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☆ I've been to Royal Caribbean's private islands 3 times — here are my 7 tips to make the most of your day
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've visited Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, three times. These are my seven tips to make the most of your day. AdvertisementIf you've booked a Caribbean cruise with Royal Caribbean, you'll likely visit the company's $350 million private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay. The Bahamian retreat, located about 140 miles east of Miami, receives thousands of Royal Caribbean Group guests almost daily. Here are my seven tips to maximize your day there, from where to go with kids to where to find the best sweet treat.

Persons: I've, you've, Jason Liberty Organizations: Royal, Royal Caribbean, Royal Caribbean Group Locations: CocoCay, Miami

☆ Rebel group claims to have taken control of Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in grinding civil war
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Myanmar’s military government did not immediately comment. Maungdaw, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, has been the target since June of an Arakan Army offensive. The group captured Paletwa and Buthidaung, two other towns on the border with Bangladesh, earlier this year. The Myanmar town of Maungdaw, seen from the Teknaf area of Bangladesh just across the border on September 26, 2024. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ReutersSince November 2023, the Arakan Army has gained control of 11 of Rakhine’s 17 townships, along with one in neighboring Chin state.

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☆ I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Santiago Barraza Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She's now engaged, and I've learned how awful and toxic I was to her. That's why I wasn't too surprised when I recently learned she is now engaged, and she's had enough of me and my toxic traits. But it was also a textbook example of a toxic relationship. She's now engagedUnderstandably, after every episode of our toxic love story, she grew further away from me. Losing contact with her gave me the space I needed to reflect on my love life and the true meaning of loneliness.

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☆ Perplexity AI CEO shares his advice to startup founders on building a team
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO of Perplexity AI shared some principles that guided him as a startup founder. The CEO of Perplexity AI has some tips. Aravind Srinivas, who cofounded the AI startup in 2022, discussed his approach to leading Perplexity in a recent interview at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. AdvertisementThe AI CEO also talked about his approach to running a company as it grew. AdvertisementPerplexity made headlines earlier this year when news publications including The New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired, alleged that the AI startup was improperly using their content without sufficient attribution.

Persons: Aravind Srinivas, IBM's Jonathan Adashek, Srinivas, you've, Perplexity Organizations: Stanford, Stanford Graduate School of Business, New York Times, Forbes, Street Journal, Wired, Associated Press

☆ Only 16 survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are still alive. On the 83rd anniversary, they still share their stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

On Saturday, thousands will gather on the shores of Pearl Harbor for the 83rd anniversary of the bombing. “Several events are planned to honor our beloved Pearl Harbor survivors, our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers who were there, and we know their stories,” Farley said. His family had raised more than $5,000 to help him travel to attend the Pearl Harbor Commemorations. Sailors walk amongst the wreckage of the American destroyers USS Cassin and USS Downes after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. But it was extinguished during the West Coast blackout following the Pearl Harbor attack out of fear it may lead to an attack on California.

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☆ The mysterious cities of the dead carved into the sides of cliffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Barry Neild | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The ancient Lycians knew a thing or two about democracy. Drive around the coast of this beautiful region and you’ll never be too far from a spectacular city of the dead – elaborate tombs carved by Lycians into the sides of cliffs overlooking towns, valleys and shorelines. This cliff tomb above the city of Fethiye is a great place to watch the sun go down. It’s a mystery, says Catherine Draycott, an associate professor of archaeology at the UK’s Durham University, who has studied Lycian cliff tombs, as well as sarcophagi and another rarer variation — sarcophagi placed atop pillars. There are plenty of less extreme Lycian tomb raids to enjoy in this corner of Turkey.

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☆ Chinese fishing vessel under control of alleged pirates off Somali coast, EU naval force says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —A Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia has come under the control of alleged pirates, a European Union anti-piracy force operating in the area said Thursday. The ship, with up to 18 crew members, had been taken over by the suspected pirates, some of whom were armed with AK-47s and machine guns, the European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta said in a statement. The latest incident comes amid a recent uptick in piracy in the area, which is close to key international shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and Red Sea. The slow resurgence follows attacks by Houthi rebels on commercial shipping in the Red Sea in retaliation for Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. The EU’s Operation Atalanta said it was in “permanent contact” with Somali and Chinese authorities on the latest incident.

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☆ Satellite images show Iran's new drone carrier has set sail, leaving its home port for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementIran has spent the past few years turning a container ship into a militarized drone carrier. New satellite images show the Shahid Bagheri has left its home port for the first time. This image from November 12 shows the Shahid Bagheri (center) at its berth. Last year, the IRGCN commissioned the Shahid Mahdavi, a modified expeditionary sea base that was formerly known as the Sarvin. Iran's IRGC published a video today of launching a ballistic missile from their forward base Shahid Mahdavi (converted container ship).

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☆ Major earthquake strikes off California's coast, sparking tsu,nami warnings and evacuation orders
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Jessica Orwig | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementCalifornia experienced a series of earthquakes Thursday morning. Tsunami warnings have been issued across northern California and southern Oregon. Preliminary data suggests the earthquakes were magnitudes 6.6 and 7.0Two major earthquakes struck off California's coast early Thursday. The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami warnings along the coast of northern California to southern Oregon, stretching from San Francisco to around Newport. AdvertisementThe City of Berkeley has issued an Evacuation Order due to a Tsunami coming to West Berkeley.

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WASHINGTON — Longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said Wednesday he was dropping his bid to remain the top Democrat on the powerful Judiciary Committee for the next two years and endorsed Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who announced just two days ago he would challenge Nadler for the coveted job. “Therefore, I have decided not to run for Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress.”Nadler has held the top job on the Judiciary panel since 2019 and has served in Congress since 1992. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., had challenged Nadler for the Judiciary post. Raskin, a former constitutional law professor, was elected to Congress in 2016 and has served as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee for the past two years. His move to Judiciary opens up the race to lead Oversight; Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has already announced a bid for that job, while other Oversight members, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are testing the waters.

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☆ Killer whale spotted balancing a salmon on its head, intriguing scientists and orca watchers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Southern resident killer whales are critically endangered and likely on a path toward extinction. A killer whale was spotted balancing a salmon on its head earlier this fall near the coastline in Washington state, surprising scientists and intriguing orca watchers. In early November, Giles said she saw a southern resident killer whale exhibit the salmon-on-head behavior — the second recent observation of it. Giles added that she can recall seeing southern resident killer whales do this four or five times since 2005. This fall, a hearty run of chum salmon drew the pod of killer whales to Puget Sound waters, she said.

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A photo taken in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam in 1999, which Todd Miller said was his family's first trip to Asia. Source: Todd MillerThat first African adventure became the template for two decades of globetrotting with my parents. Source: Todd MillerUsually, I planned a year in advance, making sure to block off time for family first. Source: Todd MillerWe stayed in the luxurious Royal Tents with ensuite baths and butlers, and we enjoyed lavish meals in regal tented dining halls. Source: Todd Miller

Persons: —, Todd Miller, Miller, " Miller, Francis Ford Coppola, Todd Miller's, Phang Organizations: Toyota, Kenya Airways, Millers, CNBC, Central America, Todd Miller Media, Hindustan Motors Locations: Egypt, Cairo, Kenya, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Asia, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, Guatemala, Kentucky, Tikal, Belize, Cuba, Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Havana , Cuba, Pushkar, Indian, Rajasthan, India, Phang Nga, Thailand

☆ Democrats are urging Biden to cancel student debt for thousands of borrowers before Trump takes office
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDemocratic lawmakers urged Biden to cancel student debt for defrauded borrowers before Trump takes office. Miguel Cardona urging him to discharge unprocessed borrower defense applications, which are applications student-loan borrowers can submit if they believe they were defrauded by the school they attended. AdvertisementWith President-elect Donald Trump taking office in under two months, the lawmakers said debt relief would become a lot more uncertain under his leadership. However, thousands of borrowers are still waiting for their borrower defense applications to be processed, and time is running out. AdvertisementThe Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider regarding where it stands with processing borrower defense claims.

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☆ Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition: Image of young sharks hunting fish wins top prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —The dynamics between predator and prey are laid bare in a striking image of fish being attacked by sharks in the shallow waters of the Maldives, which has claimed the top prize in this year’s Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition. “Just after sunrise or before sundown, the shallow waters of the Maldives become a clear, see-through surface,” said Albi in the release. The competition has five categories: astronomy; behavior; Earth science and climatology; ecology and environmental science; and microimaging. In the astronomy category, photographer Imran Sultan captured the intricate details of two nebulae in the Cassiopeia constellation found more than 7,000 light years away. “Tired eyes,” which depicts the eyes of a bark scorpion from up close, won the top prize in the microimaging category.

Persons: Angela Albi, Paula, “, ”, ’, Hugh Turvey, Imran Sultan, David Garcia, Jose Manuel Martinez Lopez, Peter Hudson Organizations: London CNN, Royal Society Publishing, Max Planck, Royal Society Locations: Maldives, Germany, Albi, Greenland

☆ Bill Gates recommends a 'perfect read for the holidays'—and 4 other books 'to keep you warm' this winter
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

If the idea of curling up with a good book this holiday season sounds appealing, Bill Gates has some recommendations for you. Suleyman is a co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind and the current CEO of Microsoft AI. The book "offers something rare: a clear-eyed view of both the extraordinary opportunities and genuine risks ahead," wrote Gates. The book offers lessons "about how leaders have tackled tough times before [that] are both comforting and fascinating," Gates wrote. "It's hard to deny the similarities between the 1960s and today — a time of political upheaval, generational conflict, and protests on college campuses," wrote Gates.

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☆ A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine in the waters of the South China Sea last week. The Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine in the South China Sea last week, in the latest sign of tensions in the contested waters. This latest incident comes as tensions in the South China Sea have escalated this year, especially between China and the Philippines, an ally the US is treaty-bound to defend. AdvertisementThe presence of a Russian submarine in the contested waters may be a Russian signal to the US, one analyst said. AdvertisementRussia conducted joint military drills with China in the South China Sea in July and September.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Police in Australia seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday. The smugglers made two attempts to transport the drugs to Australia by sea from a mothership floating hundreds of miles offshore, Jay said. Authorities have seized more than one ton of cocaine before, Jay said, but the weekend’s haul was the biggest ever recorded in Australia. Some were arrested on the boat, while others were waiting on shore to collect the cocaine, police said. “Australia is a very attractive market for organized criminal groups to send drugs such as cocaine,” Jay said.

Persons: ’, Stephen Jay, Jay, ” Jay Organizations: New Zealand — Police, Australian Federal Police, Authorities Locations: WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Australia, Queensland, Brisbane

☆ Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate. Authorities tracked a recreational fishing boat as it traveled out to sea where it allegedly met a mothership in international waters to fetch the cocaine – some 2.34 metric tons with a street value of nearly half a billion dollars. Police seized their chance to board the boat, arresting two men at sea in a joint investigation between federal and local forces. Police found 2.34 metric tons of cocaine wrapped in bales with roped netting around them on a recreational fishing vessel. Among the haul was 225 metric tons of cocaine, 5 tons of which was found aboard a semi-submersible vessel plying a marine trafficking route from Colombia to Australia, according to the Colombian Navy.

Persons: Stephen Jay, “ Organizations: CNN, Australian, Authorities, Saturday . Police, Brisbane, Police, Australian Federal Police Police, Colombian Navy Locations: Queensland, Fraser, Australia, Colombian, Colombia

☆ The US Navy figured out how to reload its missile ships at sea, preparing for possible conflict with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThe US Navy has developed a new way of reloading warships with missiles while at sea. It will be "critical" to any future conflict in the Pacific, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said. "Without the ability to rearm at sea, our service combatants must return to port, sometimes thousands of miles away," Del Toro said at the time. Del Toro said the US Navy expected to start deploying TRAM within the next two to three years. In a speech at Columbia University in December 2022, Del Toro said delivering the "game-changing" capability to rearm US warships at sea was one of his top priorities.

Persons: Carlos Del Toro, Del Toro, Dewey, Nicholas Maruca, Nick Childs Organizations: US Navy, Pacific, Navy, Street, US, Columbia University, South China, International Institute for Strategic Studies Locations: China, California, San Diego, Pacific, Taiwan, South, Philippines, Darwin, Australia, London

☆ Alaska capsized boat: 5 are reportedly missing after fishing boat capsizes amid heavy snow and wind in Alaska
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Karina Tsui | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Five people have been reported missing from a fishing boat that capsized in rough waters off the coast of southeastern Alaska, officials said. The US Coast Guard received a mayday call at 12:10 a.m. Sunday from the crew aboard the 50-foot-long vessel, saying it was overturning, the guard said in a news release. The Coast Guard asked for additional information but received no response, the release said. The ferry vessel AMHS Hubbard overheard an urgent broadcast from the Coast Guard and arrived on the scene first, officials said. Temperatures will warm above freezing on Monday so the heavy snowfall will transition to a rain and snow mix before becoming all rainfall by Tuesday.

Persons: Walker, AMHS Hubbard Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Coast Guard, National Weather Service Locations: Alaska, Point Couverden, Juneau, Icy Strait

☆ Angela Merkel recalls Trump’s ‘fascination with the sheer power’ of strongmen like Putin and Kim
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Merkel and Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2017. Merkel recalled how Putin, knowing that she had once been wounded by a dog and was uneasy around them, had infamously brought his large Labrador to a meeting between them in 2007. Merkel said Putin later conceded to her that “he had lied” about this. French President Emmanuel Macron and Merkel look at Trump during a summit in Watford, United Kingdom, December 4, 2019. Asked whether she had made errors of judgment during her premiership, Merkel said: “We always have to look at matters under the conditions we were in then.

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☆ A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would depend on seizing its ports. That won't be easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementA Chinese invasion of Taiwan must focus on seizing a port to bring in tanks and supplies. Related Video China shows how it would attack Taiwan as tensions riseAs it contemplates an invasion of Taiwan, China is well aware of this problem. And beach assaults like D-Day come with the risk that Taiwanese troops could bottle up the attackers. Once it is captured, Chinese forces will dig in to resist a counterattack, while engineers repair the docks and clear the shipping lanes. In the end, the fate of an invasion of Taiwan turns on which side controls the ports.

Persons: Ian Easton, Easton, Horatio Nelson, Michael Peck Organizations: China Maritime Studies, US Naval War, Army, People's Liberation Army, Getty, PLA, Communist Party, Taiwan, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Taiwan, China, Easton, AFP, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Mailiao, Taipei, Dieppe, France, Normandy, Brest, Cherbourg, Forbes

☆ My mom had me and my brother in her 20s. When she wanted to have another kid in her 40s, we boycotted her idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Janine Canillas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She decided to test the waters about having another kid in her 40s and brought our niece over. My mom ended up not having a third child, and I feel a little bit guilty about it. Or maybe she looked at my brother and me and thought, these two turned out great — why not try for a third? Either way, I'll never forget the day she decided to test the waters of motherhood again, using our young niece, Amber, as what can only be described as a trial run. Instead of cranky teenagers, we started to act like a family again — having family dinners together instead of hiding in our rooms and even hanging out with Mom in public.

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☆ Insider Today: No more diet soda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThis post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. Quitting 'diet' drinksRachel Hosie cut down on diet sodas and started drinking more sparkling waters infused with fruit juice. Rachel Hosie/BIDiet drinks may be marketed as healthier alternatives, but as one dietitian told BI's Rachel Hosie, "they're far from being a health drink." Don't worry — our style editors are sharing the best women's clothing deals you can still score today. AdvertisementMore of this week's top reads:The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ From disaster to hope: A Vermont family thankful for community support after flood destroyed home
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PEACHAM, Vt. — The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters. “It was just like it was a horror movie at that point,” John Mackenzie said of the surreal scene on that July 10 night. “We lost both of our vehicles, our home and our barn and at least half of our possessions,” Jenny Mackenzie said. Donations from friends, family and others in their community have helped the Mackenzies find a new house in time for Thanksgiving, giving them hope amid ongoing challenges. “It’s unbelievable the way that we were supported and we’ve been trying to find ways to communicate that gratitude,” said John Mackenzie, 49.

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