If the US wants to stop foreign interference in its democracy, it also needs to worry about what its friends are up to

Learn more about BI Prime View online           Military Select           If the US wants to stop foreign interference in its democracy, it also needs to worry about what its friends are up to   Opinion: As the 2020 election approaches, remember that the US's allies are just as interested in influencing American politics as its rivals.   READ MORE           Trump's attempt to ban TikTok and WeChat could face legal trouble for infringing on free speech, according to a First Amendment expert   Trump is worried about the Chinese government forcing the apps to censor content, but his executive orders could get shot down for that same reason.   READ MORE           Beirut is searching for survivors after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital. At least 135 people are dead and 5,000 are wounded.   After a huge explosion shook Beirut's port area on Tuesday, officials were pointing to highly explosive material stored at the port.   READ MORE             Trump just issued 2 executive orders aimed at Chinese-owned apps, barring US companies from doing business with TikTok parent company ByteDance and messaging app WeChat   One of President Donald Trump's orders declares TikTok a national emergency. He previously threatened to ban the app over national security concerns.   READ MORE           An aerospace startup just won a contract to develop an Air Force One jet that can travel at Mach 5. Here's an early look at the engine that could rocket from New York to Paris in 90 minutes.   Hermeus, a startup backed by venture capital, won a contract to develop an Air Force One plane that can fly at Mach 5, or hypersonic speeds.   READ MORE           The US is offering bounties of $10 million to anyone who can catch hackers meddling in the presidential election   State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have already been detected trying to interfere with the 2020 election.   READ MORE           The deadly explosion that devastated Beirut appears to have been far more powerful than the 'Mother of All Bombs'   Weapons experts estimated that the explosion was many times stronger than the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the US arsenal.   READ MORE           2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate was impounded in Beirut's port after it was seized from an abandoned ship in 2014, years before the explosion   The cargo of an abandoned ship, the MV Rhosus, was behind the cataclysmic blast at Beirut's port on Tuesday, state media in Lebanon said.   READ MORE           'Imagine if you're Colin Kaepernick': Former Green Beret who advised NFL player to kneel criticizes viral attack dog video   "It's almost like he's an enemy of the United States," a former NFL football player and retired Green Beret said to Insider.   READ MORE           A new poll finds Germans largely support US troop removal after Trump's announcement — and want all US nuclear weapons to leave Germany as well   A YouGov poll published this week found 47% of Germans supporting a reduction in the number of US troops in Germany.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006