The strike was in Mawasi, a southern coastal area where hundreds of thousands of people have sought shelter after Israel’s military told them to leave other areas it was bombing in its war against Hamas. Read more
Republicans are also set to hold a majority of least 53 seats in the Senate. Read more
Residents of 3,500 homes were able to return home but another 2,000 homes remained under evacuation orders, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said. Read more
HEI’s dividend continues to be suspended, the company said. Read more
Antisemitic incidents have surged in the Netherlands since Israel launched its assault on Gaza after the attacks on Israelis by the Palestinian Hamas group on Oct. 7, 2023. Read more
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg directed Meta’s efforts to conceal from children the serious mental health risks of using Facebook and Instagram. Read more
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Expectations for lower corporate taxes and deregulation lifted the Nasdaq to record closing highs for three straight sessions. The S&P secured its 50th record close of the year. Read more
The two-day poll, which closed on Thursday, showed that 62% of respondents — including 94% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans — said it was likely Trump’s policies “will push the U.S. national debt higher.” Read more
Overnight, the area scorched by the blaze — dubbed the Mountain Fire — remained at about 20,000 acres in Ventura County. Containment was estimated at 7%, compared with 5% on Thursday, Cal Fire said in an incident update. Read more
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington approved a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting the criminal case, to set aside the deadlines, according to a court order, while they weigh its future. Read more
Pop phenomenon Taylor Swift and newcomers Read more
The electric automaker’s shares rose more than 6% to a more than two-year high of $315.56, after having gained 19.3% up to Thursday’s close. Read more
Powell was asked if he’d exit central bank leadership if asked by Trump, who repeatedly attacked him in his first term as president. Powell said flatly “no” and noted that removing him, or any of the other Fed governors, ahead of the end of their terms is “not permitted under the law.” Read more
China made “solemn representations” to the ambassador shortly after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed the Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act into law to strengthen his country’s maritime claims and bolster its territorial integrity. Read more
Shares of the San Francisco-based company fell 4% in volatile after-hours trading as its revenue was also weighed down by lower bookings at the beginning of the quarter. Read more
The unique exposure of Ireland’s low-tax business model to the United States could place its public finances at significant risk under a Donald Trump presidency - if he follows through on pre-election promises. Read more
As U.S. election exit polls began to point to a second presidency for Donald Trump, many Americans were already looking for another kind of exit: moving abroad. Read more
The transaction is part of the regional wireless carrier’s strategy to monetize its spectrum assets that were not part of the previously announced sale to T-Mobile. Read more
The low-key Wiles, 67, will be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff. Read more
The 31-year-old’s death shocked the world and raised questions about how he had fallen. Read more
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan had on Oct. 22 ordered Giuliani, formerly a U.S. Attorney and personal lawyer to President-elect Donald Trump, to hand over the property to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss within seven days. Read more
