2 Russians sailed 300 miles across the Bering Strait to a remote island in Alaska to avoid Putin’s military draft

Russian President Vladimir Putin points while visiting the exhibition after riding a train across the bridge linking Russia and Crimean Peninsula at Taman railways station on December 23, 2019 near Anapa, Russia Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Two Russians sailed hundreds of miles to a remote Alaskan island, local and federal officials said. According to a media…

US stocks slip as bond yields edge higher and investors brace for key September jobs report

Reuters / Brendan McDermid Stocks slipped Thursday as bond yields jumped ahead of the highly anticipated September jobs report on Friday. Early signs point to cooling in the labor market, with jobless claims rising more than expected and layoff notices up 46% in September. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said central bankers are “quite a…

An old photo of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell was tagged with a note on Twitter saying there is ‘no photo evidence that suggests they conversed’ after a new ‘context’ feature rolled out

Twitter A photo of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell was tagged on Twitter with a context note. It’s part of a new Twitter feature rollout called Birdwatch intended to curb misinformation. The photo was widely shared earlier this year after Musk offered to buy Twitter. Twitter just rolled out a new feature in the US…

Dr. Oz accused of ‘money grab’ as settlement talks fail in ugly inheritance battle

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign stop in Erie, Pa., Thursday, September 29, 2022. David Dermer/AP Dr. Oz is fighting his Istanbul-based sister over the rental income from two Manhattan apartments. The TV doctor-turned-Senate candidate is making a ‘money grab,’ his sister’s lawyer said Thursday. The…

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, who voted to convict Trump for inciting Jan. 6, is expected to leave to Congress

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse is reportedly going to resign from the chamber. Politico reports that Sasse will take a job with the University of Florida. Before his election, Sasse was a president of a private university in Nebraska. Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, a staunch conservative who often criticized Donald Trump, is likely to…

I paid off my mortgage 16 years earlier with the help of a clever kitchen hack I learned from my parents

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The 41 best birthday gifts for him, from a portable fireplace to mountain-shaped whiskey glasses

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Whether you’re shopping for your husband, boyfriend, father, brother, or best friend, we have birthday gift ideas for all budgets and interests. Quay/Huckberry Why does finding the perfect birthday gift for a guy in your life often feel impossible? You spend…