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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as genocide.Sullivan said the United States wants to see Hamas defeated. He also said that Palestinians caught in the middle of the war were in "hell" and that a major military operation by Israel in Rafah would be a mistake."We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition," Sullivan told reporters at the White House.Sullivan expressed concern about reports of Israeli settlers attacking a humanitarian aid convoy on its way to Erez Crossing in northern Gaza, the second such incident in less than a week."It is a total outrage that there are people who are attacking and looting these conveys," Sullivan said. "It is completely and utterly unacceptable behavior."
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The world is at a startling demographic milestone. Sometime soon, the global fertility rate will drop below the point needed to keep population constant. It may have already happened.Fertility is falling almost everywhere, for women across all levels of income, education and labor-force participation. The falling birthrates come with huge implications for the way people live, how economies grow and the standings of the world’s superpowers.In 2017, when the global fertility rate—a snapshot of how many babies a woman is expected to have over her lifetime—was 2.5, the United Nations thought it would slip to 2.4 in the late 2020s. Yet by 2021, the U.N. concluded, it was already down to 2.3—close to what demographers consider the global replacement rate of about 2.2. The replacement rate, which keeps population stable over time, is 2.1 in rich countries, and slightly higher in developing countries, where fewer girls than boys are born and more mothers die during their childbearing years.“The demographic winter is coming,” said Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, an economist specializing in demographics at the University of Pennsylvania. Many government leaders see this as a matter of national urgency. They worry about shrinking workforces, slowing economic growth and underfunded pensions; and the vitality of a society with ever-fewer children. Smaller populations come with diminished global clout, raising questions in the U.S., China and Russia about their long-term standings as superpowers.Some demographers think the world’s population could start shrinking within four decades—one of the few times it’s happened in history.
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The Biden administration's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other strategic sectors aim to protect the future of U.S. manufacturing, but they will likely accelerate a shift of Chinese production to Mexico, Vietnam and elsewhere to avoid them.U.S. officials and trade experts say that without strong efforts to cut off transshipped or lightly processed Chinese goods from Mexico and other countries, China's underpriced excess production will still find its way into U.S. markets."The new tariffs might keep out imports from China but it is likely that much of those imports could be rerouted through countries not subject to the tariffs," said Eswar Prasad, trade policy professor at Cornell University and a former China director at the International Monetary Fund.Mexico and Vietnam, in particular, have benefited from escalating U.S.-China trade tensions due to their lower costs and proximity, Prasad said, adding that they both need to avoid Washington's "ire" while reaping new manufacturing investments.
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“Trump was right on everything. Even the lunatic marxist reality denying Dems have to admit it.”
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The Biden administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it was moving forward with more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel, U.S. and congressional officials said, a massive arms package less than a week after the White House paused a shipment of bombs over a planned Israeli assault on Rafah.The latest weapons package includes the potential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar rounds, the officials said.The decision to proceed with the transfers underscored the Biden administration’s reluctance to deepen its rift with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Rafah operation by restricting longer-term weapons deals with its closest Middle East ally.U.S. officials have stressed their opposition to a full-scale Israeli attack in the city, saying it could result in widespread civilian casualties and deepen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis without ending the threat Israel faces from Hamas. But they have registered their opposition so far only by withholding a single shipment of 2,000-pound bombs.
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Alabama has recently become the battleground for a contentious new law that has drawn sharp criticism from labor unions and praise from its proponents. The law, signed by Governor Kay Ivey, aims to penalize employers who voluntarily recognize unions by stripping them of economic development incentives. This move has ignited a fierce debate over workers' rights and the role of unions in the modern workplace. The legislation, known as SB231, has been described by its supporters as a necessary step to maintain Alabama's competitive edge in attracting businesses. However, critics, including the AFL-CIO, have condemned the law as 'sad and sinister,' accusing Alabama politicians of acting in the interests of corporations over working families.The controversy comes at a time when workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama, are deciding whether to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Although the new law does not affect the current vote, it sends a clear message about the state's stance on future unionization efforts. Proponents of the law argue that Alabama's economic success is due in part to its 'right-to-work' status, which they believe should be protected. On the other hand, opponents see the law as an attack on workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.The legal battle over the law's constitutionality seems inevitable, with both sides gearing up for a fight that could have significant implications for labor laws across the United States. As the situation unfolds, the eyes of the nation are on Alabama, a state that has historically been at the center of major civil rights struggles. This latest chapter in Alabama's history is yet another testament to the state's complex relationship with the rights of its workers.The outcome of this legal and ideological battle could set a precedent for other states considering similar measures. As the debate over union rights continues to evolve, Alabama's new law serves as a stark reminder of the ongoing struggle between labor and capital in the 21st century. Whether this law will withstand legal scrutiny remains to be seen, but its impact on the political and economic landscape of Alabama—and potentially beyond—is undeniable.
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