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☆ NATO chief warns that the alliance can't afford to not back Ukraine as Trump snatches a White House win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump won the presidential election Wednesday, clearing the way for his return to the White House. His past rhetoric has raised concerns over the future of US security assistance to Ukraine and support for NATO. But in a new op-ed, the NATO chief said the military alliance can't afford to stop supporting Kyiv. It did not mention Trump, nor did it single out the US over its military support. AdvertisementIn a social media post earlier in the day, Rutte said he congratulated Trump on winning the election.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Donald Trump's, Mark Rutte, Rutte, Joe, Carolyn Kaster, Putin, Rutte's, Trump, Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, logjam, Laurynas Organizations: NATO, Service, Russia, Dutch, POLITICO, AP, Ukraine, Trump, Transatlantic, Kyiv's, Alliance Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Washington, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Donetsk, Europe, New York

While on the campaign trail, Trump threatened retribution against some tech companies, including jailing Meta's chief, Mark Zuckerberg. "That is likely to have devastating consequences for US tech companies that sell in foreign markets as well as crippling domestic consumption." Hay said that while most presidents wouldn't have any say on existing cases, "Trump is a bit more of a wild card." AdvertisementBut still, he said, new guidelines wouldn't have much impact on the biggest tech companies. There are fears that if H1-Bs are restricted under the second Trump administration, the US could lose its competitive edge on the world stage.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Elon, marveling, — Musk, jailing, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Mark Lemley, Lemley, GlobalData's Neil Saunders, Chris Walton, Walton, there's, George Hay, Hay, wouldn't, Kamala Harris, Dan Romanoff, Joe Biden, Anna Rathbun, Biden, he's, Rathbun, James Brundage, Saunders, Valerie Wirtschafter, Harris, Romanoff, Wirtschafter Organizations: Trump, Big, Service, SpaceX, Big Tech, Google, Justice Department, Department, Barclays, Stanford Program, Law, Science & Technology, Business, Retail, Target, Apple, Cornell University, Republicans, Morningstar, AT, Time Warner, Republican, Walmart, Brookings, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology Initiative Locations: Americas

AI regulation is likely to change under Trump, but major antitrust cases are unlikely to be impacted. While on the campaign trail, Trump threatened retribution against some tech companies, including jailing Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg. "That is likely to have devastating consequences for US tech companies that sell in foreign markets as well as crippling domestic consumption." AdvertisementBut still, new guidelines won't have much impact on the biggest tech companies, Hay said. Experts fear that, if H1-Bs are restricted under the second Trump administration, the US could lose its competitive edge on the world stage.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Elon, marveling, — Musk, jailing, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Mark Lemley, Lemley, Neil Saunders, Chris Walton, Walton, there's, George Hay, Hay, wouldn't, Kamala Harris, Dan Romanoff, Joe Biden, Anna Rathbun, Biden, Rathbun, James Brundage, Ernst, Saunders, Valerie Wirtschafter, Harris, Romanoff, Wirtschafter Organizations: Trump, Big, Service, SpaceX, Big Tech, jailing Meta, Google, Justice Department, Department, Barclays, Stanford Program, Law, Science & Technology, Retail, Target, Apple, Cornell University, Republicans, Morningstar, AT, Time Warner, Republican, Walmart, Brookings, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology Initiative Locations: Americas

The dead included eight women and six children, according to a list provided by the Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency service. Separate strikes elsewhere in Gaza early Tuesday killed another 10 people, according to health officials. Israeli troops raided Kamal Adwan Hospital last month, saying Hamas militants were sheltering there, allegations denied by Palestinian health officials. A cloud of smoke follows an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia on Monday. Palestinian officials said a separate wave of Israeli strikes early Tuesday killed 10 people, including four children and two women.

Persons: Hossam Abu Safiya, Kamal Adwan, Biden Organizations: AFP, Getty, Health, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Associated Press, Hamas, Health Ministry Locations: Gaza, Israel, Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun, Gaza City, Beit Lahia, Tufah, Zuweida, Al, Aqsa, Deir, Deir al

☆ How Missile Defense Works (and Why It Fails)
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Agnes Chang | Samuel Granados | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

How Missile Defense Works (and Why It Fails) Iran fired two of the largest barrages of ballistic missiles ever at Israel this year. Neither attack caused major damage, but some Israeli and American officials said it may have been a Here’s why stopping a ballistic missile attack is hard. A defensive missile called an interceptor must be fired soon after that to reach the incoming missile in time. Israel’s best-known defense system, the Iron Dome, was built to stop short-range rockets, and is too slow and limited when it comes to ballistic missiles. Interceptor Enemy missile Kill vehicle Re-entry vehicle SPACE ATMOSPHERE Enemy missile Re-entry vehicle Interceptor Kill vehicle SPACE ATMOSPHERE Enemy missile Re-entry vehicle Kill vehicle Gimbaled sensor Rear thruster Enemy missile Re-entry vehicle Kill vehicle Gimbaled sensor Rear thruster Enemy missile Re-entry vehicle Warhead Enemy missile Re-entry vehicle Warhead Layers of defense Layers of defense Both an interceptor and an enemy missile shed the boosters that power them into space.

Persons: don’t, Israel, Israel — Organizations: Missile Defense, Israel, U.S, Drones, Ballistic, Iran’s Locations: Iran, Israel, United States, U.S

☆ Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The question for Ukraine is whether Kursk will fare better than Germany's Battle of the Bulge. AdvertisementWhen Ukraine unleashed its Kursk offensive in August, it wasn't just the Russians who were surprised. By massing forces for offensives in eastern Ukraine, this thinned out the rest of the 600-mile front line, including the Kursk region. For example, "Ukraine's military announced the 61st Mechanized Brigade would be moving to Vovchansk, a city in the northern sector of the fighting in eastern Ukraine," said TRADOC. Allied cryptographers had broken high-level German radio codes (the "Ultra" program), but German forces employed radio silence, and orders were conveyed by courier and telephone.

Persons: —, TRADOC, Hitler, Oleksandr Syrskyi, wouldn't, Ukraine prepped, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, US, Kremlin, British, Armed Forces of, 61st Mechanized Brigade, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Germany, Normandy, Ardennes, Belgium, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Nazi, Moscow, Forbes

Israel’s air force pounded Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight, destroying dozens of buildings in several neighborhoods, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Friday. Recently, Israel has intensified its airstrikes on the northeastern city of Baalbek and nearby villages, as well as different parts of southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a mountain town overlooking Beirut also killed three people and wounded five. On Oct. 6, an Israeli strike in Qamatiyeh killed six people, including three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. The war began after Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting 250 others.

Persons: Qamatiyeh Organizations: National News Agency, Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Associated Press, Heath Ministry, Hamas Locations: Dahiyeh, Israel, Baalbek, Lebanon, Gaza, Beirut, Qamatiyeh, Ein

FARUKH NAGAR, India — The words “Indian Fireworks” are spelled out faintly in Hindi on the disused storefront. The small factory and dozens of others in this town a couple of miles from India’s capital, New Delhi, once produced a dizzying array of fireworks. Now there are neither fireworks nor any shoppers at the abandoned workshops of Farukh Nagar, which had produced the pyrotechnics since before the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1947. The town stands as a grim reminder of the government’s crackdown on pollution and what it deems dangerous fireworks. “No place celebrated Diwali like we did.”

Persons: FARUKH, Farukh, gifting, ”, Mohammed Hamid Locations: FARUKH NAGAR, India, India’s, New Delhi

☆ Israel plans to use lasers to shoot down incoming missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dubbed the Iron Beam, the shield aims to use high-power lasers to counter an array of projectiles, including missiles, drones, rockets and mortars, Israel’s defense ministry said this week. “The initial capability of the ground-based laser system… is expected to enter operational service within one year,” he said. Israel first unveiled a prototype of the Iron Beam in 2021 and has since been working to get it up and running. From Social MediaIt is unclear if Iran has developed a laser defense system of its own. Experts say the Iron Beam could also act as a deterrent to further attacks by Iran or its proxies.

Persons: ” Eyal Zamir, ”, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu’s beachside, Yehoshua Kalisky, Rafael, Naftali Bennett, ” Sascha Bruchmann, Kalisky, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Hunter, Bruchmann, Israel “, ” Bruchmann Organizations: CNN, Rafael, Defense Systems, Elbit Systems, Israel’s, Institute for National Security Studies, Israel Defense Forces, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, ”, Institute for Strategic Studies, US Navy, Pentagon, New York Times, Hamas, Times . CNN Locations: Iran, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Caesarea, Lebanese, Tel Aviv, London, United Kingdom, China, Russia

☆ Freebies on Election Day include Uber and Lyft rides, Krispy Kreme doughnuts and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Election Day, which falls on Tuesday Nov. 5, is not a federal holiday. Make sure to check local restaurants, bars and businesses for any Election Day promotions they may have. Here are some offers available nationwide:RideshareOn Election Day, users will be greeted with different promotions when clicking on the “Go Vote!” tile in the Uber app. Lyft also said it is offering a 50% discount (up to $10) on Election Day rides to the polls. IkeaParticipating locations at the Swedish furniture retailer will offer a free frozen yogurt on Election Day.

Persons: Elon, Lyft, “, ” Jerry Golden, Hertz, Krispy, Johnny Rockets Organizations: New, New York CNN, Rentals, Johnny Locations: New York, West Coast, Swedish

☆ Victor Wembanyama achieves rare ‘5x5’ line for the second time in his career and more from around the NBA
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Victor Wembanyama recorded the second 5x5 game of his career on Thursday to power the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz. Wembanyama finished with 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals and five blocks, becoming just the third player in NBA history with multiple 5x5 games after Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko. A 5x5 line, a very rare occurrence in the NBA, requires a player to record at least five of a stat in five separate categories, such as points, rebounds, assists, etc. Ja Morant records triple-double in Grizzlies winMorant led the Grizzlies past a struggling Bucks team. Morant recorded 26 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, including an incredible seated alley-oop pass for a Santi Aldama dunk in the second quarter.

Persons: CNN — Victor Wembanyama, Wembanyama, Hakeem Olajuwon, Andrei Kirilenko, Olajuwon, ” Wembanyama, Tom Osborn, ”, Chris Paul, Collin Sexton, Ja Morant, Morant, Wes Hale, Santi, ” Morant, he’d, ” Aldama, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard’s, Lillard, Doc Rivers, Adrian Griffin, ” Rivers, Clippers Booker, Mark J, Terrill, Devin Booker, Royce O’Neale, Kevin Durant, It’s, James Harden, Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac, Paolo Banchero, Banchero, LeBron James Organizations: CNN, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, NBA, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Express, Spurs, Jazz, Grizzlies, Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Suns, Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, LA, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks Locations: Memphis

☆ Israel says another rocket barrage from Lebanon kills 2 in Israel, hours after 5 were killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

TEL AVIV, Israel — Rockets fired from Lebanon killed two more people in northern Israel on Thursday, Israeli medics said, raising the death toll there to seven in what marked the deadliest strikes to hit Israel since its military invaded southern Lebanon earlier this month. First responders carry the shrouded body of a woman who was killed Thursday when a rocket fired from Lebanon hit near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel. First responders transport a woman following a rocket attack near Kiryat Ata in northern Israel. Agricultural areas along Israel’s border, where much of the country’s orchards are located, are closed military areas that can only be entered with official permission. In Israel, rockets, missiles, and drones launched by Hezbollah have killed at least 68 people, about half of them soldiers.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Ahmad Gharabli, Magen David Adom, Sheikh Naim Kassem, “, ”, Hassan Ammar, Jean Fakhry, Zahraa Younis Organizations: Israel — Rockets, Biden, Getty, Refugees and Migrants, National News Agency, Lebanese Health Ministry, Hezbollah Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Iran, Kiryat Ata, AFP, Haifa, Metula, Israel’s, Baalbek, Lebanon’s, Bekaa, Deir, “

☆ ‘This is what it means to be from Gaza’: Poet captures people’s stories of life, love and loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wells | Francisca Marques | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Mosab Abu Toha’s voice is smooth and melodic when he recites his poetry from his new home in New York. Despite surviving physically, Abu Toha describes how the spirit to truly live has been shattered. Abu Toha fled Gaza with his young family late last year, after relocating several times within the enclave. Now, he’s releasing his second poetry book, “Forest of Noise,” written in English. But for Abu Toha, the relevance of his most recent work lies not in his own story.

Persons: Mosab Abu, ”, Abu Toha, he’s, it’s, Becky Anderson, Mosab Abu Toha's, “ It’s, ” Abu Toha’s, “, Abu Toha’s, ” Abu Toha, ‘, Mosab Abu Toha, Sama, Mosab Abu Toha Abu Toha Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Syracuse University Locations: New York, Palestinian, Gaza, United States, “, Beit Lahiya, Israel

☆ Early SpaceX workers got stuck overnight on an ocean barge with a toxic spaceship, new book reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SpaceX workers got stuck on a barge with a spaceship full of toxic fuel in 2010, a new book reports. After the Dragon spaceship's first flight, a SpaceX crew retrieved it from the ocean. A Dragon spaceship approaches the International Space Station with astronauts on board in 2021. That's why SpaceX workers immediately checked for leaks, according to the book. The Dragon spaceship went on to become a staple of NASA's programming, transporting supplies and astronaut crews to and from the International Space Station.

Persons: —, Eric Berger, Elon Musk, Berger, Musk, Kevin Mock, Keegan Barber, Mock, Roger Carlson, Berger's, It's Organizations: SpaceX, Service, NASA, Ars Technica, International, International Space

TEL AVIV — Senior White House officials will travel to Israel on Thursday, a U.S. official and a source briefed on the matter told NBC News, as the Biden administration intensifies efforts to end the conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The officials are expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of a deal to end the fighting in Lebanon, the source said. Brett McGurk, National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East, and Amos Hochstein, a U.S. special envoy with a focus on Lebanon, are also expected to meet other senior Israeli officials, the source said. McGurk and Hochstein will engage the U.S. ally on a range of issues including Gaza, Lebanon, hostages and Iran, the U.S. official said. But the visit of McGurk and Hochstein comes amid growing optimism in Israel that a cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon could now be reached without a deal to end the war in Gaza.

Persons: Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brett McGurk, Amos Hochstein, McGurk, Hochstein, Michael “ Erik ” Kurilla, William Burns, Hassan Nasrallah, ” Organizations: TEL AVIV — Senior White House, U.S, NBC, National Security, U.S . Central Command, CIA Locations: TEL, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, U.S, Iran, Cairo, Hezbollah

Before that, on Friday, Elon Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, published a video to X calling Harris the “C-word” before going on to call her a “Communist.” The advertisement was deleted from America PAC’s X account Monday. Musk and America PAC did not respond to requests for comment. The video shared by America PAC and Musk is watermarked with the creator’s online handle. And in an advertisement published Friday, America PAC repeatedly emphasized that Harris is a “C-word” — alluding to a vulgar term for women — before going on to call her a “Communist.”“Kamala Harris is a ‘C-word.’ You heard that right, a big old ‘C-word,’” the America PAC video says. Kamala Harris, the ‘C-word’ America simply can’t afford.”America PAC has spent nearly $140,000 on political ads endorsing Trump’s campaign or attacking Democrats, according to the nonprofit OpenSecrets.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris ’, Elon, Harris, Musk, Trump, Hulk Hogan, —, ” “ Kamala Harris, “, Kamala Harris, he’s, Donald Trump, ”, Joe Biden, Biden, John Kelly, Hitler, Crooked Joe Biden, Adolf Hitler Organizations: Elon Musk’s, PAC, America PAC, Communist, Imperial, Defamation League, Nazi, NBC, ” America PAC, CNN Locations: Pennsylvania, Imperial German, German, America

☆ Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

He sees gaps in the launch market for Firefly's Alpha and coming MLV rockets, which slot into the middle of the small-to-heavy class of vehicles. Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost. More rocketsThe company's fifth Alpha launch lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in July 2024. A rendering of the MLV rocket. Firefly AerospaceKim sees Firefly as having a key advantage — "an engine that works" — in its Reaver engines that power the Alpha rockets.

Persons: Jason Kim, Firefly Aerospace Jason Kim, he's, Elon Musk's, ULA, Jeff Bezos, Kim, he'd, I'm, … I'm, what's, Firefly's, Trevor Mahlmann, Northrop, Aerospace Kim, Miranda, We've, MLV, Firefly's Alpha, Lockheed Martin, Simone Biles, we're Organizations: Firefly Aerospace, Aerospace, Boeing, Elon, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Firefly's Alpha, CNBC, Firefly, Alpha, California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, Industrial Partners, Vandenberg Space Force, SpaceX, Lockheed, Payload Services, NASA, Blue Locations: U.S, Austin , Texas, California's, California, Northrop's, Briggs , Texas

☆ Markets trying to understand BOJ & yen position post-elections: Strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | 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 EmailMarkets trying to understand BOJ & yen position post-elections: StrategistThe Nikkei 225 rockets higher after a surprising defeat for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. We ask Daniel Gerard from State Street Global Markets what that says about market sentiment, and where it leaves the Bank of Japan and the Japanese yen.

Persons: Daniel Gerard Organizations: Nikkei, Liberal Democratic Party, State Street Global, Bank of Japan

☆ NASA chief and Democratic lawmakers urge investigation into reports of Musk-Putin conversations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have shared secret calls since 2022. A former DoD analyst said that a relationship like this could pose national security concerns. Because of his work with the federal government via SpaceX, Musk holds a security clearance that gives him access to some classified information. "The security clearance adjudication process looks at several factors, and undue foreign influence is just one of those factors," Stransky, now a partner at Thompson Hine law firm, said. The existence of an ongoing Musk-Putin relationship would be further complicated by the billionaire tech leader's recent foray into US politics.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, —, Bill Nelson, Musk, Putin, Nelson, Semafor, Adam Smith, aren't, Sen, Jeanne Shaheen, Smith, Shaheen, Dmitry Peskov, Steven Stransky, Thompson, Stansky, Robert English, Xi, Trump, he's, Tesla Organizations: Street Journal, Washington, Service, Democratic, SpaceX, Business, NASA, Department of Defense, House Armed Services Committee, Politico, Defense Department, New, New Hampshire Democrat, Senate Foreign Relations, Senate Armed Services Committee, DoD, National Reconnaissance Office, astronautics, Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, National Security Council, Central, University of Southern, Trump Locations: New Hampshire, University of Southern California, Taiwan

☆ Israel strikes Iran military targets, Tehran says damage 'limited'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TEHRAN, IRAN - OCTOBER 26: A view of Iran's capital, Tehran, following the Israeli army's announcement of strikes targeting 'military objectives' in Iran on October 26, 2024. Israeli army stated, 'In response to the ongoing attacks against Israel in recent months, precise strikes are currently being conducted on military targets in Iran.' A semi-official Iranian news agency vowed a "proportional reaction" to the Israeli strikes. Tensions between Iran and Israel have grown rapidly since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas. Israel's military, signalling it did not expect an immediate Iranian response, said there was no change to public safety restrictions across the country.

Persons: Israel, Fatemeh Bahrami Organizations: Getty Images, West Bank, Iran's, Hezbollah, United, Tehran's Locations: TEHRAN, IRAN, Tehran, Iran, Anadolu, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, United States

☆ With worst-case scenario averted for now, White House and Harris campaign still face a serious liability in Middle East conflict
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Still, if in Biden’s mind a worst-case scenario was prevented, the larger knot that is the Middle East conflict remains as firmly gnarled as ever. Biden and Harris joined a call Saturday with their national security team and were briefed on the the latest developments in the region according to the White House. But few believe there will be any resolution before the November 5 US presidential election, leaving Biden and Harris’ inability to bring stability to the region a serious political liability. Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty ImagesFor her part, Harris has offered little evidence she would adopt a different approach if elected. “As far as we’re concerned, that should close out the direct exchange between Israel and Iran,” the official went on.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris ’, ” Biden, Biden, Harris, ” Harris, ”, “, Yahya Sinwar, Israel isn’t, don’t, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Donald Trump —, Trump, Donald J, ” Trump, Eyad Baba, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, —, Abdullah Hammoud, Antony Blinken, He’s, Israel’s, Biden’s, — Netanyahu, Betsy Klein, Samantha Waldenberg Organizations: CNN, White House, Trump, Republican, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Getty, United, Arab, Democratic, Iran’s Locations: Delaware, Iran, Israel, Tehran, United States, Lebanon, Gaza, Qatar, Michigan, Al, Aqsa, Deir al, AFP, CNN’s, Pennsylvania, Dearborn , Michigan

Israel is also heavily backed by the United States, which has supplied more than 29,000 guided bombs, artillery rockets and assorted missiles since 2009. A spiraling conflict between Iran and Israel, one of the United States’ closest allies, could pull U.S. forces positioned throughout the region into the fray. Israel has told the United States that it will not attack Iran’s nuclear or oil facilities in its expected attack. Though highly unlikely, an Israeli strike on Iran’s oil facilities could prompt Iran or its proxies to target refineries in Saudi Arabia or the U.A.E. This April, Iran’s attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles, in retaliation for Israel’s killing of seven Iranian officials in Syria, shattered that supposition.

Persons: Arash Khamooshi, Abbas Araghchi, Biden, emboldening Israel, Chang W, Lee, Yahya Sinwar, Israel Organizations: Iranian Revolutionary Guard, The New York Times, International Institute for Strategic Studies, United, Senior Pentagon, The Defense Department, Area Defense, Defense, New York Times, United Arab, United Nations Locations: Israel, Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Iran, United States, Tehran, U.S, Gulf States, Guam, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hormuz, Persian, Palestine Square, Gaza . Credit, Syria

☆ Millions joined a livestream selling tickets to space on a Chinese rocket
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Two tickets for passage on what could be the first Chinese rocket ship to take tourists to space were sold Thursday, according to a livestream held by the company, as the country’s commercial space firms aim to join a small but expanding global space tourism industry. Some 3 million people tuned in to the broadcast on Chinese shopping platform Taobao, which was the first time a Chinese firm has put tickets for space tourism up for public sale. Deep Blue Aerospace CEO Huo Liang (center) sells two tickets for his company's 2027 spaceflight alongside two hosts during a livestream on commerce platform Taobao. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed its first commercial human space flight with four private citizens in 2021, while Virgin Galactic, the space tourism venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, began offering regular trips to the edge of space last year. Deep Blue Aerospace is not the only Chinese firm with a plan to send humans to space.

Persons: –, “, SpaceX’s, Huo Liang, Huo, ”, what’s, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Taobao Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Deep Blue Aerospace, Aerospace, ” Companies, Blue Aerospace, Virgin Galactic, Companies, Polaris, Space Locations: Hong Kong, China, United States, British, ”

☆ More than 130 Israeli reservists sign letter refusing to fight in Gaza and Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Since then, he has spent more than 230 days serving with the Israeli military in Gaza. Max Kresch served on Israel’s border with Lebanon for 66 days after October 7. Max Kresch served for nearly 70 days on the Israel-Lebanon border and feels like the Israeli government has betrayed his trust throughout the war. Like Kresch and Vilk, he believed it was necessary to fight Hamas on October 7, but to what end? Back in May, more than 40 reservists signed a letter after Israeli forces invaded the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Persons: CNN —, Yotam Vilk wasn’t, –, “, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, he’d, Netanyahu, Vilk, Max Kresch, Kresch, he’s, ” Israel’s, Itamar Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir, ” Kresch, ‘, “ We’re, haven’t, Miri Regev, …, ” Vilk, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, West Bank, National, Hezbollah, Transportation, Kann, refusals Locations: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Lebanese, Jerusalem, Iran, Gazan, Rafah, United States

☆ The list of fast-food places pulling onions over E. coli concerns just keeps growing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fast-food chains are pulling onions from their restaurants due to E. coli risks. The outbreak linked to McDonald's involves 49 E. coli cases and one death in 10 states. AdvertisementA string of American fast-food chains and restaurants are pulling fresh onions from some of their locations because of E. Coli food poisoning risks. On Thursday, Burger King said that it gets some of its onions from Taylor Farms, a supplier to the McDonald's restaurants that have been linked to the E. Coli outbreak. In 2022, Wendy's restaurants were linked to an E. coli outbreak in six states.

Persons: Taco, —, Yum, Burger King, Burger, McDonald's Organizations: Taco Bell, KFC, Johnny Rockets, McDonald's, Service, Yum Brands, Bloomberg, Brands, Disease Control, Public, FDA Locations: Taylor, Colorado , Kansas , Utah, Wyoming

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