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☆ The US Navy is leaving the volatile Middle East without an aircraft carrier again, even as fighting continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe US Navy's sole aircraft carrier in the Middle East left the region over the weekend. The US is now without a carrier in the volatile Middle East for the first time in a while. An E/A-18G Growler launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in October. AdvertisementUSNI News first reported on Monday the Lincoln's departure from the Middle East. AdvertisementThe aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. in November.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Arleigh Burke, Frank E, Petersen, Michael Murphy, Spruance, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Lincoln, Harry S, Truman, Defense Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Austin Organizations: Navy's, East, US Navy, Business, Fleet, Lincoln, US, Pentagon, Israel, Defense, US Air Force, Navy, Hamas Locations: Lincoln, Iran, Portugal's, Gulf of Aden, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon

Protesters waved Nazi flags outside of a community theater production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” leaving performers "understandably shaken" by the hateful display in Michigan, officials said Monday. American Legion Post 141 in Howell, Mich., where the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett was being staged. "For this production, our cast was also on stage in character during intermission, which was when they found out as well," according to a statement by the Fowlerville Community Theater. The Fowlerville Community Theater drew direct parallels between the play — adapted from the famed diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl killed by Nazis in the Holocaust — and the events of Saturday night. "The presence of protesters outside gave us a small glimpse of the fear and uncertainty felt by those in hiding," the statement said.

Persons: Anne Frank, ”, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Anne Frank ., Sheriff Michael Murphy, Murphy, Donald Trump, Hitler Organizations: American Legion, Google, Fowlerville, Getty, Michigan Anti, Defamation League Locations: Michigan, Howell, Mich, Livingston County, . Michigan, U.S

☆ US Navy warships fought off a 'complex' missile and drone attack in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US Navy ships operating in the Red Sea shot down a number of Houthi missiles and drones on Friday. AdvertisementUS Navy warships shot down a barrage of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on Friday in what a Pentagon spokesperson described as a "complex attack." The Houthis said earlier that they targeted three Navy warships with nearly two dozen ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. The increased Red Sea presence comes amid heightened fears of an all-out conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah, another militant group backed by Iran. US forces said they destroyed one missile system in Yemen and two drones over the Red Sea during this time period.

Persons: —, Sabrina Singh, Singh, they're, Michael Murphy, Houthi, Frank E, Petersen, USS Spruance, USS Stockdale, Spruance, Stockdale Organizations: Pentagon, Service, Navy, US Navy Locations: Iran, Indianapolis, Red, Israel, Lebanon, Gulf, Aden, Yemen

☆ The US naval presence around the Middle East is getting a firepower boost. Here are the warships already there and what's on the way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Facing this possibility, the Pentagon has deployed a number of military assets to the Middle East this month to defend Israel and US troops in the region. When these forces arrive on station, they will join a wide range of existing naval capabilities in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean that were already deployed in response to various conflicts and crises. AdvertisementAdditionally, two destroyers — USS Bulkeley and USS Roosevelt — have been in the area for several weeks. Warships in transitA MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies next to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on August 2. The coming Lincoln strike group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and the destroyers USS Spruance, USS Stockdale, USS Frank E. Petersen, and USS O'Kane.

Persons: —, Israel —, Defense Lloyd Austin, Sydney Milligan, Bulkeley, Roosevelt —, Laboon, Cole, Aden —, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier, Dwight D, Michael Murphy, John S, McCain, Daniel Inouye, Russell —, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Kimmelman, Roosevelt, USS Stockdale, Frank E, Petersen, USS O'Kane, Austin, Pat Ryder Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Pentagon, Defense, Sydney, Ready Group, US European Command, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, US Central Command, Oman Sailors, Hornet, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, Warships, Communication, US, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Lincoln, Pentagon Press, Air Force Locations: Israel, Iran, Tehran, East, American, Gibraltar, Lebanon, New York, Souda, Crete, Yemen, Red, Gulf, Aden, Oman, CENTCOM, Gulf of Oman, Beirut, Philippine, Georgia, The Ohio

☆ Alice Springs, Australia: A town has imposed a curfew on its children as it grapples with youth crime
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Since then, relative calm has returned to Alice Springs, or Mparntwe, its traditional name. Decades of racism and neglect erupted on the streets of Alice Springs on Tuesday, though youth crime is a problem in many other Australian cities. Those are the issues that are part of the story of Alice Springs,” Lawler said. “There is nowhere in the world that has said that a youth curfew is effective – it just criminalizes young people. Northern Territory Police Force Commissioner Michael Murphy speaks to media during a press conference in Darwin, Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

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A table that shows the current tally for the most recent votes for speaker of the House. House Speaker Vote Results Representative Total Democrats Dem. The Constitution specifies that House members choose the speaker, but the speaker does not have to be a current or even a former representative. House Republicans nominated Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in a closed-door vote last week, shortly after Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana withdrew his bid for the speakership. Below, we will keep track of how every representative votes.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, Scalise McCarthy Zeldin Emmer Garcia Cole Massie Jeffries, Lee Zeldin, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Mr Organizations: Republicans, Dem, Jordan, McCarthy, Garcia, Cole, Massie, Jeffries, House Democrats Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, New York, Louisiana, Florida

Live Vote Count: House Decides Whether to Oust McCarthy as SpeakerLIVE Vote tally to remove McCarthy Answer Democrats Dem. Republicans Rep. Total Yes 0 0 0 No 0 0 0 Source: C-SPAN Note: House members can change their votes up to the end of the voting period. Late votes or changes may not be reflected until the House clerk publishes the full accounting of votes. Without support from the far-right members, given Republicans’ narrow majority, Mr. McCarthy will need some protective action from across the aisle if he is to retain his position. If enough Democrats vote in his favor, vote “present” (neither for nor against) or simply do not show up, the bar for a majority could be low enough for Mr. McCarthy’s supporters to clear it.

Persons: McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, they’d, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, McCarthy’s Organizations: Dem, Republicans Locations: Florida

How Every Representative Voted on McCarthy’s Stopgap Funding BillSpeaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday unsuccessfully put forward a long-shot measure to provide stopgap funding for the federal government and avoid a shutdown. The effort failed when Democrats in the House and hard-right members of Mr. McCarthy’s own party, who had vowed not to back a stopgap spending bill under any circumstances, opposed the measure. Republicans Rep. Total Bar chart of total votes Yes 0 0 0 Needed to pass No 0 0 0 Note: See a breakdown of individual member votes below. Even if the House had passed the measure, which included vastly reduced stopgap funding for the government as well as severe immigration restrictions, it was exceedingly unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate. How Every Representative Voted

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy’s Organizations: Dem, Democratic

CNN —Three US Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia have been identified by their unit. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys take off from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, for a training mission. April 8, 2010: US Air Force Osprey crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three US service members and one civilian employee. August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines dead. June 8, 2022: Five US Marines die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near Glamis, California.

Persons: Corporal Spencer R, Captain Eleanor V, Major Tobin J, Lewis, Collart, LeBeau, “, ”, Brendan Sullivan, Lloyd Austin, Michael Murphy, Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Markus Maier, Samuel King An, Barack Obama, Zachary Dyer, Laura Yahemiak Sailors, George Washington, Supertyphoon Haiyan, Trevor Welsh, stow, Smith, drogue, Christopher Carranza An, Todd F, Lance Cpl, Christopher Mendoza Sailors, Richard, Kevin V, Jonathan Snyder, Cedric Leighton, Bellows Organizations: CNN, Marines, Osprey, Royal Darwin Hospital, AP US, USMC, Twitter, Marine Osprey, Darwin, Northern Territory Police, Australian Defence Force, Northern, Northern Territory Government, CareFlight Air, Mobile Services, NT Health, Care, Tiwi, Government, Air Force, Ospreys, Kirtland Air Force Base, . Air Force, Staff, Air, Special Operations Squadron, Munitions, Systems, Eglin Air Force Base, Tech, Refueler, Squadron, Marine Helicopter Squadron, KC, 130J, Marine Forces Pacific, Greenland . U.S . Air Force, 3d Marine Expeditionary, U.S . Marine Corps, Tiltrotor, Supertyphoon Haiyan . U.S . Navy, Trevor Welsh Sailors, U.S . Navy, Shannon, Travis Air Force Base, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, . Marine Corps, Michalek, Moron Air Base, Cunningham, Tactics Squadron, of, U.S . Air Force, US Air Force, “ CNN, US Defense Department, An Air Force, Corps Locations: Australia, Melville, Northern Territory, New Mexico, Florida, Philippines, VMM, Okinawa, Japan, Brisbane, Greenland . U.S, U.S, Supertyphoon Haiyan ., San Francisco, New York, Michalek U.S, Africa, Spain, Sigonella, Italy, Field, Hamilton Island, United States, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, Afghanistan, Morocco, Navarre , Florida, Oahu, Hawaii, Syria, Norway, Glamis , California

☆ 'Tragic' crash injures 23 US Marines in Australia exercises
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Samuel Mckeith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Twenty-three U.S. Marines were injured during military exercises in northern Australia on Sunday, officials said, in a helicopter crash that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called "tragic". One marine was being operated on at Royal Darwin hospital and four others were at the hospital, said Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles. Some people are critically injured," Fyles told the news conference, adding there was a "wide range" of injuries. Australian personnel were not involved in the crash that occurred during Exercise Predator's Run 2023, Albanese said. Four Australian soldiers were killed last month during large bilateral exercises when their helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Queensland.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Michael Murphy, Murphy, Natasha Fyles, Fyles, Albanese, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, Marines, Northern Territory Police, Australian Defence Force, U.S . Marines, Royal Darwin, The U.S . Defense, Thomson Locations: Australia, Darwin, Northern, Western Australia, The, U.S, China, Queensland, Sydney, Bengaluru

CNN —Three US marines have been killed and others injured after an Osprey aircraft crashed during military exercises in Australia, officials said Sunday. A history of crashesPrevious crashes of Osprey aircraft, according to CNN reporting and US Defense Department press releases:July 20, 1992: Seven people are killed during testing when an Osprey crashes in Virginia. June 13, 2012: An Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashes during a routine training mission north of Navarre, Florida, injuring five. August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines deadSeptember 28, 2017: A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crashes in Syria, injuring two service members. June 8, 2022: Five US Marines die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near Glamis, California

Persons: Darwin, “, Natasha Fyles, ” Fyles, Michael Murphy, Bellows Organizations: CNN, Osprey, Royal Darwin Hospital, Marine, Marines, Northern, Marine Osprey, Northern Territory Police, Australian Department of Defence, NATo, Marine Corps, US Defense Department, US Air Force, An Air Force, Corps Locations: Australia, Melville, Darwin, Tiwi, Glamis , California, Norway, Syria, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, Afghanistan, Morocco, Navarre , Florida, Oahu, Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan, Glamis, California

☆ I'm an instructor at the Esalen Institute, a famous wellness retreat near Silicon Valley. Here's why tech executives flock to this oasis of 'transformation.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Esalen Institute is a retreat and educational institute that was established in Big Sur, California in 1962. When I came to Esalen for the first time in 2014 I thought: How does this place even exist? It's a rare place where water coming down from the mountains, hot spring water coming up from the Earth, and water from the Pacific Ocean all collide in one place. But I'm not meditating all day at Esalen — I'm focused on making an impact in the world. People are coming to us in transitionGiven our proximity to Silicon Valley, we do draw people from the tech world.

☆ Some companies have used a legal loophole to avoid paying overtime by giving workers exaggerated job titles
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Companies are getting away with not paying their workers for overtime, a new NBER paper shows. That's because of a loophole in federal law where employers don't have to pay managers overtime. Companies have also been cutting pay for other workers by classifying them as contractors. That loophole involves misclassifying workers as managers, even if they don't have actual managerial duties. They weren't getting paid for overtime, and an Atlanta court awarded them $35 million in addition to unpaid overtime.

If you are dreaming of a white Christmas, your dreams may just come true this year. While a white Christmas might help the treetops glisten, the storm is likely to bring hazardous travel conditions as well. Last year, NOAA updated the average probabilities of a white Christmas across the United States. The song “White Christmas” was written during one of those long, snowless-Christmas spells. By the time he wrote the song at the end of the 1930s, New York City had not seen a white Christmas since 1930, according to weather service data and the official definition of a white Christmas.

The first election to put abortion rights to the test after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade appears unlikely to reshape the map of abortion access — at least not overnight. States that protect abortion access Mixed results New protections Existing protections Results pending States that restrict abortion access Results pending New restrictions likely Mixed results Existing restrictionsResults pending in races affecting abortion Arizona Montana Nebraska PennsylvaniaMany of the most competitive state-level races with consequences for abortion were too close to call on Wednesday. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel, both Democrats who pledged to protect abortion rights, won re-election. But two candidates for the State Supreme Court who were backed by anti-abortion groups did not win their races. Mr. Cooper, a Democrat, opposes abortion restrictions, and Republicans failed to secure a supermajority in the Legislature that would have allowed them to override his veto.

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