• 11/15/2024

Baby-Formula Makers Face FTC Investigation for Collusion

Wall Street Journal The agency is investigating whether any formula manufacturers coordinated before bidding for state contracts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/baby-formula-collusion-ftc-864aeb94

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Why Tipping Prompts Are Suddenly Everywhere

Wall Street Journal Shoppers encounter more requests for extra money from businesses they never expected. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-tipping-prompts-are-suddenly-everywhere-1c8bbd20

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In Santa Fe’s Priciest ZIP, Buyers Choose Between Gated Communities or Sprawling Country Estates

Wall Street Journal Just outside New Mexico’s capital city, 87506 is home to the area’s most expensive real estate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/santa-fe-new-mexico-zip-code-4d3861db

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U.S., China See Fragile Opportunity to Repair Ties

Wall Street Journal A first test is a cabinet-level meeting in Washington between Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-and-china-see-fragile-opportunity-to-repair-ties-8ad7ddff

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The unique absurdity of the U.S.’s looming debt default

Washington Post Denmark is the only industrialized democracy other than the United States to have a debt limit set at a nominal value, but Danish debt is never the subject of complicated political wrangling. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/24/debt-ceiling-denmark-united-states-default/

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Taiwan headline news

Taipei, May 24 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Wednesday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305240005

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US zoo apologises for ‘offending’ New Zealand as treatment of kiwi bird sparks anger

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kiwi encounters at Zoo Miami stopped after videos showed the nocturnal bird being exposed to bright lighting. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3221625/us-zoo-apologises-offending-new-zealand-treatment-kiwi-bird-sparks-anger?utm_source=rss_feed

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Bakhmut and Marinka remain in epicentre of hostilities – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine According to the General Staff, Bakhmut and Marinka remain in the epicentre of hostilities. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 06:00 on 24 May Quote: “The enemy continues to concentrate their main efforts on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts; 26 combat engagements occurred there.…

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Hong Kong ferry firms ‘caught off guard’ when gov’t revealed their request for fare hikes of up to 100%

Hong Kong Free Press Proposed ferry fare hikes of up to 100 per cent were preliminary, and operators are still in negotiations with the government, representatives from two ferry firms told an Islands District Council meeting on Monday. Sun Ferry. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. On April 12, a Transport and Logistics Bureau document submitted to…

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Cathay Pacific insult row: Hong Kong leader John Lee outraged by ‘bad deeds’ of cabin crew on flight to city

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Disrespectful words and deeds have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, Chief Executive John Lee says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3221622/cathay-pacific-insult-row-hong-kong-leader-john-lee-outraged-bad-deeds-cabin-crew-flight-city?utm_source=rss_feed

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