Immediately report for duty. The messages say the recipients will be headed to iran and threaten them with jail time if they dont contact their local recruitment office. They even include the name of the recruiter. Of course, these texts are fake and could be part of a more elaborate scam. Catherine herridge has the stor reporter the army is investigating the texts. They appear to start on monday. They dont have a source or motive, but the scam seems designed to capitalize on the conflict with iran. Imagine getting a text that threatens jail time. If you fail to report to a Recruitment Center to be drafted into the u. S. Military. Got me really nervous because im still in high school. Reporter 18yearold George Barnes received this text that read youve been marked eligible and must report to the nearest branch for immediate departure to iran. Except military drafts ended after the vietnam war. Have a completely volunteer armed force. Reporter and were abolished by congress in 1973, maki
States. What is it . First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This was a good thing for the entire world, and we are urging everyone in the world to get behind what the United States is trying to do, to get the Islamic Republic of iran to behave like a normal nation. Iran vows to retaliate after a u. S. Air strike. That was a new chapter which is tantamount to opening a war against iran. I am ready and prepared to take whatever action is necessary. That inarticular refers to iran. Reporter u. S. Senators are back in washington, d. C. , making plans for president trumps impeachment trial. Their turn is over. Thrive done enough damage. Its the senates turn now. Reporter extraordiry images from australia. The country is bracing for what could be the most catastrophic day yet this bush fire season. Reporter everybody is watching and nervously waiting to see what these blazes are going to do, how hard theyre going to do, and trying to be as re
China allows further tarifffree soybeans aheads. Of highlevel negotiations in washington next week. And we see a united front in europe. Joining the United States in blaming iran for last weeks audi attack. President trump is set to deliver his address to the General Assembly today. Morning. Welcome to the european open. The u. S. 10 screen year yield over the past three days. 1. 7 . It trading at watch out for another selloff in treasuries that would spike the yield higher. Remember, we saw on friday the , friday a up to 1. 9 week ago. Take a look at the futures this morning as well. Have gains across the screen. Even dax futures are up 0. 2 . Are going to get numbers in just about an hour and a half from now. Pmik disappointment in yesterday. Investors may be bracing themselves. Nonetheless, buying futures on the dax index. Mark cudmore, Bloomberg Markets life editor markets a live editor. Germany is heading towards recession. Brings, butisk it it is a major drag on the Global Econom
The or early this week, a judge approved fraud charges against hernandez and two aides and ordered her assets frozen. Issidentelect donald trump turning to former president s john f. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan for inspiration for his address. That is according to the washington post. He wants to keep the speech short. A president ial historian tell cnn he wants to write the speech himself. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. I am taylor riggs. This is bloomberg. Julie live from bloomberg World Headquarters in new york, i am julie hyman. Joe i am joe weisenthal. Oliver i am oliver renick. The question is, what did you miss . Scarlet risk assets julie risk assets appear to be taking a breather. Oil retreating from its highest close in 17 months. Treasury is extending gains after a strong auction. Sears ceo Eddie Lampert is opening his wallet yet again to help keep the struggle retailer in business. He is offering a 200
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