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☆ The US carrier strike group headed toward Israel is heavily armed, but these ships could still be sailing into dangerous waters
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A US Navy carrier strike group is heading for Israel after the deadly Hamas attacks on Saturday. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US Navy dispatched a carrier strike group to waters near Israel after a brutal attack over the weekend by the Hamas militant group. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday announced the movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the eastern Mediterranean. This collection of ships includes the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy, and the guided missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney, and USS Roosevelt. USS Gerald R. Ford sails in the Oslo fjord alongside Norwegian military vessels and aircraft on May 24, 2023.

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Tech companies by the dozens wanted a chance to prove their software was what schools needed. Clark County schools in the Las Vegas area, for one, signed contracts worth at least $70 million over two years with 12 education technology consultants and companies. The pandemic sparked a boom for tech companies as schools went online. Clark County schools spent more than $7 million on Achieve3000 apps. The Jefferson County district signed contracts with online tutoring companies Paper and FEV for a combined $7.7 million.

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☆ Israel looks to be gearing up for an invasion to crush Hamas, but another enemy is stirring up trouble
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israel appears to be gearing up for a ground invasion of Gaza after Hamas staged a brutal attack. In response to the massacre, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fighter jets immediately began a widespread bombing campaign of what it said were Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Strengthening our joint force posture, in addition to the material support that we will rapidly provide to Israel, underscores the United States' ironclad support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people," Austin said on Sunday. Meanwhile, as Israel gathers its ground forces, IDF fighter jets continue to bombard the Gaza Strip for a third consecutive day, striking what the military said are thousands of Hamas targets. —Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 9, 2023It remains to be seen how an invasion might play out, should the IDF carry one out, although it is likely to be a costly campaign in brutal environment with intense urban combat.

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☆ A video appears to show Ukraine's elite commandos on jet skis conducting a raid to raise flag on Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine released a video appearing to show commandos on jet skis conducting a daring raid on Crimea. The drone video shows the jet skis as they approach the occupied peninsula's shores. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine has released a video that appears to show a special forces unit on jet skis conducting a daring raid on the occupied peninsula of Crimea. Ukraine's military intelligence service, known as GUR, shared a drone video saying it shows the commandos on jet skis approaching the shore. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe video also shows commandos on jet skis and speedboats, but few other details have been revealed, and it is unclear when the second raid might have occurred.

Persons: —, GUR, Timur, Jake Epstein Organizations: Service, Times, Special Forces Unit Locations: Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, London

☆ Stocks like Microsoft have more room to run, as analysts name their top fourth-quarter picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street analysts have issued their lists of top stocks for the fourth quarter, and a slate of familiar names made the cut. These companies are firing on all cylinders and have more room to run, they said. They include Nvidia , Microsoft, Boeing and T-Mobile. Microsoft Buy any dip in the tech giant's shares, Wells Fargo said earlier this week. In addition, Boeing is in a "premier position" with its jumbo jet manufacturing as the company maintains a large market share, the firm said.

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☆ Gripen fighters built to battle Russian jets are on the table for Ukraine, but only if Sweden gets to join NATO, Stockholm says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sweden is asking its military to explore the prospects of sending Ukraine its Gripen fighter jets. But there won't be any transfer until Stockholm joins NATO, its defense minister said. Citing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and neighboring Finland first announced their intentions to join NATO over a year ago, breaking away from decades of neutrality. The Gripen was designed to take on Russian fighter jets and features electronic-warfare capabilities built to counter the radars in Moscow's aircraft and ground-based air-defense systems. Even if Sweden decides to send Gripens to Ukraine, it would be many months before they actually reach the battlefield.

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☆ The US Navy turned the tables on Iran, sending drones that look like speedboats to spy on its warships and troublesome gunboats
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. US Navy photoAn undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel of an Iranian Navy AB-212 helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. AdvertisementAdvertisementOther images from the September operation that were released by the US Navy on Friday showed an IRGCN warship and an Iranian Navy frigate. An L3Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel sails in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 22, during exercise Neon Defender 23. US Navy photoA MARTAC T-38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vessel operates in the Gulf of Aqaba, Mar.

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☆ A US F-16 fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone, taking out another NATO ally's aircraft over Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A US F-16 fighter jet shot down a Turkish drone in Syria on Thursday. The rare clash between two NATO members occurred after the drone was considered a threat to US forces in the area. AdvertisementAdvertisementA US military F-16 fighter jet downed a Turkish drone operating above Syria on Thursday, marking a rare clash between Washington and a NATO ally. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based office that documents human rights abuses in Syria, said earlier Thursday that an "International Coalition" targeted the Turkish drone. Hours later at 11:30 am local time, a Turkish drone reentered that restricted operating zone.

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☆ A Russian missile strike blew apart a grocery store and cafe, Ukraine says, and the attack looks to be one of the deadliest this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Russian missile hit a small village in northeast Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 51 people. The strike appears to mark one of the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians this year. AdvertisementAdvertisementDozens of people are dead after a Russian missile struck a grocery store and cafe in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said on Thursday. Rescues work at a site of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 5, 2023. AdvertisementAdvertisementRescues work at a site of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 5, 2023.

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☆ Ukraine's economy set to continue to grow next year, deputy head of IMF mission
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] People are seen outside of the Piana Vyshnia (Drunken Cherry) chain's bar in downtown, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine's economy is adapting well to the wartime environment following Russia's invasion and growth will continue next year, the deputy head of an International Monetary Fund mission said on Wednesday. Natan Epstein, Deputy Mission Chief for Ukraine, said domestic demand and strong private consumption were driving the activities. In June, the IMF forecast Ukraine's gross domestic product growth would be within a range of 1% to 3% this year. Ukraine's economy has been hit hard since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and the government has relied heavily on Western aid to finance social and humanitarian payments.

Persons: Cherry, Valentyn, Natan Epstein, Epstein, Olena Harmash, Timothy Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Fund, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia

☆ The US sent Ukraine 1 million seized Iranian AK-47 rounds that gunrunners tried to smuggle on an old fishing boat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US seized Iranian ammunition from smugglers last year and has now sent it to Ukraine. Around 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammo — for small arms — was delivered, the US military said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US government has sent Ukraine over 1 million rounds of Iranian small arms ammunition that was seized from weapons smugglers last year, the US military revealed on Wednesday. The US military previously considered sending seized Iranian weaponry to Kyiv, but Wednesday's announcement is the first official confirmation that it has done so. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, said Washington has already transferred approximately 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammunition — which can be fired from AK-47s — on Monday.

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That's despite Congress recently passing a short-term funding package that averted a U.S. government shutdown but dropped $6 billion in aid to Ukraine. Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesOfficials from the Washington-based IMF also said Ukraine’s economy was showing surprising resilience despite widespread damage from Russia’s war. Ukraine is “making good progress” on passing legislation on a specialized anti-corruption prosecutor, said IMF Ukraine mission chief Gavin Gray. IMF loan agreements with Ukraine before the war had stalled due to lack of progress in curbing corruption and the influence of politically influential business moguls. ___This story has been corrected to show that the IMF loan package is over four years, not three.

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☆ An unusual military build-up in southern Europe sparked fears of another invasion like Russia's full-scale assault on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US warned last week that Serbia staged an "unprecedented" military build-up along its border. AdvertisementAdvertisementA massive build-up of military power in Serbia has officials in neighboring Kosovo drawing comparisons to what Russian forces were doing before Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On September 24, heavily armed Serb gunmen killed a Kosovar police officer and stormed a monestary in northern Kosovo, setting off a shootout that left several attackers dead. Meanwhile, on Friday, the US made public its observation of the Serbian military build-up along the border and expressed concerns over the situation. "We are monitoring a large Serbian military deployment along the border with Kosovo that includes an unprecedented staging of advanced Serbian artillery, tanks, and mechanized infantry units.

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☆ Russia is highly likely using an amphibious plane from the 1960s to hunt for a new threat to its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has battered Russia's Black Sea Fleet with cruise missile strikes and sea drone attacks. To deal with the new sea drone threat, Russia is increasing its maritime air patrol operations. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia is highly likely relying on a decades-old amphibious plane to seek out a dangerous Ukrainian threat to its Black Sea Fleet, according to Western intelligence. This includes cruise missile strikes on a key shipyard and the fleet's headquarters and attacks with uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) — or sea drones — on Russian ships. It remains to be seen if the Be-12 makes a difference in curbing the threat of Ukraine's sea drones.

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☆ An Australian 'drone killer' air defense system could make it much cheaper for Ukraine to shoot Russian drones out of the sky
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

At around $1,000 a shot, it is meant to make shooting down Russian drones vastly cheaper. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Australian defense company has developed a new weapon dubbed the "drone killer" that could help Ukraine face Russia's suicide drone barrages at a low cost. The weapon can be mounted on a truck and operated with a joystick and a screen, Australia's ABC News reported. The US-supplied NASAM missile system, sent to Ukraine last winter, costs around $500,000 to fire. According to ABC, the cost of shooting down a drone with it is estimated to be between $100 and $1,000.

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☆ Ukraine hit Russia’s navy base in Crimea so hard that it is likely pulling some missions back to safer waters, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is likely moving naval operations away from Crimea amid Ukrainian attacks, UK intel said. Russian naval aviation is attempting to assert Russian dominance over the Black Sea, the MOD added. AdvertisementAdvertisementA UK intelligence assessment said that some of Russia's naval operations in the Black Sea have been relocated following recent Ukraine attacks on its Crimean base. The UK's Ministry of Defence said on Monday that the threats had likely pushed some of Russia's Black Sea fleet activities to move to the port of Novorossiysk, on Russia's western coast. Russia abandoned Snake Island, in the northwestern Black Sea, early in its full-scale invasion, but has continued with attacks on it.

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☆ Bank of America's top stock ideas for the 4th quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what stocks Bank of America is watching for the quarter ahead. Here's what stocks Bank of America is watching for the quarter ahead. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Boeing stock. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon CSX Corp stock. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Kraft Heinz stock has declined more than 17% so far in 2023.

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☆ Russia picked the Black Sea naval fight it's now losing to Ukraine, which doesn't even have a fleet of its own
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kyiv's forces have used these weapons to increase attacks on high-profile Black Sea Fleet targets. Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023. A little over a week after the shipyard attack, Ukraine bombarded the nearby headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet during a meeting of Russia's naval leadership. Russia has also seemingly demonstrated poor judgment in assessing Ukraine's capacity to actually carry out such impactful strikes on Black Sea Fleet targets, Harvey said. "The Ukrainians are learning to adapt to a maritime theater and having a significant impact on the Black Sea Fleet without having a fleet," he said.

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☆ Putin Meets With New Wagner Boss Andrei Troshev
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Charles R. Davis | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Friday with the new commander of Wagner, Andrei Troshev. At the meeting, Putin referred to Troshev leading "various combat missions," including in Ukraine. Troshev was the second in command of Wagner before the death of former boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. Andre Troshev, a former colonel in the Russian military, took over as head of the Wagner paramilitary organization following the death of previous boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in August. He had been the group's second in command but did not appear to back Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny against Russian military leadership two months earlier.

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☆ The Best and Worst Dressed Senators
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Joseph Epstein | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Mene Ukueberuwa and Kyle Peterson. Images: AP/Getty Images/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyWhen I began teaching at Northwestern University half a century ago, I had to decide what to wear to work. Fifteen or so years before, the question would never have arisen. I would have worn a suit or sport jacket and pleated trousers, always a tie. That was before the 1960s, revolutionary in so many ways, including how professors could dress.

Persons: Kim Strassel, Mene Ukueberuwa, Kyle Peterson, Mark Kelly Organizations: Getty, Northwestern University

☆ Iranian forces dangerously flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Iranian naval ships repeatedly shined a laser at a US Marine Corps helicopter on Wednesday. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementIranian naval forces repeatedly flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter flying above Middle Eastern waters, the US Navy said on Thursday, as tensions between the two countries remain high across the region. This unsafe, unprofessional, and irresponsible behavior by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy risks US and partner nation lives and needs to cease immediately," Cmdr. "US naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting regional maritime security."

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☆ Wagner fighters, some of the best in the Russian ranks, are back in Ukraine, but they're not as much of a threat without Prigozhin running the show, Kyiv says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After a long hiatus, Wagner Group mercenaries are back on the battlefield, Ukraine's military says. AdvertisementAdvertisementWagner Group mercenaries are back in Ukraine after a lengthy absence from the battlefield. These fighters appear to be some of the best within the Russian ranks, but the threat is still low without their leader, Kyiv's military says. It's been several months since Wagner mercenaries last saw combat in eastern Ukraine. They captured the city in May, but amid the bloody campaign led to tensions flared between Wagner and the regular Russian military, ultimately leading to the mutiny.

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☆ Insider Today: Finance's next generation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. Tech: An Amazon exec told employees the tech giant's RTO plans could take up to three years. An Amazon exec told employees the tech giant's RTO plans could take up to three years. Insider is again highlighting some of the brightest young minds in finance with our annual list of Wall Street's rising stars. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ The US got soldier Pvt. Travis King back from North Korea in a 'complex operation' involving both friends and foes, White House reveals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A US Army soldier who crossed into North Korea is back in American custody, the White House said. Senior administration officials on Wednesday detailed aspects of the "complex operation" to bring him home. AdvertisementAdvertisementA US Army soldier who unexpectedly crossed into North Korea two months ago is now in American custody, senior Biden administration officials revealed on Wednesday. North Korea said earlier that it would expel Pvt. The US did not give any concessions to North Korea in exchange for King.

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☆ Jeffrey Epstein leaves small mark on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jeffrey Goldfarb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Wall Street is getting ready to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein saga. It ultimately has cost JPMorgan some $365 million in settlements, including Tuesday’s proposed resolution, while Deutsche is paying out $75 million. Some financiers linked to Epstein, who killed himself while in jail awaiting trial in 2019, also paid a price. He also reached a $63 million deal with the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid any legal claims linked to the investigations.

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