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☆ Chris Christie thinks Trump isn't showing up to the GOP debates because he's scared of him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie thinks Trump is skipping the GOP primary debates because he's scared of him. Trump is averaging 52.5% support in the 2024 Republican primary, according to FiveThirtyEight. The former president is currently averaging 52.5% support in the Republican primary, per FiveThirtyEight's weighted average. On Sunday night, Trump made it clear he will not be attending the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday. "Christie, he's eating right now, he can't be bothered," Trump recently said at a New Hampshire rally.

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☆ Front-line tank crews in Ukraine are spending their down time waging war in the video game 'World of Tanks'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Front-line soldiers in Ukraine are spending down time playing video games in which they battle tanks, NYT reported. Another soldier in a front-line tank company said they "love" World of Tanks. It's not the first time Ukrainian soldiers have talked about playing video games while being at war. Indeed, one soldier told Reuters recently that he credits his video game obsession for his ability to effectively strike Russian targets using drones. In World of Tanks, "you are kind of learning to work in a team and developing tactics in the game," a Ukrainian soldier told The Times.

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☆ Dolphins are dying in droves in the Black Sea, and Ukraine says it's evidence that Russia is committing a new kind of war crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian officials have documented an uptick in dolphin and porpoise deaths near the Black Sea. They may use the data to build a case accusing Russia of environmental war crimes, NYT reported. That's according to The New York Times, which reported that there's been a significant increase in dead dolphins and porpoises washing ashore in the Black Sea. In a peace plan he laid out last November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the environmental damage Russia's war was causing. Currently, there are four acts that are considered international crimes that the International Criminal Court (ICC) oversees: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression.

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☆ As Trump racks up indictments, his supporters are getting arrested and threatening violence against a judge and jurors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As Trump racks up indictments, his supporters are threatening and doxxing judges and jurors. Homeland Security alleged that a Trump supporter told a judge overseeing his case "You are in our sights, we want to kill you." Far-right message boards also lit up with violent threats against grand jurors in Georgia after Trump was indicted (again) this week. And as the former president keeps racking up indictments, his most extreme supporters are stepping up their rhetoric too, escalating their threats against judges and jurors involved in handing down those indictments. Other Trump supporters online discussed targeting the grand jurors in another Trump case, according to media reports.

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☆ Georgia prosecutors want Trump's trial to start the day before the biggest GOP primaries in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Georgia prosecutors want Trump's RICO trial to start the day before Super Tuesday. The Georgia case — in which Trump is expected to plead not guilty — marks Trump's fourth upcoming criminal trial. If a judge green-lights Georgia prosecutors' request for a March 4 trial date, it'll throw yet another wrench into Trump's plans for the campaign trail. Smith's office also charged Trump with violating parts of the Espionage Act and willfully retaining national-defense information, among other charges, in connection to his handling of classified information. Earlier this month, Smith's office again indicted Trump with four counts, this time in connection to events surrounding the deadly January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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☆ Michael Cohen is relishing Rudy Giuliani being charged with RICO violations: 'Karma boomerang is a bitch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Cohen is relishing the the fact that Rudy Giuliani has been charged with RICO violations. Giuliani and Trump were among 19 defendants indicted in a sprawling RICO case earlier this week. Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to an array of felonies in 2018 and was sentenced to three years in prison as a result, told Insider in a text message. He was referring to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was charged with RICO violations and a slew of other crimes in connection to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. "I see Michael Cohen is keeping it classy as always," Ted Goodman, a political advisor to Giuliani, said in response to Cohen's comments.

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☆ Trump's 4 criminal cases, ranked in order of how screwed he is
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in four separate criminal cases since leaving office. This week, he made history again as the first former president to be charged in four separate criminal cases. For some charges, he's unlikely to see jail time if he's convicted. Trump has denied all the criminal charges against him. Ethan Miller/Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was the first to bring criminal charges against Trump.

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☆ Trump was indicted in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Here's what the 13 counts in his 4th criminal case mean.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Trump was indicted in Georgia over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Making false statements and writingsGeorgia law says that it's illegal for an individual to knowingly and willfully make a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation to officials. ConspiracyTrump was charged with conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, and conspiracy to commit filing false documents. Asking Raffensperger, to "find" thousands of votes in order to nullify Biden's 2020 election victory. Asking Raffensperger in September 2021 to decertify the 2020 election, "or whatever the correct legal remedy is, and announce the true winner."

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☆ A weirdly wobbly 'muon' particle might revolutionize physics by revealing a 5th force of nature or another dimension
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A subatomic particle called the muon is wobbling far more than leading physics models can explain. Its unusual behavior could be evidence of a fifth force of nature or a new dimension. And the reason could be evidence of a new, fifth force of nature. But there are still cosmic wonders we don't understand — mysteries that the discovery of a fifth force of nature may help solve. One possible explanation is that the muons' behavior is dictated by a fifth force of nature.

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☆ Trump's Georgia indictment has been unsealed. Read the charges brought by Fulton County DA Fani Willis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Georgia grand jury indicted Donald Trump over his attempts to overturn 2020 election results. Trump, then the president, asked Georgia's secretary of state to "find" votes ensuring he'd win. The charges, sought by Fulton County's district attorney, Fani Willis, include violating Georgia's RICO statute, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, conspiracy to commit forgery, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, filing false documents, and making false statements and writings. Trump has continued to falsely insist that the 2020 presidential election was illegitimate and that he was the true victor. Willis sought testimony during her investigation from high-profile people involved in Georgia's election process and close to Trump.

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☆ Rudy Giuliani, who pioneered the use of RICO when he was a US attorney, just got indicted on RICO charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rudy Giuliani made his career using RICO to go after the mob when he was a US Attorney. Now, he's been indicted on RICO charges himself by the Fulton County DA's office. Giuliani was charged in connection to his efforts to help Trump overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. That's Rudy Giuliani, who spearheaded the Manhattan US attorney's office in the 1980s before going on to serve as the mayor of New York City. The former mayor was indicted in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia to help Donald Trump stay in office.

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☆ A Ron DeSantis supporter had to fire undocumented staff who'd worked at his restaurant for decades after being fined $500,000. He thinks DeSantis' immigration crackdown has gone too far.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Florida restaurant owner was forced to fire undocumented staff after being fined $500,000, The Miami Herald reported. Richard Gonzmart, the owner of the restaurant, is an ardent supporter of Florida Gov. But he thinks DeSantis' immigration crackdown has gone too far and wants stronger protections for migrants. Ron DeSantis, but he told the Herald DeSantis' immigration crackdown has gone too far and that he wants stronger protections for migrants. He was referring to a Florida immigration law that requires businesses with more than 25 employees to check their employees' work eligibility using E-Verify.

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☆ Prosecutors convinced a judge not to let Trump have his phone while reviewing trial documents because he has a 'tendency' to 'hold onto material' he shouldn't have
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge ruled that Trump can't have any electronic devices while reviewing discovery documents in the DOJ's January 6 case against him. That came after a prosecutor pointed out Trump's "tendency" to "hold onto" materials he shouldn't have. The ex-president was previously charged with more than three dozen counts over his alleged hoarding of classified documents. In June, Trump was charged with 37 counts over his alleged hoarding of classified documents, including charges of violating the Espionage Act. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges in the classified documents case, as well as the four charges Smith's office brought in the January 6 case.

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☆ Judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 case says she won't go easy on him just because he's running for president again
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The judge overseeing the Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump said she won't go easy on him just because he's running for office. "The existence of a political campaign is not going to have any bearing on my decision," Judge Chutkan said. Chutkan put in place a protective order that prevents Trump from speaking about sensitive material from the trial. She made the comment during a hearing about a protective order that the special counsel Jack Smith's office is seeking in its January 6 case against the former president. She added that Trump's political campaign "has to yield to the orderly administration of justice."

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☆ Trump's lawyers wanted Clarence Thomas to review their 2020 election lies, saying he was their 'only chance' of stopping Biden's victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's lawyers wanted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to help them stop Biden's 2020 election. One Trump lawyer wrote that "our only chance to get a favorable judicial opinion" that "might hold up the Georgia count in Congress, is from Thomas." one Trump lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, wrote in a December 31, 2020 email to other attorneys working on Trump's behalf to nullify Biden's victory. Thomas is the circuit justice for Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, meaning he oversees emergency requests coming from those states. He was referring to the conservative lawyer John Eastman, who was one of the recipients of the email.

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☆ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a question mark in deep space. It could be 2 galaxies colliding.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted a question-mark-shaped object in deep space. The question mark could be two galaxies colliding, interacting, and distorting each other. Is that a giant question mark? What are you playing at, James Webb Space Telescope? The bigger pictureWebb wasn't looking for a question mark.

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☆ Kremlin says Russia 'theoretically' doesn't need to hold elections next year because Putin will 'obviously' win
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin's spokesperson said Russia "theoretically" doesn't need to hold presidential elections next year. The elections don't need to happen because "it's obvious that Putin will be reelected," Dmitry Peskov said. Putin has maintained a tight grip on power, making his 2024 re-election all but certain. Dmitry Peskov, Putin's chief spokesperson, described Russia's presidential election as "not really democracy" but "costly bureaucracy" in an interview with The New York Times over the weekend. "Mr, Putin will be reelected next year with more than 90 percent of the vote," he added.

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☆ What is conspiracy against rights? The civil war-era statute included in Trump's Jan 6 and 2020 election interference indictment, explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Lauren Steussy | Rebecca Cohen | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Among the four charges Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to Thursday was conspiracy against rights. The civil war-era statute was originally passed to stop members of the KKK from terrorizing the formerly enslaved. In this case, it's the right to vote that prosecutors allege Trump threatened by trying to tamper with the 2020 election results in battleground states. The "civil war era statute was used to prosecute folks in the South trying to disenfranchise Black voters," Rahmani added. If convicted of this charge, Trump could face a fine or prison time of up to 10 years, Rahmani said.

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☆ Trump was indicted over his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the election results. Here's what the 4 charges against him mean.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Sonam Sheth | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He's been charged with conspiracy to defraud the government, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Here's a breakdown of the new criminal charges Trump is facing and what they mean. If convicted of this charge, Trump could face a maximum of 5 years in prison, Rahmani said. Obstruction of an official proceeding is among the most widely used charges federal prosecutors have brought against other defendants related to the Capitol riot.

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☆ Melania Trump started a scholarship program called 'Fostering the Future,' but no charity with that name is registered in New York or Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former first lady Melania Trump started a scholarship program called "Fostering the Future" last year. One person who said he received funds from the program told The Times he got it through a friend who knows the Trumps. But there's no charity with that name registered in New York or Florida, The New York Times reported. A person familiar with the scholarship program told the paper that "more than two" scholarships have been awarded as part of the program but did not provide further details. There was no indication of how much money would be retained by Melania Trump, per the newspaper.

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☆ Melania Trump keeps shooting down her husband's requests to campaign with him
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Melania Trump keeps rejecting Donald Trump's requests to appear with him on the 2024 campaign trail, according to the New York Times. Melania Trump hasn't just been absent from the campaign trail; she also hasn't been at any of Trump's court hearings. Melania Trump appeared with Trump on the campaign trail when he officially announced his 2024 presidential bid in November. When Trump first announced his presidential campaign in 2016, many wondered how Melania Trump — who had previously been ensconced in the fashion world — would make her mark on the campaign trail. While Trump was in office, Melania Trump generally sought to focus on issues affecting children, which she said would also be a priority should her husband win the presidency again.

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☆ Stephanie Grisham says Melania Trump won't be campaigning with her husband like Casey DeSantis: 'She's not going to be throwing on jeans and walking in parades'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Stephanie Grisham said Melania Trump won't be stumping in early-voting states like Casey DeSantis does for her husband and 2024 GOP contender Ron DeSantis. Grisham told The New York Times that Melania Trump won't have the same intensity as Casey DeSantis. "I don't think it's going to be anything like what we've seen with Casey DeSantis," Grisham told the newspaper. Friends, rivals, and colleagues previously told Insider that Casey DeSantis, a former TV journalist, is DeSantis' most effective campaign surrogate and advisor, as she easily engages with conservative crowds in early-voting primary states. Melania Trump has, so far, stayed off the campaign trail.

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☆ Support for using violence to 'coerce' members of Congress nearly doubled over the last 6 months — even more so among Democrats — according to a study
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent study found that public support for using violence to "coerce" members of Congress nearly doubled from January to June. Support among self-identified Democrats for political violence grew by about 250%, according to the study. The spike was most pronounced among self-identified Democrats: in January, 7% of Democrats supported using political violence against lawmakers, and that number climbed to 16% in June. By contrast, the support for political violence against Congress among self-identifying Republicans increased by 50%. Specifically, the survey found roughly 4% of Americans — an estimated 12 million people — supported using violence to return Trump to office in April.

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☆ A mystery buyer paid $875,000 for 11 Hunter Biden paintings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A mystery buyer spent $875,000 on 11 of Hunter Biden's paintings. That's according to internal documents from Biden's art gallery that Insider obtained. Hunter Biden was aware of Hirsh Naftali's identity as well as the identity of another buyer, Kevin Morris, Insider learned. Hunter Biden's counsel told Insider that he became aware of the buyers' identities after their purchases because they were his friends. Hirsh Naftali's role on the commission establishes at least one point at which the worlds of Hunter Biden's art patrons and President Biden's donors overlap.

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☆ Twitter's new 'X' logo looks suspiciously like a generic Unicode symbol
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter on Monday rolled out its new logo and brand: 𝕏.𝕏 is also a generic Unicode character known as "mathematical double-struck capital X." The new logo is also nearly identical to the lowercase "x" in the Monotype font "Special Alphabet 4." Twitter has a new logo thanks to a major rebrand that Elon Musk announced over the weekend: 𝕏. But the new branding looks suspiciously like a generic Unicode character known as "mathematical double-struck capital X" that was added to the Unicode in March 2001. The company's newly minted CEO, Linda Yaccarino, tweeted that Twitter — now called "X" — will "transform the global town square."

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