Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian aid for people in Gaza as he opened a summit with leaders of Arab states Thursday in Beijing. “Since last October, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has escalated drastically, throwing people into tremendous suffering,” Xi said in a speech…
Customers including Albertsons, Woolworths and ShopRite are financing the micro-fulfillment company in bankruptcy and might acquire it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/e-grocer-takeoff-technologies-files-for-bankruptcy-to-sell-assets-c1606f65
FIRST ON FOX: A Jewish organization is calling on a House Democrat running for Senate to sever ties with a top campaign adviser who attended a convention organized by a notorious antisemite and posted a photo online smiling alongside him. “It is beyond alarming that a major U.S. Senate candidate and sitting member of Congress…
New York Mets pitcher Jorge López appeared to blame the media for allegedly misconstruing his words while talking to reporters following an outburst leaving the mound on Wednesday. López appeared to say the Mets were “the worst team in probably the whole f—ing MLB.” But, on his Instagram Stories, López wrote he was talking about…
Peltz had criticized Disney and CEO Bob Iger for missteps and self-inflicted wounds, including the Fox acquisition and spending too much in streaming.
Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s free electronic tax-filing pilot program, will become permanent and expand to more taxpayers starting next year. https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-starts-expansion-of-government-alternative-to-private-tax-software-396cdd0d
With markets on edge over the direction of monetary policy, Williams offered no clear signs on where he is leaning as far as possible interest rate cuts go. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/30/feds-williams-says-inflation-is-too-high-but-will-start-coming-down-soon.html
Pablo Berger’s bittersweet, Oscar-nominated film follows a dog and his robot companion in 1980s New York. https://www.wsj.com/articles/robot-dreams-review-pablo-berger-animated-oscar-c61a0002
A new national poll is the latest to indicate that regardless of whether former President Trump is found guilty or acquitted in his criminal trial, the verdict will not have a large impact on voters’ perceptions in his 2024 election rematch with President Biden. Two-thirds of registered voters nationwide questioned in a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National…
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – A failure to deter China from invading Taiwan could well lead to a deadly conflict between Beijing’s troops and the U.S., lawmakers and policy experts warn. As hot wars rage in the Middle East and Europe, the fragile peace in the Indo-Pacific is being regarded by some as one of the last…