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Joe Biden said that a ceasefire in the war in Gaza is possible «tomorrow» if Hamas released the hostages in its captivity. He was speaking at a fundraiser event in Seattle on Saturday (local time). «Before I begin, let me answer a question related to the hostages...You know, there would be a ceasefire tomorrow if...Hamas released the hostages, women, the elderly, and the wounded,» Biden said.

Joe Biden threatened to pause some weapons shipments to Israel if it invaded the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, the devastating effects of one weapon were of particular concern to him. «Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs,» Biden said in remarks to CNN this past week. He was referring to U.S.-made 2,000-pound aerial weapons, the largest in the Pentagon's Mark 80 series of bombs.

YSRCP supremo Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday appealed to the people of Pithapuram Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh to vote for his party candidate V Geetha and reject her opponent Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan. He also promised to make Geetha as deputy chief minister if the party comes to power again. The ruling party chief alleged that Kalyan is inaccessible, and would not stay in the constituency. He would rush to Hyderabad even if he was affected by a bad cold. «How can women meet the actor-cum-politician who is in the habit of changing wives every five years as people change cars,» said Reddy, addressing a public meeting on the last day of the election campaign. Reposing faith in Geetha, the chief minister asserted that she would strive for the constituency's development.

The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama

AFP, the event, sparked by a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – eruptions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun – began around 1600 GMT, as reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Space Weather Prediction Center. This phenomenon captivated skywatchers and posed potential risks to satellite systems and power grids, with concerns about disruptions lingering into the weekend.

The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants

aurora borealis.The U.S.’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which tracks space weather events, is anticipating that northern lights could be seen as far south as northern California and Alabama. The geomagnetic storm may last throughout the weekend.NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Centre has issued a rare G4 geomagnetic storm watch (first since 2005) this means the #aurora could be visible tonight across much of Canada and as far south as Northern California! #Auroraborealis pic.twitter.com/tsrrrty0HY— Ross Hull (@Ross_Hull) May 10, 2024The northern lights will “likely be visible across Canada where the sky is clear on Friday night and then again potentially on Saturday night,” according to Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell.“For best viewing, you should try to get away from the bright city lights and look to the north.

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday vowed to repeal the AP Land Titling Act of the YSRCP government, alleging that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would take away people's lands through the law. The opposition leader made the allegation at Undi in West Godavari district during a public meeting. «Be wary of the Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Act as it is yet another tactic employed by Reddy to take away the lands of the people,» he cautioned. The Jagan Mohan Reddy led government passed the Act in 2022 to streamline land records, resolve disputes and provide permanent titles. According to Naidu, instead of giving original documents of the land, the Act will mandate producing only a photocopy of the transaction, alleging that the lands will go under the latter's control. Vowing to revoke the Act as soon as he comes to power, the TDP supremo alleged that the CM went to the extent of printing his image on land passbooks instead of the official emblem of the state.

BJP in Telangana is aggressively pushing to improve on its previous tally of four out of 17 seats in the May 13 Lok Sabha polls in the face of the ruling Congress party’s guarantees that are less than one year old. A larger tally would help the saffron party establish a firm foothold in another southern state, aside from Karnataka and aim for a win in the assembly in coming years. Sections of political analysts believe pro-BJP sentiment is one the rise in state, especially in urban areas, amidst heavy campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, party president J.P. Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, and other national leaders. A slew of defections from the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) may also help the saffron party’s chances, they said. However, the BJP giving five of the 17 available NDA tickets to recent imports in the place of older core members may leave the party with internal fissures. In the assembly polls last year, the party had fielded 118 candidates, 54 of which were defectors. Only one of them managed to win. “We have been working for the party and have managed to build a base ever since the state was formed. But the leadership has chosen to field people from other parties over our own leaders, which is disappointing,” a party member said.

Palestinian civilians. A senior U.S. official said this week that the administration had reviewed the delivery of weapons that Israel might use for a major invasion of Rafah, a southern Gaza city where over 1 million civilians have sought refuge, and as a result paused a shipment of bombs to Israel. Washington has long urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government not to invade Rafah without safeguards for civilians, seven months into a war that has devastated Gaza.

animals taking over our planet from humans who often consider themselves to be the most intelligent living being? This is the question that was posed to Chat-GPT. While many film industries have depicted a doomsday conspiracy involving the take over of our planet by different people, the latest being the ‘Kingdom of the Planet of Apes’, this is an interesting answer given by Chat-GPT. This has been reported by the Daily Star, UK. Incidentally, the movie is releasing on May 10. While Chat-GPT and its application has generated interest in the past with its unique answers, the answer to this question is definitely surprising.

Norfolk Southern’s CEO will be under more pressure to improve profits after the railroad’s shareholders voted to elect three of the board members an activist investor nominated

purchase restrictions on Thursday to lure buyers and shore up their sagging real estate markets, raising the prospect of other megacities following suit. As of May 9, Hangzhou and Xian will no longer vet the eligibility of potential buyers, the cities' housing authorities said in separate notices, shedding requirements previously imposed to deter speculators and block buyers who are not legal residents of the cities or local tax payers.

CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics. “In the case of Kharif crops, CRISIL expects paddy and pulses acreages may revive to normal if the southwest monsoon is above normal. However, timely onset, spatial, and temporal distribution of rainfall remains a key aspect to monitor.

Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the U.S. would stop supplying it weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a refugee-packed city in southern Gaza. «I made it clear that if they go into Rafah ..., I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem,» Biden said in an interview with CNN. Biden's comments represent his strongest public language to date in his effort to deter an Israeli assault on Rafah while underscoring a growing rift between the U.S. and its strongest ally in the Middle East.

summer and unprecedented heatwave conditions across the country have bumped up online demand for products like air-conditioners and coolers, boosting overall ecommerce sales, analysts and companies said. Sales on quick-commerce platforms too have benefitted, as the purchase of products like ice creams and beverages has shot up, and as the extremely hot weather kept people indoors and away from stepping out to shop at offline stores.

Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades

Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection

In  an announcement on Tuesday , the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said Todd pleaded guilty to “willfully causing” Digitex to violate the Bank Secrecy Act. Notably, authorities indicted the former CEO in February.

C K Birla Group, on Wednesday said it has forayed into the South Indian market with the acquisition of ARMC IVF Fertility Centre for an undisclosed amount. Currently, Birla Fertility & IVF operates 30 centres and with the acquisition, it has expanded its presence across Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, by adding seven more centres and taking the total to 37 outlets across the country. «ARMC IVF and its Founder and Medical Director, Dr KU Kunjimoideen, have served the patients in the southern region with the highest level of fertility care, and through this partnership, we will continue to uphold this commitment,» Avanti Birla, Founder, Birla Fertility & IVF, C K Birla Healthcare, said in a statement. The company plans to expand its footprint to 100 clinics with an investment of over Rs 500 crore over the next-3-4 years.

ACC, Ambuja Cements share prices have risen 23-46% in a year indicating strong investor confidence amidst firm demand outlook. India Ratings and Research however has maintained a neutral outlook on the cement sector for FY25.