Sophia Ankel
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Putin's luxury armored train is fitted with a beauty room, antiaging machines, and a gym, report says. Take a look inside.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been using his luxury train more regularly in an effort to travel as discreetly as possible. → Read More
People are dunking on JFK's half-assed Harvard admission essay in the wake of the Supreme Court axing affirmative action
John F. Kennedy's 1935 Harvard essay seeking admission to Harvard mentions his wealthy father as one of the reasons he thinks he should be admitted. → Read More
Justice Samuel Alito admits taking luxury fishing trip with GOP billionaire who later had at least 10 cases before SCOTUS
Justice Samuel Alito defended his relationship with Republican megadonor Paul Singer and said their previous interactions were "brief." → Read More
Roger Stone was caught on hot mic explaining how he manipulated Trump
In an upcoming documentary, Roger Stone, who advised Trump for many years, said the former president is "not easy to deal with." → Read More
A Texas professor failed more than half of his class after ChatGPT falsely claimed it wrote their papers
Some seniors at Texas A&M were denied their diplomas because their professor claimed they used AI software to cheat on their essays. → Read More
Grieving relatives blast Elon Musk for removing Twitter accounts belonging to dead loved ones: 'It crushed me'
Family and friends of dead account holders told Insider that their accounts have already been deactivated. → Read More
Judge forces GOP officials in Arizona's Cochise County to certify midterm results, ending a high-stakes confrontation
Cochise County officials on Thursday voted to accept the results of the midterm elections after a judge gave them a strict deadline. → Read More
Trump pushes back against claims Mar-a-Lago security will be boosted after Nick Fuentes controversy: 'We're not going to have my guests strip searched'
Trump insisted Mar-a-Lago has "strong security" despite reports that Kanye West and his entourage were able to easily enter the resort. → Read More
The CIA Is Looking for Russians Who Are 'Disgusted' with the Ukraine War to Recruit as Spies
Marlowe's comments come after a top British intelligence official revealed last week that European countries have expelled over 400 Russian officials suspected of being spies this year. → Read More
Zelenskyy lays out 10-point peace plan for Ukraine at G20, including withdrawal of Russian troops and 'all for all' prisoner swap
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, that Russia's war must end. → Read More
The US is quietly asking major banks like JPMorgan and Citi to keep doing business with some Russian firms, report says
US government officials have urged banks to exploit a loophole to keep working with some Russian firms, Bloomberg reported. → Read More
Russian Soldiers Cursed Out Their Commanders and Complained They Were Getting Crushed in Audio Intercepted by Ukraine
The exchanges appear to offer insight into the rock-bottom morale in Russia's military after months of fighting and Ukraine's recent victories. → Read More
A woman died after taking an herbal supplement touted for weight loss, diabetes, and high cholesterol, report says
A coroner ruled Rep. Tom McClintock's wife died of an inflammation caused by ingesting white mulberry leaf, Kaiser Health News reported. → Read More
Russian paratrooper who fought in Ukraine says troops are deliberately shooting themselves in the leg to escape the war and get a $50,000 payout
Pavel Filatyev's 141-page memoir is the most detailed account of a Russian soldier fighting in the war so far. → Read More
Maine residents can get up to $850 in direct relief checks — more than any other state
The state of Maine has begun issuing $850 stimulus payments to qualified taxpayers to try to offset inflation. → Read More
A Wisconsin state senator killed a mother and daughter in a car crash, police say. She was driving the day after getting eye surgery.
Janet Bewley, a top Democrat in the Wisconsin Senate, was not injured in the crash, police said. There have been no charges so far. → Read More
Top Jan. 6 rally organizer wanted to stop Barack Obama's certification as president in 2009, report says
Amy Kremer wrote a 2009 blog post calling on Congress not to certify Obama as president, citing birther conspiracy theories, The NYT reported. → Read More
Brazil, India, and China's rush to buy Russian energy shows Putin still has strong allies who can prop up Russia's economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin still has strong political allies despite the backlash to his invasion of Ukraine. → Read More
Ukraine is furious at Canada for waiving sanctions on a crucial pipeline part that Putin needs to sell gas to Europe
Zelenskyy said Canada sending a Nord Stream part back to Germany, which would help the pipeline resume operations, was "absolutely unacceptable." → Read More
Trump pitted his kids against each other when they were growing up but always preferred Ivanka, documentary says
A new documentary by the filmmaker Alex Holder follows Trump and his family in the final weeks of his presidency. → Read More