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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Israel says it has killed Iran's top security chief, Ali Laranjani. Laranjani was a former nuclear negotiator and a close ally of Iran's late supreme leader. Separately, the Israeli military also says it has assassinated the leader of Iran's main paramilitary force. Some Western nations are warning that an Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon could lead to a humanitarian crisis. Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK have issued a statement warning of a prolonged conflict. Lebanon says Israeli strikes have displaced more than a million Lebanese, or about 20% of the population. NPR's Hadil Al Shalti reports from Beirut.
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The Israeli military says it has begun what it called, quote, limited and targeted ground operations against Hezbollah, and troops are going deeper into parts of southern Lebanon. Israel has also issued new evacuation orders for people in the south, raising fears there because that was a move Israel used in Gaza, where many Palestinians weren't allowed to go back to their homes. While there was no official reaction from Lebanese officials, Lebanese President Joseph Raon has been calling for direct talks with Israel. Ron Dermer, a confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that he's been appointed to lead potential negotiations with Lebanon. Hadil Al Shalchi, NPR News, Beirut.
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Stocks opened higher this morning as the price of Diesel fuel topped $5 a gallon. NPR Scott Horsley reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 400 points in early trading.
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The price of diesel fuel has jumped more than a dollar and a quarter since the US Launched its war against Iran a little over two weeks ago. If sustained, those higher diesel prices could raise the cost of transporting lots of other products that could complicate the Federal Reserve's efforts to curb inflation. Fed policymakers begin a two day meeting here in Washington today. In addition to price pressures, the Fed's keeping a close eye on the weakening job market. U.S. employers cut 92% 2,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The central bank is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at the conclusion of its meeting tomorrow. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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A federal judge has blocked important parts of the Trump administration's changes to vaccine policies that stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups. They oppose Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. And the administration's decision to slash the number of recommended vaccines for children. Dr. Amesh Adalja is with the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security.
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Even though this judge has made the right decision. The whole vaccine ecosystem is completely disrupted, and people don't trust the CDC now because it's under the thumb of RFK juniors. So I don't know how they can repair the acip.
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The ACIP is the advisory committee on immunization practices. The Trump administration says it will appeal the judge's ruling. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump will welcome Ireland's prime minister to the White House today, the Irish Taoiseach, Michal Martin. It's a tradition on St. Patrick's Day for the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland to pay a visit to US Leaders. Martin will also go to Capitol Hill today for a luncheon. A new poll by the national alliance for Mental Illness, or nami, finds that one in four employees have considered quitting their job due to mental health impacts of work. NPR's Ritu Chatterjee has more.
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Three out of four respondents think mental health is an appropriate topic for the workplace, and yet nearly half are worried about being judged for sharing their mental health problems. Meg Delp is director of workplace mental health at nami.
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Most people in our study this year said that they are more comfortable talking about their ethnicity, their gender identity, sexual orientation, physical health, religion, spirituality than talking about their mental health.
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Think managers play a key role, But Delp says less than 30% of managers have been trained to support mental health conversations.
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We know that workplaces can be a really vital place to impact mental health in a way that supports individuals, families, the organization itself, but that ripples out to communities.
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Ritu Chatterjee, NPR News.
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Unionized meat packers in Colorado have gone on strike. They're picketing the largest meat company in the world, JBS. About 3,800 workers are on the picket line. They're demanding wage increases that they say keep up with inflation. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.
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This message comes from MIDI health co founders Dr. Kathleen Jordan and CEO Joanna Strober discuss why they started a virtual care platform for women in perimenopause and menopause.
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The symptoms and experiences that women have in midlife, I think were underappreciated or possibly even trivialized. The changes of perimenopause and menopause create a broad spectrum of symptoms and can actually lead to long term health issues, but too few clinicians are trained in it.
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I also want to add, often the type of care that women are needing is very iterative. It requires trying different medications, learning about their body and learning how to take care of themselves. And so what we've tried to do at MIDI Health is create a new type of care system that is responsive to women's needs and helps them take care of themselves and stay healthy instead of just treating disease.
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MIDI Health committed to helping women in midlife with perimenopause and menopause care. Accessible via telehealth visits@joinmidi.com.