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☆ India’s gamified equities are a wake-up call
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Pranav Kiran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The result is an acceleration of Indian savings away from gold and real estate into financial products. However, it is also leading to what Ashish Gupta, chief investment officer at Axis Bank’s mutual fund, dubs “the gamification of Indian equities”. A frenzy for index options has driven up volume in the derivatives market to the tune of $4.3 trillion a day. Retail traders made up a higher share of equity derivatives turnover than their institutional counterparts on the National Stock Exchange between 2017 and 2021. Whatever the fix, it’s a reminder that India’s digital leapfrog which other developing countries are urgently trying to replicate has a dark side too.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Ashish Gupta, Gupta, weren’t, Ananth Narayan, SEBI, Nithin Kamath, Zerodha, Lalit Keshre, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Bombay Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, National Stock Exchange, Tiger, Securities, Exchange Board of India, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, U.S

☆ Euclid telescope’s first images reveal new cosmic details
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

What Euclid’s first images revealEuclid focused on an array of targets for its first scientific images. While dark matter has never actually been detected, it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe. Both dark matter and dark energy also play a role in the distribution and movement of objects, such as galaxies and stars, across the cosmos. These observations will effectively allow Euclid to see how the universe has evolved over the past 10 billion years. “Euclid will make a leap in our understanding of the cosmos as a whole, and these exquisite Euclid images show that the mission is ready to help answer one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics,” said Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Science, in a statement.

Persons: James Webb, “, ”, René Laureijs, Euclid, Matthias Kluge, Max Planck, Ludwig Maximilian, Koshy George, Georges Lemaître, Edwin Hubble, Carole Mundell Organizations: CNN, European Space Agency, Perseus, Max, Max Planck Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University, Orion, Ludwig Locations: Garching, Munich, Alexandria

☆ ChatGPT is getting an upgrade that will make it more up to date
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

ChatGPT users will soon have access to more up-to-date information. The announcement was made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at its first developer day. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe update will only be available to paying users of GPT-4 Turbo model — OpenAI's latest, most advanced large language model to date. The expansion of ChatGPT's knowledge base is just one of many new features Altman announced around OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo model. A preview of GPT-4 Turbo is available for paying developers, and the final model will be available in the coming weeks.

Persons: Sam Altman, —, ChatGPT, Sam Bankman, Altman, Bing, OpenAI's Organizations: Service

☆ Is AI a Painkiller or a Vitamin?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Andy Kessler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: The week’s best and worst from from Kyle Peterson, Mary O’Grady and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/Zuma Press/Reuters Composite: Mark KellyLast week, the White House issued an executive order for command and control of artificial intelligence, strangely invoking the Defense Production Act. Added to the order were a mishmash of unhelpful notions like “advancing equity” and collective bargaining. It feels longer, with so many new players and capabilities beyond text, including open-source large language models that run on PCs and maybe on phones. Will generative AI take our jobs?

Persons: Kyle Peterson, Mary O’Grady, Dan Henninger, Mark Kelly, Biden, It’s, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Organizations: Zuma Press, Reuters, White House

☆ Beach Escape and Birding Bonanza: Find Both on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Adam H. Graham | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WHOEVER SAID a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush hasn’t been to the cloud forests of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. As the 7 a.m. light breaks through the canopy near the town of Minca, I spy a keel-billed toucan croaking from a mossy pine tree. A flowerpecker darts around a giant fern, and a pair of military macaws fly in formation overhead. About a dozen species of amethyst, emerald and sapphire hummingbirds hover like bejeweled drones over a marmalade bush. In just 30 minutes, we’ve already seen more than 20 species, most of them “lifers” to me—i.e., birds spotted for the first time.

Persons: Cristian, we’ve Locations: Colombia’s Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta, Minca

☆ Apple shares give investors waiting to buy an opportunity after an uneven quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD Apple shares fell more than 3% after the release. Cash and capital allocation In its September quarter, Apple generated operating cash flow and free cash flow results that were lower than what the Street was looking for. Services, a high-margin business for Apple, reached a new all-time revenue record with growth accelerating to 16% on a year-over-year basis. On the call, CEO Tim Cook said Apple "achieved all-time revenue records across App Store, advertising, AppleCare, iCloud, Payment Services and video as well as a September quarter revenue record in Apple Music." Maestri said Apple achieved "all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, and rest of Asia-Pacific and a September quarter record in Greater China.

Persons: we've, Cash, we're, Apple, it's, Tim Cook, Maestri, Luca Maestri, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Patrick T, Fallon Organizations: Apple, Products, Services, Fortune, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, Management, CNBC, Grove Apple, AFP, Getty Locations: Apple's, Americas, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Greater China, China, Latin America, East, South Asia, India, Los Angeles , California

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender teens and their families asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a ban on gender-affirming care for minors that a lower court allowed to go into effect. Advocates for trans kids argue that having access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy is safe, necessary health care backed by every major medical group. “Families are losing access to much-needed medical care that has allowed their children to flourish. Health care providers who violated the law risked facing a $25,000 penalty and other disciplinary actions. A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ ban as unconstitutional in June, sparking state officials to ask an appeals court to review that decision.

Persons: Jonathan Skrmetti, ”, Lucas Cameron, Vaughn, “ Organizations: —, U.S, Supreme, American Civil Liberties Union, Circuit, Republican, Assembly, Democratic, Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Health, ACLU, Tennessee Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, United States, Kentucky, ”, U.S, Arkansas, Alabama

☆ Gen Z is lonely. Going back to the office may be the cure for some.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Aaron Mok | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The solitude of remote work seemed to particularly hit Gen Z workers — who began their careers as workplaces went from in-person to virtual — hard. With companies asking — and in some cases mandating — their employees return to the office, Gen Z workers who are going in regularly have said they have a renewed sense of confidence in their jobs. Since Fitchett's employer started mandating employees go to the office, Fitchett said he finally feels a sense of ease at his job. Don't expect a full-scale return to the office quite yetThere's more that goes into a worker's preferences than loneliness, and Gen Z workers are mixed about returning to the office full time. For her — and many other Gen Z workers — the solution may come in some form of flexibility.

Persons: Ben Fitchett didn't, Fitchett, Ben Fitchett, Ben Fitchett Young, Aaron Terrazas, —, Cigna, Hubert Palan, Z, Covid —, Palan, Vivek Murthy, it's, Mansoor Soomro, Soomro, Gen, Juanita Garcia, Garcia, who've, Zers, Anita Pan —, Anita Pan, Pan, Ricky Yean, Zers —, Yean, Bianca Wu, Bianca Wu Bianca Wu, Wu, wouldn't Organizations: Company, Teesside University, Starbucks, Flow, Dell Locations: New Zealand, Los Angeles, New York, Washington , DC, Bay

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☆ Opinion | A Dispatch From the Muslim Girl Scouts of Astoria
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

At a meeting of the Muslim Girl Scouts of Astoria last week, a young woman bounded into the room, asking whether her fellow scouts had secured tickets to an Olivia Rodrigo concert. “It’s no conflict at all,” Ms. Rayan told me of Islam and the Girl Scouts. “You want a strong Muslim American girl.”At the Girl Scouts meeting, Amira and her friends discussed their plans to protest the war in Gaza. In 1948, Ms. Rayan told me, her grandfather lost his home and land in Jaffa to the state of Israel. Ms. Rayan said those killed in her family included six cousins and their children, who were as young as 2.

Persons: Amira Ismail, Amira, ’ ” Amira, ‘ That’s, ”, “, ” Amira, Eid, Dianne Morales, Abier Rayan, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Ms, Rayan, There’s, “ I’m, John Lewis, Amira waded Organizations: City Hall, Palestinian, United, New, Muslim Girl Scouts, Scout, Girl Scouts, Gaza Health Ministry, Hamas, Yorkers, Brooklyn Locations: New York, Queens, New York City, Palestinian American, United States, Israel, America’s, Astoria, Gaza, Egypt, Jaffa, Gaza City, Brooklyn

☆ Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith demonstrate the delicate dance of the celeb memoir
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…Jada Pinkett Smith and Britney Spears Santiago Felipe/Getty Images; Mario Anzuoni/ReutersBoth Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith grasp the concept that drama sells. It should be said, though, that both Spears and Pinkett Smith are most probably used to a lot of attention by now. Can’t wait to watch…Fabrice Morvan attends the "Milli Vanilli" in June. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images North AmericaReader you know it’s true – Milli Vanilli was the duo to beat back in the day. The “Milli Vanilli” documentary is streaming on Paramount+.

Persons: I’m, Jada Pinkett Smith, Britney Spears Santiago Felipe, Mario Anzuoni, Britney Spears, – Spears, ” –, ’, Spears, Justin Timberlake, Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, … David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Bruno Vincent, Beckham, David Beckham’s, Fisher Stevens, David Beckham, Rebecca Loos, Loos, “, … Taylor Swift, Sarah Yenesel, Taylor Swift, ”, Swift, it’s Taylor Swift, Can’t, … Fabrice Morvan, Dia Dipasupil, Rob Pilatus, Morvan, It’s Organizations: CNN, Getty, Netflix, Spice Girls, North America, Paramount

And yet only one-in-seven local families with substance-exposed newborns accepts referrals to addiction treatment, the study found. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesHome visiting services for infants reaches about 50 families out of about 1,300 each year that receive state-mandated plans of care for substance-exposed newborns. Even when families do accept services, the study cited obstacles to monitoring and tracking long-term participation — which is not required by law. Other states including Arizona require child protective services to monitor progress and participation when referrals are made for substance-exposed infants. The new approach to substance-exposed newborns was enacted by New Mexico lawmakers in 2019 at the outset of Gov.

Persons: New Mexico's, —, evaluators, ”, Ryan Tolman, Michelle Lujan Grisham’s, Michelle Lujan, Teresa Casados, “ That’s, ” Casados, Leslie Hayes, Española, “, Hayes Organizations: SANTA FE, New, Gov, Families Department, El Centro Family Health, Rio Arriba Health Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Arizona, Illinois, Rio Arriba

☆ People are fleeing California and New York. Here's where they're moving.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementOver 8.2 million Americans moved to a different state between 2021 and 2022, 100,000 of whom moved from California to Texas. New US Census migration data reveals thousands of Americans are leaving California and New York in favor of Florida and Texas. The California to Texas move remained high for 2021-2022, but on the flip side, only 42,000 Texas residents moved to California. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs New York City become more expensive and elusive, Jersey City has attracted thousands of New Yorkers into new housing developments. Many moved to communities with easy access to New York City without paying city prices — and many have stayed remote.

Persons: —, Zillow Organizations: Service, Texas ., Sunshine State, New Locations: Texas, Arizona, Washington, New, Florida, California, Texas . New, New York, Nevada , Washington, Oregon, Arizona , Washington, Nevada, Yorkers, Georgia, Knoxville, Greenville, New Jersey, New York City, Jersey City, Connecticut, —, Tennessee , Utah, South Carolina

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☆ Webb telescope spots never-before-seen jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The astronomers spied a high-speed jet stream in Jupiter’s lower stratosphere, an atmospheric layer about 25 miles (40 kilometers) above the clouds. “What we have always seen as blurred hazes in Jupiter’s atmosphere now appear as crisp features that we can track along with the planet’s fast rotation,” he said. Jet stream revelationsResearchers compared winds detected by Webb at high altitudes with those within the lower layers picked up by Hubble and tracked changes in wind speed. Both space observatories were necessary to detect the jet stream, as Webb spotted small cloud features and Hubble provided a look at the equatorial atmosphere, including storms not related to the jet. Future observations of Jupiter using the Webb telescope may uncover more insights into the jet stream, such as whether its speed and altitude shift over time, as well as other surprises.

Persons: James Webb, Webb, ”, Ricardo Hueso, Cassini, Imke de Pater, Hubble, Michael Wong, “, Leigh Fletcher, — it’ll Organizations: CNN, James Webb Space, University of, Hubble, University of California, University of Leicester Locations: Basque, Bilbao, Spain, Berkeley, United Kingdom

☆ I visited the viral tinned fish store in NYC's Times Square that sells $19.60 cans of tuna and $44 hand-deboned sardines with edible gold flakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A luxury Portuguese tinned fish store just opened in the middle of Times Square in NYC. Tinned fish has gone viral on social media over the last year, in part because of affordability. Tinned fish has been having a viral moment this past year. Tinned fish is an important and engrained part of other food cultures outside of the US, like in Portugal and Spain. The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine is already an established brand across Portugal, but the Times Square store is its first international location.

Persons: — Organizations: Times, Service, NYC's Locations: Olive, Portugal, Spain

☆ American journalist detained and charged in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A U.S. journalist has been detained in Russia, her employer said, the second such case since the war in Ukraine started. RFE/RL said Kurmasheva, who is based in Prague, has been charged with failure to register as a foreign agent, a designation Russia requires of any organizations or individuals that it perceives as receiving foreign funding. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, said RFE/RL, which is a U.S. government-funded media company. Kurmasheva was waiting for her passports to be returned when the new charge was announced on Wednesday, RFE/RL said. Gershkovich and his employer deny all charges against him and is considered "wrongfully detained" by the U.S. government.

Persons: Alsu, Kurmasheva, Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich Organizations: Radio Free, Radio Liberty, RFE, Wednesday, Kremlin, Wall Street, Bashkir Service, NBC, NBC News, U.S, Protect Journalists, U.S . Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Radio Free Europe, Russian, Kazan, Prague, U.S, Bashkir, Moscow

☆ How 100,000 Apartments in New York City Disappeared
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Mihir Zaveri | More About Mihir Zaveri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The rate of combinations ramped up in the 1990s as the city came out of an economic crisis. “I’m not trying to begrudge folks who are trying to build a larger apartment as their families grow,” said Adam Brodheim, a preservationist who did the research. “I’m trying to bring attention to the way these actions across the entire city make a meaningful impact on our housing crisis.”On some streets, many buildings that were built a century or more ago as single-family homes and split during the 1900s into multiple units have once again become single-family homes. In the rowhouses on West 88th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue, there are about 173 units. That compares with more than 400 units on the same street in the 1950s and 1960s, according to Mr. Brodheim, who is also a member of Open New York, a nonprofit that advocates for more development.

Persons: “ I’m, ”, Adam Brodheim, Brodheim Organizations: Open Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Amsterdam, Columbus, York

☆ Elon Musk says 'we dug our own grave' with the Cybertruck as he warns Tesla faces enormous production challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Cybertruck's unique design has made scaling up production a challenge. The pickup has faced numerous delays and production challenges since it was announced in 2019. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk said that Tesla "dug its own grave" with the Cybertruck, as he warned that it would take years for the company to ramp up production of the electric pickup. "We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck," Musk said. He warned that the challenges of scaling up production meant that it would likely be around 18 months before the Cybertruck is cash flow positive.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Tesla, Musk, you've Organizations: Service, Tesla, Ford, CNBC, micron

☆ HomeGoods is abruptly shutting down its online shopping site
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In an email to customers Wednesday, HomeGoods said its e-commerce site would close after October 21. AdvertisementAdvertisementHomeGoods informed customers in an email that it will no longer offer online shopping after October 21. A TJX customer service representative confirmed the change and said it would only affect HomeGoods' site. HomeGoods launched its long-awaited e-commerce site in September 2021. Another shopper posted to the brand's Facebook page: "I just received the email that you are shutting down online shopping later this week.

Persons: HomeGoods, TJ, —, We've, John Joseph Klinger, TJX, Klinger, TJX's Organizations: TJX Companies, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Service, Sierra, Maxx

The group chat had been filled with balloon and champagne emojis for days. The clouds have essentially ruined many New Yorkers’ plans. Perhaps Ms. Neilsa, a model in Bushwick, captured the vibe perfectly: “I’m not going to lie, this sucks,” she said. A weekend in August lost to an annoying drizzle, but no problem. Then another weekend lost in September — then again, and again, and again, until finally, it was hard to be outside and soaked this last Saturday and not think that some mysterious force was bent on drenching the city as soon as each workweek ended.

Persons: Candace Neilsa, —, Neilsa, I’m, ” Organizations: New, Yorkers Locations: New York City, Bushwick

1 pick in the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll released Monday, earning 46 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 in Jon Scheyer's second season, and Purdue got three first-place nods as they try to avenge a stunning end to last season. Defending national champion UConn was sixth with two first-place votes after losing standouts Adam Sanogo and Jordan Hawkins. Also on the outside were Xavier and Kansas State, both of whom were in the top 15 entering last year's NCAA Tournament. 2 Duke will play fourth-ranked Michigan State and top-ranked Kansas will face No.

Persons: Bill Self, Duke, It's, ”, Kevin McCullar Jr, DaJuan Harris Jr, KJ Adams, Elmarko Jackson, Hunter Dickinson, Kevin, ” Duke, Jon Scheyer's, Zach Edey, Fairleigh Dickinson, “, Matt Painter, Shaka Smart, Tyler Kolek, standouts Adam Sanogo, Jordan Hawkins, Dusty May, ” Gonzaga, Saint Organizations: Jayhawks, Purdue, Kansas, Texas, Big, NCAA, Boilermakers, Fairleigh, ” Purdue, Michigan State, Golden Eagles, Warriors, UConn, Huskies, Houston, Owls, Conference USA, American Athletic Conference, Kentucky, San Diego State, Baylor, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big East, Creighton, The ACC, UCLA, Bruins, Kansas State, AP Locations: Kansas, Lawrence, Arkansas, McCullar, Michigan, Caribbean, Marquette, Creighton , Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Miami , Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, Southern California, Villanova, Saint Mary's , Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Colorado, Xavier, Chicago, Kentucky

☆ US oil is back, and ExxonMobil's $60 billion deal isn't even the biggest signal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The news came a day after a $60 billion deal between Exxon Mobil and independent oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources . Monthly production topped out at 13 million barrels per day in November 2019 and hit 9.9 million by February 2021. And offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico recovered to 2 million barrels a day, but hasn't grown. Where oil companies have been spending their money U.S. oil companies cut capital spending to $106.6 billion last year from $199.7 billion in 2014, according to Statista, contributing to the decline in oil production and arguably delaying the recovery. According to Energy Department data, oil and gas companies paid out about $75 billion per quarter in the last year.

Persons: Brittany Sowacke, Rob Thummel, hasn't, what's, Thummel, Alexandre Ramos, Jay Hatfield, doesn't, Baker, Hughes, Darren Woods, Woods, Hatfield, Ramos, Peon, aren't Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Energy, U.S . Department of Energy, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Wall, Exxon, Big Oil, America, Rystad Energy, Oil, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, Energy Department, Pioneer, CNBC, Chevron, PDC Energy, Noble Energy, Independent, Global, ExxonMobil, OPEC, Iran Locations: Midland , Texas, Brittany, Kansas City, Mo, U.S, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Alaska, Gulf, Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, New York, American, Hatfield, Israel, Iran

☆ I've made thousands of dollars writing trivia questions as a side gig. It helps me pay my rent and makes socializing so much easier.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Noah Sheidlower has made thousands writing and editing trivia questions for school competitions. To be fair, I don't often write the one-liner, pub-style trivia questions that trivia enthusiasts and beer lovers alike play every Tuesday night. Outside of journalism, I write and edit trivia questions for various high-school and college competitions as a side gig. And they've helped many in the quiz bowl community want to learn more and become more inquisitive about the world. AdvertisementAdvertisementUsing trivia to inform my reportingSometimes as I learn new facts through writing questions, I notice that hidden within them are stories.

Persons: Noah Sheidlower, It's, —, I've, I'm, they've, Jane Austen, Frederick the Great Organizations: Service, Columbia University

☆ New Zealand National Party's Luxon to lead new government
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party waves to supporters at his election party after winning the general election to become New Zealand’s next prime minister in Auckland, New Zealand, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/David Rowland Acquire Licensing RightsWELLINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand's centre-right National Party led by Christopher Luxon will form a new government with its preferred coalition party ACT, as Prime Minister Chris Hipkins conceded his Labour Party could not form a government after Saturday's general election. The National Party, now in opposition, had 39% of the votes with 92% counted, while the ACT party had 9%. "On the numbers tonight National will be in the position to lead the next government," Luxon, a former executive who once ran Air New Zealand and entered politics just three years ago, told supporters in Auckland. The National-ACT majority is slim and the two parties may need support from the populist New Zealand First Party to form a government.

Persons: Christopher Luxon, David Rowland, Chris Hipkins, Ben Thomas, Jacinda Ardern, Hipkins, Maori's, Gareth Hughes, Nanaia Mahuta, Lucy Craymer, Edmund Klamann Organizations: National Party, New, REUTERS, Rights, ACT, Labour Party, Electoral, Air New, National, Zealanders, Labour, New Zealand First Party, Coalition, Green Party, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: Auckland , New Zealand, Air New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealanders

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