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About 70% of kids' foods are ultra-processed, and that includes items for babies and toddlers. Why are so many foods made for children so unhealthy?

Colombian special forces deal with the country's most dangerous threats, like the illegal cocaine trade. We followed how top soldiers train for deadly secret missions. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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Bread has been one of the most important sources of calories and nutrients across cultures for millennia. But today, most loaves you find in the supermarket are ultra-processed and contain a cocktail of additives and chemicals. So how did bread go from being a staple containing just flour, yeast, and water to an ultra-processed food? This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.

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Sand is the most mined resource in the world. But extracting it from lakes and rivers comes at a deadly cost — and could have dire consequences for the environment. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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☆ How underwater welders risk death to keep bridges and piers standing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Tyler Merkel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Underwater welders have one of the world's riskiest jobs. We followed welders in Indonesia who dive with minimal protection in polluted waters to build piers for petrochemical plants that are booming across the country. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

Organizations: Business Locations: Indonesia

☆ Inside the deadly hunt for "blood jade" marred by heroin and violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Tyler Merkel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred. But hunting for it is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and many end up trapped, addicted to the heroin they say replaces their wages. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.

Organizations: Business Locations: Kachin State, China

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talked about what it will take to maintain Ukrainian independence, his soldiers’ morale, and the country’s next presidential election in an exclusive video interview with German media house Axel Springer.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Axel Springer

Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value. But in Indonesia, miners who risk their lives to dig it up barely make enough to get by.

Locations: Indonesia

☆ Inside the Deadly Hunt for "Blood Jade" Marred by Heroin and Violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Tyler Merkel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Locations: Kachin State, China

The Bangladesh economy relies heavily on its leather sector, which employs nearly a million people. But the industry is also poisoning many of them. We followed a worker to see how he's risking his life and barely getting by. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.

Organizations: Business Locations: Bangladesh

Tunnels have run under Gaza for decades. But when Hamas took over, the underground network expanded into what Israel calls its biggest military threat. We decoded the long history of the Gaza tunnels to find out what makes it so hard to destroy.

Persons: Israel Locations: Gaza

Millions of people in Pakistan are trapped at brick kilns paying off debts that mysteriously keep growing. We followed one family's journey out.

Locations: Pakistan

Experts say there has been an unprecedented number of fake claims about the Israel-Hamas war circulating online. Bellingcat's open-source investigators showed us how they find out the truth.

Locations: Israel

Patrol dogs are being used to attack prisoners in the US, leaving some scarred for life. Exclusive reporting from Insider reveals that the same people who introduced dog programs at several US prisons went on to advise at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Persons: Abu Locations: Iraq

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A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on felony charges. Trump is the first former US president to be charged with a crime. Politics reporter Oma Seddiq shares everything we know so far. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on felony charges. Here's everything we know so far.

☆ Tin mining is big business in Indonesia. Here's why miners risk their lives for $13 a day.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Ryan Flynn | Olivia Nemec | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of tin, and more than 90% of the country's supply comes from the islands of Bangka and Belitung. But the deposits on land are almost gone, so unlicensed miners risk their lives to search for the precious metal on the seafloor. Makeshift pontoons gather in the Indonesia Sea to form an illegal tin mine. Ibnu Hadi RachmatSource: The Guardian

☆ How a Russian warplane hit an unarmed US drone
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Raphael Sanis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

☆ The biggest revelations from Trump's tax returns
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Tyler Merkel | Olivia Nemec | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Bantar Gebang is one of the world's largest landfills. It accepts up to 7,000 tons of garbage every day from Jakarta, Indonesia. Thousands of poor families survive by scavenging through the trash. Loading Something is loading. They're at risk of getting injured by giant excavators, shards of glass, and methane emitted by the landfill.

☆ Inside the floating tin mines that host one of the most dangerous jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Robin Lindsay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

On Bangka Island, Indonesia, hundreds of miners risk their lives daily to dig for tin on the ocean floor. The miners make $13 a day, and they say the job is their best option for feeding their families. Tin is used to make canned goods, paint, phones, and even fuel. Loading Something is loading. But today, the land supply is almost gone, so miners have moved to the sea, risking their lives to extract the ore 65 feet underwater.

☆ Check out 6 stunning images taken by James Webb Space Telescope and what they reveal
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Olivia Nemec | Havovi Cooper | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

NASA's James Webb telescope captured an image of a 13.5-billion-year-old galaxy — the oldest ever seen by humans. Other recent images reveal regions where stars and planets form. We looked at six recent Webb images to see how researchers are using them to understand our galaxy. Loading Something is loading. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyWe decoded six of the most recent images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to see how scientists are using them to understand our origins.

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