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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly ordered a direct strike on Israel following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Wednesday. Haniyeh's death has been widely attributed to Israel, which did not claim responsibility but has pledged to eliminate Hamas' leadership following the Oct. 7 attacks.
Haniyeh has led Hamas' political wing since 2017 and was seen as its overall leader (see organizational structure). Based outside of Gaza, he acted as the group's representative in negotiations to secure a cease-fire deal and hostage release. He was killed early Wednesday in Tehran, where he attended the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian alongside representatives from other Iranian-funded groups including Hezbollah, whose top commander was killed by Israel hours earlier.
It is not yet clear where or when Iran plans to strike; in April, it launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel following the killing of top Iranian commanders in Syria. An estimated 99% of the projectiles were intercepted. |
Boeing's board announced yesterday industry veteran Kelly Ortberg will become the aerospace company's new CEO starting Aug. 8, replacing outgoing head Dave Calhoun. The leadership shift was announced as Boeing reported a 15% decline in overall revenues from a year earlier.
The former CEO of aeronautic technologies provider Rockwell Collins, Ortberg will inherit significant production slowdowns and increased regulatory scrutiny following several high-profile incidents with its planes in recent years, including a midflight door plug blowout in January (see timeline). The world's largest aerospace company consists of three business units: commercial airplanes, defense, and international work, and has customers in over 150 countries, with a market valuation of roughly $115B.
Adding to Boeing's woes is the continued delay of the company's flagship spacecraft Starliner's return to Earth, where a nine-day mission to the International Space Station has been extended 46 days to address technical issues. |
World's First Peanut Program |
Australia announced the world's first nationwide program to treat peanut allergies in babies yesterday. The approach, based on encouraging results from clinical trials, seeks to build tolerance through small-dose exposure in early development.
The free program applies to parents of babies under age 1 diagnosed with a peanut allergy at one of 10 participating hospitals. Babies will be provided a daily, individualized dose of peanut powder, with the dosage increasing until the child reaches their maximum tolerance level. After two years, the child will be given a food allergy test to measure reactivity. The program builds on existing research suggesting positive results from oral immunotherapy to treat peanut allergies; in the US, such dosing is available through specialized healthcare settings.
Australia—considered the allergy capital of the world—has a relatively high incidence of peanut allergies, with 3% of its population diagnosed by age 1. Only 20% of those diagnosed will outgrow a peanut allergy by the time they are teenagers. |
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