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☆ A large group of Russian troops violated 'military operations 101' and paid the price in a deadly Ukrainian HIMARS strike, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine said it launched a deadly HIMARS attack on five Russian units gathered on a beach. Russia seriously misjudged its soldiers' proximity to Ukrainian HIMARS, two experts told Insider. Ukraine on Tuesday said it launched a HIMARS attack on five Russian units gathered on a beach resulting in 200 casualties and destroyed equipment. A Ukrainian official in June confirmed reports from a Russian military blogger that Russian soldiers were hit by Ukrainian HIMARS while standing still for two hours for a commander's speech, rendering them sitting ducks. "At a basic tactical level, we can see the Russian military is learning from its mistakes," Miles said.

Persons: Simon Miles, Miles, Mark Cancian, Cancian Organizations: Service, The Institute, Resistance Center, Ukrainian Army, Facebook, Duke University's Sanford School of Public, Soviet Union, US Marine Corps, Center for Strategic, Studies, Artillery Rocket Systems, Ukrainian National Resistance Center, Russian, Resistance Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Kherson, Soviet, Moscow

☆ Why did some birds survive when dinosaurs went extinct? Molting feathers could hold a clue
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fossilized feathers of an extinct bird show it molted differently than modern birds. The prehistoric bird lost its feathers all at once, while many modern birds molt in waves. There doesn't seem to be a singular reason why modern birds' ancestors survived and the others went extinct, O'Connor said in a statement. But it was also born with a full set of flying feathers, a trait found in certain types of modern precocial birds. O'Connor thinks developing a better understanding of molting and how it evolved could have important implications for modern birds.

Persons: Jingmai O'Connor, enantiornithines, O'Connor, would've, enantiornithine, enantiornithine would've, Yu Chen, I'm Organizations: Service, Field Museum Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations after Titan implosion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Austin Mullen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

OceanGate said it is suspending all exploration and commercial operations weeks after its submersible imploded near the Titanic wreckage site killing all five people on board. "OceanGate has suspended all exploration and commercial operations," it read. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada launched a safety investigation into the incident. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said its investigation will focus on finding "all causal and contributing factors" in the incident "without attributing blame or civil or criminal liability." The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate what happened and issue any safety recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening in the future.

Persons: OceanGate, Hamish Harding, Paul Henry Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Azmeh Dawood, Brian Weed, Weed, Josh Gates, Tom Costello, Colin Taylor, Aaron Newman, —, — Doha Madani, Daniel Arkin, Marlene Lenthang, Melissa Chan Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, NBC News, Titan, Transportation Safety Board, Canada, Transportation Locations: Port, Everett, Everett , Washington, British, French, Canadian, OceanGate, — Doha

☆ Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Natalie Grover | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - UK researchers have homed in on a human gene implicated in thwarting most bird flu viruses from infecting people. Nicknamed B-force by the researchers, the gene was found to block the replication of most strains of bird flu in human cells. However, the gene's antiviral activity failed to protect against seasonal human flu viruses. This gene is part of a broader defensive apparatus in the human immune arsenal against bird viruses. To be sure, viruses mutate all the time, and this does not mean that bird flu viruses could not evolve to escape the activity of BTN3A3.

Persons: Massimo Palmarini, ”, Sam Wilson, Natalie Grover, Nancy Lapid, Christina Fincher Organizations: MRC, University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, World Health Organization, WHO, Thomson Locations: London

[1/3] Jun 28, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Connor Bedard puts on a Chicago Blackhawks jersey after being taken with the first pick in the 2023 NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsJune 28 (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard with the first pick of the NHL Draft on Wednesday in hopes the young centre can help bring the storied franchise back into contention for a Stanley Cup. "It's hard to put into words," Bedard said about being drafted by the six-time champions. Bedard's first game as a professional will be Oct. 10 when the Blackhawks face Sidney Crosby and the Penguins in Pittsburgh. The Anaheim Ducks surprised some, including Leo Carlsson, when they used the second pick to draft the big Swedish centre.

Persons: Connor Bedard, Christopher Hanewinckel, " Bedard, Sidney Crosby, Bedard, Patrick Kane, Connor McDavid, Western Hockey League's Regina, Kane, Leo Carlsson, " Carlsson, University of Michigan's Adam Fantilli, Will Smith, David Reinbacher, Rory Carroll, Frank Pingue, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Chris Reese Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Bridgestone Arena, The Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Stanley, Blackhawks, Penguins, Chicago, Western Hockey League's, Western Hockey League's Regina Pats, WHL, Anaheim Ducks, University of Michigan's, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, Montreal Canadiens, Thomson Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, USA, Pittsburgh, American, Nashville, Los Angeles, Toronto

☆ Opinion | Putin, Prigozhin and the Danger of Disorder
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Thomas L. Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The events playing out in Russia feel like the trailer for the next James Bond movie: Vladimir Putin’s ex-chef/ex-cyberhacker/recent mercenary army leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, goes rogue. Prigozhin, a character straight out of “Dr. So Prigozhin opted for a plea bargain, arranged by the president of Belarus, and called off his revolution — sorry, didn’t mean it, I was just trying to point out some problems with the Russian Army — and everyone called it a day. It’s still not clear if the stone-hearted Putin conveyed any direct threat to his old pal Prigozhin, but as Putin’s former bag man, Prigozhin clearly wasn’t taking any chances. As the ever-helpful president of Belarus, where Prigozhin reportedly surfaced on Tuesday, said, the Russian president told him that he wanted to kill his traitorous mercenary commander, to “squash him like a bug.”

Persons: James Bond, Vladimir Putin’s, Yevgeny V, Dr, ”, Prigozhin, Russian Army —, It’s, Putin Organizations: Russian Army Locations: Russia, Moscow, Belarus, Russian

☆ A debate raging in Washington DC over the definition of who qualifies to be an accredited investor could transform the way startups raise money
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Lawmakers and federal regulators are contemplating changing the definition of "accredited investor." There's a philosophical debate raging in Washington that could transform the multitrillion-dollar capital markets and change the way startups raise money. The origins of the definition of "accredited investor" trace back to the Great Depression and the Securities Act of 1933. And since the Reg D exemption's creation, private markets have become the dominant way for most issuers to access capital markets. According to analysis from the Brookings Institution, in 2020, 13.85% of US households qualified as accredited investors, compared with just 1.8% in 1983.

Persons: Gary Gensler, Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman, Ronald Reagan, Reg D, Maxine Waters, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Micah Hauptman, Hauptman, haven't, Marcia Dawood, Dawood, Tyler Gellasch, Gellasch, Theranos Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Apple, Securities, Financial Services, Politico, Consumer Federation of America, Yale Endowments, Brookings Institution, Angel Capital Association, ACA, Healthy Markets Association Locations: Washington, of Arkansas, California

☆ West Bank: Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings, Palestinian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jerusalem CNN —Dozens of Palestinian villagers were attacked by Israeli settlers overnight in the wake of the killing of four settlers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a Palestinian official who monitors settler violence told CNN Wednesday. February’s violence was so severe that the commander of Israeli forces in the West Bank called it a “pogrom,” evoking historic memories of ethnic violence targeting Jews. The attacks overnight on Tuesday took place over a wide area of the northern West Bank, from Turmus’ayya east of Ramallah to Deir Sharaf west of Nablus, he said. Scorched cars, including some junked for spare parts, left in the West Bank village of A Laban al-Sharkiyeh on June 21, 2023. The following day, two Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israelis near the settlement of Eli in the West Bank.

Persons: Ghassan Douglas, Deir Sharaf, Laban, Majdi Mohammed, Daniel Hagari, Itamar Ben Gvir, Eli Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, West Bank, Palestinian, CNN, Bank, AP Israel Defense Forces, National, IDF, West Locations: Jerusalem, Huwara, West, Turmus’ayya, Ramallah, Deir, Nablus, West Bank, Sharkiyeh, Jenin

☆ Avoid these 10 confusing phrases at work that 'can make you sound desperate,' say language experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Millennials use workplace jargon the most, while Gen Zers are the most annoyed by it. But, Wilson warns, using too much jargon "can make you sound desperate to belong." Office jargon doesn't just confuse the people you want to impress — it can also exclude or even offend them in some cases. Amidst the office jargon, there are also phrases with culturally insensitive undertones like "low on the totem poll," McCaskill points out. You might not be able to avoid jargon completely, but deferring to simple, clear language — and limiting how often you're using corporate colloquialisms — is the easiest way to sound smarter at work, McCaskill says.

Persons: Andrew McCaskill, Gen Zers, Hope Wilson, Wilson, —, Duolingo, McCaskill Organizations: LinkedIn, Ducks, Harvard Locations: United States, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, U.S

☆ Russian soldiers really did stand still for 2 hours for their commander's speech, leaving them sitting ducks for a HIMARS strike, Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian soldiers stood still for two hours, making them sitting ducks, a Ukrainian official said. Russian bloggers were angry after reports said the soldiers stood in the open waiting for a speech. The Ukrainian official said it was more than enough time to transport HIMARS and "hit them." Rybar said the attack, which he said involved HIMARS and Ukraine's artillery, happened in the city of Kreminna, in Luhansk. Another Russian blogger, who goes by the name Two Majors, wrote: "Stand in a column for two hours in one place!

Persons: —, Rybar, Insider's Sam Fellman, Russian milbloggers, Matthew Loh, Russia's, Sam Fellman Organizations: Service, Ukraine's High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Kyiv, Arms Army, Moscow Times Locations: Kyiv, Russian, Kreminna, Luhansk, Ukraine

☆ Luciano Spalletti and the Power of Walking Away
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Luciano Spalletti’s farm sits high on a ridge outside Montaione, a peaceful, strikingly pretty Italian village set on a hilltop an hour or so southwest of Florence. It is picture-perfect Tuscany: cobbled piazzas lined with cafes; echoing, cobbled streets; a panorama of deep blue skies and verdant olive groves on rolling hills. The stretch of the Tuscan countryside Spalletti calls home is not quite so well-touristed as, say, Chianti. But Spalletti grew up here, in the medieval walled city of Certaldo, and he saw in the farm the chance to draw more people to the region. The view stretches all the way from Pisa, in the west, to the Apennines in the east.

Persons: Luciano, Spalletti Locations: Montaione, Florence, Tuscany, Certaldo, Pisa

☆ Gen Z and millennial workers feel confused, irritated, and left out by endless 'workplace jargon' in the office, LinkedIn research shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Almost half of Gen Z and Millennial workers say "workplace jargon" is making them feel left out. A new survey by LinkedIn found that young professionals are puzzled by lingo like "ducks in a row." Two-thirds of Gen Z and Millennials think knowing workplace jargon could help them get ahead. Learning the workplace language can be tough, and we hope that by opening up the conversation, we can help to break down that workplace language barrier." Gen Z is still getting to grips with the workplace and those who graduated during the pandemic may find it even harder to integrate.

Persons: Z, Gen, —, Charlotte Davies, Millennials, PWC Organizations: LinkedIn, Service, Deloitte, Financial Times

☆ One of two giant rubber ducks in Hong Kong harbour deflates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] One of the inflatable yellow ducks created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is seen deflated at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China June 10, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone SiuHONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) - One of two giant rubber ducks anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour as part of an art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman deflated on Saturday, to the disappointment of residents coming to see them in scorching heat. I originally thought I could see two rubber ducks,” said Moon Lam, 72, who came to the harbour wearing rubber duck-themed t-shirt, face mask, earrings and socks. A single rubber duck first floated in Hong Kong in 2013. Maybe because it’s too hot in Hong Kong,” said Tiffany Chen, 28, a tourist from the northern neighbouring city of Shenzhen.

Persons: Florentijn Hofman, Tyrone Siu, “, ”, Moon Lam, Hofman, it’s, Tiffany Chen, Jessie Pang, Marius Zaharia Organizations: Harbour, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, Hong, Victoria Harbour, Netherlands, France, Brazil, Shenzhen

☆ Since Three Arrows Capital collapsed, the crypto fund's founders have reportedly been meditating in Bali, learning to surf, and taking shrooms
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

When hedge fund Three Arrows Capital collapsed last year, it left the crypto world reeling. But the firm's founders, Kyle Davies and Su Zhu, have reportedly had it pretty good ever since. Just because your crypto firm collapsed, doesn't mean you are going to end up on house arrest at your parents' pad. As the liquidation process began for their crypto firm, both founders flew to Bali — Indonesia notably doesn't have an extradition treaty with the United States — the Times reported. According to the Times, Zhu started to hang out with surfers and UFC fighters.

Persons: Kyle Davies, Su Zhu, Zhu surfed, Davies, Hemingway, Zhu, liquidators Organizations: Arrows Capital, Morning, New York Times, United, Times, Twitter, UFC Locations: Bali, Bali — Indonesia, United States, Bahrain, Singapore

☆ Giant rubber duck deflated in Hong Kong’s harbor amid fierce heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —One of two giant rubber ducks on display in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor was deflated on Saturday to protect it from sweltering temperatures. “Today, we originally planned to bring my child to see the yellow duck. “So, she was super sad, because she can see just only one.”Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck” initially appeared in Victoria Harbor a decade ago. “Double duck is double luck,” artist Hofman said in a statement. “The work emphasizes friendship and getting connected … ‘Double Ducks’ is not about looking into the past but enjoying the moment together!”

Persons: Florentijn, Hofman Organizations: CNN, Locals, Hong, Ducks Locations: Hong, Victoria, Hong Kong, Thailand, Victoria Harbor, France, Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo, Victoria Harbour

☆ Two giant rubber ducks debut in Hong Kong in bid to drive "double happiness"
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] An art installation dubbed "Double Ducks" by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is seen at Victoria Harbour, in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2023. Hofman said his pair of ducks represent "twice the fun, double the happiness" and bring new excitement to Hong Kong. "We would like more installation art like the rubber ducks in Hong Kong. Right now there isn't much space for art in Hong Kong if we compare it to Macau or Shenzhen, they have more art installations." A 40-year-old engineer named Kane said the ducks were positive for Hong Kong.

Persons: Florentijn Hofman, Tyrone Siu, Hofman, peng, Anna, Kane, It's, Justin Fung, Jessie Pang, Joyce Zhou, Farah, Michael Perry Organizations: Victoria Harbour, REUTERS, Ducks, Thomson Locations: Victoria, Hong Kong, China, Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, Hong, Victoria Harbour, Netherlands, France, Brazil, Hong Kong's, Tamar, Macau, Shenzhen

☆ Florentijn Hofman’s ‘Rubber Duck’ returns to Hong Kong — and now there are two
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A decade since it famously appeared in Victoria Harbour, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s “Rubber Duck” sculpture has returned to Hong Kong. “Double duck is double luck,” Hofman said in a statement. One of artist Florentijn Hofman's "Rubber Duck" sculptures famously appeared in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in 2013. In the years since first arriving in Hong Kong, “Rubber Duck” has appeared in the waters of cities such as Seoul and Los Angeles. Ahead of the installation, images of the pair have been pasted on the side of the city’s trams and at subway stations around Hong Kong.

Persons: Florentijn, peng ”, ” Hofman, . Cheng, Jiang Zemin Organizations: CNN, Ducks, Victoria Harbour, South China Morning, Social Locations: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, Tsing, France, Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo, Hong, Victoria, South, Weibo, Seoul, Los Angeles, Keelung, Santiago , Chile

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☆ Ukraine wants to work with Western countries to create another 'sea of NATO' on the border with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Constantine Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Doing so would help turn the Black Sea into another "sea of NATO," the foreign minister said. "It's time to turn the Black Sea into what the Baltic Sea has become, a sea of NATO," Dmytro Kuleba said. "The Black Sea can never be a NATO sea," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to Kuleba's comments. The Black Sea region is "a strategically important area for Euro-Atlantic security," Geoană said in April. At the conference in April, Romania's foreign minister said a strong NATO presence in the Black Sea was a "must."

☆ JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon just sounded off on what it takes to be a good CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has a take that might surprise you. Succession plans for the unofficial face of Wall Street have long been speculated on. One of the biggest issues we see on Wall Street, or in business more broadly, is an executive not knowing when to cut ties. Want to know what a Wall Street hiring raid looks like? Here's Wall Street's plan if the US defaults on its debt.

☆ Animal health body urges bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Sybille De La Hamaide | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The severity of the current outbreak of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, and the economic and personal damage it has caused, has led governments to reconsider vaccinating poultry. A WOAH survey showed only 25% of its member states would accept imports of products from poultry vaccinated against HPAI. The European Union's 27 member states agreed last year to implement a bird flu vaccine strategy. The risk to humans from bird flu remains low but countries must prepare for any change in the status quo, the World Health Organization has said. Eloit said vaccination should focus on free-range poultry, mainly ducks, since bird flu is transmitted by infected migrating wild birds.

☆ A female orca traumatized by a previous encounter with humans may be behind mounting killer whale attacks on boats, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A traumatized female orca could be behind the increased killer whale attacks on boats. A traumatic event may have triggered a change in White Gladis' behavior, experts told LiveScience. While most orca interactions with boats are harmless, there has been a spike in aggressive behavior towards boats since 2020, biologist Alfredo López Fernandez told LiveScience. Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell were on an already-bumpy ride when the crew spotted the killer whales on May 2 in the Strait of Gibraltar. as a pod of killer whales began banging into their 46-foot boat, per The Times.

☆ How TikTok sensation Squishmallows found Warren Buffett
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

May 13 (Reuters) - Squishmallows joined Warren Buffett's business empire two years after Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and others helped make the plush stuffed toys a viral sensation on TikTok. They married in 1993 and embarked on law careers, but Judd Zebersky soon realized that wasn't his destiny. Laura Zebersky, a litigator, sold her practice in 2005 and joined him, becoming Jazwares' president. "This was a brand that needed a lot of love," Judd Zebersky said. "Greg is exactly what we have all learned about the Berkshire model," Laura Zebersky said.

☆ Buttler regains form but Hyderabad clinch last-ball thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) - Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler roared back to form but Abdul Samad's last-over heroics ensured Sunrisers Hyderabad had the last laugh in Sunday night's dramatic Indian Premier League (IPL) contest. England limited-overs captain Buttler started the season well but went into the match without a fifty in his previous six knocks that included a couple of ducks. But with Hyderabad needing 41 runs off the last two overs, Glenn Phillips, who made 25 off just seven balls, turned the match on its head. Samad smacked the final delivery over the bowler's head for a flat six to secure Hyderabad's fourth win in 10 matches. Rajasthan captain Samson defended picking Sandeep to bowl the final over.

☆ US government is testing avian flu vaccines for birds, but ending the historic outbreak isn’t that simple
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Eradication and vaccinationAs of April 26, the CDC says, nearly 58.8 million poultry have been affected by avian flu since January 2022. The virus has been detected in at least 6,737 wild birds, and the number is likely to be much higher. Vaccinated birds would be protected, but with this highly infectious disease, they still could shed some virus that could infect unprotected birds. Partial protection means more birds will be spreading the virus,” Gallardo said. The US has the largest poultry industry in the world, with 294,000 poultry farms.

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