The fight between americas Biggest Car Companies and the uaw over pay and Better Benefits is playing out in a key Battleground State in the 2024 president ial election, that is michigan. So this visit by President Biden is no accident. Hes trying to turbo charge the market for Electric Vehicles, that is part of his policy to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. His signature legislation, well, its known as the inflation reduction act, and it includes billions of dollars in incentives to get more clean cars on the road. President ial opponent, donald trump, who is also visiting michigan on wednesday, well, theyve argued the shift to Electric Vehicles will killjobs because, after all, it takes fewer people to make a battery than a combustion engine. And many of the new Battery Plants are being built in states that are hostile to organising. Add to that biden s push for clean energy, well, it hit another roadblock on monday. That is after ford said it was pausing work on a 3. 5 billion Batter
health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. an agonising goodbye. at least 14 people were killed in an israeli strike on a school where they had been seeking safety in khan younis in southern gaza, the family say. crushed by the rubble, mohammed lost his mum, dad and his unborn brother. what we want is to stop the bloodshed. every day we are losing our loved ones, says this bereaved man. those who lived and even though still in the womb. those who lived and even those still in the womb. nearby, the rumble of tank fire amid fierce street fighting continues. further south, the town of rafah is now a sprawling campsite for displaced palestinians, but even here by the egyptian border aid distribution is difficult. un officials are now warning of mass starvation and despite a us veto for a resolution on friday, they are demanding action by the security council. i r
slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis and there are reports of house to house fighting in the city. the head of the world health organization has said the war in gaza is having a catastrophic impact on health care there. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. anna a n na foster anna foster has been giving us the latest. an agonising goodbye. at least 14 people were killed in an israeli strike on a school where they d been seeking safety in khan younis in southern gaza. crushed by the rubble. mohamed el rani lost his mum, dad and an unborn brother. what we want is to stop the bloodshed. every day we re losing our loved ones, says this bereaved man. those who lived. and even those still in the womb. nearby, the rumble of tank fire amid fierce street fighting continues. further south, the town of rafah is now a sprawling campsite for displaced palestinians. but even here
mac climate agenda, us adults a part of republicans backing an ambitious counter by 2030. for biden s climate agenda majority of us adults and half of republicans back an ambitious emission cuts by2030 president biden s son hunter could go on trial twice next year while his father runs for reelection. the special counsel david weiss filed a second indictment last night. he was charged by a grand jury with nine counts of failing to file and pay taxes, tax evasion and filing false tax returns; three of those charges are felonies, another six are misdemeanors. some of these charges relate to a period when he was struggling with depression and addicted to drugs. but prosecutors allege he exploited the family name to fund a lavish lifestyle, spending funds on hotels, escorts and a porsche. and that even after he was sober and building a new life he failed to fully pay the taxes he owed. it is the second federal indictment. hunter biden also faces charges stemming from the ille
but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that s unnecessary and issued a warning that new regulations will hurt the economy and credit markets. the rule would have predictable and harmful outcomes to the economy, markets, business of all sizes and american households in ways that the federal reserve has not studied, contemplated or shared. the hearing is part of the senate banking committee s annual oversight of big banks and what a year it s been. regional bank failures, including silicon valley bank and signature bank, dominated the early part of the year. the ceo said wednesday that the industry is on steady footing and that large banks like theirs helped stabilize the industry after early 2020. the industry after early 2023 s failures. the hearing is an opportunity to win favour on capitol hill, especially from moderate democratic senators. but the real audience is the regulators responsible for the final language and implementation of the rule. google has h