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☆ Photos show US carrier's nighttime missions to counter Houthi rebels
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US and UK launched airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen earlier this month. The strikes were in retaliation to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. AdvertisementThe US and UK launched a series of airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen earlier this month. Despite the strikes, Houthi rebels continued to attack commercial shipping vessels. Photos and video footage show the flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, ahead of the intense strikes.

Persons: —, Houthi, Dwight D, Eisenhower Organizations: US, UK, Service, Houthi, New York Times Locations: Yemen, Red, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Netherlands

☆ Photos show the Iranian missile parts US Navy SEALs seized in a deadly nighttime raid
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Boarding team operationThe dhow was brought alongside the USS Lewis B. Puller and the advanced conventional weapons materials were offloaded. US Central Command Public Affairs Courtesy PhotoAfter identifying the dhow was carrying suspicious cargo, US Navy SEALs operating from USS Lewis B. Puller conducted a mission known as a visit, board, search, and seizure, or VBSS. Under the cover of night, the SEALs approached the dhow in a fast combatant craft and clambered up a ship's ladder to detain its crew while searching its holds for weapons bound for Yemen. A former Special Forces soldier described operations like the one conducted in the Red Sea as "dangerous" and "complex." "When you throw in nighttime, everything gets more complicated," Lino Miani, a retired Green Beret and combat diver, told Business Insider's Jake Epstein.

Persons: USS Lewis B, Puller, Lewis B, Lino Miani, Jake Epstein Organizations: USS, US, Command Public, US Navy, Special Forces, Green Beret Locations: Yemen

☆ A US military base was pummeled with rogue waves from a storm surge on the Marshall Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

'Get out of here'The Café Roi dining facility was heavily flooded in the storm. US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDSShocking viral video captured heavy flooding on the US military base around 9 p.m. Saturday night. A surge of water broke down the front doors of a local restaurant, the Outrigger Bar and Grill, flooding the building and causing some people inside to lose their footing under the waves. Erik Hanson, a scuba instructor on the Marshall Islands, posted the video on Instagram, saying the flooding was caused by a "combination of wind, tides, and swell direction." "Get out of here," a voice on the video is heard saying before the lights in the building cut out.

Persons: Erik Hanson Organizations: US Army Locations: Roi, Kwajalein, Marshall

☆ Take a look at the silent X-59 aircraft, NASA's experimental attempt at creating a supersonic jet with a quieter sonic boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

What happens during a sonic boomAn artist's concept shows the X-59 in flight, a design being developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin to create a faster-than-sound plane with a quieter sonic boom. NASA/Lockheed MartinA sonic boom occurs when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound. That shock wave is what you hear as a sonic boom. A sonic boom can generate sounds of up to 110 decibels, similar to a thunderclap or explosion strong enough to shatter windows and cause tremors. The Quesst mission seeks to reduce "the loudness of a sonic boom reaching the ground to that of a gentle thump, if it is heard at all," the agency said.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, Concordes Organizations: NASA, Lockheed, Concorde Locations: France, New York, London

☆ Photos show the first full deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier, home at last after being sent as a warning to foes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

USS Gerald R. Ford returned to its homeport Wednesday after an extended 8.5-month deployment. It was the Ford's first full deployment, and it included supporting Israel after the October Hamas attacks. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementUSS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia earlier this week following an extended 8.5-month deployment, largely in the Mediterranean Sea. AdvertisementThe following photos show the lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group during its eight months and more at sea.

Persons: Gerald R, Ford, —, The Ford Organizations: Service, Pentagon, Ford Carrier Strike Locations: Israel, Naval, Norfolk, Virginia, Yemen, The, Iran

☆ US Air Force officer Madison Marsh was just crowned Miss America. See photos of her at work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Madison Marsh was crowned Miss Colorado shortly before graduating from the US Air Force Academy. The US Air Force second lieutenant went on to compete for — and win — Miss America on Sunday. The 22-year-old is the first active-duty Air Force officer to compete in the Miss America pageant. The 22-year-old Arkansas native became the first active-duty Air Force officer to compete in the Miss America pageant. See photos of the newly crowned Miss America serving in her other uniform as an Air Force officer.

Persons: Madison Marsh, —, Marsh Organizations: Miss Colorado, US Air Force Academy, US Air Force, —, Miss America, Sunday, Air Force, Service, Miss, Madison, Harvard Kennedy School Locations: Arkansas

☆ These Air Force photos of A-10 attack planes in a whiteout snowstorm look like drawings
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewMichigan was pummeled with cold temperatures and whiteout conditions as the state's biggest storm of the season hit on Friday, with some areas reaching almost a foot of snowfall. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Aircraft parked at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan, were also caught in the storm, making for a hard-to-believe scene on the airfield. See photos of a line of A-10 Thunderbolts covered in snow, appearing almost like illustrations against the white landscape.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business, Aircraft, Selfridge Air National Guard Base Locations: Michigan, Harrison Township , Michigan

☆ How the A-12 went from the first US supersonic spy plane to inspiring the name of Elon Musk's child
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Testing in Area 51Entrance to Area 51 TIFOIts development was highly classified, taking place at Area 51 in Nevada and hidden away from Soviet spy satellites. Area 51 workers were provided with rosters of Soviet satellites, detailing when certain ones would fly over the Nevada test site so they could conceal the prototypes. "It was like a bus schedule, and it even told us whether it was an infrared satellite or what type it was," TD Barnes, a former hypersonic flight specialist at Area 51, told National Geographic in 2011. In addition to the sheds, workers also crafted decoy prototypes out of cardboard and other materials to cast shadows and deceive the satellites. At least one of the A-12's numerous test flights didn't go according to plan, crashing in the desert outside Area 51.

Persons: TD Barnes, Jim Freedman Organizations: Soviet, Geographic Locations: Nevada, Soviet

☆ The US and UK at last answered Houthi attacks with a carrier strike group, fighter jets, and a submarine packed with Tomahawk cruise missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US and UK launched military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen after repeated warnings. The strikes were in retaliation to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. AdvertisementThe US and UK launched strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen Thursday night. President Joe Biden said he ordered the strikes as a "defensive action" in response to "unprecedented Houthi attacks" on international shipping vessels in vital waterways. Over 100 precision-guided munitions were used on more than 60 Houthi targets in Yemen, US Air Forces Central Commander Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich said Thursday.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Alex Grynkewich, Grynkewich Organizations: US, UK, British, Houthi, Service, US Air Forces Central, CNN, Business Locations: Yemen, Red, Iran, Suez, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Netherlands

☆ Take a look inside the US' Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a Cold War-era crewed spy satellite that never made it to space
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Manned space operationsAn illustration of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory. Then-US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara publicly unveiled the program in December 1963, and President Lyndon B. Johnson formally approved the project in August 1965. "This program will bring us new knowledge about what man is able to do in space," Johnson said at the time. It will develop technology and equipment which will help advance manned and unmanned space flights. "The system was resource-limited because it was a film system, not electronic like we have now.

Persons: Robert McNamara, Lyndon B, Johnson, Richard Truly Organizations: Manned, Laboratory, US Air Force, National Reconnaissance Office, Cuban Missile, MOL Locations: Vietnam, America, Soviet Union

☆ Fight, flight, or urine: 6 ways people have tried to keep orcas from destroying their boats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Maiya Focht | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

From fog horns to bottles of urine, sailors are trying some wild ways to save their yachts. This latest sinking adds to the hundreds of incidents of orcas interacting with, damaging, and sometimes sinking boats over the last three years. Pouring gasoline or diesel fluid and urine into the water had no effect, according to the few sailors who tried it. Dumping a black water tank filled with a "bleach solution" seemed to provoke the orcas into ramming the boat more, according to one account. Serge MELESAN / 500px / Getty ImagesIf orcas damage your boat, the GTOA recommends calling the authorities.

Persons: orcas, It's, Chase Dekker, that's, Enrique Marcarian, GTOA, Lisa Schaetzle, Alessandro De Maddalena, Orcas, John Burbeck, Arturo de Frias, Alfredo López, it's, Serge MELESAN, Hanne Strager Organizations: Service, Cruising Association, Grupo, Orca Behavior, Reuters, CA, Washington Post, Cruisers Locations: Strait, Gibraltar, Spain, Morocco, Alaska

☆ Early explosion moves Rangers to verge of World Series title
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

November 1 - PHOENIX -- The Texas Rangers exploded for back-to-back five-run innings, turning a Halloween Game 4 of the World Series into a nightmare for the Arizona Diamondbacks and their fans Tuesday night. The Rangers rolled to an 11-7 win to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. They are one victory away from their first World Series championship. Corey Seager struck again with his third two-run homer of the World Series, his sixth postseason long ball. Texas won its 10th consecutive postseason road game, the longest winning streak of its kind in baseball playoff history.

Persons: Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Jonah Heim, Miguel Castro, Kyle Nelson, Luis Frias, Frias, Travis Jankowski's, Andrew Heaney, Adolis Garcia, Max Scherzer, Garcia, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Tommy Pham, Gabriel Moreno, Jose Leclerc, Ketel Marte, Jose M, Romero Organizations: Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Rangers, Texas, Arizona, Diamondbacks, Thomson Locations: Texas

PHOENIX (AP) — Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García and pitcher Max Scherzer will miss the rest of the World Series after getting hurt in Game 3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. García, the AL Championship Series MVP, has a moderate strain of his left oblique. Scherzer, who had been in line to pitch a possible Game 7, has a muscle spasm in the right side of his back. García grabbed his left side while coming out of the batter’s box on his flyout against Luis Frías in the eighth inning. García was 3 for 10 in the World Series with two RBIs, including an 11th-inning home run off Miguel Castro that gave Texas a 6-5 win in Friday’s opener.

Persons: Adolis García, Max Scherzer, Ezequiel Duran, Brock Burke, “ They’ve, Chris Young, ”, García, Luis Frías, “, Young, David Freese, Miguel Castro, Travis Jankowski, Jankowski, “ Travis, Bruce Bochy, ” Mitch Garver, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe, Leody Taveras, Scherzer, ” Young Organizations: PHOENIX, — Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, García, Rangers, Louis Cardinals, Texas, Houston, Smart, New York Mets, Detroit, San, Washington Locations: San Francisco, Houston

☆ Rangers, Diamondbacks turn to bullpens for WS Game 4
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

October 31 - PHOENIX -- The Texas Rangers look to grab a commanding 3-1 advantage Tuesday night when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 4 of the World Series at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks counter with lefty Joe Mantiply, an All-Star in 2022 who made his first career World Series appearance in Game 1. The Diamondbacks come off their first World Series game at their home ballpark in 22 years. Second baseman Ketel Marte has hit safely in each of his first 19 postseason games, the longest streak in MLB postseason history. The Diamondbacks used Kyle Nelson, Miguel Castro, Luis Frias and Andrew Saalfrank out of their bullpen in Game 3.

Persons: Corey Seager, Max Scherzer, Jon Gray, Josh Sborz, Aroldis Chapman, Jose Leclerc, Andrew Heaney, Heaney, Joe Mantiply, Seager, Adolis Garcia, Garcia, Bruce Bochy, Ketel Marte, we've, Torey Lovullo, Kyle Nelson, Miguel Castro, Luis Frias, Andrew Saalfrank, Mantiply, Ryne Nelson, Ryan Thompson, Kevin Ginkel, Paul Sewald, Jose M, Romero Organizations: Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chase Field, Chase Field . Texas, Diamondbacks, Arizona, Rangers, The Rangers, Major League Baseball, Thomson Locations: Chase Field ., Mantiply

Seager’s third two-run homer of the Series capped the second, Semien’s drive punctuated the third and Jonah Heim added an eighth-inning shot. Forty-two of 49 previous teams to take 3-1 leads have gone on to win the World Series. After leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to the 2020 title, he could join Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson as the only two-time World Series MVPs. After a World Series opened with three errorless games for the first time, Arizona’s defense cracked at an inopportune time. TWO-OUT THUNDEROnly the Boston Red Sox scored more runs with two outs in a World Series game, getting 11 in the 2007 opener against Colorado.

Persons: — Marcus Semien's, Corey Seager, Jonah Heim, Nathan Eovaldi, Zac Gallen, Miguel Castro's, Christian Walker —, Seager, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Travis Jankowski, Adolis García, “ We’re, ” Seager, ” Andrew Heaney, José Leclerc, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Chris Stratton, Tommy Pham, Gabriel Moreno, Torey Lovullo, Josh Jung, Joe Mantiply, Castro, Jung, Kyle Nelson's, Nathaniel Lowe, Luis Frías, Heim, Walker, Jankowski, Ryne Nelson, Ketel Marte, Max Scherzer, Ezequiel Durán, LHP Brock Burke, Burke, “, Evan Carter, Gallen, ___ Organizations: PHOENIX, Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Diamondbacks, Senators, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, Texas, AL, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona, Chase Field, Semien, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Locations: Texas, Arizona, Semien, Friday’s

☆ Kyle Schwarber sets HR mark, Phillies down D-backs in Game 5
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 22 - PHOENIX -- Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper and J.T. Schwarber snapped the string leading off the sixth inning with his fifth home run of the series, increasing the Phillies' lead to 3-0. He broke the record for most home runs in NLCS history with his 11th, a solo blast that went 461 feet to right field. Harper and Schwarber are tied with Jayson Werth with the most home runs in Phillies postseason history with 11. Realmuto hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning after reliever Luis Frias entered the game.

Persons: Bryce Harper, Mark J, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler, Wheeler, Zac Gallen, Schwarber, Albert Pujols, Reggie Jackson's, Harper, Jayson Werth, Alek Thomas, Realmuto, Luis Frias, Javier Morales Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chase, National League, Chase Field, Phillies, Thomson Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, USA, Philadelphia . Arizona, Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Wheeler delivered another postseason gem with seven shutdown innings, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmulto homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 NL Championship Series lead. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesRealmuto added a two-run homer in the eighth against Luis Frías for 6-1 lead. Umpires ruled Harper couldn’t have avoided the collision because Marte’s throw drew Moreno down the third-base line. RARE THEFTHarper’s steal of home was the first in Phillies’ postseason history and just the 22nd in MLB postseason history.

Persons: — Zack Wheeler, Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Realmulto, ” Schwarber, ” Bryson Stott, Harper, Gabriel Moreno, Zac Gallen, Schwarber’s, roughed, Gallen, Luis Frías, Wheeler, “, Rob Thomson, Alek Thomas, Thomas, Schwarber, Moreno, Ketel Marte, Harper couldn’t, Houston's Jose Altuve, It’s, Randy Arozarena, Torey Lovullo, Pavin Smith, Tommy Pham, Smith, Chase, Michael Phelps, Aaron Nola, Merrill Kelly, ___ Organizations: PHOENIX, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia, Chase, Phillies, ” Phillies, Diamondbacks, Umpires, MLB, Tampa, NEXT Locations: Philadelphia, Arizona, Phoenix

☆ Early runs hold up in D-backs' 3-0 win over White Sox
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/28] Sep 27, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Luis Patino (77) delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. The White Sox must win three of their four remaining games to avoid the franchise's first 100-loss season since 2018 -- currently the club's only such campaign since 1971. Arizona has won 10 straight games against Chicago dating to 2014, the longest streak against an American League opponent in franchise history. After retiring the first seven Arizona hitters, White Sox starter Luis Patino allowed five straight baserunners while uncorking a wild pitch, leading to three Diamondbacks runs. Eloy Jimenez, Andrew Vaughn and Lenyn Sosa doubled for the White Sox.

Persons: Luis Patino, Kamil Krzaczynski, Corbin Carroll, Brandon Pfaadt, Tommy Pham, Ketel Marte, Luis Frias, Andrew Saalfrank, Ryan Thompson, Paul Sewald, Sewald, Eloy Jimenez, Andrew Vaughn, Lenyn Sosa, Trayce Thompson, Jimenez, Sosa, Arizona's Lourdes Gurriel Jr Organizations: Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, League, Chicago, White Sox, Arizona, American League, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, USA, . Arizona, Arizona, Chicago

☆ Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 after serving as a Supreme Court Justice for 27 years. Here's a look at the trailblazer's life and career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Rachel Premack | Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020, due to complications from cancer. She was a left-leaning Associate Justice on the Supreme Court for nearly three decades and a pop culture icon. "Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice," Roberts continued. She spent decades as a trailblazer in gender equality law before she became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court — and a pop culture icon. AdvertisementAdvertisementShe was on the nation's highest court for nearly 30 years, ever since she took her oath on August 10, 1993.

Persons: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Roberts, Ginsburg, Roberts, — Organizations: Service, Supreme Court Locations: Wall, Silicon

Lara and Roger Griffiths bought their dream home … and then life fell apart. The Daily MailBefore they won a $2.76 million lottery jackpot in 2005, Lara and Roger Griffiths, of England, reportedly never argued. Then they won and bought a million-dollar barn-converted house and a Porsche, not to mention luxurious trips to Dubai, Monaco, and New York City. Shortly after, there were claims that Roger drove away in the Porsche after Lara confronted him over emails suggesting that he was interested in another woman. That ended their 14-year marriage.

Persons: Lara, Roger Griffiths, Roger Organizations: Daily, Porsche, New York City . Media Locations: England, Dubai, Monaco, New York City

☆ Electrical accident at Chile's El Teniente copper mine leaves one dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTIAGO, June 29 (Reuters) - An electrical accident at Codelco's El Teniente mine in central Chile, the company's largest copper mine, left one dead, the state-owned mining giant said in a statement on Thursday. Codelco said the accident happened at the mine's Andes Norte expansion project at about 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) when Osvaldo Bustamante Frias, a 29-year-old electrical technician, suffered an electric discharge during the installation of a generator. The company said work in the area was immediately halted and started an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. State-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said the technician was employed by German construction firm Zublin, which had been contracted to work on the Andes Norte project. Parts of El Teniente's mining operations had been halted recently due to recent torrential rainfall, but underground operations and work on the Andes Norte project continued.

Persons: SANTIAGO, Codelco, Osvaldo Bustamante Frias, Fabian Cambero, Carolina Pulice, Sarah Morland, Isabel Woodford, Sonali Paul Organizations: Thomson Locations: Teniente, Chile

☆ Facing a future without affirmative action, students of color say the pressure is on them to fight for diversity: 'To be going backwards in this sort of immense way is really scary'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Yoonji Han | Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Affirmative action has been used to pit Asian Americans against other communities of color, experts said. "By grouping together all Asian students, for instance, respondents are apparently uninterested in whether South Asian or East Asian students are adequately represented, so long as there is enough of one to compensate for a lack of the other," Roberts wrote. "Affirmative action provides a second chance for students of color," Stewart Kwoh, co-executive director of the Asian American Education Project, told Insider. In the face of the destabilizing effects of rolling back affirmative action, students of color are shoring up to ensure diversity at their schools. Ron DeSantis signed a bill mandating Asian American and Pacific Islander studies in schools, a move that critics condemned as using Asian American communities as a "wedge" against other communities of color.

Persons: —, John Roberts, Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor, Stewart Kwoh, Sarah Zhang, we're, Zhang, Muskaan Arshad, Arshad, Chip Somodevilla, Ron DeSantis, Gregg Orton, There's, Reyna Patel, Hill, I've, Shruthi Kumar, Scott Applewhite, They're, Agustin Leon, Saenz Organizations: Service, Harvard, University of North, Asian American Education, Affirmative, Coalition, UNC, Fair, US, Florida Department of Education, AP, American, Florida Gov, Pacific, National Council of Asian Pacific, NBC, Studies, Asian Locations: University of North Carolina, America, Mexican, Harvard, Washington ,, Florida

☆ Friends of American journalist Evan Gershkovich describe his life before he was arrested and put in one of Russia's most notorious prisons
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In March, Russia arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and accused him of espionage. He's being held in Lefortovo, a prison where former inmates said they felt isolated and abandoned. His friends describe the journalist's life in college and living in New York before he was detained. Gershkovich is the first American journalist to be detained on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War. Former prisoners and those who visited the notorious Russian prison recalled harrowing experiences of isolation — a stark contrast to the life the US journalist was living in New York and Russia before his arrest.

☆ Tucker Carlson was ousted from Fox News after a decade-plus career with the network. Here are 7 other high-profile departures in recent years.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Jake Lahut | Oma Seddiq | Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fox News has seen a cascade of departures in past years, many of which amid sexual-harassment allegations. High-profile host Tucker Carlson was abruptly ousted earlier this week after more than a decade with the network. Before Carlson was dropped from the network, several prominent hosts and executives have been terminated or left the network in recent years, with sexual misconduct a recurring theme. The 2019 movie "Bombshell" and Showtime series "The Loudest Voice" both focused on the reckoning over rampant sexual misconduct that hit the network in 2016 and 2017, leading to a slew of departures. Here are eight of the most notable departures from Fox in past years:

Buarque was awarded in 2019 the Camoes Prize, which every year recognises an author from a Portuguese-speaking nation. The prize, named after Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes, was created by Portugal and Brazil in 1988. When Buarque won, Bolsonaro refused to sign the award diploma, delaying the ceremony. Buarque was also an opponent of the two decade-long military dictatorship in Brazil that began in 1964. "It is for me a satisfaction to correct one of the biggest mistakes ... committed against Brazilian culture in recent times," Lula said.

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