Brazil's president has a new, evidence-free theory about who's to blame for a record number of fires in the Amazon

Learn more about BI Prime View online           Politics Select           Brazil's president has a new, evidence-free theory about who's to blame for a record number of fires in the Amazon   Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday, without evidence, accused NGOs of setting fire to the Amazon after his government cut their funding.   READ MORE           Source: Jeffrey Epstein ordered 3 couples in his entourage to get married   Business Insider has learned of a previously unreported marriage between two women in Jeffrey Epstein's entourage — one a US citizen, the other from Eastern Europe.   READ MORE           The former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair is said to have found a dead cat's head outside his home after the magazine began pursuing a story about Jeffrey Epstein   NPR has dug into allegations that Jeffrey Epstein used intimidation tactics to stop stories that covered allegations of sexual misconduct against him.   READ MORE             Mitch McConnell slams China over Hong Kong, threatens a global confrontation that could tank the finance hub   "Sooner or later, the rest of the world will have to do what the protesters are doing—confront Beijing," McConnell wrote in the Wall Street Journal.   READ MORE           Sean Spicer says he hopes 'Dancing With the Stars' will be a 'politics-free zone' amid backlash following his casting   The former White House press secretary will appear on the 28th season of the show, along with Lamar Odom and Christie Brinkley.   READ MORE           Big data company Palantir renews its controversial contract with ICE that is worth nearly $50 million   Palantir has renewed its contract with ICE, filings show. Activists have been protesting at its offices to ask the company to drop this contract.   READ MORE           'Certainly sufficient to raise eyebrows': How Jeff Bezos and Big Tech got 'unprecedented' access to the Pentagon   The Defense Innovation Board, a little-known advisory board, became a way for Silicon Valley to access the Pentagon.   READ MORE           Fires in the Amazon could be part of a doomsday scenario that sees the rainforest spewing carbon into the atmosphere and speeding up climate change even more   Fears for the Amazon's future have been heightened under Brazil's new far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, who encourages industry in the region.   READ MORE           Sean Spicer has joined the cast of 'Dancing with the Stars', and the host is upset the producers are politicizing the show   Host Tom Bergeron said Wednesday that former White House press secretary Sean Spicer would be in charge of "assessing audience size" this season.   READ MORE           The life of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the emir of Dubai, poet, racehorse tycoon, and husband to Princess Haya, who is suing him in London   Sheikh Mohammed took Dubai from sleepy town to global powerhouse, but the escape of Princess Haya has thrown his personal conduct into question.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: ipat39@gmail.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006