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☆ Russia may have lost a rare drone over Ukraine — and it could be an intelligence win for the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The suspected drone crashed in eastern Ukraine, but the cause is still unknown. Losing one is not only a blow for Russia; it could be a big intelligence win for the West. AdvertisementUkrainian service members inspect parts of a Russian S-70 drone in eastern Ukraine on October 5. AdvertisementRussia's S-70 drone is seen taking off at an unidentified location in August 2019. AdvertisementUkrainian scene investigators examine the suspected S-70 wreckage in eastern Ukraine on October 5.

Persons: —, Russia hasn't, Nuzhnenko, Russia's, AP Samuel Bendett, Bendett, ROMAN PILIPEY, Hunter, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, Kyiv, NATO, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Institute for, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP, Center for Naval Analyses, Business, Getty, Lockheed Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Kostyantynivka, Ukraine's Donetsk, Russian, Radio Free Europe, AFP

☆ I flew a Boeing 737 Max simulator and it gave me a new respect for just how hard being a pilot really is
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I tried out two flight simulators, including one for a Boeing 737 Max. AdvertisementI write about planes nearly every day at Business Insider, but trying out a Boeing 737 Max flight simulator gave me new insights into just how much skill and dedication is required to be a pilot. I was helped along the way by Matthew Yemm, a Skyborne flight instructor who spent a decade in the Royal Navy. Flying the 737 MaxThe more imposing simulator was that of a Boeing 737 Max. The entrance to the Boeing 737 Max simulator.

Persons: —, Matthew Yemm, Pete Syme, Max, Nick Heard, Skyborne, it's enthralling, Heard, wasn't, I'd Organizations: Boeing, Service, Business, Max, Gloucestershire Airport, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Cathay Pacific, MCC Locations: England, Gloucestershire

☆ America’s best foods and the world’s greatest pizza
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN —In travel news this week: how Japan led the world’s high-speed rail revolution, the couple who rode motorcycles round the world with three rescue dogs – plus we put the spotlight on America’s world-class cuisine. America’s greatest dishesFrom Louisiana gumbo to Hawaiian poke to the humble PB&J, the United States is home to many fantastic dishes. Here are CNN Travel’s picks of 20 of the best of them – see if your favorites made it to the table. The Italy-based 50 Top Pizza Awards revealed its 2024 list recently, and the winning restaurant wasn’t in Naples or Rome.

Persons: CNN Travel’s, Jane Satow, that’s, ”, who’ll, Trevi, –, it’s, Hurricane Helene Organizations: CNN, wasn’t, Manhattan’s, Greyhound, Trevi, Tourism Locations: Japan, Louisiana gumbo, United States, Italy, Naples, Rome, Virginia, French, Provence, Europe, Chicago, Australian, Trevi, Alaska

☆ Former Singapore minister is jailed for a year for receiving gifts in landmark case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SINGAPORE — A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of a former cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance. In a statement posted on the prime minister’s office website, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he was disappointed and saddened by the case. The case has shocked Singapore, which prides itself on its well-paid and efficient bureaucracy as well as strong and squeaky-clean governance. According to the prosecution, the value of the gifts Iswaran received totaled more than 400,000 Singapore dollars ($308,500). The former minister faced a total of 35 charges, two of which were corruption-related but were later amended to charges of receiving gifts while a public servant.

Persons: Iswaran, Lawrence Wong, ”, Wong, Ong Beng Seng, Ong, Vincent Hoong Organizations: English Premier League soccer, Singapore Locations: SINGAPORE, Singapore

☆ What it’s like onboard the COMAC C919 plane, China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Steven Jiang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The C919 is China’s first homegrown mainline passenger plane, manufactured by the Shanghai-based state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). Steven Jiang/CNNI was happy to hear the flight attendant highlight the aircraft type in his pre-takeoff briefing. “Today you’re flying with Air China C919 aircraft, which is the first large airliner independently developed by China,” he said, as the jet taxied to the runway. Air China serves hot meals in economy during meal hours even for short-haul flights (today’s flying time: 1 hour 40 minutes). As far as my passenger expectation goes, this C919 flight has earned a solid B in terms of safety and comfort.

Persons: Beijing CNN —, I’ve, Steven Jiang, CNN Long, ”, deplaning, don’t, COMAC Organizations: Beijing CNN, Boeing, Airbus, Air, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, China Eastern Airlines, CNN, International, Air China, Air China C919, China, Hongqiao Locations: Beijing, Air China, Shanghai, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, Africa

☆ Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to get up to speed on a different fighter jet quickly. And more broadly, Ukraine's air force is having to rapidly undergo a wider transition that its international partners took significantly longer to do. Those older jets have hydraulic systems, while F-16 jets are fly-by-wire, which means computers process the input by pilots. A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. A farewell ceremony for Ukrainian F-16 pilot Oleksiy Mes in Shepetivka on August 29.

Persons: Ukraine's, —, Michael Bohnert, Bohnert, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vitalii, Tom Richter, James Hecker, Mitchell, David Deptula, Christopher Bowie, Oleksiy Mes, Oleksiy, they're, Valentyn, Keir Giles, Michael Clarke, Gordon, Skip, Davis Organizations: Service, RAND Corporation, Associated Press, Getty, Nokia, US Marine, National Guard, Politico, US Air Forces, NATO Allied Air Command, AP, Air Force, Pentagon, Ukrainian Air Force, Libkos, REUTERS, Chatham House's, West, Ukraine, US Army, Defense Investment Division Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Soviet, Europe, Ukrainian, Shepetivka, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Chatham House's Russia, Eurasia, British

☆ Billionaire who brought F1 to Singapore charged as part of landmark corruption probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Singapore Reuters —A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case. Iswaran was imprisoned for 12 months for obstructing justice and improperly receiving gifts as a public servant, with Ong a central part of the prosecution’s case. Ong’s firm, Singapore-listed Hotel Properties, requested a trading halt early on Friday following Thursday’s announcement that he would be charged. Ong was charged with one count of abetting Iswaran’s receiving of valuables and one count of obstruction of justice, according to the charge sheet. Channel NewsAsia said Ong’s court hearing was adjourned until pre-trial proceedings on November 15.

Persons: Ong Beng Seng, Iswaran, Ong, NewsAsia, Ong’s, Iswaran’s, Justice Vincent Hoong Organizations: Singapore Reuters —, Hotel Properties Ltd, Singapore, English Premier League soccer, Doha Locations: Singapore, Doha

☆ A Ryanair Boeing plane caught fire on a runway in Italy while taxiing for takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ryanair flight in Italy was delayed after fumes were seen coming out of the aircraft. This comes just days after another Ryanair flight's tires burst while landing in Milan. AdvertisementA Ryanair flight in Italy caught fire as it was taxiing on the runway in an airport in southern Italy. Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin, a city near Italy's border with France, caught fire on Thursday, according to CNN. "I think that both Airbus and Boeing, certainly Boeing, need to significantly improve quality control," O'Leary told the Financial Times.

Persons: —, Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, Ryanair didn't Organizations: Ryanair, Service, CNN, Boeing, Max, Passengers, Milan's Bergamo, Alaska Airlines, Airbus, Financial, Business Locations: Italy, Milan, Brindisi, Turin, Italy's, France, Barcelona

☆ The port strike is over. Here’s what happens next
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Then union members will get additional $4-per-hour raises every year during the life of the six-year tentative deal. The union had been willing to consider the $4-an-hour deal before the strike, union boss Harold Daggett said on the picket line outside the Port of New York and New Jersey early Tuesday, soon after the start of the strike. Thursday’s deal likely is the end of the strike, but it doesn’t close the door on a new strike in the future. Should the members vote against the deal, the strike might start once again. But union members voted nearly unanimously to reject it and have remained on strike since September 13.

Persons: Harold Daggett, Bryan R, Smith, Helene, Bethann Rooney, ”, Rooney Organizations: New, New York CNN, United, International Longshoremen’s Association, United States Maritime Alliance, Getty, Port Authority of New, Hurricane Sandy, International Association of Machinists, Boeing Locations: New York, United States, East, Gulf Coast, Port of New York, New Jersey, Maine, Texas, Virginia, Port Newark, AFP, Port Authority of New York, Port, NY, NJ, Hurricane

☆ Ryanair Boeing plane catches fire on runway in Italy; 184 aboard evacuated
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rome CNN —More than 180 people were evacuated Thursday from a Ryanair Boeing passenger jet after it caught fire while taxiing to take off at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy. A spokesperson for the airport in Brindisi confirmed there had been a fire that halted air traffic for several hours. Ryanair, the Irish budget airline group that operates Europe’s largest aircraft fleet, said all 184 passengers and crew were safely evacuated on the runway after Thursday’s incident. On Tuesday, another Ryanair aircraft – flight FR846 – headed into Milan Bergamo airport from Barcelona had a tire issue upon landing, which briefly closed the destination airport. Boeing, the manufacturer of both aircraft involved in this week’s incidents, referred CNN to Ryanair.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, FR846 –, Andrea Caroppo, Mauro D’Attis, ”, Caroppo, ENAC Organizations: Rome CNN, Ryanair Boeing, Brindisi, Boeing, Milan Bergamo Airport, Ryanair, Passengers, CNN, “ Passengers, Forza Italia, National Civil Aviation Authority, ENAC, Transport Commission, Transport Locations: Italy, Milan, Brindisi, Italian, Turin, Milan Bergamo, Barcelona, Italy’s, Bari, London, Bologna, Brussels, Luxembourg, Europe

☆ I'm an American mom living in Spain. When we visit the US, my son is surprised by the 'fancy' cars and how sugary breakfast is.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jennifer Fernández Solano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He's surprised by how much junk food and sugary breakfast options there are in the US. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennison Grigsby, an American mom and yoga teacher who lives in Valencia, Spain. Related storiesLiving in Spain, he's used to seeing buses in front of our house every day, and we often take the bus together. Luca's usual breakfast in Spain is fruit and sometimes cereal, but not the sugary kinds I had growing up in the US. Plus, getting out of that cold water and feeling freezing isn't something he's used to, especially compared to the warm, inviting beaches in Spain.

Persons: Luca, He's, —, Jennison Grigsby, It's, we've, he's, There's Organizations: Service, Ford, Ferraris Locations: American, Spain, Valencia, Los Angeles, California

☆ Sources: Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement on wages
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Terms of the tentative deal on wages were not immediately available Thursday evening. A tentative deal would still need to be ratified by the rank-and-file ILA members before it would take effect. But with ships stuck at sea unable to come into US ports to unload and load goods, the union has agreed to have workers return to work on Friday. Still, should the members vote against the deal, the strike might start once again. But union members voted nearly unanimously to reject it and have remained on strike since September 13.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, Taft, Hartley, Kamala Harris, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, John McCown, containerization, USMX, Harold Daggett, Daggett Organizations: New, New York CNN —, International Longshoremen’s Association, United States Maritime Alliance, International Association of Machinists, Boeing, Business, Transportation, ILA, Shipping Locations: New York, Maine, Texas, United States

☆ Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault and battery in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit from a “Jane Roe” who says she worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the award-winning singer. The complaint, filed in a state court in California on Thursday and obtained by CNN, states the alleged incidents occurred in 2019. According to the suit, Brooks and Roe traveled to Los Angeles on Brooks’ private jet. “Usually there were others on Brooks’ private jet but this time, Ms. Roe and Brooks were the only two passengers,” the complaint states. The complaint states Brooks “repeated remarks” about “having a threesome” with his wife.

Persons: Garth Brooks, Jane Roe ”, Brooks, –, Brooks –, Roe, John Doe, ” Roe, Trisha Yearwood, Yearwood, Brooks ’, “, ”, Brooks “, Brynn Anderson, ” Brooks ’, Douglas H, Wigdor, Jeanne M, Christensen, Hayley Baker Organizations: CNN, Brooks, Hollywood Locations: California, Los Angeles, Mississippi, America

☆ Why Iran relies on ballistic missiles to threaten its adversaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Iran uses ballistic missiles as a replacement for aircraft," a regional expert said. Iran used more ballistic missiles than the 120 it launched during its April barrage, its first direct attack on Israel. Iran has also shown a preference for firing ballistic missiles against less-defended targets closer to home. Since 2017, Iran has also used its ballistic missiles against ISIS in Syria, following terrorist attacks in Iran and, on one occasion, alleged militant targets in Pakistan. In January 2024, Tehran even used ballistic missiles to destroy a businessman's residence in neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan.

Persons: —, Nicholas Heras, Sebastien Roblin, Roblin, Institute's Heras, Heras Organizations: Service, Israel, US Navy, New Lines Institute, Ballistic, ISIS, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israeli Air Force, Iranian, West Bank, Patriot Locations: Iran, Israel, Tel Aviv, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iranian, Tehran, Iraqi Kurdistan, AFP Iran, East, Russia

☆ Boeing, Virgin Galactic settle lawsuit over work on Virgin 'mothership'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing and Virgin Galactic have settled a lawsuit stemming from Boeing's work on Virgin Galactic's space tourism "mothership," according to a Thursday filing in Virginia federal court. Virgin Galactic attorney Brett Williamson and Boeing said in emails that the lawsuit was "satisfactorily resolved by mutual agreement of the parties." Boeing sued Virgin in March, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and refusing to pay $25 million owed for Boeing's work. Virgin said it was entitled to monetary damages of at least "the difference between the $45.6 million paid by Virgin Galactic to Boeing and the substantially lower actual value of Boeing's performance." The case is The Boeing Company and Aurora Flight Sciences Corp v. Virgin Galactic LLC, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, No.

Persons: Richard Branson, Brett Williamson, countersued, Virgin Organizations: Virgin Group Ltd, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc, New York Stock Exchange, Boeing, Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Eastern, Virgin Galactic's, Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing Company, Aurora Flight Sciences Corp, Virgin Galactic LLC, of Locations: New York, U.S, Virginia, Virgin, California, of Virginia

☆ This travel concierge's clients are worth at least $100 million. Here's how they do Las Vegas differently — from where to stay to where to eat.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ultra-luxury travel concierge Sienna Charles' clients have an average net worth starting at $100 million. Its founder explained how its clients do Las Vegas, from the best hotels to the top restaurants. While you'd be right, you'd also be missing one key destination — Las Vegas. India said Las Vegas is a once-a-year trip for some of Sienna Charles' clients. However, unlike most attendees, Sienna Charles' clients also get VIP or backstage access tickets.

Persons: Sienna Charles, —, you'd, Jaclyn Sienna India, Eric Lo, George W, Mariah Carey, Carbone, Bauer, Griffin, Fleur de Lis, Connie Zhou, Kit Leong, Mott, Cipriani, Delilah, Rachel Askinasi, Wynn, Dine, Tayfun, Katy Perry's, Gaga's Organizations: Service, New, Hamptons, Las Vegas Convention, Visitors Authority, Fortune, AaronP, Wynn Las, butlers, Carbone's, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Resorts Locations: Vegas, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Sin, India, Nevada, Vegas India, Wynn Las Vegas, Fontainebleau's, Fontainebleau, Vegas Mott, Peking, New York, York, Las, Wellington

☆ Wizz says passengers will 'suffer' through 7-hour flights on its new Airbus A321XLR for cheap tickets. See the no-frills cabin.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wizz Air is set to launch new long-haul routes using its upcoming Airbus A321XLR. The first flights, a seven-hour trek, will start in March between London and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Wizz Air will offer significantly cheaper fares compared to competitors like British Airways. AdvertisementLow-cost carrier Wizz Air is banking that price-sensitive customers will book its new no-frills narrowbody planes to save money on long-haul flights — and it's not being shy about the cabin. Wizz's new long-haul flights on the A321XLR won't even come with free water.

Persons: —, Wizz, József Váradi, Abu Dhabi Organizations: Airbus A321XLR, British Airways, Service, Wizz, Airbus, London, Etihad Airways Locations: London, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Hungarian, London Gatwick, Milan, Abu Dhabi, Abu, UAE

☆ Mark Cuban drunkenly called American Airlines after selling his first company—and bought a lifetime flight pass for $125,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban took it a few steps further, spending six figures to buy a lifetime flight pass. Cuban didn't know if lifetime flight passes even existed, he said, but he grabbed a phone and dialed up American Airlines anyway. In 1994, American Airlines replaced the AAirpass with a similar membership, Airpass, which offered fixed-rate flights for frequent business travelers. Let's call American Airlines.'" "[Buying a plane] was my all-time goal because the asset I value the most is time, and that bought me time," Cuban told Money in 2017.

Persons: Mark Cuban, —, Shay Shay, Cuban, I've, I'm, Get Organizations: CompuServe, Airlines, Cuban, American Airlines, Yahoo, Gulfstream, CNBC Locations: Cuban, LA, Dallas

☆ The old F-16s the West is giving Ukraine can't outmatch Russia's best jets, former US general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementThe old F-16 models that Ukraine's allies are giving it are no match for Russia's best jets, a former US general told Business Insider. The F-16s, which Ukraine has started receiving from its allies, are the most advanced aircraft Ukraine now has in its arsenal and are armed with more powerful bombs and missiles. AdvertisementDavis said Ukraine's F-16s "are making a difference now" and said when more arrive, that "will help them make more of a difference." All of them pose a threat to Ukraine's F-16s, Davis said, along with Russia's formidable batteries of surface-to-air missiles. Related storiesThe Wall Street Journal reported in August that many of Ukraine's F-16s "are secondhand and have decades of flying time already."

Persons: —, Gordon, Skip, Davis, Ukraine's, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Vitalii, Michael Bohnert, Josh Rosales Ukaine's, David, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, they'd, we're Organizations: NATO, Service, Business, US Army, Defense Investment Division, Getty, SU, Air Missiles, Street, RAND Corporation, Air Force, US Air Force, Tech, Aircraft, Russian Defense Ministry, Anadolu Agency, Air, Ukrainian Air Forces, REUTERS Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, South Korea, of Mexico, Brest, Belarus, Valentyn, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands

☆ What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A Russian Su-35 made risky, dangerous moves near a US F-16 late last month. “On Sept 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined intercept of Russian Military Aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ. Rules on aircraft behavior in international airspaces, create "an understood behavior so that we mitigate the risk" of problems. AdvertisementWhat the Su-35 pilot did was nothing of the sort. Russian military aircraft have also been involved in risky incidents, including a string of unprofessional intercepts of US Navy P-8As by Su-35s a few years ago and multiple incidents in Syria, among other places.

Persons: —, ” –, Gregory Guillot pic.twitter.com, Gregory Guillot, Vincent Aiello, Mike Torrealday, I've, — Chris Hadfield, It's, Su, could've Organizations: NORAD, Service, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Russian Military Aircraft, American Aerospace Defense Command, US Northern Command, US Navy, US Air Force, US Defense Department, US, Pentagon Locations: Russian, Alaska, Russia, South China, American, Syria, Ukraine, Hainan, China

☆ Singapore’s ex-minister S. Iswaran sentenced to jail in rare corruption case for squeaky clean country
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

S. Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and has held the trade, communications and transport portfolios, had pleaded guilty to four counts of improperly receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice. The court said Iswaran, 62, would be allowed to remain on bail for the next few days and begin his jail term on Monday. The case has shocked Singapore, which prides itself on having a well-paid and efficient bureaucracy as well as strong and squeaky clean governance. Iswaran resigned as transport minister after less than three years in the job when he was first charged in January. The prosecution had initially charged him with 35 offenses but proceeded with only five.

Persons: Iswaran Organizations: Singapore Reuters —, English Premier League soccer Locations: Singapore

☆ It looks like Google cofounder Sergey Brin is selling his superyacht
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire Google cofounder Sergey Brin has put his superyacht Dragonfly up for sale. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIt looks like Sergey Brin, the billionaire Google cofounder, is reducing his Fly Fleet. Based on promotional photos and videos, it looks like she's also equipped with paddleboards, Jet Skis, eFoils, and wakeboards. AdvertisementSince stepping down from Alphabet in 2019, Brin has seemed to enjoy his high-flying life.

Persons: Sergey Brin, Brin, —, Y.CO, she's, Espen Øino, Shahid Khan, Paul Allen, Pam Organizations: Monaco, Service, Bloomberg, Jet, she's Locations: Bay, Antibes, Vanuatu, South Pacific, He's

☆ He spent 7 years walking around the world. But his biggest challenge was being back home
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Constant companionAdventurer Tom Turcich spent seven years walking around the world with his dog Savannah. When asked if he believes he would have managed to complete the journey without Savannah, Turcich says he’s not sure. I can’t imagine doing it without her, in hindsight.”Turcich has written a memoir, The World Walk, about his experiences during the incredible trip. “The World Walk was never about any record or anything like that,” he says. “I think walking around the world, if you really want to do it, it’s an incredible way to live a life.

Persons: Savannah, Tom Turcich, couldn’t, Turcich, ” Turcich, Anne Marie, Shannon, “, ”, Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Bonnie Snyder, he’d, Bonnie, Cleo, Snyder, she’d, I’m, Steven Newman, Karl Bushby, he’s, “ Bonnie’s, you’re, ‘, It’s, “ It’s, I’ve, haven’t, it’s Organizations: CNN, Turcich, Guinness World Records, Guinness Locations: New Jersey, Haddon Township, Savannah, Chile, Panama, Kazakhstan, Seattle, Austin , Texas, Turkey, Georgia, Tbilisi, Istanbul, Sicily, Malta, Kentucky

☆ U.S. military slams ‘unsafe’ Russia fighter jet maneuver near Alaska
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Monday released video of what it said was an unsafe maneuver by a Russian fighter jet near Alaska during an intercept by the U.S. military last week. The United States regularly carries out aerial intercepts of Russian aircraft in international airspace near Alaska, and usually says they are carried out in a safe and professional manner. But this time was different, officials say. North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, said on Sept. 23 that it detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. At the time, it said the Russian activity “occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.”An air defense identification zone is international airspace just beyond a country’s sovereign territory that approaching aircraft to identify themselves.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Gregory Guillot Organizations: U.S, United, ” Air Force, North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, Alaska Air Defense Locations: The, Russian, Alaska, United States, North America, Washington

☆ Motorsport is trying to reach Net Zero. Could fuels like this, made from air and water, help accelerate the journey?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I believe all fuels will be made in this way, and we won’t be using fossil fuels anymore at all. Zero continued its foray into motorsport in April, linking up with 2B Autosport to become the first synthetic fuel partner in rally car racing. Zero PetroleumZero could perhaps seek to emulate P1 Fuels, a synthetic fuel firm that is already an established player in the industry. Porsche announced this year that the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup – a one-make stock car series – would run exclusively on synthetic fuels produced at the Haru Oni plant. In addition, some experts suggest that electric power, a significantly cheaper alternative to synthetic fuels, would be a much more efficient way of decarbonizing the sport than synthetic fuel.

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