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☆ Jared Kushner criticized Ron DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard: 'You have to remember these are human beings'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jared Kushner took aim at Ron DeSantis while discussing the flight of migrants to Martha's Vineyard. Using migrants "as political pawns" is "very troubling," he told Fox News on Tuesday. "Many of them are exploited, put in human trafficking and modern slavery in a lot of ways," Kushner said of the migrants. On September 15, Ron DeSantis flew 48 migrants from Texas to ritzy Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, in a stunt aimed at bringing border and migration issues to a liberal enclave. "It's only when 50 get put into Martha's Vineyard," that outrage follows, DeSantis said in the clip, which host Emily Compagno agreed with.

☆ Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have been left 'traumatized' after being 'thrust' into political firestorm 'without their consent': lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard have been left "traumatized," a lawyer told Insider. "They're scared, they're traumatized, and they don't know what's going to happen next," the attorney said. Dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Gov. "They're scared, they're traumatized, and they don't know what's going to happen next," Love said. "Luckily," Love said, Martha's Vineyard locals quickly mobilized to support the migrants.

☆ Putin's big military mobilization moves won't have any effect on his fight in Ukraine for months, war experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Partial military mobilization won't have any effect on the war for months, a think tank said. Putin's order to call up to 300,000 reservist troops to wage war in Ukraine "will not generate significant usable Russian combat power for months," the think tank said. Putin's mobilization order, ISW said, "may suffice to sustain the current levels of Russian military manpower in 2023 by offsetting Russian casualties, although even that is not yet clear." Additionally, Hardie explained, Putin's call for a mobilization of troops "carries serious political risks and was not made lightly." In the wake of Putin's mobilization announcement, many Russians attempted to flee the country while others took to the streets in cities across the country to protest the war.

☆ 2 migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Gov. DeSantis have already left for NYC, says Massachusetts lawmaker
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have left for NYC, a local politician told Insider. The lawmaker said he wouldn't be surprised if more of the migrants left for other parts of the US. Some of them, said Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr, even want to return to Martha's Vineyard. Cyr, a Democrat, said that some of the migrants even want to return to Martha's Vineyard. "They loved Martha's Vineyard," the politician said of the migrants.

☆ Many of the asylum-seeking migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were families in search of a 'better life,' Massachusetts state senator says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Many of the migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard were families, a local lawmaker said. Massachusetts State Sen. Julian Cyr said the migrants were in pursuit of a "better life." Dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were family members in pursuit of a "better life," a local lawmaker told Insider on Wednesday. The migrants, Cyr said, spoke "about how they're fleeing that regime for opportunity, for democracy."

☆ Lawmakers who represent Martha's Vineyard says they've gotten death threats for supporting the migrants flown there by DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two lawmakers say they've gotten death threats over their support of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov. Cyr was quoted by Axios saying that he's taking the backlash he has gotten over his advocacy for the migrants "in stride." Last week, DeSantis sparked a firestorm of criticism after he had the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on two chartered planes in what attorneys for the immigrants called a "shameful political stunt." Fernandes told WGBH's Greater Boston that the threats he's gotten "is nothing compared to what these people have gone through."

☆ Hakeem Jeffries rips DeSantis and Abbott, saying they need to act like governors and 'stop behaving like human traffickers'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hakeem Jeffries ripped governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott over their shipping of migrants to liberal areas. "They should start behaving like governors and stop behaving like human traffickers," said Jeffries. Jeffries told reporters at a press conference that the "behavior" of Florida governor DeSantis and Texas governor Abbot "is radical, reckless, regressive, and reprehensible." "They should start behaving like governors and stop behaving like human traffickers," the New York congressman said. A Texas county sheriff announced Monday that he had launched a criminal investigation into the matter.

☆ DeSantis' office says migrants are better off in Massachusetts than they would have been in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis' office said migrants he had flown to Martha's Vineyard are better off. The remarks by a DeSantis spokesperson came after a county sheriff in Texas announced he had opened a criminal investigation into the matter. Last week, about 50 migrants were taken on two chartered planes from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in a controversial move orchestrated by DeSantis. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, said that the migrants were "lured" with "promises of a better life." The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said that the migrants "were ultimately left to fend for themselves in Martha's Vineyard."

☆ Charlamagne Tha God Calls DeSantis 'Genius' Over Martha's Vineyard Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis for his Martha's Vineyard migrants stunt. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move orchestrated by DeSantis. Ron DeSantis for his "genius" move of dumping dozens of migrants on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard unannounced. Charlamagne tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, made the comments last week on his Comedy Central late-night talk show, "Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God." Residents in Martha's Vineyard scrambled to care for the migrants, who have since been sent to a military base to stay.

☆ Lawyers representing migrants dumped on Martha's Vineyard want Florida Gov. DeSantis criminally investigated over the 'stunt'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Attorneys for the migrants dumped on Martha's Vineyard want a criminal probe into the incident. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move orchestrated by Florida Gov. Last week, 50 undocumented Venezuelan immigrants were flown on two chartered planes from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in a move that was organized by DeSantis. "It was only when the flight was in mid-air that they were informed they would be flown to Martha's Vineyard, rather than to Boston as many had been told," they wrote in their letters. We are in touch with our federal and state partners, along with attorneys representing the migrants, as we gather facts and evaluate all legal options."

☆ Dead Ukrainians found with clear signs of torture in territory recaptured from Russia, Ukraine officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bodies found at a mass burial site in Ukraine had signs of torture, Ukrainian officials said. The site is located in Izium, Ukraine, which has been recently retaken from Russian occupation. Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Enin said the bodies unearthed from the area had "traces of a violent death." Ukrainian officials believe that the majority of those found were civilians. In recent days, Russia has suffered disastrous defeats in the war as Ukrainian forces reclaimed thousands of square miles of territory from Russian occupation in a stunning and lightning-fast counteroffensive.

☆ Putin's former speechwriter says Russian political system in 'shock' following Moscow's recent defeats in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's political system is in "shock" after Moscow's recent defeats in Ukraine, a former Vladimir Putin aide said. "This is no exaggeration," Abbas Gallyamov, a political consultant and ex-speechwriter to Putin, told CNN. "The Russian political system is in real shock now — this is no exaggeration," Abbas Gallyamov, a political consultant and ex-speechwriter to Putin, told CNN in an interview published on Wednesday. "This is a real shock," Gallyamov told CNN. And fleeing Russian troops reportedly left behind a bounty of weaponry and ammunition.

☆ People in a retaken Ukrainian town had their phones checked to see if they had collaborated with Russia, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Locals of a retaken Ukrainian town reportedly had their phones checked for any signs of collaboration with Russian occupiers. Residents of Shevchenkove lined up outside of a police station to have their phones checked days after the town was reclaimed, CNN reported. In recent days, Ukrainian forces reclaimed large swaths of territory from Russian occupation. In recent days, Ukrainian forces reclaimed territory in the Kharkiv region from Russian occupation in a lightning-fast counteroffensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that "stabilization measures" were being carried out in the reclaimed land.

☆ Russia is recycling its threats as the US keeps sending Ukraine billions in military aid, warning longer-range weapons would cross a line
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is again recycling its threats, warning the US against sending long-range missiles to Ukraine. It is again warning that the US would be crossing a "red line" if it supplied the weapons. The US has provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in military assistance throughout Russia's war. The US has provided Ukraine with more than $15 billion in military assistance since Biden took office, and more may be on the way. Russia has repeatedly warned the US and its allies to stop sending arms to Ukraine, arguing that it is prolonging the bloody conflict Putin started.

☆ Emotional video shows moment Ukrainian soldier reunited with mother in town reclaimed from Russian occupation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Video shows a Ukrainian soldier reuniting with his mom in a town reclaimed from Russian occupation. Ukrainian forces have recently recaptured large swaths of territory from Russian control in the Kharkiv region. The tear-jerker video also shows Zadorenko and other Ukrainian soldiers greeting and hugging other residents in the town. In recent days, Ukrainian forces have recaptured large swaths of territory from Russian control in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine's second-largest city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukrainian forces have reclaimed more than 2,300 square miles of territory from Russian occupation since the beginning of this month.

☆ Putin pushed off meetings with top military officials as the Kremlin tries to deflect blame for Russia's disastrous retreat
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vladimir Putin put off meetings with his top military officials as Russia suffers defeats in Ukraine. The Kremlin has been working to deflect blame for Putin's recent defeats in Moscow's war with Ukraine, a US think tank said. In recent days, Ukrainian forces have recaptured large swaths of territory from Russian control. The move to put off the meetings came as Ukrainian forces reclaimed territory from Russian occupation in a stunning counteroffensive in the nearly seven-month-long war. In recent days, Ukrainian forces have recaptured large swaths of territory from Russian control in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine's second-largest city.

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