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Manchin Won’t Endorse Harris Over Plans To End Filibuster
Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the workers’ demands.”
A strike by more than 1,000 workers at a Samsung India Electronics plant has entered its third week.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Samsung said that it paid 1.8 times more in India than the average salary of similar workers employed at other regional companies.
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VERBATIM: Management is at an impasse over workers’ demands for recognition of the employees’ union and higher pay. Samsung India Electronics workers union spokesman said that the employees’ strike at the plant near the southern city of Chennai started with a key demand for a 25-30% pay hike in the average monthly salary. A Samsung official says management was prepared to discuss the workers’ demands.
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions.
( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “third-largest rice producer.”
Cambodia has broken ground to build a $1.7 billion, China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The hope is that the 110 mile-long canal will cut transport costs and reduce dependence on Vietnamese ports. Cambodia’s plans to build the massive canal linking the Mekong to a port on on its own coast on the Gulf of Thailand are raising alarm that the project could devastate the river’s natural flood systems. They could also worsen droughts and deprive farmers on the delta of the nutrient-rich silt that has made Vietnam the world’s third-largest rice exporter.
Australia’s treasurer will visit China this week in the latest sign that bilateral ties are mending
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “Morrison in 2017.”
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key economic role to visit China in seven years.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: It’s the latest sign that strained bilateral relations are mending. Chalmers flies to Beijing on Thursday for a two-day visit. Chalmers says the main purpose of his visit is to co-chair the Australia-China Strategic Economic Dialogue with the chair of China’s National Development and Reform Commission. The last Australian treasurer to China was Scott Morrison in 2017.
VP Harris Calls For Ending Senate Filibuster On Abortion Legislation
Almost all small businesses are using an AI-enabled software tool
( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “frees up time.”
More small firms say they’re harnessing AI to help their businesses.
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VERBATIM: In a survey by The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Teneo (teh NAY oh), nearly every small business said they are utilizing a tool that is enabled by AI. Forty percent said they’re using generative AI tools like chatbots and image creation, nearly double from last year’s survey. Small business owners say finding the right AI tools helps them save on personnel costs and frees up time.
American consumers are feeling less confident as job worries mount
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the near future.”
American consumers are feeling less confident this month and concerns about jobs rose significantly.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Consumers’ view of current conditions fell to 124.3 in September from 134.3 last month. The index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months.
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VERBATIM: The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index fell to 98.7 in September, from 105.6 in August. It was the biggest month-to-month decline since August of 2021. The measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for income, business and the job market fell to 81.7 from 86.3 in July. A reading under 80 can signal a potential recession in the near future.
Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for a new CEO
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “expiring in 2026.”
Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. As head of PSA Peugeot, Tavares took control of the Netherlands-based company in January of 2021 when it merged with Fiat Chrysler. Its North American operations had been the company’s main source of profits, but have struggled this year. In a statement Monday, Stellantis said it’s not unusual for a board to look for a CEO successor.
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VERBATIM: The company says it’s just part of a normal leadership succession plan. Tavares has been under fire from U.S. dealers and the United Auto Workers union after a dismal first-half financial performance. The company was caught off guard with too much high-priced inventory on dealer lots. Tavares’ five-year contract is just over a year from expiring in 2026.
GOP Analysts Say Bias Is Skewing Many Poll Results
Former Congressman Warns China May Plot Cyber Attacks
Senate Republicans Bullish On Flipping Stabenow Seat To Red
Rubio: Americans Right To Be Suspicious Of FBI Probe Into Assassination Plots
Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “west coast cities.”
Alaska Airlines says it halted its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to a technology problem.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The airline apologized for delays, but later reported that the problem had been resolved. The exact cause of the problem was unclear, but customers had complained that the airline’s app was not working. Comments posted on the carrier’s X account initially said many systems were not working. Travelers reported delays of flights in several west coast cities.
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to affect prices
( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “global coffee prices.”
The world’s top coffee producers are encountering weather-related problems.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Prices prices haven’t reached the record highs the world saw in the late 1970s, after a severe frost wiped out 70% of Brazil’s coffee plants. But they have been soaring in recent years.
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VERBATIM: Brazilian coffee farmers are grappling with above-average temperatures as the country, the world’s largest coffee producer, faces its worst drought in more than seven decades. Vietnam, the second-largest coffee producer, is also experiencing heat and drought, affecting its coffee crops. As a result, potential supply shortages in both countries have driven up global coffee prices.
Britain’s Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “downbeat economic messaging.”
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is pledging not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.’s national finances.
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VERBATIM: Reeves is aiming to reassure Labor party members at their annual conference that her first budget next month won’t be all doom and gloom. The party is gathering in Liverpool three months after returning to power in Britain’s July 4 election. Despite the victory, many delegates are anxious about the government’s faltering start and downbeat economic messaging.
Ben Domenech: Harris A Privileged Elite And Unqualified To Be President
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Nike names Elliott Hill as CEO, replacing John Donahoe
( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “far this year.”
Nike has named Elliott Hill as its president and CEO effective, replacing John Donahoe, who will retire next month.
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VERBATIM: Hill is returning to the athletic wear giant from which he retired in 2020. He previously held leadership positions with the company across Europe and North America. Before his retirement he served as the president of consumer and marketplace operations for Nike and the Jordan brand. Nike’s sales have weakened recently and its stock is down about 24% so far this year.
At Google antitrust trial, discrepencies between documents and witnesses
( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “browse the web.”
The judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising has a choice to make.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Numerous current and former Google employees have testified. Government lawyers believe internal documents are damning to Google’s case. Google employees have spent much time trying to explain away those documents.
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VERBATIM: The judge must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they’ve said on the witness stand. The Justice Department is wrapping up its antitrust case against Google at a federal courtroom in Virginia. The government contends Google has built and maintained a monopoly on the technology used to buy and sell the ads that appear to consumers when they browse the web.
Apple begins testing AI software designed to bring a smarter Siri to iPhone 16
( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “as ‘Apple Intelligence.'”
Apple is giving more people the chance to test a software update.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The free update was made available Thursday to an audience that has signed up to test Apple’s software before it’s released to all iPhone owners next month.
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VERBATIM: The update will implant artificial intelligence into its virtual assistant Siri and automate a variety of tedious tasks on the latest iPhone. Until now, only two premium iPhones that came out last year have the souped-up processor needed for the new AI features. That is changing as of Friday when four new iPhone 16 models reach store shelves. All those iPhones are equipped to handle a technology being promoted as “Apple Intelligence.”
Senate Moves Ahead On CR Bill, Rejects Voter ID Rider
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Faulty component could have caused “extensive damage” to Cathay Pacific jet
( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “serious engine fire.”
Hong Kong’s air safety authority has found that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that forced a Zurich-bound flight to return to Hong Kong could have caused “extensive damage” to the aircraft.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The report on the September 2 incident by Hong Kong’s Air Accident Investigation Authority said the steel braided sheath of a fuel hose connecting to a fuel spray nozzle was ruptured. A preliminary investigation found soot on a section of the aircraft’s core engine, indicating signs of a fire. The report said that if the faulty component had not been promptly detected and repaired, it could have escalated into a more serious engine fire.
Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “of September 7.”
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered largely representative of layoffs.
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VERBATIM: The Labor Department says jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 219,000 for the week of September 14. That’s below analyst forecasts of 230,000 new filings. The four-week average of claims fell by 3,500 to 227,500. The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits fell by 14,000 to about 1.83 million for the week of September 7.
