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☆ Trump’s pick for NASA chief: Jared Isaacman has close ties with Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Isaacman, who has twice traveled to space on private missions and has close ties to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk but lacks experience in government or academia, is an unorthodox selection. If confirmed, Isaacman would be only the fourth of 15 NASA administrators to have actually traveled to space. Isaacman’s relationship with SpaceXIsaacman’s close ties with SpaceX and Musk are likely to raise questions about conflicts of interest. Trump, Musk and Isaacman’s visionDespite Isaacman’s close relationship with Musk, the two have adopted starkly different tones regarding politics. “I don’t need to have a public opinion on his politics because there is much more to the man and his companies,” Isaacman said of Musk in an October 11 post.

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☆ Anna Kendrick on Her Movie Roles: 'Twilight,' 'Pitch Perfect,' 'a Simple Favor'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

It's the exact kind of self-deprecating candor Kendrick is known for, with her scene-stealing turns in movies like the "Twilight" series and the "Pitch Perfect" films. On being a 'bystander' to the 'Twilight' pop culture phenomenonAnna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1." Summit EntertainmentIt's been 16 years since the first "Twilight" movie came out. On the 'Simple Favor' sequel having even more plot twists than the first filmAnna Kendrick as Stephanie Smothers in "A Simple Favor." AdvertisementBut yeah, that Shondaland, they're really excellent at keeping you absolutely hooked in because even if something terrible happens, it's like, I can't look away.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch a glimpse as soon as possible — either this week or early next — because it will be another 400 years before the wandering ice ball returns. The comet, which is kilometer-sized (1/2-mile), will sweep safely past Earth on Sept. 12, passing within 78 million miles (125 million kilometers). The comet will come closest to the sun — closer than Mercury is — on about Sept. 17 before departing the solar system. “The comet looks amazing right now, with a long, highly structured tail, a joy to image with a telescope,” he said.

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☆ 'It's darkest before dawn': The global head of portfolio construction at a $311 billion firm explains why investors who haven't pivoted from defense to offense could be giving up big returns — and bre
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In the face of an impending downturn, investors have been flocking to defensive assets. Maybe the most important pivot is actually going to be the pivot in portfolios from defense to offense," Hetts told Insider in a recent interview. According to Hetts, investors who don't have an appropriate allocation to offensive assets risk not being exposed to the market's upside when it rebounds. In fact, Hetts actually believes that the rotation to offensive assets may come sooner than investors imagine. Balancing defensive and offensive investmentsIn the case of a lasting bear market, Hetts expects a drop in earnings growth.

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☆ Russia's aging, obsolete tanks are actually doing some serious damage in Ukraine, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's tanks are still a formidable force in Ukraine, a new report has claimed, despite their age. There are three main ways Russian armor has adapted in the conflict, the report said. Instead, Russian tanks nowadays effectively provide backup for artillery, long-range firepower, and quick raids. And some Russian modifications and tactics have also made it harder to detect and hit Russian armor with anti-tank guided missiles, the authors wrote. In recent months much has been written about Russia's military weaknesses, which exposed deadly gaps in a previously much-feared force.

Trump arrived via motorcade at 100 Centre Street, a towering, 1940s-era building faced in limestone, granite, and decades of grime. It's the DA investigators who "book" Trump, a process that begins with the former president emptying his pockets. Prints are run on anyone arrested in New York, and Trump will be no different. No one will check if Trump fibsThe DA investigators will also take Trump's pedigree information — name, date of birth, address, phone number, that sort of thing. "There's a cell in the processing area in the DA investigators' offices," she said.

☆ Most armies ignore autistic people. Israel is calling them up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

He signed up to serve through Ro'im Rachok, a first-of-its-kind program that places autistic people in the military to utilize their valuable skills. Ro'im Rachok, however, allows them to sign up as volunteers. Ro'im Rachok students sit in a circle during a class at Ono Academic College. Israel Defense Forces/ InsiderIt's November, and students of the Ro'im Rachok electronics course are approaching the final month of their training. But because Ro'im Rachok enlistees are volunteers, they can drop out after a year.

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