IT IS A familiar pattern. The president says something outrageous—this time Donald Trump told four black and brown-skinned Democratic congresswomen, all of whom are US citizens and three of whom were born in America, to “go back” where they came from. His supporters, who have come to accept what many of them previously found unconscionable,…
Business|Equifax Is Said to Be Near $650 Million Settlement for Data BreachImageEquifax said in 2017 that hackers had gained access to company data that potentially compromised sensitive information for 145 million people.CreditCreditKevin D. Liles for The New York TimesThe credit bureau Equifax is expected to pay around $650 million to settle federal and state investigations…
Iran has seized UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media and the ship's operator. 23 crew members are aboard the vessel; the company has been unable to make contact with them since the vessel was seized. Visit Business Insider's home page for more stories. Iran's PressTV reports that the…
“IT’S NOT that bad,” remarked Jamie Dimon, boss of JP Morgan Chase, of the global economy on July 16th. But, Wall Street’s favourite banker had to concede, business sentiment “is a little bit worse”. Prospects for American companies have indeed dimmed. Analysts expect earnings of the biggest among them, which have just begun reporting their…
ImageA gunner on a United Arab Emirates Chinook helicopter over Yemen in 2017. The pullout by the Emiratis leaves the Saudis with difficult choices.CreditCreditAdam Schreck/Associated PressFrom the beginning of Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen, it was Prince Mohammed’s war.Prince Mohammed bin Salman, then 29 and in his third month as defense minister, was shown in…
An overwhelming majority of respondents in a new INSIDER poll indicated they would support a $15 minimum wage, highlighting how a progressive priority has gained support across the ideological spectrum. But support declined markedly among self-identified Democrats and self-identified Republicans when they were told of its possible impact on the American economy. The broad support…
Our weekly podcast on the science and technology making the newsTHIS WEEK marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 moon mission. Is humankind about to return there? And what do the next 50 years of space exploration hold? The task of moderating a platform with over two billion active users is…
Heydi Gámez Garcia, a 13-year-old from Honduras, waited for her father to join her in the United States. But he was repeatedly stopped at the border.Image He came too late. July 17, 2019BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — Heydi Gámez Garcia was discovered by her aunt just after midnight.In recent weeks, Heydi, a 13-year-old immigrant from Honduras, had…
A recent survey of 3,000 kids found that being a YouTube star was a more sought-after profession than being an astronaut among kids in the US and the United Kingdom. Children ages 8 to 12 in the US, the UK, and China were recently polled in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11…
“GEWÄHLT ist gewählt und Mehrheit ist Mehrheit,” goes a saying in German politics coined by Gerhard Schröder, the former chancellor: “elected is elected and a majority is a majority”. The term could become Ursula von der Leyen’s new mantra. On the evening of July 16th the German defence minister was elected the new president of…
