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☆ US Air Force's F-22 Raptors lost to German Eurofighters in mock dogfights, but the verdict on the superior jet isn't as simple
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Hollings | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets fly during a media day. Piroschka van de Wouw/ReutersDespite their generational differences, the F-22 Raptor and Eurofighter Typhoon actually have a number of things in common. A German air force Eurofighter Typhoon taxis toward the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska before departing for a combat-training mission, June 11, 2012. So what's the verdict between the F-22 Raptor and Eurofighter Typhoon? A composite image showing a German air force Eurofighter Typhoon jet and a US Air Force F-22 Raptor.

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☆ Michael Pollan says broccoli is better than any supplement — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt's no secret that Michael Pollan loves plants. The author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" knows that vegetables aren't just great diet staples. "It's much better to get your vitamins from food," Pollan told Business Insider, ahead of the release of his latest food system documentary, Food, Inc. 2 (out Friday, April 12). Advertisement"When they identified this compound," Pollan said, "and then they put it in a supplement, it did not have the same effect." AdvertisementPollan pops one supplement: a multivitaminChris Rogers/Getty ImagesIn addition to his veggie-rich diet, Pollan does take a multivitamin, "but that's it," he said.

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☆ Colorful nails are out. It's all about the 'no-manicure' manicure right now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLike any other beauty trend, manicure styles come in and out of fashion. But in 2024, nail looks are getting much simpler as people gravitate toward "no-manicure" manicures. AdvertisementFor some, this means wearing no polish on well-buffed nails, while others are swapping their long acrylics for a shorter style nail with muted polish. 'No-manicure' manicures can save people time and moneyThe trend also coincides with high inflation rates and skyrocketing costs of living. AdvertisementIt's much easier to create the "no-manicure" manicure than to apply acrylics or gel extensions at home, which makes the trend even more appealing.

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☆ Tesla Cyberbeast auction hits $250,000 with only hours left to bid— take a look
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Jordan Hart | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A souped-up Tesla Cyberbeast is up for auction on Sotheby's Motorsport. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. A Foundation series Cyberbeast is up for auction at Sotheby's Motorsport, and the window to place a bid is only hours away from closing. A week later, bids are topping out at $250,000 during the final hours of the auction. In a previous auction, one reseller was able to auction off their Cybertruck to a Porsche dealer for $244,500 — more than double the sticker price.

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☆ The symbolism in Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album has fans talking
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Beyoncé knows how to get people talking, and her new album “Cowboy Carter,” had tongues wagging long before its release date on March 29. “Cowboy Carter” is the much-anticipated followup to her 2022 album “Renaissance” and her 2016 album “Lemonade,” both of which injected the culture with paradigm-shifting art and symbolism. This is Black American culture.”“Beyoncé’s album cover makes complete sense to Black Texans” guest columnist Taylor Crumpton wrote for Bloomberg. Of course, a new Beyoncé album is bound to ignite all sorts of conversations. The discourse is part of the experience as much as any cowboy hat, and “Cowboy Carter” is already taking fans to school.

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☆ Why some Christians are angry about Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

He says things like the “God Bless America” Bible overlook the many, many Christians who do not agree with Trump’s politics or the blending of patriotism with faith. He was among the imprint’s writers who tried to discourage them from publishing the “God Bless the USA” Bible when the idea was first introduced. “I am reminded of how we closed every Marine Corps boot camp chapel service with Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA’,” he told CNN. The FAQ section of the “God Bless America” Bible website clarifies that no proceeds from the sales of the Bible will go towards Trump’s presidential campaign. CNN has reached out to EliteSource Pro, the marketing company behind the “God Bless the USA” Bible, for more information.

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☆ Forget supplements — 3 daily habits have a much bigger impact on extending your lifespan
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Getting enough good sleep is also critical for healthy aging and repair. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Some of the very first rigorous and independent placebo-controlled trials of longevity supplements are just getting underway. Here are the three most important things you can do for healthy aging right now. Diego Cervo/Shutterstock"I would say move, most importantly," Dr. Andrea Maier, a leading healthy aging and supplements researcher at the National University of Singapore, said during the conference.

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☆ Sorry, boys — F1 is for the girls now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

There's been one female team principal, and only two female drivers have officially qualified for a race in the sport's history. In 1975, Lella Lombardi, nicknamed the "F1 Female Trailblazer," became the first and only woman to score points in a Grand Prix. In November 2022, F1 Group CEO Stefano Domenicali said that about 40% of F1 fans were female, an 8% increase from 2017. Advertisement'If a girl gets something wrong, they know absolutely nothing'The new wave of F1 fans hasn't always met with open arms. Courtesy of Neha SridharLike Jung, Sridhar runs an F1 TikTok account, though hers leans toward the tech side of things.

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☆ Opinion: Jon Stewart’s brilliant return
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Opinion Bill Carter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images Stewart waves goodbye backstage after taping the last episode of "The Jon Stewart Show" in 1995. M. Caulfield/WireImage/Getty Images Stewart appears on an episode of CNN's "Crossfire" with Paul Begala, left, and Tucker Carlson in 2004. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Stewart signs an autograph on the Emmys red carpet in 2009. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Stewart appears on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in 2019. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Getty Images Stewart smiles as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks by him on Capitol Hill in 2019.

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☆ Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But what happened to the four Secret Service agents they bamboozled? But the remaining two are still working as Secret Service agents "after discipline," Mihalek said. But the pair's ability to trick four Secret Service agents was no laughing matter. But at least one of the other Secret Service agents had his location tracked while working. AdvertisementRegardless, it's a bad look, former Secret Service agents told Business Insider.

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 22 points and Lauren Betts added 20 as fifth-ranked UCLA overcame an early nine-point deficit to beat third-ranked Colorado 76-68 Friday night in the first top-five matchup in the country this season. The crowd of 11,338 was a record for a women's game at Colorado and represented the team's first sellout since March 17, 1995. Colorado: Frida Formann went in to shoot the free throw when Sherrod fell hard after getting fouled on a layup. While Sherrod went to the bench briefly, Formann nailed the free throw that put Colorado ahead 32-24. ... C Charlotte Whittaker, who made her first 3-pointer in three years in the Buffs' victory over Stanford on Sunday, nailed another in the second quarter against the Bruins.

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☆ A man who lives on a tranquil Scottish island with 60 people and no cars says there are 3 mistakes tourists should avoid when they visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAfter three decades on the island, Melville says he and his wife are preparing to relocate to the nearby town of Oban to be closer to family. Reflecting on his time on the island, Melville said he'd miss the "peace and quiet" that came with living so close to the water, as well as the surrounding natural scenery. The championships usually bring in between 600 and 900 visitors from across the world, Melville said. The island is accessible via a small ferry from Seil, another island that's connected to the mainland by a bridge. "And they'll look at this 21-foot open boat with seats on it, and the ferryman says, 'This is the ferry,'" Melville said.

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☆ Opinion: Bill Belichick and Nick Saban were the kind of coaches I tell my therapist about
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Opinion Jeff Pearlman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Under his leadership, Belichick took an organization that never sniffed a Super Bowl title and made it a regular occurrence. Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images Belichick, right, coaches alongside New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells during a playoff game in 1984. Jim Rogash/Getty Images Belichick watches from the sideline as his team plays the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 Super Bowl. Tom Pennington/Getty Images Belichick presents President Donald Trump with an official Super Bowl helmet at the White House in 2017. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Belichick leaves the field after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in December 2023.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Warley scored 19 points, Jamir Watkins had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Florida State beat No. Florida State (4-1) extended its NCAA record to 14 consecutive overtime victories. Florida State scored the opening nine points of overtime, highlighted by Baba Miller’s steal and fast-break dunk. Green added 12 points and De’Ante Green had 10 points for Florida State, which defeated UNLV in the semifinals. Florida State called a timeout with 18.3 seconds left before Watkins drove the baseline and threw an errant pass as time expired.

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☆ ‘The Hesitant Fiancée’s’ 19th-century eye-roll is connecting with fed-up women on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She’s “The Hesitant Fiancée,” the eponymous subject of the painter Auguste Toulmouche’s 1866 painting. Toulmouche wasn’t a feminist painter, but his work speaks to women todayToulmouche painted scenes of elegant, wealthy French women in domestic settings, often chronicling their romantic exploits. The seated woman in "The Hesitant Fiancée" has inspired TikTok users to create memes based on their own eye roll-worthy moments when they had to swallow their anger. Auguste Toulmouche/From WikipediaWhile Toulmouche was “by no means a painter of feminist art,” Brown said, the women in his paintings are interpreted today as slyly subversive. “Read as a narrative that unfolds across the two works, it looks like the young woman from ‘Forbidden Fruit’ knows what’s about to happen to her.”‘The Hesitant Fiancée’ is courting TikTok fansThe revival of “The Hesitant Fiancée” has been centuries in the making.

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WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted each other with a warm handshake Wednesday as they met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. The two leaders last spoke a year ago, and since then, already fraught ties between the nations have been further strained. Biden and Xi were speaking behind closed doors at the Filoli Historic House and Garden, which features a Georgian revival-style mansion and a formal, English Renaissance-style garden. The pair opened their face-to-face meeting in the San Francisco Bay area with a solid handshake. The two leaders made the comments Wednesday after shaking hands in their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year.

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☆ Elon Musk is getting his own movie. Here's who could play him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk – the world's richest person – is getting his very own biopic. Movie buffs are already speculating about who could play the controversial billionaire. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk, the world's richest person, is finally getting his own movie. The film will apparently be based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Musk published earlier this year. AdvertisementAdvertisementPeople are already speculating about who could play the controversial billionaire, with Reddit threads and social media buzzing with suggestions.

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☆ Whoever ends up playing Elon Musk could be bound for Oscar glory
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk, attends a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Maybe the hottest question in Hollywood right now is: Who will play Elon Musk? Earlier this year, Brendan Fraser won best actor for his role as a reclusive and depressed professor in Aronofsky's "The Whale," while Hong Chau received a best supporting actress nomination. In 2011, Natalie Portman won best actress for the director's psychological ballet drama "Black Swan." Before that, Ellen Burstyn was nominated for best actress in 2001 for Aronofsky's disturbing drug-addiction drama "Requiem for a Dream."

Persons: Elon Musk, Elon, Walter Isaacson's, Tesla, Darren Aronofsky, Aronofsky, Oscar, Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, Natalie Portman, Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Ellen Burstyn Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Artificial Intelligence, ?, NBC News Locations: Washington ,, Hollywood, Hong

☆ Morning Bid: 'Not confident' Powell drags markets lower
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Since the Fed left rates unchanged last week, markets had increasingly grown confident that the peak in U.S. rates was in sight. But up stepped Powell to squash any hopes of an impending rate cut. "[The Fed] is committed to achieving a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation down to 2% over time," Powell said. That led stocks lower, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) skidding 1% to their lowest in a week. The rise in yields boosted the dollar, which is headed for its best week against the yen in three months.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Kevin Lamarque, Ankur Banerjee, Powell, Christine Lagarde, Walt Disney, policymaker Joachim Nagel, SNB's Thomas Moser, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Monetary Fund's, REUTERS, Ankur, European bourses, Treasury, Industrial, Commercial Bank of China's, U.S . Treasury, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Asia, Pacific, Japan, European, U.S, Commercial Bank of China's U.S, Norway, Sweden

Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693. Another accused Boston witch, known as Goodwife Ann Glover or Goody Glover, was hanged in the city in 1688. Jane Swift signed a bill exonerating five women executed during the witch trials in Salem. Nineteen were hanged during the Salem witch trials while a 20th victim was pressed to death. Johnson is believed to be the last accused Salem witch to have her conviction set aside.

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☆ It Might Be Time to Consider Timisoara
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Andy Trincia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Families stroll and savor gelato cones as bike couriers whiz by. Pensioners relax on benches near manicured flower beds while earbud-wearing hipsters walk dogs and children chase pigeons by a fountain laden with bronze fish. The scene in Victory Square in Timisoara, Romania, is quintessentially European — modern meets Old World. Romanians and history buffs know Timisoara for its leading role in the bloody Romanian revolution in December 1989, when local protests set off a nationwide wave that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. As I gaze at vibrant Victory Square, it’s hard to envision 100,000 anti-Communist protesters crammed together during those fateful days.

Persons: Nicolae Ceausescu Organizations: Pensioners, National Opera House, Metropolitan Orthodox Cathedral, Communist Locations: Timisoara, Romania

☆ Thousands flock to Trinity Site for first time since ‘Oppenheimer’ release
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —“Oppenheimer” may have given the Trinity Site a boost of fame this summer, but for many history buffs, making a pilgrimage to the area is a journey years in the making. Nearly 4,000 people flocked to the Trinity Site this past Saturday, according to the White Sand Missile Range Public Affairs Office, waiting hours to visit the infamous ground zero, where the first atomic bomb was detonated. In total, that’s about six hours — all just to see the Trinity Site, a goal he’s had for years. Visitors tour the Trinity Site on October 21. Jim Cutler/White Sands Test Center Material Test DirectorateTise, who completed his first visit this year, called the experience “sobering.”“The Trinity test helped win World War II and saved countless American lives.

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders doesn’t want anyone sleeping on what's happening with his reconstructed Colorado Buffaloes. Who wants to stay up until 8 o'clock for a darn game?” Sanders said on his weekly radio show. When the Buffaloes (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) played Colorado State on Sept. 16 — kickoff was at 8:21 p.m. Mountain — the game didn’t finish until 12:25 a.m. One thing Sanders is a fan of: Stanford (1-4, 0-3) and first-year Cardinal coach Troy Taylor. Colorado boasts five of the eight top-watched college football games this season in terms of viewership, according to research provided from the school.

Persons: — Deion Sanders, isn't, “, ” Sanders, Mark Johnson, Sanders, It's, God we’re, Cardinal, Troy Taylor, Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Lil Wayne, Terrell Owens, Kevin Garnett, ” Taylor, they’ve Organizations: Colorado Buffaloes, It's, Buffaloes, Stanford, Folsom, Colorado State, Washington State, Buffs, Rams, ESPN, Colorado, AP Locations: BOULDER, Colo, Southern California, Colorado

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and No. 10 Oregon emphatically slammed the brakes on Coach Prime's “Cinderella story,” routing No. But the Ducks' defense sacked Shedeur Sanders on third down, pushing him back 16 years, and Colorado again was forced to punt. Colorado avoided the shutout with Shedeur Sanders' a 6-yard pass to Michael Harrison. Colorado had minus-33 rushing yards in the half — due in part by Oregon’s four sacks on Shedeur Sanders — and just 35 for the game.

Persons: — Bo Nix, Prime's, Dan Lanning, Deion Sanders, ” Lanning, Troy Franklin, Sanders, Phil Knight, Terrell Owens, Nix, Shedeur Sanders, “, Noah Wittington, Casey Kelly, Franklin, Jordan James, Michael Harrison, Travis Hunter, Hunter, Shedeur Sanders — Organizations: Ducks, Oregon, TCU, Colorado State, Nike, NFL, Autzen, Colorado, The Buffaloes, Buffaloes, Southern California, Stanford, AP Locations: EUGENE, Oregon, Colorado, TCU , Nebraska, . Oregon

☆ Why History Buffs and Crime Drama Fans Flock to ‘Legal London’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Reggie Nadelson | Photography Ayesha Kazim For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ON A LATE summer day at Noble Rot, a restaurant and wine bar on Central London’s Lamb’s Conduit Street, I met one of England’s most distinguished legal professionals for lunch. Helena Kennedy, KC (indicating King’s Counsel, the most senior ranking of barristers, or trial attorneys) sipped Champagne and glanced at the next table where another barrister had draped his black gown over a spare chair. He had just started on a second bottle of Bordeaux.

Persons: Noble, Helena Kennedy, sipped Organizations: KC Locations: glanced, Bordeaux

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