Cyberthieves stole $186,000 from a Republican member of Congress as fraud epidemic plagues political committees

Rep. Diana Harshbarger, a Republican who represents Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District, is among a growing group of politicians and political actors to experience theft from their federal campaign accounts. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Cyberthieves stole more than $186,000 from Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s campaign committee, federal records show. The Republican from Tennessee recouped the lost funds. But…

‘Willow’ is a new fantasy series that continues the story from the 1988 movie — here’s how to stream it

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Warwick Davis is back in the new “Willow” Disney Plus series. Lucasfilm “Willow” is a sequel series to the 1988 fantasy movie of the same name. The new show follows Willow Ufgood on another adventure set decades after the original film….

The Spanish coast guard rescued 3 stowaways who spent 11 days balancing on a ship’s rudder as it traveled from Nigeria to the Canary Islands

Three migrants survived an 11-day journey from Nigeria to the Canary Islands balancing on the rudder of a ship. @EFE_Canarias on Twitter The Spanish coast guard rescued three men who traveled from Nigeria to the Canary Islands on a ship’s rudder.  They survived the 11-day journey that left from the port of Lagos in Nigeria…

Twitter has stopped enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy in another change under Elon Musk’s ownership

Chesnot/Getty Images Twitter is no longer enforcing its COVID-19 misleading information policy, per a post on its website. The misinformation policy was created in March 2020 as COVID-19 spread worldwide. This is one of many changes around content moderation that has occurred under Elon Musk’s ownership. Twitter is no longer enforcing its COVID-19 misleading information…

See inside a cowboy ranch in the Las Vegas desert, where teepees run $131 a night on Airbnb and guests can throw axes and do cattle drives

Sandy Valley Ranch is a 160-acre ranch just 45 miles outside of Las Vegas. Steve Makowski Rob and Sandi Croft own four Airbnbs — two tiny houses and two teepees — at Sandy Valley Ranch in Nevada. In addition to those, they manage two wagons that serve as accommodations on the property. Their goal is…

Russia is on track to ship its highest amount of oil products since the war as Europe struggles to wean itself off Russian energy supplies

Vladimir Putin Reuters/RIA Novosti Russia is on track this month to ship its highest amount of oil products since the war, according to Vortexa data compiled by Bloomberg. Russia shipped 2.657 million barrels a day of its oil products in the first three weeks of November. That’s partly because Europe is struggling to wean itself…