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☆ De-escalation in the Middle East is now up to Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIsrael's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah for over 30 years, is a major escalation in the Middle East conflict. A senior Iranian commander working with Nasrallah was also killed in the attack, Iranian state media confirmed on Saturday. AdvertisementIn the days after that attack, Iran telegraphed its response before launching hundreds of missiles and drones toward Israel in an unprecedented retaliation. AdvertisementIran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a statement released on Saturday, said Iran stands with Hezbollah but did not threaten any military response. Still, Israel, anticipating a response from Hezbollah and other proxies in the region, and possibly Iran as well, ordered its citizens to avoid large gatherings.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, —, Israel, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Slim, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Jonathan Panikoff Organizations: Service, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Force, Middle East Institute, Saturday, Israel Defense Forces, Atlantic Council Locations: Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Iranian, Damascus, Syria, Brig, Lebanon, Hamas, Gaza, Washington ,, Islamic Republic, Yemen, Tehran

Read previewLegal challenges by conservative lawmakers and activists against guaranteed basic income programs are heating up nationwide. Guaranteed basic income programs differ from their idealistic cousin — a universal basic income. AdvertisementWhile localized guaranteed basic income programs are tiny compared to a nationwide universal basic income, they are the subject of no less conservative opposition. Local politicians in places like South Dakota and Arizona have moved to block basic income programs for this reason alone. AdvertisementWhile these arguments appear to support giving basic income payments to a broader group of people, it's unlikely many conservatives would actually support a universal basic income.

Persons: —, Andrew Yang, Sam Altman, Republican Sen, John Wiik, Kathryn Blankenberg, Ken Paxton, Paxton, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Republican, Judicial Watch, American Civil Rights, Texas Locations: South Dakota, Arizona, Dakota, San Francisco, Texas, Houston, Harris County

☆ Iran's missile attacks showed some calculated restraint. Will Israel's response?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It was a response to Israel's attack on an Iranian consulate building in Damascus on April 1, which killed multiple high-level Iranian commanders. But Iran knows all too well about Israel's Iron Dome and its other air defense systems, which intercepted many of the incoming projectiles. Iran also warned everyone for weeks that the attack was coming — giving Israel's allies time to prepare — and avoided targeting civilian locations. It was a response aimed at demonstrating its capabilities and saving face while — its government hopes — avoiding further escalation. On the day of the Iranian attack, thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu's government.

Persons: —, Ian Bremmer, Michael Horowitz, Will Israel, John Kirby, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden's, Biden, Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Israel Organizations: Service, British, Business, Eurasia Group, Le Beck, NBC's, West Bank, Iranian Locations: Iran, Israel, Iranian, Damascus, Jordanian, States, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Syria

☆ Biden and Netanyahu's relationship hits new low just as Congress gets ready to send Israel another $14 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biden called Netanyahu's war in Gaza "over the top" last week. Meanwhile, the US Congress is on the cusp of approving another $14 billion in aid to Israel. On Thursday last week, Biden publicly called Israel's response in Gaza "over the top." During a phone call in January, Biden asked Netanyahu to prepare for a post-conflict resolution, including a two-state solution. Netanyahu publicly rejected the idea on social media, saying Israel would "not compromise on full Israeli control" of Gaza after the war.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, —, Netanyahu, Israel, Ben Rhodes, Bibi Organizations: Service, Israeli, ABC, US, The Washington Post Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah, United States, The

☆ Unconditional aid to Israel is no longer the bipartisan certainty it once was as US senators begin to question Israel's campaign in Gaza and the West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The United States has provided Israel with military and economic aid since its founding 75 years ago. But it seems even the United States might have a breaking point. An amendment from Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, meanwhile, would prevent Biden from transferring weapons to Israel without congressional support. AdvertisementNet favorability for Israel only dropped 2.2 percentage points in the United States, but US support for Israel is taking a toll on global perceptions of the United States. In Egypt, for instance, the United States "went from having a positive favorability of 41.1 to a negative favorability of -14.9 from September to December," Time wrote.

Persons: —, euphemistically, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Biden, Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Axios, Israel, Tim Kaine, Bernie Sanders of, flack, Sanders Organizations: Service, Business, United, State Department, Israel Defense Forces, CNN, Israel, Democratic Party Locations: Israel, United States, Gaza, Maryland, Virginia, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Washington, Egypt

☆ Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza will 'pay a price' it 'has never known.' Here's what that could mean.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in years, Israel said it was in "a state of war." Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas and Gaza would pay an "unprecedented price." The enemy will pay an unprecedented price," Netanyahu said. AdvertisementAdvertisementUnder Netanyahu, Israel has also dramatically expanded its isolation of Palestinians in Gaza, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank, where Israeli settlements on Palestinian land have grown dramatically. Israel has already begun launching attacks on Gaza, sending fighter jets to bomb Hamas targets and mobilizing ground forces.

Persons: Israel, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Hamas, Service, West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestinian, Reuters, Office Locations: Israel, Gaza, East Jerusalem, States, United States

☆ Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says he will resist Russian military efforts to take control of mercenary group
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Wagner mercenary group has played a key role in the Ukraine War. Russia's military may be now trying to take control of Wagner and Prigozhin is having none of it. The move is widely seen as an effort to bring the Wagner Group under official military control, the BBC reported. He eventually became known as Putin's Chef before graduating to more consequential affairs and establishing the Wagner mercenary organization. Wagner has also accused the Russian military of mining the roads the mercenary group used to retreat from Bakhmut.

Persons: Wagner, Prigozhin, —, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Pankov, Sergei Shoigu, Putin Organizations: Service, Wagner Group, BBC, Defense Ministry Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, Africa, Russia's, Syria, Libya, Bakhmut

☆ Trump was 'personally involved' in packing boxes and moving them to Mar-a-Lago, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The indictment charges Trump with 37 criminal counts related to his retention of classified documents. The indictment says Trump was "personally involved" in taking classified documents from the White House. "In January 2021, as he was preparing to leave the White House, Trump and his White House staff... packed items, including some of Trump's boxes," the indictment says. Trump caused his boxes, containing hundreds of classified documents, to be transported from the White House to the Mar-a-Lago Club." President Joe Biden also kept classified documents from his time as vice president under President Barack Obama.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Trump's, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Mike Pence Organizations: Department, Service, Government Services Agency, White House, Lago, Washington Post, National Archives Locations: Mar, Florida

☆ Russia is asking its schoolchildren to knit socks for soldiers and write poems about the Motherland in an all-out effort to get support for the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian schools are introducing programs promoting the military to encourage support for the Ukraine war. Russia asked students to knit socks for soldiers and write poems about military history, NYT reported. Russia is now asking its students to knit socks for Russian soldiers, a seemingly antiquated effort that feels like a throwback to the Soviet era. Russian Ministry of EducationWith Russia stagnant on the battlefield, propaganda steps inRussia first invaded eastern Ukraine in February 2022. But much of the Russian military equipment is outdated, and soldiers have complained of equipment shortages.

Persons: —, Wagner, Bakhmut, Alexandra Arkhipova Organizations: Service, The New York Times, The Times, Times, Russia's Ministry of Education, Russian Ministry of Education, Russia, Wagner Group Locations: Ukraine, Russia, The, Soviet, Crimea, Donetsk, Russian, Bakhmut, Ukrainian

☆ Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for its counteroffensive but warns that 'a large number of soldiers will die'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the WSJ that Ukraine is ready for its counteroffensive. Zelenskyy said he would like to wait for more support from allies but isn't willing to wait "for months." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Wall Street Journal that his country was ready to start re-taking territory from the Russians. He told the WSJ that he expects that "a large number of soldiers will die." It's in this context that Ukraine, which has been collecting weapons from its allies for months, will mount its much-anticipated counteroffensive.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, —, Wagner, Bakhmut Organizations: WSJ, Service, Wall Street Journal, Wagner Group Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Bakhmut, Russian

☆ Head of Russia's notorious Wagner Group wrote a children's book that takes place in a land of tiny people
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The head of a Russian mercenary group fighting in Ukraine once wrote a children's book. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, is accused of atrocities across multiple continents. But before that, he wrote a children's book about a tiny man finding his way back to his family. He's also, The Moscow Times reports, a children's book author. It was in 2004 that he undertook the writing of a children's book with his two young kids.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, —, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Prigozhin, Indraguzik, Konstantin Kalachev Organizations: Wagner, Service, Moscow Times Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Prigozhin, Africa, Russia's, Syria, Libya

☆ Facebook may not let you read this story in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Facebook and Google really don't want to have to pay to use news stories. The tech giants are now planning to block access to news in Canada in response to a potential new law. The Canadian law would force Facebook and Google to pay news organizations to distribute content. Australia passed a similar law in 2021; in response, Facebook shut down access to news on its platform in Australia. "Global tech giants are changing the world, but we can't let them run the world," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters at the time.

Persons: Scott Morrison, that's Organizations: Facebook, Google, Government, Meta, Global Locations: Canada, Australia

☆ This 16-year-old student invented a bulletproof backpack and is now a finalist at the world's largest high school science fair
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The world's largest high school science fair starts Sunday in Dallas, Texas. At the world's largest science fair, which starts Sunday in Dallas, there are projects centered on clean energy, climate change, artificial intelligence — and school shootings. Both teenagers grew up in places affected by school shootings – and both said the threat feels ever-present. 'Armadillo Skin': the Bulletproof backpack insert16-year-old Ava Cotroneo with her bulletproof backpack she hopes can protect children during school shootings. Finalists at the international science fair often go on to patent their products or set up companies.

☆ The US spent $877 billion on military in 2022, a new report says — more than 10 times federal education spending
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US spent $877 billion in 2022, which accounts for almost 40 percent of all spending. By comparison, the US federal government allocated just $76.4 billion for education in 2022. "In 2022 the USA allocated $295 billion to military operations and maintenance, $264 billion to procurement and research and development, and $167 billion to military personnel," the report says. Total global military spending reached an all-time high in 2022, the report found. The report found that, in real terms, European military spending had returned to levels not seen since the Cold War.

☆ Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News comes a month after his ex-producer Abby Grossberg sued him alleging a 'sexist' work environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News comes a month after Abby Grossberg, an ex-producer, filed a lawsuit against him. Fox News has denied her allegations and previously told Insider her legal claims "have no merit." A Fox News representative told Insider last week that the company would "vigorously defend Fox against all of her legal claims which have no merit." The complaint names other Fox executives as well, and lawyers for Grossberg told Insider last week that they remained "as committed as ever" to pursuing litigation. Carlson's departure comes just days after Fox News settled a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

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