A deal arranged by the United States between Israel and Hamas to free dozens of women and children being held hostage in Gaza is closer to being struck, according to the Washington Post and other news outlets. The reported agreement would see a five-day pause in the fighting. According to sources familiar with the deal,…

A wild weekend in the AI industry ends with the co-founder of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, landing at Microsoft. And a former first lady is being remembered as a trailblazer in the White House. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Microsoft hiring former OpenAI CEO after being fired days earlier…

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening by the day. The World Health Organization is warning that there’s an extreme risk that disease will spread among Palestinians in the territory. “We’ve recorded already more than 70,000, 72,000 cases of acute respiratory infections,” said Dr. Richard Peeperkorn of the World Health Organization (WHO). “44,000 cases of…

China has become a global leader in lithium-ion battery production. Six of the world’s top 10 battery manufacturing companies are headquartered in the country. China accounted for 77% of the world’s total battery manufacturing capacity in 2022. Poland and the United States each produced just 6% of the world’s capacity. That same year, the U.S.…

The war in Ukraine is not going Russia’s way. Ukraine has established multiple beachheads along the Dnipro River in recent weeks. At the same time, thousands of Russian soldiers died in the war’s new meat grinder, Avdiivka. As he is known to do when suffering a series of battlefield losses, Vladimir Putin is rattling his…

The United States said it wants to prevent the war in Gaza from spiraling into a greater, regional conflict. To achieve this mission, the U.S. government sent a staggering amount of firepower to the Middle East. There are near daily weapons shipments to Israel, and there are enough U.S. Navy and Air Force assets in…

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping convened in San Francisco on Nov. 15 to discuss — among other things — artificial intelligence. Contrary to a South China Morning Post report suggesting a potential pledge to ban AI in nuclear weapon control and deployment, the leaders opted to continue dialogue on the risks of…

The strike at over 200 U.S. Starbucks locations on Thursday Nov. 16, marked the largest walkout in the two-year effort to unionize the company’s stores, according to organizers from the Workers United union. The action, named the “Red Cup Rebellion,” coincided with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, typically one of the busiest days of the…

The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution Wednesday, Nov. 15, calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in the fighting in Gaza, allowing aid for civilians and the release of all the hostages taken by Hamas. Our vote today translates into real human lives Vanessa Frazier, UN ambassador of Malta This comes as media…

The Senate passes the two-step funding bill ahead of the government shutdown deadline. And, with holiday shopping in full swing, Amazon is warning customers that scams are on the rise. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown Because of bi-partisan…