Putin says Russia faces German tanks, just like at Stalingrad, but hints that this time Moscow has nukes

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with members of public patriotic and youth organizations at the Battle of Stalingrad Museum and Panorama in Volgograd on February 2, 2023.Mikhail Klimentyev/Getty Images Putin made another veiled nuclear threat on Thursday as the Ukraine war rages on. This came as the Russian leader likened the war to the battle...

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Infamous fake German heiress Anna Sorokin plans to speak with Harvard MBA students

Sorokin, 32, was pushed further into the spotlight after the release of Netflix's "Inventing Anna" in February 2022.Mike Coppola/AD/ Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, is preparing to speak with a class of MBA students at Harvard University. The former fake socialite is still under house arrest after being released from ICE custody in October. She previously...

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200,000 student-loan borrowers will be 'severely harmed' if a judge rules in favor of 3 companies who want to block them from getting $6 billion in debt relief, a new legal filing says

Students from George Washington University wear their graduation gowns outside of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022Stefani Reynolds / AFP) A federal judge signed off on a settlement giving 200,000 student-loan borrowers $6 billion in debt relief last year. In January, three companies requested a stay on the relief, citing reputational...

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Two years before beating Tyre Nichols, a Memphis police officer didn't report that a colleague ripped a woman out of her car and dislocated her shoulder just for laughing

Demetrius Haley is one of five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.Memphis Police Department via AP Former Memphis officer Demetrius Haley came under fire two years before beating Tyre Nichols. In Feb. 2021, Haley was on the scene when another officer ripped a woman from her car. Despite seeing the officer...

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House Democrats pressure Kevin McCarthy to keep his promise on stock trade ban after they were burned by Pelosi

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has voiced support for a stock trade ban on a number of occasions, but has yet to get into specifics.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images House Democrats pushing for a stock trade ban in Congress got burned by Pelosi last year. In a letter exclusively shared with Insider, they're now pushing McCarthy to...

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The US is bad at recycling. Making businesses pay could boost the rate to 75% in some states, a study found.

Four states — California, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon — have enacted extended producer responsibility laws. At least 11 others have either introduced legislation or plan to do so.ryasick/Getty Images Recycling rates in US states could hit 75% if companies bear the costs, a study found. The policy, known as extended producer responsibility, is successful...

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Legendary investor Mark Mobius said he shunned embattled Adani's share sale over debt concerns but he's still bullish on India

Mark MobiusREUTERS/Sukree Sukplang Billionaire investor Mark Mobius said his firm avoided the share sale by Adani Enterprises that was later pulled.  The debt load at Indian conglomerate Adani and its associates "sort of scared us away," he told Bloomberg. The Adani Group was accused of stock manipulation by short seller Hindenburg.  Mark Mobius,...

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A Porsche dealership in China accidentally priced a car at an 88% discount and hundreds of people rushed to put deposits down

In 2022, Porsche reported sales of nearly 310,000 vehicles worldwide, 3% more than in 2021.Matthew DeBord/Insider A Chinese dealership briefly listed a Porsche Panamera for a mere $18,000.  A Panamera costs at least $92,000 in the US, and has a starting price of $148,000 in China.  Porsche reported sales of 310,000 vehicles in 2022, 3% more than...

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AOC to GOP: Don't tell me you're condemning anti-Semitism when a Republican 'who has talked about Jewish space lasers' gets a plum committee assignment

MTG has challenged AOC to a debate on pay-per-view TV over the Green New Deal.Drew Angerer/Getty Images and Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images AOC unloaded on Republicans for hypocrisy with their vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from her committee. She said Republicans have been rewarded with plum committee assignments after doing worse....

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Tesla is the one stock ARK Invest's Cathie Wood says she would hold for 10 years

Cathie WoodCindy Ord/ Getty Images If Cathie Wood had to hold one stock for the next decade, it would be Tesla, she said in an interview. Wood has been snapping up Tesla stock since shares of the EV maker closed out a dismal year in 2022.  She estimates the stock will soar to $1,500 a share over the next five years, marking a 675% increase. If Cathie...

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