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Allies of Donald Trump have been quietly embroiled in a little-noticed fight over who should serve on the committee that will write the Republican Party’s national platform. NBC News spoke to nine people familiar with what’s happening in states across the country, including Arizona, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa, who said the campaign’s involvement is aimed at blocking the party’s right wing from pushing its agenda. The Republican National Committee’s official platform, which leans too far to the right on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, is being tweaked heading into the general election. A Trump campaign official told NBC…
image caption, Taiwanese Air Force fighter jets prepare to take off in response to Chinese trainingArticle informationauthor, Rupert Wingfield Hayesrole, BBC News, Taipei2 hours agoShortly after China began military exercises in the air and sea around Taiwan, it began harshly criticizing Taiwan’s new president, William Lai, who is said to have started them.From the editorial pages of state broadcaster CCTV and the Global Times to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, the criticism of Lai was unmistakably harsh.The Global Times has already slammed him as “arrogant” and “reckless”, while CCTV wrote that he “will surely be nailed to history’s pillar of shame”…
Tech stocks are off to a strong start on Thursday after Nvidia’s earnings reignited a rally in the sector. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1% early Thursday after falling 0.2% in premarket trading after the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed at an all-time high on Tuesday. Nvidia’s impressive performance and guidance have sparked renewed optimism… Tech stocks were poised to get off to a strong start on Thursday thanks to Nvidia’s strength. of Strong performance has reinvigorated the sector’s rally. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1% early Thursday, led by tech stocks. Nasdaq Composite The index closed at a record high on…
China on Thursday launched so-called “punitive” military exercises around Taiwan in response to “separatist acts” since the inauguration of Taiwan’s new leader, President Lai Ching-de.The drill took place three days after Mr. Li, who the Chinese government describes as a “dangerous troublemaker,” was sworn in.The exercises were conducted in the Taiwan Strait, the north, south and east of Taiwan, and in areas around the Taiwan-controlled islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin, state media reported in a statement from the military. The drills were codenamed “Joint Sword − 2024A.”Let’s take a fresh look at China’s hostility towards Taiwan, why Beijing…
[BBC]Has this season been one of progress, stagnation or indifference?That’s strange. You might think this season would be seen as a failure for a team relegated from the Premier League, but that’s not the case. Despite returning to the Championship, the Hatters are in a much better position than they were 12 months ago. There are millions of dollars in the bank that will go toward building a new stadium, a much better team than when we won the play-off final, and the players we sell in the summer to prove themselves in the Premier League. Now that you’ve proven…
The teenager tracked the stolen iPhone to a Denver suburb, where he believed the device pinged, and in revenge set fire to a house where he thought his phone was located.He hit the wrong platform.In what police are calling a coordinated arson, the 2020 fire killed five members of a Senegalese family, including two infants. On Friday, Kevin Hoy Bui, now 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the family’s deaths.According to authorities, Bui, who was 16 years old at the time of the robbery, used the Find My iPhone app and accidentally tracked the stolen cell phone…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Thursday that parts of its China business have “fallen off a cliff” in recent years, highlighting the challenges Western institutions face in China’s investment banking sector.In private comments to attendees of the bank’s key conference in Shanghai, seen by the Financial Times, Mr. Dimon said the business was “growing” but in “challenging” conditions, even after a flurry of regulatory approvals. He said he remains optimistic about new growth areas.”Some parts of investment banking have fallen sharply…
The latest fuel report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that regular gasoline prices in the United States are on a downward trend. According to the update released this week, as of May 6, it was $3.643 per gallon, as of May 13, it was $3.608 per gallon, and as of May 20, it was $3.584 per gallon. However, the price of regular gasoline in the United States on May 20 was $0.050 higher than the price last year, the update said. Of the five Petroleum Defense District Administration (PADD) regions highlighted in the fuel update, the West…
Pakistani court suspends decision on plea against ruling that Imran Khan and his wife violated marriage law ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s District Court and Sessions Court on Thursday reserved the verdict of an appellate court challenging the seven-year prison terms each of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for violating Pakistan’s marriage laws. . Khan and his wife were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined by a court in February for their illegal marriage in 2018. Bushra was accused of failing to complete the Islamically mandated waiting period, known as “iddat,” after divorcing her previous…
On Day 7 of the pro-Palestinian protests on the Columbia University campus, Osama Abuirshaid stopped by the student encampment.The executive director of American Muslims for Palestine walked through the tent city, then made a fiery speech to the gathered crowd. “This is not only a genocide that is being committed in Gaza,” Abuirshaid said. “This is also a war on us here in America.” Forty-eight hours later, Abuirshaid appeared at another campus — George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he delivered another speech. Campus protests, which swept the country this spring, emerged as an outcry over the civilian death toll of…