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?? Gulf states wedge AI efforts between superpowers: In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists talk about how the region is muscling its way into a technology arms race between China and the US https://reut.rs/4eBcwzm

Who are New Zealand’s Maori, and what are they protesting? Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rally in front of its parliament in one of the country's largest-ever protests to oppose a bill, which opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of the Maori Indigenous community and threatens to set race relations back decades. Maori lawmakers and protesters have gone viral in recent days by protesting with their traditional haka dance. #Reuters #Maori #NewZealand #haka #dance #rally #protest

Former members of boy band One Direction were among the mourners at the funeral of their band mate Liam Payne, who died last month at age 31. #LiamPayne #OneDirection #funeral #England

Back in 1970, women were a rarity on law school campuses and made up just 9% of all students, but not anymore. Women first outnumbered men at American Bar Association-accredited law schools in 2016, and by 2023 they were 56% of the national law student body. Last year, 65,000 women were pursuing juris doctor degrees, compared with 50,000 men. This year’s edition of the annual?ABA Profile of the Legal Profession, released on Nov. 18, highlights women lawyers and their steady rise in law schools, law firms and within the federal government. Reuters Legal business reporter Karen Sloan breaks it down ?? https://reut.rs/3Ze15cu #Reuters #legal #legalnews #lawyers #femalelawyers #profession?

Jay Clayton, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, said the office is well-positioned to focus on national security and combating terrorism financing and money laundering. By Chris Prentice and Echo Jing Wang, who also took the photo at the Japan Society today. https://lnkd.in/eyxG8nSx

There's early signs of which retailers may be the winners and losers of this holiday season as customers hold off on purchases to find the deepest discounts. It's been great for Walmart and Amazon, which offer a wide variety of merchandise from toys to toiletries, and for discount retailers like TJ Maxx. Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be the time for Target and other discretionary retailers put competitive prices in front of cash-strapped shoppers this holiday season, especially with less shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas compared to last year. "The big change that we'll concentrate on this holiday is how much fight there will be for that new incremental customer. I think because of that you'll see increased targeted promotions just try to get new customers at an accelerated rate," said M Science analyst John Tomlinson, CFA/CPA. Read more about what #BlackFriday is expected to bring from Juveria Tabassum and me at Reuters: https://lnkd.in/eT29X2r6

DOJ?attorneys today are due to reveal what steps?Google?should be forced to take to end its online search monopoly. The government won a landmark ruling in August that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising. Prosecutors who secured Donald Trump's conviction over a hush money payment to a porn star opposed on Nov. 19 his stated hope to have the case dismissed now that he is president-elect and asked a judge to set a schedule to litigate the matter. U.S. Senate Democrats on Nov. 19 charged ahead with confirming more judges before Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office by approving two new trial court judges, including one in Oregon whose promotion of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession had fueled stiff Republican opposition. Aspen Publishing has bought alternative law school admissions program JD-Next from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, the company said on Nov. 19. Here’s your legal file:?

?? AI is going to be smarter than us. How are we going to handle that? Tune into this week’s episode of Reuters Econ World to find out https://reut.rs/3OfPRhp

Generational views on debt and savings differ. Are you set up for success in the long run? https://reut.rs/48Ta6uB

LIVE: SpaceX launches sixth Starship flight test Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to launch the sixth test of its giant Starship rocket from Texas, eyeing improvements in its hypersonic reentry into Earth's atmosphere and a novel technique for landing its booster, as US President-elect Donald Trump watches in person. #Live #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk #DonaldTRump #space #science #news #Reuters Keep up with the latest Reuters coverage: https://www.reuters.com/