{"id":34912,"date":"2024-04-25T06:12:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/thursday-briefing-6\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T06:12:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:12:57","slug":"thursday-briefing-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/thursday-briefing-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/04\/22\/multimedia\/25ambriefing-europe-israel-rafah-copy\/25ambriefing-europe-israel-rafah-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg?fit=1050,549&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thursday Briefing\" title=\"Thursday Briefing\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4d4d7abc\">Israel\u2019s invasion of Rafah seems inevitable<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After weeks of delays, negotiations and distractions, Israel appeared to hint this week that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-rafah-invasion.html\" title=\"\">its assault of Rafah was all but inevitable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israeli warplanes bombed Rafah this week, and an Israeli official said that if an invasion began, civilians would be relocated to a safe zone on the Mediterranean coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel insists that invading Rafah, a southern city where more than a million Gazans are sheltering, is necessary to eliminate the militants hiding in a network of tunnels there and to ensure the release of hostages. The U.S. has pushed back against Israel conducting a major military operation there without a detailed plan to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At the moment, Hamas is bottled up in southern Gaza, heavy fighting has mostly subsided, a cease-fire remains possible and delaying helps placate American officials who are against the invasion. Some analysts have even suggested that Israel may never invade Rafah and that the threat is merely leverage against Hamas during negotiations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to make the world safer,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAnd it continues America\u2019s leadership in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky who is the chamber\u2019s minority leader, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/us\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell-ukraine-aid-republicans.html\" title=\"\">was crucial to helping the aid pass<\/a> after months of congressional gridlock because of isolationist Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The package also includes $1 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza and $15 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden reiterated that his commitment to Israel was \u201cironclad,\u201d even though there is a growing backlash to American support for Israeli forces in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">More Ukraine news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4ed0107c\">Arizona charged Trump allies in an election interference case<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Boris Epshteyn and several others who advised Donald Trump during the 2020 election, as well as the fake electors who tried to keep him in power after he lost, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/us\/arizona-fake-electors-trump.html\" title=\"\">were indicted in Arizona yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The indictment includes conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges, related to alleged attempts by those charged to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump, who is on trial in Manhattan, was named as an unindicted co-conspirator.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55bd377a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">MORE TOP NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A growing crew of virtual-assistant apps combine artificial intelligence and human labor to help parents manage their family lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">These apps are styled like cutesy helpmates, with names like Yohana, Ohai and Milo. My colleague <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/arts\/artificial-intelligence-assistants-parents.html\" title=\"\">Amanda Hess tried Yohana<\/a>, finding \u201cthat the busywork I might delegate to a machine is actually more human, and valuable, than I realized.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-286d948a\"><span>CONVERSATION STARTERS<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">A pricey painting:<\/strong> \u201cPortrait of Fr\u00e4ulein Lieser,\u201d a long-lost 1917 painting by Gustav Klimt, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/arts\/design\/gustav-klimt-painting-auction.html\" title=\"\">sold yesterday for 35 million euros<\/a> to an unnamed buyer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Meta style:<\/strong> Silver chains. Shearling jackets. Mark Zuckerberg, the company\u2019s chief executive, has ditched his gray T-shirts for clothes that suggest \u201cthe kinder, gentler face of technology,\u201d our <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/style\/mark-zuckerberg-new-look.html\" title=\"\">chief fashion critic writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Eternal scaffolding:<\/strong> New York\u2019s protective barriers can <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/24\/nyregion\/nyc-scaffolding.html\" title=\"\">stand over sidewalks for years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-4393a9e5\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">SPORTS NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The UEFA Youth League: <\/strong>So much more than a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5438085\/2024\/04\/23\/uefa-youth-league-champions-league\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">teenage Champions League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Proposal to change tennis:<\/strong> The Grand Slams present their <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5437858\/2024\/04\/23\/tennis-grand-slams-premium-tour-prize-money-equal-pay\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">premium tour plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Formula 1 safety cars: <\/strong><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5439157\/2024\/04\/24\/how-f1-safety-cars-work-real-virtual\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How they work<\/a> and ideas for improvements.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-61b76e56\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">ARTS AND IDEAS<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-25938c5a\">Debating \u2018Tortured Poets\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe Tortured Poets Department,\u201d Taylor Swift\u2019s lengthy excavation of her recent relationships, is not as universally loved as some of her other albums. Our pop music critics discussed the album\u2019s sound, themes and reception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis feels like an album designed for her top 5 percent of listeners \u2014 the ride-or-dies who will defend her every move and pore over her every lyrical clue,\u201d said Lindsay Zoladz, who <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/19\/arts\/music\/taylor-swift-album-tortured-poets-department-review.html\" title=\"\">reviewed<\/a> the album. \u201cEveryone else seems either puzzled or underwhelmed by it as a whole. But Swift is someone who thrives off feeling underestimated and misunderstood, so maybe the mixed reception of this album will be the creative rocket fuel that launches her into her next era.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/25\/briefing\/israel-rafah-attack-ukraine-aid.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s invasion of Rafah seems inevitable After weeks of delays, negotiations and distractions, Israel appeared to hint this week that its assault of Rafah was all but inevitable. 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