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☆ NASA is looking for a crew to live inside a simulated Martian habitat
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —For anyone who has ever dreamed of living on Mars, NASA is seeking potential “Martians” for a simulated mission to the red planet. Inside Mars Dune Alpha, participants will grow crops, maintain their habitat, exercise, carry out robotic operations and go on simulated spacewalks. When it comes to selecting the CHAPEA crew, the agency has specific criteria in mind that aligns with how they select astronauts. Inside the habitat, the CHAPEA 1 crew conducts "Marswalks" (left) and grows crops using a system with appropriate lighting, water and nutrients for growing plants indoors. A series of Mars simulationsThe first CHAPEA mission, which began on June 25, 2023, is set to conclude on July 6.

Persons: Alpha, Kelly Haston, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones, Josh Valcarcel, “, ”, Anna Schneider Organizations: CNN, NASA, NASA’s, Space Center, Johnson Space Center Locations: Houston

CNN —A US-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly collecting funds for Ukrainian organizations and openly supporting Kyiv. It also accused the woman of taking part in “public actions in support of the Kyiv regime” while in the US. The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the accused,” the statement added. Moscow has detained several US citizens in recent years, some of whom have been exchanged for Russian prisoners held in Western countries. The Moscow City Court on Tuesday rejected Gershkovich’s lawyers appeal and has upheld his pretrial detention until March 30.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, “, Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin, Vadim Krasikov, Natalia Kolesnikova, ” Putin, Tucker Carlson, ”, Brittney, Viktor Bout, Griner, US Marine Paul Whelan Organizations: CNN, Russia’s Federal Security Service, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Embassy, US State Department, Wall Street, Court, Getty, Fox News, basketball, US Marine Locations: Russian, Russia, Los Angeles, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, “, Lefortovo, Germany, Chechen, Berlin, AFP, United States

☆ DA Fani Willis testified she paid cash during trips with top prosecutor. One winery host remembers her paying in paper bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Zachary Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Willis testified last week that her use of cash explains why there is no paper trail documenting reciprocal payments she made during her trips with Wade. “And she says I’ll pay cash. Wade also testified that Willis paid cash for excursions on at least one vacation and paid him back for plane flights and other travel. “When I travel I always pay cash,” Willis said of the trips with Wade, saying that she paid Wade back for certain transportation and excursions during the travel. “I like Grey Goose.”Explaining why there were no receipts for Willis’ reimbursements and other payments, Wade said he wasn’t keeping a ledger of what he paid for versus what Willis paid for.

Persons: Fani Willis, Willis, Stan Brody, Nathan Wade, Wines, Brody, ”, Wade, Willis ’, John Floyd, ” Brody, Donald Trump, “, ” Willis, Willis ’ reimbursements, you’re, ” Wade Organizations: CNN, “ Locations: Napa, Georgia, Fulton County, Napa Valley, “, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize

☆ Trump receives mixed reception as he launches $400 gold sneakers day after $355 million court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at "Sneaker Con" in Philadelphia on Saturday. The shiny gold "Never Surrender High-Tops" features an American flag on the back and a capital "T" on the side. They are available on a website selling Trump cologne and other Trump-branded shoes. Trump getting booed at Sneaker Con while trying to sell Trump Shoes for $399.00. AdvertisementTrump claimed last year that he had more than $400 million in cash at his disposal.

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☆ Trump will likely run out of legal defense funds by summer, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump will likely run out of legal defense funds by summer, Bloomberg reported. The former president faces substantial legal fees as he fights four criminal cases. Earlier this week, a New York judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million in a civil fraud case ruling. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump will likely run out of legal defense funds this summer, Bloomberg reported. In 2023, Trump spent $51.2 million on legal costs and has a further $23.5 million available for lawyers' fees — but that source of money will likely dry up around July, the report said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, — Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Business Locations: New York

☆ Denmark to send its 'entire artillery' to Ukraine, the country's prime minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Denmark is sending all of its artillery to Ukraine, the Danish prime minister has said. Mette Frederiksen made the announcement while speaking at the Munich Security Conference. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDenmark is sending its "entire artillery" to Ukraine, the Danish prime minister has said. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Mette Frederiksen appealed to other European nations to do more to help Ukraine in its fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's invading forces.

Persons: Mette Frederiksen, —, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: Munich Security, Service, Russian, Artillery, Business Locations: Denmark, Ukraine, Danish

☆ Opinion: Alexey Navalny, one man who stood up to a dictatorship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. “In his courageous and too short life,” wrote Russia scholar Daniel Treisman, “Navalny became a symbol of hope for the younger generations of his compatriots. “He never gave up on the prospect of what he called ‘the beautiful Russia of the future,’” Treisman noted. “For a ‘beautiful Russia of the future’ to emerge in coming years, Putin must lose the war he started. Navalny understood this.”“Navalny’s death represents the extinguishing of all hope for Russia’s turnaround,” wrote Sasha Vasilyuk.

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☆ Ukrainian troops pull out of key eastern town of Avdiivka, the 'gateway' to Donetsk
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) 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. Read previewUkrainian troops have withdrawn from the war-torn eastern town of Avdiivka. Russian forces now appeared "to be focused on complicating or preventing a complete Ukrainian withdrawal," according to the think tank. The fall of the town marks one of the biggest changes in battle lines since Russia took Bakhmut in May 2023. AdvertisementBut Ukrainian forces battling for the town were facing severe ammunition shortages as talks in Congress over sending $60 billion in US aid stalled.

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☆ The Ukraine war grinds on — 4 ways the conflict with Russia could end
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian president has also indirectly suggested a cease-fire, something that the US has refused to consider unless Ukraine is involved in discussions, Reuters reported. Nuclear warPutin has made several threats of using nuclear weapons since the invasion began, but the West is divided on how seriously to take his comments. Jones said the risks of breaking the ultimate nuclear weapons taboo would likely outweigh any benefits. I think the US has already communicated pretty forcefully that all bets are off if Russia were to use nuclear weapons," he added.

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At some point in the coming weeks or months, the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump and his allies will presumably focus once again on the defendants and whether they conspired to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss there in 2020. Now it is unclear whether the case will even remain with Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, since lawyers for Mr. Trump and other defendants are seeking to have her entire office disqualified. The controversy has also provided fresh fodder for Mr. Trump and his allies, who are adept at exploiting their opponents’ vulnerabilities. Mr. Trump was already making inflammatory attacks on Ms. Willis even before her relationship with Nathan J. Wade, the lawyer she hired to help run the election interference case, came to light.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Fani, Willis, Nathan J, Wade Organizations: Mr, Georgia Senate Locations: Georgia, Fulton County

☆ A baggage handler at a London airport is in critical condition after being dragged by conveyor belt, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A baggage handler was hospitalized after being caught in a conveyor belt, The Sun reported. The incident occurred at London's Heathrow Airport, the report said. The handler's scarf got snagged in the conveyor belt, and she was dragged along. AdvertisementA baggage handler at London's Heathrow Airport is in critical condition after an incident involving a conveyor belt, the British newspaper The Sun reported. It occurred when her scarf got snagged in the conveyor belt, and she was dragged along as she unloaded luggage from a flight operated by Scottish airline Loganair, the report said.

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☆ Putin saw an existential threat in Navalny, the opposition leader whose name he dared not mention
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Alexey Navalny once represented an alternative future for Russia: an optimistic, forward-looking place, free of the one-man rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It would be hard to overstate how profoundly Navalny symbolized Putin’s relentless drive to erase the last remnants of political opposition from Russia. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat followed was a parody of criminal justice, as Russian prosecutors heaped on charges against Navalny, who continued to rail against Putin. Navalny had emerged as the most prominent leader of the Russian opposition following the assassination of outspoken Putin critic Boris Nemtsov in 2015, in plain view of the Kremlin. Putin famously refused to utter Navalny’s name, hinting at the deep unease about the legitimacy Navalny commanded as opposition leader.

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☆ How Ukraine could become Putin's 'Vietnam,' say military analysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Some of the analysts noted that the conflict in Ukraine could even become a "Vietnam" for Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We've seen smaller countries frequently defeat larger countries in battle, with Vietnam and others being key examples. Getty ImagesIn the Vietnam War, more than 58,000 Americans lost their lives in a long, protracted fight alongside South Vietnam against the communist government of North Vietnam. With crucial military aid from the West, analysts believe Ukraine could achieve something similar, grinding down Russian morale and potentially forcing Russia to readdress the costs and benefits of the invasion.

Persons: —, there's, Vladimir Putin, Max Bergmann, Eliot A, Cohen, Arleigh, Burke, Seth Jones, Bergmann Organizations: Service, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Eurasia Program, CSIS, Getty, South, North Vietnamese Army, West, NATO Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Western, Vietnam, Europe, Saigon, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Afghanistan, French, Algeria

☆ OpenAI valued at $80 billion following deal that allows staff to cash out their shares, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI has been valued at $80 billion or more following a new deal, The New York Times reported. The deal allows staff to cash out their shares in the company, per the report. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI has completed a deal that valued the business at $80 billion or more, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing three unnamed people with knowledge of the deal. The deal allows OpenAI employees to cash out their shares in the company, the report added.

Persons: OpenAI, —, Andreessen Horowitz, Sam Altman, Sora Organizations: New York Times, Service, Sequoia Capital, K2 Global, Microsoft Locations: San Francisco, Tokyo

“Here, Ms. Willis is being scrutinized for things that are not directly related to her job performance, in ways we see other Black women regularly picked apart,” Ornsby said. You think I’m on trial,” Willis testified. I’m not on trial, no matter how hard you try to put me on trial.”For many Black women, the inquiries into Willis' romantic and financial life were rife with tropes and accusations often unfairly levied at Black women. “When white power, particularly white men, are being held to account ... the first thing to do is to disqualify the people that are holding them accountable,” especially when those people are Black women. Scrutiny of Willis' personal life has diverted attention away from the allegations against Trump.

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A judge will continue to hear testimony Friday in a hearing that could derail the election subversion case against Donald Trump and others. Judge Scott McAfee is considering whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the case based on allegations that she and Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired to lead the case, engaged in an improper romantic relationship which financially benefitted the district attorney. Here's what to watch:The allegations against Wade and Willis: The alleged affair was first raised by Trump’s co-defendant, former 2020 campaign official Mike Roman. Last month in a court filing he accused Willis of financially benefiting from selecting Wade to lead the case. Roman alleges that Wade took Willis on lavish vacations, paid partly with what he billed her office for work on the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott McAfee, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Wade, Willis, Trump’s, Mike Roman, Roman, McAfee, Trump, Read Organizations: ’, of, Fulton Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, of Georgia

I’m not on trial no matter how hard you try to put me on trial,” Willis told defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant. It’s unclear when the judge might rule on whether Willis and her office should be disqualified from the case. Wade and Willis both testified that they didn't start dating until 2022 and that their relationship ended months ago. That successor could either proceed with the charges against Trump and 14 others or drop the case altogether. Willis and Wade's relationship was first revealed by Merchant, an attorney for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman, a former campaign staffer and onetime White House aide.

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☆ Willis Prepares to Take Witness Stand for Second Day in Trump Georgia Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Anna Betts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, will take the witness stand for a second day of questioning Friday morning as a hearing continues over whether her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case presents a conflict of interest. In the hearing, which will resume at 9 a.m., the defense is seeking to disqualify Ms. Willis and Nathan Wade, the prosecutor she hired to run the case against former President Donald J. Trump and his allies, accusing Ms. Willis of benefiting financially from the relationship. The argument has been pressed primarily by Ashleigh Merchant, the lawyer for Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official and a co-defendant in the case. Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade have acknowledged that they had a romantic relationship but said it had begun after he was hired on the case and that neither person had profited from it. Ms. Willis is set to face questions from lawyers on the district attorney’s legal team and possibly the defense, and both sides said they intended to call several more witnesses to the stand.

Persons: Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald J, Trump, Ms, Ashleigh Merchant, Michael Roman, Mr, Wade Organizations: Trump Locations: Fulton County, Georgia

Rick Tocchet and Rick Bowness were together at NHL All-Star Weekend when news broke that the Winnipeg Jets traded for Sean Monahan. “It’s a great move by Winnipeg, great move by Vancouver getting our guy.”Toss in the Colorado Avalanche signing veteran winger Zach Parise around the same time, and the race for players is already well underway in the Western Conference. And there's still three weeks left until the March 8 deadline, as trade talk picks up and plenty more movement is expected. “Obviously, (we have) a lot of good players and a lot skill — strength throughout the whole lineup. Getting Parise without having to give up draft picks, prospects or players from their roster was a nice first step for general manager Chris MacFarland.

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☆ A tempestuous day in multiple courts deepens Trump’s legal imbroglio
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Washington CNN —Every day, America gets dragged deeper into Donald Trump’s legal, political and constitutional morass. But at the end of a tempestuous day, his legal strategy was clearer than ever. In itself, it represents a profound political and legal test for American democracy and the rule of law – even if it is only one of Trump’s legal threats. In a normal election, Trump would be keen to turn his fire on his likely general election foe, Biden, by late March. But he will be forced to spend day after day in court in New York.

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☆ Willis Calls Trump Lawyer 'Intrusive' and 'Confused' on Witness Stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Erica Star Domena | Tamara Lindstrom | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is at risk of being pulled from Donald Trump's Georgia criminal case over an affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump's, Nathan Wade Locations: Fulton County, Donald Trump's Georgia

☆ Fani Willis takes the stand hellbent on setting the record straight — but legal experts are split on whether her testimony did more harm than good
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Citing a filing from Wade's divorce proceedings, attorneys for the defendants alleged that Wade and Willis had an improper relationship. A witness for the defense attorneys alleged Thursday that Willis and Wade's relationship began in 2019. Nathan Wade, the Georgia prosecutor who admitted to a relationship with his colleague, Fulton County DA Fani Willis, in court. Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. Most experts were skeptical that the evidence presented Thursday would lead to Willis or Wade being dismissed from the case.

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☆ Fani Willis' dad testifies his daughter was dating a DJ nicknamed 'Deuce' in 2019
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Willis' dad, retired lawyer John Floyd III, said in his testimony that Willis was dating a DJ nicknamed "Deuce" in 2019 — which is the same year that an ex-pal of Willis' testified a day earlier that she started dating Nathan Wade, the attorney Willis appointed in 2021 as special prosecutor in the high-profile criminal case. Willis and Wade both testified that they stopped dating in the summer of 2023. Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. PoolFloyd testified Willis was forced to move out of her house over threatsWhile on the stand Friday, Floyd said that he moved into Willis' home in 2019 and "often" saw her DJ boyfriend nicknamed "Deuce" coming and going. Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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☆ Trump DA Fani Willis says the prosecutor she dated once said the only thing a woman can do for him is make a sandwich
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewATLANTA, Georgia — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that she and the special prosecutor she hired to oversee the Trump case butted heads on gender norms while they dated. "Mr. Wade is used to women that, as he told me one time, the only thing a woman can do for him is make him a sandwich," Willis testified. Willis testified during the contentious Thursday hearing that Wade's attitude on issues like that was a pain point for them while dating. During a line of questioning about the end of Willis and Wade's relationship, the Fulton County DA offered a glimpse into the former couple's dynamic. However, Robin Bryant Yeartie, a former friend and colleague of Willis, testified Thursday that Willis and Wade's relationship began in 2019.

Persons: —, Fani Willis, Willis —, America —, didn't, Nathan Wade, Mr, Wade, Willis, Donald Trump, Mike Roman, I'm, Trump, Robin Bryant Yeartie Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Fulton County DA Locations: ATLANTA , Georgia, Fulton County, America

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump 's unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings in New York and Georgia. Tuesday's hearings previewed what a general election campaign will look like as Trump flies back and forth from courtrooms and campaign rallies and blurs the lines between the two. JUGGLING ACTThe New York trial will last about six weeks, according to Merchan. Asked how he planned to balance the campaign trail with the trial, Trump told reporters he'll campaign in the evening. Throughout his campaign, Trump has kept a far lighter campaign schedule than most of his Republican rivals.

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