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☆ The US Air Force is again letting retirees come back amid worries about recruiting and retention
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Air Force is opening back up its Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program. The Air Force has faced challenges with recruitment and retention, which can affect readiness. AdvertisementThe US Air Force said Wednesday it is bringing back the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program in hopes of reactivating retired service members to address "critical manning shortages" amid concerns about recruitment and retention. The trend in recruiting for the Air Force and some of the other services hasn't been great. In 2022, the Air Force almost fell short of its recruiting goal, and in 2023, the branch missed its active-duty recruiting goal by more than 2,000 soldiers.

Persons: —, reactivating, Caroline Miller, hasn't Organizations: US Air Force, Air Force, Service, Staff, Manpower, Navy, Army, Air, Pew Research Center

☆ Beijing Calls for 'Positive, Objective, Friendly' China Policy From South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes South Korea will pursue a "positive, objective and friendly" policy towards Beijing, foreign minister Wang Yi said in a phone call with his South Korean counterpart on Tuesday. China and South Korea have close economic ties, and should work together to maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains, China's foreign ministry quoted Wang as saying in a statement. During the phone call, South Korean foreign minister Cho Tae-yul asked China to play a "constructive role" in curbing North Korea's military threats, and to help North Korean defectors not to be sent back home against their will, South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement. Wang has invited Cho to China and both countries would continue to discuss Cho's visit, the ministry said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang, Ella Cao, Ryan Woo and Ju-min Park; Editing by Alison Williams and Stephen Coates)

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☆ Russian officers were 'negligent' for launching armored vehicle attacks without the tools to fend off the enemy's exploding drones, war bloggers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussian war bloggers are mad at Russian military leadership for sending armored vehicles to slaughter, seemingly unprepared for the drone threat. Ukrainian drones tracked it kilometers behind the front, eventually swarming with FPV munitions, artillery, and ATGM fire. Military bloggers have previously slammed Kremlin propagandists for failing to call out Russian military failures. The bloggers have also criticized commanders for their "complete stupidity and incompetence" when it comes to being prepared against Ukrainian drones. Drones have become so prevalent all along the front lines that both Russian and Ukrainian forces are finding it difficult to advance forward.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business, Institute for, Military, Guardian, New York Times Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukrainian, Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast, US, Ukraine

☆ I walked away from a successful career because it was lonely. Here's how I pivoted and found my dream job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Louise Dean wrote four novels but found writing lonely and needed to work in a team. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with prize-winning author Louise Dean about running a business instead of writing. Before I became an author, I thought you had to be funny and clever to write a novel. Working alone at my desk was isolatingOver the next two decades, I was in a cycle of writing novels and raising kids.

Persons: Louise Dean, Dean, she's, —, I'd, Simon & Schuster, Booker, Betty Trask, Le Prince Maurice, that's, weren't, I've Organizations: Service, Bookseller, Penguin Random, Costa Locations: New York, France, Northern Ireland, Nice, Belfast

☆ US needs to signal to Iran it's a possible target so it doesn't get too comfortable, says former top general in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The retired general does not support attacks on Iran, but he says the country should be worried. Retaliatory US strikes have been focused on IRGC and Iran-backed militia targets outside Iran. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "I am not advocating for striking Iran," McKenzie told Margaret Brennan on CBS News' Face the Nation on Sunday. For a time, US responses to the actions of Iran-backed militias were also limited.

Persons: Frank McKenzie, —, McKenzie, Margaret Brennan, Joe Biden, Joseph Votel, Biden Organizations: US Central Command, Service, CBS, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, CBS News Locations: Iran, IRGC, Syria, Iraq, Jordan

☆ The relentless focus on White Christian nationalism is spreading a racist myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

That’s how critics have described White Christian nationalism, a deviant strain of religion that has infected the political mainstream. But there is another cost to the spread of White Christian nationalism that no one mentions. The relentless coverage of White Christian nationalism is spreading a racist myth: that Whiteness is the default setting for evangelical Christianity. In a February 2023 survey, nearly two-thirds of White evangelical Protestants qualified as sympathizers or adherents to Christian nationalism. However, he rejects the political beliefs associated with White Christian nationalism.

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☆ Less than half of young American adults view the US military positively, new poll finds amid recruitment struggles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewThe results of a new poll show that over half of America's young adults, 53 percent, have a negative opinion of the US military, a potential problem as the armed forces grapple with recruitment challenges. The Pew Research Center reported Thursday that overall, 60 percent of Americans hold positive views of the US military, however, only 43 percent of adults in the US ages 18 to 29 expressed positive views. Adults ages 65 and over expressed the highest positive outlook of the US military at 71 percent and seven out of ten adults ages 50 and over say the military "is having a positive impact." The Pew data offering insight into the prevalence of negative views of the military among young American adults comes as the US military deals with an ongoing recruiting crisis. "Relying on old assumptions about, you know, broader civic participation and specifically about military service, that may be a generational challenge."

Persons: —, Pew, Katherine Kuzminski, Military.com Organizations: Service, Pew Research Center, Business, Army, Air Force, The Air Force, Navy, Military, Veterans, Center, New Locations: New American

☆ Ukrainian artillerymen running low on ammo say drones crucially make their aim 250% better
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Running out of ammunition, Ukrainian soldiers are even more reliant on drones. Russian firepower is overwhelming Ukraine's military as its military aid plummets. AdvertisementWhile Ukraine's military awaits more funding, it has decided to increase its production of shells without disclosing the output. Ukraine's fight has depended on funding from Western powers, but critical military aid from the US is currently stuck in Congress. Advertisement"Meanwhile, unfortunately, the implementation of the European plan to supply one million artillery shells to Ukraine is being delayed," Zelenskyy said.

Persons: —, Avdiivka, Valery Zaluzhny, Zaluzhny, Ukraine's, Politico, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Politico, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, North Korea, Russia

☆ Top general says Ukraine must adapt to distracted partners and the possibility of less support and look to technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen. Valery Zaluzhny said Ukraine must adapt to challenges with partners and improve technology. While US aid is stalled in Congress, Zaluzhny says Ukraine needs to reinvent the military with a focus on technology. AdvertisementGen. Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, says that his country must adapt to the possibility of decreased support from distracted partners and look for opportunities in technology. Further American support for Ukraine has been delayed in Congress due to contention among Republican and Democrat lawmakers. With the stalling of billions of dollars of aid in Congress, Ukraine is facing shortages.

Persons: Valery Zaluzhny, Zaluzhny, — Organizations: Service, CNN, Russia, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Congress, East

☆ The US, Russia and China are in a race to dominate new-wave nuclear energy — and win global influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Angela Dewan | Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Russia's floating nuclear power plant, Akademik Lomonosov, leaving the service base Rosatomflot on August 23, 2019. For some experts, nuclear energy — in all forms, large or small — has an important role to play in that transition. Globally, the construction of conventional nuclear power plants dipped following the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986. Russia has already built or designed nuclear plants — the traditional type — for China, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Slovakia, Egypt and Iran. “It certainly dampens the excitement abroad,” said John Parsons, a senior lecturer at MIT and a financial economist focused on nuclear energy.

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☆ A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last-resort gun system to shoot it down: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ella Sherman | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA Houthi anti-ship cruise missile fired into the Red Sea came within a mile of a US Navy destroyer on Tuesday, a report said, close enough that the American warship turned to its close-in weapons system — a last line of defense. AdvertisementFor several months, the Iran-backed rebels have relentlessly fired one-way attack drones and missiles into key waterways off the coast of Yemen. The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the US Navy, transits during a passing exercise off the coast of Greenland. Advertisement"We're certainly taking aggressive action against the Houthis to try to defend shipping in the Red Sea," John Kirby, the White House National Security Council spokesperson, said this week.

Persons: —, Centcom, Arleigh Burke, Jessica Dowell, Andrew Albin The, Aden —, John Kirby Organizations: Service, US Navy, CNN, Business, US Central Command, Raytheon, System, US, White House National Security Council Locations: American, Yemen, Iran, Greenland, Gulf, Aden, Red

☆ John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top US climate diplomat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —John Podesta, a senior White House adviser focused on clean energy and climate, will take over as US climate diplomat after John Kerry steps down this spring, according to a source familiar with the move. Podesta first came to the Biden White House in September 2022, when he was tasked with implementing the climate measures in the Inflation Reduction Act. Podesta also previously served as a top climate adviser to former President Barack Obama, where he was involved both in domestic and international climate policy. Podesta will inherit a more favorable international climate landscape than Kerry did when he took the role in 2021. And Kerry prioritized restarting international climate talks between the US and China, after China abruptly halted cooperation over other geopolitical issues.

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☆ A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship had to turn to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ella Sherman | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Houthi missile put a US destroyer's Close-In Weapon System to the test in a recent engagement. The Tuesday incident marks the latest Houthi missile attack, though not the latest exchange of fire. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementA Houthi anti-ship cruise missile fired into the Red Sea came within a mile of a US Navy destroyer on Tuesday, close enough that the American warship had to turn to its Close-In Weapon System — a last line of defense. Advertisement"We're certainly taking aggressive action against the Houthis to try to defend shipping in the Red Sea," White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said this week.

Persons: —, CENTCOM, US Navy Arleigh Burke, Jessica Dowell, Andrew Albin The, Aden —, John Kirby Organizations: Service, US Navy, CNN, US Central Command, Raytheon, System, US, National Security Locations: American, Yemen, Iran, Greenland, Gulf, Aden, Red

☆ Iran warns it will react decisively if attacked and won't 'leave any threat unanswered' as US plans response to American troops deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIranian military and diplomatic officials have warned the country will respond if attacked as the US readies for retaliatory action after American troop deaths. "We hear threatening words from American officials," Major General Salami said Thursday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. "You have tested us and we know each other," he said, adding that "we will not leave any threat unanswered." In 2020, a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. "We are not looking for war, but we are not afraid of it either," the Iranian general said.

Persons: —, Hossein, Joe Biden, Biden, Amir Saeid Iravani, Biden's, Kata'ib, Abu Hussein al, Pat Ryder, Trump, Qassem, he's Organizations: Service, Islamic, Guards, Business, Islamic Republic News Agency, NBC, United Nations, Associated Press, Pentagon, US Locations: Iran, Jordan, Islamic Republic, Gaza, Qassem Soleimani

☆ Biden says he knows how he is going to respond to US troop deaths, but he doesn't want a wider war
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. While Biden said he does hold Iran responsible for supplying weapons to those who attacked the US base, he stressed that he does not think "we need a wider war in the Middle East." On if there was a direct link between the attack and Iran, Biden said Tuesday: "We'll have that discussion." "Iran continues to arm and equip these groups to launch these attacks, and we will certainly hold them responsible," Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said on Monday. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani called the allegations of Iran's involvement in the attack "baseless" in a statement.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Biden, Nikki Haley, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Tom Cotton, Sabrina Singh, Nasser Kanaani Organizations: Service, Sunday, Business, Republican, Pentagon, Iranian Foreign Ministry Locations: Jordan, Iran, Syria, Iraq

☆ Front-line Ukrainian soldier says the Russians basically 'have it all' when it comes to weapons, but tanks are probably among the more terrifying
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. One front-line soldier said that enemy tanks are, at least for him, particularly unnerving. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. SERGEY SHESTAK/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Ukrainian military, on the other hand, has been struggling with weapon and ammunition shortages lately, especially as crucial support from the US remains hung up in Congress. AdvertisementThe Russian military has ramped up its industrial capacity, as well as its recruitment.

Persons: —, Dmytro, SERGEY SHESTAK, Patrick Ryder, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Business, Ukrainian National Guard, Bureviy Brigade, CNN, Artillery, Russian, AFP, Getty, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, AFP

☆ Ukraine's military says Russia is intensifying its attacks and that in some sectors, there are as many as 50 'combat clashes' a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewRussia has been ramping up its attacks in various sectors of the front, and there have been numerous clashes in the last few days, according to Ukrainian military officials. Gen. Oleksandr Tarnavskyi wrote in a Telegram post Saturday that in his area, "for the second day in a row, the enemy has conducted 50 combat clashes daily." Other Ukrainian military officials have emphasized the frequency of Russian attacks. A military spokesperson repeated the 50 attacks figure in a separate discussion of Russian activities, highlighting the intensity in certain sectors. "The invaders are very active, they have increased the number of offensive and assault operations," said Ukrainian military spokesperson Oleksandr Shtupun, according to a Sunday CNN report.

Persons: —, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Oleksandr Shtupun, Oles, Tarnavskyi, Shtupun, Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Business, Ukrainian, CNN, 92nd Separate Brigade, Kupyansk, Force, Republican Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Tavria, Zaporizhia, Ukraine

☆ A tutor shares 3 rules for writing college application essays, including how to use ChatGPT the right way
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Stanford graduate Carter Osborne started a side hustle tutoring high school students on their college application essays in 2017. Osborne shared three tips for students writing their college application essays with Business Insider — including how to use and not use AI chatbots. Students should stick to their personal storiesOsborne told BI the key to writing college essays is making it personal. An AI chatbot like ChatGPT can help brainstorm — but it can't write it for youOsborne would never write his students' essays for them, he said. But AI can provide an outline to help students structure the first draft of their essays, he added.

Persons: Stanford, Carter Osborne, Osborne, they've, ChatGPT Organizations: Business

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Regional Mexican music — a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres — has become a global phenomenon, topping music charts and reaching new audiences as it crosses borders. Overall, regional Mexican music grew 60% in the U.S., accounting for a whopping 21.9 billion on-demand audio streams. On Spotify, Mexican music grew 400% worldwide over the last five years, according to Uriel Waizel, lead editor at Spotify Mexico. And I think that is exciting.”Waizel says that while Mexican music is centuries old, “current Mexican music is breaking because it is the music that young people listen to." Actor and singer Lucero, a veteran performer of regional Mexican music, also remembers those days.

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☆ ‘Zoomers’ Review: Just Don’t Kill the Vibes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Brittani Samuel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s immediately clear that the 30-something Gasda, whose 2022 play “Dimes Square” captured the crowd of artists, writers and scenesters in New York City’s downtown, has spent significant time observing his younger subjects. With the exception of a few awkward phrases, his naturalistic play captures the way Gen Z talks. “Zoomers” opens with three roommates ambling around their Brooklyn apartment in Bushwick, a land where shaggy hair is a personality trait and hard kombucha might as well be on tap. Michael (Jonah O’Hara-David), Jacob (Henry Lynch), and Jada (Reneé-Nicole Powell) are recovering from a night of respective drinking, smoking weed and existential dread. For the emotionally stunted Jacob in particular, it’s a pleasurable escape whenever conversations get too heated.

Persons: “, Matthew Gasda, It’s, ”, Z, ambling, Jonah O’Hara, David, Jacob, Henry Lynch, Jada, Nicole Powell, Ella, Sophia Englesberg, George Olesky Organizations: Brooklyn Center for Theater Research Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Bushwick, catharsis

☆ Lolita style, explained: Why the Japanese-born, Victorian-inspired street style enchants women around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Her youthful obsession realized in front of her, Ella was inspired to buy her first piece of Lolita fashion in 2015, from the popular Lolita e-tailer Angel Pretty. While Lolita style is named after Vladimir Nabokov’s eponymous teen in the controversial 1955 novel, the overlap ends there. Even 1950s-style American prom dresses, with their extravagant skirts and bodices, influence contemporary Lolita fashion, he said. The skirt's fullness, achieved through the use of a petticoat, is a key characteristic of Lolita fashion. Ella says her personal Lolita style is a blend of classic and sweet, with a healthy dose of prints and patterns.

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☆ I quit my 9-to-5 to start an Etsy store that made $510,000 in 2 1/2 years. It meant I could homeschool my daughter while working an hour a day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I didn't do enough research for my Etsy store at firstI started my store in July 2021 and connected it to Printify, a print-on-demand site. Working on my Etsy store meant I could homeschool them in 2021 for a year. Since I started my Etsy store in July 2021, I've made $510,500 in sales. AdvertisementI started my own Shopify storeIt's always a good idea to diversify if Etsy changes its algorithm, affecting your store. After that, I decided to focus more on the Shopify store I'd set up the previous summer.

Persons: —, Gina Van De Voorde, Yee, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Fort Collins , Colorado, dropshipping

☆ Anne Hathaway is crowned the queen of setting personal boundaries with fans thanks to one viral clip
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A clip of Anne Hathaway appearing to interact with fans wanting a photo has gone viral. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFans have fallen in love with the way they think Anne Hathaway dealt with people who wanted photos with her in a now-viral clip. Hathaway, like a "gentle parenting" TikTok creator, appears to use calm and direct conversation with the people in the clip to set a personal space boundary with them.

Persons: Anne Hathaway, —, Gonzalez, Hathaway, Robert Irwin, Steve, Hunter, Irwin, Joseph Quinn, Con, Ella Organizations: Service, Netflix, Independent, London Locations: TikTok

☆ Alina Cojocaru: A Freelance Ballerina, Forging Her Own Path
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Roslyn Sulcas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ballerinas like Sylvie Guillem, Diana Vishneva and Natalia Osipova have also pursued independent paths but turned mainly to contemporary work. Dancers today are phenomenal, even better than when I began, and apart from myself, I wanted to create opportunities. The experience of being a freelance dancer during the pandemic, and not being protected by a company, made me realize I would like to do something for other freelancers. I was pregnant with my second daughter, Ella, and I had to deal with other people’s decisions and choose another path. I have seen what works, what doesn’t, the director’s point of view, the dancers’ points of view.

Persons: Sylvie Guillem, Diana Vishneva, Natalia Osipova, Ella Organizations: Ballet

☆ John Kerry to step down as US climate envoy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US climate envoy John Kerry plans to step down from his post by this spring, a source close to Kerry confirmed to CNN. Kerry is leaving the position after three years at the helm of US climate diplomacy under the Biden administration. Kerry specifically prioritized restarting international climate talks between the US and China, and was key in negotiating the November Sunnylands agreement, a wide-ranging climate agreement between the two countries before COP28. And in 2019, Kerry co-founded a bipartisan initiative of world leaders and celebrities to combat the climate crisis called World War Zero. In 2009, when Biden became vice president, Kerry took over his role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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