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☆ A former Russian diplomat says the attempted Wagner mutiny is 'just another step' toward Putin's eventual ouster
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boris Bondarev told Newsweek he believes the Wagner mutiny will hasten Putin's ouster. His war was from the very beginning doomed," Boris Bondarev told Newsweek on Tuesday. He quit his post in May 2022 after criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine. The Wagner Group's mutiny erupted after a long-running feud between its chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the Russian military leadership. In the lead-up to the attempted mutiny, the mercenary group leader had been growing increasingly critical of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Persons: Boris Bondarev, Wagner, Bondarev, —, Wagner Group's, Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Prigozhin's Organizations: Newsweek, Service, UN, Moscow Times, Foreign Affairs, Russian, The New York Times, Russian Embassy, Times, Defense Ministry Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Geneva, Switzerland, Belarus

☆ Opinion | Prigozhin’s Mutiny Against Putin’s Reign of Lies
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But something went wrong in Putin’s approach, and it wasn’t just the incompetence of his military, the bravery of Ukrainians or the intercession by the West. In a nutshell, the problem is this: A monopoly on truth can be sustained only through a monopoly on violence. Big Brother can tell the Big Lie only if he has the Big — and only — Gun. But it creates risks, including the risk that someone from one of those centers of power will be willing to tell an inconvenient truth. And it may be why he appeared to have been treated as a hero, almost a liberator, in Rostov-on-Don.

Persons: what’s, Putin, Prigozhin’s Wagner, Ramzan Kadyrov, Prigozhin, ” —, ” Organizations: Newsweek, Ministry of Defense, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Rostov, Moscow

☆ Moscow makes bizarre claim that the US is planning bio-warfare against Russian troops in Ukraine as fears of disease grow after dam destruction
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The outlandish claim comes amid health concerns after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. The bizarre claim comes after the destruction of a major dam near Kherson caused flooding along the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine earlier this month. "When bitten, mosquitoes can infect military personnel with a dangerous infection, such as malaria," he said. Alex Babenko/Getty ImagesWhile the bizarre claim appears to have little basis, the dam's destruction has caused fears over subsequent disease and health concerns. A military partisan movement said the Russian army has recently suffered a cholera outbreak after the destruction of the dam, Newsweek reported.

Persons: Igor Kirillov, —, Max Seddon, Kirillov, " Seddon, didn't, Alex Babenko, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Organizations: Kremlin, Service, Chemical Protection Troops, Ukraine, Financial Times, White, Yahoo News, Metro, Politico, Newsweek, WHO Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Kyiv, Kherson, West, Nova

☆ A family bought an underground nuclear bunker for $300,000, and they're turning it into their home. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 2020, the Romero family moved into an underground bunker in the middle of the US. The Romero family transformed a nuclear bunker into their home. "We took all of our life savings — everything, basically our last penny and then some — and purchased the bunker," Romero said. The bunker was unfurnished, so the Romero family is now renovating the space into a home. The room the Romero family transformed into the primary bedroom.

Persons: Romero, —, Ruben Romero, I'm, TikTok Romero, Romero family's, There's, there's, it's, he's Organizations: Service, Newsweek, AT, Center, YouTube Locations: Niagara Falls , New York, Peachtree City , Georgia

☆ Fact Check-WNBA Championship parade video miscaptioned as 2023 NBA Championship parade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video showing aerial views of the WNBA Championship victory parade in Chicago in 2021 has been mislabeled in online posts mocking sparse turnout for the 2023 NBA Championship victory parade for the Denver Nuggets. “Nobody showed up to the Denver Nuggets championship parade,” read a tweet sharing the old footage (here). The city of Denver, which hosted the championship parade, estimated that 750,000 people attended (here). The full Denver Nuggets 2023 Championship parade footage shared by the NBA can be seen (here). Video shows the WNBA championship victory parade for Chicago Sky in 2021.

Persons: “, Read Organizations: WNBA, Denver Nuggets, Facebook, Chicago Sky, Newsweek, Wintrust, Google, Chicago, NBA, Reuters Locations: Chicago, Michigan, Denver

☆ 'Mythbusters' video shows what a deep-sea implosion does to a faux human in a scuba suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A clip from an old episode of the TV show "Mythbusters" has resurfaced on Twitter. Account @ChudsOfTikTok posted the clip as a comparison of what happened on the Titan submersible. But what is shown in the video clip is under extremely different circumstances from the lost sub. But if something goes wrong with the suit's pressurization, it could be catastrophic for the diver. Then they put the mannequin in an old diving suit and sunk it 300 feet underwater, where the pressure is about nine times great than at sea level.

Persons: —, doesn't, Jessi Combs, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, Grant Imahara, ChudsofTikTok Organizations: Titan, Service, Newsweek

☆ This fitness company wants to pay you $10,000 to walk 10,000 steps in a single day—here's how it works
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For the new company's first hire, GymBird is choosing one lucky person to walk 10,000 steps in one day for $10,000, according to its site. Accepting the offer requires the CSO to train for a month until they feel comfortable walking 10,000 steps in a single day. "By the last day of the month, they must walk the full 10,000 steps within a 24-hour period," GymBird wrote in its job offering. Just under 10,000 steps each day (9,800) can lower risk of dementia by 50%, according to two studies published in JAMA Neurology and JAMA Internal Medicine last year. For every 2,000 steps you walk daily, you can reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease and premature death by 10%, peaking at 10,000 steps, the research shows.

Persons: GymBird, they're, Warren Buffett Organizations: CSO, Nutrition Solutions, Newsweek, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ A retired US general says Ukraine could recapture Crimea before the summer's out, but only if the US gives it the ammunition it needs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges told Newsweek that Ukraine could retake Crimea before the summer ends. Hodges believes recapturing Crimea would be essential for Ukraine to rebuild its economy. "My principal caveat still remains that if the United States were to provide what Ukraine needs, then Ukraine could actually still liberate Crimea by the end of this summer," retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges told Newsweek on Wednesday. The Biden administration has held back from sending long-range weapons to Ukraine that have the capacity to strike targets in Russia. US officials told Ukraine in February that they weren't able to send over the ATACMS due to insufficient supply, per Politico.

Persons: Ben Hodges, Hodges, —, Pat Ryder, Biden, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Newsweek, Service, US Army, State Department, Pentagon, Tactical Missiles Systems, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, United States, Russia, Sevastopol, Saki, Russian, St . Petersburg, Belarus, Poland, Russians, Mykolaiv, Europe

☆ Lisl Steiner, Colorful Creator of Black-and-White Photographs, Dies at 95
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Lisl Steiner, a flamboyant photojournalist who was celebrated for her intimate, emotive images of history-tilting figures like Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as luminaries of music, stage and sports, died on June 7 in Mount Kisco, N.Y. She was 95. Her death, at a hospital, was confirmed by her friends Ingrid Rockefeller and Vivian Winther, who had been collaborating with her on a documentary about her life. Shooting for publications including Newsweek, Time, Life and National Geographic, Ms. Steiner was known for her flamboyant attire, her trademark explosion of fiery red hair, her sassy personality and her uncanny knack for connecting with her subjects, whom she jokingly referred to as “victims.”

Persons: Lisl Steiner, Fidel Castro, John F, Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, Ingrid Rockefeller, Vivian Winther, Steiner, ” Organizations: Newsweek, Geographic Locations: Mount Kisco

☆ Former Trump advisor now supports DeSantis, says he will be an 'amazing president' while asking 'who would work for Trump???'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A former Trump advisor is now campaigning with Ron DeSantis and trash-talking his old boss. Steve Cortes, once one of Trump's most senior advisors, asked on Twitter: "Who would work for Trump???" Ron DeSantis — Trump's primary opposition for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Steve Cortes, a senior advisor on Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns, has loudly supported DeSantis since he announced his endorsement in a Newsweek op-ed in May. "This young leader will be an amazing president," Cortes tweeted on Saturday while campaigning with DeSantis in Nevada.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Steve Cortes, messier, —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis —, DeSantis, Cortes, Trump, John Kelly, he's, Kelly — Organizations: Trump, Twitter, Republican, Service, Florida Gov, Newsweek, DeSantis, GOP, White, White House, Truth Locations: Nevada

☆ Footage shows an orca that appears to carry away a severed rudder after a pod of killer whales attacked a yacht off the coast of Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Footage shows an orca swimming off with a destroyed rudder after killer whales attacked a catamaran. The boat was sailing in the Strait of Gibraltar in April, an area where orcas have been targeting boats. Recently-posted footage appears to show one of the killer whales swimming off with one of the severed rudders. "We were about to cross shipping lines and turning south to the Canary Islands when we felt like we got bad with a wave," Kriz told Newsweek in a recent interview. Not again,'" Kriz told Newsweek.

Persons: —, Dan Kriz, Kriz, orcas, Maxi Jonas Orcas, Joshua Zitser Organizations: Newsweek, Service, REUTERS Locations: Strait, Gibraltar, Canary, Florida

☆ Donald Trump can proceed with a lawsuit against his niece, Mary, over her role in a New York Times story on his taxes, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump sued Mary Trump for giving the New York Times information for a 2018 story about his taxes. Mary Trump weighed in on the indictment in a blog post, in which she said there was "nothing he won't do to get away with his crimes," per Newsweek. Trump's attorney Alina Habba said that it was "no surprise" that Mary Trump violated the older settlement, per Bloomberg. Mary Trump will most likely appeal the ruling, Bloomberg reported. A representative for Mary Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, which was sent outside of normal working hours.

Persons: Trump, Mary Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Robert Reed, Mary Trump's, Reed, Alina Habba, greedily, Habba Organizations: New York Times, Service, Bloomberg, Trump, Newsweek, New Locations: New York

☆ Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery among streaming stocks on the rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | 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 EmailNetflix and Warner Bros. Discovery among streaming stocks on the riseTom Rogers of Newsweek discusses whether investor's are rallying around streaming stocks. Hosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Persons: Tom Rogers, investor's, Brian Sullivan, “ Organizations: Netflix, Warner Bros ., Newsweek, CNBC

☆ Ted Cruz is citing the Bible and preaching on Twitter in defense of the LGBT community, and it's quite something
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ted Cruz preached tolerance for the LGBT community during a Twitter spat with a pastor. "Let he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her," Cruz tweeted. The Texas senator then invoked another Bible verse to support his argument that gay people should not be persecuted. We are talking the laws of man, not the Old Testament laws of God,'" Cruz tweeted. Cruz also mentioned another Bible verse — "let he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" — arguing that it is cruel and hypocritical to judge others for sinning.

Persons: Ted Cruz, Cruz, —, Sen, Tom Ascol, Jesus, Caesar, Ascol, Hodges, Roe, Wade Organizations: Service, Newsweek, The Texas Tribune Locations: Florida, Texas, Uganda

☆ A ship captain attacked by an orca is worried boaters are going to start shooting killer whales
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But one ship captain said killer whales have more to fear from us than we have to fear from them. The captain told Newsweek he's worried boaters will start shooting orcas out of fear. "I am very concerned about the near future for these beasts and I think we have a huge responsibility to protect these animals," Sébastien Destremau told Newsweek. "They could crush the boat in a heartbeat if they wanted to," he told Newsweek. "The shocks were really hard and really strong, they were really going for it," he told Newsweek.

Persons: Orcas, —, he's, Sébastien Destremau, Destremau, White Gladis, they're, haven't Organizations: Newsweek, Service Locations: Spain

☆ Russia destroyed Ukraine's 'last warship' in Black Sea missile attack, defense ministry said
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainian Navy's "last warship" was destroyed, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said. The Yuriy Olefirenko was hit with "high-precision weapons" in the port of Odesa, Russia claimed. Russia said the Yuriy Olefirenko was hit on Monday with missiles, which Konashenkov called "high-precision weapons," per Reuters. Russia has rarely targeted the port after signing the UN-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative last year. Whichever side holds the piece of land can control ship traffic between the ports of Kherson and Mykolaiv and the Black Sea, per Forbes.

Persons: Yuriy Olefirenko, —, Igor Konashenkov, Konashenkov, Frederik Mertens, Mertens Organizations: Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Navy, Service, Ukrainian, Russian Defence Ministry, UN, Forbes, Navy, Hague, Strategic Studies, Newsweek Locations: Odesa, Russia, Telegraph, Ukraine, Soviet, Kherson —, Dnipro, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Ukrainian

☆ ‘Netflix should take a victory lap’, says top media mogul Tom Rogers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email‘Netflix should take a victory lap’, says top media mogul Tom RogersTom Rogers, Newsweek editor-at-large and former Engine Media executive chairman, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss Netflix's recent performance and upcoming shareholder meeting.

Persons: Tom Rogers Tom Rogers Organizations: Netflix, Newsweek, Engine Media

☆ Ukraine has squeezed out of the US-Patriot missile system a capability that the Pentagon did not think possible, military analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine claims it has used US-made Patriot missile systems to down Russian hypersonic missiles. The weapons are among the most advanced surface-to-air missiles sent to Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have claimed they have used the weapon to shoot down several Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, which Moscow previously boasted were unstoppable. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had long been requesting the US to send defensive surface-to-air missile systems, which can strike aircraft, cruise missiles, and shorter-range ballistic missiles. It is unclear how many Patriot missile systems Ukraine has, but they are among the most advanced surface-to-air missiles sent to Ukraine.

☆ Sci-fi author says he wrote 97 books in 9 months using AI tools, including ChatGPT and Midjourney
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sci-fi author Tim Boucher says he's created 97 books in nine months with the help of AI. In a Newsweek article, Boucher said he used Midjourney, ChatGPT, and Anthropic's Claude. Sci-fi author Tim Boucher says he's created 97 books in nine months with the help of AI. In an article for Newsweek, Boucher said he'd used AI image generator Midjourney to illustrate the books, and ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude for brainstorming and text generation. He wrote in Newsweek: "AI has proven to be a remarkable catalyst for my creative work.

☆ Disney CEO Bob Iger believes this is a battle he can win against Gov. DeSantis: Puck's Matt Belloni
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | 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 EmailDisney CEO Bob Iger believes this is a battle he can win against Gov. DeSantis: Puck's Matt BelloniMatt Belloni, Puck news founding partner, and Tom Rogers, Newsweek editor-at-large and former NBC Cable president, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest in the feud between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which saw the company cancelling plans for an estimated $1 billion facility in Florida.

The justices upheld a lower court's ruling that Warhol's works based on Goldsmith's 1981 photo were not immune from her copyright infringement lawsuit. Warhol, who died in 1987, was a foremost participant in the pop art movement that germinated in the 1950s. At issue in the litigation involving Goldsmith was Warhol's "Orange Prince" series. She countersued the Andy Warhol Foundation in 2017 after it asked a court to find that the works did not violate her copyright. Under that standard, the circuit court said Warhol's paintings were closer to adapting Goldsmith's photo in a different medium than transforming it.

☆ Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright case over Prince photo
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Andy Warhol Foundation in a copyright dispute over the use of a celebrity photographer's image of the musician Prince for artwork created by Warhol. Goldsmith had sued the Warhol Foundation for copyright infringement over its licensing of an image called "Orange Prince" to Conde Naste, the parent company of Vanity Fair magazine, in 2016. Orange Prince is one of 16 Warhol silkscreens based on her photo, which Goldsmith only became aware of in 2016. Although a federal district court rule in the Warhol Foundation's favor, that ruling was overturned by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. "Lynn Goldsmith's original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists," the court said in the majority opinion. "

☆ Fact Check-Image of Ron DeSantis in burger restaurant captured in May 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image of Florida governor Ron DeSantis sitting across from former vice president Mike Pence in a burger restaurant was captured in May 2020 when COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures in restaurants were still in place. Some shared the image of Pence sitting across from DeSantis with the false claim that it was captured ahead of former president Donald Trump’s rally in Iowa on May 14 (here). IOWA — Just ahead of Trump’s rally, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence sit down to eat in the same state” (here). DeSantis lifted all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants in September 2020, months after the image of DeSantis and Pence was captured (here). The image of Pence and DeSantis dates to May 2020.

☆ From ‘Front-Page Girls’ to Newsroom Leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Jane Kamensky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Yet few readers today will place Ross’s name, let alone those of the “front-page girls” she celebrated. Papers with strapped budgets took on more women, a trajectory that mirrors the history of professions like teaching and nursing. Still, as late as the 1950s, Kroeger writes, “women journalists inched across a swinging rope bridge toward fuller acceptance but still in single file.” Their pluck went only so far. Between 1970 and 1983, anti-discrimination suits roiled The Times, Newsweek, Time, The Washington Post and The Associated Press, among other outlets. Before those proceedings, women had tended to cluster “on the bottom rungs of a company ladder with broken steps,” Kroeger writes.

☆ The Russian military is offering up to 10x an average salary to fill its ranks depleted by Ukraine invasion casualties
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An investigation has found that Russia has been using a popular job website to entice war recruits. Some of the roles offer salaries 10x the average Russian monthly salary of 63,060 rubles ($810). Military employers searching on the site included the 43rd Regiment of the Russian Guard and the contractual recruitment office for military service in Tver Oblast and the Kemerovo and Novgorod regions. Last month, the Russian military launched a video campaign to lure more soldiers into fighting in Ukraine. The Russian military has consistently hinted at the possibility of a second mass mobilization, with one expected at the beginning of the year and another in April.

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