DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ NATO chief says Trump being reelected wouldn't mean the end of the alliance, that it's stronger than in 2016
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Trump being re-elected wouldn't mean the end of NATO, the alliance's chief said. Stoltenberg said leaders would need to engage with Trump like they did in 2016. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe head of NATO said former President Donald Trump being reelected wouldn't mean the end of the military alliance. Instead, Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is still together despite the same concerns that existed when Trump was elected president in 2016.

Persons: Trump, Jens Stoltenberg, it's, Stoltenberg, —, Donald Trump Organizations: NATO, Trump, Service, Guardian, Business Locations: United States

☆ Live Election Updates: Trump to Close Convention in Full Control of His Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

For the last eight years, President Trump has given everything he has to fight for the people of our country. And then President Trump flew to Milwaukee and got back to work. A leader who rejects Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Green New Scam and fights to bring back our great American factories. President Trump represents America’s last best hope to restore what — if lost — may never be found again. And every single day for the next four years, when I walk into that White House to help President Trump, I will be doing it for you.

Persons: Vance, Trump, Donald Trump, Corey Comperatore, Don, Eric squirmed, I’ve, Joe Biden, Joe, ”, Donald J, Biden, Mamaw, “, We’ve, who’s, Kamala Harris’s, —, I’m, Usha, Ewan who’s, Vivek who’s, America’s, It’ll, Trump’s, Mamaw couldn’t, That’s, Kamala Harris, he’s, Joe Biden’s, ” We’re, “ Honey, it’s, that’s Organizations: Michigan, America, United States Senate, Republican Party of, NAFTA, China, United States Marines, Fi, The Ohio State University, I’m, Ohio State, Yale Law School, Trump, Mirabel, Social Security, Iraq, Washington, Workers, Chinese Communist Party, ISIS, United, Republican Party Locations: Milwaukee, Ohio, America, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Middletown , Ohio, Washington, Mexico, Iraq, Michigan, New York City, American, Afghanistan, Wisconsin, China, U.S.A, Eastern Kentucky, Appalachia, Ohio , Pennsylvania, that’s Kentucky, United States, Kentucky, Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania

☆ Justice Dept. Sues Contractor Over Sexual Abuse of Migrant Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Aishvarya Kavi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department has sued Southwest Key Programs, the nation’s largest operator of shelters for unaccompanied migrant children, accusing its employees of repeatedly subjecting minors in its care to sexual abuse and harassment. Southwest Key has worked with the federal government for more than two decades, playing a critical role in the shelter system. It has been awarded nearly $6 billion in federal funds since 2007, operating 29 shelters in Texas, Arizona and California that can house more than 6,300 children. They receive meals and educational opportunities in such shelters until they can be placed with a parent, relative or other guardian. Southwest Key documented dozens of incidents of abuse reported by children, but according to prosecutors, employees did not report abuse they had observed or knew of, or violations of policies designed to protect minors.

Persons: “ Organizations: Southwest Key, Southwest Locations: Austin, Texas, Texas , Arizona, California, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador

☆ Live Election Updates: Trump to Close G.O.P. Convention in Full Control of His Party
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Risk is extreme Risk is high Risk is negligible Risk is medium Risk is high Risk is low Risk is high Risk is negligible Risk is negligible Risk is medium Risk is extreme Risk is high Risk is extreme Risk is extreme Risk is medium Risk is medium Risk is high Risk is high Risk is high Risk is extreme Risk is high Risk is low Risk is extreme Risk is extreme Risk is extreme Risk is low Risk is low Risk is negligible Risk is extreme Risk is high Risk is extreme Risk is negligible Risk is low Risk is high Risk is negligible Risk is negligible Risk is high Risk is extreme Risk is low Risk is extreme Risk is high Risk is high Risk is low Risk is extreme Risk is low Risk is medium Risk is extreme Risk is low Risk is negligible Risk is mediumIn a small apartment outside Madrid on Jan. 11, 2022, an argument over household chores turned violent when Lobna Hemid’s husband smashed a wooden shoe rack and used one of the broken pieces to beat her. Yes No N/AThe system produced a score for each victim: negligible risk, low risk, medium risk, high risk or extreme risk. Judges can serve as a check on the VioGén system, with the ability to intervene in cases and provide protective measures. The ministry declined to disclose the VioGén risk scores of the 247 who were killed. Of those, 55 had been classified as negligible risk or low risk.

Persons: Lobna, Hemid’s, Bouthaer el Banaisati, Hemid, —, VioGén, el Banaisati, Ana Maria Arevalo Gosen, Alice Fang Spanish, ”, Susana Pavlou, Juan José López, Jesús Melguizo, Antonio Pueyo, Pueyo, “, Mr, Juanjo Medina, “ We’re, Francisco Javier Curto, ” Francisco Javier Curto, The New York Times José, Sindicato, Serafín Giraldo, Escarraman, Stefany González Escarraman, Williams Escarraman, Escarraman’s, Eva Jaular, Jaular, Elisabeth, Ana María Arévalo, Luz, ” Luz, you’ve, María, it’s, Agudo, Ossorio, Fernando Grande, Amelia Franas, Police haven’t, Melguizo Organizations: Jan, The New York Times, VioGén, Interior Ministry, New York Times, Spanish, Council of, Mediterranean, of Gender Studies, The Times, University of Barcelona, Police, Basque Country, Times, University of Seville, United Association of Civil Guards, “, The New York Locations: Spain, Madrid, The New York Times Spain, United States, Netherlands, Britain, Canada, Germany, Catalonia, Basque, Seville, VioGén, Alicante, Liaño, Spanish, Southern Spain, Granada, Morocco

When you complete the FAFSA, your school may offer you any one of three types of federal loans: subsidized loans, unsubsidized loans, and Direct PLUS Loans. You will have to pay those back, and these should be your last option as private loans often come with worse terms and protections than federal loans. The earlier you submit your FAFSA, the more likely aid will still be available — the pool of money is finite. The FAFSA is your application for federal financial aid. However, federal student loans received through your FAFSA do have to be repaid with interest after you graduate or leave school.

Organizations: Loans, Chevron Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, Chevron

☆ Shannen Doherty's mom and 'Beverley Hills, 90210' co-stars are among those to pay tribute to 'loving and generous' actor
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewShannen Doherty's mother and her "Beverly Hills, 90210" costars are among those to pay tribute to the actor who died from cancer on Saturday, at age 53. Doherty played Heather Duke in 1989's "Heathers," but was best known as Brenda Walsh in the beloved 1990s Fox teen drama series, "Beverly Hills, 90210." The series turned Doherty and co-stars including Jason Priestly, Luke Perry, and Jennie Garth into household names. Related stories"Shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of my friend Shannen. They became friends in the 1990s when they both starred on TV shows airing on The WB network — Gellar on "Buffy," while Doherty played young witch Prue Halliwell on "Charmed."

Persons: —, Doherty, Heather Duke, Brenda Walsh, Jason Priestly, Luke Perry, Jennie Garth, Leslie Sloane, Bowie, Rosa Doherty, Priestly, Brenda Walsh's, Shannen, Garth, Doherty's, Ashley Hamilton, TMZ, Hamilton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, — Gellar, Prue Halliwell, @theshando, Kevin Smith, Mallrats, Smith, Rose McGowan Organizations: Service, Fox, Business, Social Locations: Beverly Hills, Instagram

Supporters rush into Hard Rock Stadium ahead of Sunday’s Copa America final (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Fans had been asked to arrive early, with watch parties banned outside the stadium or in the parking lots. Hard Rock also said “fans MUST have a game ticket” to enter the stadium campus on Sunday. With the sun beating down, fans pushed toward the closed gates, causing a crush. “Various stadium gates were closed and re-opened strategically in an attempt to allow ticketed guests to enter safely and in a controlled manner. “The Copa America final is organized by CONMEBOL and Miami-Dade Police Department provides security support, along with other law enforcement agencies,” the statement read.

Persons: ”, “, Messi, Maddie Meyer, Laura Williamson, Diana, ” Diana, Daniel Muñoz, Manuela Ángel, Daniel’s, Alexis Mac Allister’s, “ Alexis, Silvina, Juan Mabromata, Nestor Lorenzo, ” Alejandro Flores, ” Flores, they’re, Megan Briggs, Daniella Levine Cava, James Reyes, Veronica Brunati, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: Copa América, Sunday’s Copa America, Miami, Dade Police, Dade, Rescue, ”, Athletic, Hard, Getty, “ CONMEBOL, South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, FIFA, CONCACAF, Colombia, tonight’s Copa America, Copa America, Miami - Dade Police Department Locations: Argentina, Miami Gardens, Colombia, Colombian, Miami, AFP, “, Honduras, North Carolina, Uruguay, United States, ”

☆ Curator says she faked 'Picasso' paintings that had hung for more than 3 years in an Australian museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn art museum in Australia that was embroiled in a gender dispute involving several "Picasso" paintings has admitted that the works were fake. The paintings had been at the center of a gender battle that broke out after a man from the Australian state of New South Wales took legal action against the gallery after being refused entry to the museum's "Ladies Lounge" exhibition. The exhibition contained some of the museum's most notable artworks, including some said to have been produced by the Spanish Cubist Pablo Picasso. "I knew of a number of Picasso paintings I could borrow from friends, but none of them were green and I wished for the Lounge to be monochrome. The forgery prompted a reevaluation of other works displayed in the Ladies Lounge, and Kaechele revealed that some other items were also not genuine.

Persons: —, Kirsha Kaechele, Pablo Picasso, Kaechele, Manet, Picasso, Christopher Heathcote, Heathcote, Princess, It's, Gina Rinehart's, Vincent Namatjira Organizations: Service, Business, Guardian, Picasso Administration, Tasmania's Museum of, New Locations: Australia, New South Wales, Guardian Australia, Spanish

☆ Trump's shooting puts scandal-plagued Secret Service under the biggest microscope yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThe Secret Service has been at the center of scandals in recent years. AdvertisementTrump's ear was pierced by a bullet; a rallygoer near the president was killed before Secret Service agents shot and killed the would-be assassin. US Secret Service agents stayed at this hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, when several agents were found to have solicited prostitutes ahead of then-President Barack Obama's visit. Two Secret Service agents, who had 'likely' been drinking, crashed a car on the White House grounds. Secret Service later apprehended him.

Persons: —, indiscretions, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Sunday he's, Mike Johnson, Mark Green, Alejandro Mayorkas, Reagan, Barack Obama's, Manuel Pedraza, Obama's, Obama, Carol D, Leonnig, Mark Sullivan, Omar J, Gonzalez, Barack Obama, Julia Pierson, Pierson, Marc Connolly, John Roth, Connolly, George Ogilvie, Jonathan T, Tran, Mike Pence, Pence Organizations: Service, Business, Secret, Sunday, Republican, Homeland Security, Tennessee Republican, Homeland, Homeland Security Department, Secret Service, Getty, Agents, NPR, House, White House, The New York Times, Presidential, Division, Guardian, CNN, White, The Washington, Capitol Locations: Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Cartagena , Colombia, AFP, Colombia, Americas, USSS, Washington, DC

☆ Israel’s Netzah Yehuda: How an army unit deemed abusive by the US is shaping the fight in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Cnn S International Investigations Team | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

In this 2014 photo, Israeli soldiers in the Netzah Yehuda battalion are seen taking part in training in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, near the Syrian border. While he was in Netzah Yehuda, he said, the battalion’s commanders played a key role in perpetuating a culture of violence, both by standing by as it happened and promoting it. The findings by the expert panel would have been enough to disqualify a military unit from any other country, the officials said. Lt. Col. Nitai Okashi oversaw the Netzah Yehuda battalion from 2018 to 2020. Lt. Col. Uri Levy was in charge of Netzah Yehuda from 2014 to 2016.

Persons: Yehuda, Menahem Kahana, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Mike Johnson, Israel “, Blinken, Netzah Yehuda, –, ” Charles Blaha, they’re, ”, “, Biden, Israel, Netzah, Ahmad Jamil Fahd, Sanad, Shin Bet, Gil Cohen, Josh Paul, Paul, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Amanpour, ” Paul, Eyad Baba, Joe Biden, Leahy, Sen, Patrick Leahy, Charles Blaha, Blaha, Omar Assad, Assad, Netzah Yehuda –, Mati Shevach, Nasser Nasser, ” Blaha, Shevach, Nitai Okashi, Okashi, Der Spiegel, , Uri Levy, Levy, Johnson, don’t, ” Netzah Yehuda, Col, Shlomo Shiran, Katie Polglase, Benjamin Brown, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Mark Baron, Augusta Anthony, Alberto Mier, Toby Hancock, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Laura Smith, Eliza Mackintosh, Dan Wright, Matt Wells Ami Kaufman, Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces, US State Department, State Department, Getty, IDF, State Department’s Office, Security, Human Rights CNN, Congress, Department, Israel Border Police, Internal Security Forces, ” CNN, Israeli Air Force Base, Magen, State, Human, Kfir Brigade, AP, Netzah, Urban Warfare Training Center, CBS, Battalion, Kfir Infantry Brigade, West Bank ., Jerusalem Brigade, Britain’s Guardian, Okashi, Israeli, Augusta Anthony Visual Locations: Israeli, United States, Gaza, Golan, Syrian, AFP, Palestinian, Israel, Ramallah, Rahat, Jerusalem, Jiljilya, Col, West Bank, Jiljiliya, Beit Hanoun

☆ 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.

Persons: —, Napoleon, Nicholas Drummond, Rudyard Kipling, Tommy, Chuck, Drummond, Keir Starmer, Conservative government's, It's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, British Army, US Army, Business, Britain's Army, NATO, Royal Navy, Treasury, Army, Labor, Conservative, Royal Air Force, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Romania, Bangladesh, Canada, Armenia, Russia, Washington, DC, Ukraine, British, Forbes

☆ What we can expect from 'Captain America 4: Brave New World'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Julius Onah will direct the fourth Cap film, "Captain America: Brave New World" (previously titled "New World Order"). AdvertisementAnthony Mackie will be joined by familiar faces from the MCU and new additionsMackie, Carl Lumbly, and Danny Ramirez star in "Captain America: Brave New World, directed by Julius Onah. AdvertisementGiancarlo Esposito will make his MCU debut as a villainGiancarlo Esposito plays a mysterious, villainous character in "Captain America: Brave New World." 'Captain America: Brave New World' is set for release on February 14, 2025Harrison Ford and Anthony Mackie costar in "Captain America: Brave New World." Then in May, The Hollywood Reporter said that "Brave New World" would undergo reshoots over the course of 22 days.

Persons: —, America, Anthony Mackie, Mackie, I've, Julius Onah, Carl Lumbly, Danny Ramirez, Corey Nickols, Isaiah Bradley, Joaquin Torres, Tim Blake Nelson, Samuel Sterns, He's, Liv Tyler, Betty Ross, Thaddeus Ross, Shira Haas, Sabra, Xosha Roquemore, Sebastian Stan, Bucky Barnes, Mackie's, he'll, Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, David Harbour's, Wyatt Russell's, Anthony, Stan, Chris Evans, Steve Rogers, Variety, Chris, I'm, Sebastian, Wyatt, Harrison Ford, William Hurt, Ford, Ross, Sam Wilson, Kevin Feige, Tim Blake Nelson's, Stern, Bruce Banner's, Sam, Onah, Brandon Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Esposito, he'd, Jesse Grant, Eli Adé, Marvel Studios Onah, Marvel, Matthew Orton, Hulk, Haas, Ruth Bat Organizations: Service, Disney, Marvel, Business, Guardian, Entertainment, Marvel Studios, America, Universal Pictures, ComicBook.com, Hollywood Reporter, Government Locations: Anaheim , California, United States, CCXP, Brazil, CinemaCon

☆ Opinion: This film is chilling reminder of how ‘not sorry’ Louis C.K. is
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —“Sorry/Not Sorry,” in theaters Friday, revisits the 2017 comedy-world firestorm involving five women’s accounts of sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K. only to be shut down; and Abby Schachner, a comic and writer who went public with her account of C.K. Then it was followed by C.K.’s Grammy-winning 2022 album “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” in which he joked about the behavior as a sexual hangup rather than abuse. “There are dozens of Russell Brands,” was the headline of one Guardian piece on female comics. I want a world where female comics have a workplace where they feel they’ll be supported — and, more importantly, employed — if they speak out about abuse.

Persons: Sara Stewart, CNN —, Louis C.K, ” Sara Stewart Todd Thompson, Caroline Suh, Cara Mones, Jen Kirkman, Megan Koester, Abby Schachner, Rolling, Suh, C.K, ’, it’s, Tig Notaro, Timm Sharp, Stephanie Allyne, Notaro, she’d, haven’t, they’re, …, Dave Chappelle, Olivia Cathcart, Maria Bamford, Bamford, Russell Brand, Brand, ” Organizations: CNN, New York Times, C.K, Toronto, Hollywood, New York, Paste Magazine, Russell Brands Locations: Pennsylvania, Mississippi

☆ Rich people can buy their way into Hong Kong residency, and the majority of applicants come from 2 tiny countries
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewHong Kong's latest sales pitch involves a cash-for-residency program targeted at wealthy investors — and most of them come from just two countries. It builds on prior investment-for-residency programs offered in the last two decades, which aim to capture foreign capital and talent to boost Hong Kong's economy. Permanent residency instead marks a stepping stone to Hong Kong's residency scheme, which prohibits mainland Chinese residents. The posts, which have been viewed over 600,000 times, highlight that the passports qualify for Hong Kong's residency program. The West African nation's citizens currently make up the highest proportion of applicants for Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme — 139 out of 333 applicants, per government data.

Persons: —, Hayyam Garipoglu, multimillionaire Andrew Spira, Kong's Organizations: Service, Hong, Investors, Business, Reuters, Guardian, Africyrpt, European Union, Vanuatu, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Hong Kong's New Capital, Henley, Partners, Bloomberg Locations: Hong Kong, Vanuatu, Guinea, Bissau, Hong, Pacific, bitcoin, Turkey, Australia, West

☆ No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report. The Taliban’s so-called morality police have curtailed human rights – disproportionately targeting women and girls – creating a “climate of fear and intimidation,” said the report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published Tuesday. Moreover, the report said, the Taliban’s instructions are issued in a variety of formats – often only verbally – and are inconsistently and unpredictably enforced. However, reports from Afghanistan suggest the Taliban’s repressive control over women has led to a sharp rise in suicide attempts. Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP/Getty ImagesMedia is heavily restricted, and residents live in a surveillance state, the report added.

Persons: ”, Majid Saeedi, Ebrahim Noroozi, Bernat, Ahmad, Ahmad Sahel Arman, “, Rosemary DiCarlo Organizations: CNN, UN, legislating, Taliban, ”, Getty, Media Locations: Afghanistan, Zaranj, Afghanistan's Nimroz, Kabul, Afghan, Ahmad Sahel, AFP, Qatar, Doha

☆ Opinion | Iran’s Gen Z Is Still Waiting for the Revolution
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Holly Dagres | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A young Iranian woman wore baggy jeans, a backpack slung over one shoulder and a black mask, presumably to protect her identity. Young Iranians’ discontent played a critical role in the recent elections to replace Mr. Raisi, when a majority of the nation rejected the nezam — the system — and boycotted the polls. According to Iran’s official count, just 40 percent of registered voters participated in the first round of voting on June 28, the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s 45-year history. For millions of Iranians, there was no acceptable choice: Both candidates were approved by the Guardian Council, a 12-member vetting body, six of whom are handpicked by Mr. Khamenei. The supreme leader took longer than usual to deliver his customary message congratulating the people of Iran for voting.

Persons: “ Khamenei you’re, ”, Ali Khamenei, Ebrahim Raisi, Raisi’s, Raisi, Masoud Pezeshkian, Saeed Jalili, Mr, Khamenei, — Organizations: Iran’s, Guardian Council Locations: Iranian, Mashhad, “, Iran

☆ You can now pay $95 to peer out over the UK's most famous royal balcony — but you still can't stand on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAt seemingly every major state event in the UK, key figures from the British royal family line up on a balcony at Buckingham Palace to wave to the public. Princess Diana and Prince Charles kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding on July 29, 1981. Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty ImagesBut you won't be able to give a royal wave from it yourself, according to the BBC. Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty ImagesMany objects on view are Chinese-themed, reflecting King George IV's love of the country's art and design. Building work takes place on the East Wing of Buckingham Palace, on June 21, 2021.

Persons: —, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's, Diana, Tim Graham, Buckingham, Jonathan Brady, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Caroline de Guitaut, King Charles, Harry, Meghan, King George IV's, Queen Elizabeth II, Yui Mok, Sovereign Grant Organizations: Service, It's, Business, Getty, Sky News, Wing, Guardian, BBC, East, East Wing, Sovereign Locations: Buckingham, Buckingham Palace's

☆ Reports that Prince William had an affair with Rose Hanbury have been quietly deleted from some news websites
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewReports speculating that Prince William had an affair with British noblewoman Sarah Rose Hanbury have been quietly deleted by UK media outlets, a Vulture investigation suggests. AdvertisementPrince William and Kate Middleton used to be neighbors with Rose when they lived in Norfolk. Hanbury, through her lawyers, said in a March email to Business Insider that the affair rumors were "completely false." That newspaper removed a reference to a joke talk-show host Stephen Colbert made on air about the affair rumors in March. Rose Hanbury has close ties to the royal familyAs BI previously reported, Hanbury has been linked to William, Kate, and the royal family for years.

Persons: —, Prince William, Sarah Rose Hanbury, Ellie Hall, William, Kate Middleton, Rose, Stephen Pond, Vulture, Hanbury, Princess, Wales, Marchioness, Cholmondeley, Stephen Colbert, Rose Hanbury, Kate, Queen Elizabeth II's bridesmaids, David Cholmondeley, Marquess of Cholmondeley, Middleton, Colbert Organizations: Service, Business, The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Machine, Guardian, Houghton Hall, Daily Beast, European, Human, Human Rights Commission Locations: Hanbury, Norfolk, Kensington, Windsor

☆ Opinion: At NATO summit, Ukraine deserves the truth from Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Opinion Daniel R. Depetris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A year ago, NATO heads of state gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for their annual summit. He called NATO’s unwillingness to establish a concrete timeframe for Ukraine’s membership “unprecedented and absurd,” causing consternation in the Biden administration and nearly derailing the summit. Several key NATO members, however, haven’t been especially eager to come to the defense of Ukraine. Why would Putin consider a ceasefire or diplomatic settlement with Kyiv if he knew that NATO membership for Ukraine was just around the corner? Biden should tell Zelensky point-blank that NATO membership is a fool’s errand — and while he’s at it, he ought to apologize to all Ukrainians, for waiting so long to state the obvious.

Persons: Daniel R, CNN —, Vladimir Putin, DePetris, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, —, Jens Stoltenberg, haven’t, George W, Bush, Barack Obama, Zelensky, Russia Michael McFaul, Putin, it’s Organizations: Defense, Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, Politico, Street, Guardian, CNN, NATO, Ukraine Locations: The, Vilnius, Lithuania, Bucharest, Ukraine, Washington, Kyiv, United States, Europe, North America, Poland, Georgia, Soviet, France, Germany, Crimea, ”, Russia, Moscow

☆ Dyson is laying off about 1,000 workers amid 'fierce and competitive global markets'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dyson is cutting about 1,000 jobs from its global workforce of about 15,000. The appliance maker told staff about the layoffs on Tuesday. The British appliance maker, which is now headquartered in Singapore, told staff about the layoffs on Tuesday. The cuts are part of a wider reduction to its global workforce of more than 15,000 people, The Financial Times reported citing unnamed sources. Dyson CEO Hanno Kirner said in a statement that the company had expanded quickly but operated in "increasingly fierce and competitive global markets" and needed to become "entrepreneurial and agile."

Persons: Dyson, —, Hanno Kirner, Roland Krüger, James Dyson Organizations: Service, Financial, Guardian, Bloomberg, Business Locations: Singapore

☆ Iran's new president may be a reformist, but change remains distant
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits to the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on July 06, 2024. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIran on Friday elected its first "reformist" president in 20 years, signaling many voters' rejection of hardline conservative policies amid low turnout of just 49%, according to official figures. Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are set to go to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in Iran's presidential election, the interior ministry said. "This is why many Iranians have lost hope in bringing about change through the ballot boxes and are boycotting elections." "The core structure of Iran's theocratic regime, where a Supreme Leader's authority eclipses that of any president, will remain steadfastly intact… In essence, Iran's theocracy is designed to resist meaningful change."

Persons: Masoud Pezeshkian, Ruhollah Khomeini, Fatemeh, Masoud, Ibrahim Raisi, Sina, Toossi, Massoud Pezeshkian, Majid Saeedi, Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nader Itayim, Khamenei, Itayim, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh, Hashemi Alireza Zakani, Saeed Jalili, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Iran's, ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, Atta Kenare, Ben Taleblu, Pezeshkhian, Mahsa Amini, Amini, Mahsa, Ozan Kose, Pezeshkian's Organizations: Anadolu, Getty, Center for International, CNBC, Guardian Council, Argus Media, Vehicles, Afp, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, AFP, for Human Rights, Trump Locations: Tehran, Iran, Afrasiabi, Islamic Republic, Mideast, Washington, Pezeshkian, Kurdish Iranian, Iranian, Istanbul

☆ Abolish HOAs: Homeowner Associations Make It Harder to Own a House
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ned Resnikoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

These private quasi-governments are called homeowner associations, or HOAs. While California has the most HOAs of any state (50,000), Florida has far more HOA residents as a percentage of its population. The association also provided its residents with "the usual privileges of a citizen in any free state," Tullock wrote. Readers will not be shocked to learn that Clarke and Freedman also found that HOA residents were more likely to be white or Asian than non-HOA residents. (Cashin observed that several states, including New Jersey and Texas, had laws allowing HOA residents to subtract the cost of privately provided infrastructure from their taxes.)

Persons: Norman Rockwell, Ron DeSantis, HOA, Quinn Slobodian, HOAs —, Gordon Tullock, Tullock, it's, Jim Crow, Wyatt Clarke, Matthew Freedman, Clarke, Freedman, Robert Reich, Sheryll Cashin, Cashin, HOAs Organizations: Gov, Guardian, HOAs, George Mason University, HOA Locations: An, HOA, Florida, While California, Rossmoor , California, America, Pima County, New Jersey, Texas, That's

☆ Meet Victoria Starmer, wife of new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —The British public has elected a new government, and with that a new family will be moving into 10 Downing Street. So, who is Victoria Starmer, and what do we know about the new occupants of 10 Downing Street? Starmer’s wife, whom he usually refers to as Vic, kept a relatively low profile during the election campaign. Ian Forsyth/Getty ImagesBoth lawyers by training, they married in 2007 – the year before Starmer became Director of Public Prosecutions. Their relationship grew out of an unlikely first meeting at work, as the Labour leader told Piers Morgan in 2021.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Victoria Starmer, Vic, Ian Forsyth, Starmer, Piers Morgan, “, Morgan, ” Starmer, Victoria, ”, Emperor Naruhito, Masako, Aaron Chown, ITV’s Organizations: London CNN, British, Downing, Labour Party, Getty, Public Prosecutions, Labour, Guardian Locations: United States, Victoria, “, Israel, Japan, Buckingham Palace, London, British, Kentish Town

☆ The UK is expecting to get a new prime minister — one that Obama has been mentoring for months
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementKitty Donaldson, a political journalist in the UK, told Business Insider that this interview marked a turning point in Starmer's public display of emotion. Obama could advise Starmer on how to deal with TrumpObama's and Starmer's relationship is likely to continue if Starmer wins the election on Thursday. Speaking to Politico's Power Play Podcast in September, Starmer said Obama was the US president that he spoke to "most frequently." Packer said Obama and Starmer's relationship made sense, given the decadeslong ties between the UK's Labour Party and the US Democratic Party. Meanwhile, Donaldson suggested Starmer may seek advice from Obama on dealing with Donald Trump, if the former president is reelected in November.

Persons: —, Keir Starmer, Starmer, Jill Rutter, He's, Rishi Sunak, Goldman Sachs, Akshata Murty, Narayana Murty, Barack Obama, Obama, David Lammy, Lammy, Keir, Kitty Donaldson, Donaldson, it's, Tom Packer, Packer, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Andrew Harnik, Stormy Daniels, … Organizations: Service, leftwing Labour Party, Conservative Party, Business, New York Times, UK's, Labour, Infosys, Sunday Times, Politico, Black, Harvard University, Sunak, Telegraph, Minas Panagiotakis, Sky News, University College London, Trump, Guardian, UK's Labour Party, US Democratic Party, BBC Radio Locations: Britain, London, England, Wales, Minas, Europe

Search resuls for: "Guardian"

25 mentions found