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Hermes International offers investors protection from a short-term downturn in the luxury industry, say analysts at BNP Paribas Exane, who upgraded the Birkin bag maker to outperform for the first time.Amid a tough industry environment, “the defensibility and visibility of its business model should enable Hermès to continue delivering significantly above-average sales growth over the extended period,” analysts including Antoine Bergé and Melania Grippo wrote in a note.Luxury goods stocks including LVMH, Gucci parent Kering SA and Burberry Group have fallen this year on concerns about weakening demand, partly due to China’s economic slowdown.In contrast, Hermes has been stable, with…

A rollercoaster of a game that saw some Bayern Munich fans call for manager Vincent Kompany to be sacked when the team was 3-2 up, but when the dust settled there was nothing but jubilation as Bayern went on to win 9-2. While these games would not normally pose a challenge for Bayern, it has made for an exciting start to the new Champions League campaign for Bayern Munich. Kompany ball continues to expose defensive weaknesses For a moment it looked like Bayern would completely collapse, conceding two goals to make it 3-2 — defensively Bayern have not been their…

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller spoke at the briefing on Tuesday, September 17th. Pool A State Department spokesman said the US was “not involved” in the series of pager explosions in Lebanon and had “no knowledge” of any attacks in advance. “The United States had no prior knowledge of this incident and is currently gathering information,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, reiterating that it was an “incident” rather than an “attack.” Miller did not say what intelligence the United States has so far or whether it has assessed that Israel is responsible. The attack, which Lebanon’s health minister said…

WASHINGTON — For the second time in four months, Senate Democrats have forced a vote on an IVF rights bill, but Republicans have blocked it as unnecessary and politically motivated as Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to make access to IVF a 2024 election issue.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., forced the vote on Tuesday after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who described himself as a “leader in fertility and IVF” during a recent debate with Harris, floated a vague plan to require insurance companies and the government to cover the costs of the treatment.The vote was 51-44, falling short…

Students at the University of South Carolina are calling on the school to cancel a planned event “roasting” Kamala Harris, which they believe will “incite racism, homophobia and sexism” on campus, especially since one of the speakers is the founder of the far-right group Proud Boys.Graphic posters advertising the event featured vulgar sexual insults aimed at the vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, and while organizers billed it as “comedy,” many see it as an excuse to spread the rhetoric of hate and violence. A student online petition condemning the event has garnered more than 26,000 signatures.The event is being…

US News Live: Get real-time updates on the biggest events happening in the US, including elections, politics, economy, crime, the virus and more.Today’s breaking US news: Karine Jean-Pierre explains why it’s perfectly OK to call Donald Trump a “threat” to democracyGet the latest updates and breaking news on US elections, politics, crime, trends, weather and national affairs. Stay on top of news developments on Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It’s all here. This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by Hindustan Times staff….read moreThis is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited…

I’ve been in and around politics for the last 15 years, starting out working for the Texas State Senate right out of law school, then working for a number of policy organizations before coming to World Relief. In fact, it was my work with the Texas Baptist Convention that led me to go to seminary and now pursue a PhD to really learn and think deeply about what faithful Christian political activism looks like. So this topic is very close to my heart, and I understand that because of my education and background, I may be uniquely qualified to offer…

Men’s Tennis Lynnwood beat Mountlake Terrace 6-1.Linwood High School single:Stephane Valmayor (MT) defeated Tristan Vista (L) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.Brandon Tran (left) defeated Nicolas Baruska of Malta 6-1, 6-1.Cole Betancourt (left) defeated Owen Smith (MT) 6-4, 6-2.Victor Nguyen (left) defeated Jayden Nguyen (MT) 7-5, 6-2. Doubles:Derek Simbulan/Andrew Tran (left) defeated Brandon Vuong/Joshua Bozic (MT) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.Ethan Murray/Santiago Gonzalez Corzo (left) defeated Edgar Jeng/Charlie Schofield 6-0, 7-6 (7-3).Jayden Herr/Jacob Soufferling (left) defeated Tyson Castandea/Hi-Ho (MT) 0-6, 6-2, 10-7. Records: Lynnwood 2-2: Mountlake Terrace 2-2Lynnwood’s next game: vs. Lake Stevens; Wednesday, Sept. 18; 3:30 p.m., at Lynnwood High School.Mountlake Terrace’s next game:…

ROSALIE: This is Rosalie (ph).LEON: And Leon (ph), from San Diego in California. We are on a road trip with friends visiting from Germany. We started in Miami, traveled through South and North Carolina to Virginia, and conclude this week in Washington, D.C., where we visited the White House yesterday, and us kids became junior rangers. This podcast was recorded at…DEEPA SHIVARAM, HOST: 12:49 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.LEON: Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but we will still be amazed by the history we experienced in the U.S. capital.LEON AND ROSALIE: OK, here’s the…

An Ohio sheriff has asked residents to make a list of homes displaying campaign posters supporting Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz after comments on social media sparked unrest.Portage County’s Republican sheriff, Bruce D. Zukowski, posted comments on his personal and work Facebook pages Friday warning that there would be an influx of illegal immigrants if Harris were to win the election, beating her party’s nominee, Donald Trump.”If you ask me what would happen if the flip-flopping laughing hyena won,” Zukowski wrote, referring to Harris, “I would say … write down the addresses of all…