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☆ Kate Middleton will be hospitalized for up to 2 weeks after surgery, Kensington Palace announces
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewKate Middleton, The Princess of Wales, will be sidelined for at least 10 days after having abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace announced on Instagram on Wednesday. Kensington Palace said the surgery was planned and happened on Tuesday. Advertisement"Kensington Palace will, therefore, only provide updates on Her Royal Highness' progress when there is significant new information to share," the statement said. Kensington Palace didn't provide additional comment to Business Insider. Advertisement"The Princess of Wales wishes to apologize to all those concerned for the fact that she has to postpone her upcoming engagements," Kensington Palace said.

Persons: —, Kate Middleton, The, Wales, Princess, Kate, Prince William Organizations: Service, Instagram, Business Locations: Kensington

☆ Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has died, the Supreme Court announced. AdvertisementFormer Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who became the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died on Friday, the high court announced. Before her tenure on the nation's top court, O'Connor served as the Republican leader of the Arizona Senate. O'Connor retired from the Supreme Court in 2005O'Connor announced her retirement in 2005 after her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 25, 2012 in Washington, DC.

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☆ Miami won't let police officers take off of work on Tuesday as it prepares for Trump's court date, the Washington Post reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Plainclothes detectives have also been asked to wear their uniforms, the Washington Post reported. The Post reported that plainclothes detectives have been ordered to wear uniforms in case they're deployed on Tuesday, too. According to The Post, officials have heightened security around the Miami federal courthouse ahead of Trump's arraignment. At 2024 presidential campaign events over the weekend, Trump called the indictment "ridiculous" and "baseless," the Associated Press reported. The Post reported that there are plans for pro-Trump rallies outside the Miami courthouse on Tuesday, one of which seems to be organized by the Proud Boys' local branch.

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☆ Chief Justice John Roberts listed two vacation homes on two different continents in his real estate income disclosures while Elena Kagan listed a parking spot in DC
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chief Justice Roberts' report revealed he rented out properties in Ireland and Maine. A report for Justice Elena Kagan revealed she rented out a parking spot in Washington, DC. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Elena Kagan both earned extra income by renting out properties — though the properties are vastly different. According to Roberts' report, shared online by SCOTUSblog, Roberts rented out cottages in Ireland's Limerick County and Maine's Knox County. Kagan, meanwhile, rented out a parking space at a building in Washington, DC, according to her report, also shared by SCOTUSblog.

Persons: Justice Roberts, Elena Kagan, —, John Roberts, Roberts, Kagan, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Thomas, Alito, Harlan Crow Organizations: Supreme, Service, SCOTUSblog, NPR Locations: Ireland, Maine, Washington ,, Ireland's Limerick County, Maine's Knox County, Washington , DC, New York

☆ George Santos says the people backing up his bond are family members who will bail on him if their names are publicly released
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Santos' lawyer asked a federal judge not to release the names of the people backing Santos' bond. Santos' lawyer says family members would likely abandon Santos if their names are made public. In a court filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, attorney Joseph Murray asked District Court Judge Joanna Seybert to block the names of Santos' guarantors from being released. Murray said that Santos and his staff have faced a "media frenzy and hateful attacks" since Santos was indicted. Insider is among a coalition of news organizations seeking the names of the bond suretors.

Persons: Santos, —, George Santos, representative's, Joseph Murray, Joanna Seybert, Anne Shields —, Santos —, Defendant, Murray, Seybert Organizations: Service, Court, Eastern, of, Prosecutors Locations: of New York

☆ Meet Waltine Nauta, Trump's 'Diet Coke valet' who's now his co-defendant on federal charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One of Trump's aides has been named as a co-defendant in Trump's recent federal indictment. Waltine Nauta, Trump's body man who brought him Diet Coke, has been charged with six counts. New York Magazine's Intelligencer reported that Nauta was Trump's "Diet Coke valet," the person who brought Trump a soda whenever he needed one in the White House's Oval Office. According to the Washington Post, Nauta would also bring Trump anything else he needed. He worked in the White House mess hall before becoming a valet, The Post reported.

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☆ Judge Aileen Cannon may have been appointed by Trump, but he'll turn on her if she ever sides against him during his criminal case, former prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The judge likely overseeing the case is Judge Aileen Cannon, whom Trump appointed. Former prosecutors say Trump could turn on Cannon if she ever sides against him in the case. But former prosecutors told Insider that even though Trump appointed Cannon, he could still turn on her if she ever sides against him in the case. Bederow told Insider that Trump will probably initially see Cannon being assigned to the case as a "good thing" — up until "something goes against him." Trump has not yet spoken out about Cannon likely being assigned the case.

Persons: Trump, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, —, Donald Trump, Mark Bederow, Bederow, Duncan Levin, Levin Organizations: of Justice, Service, US, Manhattan District, Department, White, Southern District of, Attorney's Locations: Florida, Lago, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Manhattan

☆ Clarence Thomas wrote a scathing, nearly 50-page dissent about why the Supreme Court should have gutted voting rights
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas dissented in Thursday's 5-4 ruling on Allen v. Milligan. Thursday's ruling found that Alabama violated the Voting Rights Act's ban on racial gerrymandering. The surprise ruling prevented the court from gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, both conservatives, joined the Supreme Court's liberal-leaning justices in the ruling. Thomas said he's "long been convinced" that the Voting Rights Act only regulates voters' ability to actually get to the ballot or cast it.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Milligan, Thursday's, —, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Thomas, he's Organizations: Allen, Service, Black, Supreme, Republicans, Alabama Locations: Thursday's, Alabama

☆ DeSantis' campaign apparently used AI-created fake images showing Trump and Fauci hugging and kissing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

DeSantis' campaign shared images of Trump and Fauci hugging in a Twitter video on June 5. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign appears to feature AI-generated fake images of former President Donald Trump and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci hugging and kissing. DeSantis, DeSantis' campaign, and Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. AI-generated images have circulated in the political sphere for months. In February, Trump shared a parody AI-generated video of DeSantis and Elon Musk speaking with Adolf Hitler.

Persons: DeSantis, Trump, —, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Fauci, ake, hotos, Organizations: AFP, Service, Florida Gov, White House, Trump, DeSantis Locations: usk

☆ A crocodile makes history with the first-ever virgin birth of its species, researchers say. But none of the 14 eggs hatched much to scientists' disappointment.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Researchers said the 18-year-old crocodile who lived alone laid 14 eggs. DNA from the fetus and the 18-year-old crocodile matched, researchers said, adding that the fetus lacked paternal genes. In other words, this solidifies the researcher's virgin birth hypothesis. Warren Booth, an entomologist at Virginia Tech University, told The BBC that virgin births are common in animals that descend from dinosaurs. He told The BBC that there likely hadn't been a recorded virgin birth among crocodiles before this because most people weren't specifically looking for it.

Persons: —, Warren Booth, Warren Organizations: Service, Parque Reptilandia, Virginia Tech University, BBC Locations: Costa Rica

☆ Florida GOP lawmaker says the anti-immigration law he backed is causing a 'major problem' as migrant families are leaving the state
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida GOP lawmaker said the anti-immigration law he backed was supposed to tell new immigrants to "stay out." But now migrant families are fleeing the state, and it's a "big problem" for farmers and tourism, Rep. Rick Roth said. "The bill has a lot of negative consequences that I'm trying to mitigate," Florida Rep. Rick Roth told Insider. During the meeting, Roth told constituents that migrants have started moving to Georgia and other states. Roth told Insider that the bill came straight from Gov.

Persons: Rick Roth, Roth, —, Alina Garcia, Juan Fernandez Barquin, Thomas Kennedy, they're, WPTV, Garcia, Kennedy, Ron DeSantis, Fernandez Barquin, DeSantis Organizations: Florida GOP, Twitter, Service, CBS News, New, Gov Locations: Florida, Hialeah , Florida, Georgia, New Republic

☆ A federal judge says she'll reveal who is backing George Santos' bond, but she's giving the GOP lawmaker one last chance to appeal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge plans to release the names of the people who backed George Santos' bond. She said she's giving Santos until noon Friday to appeal her decision. Santos' lawyer begged the judge not to identify his guarantors in a letter on Monday. Shields said Santos and his lawyers have until noon on Friday to appeal her ruling. In a letter to Shields on Monday, Santos, through his lawyer Joseph Murray, begged the judge not to identify his guarantors.

Persons: George Santos, she's, Santos, —, Anne Shields, Shields, Joseph Murray, Murray Organizations: Service, GOP, Court, Eastern, of, Prosecutors Locations: Santos, of New York

☆ The family of a Florida GOP megadonor was on board the private plane that sparked NORAD to scramble fighter jets before crashing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Millionaire John Rumpel said his family was aboard the plane that crashed in Virginia. The private jet flew over Washington DC — causing the military to scramble fighter jets — before crashing. Florida Today reported that Rumpel's wife, Barbara Rumpel, spoke about the plane crash on a Facebook post about a National Rifle Association-related event. The New York Post reported that Barbara and John Rumpel are longtime GOP supporters and made a $250,000 donation to the Trump Victory PAC in 2020. Barbara Rumpel is also an executive committee member of the NRA Women's Leadership Forum, the New York Post reported.

Persons: Millionaire John Rumpel, —, John Rumpel, Barbara Rumpel, Barbara Organizations: Washington DC, Service, GOP, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Encore Motors, Washington Post, New York Times, Cessna, Times, Florida Today, National Rifle Association, The New York Post, Trump Victory PAC, NRA, Leadership, New York Post, Federal Aviation Administration, Associated Press, National Transportation Safety Locations: Virginia, Florida, Washington, DC, Melbourne, East Hampton , New York, North Carolina, Brevard County , Florida

☆ Russia bragged that it easily defeated a Ukrainian tank attack, but even pro-Russia bloggers say the battle didn't go well
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's defense ministry bragged that its troops defeated a Ukraine attack over the weekend. One said the situation was "becoming more and more disturbing with each passing hour," the Kyiv Independent reported. The defense ministry said its military took down 16 tanks, 21 armored combat vehicles, and 250 Ukrainian troops. But pro-Russia bloggers described a more dire situation for Russia in the Donetsk region, the Kyiv Independent reported. Blogger Alexander Khodakovsky said Ukraine had "suppressed" Russian communications and put Russian troops in a "difficult position," the Kyiv Independent reported.

Persons: —, Alexander Khodakovsky, Semen Pegov Organizations: Kyiv Independent, Service, Reuters, Kyiv Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Donetsk Oblast, Donetsk, Kyiv, Velyka Novosilka

☆ A Ukrainian drone maker said they're building drones that can carry out surprise attacks to target Russia's 'very expensive' equipment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Drone maker Valeriy Borovyk told CNN that he's building "very stealthy" drones for Ukraine. He said the drones can be used to carry out surprise attacks on "very expensive" Russian equipment. He told CNN that his team is developing some long-range drones, as well. Drone maker Valeriy Borovyk told CNN that he calls the drones "Vidsyich," which is Ukrainian for "repel." "We mostly concentrate [our attacks] on very expensive [Russian] equipment," he told CNN.

Persons: Valeriy Borovyk, —, James Patton Rogers, Mia Jankowicz, Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov Organizations: CNN, Service, UK's Royal United Services Institute, University of Southern, Digital Transformation, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, University of Southern Denmark

☆ Ukraine hosted a drone-building competition to see what new tech could make a difference in the war against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine hosted a drone-building competition to find new tech to use against Russia, CNN reported. The competition took place outside Kyiv and featured unmanned-drone makers from across the globe. "Every few weeks, we conduct various studies, see what is happening in this direction, look for new drone developers, study the results," Fedorov told CNN. Drones have been a major part of the war on both sides since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Fedorov told CNN that first-person-view drones have been a "game-changer" for Ukraine and that the country is also developing some longer-range drones.

Persons: —, Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov, Jake Epstein Organizations: Russia, CNN, Service, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Digital Transformation, Army Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia

☆ Trump's lawyers can't find the classified document he talked about keeping from the White House, CNN reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump's lawyers didn't find a classified document that he had said he kept from the White House, CNN reported. Sources told CNN in a report published in May that the document detailed a "potential attack on Iran." The sources told CNN that Trump's lawyers had handed over material related to the document — but not the document itself — when responding to a federal subpoena. Two people familiar with the situation also told the New York Times that Trump's lawyers were unable to find the document. In the recording, Trump acknowledged keeping the document after leaving the White House, the sources told CNN.

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☆ Alexei Navalny is amusing himself by demanding a kangaroo, nunchucks, and a bottle of moonshine from his penal colony wardens
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Alexey Navalny said he's amusing himself in prison by making demands to his penal colony wardens. Navalny said he has asked for moonshine, a kangaroo, a megaphone, and more. Navalny, who is serving 11-and-a-half years in a penal colony in Russia, said all of his requests have been denied so far. As for knowing the service dogs' names, Navalny said penal colony staff told him that if he learned their names, he could befriend them and "use that for an escape." As for his request for a kangaroo, Navalny said officials told him double-crested marsupials are "prohibited by the SHIZO."

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Navalny, Vladimir Putin, — Organizations: Service Locations: Russia

☆ US Secretary of State Blinken said Russia claimed it had the 2nd-best military in the world, but now 'many see Russia's military as the 2nd-strongest in Ukraine'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Blinken said in a speech on Friday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "strategic failure." "Today, many see Russia's military as the second strongest in Ukraine," he said. "The Kremlin often claimed it had the second strongest military in the world — and many believed it," Blinken said in a speech in Helsinki, Finland. "Today, many see Russia's military as the second strongest in Ukraine." In the speech, Blinken called Russia's war against Ukraine a "strategic failure" that had diminished "Russia's military, economic and diplomatic power, and its influence for years to come."

Persons: Blinken, —, Antony Blinken, Wagner Organizations: Service, Ukraine, intel, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Helsinki, Finland

☆ Photos show SpaceX's Starship rocket blew a crater into its launchpad and flung concrete chunks hundreds of feet during liftoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

SpaceX's Starship blew a huge hole in its launchpad during takeoff last week and scattered debris. Members of the public walk through a debris field around the Starship launchpad at SpaceX's facilities near Boca Chica, Texas. It was also missing a water-deluge system, which helps further reduce energy blast around the launch site during liftoff. Rocks and other debris fly around remote cameras as SpaceX’s Starship lifts off atop its Super Heavy booster for the first time. Last week's flight was the first time SpaceX launched a Starship rocket on top of it its Super Heavy booster.

☆ Ukraine attacked Russia's main naval base in Crimea with exploding sea drones, the city's Russian governor said
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia says Ukrainian sea drones attacked its main naval base in Crimea on Monday morning. The Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea said the attack happened at 3:30 a.m.No one was injured in the attack, and Ukrainian officials have not commented on it. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea, said on Telegram Monday morning that the attack on the naval base in Sevastopol started at 3:30 a.m. Russian officials have accused Ukraine of carrying out multiple attacks on Sevastopol since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. In July, Russia claimed a drone attack on its Black Sea fleet headquarters in Sevastopol injured six people.

☆ Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany Mahomes has built her own sports empire as a professional soccer player, part owner of a women's soccer team, and a fitness guru
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is celebrating his latest win with his wife Brittany. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick in the first round of the NFL Draft in April 2017. Her team won its league in September 2017, according to her Instagram, and by October 2017 she was in Kansas City. I think the people are what we love the most about Kansas City," Mahomes said. He took the Chiefs to their second-consecutive Super Bowl in February 2021, though the team lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

☆ Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany Mahomes has built her own sports empire as a professional soccer player, part owner of a women's soccer team, and a fitness guru
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is celebrating his latest win with his wife Brittany. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick in the first round of the NFL Draft in April 2017. She also became a part owner of Kansas City's women's soccer team when the National Women's Soccer League expanded to the city in 2020. I think the people are what we love the most about Kansas City," Mahomes said. On Sunday, Mahomes led the Chiefs to victory against the Bengals to secure a slot in the 2023 Super Bowl.

William Barr said in his confirmation hearings to become Trump's attorney general, that he might recuse himself on overseeing matters related to Epstein. A photo from 2000 shows Trump, Melania Trump (then Melania Knauss), Epstein, and Maxwell at the resort together. The photo at the top of the page is of the two together in Palm Beach in 1997. The entry for Donald Trump as it appears in Jeffrey Epstein's "black book" that was published by Gawker in 2015. The complaint, brought against Trump and Epstein, alleged that the victim attended multiple parties at Epstein's residence in the summer of 1994, that Trump also attended.

☆ Trump claimed that the California wildfires were fueled by trees that 'explode'
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-15 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Donald Trump said during a briefing on Monday that "explosive trees" may have helped fuel the record-breaking wildfires. Trump has argued that wildfires could be eliminated if forests were cleaned of dead trees, leaves, and debris. AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump said during a briefing on Monday that "explosive" trees helped fuel California's record-breaking wildfires. He claimed that dry trees can "just explode" — part of a longtime argument he's made that wildfires could be eliminated if forests were cleared of dead trees and debris. With — as they say — more explosive trees than we have in California."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, he's, we're, Wade Crowfoot, Chris Field Organizations: Service, Fox, Trump, Stanford Woods Institute for, Associated Press Locations: Europe, California, West Coast, Washington

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