Nov 17, 2023 - Tensions build behind the scenes between US and Israel over Gaza

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� Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium From the Editor's Desk How to Be a Living Poem: Lucille Clifton on the Balance of Intellect and Intuition in Creative Work and the Healing Power of Connection “I didn’t graduate from college, which isn’t necessary to be a poet. It is only necessary to be interested in humans and to be in touch with yourself as a human.”Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails. Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. � Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work Tensions build behind the scenes between US and Israel over Gaza     But Biden, a friend of Israel but not of Netanyahu, has his own calculations to make. The US’s strength is built on the quality and range of its international alliances, the so-called “shield of the republic”. That shield is looking battered to the extent that Iran, playing a canny diplomatic game, is broadening its friendships across the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, no friends of Hamas, want this war over. Work EV startup Lucid enters lucrative SUV market with $80,000 Gravity     Controlling cost is important for Lucid given its high cash burn. The company ended the third quarter with $5.45 billion in cash, which it has said is enough to start producing Gravity and into 2025. � Work Jury Deadlocks on Officer Charged With Violating Breonna Taylor’s Rights     Officers involved in the raid said they had announced themselves, but Ms. Taylor’s boyfriend and neighbors at the apartment complex said they only heard the officers bang on the door. The outcry following Ms. Taylor’s death led several state and local governments to ban or restrict the use of no-knock warrants. Work Israel Blocks Some Palestinian Americans From Entering From West Bank     Patrick Kingsley is the Jerusalem bureau chief, covering Israel and the occupied territories. He has reported from more than 40 countries, written two books and previously covered migration and the Middle East for The Guardian. More about Patrick Kingsley � � � Work Ethiopian Airlines is buying the plane model that killed 346 people     December 2022: The long-delayed Ethiopian government’s investigative report into the crash of flight ET 302 is released. It blames Boeing for its failure to “disclose early and attentively” problems with the aircraft’s MCAS. Meanwhile, the US National Transportation Safety Board and French aviation safety authorities criticizes the report, pointing to pilot error as a contributing factor. Work Morgan Stanley fined for putting customer personal data at risk in computer purge: New York AG     Since the incidents were discovered, the company has not detected unauthorized access or misuse of client information, and it has made significant changes to how it handles data destruction and vendors. Work Judge lifts Trump gag order in $250 million New York business fraud case     That gag order barred Trump from making statements targeting the prosecutors, likely witnesses and court staff in the case. A federal appeals court temporarily paused the D.C. gag order earlier this month. Work Rep. George Santos will not seek reelection after damning House Ethics report     Santos has been bombarded with accusations of wrongdoing since shortly after winning his election, which flipped his district from Democratic control. He has admitted lying about his business and education background while on the campaign trail, but he has denied breaking any laws. Work 100-year-old explains how he still has $1 million saved: 'I always lived within my means. I'm not a gambler.'     After he speaks to Martha\'s ashes in the morning, Stovall makes himself breakfast. This is one place he doesn\'t hold back. He cooks himself eggs, sausages and biscuits, or pancakes and waffles. Work Queensland health minister orders hospitals to see sexual assault victims within 10 minutes     Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Work Pressure mounts on FDIC chief to resign after sexual misconduct report By Reuters     Work Ken Squier was the superhero of motorsports storytellers     The last time I chatted with Squier in person, we talked about a column of mine he had just read and didn\'t like. He told me that he didn\'t agree with my premise, but he appreciated my passion. Then he noticed my ring, emblazoned with the red, white and blue shield of Captain America. He grabbed my hand and pointed at the emblem. Work The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden Letter After TikTok Panic     By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you\'re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Work Man Obsessed With Online Conspiracy Theories Convicted in Paul Pelosi Attack     We are confirming your access to this article, this will take just a moment. However, if you are using Reader mode please log in, subscribe, or exit Reader mode since we are unable to verify access in that state. Work A.C.L.U. Sues DeSantis Over Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Group     “It is dangerous and divisive and offensive to ask a student group to proclaim its innocence for something it hasn’t done or said,” she said. “It’s compelled speech, and that violates the First Amendment.” Work Kaitlin Armstrong Found Guilty in Murder of the Cyclist Moriah Wilson     Kristen Dark, a spokeswoman for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, said Ms. Armstrong ran from two corrections officers while leaving a medical appointment and made it about a block and a half before she was recaptured. Work Talks on Surveillance Law Simmer as Its Expiration Date Looms     We are confirming your access to this article, this will take just a moment. However, if you are using Reader mode please log in, subscribe, or exit Reader mode since we are unable to verify access in that state. Work Congress Prevented a Shutdown, but the Spending Fight Is Far From Over     Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent, primarily writing about Congress and national political races and issues. He has nearly four decades of experience reporting in the nation’s capital. More about Carl Hulse Work Dozens Are Injured in Chicago Train Crash     Christine Hauser is a reporter, covering national and foreign news. Her previous jobs in the newsroom include stints in Business covering financial markets and on the Metro desk in the police bureau. More about Christine Hauser Work House Republicans, Stalled on Spending, Weaponize the Power of the Purse     “One thing! I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing — one! — that I can go campaign on and say we did. One!” Mr. Roy, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, bellowed. “When are we going to do what we said we would do?” Work How One Family’s Pursuit of Tennis Success Ended in Heartache     Matthew Futterman is a veteran sports journalist and the author of two books, “Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed” and “Players: How Sports Became a Business.” More about Matthew Futterman Work Haley Tussles With DeSantis, Aiming to Prove Herself in Iowa     Nicholas Nehamas is a campaign reporter, focusing on the candidacy of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Before joining The Times, he was an investigative reporter at the Miami Herald. More about Nicholas Nehamas Work APEC Thrusts San Francisco Into the Spotlight     New or old, it’s that same glittering dream that keeps miners coming back. “Once I found my first speck of gold — it was just a couple tiny little pieces — that’s all it took,” Donald Perez, a longtime club member, told Ulrich. “I was hooked.” Work Walmart has consumer resilience on its holiday wishlist     The retail industry group saw core retail sales—that excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants—were up 3.1% through the third quarter compared to the previous year, and up 3.7% for the first 10 months of the year. Work Microsoft is making its own AI chip so it's less dependent on Nvidia     The proliferation of AI-tailored chips will help companies make progress toward building more ambitious AI productsAI systems that take in different modes of data including audio, video, and text to generate multisensory content. Work PepsiCo is being sued for polluting a New York river with microplastics     This notorious allegation is not new. Alongside rival Coca-Cola and Nestle, PepsiCo has been considered among the worst plastic polluters in the world for a while now. In August 2021, it showed up in the “dirty dozen” list of serial beach plastic polluters in the UK. Work AI is headed where the money is: asset management     “What AI is doing is summarizing, translating... A human adviser is doing much more than that. They’re managing client relationships,” Baasari said. “I don’t think there’s a risk of replacing a human adviser anytime soon.” Work Work Prince auction: Iconic Purple Rain shirt up for sale     A 2006 Daily Mail article revealed the pair would go to the movies or bowl together: \"She would cook vegetarian food grown in the greenhouse they built together, he would wear a sweater… \'It would be a Versace sweater, but never jeans,\'\" Matye clarified. \"\'There is a downtime side to Prince but, despite these reality TV-obsessed days, he just chooses not to show it, which I respect him for.\'\" Perhaps it was the reason why, in an industry increasingly inhabited by a parade of talent-show fluff, Prince maintained his career and his allure for a remarkable 36 years; in the words of his song Let\'s Go Crazy, that\'s a mighty long time. Work Microsoft is bringing its Copilot chatbot to Windows 10     Once Copilot has arrived, a new button will show up on the right side of the Windows taskbar. Clicking it will open a chat window on the right side of the screen. It will be similar to the Copilot in Bing and won\'t be able to perform as many PC-related functions as the Copilot in Windows 11, because some elements of Windows 11 aren\'t present in Windows 10, Woodman said. Windows 10 also has lower system requirements. Work Shop owners hope that tech can deter thieves     \"I just feel sad about the whole thing really. I wish we lived in a society where I could have my door open, and people could just come and see our beautiful things - and I didn\'t have to panic about people coming in and stealing from us.\" Work Rishi Sunak sets out how pothole funding from HS2 savings to be used     Mr Sunak said: \"For too long politicians have shied away from taking the right long-term decisions to make life easier for hardworking families - tackling the scourge of potholes being a prime example. Work What the Chancellor really means when he says tax cuts are 'impossible'     But don\'t get too distracted by any nibbles served up. Remember, whatever a chancellor says in this or any such speech, tax cuts aren\'t \"impossible\" - they\'ve just chosen not to put them on the menu this time. Work Benefit claimants not seeking work to face mandatory work placements     \"We will put that money into creating every year an additional two million appointments, scans and operations in our National Health Service so that we can get those waiting lists down, get people the treatment they need, and get them in many cases back into work.\" Work Jeremy Hunt to pledge millions to woo electric car firms     The extension of full expensing comes at a significant cost to the government. The current regime is estimated by the budget watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to cost around £10bn a year, although other economic groups argue that the boost to the economy and productivity it\'s designed to create make the ultimate cost much lower over time. Work Russian Carlsberg staff arrested after business seized     Carlsberg announced in October that it had informed Baltika that it had terminated all of its licence agreements to produce, market and sell its products in the country, but added there would be a run-off period until 1 April 2024 while existing stock is used up. Work What a falling inflation rate means for your finances     That would create a political row and strengthen the need for everyone to take an even closer look at their income, outgoings, and budget - and perhaps to put the big Christmas party on ice for another year. Work Union Workers Back Contract Deals at 3 Big Automakers     Noam Scheiber is a Chicago-based reporter who covers workers and the workplace. He spent nearly 15 years at The New Republic, where he covered economic policy and three presidential campaigns. He is the author of “The Escape Artists.” More about Noam Scheiber Work Cryptocurrency Prices Surge, Driven by a Potential Bitcoin Fund     On Monday, the crypto news website The Block reported that BlackRock had applied to introduce an E.T.F. tracking the price of XRP, a digital currency that has been the subject of years of litigation between its issuer, Ripple, and the S.E.C. Work Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call     Sapna Maheshwari is a business reporter covering TikTok and emerging media companies. Previously she reported on retail and advertising. Contact her at sapna@nytimes.com. More about Sapna Maheshwari TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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