1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: met Kalleggi. The US struck more than eighty five targets 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps KUDS force in 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: Syria and Iraq on Friday in response to an attack 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: in Jordan which guild three American service members. A massive 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: bombardment more than five days in the planning. Bloomberg's Nick 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: Wadams has more so. 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: Far, it looks like the Biden administration has elected not 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 2: to attack targets in Iranian territory. Doing so would have 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 2: been in even greater escalation as the US has sort 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 2: of pulled and embroiled deeper into this conflict in the 12 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 2: Middle East that touched off with the Hamas attack on 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: October seventh. 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: Aircraft including long range bombers from the US struck command 15 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: and control facilities, intelligence centers, rockets, missiles, and drone storage sites. 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: This according to the US Central Command. They said this 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: in a statement. It said more than one hundred and 18 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: twenty five precision munitions were used as the strikes targeted 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: militia groups in their IRGC's sponsors who facilitated attacks against 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: US and coalition forces. Late Friday afternoon, the White House 21 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: issued a statement from President Joe Biden which read, in 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: part quote, this afternoon, of my direction, US military forces 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: struck targets at facilities in Iraq and Syria that the 24 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: IRGC and affiliated militia used to attack US forces. Our 25 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: response began today, it will continue at times in places 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: of our choosing. The Supreme Court is allowing West Point 27 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: to continue taking race into account and admissions while a 28 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: lawsuit over its policies continues. The Justices on Friday rejected 29 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: an emergency appeal seeking to force a change in the 30 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: admissions process at West Point. The order, issued without any 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: noted descents, comes as the Military Academy is making decisions 32 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: on whom to admit for its next entering class, which 33 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: is the class of twenty twenty eight. The Military Academy 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: had been explicitly left out of the Court's decision in 35 00:01:55,440 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: June that ended affirmative action almost everywhere in college admission. 36 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: Carl Weather is a former NFL linebacker who became a 37 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: Hollywood action movie and comedy star playing Nemesis turned ally 38 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: Apollo Creed in the Rocky Movies, facing off against Arnold 39 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: Schwarzenegger and predator and teaching golf to happy Gilmore has died. 40 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: He was seventy six. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weather's 41 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died 42 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: peacefully in his sleep, comfortable flexing his muscles on the 43 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: big screen in Action Jackson as he was joking around 44 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: on the small screen in such shows as Arrested Developments. 45 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: Whethers was perhaps most closely associated with the role of 46 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: Apollo Creed, who made his first appearance as the cocky 47 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: undisputed heavyweight world champion in nineteen seventy six. Is Rocky, 48 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: starring Sylvester Stallone. Elon Musk's social media platform has a 49 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: message for advertisers. It's time to come home. Bloomberg Steve 50 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: Rappaport has the story. 51 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 3: In a letter to current and former advertisers, CEO Linda 52 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 3: Yakarino urged commercial partners to come back to X, emphasizing 53 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 3: the company's commitment to make the platforms safe for children. 54 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: Yakarino's message, viewed by Bloomberg, also stressed that X is 55 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 3: an entirely new entity compared to Twitter, which struggled at 56 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: times to control the spread of harmful, offensive, or violent content. 57 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: Yakarino's appeal comes after lawmakers accused her and other big 58 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: tech bosses of failing to protect kids online from sexual 59 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 3: predators and mental health issues. Steve Rappaport Bloomberg Radio. 60 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: And It's another big contract for Joe Rogan. Bloomberg's Nancy 61 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: Lyons has the latest. 62 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 4: Spotify has inked a new multi year deal with Joe 63 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 4: Rogan that will allow the controversial podcast host to put 64 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 4: his show on other outlets. The Wall Street Journal says 65 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 4: the deal is worth two hundred and fifty million. The 66 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 4: company says in a blog post the commentator and comedian 67 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 4: will continue to produce his show, The Joe Rogan Experience 68 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 4: for Spotify, but the deal will allow other services to 69 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 4: air his program. It was the most listened to podcast 70 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 4: in the US in the third quarter of last year, 71 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 4: according to Edison Research. On Nancy Lyons Bloomberg Radio. 72 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: And after two rounds of the ac Pebble Beach pro Am, 73 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: there is a three way tie at the top. Ludwig Aberg, 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: Scottie Scheffler, and Thomas Detrie are all e eleven under 75 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: par They share a one shot lead heading into Saturday's 76 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: third round action and that's news when you wanted with 77 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: Bloomberg News. Now I'm Mad Kleggi, and this is Bloomberg