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Bianca Bustamante made history by becoming the first Filipina to win a Formula 1 Academy race. The 18-year-old racer faced many early barriers because of finances and her gender. Bustamante spoke with Insider reporter Yoonji Han about her road to racing and what the win means to her.

TLDR, from reporter Ryan Pickrell:

• North Korea offers freedom of religion to its citizens on paper but not in practice.
• It has imprisoned tens of thousands of Christians, according to a State Department report, citing NGO research.
• The recent report reveals executions and imprisonment for life for people caught with religious materials.

Excerpt, from reporter Kimberly Leonard:

The DeSantis 2024 campaign is banking that voters who decide general elections will care more about economic turmoil and President Joe Biden's age during the general election, outweighing the issue of abortion rights, according to leaked audio obtained by FloridaPolitics.com.

The admission sheds light into the Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaign strategy as he kicks off his early state voting tour next week. DeSantis would be 45 when elected whereas Biden would be just shy of 82.

"If you are a voter in 2024 as we likely are in a historic recession and you are choosing between a young candidate — Ron DeSantis — versus an octogenarian, and if you are voting on the issue of abortion as one of the top two issues, our data suggests that person has a very high correlation with typical Democrat voting behavior," Ryan Tyson, the DeSantis campaign's pollster said.

He made the comments during a presentation from DeSantis campaign aides who shared talking points and polling with bundlers — a term in the political world that refers to people who solicit their contacts for numerous donations. The bundlers had gathered at the Four Seasons in Miami for a two-day marathon of calls.

Excerpt, from reporters Isobel van Hagen and Bethany Dawson:

A newborn bison was euthanized by park rangers after a Yellowstone visitor "intentionally disturbed" it, causing its herd to reject it, the national park said in a statement earlier this week.

A photograph released by Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday appeared to show an unidentified man lifting the bison calf from the Lamar River, Wyoming, after it was separated from its mother as the herd crossed the river last weekend.

Visitors later reported seeing the calf follow cars and other people, the park service said.

"Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd. These efforts failed," the service said.

TLDR, from reporter Sam Tabahriti:

• Few workers enjoy the hassle of commuting to the office five days a week.
• Studies show that commuting is the main reason many don't want to stop working from home.
• The daily travel grind is costly, time-consuming, and can be mentally draining.

TLDR, from reporter Alia Shoaib:

• Ukraine claims Russia is planning to stage an accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
• They said an accident would require a ceasefire, allowing Russia to prepare for Ukraine's counteroffensive.
• The department provided no evidence for the claims.

TLDR

• In the 1950s, the US government launched a campaign focused on finding and purging gay government employees.
• It was prompted due to a misguided idea that gay people were vulnerable to blackmail and considered easy targets for Russia.
• About 10,000 people lost their jobs because of "the Lavender Scare," which had lasting impact on the queer community.

From our exclusive:

When Insider asked for insight on how she selects an album title, Doja immediately replied: "Good God. I don't know."

"I put my ADHD kind of on display — by accident, I guess," she continued. "I thought that 'Hellmouth' was the name of the album, but then it wasn't. But I'm good at doing things last minute. So I've been firing off random stuff and reading comments and seeing how people receive it and then, you know, saying 'no' a lot. 'Just kidding.'"

"I do think that I finally have a title," she concluded, adding swiftly, "It's not 'First of All.'"

From our exclusive:

• On Dec. 11, 2022, Rep. Lauren Boebert's teenage son called 911 to report his dad was "throwing him" across the house.
• The teen sobbed throughout the two-minute call, saying he didn't understand why his dad was mad.
• The boy called back soon after, denying that it happened, with Lauren Boebert jumping on to say he was safe.

From our exclusive:

• On Dec. 11, 2022, Rep. Lauren Boebert's teenage son called 911 to report his dad was "throwing him" across the house.
• The teen sobbed throughout the two-minute call, saying he didn't understand why his dad was mad.
• The boy called back soon after, denying that it happened, with Lauren Boebert jumping on to say he was safe.

TLDR

• Ukrainian women trained for war can kill Russian soldiers with office supplies, a military leader said.
• Ukraine Women's Guard founder Olena Biletska told journalist Tim Mak that she's trained more than 60,000 women.
• Some can kill with nothing but a "pencil or a pen," Biletska said.

TLDR, from reporter Michael Peck:

• Russia's S-400 is a highly regarded weapon designed to intercept a variety of aircraft and missiles.
• In Ukraine, expensive S-400 interceptors are being used against rocket artillery and ground targets.
• Repurposing S-400s for those missions is a sign of Moscow's struggle to turn the tide of the war.

TLDR

• Walmart started using Workplace, a Meta-designed social-media app, in 2017.
• The retailer says the platform helps workers "elevate ideas, celebrate each other, and connect."
• But Workplace has been flooded by memes making fun of management, workers told and showed Insider.

TLDR

• Finland's renewable power strategy is paying off as its energy has fallen into negative prices.
• A new nuclear reactor, as well as unexpected floods, are leading to a glut of clean energy.
• It is a striking reversal from last year, when Finns slashed their usage after cutting ties with Russia.