Putin Blasted for 'Brutality' After Navalny's Death (Daily Rundown by Newser)

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February 16, 2024   The Big Rundown Putin Blasted for 'Brutality' After Navalny's Death World leaders reacted with shock and anger Friday to the reported death of Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, in an Arctic prison colony. Keep reading   From our sponsors Americans With a Credit Card Debt of $24k or More Could Be in for a Big Surprise Get Out of Debt Quick With This New Program Learn More >   More Big News Judge Orders Trump to Pay $364M in Fraud Trial Donald Trump received what the New York Times describes as a "crushing defeat" in a New York courtroom on Friday in his fraud trial: Judge Arthur Engoron ordered him to pay $364 million after finding that Trump and his business falsely inflated his wealth and real estate values to dupe investors and banks, per the AP. Keep reading   Also Making Headlines >  Family Says Beach Boy Has 'Major Neurocognitive Disorder'  (Read It) >  Joe Manchin Won't Run for President  (Read It) >  KC Victim's Family Gets Gift From Taylor Swift  (Read It) >  Amy Schumer Speaks Out About Her 'Puffier' Face  (Read It)   Today's Jaw-Dropper Guy Lived Rent-Free in NYC Hotel for 5 Years, Then Took It Too Far For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. Keep reading     Don't Overlook More Overdoses Now Come From Smoking, Not Injecting A new CDC report flags a notable stat related to the rising use of fentanyl: For the first time, more fatal overdoses come from smoking drugs than injecting them. Keep reading   On the Lighter Side The Movie Is Awful, but Dakota 'Transcends' It The critics do not like Madame Web, the latest entry in the Spider-Man chronicles. Keep reading   Science Buzz Big Cats Are Like Pet Cats in One Big Way Domestic cats can tell their owner's voice apart from other humans, and apparently their larger cousins have that same capability, according to new research out of Michigan's Oakland University. Keep reading   Wild Card OpenAI Reveals Stunning Text-to-Video Model Less than 16 months after the release of its ChatGPT model helped launch the artificial intelligence boom, OpenAI has revealed Sora, a text-to-video model that can create realistic video in seconds. Keep reading   Comment of the Day "Sail on, sail on, sailor..." The Skipper Read the story Quote of the Day "I want Putin and everyone around him to know that they will be held accountable for everything they did to our country, to my family. And this day will happen very soon." Read the story Read This Elsewhere Alone, But Not Lonely: A Reading List on Being Single Read the story   Today's 6 Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved