3 Key Impeachment Developments This Week

Putting a Human Face on the Ukraine Pressure Campaign

Buffett's Berkshire reports stake in RH furniture chain

Nov 14 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Thursday said it has begun investing in RH, the furniture chain once known as Restoration Hardware.

Berkshire owned about 1.21 million RH shares worth $206.3 million as of Sept. 30, according to a regulatory filing detailing Berkshire’s U.S.-listed stocks as of that date.

RH shares rose 6.7% in after-hours trading following Berkshire’s announcement. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Venice’s St. Mark’s Square reopens despite high water levels

Tourists and residents have been allowed back into St. Mark’s Square in Venice, a day after it was closed due to exceptionally high tidal waters that swept through most of the lagoon city’s already devastated center.

Despite sunny skies, the city remained on edge Saturday due to possibly more wind-propelled high tidal waters during the weekend. The city was struck Tuesday by devastating floods, the worst in decades.

Colin Dunne Can Dance to That

#SpeakingInDance is a weekly visual exploration of dance on Instagram. Watch the video from our most recent post below, and follow us at @nytimes.

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Revealing the fifth winner of the ‘Dear John’ hearing aids contest

Readers: Here is the fifth winner of Lively hearing aids. Two more to go. And then maybe a surprise. — John

Dear John:

My name is Levi, and I’m the proud 25-year-old dad of a beautiful 5-month-old.

Unfortunately, hearing loss runs in my family, and my daughter needed a new pair of hearing aids, which, of course, aren’t covered by insurance.

This really set us back because I was hoping to get hearing aids for myself, as I also have hearing loss. I haven’t gotten a new pair since I was 18.

We have just never been able to scrape up enough money for them. I’ve applied for a number of different grants, but have been denied due to being slightly over the maximum income.

Getting a new set of hearing aids for myself would make a world of difference in my life, from being able to interact with my daughter to being more aware and adept at work. I appreciate your work, consideration and time spent reading this. Levi

Dear Levi: I’m glad that you were picked to get a pair of Lively (listenlively.com) hearing aids.

Now you can hear the baby crying at night. No more excuses for not getting up!

Wear them well.

Hong Kong in recession as protests grow increasingly violent

On today’s podcast we discuss the escalating violence seen during the pro-democracy demonstrations as Hong Kong falls into recession for the first time in a decade.

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Fed's T-bill purchases to stay at $60 bln for next month -NY Fed

Nov 14 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday said it will purchase $60 billion in short-term Treasury bills through mid-December, keeping up the same pace for the balance sheet expansion program it launched last month in an effort to shore up liquidity in money markets.

The Fed began purchasing Treasury bills in mid-October to increase the level of reserves in the banking system and minimize volatility in money markets. The program was launched in response to a liquidity crunch in mid-September that caused borrowing rates in short-term lending markets to spike to 10%.

The Big Tech Show: Edelman on the mic

This week, Adrian sits down with the world’s most famous PR man and CEO of Edelman Public Relations, Richard Edelman.

The Chicago-born executive, whose firm takes in €800m a year in revenue and has an expanding Irish office, gives Adrian his take on the state of the world.

This includes the advice he would give to Mark Zuckerberg, why newspapers have to change their business model and the circumstances under which company bosses should speak openly about contemporary issues.

Missing Winnipeg man believed to be in Calgary: Alberta RCMP

RCMP in Alberta are on the lookout for a missing Winnipegger believed to be in Calgary.

Michael Elendu, 18, was reported missing on Thursday.

He was last seen on Oct. 25 at his home in Winnipeg.

He is described as six-foot-three and 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Police believe Elendu is now in the Calgary area, and are concerned for his well-being.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200.

Speculators increase long bets on U.S. dollar – CFTC, Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Speculators raised their bullish bets on the U.S. dollar in the latest week to the largest position in four weeks, according to calculations by Reuters and Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.

The value of the dollar’s net long position, derived from net positions of International Monetary Market speculators in the yen, euro, British pound, Swiss franc and Canadian and Australian dollars, was $15.70 billion in the week to Nov. 12.

That compares with a net long position of $13.32 billion the previous week. (Reporting by Kate Duguid; Editing by Sandra Maler)

At least seven killed in gas explosion in Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and eight injured on Sunday after a gas pipeline exploded in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, a police official said.

The gas pipeline exploded in front of a five-storey building, blowing walls off the building, local police official Mohammad Mohsin said, citing witnesses.

The injured have been taken to hospital, he said, adding a rescue operation was under way.