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☆ Beijing Has Few Good Options to Retaliate for Chip Bans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Jacky Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Employees work on a semiconductor production line of Jiangsu Azure in Huaian, China. The U.S. imposed sweeping restrictions on technology exports to China. Beijing so far hasn’t retaliated against the Biden administration’s extensive semiconductor export controls targeting China. That might be set to change, however, now that the 20th Party Congress has formally confirmed President Xi Jinping as party leader for a third consecutive term. There are no easy options for China, but the way in which the country responds will be a key signal on how the two superpowers’ fencing match will evolve in the new era of Biden and Xi.

☆ Facial recognition used in arrest of 9/11 conspiracy theory lawyer accused of trying to disarm officer on Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan_Dienst_Byline.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The FBI on Thursday arrested a New York lawyer who is accused of trying to disarm an officer protecting the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, law enforcement sources told NBC News. Authorities say O'Kelly tried to "disarm" a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer on Jan. 6 by grabbing an officer's baton and "attempting to wrestle it from the officer’s hands." U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of ColumbiaO’Kelly, known to online sleuths investigating the Jan. 6 attack as “MidWhiteCrisis,” was No. A judge dismissed the lawsuit in March 2021, and an appeals court upheld the lower court ruling in August 2022. More than 870 people have been arrested by the FBI in connection with the Jan. 6 attack.

☆ Cuba shouldn't be on sponsor of terrorism list, former U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ed Augustin | Ed Augustin Is A British Journalist Based In Havana Who Has Written For The New York Times | The Guardian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

HAVANA — Along with Iran, Syria and North Korea, Cuba is listed as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by the U.S. Department of State. Cuba has called the sponsor of terrorism designation "illegitimate and immoral," arguing that it deprives it of financing and credit sources. “‘Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism’ was a mantra from the moment I walked into the State Department to the moment I walked out,” he said. Throughout the 1980s, Cuba shared intelligence with, trained and apparently supplied weapons to revolutionary movements fighting military dictatorships in Central America. Cuba will once again be a “guarantor state.”The Biden administration has provided no evidence that Cuba sponsors terrorism.

☆ A former lawyer bought an entire Italian village and transformed it into a thriving tourist destination — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Cesidio Di Ciacca bought his ancestral village in Italy in 2013 and turned it into a business. Many former residents settled in Scotland, as the Di Ciacca family did. After buying the home, Di Ciacca went on to own the entire village and run it as a business. "One year into the renovation, I started to get itchy and look at how I could buy I Ciacca," Di Ciacca said. Di Ciacca's wife, Selina Di Ciacca, suggested they make it a place of learning again.

☆ GE CMO Linda Boff tells Insider how she'll tailor her marketing plan for a looming recession, and what other marketers should do to survive
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Lindsay Rittenhouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

General Electric CMO Linda Boff laid out marketing plans amid a looming recession. She said the company hasn't cut ad spend yet, but they're being prudent with their ad dollars. Boff said GE could scale back tentpole advertising events, but it would be "foolish" to cut search. Many big marketers, like Microsoft and Procter & Gamble, have already cut marketing spend, and ad agencies are bracing for more layoffs as new business pitches diminish. If there's one area GE won't cut, Boff said, it's search advertising.

☆ Florida farmers and ranchers could see up to $1.5 billion in Hurricane Ian-related losses
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Florida farmers and ranchers lost up to $1.56 billion in crops, livestock, and nursery and aquaculture products due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, according to a new preliminary analysis from the University of Florida released Tuesday. The assessment done by the UF/IFAS Economic Analysis program puts the preliminary losses between $787 million and $1.56 billion across millions of acres of agricultural lands impacted by the hurricane. Citrus, vegetables, melons, and livestock sustained the most “significant production losses,” the report said. “Our preliminary estimate is a range, a wide range, to account for many of these unknowns. Assessments are still ongoing and the final value of agricultural losses to the state will not be complete for weeks, according to the report.

☆ I've made $1,000/month for 4 years renting out my land to dog owners for their pups to frolic. It takes only an hour of work a day, plus lots of mowing.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She uses Sniffspot, an app that helps dog owners reserve time for their dogs to run and play. Kroll charges $15 per dog per hour, and Sniffspot collects 22% of the host's fee, with the average rental lasting at least two hours. I think I'm one of the first people who signed up. The admin work takes about an hour a dayThe administrative part of it is probably about an hour a day for a busy Sniffspot. They could call me immediately and no matter where I am, even if I'm on vacation, I'm going to pick up the phone and I'm going to tell them exactly what to do.

☆ Brazilian federation demands strict punishment after fan violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has condemned the fan violence that occurred at two league games this weekend, demanding that the courts mete out strict punishments as the trouble had tarnished the sport in the country. "Brazilian football has no more room for violence and setbacks." "The Prosecutor's Office will act strictly in all cases of violence in football stadiums," said Attorney General Ronaldo Piacente. "Parents and all right-minded people need to feel safe in any football game in Brazil and we will fight to make this a reality." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ He’s CEO of Two Companies—and a Ranked Fencer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Jen Murphy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Aaron Luo must choose between attending his sons’ fencing contests and his own. “When tournaments overlap, it’s such a dilemma,” says Mr. Luo, who, like his sons, competes at a national level. Mr. Luo, 42, fenced in high school and competed with a club at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He took a 10-year hiatus from the sport to co-found Caraa, a New York-based luxury accessories brand, in 2014. So he dusted off his epee, the largest and heaviest of the three fencing swords.

☆ China rushes to control new Covid cases across the country
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Workers in Shanghai's Changning district put up fencing on Oct. 7, 2022, around a neighborhood lockdown after reports of new Covid cases. BEIJING — New Covid cases are spiking across mainland China, prompting many local authorities to tighten controls on movement. About 4.8% of China's gross domestic product was negatively affected by Covid controls as of Monday, according to a model from Nomura. On Tuesday, many schools in the central Chinese city of Xi'an cancelled in-person classes for most students, according to a local news outlet. A hashtag about the sudden closures was one of the top-trending items on Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media platform.

☆ Chief Justice Roberts is in the spotlight as the Supreme Court tackles race cases
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | Lawrence Hurley Covers The Supreme Court For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

As chief justice, Roberts was in the majority on both occasions when the court in previous cases weakened the Voting Rights Act, enacted in 1965 to protect minority voters. A 1981 memo written by Roberts about the Voting Rights Act. Then, he unsuccessfully advocated against legislation in Congress that lowered the barriers to bringing race discrimination claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. A 1981 memo written by Roberts advocating against legislation in Congress that would lower the barriers for race discrimination claims. “That would be devastating for minority voting rights in this country,” she added.

Shanghai E-House Real Estate Research Institute estimated in July that stalled projects accounted for 3.85% of China's housing market in the first half of 2022, equivalent to an area of 231 million square metres. But in June 2020, Jiadengbao Real Estate hit the headlines after a court accused its parent company of illegal fund-raising and seized 340 million yuan worth of its properties, including a number of flats in Xiulan County Mansion. Jiadengbao Real Estate did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters. FENCING AND UNDERGROWTHOn a recent day, the main block of buildings at Xiulan County Mansion was surrounded by a tall blue fence while the clubhouse, touted in promotional materials, was covered in a dense undergrowth. "If the government really wants to protect people's livelihoods, and resume construction, we will go back home," Xu said.

FILE PHOTO - Fencing including razor wire forms a barrier to the Arizona state Capitol complex after it was installed following protests against the United States Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 27, 2022. Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson granted a request by the state's Republican attorney general to lift a court injunction that had barred enforcement of Arizona's pre-statehood ban on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade in 1973. The Supreme Court in June overturned the right to abortion it had recognized in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Democrats have been eager to cast Republicans as extreme on the abortion issue since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade and many states began enforcing abortion bans. Democrats are increasingly hopeful the Supreme Court decision will boost voter support in the midterm elections, with its control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate at stake.

☆ Arizona abortion ruling will set women back 'more than a century' - White House
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fencing including razor wire forms a barrier to the Arizona state Capitol complex after it was installed following protests against the United States Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin O’Hara REFILE -WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Friday's ruling allowing Arizona to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions, if allowed to stand, will result in "catastrophic, dangerous, and unacceptable" consequences for women, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Saturday. "Yesterday’s ruling in Arizona is dangerous and will set Arizona women back more than a century – to a time before Arizona was even a state," Jean-Pierre said in a statement. The Arizona ruling by Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson granted a request by the state's Republican attorney general to lift a court injunction that had barred enforcement of Arizona's pre-statehood ban on abortion after the Supreme Court decision. Johnson's ruling bans all abortions in Arizona except when the procedure is necessary to save the mother's life.

☆ Steve Bannon's donor-fraud charges in New York include money laundering, conspiracy, scheme to defraud
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Steve Bannon has been charged in Manhattan with money laundering, conspiracy, and scheme to defraud. The charges are less severe than in the federal 'We Build the Wall' case Trump pardoned him on. Read Bannon's new 'We Build the Wall' donor-scam indictment here. A handcuffed Steve Bannon is escorted to his seat at the defense table in Manhattan Supreme Court on September 8, 2022. Kolfage and co-defendant Andrew Badolato, both of Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan in April and have yet to be sentenced.

☆ A robot named Baxter wanted to change the world of work, but his career ended early
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-01 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Rethink Robotics was founded in 2008 with the idea that a cobot — a robot working alongside humans in ways that traditional automation couldn't (i.e. "There is no such thing as the cobot without Rod Brooks," Beane said. "No one needs a two-armed robot," Beane said, describing that design decision as "humans projecting onto a robot their own physical form." The opportunity for robotics technology remains significant, though it is still trailing other automation approaches in market penetration. "Manufacturing is about high throughput and high consistency and you can automate the heck out of it without a cobot," Beane said.

Among them: an order to immediately halt construction on former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall. Before Biden stopped new construction on the wall, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of what it dubbed “border wall system,” according to final figures compiled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and provided to U.S. News. The total figure also includes what the agency calls “secondary border wall” or sections of wall built behind preexisting barriers that ultimately remained in place. Since taking office and largely stopping wall construction, Biden has canceled border wall projects paid for by Pentagon funds. The Biden administration most recently said it would use border security funding allocated by Congress to close small gaps in border barriers and to pay for environmental fixes and the clean-up of border wall construction sites.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Biden, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas Organizations: U.S, Defense, Democrats, U.S . Customs, Border, U.S . News, Border Patrol, Lone Star State, Pentagon, Defense Department, Homeland Locations: U.S, Arizona, Yuma, Tucson, New Mexico, Texas, El Paso, Rio, Rio Grande Valley . California, San Diego, El Centro, Mexico, Alaska, Germany

(update) Susținătorii lui Trump au luat cu asalt clădirea în timp ce unii dintre legislatori, pe cale să fie evacuați, s-au baricadat în săli de ședință. În mai multe clipuri video se poate vedea cum oficialii americani încearcă să blocheze ieșirile. Unii dintre protestatari aveau cu ei inclusiv steaguri ale Confederației, statul sclavagist format în timpul Războiului Civil American (1861-1865), scrie digi24.ro. Thousands, police can’t stop them pic.twitter.com/VVdTUwV5YN — ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021Congresul Statelor Unite a început, astăzi, procesul de validare al rezultatului alegerilor prezidențiale. Vicepreședintele Mike Pence a început procesul de numărare a voturilor.

Persons: Trump, ELIJAH SCHAFFER, Mike Organizations: Civil American, Congresul, Congresul Statelor Unite Locations: Congresul Statelor

☆ Streetfighters, Hooligans and Nazis: Inside Sweden's Most Notorious Underground Fight Club
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-24 | by ( Karim Zidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Few outsiders have ever attended a KOTS fight in person. "The most notorious fight club, the one and only place for the unwanted ones, delivering the most stressed out and fucked up environment you can find. Back in 2019, the fight club started live streaming its events and charging around $14 per fight. In the exchange, a fan asked why the fight club allows anti-fascists to compete. "This is the most raw form of fighting," Hooi, who is not affiliated with any far-right groups, wrote during our interview.

☆ The pros and cons of bank 'intrapreneurship' programs
▼ + stars: | 2017-11-10 | by ( Maria Terekhova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

BI IntelligenceThis story was delivered to Insider Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. Last month, BNP Paribas launched its Alpha program, and this week, Societe Generale followed suit with what it calls an "intrapreneurship" program. This inward-looking approach to innovation has both pros and cons for banks:It ensures innovation comes from within the organization. Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:A failure to consider operating culture is already hurting banks' innovation projects. A few banks managed to identify the problems posed by their operating culture early on, started to implement changes to combat it, and are already seeing positive results.

Persons: fintechs —, Sarah Kocianski, Banks, what's, BII Organizations: BNP, Alpha, Societe Generale, Insider Intelligence, Business, BI Intelligence, Citi, DBS, ING

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