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Next week, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly will convene in New York, bringing together world leaders and custodians of our shared humanity. As a former colleague who once stood among you in those halls, corridors and forums in pursuit of peace and a stable world order, I address you today with an urgent and heartfelt appeal. In Gaza, more than two million people are enduring a catastrophe that defies humanity: tens of thousands have been killed – most of them women and children – and hospitals, schools and shelters reduced to rubble. Meanwhile, food, medicine and…

For some brides and grooms, the prospect of writing and publicly reciting their wedding vows can be daunting.That’s where Katelyn Peterson comes in.Peterson, 37, is the founder and CEO of Wedding Words, a wedding vow and speech-writing business, and she’s passionate about helping “tongue-tied” couples express themselves.”I got into this business to help people put their heart into words,” Peterson says.Since founding Wedding Words eight years ago, Peterson has turned her writing talent into business bringing in six figures a year, and she’s written over 700 speeches for couples, bridal party members and parents.Peterson worked in sales for years before…

LONDON — The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia officially recognized Palestine as a state on Sunday, marking a significant shift in foreign policy and a step away from their alignment with the United States, with several other European nations and U.S. allies set to follow suit this week.”Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognizes the State of Palestine,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement.Canada had, moments before, become the first Group of 7 nation to recognize the state of Palestine, as Prime Minister Mark Carney…

Aston Villa broke their goalscoring duck but were pegged back by 10-man Sunderland in a fraught 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.The newly-promoted hosts, who played just under an hour a player down after reckless Reinildo saw red, defended stubbornly while offering more goal threat than out-of-sorts Villa, before a flash of inspiration from Matty Cash saw Villa ahead. The swerving strike fooled goalkeeper Robin Roefs, as Villa found the net for the first time in 427 minutes of Premier League football. But while the long-awaited breakthrough will offer some comfort to Unai Emery, the result will not. Please…

A much-changed Newcastle played out a third consecutive goalless away Premier League draw as high-flying Bournemouth were held at the Vitality Stadium.Newcastle, who made seven changes from the midweek Champions League defeat to Barcelona, kept the Cherries quiet but failed to threaten themselves with only one shot on target. The match in total produced just 15 shots and a combined xG of 0.69 – both of which are the lowest totals in a Premier League game so far this season. Player ratings: Bournemouth: Petrovic (6); Jimenez (6), Diakite (7), Senesi (7), Truffert (7); Adams (6), Scott (6); Semenyo (6), Tavernier…

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)Berkshire totally exits its profitable stake in Chinese EV makerBerkshire Hathaway has completely exited its extremely profitable equity investment in the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD.In August 2022, Berkshire began to reduce the 225 million share position it had purchased in 2008 for $230 million.That followed a 41% jump in the value of the position during that year’s second quarter to $9 billion.By June of last year, Berkshire had sold almost 76% of its stake, bringing…

iPhone Air is the big newcomer among Apple’s latest lineup that went on sale Friday, but inside the slim phone’s raised plateau is another new piece of hardware that signals a renewed focus on artificial intelligence. Apple’s custom A19 Pro chip introduces a major architecture change, with neural accelerators added to each GPU core to increase compute power. Apple also debuted its first ever wireless chip for iPhone, the N1, and a second generation of its iPhone modem, the C1X. It’s a move analysts say gives Apple control of all the core chips in its phones.”That’s where the magic is. When…

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American Express announces the new platinum business card.Courtesy: American ExpressAs issuers push annual fees higher for some premium travel rewards credit cards, experts say it’s important for consumers to consider if such cards are worth the cost.On Thursday, American Express announced that consumer and business versions of its Platinum credit card will now have an annual fee of $895. That’s about 29% higher than the current cost of $695 per year.In June, the Chase Sapphire Reserve card raised the annual fee to $795. That’s a 45% jump from $550, its previous annual cost. In July, Citi introduced the Citi Strata…

France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in the Gaza Strip to inject new urgency into the quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Those efforts include a new road map for eventual Palestinian statehood in territories Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war, and moves by several Western countries to join a global majority in recognizing such a state before it has been established.Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday, joining nearly 150 countries that have already…