It used to be that if you wanted to regulate your body's Qi (vital energy), you'd go to a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Now, you could very well go to a robot instead. At CNN's Global Perspectives event, live in Bangkok on October 14, we'll explore how modern science and centuries of ancient practice are converging.
President Trump is meeting with oil executives today as the Iran war continues to cause gas prices to increase. Morgan State University Professor Jason Johnson and Rolling Stone Political Reporter Nikki McCann Ramírez join Alicia Menendez to share their analysis.
Silicon Valley was once viewed as a center-left stronghold where tech founders partnered with Democrats to push clean energy and digital innovation. But today, the world’s most powerful tech titans in many cases are bankrolling right-wing authoritarianism, promoting anti-democratic ideologies. Gil Durán is the author of “The Nerd Reich Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” He joins Chris Hayes to discuss the radicalization of tech oligarchs, why he says they’re attempting to dismantle American democratic values and more.
U.S. officials are defending their work with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt in the unprecedented White House move to effectively gain control over huge oilfields in the country. Why it matters: Betancourt is the colorful and controversial figure who heads North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the oil company partnering with the administration in the agreement that gives the U.S. preferential access to output from 17 major fields. - The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital is taking a 35% equity stake in the company. - The U.S. also has the rights to buy 20% of the oil at cost after the company pays its taxes to Venezuela. Driving the news: At a briefing with reporters Tuesday, a U.S. official talked up Betancourt…
Asked by CNN's Manu Raju about the prolonged warfare in Iran, Speaker Mike Johnson said he has "nothing to do with the prosecution of the war across the globe."
The American strikes were in response to attempted attacks by Iran on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. service members in the Middle East, military officials at Central Command said.
