DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ After being laid off, I took a huge pay cut to work a $15/hour retail job at Target—why I don’t regret it
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Kathleen Baker | In Bakerkathi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

I allowed myself a small window to mourn, and then decided to view the layoff as an opportunity instead of a loss. I had applied to hundreds of jobs but landed only two interviews and received zero job offers. In early December, I applied online for a seasonal position with Target completely on a whim — half expecting to be ghosted again. But the very next day, I got an offer to be a guest advocate for the holidays at $15 an hour. And it didn't take long for me to realize that my "little seasonal job," as I liked to call it, was one of the best things I could have done for myself.

Persons: I'd

☆ Lyle’s Golden Syrup: World’s oldest unchanged brand changes logo for the first time in over 140 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —For over 140 years, Lyle’s Golden Syrup — a staple item in any British baker’s pantry — has featured a rather curious logo on its tin: a lion’s carcass surrounded by bees. The original and new packaging and logo on Lyle's Golden Syrup. Lyle's Golden SyrupThe new logo, meanwhile, gives the animal a more abstracted — and somewhat more animated — appearance. The product’s old logo will continue to be used on Lyle’s classic golden syrup tin, though its bottles and dessert toppings will all now bear the new branding. In a statement, brand director for Lyle’s Golden Syrup, James Whiteley, said that “consumers need to see brands moving with the times and meeting their current need.”The product has been a staple in the pantries of British bakers since its inception.

Persons: —, Abram Lyle, Samson, ”, Lyle, Henry Tate, James Whiteley, Jamie Hodgson, Laura Evans, Colin Freeman Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records, Tate, Henry Tate & Sons, American Sugar Refining, Hulton Locations: Scottish

☆ Ukraine took out another Russian fighter jet, bringing its kill streak to 7 in a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed another Russian Su-34 fighter jet, marking the seventh in a week. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementUkraine said it destroyed another Russian fighter jet on Wednesday, bringing its kill streak to seven in one week. The commander of Ukraine's air force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, said on Wednesday that Ukraine had taken out a Su-34 fighter bomber. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force told the Kyiv Post that the plane was downed "in the eastern direction."

Persons: —, Mykola Oleshchuk, Forbes, Sinéad Baker, Justin Bronk, Baker, Denys Shmyhal Organizations: Ukraine's, Forces, Service, Pravda, Eternal, Ukrainian Air Force, Kyiv Post, Ukraine, Royal United Services Institute, ABC News, US, Africa Command, Ukrainian Armed Forces Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Russia, Europe

☆ 2 men charged with murder in Kansas City rally shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Two men were charged with murder and other felony charges for their roles in the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday. Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, and Dominic M. Miller, of Kansas City, were both charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, the prosecutor’s office said. Though they were both charged with murder, Miller’s firearm was the one that fatally wounded Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two and local DJ and radio host. The incident was at least the 48th mass shooting in the United States in 2024, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which like CNN counts those in which four or more are shot, not including a perpetrator. Police initially said Wednesday they detained three people after the shooting, but one was later “determined to not be involved.”

Persons: Jean Peters Baker, Lyndell Mays, Dominic M, Miller, Mays, Baker, Lisa Lopez, Galvan, Lopez, ” Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Juvenile Detention, Denver, NBA’s Nuggets, Super Bowl, Police Locations: Jackson County, Raytown, Kansas City, United States

☆ IRS aims to close 'inequity gap' for unpaid taxes. How the agency targets top earners for audit
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on April 19, 2023. The tax gap, or the difference between taxes owed and paid, was an estimated $688 billion for tax year 2021, the IRS reported in October. Instead, profits flow through to the business owners' tax returns. Other 'red flags' for higher earnersIn addition to complex partnerships, the IRS is watching for other "red flags" from higher earners, according to Hylton. Another area of for increased audits could be estate and gift tax returns, particularly those using "aggressive valuation discounts" for assets, Hylton said.

Persons: Daniel Werfel, Chip Somodevilla, Danny Werfel, Werfel, Eric Hylton, Hylton, Colin Walsh, Baker Tilly, Baker Organizations: Senate, IRS, Alliantgroup Locations: U.S, Hylton, Puerto Rico

☆ Ukraine says it shot down 2 more Russian fighter jets — extending its streak to 6 in just 3 days
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said it destroyed two Russian fighter jets on Monday morning. AdvertisementUkraine said it destroyed two more Russian fighter jets on Monday, bringing its claimed tally to six jets shot down in just three days. Ukraine's air force is outclassed by Russia's air power, with far fewer planes and much older models. Ukraine has previously shot down several Russian jets: In December, Ukraine said it eliminated three Russian Su-34s over a two-day period. Ukraine has repeatedly urged its allies to give it fighter jets that would enable it to shoot down Russian missiles and aircraft.

Persons: —, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Mykola Oleshchuk, Justin Bronk, Rajan Manon Organizations: Service, Forbes, Royal United Services Institute, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Russia

☆ They say not to make big life decisions while grieving. But I moved to Madrid right after my husband's funeral — and it was the right decision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Margarita Gokun Silver | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Her family had lived as expats in six countries and raised their teenage daughter in Spain. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . A perfect city for the lonely and sadMargarita Gokun Silver celebrated her birthday with her daughter in Madrid. Madrid as my new homeWhen my husband died, Madrid was the first place I thought of as a potential new home. Sure, I could have stayed around Boston, where my husband's family lived, or gone to Florida to join my parents.

Persons: Margarita Gokun Silver, Madrid, —, we'd, wasn't, togetherness, It's, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: Spain, Massachusetts, Greece, Florida, Madrid, Boston

☆ Delays in Western aid to Ukraine have helped Russia launch offensives on 3 fronts at once, military experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementWestern delays in ammunition and aid to Ukraine have likely helped Russia launch offensive operations on at least three fronts, military experts said. These shortages, and the potential for no further aid being given by the US, have "likely encouraged Russian forces to exploit the situation" to launch offensive operations over the past few weeks, it said. AdvertisementIt warned that these attacks will "likely hinder Ukrainian forces from preparing personnel and materiel for renewed counteroffensive operations." The White House said this month that Ukraine could lose Avdiivka because of a lack of ammunition, despite Russia seeing larger losses there. Ukraine is busy trying to increase its domestic production of ammunition, but Russia, which is much larger and has more domestic resources, is also doing the same.

Persons: John Kirby, Avdiivka Organizations: Washington DC, White, National Security, BBC Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Ukraine's, Kupyansk, Avdiivka, Robotyne, Zaporizhia, Ukrainian

☆ Prabowo Subianto: Once banned from the US, this fiery ex-army general is poised to lead Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“The most important objective of democracy is giving people the leaders and representatives they want,” Prabowo told reporters from his pool. Antara Foto/Galih Pradipta/ReutersMany are excited about a Prabowo presidency, like this hardcore supporter who has clearly taken his support to the extreme. Bagus Saragih/AFP/Getty ImagesMore recently, Prabowo has presented himself as a loyal Jokowi ally, serving as his defense minister for the past five years. Experts say Prabowo, known for his fiery speeches, military background and combative past will make for a very different kind of president. Indonesia has long been one of Australia’s most important bilateral relationships and experts say that will not change with Prabowo in charge.

Persons: Prabowo Subianto, ” Prabowo, Prabowo, Indonesia’s, Partai Probawo, Gibran, “ Prabowo, ”, Zachary Abuza, Abuza, “, Antara, Pradipta, Saragih, Widodo, Barack Obama, Tom Pepinsky, Rodrigo Duterte, Javier Milei, Trump, ” “, Dita Alangkara, Jokowi, Jacqui Baker, Laura Schwartz, Schwartz, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Adek Berry, Chong Ja Ian, Suharto, –, Dan Slater, Prabowo “, ” Slater, Chaideer Mahyuddin, Chong, Juni Kriswanto, Usman Hamid, Papuans, Veronica Koman, ” Koman Organizations: CNN, National War College, Getty, Southeast Asia, Cornell University, “, Center, Research, Senior Southeast, National University of Singapore, Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan, Muda Airforce, Amnesty International Locations: Jakarta, United States, South Jakarta, Washington ,, AFP, Indonesia, Singapore, Ukraine, Russia, China, Australia, Asian, Perth, Asia, Beijing, Washington, “ Washington, Sultan, Muda, Aceh, West Papua, South China, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, Southeast Asia, “, Papua, Amnesty International Indonesia, restive, Indonesian, East Timor

☆ They built a waterfront home in the Bahamas. Then it was destroyed by a hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Handshake agreementThe Slezyckis love watching the sunrise from their waterfront home in the Bahamas. ”But we do it once a year.”Storm damageSadly their home was destroyed when Hurricane Dorian hit in 2019. Nobody was [left] unscathed.”Unfortunately, the Slezyckis weren’t able to return to Great Guana Cay for a while as the nearest airports had also been damaged by the storm. “No crowds, no traffic, no road rage, little to no crime.”Although the hurricane devastated Great Guana Cay, the island has since recovered, and “in some ways is better than ever,” says Norvell. We’re really spread out over here.”In 2020, she launched a TikTok account, SouthPauseIslandGirl, on the suggestion of her niece, and eventually began posting about Great Guana Cay.

Persons: CNN — They’d, Mark Slezycki, “, ” Norvell, they’d, ‘, ”, Mark, Norvell, ’ ”, you’re, Mark “, Hurricane Dorian, Norvell Slezycki, Dorian, “ We’ve, they’ve, Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady, “ It’s, It’s, We’re, she’s, it’s, “ There’s, “ You’ve, you’ve Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, ”, Fort, Fort Lauderdale Executive, Ocean, Ocean Club, US State Department Locations: Bahamas, Norvell, New York City, Nassau, Florida, Guana, Abaco, Lighthouse Point , Florida, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Treasure Cay, “, ”, Marsh Harbour, Great, New Providence, Freeport

☆ Officers Charged Her With Drunken Driving. But Her Brain Was Bleeding.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Driving home from work on the day her life changed forever, Nicole McClure could feel her feet tingling and her sense of direction faltering. Then she noticed colorful lights illuminating the early morning landscape. “Oh, pretty lights,” she remembers thinking, not realizing that a highway patrol car was coming up behind her. The state trooper who had followed her ran to her door with his gun drawn, shouting at her to get out of the car, according to his dash cam video. She was taken to jail, accused of driving under the influence.

Persons: Nicole McClure, McClure, “ I’m Organizations: Walmart Locations: Olympia, Wash

☆ Ukraine shot down 3 Russian fighter jets in one morning, says air force chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainian airforce says it shot down three Russian fighter jets in one morning. The Commander of the of the Air Forces said two Su-34 and one Su-35 fighter jets were downed. AdvertisementUkraine says it shot down three Russian fighter jets in a single morning. On the morning of February 17th, Ukrainian Air Force pilots bravely engaged and destroyed three enemy aircrafts at once-two SU-34 fighter bombers and one SU-35 fighter. It is unclear how Ukrainian forces downed the three Russian fighter jets this morning.

Persons: Su, —, Mykola Oleshchuk, Forbes, Sinéad Baker Organizations: Ukrainian, Air Forces, Ukraine, Service, Air Forces of, Armed Forces of, Armed Forces, Ukrainian Air Force, Patriot, U.S . Army Security, Raytheon Locations: Ukraine, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian, United States, Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called on world leaders not to abandon his country, citing the recent death of a Russian dissident as a reminder that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would continue to test the international order, and pushing back against the idea of a negotiated resolution to the war. Mr. Zelensky, speaking on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, said that if Ukraine lost the war to Russia, it would be “catastrophic” not only for Kyiv, but for other nations as well. “Please do not ask Ukraine when the war will end,” he said. “Ask yourself why is Putin still able to continue it.”The two topics that have loomed over nearly every discussion at the yearly meeting of world leaders have been Russia and the potential weakening of trans-Atlantic relations, amid an increasingly pessimistic assessment of Kyiv’s ability to beat Moscow.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir V, Putin, ” Organizations: Munich Security, Kyiv, Moscow Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia

☆ Jimmy Carter’s Long Goodbye
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But Jimmy Carter has been confounding expectations throughout a life that has lasted nearly a century. As it turns out, there have been more final days than he or anyone around him anticipated. Hospice care is meant to ease the end for both patient and family, prescribed for those with less than six months to live. About half of those who enter hospice care last no more than 17 days. Mr. Carter, the only president ever to live to age 99, seems destined to keep pushing the limits.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Carter Locations: Plains , Ga

☆ Russia's drawn-out efforts to capture Avdiivka show it still can't conduct encirclement, war analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia's monthslong effort to capture a Ukrainian town shows it still hasn't learned how to successfully encircle Ukraine's troops, war analysts said. Avdiivka, a town in eastern Ukraine, has been part of the fighting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. A bird's-eye view of the destroyed buildings of the city of Avdiivka on October 26, 2023 in Avdiivka, Ukraine. "Russian forces have achieved neither in Avdiivka," the ISW said, adding that they have repeatedly failed to envelop or encircle Ukrainian forces throughout the war. AdvertisementA Ukrainian soldier who was hit by shrapnel while fighting in Avdiivka told the BBC this week: "It's difficult.

Persons: —, hasn't, ISW, Kostya, John Kirby, it's, Avdiivka Organizations: Service, Washington DC, for, Business, Russia, White, Getty Images, Ukraine, National Security, BBC Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine's, Ukraine, Russia, Avdiivka, Getty Images Russia

☆ Biden Condemns ‘Putin and His Thugs’ for Navalny’s Death as Allies ‘Panic’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden blamed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia personally on Friday for the reported death of the imprisoned Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, and cited the case in pressing House Republicans to approve military aid to Ukraine in its war with Moscow. “Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death,” Mr. Biden said in a televised statement from the White House. “Putin is responsible. No one should be fooled, not in Russia, not at home, not anywhere in the world.”Asked if Mr. Navalny had been assassinated, Mr. Biden said the United States did not have a full understanding of the circumstances. “The answer is, we don’t know exactly what happened, but there is no doubt that the death of Navalny was a consequence of something that Putin and his thugs did.”

Persons: Biden, Vladimir V, Putin, Aleksei A, Navalny, ” Mr, “ Putin, Mr, ” Organizations: “ Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Moscow, United States

☆ Navalny’s Wife Makes Dramatic Appearance After Reports of His Death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just hours after her husband was reported dead, Yulia Navalnaya made a dramatic, surprise appearance at a gathering of world leaders in Munich on Friday. Conference organizers quickly wrapped up a session with Vice President Kamala Harris and turned the microphone over to Ms. Navalnaya. “We cannot believe Putin and his government,” Ms. Navalnaya told the audience. They will be brought to justice, and this day will come soon.”Ms. Navalnaya spoke clearly and calmly, with remarkable composure, her face etched with evident pain but under complete control. Standing at the lectern, she clasped her hands in front of her and stared straight ahead as if willing herself to focus on her message.

Persons: Yulia Navalnaya, Vladimir V, Putin, ”, Aleksei A, Navalny, Kamala Harris, Navalnaya, ” Ms Organizations: Munich Security Conference, Conference Locations: Munich, Russia, Russian

Opinion What Sourdough Taught Me, in the Pandemic and BeyondInside one tablespoon of active sourdough starter, the fermented culture made of flour and water used for thousands of years to leaven bread, there are billions of microorganisms. How to create a sourdough starter Repeat until bubbling with life. Add flour, water and salt. Add flour, water and salt. To avoid this exponential growth, a portion of sourdough starter is traditionally discarded at every feeding, which means there’s plenty to go around.

Persons: ”, —, Seamus Blackley, . Kan, they’ve, “, Caesar, cura, Jesus, John, we’ve, Thomas White, Gazans, Alice Spearman, Germany Chiara G, Netherlands Anna Celda Czechia Veronika Moravcikova, Allie Wist, we’re Organizations: U.S, International New York, Penn, Ala . Iowa Miss, Okla . Texas Colo, Okla . Texas Colo . Puerto Rico Wyo, Utah Idaho Mexico Ariz, Great, Netherlands France Belgium Denmark, Poland Latvia Slovenia, Poland Latvia Slovenia Italy Croatia, . Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey New Hampshire Vermont Pennsylvania, . Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey New Hampshire Vermont Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware D.C, Maine Virginia, Maine Virginia West Virginia Ohio, Maine Virginia West Virginia Ohio North Carolina Michigan Indiana South, Maine Virginia West Virginia Ohio North Carolina Michigan Indiana South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Wisconsin Illinois, Alabama Iowa Mississippi Minnesota Florida Arkansas, Canada Louisiana Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma, Canada Louisiana Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado, Canada Louisiana Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado Puerto Rico Wyoming, Portugal Spain, Supermarkets, United Nations, BBC, Alice Spearman Canada Locations: Barthelme, Conn, R.I . N.J, N.H . Vt, Md, Del, D.C, Maine Va, W.Va . Ohio N.C, Mich, Ind, S.C . Ky, Tenn, Wis, Ill, Ala . Iowa, Minn, Fla, Canada, Okla . Texas, Okla . Texas Colo . Puerto Rico, Mont, N.M, Utah Idaho Mexico, Ore, Calif, Iceland, Portugal Spain, Netherlands France Belgium, Netherlands France Belgium Denmark Luxembourg Sweden Germany Brazil Switzerland, Poland Latvia, Poland Latvia Slovenia Italy, Poland Latvia Slovenia Italy Croatia Hungary Bulgaria Greece Hawaii, Argentina, China Bhutan India South Africa, Malaysia Singapore, Australia, . Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey New Hampshire Vermont, . Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey New Hampshire Vermont Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware, Maine, Maine Virginia West Virginia, Maine Virginia West Virginia Ohio North Carolina, Maine Virginia West Virginia Ohio North Carolina Michigan Indiana South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Wisconsin, Maine Virginia West Virginia Ohio North Carolina Michigan Indiana South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Wisconsin Illinois Georgia, Alabama Iowa Mississippi Minnesota, Canada Louisiana Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas, Canada Louisiana Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado Puerto Rico, Canada Louisiana Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado Puerto Rico Wyoming Montana New Mexico, Utah Idaho Mexico Arizona Nevada Washington Oregon California Iceland, Portugal, Portugal Spain France The Netherlands Belgium Denmark Luxembourg Sweden Germany Brazil Switzerland, China Bhutan India, Africa, Uruk, France, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza, Germany, Netherlands

☆ The wild life of Alexey Navalny, who challenged Putin and appears to have died in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( James Pasley | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russian dissident Alexey Navalny became President Vladimir Putin's biggest opponent. On Friday, Russian officials said he had died suddenly in prison. AdvertisementAlexey Navalny, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died in prison, according to Russian officials. In 2020, Navalny almost died after he was poisoned with a nerve agent, allegedly by Russian agents. Russia's prison agency said on Friday that he had died suddenly.

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin's, —, Vladimir Putin, Crooks, Putin, Navalny Organizations: Service, Putin Locations: United Russia, Russian, Germany, Russia

☆ I'm a professional baker and my boyfriend is a chef. Here are 13 of our favorite things to buy at Costco.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Alana Al-Hatlani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

I'm a professional baker and my partner is a chef — we both shop at Costco for several staples. We often buy Kirkland Signature's extra-virgin olive oil and maple syrup in bulk for a good price. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI'm a baker and my partner is a chef, so Costco is our go-to when we need to stock up on ingredients.

Persons: I'm, — Organizations: Costco, Kirkland, Service Locations: Seattle , Washington

The news of Mr. Navalny’s death shocked many at the conference and could add new urgency to the discussion. Ms. Harris said at the start of her address to the conference — which had already been expected to focus on Russia — that the United States was still trying to confirm the reports of Mr. Navalny’s death, but that it held Russia’s government responsible. “I made it clear to him that I believe the consequences of that would be devastating for Russia,” Mr. Biden told reporters after meeting with Mr. Putin in Geneva in 2021. “What do you think happens when he’s saying it’s not about hurting Navalny, all the stuff he says to rationalize the treatment of Navalny, and then he dies in prison?” Mr. Biden continued. “I saw Yulia Navalnaya and Leonid Volkov last night here in Munich,” said Michael McFaul, a former American ambassador to Moscow.

Persons: Aleksei A, Yulia Navalnaya, clampdown, Navalnaya, Leonid Volkov, Kamala Harris, Antony J, Blinken, Vladimir V, Putin, Navalny’s, Harris, ”, Mr, Biden, Navalny, “, ” Mr, it’s, Ms, Michael McFaul, Aleksei, ” Edward Wong Organizations: Munich Security Conference, ” Locations: Munich, Europe, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, United States, Geneva, American

☆ In Munich, Harris Aims to Reassure European Allies as Trump Disparages NATO
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Air Force Two taxied for takeoff bound for Germany, Vice President Kamala Harris made her way through the plane handing out heart-shaped Valentine’s Day cookies. It was good practice for her trip to the Munich Security Conference, where her mission will be to reassure European allies that America still loves them. Arriving in Munich even as House Republicans block military aid to Ukraine and former President Donald J. Trump vows to encourage Russia to attack “delinquent” NATO allies, Ms. Harris has the unenviable task of telling European leaders not to worry too much about those things. And she faces the challenge of making the case that Mr. Trump and his backers are wrong about the value of alliances. While the meetings she and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will have in Munich will be aimed at calming European leaders, the speech she will deliver to the conference on Friday will be aimed as much at the American audience back home.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Trump, Harris, Antony J, Blinken, Biden, Harris’s Organizations: Air Force, Munich Security Conference, Republicans, NATO Locations: Germany, America, Munich, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Trump’s NATO Threat Reflects a Wider Shift on America’s Place in the World
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When former President Donald J. Trump told a campaign rally in South Carolina last weekend that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies who “didn’t pay,” there were gasps of shock in Washington, London, Paris, Tokyo and elsewhere around the world. But not in South Carolina. The visceral rejection of the American-led security architecture constructed in the years after World War II serves as a reminder of how much the notion of U.S. leadership in the world has shifted in recent years. Alliances that were once seen as the bulwark of the Cold War are now viewed as an outdated albatross by a significant segment of the American public that Mr. Trump appeals to. While polls show most Americans still support NATO and other alliances, the increasingly vocal objections in some quarters hark back to a century ago when much of America just wanted to be left alone.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, “, Trump’s Organizations: Trump, “, NATO Locations: South Carolina, Russia, Washington , London, Paris, Tokyo, Moscow, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, America

☆ Russia's NATO neighbors are building hundreds of bunkers and anti-tank ditches in case of an invasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementEstonia, Lithuania, and Latvia are busy building massive defensive installations along their collective 1,000 miles of border with Russia and Belarus. The Baltic Defense Line, comprising hundreds of bunkers and other defensive measures, was a key part of an agreement struck between the three countries last month, prompted by the war in nearby Ukraine. Advertisement"A Baltic defensive line is a huge project," Lukas Milevski, a research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, wrote recently. A diagram of prototype bunkers published by Estonia's defense ministry shows how the oblong structures are designed to fit into a T-shaped dugout, their entrance protected by earthworks.

Persons: —, 🛡️, evkur, e cade, " ERR, Baker, ure, ely, vic, ted as say Organizations: Service, Baltic Defense, ici Locations: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Eston, ain

☆ I'm an American baker in Switzerland. Here are the best staples I buy at Aldi for 2.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Megan Thorson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Aldi's affordable prices are great for buying staples as well as a few fun, unique treats. We tend to buy more packaged staples here, like sardines, mustard, and Swiss chocolate. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI'm an American baker who relocated to Switzerland to be with my partner. I do most of our shopping at Aldi because the prices and quality are great.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Aldi Locations: Swiss, American, Switzerland

Search resuls for: "Baker"

25 mentions found