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'Devastated.' 'Cruel.' 'Surreal.' Federal workers share the toll of losing their identity
Thousands of federal workers have been fired in the last month. They're victims of efforts by Donald Trump and his senior adviser, Elon Musk, to downsize the government.NBC News - 3d -
Federal agencies plan second email asking workers for weekly accomplishments
Some agencies plan to send a second Saturday email to federal workers asking them for bullet points on what they did this week, a sign at least some departments plan to continue with the ...The Hill - 3d -
Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism visiting 10 college campuses
The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced Friday it would be visiting 10 university campuses that experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023. The Department of Justice ...The Hill - 3d -
DOGE's mass firings of federal workers continues to stir controversy
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled the mass firings of federal probationary workers was likely illegal. Judge William Alsup handed down a temporary restraining order, saying the Office of ...CBS News - 3d -
Young federal workers express shock, hope after firings
Many recent college graduates who had planned careers in civil service were among those who lost their jobs to cuts pushed by President Trump and DOGE. NBC News' Morgan Radford spoke to several ...NBC News - 2d -
Protests over veterans laid off as part of Trump’s cuts to federal bureaucracy
In Michigan, veterans protested the dismissal of probationary workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Trump administration said the downsizing is part of the president’s campaign promise ...NBC News - 2d -
Federal Workers Again Receive Email Asking Them to Detail Accomplishments
Elon Musk sowed chaos across the government just days ago by asserting that failure to comply with a similar directive would result in their dismissals.The New York Times - 2d -
Federal employees begin to receive second work accomplishment email
Federal employees on Friday began receiving a second email asking them to list bullet points on what they did during the past week, as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge extends block on Trump gender-affirming care federal funding ban
A federal judge extended a temporary injunction on Friday blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender ...The Hill - 1d -
Federal workers laid off by DOGE sound off as they look for new jobs
Federal workers, some of whom are veterans, were filled with despair and frustration as they searched for jobs after Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to the workforce.ABC News - 1d -
Federal Judges Are Ordering Trump to Slow Down. Will He Listen?
Inside the nation’s courthouses, administration lawyers are now facing 100 lawsuits. Outside, the White House is mounting political attacks on judges who rule against it.The New York Times - 1d -
'They've radicalized me': Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work
While protests against Trump and Musk's cuts to the federal government are happening around the country, much of the organizing has been happening online.NBC News - 1d -
White House faces growing backlash over cuts to federal workforce
The White House is facing growing backlash to the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce, including demonstrations at national parks, along with a legal setback that could eventually ...NBC News - 16h -
Democrats Invite Fired Federal Workers to Trump’s Congressional Address
The move comes as lawmakers hear from constituents over President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending and cull the civil service ranks.The New York Times - 14h -
Federal agencies face pressure to cut jobs as employees weigh buyout offers
As federal agencies push employees to justify their roles and offer buyouts ahead of expected job cuts, a new CBS News poll finds more than half of Americans believe Elon Musk and the Department of ...CBS News - 1h -
Federal employees again told to provide weekly accomplishment email
The Office of Personnel Management sent out a new email over the weekend that once again asked federal workers to send five bullet points on what they did last week. CBS News White House reporter ...CBS News - 32m -
‘She acted as a mother to me growing up’: My stepmother remarried after my father died. How can I claim my inheritance?
“Her intention is to bequeath her properties and investments to her current new husband.”MarketWatch - 6d -
You can still claim up to $2,000 per kid from the child tax credit, but that amount may drop after 2025—here's what to know
If Congress doesn't address the soon-expiring expanded child tax credit, parents could see a higher tax bill in the coming years.CNBC - 6d -
2 women an a child among 4 people killed in explosion at a house in northwestern Syria
Syrian first responders say some unexploded ordnance blew up inside a home in the country's northwest, killing four people, including two women and a childABC News - Feb. 20 -
Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases
Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death
Charges of criminal negligence dropped against three key defendants over death of British singer in October. A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
Court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
We asked the people of Gaza how they saw their future – this is what we found | Nils Mallock
Support for Hamas is declining – no obvious alternative has emerged, but our poll shows there are reasons to be hopeful. Nils Mallock is research fellow at the XCEPT research group at King’s ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows
‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher. The Killing Times map of sites where violence occurred on the ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Can a brown Hindu be English? English people say yes. Why do so many on the right say no? | Kenan Malik
An argument about Rishi Sunak’s identity reveals how ideas of ethnicity and race have become conflated. ‘They think they’re English because they’re born here. That means if a dog’s born in a stable ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
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French authorities detained 4 people after a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic extremism
French anti-terrorism authorities say four people are in custody after a deadly stabbing in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic radicalismABC News - Feb. 23 -
The Guardian view on Haiti’s deepening crisis: abandoning people when they most need support | Editorial
As security and humanitarian conditions deteriorate even further, the community needs help. A year ago, it seemed that Haiti had hit rock bottom. Violence had exploded and conditions had ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern CongoABC News - Feb. 24 -
It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber
The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would suffer. We are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and ...The Guardian - 6d -
'I think our pitching is going to surprise people': Can the Mets' rotation quiet the critics again?
The Mets opted for short-term deals and risks for their starting rotation again. And, like last season, there are questions.ESPN - 6d -
Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in Congo after kids eat bat
The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in DecemberCBS News - 6d -
Fiverr CEO: I always look for these 3 traits in job candidates—people who have them 'don't fail'
Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman outlined the three traits he looks for in workers: a killer instinct, agility and curiosity.CNBC - 6d -
6 babies have frozen to death in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents: Medics
Palestinian medics say at least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza StripABC News - 6d -
I’ve studied the science of happiness for 10 years—7 traps people always fall into and how to avoid them
"I've spent a lot of my life getting in my own way," says Stephanie Harrison, author of "New Happy." Here are her science-backed solutions to common pitfalls.CNBC - 5d -
Trump pits immigrants against other working people. But we have a common enemy | Alejandra Gomez and Greisa Martínez Rosas
Billionaires have sown a myth that citizens are losing at the expense of undocumented people. The real solution is to empower all workers. Over the last few years, we have witnessed some leaders of ...The Guardian - 5d -
A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeksABC News - 5d -
Extra 220 children may have been wrongly detained as adult people smugglers in Australia, government admits
In 2023 the federal court ordered $27.5m compensation for an initial estimated 220 Indonesian minors wrongly detained – but that number has now doubled. Follow our Australia news live blog for ...The Guardian - 5d
