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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
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Venice residents clash with riot police as city launches world’s first tourist entry fee
The pilot program means day-trippers to Venice, one of Italy's most picturesque and historic cities, will need to pay a charge of 5 euros (US$5.40).CNBC - Business -
Pay to enter: Venice becomes the first city to implement a tourist ticket system
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Venice becomes first city to charge a daily tourist fee
Visitors will have to pay five euros, a fee designed to offset some of the costs of accommodating tourists.CBS News - Top stories -
A Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia
The new alliance structure Washington is pursuing in Asia won’t guarantee peace and stability — and may raise the risk of stumbling into a conflict.The New York Times - Top stories -
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
April 19-25, 2024 People cast votes in the first round of polling for India’s national election. A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Military ...ABC News - World -
Rangers dismiss Capitals, 3-1, take 3-0 first-round series lead
Igor Shesterkin made multiple marvelous saves after giving up an early soft goal and the Rangers’ special teams squashed the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win to take a 3-0 series lead.Yahoo Sports - Sports - MLB -
A CVS Health pharmacy in Vegas becomes first to join new national pharmacy union
Dozens of pharmacy staff at the Las Vegas branch of CVS's Omnicare will now join the Pharmacy Guild, which will represent them in labor negotiations with CVS.CNBC - Business -
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first timeABC News - Health -
Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down
Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, making it the first time he will appear before a congressional panel since leaving government ...The Hill - Politics -
Ukraine uses longer-range US missiles for first time
Missiles secretly delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.BBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
BHP has offered to buy Anglo American, a long-time rival with a market capitalization of about $35 billion, in a potential megadeal that could reshape the global mining industry.
BHP has offered to buy Anglo American, a long-time rival with a market capitalization of about $35 billion, in a potential megadeal that could reshape the global mining industry.The Wall Street Journal - World -
First Citizens’ stock touches all-time high on first-quarter earnings, while Valley National shares drop
First Citizens Bancshares Inc.’s stock rose on stronger-than-expected profit and a boosted outlook for net interest income on Thursday, roughly a year after the big regional bank acquired the beleaguered Silicon Valley Bank.MarketWatch - Business -
Raiders make rare NFL Draft move with Brock Bowers pick: Las Vegas becomes first team in 50 years to do this
The second biggest surprise of Round 1 might have been the Raiders taking Brock BowersCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Watch the Full Interview
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon discusses his concerns about the future of the economy, the effect of overseas wars and the importance of U.S. leadership in a wide-ranging interview with WSJ’s Emma Tucker.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Microsoft CEO to Visit Southeast Asia With AI on Agenda
Satya Nadella will meet officials in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia next week, as the tech titan is betting on generative AI for long-term growth.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Microsoft -
Biden, Trump tied for first time in months in 3-way race with RFK Jr.
President Biden and former President Trump are tied in the latest national polling average of a hypothetical three-way general election race that includes independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
2024 NFL Draft: Here's how much time there is between first-round picks; how it differs in each round
Teams have an allotted amount time to put their pick inCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
How This 26-Year-Old First-Time Founder Raised $55 Million for Her AI Startup
Demi Guo dropped out of Stanford's prestigious AI program and is now running one of AI's hottest startups.Inc. - Business -
Xi tells Blinken US should avoid ‘vicious competition’ with China
Secretary of state’s trip to Beijing comes as tensions remain over Taiwan, war in Ukraine and tech export controlsFinancial Times - World - China -
View Photos from the 2024 Beijing Auto Show
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Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia
Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El Niño. Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia are facing sweltering temperatures, with ...The Guardian - World -
NFL Draft 2024: Where to watch, Round 4 start time, channel, TV schedule, live stream, draft order
Everything to know about the 2024 NFL DraftCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Billionaire tax to bolster Social Security popular in swing states
Voters in swing states are overwhelmingly supportive of taxing billionaires to support Social Security benefits, a new survey found. More than three-fourths — 77 percent — of voters across seven key swing states approved of the idea of raising ...The Hill - Politics -
Google and Microsoft Cushion Their AI Capital Pains
Record-high capital expenditures come as both core businesses are performing well.The Wall Street Journal - World - Google -
Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show
The seemingly never-ending efforts of China’s electric car makers to redefine the automobile are on display at the nation’s largest annual auto showABC News - Tech -
China's Xi says the U.S. needs to accept Beijing's rise for bilateral relations to improve
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday.CNBC - Business - China -
Billionaire Jeff Yass linked to $16m in donations to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups
The TikTok investor is also linked to funding challenges to progressive politicians and against Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. Top Republican donor and TikTok investor Jeff Yass is connected to over $16m in funding to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers
Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis. ‘Why we need a global tax on billionaires’. . . The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% ...The Guardian - World -
Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis. Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...The Guardian - World -
A Billionaire Tech CEO Is Throwing the Most Epic Wedding Ever in Egypt —And He Nearly Missed It! (Exclusive)
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Thyssenkrupp agreed to sell a 20% stake in its steel business to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP for an undisclosed sum.
Thyssenkrupp agreed to sell a 20% stake in its steel business to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP for an undisclosed sum.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Mercer Raises $3.9 Billion for Multi-Asset Private Capital Fund
Private Investment Partners VII is designed to provide broad private markets exposure to investors that lack the internal resources to identify the best managers.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
Special anti-terrorism measures being put in place to safeguard the unprecedented opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the River Seine will also apply to all buildings along the routeABC News - Sports -
Massive policing for Paris Olympics to include security checks for some of the capital's residents
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Stocks on Track for Weekly Gains as PCE Inflation Hits 2.7%
Stocks climbed, putting the major U.S. indexes on course for weekly gains despite another round of firm inflation data.The Wall Street Journal - World -
NextEra Arm, Squeezed by Niche Financing, Considers Private Capital Raise
NextEra Energy Partners is mulling its options for how to pay bills coming due under an obscure type of financing that has weighed on the company since its stock price tumbled last year.The Wall Street Journal - World -
GEM Capital adds AppMagic, Mundfish, Pixonic CEOs as investment advisors
GEM Capital announced its adding three new advisors to guide its investment strategy, all CEOs from the games industry.VentureBeat - Tech -
Michael C. Jensen, 84, Who Helped Reshape Modern Capitalism, Dies
He heralded stock options and golden parachutes as a professor at Harvard Business School, influencing a generation of Wall Street executives.The New York Times - Business -
The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?
TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a banABC News - Tech - Tiktok