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President Biden told a group of Democratic governors on Wednesday that he was staying in the 2024 campaign, as the group peppered the president with questions about the path forward after Mr. Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week. After the meeting, a handful of governors spoke with reporters outside the White House, with one, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, declaring, “President Joe Biden is in it to win it, and all of us said we pledged our support to him.”Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, said: “He has had our backs through Covid, through all of the recovery, all of the things that have happened. The governors have his back, and we’re working together just to make very, very clear on that.”But he added, “A path to victory in November is the No.

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☆ Ukraine is killing Russian missiles with hand-me-down air defense weapons the US retired decades ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainians are using an American-made air-defense system that the US retired from service more than two decades ago to successfully shoot down Russian cruise missiles. But the hand-me-down weapons have found new life in Ukraine, proving they are still useful tools after all these years. AdvertisementA MIM-23 Hawk air-defense system. Apparent kill marks on a MIM-23 Hawk air-defense system showing Russian drones and missiles it's taken down. The Biden administration has since donated an unspecified number Hawk systems and munitions to Kyiv and has committed to procuring more for the country over the long term.

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☆ Prosecutors knew Jeffrey Epstein had raped teens before giving him a sweetheart deal: transcript
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's first Florida case were released this week. In 2006, prosecutors heard testimony that Epstein raped girls as young as 14, according to the documents. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGrand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's first Florida investigation were released Monday. They show prosecutors cut a lenient plea deal with the disgraced financier even after hearing testimony that Epstein had raped girls as young as 14 and paid them to recruit others.

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☆ Florida prosecutors knew Epstein raped teenage girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcript shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The transcripts show that the grand jury heard testimony that Epstein, who was then in his 40s, had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion. He was sentenced to one and a half years in the Palm Beach County jail system, followed by a year of house arrest. According to the transcripts, Palm Beach Police Det. When she brought over a 23-year-old friend, Epstein told her that the friend was too old. “The more you did, the more money you made,” the detective said the teen told him.

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☆ Houthi bomb boats, including some not seen before, are threatening Red Sea ships while the US Navy's aircraft carriers are away
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Houthis have been stepping up drone boat operations, employing small watercraft that can be packed with explosives and detonate on impact. Last month, one of the Houthi drone boats struck a commercial vessel, the MV Tutor, for the first time since the campaign began in November. The Ike's eventual replacement — the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group — won't arrive for some time. US Central Command said at the time that the Transworld Navigator was hit by a "suspected uncrewed aerial system" and did not mention a drone boat. AdvertisementFootage purporting to show a Houthi drone boat.

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☆ The Houthis are getting smarter with their Red Sea attacks, and the ships sailing these waters are paying the price
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

'A useful disguise' for the HouthisBetween December and March, Houthi attacks damaged at least 19 commercial ships, according to a June 13 report published by the Defense Intelligence Agency. US Central Command via AP, FileThe following weeks saw a decrease in the pace of successful Houthi attacks. AdvertisementYemen's Houthi group released a video showing an explosive-laden drone boat target a commercial vessel earlier this month. AdvertisementDouble taps and drone boatsBeyond the recent double-tap strikes, the Houthis' ability to learn from past attacks is visible in their drone boat operations. In this photo released by the French military, the MV Tutor sinks in the Red Sea after it was struck by a Houthi drone boat.

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☆ How a new adtech firm aims to help Amazon steal TV budgets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gigi is a startup that aims to make it easier for brands to buy and measure streaming video ads with Amazon. The firm also provides advertisers with granular metrics like the incremental reach of a TV ad campaign, Epstein said. AdvertisementAs third-party cookies go away, Gigi's pitch plays up brands' first-party data to create more effective Amazon ads. For example, a Shopify merchant can analyze data from their Shopify website with Amazon data to find audiences to target with ads. Gigi wants to work with agenciesThe bulk of Amazon ads are bought using traditional shopper marketing dollars, but Epstein said that his firm is squarely focusing on TV ad budgets.

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☆ The US Navy's turning to its third carrier strike group as its warships react to Middle East conflicts with no end in sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is currently in South Korea, but it will soon depart for the US Central Command area of responsibility. US Navy photo via APA carrier strike group is a naval formation that includes a carrier, its air wing, and several other warships such as cruisers and destroyers. Eisenhower strike groupThe Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group first deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean in October, bringing in more firepower alongside the Ford. Roosevelt strike groupSlated to replace the Eisenhower is the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. As for the other crises, the incoming Roosevelt carrier strike group has its work cut out for it.

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☆ 'Every trench' in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussia and Ukraine have relied heavily on electronic warfare tactics throughout the conflict, leaning on cheap — but highly effective — technology to interfere with the targeting process of precision strike weapons like attack drones and guided munitions. With the battlefield full of such threats, especially the drones that threaten anything that moves, the need for electronic warfare systems is tremendous. "Different EW tools are needed to conduct strategic missions, but there is also a huge need for so-called 'close-range' EW," Fedorov said. Related storiesClose-range electronic-warfare systems would be particularly useful against enemy drones, specifically the small quadcopters that conduct reconnaissance and strike missions. "You can have the best drone, but what's the sense if it can't fly under electronic warfare?"

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☆ US carrier strike group's new video captures the Navy's explosive front-line combat in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAn F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 12. AdvertisementThe USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in the Red Sea on Feb. 23. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 3, 2023. AdvertisementThe Ike and its escort warships will soon be replaced by the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, which has been operating in the Indo-Pacific region. The changing of America's Middle East naval presence comes amid a particularly active stretch for the Houthis.

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☆ Ukraine's fighting to stay 'five steps ahead' of the Russians in the 'cat-and-mouse' drone game, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kyiv and Moscow have both sought to significantly ramp up production of unmanned systems as each side looks to out-produce their enemy and score a numerical advantage. AdvertisementUkrainian officials said in December that Kyiv plans to produce one million first-person-view, or FPV, drones by the end of this year. A Ukrainian soldier of the 71st Jaeger Brigade prepares FPV drones at the frontline near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region, on March 22, 2024. In February, Fedorov said Ukraine will reach its FPV production goals by the end of the year. Advertisement"You can track the successes of Ukraine's long-range program by the surprising news coming from Russia," Fedorov said.

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☆ Ground robots may be the 'next game-changer technology' of the war, senior Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUkraine has its eyes set on a dynamic fleet of ground robots to fight alongside — and, sometimes, instead of — its soldiers in combat as Kyiv continues growing its arsenal of unmanned systems. Multiple ground robots at a UNITED24 summit. UNITED24The new ground combat robots can assault and defend positions, as well as conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, all while being operated remotely from up to two-and-a-half miles away. Ground robots have even been involved in drone-on-drone combat, underscoring a level of depth and sophistication to these operations. The evolution of unmanned systems has been one of the defining elements of the Ukraine war.

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☆ What it's like setting sail aboard the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This US Navy warship, at well over 200 years old, is not like the sea service's other ships, though. When it sets sail, the tall ship moves slowly, escorted by police boats and the Coast Guard and helicopters circling overhead. Today, it consists of three officers and around 80 enlisted Navy sailors — a mix of fleet returnees, meaning they've done previous tours, and individuals straight from boot camp. Jake Epstein/Business InsiderThe Constitution underway in the Boston Harbor on June 14. Flamini has worked as a medic during his three years with the old warship, but he also does pretty much anything else needed.

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☆ A US Navy carrier strike group is headed home after months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A US Navy carrier strike group that's fought the Houthis for months is finally returning home. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left the Middle East on Saturday, the Pentagon said. It will soon be replaced by the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. AdvertisementThe US Navy carrier strike group that's been battling the Houthis in the Red Sea is finally heading home after spending months in the region protecting shipping lanes from relentless attacks by the Iran-backed rebels. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left the Middle East on Saturday and will remain briefly in the US European Command area of responsibility before returning stateside.

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☆ Video appears to capture the first use of Russia's monstrous 6,600-pound glide bomb in Ukraine and the immense destruction it causes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNew video footage appears to capture the first combat employment of Russia's 6,600-pound glide bomb in Ukraine, a highly destructive capability that analysts say could be a tremendous problem for Kyiv. The munition was outfitted with a unified planning and correction module that turns it into a glide bomb, meaning it could have been air-launched from far away. Reportedly the first video of a Russian FAB-3000 UMPK glide bomb strike. Advertisement"Russian forces have already increased guided and unguided glide bomb use against Ukraine, particularly in Kharkiv Oblast, to devastating effect," they said. Unlike conventional gravity bombs, glide bombs have flight control surfaces and are standoff weapons.

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☆ Satellite images capture Russia's Black Sea Fleet running from its base in Crimea as Ukraine hit it with missiles and exploding drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewArmed with exploding naval drones and long-range missiles, Ukraine has managed to push Russia's Black Sea Fleet away from its long-held headquarters in the occupied Crimean peninsula to other bases far away. AdvertisementThese attacks span the entirety of the war, but the exodus of the Black Sea Fleet didn't really kick into gear until September 2023. The aftermath of two Ukrainian missile strikes on Black Sea Fleet facilities and vessels in Sevastopol in September 2023. The dispersal of the Black Sea Fleet from Sevastopol to Feodosia and Novorossiysk. "Forcing the enemy to flee from the Black Sea was the goal we sought," he added, "and it was achieved."

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☆ The new Air Force One won't fly until 2026 — 3 years after the military Boeing 747 was supposed to first take flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewBoeing and the Trump Administration struck a $3.9 billion deal in 2018 to replace the country's aging 747 presidential fleet with two new Air Force One planes. AdvertisementAt the time, the USAF provided a one-year buffer for the planes' delivery, pushing the second's delivery to as late as 2028. In 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported that continuing to fly the old fleet may cost taxpayers $390 million. The new VC-25B program, based on the 747-8i, will replace the Air Force's current VC-25A fleet.

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☆ Ukraine can't hit everything it wants in Russia with US-made ATACMs, so it's making do with a homemade option
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine faces restrictions on using US-made, long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. Ukraine has used this weapon to strike energy facilities inside Russia in recent weeks. AdvertisementThe US has outfitted Ukraine with an arsenal of long-range missiles but continues to put restrictions on how it can use them, limiting its ability to strike Russia the way it wants. As a workaround in this dilemma, Kyiv has turned to a homemade weapon first used to sink ships. American-made MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, also known as ATACMS, are one of the more vaunted weapons that Ukraine has in its arsenal.

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☆ Satellite images show Russia is putting ships in the path of Ukraine's naval drones to protect Putin's prize, but it's likely not enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewRussia has placed barges and other defenses around a major bridge connecting it to the occupied Crimean Peninsula, recent satellite images show. The efforts appear to be a bid to protect the structure from Ukraine's vaunted fleet of exploding naval drones. Whether these new defenses are able to effectively prevent Ukraine's naval drones remains to be seen. To help sustain its military presence in Crimea, Russia has been using ferry crossings. Ukraine has made numerous upgrades and improvements to its naval drones since they were used against the bridge last summer.

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☆ Satellite images show Russia's putting ships in the path of Ukraine's naval drones to protect Putin's prize, but it's likely not enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewRussia has placed multiple barges and other defenses around a major bridge connecting it to the occupied Crimean peninsula, recently captured satellite images show. The efforts appear to be a bid to protect the structure from Ukraine's vaunted fleet of exploding naval drones. Whether these new defenses are able to effectively prevent Ukraine's naval drones remains to be seen. To help sustain its military presence in Crimea, Russia has been using ferry crossings. Ukraine has made a number of upgrades and improvements to its naval drones since they were used against the bridge last summer.

☆ Biden Campaign Ad Paints Trump as a Felon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden’s campaign on Monday began its most aggressive effort to brand former President Donald J. Trump a felon, with the introduction of a new television advertisement that focuses on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s criminal conviction. The campaign said the ad would be part of a $50 million investment in battleground states in June. A growing number of Democrats have been urging the president to become more aggressive in branding Mr. Trump with his criminal conviction. “We see Donald Trump for who he is,” the ad’s narrator states. “He’s been convicted of 34 felonies, found liable for sexual assault and he committed financial fraud.”The ad concludes by framing the election with the choice the Biden campaign aims to sear into the memory of voters who may be on the fence about casting a ballot for Mr. Biden, whose approval ratings last week reached the lowest point in his presidency.

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☆ Ukraine's new drone boats are armed with heat-seeking missiles to scare off Russian aircraft, commander says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine has armed its naval drones with heat-seeking missiles, giving the systems a major upgrade that will allow them to target Russian aircraft patrolling around the Black Sea. "Such developments are effective — Russians are very afraid of them," the commander of "Group 13," a special HUR unit dedicated to operating the naval drones, said in a recent interview. AdvertisementA Ukrainian Magura V5 drone is seen on water during an exhibition of military equipment and weapons at an undisclosed location on April 13, 2024. Moscow, largely unable to stop Ukraine's unrelenting naval drone attacks, has turned to combat aircraft to patrol the waters and protect its warships. Kyiv has relied on its fleet of naval drones, as well as long-range missiles, to inflict these losses.

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☆ Video shows the Houthis attack a merchant ship with a naval drone seemingly disguised as a slow fishing boat
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNew video footage appears to show the moments before a Houthi naval drone — seemingly disguised as a slow-moving fishing boat — struck a commercial vessel in the Red Sea last week. AdvertisementFootage showing the Moments right before as well as right after the Liberian-Flagged, Greek-Owned Bulk Cargo Ship, M/V Tutor was Struck on June 10th by a Houthi One-Way Surface Attack Drone while Transiting the Southern Red Sea. US Central Command said the ship "remains in the Red Sea and is slowly taking on water." AdvertisementSailors from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group assist distressed mariners rescued from the M/V Tutor on June 15, 2024. Last week's attack marked the Houthis' first successful USV strike since they began targeting shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden last fall.

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Opponents of Donald J. Trump are drafting potential lawsuits in case he is elected in November and carries out mass deportations, as he has vowed. One group has hired a new auditor to withstand any attempt by a second Trump administration to unleash the Internal Revenue Service against them. Democratic-run state governments are even stockpiling abortion medication. “Trump has made clear that he’ll disregard the law and test the limits of our system,” said Joanna Lydgate, the chief executive of States United Democracy Center, a nonpartisan democracy watchdog organization that works with state officials in both parties. “What we’re staring down is extremely dark.”While the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an attempt to nullify federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, liberals fear a new Trump administration could rescind the approval or use a 19th-century morality law to criminalize sending it across state lines.

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☆ US Navy warships are stuck in a Red Sea battle they can't fight forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Group steam in formation with the Italian navy in the Red Sea on June 7. A fighter jet parks on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on June 11. Elements of the Eisenhower strike group have already left the Red Sea once to be rearmed and resupplied, and the Pentagon recently extended its monthslong deployment for a second time. A fighter jet is launched from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen on Feb. 3. A commercial ship in the Red Sea in March.

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