Israel on Thursday criticized Brazil’s decision to grant berth to two Iranian warships in the face of U.S. pressure and urged President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government to send them away.

“Since Gallup first asked this question in 1976, it has been rare for half or more of Americans to say they are worse off,” Gallup writes. “The only other times this occurred was during the Great Recession era in 2008 and 2009.”

A South Carolina jury on Thursday found Richard “Alex” Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son, convicting the once-influential attorney of murder in a case that has gripped the nation’s attention for nearly two years.

The Biden administration gives parents “vastly inequitable treatment” compared to the school unions, citing the fact that Education Department (ED) officials and select school union representatives were in contact with each other sometimes as many as two times a week, according to the report.

“Flintlock intends to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, collaborate across borders, and provide security for their people,” U.S. Africa Command said in a statement.