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☆ Putin got a pretty great deal, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe US claimed a major victory on Thursday, orchestrating a sweeping prisoner exchange with Russia that returned high-profile captives. Smiles in the KremlinAndrew Payne, a City University of London lecturer in foreign policy, told BI that Putin won the historic deal. "You could say in that sense that Putin got a better deal," Payne said. Though Putin won on a transactional level, the deal also greatly benefited Biden, Payne said. "For Biden, this deal signals that he's still in charge and still has what it takes to manage high-stakes diplomacy," he said.

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☆ Gen Z is transforming office email etiquette — but it could backfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Related storiesAthwal said that the change in etiquette extends beyond out-of-office emails. He said he noticed the change in Gen Z résumés, regular work emails, and Microsoft Teams messages. Daniel Harris, a director at the recruitment firm Robert Walters, told BI that he, too, noticed Gen Z employees signing off emails with fun and informal taglines. Paola Accettola, CEO of the consultancy True North HR, also said that fun out-of-office emails should usually be reserved for coworkers only. Still, it can present problems if a colleague or client misinterprets what is meant to be a funny out-of-office email or email sign-off," she said.

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☆ Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe last thing airline passengers want or expect is for a pilot to have a medical emergency during a flight. Medical emergencies are planned forKent Davis spent over 30 years as a pilot for commercial airlines and private clients. He said he made an emergency landing in Ottawa, while the flight attendants on board cared for the pilot. In August, a LATAM Airlines pilot on a three-person crew had a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile. He received medical attention after the plane made an emergency landing in Panama, but was later declared dead.

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☆ North Korea is looking for medicine overseas to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity, spy agency says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea is seeking medicine for Kim Jong Un's obesity, a South Korean spy agency said. Kim, 40, is said to weigh 308 pounds and have high blood pressure and diabetes. 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 . AdvertisementNorth Korean officials are looking to find new drugs to treat Kim Jong Un's obesity-related health issues, South Korea's spy agency said.

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☆ An Olympics commentator got fired for making a sexist joke about a gold-medal-winning team
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Eurosport removed Bob Ballard from its Paris Olympics coverage after he made a sexist joke. Ballard joked that Australia's female swimmers were doing their makeup after they won a gold medal. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSports commentator Bob Ballard was removed from Eurosport's Paris Olympics line-up after making a sexist joke about female athletes. Team Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, and Meg Harris were celebrating their gold medal on Saturday when Ballard made the comment.

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☆ Gen Z and millennial brides are regretting their tattoos — but they have lots of options
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Celeste Evanovich, a 28-year-old tattoo artist and content creator, said she has noticed an influx of Gen Z brides souring on their tattoos. 'Clean girl' aestheticEvanovich said the influx in bridal tattoo regret could be caused by the "clean girl aesthetic", a beauty trend which first blew up on TikTok in 2022. Evanovich pointed out TikTok videos where some women said their tattoos made them feel like they couldn't achieve a "clean" look. freemixer/Getty Images"The clean girl aesthetics and weddings go hand and hand. There's the age-old expectations for women to be pure on their wedding day, wearing bright white," Evanovich said in the video.

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☆ A Southwest flight came 150 feet from crashing in the sea. Experts suspect 'pure human error.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA Southwest Airlines flight that was diverted after a dangerously low descent was likely down to "pure human error," aviation experts said. A Southwest flight came dangerously close to the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. A dangerous patternIt's not the first time a Southwest flight has descended to a dangerously low altitude. In June the FAA said it was investigating a Southwest flight that dropped to 525 feet when it was 9 miles from landing in Oklahoma City. The FAA is also looking into another Southwest flight that descended to 400 feet above the ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, in April.

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☆ Jordan Chiles is competing in her second Olympics in Paris. Meet the gymnast who already counts Beyoncé and Michael Jordan as fans.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jordan Chiles has been a gymnast since the age of six. The 5'5 athlete grew up in Vancouver, WA, and was named after Michael Jordan, according to her profile on Team USA's website. Chiles told The Times that she considered quitting in 2017 after having a difficult experience with her former coaches. Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles train together and have been friends for years. "Hey Jordan, this is Michael Jordan.

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☆ A Southwest Boeing 737 Max was just 150 feet above the ocean before being told to pull up, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe FAA is investigating after a Southwest Airlines plane flew dangerously close to the ocean. The FAA told BI it had opened an investigation. It's the third report of a Southwest flight descending to a dangerously low altitude this year. In June, the FAA said it was investigating a Southwest flight that descended to 525 feet nine miles out from Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. AdvertisementThe FAA is also investigating another Southwest flight that was just 400 feet above the ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, in April, Bloomberg first reported.

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☆ Putin's favorite European leader is being shunned and shammed by his peers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Hungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, is notably warmer to Putin than many in Europe, leaving him isolated. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, is being condemned by the European Union because of his close ties to Russia. Orbán was stripped of his right to host the EU's Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Budapest in August over his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, where EU foreign and defense ministers informally discuss international issues, is traditionally hosted by the rotating president of the EU Council, which for now is Hungary.

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☆ The Secret Service is being held to an impossible standard, says a former royal bodyguard
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The former president praised the Secret Service agents who piled in when a gunman opened fire at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Simon Morgan, a security expert and former bodyguard to the British royal family, said the criticism of the Secret Service hasn't been entirely fair. Secret Service agents were unfairly judged, Morgan saidMorgan cautioned members of the public with "limited knowledge" to think twice before commenting. "The only people who can comment on what happened are those Secret Service agents," Morgan said. But according to a local law enforcement officer and the Butler County sheriff, law enforcement weren't aware that he also had a gun.

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download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn a stunning turnaround, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he is withdrawing his candidacy for reelection in 2024. Biden on Sunday also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him in the Oval Office. In the days following the debate, Biden faced growing pressure to step aside, with an increasing number of Democratic politicians urging the 81-year-old president to do so. Polling had long shown Biden trailing Trump both nationally and in key swing states, and the debate represented a key opportunity for the president to turn the race around.

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☆ The new most powerful people in US politics: Biden's doctors
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Joe Biden said he would reconsider running for president if he was advised by his doctors. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's been three weeks since Joe Biden's shaky debate against Donald Trump prompted calls for him to drop out. But it turns out that one group of people could convince the president to call it quits: his doctors. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Bosses in China have been accused of making job applicants take pregnancy tests: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewSeveral Chinese companies have been accused of introducing a controversial and illegal new step to their recruitment process: Pregnancy tests. "We can speculate from this evidence that the pregnancy tests were required by these companies, and it had violated women's rights to equal work opportunities," the prosecutors said, according to SCMP. As CNN and SCMP reported, Chinese companies can be fined up to 50,000 yuan, or around $6,900, for gender discrimination. It said that after China scrapped its one-child policy several years ago, the majority of women surveyed by various Chinese companies and women's groups said they had been subjected to discrimination.

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☆ Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and David Sacks personally lobbied Trump to pick Vance: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla billionaire Elon Musk, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and venture capitalist David Sacks personally lobbied Donald Trump to select JD Vance as his running mate, according to Axios. Axios said that a secret lobbying campaign continued into Monday morning, led by key figures such as Musk, Carlson, and Sacks. Tucker Carlson praised JD Vance after he was announced as Trump's VP nominee. Advertisement"When the Twin Towers came down, JD Vance enlisted in the Marine Corps, gung-ho to exact justice on America's enemies," Sacks wrote on X. Representatives for Donald Trump, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and David Sacks did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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☆ NATO just accused China of enabling Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNATO on Wednesday accused China of being "a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine" and demanded that it stop aiding Moscow's military or face the consequences. In the alliance's Washington Summit declaration, published before a White House dinner with its leader, it called on China "to cease all material and political support to Russia's war effort." The strongest rebuke yetJens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, described the language as the "strongest message NATO allies have ever sent on China's contributions to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine." In response, China has said it is not a party to the Ukraine war and that there should be no interference with trade between China and Russia. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jin said "NATO hyped up China's responsibility" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Reuters.

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☆ My identical twin and I only started dressing alike as adults. It's the way it should be.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMy identical twin sister, Aimee, and I were complete opposites growing up. Aimee loved makeup and musicals, and I loved skateboarding and blaring Avril Lavigne from my bedroom. Growing up, they rarely purchased identical outfits for us and would only dress us alike (begrudgingly) if the outfits were a gift from a family member. Mikhaila Friel/InsiderAs more people are having twins than ever before, tweaking the way twins are parented is incredibly important. That could be partly due to delayed childbearing and techniques like IVF, in which the rate of conceiving identical twins is slightly higher than that of natural conception.

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☆ Donald Trump threatens to send Mark Zuckerberg to prison if he is elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewDonald Trump doesn't want Mark Zuckerberg to forget about their long-running beef. Advertisement"Last week, the weirdo — he's a weirdo — Mark Zuckerberg came to the White House, kissed my ass all night," Trump said. "'Sir, I'd love to have dinner, sir. I'd love to have dinner. I'd love to bring my lovely wife,'" he said, mimicking the supposed conversation.

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☆ Pressure is mounting on Biden to take a cognitive test. It could be a 'slippery slope' for future presidents, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewJoe Biden is facing mounting pressure to prove he's medically fit to run for a second term, but experts say a cognitive test could set a dangerous precedent. Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Lindsey Graham said all presidential nominees, including Biden and Trump, should take a cognitive test. Cognitive tests are usually quick and simple and can check for functions such as concentration, abstract thinking, language, and memory. He told ABC's Stephanopoulos on Friday: "I have a cognitive test every single day." According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, after Biden's physical in February, his doctors decided he didn't need a cognitive test.

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☆ Gen Zers don't know how to flirt. Experts say it could make dating better.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The popularity of online dating has grown steadily over the past six years. According to the online data platform Statista, the online dating industry was worth $1.89 billion in 2019 and is predicted to grow to $3.15 billion in global revenue by the end of 2024. However, it's worth noting that the fall of traditional flirting isn't entirely dependent on the rise in digital dating. According to Paruolo, Gen Zers have a greater understanding of their preferences and boundaries when dating compared with other generations, which means they are more likely to form real emotional connections. Advertisement"There is a new form of digital flirting that is also more suited to Gen Z's communication style and preferences," she said.

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☆ The UK is expecting to get a new prime minister — one that Obama has been mentoring for months
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementKitty Donaldson, a political journalist in the UK, told Business Insider that this interview marked a turning point in Starmer's public display of emotion. Obama could advise Starmer on how to deal with TrumpObama's and Starmer's relationship is likely to continue if Starmer wins the election on Thursday. Speaking to Politico's Power Play Podcast in September, Starmer said Obama was the US president that he spoke to "most frequently." Packer said Obama and Starmer's relationship made sense, given the decadeslong ties between the UK's Labour Party and the US Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Donaldson suggested Starmer may seek advice from Obama on dealing with Donald Trump, if the former president is reelected in November.

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☆ Why Jill Biden is unlikely to convince Joe to step down, despite mounting pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jill Biden — the president's wife of 47 years — responded to criticism of her husband's age at a Manhatten fundraiser on Friday, saying the 81-year-old is "not a young man." "When he gets knocked down, Joe gets back up, and that's what we're doing today," Jill said, according to The Washington Post. Jill Biden has always publicly supported the president. However, she added that Jill and the wider Biden camp's unwavering support could be more harmful than helpful. She said this mindset extends to the Democratic party, adding that many will automatically support Biden because of a "genuine fear" that the party doesn't stand a chance with a replacement nominee.

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☆ Gen Z and millennials are going into debt to travel this summer. Remote working may be partly to blame.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Forbes Advisor survey of 1,000 Americans who plan to travel in 2024 showed the post-pandemic "revenge travel" boom is in full force, despite rising inflation. The stats weren't surprising to Thomas, who told BI that this new trend could be partly attributed to the rise of remote work. Revenge travel and other loansIt's not just remote and hybrid working that may have contributed to a rise in travel spending. Travel experts previously told BI they had noticed an uptick in clients opting for luxury air travel experiences, from private jets to first-class and premium-class plane tickets. Thomas and financial expert Julie Beckham told BI that young people are likely to be influenced by peers who are showcasing their travel experiences online.

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☆ Biden's aides said his debate performance was poor because he struggles to function after 4 p.m.: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Biden's aides defended his debate performance, citing his limited optimal hours, Axios said. Biden performs best between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., aides told the publication. Some blamed his poor performance on over-preparation by aides, according to the Washington Post. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJoe Biden's aides have defended his poor debate performance, saying he struggles to function outside a six-hour window during the day, according to Axios.

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☆ Trying to convince voters that Biden's debate performance was a one-off will backfire, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden's aides have defended his debate performance, treating it as an unimportant one-off in a long campaign. According to The New York Times, the president's aides are trying to cast Biden's performance — branded by many as a disaster — as insignificant in the long run. Related storiesIronically, Biden's aides also appeared to blame the president's age when discussing his debate performance with Axios. "But I know what I do know — I know how to tell the truth ... "By framing Biden's performance as a 'blip,' campaign surrogates are trying to reset expectations.

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