WorldReutersPutin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war
Vladimir Putin casts the war in Ukraine as a watershed when Russia finally stood up to the West - but some within the elite fear he has committed his country to a long and fruitless drain on lives and resources. When the Russian president ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, he expected to win quickly, earn a place in history alongside the tsars, and teach the United States a lesson about Russia's revival since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The war has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands; Russia and Russians are vilified in the West as aggressors; and his army now faces a resilient Ukraine backed by an expanding U.S.-led NATO military alliance.
BusinessBusiness InsiderI was a manager at Amazon. My boss encouraged me to quit after I defended a high-performing employee who was about to get the lowest performance rating.
Senior leaders would bump people to the lowest performance bucket so they could meet certain quotas During the annual-review process, managers would fill out information sheets for each employee. You would go in with the hope of defending the employees who were doing well and supporting the ones who needed it. But the senior leaders had apparently been given "unregretted attrition," or URA, numbers — how many employees Amazon wants to lose in a given year.
U.S.The HillLegendary Hawaii surf photographer captures his own final moments
Iconic Hawaii surf photographer Larry Haynes unexpectedly died after a surfing session on Thursday. On Sunday, his friends and family found the last moments of his life, which Haynes himself caught on video. HONOLULU (KHON) — Hawaii is mourning the loss of an iconic local surf photographer, but his loved ones are taking comfort in seeing some of his final moments captured on camera.
WorldAssociated PressGunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria
Gunmen stormed a Syrian hospital that is caring for a baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family's earthquake-shattered home, and the attackers beat the facility's director, a hospital official said Tuesday. The official denied reports on social media that the Monday night attack was an attempt to kidnap the infant named Aya — Arabic for “a sign from God.” Aya's story has been widely shared in news reports, and people from around the world have offered to help her.
U.S.Green Bay Press-GazetteTaylor Schabusiness attacks lawyer in Brown County courtroom; she is charged with killing, decapitating friend
The woman accused of killing and decapitating a male friend in 2022 attacked her attorney in court Tuesday, throwing the courtroom into chaos as security officers broke up the attack. Defendant Taylor Schabusiness, in handcuffs, jumped her attorney, Quinn Jolly, at 8:48 a.m. Tuesday, appearing to strike Jolly's head with her elbow. A Brown County sheriff's officer tackled Schabusiness moments later, and battled to keep her on the ground as she struggled to get loose.
PoliticsHuffPostLauren Boebert Tried To Throw Shade At Rachel Maddow And Got A Stark Reminder
Critics reminded Boebert how Donald Trump's administration, of which she was a huge fan, was at times almost in lockstep with Fox News personalities such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity. Indeed, at one point Hannity even campaigned with Trump on stage. The mocking of Boebert's post came as her Democratic rival Adam Frisch, who narrowly lost to the lawmaker in the 2022 midterm election, announced he would run against her again in 2024.
PoliticsReutersJudge upholds Donald Trump contempt order, sanctions in New York civil probe
A New York state appeals court on Tuesday upheld an order finding Donald Trump in civil contempt for having failed to comply with a subpoena from New York Attorney General Letitia James in her probe of his business practices. In a 5-0 decision, the Appellate Division in Manhattan said James had established by "clear and convincing evidence" that Trump's response to the Dec. 1, 2021, subpoena was inadequate. The court said Trump's claim that a diligent search had failed to uncover relevant documents in his possession, without explaining what steps were taken to ensure nothing would be lost or discarded, "prejudicially violated the lawful, clear mandate of the court, of which he had knowledge."
WorldBusiness InsiderHere's why mysterious flying objects are suddenly popping up all over the place, according to the general leading the commands shooting them down
Four suspicious flying objects have been shot down over North American skies in recent days. The commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM explained why more of these objects seem to suddenly be popping up. A US Air Force general overseeing commands tasked with defending US and Canadian airspace explained that there's a reason mysterious flying objects seem to suddenly be popping up all over the place.
PoliticsFox NewsWhoopi Goldberg loses it over Nikki Haley's presidential campaign announcement: 'You lost your mind'
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg was not happy Tuesday about former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's announcement launching her campaign for president. Goldberg lost it after playing a string of video clips from Haley's new campaign ad during a segment of the show, railing against the Republican for not admitting America was "not perfect," and accusing her of no longer knowing "right from wrong." "So Nikki, you know, since you have been asleep all this time, and you just woke up, you're just finding out that there are things about our country that are not perfect," Goldberg said, appearing upset.
U.S.Associated PressLawyer: Pamela Smart, serving life sentence, asks for hope
A lawyer for Pamela Smart, who is serving a life-without-parole sentence for plotting with her teenage lover to kill her husband in 1990, argued Tuesday that a state council “brushed aside" her request for a chance at freedom, and asked New Hampshire's highest court to order the panel to reconsider it. Smart's longtime attorney, Mark Sisti, argued the five-member council did not spend any time poring over Smart's voluminous petition — which included many letters of support from inmates, supervisors and others — or even discuss it before rejecting her sentence reduction request in less than three minutes in March. Last year was the third time that Smart, who has served over 30 years in prison, had asked the Executive Council for a hearing.
BusinessMoneyWiseA salary below this amount is a dating deal-breaker for many Americans, survey shows — why you should talk money on your very first date
Financial services company Western & Southern Financial Group surveyed over 1,000 married Americans about their financial triggers and found that 1-in-3 couples waited until after marriage to talk about important financial topics, with salary being the biggest topic they wished they'd talked about sooner. Don't miss Centibillionaire Jeff Bezos says not to waste your money on a new car or household purchase: invest in these 3 better recession-proof buys instead You could be the landlord of Walmart, Whole Foods and CVS (and collect fat grocery store-anchored income on a quarterly basis) The shocking brands behind Costco's Kirkland label On average, Americans said they want their partner to be ...
U.S.USA TODAY OpinionTough-guy Ron DeSantis defeats Woke Disney! Except ... he didn’t. At all.
Lawmakers passed a new bill that lets DeSantis pick who sits on the Disney tax district's board. DeSantis' Disney victory not all it was cracked up to be As The New York Times reported: “This time, Disney would be allowed to keep the special tax district – which never went away – and almost all its perks, including the ability to issue tax-exempt bonds and approve development plans without scrutiny from certain local regulators. So … DeSantis stuck it to woke Disney by taking control of the board that oversees the company's special tax district while leaving all the perks and tax breaks in place.
WorldYahoo NewsExclusive: Ex-Russian military bomber engineer seeks asylum at U.S. border, offers military secrets
A Russian military bomber engineer drove up to the U.S. Southwest border in December, asking for asylum and offering to reveal some of Russia's most closely guarded military secrets, according to an unclassified Customs and Border Protection report obtained by Yahoo News. The man and his family arrived in an armored SUV and asked to be admitted into the U.S. because he feared persecution for participating in anti-Putin protests in support of Alexei Navalny, an imprisoned Russian dissident. He then told CBP officials that he had information wanted by the U.S. government.
PoliticsThe WeekTrump's plan for a 2nd term reportedly includes firing squads, hangings, and group executions
As Donald Trump's second re-election bid begins to pick up steam in the new year, details about the former president's plans for his return to the White House have begun to emerge — including a new report from Rolling Stone, which alleges Trump has begun polling his advisers on whether he should bring back firing squads, hangings, and even the guillotine should he win in 2024. According to two sources, the former president has even begun exploring the possibility of group executions, with a third person claiming Trump has expressed interest in a government ad campaign to highlight the administration's lethality and, per Rolling Stone's source, "help put the fear of God into violent criminals."
WorldUkrayinska PravdaUkraine not to surrender Bakhmut, Russians paratroopers badly hit Lt. of Ukraine's Armed Forces
Ukrainian fighters are not going to surrender Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast to the Russian invaders; a multi-layer defence perimeter has been set in the city. Russians are carrying out active, very dynamic, very tense battles in the outskirts of the city, which is a private sector and a few apartment blocks in the North, to the East from the city, but in general the occupiers have not reached the heart of the city. The Ukrainian forces are the masters in this city.
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New information revealed on objects shot down by U.S. military
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano to discuss what officials are saying about the Chinese spy balloon and other objects recently shot down by the U.S. He also has reaction to Nikki Haley becoming the first Republican to officially challenge Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid.
HealthPeopleToronto Woman Promotes Ostomy Bag Awareness: 'I'm Not Defined by It'
Jessica Grossman/instagram Jessica Grossman was faced with a difficult choice when she was 13 years old. "I was so sick that my intestines were basically septic and the doctors gave me the option to have ostomy surgery," she tells PEOPLE. They said, 'You can have this surgery and it should make you feel better, but you're going to have a bag for the rest of your life — or you don't have the surgery and we don't know how much longer you're going to live.
WorldThe Daily BeastWagner Group Release ANOTHER Sledgehammer Execution Video
Members of Russia's mercenary Wagner Group have released another disturbing video apparently showing the second sledgehammer execution of what they say is a captured defector. The clip posted in the private army's semi-official Telegram channel over the weekend comes around three months after Wagner publicized the violent end of Yevgeny Nuzhin, a former prisoner recruited into the group who then turned against Russia. The clip allegedly shows Dmitry Yakushchenko, a convict from Russian-occupied Crimea who joined Wagner while serving a 19-year prison sentence for robbery and murder.
U.S.Associated PressMurdaugh's sister-in-law saw odd behavior after killings
Alex Murdaugh's sister-in-law testified Tuesday in his double murder trial that she thought it was odd that he didn't seem scared in the weeks after his son Paul and wife Maggie were killed at their South Carolina home. Marian Proctor told jurors her family was distraught after the killings. “He did not know who it was, but he thought whoever had done it had thought about it a really long time,” Proctor said.
U.S.Macon TelegraphMissing 16-year-old’s remains found in woods lead to officer’s arrest, Georgia cops say
A Georgia police officer is accused of concealing the death of a 16-year-old girl who went missing on her way home last summer, authorities said. Miles Bryant, 22, an officer with the Doraville Police Department, was arrested days after the remains of Susana Morales were found in the woods near Highway 316, Gwinnett County police announced Monday, Feb. 13. He was charged with concealing the death of another and false report of a crime in connection with the teen's death, according to a news release.
PoliticsHuffPostMitt Romney Issues Urgent Warning About Trump's Path To 2024 GOP Nomination
A large field of presidential contenders in 2024 could lead to a redo of the 2016 presidential race and help make Donald Trump the Republican presidential nominee once again, according to Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). “Last time that was done was in 1968, so it's been a while,” Romney added, referring to the 1968 presidential election in which his father George Romney took part. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Tuesday became the first Republican to declare a candidacy for the White House after Trump, who launched his 2024 campaign in November.
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Marburg virus outbreak hits Equatorial Guinea. Symptoms and source are nightmarish.
The World Health Organization confirmed a Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea. Here's what to know about the Ebola relative's disease.
WorldMilitary TimesAir Force jets intercept Russian aircraft near Alaska
Four Russian aircraft, including a fighter jet and bomber, flew into a buffer zone of international airspace near Alaska Monday, according to a release from the North American Aerospace Defense Command on Tuesday, prompting a handful of U.S. Air Force jets to scramble and intercept them. The activity was “routine,” according to NORAD, one of half-a-dozen yearly interactions between Russian and NORAD aircraft in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone “Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” the release said.
U.S.Sacramento Bee‘Unusual’ stowaway on celery shipment is concerning first for California port, feds say
An “unusual” stowaway was found on a shipment of fresh celery to California, according to a federal agency. After the shipment arrived, an officer asked for “an intensive agriculture inspection,” wherein agricultural specialists found two pests while examining a shipment at Otay Mesa Port of Entry on Jan. 16, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a Feb. 13 news release. The specialists found “one live chrysomelidae and one live lepidoptera,” the agency said.
HealthAssociated PressAfter their genitals were cut, some women search for healing
I had a feeling of being incomplete and that I will never feel happy because of this,” she said. It's a horrible feeling. A global target aims to eradicate the deeply entrenched practice by 2030, and protect the next generations of girls, though campaigners acknowledge the difficulties in achieving that.
“Averting a crisis in the West is possible, but will require killing some sacred cows.”
“Every day without an agreement is another in which too much water is drained.”
“As long as the world keeps warming, there will be less and less water in the Colorado River.”
“It is hard to get anyone to focus on the bigger-picture, longer-term challenges. But it is imperative that we do so.”
“The only target anyone talks about anymore…doesn’t even begin to build back water levels.”