A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. CNN — Wall Street’s optimism has edged up in recent weeks after an August slump to levels not … Read more
CNN — The United Nations has said most of the deaths in flash floods that tore through Libya could have been “avoided,” as relief workers struggle to deliver crucial aid in a humanitarian effort stifled by political divisions and debris from the disaster. More than 5,000 people have died and thousands more are feared missing … Read more
New York CNN — Time is running out to avert a strike that could shut down America’s unionized auto assembly plants and other manufacturing facilities. The United Auto Workers contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis expire at 11:59 pm Thursday. The contracts cover 145,000 UAW members at the three companies. If there’s no new … Read more
CNN — The party of Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday they were concerned she is “not receiving adequate medical care” while in prison, amid reports her health is failing. “We are particularly concerned that she is not receiving adequate medical care and [the junta] are not providing healthy food nor … Read more
CNN — Police in Spain arrested a man on suspicion of sexual assault after he appeared to touch a TV journalist on the bottom as she was reporting live from the streets of Madrid. The man approached Isa Balado, a journalist for the “En boca de todos” program on Spain’s Cuatro channel, as she was … Read more
Reuters — France’s Foreign ministry on Thursday announced the release of Stephane Jullien, a French official who had been held by security forces in Niger. The man, an adviser to French nationals in Niger, had been arrested by Niger security forces on September 8, according to the foreign ministry in Paris. The ministry had called for … Read more
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CNN — As he looks to break through in the 2024 GOP primary, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott rolled out an economic plan on Thursday that takes aim at President Joe Biden’s policies and calls for making permanent former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. “The 2024 election will be pivotal for your tax bill,” Scott … Read more
Detroit CNN — With less than a day to go before labor contracts expire at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the only certainty is that all 145,000 United Auto Workers at those companies will not strike on Friday. But there’s a good chance at least some of them, at a mix of plants and companies, … Read more
CNN — The rule-making panel of the Democratic National Committee will meet Thursday in Washington, DC, with several questions about the party’s 2024 presidential nominating calendar still unresolved. The biggest question is the timing of the nominating contests in the longtime early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Earlier this year, national Democrats shifted both … Read more
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