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☆ Tucker Carlson producer leaves Fox News after rogue on-air chyron text called Biden a 'wannabe dictator'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A former Tucker Carlson producer has resigned after a chyron called President Biden a "wannabe dictator." The rogue text flashed on a broadcast on Tuesday night before hastily being taken down. Alex McCaskill was a producer for Tucker Carlson before Fox fired the controversial host. McCaskill has stayed at Fox after controversial host Tucker Carlson was fired from the network on April 24. According to Carlson, the producer offered to resign with two weeks' notice but was told to leave immediately.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Biden, Alex McCaskill, Fox, —, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, McCaskill, Carlson, Carlson didn't, Abby Grossberg Organizations: Service, Fox News, Fox, White, Twitter, AP

☆ Muslim-led city bans Pride flags on public property, sparking a debate on discrimination and religious expression
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The city of Hamtramck, Michigan, banned LGBTQ+ flags from all publicly owned flagpoles. Detroit City FC described the council's move as "inexcusable" in a Twitter statement. In a letter posted to Twitter, Detroit City FC, a professional soccer team based in Hamtramck, described the council's decision as "inexcusable." —Detroit City FC (@DetroitCityFC) June 14, 2023The club said that "Pride flags send a powerful message that all are welcome and that the community values diversity." Local businesses and residents are reportedly not banned from flying Pride flags on their private property.

Persons: —, Nayeem Choudhury, Choudhury, Karen Majewski, Dawud Walid, Walid Organizations: Detroit City FC, Service, Associated Press, Guardian, Islamic, Twitter Locations: Hamtramck , Michigan, Hamtramck, Michigan

☆ Attack helicopters are giving Russia the edge in the skies over southern Ukraine, says UK intel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK Ministry of Defence said Russia's attack helicopters gave Putin's forces "a temporary advantage." Of all the Russian Air Force's attack helicopters, the Ka-52 is perhaps the most widely used. According to the latest UK Ministry of Defence briefing, Russian troops have reinforced its attack helicopter forces, allowing them to gain "a temporary advantage in southern Ukraine, especially with attack helicopters employing longer-range missiles against ground targets." Of all the Russian Air Force's attack helicopters, the Ka-52 is perhaps the most widely used. Featuring an unusual coaxial rotor design and a side-by-side crew seating arrangement, Insider reported that it has been on the frontline and involved in the thickest fighting more than any other Russian attack helicopter since Russia's attack began in February 2022.

Persons: —, h. Organizations: UK Ministry of Defence, Russian Air, Service, — Ministry of Defence Locations: Ukraine

☆ The leader of a starvation cult is still eating food, but 318 of his followers have died, and 64 are on hunger strike, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Followers of a starvation cult will undergo psychiatric evaluations as they continue to refuse food. Authorities have so far uncovered the bodies of 318 members of the Kenyan cult, per CNN. The members had been rescued from the Shakahola forest, which the leader dubbed a new "Holy Land." The cult's leader, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, was reportedly arrested on April 15 amid investigations into the death of four followers who died of starvation. On Monday, the 64 cult followers were charged with attempted suicide for continuing to refuse food, according to CNN.

Persons: —, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Smart, Paul Mackenzie, Stringer Organizations: Authorities, Kenyan, CNN, Service, Mackenzie's Good, International Church, Good News International Church, REUTERS, Twitter, Public Prosecutions, Prosecutors Locations: Shanzu, Mombasa, Kenya

☆ 11-year-old boy dies after flight to New York makes emergency landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An 11-year-old boy has died in Budapest airport after collapsing on a Turkish Airlines flight to JFK. Turkish Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. An 11-year-old boy has died in Budapest airport, Hungary, after collapsing on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul, Turkey, to JFK, Reuters reported. According to a statement from Budapest airport, flight TK003 on Sunday morning was quickly diverted after the young boy lost consciousness on board. Turkish Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Organizations: Turkish Airlines, JFK, Reuters, Medical Service, AMS, Ferenc Liszt International Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Istanbul, Turkey, JFK

☆ Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after 10 Chinese warplanes fly across the sensitive median line
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taiwan deployed fighter jets after 10 Chinese planes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. Earlier this week, 37 Chinese military planes also flew into Taiwan's air-defense system. This is not the first instance of Chinese military activity around Taiwan this week. Reuters reported that 37 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan's air-defense system before some headed to the western Pacific. China views Taiwan as part of its own territory, claiming that it is a breakaway province.

Persons: —, USS Chung, Xi Jinping Organizations: Service, People's Liberation Army Navy, Reuters, US, Fleet, 052D, Suzhou, Pacific Command, USS Locations: Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, American, China, Pacific

☆ An inflatable evacuation slide suddenly 'exploded' inside the flight cabin of a Delta plane injuring a crew member, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The inflatable air slide on a Delta flight from JFK to LAX was deployed inside the plane on Saturday. One crew member was hit by the slide and needed treatment at a nearby hospital. The uncontrolled escape slide hit a crew member, and they were hospitalized. A Delta spokesperson told Insider the crew member has now been discharged from hospital. A Delta spokesperson told Insider, "Delta flight 520, operating from New York-JFK to Los Angeles, diverted to Salt Lake City due to a maintenance issue.

Organizations: LAX, New York Post, Morning, Delta Locations: JFK, Utah, New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City , Utah, Salt Lake City

☆ 2,000 years before 'manscaping' and smooth armpits, the Romans were seriously into hair removal, archaeological findings show
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A team of archaeologists has found that our obsession with hair removal can be traced to Roman times. Hair removal was the way to get "the look" for men and women. Archaeologists working in Wroxeter Roman City, in Shropshire, England, have discovered a huge collection of over 50 tweezers at the settlement that dates from the 2nd to 4th century AD. English HeritageEnglish Heritage has said that the hair removal practices were just as routine for men as they were for women, noting that men who would engage in sports like wrestling would be expected to remove their body hair. Cameron Moffett, English Heritage Curator at Wroxeter Roman City, a new museum that opened last week, told The Times that you "had to have the look.

Persons: —, Cameron Moffett, Seneca, Moffet Organizations: Service, Heritage, English, Times, English Heritage Locations: Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire, England, Roman City, Wroxeter, Britain

☆ A pristine region of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep-sea mining contains 5,000 new marine species, say scientists
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists have discovered thousands of new species in an area of the Pacific Ocean. They found 5,578 species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a 1.7 million square mile region. Of the 5,578 new species discovered, around 88% to 92% were "new to science," the report says. An array of crustaceans found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. A discovery in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

Persons: —, Adrian Glover, Muriel Rabone, Glover Organizations: Service, Privacy, United States Department of, Natural Environment Research Council, Guardian, International, Authority Locations: Hawaii, Mexico, Clarion, Zone

☆ 'I'll have what they're having' — seagulls like to get a human's recommendation before they steal their food, research shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

New research found that seagulls mimic human food choices, which is why they steal your food. Research by the University of Sussex found gulls studied human behavior and applied the knowledge. But new research suggests that it is a sign of intelligence after scientists at a British university found that the birds mimic human food choices. He added that "gulls may be less likely to steal our food if we focus on reducing litter. That's because littering increases gulls' ability to learn about how our different food options and how they taste."

Persons: —, beachgoers, Paul Graham, Graham Organizations: Research, University of Sussex, Service Locations: British, England, Brighton

☆ Scientists have discovered over 5,000 new species in the Pacific Ocean, from sea cucumbers to 'gummy squirrels' — check them out
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists have discovered thousands of new species in an area of the Pacific Ocean. They found 5,578 species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a 1.7 million square mile region. Of the 5,578 new species discovered, around 88% to 92% were "new to science," the report says. The new species were found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), an area of the ocean floor between Hawaii and Mexico that spans 1.7 million square miles. A discovery in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

☆ New survey finds the lives of Chinese Americans are heavily impacted by racism and puts renewed focus on Asian hate crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A study by Columbia University spoke to 6,500 Chinese Americans. According to data from the Department of Commerce, 5.4 million Chinese Americans live in the US. The COVID-19 pandemic fuelled this surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans, with a study from the Anti-Defamation League finding that the pandemic corresponded with a rise in hate speech and harassment on social networks aimed at Asian Americans. The suspects in both shootings were later revealed to be Asian men, diminishing fears that the attacks were hate crimes, but advocates say the violence adds to the dread that Asian Americans have experienced the past several years. On May 2022, the Department of Justice released a new report to raise awareness of hate crimes during the pandemic, citing a "surge of hate crimes and hate incidents against Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities."

☆ A judge ruled that a school district could bar a student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at graduation — but she did it anyway
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A judge ruled that a school district could ban a student from wearing a flag sash at graduation. Naomi Peña Villasano attempted to sue Garfield County School District 16, citing free speech. Despite the ban, the 18-year-old high school student still wore the sash at the event. A federal judge had ruled that a local school district could bar a student from wearing the flag sash at her high school graduation, the Associated Press reported. In a Change.org petition, Peña Villasano wrote that "my high school administration and superintendent have said "no" twice.

☆ Lauren Boebert says President Biden's plan to fight antisemitism is a plot 'to go after conservatives'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Biden has announced a new plan to tackle record-high antisemitism in the USA. The White House responded: "If anyone finds opposition to hate threatening, they need to look inward." The gun-rights activist described the newly-announced "tactics" —which include encouraging social media companies to tackle antisemitism and to "build cross-community solidarity" — as "straight out of the USSR's playbook." In another Twitter response, White House press secretary Andrew Bates said, "Congresswoman Boebert is mistaken; antisemitism is not 'conservative' — it is evil." Bates added, "If anyone finds opposition to hate threatening, they need to look inward.

☆ Passenger says he was suffering job-loss stress when he pulled open a plane's emergency door mid-flight causing panic, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man who opened the door of a plane in mid-air said he "wanted to get off quickly." A South Korean news agency reported that the man also told police he felt "suffocated." The agency reported that the man, who was in his 30s, told police he felt "suffocated" and was struggling with stress after losing his job. Video footage of the incident showed wind roaring through the cabin as the door hung open while the plane was coming into to land, per Yonhap News Agency. Those sitting near the exit must have been shocked the most," the mother of one of the pupils told Yonhap.

☆ Bison calf euthanized after a Yellowstone visitor lifted it out of a river, causing the herd to reject it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Park rangers were forced to euthanize the animal after its herd rejected it, officials said. Visitors later reported seeing the calf follow cars and other people, the park service said. "Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd. The statement added that the newborn calf was not a good candidate for quarantine, as it would not have been able to care for itself. Human interference with wild animals can "drastically affect their well-being," the park service said, reiterating the importance of giving them space.

☆ The oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible that went missing for 600 years sells for a record $38 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An ancient Hebrew Bible has just sold at Sotheby's auction house in New York for $38 million. The ancient text, written in around 900 AD, is the most complete early copy of the Hebrew Bible. Hence, the auction house says the nearly 800-page Codex Sassoon is "definitively the most significant early biblical manuscript in private hands." It includes 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, divided into the Torah, or "Pentateuch," the Nevi'im, or "prophets," and the Ketuvim, or "writings." The Hebrew Bible is the basis for what Christians call the Old Testament.

☆ The NAACP has warned Black people planning to visit Gov. Ron DeSantis' Florida that they would be traveling to a 'hostile' environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Major civil rights organization issues a travel advisory for Black people planning to visit Florida. Ron DeSantis and his administration have overseen a swathe of controversial laws and policies. It took aim at "Governor Ron DeSantis' aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools." The travel advisory warns that those traveling to the state should be aware that "Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals." The advisory also described DeSantis and his Florida government as on a "seeming quest to silence African-American voices."

☆ Archaeologists discover a lost world of 417 ancient Mayans cities buried in remote jungle, connected by miles of 'superhighways,' WaPo reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists in Guatemala have discovered "the first freeway system in the world," The Washington Post reports. Archaeologists have found ancient Mayans built 417 cities interconnected by 110 miles of "superhighways." Historians to rethink what they know of ancient Mayan civilization. The findings have unveiled "a whole volume of human history that we've never known," he told the Post. It allowed the scientists to see ancient dams, reservoirs, pyramids, platforms, causeway networks, and even ball courts, per the study.

☆ A top Ukrainian commander fighting around Bakhmut says military experts who portray Russian soldiers as 'stupid and miserable' are wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Andriy Biletsky, of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, said Russian soldiers were not "stupid." Zelenskyy's office later made it clear that he had not meant that the city had fallen to Russian troops, the BBC reported. Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade in actionHelmet camera footage of Ukrainian fighters on the frontlines. @11Knuk123 Twitter screenshotMeanwhile, Ukraine said it had made advances on the flanks around Bakhmut, where Biletsky's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade has seen action. The British Ministry of Defence announced additional Russian troops had likely been deployed to Bakhmut to fight against Kyiv's advances.

☆ The Pentagon made a $3 billion accounting blunder that could mean the US can send more arms to Ukraine, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Pentagon overvalued the cost of weapons sent to Ukraine by $3 billion, Reuters reported. Biden's administration could now send more weapons without having to get budget approval from Congress. The error was caused by the Pentagon using replacement costs to value the arms. The accounting error could enable the Department of Defense to send more weapons to Ukraine without the Biden administration needing to get budget approval from Congress, Reuters reported. Of this, just over 43 billion euros, or around $46.5 billion, was for military support.

☆ Footage shows massive explosions and fireballs after a wave of Russian drones targeted a city in western Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Footage circulating on social media shows a massive explosion in the city of Khmelnytskyi. The Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration confirmed "critical infrastructure" had been hit. The Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration confirmed on Telegram that "critical infrastructure" had been hit in the attack on Friday night. A wave of 21 attack drones were fired at the city, according to reports. Local news outlets reported at least 21 civilians were injured, citing the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration.

☆ Twitter removes autocomplete function after it suggested shocking videos of cats and dogs being tortured and mass shootings
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter has removed the autocomplete function in its search bar following complaints. Users highlighted that it had started to suggest graphic videos of animal abuse and mass shootings. An expert told the BBC that Twitter's content moderation issues come down to job cuts. Twitter has removed the autocomplete function in its search bar after users flagged that it had started to recommend horrifying videos of animal abuse and mass shootings. Amarasingam suggested that the company no longer had the required staff to remove content or warn users about graphic content.

☆ Steve Bannon 'swatted' again. The right-wing commentator was live-broadcasting his 'War Room' podcast when the police raided his home.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Steve Bannon's podcast studio in Washington, DC, was raided live on air by police. Bannon said that this is not the first time he has been raided as a result of a "swatting" call. Listeners of Bannon's "War Room" podcast on Thursday heard a scuffle in the background before the host switched to an ad break. Speaking on his podcast, Bannon said that this is not the first time he has been raided due to a false call. A major study, in February, by the Brookings Institute reviewing the top US political podcasts found that conservative-leaning shows are vastly more likely to include misinformation — with Steve Bannon's "War Room" coming way ahead.

☆ Video shows explosive Israeli airstrike on an apartment block in Gaza, in 'targeted killing' of an Islamic Jihad commander
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Israeli airstrike killed a top leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). PIJ targeted the Jerusalem area with rocket attacks on Friday. Recent fighting has seen hundreds of strikes and rocket exchanges between Israel and Gaza militants. Iyad al-Hassani is the sixth PIJ leader to be killed by Israel this week. Since Tuesday, there have been large-scale missile and rocket exchanges between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.

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