DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ The Arizona primary where the MAGA movement is devouring itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

"He is running a very bigoted race," Hamadeh told me of Masters, "and MAGA and the America First movement is bigger than that." An anti-Hamadeh yard sign, paid for by the Masters campaign, beside one of Hamadeh's own signs in the 8th district. "This guy, he lost against Mark Kelly because he's a weirdo," Hamadeh told me. "I think that warrants some investigative journalism," Hamadeh told me. "I can't vote for you," one woman, apparently not a prospective constituent, told Hamadeh as she shook hands with him after the event, "but I'll give you a donation."

Persons: Abe Hamadeh, Hamadeh, I've, He's, Donald Trump, Kari Lake, MAGA, Blake Masters, Peter Thiel protégé, who's, It's, Bryan Metzger, Ben Toma, Debbie Lesko, Sen, Anthony Kern, There's, Trent Franks, Israel, there's, Lesko, —, Abraham, Abe, Ron Paul, Prophet Muhammad, Jesus, fashioning, he's, Trent, They're, MAGA bromides, JD Vance, Ohio, Masters, Vance, Ted Kacynski, Blake, Mark Kelly, Kari, Brandon Bell, Trump, Clarence Thomas, Thiel, Hamadeh's, Arizona Republic —, Rebecca Noble, Toma Organizations: Service, Republican, GOP, Arizona, Capitol, Trump, Masters, Supreme, Daily, University of, Maricopa County Attorney's, US Army Reserve, Republican Party, Senate, Sun City, Justice, Republicans, Sun City West, Stanford University, FBI, Thiel Capital, Fox News, Arizona Republic, Sun, Arizona House Locations: Phoenix, Arab American, Arizona, America, Tucson, North Phoenix, Washington, There's, Maricopa County, Mecca, Chicago, Skokie, United States, Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Vatican, Thailand, Japan, Sun City, crazies, Scottsdale, it's

☆ Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says his faith in Biden hasn't wavered. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Related storiesThe governor, who was first elected in 2022, said that Biden has been a strong partner for Maryland. Wes Moore said he has worked closely with the Biden administration following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesAt the governor's meeting, Moore said Biden laid out a strategy for the final months of his campaign. The governor has worked with the Biden administration extensively following the bridge's collapse. "I think he's got to keep doing what he's doing right now.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Wes Moore, Biden, Moore, Donald Trump, he's, Francis Scott Key, Anna Moneymaker, Dali, He's, You've Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Maryland Gov, US Army, Maryland Locations: Baltimore, Patapsco

☆ A European rival to HIMARS takes shape
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Europe is building a multiple rocket launcher that resembles America's HIMARS, the ground-fired weapon that took on the precision strike missions that Ukraine's battered air force couldn't. Many, such as France's LRU and Germany's MARS 2, are based on the U.S. M270, a tracked mobile rocket launcher, and its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets. One HIMARS launcher can carry six GMLRS rockets or one longer-range ATACMS ballistic missile. HIMARS rockets destroyed Russian ammunition depots and headquarters, disrupting logistics and command and control, and spurring Russian forces to move vital facilities deeper behind their lines. Collectively, such trends are prompting some militaries to consider possible alternatives to the US HIMARS system, though certainly that remains a major player in this competition for contracts."

Persons: HIMARS, KNDS, EuroPULS, hasn't, Emely Gonzalez, What's, Elbit, Lockheed Martin, that's, Elbit's PULS, James Black, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Franco, Systems, Israel Defense Forces, High, Artillery, U.S ., US Marine Corps, HIMARS, Lockheed, Munitions, MARS, US Defense Department, RAND, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, HIMARS, Germany, Europe, Netherlands, Denmark, RAND Europe, Forbes

☆ Russia has forced the West to ramp up production of older weapons — even gear it wasn't making any more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewRussia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a surge in demand, orders, and manufacturing of Western weaponry, including decades-old equipment and even gear that had gone out of production. The result is more orders and manufacturing, even of Western equipment where production had stopped. Its maker, Lockheed Martin, is increasing production as well as its production of the antitank missile system. Russia has also ramped up its wartime production, which could aid it in the future and not just against Ukraine. One solution would have been countries ramping up their orders and production earlier in the war, Di Mizio said.

Persons: —, it's, Jan Kallberg, hasn't, Lockheed Martin, Diehl, Timothy Wright, Mark Cancian, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Mattias Eken, Cancian, Diego Herrera Carcedo, Giorgio Di Mizio, Kallberg, Di Mizio Organizations: Service, Business, Manufacturing, Center for, Army Cyber Institute, US Army, Air Missile System, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Getty, IRIS, Patriot, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Financial Times, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Russia Western, Military, Sputnik, REUTERS, Ukraine, Russia, RAND Corporation, Anadolu Agency Locations: Ukraine, Russia, West, Norway, Europe, Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, France, Kremlin, REUTERS Russia

☆ US Army awarded $10.3 million to a family exposed to black mold while living in military housing in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Steve Beynon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn Army family at Fort Cavazos in Texas was awarded $10.3 million Monday after living in a mold-infested home run by a private Army housing company and repeated hospitalizations of their newborn infant for respiratory difficulties. Meanwhile, private military housing providers operate with relatively little oversight from the Army despite years of outcry from service members and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The house the Kiernans lived in and its subsequent maintenance was managed by Cavalry Family Housing, which has some 5,000 homes around Fort Cavazos in its portfolio. A government contractor takes a step back to ensure the letters are aligned correctly at the main gate of the newly-designated Fort Cavazos. US Army photo by Eric Franklin, Fort Cavazos Public AffairsAfter returning home from pediatric intensive care, Grant was again hospitalized two days later.

Persons: —, Jason Kiernan's, Sarah, Sarah Kiernan, Military.com, Grant, Eric Franklin, Fort, Kiernan, Jason Kiernan, Christine Wormuth Organizations: Service, Business, Army, Capitol, Cavalry, US, Fort Cavazos Public Affairs, Military.com Locations: Fort Cavazos, Texas, Austin , Texas, Cavazos, Fort Campbell , Kentucky

☆ These gay military veterans wonder what Biden’s new pardon means for them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The pardon won’t automatically change the record of convicted veterans, but it will allow them to apply for a certificate that will help them receive withheld benefits. “Our nation’s service members stand on the frontlines of freedom, and risk their lives in order to defend our country. Despite their courage and great sacrifice, thousands of LGBTQI+ service members were forced out of the military because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,” Biden said. A service member’s discharge status can determine what Veterans Affairs benefits they are eligible for. To get their records changed under the pardon, veterans will need to complete an online application, which will go to their military service department.

Persons: Mona McGuire, Karla Lehmann, “, ” McGuire, McGuire, ”, Lehmann, Joe Biden, Biden, ‘ What’s, ’ ” Lehmann, Biden’s, ” Biden, Christie Bhageloe, Bhageloe, Don’t, Ruth Castro, ’ McGuire, “ I’m, I’m, …, ’, I’ve, ” “, America’s Organizations: CNN, US Army, Army, Milwaukee Police Department, Michigan State Police, Armed Forces, Military, Department of Justice, Veterans, Department of Defense, Defense Department, Affairs, Pentagon, Department, 164th Military Police Company, Army Board for, Military Records, Department of Locations: West Germany, Milwaukee, Mineola , Texas, Wisconsin

☆ Several US military bases in Europe on heightened alert amid possible terrorist threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Several US military bases across Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend, with the level of force protection raised to its second-highest state amid concerns that a terrorist attack could target US military personnel or facilities, according to two US officials. The bases, including the US Army garrison in Stuttgart, Germany where US European Command is headquartered, raised their alert level to Force Protection Condition “Charlie” on Sunday, the officials said. But he told CNN that USEUCOM is “constantly assessing a variety of factors that play into the safety of US military community abroad. Since March, France has raised its national security alert system to the highest level, according to the US embassy in France. “French authorities actively monitor terrorist threats from organized groups and radicalized individuals,” the embassy said.

Persons: Charlie ”, ”, Dan Day, USEUCOM, Nancy Faeser Organizations: CNN, US Army, US, Command, Cdr, Paris Olympics, ”, Olympic Games Locations: Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, ” France, France

☆ SXSW decision to end US Army sponsorship spotlights political tightrope for festival organizers amid Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” read an official statement shared on the SXSW website. In 2023, The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) announced that their “Irish Artists Pledge to Boycott Israel” had passed 1,500 signatories, including Kneecap. SXSW isn’t the only music festival that has seen artists pull out over sponsorships since the Israel-Hamas war began. Obviously, we pulled out of SXSW because it was literally sponsored by the American army, but we’re not f–kin’ ridiculous either.”The SXSW festival began in 1987. Greg Abbott took to social media to comment on the SXSW protesters, prompting the festival to publicly disagree with the governor.

Persons: Jamie Dobson, “, Selena Gomez, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Mark Cuban, Israel, Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt, Liam Óg Ó, Ó Cairealláin, Jj Ó, Justin Bettman, Boycott Israel ”, Dan Lambert, Lambert, Robert MacPherson, Greg Abbott, Don’t, ” Abbott, don’t, ”, Governor Abbott Organizations: CNN, Southwest, Hamas, SXSW, US Army, U.S, Army Futures Command, US Army Futures Command, Army, Hollywood, Irish, Palestine Solidarity, Barclays Bank, Barclays, Live, Reuters, Texas Gov Locations: Israel, Austin, The Texas, Palestine, Ireland, The Ireland, Gaza, Texas

☆ Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes are up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —When Elvis Presley’s debut album took the charts by storm in 1956, “Blue Suede Shoes” was its opening track. Now, fans have the opportunity to step into the King’s very own blue suede shoes as they go up for grabs at British auction house Henry Aldridge and Son – for an estimated £100,000 to £120,000 (around $126,000 to $152,000). The shoes have been authenticated by Jimmy Velvet, a close friend of Presley and the founder of the Elvis Presley Museum. “The night before Elvis’ army induction here in Memphis, Elvis had an all night party at Graceland,” the letter says, according to the auction site. That night Elvis gave me these blue suede shoes size 10 1/2.

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, ”, Henry Aldridge, Son –, Presley, Steve Allen, Bush, Alan Fortas, Jimmy Velvet, Elvis Presley, Fortas, Elvis ’, Elvis Organizations: London CNN, NBCU, Bank, Getty, US Army, Elvis Presley Museum, Son Locations: Memphis, Graceland

The allegations provide a window into the scale and force of this Israeli operation to free hostages taken during the attack on Israel last October. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) warned that Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes through their actions. CNNMohammad told CNN that before the Israeli forces withdrew, they threatened to shoot his relatives, after which he heard gunshots. “I called the ambulance, but they said they cannot come because the area is dangerous,” Mohammad told CNN. Palestinians inspect the damage a day after Israeli forces launched an operation to rescue four hostages, in Nuseirat, central Gaza, on June 9.

Persons: fleck, Abdel Miqdad shudders, Yamen, “, ”, Jeremy Laurence, ” Israel, ‘, Mohammad, –, ” Mohammad, Rasha, ” Rasha Abdel Miqdad, Zain, Abdul Raouf, Ahmad, ” Ahmad, CNN Mohammad, ’ ” Mohammad, Richard Weir, Trevor Ball, Weir, Eyad Baba, clamor, Médecins, Karin Huster, Maryame El Abbassi, Mumen, Khan Younis, ” Mumen Organizations: CNN, ” CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Paratroopers Reconnaissance Battalion, Health, UN, IDF, Flames, Artillery, “, IMI, Military Industries, Human Rights Watch, US Army, Awda, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Nasser Hospital, Getty, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Nuseirat, ‘, Al, Aqsa, AFP, Khan

☆ South by Southwest is cutting ties with the US Army and weapons makers after sponsorships fueled outrage at this year's festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

South by Southwest will cut US Army and arms manufacturer sponsors for its 2025 festival. The decision follows over 80 artists pulling out in opposition to Army sponsorship this year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSouth by Southwest plans to cut US Army and weapon manufacturer sponsors for its 2025 festival after dozens of artists pulled out this year. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Army, Service, US Army, SXSW, Business Locations: Southwest

☆ Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes sell for $150,000 in auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —When Elvis Presley’s debut album took the charts by storm in 1956, “Blue Suede Shoes” was its opening track. Now, the King’s very own blue suede shoes have sold for the princely sum of £120,000 (around $152,000) after they went up for grabs at British auction house Henry Aldridge and Son on Friday. The shoes were bought by a client from California, Henry Aldridge and Son told CNN. That night Elvis gave me these blue suede shoes size 10 1/2. According to Henry Aldridge and Son, another iconic piece of music history was sold on the same day as Presley’s shoes.

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, ”, Henry Aldridge, Son, Presley, Steve Allen, Bush, Alan Fortas, Jimmy Velvet, Elvis Presley, Fortas, Elvis ’, Elvis, Freddie Mercury Organizations: London CNN, CNN, NBCU, Bank, Getty, US Army, Elvis Presley Museum, Son Locations: California, Memphis, Graceland

☆ 'Every trench' in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussia and Ukraine have relied heavily on electronic warfare tactics throughout the conflict, leaning on cheap — but highly effective — technology to interfere with the targeting process of precision strike weapons like attack drones and guided munitions. With the battlefield full of such threats, especially the drones that threaten anything that moves, the need for electronic warfare systems is tremendous. "Different EW tools are needed to conduct strategic missions, but there is also a huge need for so-called 'close-range' EW," Fedorov said. Related storiesClose-range electronic-warfare systems would be particularly useful against enemy drones, specifically the small quadcopters that conduct reconnaissance and strike missions. "You can have the best drone, but what's the sense if it can't fly under electronic warfare?"

Persons: —, Mykhailo Fedorov, we've, Fedorov, Yar, Jose Colon, Doug Bush, Bush, Khrystyna Lutsyk, Nicole Petrucci, Petrucci Organizations: Service, Kyiv, Business, AP, 22nd Infantry Brigade, Anadolu, Getty, 24th Mechanized Brigade, US Space Force, Air & Space Forces Magazine Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Kyiv, China

☆ Opinion: Will Julian Assange receive a hero’s welcome in Australia?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Opinion Latika Bourke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Julian Assange is no martyr, but the Trump administration’s continued pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder ended up making him one — in the eyes of many Australians. Assange, who was released from prison in the UK on June 24, has long been a polarizing figure in his native Australia. Once Assange pleads guilty, under the plea agreed with the US, he will have spent five years in solitary confinement. Assange’s WikiLeaks disclosures put Western human intelligence sources at risk by the way they were dumped on the internet unredacted. He is reported to be heading to Canberra where he’ll be given a hero’s welcome by some, including his family and hardline supporters.

Persons: Latika Bourke, ”, Read, CNN — Julian Assange, Trump, Latika Bourke Louis Douvis, Assange, narcissist, Pamela Anderson, Vivienne Westwood, Assange “, Chelsea Manning, Matt Canavan, ” Canavan, Julian Assange, Saeed Khan, Canavan, “ he’s, George W, “, Assange’s, Julian Hill, Stella Assange, indefatigably, Hill, Caroline Kennedy, Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Albanese’s, Albanese, Scott Morrison, he’s, ” Hill, Assange hasn’t, he’ll Organizations: Nightly, Sydney Morning Herald, Love, CNN, WikiLeaks, Trump, US Army, Australian, Wikileaks, Getty, Reuters, Australian Labor, Democrat, Labor, Liberal, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Australian, India, British, Ecuadorian, London, Sweden, Sydney's, Australia, AFP, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Iraq, Canberra

☆ Off Gaza’s coast, truckloads of aid roll off a US military pier – only to remain uncollected
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —After a series of mishaps, trucks of humanitarian aid are now beginning to roll onto the US military pier off the Gaza coast at a steadier pace. The US military says it is now moving about 800 pallets of humanitarian aid per day to Gaza via the temporary pier, or roughly 40 trucks. Humanitarian aid operations in Gaza have been severely hampered by an increase in Israeli military operations over the past month and humanitarian aid officials say lawlessness and looting are also on the rise. The Israeli military says it has been getting hundreds of aid trucks into Gaza recently, blaming humanitarian aid agencies’ lack of capacity for not picking up and distributing the aid. Pressed on criticism from humanitarian aid groups that the US’s $230-million effort would have been better spent pressuring Israel to get more aid into Gaza via land routes, Capt.

Persons: Leo Correa, Joe Biden, Israel, Joel Stewart, ” Organizations: CNN, Food, Army, Pentagon, Navy Locations: Gaza, Israeli, American

☆ Best Ranger Competition 2024: See photos of the murderous 3-day event winners endured
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Newcomer team named Best RangerUS Army 1st Lt. Andrew Winski and Sgt. Mathew Dunphy hold up their SigSauer P320-M17 pistols next to the Best Ranger Competition Trophy. Matthew Dunphy — earned the highest cumulative marks out of all 56 teams, granting them the title of Best Ranger. Both first-time competitors, the duo represented the 75th Ranger Regiment, marking the fourth year in a row that members of the unit won the competition. Winski said he was "truly grateful" for the opportunity to participate in the competition and show "what the Army's Ranger Regiment is and … what kind of Rangers we produce."

Persons: Andrew Winski, Mathew Dunphy, Justin Yarborough, Matthew Dunphy —, Winski, James Mingus, Mingus Organizations: Ranger US Army, US, Spc, 75th Ranger Regiment, Army's Ranger, Rangers

☆ US soldiers just put the Army's new Precision Strike Missile to the test against a moving sea target in the Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe US Army tested its new strike missile against a moving sea target in the Pacific earlier this month. The recent strike marked a "significant milestone" in the development of the new Precision Strike Missile, the Army said. The PrSM, a next-generation long-range precision strike weapon, will eventually replace the older MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS. The exercise involved the US Army's prototype Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher and two Precision Strike Missiles, which were "able to engage a moving maritime target in conjunction with other Joint assets." An Army Tactical Missile System during live-fire testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on December 14, 2021.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin, White, John Hamilton, Technology Doug Bush Organizations: Service, US Army, Army, MGM, Tactical Missile Systems, Business, Valiant, High, Artillery Rocket Systems, Systems, Lockheed, Pentagon, Army Tactical Missile System, White, Artillery, Acquisition, Logistics, Technology, Ship Locations: Palau, Cleveland, Austin, New Mexico, China

☆ Opinion: Destined to be a lame duck
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. When Biden and Trump meet in a debate on CNN Thursday, expect part of the audience to be wondering exactly who and what will come next. Biden, who’s battling low approval ratings, is sticking with Vice President Kamala Harris, whose polls are also bleak. There were 28, and we’ve had 11 so far this year, Bridget Johnson noted in the first of a CNN Opinion series about America’s preparedness. “It’s a measure of his hold on American society that he’s still revered a half-century later,” wrote Frederic J. Frommer.

Persons: Franklin D, Roosevelt, “, ”, Alexander Wiley of, Adolph Sabath, Sabath, can’t, Joe Biden, Donald Trump —, Biden, who’s, Kamala Harris, Ronald Reagan’s, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Trump, Julian Zelizer, Zelizer, it’s, Facebook “ Trump, ’ Trump, Hunter Biden, ” Terry Szuplat, Barack Obama, I’ve, that’s, Obama, Dan, ’, don’t, … Don’t, Melinda French Gates, Douglas Heye, Bob Good, Trump Dean Obeidallah, Clay Jones, we’ve, Bridget Johnson, Johnson, “ we’re, Richard Serino, Irma, Maria, Hurricane Maria, Mark Wolfe, ” Drew Sheneman, Anna Bershteyn, Michael Diamond, Roe, Wade, Karen Finney, Jennifer Tucker, Chuck Schumer's, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, he’s, John Kasich, Bill DeBlasio, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Biden’s, Jill Filipovic, Walt Handelsman, Luther Terry, Vivek H, Murthy, ” Kara Alaimo, Dolly Parton, Allison Hope, Dolly Parton “, Parton, ” Hope, Ericka Andersen, ’ Andersen, Andersen, Dolly, Nathan B, Baskind, Weeks, Samantha Baskind, Uncle Nate, Nathan Baskind, David, ” Samantha Baskinshe, ” Don’t, Phil Hands, Nadine Pienede, Frida Ghitis, Adam Plowright, Sara Stewart, Andrew McCarthy, Rohit Chopra, Willie Mays Bill Bramhall, Willie Mays, Frederic J, Frommer, ” Frommer, Mays, —, ” Mays, Vic Wertz, It’s Organizations: CNN, Republicans couldn’t, Democratic, GOP, Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin . Rep, Illinois Democrat, New York Times, Trump, Biden, Twitter, Facebook, UFC, Democrats, Braver, Trump Dean, US, FEMA, Hurricane, Ricans, Ledger, Agency, “, Independence, ”, Times, Federalist, Army, Journal, Tribune, New York Daily, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants Locations: Illinois, George H.W ., New York, American, ” “ Ohio, John Kasich , New York City, Donald Trump , Alaska, Switzerland, France, Normandy, Wisconsin, Juneteenth, Haiti, Putin’s, Korea, “

☆ Opinion: My uncle Nate was lost on D-Day. At last, he is being buried with honor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Opinion Samantha Baskind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Uncle Nate was Jewish. German war records told a different story: Nate was taken prisoner and died of his wounds at a German Airforce hospital. “Did they find Uncle Nate’s femur yet, Mom?” my daughter Naomi would ask while eating her salad. And after the match: “Have you picked Uncle Nate’s coffin yet?” Asher wants to know. Uncle Nate fought for our freedoms, and his death reminds us that freedom is never free.

Persons: Samantha Baskind, Nathan B, –, – –, Nate, ignobly, Uncle Nate, Baskinds, Abe Baskind, Colonel W.E, Campbell, “, ”, Nathan Baskind, Philip Baskind, Benjamin – –, Benjamin, David, Operation Benjamin, Rudolf Bauer, Leonhard Aumüller, Nate’s, Naomi, Asher, ” Asher, Nathan Baskind’s, Baskind Organizations: Cleveland State University, Art, CNN, US Army, Jewish, Eastern, American, German Airforce, Army, Commission, US Mortuary Service, US, Monuments Commission Locations: Warsaw, Normandy, Pittsburgh, Auschwitz, Cherbourg, Virginia, German, Texas, Northwest Africa, Tunisia, Italy, England, France, Utah

☆ Willie Mays: One of baseball’s most electrifying and complete players has died at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Wayne Sterling | Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

AP From left: Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, and Hank Thompson hold bats on their shoulders in Yankee Stadium in 1951. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays, then a physical training instructor at Fort Eustis, Virginia, leads soldiers through a calisthenics session on February 19, 1953. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays plays stick ball with kids in New York's Harlem neighborhood in 1954. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Mays makes a leaping, one-handed catch off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Duke Snider on August 15, 1954. JR/AP Mays, then of the San Francisco Giants, plays catch with 14-month-old Herbert Henderson, at the home of Henderson's parents, in San Francisco, California on November 14, 1957.

Persons: Willie Mays, Mays, “, Michael Mays, ” Michael Mays, ”, –, Babe Ruth, Hall, Hall of Famer Willie Mays, Robert D, Manfred, ” Manfred, ” Mays, couldn’t, wouldn’t, Negro League ballplayers, Monte Irvin, Hank Thompson, William F, Donegan, Duke Snider, Charles Hoff, Jackie Robinson, Bettmann, Frank Hurley, Joe DiMiaggio, Sid Mercer, Margherite Wendell, AP Mays, Herbert Henderson, Ernest Bennett, Pepe, San Francisco, Willie McCovey, Jon Brenneis, Ed Sullivan, Mel Ott, Hank Aaron, Joan Whitney Payson, Dan Farrell, douse Mays, Paul Sakuma, Monica M, Davey, John G, Mabanglo, San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds, of Famer Willie McCovey, Bonds, Willie, Laura Bush, George W, Bush, Chip Somodevilla, Jeff Gross, Barack Obama, Louis, Pete Souza, Jon Miller, Ezra Shaw, Nicholas Kamm, Gabrielle Lurie, ’ Mays, Vic Wertz, ” San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Breed, ’, Peter Ueberroth, Leo Durocher, ” Obama, “ Willie, Gavin Newsom, ” Newsom, Emma Tucker, Elizabeth Joseph, Taylor Romine Organizations: CNN, of Famer, San Francisco Giants, Giants, Major League Baseball, New York Giants, National League, Hall of Famer, MLB, Negro League statistics, Negro American, Birmingham Black Barons, San Francisco Chronicle, Juneteenth, Negro Leagues, Black Barons, Louis Cardinals, Negro League, Gloves, Bettmann, American, Minneapolis Millers, Minnesota Historical Society, AP, Yankee, The New York Giants, Army, Major League, Los Angeles Dodgers, NY, Mays ' New York Giants, Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Baseball Writers, JR, San, Candlestick Park, CBS, Getty, Astrodome, Mays, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Mets, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, National League East, AP Mays, Candlestick, San Fransisco Giants, Park, Willie Mays Plaza, Bell Park, White, Little League's Challenger Division, T, Air Force, London Breed, Hall, Polo, New York, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Franciscan, ” San Francisco Mayor London, of Fame, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, Birmingham, American, New York, Omaha , Nebraska, Camp Kilmer , New Jersey, Fort Eustis , Virginia, Phoenix , Arizona, New, Harlem, Mays ', NY, East Elmhurst , New York, San Francisco , California, San Francisco, Candlestick, Houston , Texas, New York City, Chicago , Illinois, AFP, Washington , DC, St, Washington ,, California

☆ Gov. Wes Moore's message of patriotism and service could be a blueprint for Democrats in a divided US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Moore's visit to the Tar Heel State came as Stein, who is now the attorney general, launched his "Veterans for Stein" campaign coalition. "[W]e're pushing back against a lot of these individual forces who are trying to claim this mantle of patriotism and are actually restricting rights in the name of patriotism," Moore told BI at the time. Even though former President Donald Trump won North Carolina in 2016 and 2020, Stein won his attorney general races in the same general election. He said the attorney general shares the values veterans are looking for, especially on issues like health care and housing affordability. "He's consistently stood up for veterans as attorney general," the governor told BI last week.

Persons: —, Wes Moore, Josh Stein, Stein, Moore, shouldn't, Moore's, he's, Michael Feggans, Donald Trump, He's Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Veterans, North, 82nd Airborne Division, US Army, Virginia Beach, of, North Carolina Locations: Maryland, North Carolina, Afghanistan, United States, Virginia, Hampton

☆ Ukraine's use of a Patriot missile system to down Russia's prized A-50 spy plane was 'historic,' said a US air defense officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine used a Patriot missile to down a prized Russian A-50 spy plane earlier this year. The hi-tech A-50 is crucial for Russia's early warning, command, and control during air operations. A senior US officer called the destruction of the A-50 a 'SAMbush.' download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA senior US Army officer has confirmed that Ukraine used a Patriot missile system to down a Russian A-50 spy plane back in January.

Persons: —, Rosanna Clemente Organizations: Service, US Army, Patriot, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russian

☆ China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it's building it at a breakneck pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewChina is building a fleet of aircraft carriers, making technological and capability jumps at a breakneck pace. An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Jan. 5, 2024. For China, having aircraft carriers allows it to enjoy many of those perks. A composite image shows the American flag flying near the bridge of the US Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and the Chinese flag flying near China's aircraft carrier Shandong.

Persons: —, Pu, would've, Matthew Funaiole, Xi Jinping, Kyle Amonson, Dane Egli, Xi, Funaiole, Gerald R, Navy Petty, Jacob Mattingly, Trenton, Li Gang, Cmdr, Michael Dahm, Peter W, Singer, Guy Snodgrass Organizations: Service, Business, Ford, Getty, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Jiangnan Shipyard, Getty Images, People's Liberation Army, Communist Party, US Coast Guard, Pacific Affairs, Chinese Communist Party, US Navy, Navy, DoD Aircraft, South China Seas, Pacific, Communication, Trenton Edly, US, New America, Defense, PLA Navy's Locations: China, Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Xinhua, Getty Images China, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Gibraltar, Jan, South, Beijing

☆ Fatherhood is good for dads. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Elissa Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Many arguments about why dads should do more parenting focus on why that would be good for their wives or partners and kids. Simon & SchusterBut with their kids, dads have a chance to explore all these sides and more, often away from the scrutiny of the public eye. Dads really are doing more careIt may not always feel like fathers are doing more parenting, but they are. One cross-national study found that dads spent an average of 16 minutes a day caring for their kids in 1965. Also, dads find parenting “extremely important to their identity,” and enjoyable and rewarding nearly identically as often moms do.

Persons: It’s, Elissa Strauss, Simon, Schuster, ” Matt Englar, Carlson, Eric Gardner, Gardner, ” Gardner, ” Stephanie Coontz, ”, Brad Harrington, Harrington, they’re, —, Caregiving, Brian Anderson, David Bullman, Bullman, I’m, “, ” Elissa Strauss Organizations: CNN, Center for Boys, California State University, Fullerton, US Army, Boston College Center for Work, American Psychological Association, Others Locations: Colorado Springs

☆ You could get partial ownership of an AI company that may have scraped photos of your face online
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewYour face could make you a shareholder in Clearview AI, thanks to the terms of a potential settlement of a lawsuit against the company. Related storiesLawyers leading the charge against Clearview argued that the company's approach violated the privacy of people whose photos it used. "Clearview AI is pleased to have reached an agreement in this class-action settlement," Jim Thompson, a partner at Lynch Thompson and lawyer for Clearview, told Business Insider through a spokesperson. The proposed settlement gives people whose photos were used by Clearview a stake in the company's future. AdvertisementBut the proposal also contains an irony for the people whose photos Clearview AI used.

Persons: —, Clearview, Jim Thompson, Lynch Thompson, Jay Edelson Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Business, FBI, US Army, Court, Facebook, Apple

Search resuls for: "US Army"

25 mentions found