• 11/15/2024

David Zaslav Challenged the Streaming Industry’s Orthodoxy. Now, Rivals Are Following His Lead.

Wall Street Journal Warner Bros. Discovery is set to unveil a new streaming service Wednesday, but its CEO’s playbook is much broader than that. https://www.wsj.com/articles/david-zaslav-challenged-the-streaming-industrys-orthodoxy-now-rivals-are-following-his-lead-b38dfb1c

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Ukraine Repels Russian Attacks in East as Kyiv Plays Down U.S. Leaks

Wall Street Journal The purported intelligence leaks appear to contain information about potential battlefield vulnerabilities and the composition of parts of Ukraine’s forces that could be exploited by Moscow. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-repels-russian-attacks-in-east-as-kyiv-plays-down-u-s-leaks-7c36acef

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Analysis: Automotive Strength Set to Drive Fortunes of European Chip Makers

Wall Street Journal Resilience in the automotive market will be the driving force behind revenue growth for European chip makers this year, as car manufacturers scramble to secure the most power-efficient components for their passenger vehicles amid their push for electrification. https://www.wsj.com/articles/automotive-strength-set-to-drive-fortunes-of-european-chip-makers-talking-markets-e3d20fed

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Indonesia asks Chinese bank to cut loan interest rate as mega rail project exceeds budget

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A top minister says Indonesia can repay its debt with the interest rate at 3.4 per cent, but will push for 2 per cent to cope with a US$1.2 billion cost overrun. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3216703/indonesia-asks-chinese-bank-cut-loan-interest-rate-mega-rail-project-exceeds-budget?utm_source=rss_feed

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Passover candle-lighting times for Israel and US

Jerusalem Post See Passover times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-738925

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Reinstated Nashville lawmaker Justin Jones calls on Tennessee House speaker to resign: ‘Enemy of democracy’

Fox News Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was reinstated in the statehouse Monday, is calling for the Republican speaker of the statehouse to resign. Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled from the GOP-controlled legislature last week for leading a gun-control protest in the capitol, called House Speaker Cameron Sexton an “enemy of…

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US works with allies abroad to develop semiconductor policies

Fox News  As the United States works to ramp up semiconductor production domestically, lawmakers are also heading overseas to work with allies abroad. “In today’s interconnected world, we cannot wall ourselves off from shared problems. We are stronger and better when we work together,” President Biden said on a trip to Mexico City earlier this…

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Kremlin affirms that Kuril Islands constitute inseparable part of Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Japanese authorities had refrained from using the term “illegal occupation” in respect to the Kuril Islands during the prime ministerial tenure of Shinzo Abe https://tass.com/politics/1602577

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Larger NATO footprint in Arctic to trigger military tensions — Russian foreign ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On March 31, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved Russia’s new foreign policy concept, which replaced the previous version from 2016 https://tass.com/defense/1602575

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Russian air defenses intercept GLSDB smart bomb, four HIMARS rockets in Ukraine operation

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Maryinka, Vesyoloye and Yelenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Marinskoye and Novaya Mayachka in the Kherson Region were also destroyed https://tass.com/defense/1602569

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