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NEW: From an office a few blocks from the White House, a group of former Wall Streeters known as “Deal Team Six” is at the forefront of the Pentagon’s plan to crack China’s critical-minerals stranglehold:
https://t.co/MfUXxaSe38
An important story about the extraordinary fact that Jared Kushner is helping to lead US efforts to negotiate with Iran. A country his father-in-law has gone to war with, in coordination with Israel.
https://t.co/88f2WFtaOl
THE BIG TAKE: As Apple turns 50, the wheels of succession are in motion. John Ternus is the company's "nice guy" CEO heir apparent. The most in-depth look at Ternus, his growing empire and Apple’s Tim Cook succession plans to date. https://t.co/8P9fDYRBiu
Last year, President Donald Trump dispatched a chainsaw-wielding billionaire to loudly eliminate more than 300,000 federal jobs in an unsparing attempt to shrink the government.
Now, the Trump administration is quietly hiring again.
https://t.co/c3lPNx0O9k
Our father, Derk Sauer, has passed away. It’s an immeasurable loss, and no words can truly capture what a remarkable father and husband he was. He dedicated his life to defending independent Russian media. In his final days, he asked that people continue to support the free press
Trump's richest backer meets Trump's favorite word. Musk & Tesla are fighting to stave off massive tariffs on the Chinese graphite they need for EV batteries, an early test of Musk's influence versus Trump's economic ideas.
w @sdonnan@business
https://t.co/g4mZkkAqPn
And an addendum...
This photo essay on the New Americans getting ready to vote in Georgia by photographer Krisanne Johnson with reporting by my @economics colleague @Jonnelle was another real highlight of our swing-state reporting this year.
https://t.co/32EMltqkS3
We’ve written a lot at @economics@bpolitics & @business about the swing states economy.
Why? Those 7 states will decide the election & polls show the economy is top of mind for voters. Which means what the economy looks like in those states matters.
https://t.co/tSxZQ56yjw
Smart reporting here by my colleague @TheAmaraReport for @economics. Harris is making an economic pitch to Black voters. But the context is tough because the racial wealth gap in America has only been growing…
How Russia hacked the entire nation of Georgia — from its Foreign Ministry, Finance Ministry and central bank to energy companies, oil terminals, telecoms providers and media platforms — according to documents seen by Bloomberg
Story by @AlbertoNardelli
https://t.co/jP2fq3BKx2
How a Russian missile loaded with Western technology killed a 6-year-old girl in Ukraine. We go deep into one attack and reveal that Analog Devices is the company whose components are most frequently found in Russian missiles. Featuring the terrific work of the @kse_ua and the brilliant @bilousova_o https://t.co/Er2PtJ8m4b
Read The Big Take: A Norwegian port sits on the edge of the most viable polar shipping route linking China to Europe. As sea ice retreats, it's become a major prize in Beijing’s ambitions for the Arctic.
🔗🚢🧊🇳🇴: https://t.co/IbtCEjnHWU
This month’s mini-rout in the oil market has driven the price of Russia’s flagship crude back down toward a threshold that the Group of Seven sought to impose on Moscow https://t.co/O4Q8D0zYck
BIG TAB: Trump's tax-cut proposals could collectively cost more than combined budgets of every domestic federal agency. Great @elwasson@endacurran deep dive via @bpolitics https://t.co/eqgVwdmwOF
The third Harris stop of the day here in Savannah was to a volunteer and campaign appreciation event at The Grey, a restaurant in an old bus station here.
(Harris, using what’s also a Biden tactic, spoke to the daughter of one volunteer by phone.)