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☆ Lauren Boebert's husband Jayson flew into a rage while being served divorce papers and set his dogs loose on the process server, affidavit says
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Lauren Boebert is divorcing Jayson Boebert, her husband of nearly two decades. A process server delivering divorce papers said that Jayson Boebert yelled profanities at him. He also said he did not do "anything bad" to the process server, and maintained that his dogs were "no threat." Lauren Boebert said in a statement to The Colorado Sun on Tuesday that she was breaking up with Jayson Boebert due to "irreconcilable differences." Jayson Boebert's attorney and and representatives of Lauren Boebert did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.
☆ Elon Musk says he's a 'pro-Semite, if anything' when questioned about his public attacks on George Soros
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
His comments came after he compared George Soros to the "X-Men" villain Magneto on Monday. Elon Musk tried to defend his statements on the Jewish billionaire George Soros a day after likening Soros to a comic-book villain. On Monday, Musk tweeted that Soros reminds him of the "X-Men" villain, Magneto, while claiming that Soros "hates humanity." Musk then doubled down on his criticism of Soros, saying he thinks it's true that Soros does hate mankind, but offered no further substantiation for the claim. —nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) May 16, 2023Musk's tweet on Monday saying "Soros reminds me of Magneto," has been viewed 39 million times as of press time.
☆ Elon Musk said George Soros reminds him of 'X-Men' mutant Magneto in a bizarre tweet about the oft-maligned billionaire
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk tweeted that George Soros reminds him of the "X-Men" mutant Magneto. Musk also claimed without substantiation that Soros "hates humanity." His tweet on Monday, which offered no context for his comparison, simply stated: "Soros reminds me of Magneto." Soros hates humanity." Representatives of Musk and Soros did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.
☆ An unshaven Elon Musk was clubbing in Mexico hours before meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, and joked that he 'had to sleep in the car'
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk pulled up to his meeting with Emmanuel Macron unshaven after a night of clubbing. He was seen partying in Mexico hours before meeting Macron, and said that he slept "in the car." Macron met with Musk to discuss Tesla's possible investments in France. He also jokingly told Macron that he had to "sleep in the car" prior to their meeting, The Telegraph reported. Representatives of Macron and Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.
☆ Rudy Giuliani took Viagra 'constantly' and 'would not take no for an answer' when demanding sex, says a woman accusing him of sexual assault
  + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Rudy Giuliani's ex-staffer filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and workplace harassment. The ex-staffer, Noelle Dunphy, said in the lawsuit that Giuliani took Viagra "constantly." The lawsuit states that the former New York mayor "took Viagra constantly" and called on Dunphy to satisfy his sexual urges, which "came virtually anytime, anywhere." Besides sexual assault, the lawsuit also accuses Giuliani of making sexist comments about former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton. The lawsuit also accuses Giuliani of having a "sexual attraction" to his 20-year-old employee and kissing her on the lips.
☆ Humans are so boring that AI will not only take over mankind's jobs — it'll want to say 'goodbye' to us altogether, says an AI CEO
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The CEO of an AI firm says AI may find humans so boring, it will want to say "goodbye" to us. Mostaque's Stability AI runs Stable Diffusion, an artificial intelligence-operated tool that allows users to generate images from short text prompts. Mostaque's Stability AI is worth $1 billion, and with more cash expected to flow in, it is speculated that the company's true valuation is around $4 billion. Getty Images alleged in a statement on January 17 that Stability AI "unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright." Stability AI did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment sent outside regular working hours.
☆ Trump Wishes Happy Mother's Day to Mothers of 'Radical Left Fascists'
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Trump wished Happy Mother's Day to the "Mothers, Wives, and Lovers" of "Radical Left Fascists." But his Mother's Day wishes did not extend to his wife Melania Trump, with whom he shares a son. Trump has historically used occasions like Easter, Christmas, Father's Day, and last year's Mother's Day, to attack his political rivals with less-than-festive greetings. Last year, he sent out Christmas greetings to the "Radical Left Marxists," and wished a Happy Father's Day to the "Radical Left, RINOs, and other Losers of the world." Trump, on the other hand, did not seem to extend his Mother's Day wishes to his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump, on his Truth Social platform.
☆ Chris Christie called Trump 'Putin's puppet' for not saying that he wants Ukraine to win the war against Russia
  + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Chris Christie called Trump "Putin's puppet" for not answering a question about the Ukraine war. At a CNN town hall on Wednesday, Trump did not answer a question on whether he wants Ukraine to win. "More proof that he continues to be Putin's puppet," Christie, a former Trump supporter, tweeted. "More proof that he continues to be Putin's puppet." In response to a request for comment on Christie, a Trump spokesperson replied with one word: "Who?"
☆ It's been years since the 2020 election but Trump's still saying anyone who thinks he lost is 'very stupid'
  + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
It's been more than two years and Trump still can't acknowledge that he lost the 2020 election. CNN host Kaitlan Collins asked Trump about his election loss during a town hall in New Hampshire. But Trump told CNN that he thinks anyone who accepts the 2020 election result is "very stupid." "Your first term ended with a deadly riot at the Capitol, and you still have not publicly acknowledged the 2020 election result. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, but Trump has stuck to his guns and groundlessly claimed that the vote was rigged.
☆ Matt Gaetz slams 2 Fox News hosts for over-sexualizing AOC and joking that he might divorce his wife and marry her instead
  + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Gaetz spoke out against Fox News and accused two of its hosts of over-sexualizing Ocasio-Cortez. Two hosts on "The Five" joked last week about how Gaetz could divorce his wife and marry Ocasio-Cortez. Gaetz also slammed Pirro, saying: "And then Judge Jeanine — Judge Jeanine, who starts out saying I am happily married. Judge Jeanine, who was sitting at my table at Mar-a-Lago the night I proposed to my wife. Representatives for Fox News, Gaetz, and Ocasio-Cortez did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular working hours.
☆ Ron DeSantis was already fretting in 2018 about how he could disagree with Trump without alienating the MAGA base, old debate prep video shows
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
DeSantis was already worried about alienating the MAGA base in 2018, per an old debate prep video. Ron DeSantis was already worrying about how he could publicly disagree with then-President Donald Trump without annoying and alienating the MAGA base, a new video shows. A video published on Sunday by ABC News shows Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz helping DeSantis prep for debates, for DeSantis' first gubernatorial campaign in 2018. And while DeSantis has held back from publicly criticizing Trump, Trump has launched numerous attacks on the Florida governor. Trump has also given DeSantis nicknames like "Ron DeSanctimonius" and "RINO Globalist" — the former of which DeSantis has tried to brush off.
☆ Ron DeSantis was advised to write 'LIKABLE' at the top of his notepad as a reminder to himself to not get aggressive, old 2018 debate prep video shows
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ron DeSantis was advised to write 'LIKABLE' on his notepad before a 2018 debate. An advisor told DeSantis to tone down his aggressiveness in a debate prep video obtained by ABC News. "You have to write in all caps at the top of the pad, 'LIKABLE,'" the advisor off camera said. Ron DeSantis was advised by an aide to find ways to stay "likable" and tone down his aggressiveness while speaking in debates. According to ABC News, the advisor later told DeSantis: "You want to have that likable, dismissive tone, and not condescending."
☆ Lauren Boebert is being accused of illegal campaign spending and using her own leadership PAC 'as a personal bank'
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The End Citizens United PAC has accused Boebert of failing to declare in-kind contributions properly. "Congresswoman Boebert used her leadership PAC as a personal bank," the ECU's president said. FEC filings by the ECU accuse Boebert, her campaign Lauren Boebert For Colorado, We The People Leadership PAC, and Taylor Moose, her PAC and campaign treasurer, of not reporting the calls and texts as in-kind contributions. In the FEC filing, the ECU accused Boebert of spending $4,623.22 on "text message advertising" on October 28, and her leadership PAC for spending $6,221.73 on "Voter Contact - GOTV Calls/Texts" on the same day. The ECU also said in the filing that on November 18, Boebert's leadership PAC disbursed another $53,760 to TTHM.
☆ South Korea's President Yoon praised himself for singing 'very well' after launching into a rendition of 'American Pie' at the White House
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol launched into a rendition of "American Pie" at the White House. President Biden asked Yoon to sing at the state dinner, saying it was one of Yoon's favorite songs. Yoon later told members of his party that he thought he sang the song "very well." Just before the president got up on stage, three Broadway singers, including Lea Salonga and Jessica Vosk, performed "American Pie" as well. "At the next state dinner we're going to have, you're looking at the entertainment," Biden said, pointing to Yoon while the audience laughed.
☆ Bees on a plane! A swarm of bees piled onto the wing of an airplane, delaying a Delta flight for 3 hours.
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Delta flight from Houston to Atlanta was delayed by three hours because bees swarmed around its wing. Photos and a video showed the large swarm of bees collecting on the tip of the plane's wing. Ground equipment was used to push back the airplane, and the bees were removed before takeoff. A Delta flight from Texas to Georgia was delayed for three hours on Wednesday after other flying objects latched onto the plane — a swarm of bees. Honey bees typically swarm when an established colony has grown too crowded and the bees fly off to establish a new one.
☆ A woman has accused Trump of groping her on a flight: 'Like he had 40 zillion hands'
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Jessica Leeds, 81, said Trump molested her on a flight with what seemed like "40 zillion hands." Leeds testified that a flight attendant invited her to sit in a first-class seat next to Trump. Leeds accused Trump of trying to put his hand up her skirt, after which she "managed to wriggle out" and went back to her seat. Leeds, a retired stockbroker, is one of the 26 women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct since the 1970s, including his ex-wife Ivana Trump. On April 4, in a Manhattan courtroom, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 low-level felony charges of falsifying business records.
☆ Twitter users have found a loophole to get their legacy verified blue ticks back just by writing a few key words in their bios
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
People have found a way to get their Twitter blue checks back for free — though it's just a temporary fix. Legacy verified Twitter users have found a temporary fix to get their blue tick back for free — just by adding in a few words to their bio. Cheryl Teh, a news editor from Insider — who lost her blue tick when Twitter CEO Elon Musk axed the legacy blue tick program on April 1 — confirmed that writing "former blue check" in her bio restored the blue tick. But Musk replaced it with a subscription-based service, where legacy verified users could keep their checkmarks by signing up for the Twitter Blue subscription program. The posthumously installed blue tick beside these celebrities' names on Twitter erroneously claims: "This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number."
☆ Hollywood's writers are striking over pay, a move that will grind production on most TV shows to a halt
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The Writers Guild of America will go on strike from Tuesday in protest of low pay. The WGA's press release added that picketing would begin on Tuesday afternoon. Rumors of a writers' strike have been looming amid talks between union negotiators and media and tech companies. In April, Writers Guild of America members voted 98% in favor of striking if no deal was met before their contract expired at 11.59 p.m., Pacific Time, on Monday. A representative for the AMPTP told Insider that negotiations with the Writers Guild of America "concluded without an agreement" on Monday.
☆ India’s population is on track to exceed China’s, but a report says its workforce is weighed down by thousands of people with worthless college degrees
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
As India's population inches past China's, it remains burdened by a workforce with worthless degrees. This glut of incompetent workers comes as India's population is set to overtake China's by mid-2023, per the United Nations. While some colleges provide inadequate training, a private university in North India went one step further, and sold fake degrees. Bloomberg's report on India's failing education system comes as India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country. By mid-2023, India's population is estimated to reach 1.4286 billion, 2.9 million more than China's 1.4257 billion people, per the United Nations Population Fund's "State of World Population Report."
☆ Donald Trump got back on Instagram after 2 years and the first thing he did was sell NFTs
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Donald Trump made his first posts on Instagram after a two-year hiatus — to sell NFTs of himself. The NFTs sold out within hours, Trump claimed in one Instagram post on Tuesday. Trump took to the social media platform to promote his second set of digital trading cards for $99 per piece. Trump claimed in another Tuesday Instagram post that the new NFT trading cards sold out within hours. "As of 10 minutes ago, my Digital Trading Cards SOLD OUT, in RECORD TIME, approximately $4.6 Million.
☆ Netflix apologizes to enraged viewers after a highly anticipated live reunion episode of 'Love Is Blind' was delayed due to technical difficulties
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The highly anticipated reunion episode of Netflix's "Love Is Blind" was delayed on Sunday. Angry fans have lashed out at global streaming giant Netflix after a highly anticipated "Love is Blind" live reunion was delayed due to technical issues. The live reunion special for Season 4 of the hit reality show was supposed to air at 8 p.m. E.T. But shortly before that, Netflix tweeted that it would be up within 15 minutes, the New York Times reported. E.T., Netflix tweeted that the show would be available "globally at 12pm PT on April 17.
☆ A TikToker who calls herself 'your rich BFF' is teaching 'broke adults' how to claim cash from Ikea
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
TikToker "Yourrichbff" wants to help "broke adults" get cash from IKEA. In a TikTok, she spoke about how Ikea settled a 2019 class action lawsuit for $24 million. US shoppers who bought items from IKEA between 2017 to 2019 might be able to claim up to $60. At press time, her TikTok on Ikea claims had been viewed more than 674,000 times. Vivian and representatives for IKEA did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.
☆ A Florida mayor accused Ron DeSantis — who's away on a book tour — of not calling to check in on Fort Lauderdale as it floods
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ron DeSantis was away in Ohio on his book tour when Fort Lauderdale flooded this week. I'm not sure what's going on," the mayor of Fort Lauderdale said. "I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm sure he's very interested in what's going on here, and we're happy to work with his office," Trantalis said. Although he had not officially declared a 2024 bid, DeSantis' book tour is widely regarded as a precursor to his presidential run. In October, DeSantis visited Arcadia to speak about the state's relief efforts after Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Florida.
☆ Mike Pence in pink boots, Ron DeSantis in a big ball gown. Here's how the 'RuPublicans' Instagram account uses AI art to call out GOP lawmakers — by dressing them in drag.
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The "RuPublicans" Instagram account posts AI-generated pictures of GOP lawmakers in full drag. The images range from Mike Pence in sparkly pink boots to Ron DeSantis in a big ball gown. The images are the work of an Instagram account called "RuPublicans," which uses AI to dress Republican lawmakers in drag — complete with frills, feathers, jewels, and wigs. Some of the GOP lawmakers in drag have a history of pushing anti-trans rhetoricSeveral GOP lawmakers that the "RuPublicans" account called out have, in the past, pushed anti-trans messages. Representatives of Pence, DeSantis, Graham, Cruz, Hawley, and McConnell did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.
☆ Ted Cruz said school shootings can be prevented if they have armed guards, like in banks. That aged poorly after the deadly Louisville bank shooting.
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ted Cruz said stationing armed police in schools, as they do in banks, would help stop school shootings. "You know, when you go to the bank, and you deposit money in the bank, there are armed police officers at the bank. —Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 31, 2023Cruz's proposed bill on school safety, which he has been pushing for months, was blocked in the Senate on March 30. After the Uvalde school shooting, where a shooter killed 21 people, Cruz floated a bizarre idea for preventing school shootings: Having a "single point of entry" in schools. Justifying his decision, he told CBS News that the NRA "stands up for your rights, stands up for my rights, and stands up for the rights of every American."
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