This serial imposter spent decades posing as a nurse. The victims she betrayed want to know why

Brigitte Cleroux’s latest fraud fell apart on Aug. 11, 2021, when a nurse at an Ottawa medical clinic decided she couldn’t take any more of her unprofessional behaviour. She has amassed at least 67 criminal convictions as an adult, while leaving a trail of troubled patients and victims behind her.

Millennials and Gen Z want to stop a climate catastrophe. But first they have to get elected.

mack2happy/Christian Offenberg/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider The climate crisis affects young people most, but older generations are deciding the planet's future. Not all see the generational divide on climate as an impediment to progress. "I'm not young. I'm not old. I worked my fucking butt off," said Rep. Debbie Dingell, 68. When a group of young […]

Mike Lindell says vendors are bailing on his MyStore platform because they don’t want to be associated with an FBI investigation

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Jeff Swensen/Getty Images MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says four vendors have bailed on his MyStore e-commerce platform. Lindell told Insider these businesses "don't want to deal with MyStore" for fear of an FBI probe. Lindell's phone was seized by the FBI last week at a Hardee's drive-thru in Minnesota. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell […]

Want to predict the next big Nintendo Switch game? Just rewind 5 years

When it comes to the video game industry, we’re currently living in an age of speculation. Players are no longer satisfied just getting news on upcoming games by patiently waiting for announcements. Insiders and leakers have become a fundamental part of the game hype cycle in the social media age, fueling a need for unofficial […]

Google and Amazon want more defense contracts, despite worker protests

Enlarge / A Project Nimbus cloud contract with the Israeli government has some Google and Amazon workers upset. (credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Hundreds of Google workers and their supporters gathered near the company’s downtown San Francisco offices Thursday, raising signs that read “No Tech for Apartheid” and filling the air with chants of “Tech […]

Hillary Clinton to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘Don’t you want to retire?’

Hillary Clinton / Clarence Thomas Getty Images Hillary Clinton said she would ask Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: "Don't you want to retire?"  On "Watch What Happens Live," Andy Cohen prompted Clinton to ask questions to the famous people he showed on screen.  She also said she'd ask Melania Trump how her summer is going […]

Top tax policy Democrat says Republicans want to keep the status quo so only ‘little guys’ get audited but ‘billionaire friends’ get off scot-free

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon speaks to reporters at the US Capitol. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act contains nearly $ 80 billion in funding for the IRS. Republicans have said that the funding will go towards hiring an "army" of IRS agents. Sen. Ron Wyden said that Republicans want to save their billionaire […]

EU regulators want 5 years of smartphone parts, much better batteries

Enlarge / Repairs to phones and tablets like those made by Samsung could be possible for up to five years after they leave the market, if an EU proposal is implemented. (credit: Getty Images) European Commission regulators have suggested that smartphones and tablets sold there offer 15 different kinds of spare parts for at least […]