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☆ The Chinese spy balloon shot down by the US military was rife with off-the-shelf, American-made technology: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States was reportedly loaded with American tech. That technology assisted in the gathering of photos and videos, The Wall Street Journal reported. The balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina by the US military earlier this year. The Pentagon said on Thursday, however, that the Chinese balloon did not collect information as it flew across the country. Chinese officials have admitted the downed balloon belonged to China but have repeatedly insisted it was a weather balloon that blew off course.

Persons: —, Biden, Patrick Ryder, majeure, Mao Ning Organizations: Street Journal, Service, FBI, NBC, US Air Force, US, Wall Street Journal, Pentagon, CNN, Foreign Ministry Locations: United States, South Carolina, Alaska, Canada, Beijing, China

☆ The James Webb Space Telescope found a molecular building block of life hiding in the Orion Nebula
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The James Webb Space Telescope detected a key carbon molecule in space for the first time ever. The methyl cation, or CH3 + , molecule was found in a young star system in the Orion Nebula. Scientists have theorized that methyl cation could lay the foundations for organic chemistry, and possibly life, across the universe. "We can only now prove its existence thanks to the awesome capabilities of the James Webb telescope. Webb's sensitivity to light helps it detect new moleculesAn artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Persons: James Webb, —, Eric Teske, — Webb, Els Peeters, Webb, Marie, Aline Martin, wouldn't, Olivier Berné Organizations: Orion, Service, Western University, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, Hubble, University of Paris, ESA, CSA, French National Centre for Scientific Research Locations: Toulouse

☆ Hunter Biden's apparent no-jail plea deal is 'far from standard operating procedure,' former prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hunter Biden's plea deal with federal prosecutors is "far from standard operating procedure," a legal expert said. The president's son has agreed to plead guilty to two criminal misdemeanors of failing to pay income tax. Bederow, who called Hunter Biden's reported full payment back to the IRS a "significant factor," added that it's "fair" to question whether Hunter Biden received special treatment in the case. Despite owing in excess of $100,000 in federal income taxes each year, he did not pay the income tax due for either year." "At the end of the day, at least for now, Hunter Biden will be a convicted tax cheat," said Bederow.

Persons: Hunter, Biden, —, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden wouldn't, Arthur Aidala, Aidala, what's, Ghislaine Maxwell, Harvey Weinstein —, he's, It's, David Weiss, Donald Trump, Mark Bederow, Joe Schmo, Bederow, Hunter Biden's, Trump, Weiss Organizations: Service, Justice Department, Prosecutors, Associated Press, The Washington, Delaware Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan

☆ Tucker Carlson takes a shot at Fox News for backpedaling on chyron text labeling Biden a 'wannabe dictator'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson took a dig at his former employer Fox News after it backpedaled on its "wannabe dictator" chyron. This week, Fox News labeled President Joe Biden a "wannabe dictator" in chyron text. The "wannabe dictator" message was on-screen for 27 seconds, the website Mediaite reported. Then the company issued a public apology for the 27-second-long 'wannabe dictator' line," Carlson said on his Twitter show. Carlson referenced her comments on his Twitter show before suggesting in a sarcastic rant that Biden is actually a "wannabe dictator."

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden, Carlson, Fox News chyron, Donald Trump, Trump, Alexander McCaskill, McCaskill, He'd, Fox, Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, Tucker, Axios Organizations: Fox News, Fox, Biden, White, Twitter, Dominion Voting Systems

☆ Fox News leaned in on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, saying the Pride flag promotes 'grooming and pedophilia'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A story headline on Fox News suggested the Progress Pride flag promotes "grooming and pedophilia." Fox News faced fierce backlash this week after it linked a new version of the Pride flag to "grooming and pedophilia," the latest anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from the conservative media giant. "White House flew controversial new transgender flag that promotes grooming and pedophilia, say critics," read a now-deleted Fox News tweet and the headline on a story posted on Wednesday. Fox News is straight up saying the pride flag promotes 'grooming and pedophilia.' Meanwhile, Fox News' parent company used the Progress Pride flag design on its logo last year in a "Corporate Social Responsibility Report."

Persons: Jaimee Michell, —, Alejandra Caraballo, Benjamin Siemon, Siemon, Ari Drennen, Greg Gutfeld Organizations: Fox News, White, House, Fox, GLAAD, Target, Media Matters, Twitter

☆ Trump ignored his legal team's advice to settle the classified documents case. Instead, he listened to a conservative activist.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump reportedly rejected his legal team's proposal to try to settle the classified documents case. He instead took the advice of a conservative activist who urged him to fight, The Washington Post reported. However, Trump dismissed that strategy, and Kise never approached prosecutors, three people briefed on the matter told The Washington Post. Fitton was blamed by several Trump advisors for convincing the former president that he could hold on to the classified documents, according to The Washington Post. Trump pleaded not guilty in Miami federal court on Tuesday to the Justice Department's 37-count indictment against him.

Persons: Trump, Department's, —, Donald Trump, Justice Department —, Christopher Kise, General Merrick Garland, Kise, Tom Fitton, Fitton, filet mignon Organizations: Washington Post, Service, Justice Department, Trump's Mar, Judicial, The Washington Post, Trump, The Washington, Wednesday Locations: Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Miami

An indictment is the formal notification that a grand jury has brought charges against a defendant. A grand jury is convened in some criminal cases to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial. With that vote, 76-year-old Trump became the first former US president ever to be indicted on criminal felony charges in American history. Federally, like in Trump's Miami case, all felony charges are also presented to a grand jury for a similar process. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty ImagesWhy was Trump indicted — twice?

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Mark Bederow, Bederow, that's, Jens Stoltenberg, NICHOLAS KAMM, Daniels, Michael Cohen, Trump's, Cohen, Waltine Organizations: Service, Trump, US Department of Justice, Nato, Winfield House, Getty, Justice, Mar, National Archives Locations: Manhattan, Mar, New York, York, Trump's Miami, London

☆ Conservative boycotts against Target and Bud Light are working thanks to a 'perfect storm' of social media and culture wars, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Experts say the boycotts work thanks to the culture wars and panic-stoking online and in the media. Bud Light was the target of social-media outcry in April after it partnered with the trans influencer and TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney. Bud Light owner Anheuser-Busch said that several of its facilities had received threats following the weeks of backlash against its brands. Like Bud Light, Nike also partnered with Mulvaney, but that outrage cycle seemed to blow over quickly. "Well, you know what, the next company is gonna say, 'We don't want to be Bud Light or Target.

Persons: —, Bud Light, Dylan Mulvaney, Disney, Ron DeSantis, Joe Raedle, Lawrence Glickman, Glickman, Bud, Busch, Brian Cornell, Scott Olson, Vanitha Swaminathan, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Cruz, Ari Drennen, Drennen Organizations: Service, Target, Florida Gov, American Studies, Cornell University, Consumer, Bud Light, Anheuser, Survey, Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Cornell, Nike, Mulvaney, Katz, Branding, University of, Republican, Disney, Media Matters Locations: Target, America, Patagonia

☆ The Coast Guard has stopped the search for a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The search for a Carnival passenger who fell overboard has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said. Ronnie Peale Jr. 35, fell off the Carnival Magic ship and into the water on Monday, officials said. His fiancée said Peale Jr. was on his first-ever cruise and in his "happy place" before he fell. The Coast Guard said it stopped its search for Peale Jr. on Wednesday after scouring 5,171 square miles by air and water over 60 hours. The operator of the cruise ship, Carnival Cruise Lines, contacted the Coast Guard on Monday at around 6:30 p.m., reporting that a passenger fell off the Carnival Magic and into the waters.

Persons: Ronnie Peale Jr, fiancée, Peale, —, Peale Jr, Peale's, Cmdr, Christopher Hooper, " Peale, Jennilyn Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Blosser Organizations: US Coast Guard, Service, Coast Guard, Coast Guard District, Cruise Lines, CNN Locations: Bahamas, Virginia, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ The FBI is investigating the fall of the Carnival cruise passenger who is missing after going overboard on his first cruise: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The FBI is investigating the fall of a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard on his first cruise, per Fox News Digital. 35-year-old Ronnie Lee Peale Jr. was returning to Virginia from the Bahamas at the time of the incident on Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fall of a Carnival cruise passenger who fell overboard on his first cruise, Fox News Digital reported on Wednesday. The passenger, 35-year-old Ronnie Lee Peale Jr., was on a Carnival cruise ship returning to Virginia from the Bahamas at the time of the incident. Peale Jr. "loved the cruise life," Blosser told WTKR.

Persons: Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Peale, Insider's Natalie Musumeci, Hannah Towey, Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Peale's, Peale Jr, Blosser, Cruise Organizations: FBI, Fox News Digital, United States Coast Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fox, US Coast Guard Locations: Virginia, Bahamas, Norfolk

☆ The Black teen in a viral bike feud with a white woman said she 'did something wrong' but got 'rewarded' with over $130,000 in donations
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Black teen in the viral rental bike feud with a white woman said she's the one who "did something wrong." But instead, she was "rewarded" with more than $130,000 in donations for legal bills, the teen told NewsOne. Video of the confrontation between the teen and Sarah Comrie showed the pair arguing over a rental bike, with the teen accusing Comrie of taking his bike and Comrie yelling for help. The teen told NewsOne that while Comrie was initially criticized, "everything flipped" after her lawyer published her receipts. "She did something wrong, and she basically got rewarded for it," the teen told NewsOne adding, "She got all the white conservatives on her side.

Persons: NewsOne, —, Sarah Comrie, Comrie, Justin Marino, Marino, Comrie — Organizations: Service, Citi, NYC Locations: York City, Manhattan, New York City, Bellevue

☆ The Carnival cruise passenger who went overboard and remains missing was on his first cruise and it became his 'happy place,' his fiancée said
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The man who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship was on his first-ever cruise, his partner said. "He loved the cruise life," Jennilyn Michelle Blosser told WTKR of her fiancé, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr.Peale Jr. fell off the Carnival Magic ship early Monday and remains missing. The man who remains missing after falling overboard on a Carnival cruise sail returning from the Bahamas was in a "happy place" on his first-ever cruise before tragedy struck, his partner said. The United States Coast Guard said crews had already spent 19 hours searching for Peale Jr. across 4,044 square miles. Crews were continuing their search for Peale Jr. on Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard said.

Persons: Michelle Blosser, WTKR, Ronnie Lee Peale Jr, Peale Jr, Blosser, Peale, Crews Organizations: Morning, CNN, Cruise, United States Coast Guard, Peale Jr, Coast Guard Locations: Bahamas, Virginia, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ An Asiana Airlines passenger says he thought he was going to die when his flight's emergency door was opened mid-flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A man who sat next to the person accused of opening a door on an Asiana Airlines flight feared for his life. Lee Yoon-Joon told South Korea's Yonhap News Agency that he wondered whether he would die. Lee Yoon-Joon spoke out about last week's in-flight incident to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, saying that he "thought, am I going to die?" An Asiana Airlines representative told CNN that the flight was about 700 feet above the ground when the emergency exit door was opened, causing panic to ensue. An arrest warrant was issued by a South Korean court for the man suspected of opening up the door, according to Reuters.

☆ A Carnival cruise passenger on a Bahamas vacation is missing after he leaned over his balcony and fell overboard, officials said
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man is still missing after he went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship on Monday. The unidentified 35-year-old man was aboard the Carnival Magic cruise ship. A man went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship returning to Virginia from the Bahamas — and he remains missing after officials said he leaned over a balcony railing and plunged into the water. Under the 2010 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, cruise ships must have 42-inch guard rails and man-overboard imaging or detection systems. Have a tip or story to share about man-overboard incidents on cruise ships?

☆ An ex-GOP Florida congressman who opposed Trump says DeSantis would be 'far more dangerous' if elected president
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis is "far more dangerous" than Donald Trump, an ex-GOP Florida congressman said on MSNBC. Former Rep. David Jolly called DeSantis "a cultural warrior who wants to take us back 100 years." Ron DeSantis, would be "far more dangerous" for the United States than Trump. "I say this with conviction — I think Ron DeSantis is far more dangerous than Donald Trump for a very specific reason," former Rep. David Jolly said Sunday on MSNBC's, "The Mehdi Hasan Show." "But Donald Trump is a transactional figure and he'll do whatever it takes to win."

☆ Fox News host Greg Gutfeld bizarrely calls a teacher accused of having sex with 16-year-old student 'heroic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld bizarrely praised a female teacher accused of having sex with a teen student. Gutfeld lauded the educator as "heroic" on-air and said he "would have died" to be in a situation like that. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld bizarrely praised a female California teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student as "heroic" on-air, and added that he "would have died" to be in a situation like that. During the segment on Fox News, Gutfeld said, "A 16-year-old boy with like a hot teacher. The Fox News host went on to say: "Am I right to say it's an unfair comparison to do the female-to-male teacher?

☆ Trump says he's 'amazed' that CNN staffers were 'traumatized' by his town hall appearance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump said that he was "amazed" that CNN staffers were "traumatized" by his town hall appearance. CNN staffers were horrified watching their network conduct the 70-minute town hall, Insider has reported. Trump told news outlet The Messenger that CNN should have ignored the backlash and bragged about ratings instead. "They were actually traumatized," Trump told news outlet The Messenger in a wide-ranging interview published on Monday. Trump also told The Messenger he was "surprised by the level of hostility" he says he received during the town hall.

☆ Sex-assault survivors unleash firestorm after CNN let Trump try to re-victimize E. Jean Carroll at town hall
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A day after a jury found Trump sexually violated E. Jean Carroll, he mocked her as a "whack job" on CNN. CNN let Trump try to re-victimize his own sex-assault victim in front of millions, victim advocates said. Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has said she is a survivor of sexual assault, slammed CNN's town hall with Trump as "shameful." "As a sexual assault survivor I'm disgusted with @CNN," tweeted @Irishrygirl. She explained how for many survivors of sexual assault the "pain" that comes with being disbelieved "is deeply harmful over and above the harms of sexual assault itself."

☆ A Long Island crowd booed George Santos after he tried to pivot from his criminal charges to complain about Hunter Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Long Islanders booed Rep. George Santos after he tried to deflect from the charges against him. "The reality is, it's a witch hunt because it makes no sense that in four months, four months, five months, I'm indicted," Santos told a crowd of reporters and onlookers. I'm going to deliver. I'm going to fight the witch hunt. I'm going to take care of clearing my name and I look forward to doing that," Santos said.

☆ The case against serial liar George Santos is a slam dunk, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

GOP Congressman George Santos pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 13 counts of campaign-related fraud. Its 20 pages present a "slam dunk" case, and paint Santos as "buffoonish," "delusional," and "The definition of a dumb criminal," they said. "He provided a trail that — I want to say FBI bloodhounds, but FBI cocker spaniels could follow," longtime Manhattan defense attorney Ron Kuby said. Santos' repeated, ongoing lies dragged him into the spotlight — now they could land him behind bars, experts noted. Santos "told a lot of lies on federal documents," another longtime Manhattan defense attorney, Arthur Aidala, said, describing the indictment allegations in a nut shell.

☆ George Santos tricked supporters into giving him money that he spent on designer clothes and credit card payments, feds allege
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecutors allege embattled GOP Rep. George Santos tricked supporters into sending tens of thousands of dollars. After receiving the money, prosecutors said Santos spent thousands of dollars on designer clothes and credit card payments. Instead, Santos spent "thousands of dollars of the solicited funds on personal expenses, including luxury designer clothing and credit card payments," prosecutors allege in the indictment. Santos 2024In April, prior to being charged in New York, Santos announced his plan to run for a second term in office. This is about TAKING BACK our country and restoring greatness back to New York," Santos tweeted.

☆ Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russian troops are running away from the front lines and threatens to spill more details if Putin doesn't send ammunition
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The boss of the Wagner Group said Russian troops fled from the front lines of the war in Ukraine. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin made the claims in a scathing video posted on Tuesday. In a video published to Telegram on Tuesday, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin mocked the Russian troops as he detailed how they ran from their positions near the war-torn Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. "So today, one of the units of the Ministry of Defense fled from one of our flanks, abandoned their positions," Prigozhin said. Wagner Group fighters have played a key role in the battle that has been playing out in Bakhmut for months.

☆ China lands its secretive space plane after 9 months in orbit
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China landed its mysterious reusable space plane after nine months in Earth's orbit. The space plane launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in August 2022. The nine-month mission was the longest yet for the new space plane. In the absence of photos or details from China, multiple news outlets have suggested that the Chinese space plane may resemble the X-37B space plane developed by Boeing for the US military. Adam Shanks/US Space ForceThe Chinese space plane took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in August 2022 and in October mysteriously ejected something into orbit, according to Space.com.

☆ The US once had a 'mini-default' on some of its debts because of a technical glitch. The minor mistake cost billions.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The incident caused Treasury yields to spike up by 60 basis points or 0.6 percent and cost billions long-term. The US is now flirting with a full default as Republicans in Congress demand spending cuts in exchange for paying America's debt. "Payment delays were chiefly due to back-office technical and organizational problems," according to a report by the Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan public policy research institute of Congress. Congress has raised the debt ceiling multiple times under previous administrations without negotiations — including under President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden has refused to negotiate over the debt ceiling, while Republicans are also holding firm on their demands.

☆ An Australian politician told anti-LGBTQ+ protesters to move to Florida if they want to spread their 'hateful views'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Australian politician said that anti-LGBTQ+ protesters should take their hate speech to Florida. "Head over there, where your hateful views might be worth something," Daniel Andrews said. The protesters forced the shut down of a drag queen story-time at a local library. Andrews added, "It's not about free speech — this is hate speech plain and simple, plain and simple. The office of Republican Florida Gov.

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