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"Will I be able to shield him and give him a good life in besieged Gaza?" I wondered as I marveled at my tiny boy. In the decade since, the question has never gone away. The constant cycle of escalation between Israel and Hamas, the militant group that governs here, has meant frequent explosive nights and, twice, all-out war. Rockets. More recently, Hamas and other militant groups have launched incendiary balloons that cause fires in nearby Israeli communities and farms. Israel retaliates each night by blowing up Hamas facilities. It is the violent background of our lives. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus lockdown steals Gazans’ last vestiges of normal life

•Annual steel production in the U.S. fell 23.0 percent between 2000 and 2016. From January 2000 to November 2017, more than 49,000 domestic jobs were lost in steel mills alone—and the losses rise to more than 64,000 when adding downstream producers of steel products from purchased steel, such as pipe and rails. Surging steel imports, which increased 17.1 percent from 2016 to 2017 (comparing January–November of 2016 with January–November of 2017) have resulted in additional announced layoffs in the steel industry. … [Read more...] about Trump (Finally) Declares His Trade War

Under the initiative disclosed on Thursday, NASA offered to purchase limited amounts of lunar resources and asked companies to offer proposals. Under contracts whose terms would vary, a company mining on the moon would collect lunar rocks or dirt to sell to NASA without having to bring the resources back to Earth.  … [Read more...] about NASA Sets Out to Buy Moon Resources Mined by Private Companies

Hindenburg touts itself as a "forensic financial research" firm that, according to its website, has made serious allegations against a number of companies, most of which appear to be smaller firms. It says some of those firms or their executives have subsequently been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. CNN has not verified these claims. … [Read more...] about EV startup Nikola’s stock plunges following short seller’s scathing allegations

"This strategic partnership with Nikola ... continues the broader deployment of General Motors' all-new Ultium battery and Hydrotec fuel cell systems," said General Motors CEO Mary Barra. "We are growing our presence in multiple high-volume EV segments while building scale to lower battery and fuel cell costs and increase profitability." … [Read more...] about General Motors takes 11% stake in Nikola to team up on electric truck