‘Mow The Lawn’: More Signs Point To US Readying Offensive Against Iran

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The U.S. military is reportedly prepared to potentially unleash a massive new assault on Iran within 96 hours of President Donald Trump giving the order.

American forces are already positioned in the Middle East for a potentially sweeping offensive targeting Iranian military installations, nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure, two anonymous U.S. officials told CNN. Although Trump has not authorized the strikes, the Pentagon’s preparations come as Israel pushes for a joint military operation and American intelligence warns that Tehran could retaliate against U.S. personnel throughout the region.

“The Department is a planning organization, and its job is to develop and execute military options ordered by the President,” a senior Pentagon official told the DCNF in a statement on Monday.

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) did not immediately respond for comment.

This offensive would go beyond past efforts to simply “mow the lawn” — strike radars, launchers and other Iranian assets to maintain homeostasis, a senior official told CNN, adding it “will be a big effort.”

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Report Alleges Russian Hack Exposed Jared Kushner’s UAE Bank Account Access

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Jared Kushner has been accused of holding two secret bank accounts in the Middle East that were exposed by Russian operatives who hacked his phone.

Screenshots from Kushner’s phone were found on a remote server run by Russia’s foreign military intelligence agency, according to a bombshell new book excerpt published by Vanity Fair, which President Donald Trump’s son-in-law blasted as “outrageous fabrications.”

The claims date back to 2017, when Dutch authorities arrested a Russian operative with the GRU after learning that he was traveling to the U.K. for a spy mission. The Dutch gave him two options: work for the Netherlands Defense Intelligence and Security Service, or get arrested by the British.

The Russian hacker decided to switch teams and is said to have given Dutch spies access to a sensitive GRU server that contained secret files with screenshots of Kushner’s iPhone X, according to the excerpt of the book by freelance investigative journalist Matthew Cole.

By 2018, the Dutch had figured out how the Russians got into Kushner’s phone—and they stayed on the device to track his activity, the report claims. They are said to have soon discovered Kushner logging into a UAE bank account that had received hundreds of millions of dollars from a bank in Azerbaijan. (Read more from “Report Alleges Russian Hack Exposed Jared Kushner’s UAE Bank Account Access” HERE)

Teen Genius, 14, Denied Early High School Graduation Due to His Age

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A genius New York teen was denied the opportunity to graduate high school early and earn his diploma to attend his dream college due to his age — despite being a full-time community college student.

Michael Sweeney, a 14-year-old homeschooler, is on the verge of applying to Arizona State University to study mechanical engineering, but his dreams were dashed when Bethlehem Central School District denied his request to enter his senior year, the Times Union reported.

The teen, who turns 15 in December, tried multiple times to get approval to graduate early but school officials claimed his homeschool plan didn’t meet the requirements needed for the credits.

Sweeney has outpaced all of his courses offered to him and is currently taking advanced classes, including Calculus III and Physics II at the local college where he’s been enrolled full-time for the last two years.

“He’s moving on to 12th grade,” his mother Nicole Sweeney told the outlet. “He’s testing out of every high school category at this point.” (Read more from “Teen Genius, 14, Denied Early High School Graduation Due to His Age” HERE)

United Flight Forced to Turn Around Midair After Crew Member Spotted Horrifying Text on Passenger’s Phone

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A United Airlines flight heading to New Jersey returned to Las Vegas following an apparent hijacking threat Saturday.

​United Flight 1681 was carrying 150 passengers and six crew members from Harry Reid International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport on Oct. 24 when a flight attendant noticed a traveler sending messages with reference to taking control of the plane.

The crew member did not engage with the passenger and quickly alerted the pilot.

“The flight attendant saw him texting that he was going to hijack the aircraft. They called me. We went into lockdown, and we returned to Vegas,” the flight’s pilot told an air traffic controller shortly after the plane took off, reported CBS News.

When the controller inquired whether the passenger was cooperative or under restraint, the pilot said that the traveler showed “no restraint” because “he’s unaware.”

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Trump Doubles Down on Obama Criticism as His Voice Starts to Give Out amid Campaign Rally Blitz

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President Trump doubled down on his criticism of Barack Obama even as he struggled to keep his voice amid a nearly nonstop midterm campaign rally blitz to keep his Republicans in control of Congress.

“I should save my voice because Barack Hussein Obama, have you heard of him?” he told a crowd in Mississippi on Monday night, pointing to the former president’s Saturday claims that Trump was too concerned with White House renovations.

“I didn’t take any time,” Trump said. “I literally do it when I walk home from the Oval.”

He also blasted Obama for bringing the Cheesecake Factory into the argument, calling it “a very successful company.”

“He doesn’t like successful companies,” Trump said.

Obama, while campaigning for Democrats in Ohio Saturday, told supporters Trump “should be on HGTV” due to his focus on construction. (Read more from “Trump Doubles Down on Obama Criticism as His Voice Starts to Give Out amid Campaign Rally Blitz” HERE)

AirBnB Hosts Are Melting Down Over Ban On Burdensome Cleaning Requirements

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Airbnb’s new rulebook has its own hosts in open revolt.

The company will bar hosts from ordering guests to scrub dishes, pull the bedding or cart trash offsite before they leave, Airbnb stated. The ban covers every reservation booked on or after Nov. 20. Only posted house rules bind a guest now. Anything else a host wants drops to a request the guest may ignore.

Hosts still pick from seven standard rules and may tack on reasonable requests, ABC News reported. The company flags any request that crosses the line and gives the host a chance to appeal. Airbnb pitched the overhaul as a fix for years of guest complaints.

The reaction from Reddit users ran hot. “Airbnb is like an abusive partner,” a user who posts as downsideup9494 wrote. “Lol, they keep hurting you, but you’re not sure you can find anything better, so you stay,” user GalumphingWithGlee replied.

Beneath the jokes sat real objections. The rules could force disabled hosts to stop welcoming guests, Reddit user _Pooka posted. Medically necessary safety precautions now count as requests, which guests are free to ignore. (Read more from “AirBnB Hosts Are Melting Down Over Ban On Burdensome Cleaning Requirements” HERE)

Mom Arrested for Leaving 4 Kids — ages 9 to 14 — Home Alone During Work Trip to Vegas

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A Florida photographer’s child was allegedly hit in the head by a falling dumbbell after the mom ditched her four kids at home alone for days while on a work trip to Las Vegas, according to authorities.

Irene Miller, 50, was cuffed last week after emergency responders arrived at her home in Kissimmee, Fla., for a 911 call from a child reporting that her 9-year-old brother was struck in the head by a falling dumbbell, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Deputies arrived and found four children — aged 9, 11, 12, and 14 — with no adult supervision. The 9-year-old was taken to a hospital, treated, and released, police added.

Investigators called Miller over the phone and learned the mom had left for the work trip across the country on Oct. 18, and planned to return home five days later.

Miller, a professional photographer, appeared to be working with a client in Las Vegas who was involved with the real estate brokerage franchise network, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, according to her social media. (Read more from “Mom Arrested for Leaving 4 Kids — ages 9 to 14 — Home Alone During Work Trip to Vegas” HERE)

Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Fired Diddy and Epstein Prosecutor and Ex-FBI Director’s Daughter Maurene Comey

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The Trump administration illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI Director and Trump critic James Comey, as a Justice Department prosecutor, a judge ruled Monday, sharply rebuking the administration’s authority to terminate career federal employees it dislikes.

The ruling is tailored to Maurene Comey but its import stretches beyond her case, repudiating the claim of President Donald Trump‘s administration that the Constitution permits such firings for any reason. Administration officials have cited that belief repeatedly in a sweeping purge of the federal workforce.

Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney for a decade, was fired in July 2025 despite her work on some of the nation’s highest-profile cases and consistently receiving “the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike,” Judge Jesse M. Furman found.

After her firing, Comey sued the Justice Department and others, saying her termination violated the constitutional separation of powers, the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

She asserted that she was fired because she was the daughter of James Comey, whom Trump has long viewed as an enemy, or because of her perceived political affiliation and beliefs, or both, the judge noted. (Read more from “Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Fired Diddy and Epstein Prosecutor and Ex-FBI Director’s Daughter Maurene Comey” HERE)

CIA Contractor Arrested After Allegedly Leaking Nation’s ‘Most Closely Held Secrets’ To Romantic Partner

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A U.S. government contractor was arrested Friday morning after he allegedly leaked classified information to a romantic partner.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested District of Columbia resident Ian Brinksman, 42, for allegedly leaking national defense information to a woman he knew intended to publish classified information through her online Substack newsletter, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) stated in a Friday press release.

The DOJ did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

“The FBI arrested the subject after he was caught allegedly betraying his oath and leaking classified defense information,” FBI Director Kash Patel states in the release. “Protecting America’s secrets is a top counterintelligence priority of this FBI – and anyone caught abusing their position of trust within the government by jeopardizing national security and putting our brave warriors at risk will be met with the full weight of justice.”

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe also stated that the defendant provided services to the CIA as a contractor. (Read more from “CIA Contractor Arrested After Allegedly Leaking Nation’s ‘Most Closely Held Secrets’ To Romantic Partner” HERE)

American Tourist Falls 1,000 Feet to Her Death While Chasing Perfect Mountain Photo

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A family vacation in northern Italy ended in tragedy when a 36-year-old American tourist fell down a steep mountain face in the Dolomites, Italy.

Michelle Alejandra Rubio Leiva, a marketing and business development professional from the Miami area, died Oct. 17 after stepping off a marked trail, local news outlets reported.

Rubio Leiva was hiking near Forcella Pordoi, an alpine pass with an altitude of roughly 9,000 feet, when she allegedly left the designated path to find a vantage point for a photograph, Italian national newspaper Corriere Della Sera said.

She lost her footing and fell an estimated 1,000 feet down the slope in view of her sister, the outlet said.

An American woman “lost her life late this morning [Oct. 17] after falling for approximately 300 meters in the Forcella Pordoi area, at an altitude of about 2,750 meters,” the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue, a volunteer rescue organization, told Fox News Digital in a statement, which was translated. (Read more from “American Tourist Falls 1,000 Feet to Her Death While Chasing Perfect Mountain Photo” HERE)

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