Raised in Soviet-ruled East Germany, Merkel has said she never felt like the GDR was her home country. All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly spoke to Merkel about feminism, Vladimir Putin, a second Donald Trump presidency, and more. The transcript of this interview is of the simultaneous English translation of Angela Merkel's responses, which were in German. Angela Merkel: Well, it was a sort of preparatory meeting for the G20 meeting in Germany, in Hamburg. Kelly: You also wrote about Donald Trump and about meeting him at the White House after he was elected president.

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The measure’s defeat disappointed tenant advocates who argue that rent control would help curb the rapid rise in rents across the state. But for landlords and the housing industry, the latest defeat of the ballot question signals that statewide rent control remains a tough sell. California rent prices continue to outpace wages, however, and advocates say that landlords and developers can and have skirted the 2019 law. “Local rent control efforts allows for deeper conversations with residents, while statewide ballots tend to scatter the messaging.”But voters in some parts of California still resist municipal rent control efforts. Voters in three Marin County cities rejected ballot measures that would have enacted or expanded rent control ordinances in their communities.

President-elect Donald Trump promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China starting on the first day of his administration, CNN reports. The move, Trump said, will be in retaliation for illegal immigration and “crime and drugs” coming across the border.

US carmaker Tesla could be excluded from the California state subsidy, as the proposal included market-share limitations. California Governor Gavin Newsom did not explicitly say whether or not other carmakers would be excluded as well. According to the California New Car Dealers Association, Tesla accounted for more than half of electric vehicles sold in California in the third quarter of 2024. Tesla even moved its headquarters from California to Texas in 2021 in response to pandemic safety measures required by the state of California. Again, it remains to be seen if any other carmakers will be on the list of excluded carmakers due to market-share limitations.

Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason Jason Bell/Universal/Studio Canal/Miramax/Kobal/ShutterstockThe fights between Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in the Bridget Jones movies were always equal parts dramatic and ridiculous, and it turns out that was the case behind the scenes too. Hugh recently sat down for a video interview with Vanity Fair, in which he revisited some of his most iconic roles. AdvertisementAmong them was Daniel Cleaver, a character he played in the first two Bridget Jones movies, who wound up coming to blows with Colin’s Mark Darcy in both films. “The big fight was to stop stuntmen getting involved,” Hugh claimed. “I just thought, ‘yeah, in action films, cowboy films, whatever, that’s great, but these are two middle-class Englishmen, and they don’t fight like that’.

Feierstein’s career included postings in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Tunisia, and Yemen. Other political scientists echoed expectations of further strengthening of ties between the traditional allies, the U.S. and Arab Gulf states, compared to the Biden Administration. After his inauguration as the 45th U.S. president, Trump chose Saudi Arabia as the destination for his first foreign visit in May 2017. At the start of the visit, the White House announced a multi-billion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Two months later, the U.S. administration announced its approval to sell weapons worth $2.1 billion to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Spotify and representatives for Drake and Lamar did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment. TangentThe legal filing came just days after Lamar released surprise album "GNX." Lamar made a few oblique references to his feud with Drake: He criticized Snoop Dogg for sharing Drake's diss track "Taylor Made Freestyle" on social media, and one of the album's songs—"heart pt. 6"—had the same name as another Drake diss track. Further ReadingDrake-Kendrick Lamar Feud Timeline: Lamar Performs Diss Tracks At Star-Studded ‘Pop Out’ Show (Forbes)

“Cost minus” is a new buzzword circulating among Trump transition team insiders, according to Gabe Dominocielo, co-founder and president of Umbra Space, an Earth observation satellite operator. Vice President-elect JD Vance’s background as a venture capitalist, including investments in defense and space tech company Anduril Industries through his firm Narya Ventures, exemplifies these connections. He emphasized the importance of export market access for commercial space firms, noting that national security customers extend beyond the Pentagon to include foreign governments using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology for border protection. Outside of a handful of firms like SpaceX, broader commercialization of space activities still lags. “The U.S. government is still consuming our capability the way that it was in the 80s and 90s.”The Trump administration’s track record from its first term has set a precedent for supporting commercial space ventures, said Platzer.

Supply chain management firm Blue Yonder is warning that a ransomware attack caused significant disruption to its services, with the outages impacting grocery store chains in the UK. Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) operates as a Panasonic subsidiary with an annual revenue of over a billion USD and 6,000 employees. The company offers AI-driver supply chain solutions to retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers, encompassing demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and transportation management. The managed services environment refers to the infrastructure and systems that Blue Yonder operates on behalf of its customers, typically including SaaS platforms and cloud-hosted solutions for supply chain operations. BleepingComputer has not yet seen any announcements from ransomware gangs taking responsibility for the attack at Blue Yonder.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are interviewing job candidates and seeking advice from experts in Washington and Silicon Valley — pushing a sweeping vision for the “Department of Government Efficiency” past the realm of memes and viral posts into potential real-world disruption. Both lobbied for Russell Vought, Trump’s pick to run the White House budget office, who is close with Ramaswamy, several people said. Ramaswamy, Musk and the Silicon Valley cohort plan to work on technical challenges to collecting data about federal employees and programs, which they believe is siloed in antiquated systems. Andreessen is acting as a key networker for talent recruitment, one person said. Those executives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Special counsel Jack Smith moves to dismiss Jan. 6 case against Trump Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the cases against Donald Trump related to Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago documents.

Macy's: Employee 'intentionally' hid up to $154M in expenses Macy's reported that an employee concealed $154 million in shipping expenses over the last three years, forcing the company to delay its quarterly earnings report.

80 million people will travel by vehicle or plane for Thanksgiving Hopper anticipates that this Thanksgiving holiday will be the busiest ever for U.S. airports.

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