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☆ Russia's firing new, long-range Kh-69 cruise missiles, war experts say, piling on the misery for Ukraine's dwindling air defense
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian forces have deployed a new cruise missile, the Institute for the Study of War said. AdvertisementRussian Forces are deploying a new, long-range cruise missile, known as the Kh-69, as it steps up attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian war monitor account, which tracks Russian aviation activity, claimed that three Kh-69s were fired at Ukraine overnight on February 7-8. Kh-69 on display Mike1979 Russia/Wikimedia CommonsAccording to The War Zone, the Kh-69 was developed by Raduga, part of Russia's Tactical Missile Corporation. Russian forces can launch the missiles from Su-34 and Su-35 tactical aircraft rather than solely from strategic bombers.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine Valentyn Ogirenko, ISW, Yevlash Organizations: Institute for, Service, Russian Forces, Washington DC, Employees, Ukraine's Air Force, Institute for Strategic Studies, European, Raduga, Russia's Tactical Missile Corporation Locations: Kyiv, Russia's, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Vietnam wants to take China's place as a new factory of the world — but a $12 billion financial fraud case is getting in the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vietnamese real-estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for her role in a $12.5 billion fraud case. Lan's fraud case is part of Communist Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's corruption crackdown. Lan, the chairwoman of real-estate developer Van Thinh Phat Group, was arrested in 2022 over the fraud case. AdvertisementThe high-profile fraud case has scandalized the country and is raising questions about the one-party state. For context on the scale of the Vietnam fraud case, consider the 1MDB case, which rocked Malaysia and the world when it started to unravel in 2015.

Persons: Truong, Lan, Communist Party Secretary Nguyen Phu, —, Van Thinh, Zachary Abuza, Trang Bui, Bui Organizations: Communist Party Secretary, Service, Prosecutors, Vietnamese Communist Party, National War College, Washington DC, Bloomberg, Cushman, Nikkei Locations: Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Malaysian, Hanoi, Washington, Wakefield

☆ British Foreign Secretary David Cameron meeting with Trump on Monday night
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will meet with Donald Trump at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago club on Monday night, two people familiar with the visit told CNN. “The Foreign Secretary is on his way to Washington DC, where he will hold discussions with US Secretary of State Blinken, other Biden administration figures and members of Congress. “Ahead of his visit to Washington, the Foreign Secretary will meet former President Trump in Florida today. The foreign secretary of one of America’s closest allies, Cameron served as prime minister from 2010 to 2016, stepping down before Trump assumed the presidency the following year. Trump and Cameron have both in recent days criticized Israel’s handling of its war in Gaza.

Persons: David Cameron, Donald Trump, Antony Blinken, Biden, Trump, ” Cameron, America, Ukraine’s, Mike Johnson, America’s, Cameron, “, Israel “, Israel, CNN’s Jack Forrest, Kate Sullivan, Rob Picheta Organizations: CNN, British, Washington DC, State, Western, Russia, Trump, Conservative Party, Labour, Sunday Times, Israel, Gaza Ministry, Health Locations: South Florida, Washington, Ukraine, Florida, languish, Gaza, Israel

☆ Zelenskyy is begging for more Patriots to stop Russian strikes and bombs from tearing apart a Ukrainian city
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewRussia has been pounding Ukraine's second largest city with strikes, intensifying its missile, drone, and glide bomb attacks on Kharkiv in recent weeks. The situation is dire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, and highlights the desperate need for more air-defense systems to keep Ukraine protected. On the heels of the attacks, Zelenskyy said the "situation in Kharkiv is very harsh," noting that "Russians began using guided aerial bombs against the city almost daily." And from March 18-24, just a six-day period, Russia dropped a staggering 700 glide bombs on Ukraine. Speaking about the Patriots on Saturday, Zelenskyy said that "there are air defense systems around the world that can help.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wasn't, Ihor Terekhov, …, qjqnWCikGG, Zelenskyy, UoQc9VEmTU, Sukhoi Su, Maxim Shemetov, Ukraine doesn't, Володимир Зеленський Organizations: Service, Business, Institute for, Washington DC, International Army, REUTERS, International Institute for Strategic Studies, US, Republican, Patriots Locations: Russia, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Belgorod, Avdiivka, Washington, Ryazan, London

☆ An 82-year-old woman who runs half-marathons shares 3 simple habits that transformed her heart health
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A woman who started running half-marathons in her 70s said the exercise has improved her heart health. She walks 8 miles daily, and takes pictures along the way to share with family. Just ask Wilma King, who started running half-marathons in her 70s. King started by just walking down the block and back and gradually went further and further as her stamina increased. "I walk for heart health, plus I entertain myself.

Persons: —, Wilma King, King, Andrea, she's, She's, King doesn't Organizations: Service, Washington DC

☆ Six months into the war in Gaza, Israel has no exit strategy and no real plan for the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —The war in Gaza has been raging for six months and the patience of Israel’s allies is running out. Israel launched the war immediately after the deadly October 7 terror attacks by Hamas. “There is no viable plan for the future of Gaza, not just for the day after, but even today. The number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat in Gaza since the start of the war has now surpassed 250. “He does not have a significantly different set of ideas for Gaza or for the future of Israel, Palestine or for Palestinian sovereignty.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, Yayha Sinwar, ”, Khaled Elgindy, Joe Biden, ” Elgindy, –, Nathan Thrall, “, Abed Salama, ” “, ” Thrall, don’t, Thrall, Elgindy, “ It’s, Yahya Hassouna, Harel Chorev, Moshe Dayan, ” Chorev, we’ll, it’s, ” Hellyer, Benny Gantz, Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu’s, it’s Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Gaza Ministry, Health, Palestinian Affairs, Middle East Institute, Gaza, West Bank, European Union, Getty, Moshe, Moshe Dayan Center for, African, Tel Aviv University, America, “, United, United Arab Emirates, Hellyer, Royal United Services Institute, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Washington DC, Palestinian Authority, KFOR, NATO Locations: Gaza, Israel, United States, United Kingdom, Palestine, Rafah, Jerusalem, Hamas, Gaza City, AFP, Britain, Germany, France, Egypt, Palestinian, United Arab, London, Washington, Kosovo

☆ RFK Jr. campaign walks back fundraising emails that said January 6 defendants were stripped of constitutional liberties
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Eva Mckend | Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“We must free Assange now!” the text in both fundraising messages reads. Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear told CNN that the language used in the fundraising emails was “an error” and that the campaign has terminated its contract with the vendor responsible. It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process,” Spear said in a statement. “(Trump) overthrowing — trying to overthrow the election clearly is threat to democracy,” Kennedy said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Monday. Trump has said he would pardon a “large portion” of January 6 rioters if he’s reelected.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ”, overreach, Julian Assange, Assange, “, doesn’t, Ed Snowden, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Stefanie Spear, Spear, ” Spear, Joe Biden, Biden, —, ” Kennedy, “ Erin Burnett OutFront ”, I’m, Erin, ” Trump, Trump, he’s Organizations: CNN, Wednesday, WikiLeaks, Capitol, American Citizen, J6, Washington DC, Trump, Republican Locations: Washington

☆ It looks like Russia is trying to overrun Ukrainian defenses with mechanized assaults before mud and more weapons can wreck its plans, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementOn March 30, Ukrainian forces near Tonenke, west of Avdiivka, appeared to have won a bigger victory, fighting off a battalion-sized Russian mechanized assault. Related storiesThen, on April 3, geolocated footage cited by ISW showed Ukrainian forces a platoon-sized mechanized assault near Terry. Mud and the potential for more weaponsThere are a few different potential explanations for the sudden spike in mechanized assaults, war experts say. But these mechanized assaults could also be timed to make the most of Ukraine's current struggles, the think tank's analysts said. AdvertisementAs ISW analysts noted in their reporting on the March 30 defeat of a Russian mechanized assault, "Ukrainian forces may have had to expend a significant amount of material to defend against the Russian assault."

Persons: —, ISW, Jose Colon, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mike Johnson, Kurt Campbell Organizations: Service, Business, Institute for, Washington DC, 25th Airborne Brigade, Russian, Anadolu, Getty, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Washington, Lyman, Bakhmut, Ukrainian, Tonenke, Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Russia, Terry, Russian, House, Moscow

☆ Why Russian separatists called an exorcist when they discovered a Ukrainian POW was an evangelical Christian
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Viktor Cherniiavskyi said he was targeted because he was an evangelical Christian. AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier said he was tortured by Russian separatists and forced to undergo an exorcism , partly because of his evangelical Christian faith. While serving as a volunteer in the city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Cherniiavskyi said he was captured by Russian-aligned forces. Second, because I'm an evangelical Christian. "In reality, Russian society, and the Kremlin, to be more precise, hates any type of Christian denomination, bar the Orthodox Church," Cherniiavskyi said.

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☆ Ukraine says Russia in less than a week hit it with 700 glide bombs, weapons that can really only be beaten by killing the planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia has been hitting Ukraine with glide bombs, with one official reporting that Moscow's forces dropped 700 of the devastating explosives in just under a week. Shooting down the fighter-bombers means putting precious air defenses closer to the front, where they'll be at greater risk. Ukrainian air defenses also don't have enough ammo. Glide bombs began showing up last year but have seen increasing use since the start of this year. Russia has a variety of glide bombs in its arsenal, including some weighing more than 6,000 pounds.

Persons: —, Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, Kuleba, ISW, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Business, Foreign Affairs, Glide, Washington DC, Aircraft, Patriots Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian

☆ As Trump blasts NATO allies for not paying for defense, these front-line countries are readying for war
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But as Russia's bloody war in Ukraine enters its third year, and the threat to NATO countries, particularly those on Russia's borders, grows, the Baltic states are investing in their defense more than ever. Shawn CooverThe talk came just on the heels of Trump's most recent attack on NATO members who he deems aren't paying their 'fair share." Last week, the former president said that he would keep the US in NATO should European countries pay and "play fair." He said the US "was paying 90% of NATO," and that without the US, NATO "literally doesn't even exist." "We've reinstated conscription, so we're building up our armed forces," an unpopular move that Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs is pushing other NATO members to do, too.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Margus Tsahkna, Vladimir Putin, Tsahkna, Shawn Coover, Trump, ALAIN JOCARD, Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron, isn't, Macron, Krišjānis Kariņš, Kariņš, Thomas Wiegold, We've, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Rinkēvičs Organizations: Service, NATO, Business, Hudson Institute, Washington DC, Estonian, US Marine Corps, Staff, Getty, Latvian, Financial Times Locations: Ukraine, Baltic, Washington, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Russian, China, Europe, NATO, Poland, estonian, Rakvere, AFP, Baltics, France, Germany, Russia's, Greece, Belarus, Finland, Romania, Hungary

☆ Tension between the US and Israel boil as UN ceasefire vote passes and Netanyahu vows to push ahead with Rafah offensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The UN passed a vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, with the US abstaining for the first time. AdvertisementThe divide between the US and Israel is deepening after the United Nations passed a ceasefire vote, a first for the international body after multiple failed attempts. Tensions began to boil over Sunday night, when Netanyahu publicly threatened to cancel the White House meetings before the UN vote, demanding the US veto the ceasefire resolution. Later the next morning, the UN Security Council passed the resolution, calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. Israel continues to deploy soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles near the Gaza border in Sderot, Israel on October 14, 2023.

Persons: Netanyahu, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Mostafa Alkharouf, John Kirby, Kirby, we've, Kamala Harris, Israel, Biden, they've Organizations: UN, Biden, Service, United Nations, White, UN Security, Washington DC, GPO, Getty, UN Security Council, US, Security, US National Security, AFP, Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Anadolu, United States, China, Russia, Sderot, Washington

☆ Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation to U.S. over UN Gaza vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he will not send a delegation as planned to Washington after the United States refrained from vetoing a U.N. Security Council proposal calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. "In light of the change in the American position, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided the delegation would not leave," his office said. The United States abstained from the vote. The high-level delegation was due to travel to Washington to discuss a planned Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are taking shelter. "It's shocking irresponsibility from a prime minister who has lost it," Lapid wrote on social media platform X.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, Netanyahu, John Kirby, Kirby, We're, Yoav Gallant, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken, Yair Lapid, Lapid Organizations: Major, Jewish, Hamas, Security, . Security, United, White House, House, Washington, Israeli, U.S Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Washington, States, Gaza, Rafah, United States

☆ Analysis: Europe is trying to fill a US-shaped hole in funding for Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Can Europe fill the gap left by the United States in Ukraine? Over the course of the war, European thinking has evolved. Should EU money be spent outside the bloc? So, can Europe fill the funding void in Ukraine left by Washington DC? Yes, Europe can fill the gap left by the US - and in some respects is trying to do just that.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alexander De Croo, Volodymyr Zelensky, Serhii, it’s, –, Vladimir Putin, Jens Stoltenberg Organizations: CNN, European Union, Ukraine, Belgian, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Reuters, NATO, Diplomats, EU, Ukraine’s, Washington DC Locations: United States, Ukraine, European, Europe, Russia, Kyiv, Kiel, Radio Free Europe, EU, Moscow, Brussels, Russian, Zaporizhzhia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Czech, Eastern, Western Europe, Athens, Rome

☆ Safety regulators probe Ford driver assist features after fatal crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington DC CNN —The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has opened an investigation into a recent Ford Mustang Mach-E fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, where authorities suspect an advanced driver assistance system was in use. Driver assistance features are being hailed by automakers as a way to reduce accidents, but federal safety regulators are concerned that over-reliance on the features by drivers could be causing some accidents. While NHTSA has opened more than three dozen Tesla special crash investigations since 2016 where advanced driver assistance systems such as Autopilot were suspected of being used with 20 crash deaths reported, this is NHTSA’s first special crash probe involving a Ford advanced system. NHTSA typically opens more than 100 special crash investigations annually into emerging technologies and other potential auto safety issues. In addition to the NHTSA probe, on Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board opened a separate investigation into the Feb. 24 crash.

Persons: Jeffrey Allen Johnson, Austin, Ford, “, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Traffic Safety Administration, Ford, NHTSA, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, San, Honda Locations: San Antonio , Texas, San Antonio

☆ United CEO tries to reassure customers following multiple safety incidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Pete Muntean | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

On Friday in a United Boeing 737-800 landed in Medford, Oregon, with a panel from the underside of the fuselage missing. Earlier this month, United suffered a series of four incidents, all involving Boeing jets . A United Boeing 737-900ER spewed flames from an engine after takeoff from Fort Meyers, Florida, a United Boeing 777 lost a wheel during takeoff from San Francisco, a United Boeing 737 Max slid off a runway in Houston, and a United Boeing 777 trailed hydraulic fluid leaving Sydney. The age of the aircraft in the United incidents suggest that the cause could lie with United personnel, rather than Boeing’s well documented quality issues. And its fleet of 737 Max 9 jets were grounded for three weeks in January following the incident at Alaska Air.

Persons: Scott Kirby, Max, “, ” Kirby, Kirby Organizations: Washington DC CNN — United Airlines, Boeing, ”, United Boeing, United, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, Latam Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Air, FAA, Airbus Locations: Medford , Oregon, Fort Meyers , Florida, San Francisco, Houston, Sydney, Australia, Auckland , New Zealand, Alaska

☆ 4 economic reports the market cares about most next week, including a fresh look at inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Within the Club, we heard this week from Foot Locker on Wednesday, then from Costco and Broadcom on Thursday. The big economic data drop of the week arrived Friday with February's nonfarm payrolls report . The center of attention is Tuesday's February consumer price index report . On Thursday, the February produce price index is due out. ET: Producer Price Index 8:30 a.m.

Persons: FactSet, Locker, Foot Locker, February's nonfarm, Jerome Powell, he's, we'll, MANU, LEN, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Mostafa Bassim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Costco, Broadcom, Commerce, Federal, PPI, Ballard Power Systems, Fortrea Holdings, Casey's, Vail Resorts, MTN, Daniels, Midland, Kohl's Corporation, Kanzhun, Game Technology, Manchester United, Blade Air Mobility, Clover Health, Beauty Health, Energy Vault Holdings, PHX Minerals, Guild Holdings, Finance, Heron Therapeutics, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Arcos Dorados Holdings, ARCO, Petco, Wellness Company, Farms, Sonoma, WSM, ESS Tech, DICK'S Sporting, Inc, Futu Holdings, Bear, Autolus Therapeutics, III Apparel, Solo Brands, Weibo Corporation, Embraer, CNBC, Washington DC, Anadolu, Getty Locations: U.S, Asana, ASAN, Williams, Washington, United States

☆ Left-wing AOC was with her fiancé at a Brooklyn cinema when pro-Palestine supporters accosted her, demanding she say the word 'genocide'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had just left the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Brooklyn with her fiancé earlier this week when she was accosted by a group of Pro-Palestinian protesters. Just say the word. I need you to understand that this is not OK."She responded that she had said that it was a genocide. AdvertisementIn a virtual town hall around the same time, AOC responded to a constituent who said the US was "funding a genocide." A Jew and a liberal Zionist, Sanders was asked by Novara Media in February if he would call what is happening in Gaza a genocide.

Persons: —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ocasio, Brad Schneider, Yitzhak Rabin, Israel, Jesus, Christ, King Herod, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Barack Obama, Court's Dobbs, Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh Organizations: Service, Alamo, Business, Ministry, Gaza, New, Global, Movement, Israel, International, NBC News, Novara Media, Twitter, Washington DC Locations: Alexandria, Brooklyn, Israel, Palestine, Ocasio, Gaza, Bethlehem, Washington

☆ Russia seems to be OK with sacrificing its planes over Ukraine to achieve a bigger prize, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia seems to be more heavily using its air force for glide bomb attacks, the ISW said. The ISW had previously released an assessment on Monday that suggested Ukraine's reported successes had caused Russia's air force to scale back its flights. Experts warned that it would be devastating for Ukraine if Russia continued to be able to do this. Russia using glide bombs near Avdiivka may be why Ukraine has been able to shoot down so many Russian jets, experts previously told Business Insider. Russian aircraft need to fly higher to launch them, giving Ukraine's weaponry more time to target and hit them, they said.

Persons: That's, —, Russian Su, ISW, Ukraine's Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Washington DC, New York Times, Russian Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Avdiivka

☆ Nikki Haley wins in Vermont, denying Trump a Super Tuesday sweep
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nikki Haley won her first state primary on Tuesday: Vermont. She won Washington, DC's primary earlier in March. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFormer UN Ambassador Nikki Haley won Vermont's Republican primary, according to the Associated Press and DDHQ, preventing former President Donald Trump from sweeping Super Tuesday's contests. The former president has easily won every race he's been in this year other than Washington DC's, amassing hundreds more delegates than Haley.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, —, Donald Trump, he's, Washington DC's Organizations: Washington, Service, Republican, Associated Press, Business Locations: : Vermont, Washington

“The FAA identified non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control,” the FAA said in a press release, but did not immediately provide further details. The FAA said the findings of both this audit and the separate report should be part of Boeing’s quality improvement plan. But in January Boeing CEO David Calhoun conceded Boeing needed to improve its quality controls. Without giving details, the FAA said it found multiple instances where both companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements. The agency is not the only government body looking into Boeing’s quality issues.

Persons: David Calhoun, ”, Calhoun, “, Mike Whitaker, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines ’ Boeing, FAA, Boeing, Spirit, Max, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Air, NTSB, Justice Department, Alaska, Senate Locations: Renton , Washington

☆ A veteran Republican operative relocated to Kyiv — he says Ukraine can win the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Veteran Republican operative, Steven Moore, relocated to Kyiv after Putin's full-scale invasion. Within a week of Putin declaring war on Ukraine in 2022, Moore founded the Ukraine Freedom Project (UFP). If we don't continue to support Ukraine, then the Russians will roll through Ukraine," Moore told BI. 'I'm doing the right thing'Steven Moore, founder of the Ukraine Freedom Project, pictured in front of a bombed out building in Irpin. In the early months of the war, Moore witnessed civilian casualties he saw pouring in from battles in Irpin and Bucha.

Persons: Steven Moore, Moore, —, Peter Roskam, Putin, Mike Johnson, They're, I'm, Karl Ahlgren, Steven Moore Moore, Anatoly, didn't, Rebekah Maciorowski, " Moore Organizations: Republican, Service, Capitol, Washington DC, Republicans, GOP, Ukraine Armed Forces, NATO, Medical, Network Inc, Ukraine Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Ukrainian, Chernivtsi, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kherson, Russia, Avdiivka, Irpin, American, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Russian, Kramatorsk, Oklahoma, Bucharest

☆ The FAA has identified more safety issues on Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Gregory Wallace | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington DC CNN —The Federal Aviation Administration has flagged more safety issues for two troubled families of Boeing planes, the latest in a series of issues at the embattled aircraft maker. The issues involve engine anti-ice systems on the 737 Max and larger 787 Dreamliner. But it’s not a solution.”The FAA said the newly disclosed Max issue could cause the jet’s engines to stop working. The 2021 discovery lines up with the company’s order that year to ground some Max planes because of a different electrical problem. A different issue with the DreamlinerLess than a week after publicly publishing the 737 Max notice, the FAA reported a separate anti-icing issue with the 787 Dreamliner.

Persons: Max, “, Mother Nature’s, ”, Dennis Tajer, aren’t, it’s, Jessica Kowal, Boeing Max —, Jennifer Riordan, Kowal, Dave Calhoun Organizations: Washington DC CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, FAA, Seattle Times, Alaska Air, American Airlines, Allied Pilots Association, Southwest Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Justice Department, NTSB

☆ Palestinian factions seek unity at Moscow meeting as Russia vies for greater role in Gaza war
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Abbas Allawati | Analysis Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Palestinian factions, some of whom have been at odds for almost two decades, are meeting in Moscow to discuss forming a new government just days after the Palestinian Authority government resigned. Hamas, which is fighting a war with Israel in Gaza that has killed more than 30,000 people in the enclave, is attending the talks, according to Russian media. Analysts say that Hamas joining the PLO would be a significant development, given that it could potentially unify the Palestinian factions and create a consensus cabinet. Despite the PLO’s recognition of Israel, Hamas joining the bloc wouldn’t mean that it would automatically acknowledge it, he added. Moscow had offered to mediate between Hamas and Israel soon after the war started, touting its ties to all regional stakeholders.

Persons: Hussein Hamayel, ”, Khaled Elgindy, Fatah, Riyad al, Maliki, “, Israel, Elgindy, Anna Borshchevskaya, Russia’s, Vladimir Putin “, CNN’s Matog Saleh, Celine Alkhaldi Organizations: CNN, Palestinian Authority, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Fatah, Wednesday, Hamas, Middle East Institute, Washington DC, West Bank, West Bank . PA, Reuters, Washington Institute for Near, West Locations: Moscow, Israel, Gaza, Washington, Oslo, United States, Russia, Policy, Russian, Elgindy

The Justice Department review could, the reports note, expose Boeing to broader criminal liability if officials decide Boeing may have violated a controversial legal agreement that was due to expire on January 7, two days after the door plug incident. In the days after the door plug incident on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, an attorney for the families asked the Justice Department to review whether Boeing violated the agreement. Boeing is subject to several other investigations stemming from the door plug incident. The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the door plug incident and recently reported that critical bolts that hold the door plug in place were not installed in Boeing’s factory. The NTSB has yet to determine blame or fault for the door plug incident on the Alaska Air flight.

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