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☆ A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine in the waters of the South China Sea last week. The Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine in the South China Sea last week, in the latest sign of tensions in the contested waters. This latest incident comes as tensions in the South China Sea have escalated this year, especially between China and the Philippines, an ally the US is treaty-bound to defend. AdvertisementThe presence of a Russian submarine in the contested waters may be a Russian signal to the US, one analyst said. AdvertisementRussia conducted joint military drills with China in the South China Sea in July and September.

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday defended President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, despite telling the press multiple times that the president had no such plans. She added, "Hunter was singled out, and because his last name was Biden, because he was the president’s son. Hunter Biden, the president's only surviving son, was found guilty in June on federal gun charges and pleaded guilty in a separate tax evasion case in September. During a White House press briefing on Nov. 7, Jean-Pierre again dismissed a question about whether Biden had planned to pardon his son. Asked Monday about the pardon, first lady Jill Biden said, “Of course I support the pardon of my son."

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LUANDA, Angola — President Joe Biden will make history Monday as he becomes the first American head of state to visit the West African nation of Angola, where he will showcase U.S.-backed infrastructure projects designed to link three nations. Biden will also announce initiatives related to global health and security cooperation, among other things, a senior administration official said Friday. “We’re preparing the ground for eventually reaching all the way to Tanzania, connecting the Atlantic and Indian oceans,” a second administration official said Friday, of the system which also runs through Zambia and Congo. U.S. investment, the senior administration official said, is spurring economic growth for people in Africa in ways that Chinese spending isn’t. Carlo Angerer reported from Luanda, Angola, and Aaron Gilchrist from Washington, D.C.

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☆ Opinion | Joe Biden’s Pardon of Hunter is a Consummate Act of Nepotism
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Jeffrey Toobin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Biden said, as recently as June, that he wouldn’t pardon Hunter or commute his sentence, and his press secretary reiterated that he had no plans to pardon Hunter after last month’s election. It is “not limited to all offenses charged or prosecuted” and encompasses the period when the younger Mr. Biden joined the board of Burisma. Mr. Biden sought to define his presidency in counterpoint to the corruption and indecency of the first Trump years. With the pardon of his son, Mr. Biden added his name to the roll call of presidents who dishonored their office by misusing the pardon power. By changing his plan to issue this pardon, Mr. Biden himself seemed to recognize how wrong it was, and is.

Persons: Biden, Hunter, Mr Organizations: Trump Locations: Cape Verde, Angola, California

☆ I got a bad performance review at work and lost 15 pounds. It was stressful, but I learned how to avoid it in the future.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementA poor performance review at work led to significant stress and weight loss for the author. Like, really, really stressed out, all because of a bad performance review. AdvertisementMy first poor performance reviewAfter years of working in tech, I received my first poor performance review. I continued to ask for supporting evidence for the poor performance review but never received a digestible answer. A bad performance review, which can obstruct impending promotions and team transfers at best and be job-threatening at worst, is often not standardized.

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☆ Here are the last days to ship a holiday package with FedEx, UPS and USPS to ensure gifts arrive on time
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A driver for an independent contractor to FedEx delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesConsumers are increasingly concerned that their online orders may not arrive in time for the holiday — and rightfully so. More than half of shoppers — 54% — are worried about shipping delays this season, according to a survey of nearly 1,000 adults by BadCredit.org. watch nowIn a period of such high volume, third-party shippers are particularly strained, according to Lauren Beitelspacher, a professor of marketing at Babson College. An ongoing labor shortage also means that some companies simply cannot hire enough workers to sort, transport and deliver packages on time.

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☆ Tesla just announced over 25 holiday updates. These are the highlights.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla unveiled an Apple Watch app, allowing drivers to open the frunk and adjust controls remotely. The updates are coming to Tesla owners in an over-the-air update next week — and include everything from the long-awaited Apple Watch app to holiday-themed features. Tesla is finally giving drivers an Apple Watch appWhile third-party apps on the Apple Watch allow owners to monitor their vehicles from their watches, Tesla owners have been eagerly anticipating an Apple Watch app. The Apple Watch app will allow drivers to use their Apple Watch as a key. AdvertisementTesla will also offer some holiday updates — owners can remotely schedule light shows from the Tesla app.

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☆ Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate. Authorities tracked a recreational fishing boat as it traveled out to sea where it allegedly met a mothership in international waters to fetch the cocaine – some 2.34 metric tons with a street value of nearly half a billion dollars. Police seized their chance to board the boat, arresting two men at sea in a joint investigation between federal and local forces. Police found 2.34 metric tons of cocaine wrapped in bales with roped netting around them on a recreational fishing vessel. Among the haul was 225 metric tons of cocaine, 5 tons of which was found aboard a semi-submersible vessel plying a marine trafficking route from Colombia to Australia, according to the Colombian Navy.

Persons: Stephen Jay, “ Organizations: CNN, Australian, Authorities, Saturday . Police, Brisbane, Police, Australian Federal Police Police, Colombian Navy Locations: Queensland, Fraser, Australia, Colombian, Colombia

CNN —At least 200 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza Saturday, according to local health officials, as the United Nations said it would pause aid deliveries through the enclave’s main crossing after more of its trucks were stolen. The figure is thought to be an underestimate, as much of northern Gaza is inaccessible and many casualties never arrive at a hospital to be counted. A source involved in transferring aid inside Gaza told CNN that a further five trucks loaded with flour were stolen near the crossing Sunday. Israeli authorities “must ensure aid flows into Gaza safely and must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers,” he said. CNN has reached out to COGAT, the Israeli agency responsible for approving aid into Gaza, for comment.

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☆ My teen just got his driver's license. I refuse to install a tracking app on his phone even though I'm scared for him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Laura Falin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My son just got his driver's license and loves his newfound freedom. AdvertisementWhen my oldest got his driver's license, I learned that some of his friends' parents installed apps so they could track their kids, but I refused to follow suit. I understand why people track their kidsMost people track their children for one of two reasons: to ensure their safety or to ensure they're going where they said they were. But that extra step feels like we're communicating and respecting each other, rather than me stealthily watching him on my phone. But it's one more way they're growing up; I'm trying to grow up and let go as well.

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☆ The US military's fight with the Houthis is locked in a dangerous stalemate
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In the year since, the rebels have menaced key Middle East shipping routes with missiles and drones, disrupting maritime trade. However, the ongoing Houthi attacks have caused a notable decline in activity along that critical route, forcing ships to make longer and more expensive trips around Africa. Over the past year, the Navy has fired off hundreds of munitions in its Middle East operations, costing over $1.8 billion and draining the Pentagon of key missiles that are expensive to procure. Officials stress that Washington will continue to act against the Houthis to stop their attacks. Even as some warships left the Middle East earlier this month, other vessels have already moved in to take their place.

Persons: They're, Yemen Tim Lenderking, Joseph Votel, Brian Carter, Adm, George Wikoff, Eisenhower Organizations: Galaxy Leader, Western, Houthi Media, Getty Images Merchant, US Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon, International Institute for Strategic Studies, US Central Command, American Enterprise, Navy, US Naval Forces Central Command, Nimitz, US, Middle East Institute Locations: Red, Yemen, East, Gulf of Aden, Iran, Israel, Africa, Gaza, Washington

☆ We retired to Maine and turned 2 $12,000 Amish sheds' into our off-the-grid dream home
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They turned two $12,000 Amish sheds into their home, connecting them with a custom-built hallway. They built their dream home out of two $12,000 Amish sheds, which are built one at a time using traditional techniques instead of mass-produced. Courtesy of Jason RemillardIn January 2019, we found a piece of property in Maine on LandWatch.com. The property was $50,000, the vehicles were $40,000, the two Amish cabins were $24,000, and the solar panels were $12,000. Related storiesThe Amish sheds give us flexibility for a permanent homeThe Remillards got the idea to build a home out of Amish sheds from their neighbors.

Persons: Jennifer Remillard, Jason Remillard, Jen, We'd, we've, I'm, wasn't, We've, It's Organizations: Costco, Marine Corps, Border Patrol, YouTube Locations: Illinois, Maine, Chicago, Wauconda, LandWatch.com, Houlton, Portland, We're, Smyrna , Maine, Texas, Appalachia, Oregon

☆ UK lawmakers vote to allow assisted dying
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —British members of parliament have voted to legalize assisted dying, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. The bill must still clear the House of Lords and parliamentary committees, but Friday’s vote marked the most important hurdle. Canada, New Zealand, Spain and most of Australia allow assisted dying in some form, as do several US states including Oregon, Washington and California. MPs were given a free vote on the issue, meaning they can support either side according to their conscience, with no political ramifications. Polling indicates that a comfortable majority of the public supports assisted dying.

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☆ At Pitch and Run, VC Nihal Mehta is creating a community for founders and investors to connect over exercise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementNew York-based investor Nihal Mehta of Eniac Ventures created Pitch and Run in 2019. The group hosts weekly fun runs across the country for tech founders and investors. For Nihal Mehta, running is, first and foremost, a way to decompress from the fast-paced lifestyle of building a startup. His brainchild is Pitch and Run, a bona fide run club for founders, investors, and other members of the tech community to connect over their shared love of startups as well as running. Mehta himself completed his fifth New York City marathon earlier this month, sharing the course with 25 other Pitch and Run members.

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☆ Why airlines are all-in on new single-aisle planes for transatlantic flights
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New single-aisle planes offer cost efficiency, smaller capacity, and flexible cabins. This evolution has been largely propelled by the Airbus A321neo family, smaller planes that can flyer further than previous single-aisle aircraft. In 2024, 39,000 flights between North America and Europe are scheduled on single-aisle planes made by Boeing and Airbus, according to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company. AdvertisementAirbus is pioneering this narrow-body shiftSuch a focus on single-aisle planes that can tackle long flights has been a boon for Airbus. Plus, single-aisle flying allows for quicker boarding and deplaning, which may be welcome time-savings for some customers — especially during tight layovers.

Persons: A321XLR, Patrick Quayle, Widebodies Organizations: Boeing, Airbus, JetBlue, United Airlines, Newark Liberty, WOW, Boston, Tap Air, Aer Lingus, Delta Air Lines, Wizz Air, Compagnie Locations: North America, Europe, That's, New York, Malaga, Spain, Chicago, Shannon, Ireland, Iberia, Madrid, Tap Air Portugal, Los Angeles, Hungarian, Boston

☆ Meta is reportedly building a $10 billion underwater cable that will circle the globe
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementMeta plans a $10 billion global underwater cable project spanning 25,000 miles, TechCrunch reported. The project is reportedly in the early planning stages, though the exact route has not been announced. Meta aims for sole cable ownership of the cable, avoiding geopolitical tension areas like the Red Sea. Meta is reportedly planning to build a fiber-optic underwater cable that would traverse the globe, TechCrunch reported. The project would take years to complete, given limited resources like cable ships, TechCrunch reported.

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☆ For over 25 years, this photographer had a window-side seat at the Macy’s Parade
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —When photographer Elizabeth Kahane’s husband asked where in New York they should live following their engagement in 1998, she had a very specific requirement for their marital home: A view of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Its street-facing windows offered the perfect vantage point to watch — and photograph — the procession, which travels down through midtown Manhattan to Macy’s department store on Thanksgiving morning. The photographer has captured the spectacle almost every year since, missing the parade just twice in over a quarter of a century. Thomas the Tank Engine, the Kool-Aid Man and Boss Baby are just some of the dozens of other outsized characters Kahane has pictured floating slowly past her home — often at eye-level. Some shots were taken from inside the apartment, with kids seen enjoying the surreal view of parade characters — from Sonic the Hedgehog to Pikachu, gleefully riding a Poké Ball-inspired sled — looming outside.

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☆ See the Chinese cargo ship suspected of sabotaging critical undersea cables between 4 NATO countries
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A timeline of eventsThe Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored near Denmark amid an investigation. Ritzau Scanpix/Mikkel Berg Pedersen via ReutersOn November 15, Yi Peng 3 departed from Russia's Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea carrying Russian fertilizer. The Ust-Luga port is the largest universal port on the Baltic Sea and the Kremlin's second-largest port after Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. Since Sweden and Finland joined the alliance, the Baltic Sea has been referred to as "NATO lake" because it is almost entirely populated by alliance members. Two days later, investigators established that the Chinese vessel dropped its anchor around 9 p.m. local time, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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☆ I uprooted my life and moved across the world to teach at a Japanese high school. These are the 3 things I learned, and why I'd do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementNic Lim, a New Zealand author, uprooted his life in New Zealand to become a school teacher in Japan. AdvertisementYou may think you know Japan from the touristy photos people post on Instagram. I wanted to capture the feeling of the best days of one's high school life. Nic LimOf course, life in Japan wasn't perfect — no country is perfect — but I take the good with the bad. But I came out of it with beautiful memories of life in high school, too.

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The parade begins on West 77th Street & Central Park West at 8:30 a.m. Central Park West: Great views can be found along Central Park West from West 75th to West 61st Streets. There is no public viewing on Central Park West between West 59th & West 60th Streets, though. Great views can be found along Central Park West from West 75th to West 61st Streets. There is no public viewing on Central Park West between West 59th & West 60th Streets, though.

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☆ Nuuk International Airport opens: Traveling to Greenland is about to get easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Anne Cliford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That’s thanks to a new international airport, equipped with a 2,200-meter (7,217-foot) runway, opening in the capital of Nuuk. Before the new airport’s opening, traveling by air to Greenland meant flying into smaller cities such as Kangerlussuaq to the north or Narsarsuaq, further south. The new airport will serve as the base for Air Greenland, which will operate an Airbus A330neo plane on a route to Copenhagen, Denmark. Jens Lauridsen, chief executive of Greenland Airports, knows the opening of the new facility at Nuuk will have a big effect on tourism and the economy. She plans on being on the first flight that lands at the new Nuuk International Airport.

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☆ How Jared Goff hitting rock bottom became his and the Detroit Lions’ salvation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Michael Silver | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +25 min

Summoned to Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell’s office on a late-October Tuesday in 2022, Goff feared the worst, and with good reason. And he’d done it in his first season with Matthew Stafford, the Lions’ longtime starting quarterback who’d been swapped out for Goff. AdvertisementIn May, the Lions signed Goff to a four-year, $212 million contract extension, with $170 million guaranteed. AdvertisementIn the lead-up to the game, Goff tried hard not to make the story about him. We’re f—ing different than all 31 in this league.”We found a way pic.twitter.com/lzSSpJVMfM — Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 11, 2024Later, Goff harkened back to the trying times he, many of his teammates and their coaches have experienced together, and the resolve it fostered.

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☆ Musicians are increasingly forgoing the major-label system. The problem is that most can't afford to.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementDespite the democratization of music in the streaming era, it's still very expensive to record an album. Although many artists are forgoing record labels, it's nearly impossible to become a superstar without one. When I did my album, I don't even know how much the producers got paid — it just was done," Chinouriri says. Advertisement"I don't know how I'd be able to do all of this and then have to think of the cost," Chinouriri adds. "I don't know how Raye does it, I don't know how Tinashe does it.

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☆ I worked on cruises for 3 years and now frequently sail as a passenger. Here are the 10 things I do on every trip.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Tammy Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I spent three years working on cruise ships. Here are the 10 things I always do while cruising to have the best trip possible. Depending on what time I get on the ship, my cabin and luggage may not be available for several hours. Frequent walks on the promenade deck are often a highlight of my tripYou can see some wonderful views from a cruise ship. Lastly, I always lean into themed parties and eventsMany cruise ships have themed events or nights, and I love looking them up in advance so I can prepare my outfits.

Persons: I've, You'll, I'd, It's, we're, we'll, Tammy Barr Locations: Paris, Berlin, Rome, Civitavecchia

☆ It’s Not Your Imagination. Airlines Are Padding Flight Times.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Ben Blatt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The average flight today from Kennedy Airport to LAX is slower than it was in 1995 in every conceivable way. Planes face longer delays leaving the gate; take more time taxiing before taking off; and spend more time in the air. But paradoxically, even with an average rise in travel time of 18 minutes, the percentage of flights on this route arriving after the scheduled arrival time has decreased. In 1995, the arrivals were behind schedule 51 percent of the time; today it’s just 37 percent.

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