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☆ Ford applies for patent on car that can automatically repossess itself
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ford has some interesting ideas about stuff that self-driving cars might soon be able to do. Besides freeing us from the tedium of commuting, cars, as envisioned in a Ford patent application, could repossess themselves. Before getting to the point that the car would simply drive itself away, delinquent payers would be subject to a litany of annoyances. If the owner persists in ignoring these messages, the vehicle would, in the words of Ford’s patent application, “initiate execution of a multi-step repossession procedure.”Step one involves making the owner pay in other ways. It may not have been your idea of the “car of the future” but, if you don’t pay up, it just might be.

☆ North Korea and Russia are ramping up trade in oil, coal and weapons as Ukraine war sanctions send Moscow to pariah state
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new CSIS report analyzed satellite imagery that suggests significantly increased trade between Russia and North Korea. Wartime sanctions have pushed Moscow to turn to railroad trade with Pyongyang, the researchers wrote. Trade between North Korea and Russia hit roughly $48 million in 2019, International Trade Centre data compiled by the Wall Street Journal shows. That dropped to nearly zero in 2021, with North Korea closing off its borders during the pandemic. Similarly, over recent years, Russia has sided with North Korea in geopolitical conversations over sanctions on the Kim Jong-un's regime.

☆ George Santos' deceit shows why you shouldn't lie on your resume
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Congressman George Santos has admitted making up parts of his resume and is facing calls to resign. It's not smart to misrepresent your work experience because "today you're going to get found out." Job applicants often exaggerate their work experience and skillsFudging one's resume is a common practice. "It's not okay to omit stints of employment on an application that requires all work experience for a period of time. "You're going to get into a job you can't do," she said.

☆ DC disciplinary counsel says Rudy Giuliani's law license should be revoked because his 'misconduct' was 'so serious that it should never be allowed to happen again'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A prosecutor for the DC bar's Office of Disciplinary Counsel said Giuliani should be disbarred. Hamilton Fox said Giuliani's "misconduct" after the 2020 election was "so serious that it should never be allowed to happen again." The DC Board of Professional Responsibility made a preliminary finding that a lawsuit Giuliani filed in 2020 violated ethics rules. Giuliani's "misconduct" after the 2020 election was "so serious that it should never be allowed to happen again," disciplinary counsel Hamilton Fox said. Giuliani vehemently defended himself after Fox made his comments, accusing the disciplinary counsel of engaging in a "personal attack" without presenting proper evidence.

☆ The death of an American soldier fighting in Ukraine exposes chaos and dysfunction in the foreign legion
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The widow, alongside other soldiers, told Insider about mismanagement and dysfunction in the legion. A Foreign Legion fighter looks on at wreckage in Ukraine following a Russian attack. "When we were told to go out again, in my mind I knew someone was going to die," AJ told Insider. "How everything was handled, especially after his death, was scandalous," Lipka told Insider. Mavericks told Insider he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and still mourns the deaths of his comrades.

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