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☆ U.S. vs. China: Military Bases Reveal Strategies to Extend Global Reach
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. vs. China: The Race to Launch the Next Generation of Space Telescopes China said it's set to launch the Xuntian survey space telescope in 2023, four years before NASA’s version, Roman. WSJ compares their technology and designs as scientists in the U.S. and China race to lead the future of astrophysics research. Correction: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly identified the launch date of the Xuntian telescope as 2027. Photo illustration: Adam Adada

☆ Cuba shouldn't be on sponsor of terrorism list, former U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Ed Augustin | Ed Augustin Is A British Journalist Based In Havana Who Has Written For The New York Times | The Guardian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

HAVANA — Along with Iran, Syria and North Korea, Cuba is listed as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by the U.S. Department of State. Cuba has called the sponsor of terrorism designation "illegitimate and immoral," arguing that it deprives it of financing and credit sources. “‘Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism’ was a mantra from the moment I walked into the State Department to the moment I walked out,” he said. Throughout the 1980s, Cuba shared intelligence with, trained and apparently supplied weapons to revolutionary movements fighting military dictatorships in Central America. Cuba will once again be a “guarantor state.”The Biden administration has provided no evidence that Cuba sponsors terrorism.

☆ Truphone to pay $600,000 U.S. fine, ensure Russian ownership divested
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The parent company of a small Montana wireless carrier will pay a $600,000 fine and ensure that any ownership interests by Russian investors is divested, a U.S. agency said on Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in April said Truphone, the owner of Montana-based iSmart Mobile, had been indirectly controlled by Russian oligarchs since at least 2011. Under the settlement, London-based Truphone will ensure that any stake held by Alexander Abramov, Alexander Frolov or Roman Abramovich will be divested, the FCC said. The FCC had proposed fining Truphone $660,000 in April for failing to disclose accurate ownership stakes held by foreign entities and transferring control of licenses without government approval. Truphone said it will ensure no individuals or entities designated by the Treasury Department's sanction list have any ownership or investment interests.

☆ Explainer: Iran and Russia's growing drone alliance amid Western outcry
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Michael Georgy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Saudi Arabia and the United States have said they believe Iran was behind a drone and missile attack on prized Saudi oil facilities in 2019, which Tehran denies. The United States fears long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into orbit could also be used to launch nuclear warheads. WHY HAS IRAN BUILT UP ITS OWN MISSILE AND DRONE CAPABILITY? Western powers are expected to impose more sanctions on Iran.

When I read that New York restaurateur Keith McNally had banned “The Late Late Show” host James Corden from famed restaurant Balthazar for allegedly abusive behavior, I was shocked. Not at hearing accusations that a wealthy celebrity had been rude to people in the hospitality industry, but at something far less common: a restaurant owner’s criticizing and barring a client, in public no less. Unfortunately, online reservation systems have also magnified one of the reasons diners used to end up being shunned: the reservation no-show. Few would dare to speak to podiatrists or electricians that way, but most restaurant servers tolerate it because they depend on tips — which can be upward of 70% of their earnings. What doesn’t is a restaurant owner’s publicly standing up for employees by telling bad customers that they have been banned.

☆ An officer helping enact Putin's mobilization is the latest in a string of unexplained deaths among high-ranking Russians
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian official who oversaw military enlistment was found dead, local officials said. People close to him do not believe that it was a suicide, Meduza reported, without specifying the source of that information. Putin announced the "partial mobilization" of Russians in September, forcing vast numbers of military reservists to join his invasion of Ukraine. Mysterious deathsA number of Russian officials have died in unusual or unexplained ways in the months since the Ukraine invasion began. The former head of a Russian aviation research institute also died, with a source telling Russian media that he fell down the stairs.

☆ Russia denied using Iranian suicide drones to attack Ukraine, even though there are pictures of it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian on Tuesday denied deploying Iran-made suicide drones to attack Ukraine. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images; InsiderThe White House yesterday said that the drones used were Shahed-136 models. Britain's Ministry of Defence also said that Shahed-136 drones had been used in Ukraine, identifying them in an assessment published Tuesday. Denmark also said that Iranian drones were used, with its foreign minister saying on Monday: "Iranian drones are used apparently to attack in the middle of Kyiv, this is an atrocity."

☆ Russian strikes wiped out 30% of Ukraine's power stations, part of a playbook to fight its infrastructure instead of its military
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's new tactics in Ukraine involve an intensified effort to cut off Ukraine's power. Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia had destroyed 30% of Ukraine's power stations in eight days. Russia's defense ministry explicitly said on Monday that it was gunning for Ukraine's power supply, even though attacking civilian infrastructure is broadly viewed as a war crime. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. And Ukraine's Western allies are now rushing to send more air-defense systems to Ukraine in a direct response to Russia's drone and missile barrages.

☆ The U.S. has never had a lesbian governor. These two women could change that.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

And in 2014 she broke barriers again, becoming the nation’s first out lesbian elected state attorney general. Nearly 3,000 miles west, Kotek became the country’s first out lesbian speaker of a state House of Representatives in 2013. This coming Election Day, these lesbian trailblazers could shatter glass ceilings once more, simultaneously becoming the first out lesbians ever elected governor in the United States. Kate Brown, who is bisexual and became the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected governor in 2015, and Colorado Gov. This past summer, some of those threats were pointedly directed at the LGBTQ community in Massachusetts’ state capital.

☆ Russia launched a new bombardment of Ukraine's capital, deploying Iranian 'suicide drones,' officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia launched fresh attacks on Kyiv on Monday morning with explosive drones. Reports and Ukrainian officials identified the drones used as ones made in Iran. Residents fled to shelters as air raid sirens went off, and Ukrainian troops tried to shoot down the drones that Ukrainian officials said were single-use "kamikaze drones" which explode on contact. A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Russia also until recently relied on missiles, rather than drones, to attack Kyiv, the AP noted.

☆ Before-and-after photos show the moment an Iranian 'suicide drone' detonates in Russian strike on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Multiple Ukrainian officials said Russia used Iran-made drones in the Monday morning strikes. Firefighters work after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 AP Photo/Roman HrytsynaSerhiy Kruk, the head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, said three people were killed. Klitschko and other Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia used "kamikaze drones," which are drones that explode on impact. Multiple Ukrainian officials identified the drones as ones made in Iran, which are being increasingly seen on the battlefield in Ukraine. A drone is seen during an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 17, 2022.

Rapp, watching Spacey accept his prize, threw a pencil at the screen, he testified this week. Spacey’s lawyers have tried to convince the jury of six men and six women that Rapp fabricated his claim in large part because he was bitterly envious of their client's success. Rapp, they contend, desperately wanted Spacey’s career: the hit films, the plum roles, the two Oscars. But through the first five days of the trial in downtown Manhattan, Rapp’s alleged jealousy has been a recurring and striking theme. “I wanted my career.”Warrington Parker, a San Francisco trial attorney, and Danny Cevallos, an NBC News legal analyst, both described the jealousy argument as a high-risk bet for Spacey’s lawyers.

☆ Tourists in Italy are behaving badly this year: Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

With Europe seeing an explosion of visitors a year after Covid travel restrictions dropped, incidents of visitors behaving badly in Italy show no sign of abating. Think that’s bad? Meanwhile in Venice, tourists routinely swim in the UNESCO-protected canals, which double as the city’s sewer system. “Tourists don’t know how to relate to the artistic heritage because they have no relation with our history – so they refer to their cultural imagination, and therefore to our cinema. “So many tourists have said to me over the years, ‘In Italy there are no rules.’ But they are mistaken.

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☆ Putin is running low on long-range precision weapons, and he's wasting his dwindling supply terrorizing Ukrainians in cities far from the front lines, war experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russian forces unleashed a barrage of long-range precision weapons on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure this week. Russian forces, he said, do not have the capability to do this "three or four days a week for the next two years. Bombing civilians is 'unlikely' to break Ukraine's will to fightIt's unclear exactly how many long-range munitions Russian forces have left in the arsenal. Getty ImagesInsider was unable to independently verify the total number of long-range munitions left in the hands of the Russian forces. Gentile said that if Russian forces want to strike targets deeper in Ukraine, they don't really have a choice beyond long-range munitions.

☆ Why a 17-Mile Stretch of Arizona Highway Is a Booming Logistics Hub
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Lula lead narrows to less than 5 points in Brazil election - AtlasIntel survey
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRASILIA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's polling lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has narrowed to less than 5 percentage points, according to a new opinion survey published on Thursday by pollster AtlasIntel. In its first poll since the first-round vote on Oct. 2, pollster AtlasIntel found 51.1% of voters for Lula and 46.5% behind Bolsonaro. Excluding undecided voters and null votes, Lula has 52.4% support and Bolsonaro 47.6%. AtlasIntel was one of several polling firms criticized for underestimating support for Bolsonaro in the first round, although it was closer than several more traditional pollsters. AtlasIntel had registered a 9-point lead for Lula ahead of that vote, when in fact the difference was just 5 points.

☆ South Carolina authorities say man confessed to killing 5 after he'd been on meth for days
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A man who authorities said confessed to killing five people and told them he'd been high on methamphetamines for days has been arrested in the fatal shootings in South Carolina. The scene of the shootings in Inman, S.C. Google MapsDrayton lived at the home for two weeks, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Thomas Ellis Anderson, 37; Adam Daniel Morley, 32; Mark Allen Hewitt, 59; and Roman Christean Megael Rocha, 19, were killed, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities responded to the house at 7:45 p.m. Sunday and found four people fatally wounded, the sheriff's office said. Someone that hadn’t slept in four days — they’re probably not thinking.”It wasn't clear when Drayton would be extradited to South Carolina.

☆ Justice Clarence Thomas confesses he's a Prince fan during a spirited debate over Andy Warhol's artwork and copyright law
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Supreme Court heard a case involving pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic silkscreen prints of musician Prince. At issue is whether Warhol violated copyright law by relying on a photographer's image of Prince for his art. The Andy Warhol Foundation has asked the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling. "If you called Andy Warhol as a witness, what would he say?" "And this is a work of art sending a message about modern society," he said of Warhol's.

☆ Russian aluminium producer Rusal reshuffles sales team
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer outside China, has not been hit directly by the sanctions imposed on Moscow since it sent thousands of troops to Ukraine on Feb. 24. However, some consumers said last month they would not buy Rusal's aluminium for 2023, and the London Metal Exchange launched a discussion paper on the possibility of banning Russian aluminium from being traded in its system. Steve Hodgson, who previously held the sales director post, will remain with Zug-based Rusal Marketing GmbH to support sales to international consumers. Andryushin "has vast experience in sales development and diversification in difficult market conditions," Evgenii Nikitin, Rusal chief executive, said in the statement. Elias Sarkis will be in charge of Rusal's export sales and Bob Katsiouleris - in charge of market development and quality, Rusal added.

☆ Russian strike on Ukraine's Lviv hits power supply - mayor
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A view shows the city without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks in Lviv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Roman BalukKYIV, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A Russian missile strike on critical infrastructure in Lviv on Tuesday left part of the west Ukrainian city without power, city mayor Andriy Sadovyi said. "As a result of the missile strike, 30% of Lviv is temporarily without electricity," Sadovyi wrote on the Telegram messaging app, adding that the water supply had also been interrupted in two districts of the city. Russian missile strikes had also hit the electricity supply in the Lviv region on Monday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Max Hunder, Editing by Timothy HeritageOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ In a land of spas, Hungary's cave bath falls victim to soaring gas prices
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Krisztina Fenyo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MISKOLCTAPOLCA, Hungary, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Staff turned off the lights and started draining the pools at Hungary's famous Miskolctapolca cave baths on Monday, after the centuries-old attraction succumbed to a modern-day crisis - soaring gas prices. Visitors have been coming to the vast cavern since before Roman times to bathe in its naturally heated waters. In recent years, the venue has relied on gas to top up the temperatures in the pools and the caves, particularly during winter. But then Russia invaded Hungary's neighbour Ukraine, sending shockwaves across the global economy and energy markets. For Miskolctapolca, and other businesses across Europe and beyond, that has filtered through in the form of crippling bills.

☆ Chief Justice Roberts is in the spotlight as the Supreme Court tackles race cases
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | Lawrence Hurley Covers The Supreme Court For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

As chief justice, Roberts was in the majority on both occasions when the court in previous cases weakened the Voting Rights Act, enacted in 1965 to protect minority voters. A 1981 memo written by Roberts about the Voting Rights Act. Then, he unsuccessfully advocated against legislation in Congress that lowered the barriers to bringing race discrimination claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. A 1981 memo written by Roberts advocating against legislation in Congress that would lower the barriers for race discrimination claims. “That would be devastating for minority voting rights in this country,” she added.

☆ Influencers are eating ghee by the spoonful. It’s led brands to create their own knockoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In that time, South Asian food experts say, brands have taken notice. The South Asian household staple is now blowing up on health TikTok. Influencers have recorded themselves eating spoonfuls of ghee, posing with the product in stores and promoting it as a new find. “That’s part of the reason why it is important to a South Asian population.”In Hindu ceremonies, it’s a staple. Most of all, it’s an essential component of South Asian comfort food, one that many people can associate with the quick-fix meals of early youth.

☆ Russian soldier says his comrades took armor off Ukrainian corpses because 'NATO armor is better than ours', according to audio obtained by The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian soldiers were frustrated by unsuitable military equipment as early as March. Recordings obtained by The New York Times reveal phone calls made by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. One man told his girlfriend how his comrades stole NATO armor off dead Ukrainian soldiers. The Russian military has resorted to pulling obsolete equipment out of storage, including Soviet-era equipment such as T-62 tanks. Prior to the Ukraine war, the Russian military was widely regarded as one of the most powerful in the world.

☆ ATP roundup: Maxime Cressy sweeps Sebastian Korda in Tel Aviv
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

September 29 - Fourth-seeded Maxime Cressy racked up 14 aces while posting a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Sebastian Korda in a battle of Americans in the second round of the Tel Aviv Watergen Open in Israel. Second-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic had 15 aces while recording a 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4 win over Austrian wild card Dominic Thiem. In another match of note, Constant Lestienne notched a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over No. Shapovalov will next face Moldova's Radu Albot, who posted a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) victory over American Steve Johnson. Japan's Taro Daniel beat Ecuador's Emilio Gomez 6-4, 6-4.

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