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Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.
A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.The New York Times - 2d -
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National Weather Service workers impacted by Trump cuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story How the NOAA firings could affect Americans' lives The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees at the National Oceanic ...The Hill - 2d -
Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers
The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.The New York Times - 2d -
Examining the potential ripple effects from DOGE cuts
A new report from Wired says that the Department of Government Efficiency's takeover of the federal bureaucracy is "worse than you think." Brian Barrett, the article's author and executive editor ...CBS News - 2d -
USAID cuts could send global health into chaos
The Trump administration's decision to end almost all foreign aid spending from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is poised to plunge global health into chaos. The ...The Hill - 22h -
How fast will the ECB cut interest rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadFinancial Times - 21h -
Manchester United to cut up to 200 jobs as Sir Jim Ratcliffe continues to cut costs at Old Trafford
The job cuts come along with cuts to employee amenities at Old Trafford and the Carrington training groundCBS Sports - 6d -
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer, Starts Her Own Company
Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
CEOs want workers back in offices—this company is giving workers a $10,000 raise to do it
Cameo wants workers back in the office more often, and it’s paying them each $10,000 to show up.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
CEOs want workers back in offices—this company is giving workers a $10,000 raise to do it
Cameo wants workers back in the office more often, and it's paying them each $10,000 to show up.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers
Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company's history
Aiding IMAX's lofty box office goals is the Chinese title "Ne Zha 2," which has already garnered $1.6 billion globally, including IMAX screenings.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
IMAX CEO expects $1.2 billion in box office receipts this year, the best in the company's history
An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on Friday.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
NBA front office rankings: Celtics, OKC at the top, Mavericks sink after Luka trade, but they're not No. 30
With a wild trade deadline in the rearview mirror, we divided the NBA's 30 front offices into 11 different tiersCBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
Microsoft License Key Deals - Windows 11 Pro For $10, Visual Studio Pro For $28, Office For $35
If you already own Windows 10, you can upgrade to Windows 11 for free with a PC system update. But if you are currently in the process or planning on building a PC, you'll likely need to purchase a ...GameSpot - Feb. 21 -
US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office
Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel. The US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Police officer killed, five injured in Pennsylvania hospital shooting after gunman takes hostages
A police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital located just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where a gunman took several hostages and injured at ...NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Elon Musk’s four-year-old son blended in perfectly in the Oval Office with all the other bogeymen | Catherine Bennett
Regardless of anxiety by most parents about over-sharing, the president’s aide brought one of his children to the White House. If the reversal of declining birthrates is genuinely a preoccupation ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Mother of officer killed in Pa. hospital hostage shooting mourns son with 'warrior heart'
YORK, Pa. — The unease growing inside Nancy Duarte Matarese on Saturday quickly blossomed into full-on dread as she found herself being escorted to a small family room inside WellSpan York Hospital.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting
Kenyan authorities say one of their officers sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs was killed in an operation in the countrysideABC News - Feb. 23 -
The one change that worked: I found an escape from online life by swapping my home office for the library
I can find essential and unusual facts for my arts journalism in the dusty old tomes – information not readily available on Google. And, as I did as a child, I lose myself in a world of books .... ...The Guardian - 6d -
Judge blocks Department of Education, federal personnel office from sharing data with DOGE
A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management from sharing the personal information of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump ...NBC News - 6d -
Broncos assistant coach Michael Wilhoite arrested after being accused of punching a police officer
An assistant coach for the Denver Broncos is facing a felony assault charge after being accused of punching a police officer in the face at the Denver International AirportABC News - 6d -
Trump administration guts USAID humanitarian office, despite pledge to save its work
Dozens of officials in USAID's humanitarian aid bureau have received termination notices, despite prior assurances that its humanitarian services would be preserved.ABC News - 6d -
Federal workers free to ignore Elon Musk email ultimatum, US personnel office says – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Here’s our latest politics story . Here’s a little more on Dan Bongino , the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee ...The Guardian - 6d -
Emil Bove, Justice Dept.’s No. 2, Targets NY Office Where He Rose as a Prosecutor
The forceful approach that Emil Bove III has taken toward the Southern District of New York underscores his own fraught relationship with the office that gave him the expertise to do so.The New York Times - 5d -
Longtime Eagles star Jason Peters retires after 21 NFL seasons, joins Seahawks' front office
The left tackle is a safe bet to make the Hall of Fame down the roadCBS Sports - 5d -
French fugitive whose escape left two officers dead extradited from Romania
Mohamed Amra’s arrest ends nine-month manhunt when armed assailants ambushed prison convoy in Normandy. A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has ...The Guardian - 5d -
AMC’s stock climbs as improving box office boosts Q4 revenue, while CEO slams ‘crackpot conspiracy theorists’
AMC Entertainment Holdings shares rose in extended trading Tuesday after the movie-theater chain and original meme stock reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue, lifted by an improving ...MarketWatch - 5d -
USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from Washington, D.C., office
The latest USAID directive comes as 1,600 workers received termination notices over the weekend and thousands more abroad were put on administrative leave.ABC News - 5d -
Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You
Warehouse-style employee tracking tech has expanded into job after job. Now, as millions are called back to the workplace, it’s finally coming for the American office worker.Wired - 4d -
San Francisco’s office market hit rock bottom. Here’s how Wall Street is helping revive it.
The San Francisco office market was left for dead. But Wall Street may be bringing it back to life.MarketWatch - 4d -
Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers over messages in a chat tool
Tulsi Gabbard said she fired more than 100 intel officers for using a government chat tool to discuss topics including polyamory, gender transition, and their political views.NBC News - 4d -
Federal judge rules Trump administration can fire career intel officers who had DEI jobs
A judge ruled the Trump administration can fire dozens of intelligence officers with CIA and ODNI who had temporary assignments working on diversity programs.NBC News - 3d -
Gracie Abrams, the year’s biggest pop star: ‘Trump has only been in office a month, and everybody is more at risk’
After dodging toxic fans, ‘nepo baby’ jibes and her own projectile vomit, the 25-year-old has just spent eight weeks at UK No 1. She explains why she’s now writing about our dark, uncertain future. ...The Guardian - 3d -
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European leaders pledge to stand by Ukraine after confrontational Oval Office meeting with Trump
European leaders have pledged to stand by Ukraine in the wake of the contentious Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...ABC News - 2d -
After Oval Office blowout, Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of Ukraine's interests
Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around Zelenskyy as a defender of ...ABC News - 2d -
Zelensky says Ukraine still ‘ready’ for minerals deal with U.S. after Oval Office blowup with Trump
Ukraine’s trove of rare earths and other critical minerals remains in the spotlight after a White House clash between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.MarketWatch - 2d