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PoliticsHuffPostNew Poll Shows How Gun Violence Helped Democrats Fend Off GOP Crime Attacks
Gun violence is a kitchen-table issue, the Giffords group argues.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Organization Guilty Verdict Inspires Twitters Users To New Heights Of Snark
In the process, #TrumpCrimeFamily became a trending term.
PoliticsHuffPostVirginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger Wins New Democratic 'Battleground' Post
Spanberger defeated Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright, who has won reelection in a tough seat while holding more progressive views.
BusinessReutersTSMC sees $10 billion in annual revenue from Arizona chip plants
PHOENIX/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwan chipmaker TSMC plans to build a second chip plant in Arizona and more than triple its initial investment to $40 billion, estimating on Tuesday annual revenue of $10 billion from the plants when they are up and running. The foreign investment by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's biggest chip contract manufacturer, is one of the largest in U.S. history. The first chip fabrication facility, or fab, will be operational by 2024 while the second facility nearby will make the most advanced chips currently in production, called "3 nanometer," by 2026.
PoliticsHuffPostMitch McConnell Imperils Marijuana Banking Reform
The Republican leader said congressional Democrats should not include a bipartisan measure related to cannabis in a defense spending bill.
NewsHuffPostAl Jazeera Refers Israeli Forces To International Court Over Journalist’s Killing
The network has accused soldiers of intentionally targeting Shireen Abu Akleh, who was covering an Israeli military raid when she was shot dead in May.
NewsHuffPostTrump Organization Found Guilty In Tax Fraud Trial
Manhattan prosecutors alleged a 15-year scheme to pay executives off the books to avoid taxes.
PoliticsHuffPostMitch McConnell Says Trump Would Have 'A Very Hard Time' Becoming President Again
The Kentucky Republican declined to directly criticize the former president, who recently suggested terminating parts of the U.S. Constitution.
BusinessReutersBankman-Fried, Ellison tap attorneys as FTX probes ramp up
NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX founder and former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, head of its now-defunct trading affiliate, have tapped defense attorneys as U.S. authorities probe the crypto exchange's collapse, according to a spokesperson for Bankman-Fried and a source familiar with Ellison's selection. Bankman-Fried has retained Mark S. Cohen, of Cohen & Gresser, Bankman-Fried's spokesperson Mark Botnick said in an emailed statement.
BusinessReutersMost crypto should be regulated as securities, NYSE-owner ICE's CEO says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Most cryptocurrencies will likely be regulated under existing securities laws following crypto exchange FTX's collapse, and traditional players like the New York Stock Exchange may move into tokenized trading, the head of NYSE-owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc said on Tuesday. "They're going to be regulated and dealt like securities," ICE Chief Executive Jeffrey Sprecher said of cryptocurrencies at a financial services conference by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. FTX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, filed for bankruptcy in November after about $6 billion was withdrawn in 72 hours, rival crypto platform Binance walked away from a rescue deal, and FTX's founder was accused of funneling customer deposits to FTX's affiliated trading firm.
BusinessReutersApple scales back self-driving car, delays launch to 2026 - Bloomberg News
The company's automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014, when it first started to design a vehicle from scratch. Apple is now planning a less-ambitious design that will include a steering wheel and pedals and only support full autonomous capabilities on highways, the people told Bloomberg. Last year, a Bloomberg report said Apple was pushing to launch its electric car as early as 2025 and refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities.
PoliticsHuffPostAndy Biggs Is Running For House Speaker Against Kevin McCarthy
Biggs, an Arizona Republican who helped organize the rally that preceded the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, blasted McCarthy as the "establishment" pick.
BusinessReutersEV maker Vinfast files for U.S. IPO
For the IPO, the company said it will convert to a Singapore public limited company and will be known as VinFast Auto Ltd, while the number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. While no time frame was specified on Tuesday for the offering, the IPO was initially slated for the fourth quarter of this year, the company had previously said. The company's parent, Vingroup conglomerate, said in May that the IPO maybe delayed to 2023 due to market uncertainty.
NewsAFP NewsPutting a pre-Christmas scare into an Austria town
Townsmen dressed head-to-hoof in shaggy black sheepskin costumes and scaring children -- welcome to Austria's annual Saint Nicholas play awarded UNESCO heritage status.
NewsHuffPostJan. 6 Congressional Gold Medal Honorees Snub Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell
The family of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan. 6 attack, refused to shake hands with the GOP leaders.
PoliticsHuffPostJan. 6 Committee Says It Will Make Criminal Referrals To The Justice Department
Additional referrals are expected to be part of the discussion when the House committee meets later Tuesday.
NewsHuffPostAnti-LGBTQ Hate Is Forcing Drag Queen Events To Prepare For Attacks
After the mass shooting at Club Q, family-friendly drag events across the U.S. are on high alert.
BusinessHuffPostHertz To Pay $168 Million To Settle Hundreds Of Car Theft Disputes
Some customers said they had been arrested and even served jail time after the rental company falsely accused them of stealing vehicles.
BusinessReutersApple is sued by women who say AirTag lets stalkers track victims
(Reuters) -Apple Inc has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for their former partners and other stalkers to track down victims. In a proposed class action filed on Monday in San Francisco federal court, the women said Apple has been unable to protect people from unwanted trafficking through AirTag since launching what it called the "stalker proof" device in April 2021. Starting at $29, AirTags are 1-1/4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter, and intended to be slipped into or attached to keys, wallets, backpacks and other items so people can find them when they are lost.
NewsAFP NewsThousands protest teen's shooting in Greece
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities on Tuesday against police violence, a day after a Roma youth was shot in the head in a police pursuit.
LifestyleHuffPostI Cut Off My Arm Last Year And It Was The Best Decision I've Ever Made
My arm isn’t "missing" and I didn’t "lose" it. It was strategically removed -- and I'm doing it again on Friday.
PoliticsHuffPost3 Things To Know About The Georgia Senate Runoff Election
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is a slight favorite, but a big Election Day could swing the election to GOP challenger Herschel Walker.
NewsAFP NewsCroatia sets sights on Europe's border-free club
If Croatia gets approval this week to join the world's largest visa-free area, the massive queues of vehicles at the borders with its European neighbours will become history.
NewsAFP NewsXi visit spotlights warming Saudi-China ties, and their 'limits'
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia from Wednesday, the oil-rich kingdom will seek mostly economic gains rather than a meaningful shift away from its longtime protector the United States, analysts say.
HealthHuffPostCDC Chief Shares 'Good News' About This Year's Flu Vaccine
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said this year's shot is a "very good match" for the influenza strain that's circulating.
