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☆ Video shows Russian soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine griping about not having enough training, supplies, or food
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video apparently shows Russian troops in Ukraine griping about not having enough training or food. an apparent Russian soldier griped in the video posted to Facebook this week by Ukrainian journalist Yurii Butusov. "We're on the fucking front lines," the man said in the two-minute video, which shows several soldiers huddled around each other in the thick of the woods. We only got our fucking pants," said the man, who added, "Long live the fucking Russian army!" "But the video shows that Russia is not able to carry out mobilization properly," Butusov said.

☆ A prosecutor in the Trump Org trial says if they excused every juror who disliked Trump 'we wouldn't be able to get a jury at all'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A prosecutor in the trial of Donald Trump's business said there wouldn't have been a jury if all who disliked Trump were excused. "This is not about Donald Trump," but about his business, lead prosecutor Susan Hoffinger said. "This is not about Donald Trump," but about his business, said Hoffinger, who is chief investigator for the Manhattan District Attorney's office. "In this case, the juror also indicated that he kind of thought [Trump] was funny," Merchan said. Trump, who is not on trial in the case, has ripped the charges against his sprawling business as a "political witch hunt."

☆ A prospective juror in the Trump Org trial was excused after telling a judge Trump makes him so sick to his guts that serving in the trial would be unhealthy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A prospective juror in the tax fraud trial against Trump's business was excused after saying the former president makes him sick. "I don't feel like it's a very healthy thing for me to be here," the man told the Manhattan judge presiding over the trial. So far, seven jurors have been selected to sit on the panel in the high-profile state Supreme Court case. "I don't feel like it's a very healthy thing for me to be here," the man told Merchan before he was ultimately excused. So far, seven jurors have been selected to sit on the panel in the high-profile state Supreme Court case.

☆ See the 32 questions prospective jurors for the Trump Organization criminal trial are being asked
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Potential jurors in the criminal tax-fraud trial of Donald Trump's business are being questioned on Tuesday. Here is the questionnaire that New Yorkers summoned for jury duty in the high-profile case have to answer. Questions include whether they watch the news and if they have "strong opinions" about Trump. Trump himself is not charged in the case, which is playing out in New York Supreme Court. Here is the juror questionnaire that New Yorkers summoned for jury duty in the high-profile case will have to answer:

☆ Prospective jurors in the case against Trump's business say 'I don't like him,' and call Trump a 'criminal' who's done 'irreparable harm'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Trump Organization — not Trump himself — is on trial for tax evasion in New York Supreme Court. I mean I can't deny it, I really, really don't like Trump at all," the woman, a native of Ireland, told Trump Organization lawyer William Brennan. The Trump Organization — not Trump himself — is on trial. "We all have an opinion about Donald Trump, but I don't have an opinion about his company," a marketing company CEO said. Steinglass continued, "You'll notice that Donald Trump is not sitting here … because Donald Trump is not personally charged. "

Jury selection in the criminal tax-fraud case against the Trump Organization began Monday. Prospective jurors gasped when they were told what case they could be deciding. Jury selection kicked off on Monday in the criminal tax-fraud case against the Trump Organization, former President Donald Trump's business. Selected jurors must determine whether or not the Trump Organization defrauded tax authorities. The Trump Organization is accused of paying executives some of their compensation off the books in the form of untaxed perks like free apartments and cars.

☆ Some potential jurors gasped in court as a judge revealed they might serve on the Trump Org criminal trial
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Trump Organization — a real-estate and golf-resort empire — is on trial for alleged tax evasion. Some potential jurors reacted audibly when learning the case involved the former president. Trump himself is not on trial in the case and has ripped the charges against his company as a "political witch hunt." The Trump Organization, which has pleaded not guilty, could face harsh tax penalties and be fined more than $1 million if convicted. Conviction could hamper the company's business dealings and even prompt the government to bar the Trump Organization from doing business as a federal contractor, as Insider has previously reported.

☆ A prospective juror excused from Trump Organization tax evasion trial said 'there is no chance in hell' she could have been impartial
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump is not on trial, but his real estate and golf resort empire — the Trump Organization — is. The woman, who lives in the Midtown East neighborhood, made the remarks as jury selection was underway in the tax evasion trial of Trump's business, the Trump Organization. Last year, the Trump Organization and Weisselberg were indicted on 15 felony counts, including criminal tax fraud, falsifying business records, scheming to defraud, and conspiracy. Prosecutors have accused the Trump Organization of running a 15-year scheme to defraud federal, New York state, and New York City tax authorities. The Trump Organization, which has pleaded not guilty, could face harsh tax penalties and be fined more than $1 million if convicted.

☆ Jury selection for the Trump Organization trial started with a warning: Brace for a long trial
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The criminal tax fraud trial of Trump's business empire has begun in Manhattan. The Trump Org was charged in 'a long-time scheme to defraud the tax authorities,' the judge said. Jurors were told that jury selection should take one week and that the trial could take five to six weeks after that. The Trump Organization, which has pleaded not guilty, could face harsh tax penalties and be fined more than $1 million if convicted. Conviction could hamper the company's business dealings and even prompt the government to bar the Trump Organization from doing business as a federal contractor, as Insider has previously reported.

☆ Italy's first female prime minister leads the most far-right government since the fascist era of Mussolini
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Giorgia Meloni has become Italy's first female Prime Minister. Her new government is set to be the most right-wing since the era of Benito Mussolini. She's previously said, "No to the violence of Islam, yes to safer borders, no to mass immigration." Her new government has already shown signs of political tensions, with the leader of the Forza party, former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, having left a note in public view at the opening of Parliament calling the new prime minister as overbearing, domineering, arrogant, and offensive, according to Politico. League leader Matteo Salvini, Meloni's other far-right ally, has also long been seen as a Putin admirer, reported the BBC.

☆ Russia's military leadership has only become 'increasingly dysfunctional,' UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"There is almost certainly a worsening shortage of capable Russian junior officers to organize" drafted reservists, UK intel said. The UK's Ministry of Defense added, "Poor lower-level leadership is likely worsening the low morale." "Their replacements have so far done little to improve Russia's battlefield performance," the UK's Ministry of Defense said. The UK intelligence group explained that the "lack of command continuity" will be even more disruptive to Russia compared to a Western military because Russia's commanders personally plan troop movements instead of coordinating across the staff. "Poor lower-level leadership is likely worsening the low morale and poor unit cohesion in many parts of the Russian force," said the UK's Ministry of Defense.

☆ Herschel Walker acknowledges sending a $700 check to his ex-girlfriend but says he didn't know it would be used for an abortion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Herschel Walker has acknowledged in a new interview that he sent a $700 check to an ex, but denied it was for abortion. "Yes, that's my check," the Georgia Senate candidate told NBC News. The mother of one of Walker's children has claimed Walker urged her to have an abortion in 2009 and reimbursed her. "It's a lie," Walker told NBC News during the new interview. When asked about possibly reaching out to the woman, Walker said, "Why should I?

☆ The smell from a passenger's carry-on bag forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency return to a Florida airport on Wednesday due to a chemical odor. The odor had seeped out of a passenger's carry-on bag and into the cabin, officials said. American Airlines flight No. "HazMat units performed a hazard assessment due to reports of a strong chemical smell inside the plane," a fire department spokesperson told Insider. It wasn't clear what caused the chemical smell, but one man aboard the flight told WSVN 7News that the odor was similar to nail polish remover.

☆ Top US general calls Russia out for war crimes, saying Putin's forces are purposefully gunning for civilian targets
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gen. Mark Milley said Russia's "deliberate" attacks on Ukraine's civilians are a "war crime." "Indiscriminate and deliberate attacks on civilian targets is a war crime in the international rules of war," said Milley. Milley said that Russia "deliberately struck civilian infrastructure with the purpose of harming civilians." "They have targeted the elderly, the women and the children of Ukraine," Milley said, adding that "indiscriminate and deliberate attacks on civilian targets is a war crime in the international rules of war." "They once again demonstrate the utter brutality of Mr. Putin's illegal war on the Ukrainian people."

☆ A Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine would 'almost certainly' trigger a military response from Kyiv's partners: senior NATO official
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Russian nuclear attack would "almost certainly" trigger a military response from Kyiv's friends, a senior NATO official said. There would be "unprecedented consequences" should Putin turn to nuclear weapons, they said, per Reuters. There would be "unprecedented consequences" should Russian President Vladimir Putin turn to nuclear weapons, the unnamed NATO official said, according to Reuters. A Russian nuclear attack would "almost certainly be drawing a physical response from many allies, and potentially from NATO itself," the official warned. "I do not believe that a nuclear response is something that the United States and its allies should be placing on the table.

☆ Russian security forces say a key bridge to Crimea was sabotaged by a truck bomb hidden inside rolls of plastic wrap that repeatedly went unnoticed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia says a key bridge to Crimea was attacked by a truck bomb hidden in rolls of plastic. Russia's Federal Security Service said Ukrainian military intelligence organized the bombing. Ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing of the Kerch Strait Bridge. Russia's Federal Security Service claimed that the bombing — which Russian President Vladimir Putin has deemed a "terrorist attack" — was organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and its head, Kyrylo Budanov. Russia's Federal Security Service said that the explosive device that destroyed part of the bridge was "camouflaged" in rolls of construction polyethylene film on 22 pallets weighing in total more than 25 tons.

☆ A leaked voicemail revealed Joe Biden's message to his son Hunter as he struggled with addiction. Recovery groups hope it can inspire others to show empathy.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This week, a private 2018 voicemail from President Joe Biden to his son Hunter was leaked. The message revealed a concerned father pleading for his son to get help amid his drug addiction struggles. Recovery advocates told Insider they hope it inspires others to show empathy to those battling addiction. You gotta get some help," Biden says in the message. A voicemail like the one Biden left for his son is "infinitely" important to someone struggling with addiction, said Moses.

☆ Ex-Russian foreign minister says 'terror' is a 'desperate' Putin's only option after his battered army rained missiles down on Ukraine's civilians
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ex-Russian foreign minister said that "terror is the only thing left" for a "desperate" Vladimir Putin. The Russian military on Monday and Tuesday launched a barrage of deadly strikes on cities across Ukraine. Andrei Kozyrev told CNN Putin ordered the strikes because he "is desperate, because he made miscalculations." Kozyrev said Putin ordered the strikes because he "is desperate because he made miscalculations." Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday called Putin a "terrorist" whose "only tactic is terror on peaceful Ukrainian cities."

☆ Ukrainians in Kyiv sang patriotic songs in the city's metro stations as they sheltered from Russia's barrage of missile attacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainians sang patriotic songs as they sheltered together while Russia attacked the country with missile strikes Monday. Online videos showed children singing in a bomb shelter in Kyiv, as well as others singing in metro stations in the city. "Residents of Kyiv sing in a metro station during an air raid alert," the ministry said. As they sheltered in the underpass of the Nyvky metro station in Kyiv, locals also sang the patriotic Ukrainian song called "Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow" video showed. Another clip posted to Twitter showed people singing the official anthem of Kyiv as they hunkered down inside a metro station in the Ukrainian capital.

☆ Shocking selfie video shows the blast from a Russian missile attack narrowly missing a young Ukrainian woman in Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Video captured the moment a blast from a Russian missile attack narrowly missed a young woman in Kyiv. "My hands are shaking because I just saw a rocket fly and I heard it," the unidentified woman says in the video, moments before the strike. The 23-second clip shared on Twitter shows the terrified woman taking a selfie video on the streets of Kyiv just before the missile strike. "My hands are shaking because I just saw a rocket fly and I heard it," the unidentified woman says in the video. Seconds later, there's a loud, fiery blast that sends debris raining down onto the woman, the video shows.

☆ A man who helped get migrants on DeSantis flights to Martha's Vineyard says he feels betrayed: 'I never ever, ever knew it was a governor' behind the stunt
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A man who helped recruit migrants to get on flights bound for Martha's Vineyard says he feels betrayed. "I have nothing to do with the deception," the man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CNN. Dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov. She also gave the man $10 McDonald's gift certificates to give to those who agreed to get on the planes, the man told CNN. An attorney representing a group of the migrants told Insider last week that the immigrants have been left "traumatized" by the stunt.

☆ A look at Giorgia Meloni's ascent to power as a far-right leader set to become Italy's next prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Far-right politician Giorgia Meloni is poised to become Italy's first woman prime minister. The 45-year-old ascended to power after she joined the Italian Social Movement as a youth activist in her teenage years. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. "It's a victory I want to dedicate to everyone who is no longer with us and wanted this night," Meloni said to a crowd of supporters, according to the news outlet. One decade later, Meloni became Italy's youngest minister when she was appointed to the youth portfolio in 2008 during the reign of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

☆ Zelenskyy says he doesn't think Putin is 'bluffing' over nuclear threats
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zelenskyy says that he does not think Vladimir Putin is "bluffing" about his nuclear threats. Last week, Putin threatened the use of nuclear weapons as he announced plans to beef up Moscow's forces in his fight with Ukraine. Last week, Putin announced plans to partially mobilize hundreds of thousands of reservists to beef up Moscow's forces in the Russian president's fight with Ukraine. He threatened the use of nuclear weapons as he said in a televised address to the nation that mobilization would begin immediately. He also falsely said that officials in NATO countries had spoken "about the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction against Russia — nuclear weapons."

☆ Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he did 'everything' he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Newly-retired SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer said he did "everything" he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Of course, of course," Breyer told CNN. Of course, I didn't," a stern Breyer told CNN's Chris Wallace, referring to the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which struck down Roe v. Wade along with a subsequent 1992 abortion ruling, Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Breyer's comments come as the Supreme Court is preparing to begin a new term on October 3. During the CNN interview, Breyer also commented on the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe.

☆ Hot mic catches South Korean president insulting US Congress, describing them as 'idiots'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was captured on a hot mic reportedly disparaging American lawmakers. Yoon was overheard calling members of US Congress "idiots" in a now-viral clip. The remarks were made after Yoon met with US President Joe Biden in New York City. Yoon and Biden met Wednesday at the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York City. The South Korean president's remark was apparently in reference to Biden pledging $6 billion in funding to the Global Fund, an international organization that aims to defeat HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.

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