria to counter ISIS and patrol oil fields in the region. For almost a decade, US troops have been on the ground in Syria to assist Kurdish-led forces in the defeat of the infamous Islamic State. AdvertisementDuring his first term, Trump ordered the withdrawal of US troops partnered with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after ISIS' territorial defeat. Trump then backtracked and kept 900 US troops in Syria. Advertisement"We may have felt frustrated during Trump's first term due to his decision to withdraw American forces from Syria in 2019," Mohamad said.

Persons: Trump, tamp, Donald Trump, specter, Sinam Mohamad, Trump's, Mohamad, Bashar al, Assad, Mohammed A, Salih, Delil SOULEIMAN, Paul Iddon Organizations: ISIS, Syrian Democratic Forces, Office, Syrian Democratic Council, Autonomous Administration, North, Kurdistan Workers ' Party, Trump, Foreign Policy Research Institute, SDF Locations: Syria, Turkey, Kurdish, State, Russia, United States, East Syria, Syrian, Kurdistan, Ankara, America, Jordan, Hol, Afghanistan, Iran, North

☆ The Fleeting Comforts of the Celebrity Look-Alike Contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Amanda Hess | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It may be a coincidence that the celebrity look-alike competition returned to prominence just as American citizens were voting in what some called “the most significant presidential election in our lifetimes.” But once it happened, the appeal was obvious. Here was a different kind of democratic event: a totally insignificant one, in which attractive men with slightly off-kilter features were lined up in public and ranked by the roaring crowd. At the first contest, which convened a flock of Timothée Chalamet doubles in Manhattan last month, the New York Police Department showed up, deemed it an “unscheduled demonstration” and arrested four people. They are typically publicized with posters on lampposts, staged in public parks and accompanied by meager prizes. The Mescal double won 20 euro “or three pints”; the White winner received $50 and a pack of Marlboro Reds.

Persons: Trump, doppelgängers, Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal, Dev Patel, Harry Styles Organizations: New York Police Department, Marlboro Reds Locations: Manhattan, Chicago, Dublin, San Francisco, London

☆ A Native American photographer took powerful portraits of members of every tribe across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementMatika Wilbur photographed members of every federally recognized Native American tribe. She published a book of her photos titled "Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America." AdvertisementShe embarked on a yearslong project photographing members of every federally recognized Native tribe in North America. In 2023, she published her collection of photos in a book titled "Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America." Wilbur spoke with Business Insider about her project, her photos, and the importance of agency in Native American representation.

Persons: Wilbur, Matika Wilbur Organizations: Business Locations: Native America, South America, American, North America

☆ Whoopi Goldberg talks to CNN about her launch of the All Women’s Sports Network
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Don Riddell | Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Whoopi Goldberg’s latest venture, the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN), has been a long time in the making. It took 16 years, but what the hey!”With AWSN having launched in the US last week, Goldberg has finally achieved a long-held ambition. Available in 65 countries and running 24/7, it is the first global network dedicated entirely to women’s sports. The channel will show live and delayed broadcasts of action from the likes of the UEFA Women’s Nations League, the Women’s Tennis Association and the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series. Whoopi Goldberg partnered with Chicago-based hospital chain CommonSpirit to launch AWSN.

Persons: Whoopi Goldberg’s, “ I’ve, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, “, I’ve, Goldberg, AWSN, we’re, ”, ’, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Shotwell, ’ ” Goldberg, Emma, Clyde Organizations: CNN, Women’s Sports, UEFA Women’s Nations League, Women’s Tennis Association, FIBA, WNBA, ESPN, USC, Purdue University Locations: Saudi Arabia, Chicago, Black

☆ Gautam Adani's associates used Excel and PowerPoint to discuss their bribe options in a $250 million scheme, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Prosecutors said four of his associates discussed their share of the bribes via Excel and PowerPoint. New York prosecutors charging one of India's richest men with bribery said his associates used Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to discuss and analyze their corrupt payments. AdvertisementThe Adani Group and attorneys for the other defendants did not respond to requests for comment from BI. Prosecutors said that during this period, the Adani Group falsely told investors at least four times that it had not paid bribes. AdvertisementIn a statement on its website on Thursday, the Adani Group said the prosecution's accusations are "baseless and denied."

Persons: Gautam Adani, Prosecutors, Adani, Sam Bankman, Sagar Adani, Vneet Jaain, Rupesh Agarwal, Agarwal, Cyril Cabanes, Sagar Organizations: Excel, New, Microsoft, Adani, Energy, Power, Prosecutors, New York Stock Exchange, Eastern, of, Adani Group, US Department of Justice, Adani Enterprises, SEC, Wednesday Locations: New York, India, of New York, British, Hong Kong, Indian

☆ Indonesia wants Apple to sweeten its $100 million proposal as tech giant lobbies for iPhone 16 sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Indonesian government expects Apple to increase its proposed $100 million investment into the country, according to state media, as the iPhone maker seeks clearance from Jakarta to sell its latest phones. According to a report from Indonesian state media, the country's Ministry of Industry met with representatives from Apple on Thursday regarding its proposal to invest $100 million over two years. "From the government's perspective, of course, we want this investment to be larger," industry ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arif told state media on Thursday. While Indonesia represents a small market for Apple, it also offers growth opportunities as it has the world's fourth-largest population, according to Le Xuan Chiew, a Canalys analyst focusing on Apple strategy research. Success in this market requires a long-term approach, and Apple's investment offer demonstrates a commitment to complying with local regulations and paving the way for future growth, he added.

Persons: hasn't, AirPods Max, Apple didn't, Febri Hendri Antoni Arif, Le Xuan Chiew Organizations: Fifth, Apple, country's Ministry of Industry, CNBC Locations: New York City, Indonesian, Jakarta, Indonesia

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration. He or she also serves as vice admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, overseeing this group of uniformed officers who seek to promote the nation’s health. “And if you remember, under the President Trump administration’s leadership, you’ll recall that we had incredible public health policies, President Trump’s unparalled creation of Operation Warp Speed was one like we’ve never seen before. Chan School of Public Health. “The superiority of natural immunity over vaccinated immunity is clear.”CDC directorThe director of the CDC leads the nation’s foremost public health agency, which deals with disease prevention and control and environmental health.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Janette Nesheiwat, Marty Makary, Dave Weldon, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump’s, Kennedy, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “ We’re, ” Nesheiwat, you’ll, we’ve, Johns Hopkins, Makary, ”, Weldon, “, Terri Schiavo, Brian Stelter, Meg Tirrell Organizations: CNN, Friday, Food and Drug Administration, US Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health, Human Services, Senate, CDC, US Public Health Service, Corps, Fox News, American Board of Family Medicine, American University of, University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, FDA, Johns Hopkins University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Harvard, of Public Health, National Academy of Medicine, World Health Organization, Street, Journal, Agency, Toxic Substances, SUNY, Army, Letterman Army Medical Center, Army Reserve, American Board of Internal Medicine, Assurance, Agency for Vaccine, HHS, Disease Control Locations: Florida, Caribbean, St, Maarten, New York, Chan, Buffalo

☆ Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega as well as the Central American nation’s police and military. The two have been married since 2005 and she was made vice president in 2017. Under the new reform, the co-presidents will have control over the legislature, judiciary and electoral, public administration, and oversight bodies as well as autonomous entities. Government critics have said the reforms legalize the “absolute power” already exercised for years by Ortega and Murillo. “If adopted, these changes will sound the death knell for fundamental freedoms and rule of law in Nicaragua,” he said in a statement.

Persons: Daniel Ortega, “, Rosario Murillo, Ortega, ”, Murillo, Gustavo Porras, Human Rights Volker Turk Organizations: Reuters, Nicaraguan, Sandinista, Central American nation’s, Government, of American, UN, Human Rights Locations: United States, of American States, Nicaragua

☆ One of Trump’s Treasury contenders hails from the most cutthroat private equity firm on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The words “private equity” are almost poetic in their power to obfuscate in such a way that most people simply tune out when they hear them. But there’s a reason workers tend to have a negative association with private equity. Per Bloomberg, Apollo “built its name as the scrappiest private equity and distressed-debt investor on Wall Street by buying businesses and loading them up with debt that offered creditors meager protections in the face of default.”Historically, private equity deals were largely handled by big banks. Private equity firms now hold controlling stakes across an array of industries, including supermarkets, housing, health care, fashion, restaurants and vet clinics. And other efforts to force more transparency and accountability in private equity have similarly faced opposition.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Marc Rowan, Donald Trump’s, Rowan, Bill Lazonick, he’s, ”, Megan Greenwell, aren’t, ” Dennis Kelleher, Apollo “, it’s, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, hadn’t, Scott Bessent, Kevin Warsh, “, ” Greenwell Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Apollo Global Management, Treasury, OCC, Republicans, Industry Research Network, — Bloomberg, KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle Group, Securities and Exchange Commission, “, Research, Treasury Department, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Federal Reserve Locations: New York, ”, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

☆ Spain slaps $187 million fine on Ryanair, EasyJet and others for 'abusive' cabin luggage fees
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Spain's Ministry of Consumer Rights on Friday slapped a $179 million euro ($186 million) fine on five low-budget airlines for "abusive practices" including charging additional cabin luggage fees. Spanish low-cost airline Vueling was ordered to pay 39.2 million euros and EasyJet was fined 29 million euros. Scandinavia's second-largest airline Norwegian and Spanish airline Volotea each received penalties in excess of 1 million euros. The five airlines should discontinue their practice of requiring additional payment for cabin luggage and reserving a seat near a dependent traveler, the ministry said. "We completely disagree with the decision of the Spanish Consumer Ministry and find the proposed sanctions outrageous," an EasyJet statement said, stressing it considers its cabin luggage policy to be aligned with all applicable laws.

Persons: Vueling, EasyJet, Javier Gandara, Michael O'Leary Organizations: Ministry of Consumer Rights, Ryanair, Spanish, Spain's Association of Airlines, CNBC, Ministry of Consumer, ALA, Spain's Consumer Affairs Ministry, Governments, Spanish Consumer Ministry, Boeing, International Air Transport Association Locations: Spain, Europe

☆ Analysis: Russia’s nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from the Cold War doctrine of deterrence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. The use of what Vladimir Putin said was a ballistic missile with multiple warheads in offensive combat is a clear departure from decades of the Cold War doctrine of deterrence. Ballistic missiles with multiple warheads, known as “multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles,” or MIRVs, have never been used to strike an enemy, experts say. Aftermath of Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 21, 2024. Pakistan reportedly tested a missile with multiple warheads in 2017, and earlier this year India said it had successfully tested a MIRVed ICBM.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, MIRV, ” Hans Kristensen, Kristensen, Matt Korda, ”, Manish Swarup, Korda, ” Kristensen Organizations: CNN, West, Federation of American, Russian, Ballistic, Federation of American Scientists, Union of Concerned Scientists, Center for Arms Control, AP Locations: Ukraine, Dnipro, That’s, US, Ukrainian, Russia, United States, Europe, China, United Kingdom, France, Pakistan, India, New Delhi, North Korea

☆ Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Harold W. Sims Jr., a fanatic for all things feline, who poured his life savings into his own no-kill animal shelter and then took his passion a step further by founding the American Museum of the House Cat, displaying some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts, including antique windup tabbies and an ancient Egyptian cat mummy, died on Nov. 17 in Sylva, N.C. His death, at a care facility, was confirmed by Kaleb Lynch, who helped run the shelter and served as Dr. Sims’s caregiver. Dr. Sims discovered his love for cats relatively late in life. He began volunteering at an animal shelter, where he helped care for cats. Around the same time, he and Kay adopted their first feline, a Persian named Buzzy.

Persons: Harold W, Sims Jr, Kaleb Lynch, Sims, Kay Organizations: American Museum of Locations: Sylva , N.C, Florida, Western North Carolina

☆ Alcohol Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Roni Caryn Rabin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The number of deaths caused by alcohol-related diseases more than doubled among Americans between 1999 and 2020, according to new research. Alcohol was involved in nearly 50,000 deaths among adults ages 25 to 85 in 2020, up from just under 20,000 in 1999. The biggest spike was observed among adults ages 25 to 34, whose fatality rate increased nearly fourfold between 1999 and 2020. Women are still far less likely than men to die of an illness caused by alcohol, but they also experienced a steep surge, with rates rising 2.5-fold over 20 years. The new study, published in The American Journal of Medicine, drew on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Organizations: American, of Medicine, Centers for Disease Control

CNN —A Norwegian man working as a security guard for the US Embassy in Oslo was arrested this week on allegations of spying for Russia and Iran. According to Norway’s public broadcaster NRK, the man is in his 20s and was arrested at home in his garage on Wednesday. He is charged with attempted aggravated intelligence activities against state secrets and admitted to having collected and shared information with Russian and Iranian authorities, according to NRK. The arrest comes amid ongoing concerns about Moscow and Tehran’s espionage and influence operations around the globe. Western officials have disrupted plots from Tehran to harm or kill individuals, including an alleged assassination plot against President-elect Donald Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, John Christian Elden, Elden, ” Organizations: CNN, US, NRK, Wall Street Journal, Norway “, US State Department, Norwegian Locations: Oslo, Russia, Iran, Moscow, Tehran, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, ”

☆ Opinion | We Wanted a New Republican Party. Trump Delivered.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +55 min

Barack Obama was elected president, and the mood in the Republican Party picked up on the mood you’ve already described. But in the end, what he did electorally was not in that election to build the pan ethnic working class Republican Party. But at the very least, there was the conventional wisdom was that the Republican Party had to move substantially to the left on immigration. I just think that if the Republican Party is not the party of private property and wealth building, so I don’t think. Is there any chance that the Republican Party is about to not be the party of private property and wealth building No, no, I think you’re right.

Persons: I’m Ross Douthat, Donald Trump didn’t, Trump, I’ve, Reihan Salam, Reihan, George W, I’m, pry, Ross, Ross Douthat, let’s, Bill Kristol, Bush, Boomer, Giuliani, Ronald Reagan, wasn’t, Bill O’Reilly, Ross Reihan, Bush’s, Barack Obama, Obama, That’s, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Ryan, Rush Limbaugh, notionally, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Bill Clinton, Donald J, Let’s, it’s, It’s, ”, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Will, electorally, Romney, we’d, didn’t, Pat, John McCain, Frank, Kavanaugh, Trump’s, George Floyd, Biden, hadn’t, progressivism, premised, ender, New Party ”, ryan, neoliberals, Steve Bannon, Steve Moore, we’re, Moore, Bannon didn’t, COVID, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Musk, he’s, Vance, hasn’t, Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Margaret Thatcher’s, Reagan, Roosevelt, Republican policymaking, we’ve Organizations: New York, Republican Party, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, New Party, New York Times, Harvard Institute of Politics, Harvard, The, Democratic, Great Society, Republicans, Republican, Reagan Democrats, Tribune, Trump, Perot, Tea Party, Party, Social Security, Grand New Party ”, Romney, Obama Trump voters, GOP, Amnesty, Reagan, Biden, American, America, romney, Infrastructure, Clinton Democrat, Uc Locations: Washington , DC, Northwestern, Washington ,, New York, Washington, Iraq, America, “, China, American, United States, Clinton, it’s, Nevada

☆ Why Trump Allies Say Immigration Hurts American Workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Lydia Depillis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As President-elect Donald J. Trump’s second administration takes shape, his plans for a signature campaign promise are becoming clear: mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, including new detention centers, workplace raids and possibly the mobilization of the military to aid in expulsions. Most economists are skeptical that this project will improve opportunities for working-class Americans. Mr. Trump and his allies don’t typically argue for purging undocumented immigrants on economic grounds; the case is more often about crimes committed by migrants, or simply a need to enforce the law. But there is an intellectual movement behind immigration restriction that seeks to reshape the relationship between employers and their sources of labor. According to this rising conservative faction, most closely identified with Vice President-elect JD Vance, cutting off the supply of vulnerable foreigners will force employers to seek out U.S.-born workers.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Trump, don’t, JD Vance, Mr, Vance, who’ve, ” Organizations: The New York Times

☆ China is armed and ready for trade war 2.0 with Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hong Kong CNN —In the summer of 2018, when former President Donald Trump launched a trade war with Beijing, the Chinese economy was riding high. There was even talk it could soon overtake the United States as the world’s largest. But last year, Mexico overtook China as the top exporter of goods into the United States, according to the Commerce Department. China had held that perch for 20 years before its exports to the United States fell by 20% to $427 billion last year. Women walk at a fashion accessories store displaying a poster to promote Singles' Day discounts at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, on November 11, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Dexter Roberts, Joe Biden, Matthews, Wang Shouwen, ” Andy Rothman, “, Liza Tobin, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Beijing’s, don’t, Sean Callow, Callow, Andy Wong, Rothman, Xi Jinping, Larry Hu Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Trump, Atlantic Council, Commerce Department, Matthews Asia, Treasury, CNN, PVH Corp, Bain & Company, ITC Markets, US, Peterson Institute, National Bureau of Statistics, Gross, Macquarie Bank Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, United States, Mexico, Lianyungang, US, Xinjiang, —, Shanghai, New York, “

☆ Opinion | The Legal Battle Against Trump Was a Miserable Failure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Samuel Moyn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The yearslong effort to vanquish Donald Trump in court was a dismal failure. To oppose Mr. Trump in his second term, liberals must learn the lesson of this defeat, which is that there is no alternative to persuading our fellow citizens of our beliefs. Fifty years ago, Richard Nixon’s four Supreme Court appointments — Mr. Trump got only three — shoved the court right and consigned liberals to damage control. In this election, legalistic tactics contributed to Mr. Trump’s victory, helping to produce the popular majority he had never boasted before. For all of Mr. Trump’s misdeeds, prosecuting them was not worth the cost of restoring him to power.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Richard Nixon’s, Mr, Judith Shklar, Trump’s

☆ Your questions about Trump 2.0, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Leinz Vales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When we asked CNN readers for their questions about the incoming Trump 2.0 administration, we got a lot of nervous and scared feedback. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump walk to Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2021. This is her response:Trump has promised to protect Social Security and not raise the retirement age or make other cuts. For more, read Luhby’s story on how a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits. For his second term, Trump has promised to find military officials more loyal to him and that he’ll fight an “enemy from within” of political opponents.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, I’m, …, Catherine Shoichet, Shoichet, Trump, ”, Lisa Graybill, Tom Homan, He’s, Kelli Stump, she’s, “, Ashley, Joe Biden, Eric Gay, Stephen Miller, Trump’s, Alan, Jim Sciutto, Roman Plipey, Afghanistan –, Vladimir, Putin, Marco, Rubio, Mike, Waltz –, Tulsi, Gabbard, Will, Greg, ” Trump, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Joshua Roberts, hasn’t, Tami Luhby, James, There’s, Portugal's, Armando Franca, Lawrence, Katie Lobosco, that’s, there’s, –, Biden’s, Will Trump, Biden, Emily, … Gustavo, doesn’t Biden, Steve Here’s, Ella Nilsen, Jim Watson, it’s, Will Trump’s, Keith Trump’s, Nixon, Adam, ” Sen, Adam Schiff of, ” Schiff, Matt Gaetz Organizations: CNN, Trump, Security, National Immigration Law Center, American Immigration Lawyers, Ashley Presidents, US Customs, National Guard, US, Ukraine, Getty, NATO, White, Reuters, Social, Social Security, Bee, FBI, New Jersey Trump, Republicans, Congress, Pentagon, Trump White House, NPR Locations: Rio, Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, Ukraine, Powers, Russia, China, Europe, Kyiv, Roman, AFP, Afghanistan, Maine, Washington ,, Barbara, Louisiana, Italy, Lisbon, Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, Red Butte, Tusayan , Arizona, Adam Schiff of California

☆ 'I have no money': Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish in Synapse fintech crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Morris, like thousands of other customers, was snared in the collapse of a behind-the-scenes fintech firm called Synapse and has been locked out of her account for six months as of November. Then she learned how much Evolve Bank & Trust, the lender where her funds were supposed to be held, was prepared to return to her. The crisis started in May when a dispute between Synapse and Evolve Bank over customer balances boiled over and the fintech middleman turned off access to a key system used to process transactions. Synapse helped fintech startups like Yotta and Juno, which are not banks, offer checking accounts and debit cards by hooking them up with small lenders like Evolve. But that would've required more coordination between Evolve and the other lenders that held customer funds than what ultimately happened.

Persons: Oscar Wong, Kayla Morris, Morris, Andreessen Horowitz, Jelena McWilliams, Zach Jacobs, there's, Yotta, Adam Moelis, they've, Jacobs, Andrew Meloan, Meloan, I've, ” Zach Jacobs, McWilliams, McWilliams didn't, Rayburn, Tom Williams, hadn't, Judge Martin Barash, Natasha Craft, they're, Andreatte Caliguire Organizations: Evolve Bank & Trust, Synapse, Evolve Bank, ., CNBC, FedEx, Evolve, Deposit Insurance Corp, U.S, FDIC, Trump, Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Financial, Prudential Regulators, Megabanks, Depository, CQ, Inc, AMG, Lineage Bank, American Bank, Indiana FedEx Locations: Texas, Tampa , Florida, Yotta, Chicago, California, Mishawaka , Indiana

Search resuls for: "AMERICAN"

25 mentions found