Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that some traditional U.S. allies are ‘hemming and hawing about the use of force’ as Washington presses forward with its campaign against Iran, raising fresh questions about NATO cohesion at a moment of escalation. Spain has refused U.S. permission to use certain bases for strikes on Iran, calling for de-escalation and adherence to international law. Turkey has criticized the operation and warned of broader regional destabilization, while President Recep...
What does it take to lead in two very different industries — automotive operations and golf management — and succeed in both? For Don Carlos Lee Gibson Jr., the answer is simple: structure, discipline, and people-first leadership. “I’ve always believed leadership starts with responsibility,” Don says. “If you take care of your people and your systems, the results follow.” His career tells that story. Early Life and Education: Where Discipline Began Don’s foundation started at...
Have you ever tried to send a huge document by email only to get the annoying “file too large” error? Or maybe you only needed to translimit one chapter from a 200-page report, but you sent the whole thing? You’re not the only one. Professionals, students, and anyone who works with digital files on a regular basis sometimes have trouble with big documents. The good news is? It’s easier than you might think to break...
As Democrats line up to denounce President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint strikes on Iran’s ruling regime, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is doing the opposite, forcefully defending the operation and rebuking members of his own party who call it reckless. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who has increasingly staked out unapologetic pro-Israel positions, has openly questioned why critics from both the far-right and far-left are making hay over the strikes, arguing the operation...
The Islamic Republic’s opaque and fractured governing system following the killing of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, selected radical cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to its interim leadership council on Saturday. Ben Sabti, an Iran expert at the Institute of National Security Studies in Israel, said, ‘His name was brought up in the last two or three years. He is not a kind of politician but is part of exporting the revolution from the propaganda...
First lady Melania Trump presided over the United Nations Security Council meeting Monday, declaring that the United States ‘stands with all of the children throughout the world,’ in a historic speech calling for ‘peace through education,’ amid the U.S. military involvement in Iran. The speech marked the first time a first lady from any country — and the first time a sitting U.S. first lady — presided over the Security Council as its members consider education,...
The UK can be a very beautiful place. This nation is laden with spots and locations with historical, architectural and aesthetic value, many of which fall under the category of conservation areas. These are areas that local planning authorities determine to be of a certain interest and value, and then take careful steps to preserve them in terms of character. There are over 10,000 conservation areas in the UK, as designated by the Civic Amenities...
Israeli racecar driver Alon Day was in Florida getting ready to compete in the CUBE 3 Architecture Trans Am 2 Series when the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes in Iran in a joint offensive on Saturday. The former NASCAR driver had a lot on his mind, thinking of his family back home as Iran launched retaliatory action against countries that have U.S. military bases in them. ‘It’s kind of a tricky situation. I’m here racing...
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Monday urged Americans in Iraq to shelter in place until further notice, citing heightened security threats across the country. In an alert, the embassy advised U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution, avoid crowds and keep a low profile amid ongoing riots and demonstrations against the United States following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It said protests, particularly near the July 14th Bridge in Baghdad, have turned...
President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to ‘crush the threat’ in Iran is ‘ahead of schedule.’ Trump provided an update on ‘Operation Epic Fury’ during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, vowing that the U.S. will ‘easily prevail’ over the ‘terrorist regime.’ ‘We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail. We’re already substantially ahead of our time...
