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☆ Insider Today: Israel's next steps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementIn today's big story, we're looking at the latest developments in Israel's war with Hamas, including Israel's devastating airstrikes and a potentially complicated ground invasion of Gaza. What's on deck:Markets: Market experts detail how to cash in on an ailing bond market. Market experts detail how to cash in on an ailing bond market. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Israel war is also impacting another conflict: Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ The tightrope CEOs are walking is getting more precarious
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Practically, it's about so much more — and CEOs these days are being held accountable for more than profits. There's also the notion of social justice — which often sees CEOs encountering criticism when they speak up on culturally sensitive issues, or facing blowback if they stay silent. Brands like Disney, Target , Bud Lite and North Face face consequences for expressing a view, including boycotts, online protests, and threats of violence. It's OK to avoid constantly getting into the fray; instead, pick moments that enforce the company's values. When CEOs do decide to take a public stance, Eber said that their PR teams are there to help.

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☆ Orcas were spotted swimming unusually close to Massachusetts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two of the orcas shown swimming in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. A pod of orcas swims in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. A pod of orcas swims in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. A bottlenose dolphin swims in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. Mother and calf fin whales swim in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023.

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☆ Rare photos show a pod of orcas swimming 40 miles off the coast of Massachusetts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They said in a press release that it's "unusual" to see killer whales in the North Atlantic as their population is very small there. Two of the orcas shown swimming in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. A pod of orcas swims in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. A pod of orcas swims in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023. Mother and calf fin whales swim in the waters off Nantucket, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2023.

☆ Trump trashed the US military for becoming 'woke' a few hours after claiming he actually hates that term
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump spent some of Thursday complaining about calling things "woke." His objection — based on the idea that the term is poorly understood — did not last long. Later on Thursday he was back to using it liberally to trash the US military. He said: "I don't like the term 'woke' because I hear 'woke, woke, woke' — you know, it's like just a term they use, half the people can't even define it, they don't know what it is." Some things he has called woke:Meanwhile on Thursday, DeSantis' campaign was distracted by his inconsistent pronunciation of his surname.

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☆ Disney scrapping a $1 billion campus in Florida could screw over adjacent developers banking on it to build their own projects: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Disney's decision to scrap its $1 billion campus could affect projects nearby. CoStar Group told The Wall Street Journal that thousands of homes were built after Disney announced its campus in 2021. However, the development group that owns the land says that Disney's decision will not affect it. Hundreds of employees set to work at the new campus had already moved to Lake Nona before Disney announced they would be abandoning the plan. They also told the Journal that 95% of the multifamily housing at Lake Nona is currently being occupied.

☆ The DeSantis administration's ban on AP African American studies 'is eroding traditional public education' in Florida, state school board member says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"It just feels like there's an erosion of democracy," a school board member told Insider. Ron DeSantis' administration banned the teaching of Advanced Placement African American Studies classes in Florida schools this week. Hillsborough County School Board member Jessica Vaughn, who represents District 3 in Tampa, told Insider the decision made her feel "extremely upset and horrified, but not surprised." I mean, aside from the erosion of traditional public education, it just feels like there's an erosion of democracy," Vaughn told Insider. DeSantis' office, the College Board, and the Florida Department of Education did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Ron Klain says Putin using a nuclear weapon is 'not impossible to imagine' and Biden is preparing for the possibility, book
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biden is preparing in case Putin decides to use nuclear weapons, his chief of staff said in October. Biden is "'very focused on being prepared in case Putin does it, and trying to figure out what we can do to deter him,'" Ron Klain said. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told author Chris Whipple, in an October interview, that the prospect isn't outside the realm of possibility. "Those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction," Putin said at the time. "People argue that we should not escalate and should be wary of doing things that further provoke Putin," Johnson said.

Here are 12 of the weirdest and most fascinating animal behaviors scientists spotted in 2022. Here are 12 bizarre and amazing things animals were spotted doing, some of which had never been seen before. It turned out that at least 12 species of primates had been reported doing so, a review published in the Journal of Zoology in October found. A dolphin swallowed 8 venomous sea snakesA sea snake (indicated with pink arrow), moments before it is captured and eaten by a Navy dolphin. Though animals have often been spotted using tools, these usually are used to give the animal a clear survival advantage.

☆ Elon Musk says he'll release details about 'what really happened with the Hunter Biden story suppression by Twitter'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk says he's releasing details on Twitter's "suppression" of a story about Hunter Biden's laptop. ET on what he says was Twitter's "suppression" of a controversial story about Hunter Biden's laptop before the 2020 election when the site was under different ownership. Last month, Musk tweeted that making public internal discussions about decisions regarding the story "is necessary to restore public trust." Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, asked Musk for these documents in October as part of their investigation into Hunter Biden's business dealings. No evidence to date has suggested that Hunter Biden's work influenced his father's policy decisions.

☆ Ill-equipped Russian soldiers with only days of training are dying in combat: 'these guys are just literally cannon fodder'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's military has made it a priority to quickly recoup the number of soldiers it has to fight. Mobilization efforts have resulted in soldiers with little training being sent to the front lines. Some of these recruits had less than 10 days of training, the Times reported. "They are giving them at best basics and at worst nothing and throwing them into combat, which suggests that these guys are just literally cannon fodder," William Alberque, a specialist in the Russian armed forces, told the Times. One user on social media claimed Russian soldiers were living in "inhumane conditions" and had to provide themselves with food, the Times reported.

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