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top security chief Ali Lairan Johnny.
“Lairan Johnny was a former nuclear negotiator and a close ally of Iran's late Supreme”
leader. Separately, the Israeli military also says it has assassinated the leader of Iran's main paramilitary force. Some western nations are warning that and Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon could lead to a humanitarian crisis, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK have issued a statement
warning of a prolonged conflict.
Lebanon says Israeli strikes have displaced more than a million Lebanese or about 20% of
the population. And Piers Hadil Al-Shelty reports from Beirut. "Israeli military says it has begun what it called "limitid and targeted ground operations against Hezbollah and troops are going deeper into parts of southern Lebanon. Israel has also issued new evacuation orders for people in the South raising Fiers
there because that was a move Israel used in Gaza where many Palestinians weren't allowed to go back to their homes. While there was no official reaction from Lebanese officials, Lebanese President Joseph Owen has been calling for direct talks with Israel. Ron Durmer, a confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that he's
been appointed to lead potential negotiations with Lebanon.
Hadil Al-Shelty and PR News Beirut." Fox opened higher this morning as the price of diesel fuel topped $5 a gallon. And Piers got horsely reports that Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 400 points in early training. "The price of diesel fuel has jumped more than a dollar and a quarter since the US launched
its war against Iran a little over two weeks ago. If sustained, those higher diesel prices could raise the cost of transporting lots of other products. That could complicate the Federal Reserve's efforts to curb inflation. Head policy makers begin a two-day meeting here in Washington today.
In addition to price pressures, the Fed's giving a close eye on the weakening job market.
US employers cut 92,000 jobs last month, as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The central bank is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at the conclusion of its meeting tomorrow. Scott Horsley and Piers News, Washington.
“"A federal judge has blocked important parts of the Trump administration's changes”
to vaccine policies, the stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups. They oppose health, secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the administration's decision to slash the number of recommended vaccines for children." Dr. Amish Adeljab is with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
"Even though this judge has made the right decision, the whole vaccine ecosystem is completely disrupted and people don't trust the CDC now because it's under the thumb of RFK engineers so I don't know how they can repair the ACIP." The ACIP is the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The Trump administration says it will appeal the judge's ruling.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump will welcome Ireland's prime minister to the White House today. The Irish T-Shuck, Mihal Martin, it's a tradition on St. Patrick's Day for the T-Shuck of the Republic of Ireland to pay a visit to U.S. leaders. And we'll also go to Capitol Hill today for a luncheon.
A new poll by the National Alliance for Mental Illness or Nami finds that one in four employees have considered quitting their job due to mental health impacts of work and Piers' retouchology has more. Three out of four respondents think mental health is an appropriate topic for the workplace and yet nearly half are worried about being judged for sharing their mental health problems.
Like DELP is Director of Workplace Mental Health at Nami. Most people in our study this year say that they are more comfortable talking about their ethnicity, their gender identity, sexual orientation, physical health, religion, spirituality, mental health.
“Employees think managers play a key role, but DELP says less than 30% of managers have”
been trained to support mental health conversations. We know that workplaces can be a really vital place to impact mental health in a way that supports individuals, families, the organization itself, but that ripples out to communities. Retouchology and Pierre news. Unionized meat packers in Colorado have gone on strike.
They're picketing the largest meat company in the world, JBS. About 3,800 workers are on the picket line. They're demanding wage increases that they say keep up with inflation. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.
