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Iran's New Defense Minister Is A Veteran Arms Industry Chief, Vows Tech Expansion Via The Cradle Tehran appointed a new Defense Minister, military industry veteran Mehrdad Akhlaghi, on Sunday during a vote of confidence at an open session of the Iranian parliament. Akhlaghi received 237 votes in favor and 15 against, with no abstentions. Former Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the illegal war in February. Image via X/Tehran TimesAfter his killing, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza as acting defense minister until Akhlaghi...

Jobless Claims Confirm 'Low-Hire, Low Fire' Economy For the fourth week in a row, the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time printed below 200k (197k) implying the layoff/separation rate is extremely subdued. Employers are not cutting headcount in any meaningful way - job security for people who already have jobs is still pretty good. California saw by far the biggest jump in initial claims... Continuing jobless claims fell once again - now at its lowest since April 2023... However, payrolls tell the other half of the story. September nonfarm payrolls...

N.C. Medicaid Scammers Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Prison For 'Somali-Style Fraud' Scheme Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, A federal judge has sentenced four individuals to more than 14 years in federal prison for running a $12.7 Million “Minnesota-Somali-style fraud” scheme in North Carolina that paid more than $1 Million in kickbacks to drug addicted patients. The fraudsters, Brandon Eugene Sims, 40; Kimberly Mable Sims, 39; Francine Sims Super, 64; and Keke Komeko Johnson, 53, operated Life Touch, LLC, a now permanently shut down fake substance abuse facility and 1st...