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(Capitol Notes – Graphic Illustration/MetroCreative) For those eagerly awaiting news that U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (Iowa, West Virginia) has launched his signature campaign to appear on the November general election ballot as an independent candidate for West Virginia governor by the Aug. 1 deadline, please don’t get your hopes up. This Thursday, Manchin will appear with former Democratic Gov. Bob Wise at a fundraiser for Huntington Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams in the lobby of the Frederick Hotel in downtown Huntington. As I noted in my previous column, Manchin’s switch of parties just before…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hacking groups suspected to be backed by the Chinese government have stepped up attacks on Taiwanese organizations, particularly in the sectors of government, education, technology and diplomacy, according to cybersecurity intelligence firm Recorded Future.Relations between China and Taiwan have deteriorated in recent years. Taiwan is a self-governing island in the Taiwan Strait that China claims as its territory. The cyber attacks by the group known as RedJulliett were observed between November 2023 and April 2024, leading up to Taiwan’s presidential election in January and the subsequent change of government.Red Juliet has targeted Taiwanese organizations in the…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The chief executive of Europe’s largest stock exchange group has urged business leaders to remain “calm” ahead of France’s upcoming general election, saying neither the far-right party nor a new left-wing coalition will be able to deliver on policy promises.Stephane Boujnat, head of Paris-based Euronext, told the Financial Times that the plans of both Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party – which polls suggest is likely to win the first round next week – and the left-leaning New Popular Front (NFP) were…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Poland’s state-run oil and gas company plans to sell its media subsidiary as its new chief executive tries to show investors that the group’s strategy is no longer politically influenced. “I must emphasize that we don’t need Polska Press as a media company at all,” Ireneus Fafara told the Financial Times in his first interview since taking over as CEO of Orlen in April.[Orlen]… We’re going to find an investor who can buy it at the right price.”In 2020, Orlen agreed to buy…
The first session of India’s parliament since the Lok Sabha elections begins today, with newly elected lawmakers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking oath.Get the latest on this big news Top 10 hereBJP MP Bhartruhari Mahatab will take oath as interim Speaker on the directions of President Draupadi Murmu. He will then ask the Prime Minister to take oath as a Member of the Lok Sabha. Around 280 newly elected MPs will take oath today while the remaining MP, MP Rahul Gandhi, will take oath tomorrow.The controversy is likely to intensify over the appointment of seven-time MP Bhartluhari Mahtab as…
Eduardo BaptistaBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ByteDance is teaming up with U.S. semiconductor designer Broadcom to develop advanced AI processors, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that will help the TikTok owner ensure ample supplies of powerful chips amid ongoing U.S.-China tensions.The 5-nanometer chips are customized products known as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) that will comply with U.S. export controls and manufacturing will be outsourced to Taiwan’s TSMC, the sources said.No collaboration between Chinese and U.S. companies on developing chips with technologies more advanced than 5nm has been publicly announced since the U.S. government imposed export controls on…
Jack Guess/Pool/Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Sheva Tel Hashomer Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, June 8, 2024. CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the “escalation of the war with Hamas (in Gaza) will soon be over” and that the military’s focus could then shift to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, where fighting with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah has intensified in recent weeks. But Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed that Israel would continue its operations in Gaza until the militant group Hamas was eliminated. “It doesn’t mean the war will end, but the war…
Earlier this year, Elon Musk quietly welcomed his 11th child, and his third child, with Sivon Gilliss, as Bloomberg reports. Gilliss is Neuralink’s director of operations and special projects. She already has twins with the tech billionaire, born in 2021. Musk has five children with his first wife, Justine Musk, three with Canadian musician Grimes, and three with Sivon Gilliss. Musk and Gillis’ personal connection was not widely known until 2022, when they filed a petition to change the twins’ names and include Musk’s last name and Gillis’ last name as part of their middle names.Musk biographer Walter Isaacson shared…
Live updates from the Lok Sabha session: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began today with the swearing-in ceremony of all newly elected members and will continue until July 3. Following the two-day swearing-in ceremony, elections for the Speaker of the Lok Sabha are scheduled for June 26, and President Murmu is scheduled to address a joint sitting of both Houses on June 27. Live updates from the House of Representatives session: The first session of the 18th House of Representatives begins today. (File photo) The Leader of the Opposition in India’s Lower House is elected for the…
June 23, 2024 10:32 PMARLINGTON, Texas — U.S. men’s soccer national team coach Gregg Berhalter praised the leadership of captain Christian Pulisic, who had one goal and one assist in a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Sunday in the opening match of the 2024 Copa America.”He’s a selfless leader,” Berhalter told reporters after the game at AT&T Stadium. “He goes out there and just competes and works hard, and that helps our team. And he’s very skilled and can play offensively, so it’s a great combination.””For me, the performance tonight was outstanding,” added Berhalter, who said Pulisic deserved the manager’s…