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Incoming Democratic senators don’t want Chuck Schumer as majority leader

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New lawmakers from Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton to Abdul El-Sayed indicate they will not support him

Incoming Democratic senators want someone other than Chuck Schumer to become the next majority leader in the US Senate, although Schumer likely still has enough votes in his caucus to remain the top Democrat.

Annie Andrews, the Democratic senator-elect from South Carolina, told Fox News’s Bret Baier on Thursday that the Democratic party needs new leadership. When asked whether she would support Schumer’s leadership bid, she replied: “I still very much believe it’s time for generational change on both sides of the aisle.”

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AI physics startup PSI says a system running a non-public Anthropic model proved the Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture, a quantum computing question open since 2008 (PSI)

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AI physics startup PSI says a system running a non-public Anthropic model proved the Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture, a quantum computing question open since 2008  —  The Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture is now a theorem.  —  Open since 2008, the conjecture of Scott Aaronson and Andris Ambainis concerns …

Coffee Prices Rebound as ICE Inventories Remain Tight

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December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +1.70 (+0.61%) today, and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) is up +26 (+0.60%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses today and are moving higher, with arabica rebounding from a 5-week low. Tight coffee inventories support coffee prices. ICE arabica inventories fell to...

Rising ICE Inventories Pressure Cocoa Prices

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December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -55 (-1.06%) today, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +12 (+0.31%). Cocoa prices fell to fresh 5-week lows today but recovered from their lows and are trading mixed. ICE cocoa inventories are easing supply concerns and weighing on prices....

Sugar Prices Retreat on Stronger India Sugar Output

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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.36 (-1.94%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -2.00 (-0.40%). Sugar prices extended their three-week-long slide today, with NY sugar falling to a 5-week low and London sugar dropping to a 3-month low. Signs of...