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☆ Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Lobster fishing is a game of inches, and the number of inches is about to change. Fishing regulators are instituting a new rule that lobster fishermen must abide by stricter minimum sizes for crustaceans they harvest. The changes do not apply in Canada, which has an even larger lobster fishing industry than the U.S. Some scientists who study the fishery have supported the minimum size change. But the lobster industry sees a different story, said Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, the oldest and largest fishing industry association on the East Coast.

Persons: Gerry Cushman, ” Cushman, ”, Caitlin Starks, Robert F, Erica Fuller, ” Fuller, “, Barre Campbell, Geoff Irvine, ” Irvine, John Sackton, Sackton, Richard Wahle, Patrice McCarron, lobsterman, Jared Golden, Golden Organizations: Associated Press, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Conservation Law Foundation, Scientists, Atlantic, Fisheries, Oceans, Lobster Council of Canada, University of Maine, Maine Lobstermen’s Association, Democratic Locations: PORTLAND, Maine, New England, Port Clyde, Canada, Head , Maine, of Maine, Gulf of Maine, U.S, Oceans Canada, China, East Coast

☆ Ukraine is extending its record of flipping the script on Russia through innovation and audacity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewFor months, Ukraine had been on the back foot in its war against Russia, with the Kremlin's forces slowly winning control of new territory. But last week, Ukraine turned the dynamic of the war on its head, launching an audacious incursion into Russia's Kursk province. However, the training provided by Ukraine's Western allies gave Ukraine the capacity to surprise and outmaneuver Russia. It's unclear exactly how Ukraine managed to take Russia by surprise with its Kursk attack. Military experts said that Ukraine had also exploited the sluggishness and rigidity of Russian military commanders, who scrambled to devise an effective response to the attack.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, It's, Russia's, Jacob Parakilas, they've, it's Organizations: Service, Russia, Kremlin, Business, Black, Rand Corp, Soviet, Economist, Forbes, New York Times, Military Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Soviet, Donbas, Crimea, Kyiv, Kursk

☆ Why fewer women are running for Congress this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Simone Pathe | Hien An Ngo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The number of Republican women running for the House this cycle dropped about 36% from 2022, while the number running for Senate dropped by about 45%, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers. “With fewer competitive seats up for grabs, fewer candidates in both parties are running overall, but there is still very strong interest and enthusiasm from Republican women recruits,” Danielle Barrow, executive director of Winning for Women, which works to elect GOP women, said in a statement. That began to change after the 2018 midterms – the huge success enjoyed by Democratic women that year inspired more Republican women to run in 2020. Another possible reason why there may be fewer women running is what Dittmar calls toxicity. Quality over quantityThe decline in the number of candidates running, however, doesn’t necessarily mean there will be fewer women coming to Congress next year.

Persons: Kamala Harris, ”, Kelly Dittmar, “, they’re, –, ” Danielle Barrow, wasn’t, Dittmar, there’s, Lauren Zelt, ” Zelt, hasn’t, haven’t, Donald Trump, Elise Stefanik, Joe Kent, Leslie Lewallen, Kent, Lewallen, ” Dittmar, it’s, we’re, Women’s Barrow, York’s Alison Esposito, Carolina’s Laurie Buckhout, Nancy Dahlstrom, Julie Conway Organizations: CNN, Center for American Women, Rutgers, Republican, GOP, Democratic, Senate, Republicans, 118th, National Republican Congressional, PAC, Republican House, Congressional, House GOP, “ Locations: Washington’s

☆ Black people with Parkinson's are underdiagnosed, miss treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Elizabeth Cohen | Elizabeth Cohen Is A Contributor For Kff Health News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white. But people who run Parkinson’s exercise programs in a handful of U.S. cities describe great difficulty in recruiting Black people. Johnson said his Chicago-area initiative offered a free six-month exercise program for Parkinson’s patients and increased marketing in the Black community but got little traction. When a white person shows up at the doctor’s office with such symptoms, a doctor would likely recognize them as signs of Parkinson’s, said Bernard Coley, an advocate for people with Parkinson’s disease, especially those in underengaged communities. After his less-than-successful efforts to recruit Black Parkinson’s patients into his exercise program in Chicago, Johnson concluded that the fact that he’s not Black is an “important factor.”Leventhal, who runs the Parkinson’s exercise program in New York, has come to the same conclusion.

Persons: “ We’re, who’s, ”, David Leventhal, Mark Morris, New York City . Leventhal, Leventhal, it’s, ” Leventhal, Eddie Marritz, Parkinson’s —, Eric Johnson, Johnson, “, Bernard Coley, Coley, Amber Star Merkens, ” Coley, Wendy Lewis, Tammyjo, Black, he’s, puller Organizations: Mark Morris Dance Group, New York City ., Mark Morris Dance, Yale, Movement, Parkinson’s, Nature, Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson Council, Emory University, KFF Locations: U.S, New York City, Chicago, California, Philadelphia, Atlanta, New York

☆ Victor Moses: Police recruit who lost both legs in ‘barbaric hazing ritual’ sues Denver, paramedics and officers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He also said he had very low blood pressure and complained that his legs were cramping, according to the lawsuit. Nevertheless, paramedics cleared Moses to return to training, which the suit alleges was a decision made to support the police. “Safety and well-being is a top priority for Denver Health and its paramedics,” the hospital said in a statement. The recruit soon said he could not breathe, became unresponsive and was taken to the hospital, according to the lawsuit. “If this had been a football game or boxing match, the head injury and losses of consciousness would have ended any continued participation or fighting immediately,” Moses’ lawyers argue.

Persons: Victor Moses, ”, Moses, Ian Adams, ” Moses, David Zalubowski, Moses ’, John Holland, Darold Killmer, ” Holland, ” Moses ’, “ Organizations: Denver AP, University of South, Denver Police Department, Denver Health, “, Denver, Associated Press Locations: United States, University of South Carolina, Denver

☆ Commonly used drug may extend women’s fertility, claim researchers – here’s what you need to know about rapamycin
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Stephane Berneau | University Of Central Lancashire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This early-established ovarian reserve can affect a person’s ability to become pregnant throughout their reproductive years. As a woman ages, her ovarian reserve diminishes until she has only a limited number of good-quality follicles remaining. The average age of menopause is 51 years – though this can vary broadly between women depending on their ovarian reserve. The ovarian reserve was monitored by transvaginal ultrasound and several blood tests to detect various ovarian hormones. But if the clinical trial shows rapamycin is beneficial, this could help women with low ovarian reserve and those hoping to prolong their fertility.

Persons: it’s, It’s, rapamycin, We’re, Stéphane Berneau Organizations: CNN, Research, University of Central, Society, Biochemical Society, Alzheimer’s Research, Anatomical Society Locations: University of Central Lancashire

☆ Want to work for Blackstone straight out of college? Here's the best route.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

This year, Blackstone hosted more than 150 summer interns, including summer associates who tend to come from business or law school, as well as the undergrads who make up its summer analyst program. AdvertisementCheck out our exclusive deep dive into Blackstone's 10-week-long summer analyst program below. How competitive is Blackstone's summer analyst internship program? AdvertisementA group photo of Blackstone's summer analyst class during orientation. Gray recently addressed what leads to success at Blackstone in a speech to the 2024 summer analyst class, which was posted on Linkedin.

Persons: —, Blackstone, Jon Gray, Paige Ross, Blackstone's, Blackstone Blackstone, Taylor Kanfer, Kanfer, Mr Stone, Steve Schwarzman, they're, Ross, Goldman Sachs, There's, decamp, they'll, Gray, Kleiner Perkins, Chan Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Harvard, Business, BI, University of Pennsylvania, Diverse, Blackstone, Investment, Linkedin, LinkedIn, Goldman, Barclays Locations: York, New York, Wayne , Pennsylvania, Miami, Asia, Africa

☆ Ukraine Is Conscripting Thousands More Troops. But Are They Ready?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine’s campaign to replenish its war-weary troops is ramping up and should help fill personnel gaps on the front line in the coming weeks, according to Ukrainian officials, soldiers and military analysts. The mobilization push has so far not significantly bolstered Ukraine’s forces on the battlefield, those people say. And some recruits who have arrived are not physically fit for combat, members of Ukrainian units have noted. But several brigades deployed on the battlefield have reported an increase in the number of conscripts they have received in recent weeks. They said they were hoping that the influx of soldiers would help Ukraine to stabilize the front line this summer.

Persons: Nazar Voytenkov, “, ” Organizations: 33rd Mechanized Brigade Locations: Ukraine

☆ Russia creeps toward key eastern Ukrainian supply city
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russian forces are inching toward the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, threatening a vital Ukrainian supply line as Moscow continues its slow, grinding offensive. Russia has been stretching Ukrainian defenses across the entire eastern front line for months, trying to capture as much territory as possible before new Ukrainian recruits and fresh batches of Western weapons start arriving on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the difficult situation in his nightly address to the nation on Sunday, saying Ukrainian troops were facing “extremely challenging” realities in that area. But it serves as a key hub for the Ukrainian military, thanks to its easy access to Kostiantynivka, another military center. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces captured the Ukrainian villages of Lozuvatske over the weekend and Vovche on Monday.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Anatolii Stepanov, Svitlana Vlasova, Eve Brennan Organizations: CNN, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Residents, Getty Locations: Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, United States, Avdiivka, Dnipro, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kostiantynivka, Lozuvatske, Kyiv, AFP

☆ 'House of the Dragon' fans are wondering what happened to Nettles, a dragonrider in the book. Here's her story in 'Fire and Blood.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRhaenyra Targaryen's (Emma D'Arcy) focus in "House of the Dragon" season two is finding new dragonriders. Advertisement'House of the Dragon' seemingly gives Nettles' story to Rhaena TargaryenPhoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen in "House of the Dragon." Theo Whiteman/HBOIt appears that the writers have given Nettles' story to Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell). AdvertisementNettles was in a relationship with Daemon Targaryen in 'Fire and Blood'Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen in "House of the Dragon." AdvertisementIt seems highly unlikely that the Nettles' relationship will be folded into "House of the Dragon" because Rhaena is Daemon's daughter.

Persons: —, Emma D'Arcy, Nettles, Hugh Hammer, Ulf, White, Kieran Bew, Tom Bennett, Dragonstone, Hugh, Clinton, Seasmoke, Sheepstealer, Rhaena Targaryen Phoebe Campbell, Theo Whiteman, Rhaena Targaryen, Phoebe Campbell, Jake, Rory Heard, Nettles hasn't, Daemon Targaryen, Matt Smith, Theo Whitman, it's, Rhaenyra, Word Organizations: Service, Greens, Business, Silverwing, Clinton Liberty, HBO, Aegon, Blacks Locations: Hull, Vale, Sheepstealer

☆ A 'House of the Dragon' cinematographer broke down the dragon rampage in episode seven. He watched 12 stunt people being set on fire with a flamethrower.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWarning: Major spoilers ahead for season two, episode seven of "House of the Dragon." The massacre scene at the end of "House of the Dragon" episode seven may be brutal to watch, but a cinematographer told Business Insider that it was "unpleasant" to film, too. The "scary part" was that the crew didn't have much time to shoot such a crucial scene, Černjul added. Ulf White's dragon scene was filmed on the same bluescreen stageUlf the White (Tom Bennett) was introduced in "House of the Dragon" season two. "He was talking to them in real time, and then he would basically almost turn into a dragon," Černjul said.

Persons: —, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Emma D'Arcy, Rhaenyra, Corlys Velaryon's, Steve Touissant, Hugh Hammer, Kieran Bew, Vermithor, Ulf White, Tom Bennett, Silverwing, Černjul, Harry Collett, Theo Whiteman, HBO Černjul, Hugh Hammer's, Loni Peristere, Hugh, King Viserys, Paddy Considine, Daemon Targaryen, Matt Smith, Ulf, White, Ollie Upton, Baelon, Daemon, Peristere Organizations: Service, Business, HBO, Warner Bros, Leavesden Studios, Max Locations: Hull, Dragonstone, Watford, England, Rhaenyra

☆ 'House of the Dragon' just made a major change not in the book. It could make the Targaryen family tree even more complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for "House of the Dragon" season two, episode seven, and the "Fire and Blood" novel. Hugh Hammer casually drops a massive bombshell in the latest episode of "House of the Dragon," which may have complicated the Targaryen family tree even further. Hugh is not directly related to the Targaryens in 'Fire and Blood'Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) recruits new dragon riders in "House of the Dragon" episode seven. Theo Whiteman / HBOIn "Fire and Blood," Hugh is the bastard of an unnamed blacksmith from Dragonstone. In "Fire and Blood," Hugh betrays Rhaenyra and eventually tries to seize the Iron Throne for himself so that he can rule as king.

Persons: —, Hugh Hammer, Emma D'Arcy, Targaryen, Hugh, Kieran Bew, Viserys, Daemon Targaryen, Baerlon, Vermithor, Theo Whiteman, Alyssa, Daenerys, Maegelle, Rhaenyra, It's, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, HBO Locations: Dragonstone, Westeros

☆ Russia needs men so badly that its sign-up bonuses are nearly on par with the US military's
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia has raised recruitment bonuses to $22,000 to attract more soldiers amid high casualties. The new pay package makes Russian military bonuses competitive with the US military's. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia's army is bleeding, and it's raising its recruitment bonuses to US military levels to draw in more men. The announcement said that, including the monthly salary and other benefits, soldiers stand to make around 5.2 million rubles, or $61,000, in their first year of service.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Russia, Russian

☆ How the Harris 2024 shake-up could affect House and Senate races
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It could also have a major impact on House and Senate races. We talked by email about the state of play for the House and Senate and how the shake-up in the presidential race might change things. PATHE: House races are typically more nationalized than Senate races because the candidates are lesser known; therefore, it’s harder for them to separate themselves from their party and the top of the ticket. WOLF: The presidential primary process is over, but we’re still in the thick of statewide primaries for House and Senate races. WOLF: If there’s one Senate race that could be a bellwether for the country as a whole, which one is it and why?

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Simone Pathe, Harris, Biden, It’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Wisconsin Sen, Tammy Baldwin, who’s, Baldwin, she’d, Sen, Jon Tester, Tester, it’s, Priscilla Alvarez, hasn’t, WOLF, Ohio’s Sherrod Brown, doesn’t, Brown, — Tester, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Jacky Rosen, Nevada –, —, There’s, we’re, — GOP Sen, Rick Scott, Debbie Mucarsel, Powell, Colin Allred, GOP Sen, Ted Cruz, there’s, Cruz, we’ve, Beto O’Rourke’s, Jaime Harrison’s, South Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, Allred —, That’s, Debbie Stabenow, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers Organizations: CNN, CNN Politics, Senate, PATHE, Democratic, Black, Biden, Trump, Air Force, GOP, Republican, Democrat, House, — GOP, of Houston, South Carolina, Democrats, Democratic Rep Locations: Washington, Wisconsin, Madison, Milwaukee, Baldwin, Montana, California, Pennsylvania, Trump, New York, Oregon , Washington , Colorado , Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico, Maine, Alaska, York, Ohio, In Ohio, Nevada, Arizona , Michigan, West Virginia, — Texas, Florida, Maryland, Texas, Michigan

☆ Fashion week to return to Kyiv for the first time since 2022
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The organizers of Ukrainian Fashion Week have announced the event’s 55th season in September will take place in Kyiv — the first time since Russia invaded the country on February 24, 2022. “We still have war in the whole country, and we feel the war in the whole country,” Lisa Ushcheka, head of international communications for Ukrainian Fashion Week, told CNN in a video call. From left to right: Ksenia Schnaider, Ivan Frolov and Julie Paskal backstage ahead of the Ukrainian Fashion Week show during London Fashion Week in February 2023. “Because it’s a historical event, a fashion week taking place in a country where there is a war going on.”For Frolov, the prospect of staging a return show in Kyiv is emotionally overwhelming. I was born in Kyiv and Kyiv is everything to me.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, ” Lisa Ushcheka, ” Ushcheka, Schnaider, Ivan Frolov, Julie Paskal, Jeff Spicer, influencers, Ushcheka, ”, Frolov, Ksenia, “ Organizations: CNN, Ukrainian, Kyiv —, Arsenal, and Culture, UK Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Fashion, London, BFC, Getty, Foreign, Commonwealth, Development, US Department of State, Culture, Kyiv Locations: Kyiv, Russia, “, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukrainian, Berlin, London, Copenhagen, Paskal

Neumann noted the latest Europol data showed “the number of attacks and planned attacks has more than quadrupled” since 2022. The apparent uptick in the recruitment of young radicals to carry out acts of terror comes as European security officials express worries at a potential resurgence of organized – or “directed” - terror attacks. The group has built a remarkable presence in Turkey over the past three years, according to court documents and analysts. Swiss police in March arrested a 15-year-old Swiss boy and a 16-year-old Italian boy for ISIS support and plotting bomb attacks, according to a police statement. Yulia Morozova/ReutersThe extent of ISIS-K’s use of Turkey as a transit hub is acknowledged by officials in the Turkish indictment.

Persons: Peter Neumann, Neumann, ”, ” Neumann, “, Lise Jaulin, Dilara Senkaya, “ Rustam, Rustam, Yulia Morozova Organizations: CNN, ISIS, Paris Olympics, King’s College London, MIT, Swiss, Analysts, Soviet Union, Turkish, Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church, Foreign Operations, Hall, Foreign Locations: Europe, West, Paris, Islamic, Khorasan, Central Asia, Turkey, Saint, French, France, Haute, Savoie, Dusseldorf, Heidelberg, Montenegro, Austria, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Moscow, Italian, Istanbul, Swedish, Pakistan, Tajik, Iran, Russia, Crocus, Syria, Iraq

☆ Russia is offering a $22,000 bonus to new military recruits, signaling its desperation to offset losses in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia's offering a new $22,000 signing bonus to military recruits in Moscow. Russia's military has suffered a high rate of injuries and deaths in Ukraine. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussian authorities are offering a $22,000 payment to Moscow residents signing up to join the military in a new attempt to offset high rates of deaths and injuries among soldiers in Ukraine. The Moscow city administration said new recruits who sign a contract with the Russian Defence Ministry will receive a bonus of 1.9 million rubles, or about $22,000.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Russian Defence Ministry Locations: Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Russia is offering Moscow residents a record $22,000 to fight in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Mariya Knight | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Authorities in the city of Moscow are offering a record signing-on bonus for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, in the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin introduced the one-time signing bonus of 1.9 million rubles (about $22,000) for city residents who join the military, according to a statement on Tuesday. Putin initially ordered an immediate “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens in September 2022 following a string of defeats that caused recriminations in Moscow. Russia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight its war in Ukraine, with many of them left traumatized, while an unknown number remain missing or possibly dead. A Nepali soldier who spoke to CNN said Afghan, Indian, Congolese and Egyptian recruits were among those being trained in Russia’s military academies for foreign fighters.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Sergey Sobyanin, Putin, recriminations Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Moscow, Congress, Ukrainian, Kremlin Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Russia, Indian

☆ I was an Amazon software engineer for almost 8 years. I either loved or hated the company — I never felt indifferent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Pooya Amini | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

While working there, I never felt indifferent toward the company; I either loved or hated it. Amazon felt like an engineer-driven company because technical engineers had control over entire projects versus being assigned small tasks by non-technical managers. As a senior engineer, I ran a training on "customer obsession," one of the main "leadership principles" that define Amazon employees. Because there are so many principles, managers could use them in contradictory ways. Amazon on-call shifts were frustrating and exhaustingAt Amazon, most of our product decisions were based on customers.

Persons: —, I've, you've Organizations: Service, Amazon Vancouver, Amazon, Meta, Business, Amazon Web Services, Alexa, . Locations: Amazon Vancouver, Amazonians, Amazon

☆ Gen Zers can be weird in interviews. A recruiter explained how it sets them back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But a senior recruiter said they may be making mistakes early on that set them back. The other half is that Gen Zers have a bad reputation among hiring managers. Red flagsWhen companies started filling roles again as global COVID-19 lockdowns started to lift, employers were "throwing money at candidates," Levine said. "And there's a lot of people who are just more old-school and maybe turned off by the rumors of Gen Z." They should tailor their resumes and applications to specific roles rather than sending the same version to multiple job postings.

Persons: —, Emily Levine, Levine, Zers, lockdowns, Gen, she's, they're, She's, I've, Zoomers, Levins Organizations: Service, Group, Business, Companies, Jobs

☆ Ukraine war: European nations turn to conscription as threat of wider war with Russia grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Several European nations have reintroduced or expanded compulsory military service amid Moscow’s mounting threat, part of a range of policies aimed at boosting defenses that are likely to be scaled up even further. Compulsory military service was reintroduced on January 1 this year, after being abolished in 2006. In the UK, the Conservatives floated the idea of military service in their ill-fated election campaign. In Lithuania, for instance, opinions about military service among students vary, said Paulius Vaitiekus, president of Lithuania’s National Students’ Union. However as an alliance we do not prescribe mandatory military service,” Dakhlallah said.

Persons: ”, Robert Hamilton, Vladimir Putin “, Wesley Clark, we’ve, Clark, “, Arturs Pīlācis, Ints Kalnins, Jonas Gahr Støre, Jens Bartnes, ” Bartnes, Max Henrik Arvidson, Boris Pistorius, Thomas Frey, Sean Monaghan, Paulius Vaitiekus, Vaitiekus, Monaghan, Hamilton, it’s, ” Radebo, Mikael Sjoberg, Russia’s, Farah Dakhlallah, Dakhlallah, ” Dakhlallah, ” Monaghan, Donald Trump –, ” Clark Organizations: CNN, Foreign Policy Research Institute, US Army, Allied, Europe, NATO, ” Latvian, Reuters, European Union, Conservatives, Federal, of Defense, Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Lithuania’s, ’ Union, Finnish Defence Forces, Swedish Armed Forces, Marinette, Ministry of Defense, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Europe, Eurasia, Kosovo, Scandinavia, Latvia, ”, Riga, Norway, Norwegian, Germany, B'chel, Lithuania, Ukrainian, NATO, Finland, Soviet Union, Sweden, NATO’s, Swedish, Gotland, Visby, Moscow, Crimea

☆ Russia is spending millions to create a new generation of militant Putin clones
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewFor years, Russia's youth has been fed hardline nationalistic ideology as the Kremlin has sought to engineer a new generation of Putin clones. AdvertisementState-run youth groups have also dramatically increased in size since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The group's head said it had opened around 40,000 offices across Russia as of December 2023, per Russia's state-run TASS news agency. DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP via Getty ImagesThe various Academics fraternity cells are largely similar in style, though some display more extreme behavior than others. It's all part of "a much bigger campaign to target the next generation of Russian youth."

Persons: —, Putin, Sergei Novikov, Vladimir Putin, Ian Garner, Garner, Mikhail Komin, frat, Nikita Izyumov, Konstantin Malofeyev, Izyumov, Komin, DMITRY KOSTYUKOV, David Lewis, Izymov, Lewis, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, Young Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Business, RBC, Russia, European Council, Foreign Relations, Fraternity, West, Academics, Getty, University of Exeter, Ministry of Defence, UK's MoD, Fraternity of Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Rome, Moscow, Constantinople, AFP, Chelyabinsk

☆ How Secret Service agents are trained for a 'zero-fail mission'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Graham Flanagan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In 2019, when President Donald Trump still served as commander in chief, Business Insider's chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent three days inside the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, where future United States Secret Service agents are trained. After the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday, for which the Secret Service has come under scrutiny, BI is sharing this extended, never-before-seen version of the speech a group of new Secret Service recruits received on day one of their training in June 2019. Following is the original video published by BI. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.

Persons: Donald Trump, Graham Flanagan, James J, Trump Organizations: Business, Rowley Training, States Secret Service, Service, Secret Service, BI Locations: Laurel , Maryland

☆ The West finally allowed Ukraine to strike back at Russia — and it seems to be working
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The newly granted permission by the United States and other allies to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia has had a huge impact, Bankir said. While Kyiv hasn’t managed to reclaim large swathes of territory, it has successfully averted what could have been a disaster: The occupation of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city. “(Russia) knew that Ukraine did not have the capacity to strike these targets on the Russian territory,” Melnyk said. While Ukraine was previously able to strike targets inside Russia using Ukraine-made drones, ATACMS make these strikes far more efficient. However, Ukraine can still use the F-16 to deny Russia control over the skies – and push away Russian aircraft delivering bombs.

Persons: CNN — Bankir, Bankir, “, ” Ivan, Kyiv hasn’t, Valentyn Ogirenko, Oleksiy Melnyk, ”, ” Melnyk, wasn’t, Melnyk, Konrad Muzyka, Rochan, –, Muzyka, it’s, ” Muzyka, Ukraine’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump, Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova, Markina Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Security, Artillery, 148th, Kyiv, 148th Separate Artillery Brigade, Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, United Nations, Human Rights, Razumkov, Rochan Consulting, People, Reuters, US, NATO Locations: United States, Russia, Russian, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine’s, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Izium, Balakliia, Moscow, Kharkiv –, Ukrainian, “, Belgorod, Voronezh, Krasnodar, Bryansk, Crimea, Washington , DC, –

☆ The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The British Army has shrunk to its lowest level since the early 1800s. That's a far cry from the Chinese army of 2 million soldiers, Russia's 1.3 million, or the 460,000 active-duty troops of the US Army. "As things stand, the British Army is a one-trick pony," Nicholas Drummond, a British defense expert and former infantry officer, told Business Insider. AdvertisementIn 1989, the British Army had 156,000 soldiers, or more than twice its present size. "Right now, the British Army cannot generate a single division, let alone two," Drummond said.

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