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‘Repugnant beyond imagining’: Lawmaker reacts to Kushner’s comments about Gaza CNN’s Jim Sciutto speaks with Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-VA) about former Trump White House adviser Jared Kushner calling waterfront property in Gaza “very valuable.”

The excitement for this year’s March Madness has been decades in the making. And I’m not talking about the men’s tournament. Although this is only the third year women can use the March Madness moniker, their tournament is generating as much, if not more, enthusiasm than the men’s, and unlikely sources like crowd sizes, ticket prices, and gushing sports announcers prove it. Why now? A number of factors have led to this moment. The effects of Title IX are coming to fruition, and women are playing at higher levels than ever. More teams across the country, from South Carolina to…

The US DOJ, with 16 state Attorneys General,  has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple.That lawsuit argues that the iPhone maker engaged in anticompetitive practices in five key respects.Apple says the suit is “wrong on the facts and the law” and will vigorously defend itself. Apple is under fire.The US Department of Justice, along with attorneys general from 16 states, has accused Apple of engaging in illegal anticompetitive behaviors to achieve the iPhone’s dominance.The stakes are high.Prosecutors — who likened the action to the famous antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft more than two decades ago — say their focus on the…

This article is part of “Talent Insider,” a series containing expert advice to help business owners tackle a variety of hiring challenges.Ashley Black is the managing director of equity strategies at Delta Air Lines, which said it had more than 100,000 workers and more than 190 million customers in 2023. She’s held various roles in her 23 years with the Atlanta carrier, 18 of which were in employee communications. Black spoke with Business Insider about the company’s efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.What works best when it comes to DEI?At Delta,…

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks were near a weekly gain on Friday and the Nikkei charged to a record high, riding a rally from its global counterparts after a surprise rate cut from the Swiss National Bank had investors wagering who could be next. The SNB’s 25 basis point rate cut on Thursday proved a shot in the arm for global risk sentiment as markets raced ahead to bet on big central banks lowering borrowing costs this year, sending Wall Street closing at record highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ran into some profit…

(Reuters) -Luggage maker Samsonite International on Friday said it plans to pursue a dual listing in addition to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to increase the liquidity of its shares and reach investors in more markets. Samsonite did not provide details of the exchanges it is considering for the second listing, saying “pursuit of a dual listing is at an early stage”. The U.S. would be the likely venue, said two people familiar with the situation. Samsonite joins global names such beauty-shop chain L’Occitane and fashion house Prada (OTC:) in searching for options beyond Hong Kong, where…

Investing.com– Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Friday, and were set for a muted finish to the week as reports of renewed calls for a Israel-Hamas ceasefire pointed to fewer supply disruptions in the Middle East. A sharp rebound in the dollar also dented crude, as an unexpected interest rate cut by the Swiss National Bank saw traders pivot into the greenback en masse. The was back at two-week highs after sliding in the wake of a seemingly dovish Federal Reserve meeting this week. fell 0.4% to $85.41 a barrel, while fell 0.5% to $80.25 a barrel by 21:46…

The Japanese Yen edges higher following the release of Japanese consumer inflation data. The uncertainty over the BoJ’s future policy steps keeps a lid on any further positive moves. A modest US Dollar downtick exerts some pressure, though the downside remains limited. The Japanese Yen (JPY) witnessed a dramatic intraday turnaround on Thursday and dived closer to the YTD low touched the previous day. However, it lacked follow-through amid the uncertainty over the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) future policy steps. In fact, the central bank indicated earlier this week that financial conditions would remain accommodative and fell short of offering…

This year’s bull market has seen a resurgence of many crypto narratives from yonder cycles, including crypto gaming. In that sector the Ronin network – whose game Axie Infinity reigned over the last gaming moment – is back again. Since the start of 2024, Ronin’s user base has ballooned over 700%, according to Token Terminal, growing faster than Solana’s meme coin-fueled DeFi landscape as well as TON, the on-chain home for messaging app Telegram’s mounting crypto efforts. A single game has fueled Ronin’s resurgence: Pixels. The low-fi farming game sees players set up plots of digital land and embark on…

The House Judiciary Committee is suing two Justice Department tax prosecutors involved in the Hunter Biden criminal investigation whom Republicans have been trying to interview for months, ratcheting up a separation of powers fight between Congress and the Biden administration that is now spilling into court. The Republican-led committee filed the lawsuit in Washington, DC’s federal court against federal tax prosecutors Mark Daly and Jack Morgan. The committee has been demanding the men testify as part of its impeachment inquiry around the Biden family since September. The complaint asked the court on Thursday to step in immediately with an emergency order that would force Morgan and Daly to testify. That outcome is…