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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 6h

The NBA is back in China.

Giddy Chinese fans flock to see sold-out pre-season Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets games in Macau.

The Matrix tells me "they love [basketball] in China & I love coming here"

Team: Bex Wright, Chris Lau & Dan Hodge
#NBA

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Colby Smith @colbylsmith.bsky.social · 2d

In an interview with @nytimes.com, John Williams of @newyorkfed.bsky.social backs further cuts given his concerns about the labor market. We also discussed inflation, the shutdown, why Fed independence is important and more

thread below/gift link to the transcript: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

New York Fed President Backs Interest Rate Cuts to Protect Labor Market

www.nytimes.com

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 1d

Russian President Vladimir Putin finally admits 2 Russian air defense missiles accidentally shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane 10 months ago, killing 67 passengers and crew

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane

www.nytimes.com

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CNN @cnn.com · 3d

There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the FAA is warning.

Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.

Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers | CNN

There are not going to be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administratoin is warning. In Nashville, so many are...

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 4d

What it looks like in the world's data center capital

Virginia has around 600 data centers, with more planned or under construction

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Opinion | What it looks like in the world’s data center capital

Among cemeteries, baseball fields and homes, these Northern Virginia buildings power the internet.

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CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 9d

China's new K-visa, which is aimed at attracting foreign tech talent, sparks an online backlash in China, where youth unemployment stands around 19%

by CNN's Simone McCarthy

#China

www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/c...

China’s jobless youth aren’t happy with a plan to attract foreign professionals with a new ‘K visa’ | CNN

A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggli...

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CNN @cnn.com · 10d

At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked ICE agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday morning, video of the encounter showed.

Journalists grabbed, shoved by ICE agents in New York immigration court, video shows | CNN

At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday m...

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CNN @cnn.com · 17d

Jimmy Kimmel is back on his late-night stage — and full of emotion. https://cnn.it/4nKQHCe

Jimmy Kimmel received massive standing ovation during return taping, attendees say | CNN Business

The ABC star taped a new episode on Tuesday evening, and he spoke at length about the controversy that enveloped the show, according to attendees who spoke with CNN afterward.

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CNN @cnn.com · 19d

"President Donald Trump wants the world to understand that Charlie Kirk’s killing will not temper him or induce him to mend the country’s divides," Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/4gACl5g

Trump will never change, but Kirk’s death shines a path to MAGA’s future | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump wants the world to understand that Charlie Kirk’s killing will not temper him or induce him to mend the country’s divides.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 19d

"It’s as if MAGA has gone Maoist"

Nation’s top economic statistician fired. Central bank independence undermined. Federal gov't buying chunks of private companies & demanding cuts of revenue streams. Unprecedented presidential power to lob tariffs...

www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/b...

The US economy has a new problem: Democracy is under siege | CNN Business

Some political scientists see a pattern that suggests American democracy is being undermined in real time. The stakes are massive for the US economy and the business world.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 21d

Van Jones writes about the intense debate he was having with Charlie Kirk, followed by Kirk's invitation for Jones to speak on his show.

Before he could respond, an assassin shot and killed Kirk.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...

Charlie Kirk DM’d me before he was murdered. Here’s what he said. | CNN Politics

The day before he was horrifically murdered, Charlie Kirk sent me a direct message on X.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 22d

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Er... youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg?... via @YouTube

Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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CNN @cnn.com · 24d

Former President Barack Obama commented on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during remarks in Erie, Pennsylvania, saying that "regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy." https://cnn.it/469EiCa

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · 25d

Robert Redford, award-winning director, environmentalist and star of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men" dies at 89

www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/e...

Actor, director, environmentalist Robert Redford dies at 89 | CNN

Robert Redford, the dashing actor and Oscar-winning director who eschewed his status as a Hollywood leading man to champion causes close to his heart, died Tuesday, CNN has learned. He was 89.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Sep 11

EXCLUSIVE: Leader of Qatar calls Israeli attack on Hamas in Doha "barbaric" and "state terror"

“I think that what Netanyahu has done yesterday, he just killed any hope for those hostages" Qatari PM tells CNN

www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/m...

Qatari prime minister says Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages in exclusive CNN interview | CNN

Qatar’s prime minister excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, calling Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Doha “barbaric.”

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The Times of Central Asia @timesca.com · Sep 9

Latest from our @jonathancampion.com Kyrgyzstan adopts the snow leopard as a national symbol reflecting strength freedom and heritage while boosting conservation efforts timesca.com/kyrgyzstan-a... #Kyrgyzstan #SnowLeopard #Conservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies

Kyrgyzstan Adopts the Snow Leopard as Its National Symbol - The Times Of Central Asia

The snow leopard logo will become a national symbol of Kyrgyzstan and will be used at the state level, according to Erkinbek Mamayev, head of the Wildlife

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Sep 2

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's armored train has been rolling towards Beijing so that he can attend a military parade in the Chinese capital

#China #NorthKorea
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Kim Jong Un heads to Beijing in famous armored train used by generations of North Korean leaders | CNN

As a select group of world leaders prepares to roll into Beijing for a massive military parade on Wednesday, one is traveling in his signature armored green train: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Sep 1

At the SCO summit in China, Vladimir Putin blamed the West for the "Ukraine crisis" & called for creating "a system that would replace outdated Eurocentric & Euro-Atlantic models."

He also said he is briefing other heads of state on his talks with President Trump in Alaska

#Russia

Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Aug 31

RIP legendary CBS Radio correspondent Mark Knoller...who once took time out of covering the White House to wisely advise a 21-year old kid fresh out of college NOT to put his college at the top of his resume ("no one CARES where you went to school").

www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...

Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73

Mark Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him as the unofficial presidential historian and statistician.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Aug 31

"The international situation is both fluid & chaotic" China's Xi Jinping tells Indian PM Modi.

In a world swept by "once-in-a-century transformations," Xi calls for good Chinese-Indian ties... "to have the dragon and elephant dance together"

#china #India

Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Aug 31

India's Narendra Modi meets with China's Xi Jinping in China for the 1st time in 7 years.

Modi tells Xi after deadly border clashes erupted in 2020, "an atmosphere of peace & stability has been created... the interests of 2.8 billion people in both our countries are tied to our cooperation."

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Aug 30

When the leaders of 3 of the world's largest countries gather in China this weekend, Donald Trump won't be there.

But experts say his shadow will loom large over the summit.

Meanwhile, North Korea's Kim Jong Un will also come to China next week to attend a military parade alongside Vladimir Putin

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Aug 29

The leaders of China, Russia and India meet this weekend in China...absent their sparring partner, US President Donald Trump

www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/c...

Trump casts a long shadow over China’s gathering of global leaders | CNN

Analysis: The leaders of three of the world’s largest countries will be gathering for a Eurasian summit in China this weekend. Trump will be the talk of Tianjin.

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Ivan Watson @ivancnn.bsky.social · Aug 26

Authoritarian-curious?

Polls show around a quarter of Republicans "endorsed the idea of Trump seizing power, breaking laws and violating the Constitution when necessary, and being completely unchecked by Congress and the courts."

www.cnn.com/2025/08/25/p...

Analysis: Trump says many people might want a dictator. Yes, many of his people. | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he aspires to be a dictator.

www.cnn.com

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