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☆ These are 10 most popular fighter planes in service around the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Miguel Ortiz | We Are The Mighty | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Using data from Cirium, FlightGlobal published their 2023 World Air Forces directory detailing military aircraft fleets around the world, including the most popular fighter planes. These are the 10 most popular fighter planes in service around the world:Northrop F-5An F-5 Tiger II takes off at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada. Despite its age, the J-7 remains extremely popular with 444 in active service. 522 Typhoons are in active service, including with all of the original collaborating countries except France. 545 F-35s are in active service, with more on the way as existing orders are filled and additional orders are placed.

watch nowFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent back to a Bahamas jail Monday after a reported plan for him to waive his extradition to the U.S. stalled. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force at the Nassau, Bahamas, courthouse on December 19, 2022. The FTX founder arrived at Bahamian court in a convoy of police vehicles, heavily guarded, just after 10 a.m. Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, is escorted inside of the Magistrate's Court in Nassau, Bahamas, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. WATCH: Why Sam Bankman-Fried may decide to drop his fight against being extradited to the U.S.

☆ The head of the legal system in the Bahamas said the US will 'likely' ask for Sam Bankman-Fried's extradition
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US is "likely" to request Sam Bankman-Fried be extradited to the US, the Bahamas attorney general said. The attorney general indicated the Bahamas intended to extradite Bankman-Fried if requested. The disgraced crypto founder was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, according to US authorities. The Bahamas attorney general said in the statement that the US had filed criminal charges against Bankman-Fried and was "likely to request his extradition." Representatives for the Bahamas attorney general office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside normal working hours.

☆ The SEC has charged Sam Bankman-Fried and accused him of 'orchestrating a massive, years-long fraud'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The SEC on Tuesday said in a complaint it charged Samuel Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors. The SEC accused Bankman-Fried of "orchestrating a massive, years-long fraud." "Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards on a foundation of deception," SEC boss Gary Gensler said. In its complaint, the SEC accuses Bankman-Fried of "orchestrating a massive, years-long fraud" by diverting "billions of dollars" of FTX's customer funds for "his own personal benefit and to help grow his crypto empire." The SEC said in its complaint that Bankman-Fried hid this information from equity investors of FTX.

☆ Photos: See How NASA Trains Its Astronauts to Go to the Moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Since 1959, more than 350 people have become NASA astronauts. Since NASA announced its first class of astronauts in 1959, more than 350 people have become astronauts. An astronaut nurse takes a blood sample from NASA astronaut John Glenn in 1961. NASAEarly on, NASA used a large machine called a human centrifuge to test gravitational stress on astronauts training to go to the moon for the first time. As more humans ventured into space, NASA began to understand the mental burden of space travel.

☆ At 3 weeks old, she caught RSV, the virus that's packing hospitals across the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Christina Zdanowicz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

And pediatric hospitals are feeling the strain, with more than three-quarters of their hospital and ICU beds occupied for the past few months. Her prematurity “increased her risk of how her body would react to the RSV virus,” the doctor explained. Medical teams at Greater Baltimore Medical Center helped Ayra Pokharel before she was transferred to another hospital. Sending patients to other facilities for treatment is common during the height of flu and RSV seasons, Nguyen said. RSV symptoms RSV is a common virus, but it can cause serious illness, especially in younger infants and older adults.

☆ The week in review, the week ahead — Nov. 18, 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It certainly gave the market some pause in the back half of the week. Looking ahead, we remind members that markets will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will close early at 1:00 p.m. Also Thursday, initial jobless claims for the week ending Nov. 12 came in at 222,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the prior week and below expectations of 228,000. Below are some other earnings reports and economic numbers to watch in the week ahead. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Monetary policy must continue to tighten, says Esther George, KC Fed president
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMonetary policy must continue to tighten, says Esther George, KC Fed presidentCNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'The Exchange' to report on comments made by Esther George, Kansas City Fed president, regarding inflation and Fed policy.

☆ CNBC Cancels Shepard Smith’s Show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CNBC has canceled “The News with Shepard Smith ” in an effort to focus more on business-news coverage, the network said. The network, a unit of Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal, plans to replace the 7 p.m. show with a business news program at the beginning of next year, KC Sullivan, president of CNBC, said in a memo to staff sent Thursday. “The News with Shepard Smith” will air its final show later this month, he said.

☆ Missouri Amendment 3: Voters could legalize marijuana for personal use
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Missouri Amendment 3 would legalize marijuana use. Ballot measure detailsWhile the use of medical marijuana was legalized in the state in 2018, Amendment 3, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, would legalize personal marijuana use for adults over the age of 21. Several groups support it, including the ACLU of Missouri, Empower Missouri, Missouri AFL-CIO, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, MoCannTrade, NAACP St. Louis City, NORML KC, and Reale Justice Network, according to Ballotpedia. "Missouri shouldn't legalize marijuana without automatically expunging thousands of criminal records for marijuana offenses that will soon be legal," John Bowman, president of the St. Louis County NAACP, told the Missouri Times. Mike Parson, State Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove, Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Missouri Catholic Conference, Missouri Constitutional Conservatives PAC, and Missouri NAACP all oppose the measure, according to Ballotpedia.

☆ CNBC axes Shepard Smith’s news program amid broader ‘strategic realignment’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —Shepard Smith will exit CNBC later this year after the business-focused news network announced on Thursday that it will cancel his show as it undergoes a “strategic realignment” under new leadership. Sullivan indicated to employees that he wanted to invest more resources in financial news and said that Smith’s show will be replaced in early 2023 with a business-focused program. Sullivan acknowledged, however, that the “strategic realignment” will result in “some difficult decisions.”“Change is difficult, particularly when talented, good people are impacted,” he wrote. Sullivan said CNBC “will work across the News Group to identify other potential opportunities” for them. Smith was hired by Hoffman after leaving the right-wing channel Fox News over disagreements with its editorial decisions in recent years.

☆ CNBC cancels 'The News with Shepard Smith' to refocus on business news
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NBCUniversal's CNBC has canceled "The News with Shepard Smith," its primetime general news show, to refocus on business and market coverage. The network announced the news Thursday in an e-mail to CNBC employees. CNBC will replace Smith's primetime show with markets coverage until a new live show focusing on business news launches in 2023. Smith joined CNBC two years ago from Fox News to bolster primetime TV ratings. The decision to move on from Smith is the first major decision made by Sullivan since taking over CNBC from Mark Hoffman in September.

☆ Boeing Has Lost Another $766 Million on Trump's Air Force One Deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing lost $766 million in Q3 on the project to build Air Force One aircraft. Boeing bears the cost of any delays under a deal struck with the Trump administration. At the time Boeing said it had lost a total of $1.14 billion, including a further $660 million in the first quarter, on the planes, per an SEC filing. However, DefenseOne estimates that the total costs could be above $5.3 billion, citing Air Force officials and Pentagon budget documents. On Wednesday's call, Brian West, Boeing's chief financial officer, said that labor stability had been "magnified" on the Air Force One project and another project to build KC-46A Tankers due to the fact that workers need security clearances.

☆ Boeing reports quarterly loss on problems in Air Force One, tanker programs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A Boeing 737 MAX 10 airliner pauses while taxiing on the flight line before its first flight at Renton Municipal Airport on June 18, 2021 in Renton, Washington. Boeing reported a $3.3 billion quarterly loss Wednesday as problems in its defense unit countered strides in its commercial aircraft business. Revenue: $15.96 billion vs. $17.76 billion expected. Boeing reported losses of $2.8 billion in its defense unit on programs including the KC-46 tanker and Air Force One. Alaska Airlines on Wednesday said it would exercise options to buy 52 Boeing 737 Max planes to its fleet and rights for 105 more of them through 2030.

☆ Retailers Tesco and Lidl fight over logo's trademark in UK court
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] The logo of retailer Lidl is seen in Schaenis, Switzerland April 3, 2019. He said in written arguments that Lidl’s underlying case is that Tesco has “copied Lidl’s logos ... to benefit from the association with Lidl’s reputation for high quality goods sold at a low price”. Documents provided to Lidl by Tesco in the course of the litigation also show that “many of their customers believe the Tesco [Clubcard Prices] logo to be the Lidl logo”, Brandreth added. A trial of Lidl’s initial lawsuit and Tesco’s remaining counterclaims is due to be heard at the High Court in London early next year. The case is Lidl Great Britain Limited and another v Tesco Stores Limited and another, CA-2022-001407.

The move to strengthen industrial leadership comes after delays and cost overruns blighted a series of long-term projects for which Boeing is locked in to a fixed price. Chief Financial Officer Brian West said last month fixed-price defense contracts were being "knocked around" by supply chain problems, inflation and labor shortages. In 2006, incoming BCA chief Scott Carson appointed Jim Jamieson chief operating officer of the planemaking unit - a wide brief giving him effective oversight of jet manufacturing and development until his retirement about 18 months later. Those changes came just as Boeing was trying to juggle changes in manufacturing with the development of the Boeing 787, while still bearing the wounds of a 1997 production crisis. Airbus (AIR.PA) has long had a chief operating officer at its main planemaking arm, though in practice it is more than a divisional role as the defense and helicopter units slot in underneath.

☆ Microsoft quietly laid off under 1,000 employees in teams across the company, from Xbox to government tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft laid off employees across the company, with a person familiar saying it affected under 1,000 jobs. Microsoft in July said it planned to lay off less than 1% of its 180,000-person workforce. Microsoft laid off employees in teams across the company, according to affected employees who spoke to Insider. This week's layoffs affect less than 1,000 employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. Zach Kramer, who runs Microsoft's Mission Engineering team, in an email viewed by Insider notified employees that the group would be "deprioritizing work already underway."

☆ Ohio 'incel' who plotted to 'slaughter' women pleads guilty to attempted hate crime
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An Ohio man who federal prosecutors accused of planning to "slaughter" women and kill thousands of people in a mass shooting pleaded guilty to an attempted hate crime, authorities said Tuesday. InstagramNeither the prosecutor's office nor Genco's lawyer immediately responded to requests for comment Tuesday night. On the same day, Genco searched online for a university and sororities in Ohio, the indictment says. Genco left Ohio that month for Georgia, where he attended basic training until December, according to the indictment. He was arrested in July 2021, the prosecutor's office said.

☆ The Fed will have to take the terminal funds rate higher in '23, says former KC Fed president
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Fed will have to take the terminal funds rate higher in '23, says former KC Fed presidentThomas Hoenig, former Kansas City Fed president, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss if it matters how the Federal Reserve got to where they are now, the chances that the Fed lowers the terminal federal funds rate in 2023 and more.

☆ Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran. The Royal Saudi Air Force's core strength are its 232 F-15 Eagles, at least 84 of which are F-15SA variants designed specifically for Saudi Arabia. A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 at King Faisal Air Base in Saudi Arabia in February 2021. US and Bahraini officials in front of unmanned naval vessels at at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in Manama in January. US Navy/MCS1 Mark Thomas MahmodIMX 2022 was also the first time Israel and Saudi Arabia, which don't have diplomatic relations, officially took part in an exercise together.

☆ The Yankee Candle founder's mansion just listed for $23 million. See inside the compound that features a Bellagio-inspired indoor water park, two-story arcade, and private concert venue
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Kittredge had three outdoor tennis courts and one indoor court constructed at the estate. The indoor tennis court also doubles as a concert venue, which has hosted such bands as The Doobie Brothers, as well as KC and The Sunshine Band. Yankee Candle founder's estate hits the market Courtesy of Surette Media Group

☆ Un bărbat a furat o mașină de 58.000 de dolari, apoi s-a pozat cu ea pentru Instagram; În cât timp a fost prins
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: TwitterUn bărbat a furat o mașină de 58.000 de dolari, apoi s-a pozat cu ea pentru Instagram; În cât timp a fost prinsUn bărbat care a „cumpărat” un SUV de 58.000 de dolari utilizând o carte de identitate furată nu a rezistat tentației și s-a pozat pentru Instagram cu noua achiziție chiar în curtea reprezentanței. După aproape un an, aceste fotografii l-au dat de gol și a fost prins. Acest suspect a folosit o identitate furată pentru a cumpăra un Explorer de 58.000 de dolari pe 23 iulie 2020. Postarea pe Facebook a fost urmată de o alta pe Twitter. Postarea a fost ulterior actualizată: „Vă mulțumim foarte mult, am identificat deja suspectul!

Organizations: Ford, Facebook, KC Locations: Kansas City, Missouri

☆ Peripeția unui bărbat care a furat o mașină de 58.000 de dolari, apoi s-a pozat cu ea pentru Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un bărbat care a „cumpărat” un SUV de 58.000 de dolari utilizând o carte de identitate furată nu a rezistat tentației și s-a pozat pentru Instagram cu noua achiziție chiar în curtea vânzătorului, la o reprezentanță din Kansas City, Missouri. După aproape un an, aceste fotografii l-au dat de gol pe bărbat și a fost prins, potrivit digi24.ro. Suspectul a fost deconspirat după ce poliția a postat pe grupul de Facebook Stolen KC, folosit pentru a urmări furturile înregistrate în comunitate, un apel către public: „Urmărim un caz de furt de identitate. Acest suspect a folosit o identitate furată pentru a cumpăra un Explorer de 58.000 de dolari pe 23 iulie 2020. Postarea de pe Facebook a fost urmată de o alta pe Twitter.

Persons: . Suspectul Organizations: Facebook, KC Locations: Kansas City, Missouri

☆ (FOTO) Un prinț din Bahrain a intrat în Nepal cu 2.000 de vaccinuri AstraZeneca. Cum a motivat prezența dozelor
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Un prinţ din Bahrain, sosit în Nepal pentru a escalada Everestul, a ajuns în ţară cu 2.000 de doze de vaccin împotriva noului coronavirus fără aprobare oficială. Nepalul anchetează modul în care șeicul Mohamed Hamad Mohamed Al Khalifa a intrat țară având asupra sa cele 2.000 de doze, fără a obține în prealabil aprobare. Prințul, care a sosit luni la Kathmandu, intenţiona să doneze dozele de vaccin AstraZeneca unui sat, potrivit ambasadei Nepalului în Bahrain, relatează AFP, citată de Agerpres. Dozele de vaccin "au fost introduse însă în ţară fără a urma procedura necesară şi fără autorizarea prealabilă a biroului nostru. Nepalul şi-a început campania de vaccinare în luna ianuarie după ce a primit un milion de doze de vaccin AstraZeneca din India.

Persons: Șeicul, șeicul Mohamed Hamad Mohamed Al Khalifa, Prințul, intenţiona, Prinţul Organizations: Agerpres, Gărzii Regale, World Travel, Tourism Council Locations: Bahrain, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepalului, Himalaya, India

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