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Iran; Gas prices; DOGE misuse of data; Immigrants : NPR

Iran; Gas prices; DOGE misuse of data; Immigrants : NPR

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories In the last 24 hours, unknown attackers hit three commercial ships carrying oil in the Strait of Hormuz. The key passageway for the world’s oil, which is one of the hot spots in the U.S. and Israel’s war in the Middle East, is now effectively closed. President Trump is urging ships to keep using the route and is promising protection, but has offered very little detail on how that protection will work. Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, after attacks hit ships in the region. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images 🎧 The U.S. and Israel could soon reach a point when there are a limited number of viable targets for their bombing campaign in Iran, NPR’s Greg Myre tells Up First. Oil prices spiked today to $100 a barrel. …

Former unregistered NDIS director faces 15-year jail term for alleged 8k misuse 

Former unregistered NDIS director faces 15-year jail term for alleged $858k misuse 

The former director of an Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider faces a possible 15-year jail term over the alleged misuse of $858,000 in company funds. The accused, Byson James Kete Turner (Byson James Kete Attrill-Green), is a former director of Links Support and Consulting Services Pty Ltd. (Links), an NDIS provider, and has been charged with offences relating to transactions involving gambling, lottery, and trading platforms.  Turner accused of diverting funds to alleged betting accounts The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigated Turner’s account activity.  As a result of the ASIC findings, Turner has been charged with eight counts of dishonestly using his position as a director to gain an advantage, each carrying a maximum penalty of 15 years’ imprisonment, and two counts of failing to attend compulsory ASIC examinations, each punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment. It has been alleged, between September 4, 2019, and July 18, 2022, Turner used his position as a director of Links to “unlawfully make 2,782 separate transfers totalling $858,948 from Links to the following …