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☆ 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

☆ Peter Meijer, a Republican Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Is Running for Senate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Chris Cameron | More About Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Peter Meijer, the one-term Republican congressman who lost his seat after voting to impeach President Donald J. Trump, has announced he is running for Senate in Michigan, jumping into a crowded primary in a key battleground. “We are in dark and uncertain times, but we have made it through worse,” Mr. Meijer said in a statement announcing his candidacy on Monday. Mr. Meijer, an heir to the Meijer supermarket empire and an Army Reserve veteran who served in Iraq, joins a field that includes Mike Rogers, another former representative who served seven terms in the House and led the House Intelligence Committee, who announced his candidacy in September. Also running in the Republican primary are James Craig, former chief of the Detroit Police Department; Nikki Snyder, a member of the State Board of Education; Dr. Sherry O’Donnell, a physician and former 2022 congressional candidate; Sharon Savage, a former teacher; Ezra Scott, a former Berrien County commissioner; Alexandria Taylor, a lawyer; J.D. Wilson, a technology consultant; and Michael Hoover, a businessman.

Persons: Peter Meijer, Donald J, Trump, ” Mr, Meijer, Mike Rogers, James Craig, Nikki Snyder, Sherry O’Donnell, Sharon Savage, Ezra Scott, Alexandria Taylor, Wilson, Michael Hoover Organizations: Senate, Army Reserve, House Intelligence, Republican, Detroit Police Department, State Board of Education Locations: Michigan, Iraq, Berrien County

☆ Democrats concerned over Tlaib’s anti-Israel rhetoric, but are not backing new GOP censure efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Melanie Zanona | Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Two Republican lawmakers have filed separate resolutions to censure Tlaib this week, after a similar effort failed last week. “I have been really careful, partly because our Michigan delegation is so small, and we work together,” Stevens told CNN. “Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider is circulating a statement condemning Tlaib’s recent comments but stopped short of saying he supports a censure resolution. Last week, 23 House Republicans opposed a Tlaib censure resolution led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. But a censure motion is not the way to do it.”The proposed Tlaib censure has sparked a tit-for-tat among lawmakers looking to target one another across the aisle.

Persons: Rashida, Israel, roiled, Joe Biden, Tlaib, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Haley Stevens, ” Stevens, “, Debbie Dingell, ” “, ”, Dingell, ” Dingell, Brad Schneider, Tlaib –, –, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Richard McCormick of, Chip Roy, they’re, censuring, Ken Buck, ” Buck, “ We’ll, Becca Balint, Vermont, Greene, Sara Jacobs, Brian Mast Organizations: CNN — House Democrats, Rep, Michigan Democrat, CNN, ”, Hamas, “ Democratic, Democratic, Cortez of New York, Republicans, Georgia Republican, Capitol, GOP, Texas Republican, Republican, Colorado, Jewish, GOP Rep Locations: Israel, Michigan, Alexandria, Cortez of New, Georgia, Richard McCormick of Georgia, California, Florida, Nazi

Klein, who didn't testify at his trial, declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden sentenced him to five years and 10 months in prison. Prosecutors said Klein’s participation in the riot was likely motivated by a desire to keep his job as a presidential appointee. Prosecutors had recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Klein, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident who was 42 years old at the time of the riot. Klein and Cappuccio separately attended Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6 before marching to the Capitol. Approximately 700 of them have been sentenced, with roughly two-thirds receiving terms of imprisonment ranging from three days to 22 years.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Federico Klein, Klein, Klein “, ”, Joe Biden’s, Trevor McFadden, McFadden, Prosecutors, Stanley Woodward, Trump, ” Woodward, Steven Cappuccio, Cappuccio, ” Klein, ” McFadden, Daniel Hodges Organizations: WASHINGTON, Marine Corps, Department, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Capitol, U.S, Southern Cone Affairs, Defense, Prosecutors, Cappuccio, Metropolitan Police, State Department Locations: West Terrace, Alexandria, Virginia, Universal City , Texas, Iraq, Nevada

☆ Elon Musk and Britain’s PM Rishi Sunak discuss AI’s risks and rewards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“I’m glad to see at this point that people are taking AI seriously,” Musk said to Sunak on Thursday. Musk and world leadersMusk’s conversation with Sunak is one of numerous chats with world leaders the SpaceX and Tesla CEO has joined in the past few months. Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September, weeks before the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Other big names that recently made time for Musk in their schedule include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September. Sunak and Musk discussed how digital super-intelligence could affect the public and require regulation the same way industries such as aviation and cars require regulation.

Persons: CNN — Elon, Rishi Sunak, ” Musk, Musk, Kamala Harris, Sam Altman, “ I’m, Sunak, Goldman Sachs, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “, Communications Shlomo Karhi, ”, ” Karhi, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Walter Isaacson’s, Elon Musk, Isaacson, , Luke McGee, Ivana Kottasová, Sean Lyngaas Organizations: CNN, British, Safety, Lancaster House, Allied Forces codebreaking, US, Winchester College , Oxford, Stanford, European Union, SpaceX, Tesla, Israeli, Twitter, Defamation League, Italian, Indian, Communications, Hamas, US Democratic Rep, Russian Locations: London, Bletchley, Israel, United States, China, Gaza, Alexandria, Cortez, Crimean, Ukrainian, Sevastopol, Russia, Crimea, Korea, France

☆ Reid Hoffman-backed PAC may fund primary campaign against progressives Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mehlhorn told CNBC that he recently approached the heads of the Mainstream Democrats PAC about the idea of backing a primary effort against the two progressive House lawmakers. "I have been asking them [Mainstream Democrats PAC] if there is any possibility of ousting the most extreme members of Congress, and I have been asking about Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib," Mehlhorn said on Wednesday. The possible primary fight would be the latest election cycle that the Mainstream Democrats PAC has moved against candidates from within the Democratic Party. The Mainstream Democrats PAC helped defeat some progressive Democrats during the 2022 congressional midterms, according to data from the nonpartisan OpenSecrets. The Democratic Majority for Israel's nonprofit donated $500,000 to the Mainstream Democrats PAC last year, according to an FEC record.

Persons: Reid Hoffman, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Dmitri Mehlhorn, Mehlhorn, Bush, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Rashida, Hoffman, it's, Deborah Simon, Mel Simon, Daniel Benton, Paul Finnegan, Wesley Bell, Sen, Josh Hawley, Tlaib, Nina Turner, Shontel Brown, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros Organizations: LinkedIn, CNBC, Mainstream Democrats PAC, New York Democratic, Mainstream, PAC, Mainstream Democrats, Democratic Party, Democrats, Commission, FEC, Simon Property Group, Rep, Democratic, Israel Locations: New York City, U.S, Gaza, Louis, Ohio, Texas, Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist. “The law school deal was really an anomaly. As dean of the proposed law school, Johnson embarked on a major fundraising campaign and described a big-dollar event in Houston with former Arkansas Gov. Bobby Jindal and Pressler, according to an account Johnson wrote in a 2011 alumni magazine. Meanwhile, the historic former federal courthouse in Shreveport that was selected as the law school’s campus required at least $20 million in renovations.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, It's, “, ”, Gene Mills, Johnson's, ” J, Michael Johnson, Southern Baptist Convention luminary, Tony Perkins, Jerry Falwell, “ I’m, Joe Aguillard, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Aguillard, “ Mike, Gilbert Little, ” Johnson, Perkins, Little, Barack, Kelly, Kelly Johnson, Louis “ Woody ” Jenkins, Jenkins, Democrat Mary Landrieu, Moon Griffin, Eugene Mills, Mills, ” Mills, Johnson’s, George W, Bush’s, it’s, Lamar White Jr, Lamar, Richard Lardner, Trenton Daniel Organizations: WASHINGTON, Paul Pressler School of Law, Louisiana College, Louisiana Christian University, Republican House, Southern Baptist Convention, Family Research, Southern Poverty Law, Liberty University, Daily, ”, Arkansas Gov, Louisiana Gov, Freedom Guard, Southern Baptist Conference, Shreveport Times, ABC News, Louisiana State University, Democrat, Louisiana Family, Alliance Defense Fund, Alliance Defending, ADF, CNN, Democratic, Civil, Associated Press Locations: Louisiana, Washington, Alexandria , Louisiana, Houston, Pressler, Africa, Shreveport, Shreveport , Louisiana, everyone’s, America, New Orleans, Texas, Orleans Parish, Trump’s, Baton Rouge, New York

☆ Elon Musk says Starlink will offer internet access in Gaza to 'internationally recognized aid organizations'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has offered his Starlink internet services to aid organizations in Gaza. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk said that Starlink satellite internet will be made available to aid organizations in Gaza after communications were cut off late Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn response to her comment, Musk said: "Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organisations in Gaza." Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza. The role of Starlink connectivity in the Ukraine war has attracted controversy over the control it offered Musk in the conflict.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Musk, — Elon, Mark Regev, Benjamin Netanyahu, Starlink, Shlomo Karhi, He's Organizations: SpaceX, Communications, Service, Guardian, Democrat, BBC Radio, Street, Tech Crunch Locations: Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, Crimea, Russian

☆ Republicans are desperate for attention — and it's decimating their ability to govern
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

In the end, the only man who could unify House Republicans behind him was a relatively little-known and mild-mannered evangelical Christian from Louisiana. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the speaker saga wore on, it provoked questions among some House Republicans: How could it be that they had failed to elect a speaker for so long? While Gaetz maintains otherwise, his angry GOP colleagues have plenty of evidence to make their case that it was an attention ploy. Rep. Matt Gaetz surrounded by reporters and cameras after the House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership. The attention economy doesn't preclude an ability to govern — an effective politician might seek to harness their celebrity towards worthy ends.

Persons: Mike Johnson's, Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Garrett Graves, Sen, Thom Tillis, Madison Cawthorn, Tillis, Drew Angerer, Greg Murphy of, Nancy Mace, McCarthy, Mace, I'm, Win McNamee, Josh Hawley, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump's, Nicole Wallace, Obama, JD Vance, Ohio, Vance, Ted Cruz, Jose Luis Magana, denialism, Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brett Kavanaugh, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders, it's, Rep, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Kelly Armstrong, Adam Schiff, Chip Somodevilla, Bob Good, Virginia, Gaetz, —, Ken Buck, Colorado, Hawley deadpanned, Mike Lawler, I've, Cruz, Buck, Joe Biden, Liz Cheney Organizations: Republicans, GOP, North Carolina Republican, Getty, Twitter, South Carolina, Republican, Rep, Fox News, Republican Party, Conservative Political, Conference, AP, Cannon, South, Democratic, Supreme, Biden, MSNBC, Democrats, Capitol, New York Post, Colorado Locations: Louisiana, Florida, Greg Murphy of North Carolina, Missouri, Hollywood, California, South Carolina, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, Ukraine, New York, Ted Cruz of Texas

☆ Influencer model infects US political fundraising
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In turn, leaders like former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or Republican Speaker Paul Ryan collected tens of millions of dollars to divert to politically valuable campaigns elsewhere in the party. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz has raised nearly $2 million this year, helped by fundraising emails sent in the lead-up to his successful effort to remove Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy as House speaker. Vocal conservatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert have raised $2.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for their 2024 House campaigns. McCarthy raised 2.9% of House Republicans’ cash in the 2022 elections. Republican Representative Garret Graves criticized Representative Matt Gaetz on Oct. 3 for using his vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as a fundraising opportunity.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Nathan Howard, –, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, McCarthy, John Boehner, Taylor, Garret Graves, Matt Gaetz, Graves gestured, Gaetz, ” Gaetz, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: Republican, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Representatives, Democratic, Florida Republican, Republicans, U.S . House, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Florida, U.S

I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime. For the good of my community, I will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that I have left in Congress. Representative Jared Golden of Maine, a centrist Democrat, called for a ban on assault weapons Thursday afternoon, reversing a long-held stance after 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston. That position, Mr. Golden said on Thursday, reflected in part “a false confidence that our community was above this, and that we could be in full control, among many other misjudgments.”“The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure,” Mr. Golden said. Standing by him at a news conference, Senator Susan Collins, a centrist Republican, declined to back a ban on assault weapons.

Persons: Jared Golden of, Golden, ”, Mr, “, Susan Collins, “ There’s, Alexandria Ocasio, Golden’s, — Organizations: United States Congress, Democrat, Marine Corps, Republican, Republicans — Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Lewiston, Jared Golden of Maine, Cortez, New York

☆ 'Grandpa Google' is in danger of becoming irrelevant to younger generations, company exec testifies at antitrust trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google leaders fear the search engine could become irrelevant to youth, a company exec testified. Senior VP Prabhakar Raghavan said Google is beset by rivals and youth call it "Grandpa Google." The company is defending itself in a landmark antitrust case brought by the US government. And it cited evidence that consumers switch their search engine to Google the majority of the time in cases where another search engine is offered as the default choice. One option would be to prohibit Google from paying companies to make Google a default search engine.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google, —, Google's, Raghavan, Grandpa Google, Bing, Trump, Judge Amit Mehta Organizations: Google, Service, Fortune, Yahoo, The, Apple, Microsoft, Justice Department Locations: U.S, Alexandria , Virginia

☆ Hitting the gym, dog-sitting, and actually showing up to meet constituents: Here's how House Democrats spent their 3 weeks without a speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

House Democrats were mostly stuck in DC for 3 weeks as the GOP struggled to choose a new speaker. Some Democrats told Insider they found a silver lining, like hitting the gym or dog-sitting. That left Democrats, already lined up behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, scrambling to find other things to fill the time. "I almost forget what it's like to be in committee at this point," Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont told Insider on Tuesday. Balint said that a "personal source of joy" for her was getting to dog sit Rep. Sharice Davids' rescue dog, Peanut.

Persons: —, Kevin McCarthy's, Mike Johnson's, Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Becca Balint, It's, We're, we've, Marcy Kaptur, Jim McGovern, Abigail Spanberger, Chris Deluzio, Gabe Vasquez, he's, We've, I've, Vasquez, Balint, Sharice Davids, Angie Craig of, King Charles Spaniel, Dakota's, Craig, Lisa McClain, Angie Craig, Don Beyer, He's, Beyer, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Spanberger, she's Organizations: GOP, Service, Representatives, Republicans, Vermont, Republican, Massachusetts, Vermont Rep, Capitol, Michigan Republican, Rep, Biden, House Intelligence Locations: Washington, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Angie Craig of Minnesota, —, Northern Virginia, Israel, Alexandria, Cortez of New York

☆ Representative Jared Golden of Maine calls for a ban on assault weapons, reversing a long-held stance.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Emily Cochrane | More About Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Representative Jared Golden of Maine, a centrist Democrat, called for a ban on assault weapons Thursday afternoon, reversing a long-held stance after 18 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston. Mr. Golden, a Marine Corps veteran, has repeatedly broken with his party to oppose legislation that would ban assault weapons, a policy that Democrats have repeatedly tried and failed to revive in the nearly two decades since it lapsed. That position, Mr. Golden said on Thursday, reflected in part “a false confidence that our community was above this, and that we could be in full control, among many other misjudgments.”“The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure,” Mr. Golden said. Standing by him at a news conference, Senator Susan Collins, a centrist Republican, declined to back a ban on assault weapons. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, one of the most liberal lawmakers in the House, called Mr. Golden’s comments “powerful, brave and moving” on social media.

Persons: Jared Golden of, Golden, ”, Mr, “, Susan Collins, “ There’s, Alexandria Ocasio, Golden’s, — Organizations: Democrat, Marine Corps, Republican, Republicans — Locations: Jared Golden of Maine, Lewiston, Cortez, New York

Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's senior vice president for knowledge and information products, testified for the tech giant as it defends itself in the biggest antitrust trial in the last 25 years. The government has accused the company of illegally thwarting competitors from making inroads against its ubiquitous search engine. Google says its search engine is dominant because it has a better product than its competitors. And it cited evidence that consumers switch their search engine to Google the majority of the time in cases where another search engine is offered as the default choice. One option would be to prohibit Google from paying companies to make Google a default search engine.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's, Raghavan, Google, Grandpa Google, ” Raghavan, ”, Bing, Trump, Judge Amit Mehta Organizations: WASHINGTON, Google, Fortune, Yahoo, The, Apple, Microsoft, Justice Department Locations: U.S, Alexandria , Virginia

☆ These 16 lawmakers did not vote for a House resolution supporting Israel after the Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The House passed a resolution in support of Israel in the wake of the Hamas attack. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution in support of Israel by an overwhelmingly 412-10-6 margin following the October 7 attack by Hamas. Over a dozen progressive Democrats — and one Republican — voted "nay" or "present." The bipartisan resolution, drafted by Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas and Democratic Rep. Greg Meeks of New York, is a largely symbolic gesture. Furthermore, several progressives have described Israel as an "apartheid state," a description also employed by several international human rights organizations.

Persons: Mike Johnson, —, Republican —, Mike Johnson of, Michael McCaul of, Greg Meeks, Israel, Waleed Shahid, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Thomas Massie, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Andre Carson, Al Green, Summer Lee, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Delia Ramirez, Rashida Organizations: —, Service, Republican, Republican Rep, Democratic, Justice, Vermont, New York Rep, Missouri Rep, Indiana Rep, Texas Rep, Pennsylvania Rep, Kentucky Rep, Cortez of New York Rep, Minnesota Rep, Illinois Rep Locations: Israel, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Michael McCaul of Texas, New York, States, Gaza, Kentucky, Missouri, Alexandria, Cortez of, Minnesota, Michigan

☆ More than 100 detained in Egypt after pro-Palestinian protests- lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at al-Azhar Mosque in Old Cairo, Egypt, October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - At least 100 people were arrested in Egypt after taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations late last week, though some have subsequently been released, lawyers working on the cases said on Tuesday. State-approved protests against Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip were held at several locations in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt on Friday. However, some protesters in Cairo walked to Tahrir Square - the centre of Egypt's 2011 uprising - which was not among the sites approved for the pro-Palestinian demonstration. Unauthorised public protests are banned in Egypt, and Tahrir Square, which was redesigned several years ago, is heavily monitored by security services because of its symbolic status.

Persons: Azhar, Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Nabeh Elganadi, Abdel Fattah al, Sisi, Ahmed Tantawy, Elganadi, Belal Habib, Tantawy, Adam Makary, Farah Saafan, Aidan Lewis, Emelia Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, ., Judicial, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, al, Old Cairo, Egypt, Rights CAIRO, Gaza, Cairo, Tahrir, Alexandria

But those reports are now at odds with initial American intelligence, which subsequently concluded that the Israel Defense Forces were not responsible for the explosion. The dispute has laid bare long-standing and increasingly passionate disagreements among congressional Democrats over the party’s relationship with Israel – and, now, how to position the party as the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza escalates. “That’s a vile position to take,” Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told CNN, suggesting that Tlaib should review intelligence made available to House members. “That’s what’s been really painful – just continue to watch people think it’s OK to bomb a hospital, where children,” Tlaib said. “It’s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza,” Fetterman wrote.

Persons: Rashida, Israel, Israel –, Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ro Khanna, “, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz, Hakeem Jeffries ’, Ilhan Omar, Jeffries, Biden, Israel’s, “ That’s what’s, ” Tlaib, ‘, we’re, ”, we’ve, Tlaib, Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman, ” Fetterman, Omar, –, Steny Hoyer, ” Hoyer, Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, it’s, Nancy Pelosi, Cori Bush, ” Bush Organizations: CNN, Democrats, Capitol, Michigan Rep, Israel Defense Forces, Israel, New York Rep, California Democrat, ”, Minnesota, Michigan Democrat, Democrat, intel, Pennsylvania, Democratic, Maryland Democrat, Progressives, House Democratic Caucus, Missouri Rep Locations: Gaza, Israel, Alexandria, California, Palestinian American, ” Florida, Florida, Tlaib, Michigan, United States, “, Maryland, Massachusetts

☆ Netflix and others have pulled back on hard-hitting documentaries as streamers seek more true crime and 'nothing too political'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"Beyond Utopia" attracted interest at Sundance from streamers like Amazon's Prime Video and Netflix. Interest peaked four years ago at the Sundance Film Festival, fueled by Amazon and Netflix, which paid a record $10 million for the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doc "Knock Down the House." In the crime realm, WME advised, Netflix was seeking films based on big, well-known cases and scams like "Dahmer" and "Tinder Swindler." Filmmakers point to streamers' self-censorship and 'cold feet' over sensitive topicsSome filmmakers said there are still champions at the streamers for documentaries that push the envelope. "Beyond Utopia" is among a number of recent films that have been snubbed by the big streamers, despite winning awards and buzz.

Persons: Madeleine Gavin, It'll, It's, Gavin, Hulu, Peter Broderick, Hulu didn't, Sundance fests, Broderick, WME, Dahmer, Ted Hope, Hope, Vanessa Hope, Taiwan's, he'd've, Oscar, Bryan Fogel, Jamal Khashoggi, Thom Powers, it's, Keith Ochwat, Ochwat Organizations: Sundance, Netflix, PBS, Sundance Film, Amazon, Alexandria, Paradigm Consulting, Amazon Prime, Apple, Hulu, Hollywood, Gravitas Ventures, & $ Locations: Joy, Congo, arthouses, Hulu, China, Park City, Syria, Russian, Ukraine, Venice

☆ How US tax dollars have supported Israel and its military for 75 years — and what's next for American aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Biden said this week he will ask Congress to send Israel additional aid in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks. Between 2001 and 2020, Israel received more military aid from the US than all other nations combined. Despite concerns that Israel will continue killing civilians and children in Gaza, there is bipartisan support for aid to Israel. In 2016, the US signed its third 10-year Memorandum of Understanding on military aid to Israel, pledging to send it $38 billion between 2019 and 2028. In 2022, the US spent a total of $4.8 billion on military, economic, and missile defense aid for Israel.

Persons: Biden, —, Harry Truman, Israel, Joe Biden, Gerald R, he'll, John Kirby, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Democratic, Service, Saturday, US, Congressional Research Service, CRS, Israel, Hamas, Gazan Health, United Nations, White, National Security, Rep, Minnesota Democrat, Republicans, Taiwan Locations: Israel, Gaza, Washington, Alexandria, United States, Minnesota, Ukraine

☆ America’s Short-Lived Show of Unity
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +8 min

Then America's deep political divisions surfaced with a vengeance, with politicians blaming political foes for the crisis, and others turning the terrorist attack into a judgment of Israel, its government, Jews in general and the plight of the Palestinian people. Later, Trump extended his jabs at U.S. ally Israel, saying in a campaign speech that the country's defense minister was "a jerk." Trump also said Hezbollah, another designated terrorist group in Lebanon is "very smart," angering U.S. and Israeli officials alike. Some progressives are pushing back at fellow members of the Democratic Socialists of America, who have been holding pro-Palestinian rallies just days after the Hamas attack. "Some are using really over-the-top rhetoric to try to score political points against the Biden administration.

Persons: Israel, Joe Biden, Ukraine –, Bill Ackman, Strawn –, ”, Rashida, Steve Scalise, Summer Lee, Scalise –, Brett Bruen, Barack Obama, unfroze, Qatar –, –, Biden, it's, Sen, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, John Kirby, Shlomo Karhi, Tlaib, Jack Bergman, Alexandria Ocasio, Shri Thanedar, American University professor Jordan Tama, Tama Organizations: Harvard, Winston, Defamation League, Democratic, Republican Rep, GOP, Republican, Israel, Georgetown University, Biden, White, United, South Carolina Republican, Security, Tlaib, Democratic Socialists of America, Cortez , New York Democrat, Times, American University professor Jordan, . Foreign, Cooperation Locations: Israel, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iran, Qatar, United States, Russia, China, U.S, New Hampshire, Lebanon, Alexandria, Cortez , New York

The American people must understand just how shocking and gruesome Hamas’ actions were, Biden told his aides. I think we can change the Middle East,” Biden told a group of Jewish American leaders on Wednesday. “If tomorrow Hezbollah started launching missiles into Israel, that would be seen as a real escalation,” according to a person close to the situation. In his private conversations with Netanyahu, Biden has not urged the Israeli leader to practice restraint in its counterattack against Hamas. “He has always approached Israel with moral clarity and full commitment,” a senior adviser to the president told CNN.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kirby, it’s, ”, Netanyahu, –, Biden’s, CNN’s Matthew Chance, I’m, Jake Sullivan, Netanyahu’s, ” Sullivan, Netanyahu “, Alexandria Ocasio, ” Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: CNN, White, Jewish, Israel, National Security Council, Senate Foreign Relations, Defense Department, Biden, Democratic Party, New, New York Democrat Locations: Israel, Europe, Tehran, Gaza, United States, Ukraine, Iran, Afghanistan, “, Alexandria, Cortez, New York

☆ AOC says 'anti-Semitic' Christian fundamentalism in the US is partially to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AOC is naming Christian fundamentalism as a key driver of conflict between Israel and Palestine. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is naming Christian fundamentalism as a key driver of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, pointing to recent US actions in the region. "In the United States of America, Christian fundamentalism and nationalism — which has also been extremely anti-Semitic — has also aligned itself with some of the most right-wing and authoritarian and inflammatory powers in the region." "The country that is Israel today is not the Israel of the Bible," said Ocasio-Cortez. "The country that is Israel today was established in this century."

Persons: —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, It's, it's, Donald Trump, Trump, Christ —, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Israel Organizations: Service, Democratic, American Jewish Committee, Republican Party, Zionist Locations: Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, New York, Cortez, United States of America, Ocasio, Vermont, Gaza

☆ Mortgage rates near 8%, an 'inventory crisis': Homebuyers face a 'tricky' market, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Prospective buyers visit an open house for sale in Alexandria, Virginia. The housing market is dealing with several "tricky" dynamics, according to Tracy Kasper, president of the National Association of Realtors. That slowdown in home sales comes after "exponential increases year over year" during the Covid-19 pandemic, Kasper said. With fewer people selling their houses, she said, there is now an "inventory crisis." "We've seen a crunch — our first-time homebuyers are struggling," she added.

Persons: Tracy Kasper, Kasper Organizations: National Association of Realtors, CNBC's Locations: Alexandria , Virginia

☆ Top Italy court confirms acquittals in Monte dei Paschi derivatives case
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Marco Carta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

View of the entrance to the headquarters of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), the oldest bank in the world, which is facing massive layoffs as part of a planned corporate merger, in Siena, Italy, August 11, 2021. Among the 15 defendants cleared by Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation were former MPS Chairman Giuseppe Mussari and its former Managing Director Antonio Vigni and Deutsche (DBKGn.DE) and Nomura (8604.T). The appeals court cancelled seizures imposed on Deutsche Bank and Nomura Holdings Inc (8604.T) for 64.9 million and 88 million euros, respectively. The case centred on two derivatives transactions — dubbed Alexandria and Santorini — that Nomura and Deutsche Bank arranged for MPS in 2009. MPS, the world's oldest bank still in business and Italy's fifth biggest listed lender, had reached a court settlement in 2016 in the derivatives case at a cost of 10.6 million euros.

Persons: Jennifer Lorenzini, Siena, Giuseppe Mussari, Antonio Vigni, Nomura, Marco Carta, Keith Weir, Valentina Za Organizations: Monte, REUTERS, Rights, Monte dei, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Italy's, Cassation, Deutsche, Nomura Holdings Inc, MPS, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Monte dei, Siena, Italy, Milan, Alexandria

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