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☆ A private plane pilot just lashed out at abusive customers, saying flight attendants are there for 'safety' and not to be a 'server'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A pilot says that flight attendants should be "more strict" with passengers. A flight attendants' union is also pushing for airlines to train its crew to "subdue and restrain" passengers. AdvertisementAdvertisementA private pilot has lashed out at abrasive customers, saying that flight attendants should tell customers they are here to ensure "safety" rather than just being a "server." People speaking disrespectfully to flight attendants and they, for the most part, ignore it. But somehow, the flight attendants ignore them," MacDonald said, adding that flight attendants are being "more tolerant" than customers think when dealing with disruptive passengers, said the pilot.

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☆ Body pulled from NYC waterway identified as missing Goldman staffer -NYPD
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Aug 1 (Reuters) - The New York City Police Department said on Tuesday that a body found in a New York City creek has been identified as missing John Castic, reportedly a Goldman Sachs (GS.N) staffer. "The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death," the NYPD said. Castic, 27, was last seen on Saturday at about 2:30 a.m. leaving a "Zeds Dead" concert at The Brooklyn Mirage in East Williamsburg, according to a Fox News Digital report. Reporting by Manya Saini and Ananya Mariam Rajesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Stunning new Trump charges up the stakes of an already existential 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Remarkable new charges against Donald Trump and two associates in the classified documents case Thursday significantly deepened the ex-president’s legal plight and dragged the 2024 election further into an unprecedented legal quagmire. “It’s a stunning development,” said former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who is now a CNN legal and national security analyst. Trump responds with a new political assaultThe ex-president, whose legal strategy has become enmeshed with his campaign strategy, poured fuel on the political fire. The sudden new dimension in the classified documents case will have profound political and legal dimensions. The Florida governor was asked about the possibility of a third indictment of Trump, in reference to the 2020 election interference case.

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☆ A Subway in Georgia removed a sign that appeared to mock the Titan submersible disaster, joking that its 'subs don't implode'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Subway store in Georgia had to remove a roadside sign that said "our subs dont implode." Subway said it had told the franchisee "that this kind of comment has no place in our business." Subway didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside of normal working hours. During a trip to view the wreck of the Titanic on June 18, the Titan, the submersible, lost communication with its mothership. Though some commenters on Twitter and Reddit said they found the Subway sign funny, others slammed it as being insensitive.

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☆ Trump tape: The audio that encapsulates why the former president may be unfit for the Oval Office -- and why it may not matter
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Critics on Tuesday seized on the latest Trump tape as a perfect example of why the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president is unfit to return to the Oval Office. On the audio – exclusively obtained by CNN – Trump discusses holding a secret document. In the tape, Trump seems to indicate he was holding up information that may be among the government’s most closely guarded secrets. As he often did in office, Trump appears to have been using US national security as a tool for his own personal or political gain. In response to the tape, Trump – as he often does – sought to redefine an apparent example of aberrant behavior as perfectly acceptable.

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☆ DeSantis responds to 2nd Trump indictment by promising to 'end weaponization' of DOJ if elected president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis came to the defense of Trump, his top 2024 rival, after news of the federal indictment. Ron DeSantis promised Thursday evening that if elected president he would overhaul the US Department of Justice in response to news that former President Donald Trump was indicted. With the indictment, Trump became the first former president in US history to face federal criminal charges. The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias, and end weaponization once and for all." DeSantis didn't say whether he would pardon Trump if elected, as 2024 challenger and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy did.

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☆ 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.

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☆ The Durham Report Offered Few Conclusions. The Right Drew Its Own.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With Mr. Durham’s investigation now officially finished, no court cases or indictments will advance such claims. But the Republican interpretation of the final Durham report will feed a narrative of “Deep State” corruption that is fueling not only Mr. Trump’s quest for the White House in 2024 but that of many of his rivals for the Republican nomination. Regardless of Mr. Durham’s actual conclusions, his report appears to serve that theme. On his Truth Social website, Mr. Trump said the special prosecutor had concluded that “the FBI should never have launched the Trump-Russia Probe!” In fact, Mr. Durham said he agreed that the F.B.I. “I, and much more importantly, the American public have been victims of this long-running and treasonous charade started by the Democrats — started by Comey,” Mr. Trump told Fox News Digital.

☆ Opinion: DeSantis’ comments about Jordan Neely’s death are part of a dangerous pattern
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Opinion Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him @DeanObeidallah@masto.ai. CNN —We are seeing an alarming pattern emerge in which some GOP leaders defend — and even pledge to pardon — people charged with or convicted of killing a person. “The unfortunate result was the unintended and unforeseen death of Mr. Neely.”Penny has received support from a score of right-wing figures. Instead, DeSantis is sending a message that if you are supported by the GOP base, we may have your back, even if you are charged in someone’s death. After Perry’s conviction, many on the right demanded GOP Texas Gov.

☆ Melania Trump says she stands behind her husband's 2024 presidential bid and believes he can lead the country 'with love and strength'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Melania Trump on Tuesday said she stood behind her husband's 2024 presidential campaign. The ex-first lady told Fox News Digital that former President Trump had her "support" in his race. Melania Trump said that if her husband were to win she would again focus on children's issues. "He has my support, and we look forward to restoring hope for the future and leading America with love and strength." The former first lady attended her husband's 2024 campaign launch last November, but by and large has not been a significant presence on the trail thus far.

☆ Opinion: Is Tucker Carlson the reason Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll pardon a convicted killer?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Abbott’s pardon announcement came after he was goaded to do so by figures on the right – from Fox News host Tucker Carlson to the chairman of the Texas Republican Party to Kyle Rittenhouse. There are conflicting accounts as to whether Foster pointed his weapon at Perry or Perry made the first move. They are rioting outside my apartment complex.” Defense attorneys said that Foster had threatened Perry by pointing his gun at Perry. Then Carlson and others on the right began to pressure Abbott to issue a pardon, because they didn’t agree with the verdict. On his Fox News show on Friday night, Carlson called on Abbott to pardon Perry, arguing that the defendant had acted in self-defense – despite the jury rejecting that argument.

☆ The New York Sun hires former News Corp. exec and MailOnline boss Noah Kotch
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The New York Sun has hired online and television news veteran Noah Kotch as managing editor. Kotch will work with editor Seth Lipsky to grow the newsroom and find new audiences. The New York Sun, a conservative-leaning online newspaper, has hired former top News Corp. executive Noah Kotch as managing editor, the company confirmed. Kotch was most recently general manager at News Corp., where he worked on projects such as AI-powered news aggregator Knewz. In a brief phone interview Efune said The New York Sun is about "principle over politics and people over party."

☆ Analysis: Russia's arrest of reporter deepens Biden's detainee challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Simon Lewis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/4] Reporter for U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, detained on suspicion of espionage, leaves a court building in Moscow, Russia March 30, 2023. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a news briefing on Thursday the Whelan and Gershkovich cases should not be compared. Russia's security service has, without providing evidence, accused Gershkovich of gathering information classified as a state secret about a military factory. Biden on Friday called on Russia to release Gershkovich. The Biden administration has secured the release of at least 25 "wrongfully detained" Americans.

☆ Trump returns to Facebook
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstMarch 17 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday, marking his return to the social media platform two years after he was banned. Facebook and Instagram are key vehicles for reaching voters and fundraising and could give a boost to Trump, who will make another run for the presidency in 2024. Trump had 23 million followers on Instagram and 34 million on Facebook as of Feb. 9. Trump founded his own social media platform called Truth Social in late 2021, which he relied on to communicate with supporters during his ban from Twitter and Meta. In a blog post, Meta said it updated its protocols on moderating public figures during times of civil unrest.

☆ Biden aides briefed former Trump officials on the Chinese spy balloon intrusions the ex-president has claimed never happened
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Biden administration has briefed key former Trump administration officials on China's spy balloons. "It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot it down immediately," he said on Sunday. He referenced "recent balloon/"object" incidents," but nothing from the Trump administration. During a February 6 briefing, Kirby told reporters that the Chinese surveillance balloons transited US airspace "for brief periods of time" during the Trump administration. Biden officials reached out to key officials from the Trump administration to offer briefings on the forensics they did.

The former South Carolina governor is just the second Republican to seek the party's backing to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden, 80, who is expected to seek reelection next year. [1/7] Former South Carolina Governor and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley announces her run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination at a campaign event in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. February 15, 2023. Nikki will be a leader with an iron fist in a velvet glove," he told Haley supporters at her Charleston campaign event. If she wins, she would be the first non-white or female Republican presidential nominee.

☆ ABC anchor calls out Sen. Marco Rubio during tense exchange over Chinese spy balloon: 'This happened 3 times under the previous president'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

ABC's Jonathan Karl called out Sen. Marco Rubio during a tense exchange about the Chinese spy balloon. In response, Karl said former President Donald Trump did not disclose three different sightings of Chinese balloons during his term. "And we're also told, by the way, that this happened three times under the previous president," Karl said. The Chinese balloon in question was shot down by the Air Force over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. Trump has also been ranting about the Chinese balloon on his Truth Social page.

☆ China flew spy balloons over the US while Trump was president, but nobody realized until after he left office, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chinese spy balloons had crossed into the US at least three times under Trump, officials said. Trump and former defense officials said over the weekend they were not aware of this. The sightings were only discovered "after the prior administration left," senior defense officials told both The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. "It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot it down immediately," Trump told Fox News Digital on Sunday. It's also unclear if balloons spotted during the Trump administration were shot down.

☆ Family lawsuit alleges a 97-year-old grandmother 'froze to death' after being locked outside of an assisted living facility
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A lawsuit alleges a grandmother 'froze to death' after being locked outside a Colorado assisted living facilityThe woman, 97, was seen in surveillance footage banging on a door before, it's alleged, she "froze to death." The woman's family is suing the facility for wrongful death. The grandmother was captured on surveillance footage "banging on the glass panes of the French doors located directly adjacent to the nurses' station for help," according to the wrongful death lawsuit seen by Fox News. Staub, who her family described as a "beloved mother and grandmother," was locked outside wearing "only pajamas, a robe, boots, and gloves," the lawsuit said. "Where we found deficiencies, we required the facility to quickly make changes and closely monitored the facility until it completed all corrective actions."

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said Wednesday it will reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021. He has 34 million followers on Facebook and 23 million on Instagram, platforms that are key vehicles for political outreach and fundraising. "I worry about Facebook's capacity to understand the real world harm that Trump poses: Facebook has been too slow to act." Whether, and how, Trump will seize upon the opportunity to return to Facebook and Instagram is unclear. He did not indicate if or when he would begin posting on Meta platforms again.

☆ Trump says his campaign talking with Meta about possible return to Facebook -Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that his campaign was in talks with Meta Platforms (META.O) about a possible return to Facebook and Instagram, two years after the company banned him for inciting violence. "We are talking to them, and we'll see how it all works out," Trump said, according to the report. Meta, the world's biggest social media company, is set to make a controversial decision on the future of Trump's accounts this month. While Trump has shunned Twitter since its decision in November to restore his account, saying he preferred his own Truth Social platform, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that being back on Facebook "will be an important tool for the 2024 campaign to reach voters." The company's independent oversight board ruled later in 2021 that the suspension was justified but objected to its indeterminate nature.

☆ Buttigieg shuts down Fox News host Bret Baier's questions about his diplomatic travel with Chasten: 'Why is it any different when it's me and my husband?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pete Buttigieg called out Fox News host Brett Baier for applying a double standard to his marriage. "That's quite a spin to put on it," said Buttigieg, who led a presidential delegation in April to the Invictus Games, a sporting competition for wounded veterans. When Baier asked whether Chasten's trip was reimbursed, Buttigieg responded, "Of course not!" The diplomatic protocol on a presidential delegation, he said, has long been that the principal is accompanied by their spouse. Buttigieg, a veteran who served as a Navy intelligence officer in Afghanistan, said leading the presidential delegation was "one of the great honors of my time in this job."

☆ House speaker chaos signals Donald Trump’s shrinking influence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump's allies repeatedly rejected Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, displaying his power's limits. A week of House speaker chaos revealed one thing about Donald Trump: He can't get his MAGA house in order. The drama started on Tuesday, and it wasn't until Friday that McCarthy managed to make headway in flipping members' votes. "The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'Sir, you do not have the votes, and it's time to withdraw.'" House members who are responding to the MAGA base have no reason to fear Trump on this, he said.

☆ Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump 'reserves fear for one person' — his wife Melania
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kellyanne Conway says Melania Trump is the one person Donald Trump fears. "I texted Melania Trump that day, though, for sure," Conway told the panel's investigators. "He reserves — he listens to many of us, but he reserves fear for one person, Melania Trump." Grisham told The Washington Examiner that "MT" was Melania Trump. Conway and representatives for Donald and Melania Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Trump said he told Ivanka and Jared Kushner not to join his 2024 campaign because people are 'too mean and nasty'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump said he never asked Ivanka and Jared Kushner to join his 2024 campaign. He said he told them not to be part of it because people would be "too mean and nasty." Recent reports have suggested that the pair are distancing themselves from Trump's politics. "Contrary to Fake News reporting, I never asked Jared or Ivanka to be part of the 2024 Campaign for President," Trump wrote on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded, on Monday. Ivanka did not attend her father's 2024 campaign launch in November, and later told the media that she does not have political ambitions.

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