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☆ What happens if a sitting president dies while running for reelection
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Here's happens if a sitting president dies while running for reelection? And it raises another obvious question: what happens if a sitting president dies while running for reelection? Well, in the immediate aftermath, we would get President Kamala Harris — who would be the first female president and just its second Black president. AdvertisementThe US has a clear presidential order of succession outlined in the Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, saying that if the president dies, the vice president takes over. AdvertisementIf the president died during primary season — which ends in mid-June — some states may postpone their scheduled primaries.

Persons: Joe Biden, It's, Biden, —, Kamala Harris —, Harris Organizations: Service, Democratic, Republican Locations: United States

☆ Mike Johnson backed Clarence Thomas' suggestion that the Supreme Court 'reconsider' its rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mike Johnson backed Clarence Thomas' suggestion that SCOTUS "reconsider" its rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage. "There's been some really bad law made," he said in a podcast interview unearthed by CNN's KFILE. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHouse Speaker Mike Johnson backed up Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' suggestion last year that the court revisit its landmark rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage. CNN's KFILE unearthed an audio clip this week in which Johnson said that what Thomas was "calling for is not radical."

Persons: Mike Johnson, Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, There's, CNN's KFILE, —, Johnson, Thomas, Todd Starnes, Roe, Wade, Griswold, Lawrence, Hodges, there's Organizations: Service, Supreme, . Connecticut, . Texas, CNN Locations: ., American

☆ A supermassive black hole is actually losing energy instead of gobbling it all up, new research shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Scientists have obtained the first ever proof that black holes can lose energy. They've long believed that magnetic fields could suck energy out of black holes but didn't have proof — until now. The M87 supermassive black hole is emitting energy like "million-light-year-long Jedi lightsabers," the co-author of a new study said. AdvertisementScientists have long believed that black holes, which generally swallow up everything around them, can also lose energy. Space.com noted that Albert Einstein's theory of relativity predicted that black holes can lose energy and scientists have believed since the 1970s that magnetic fields can extract energy from black holes.

Persons: —, Alexandru Lupsasca, George Wong, Space.com, Albert Einstein's Organizations: Service, TNT

☆ A chaotic Taco Bell holiday party included public sex, lots of booze, and vomit in the guacamole, lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A new lawsuit alleges that a Taco Bell holiday party last year went off the rails. The lawsuit alleges the party devolved into employees getting drunk and having sex in public. AdvertisementA new lawsuit alleges that a Taco Bell holiday party last year went off the rails and devolved into employees getting drunk, having public sex, and vomiting in a guacamole bowl. The lawsuit alleges that she reported the incident and was retaliated against by people associated with the defendants of the case. The lawsuit alleges that Does 1-50 are people who were "negligently, intentionally, or otherwise legally responsible in some manner for the events and happenings."

Persons: —, Taco Bell, Taco Organizations: Taco Bell, Service, Alvarado Restaurant Group, Taco Bell's, Alvarado Locations: Taco, San Pedro , California

☆ Twitter's former head of safety posed as a child in sting operations to help catch potential pedophiles before joining the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Del Harvey helped catch potential pedophiles before she became the head of Twitter's trust and safety team, Wired reported. AdvertisementBefore she became the head of Twitter's trust and safety team, Del Harvey spent her time catching online predators, Wired reported. But before that, Harvey worked for the nonprofit group Perverted Justice, which specialized in posing as children online to try to catch potential pedophiles. She told Wired that being the head of Twitter's trust and safety team meant making tough decisions, sometimes with very little time. Since Harvey left and Musk bought the website, the trust and safety team has been gutted.

Persons: Del Harvey, Harvey, —, Lauren Goode, Elon Musk, isn't Del Harvey, it's, Musk, Goode Organizations: Wired, Twitter, Service, Elon, NBC's Dateline, Nazi

☆ Russia hasn't done a single prisoner-of-war exchange in months: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia hasn't done a single prisoner-of-war exchange with Ukraine in months, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said. AdvertisementRussia has not done a single prisoner-of-war exchange with Ukraine since early August, Petro Yatsenko, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said. Yatsenko said in the November 17 interview that Ukrainian prisoners held captive by Russia are facing "significantly worse" conditions under detention than Russian prisoners face in Ukrainian captivity. AdvertisementHe also suggested that Russia's treatment of captured Ukrainian soldiers falls short of the conditions outlined in the Geneva Conventions. Yatsenko went on to say that Russia is "not interested in the fate of their own prisoners of war.

Persons: Russia hasn't, Yatsenko, —, Petro Yatsenko Organizations: Ukraine's, Service, Times, Institute for Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Geneva

☆ Mars is about to disappear for 2 weeks. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mars will disappear from the Earth's sky for two weeks starting Saturday. It's solar conjunction event, during which the sun obscures Mars and the Earth from one another. AdvertisementMars will disappear from the Earth's sky for two weeks starting Saturday. NASA added that the 2023 moratorium on commanding Mars spacecraft is from November 11 to November 25. Advertisement"Our mission teams have spent months preparing to-do lists for all our Mars spacecraft," Roy Gladden, the manager of the Mars Relay Network, said in a NASA statement.

Persons: —, Space.com, they'll, Roy Gladden Organizations: Service, NASA, Mars Relay

☆ Fired employee trashes modern corporate work culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tucker Carlson tore into modern corporate work culture in a recent interview. "I just so hate that culture that treats people like they're not people," he said. AdvertisementFormer Fox News host Tucker Carlson tore into modern work culture in a recent interview, saying that it "treats people like they're not people." Advertisement"Did I just find myself agreeing with Tucker Carlson?????" "Who is this and what has he done with Tucker Carlson?"

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Carlson, —, Theo Von, Von, tucker Carlson, Tucker Organizations: Fox, Service, Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems, Dominion

☆ Jack Smith is fed up with Trump's repeated attempts to delay his Jan. 6 trial in DC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Smith is quickly losing patience with Trump's efforts to delay his trial in Washington, DC. "The Court should deny the defendant's latest attempt at delay," prosecutors wrote in response to a motion from Trump's lawyers. They also alluded to Trump's repeated requests for special treatment based on his status as a former president. "The Court should deny the defendant's latest attempt at delay," prosecutors wrote in a new filing. But prosecutors noted that their "oversized" filing was one page shorter than the motion it was responding to.

Persons: Jack Smith, Trump's, —, Donald Trump's, Trump Organizations: Service, Government Locations: Washington ,

☆ Israel is looking to World War II in its Gaza fight, and it risks taking lessons from the wrong war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sam Fellman | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

It's a critical question that will define whether Israel's war succeeds, experts on military strategy told Insider. Smoke and flame rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, Israel has abandoned "mowing the grass" in favor of a much more far-reaching and deadly strategy. Marcus Yam/Getty ImagesIn this war, Israeli leaders have used heated rhetoric while their forces maintain a deadly bombing campaign. Not the destruction of Israel of course, but a state on the West Bank and in Gaza," Mansoor said.

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☆ Scientists took the first-ever photos of an adorable echidna, named after David Attenborough, that hasn't been seen for over 60 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scientists captured images of an elusive echidna named after David Attenborough for the first time in over 60 years. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last recorded in 1961. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last recorded in 1961, according to a news release from the University of Oxford. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe echidna — also known as Sir David's long-beaked echidna or the Cyclops long-beaked echidna — inhabits New Guinea and lives in the Cyclops Mountains in Indonesia. Part of the reason may be because the tropical forests surrounding the Cyclops Mountains are under threat from logging and mining, per the Times.

Persons: David Attenborough, —, Sir David Attenborough, James Kempton, Sir David's, Kempton, hadn't, Iain Kobak Organizations: Service, University of Oxford, New York Times, Expedition, IUCN, Times Locations: British, New Guinea, Indonesia

☆ Donald Trump wanted to recreate his escalator entrance for the 2020 election, but Melania talked him out of it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump wanted to recreate his famous escalator entrance from the 2016 election for the 2020 race. But Melania Trump talked him out of it, The Washington Post reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump wanted to recreate his famous 2015 escalator descent when announcing his 2020 reelection bid. But his wife, Melania, helped talk him out of it. That's according to The Washington Post, which published a lengthy story about the former first lady's whereabouts.

Persons: Trump, Melania Trump, Melania, —, Donald Trump, Stephanie Grisham Organizations: Washington Post, Service, The Washington Post, Trump Tower Locations: New York City, Melania

☆ The off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight wouldn't get anti-depressants because he was scared of losing his job, his wife said
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash a plane refused to take antidepressants, his wife told NYT. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges after being accused of trying to crash a plane had refused to get antidepressants because he was afraid of losing his job, his wife told The New York Times. Emerson told the New York Times in an interview that he'd consumed psychedelic mushrooms two days before the incident. Emerson said the trip was during a weekend getaway with his friends to commemorate the death of his best friend, The New York Times reported. The Times reported that the loss prompted Emerson to seek help for mental health issues.

Persons: Joseph Emerson didn't, He's, —, Joseph Emerson's, Sarah Stretch, Stretch, Insider's Michelle Mark, Joe LoRusso, Emerson Organizations: Service, New York Times, Times, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, The Times Locations: The California, Oregon

☆ Feds busted a 'high-end' brothel network serving politicians and pharma execs. Apparent clients are wondering if they'll be next.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The feds busted a "sophisticated" brothel network that serviced politicians, pharma executives, and other high-profile clientele. Clients worried that they would be arrested, while others urged people to "shut the fuck up and lawyer up." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against three defendants accused of operating a "sophisticated" brothel network in the Boston area and in eastern Virginia. "I'm glad I never participated," the user wrote in the forum after laying out the requirements. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment when asked if prosecutors are planning on charging others connected to the brothel network.

Persons: —, — Han Lee, James Lee, Junmyung Lee —, Han Lee, Junmyung Lee, BTT, I'm Organizations: pharma, Service, Boston, Department, feds, Justice Locations: Virginia, Boston, Btt, Georgia, Massachusetts

The judge overseeing Trump's fraud trial imposed a partial gag order on Trump's lawyers. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York expanded an existing gag order to bar Trump's lawyers from commenting on confidential communications between the judge and his staff. Judge Arthur Engoron's wider gag order came after Trump's lawyers made what the judge characterized as "on the record, repeated, inappropriate remarks" about his law clerk. They "falsely [accused] her of bias against them and of improperly influencing the ongoing bench trial," Engoron wrote. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe previous gag order already barred Trump and his co-defendants from spoken or online statements attacking Engoron's law staff.

Persons: Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron, —, Donald Trump's, Judge Arthur Engoron's, Trump, Christopher Kise, Alina Habba, Clifford Robert, Eric Trump's, Kise, Allison Greenfield, Greenfield, Eric Trump Organizations: Service, Trump, Trump Organization, New York Attorney Locations: New York, Greenfield

☆ NASA sent a spaceship rocketing by an asteroid — and discovered the space rock has a little baby one dancing around it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NASA sent a spacecraft flying by the Dinkinesh asteroid. The agency discovered that Dinkinesh is actually a binary asteroid system. The Lucy spacecraft discovered that the larger asteroid has a baby asteroid dancing around it. But the Lucy spacecraft returned images showing that the asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary asteroid system, meaning there are two asteroids orbiting a common center. Lucy flew by the asteroid system at a speed of 10,000 miles per hour, NASA said.

Persons: —, Lucy, Dinkinesh, Hal Levison, we've, Tom Kennedy Organizations: NASA, Service, Southwest Research Institute, Lockheed Martin Locations: Colorado

☆ What Donald Trump Jr. said he can't remember about his family's business at trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump Jr. said he couldn't remember key details about his role in the Trump Organization. Trump Jr. said he didn't recall information about his and Trump's role as trustees. Trump Jr. — former President Donald Trump's eldest son — testified that he couldn't remember if Trump was still a trustee of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. When prosecutors from NY AG Tish James' office questioned Trump Jr. about whether he worked on Trump's statement of financial condition, Trump Jr. replied, "Not that I recall." (Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump remain targets of the case, but Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant.)

Persons: Donald Trump Jr, Trump, Trump Jr, —, general's, Donald Trump's, Donald J, James, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump Organizations: Trump Organization, NY, Service, New, Trump Jr, Trump Revocable Trust, NY AG, Trump Locations: New York

☆ Ukrainian soldiers are burned out and worried they'll run out of troops as the war with Russia drags on
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian soldiers are burned out and worried they'll run out of troops in the war with Russia. "When will this fucking war end?" AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian soldiers are getting increasingly burned out and worried that they will run out of troops as the brutal war with Russia enters its 21st month. "I'm not scared of death," Anatoly, a 41-year-old infantryman in the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade, told The Kyiv Independent. Indeed, Russia's war against Ukraine has taken a significant toll on both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers.

Persons: they'll, —, I'm, Anatoly Organizations: Kyiv, Service, Mechanized Brigade, Russia Locations: Russia, Bakhmut, Ukraine

☆ US Marshals had to clear a courtroom and rush the judge out after a Capitol rioter started brawling with security trying to handcuff him: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US marshals cleared a courtroom after a Capitol rioter started a brawl with federal agents, reports say. Vitali GossJankowski let out "guttural screams" while resisting agents, CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementA convicted Capitol rioter got into a fight with federal agents and security officials at a court appearance on Monday, prompting US marshals to clear the courtroom and rush the judge out, according to reporters who were in the courtroom. But things devolved when GossJankowski refused to surrender to agents and resisted their efforts to handcuff him, CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reported. US marshals quickly ordered the courtroom to be cleared as GossJankowski made "guttural screams" while trying to fight off the agents, MacFarlane wrote.

Persons: Vitali GossJankowski, Scott MacFarlane, GossJankowski, —, Capitol rioter, Paul Friedman, handcuff, MacFarlane, WUSA's Jordan Fischer, CSOs Organizations: Capitol, CBS, Service, feds, U.S, Marshals, FBI

☆ Israel stopped monitoring Hamas' radio comms a year ago because they thought it was a waste of time: New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Israel stopped monitoring Hamas' radio communications last year, NYT reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael's signals intelligence agency stopped monitoring Hamas' radio communications last year because they believed it was a waste of time, according to a report from The New York Times. But that assessment might have been different had they continued monitoring Hamas' hand-held radio communications, the report said. Militants also kidnapped 239 people and took them across the border to Gaza, Israeli authorities have said. Israel has carried out a devastating counterassault in response to Hamas' attacks.

Persons: Israel, —, Shani Louk Organizations: Service, The New York Times, The Times, Hamas, Gaza Health Ministry, ABC News Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestinian

Israeli forces mounted a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in the early morning hours of October 28. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of the ground invasion, telling MSNBC's Katy Tur on Friday that "tonight we are starting payback." Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel expects a long and difficult ground offensive into Gaza. Israel has said it aims to crush Hamas' rule in Gaza and its ability to threaten Israel. Though 120 countries, an overwhelming majority of the United Nations, voted Friday for a resolution to call for a "sustained humanitarian truce" in Gaza, Israel has so far refused international calls for a cease-fire.

Persons: —, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Katy Tur, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Israel —, Salem Ahmad Ammar, Ammar, Biden, Eric Smith, Jared Szuba Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Pentagon, Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, CNN, United Nations, Israel, USMC, Al Monitor, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Israel, Washington, U.S, Al Aqsa

☆ Clarence Thomas ruled against student debt relief. Now a Senate panel alleges his healthcare exec pal forgave his $267,230 loan.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Senate committee found that Clarence Thomas had a substantial loan forgiven by a wealthy friend in 2008. Thomas' friend, healthcare exec Anthony Welters, loaned him over $260,000 that Thomas used to purchase a luxury RV. The findings came four months after Thomas joined a majority Supreme Court opinion striking down Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. The Senate Finance Committee said Thomas didn't report the loan on his ethics forms. "Justice Thomas should inform the committee exactly how much debt was forgiven and whether he properly reported the loan forgiveness on his tax returns and paid all taxes owed.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Thomas, Anthony Welters, —, Joe Biden, Biden, Thomas ', Welters, Thomas didn't, Oregon Sen, Ron Wyden Organizations: Service, White, New York Times, Committee, Finance Locations: Oregon

☆ North Korea is sending massive amounts of munitions to Russia and is on track to be one of its biggest weapons suppliers, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

North Korea has shipped Russia more than 1,000 containers of munitions in recent weeks, intel suggests. North Korea is now on track to become one of Russia's biggest foreign arms suppliers alongside Iran and Belarus, the UK's defense ministry said. The White House is also closely monitoring the situation and said a military alliance between Russia and North Korea could destabilize the region. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe UK's defense ministry said Thursday that North Korea has sent a huge amount of munitions to Russia recently and is on track to become one of Russia's biggest foreign arms suppliers. North Korea has sent Russia more than 1,000 containers of munitions over the last several weeks, the UK's Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence dispatch on X.

Persons: —, John Kirby, Kirby Organizations: intel, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, White, Security, Russian, Moscow, Ukraine Locations: Korea, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Belarus, DPRK, North

☆ Peter Thiel was an FBI informant. Here's how you could become one.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Billionaire megadonor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel became an FBI informant in 2021, Insider reported. What does an FBI informant do? The main responsibility of an FBI informant is, as the name suggests, to provide information and intelligence to the bureau. According to an internal FBI guide, the FBI can recruit lawyers, reporters, clergy members, prison officials, and even minors and individuals who live overseas. They "will be either an 'FBI source' or a 'former FBI source' and, in turn, his or her conduct or misconduct will reflect upon the FBI."

Persons: megadonor, Trump, Peter Thiel, —, J.D, Vance, Blake Masters, Charles Johnson, Johnson, Thiel, Johnathan Buma, They'll, it's Organizations: FBI, Service, Intercept, intel, CHS Locations: Arizona, Silicon, Los Angeles

☆ 2 of Trump's co-defendants pushed for speedy trials in Georgia. Now both have turned against him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell were among 19 co-defendants — including Trump — who were indicted in Georgia this year. But just before their criminal trials began, Powell and Chesebro flipped and struck plea deals with prosecutors. Powell, a longtime GOP lawyer who pushed nonsense conspiracy theories about the 2020 election while working for Trump, struck her deal on Thursday. As part of the deal, she was ordered to testify at future trials and write a letter apologizing to Georgia citizens. He will also have to testify at future trials and write a letter apologizing to Georgia citizens.

Persons: Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Powell, Chesebro, —, Donald Trump's, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Mark Meadows, Anna Bower Organizations: Trump —, Service, Trump, New, White House, GOP Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Chesebro, New York

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