Special forces, rapid-response, mechanized and artillery units are operating in border areas with the necessary support, the commander added.
“The United States stands firmly with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against Houthi terrorism. We are in close consultation with our Saudi partners and remain committed to their security,” a State Department spokesperson told Iran International.
The response came after Iran International asked whether Washington planned punitive measures against the Houthis or Iran.
“My question is, if and when, do I blow the entire nation up? They better behave,” Trump told Fox News.
Trump described the options under consideration as “wiping Iran out,” allowing the country to “rot economically,” or reaching a deal, according to the network.
Trump also said he would probably be open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the UN General Assembly this week and described himself as being in a “deciding mode” over Iran.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry said on Sunday that security forces dismantled three alleged "terrorist" cells in West Azerbaijan, Alborz, and Kerman provinces, killing or arresting their members before they could carry out planned attacks.
According to the ministry, one suspected member of a separatist group was killed during an operation in Piranshahr while allegedly preparing to assassinate a security commander. In Alborz, authorities arrested a man accused of sending information on military sites and potential targets to a monarchist group linked by Tehran to Israeli intelligence.
Authorities said they arrested a two-member cell that had allegedly been tasked with blowing up an important infrastructure facility in Bam County and preparing for other armed and "terrorist" operations. Tehran claimed that these groups were linked to United States and Israeli intelligence services.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Iran-says-3-'terrorist'-cells-dismantled/67138440
The appeal of telehealth is easy to explain: Instead of calling a doctor, booking an appointment and hoping to eventually get a prescription, you can log onto an app or website and get approved for a new medication within minutes.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, scores of online health services have launched with the promise of quick, convenient access to drugs for ADHD, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, weight loss and more.
Increasingly, though, government regulators are accusing these companies of deceptive, unethical business practices, including disclosing their customers’ health data, signing them up for hard-to-cancel subscriptions and bypassing real-time consultations with doctors.
The Federal Trade Commission’s latest lawsuit alleges that telehealth pioneer Hims & Hers engaged in all of those tactics, running afoul of U.S. consumer protection laws.
Hims has disputed the government’s claims, calling them “an effort to generate headlines at our expense.”
In recent years, FTC officials have filed similar cases against more than a half-dozen telehealth companies, including online therapy provider BetterHelp and pharmacy discount service GoodRx. In both cases, regulators said the companies shared users’ health data with online platforms such as Meta and Google, without getting permission.
Experts say part of the problem is that federal laws that govern the handling of health information generally don’t apply to telehealth companies.
“There’s an entire universe of companies collecting huge amounts of consumer health data every day that aren’t covered by our current health sector-specific laws,” said Andrew Crawford, an attorney with the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology.
Here are some things to know before signing up for a telehealth service:
Nearly all telehealth visits begin with a questionnaire in which users provide details about their medical history and possible medications they’re interested in.
According to the FTC’s lawsuit, Hims customers were automatically enrolled and billed for recurring prescriptions with “virtually no opportunity to review the provider’s recommended treatment.”
Researchers have documented similar practices across the industry, even for injectable weight-loss drugs that typically require a physical exam and other precautions before beginning treatment.
A recent analysis of nearly 50 telehealth companies selling GLP-1 drugs found that less than a third actually required any real-time video or audio consultation with a physician. In some cases, the prescriptions were approved within minutes.
Americans often assume that any personal health information they share is protected by HIPAA, the federal privacy law that governs the handling of medical information. But the law generally only applies to specific types of health businesses, including medical offices, hospitals and insurers, not telehealth companies offering prescriptions, counseling, DNA tests and other online services.
Privacy experts say that legal gap is one reason companies continue to disclose sensitive health information to advertisers and search engines.
“There isn’t a clear federal law saying: ‘Don’t do this,’” said Justin Brookman, Consumer Reports’ director of technology policy. “There’s just a body of soft law and settled cases with the FTC that many companies probably aren’t even aware of.”
Because HIPAA does not cover every direct-to-consumer health platform, the FTC has generally used its broader authority to take action against “fraudulent, deceptive or unethical business methods.” In practice, that means showing that telehealth companies disclosed their customers’ health information after initially saying they wouldn’t.
Hims told customers that its platform offered a “100% online, private and secure” means of sharing information with the company’s medical professionals, according to the FTC complaint. But instead the company shared the data with Meta and other online platforms, the FTC alleges.
Still, experts say the penalties available to regulators are limited. In most cases, companies sign a legal agreement stating that they’ll stop the practices cited by regulators.
Lawmakers in California, Connecticut, Maryland and other states have passed new online privacy laws that include special protections for health information. But there’s been little enforcement against telehealth companies that break those rules.
For now, privacy experts recommend using ad blockers and private web browsers — sometimes called “incognito” windows — when logging onto telehealth websites. Those tools can make it harder for companies to track your location, online history and other personal information.
It’s also a good idea to read any user agreements to get a sense of how the company plans to use your personal data, said Crawford. Some telehealth sites, for example, explicitly state in their privacy policies that they have the right to sell data about users’ sex lives.
The only surefire way to protect your information may simply be to decline the terms of service, usually one of the first steps required before accessing telehealth.
“The system we have now overly burdens consumers to do a ton of work in terms of understanding how each piece of technology collecting their personal data is going to handle it,” he said. “But even if you do all that work, you often have little agency.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against 16 people in multiple states in connection with alleged illegal voting, voter registration and other election-related crimes, including cases involving noncitizens accused of casting ballots in federal elections.
DOJ followed the announcement with a warning on social media, saying some of those charged allegedly voted in the 2022 and 2024 elections, and warning others against attempting to illegally participate in US elections.
“Let this be a warning to ANYONE trying to cheat and undermine our elections,” the DOJ wrote. “Spread the word!”
According to DOJ, eight non-citizens residing in Texas were charged, while the other cases involved defendants in Idaho, Georgia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Michigan.
The allegations include noncitizens voting in federal elections, false claims of US citizenship to register or vote, and false statements related to naturalization.
During the investigations, the DOJ said authorities also uncovered alleged passport and identification fraud, wire fraud and firearm-related offenses.
The cases are part of a broader Trump administration enforcement effort targeting alleged illegal voting and election-related crimes.
In Georgia, DOJ said Analiea Milliscent Eccles, a Venezuelan national and DACA recipient, voted nine times between 2008 and 2024. She was charged with voting as a noncitizen and falsely claiming US citizenship to vote.
Avila Gomez, a Mexican national residing in Idaho, is accused of falsely claiming US citizenship to register to vote and then voting in May 2022 and November 2024.
The indictment also includes wire fraud, passport, identification-document and firearm-related charges.
DOJ said Santana Coulibaly, a lawful permanent resident in New Jersey, registered to vote in 2016, voted in federal elections in 2018 and 2020 and submitted a provisional ballot in the 2024 presidential election. She also faces allegations involving statements made in her naturalization applications.
Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the DOJ’s Fraud Division told Fox News that the Trump administration has now charged 50 non-citizens with illegal voting.
“America’s elections are for Americans,” McDonald said.
In a separate interview, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said a broader investigation was underway.
Mullin said officials have more than 1,620 open cases and have made 151 arrests. He also said authorities are looking into more than 300,000 suspected cases, a figure he said continues to grow.
Mullin asserted that “every single vote that was at the hands of an illegal [immigrant], canceled out a citizen that was legally registered and able to vote.”
“One is too many, but the fact that we have 300,000 cases we’re looking into right now and 1,620 cases that are under investigation, and 151 arrests is unacceptable,” Mullin said.
The Justice Department noted that the charges announced Friday are accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/doj-charges-16-in-illegal-voting-probe-across-multiple-states/
South Korean internet-only banks reported a 50.6% surge in small-business loans to 8.32 trillion won ($5.98 billion) at the end of June, Yonhap reported.
Financial data from K-Bank, Kakao Bank, and Toss Bank show that lenders grew their business loans following tighter household lending regulations.
The three banks reached a combined loan balance of 83.63 trillion won ($60.3 billion) at the end of June.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/S.-Korean-online-bank-small-business-loans-jump-50/67137934
