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Israel’s recent attacks on Hezbollah expose weaknesses in Iran’s proxy strategy. Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah exposes weaknesses in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’In a matter of weeks, Israel has dealt devastating blows to Iran’s most important proxy, Hezbollah. For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies. But Iran’s strategy, dubbed the “axis of resistance,” underestimated how Israel would respond to the Hamas terrorist attack of Oct. 7 and subsequent cross-border rocket fire from Hezbollah. Helene leaves a trail of destruction in the SoutheastThe devastation from Helene came into clearer view over the weekend, with residents in the Southeast reeling from the storm’s impact.

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☆ Is Iran’s 'axis of resistance' collapsing under Israeli attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

But Iran’s strategy underestimated how Israel would respond to the Hamas terrorist attack of Oct. 7 and subsequent cross-border rocket fire from Hezbollah. “Israeli intelligence has restored their aura of deterrence," Hoffman said. However, Yahyah Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, is believed to be alive and hiding in tunnels that Israeli forces have not yet seized. The successful Israeli operations have also forced Iran and Hezbollah to face a vexing question: how and when to retaliate without suffering yet more setbacks? As long as Israeli attacks continue, Hezbollah’s decision-making will be in disarray, but the militia remains a significant force.

Persons: Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, “, ”, Bruce Hoffman, Hoffman, Mohammed Hamoud, Yahyah Sinwar, Matthew Savill, Savill, ” Glenn Corn, Ezzedine, Majdi, Nasrallah, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Karim Sadjadpour, ” Sadjadpour, Marc Polymeropoulos, Rabih Daher, Benjamin Netanyahu, Corn, “ Who’s, Norman Roule, ” Roule Organizations: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, “, Royal United Services Institute, Defense Ministry, CIA, Institute, Infrastructure Technology, Hamas, Getty, West, Carnegie Endowment, International, Israel, Lebanese Armed Forces, United, Nuclear Locations: Iran, U.S, Tehran, Gaza, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Israel, Sana'a, Iranian, Hodeida, Lebanon, London, Gaza City, ”, Lebanese, Mahmudiyah, AFP, Beirut, Nuclear Iran

☆ The Hezbollah pager attacks reveal a textbook covert operation, ex-spies say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe chaos and carnage began on Tuesday when pagers used by Hezbollah members started beeping before they exploded en masse across Lebanon. A photo taken on September 18 in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers. AFP via Getty ImagesThe back-to-back attacks killed at least 30 people and injured some 3,000 more, including Hezbollah fighters, and overwhelmed local hospitals. Hezbollah, Lebanon, and Iran all blamed Israel for the deadly attacks. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERSThe pager and walkie-talkie attacks were certainly disruptive and would have made Hezbollah vulnerable to immediate Israeli military action, experts say.

Persons: —, Avi Melamed, pagers, beeping, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Douglas London, Yoav Gallant, Bruce Hoffman Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, AFP, intel, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Anwar AMRO, ANWAR AMRO, CIA, of American Intelligence, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Beirut's, AFP, Israel, Baalbek, American University of Beirut, London

☆ Eighty-eight corporate leaders endorse Harris in new letter, including CEOs of Yelp, Box
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Megan Cassella | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in a new letter shared exclusively with CNBC. Among the signers are several high-profile CEOs of public companies, including Aaron Levie of Box , Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Michael Lynton, chairman of Snap . Other signers appear to be issuing their first public endorsements of Harris since she became the de facto Democratic nominee in July. They include James Murdoch, former CEO of 21st Century Fox and an heir to the Murdoch family media empire, and crypto executive Chris Larsen, co-founder of the Ripple blockchain platform. Still more are prominent in Silicon Valley, including the venture capitalist Ron Conway, entrepreneur Mark Cuban and former LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Kamala Harris, Aaron Levie, Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp, Michael Lynton, Harris, James Murdoch, Murdoch, Chris Larsen, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, José E, Feliciano, Twilio, Jeff Lawson, Ted Leonsis, Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr, Deven Parekh, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Wndr, Laurene Powell Jobs, Dustin Moskovitz, Magic Johnson, Tony James, Blackstone, Bruce Heyman, Goldman Sachs, Peter Orszag, Steve Westly, Ron Conway, Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman Organizations: WASHINGTON, CNBC, Democratic, Century Fox, Washington Wizards, WNBA's Mystics, NHL's Washington Capitals, Walt Disney Studios, Facebook, NBA Hall of Famer, Jefferson, Lazard, Westly, Tesla Locations: America, California, Capital, Silicon Valley

☆ Israel scored major intelligence wins in daring assassinations of Iranian proxy leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementA photo taken on July 30 shows the destroyed top floors of an eight-story building following an Israeli military strike on Beirut's southern suburb. AdvertisementA man waves a Hezbollah and a Palestinian flag during the funeral procession of top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 1. AdvertisementA man waves a Hezbollah and a Palestinian flag during the funeral procession of top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 1. Photo by AFP via Getty ImagesYoav Gallant, Israel's defense minister, said Thursday that "the operation was conducted precisely and professionally" by the IDF and Israeli security forces. In April, Israel's military intelligence chief resigned and said his directorate "did not live up to the task we were entrusted with."

Persons: —, Israel, Fuad Shukr, Shukr, Hasan Nasrallah, Jonathan Lord, KHALED DESOUKI, Bruce Hoffman, Ismail Haniyeh, Masoud, Axios, Hoffman, Mohammed Deif, Yoav Gallant, apparatuses Organizations: Service, Israel, Business, Getty, Jihad Council, US Marine Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Pentagon, Center, New, New American Security, Palestinian, Council, Foreign Relations, The New York Times, Getty Images Israel, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, AFP Locations: Lebanon, Iran, East, Beirut, Golan, New American, Beirut's, AFP, Tehran, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine

☆ Picture Books That See Shadows in a New Light
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Leigh Ann Henion | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Which is why it’s so refreshing to find two picture books that present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark. Ultimately, her shadow is joined in a meadow by those of two other children and a dog (the four of them now “friendly” shadows). It is in the presence of harsh light — rather than the depths of darkness — that the story turns somber. It was a thinking shadow, a shadow you could feel but not see. Feng’s soft-lined illustrations visually articulate the essence of Handy’s “stretching shadows,” easing day into night.

Persons: Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng

☆ Political assassinations are on the rise. It's a symptom of growing global instability.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementA wave of violence against political leadersAround the world, politics has been rocked by a wave of assassinations of political leaders, dissidents, and other high-profile figures. In the UK, political assassinations were once rare, but two members of parliament were assassinated in five years. Political violence is on the riseA 2018 protest in Turkey against the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident. Bruce Hoffman, an expert on terrorism at the Council on Foreign Relations, told Business Insider that rising political violence is the outcome of increasing global instability. - Getty ImagesAnother factor behind the spike in assassinations is the increasing instability of the global political order.

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☆ Scientists finally think they know where the most dangerous part of this US earthquake zone is and it's bad news for Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewHidden off the US Western shore, beneath the Pacific Ocean, is the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The results will help scientists assess earthquake and tsunami risk for this region, including one particularly vulnerable state: Washington. How the Cascadia Subduction Zone causes earthquakesIn the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the Juan de Fuca plate is slowly subducting under North America. The Cascadia Subduction Zone can produce even larger, more dangerous quakes. Additionally, understanding that Cascadia is broken up into segments is key to assessing earthquake hazard, Watt said.

Persons: —, Suzanne Carbotte, Bruce, Lamont, Carbotte, Juan de Fuca, Juan, Fuca, de Fuca, it's, Chris McGrath, Janet Watt, Watt Organizations: Service, Business, Columbia University, US, Survey Santa Cruz Locations: Cascadia, Washington, US West Coast, North America, America, Japan, Gaziantep, Turkey, Oregon, British Columbia

☆ Paul McCartney roasts Bruce Springsteen at London awards ceremony
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Bruce Springsteen became the first international songwriter to be awarded a fellowship of the Ivors Academy in its 80-year history – but he had to put up with some ribbing from one of his most famous peers first. At the Ivor Novello Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House in London Thursday night, Springsteen was inducted into the fellowship by Paul McCartney, who was the academy’s first-ever fellow. “He’s known as the American working man, you know?” a clip of the ceremony posted to social media showed McCartney saying. “There is no one more fitting than Bruce Springsteen to be the first international songwriter inducted into our Fellowship,” Tom Gray, chair of the academy, said in a press release. “I’m gonna sound really weird up here because I sang in the rain, all night last night,” he said in a speech.

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☆ Opinion: Is the US on the brink of another civil war?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Opinion Bruce Hoffman | Jacob Ware | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The most dismal assessment, though, is that of Canadian journalist Stephen Marche who, in his 2022 book, The Next Civil War: Dispatches form the American Future, contends that a new American civil war is inevitable. Remember that the United States leads the world — by far — in the number of firearms in private hands. There are an estimated 393 million privately held firearms in the United States — more than one gun per person. In fact, there are more civilian-held guns in the United States than the other top 25 countries in the world combined. Indeed, more guns were purchased in the United States in 2020 — nearly 23 million — than any other year on record.

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☆ Opinion | A Better Way to Negotiate at the W.T.O.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Farah Stockman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That’s why so many of the headlines out of the big World Trade Organization conference this week in the United Arab Emirates — “Meeting Seeks Modest Outcomes”; “Slim Hopes for Breakthrough” — convey low expectations. Nevertheless, there is something important to celebrate: For over a year now, the diplomats responsible for reforming the W.T.O. have been trying out a new way of doing business, with remarkable results. Then they came up with creative ways to achieve those goals and wrote a new set of proposed rules together. It may sound a lot like common sense, but in the rigid world of international trade, it amounted to a radical change.

Persons: —, “, ” Bruce Hirsh Organizations: World Trade Organization, United, United Arab Emirates, U.S, Mission Locations: United Arab

What’s on Abraham Verghese’s night stand? The author of “The Covenant of Water” talked about his reading habits, saying his stack of books “reflects the overlapping compartments of my life.” Read his By the Book interview.

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☆ These stocks are a way for regular investors to buy the private credit boom, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Private credit firms can help companies raise money more quickly and with more flexibility than traditional lenders. Many everyday investors can't buy into big private credit funds, but they can get exposure to the space through the stocks of some of the biggest private lenders. Hamilton still sees upside in buying private credit firms, especially one stock. "Our credit and insurance teams had a remarkable year in 2023, with gross returns of 16.4% in the private credit strategies and 13% in liquid credit. There are also private credit firms that trade outside of the U.S., for investors who are able to buy stocks in foreign markets.

Persons: Matthew Bass, Morgan Stanley, Bruce Hamilton, Hamilton, Blackstone, Jonathan Gray, Morgan Stanley's Organizations: Federal Reserve, Companies, Apollo Global Management, APO, KKR, Intermediate Capital Group Locations: Preqin, U.S

☆ Prince William said something that provoked a look of shock and excitement from 'The Bear' star Ayo Edebiri, and the internet is having a field day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Advertisement"The Bear" star Ayo Edebiri met Prince William, and the internet is having a field day trying to decipher her facial expression. After the awards show, William shook hands and greeted rising star award nominees Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna-Bruce. Prince William, Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna Bruce after the BAFTA ceremony. "I am simply begging you all to look at this photo of Ayo Edebiri meeting Prince William at the #BAFTAs," said @Hopesloop on X (formerly known as Twitter). AdvertisementPrince William, Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna Bruce after the BAFTA ceremony.

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☆ Wealthy Californians are ditching the state for the 'Beverly Hills of Arizona'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The cofounder of Saints Capital previously lived in San Francisco with his wife, who also works in venture capital, and had a second home in Napa. AdvertisementSawyer is one of many Californians who swapped Silicon Valley for Paradise Valley. Paradise Valley, which has been called by some the “Beverly Hills of Arizona,” is nestled into the desert hills between Phoenix and Scottsdale in Maricopa County. An aerial shot of the golf courses and swimming pools of Paradise Valley, Arizona. Tim Roberts Photography/ShutterstockOf the more recent wealthy out-of-state movers coming to Paradise Valley, Levinson said the No.

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☆ General Mills CFO on investing on a diverse workforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGeneral Mills CFO on investing on a diverse workforceKofi Bruce highlights the return on investment when corporations leverage the talent of a diverse team.

Persons: General Mills, Kofi Bruce Organizations: General, Kofi

☆ Tex McIver — an Atlanta attorney sentenced to life — may walk out of prison after admitting he killed his wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Behind Diane sat her husband, Claud Lee “Tex” McIver, an attorney with powerful political connections, with a gun in his lap. Claud "Tex" McIver enters the courtroom holding a bible filled with papers before his sentencing at the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta in May 2018. A family photo of Tex McIver and his wife, Diane. “There is no doubt that Tex McIver depended on his wife’s money,” defense attorney Bruce Harvey said in trial. Tex McIver pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, Diane, on Friday, January 26, 2024.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Utah’s second congressional district will cast ballots Tuesday in a Thanksgiving-week special election to fill the last remaining vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Political Cartoons View All 1253 ImagesThe second congressional district includes a portion of Salt Lake County, a Democratic area that went for President Joe Biden in 2020. Here’s a look at what to expect on election night:ELECTION DAYUtah will hold a special congressional election on Tuesday. WHAT’S ON THE BALLOTThe Associated Press will provide coverage of the special congressional election in Utah’s second congressional district. WHO GETS TO VOTEAny voter registered in Utah’s second congressional district may participate in Tuesday’s special election.

Persons: Republican Celeste Maloy, Kathleen Riebe, Chris Stewart, Maloy, Becky Edwards, Bruce Hough, Riebe, outspent Maloy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Stewart, Donald, it’s Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, U.S . House, Representatives, Republican, GOP U.S . Rep, Democratic, Democrat, Libertarian, United, Press, WHO, AP, Statewide Locations: Utah’s, U.S, Riebe, United Utah, Salt Lake County, Utah

☆ The Members of This ‘Manuscripts Club’ Were Obsessed With Medieval Books
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Bruce Holsinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It seems nothing less than a miracle that so many manuscripts from the era endure to our day. These heroes are the subjects of Christopher de Hamel’s lovingly written and lavishly illustrated “The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts.” Crack the spine of any volume by de Hamel and you will step into a world of bookish wonderment. One of the most eminent living scholars and catalogers of medieval European manuscripts, de Hamel is also their greatest champion, having devoted his career to revealing their treasures and mysteries to scholarly and public audiences alike. Alongside his catalogs of private and public collections, he has published studies and guidebooks on a variety of topics. “Scribes and Illuminators” (1992) is still widely taught to students in paleography and codicology (the sciences of old handwriting and old manuscript books, respectively), while “The Book: A History of the Bible” (2001) surveys the history of the sacred Hebrew and Christian texts through the lens of their myriad surviving manuscripts.

Persons: Christopher de Hamel, Hilary Mantel’s, ”, Cardinal Wolsey’s, Dukes, Christopher de Hamel’s, de Hamel, Illuminators ” Locations: Norfolk, Sussex, paleography

☆ How Dogs Help Us Lead Longer, Healthier Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jen Golbeck | Stacey Colino | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Dogs seem to make us healthier than we would be without them. Social psychologist Bruce Headey conducted a survey of Australian dog-owners and found that they take fewer trips to the doctor and sleep better than non-dog-owners. It’s not that dog-owners are naturally healthier; bringing a dog into your life somehow brings these benefits along. James Serpell, a professor of animal ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, conducted a study in the U.K. that followed pet owners through the 10 months after they adopted their pet. Their scores on measures of general health also improved, and dog-owners increased their physical activity considerably.

Persons: Bruce Headey, James Serpell Organizations: University of Pennsylvania

☆ Israel's top military officer says security failed in Hamas attacks, but there's plenty of blame to go around
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Israel is reeling from the deadly Hamas terror attacks last weekend, with many looking for answers. The surprise assault exposed major shortcomings in Israel's feared military and security and intelligence apparatus. A top IDF officer said the military is to blame, but there are several other things that went wrong. And while a top Israeli officer has acknowledged that the military ultimately mishandled security, the country's troubles appear to run much deeper. Israeli security forces patrol streets of Sderot, Israel on October 11, 2023.

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☆ Getting hostages out of Gaza is likely a near-impossible task because it's unclear where Hamas is holding them and regions may be covered in traps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Amy Teibel | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Getting hostages out of Gaza could be a difficult task for Israel, hostage experts said. It's unclear where Hamas is holding them and regions may be covered in traps, the experts said. Israel's ongoing counterattack on Gaza could made it even more difficult to reach the hostages. As Israel pummels neighborhood after neighborhood in Gaza, Elbag and his wife have been glued to the television, looking for any sign of her. He said the captives have likely already been dispersed throughout Gaza, and their hiding places and perhaps even the hostages themselves are likely to be laden with traps.

Persons: —, Gershon Baskin, Gilad Schalit, that's, Eli Elbag, Liri, Joe Biden, John Kirby, Biden, Kirby, Bruce Hoffman Organizations: Israel, Service, Hamas, Palestinian, International Committee, United, National, White, Israel's, Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Gaza, JERUSALEM, Israel, Israel pummels, Elbag, United States

☆ Hamas says it thought Israel would stop its attack sooner and couldn't believe how successful it was
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hamas was surprised by the success of its attack in Israel, a Hamas leader told the Associated Press. Hamas' attacks show Israeli intelligence failed to predict an offensive from Gaza, experts said. "We were surprised by this great collapse," Ali Barakeh, a member of Hamas' exiled leadership, said, per the news agency. On Saturday, Hamas fighters launched a surprise sea, air, and ground offensive that seemingly caught Israeli intelligence off guard , according to military analysts. Shortly after Hamas launched its attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "state of war," with the stated goal of eliminating the militant group.

Persons: Ali Barakeh, —, Barakeh, David Khalfa, Jaurès, Bruce Hoffman, Frank Gardner, Gardner, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Associated Press, Service, Fondation, France, Council, Foreign Relations, NPR, AP, Hamas Locations: Israel, Hamas, Gaza, North Africa, Middle

☆ Hamas says it thought Israel would manage to stop its attack sooner, and couldn't believe how successful it was
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Back then, no one knew what the ocean floor looked like — until one woman used her many talents to find out. When she reflected on her life, geologist Marie Tharp recollected being able to fill in the blanks of the ocean floor, which she saw as a fascinating jigsaw puzzle. Their final project together was the World Ocean Floor Map. The Heezen-Tharp “World Ocean Floor” map painted by Heinrich Berann. Marie Tharp Maps, LLCAfter Heezen's death, organizations that had hired him and Tharp to work on projects reassigned them.

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