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☆ Earnings playbook: Nearly 100 S&P 500 names are set to report, including three AI plays
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Artificial intelligence plays Palantir, Qualcomm and Super Micro Computer are among the 96 S & P 500 names on deck. Monday Palantir is set to report earnings after the bell, with a call scheduled for 5 p.m. This quarter: Earnings are expected to have soared more than 20% from the year-earlier period, per LSEG. Tuesday Super Micro Computer is set to report earnings after the close, followed by a call at 5 p.m. Qualcomm is set to report earnings after the close, with a call set for 4:45 p.m.

Persons: PLTR, SMCI, Ernst & Young, TD Cowen, Andrew Charles doesn't, Karen Lynch, David Joyner, Ross Seymore Organizations: Qualcomm, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Investment, LSEG, Micro, Yum Brands, Brands, CVS, Revenue, VanEck Semiconductor, Deutsche Bank

CNN —Tornadoes and flooding spawned by severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Oklahoma overnight, leaving at least six people injured and shredding homes and other properties. The National Weather Service issued warnings for parts of both states Sunday afternoon. The severe weather is expected to move from west to east Sunday, the weather service said. Tornadoes were reported just east of Oklahoma City, and tornado and thunderstorm warnings were in place through early morning in the Oklahoma City area, the weather service said. Cue’s father, who moved to Oklahoma City from Kansas about two years ago, was also injured when the roof collapsed on him.

Persons: Valerie Littlejohn, we’re, Scott Douglas, Bryan Terry, Justin Cue, Cue’s, “ Organizations: CNN — Tornadoes, National Weather Service, Oklahoma City Police Department, CNN, Tornadoes, Oklahoma City, The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, Police, Oklahoma City Fire Department, Midwest City, Tinker Air Force Base, USA, Cue, University of Oklahoma Locations: Oklahoma, Texas, Crowell , Texas, Valley Brook, Harrah, Newcastle, PowerOutage.us, Oklahoma City, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, Kansas, Gulf of Mexico

☆ We asked 7 married men when they knew their spouse was The One. Some were all in before the first date.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dean Indot, 53, matched with Alexis Indot, 27, on a dating app in the thick of the pandemic. Alexia PriviteraDean's profession: Commerical bankerAlexis' profession: Entrepreneur and mortgage bankerWhen they met: 2020When they got married: 2023How they met: Dean said he and Alexis met on a dating app during the pandemic. They chatted online for a month or two before they went on a date, and he immediately felt comfortable around Alexis. "When you live with someone, you really know someone, and I think that's when we really got along well together," he said. "She is a lot older than her age, and I think that's one of the key reasons it works," he added.

Persons: Dean Indot, Alexis Indot, Indots, Alexia Privitera, Alexis, Dean, haven't

☆ Meet the trainees paying $136,000 to become the next generation of airline pilots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It has nine intakes of 20 cadets this year for its Airline Transport Pilots Licence (ATPL) course that costs £105,500 ($136,000). It acquired another site in Vero Beach, Florida, where UK cadets spend six months of their course. Related Video Why flying is so terrible even though airlines spend billionsBooth says airlines are "very much knocking on our door" as they look to recruit new pilots. Skyborne cadets and British Airways CEO Sean Doyle at this year's Farnborough Airshow. Courtesy of British AirwaysLife at SkyborneWhen a new course starts at Skyborne, cadets move into the academy's accommodation in nearby Cheltenham.

Persons: —, Carla Booth, Booth, Oliver Wyman, Skyborne, Sean Doyle, Vicky Harriss, Libby Roebuck, Roebuck, There's, she's, I've, Harriss, Diamond, Pete Syme, They've Organizations: Business, Service, Gloucestershire, Airline, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, Speedbird, Academy, BI, TUI Airways, International Civil Aviation Organization, Airlines, Cadets, Piper, Boeing, Max, Airbus Locations: Florida, India, England, Vero Beach , Florida, America, Farnborough, Skyborne, Cheltenham, TUI

☆ Taiwan reports rise in Chinese military activity as U.S. election nears
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Taiwanese Coast Guard personnel work on a vessel off the coast of Nangan Township, in the Matsu Islands on Oct. 15, 2024, a day after China conducted the "Joint Sword-2024B" military drills around Taiwan. Taiwan's defense ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the island's south on the way to exercises in the Pacific, a second day in a row it has reported such activities. China's defense ministry did not respond to a request for comment on the missions, reported just days before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election. The United States is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself, and its arms sales to Taipei, including a $2 billion missile system announced last month, infuriate Beijing. Taiwan's defense ministry said that from 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday it had detected 37 Chinese military aircraft, including J-16 fighters, nuclear-capable H-6 bombers and drones.

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☆ Trump and Harris' frantic final 2024 campaign stops show why North Carolina matters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump spent Friday in Michigan and Wisconsin, Saturday in North Carolina, and today will be in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia. If Harris won Michigan and Wisconsin, she would still need to add Georgia or North Carolina to her column. "Donald Trump is worried about losing North Carolina," Harris spokesperson Ammar Moussa wrote on X under two siren emojis. AdvertisementDoug Sosnik, a longtime advisor to Bill Clinton and a North Carolina native, doesn't see Harris' path there. North Carolina is "not a level playing field" for Democrats, Sosnik said, pointing to Democrats' struggles there except for Obama.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, —, Harris, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Obama, Biden, Trump's, Ammar Moussa, Doug Sosnik, Bill Clinton, it's, Sosnik, she's, he's, Karoline Leavitt, Susan Roberts, Hurricane Helene, Roberts Organizations: North, Service, Republican, Des Moines Register, Trump, Congressional, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Democratic, Davidson College, Census Bureau, State Management Locations: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Arizona, New Mexico, Virginia, New Hampshire, Iowa, Michigan , Wisconsin , Nevada, Arizona, Charlotte, New York, Black, Florida, Texas, Hurricane, Carolina, Western North Carolina

☆ After their son came out as gay, these conservative Christian parents went into a closet of their own
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +37 min

But that’s not what happened to Greg Jr. That’s what happened to his parents, Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonald. One of them is a portrait of their son, Greg Jr., around the time his parents confronted him about his secret. An undated family photo shows Greg Jr., Greg Sr., Lynn and Connie McDonald. Courtesy Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonaldEven so, Greg Jr. learned to be quiet and blend in. They didn’t know how to answer this question: Can you still love God, the Bible and your gay son?

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☆ 11 surprising things from this earnings season, including my favorite stock so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

Horton makes the most sense as a Kamala Harris stock because of a promised $25,000 toward a first home. I don't know if either candidate can pull off huge tariffs (Trump) or a credit (Harris). Here are eleven surprising things about this earnings season that you can store up and pull out when the election is confirmed. The deficit will begin to hurt the stock market hard next year even if the economy continues to cool. Away from the hyperscalers, I like Marvell , where CEO Matt Murphy bought $1 million worth of stock in the open market.

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☆ How the Houston teacher certification scheme worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Robert “Boo Lee” Williams was still seething days after a popular basketball coach and two assistant principals at Houston’s first two historically Black high schools were arrested in an alleged teacher certification scheme. “In fact, when he was caught red-handed in February of 2024 he was logged into one test,” Levine said. A pattern of long drives helps unravel schemeHarris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, left, and felony chief prosecutor Mike Levine announce arrests in teacher certification scheme. They then drove sometimes four or more hours to the Houston area and suddenly they were passing the test,” Levine said. “This ain’t just a Black school in Houston.

Persons: Robert “ Boo Lee ” Williams, ”, Williams, Jack Yates, … I’m, Kim Ogg, “, Vincent Grayson, Booker T, Nicholas Newton, LaShonda Roberts, Yates, Ogg, ” Ogg, Tywana Gilford Mason, Gilford Mason, Grayson, Black, Cheryl Irvin, Irwin, It’s, Mike Levine, ” Levine, Levine, Newton, Feroz Merchant, Roberts ’, Brandon Leonard, we’ve, Roberts, Kirk Sides, Texas Education Agency “, Alexandra Elizondo, ” Elizondo, Houston Jon Shapley, Pearson VUE, ” Pearson, Allison Bazin, “ They’re, Jackie Anderson, KHOU, ” Williams, Roland Martin, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Vincent Grayson’s Organizations: CNN, Jack Yates Senior High School, Houston Independent School District, Washington High, Prosecutors, Wilhite, HISD, Booker, Washington, Tuskegee Institute, KHOU, Houston Chronicle, Texas Education Agency, Investigators, Washington High School, State, “, Houston Federation of Teachers, Yates, ” Locations: Ward, Texas, …, ” Harris County, Harris County, Harris, Houston, ”, Dallas

☆ This radical plane concept with an all-in-one wing could be the future of flight. See the leading designs from startups and Airbus.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Blended-wing" aircraft could be the future of commercial aviation. Airbus and startups JetZero and Natilus lead the development of these more efficient flying wings. Among the most likely concepts is a "blended-wing" body aircraft, which combines the fuselage and wing into one. A handful of companies have announced plans to build these unique vessels by the 2030s, including startups JetZero and Natilus and long-standing planemaker Airbus. The company has decades of experience designing commercial airplanes — leading the industry with its best-selling Airbus A320 family of similar capacity.

Persons: — Organizations: Airbus, Service, Aircraft, US Air Force, Boeing, Pathfinder

☆ I struggled to feel like I could be a good mom and businesswoman. My ayahuasca trip changed everything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lindsay Roselle transformed her view on motherhood after an ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lindsay Roselle, a 42-year-old entrepreneur and mom from Colorado who attended an ayahuasca retreat and started microdosing psilocybin. Then in 2022, I was flying to a remote part of the Amazon for a three-day ayahuasca retreat, where I ingested a plant-based psychedelic used for medicinal, spiritual, and ceremonial purposes. My mom contributed to my negative idea of motherhoodGiving up my entrepreneurial career was never an option for me. The first one would be the biggest: a three-day ayahuasca ceremony held during a two-week trip to the Amazon.

Persons: Lindsay Roselle, —, That's, they're, I've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service Locations: Colorado, Peru, tmartinelli

☆ Bank of Japan likely to stay course with a rate hike in December or January, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Lin Lin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

After a messy election, the Bank of Japan decided to hold its benchmark policy rate at 0.25%, as expected. These outlook risks highlight that the timing of the next BOJ rate hike could depend heavily on developments overseas, as well as the exchange rate and its impact on the Japanese economy, Otani added. He added that it would surpass the 13 trillion yen ($84.6 billion) allocated in last year's supplementary budget. When Ishiba returns, he is expected to hold an extraordinary Diet session, during which he hopes to pass the supplementary budget plan, according to local news. Then I would probably rule out a rate hike in December, because that would create a lot of uncertainty about the fiscal situation."

Persons: Kazuo Ueda, Stefan Angrick, Angrick, Akira Otani, Goldman Sachs, Otani, Marcel Thieliant, Shigeru Ishiba, Ishibia, Ishiba, Thieliant Organizations: Japan, Bank of Japan, Moody's, Liberal Democratic Party, Asia Pacific, Capital Economics, CNBC, Democratic Party Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Brazil

☆ JetBlue founder says struggling airlines need to ditch barebones planes and give flyers more choices
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Budget airlines like Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest are struggling to turn a profit. The still-in-service airlines Neeleman founded, like JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Canada's WestJet, and Breeze Airways, largely follow this idea. Historically, these strategies have been absent from the likes of Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest, which have stuck to all-economy aircraft with little choice. Southwest Airlines boats an open-seating policy where seats are first-co,me first-serve. Low-cost airlines should continue to ditch barebones planesSouthwest shouldn't be the only one to move away from historical norms.

Persons: David Neeleman, —, David Neeleman —, Thomas Pallini, haven't, Neeleman, that's, Barry Biffle, They're, we've, WestJet, Scott Kirby, doesn't, Kevin Carter, Breeze Organizations: Service, JetBlue —, Breeze Airways, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Street, Frontier, Neeleman, JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Morris Air, Spirit, Airbus Locations: Southwest, Frontier, Breeze

☆ Guangdong, China: Satellite imagery shows new mystery aircraft carrier built amid breakneck naval expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Edward Szekeres | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong CNN —China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly expanding maritime power. This potential new aircraft carrier “is of a somewhat unusual shape and size – much smaller than China’s previous naval aircraft carriers,” said Thomas Shugart, a former US Navy submarine commander and now a fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Another view of the satellite imagery captured on October 23, 2024, showing a potentially new class of a Chinese aircraft carrier at a shipyard in the southeastern end of the country. Only the United States Navy operates aircraft carriers bigger than the Fujian. Conducted in the South China Sea, the exercise was “aiming to enhance the integrated combat capability of the aircraft carrier formations” and was “part of the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation’s regular real-combat training in the high seas,” Xinhua said.

Persons: ”, Thomas Shugart, Shugart, –, Beijing’s, Carl Schuster, Schuster, ” Schuster, ” Song Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Planet Labs, Guangzhou Shipyard, US, Center, New, New American Security, Planet Labs PBC China, People’s Liberation Army Navy, PLAN, supercarriers, United States Navy, Center for Strategic, International Studies, “, PLA, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence, China Coast Guard, Beijing, Coast Guard, Communist Party, Xinhua, Liaoning, US Navy, Global Times Locations: Hong Kong, China, Guangdong, New American, Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Naval, Washington, Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan, Matsu, South, South China, Xinhua

☆ How to hedge some big tech gains going into the market uncertainty next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Given the uncertainty surrounding the election next week and some mixed mega-cap technology earnings this week, I want to book some 2024 chip stock profits. I want to hedge my exposure by owning put options in the high-flying VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) . SMH YTD mountain VanEck Semiconductor ETF, YTD Risk can happen fast. Nonetheless, I'm looking to hedge given the big gains this year for the market and tech. This is downside risk mitigation and in the event this trade doesn't pay off, the Big tech exposure I have in my portfolio will continue to create 2024 gains.

Persons: SMH Organizations: VanEck Semiconductor, Semiconductor, Nasdaq, Boeing, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL

☆ Passengers endured a 9-hour flight to nowhere after a Boeing 777 developed a problem over the Atlantic
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A British Airways plane turned around midway through a 10-hour journey. AdvertisementA British Airways plane turned around while halfway across the Atlantic Ocean, meaning passengers endured a nine-hour flight to nowhere. "We're sorry for the delay in our customers' travel plans after their aircraft experienced a minor technical issue," a British Airways spokesperson told Business Insider. It was not the first time in recent months that BA passengers have suffered a flight to nowhere. AdvertisementIn June, a Boeing 787s turned around after flying 2,300 miles to Canada's Newfoundland after a technical problem was detected.

Persons: — Organizations: British Airways, Service, Boeing, London Gatwick Locations: Costa Rica, London, Europe, Newfoundland

☆ Airbus' new plane is the answer to an aging, inefficient Boeing jet that airlines are scrambling to replace
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some airlines have bought Airbus' new extra-long-haul A321XLR to replace their aging Boeing 757s. That's about 800 miles further than its predecessor and at least 880 miles further than its closest competitor: the aging, out-of-production Boeing 757. Carriers like United Airlines and Icelandair are lining up for the new jet, putting in more than 550 orders so far. Continental Airlines, now United Airlines, switched its 757-300 order to the newer 737-800 in 2003, for example. Icelandair will also replace its 757 fleet with the A321XLR, abandoning the largely all-Boeing fleet it has operated for decades.

Persons: —, Bjorn Fehrm, Boeing's, Icelandair, it's Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Service, Carriers, Iberia, Continental Airlines, Leeham, Seattle Times, Max, United, Business Locations: Spanish, France, North Africa

☆ Spain floods: Horrific details emerge of how Valencia victims died
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Lauren Kent | Benjamin Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Alberto Saiz/AP A man walks around a cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia on Friday. Alberto Saiz/AP People clear debris from a shop in Chiva on Friday. Alberto Saiz/AP A member of the Military Emergencies Unit searches for victims in Letur on Friday. Alberto Saiz/AP A man stands among damaged vehicles in Valencia on Thursday. Mud still fills the streets in many areas, with the mayor of Valencia sharing images of community clean-up efforts on Friday.

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☆ Strike on Iran shows Israeli Air Force's embrace of ballistic missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Israel's weapon of choice in its attack on Iran was the air-launched ballistic missile. Their weapon of choice: Air-launched ballistic missiles. The Israeli Air Force's use of various ALBMs suggests some middle ground was ultimately reached. While Israel does have an arsenal of land-based Jericho intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), these are reserved for nuclear strikes. Israel designed its Sparrow missiles to simulate Iraqi Scud and Iranian Shahab ground-launched missiles for testing its Arrow interceptor missiles, which successfully intercepted most of the incoming Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel on October 1.

Persons: —, Freddy Khoueiry, RANE, Air LORA, Sebastien Roblin, Roblin, Federico Borsari, ALBMs, Borsari, Israel, Avigdor Lieberman, RANE's Khoueiry Organizations: Service, Air, IDF, Rampage, Centre for, Haaretz Locations: Iran, Israel, Iraq, East, North Africa, Tehran, Khuzestan, Ilam, Tehran province

☆ We retired abroad to Cuenca, Ecuador, once the US got too expensive. We still love the expat hot spot 14 years later.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Edd Staton | Cynthia Staton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We retired early 14 years ago and moved abroad because the US was too expensive. We set our sights on Cuenca, Ecuador, which has moderate weather and is super walkable. Our cost of living is much lower now and we love living here. We can walk everywhereWalkability was huge on our retirement wish list, and Cuenca has been a dream. Cuenca's weather is fantasticAnother feature high on our retirement wish list was a temperate climate.

Persons: —, Cynthia Staton, We've Organizations: Service, Social Locations: Cuenca, Ecuador, Las Vegas

☆ I'm an American who's lived in South Korea for 10 years. Here are 9 things I don't miss about the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Krissi Driver | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I moved from the US to South Korea in 2013, and there are some things I don't miss about America. Here are nine things I don't miss about living in the US. There's a large US military presence in South Korea, and many Americans have brought their tipping habits with them overseas. For example, in South Korea, I've seen candidates ride around in the bed of a truck blasting their campaign theme song. When I travel outside South Korea, I'm often stunned by the slow internet speeds and spotty public WiFi.

Persons: —, I'm, I've, it's, I'd Organizations: Service, Korea, Korea's Locations: South Korea, Portland , Oregon, Daegu, North Korea, There's, Denver, Portland, Seoul, Busan, Korea

☆ A chalet girl at one of the world's most luxurious ski destination shares what the winter wonderland for the wealthy is like. Take a look around.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A few winters ago, India Hogg witnessed that luxury firsthand when she spent six months working there as a chalet host. India Hogg and the five-star chalet she worked in for six months. She told Business Insider she was en route to Courchevel 1850 for a six-month job as a chalet host, also known as a chalet girl. During her free time, she was often on the slopes, exploring the luxe ski resort, and sharing her life as a chalet girl on Instagram and TikTok. Hogg's routine as a chalet girl involved more dirty toilets than shopping bags.

Persons: India Hogg, TikTok, Hogg, There's Louis Vuitton Locations: India, London, Courchevel

NBC News spoke with a dozen trans people and their families across nine states about their hopes and concerns leading into Election Day. The agenda on his website says he would declare that any clinician who provides transgender care to minors would be terminated from Medicare and Medicaid. Advocates have hailed the Biden-Harris administration as the most pro-LGBTQ in history and have said a potential Harris administration would go even further in protecting gay and trans people. “I look at people that were trans in Trump’s first administration, I said, ‘So, did anything bad happen? She said she ultimately isn’t worried about a second Trump administration.

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☆ Over 200 unqualified Texas educators had someone else take their exam in cheating scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Five people have been charged in Texas, accused of organizing and participating in an illegal cheating scheme that certified more than 200 unqualified teachers and saw the plot’s “kingpin” rake in more than $1 million, prosecutors announced. Investigators noticed a pattern: Numerous teacher certification candidates who previously failed certification exams would drive from faraway Texas cities to the Houston area to take an exam. Then a tip came in that exposed the cheating scheme. He'd pay her about 20% of the $2,500 to allow the cheating, Levine said. “They are going to go over every teacher, I’m sure, and take whatever action they see fit if they believe someone fraudulently obtained a certification,” Levine said.

Persons: proctor, Kim Ogg, Vincent Grayson, Booker T, Tywana Gilford Mason, Nicholas Newton, Nikole, LaShonda Roberts, Ken Paxton, Mike Levine, Texas “, ”, Ogg, —, Levine, proctors, ” Levine, Grayson, Gilford Mason, He'd, Nicolas Newton, Newton, “, Roberts, HTEC, It's, Brandon G, Leonard, I’m, — Grayson, Alexandra Elizondo Organizations: Washington High School, Houston Independent School District, Texas Education Agency, Training, Education Center, DA, Public, Houston Training, Booker, Yates High School, NBC News, TEA, Houston ISD, HISD, Public Affairs, Communications Locations: Texas, Houston, Harris County, Newton, Houston ISD, TACTIX

☆ China's warplanes have all but erased the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, creating a dangerous new normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementChina's warplanes are pressuring Taiwan and have all but eliminated an important dividing line, with near-daily incursions creating a dangerous new normal. Since 2020, Taiwan has released regular, almost daily updates on incursions in its air defense identification zone by Chinese military aircraft. In 2021, the Chinese military flew 972 aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ, and that number nearly doubled in 2022. "We've become desensitized to high numbers of the military aircraft flying across the median line of the Taiwan Strait," Shattuck told Business Insider. AdvertisementChinese incursions are tiring out Taiwan's forcesThe near-daily ADIZ incursions aren't just changing the status quo in the area; they're also exhausting Taiwan's military.

Persons: —, Thomas J, Shattuck, Benjamin Lewis, They're, Nancy Pelosi, We've, hasn't, Lai Ching, of National Defense Yen Teh, Lewis, Lai, Taiwan's, Amanda Hsiao, GAO Organizations: Service, Foreign, Research, deconfliction, Taiwan, Getty, CAP, People's Liberation Air Force, Taiwan's Military News Agency, Anadolu, Getty Images, People's Liberation Army, of National Defense, Democratic Progressive Party Locations: Taiwan, China, AFP, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's, Getty Images China, Taipei, Washington, Beijing, Taiwan's ADIZ, United States

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