Monthly Archives: August 2022

More of the US-made rocket artillery systems Ukraine has been using to hammer Russian forces have arrived

This is a US-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), a weapon that Ukraine has been using to great effect against Russian forces. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert Four more US-made rocket systems arrived in Ukraine on Monday, officials confirmed. Ukraine now has 16 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)…

Student-loan borrowers can expect Biden to announce whether he will cancel their debt by the end of August

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Des Moines International Airport, in Des Moines Iowa, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, en route to Washington. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Student-loan payments are set to resume in one month. Biden said he is planning to announce student-loan forgiveness before then. He is reportedly…

Pro-impeachment House Republican facing Trump-endorsed challenger says she’s ‘never been in this position’ because usually ‘elections take care of themselves’

Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington outside the Capitol on May 20, 2021. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Jaime Herrera Beutler faces a Trump-backed primary challenger after she voted to impeach him over Jan 6. She says she’s “never been in this position” and is used to winning elections by focusing on local…

Trump-tied conservatives are 15 states away from an unprecedented re-write of the Constitution

States that have passed Convention of States’ resolution to amend the US Constitution. Shayanne Gal/Insider Conservatives are just 15 states away from an unprecedented constitutional convention. A group with ties to Trump’s orbit and corporate America is leading the push. Five states, including Wisconsin, have joined the pro-convention movement in recent years. Conservatives are just…

Fish and chips are as British as the Queen. A brutal few months has the industry floundering.

Michael Stratis continues his father’s legacy and opens his own fish and chips shop in Leeds called Fryday’s. Joanne Coates for Insider Prices of oil, fish, potatoes, and fuel have been high this year in the UK. Inflation is high, too. That makes for uncomfortable conditions for the owners of fish-and-chips shops. One owner had…

See the presentations that hot healthcare and biotech startups used to raise millions from top VCs

Tia cofounders Felicity Yost and Carolyn Witte. Tia Startups have raised billions on the promise of disrupting healthcare. To win over investors, startups often present their businesses through a slide deck. Here are the presentations obtained by Insider that healthcare startups have used to raise millions. See more stories on Insider’s business page. In the…

Russia halts natural gas exports to Latvia, sending European gas prices soaring as other nations brace for a full cut-off

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Getty Images Russia halted natural gas flows to Latvia, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.  State-run Gazprom said it shut off flows to Latvia over the weekend, citing a violation of conditions. European gas prices surged 6% as nations prepare for more Russian gas cuts. European gas futures jumped roughly 6%…

The Dutch are used to eating cheese every day, but soaring costs are turning it into a hard-to-get luxury item

Joeri Bos is one of many business owners who is facing the steep prices of cheese at Wereldse Kaas van Klaas in Amsterdam. Jeremy Meek for Insider The Dutch are well known for their love of cheese, but increasing prices have hit households hard. The price increases have been driven by rising costs and supply…

I quit my job to buy and resell used books on Amazon. Now, I use my 6-figure income to travel the world.

Bryn Wright Bryn Wright, 27, travels the world while selling used books on Amazon. Wright raked in $140,000 in revenue and almost $90,000 in profit last year. This is Wright’s story, as told to writer Fortesa Latifi.  This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bryn Wright, 27, who works remotely from around the…