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☆ I took a 50% pay cut to leave my sales job and work on a potato farm. I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tyler Heppell, a fifth-generation farmer from Heppell's Potato Corporation in Canada. As a fourth-generation farmer at a 104-year-old potato farm in British Columbia, my dad thought he had hit the lottery when he had three sons. My plan was to work on my family's farm for a year while I figured out the next steps. I took a pay cut to return to the farmI made almost 200,000 Canadian dollars in sales, or around $150,000, in one year. I'm also in charge of all the truck drivers because the potato fields are about an hour from our farm.

Persons: —, Tyler Heppell, I'm, Heppell, It's Organizations: Service, Heppell's Potato Corporation, Business, Fortune, Statistics Canada, Royal Bank of Canada Locations: Canada, British Columbia

☆ Elon Musk hits out at judge threatening to suspend X in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Elon Musk has stepped up online attacks on a Supreme Court judge threatening to suspend social media platform X in Brazil, calling him “an evil dictator” in an ongoing feud between the two men. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had threatened to suspend X if Musk did not appoint a new legal representative of the company in Brazil and settle any outstanding daily fines within 24 hours. X announced earlier this month that it would close its operations and fire its staff in Brazil due to what it called “censorship orders” from the judge. The statement from the Supreme Court was posted at around 8.30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, giving Musk until Thursday evening local time to respond. The responsibility lies solely with Alexandre de Moraes.”Later that day, Musk reiterated the official X statement, saying his company had “no choice” but to close Brazilian operations.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, ”, Alexandre de Moraes, “ Alexandre de Moraes, cosplaying, Moraes, Darth Vader, de Moraes, De Moraes, ’, de Moraes ’, Musk, ’ Alexandre, X Organizations: CNN, X’s Global Government Affairs, Associated Press, ‘ Locations: Brazil

☆ Corporations are accelerators of change and have to bring employees along the journey, says LiveRamp's people and culture executive
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sharawn Tipton is the chief people and culture officer at LiveRamp, a data-collaboration software-as-a-service company, overseeing human resources and culture across 1,400 employees globally. Instead of telling our team members not to use ChatGPT and putting all this governance around it, we want to hear how they are thinking about using it. We need to be open and honest with our team members about what this means for them. We need to be future-focused and bring team members along on that journey. What are the synergies there, and how do we utilize that to bring out the very best in our team members?

Persons: Sharawn Tipton, —, I've, Tipton, we've, We're, we're Organizations: Service, BI, Group, National Society of Black Engineers, Women Locations: Oakland , California, LiveRamp

☆ Woman Was Scammed Out of Over $300K, Had to Lie to Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

After I told him I didn't know any of them, he said they'd investigate and help me clear my name. But because I was a suspect, I needed to send daily updates about my whereabouts and activities to ensure I didn't flee. He agreed the next day but said I needed to send money for collateral to ensure I didn't escape while he was representing me. I feel like I'm the scammer because I scammed my family, in a sense, by lying to them. But it said sometimes clients neglect warnings, lie about the purposes of withdrawals, and proceed with the transactions anyway.

Persons: Wannapa Suprasert, I'd, Wannapa, they'd, scammers, —, didn't, I'm, they're, haven't, Suprasert Organizations: Thai Embassy, police, Thai Consulate, Central Investigation Bureau, Thai, Hong Kong, Bank of, FBI, San Francisco police, Bank of America, Business, Bank, Royal Thai Embassy Locations: Thailand, San Francisco, Washington , DC, Bangkok, Washington ,, American, LA, Hong, Hong Kong

☆ Brands are so scared of culture wars and controversy that it's ripping apart the media business
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Related storiesBut it wasn't until Trump's 2016 election that brand safety really entered the mainstream marketing vernacular — and the culture wars. In 2023, more than 21,400 jobs were cut in the US media industry, according to the employment agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas. But some industry experts think it's too late to put the "content adjacency" genie back in the bottle. AdvertisementThe result, Tobaccowala fears, is a further winnowing of the media industry where only the biggest platforms and individual content creators survive.

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☆ Most influencers say they plan to weigh in on the presidential election, even if it means losing followers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAs the 2024 presidential election heats up, some influencers are flocking to party conventions or chiming in about politics on TikTok and Instagram. And 56% of respondents said they'd unfollowed a creator based on their political views. In fact, 82% of influencer respondents said they planned to share their political views this election cycle. AdvertisementThe second reason influencers may be willing to risk losing followers by sharing their political takes online is that they are expected to. Perhaps that's why 62% of influencers told Izea they plan to address potential backlash from sharing their political views head-on.

Persons: —, they'd, Izea, influencers, Josh Helfgott Organizations: Service, Business, Pew Research, Democratic National Convention

☆ What to know about Telegram, the messaging app whose CEO was arrested over the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France over the weekend has thrust the popular messaging service and its enigmatic founderinto the spotlight. Durov’s arrest comes as the app has faced growing scrutiny for its use by terrorist groups and far-right extremists. Telegram is an encrypted messaging service that was launched in 2013 by Durov and his brother, Nikolai. And earlier this month, the messaging app began actively removing calls to violence from the platform following reports that the app was being used to organize far-right, anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom. In addition to running Telegram, Durov has become something of an online influencer, sharing images on Instagram of his world travels (and, often, shirtless photos).

Persons: Pavel Durov, Durov, fraudsters, Laure Beccuau, Beccuau, Maria Butina —, Emmanuel Macron, ”, ” Macron, “, it’s, Nikolai, launderers, White supremacists, Remi Vaughn, Vaughn, Mark Zuckerberg, Viktor Yanukovich, ” Durov, – Joshua Berlinger, Camille Knight, Anna Chernova Organizations: New, New York CNN, Paris’s, Reuters, ISIS, Financial Times, Trump, Facebook, ”, VK, Ukraine’s, Kremlin Locations: New York, France, Russian, Russia, Paris, Durov, Iran, India, Ukraine, Moscow, Israel, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Kyiv, Dubai

Pontoon bridges are temporary structures that militaries often build to maintain critical supply lines when permanent structures are damaged or destroyed. NBC News was not able to verify whether the video shows the destruction of a pontoon bridge or when it was shot. Another video shared Thursday by the country’s air force chief, Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, claimed to show Ukraine’s use of guided aerial bombs to destroy two “bridge crossings” in Kursk this week. Ukraine claimed responsibility for hitting the depot, which its army’s general staff said stored oil products used to supply the Russian army. Satellite images captured on Monday, the day after the alleged attack, show flames and thick clouds of black smoke billowing from the depot.

Persons: Mykola Oleshchuk, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vasily Golubev Organizations: NBC News, NBC, Kyiv, Kremlin, Regional Gov Locations: Kursk, Glushkovo, Russia, Proletarsk, Russia’s, Rostov, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russian

☆ Pilot who tried to stop engines midflight after taking magic mushrooms calls his actions 'unfathomable'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines of an airborne plane last year spoke on the incident for the first time. The plane, Flight 2059 operated by Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air, was traveling from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco and was diverted to Portland. "I did something unfathomable to me, something I have to take responsibility for and I regret," he said. "There was a feeling of being trapped, like am I trapped in this airplane?" Emerson was initially charged with more than 80 counts of attempted murder, but those charges where reduced to reckless endangerment.

Persons: ABC's, Joseph Emerson, Emerson, GMA's Gio Benitez, Noah Horst, “, Joe Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Horizon Locations: Everett , Washington, San Francisco, Portland

Multiple Secret Service officials have been put on leave for their actions leading up to and responding to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a source familiar with the decisions told NBC News. Those put on leave include the Secret Service’s special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh field office, whose office was responsible for coordinating the security plan with local law enforcement leading up to the rally. The source familiar with the decisions did not confirm the exact number of officials on leave and said the number may continue to grow as an internal investigation into the assassination attempt continues. RealClearPolitics was first to report that Secret Service personnel had been placed on leave. He is head of the FBI’s field office in Pittsburgh, not the Secret Service’s.

Persons: Donald Trump, RealClearPolitics, Anthony Guglielmi, Guglielmi, Kevin Rojek Organizations: Service, NBC News, Secret Service Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

☆ Islamist prisoners slash guards, seize hostages in Russian jail
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Knife-wielding prisoners identifying themselves as Islamic State group militants staged a bloody attack on guards in a Russian penal colony on Friday and seized hostages, according to state media and news outlets with ties to the security services. Russian state media said at least one member of the prison staff had been killed, but the video suggested the death toll was almost certainly higher. The prison service said in a statement: “During a session of a disciplinary commission, convicts took staff of the penal institution as hostages. There are casualties.”The prison is designated as a “harsh regime” penal colony with capacity to hold up to 1,241 male prisoners. In June, a bloody ISIS-linked prison uprising took place in the southern region of Rostov, where special forces shot dead six inmates who had taken hostages.

Organizations: Islamic State, ISIS Locations: Russian, Volgograd, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Rostov, Dagestan, Russia, Crocus City, Moscow

It all left Democrats on the convention floor feeling euphoric and focused, confident that her speech would spur the Democratic base to turn out in November. But outside the arena, and outside the bubble of ride-or-die Democratic voters, some voters, particularly Republicans, said they did not even bother to watch the speech. And among some still on the fence — those who could make a difference in a tight contest — Ms. Harris’s words did not make immediate converts. Bob and Sharon Reed watched Ms. Harris’s speech on their farm in the hills of central Pennsylvania. They came away from Ms. Harris’s speech feeling a little conflicted.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald J, Trump, ”, Bob, Sharon Reed Organizations: Democratic National Convention, Democratic, Mr Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Secret Service employees put on administrative duties following Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Whitney Wild | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Multiple Secret Service personnel from the Pittsburgh Field Office and one member of Donald Trump’s security detail involved in the advance planning for Trump’s July 13 rally have been reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. The Secret Service has been under immense pressure from lawmakers to discipline or fire those involved in the preparation for the rally. “This was a Secret Service failure,” Rowe told reporters during a news conference earlier this month – a clear shift in tone from when the agency previously pointed blame on locals for their failure to keep eyes on would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks that day. “That roof should have been covered.”“The U.S. Secret Service is committed to investigating the decisions and actions of personnel related to the event in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. “The U.S. Secret Service holds our personnel to the highest professional standards, and any identified and substantiated violations of policy will be investigated by the Office of Professional Responsibility for potential disciplinary action.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Ronald Rowe, ” Rowe, Thomas Crooks, Donald Trump, ” Anthony Guglielmi, “, CNN’s Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, Pittsburgh Field Office, Trump’s, Department of Homeland Security, Trump, The, Communications, U.S, Secret, Secret Service Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania

But the consequences — but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious. Just imagine Donald Trump with no guardrails, and how he would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States. But Donald Trump believes a border deal would hurt his campaign, so he ordered his allies in Congress to kill the deal. Because, you know, they know — they know he is easy to manipulate with flattery and favors. They know Trump won’t hold autocrats accountable because he wants to be an autocrat himself.

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☆ 10 things you should never do on a flight, according to a former flight attendant
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Arina Bloom | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI worked as a flight attendant on domestic and international routes for two years, and I saw all kinds of behavior on planes. Even if you think there isn't a flight attendant around, you'd be surprised how often other passengers let us know. Surachet Jo/ShutterstockSometimes, passengers ask flight attendants for help hoisting their carry-ons into the overhead bins. AdvertisementIf it's an emergency, call a flight attendant over and we'll help you. Always tell your flight attendant.

Persons: —, Nataliya, Wilfredo Lee, you'd, It's, Surachet Jo, could've, Shutterstock I've Organizations: Service, Business, AP

☆ Ukraine’s march into Russia exposes Putin’s crisis management problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But his track record of handling recent crises in Russia reveals a different side of his presidential persona: one of paralysis and indecision. Despite a claim of responsibility from ISIS-K, he continued to insist that Ukraine, and the West had played a role. Dmytro Kholod, commander of Ukraine’s “Nightingale” battalion, currently in Kursk, told CNN by phone on Wednesday that he has noticed a shift in the behavior of Russian troops. It is just a strategy for perpetuating war and allowing Russia to wait us all out,” said Ryan. “Now we see that when he’s really presented with a crisis, he’s not a cornered rat, he’s just like an imposter.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Evgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, ” Putin, Prigozhin, Yan Dobronosov, ”, Boris Bondarev, “, Mick Ryan, Ramzan Kadyrov, don’t, Andrei Belousov, Dmytro Kholod, Ukraine’s “ Nightingale, ” Ryan, he’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, Efrem, Ryan, Bondarev Organizations: CNN, Crocus, Russia’s, ISIS, US, Kyiv, Getty, of Human Rights, ”, Kremlin, Naval, Black, Institute for, Russian MoD, Russia, AP, NATO, Putin Locations: Russia, Russian, Kursk, Ukraine, Crocus City, Moscow, Ukrainian, Sudzha, AFP, Beslan, Kharkiv, Crimea, Kursk Oblast, ”

☆ Gettysburg National Military Park falls victim to vandalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Vandalism has come to another US historic site, Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park, where a pivotal battle of the Civil War was fought. “Our hearts sank when these two cases of vandalism were reported within days of each other,” Park Superintendent Kristina Heister said in a statement. “We were fearful that the graffiti carved into the rock may be there for future generations.”Luckily, park staff was able to clean and remove all traces of the vandalism. Heister thanked both the staffers who were able to remove the graffiti and park visitors who alerted them to the damage. More recently, rangers at the Grand Canyon – the second most visited national park in the US – issued a strong warning against leaving “love locks” hooked onto structures at the Arizona park.

Persons: Kristina Heister, “, Maddie, Heister, Steve, Lacy, Joshua Organizations: CNN, Military, National Park Service, Gettysburg, NPS, Military Park, Joshua Tree National, California condors Locations: Gettysburg, ”, Canadian, Joshua Tree, Arizona

☆ New military photo captures a NATO warship taking out an explosive-packed drone boat during a Red Sea rescue mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA new photo released by the French military on Thursday captures one of its warships battling an explosive drone boat during a rescue mission in the Red Sea. AdvertisementThe rescue mission in the Red Sea. The attack left the Sounion without power and adrift off the coast of Yemen, prompting the French rescue mission. Operation Aspides said on Thursday that the crew was transported to the nearest safe port of call in Djibouti. "The lives of seafarers and freedom on the high seas are nonnegotiable values and their protection is a key objective" of the security mission, Operation Aspides said.

Persons: —, Aspides Organizations: Service, Business, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, Royal Navy, Union, European, Pentagon Locations: Red, Iran, Gulf, Aden, Yemen, Djibouti

☆ X closes office in Brazil amid Elon Musk's censorship feud with Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-18 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewX's office in Brazil is set to close "immediately" amid an escalation in Elon Musk's public feud with Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes. "Last night, Alexandre de Moraes threatened our legal representative in Brazil with arrest if we do not comply with his censorship orders," the X Global Government Affairs office announced in a post on the platform. The social media platform remains available for residents of Brazil to access, the company's post noted. X initially agreed to block the accounts per Brazil's legal orders, complying with content moderation requests similar to those made by Turkey, which the platform has previously agreed to honor.

Persons: —, Alexandre de Moraes, Rachel Nova Conceicao, Moraes, De Moraes, Jair Bolsonaro, de Moraes, Brazil's, Jair Bolsonaro's, X, Musk Organizations: Service, Brazilian, X Global Government Affairs, Business, The National High Court, Reuters, Global Government Affairs Locations: Brazil, Elon, Turkey, andover

☆ Former Bangladesh leader calls for inquiry into killings during unrest that led to her ouster
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Some of the violence pitted student activists against pro-government student and youth groups and police, and many of those who died were among the student activists. However, Hasina’s statement underlined that police officers, members of her Awami League political party, bystanders and others also were victims of what she described as “terrorist aggression.” She previously has blamed opposition parties for stoking the unrest. Hasina’s statement came as the country’s interim government on Tuesday canceled a public holiday that she had declared for Thursday to mark the death of her father, Bangladesh’s independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The cancellation came at the request of at least seven political parties, including the main previous opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. An interim government is now running the country, with Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, sworn in as interim leader.

Persons: Bangladesh —, Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Hasina’s, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, S.M, Amir Hamza, Abu Sayeed, Rajesh Chowdhury, Hamza, Sayeed, Asaduzzaman Khan, Obaidul Quader, Rajib, Anisul Huq, Salman F, Rahman, Mainul Hasan, Muhammad Yunus Organizations: Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Home, Awami League party’s, Mohammadpur, Police Locations: DHAKA, Bangladesh, India, Dhaka, Rajib Dhar, U.S

☆ Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for party reelection
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will not be running in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election due next month. He added that he felt the need to step down in order for the LDP to regain the public's trust. The prime minister also pledged to fully support the new leader. Kishida's decision to not run for reelection effectively means he would step down as prime minister when the party elects a new leader. According to the latest opinion poll by NHK, the number of people who "support" the Kishida cabinet stands at 25%, while 55% do not.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Kishida Organizations: Japan's, Liberal Democratic, LDP, Kyodo, NHK

☆ After Democrats' long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gap: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

After Democrats’ long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gapBy Ben KamisarIf you live in a swing state and are already sick of seeing presidential campaign ads, buckle up. Over that same period of time, the Trump campaign spent less than $230,000. But over the last two weeks, a dramatic shift from the Trump campaign has helped close the gap. It has spent a total of $13 million in those key states, compared to $16.5 million from the Harris campaign. But we’ve written before about how Republicans have cut into the Democrats’ fundraising edge, and these ad spending numbers show the fruits of that effort.

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More manpower.”It’s far from the only border security ad on Arizona’s airwaves. They want border security, but they also want to fix our broken immigration system,” Gallego argued in an interview with NBC News. Border security has long been one of Trump and the GOP’s top issues and a weakness for Biden and his party. That was very clear, and that’s why I voted for it.”How Gallego's roots inform his campaignIntertwined with Gallego’s border security and immigration stances are his own identity. The remarks didn’t mention border security or creating a pathway to citizenship, typical talking points of Gallego on the trail.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, “ Ruben Gallego, David Hathaway, Kari Lake, Gallego, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald “, Harris, AdImpact, —, ” Gallego, Jorge Maldonado, “, Trump, Biden, It’s, Marquette University Law Scott, Lake, Gallego “, ”, “ Ruben, “ I’ll Organizations: PHOENIX, Democratic Rep, Arizona Senate, GOP, Democratic, NBC News, NBC News ., Marquette University Law, NPR, PBS, Marist, Republican, Lake, Census, NBC, Harvard, Marines Locations: Mexico, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Nogales, Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, Washington ,, United States, Washington, Colombian, Mexican, U.S, Chicago, Iraq

☆ Utah woman gets plea deal after pulling teen's skirt down in viral TikTok video
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Utah woman who went viral and was dubbed a "Karen" after she allegedly pulled down a young woman's skirt that she found to be too short and revealing in public has entered into a plea deal on a misdemeanor sexual battery charge. Ida Lorenzo, 49, confronted a young woman on April 20 at a St. George, Utah, eatery in a spat partially caught on camera. In the video, posted April 21, she appears to brag that she works for the state as she admonished the young woman for her skirt. She told police that she confronted a young woman at a restaurant who was wearing “explicit clothing” that exposed her private parts with children present. The female victim said she was wearing underwear and shorts under her skirt, making it impossible to have been exposing herself.

Persons: Karen, Ida Lorenzo, ccsnowww, ” Lorenzo, ‘ you’re, Lorenzo, “, ”, St, Susanne Gustin Organizations: CPS, Protective Services, George Police, Utah Attorney General’s, Utah News Dispatch, Utah AG, NBC News Locations: Utah, George , Utah, Washington County

Iran has rejected calls to refrain from retaliatory attacks against Israel over the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, as the United States and its allies seek to avert a wider conflict in the Middle East. The U.S. has dispatched a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and sought to expedite the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group as part of Washington’s commitment to help defend Israel from possible retaliation. Both Iran and Hamas have blamed Israel for the killing. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Monday night that Israel was "following Hezbollah and Iran and ready." Meanwhile, a growing number of countries have asked airlines to avoid airspace in the region, while some have also urged their citizens to leave parts of the Middle East.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Nasser Kanaani, Israel, Haniyeh, Kanaani, Italy —, John Kirby, Masoud Pezeshkian, Fuad Shukr, Daniel Hagari Organizations: Security, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Iran, Israel, United States, Islamic Republic, Tehran, U.S, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, The U.S, Lebanese, Beirut, Gaza

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