## United Airlines can now kick passengers off flights and ban them for not using headphones

Authored by dexerto.com

United Airlines has introduced a new rule that could see passengers removed from flights if they refuse to use headphones while playing audio on personal devices.

The rule targets a common in-flight annoyance: travelers blasting music, videos, or social media clips from their phones or tablets without headphones.

The airline’s contract of carriage states that it can permanently refuse service to passengers who break certain rules.

United Airlines new rule can get passengers off flights.

While airlines have long encouraged passengers to use headphones as a courtesy, United’s update makes it a legally enforceable rule.

The move also comes as United expands high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet, making it easier for passengers to stream content during flights.

United appears to be the first major US airline to include headphone use directly in its contract with passengers. »

### Mexico Introduces Legislation to Federally Ban Octopus Farming

Authored by perishablenews.com

Mexico City, Mexico – Mexico has introduced legislation to ban all cephalopod farming nationwide.

The proposed bill makes Mexico the second country in Latin America to propose legislation to ban octopus farming, following a similar federal bill introduced in Chile in 2025.

Additional coalition members supporting the efforts to ban octopus farming in Mexico include Mercy For Animals Latinoamérica, Plant-based Treaty, Animal Save Movement, Te Protejo, and AnimaNaturalis. »

### Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary, Trump taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her

Authored by cnn.com

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Trump administration will work to confirm Mullin “as quickly as possible.”.

GOP allies outside the administration had also grown weary of Noem — and support among GOP senators had weakened.

Republican Sen. John Kennedy confronted Noem about her agency’s advertising campaign, which, as Kennedy pointed out, often prominently showcases Noem. »

### The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon

Authored by newyorker.com

Iran has already effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz—a major conduit for shipments of oil, which funds most of Iraq’s national budget.

Israel Katz, Israel’s defense minister, announced that he’d ordered his military to seize additional positions in southern Lebanon. »

### US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones

Authored by edition.cnn.com

They are known to fly low and slow – a feature that makes them more able to evade air defenses than ballistic missiles.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that most of Iran’s military installations have been “knocked out” and that new strikes have targeted Iranian leadership.

So at some point … this becomes a math problem and how can we resupply air defense munitions. »

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#### Dow tumbles nearly 800 points and oil surges as Iran conflict spills beyond the Middle East

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#### Azerbaijan says Iran fired two drones at its territory, injuring two people

#### Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India