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People will starve because of US aid cut to Sudan, humanitarian worker warns
Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.BBC News - 16h -
Daughter of aid worker beheaded by ISIS reads final texts at trial
Bethany Haines read out the last text message she would ever receive from her father, David Haines, before he was abducted and killed by ISIS over a decade ago.CBS News - 4d -
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Economic partnership will protect the Ukrainian people and the US taxpayer
Trump’s bold international leadership aligns interests and benefits allFinancial Times - 2d -
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs by the Pentagon.The New York Times - 3d -
Europe must cut electricity taxes, warn Iberdrola and EDP bosses
Energy company chiefs say EU must ‘urgently’ remove various taxes and simplify billsFinancial Times - 12h -
Apple planning to invest $500B in US, hire 20K people
Apple announced Monday that it plans to spend more than $500 billion in the United States and hire more than 20,000 people over the next several years. The tech behemoth said the investments will ...The Hill - 1d -
Two people in US hospitalized with bird flu, CDC reports
Wyoming woman still in hospital while Ohio man released after facing ‘respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms’. Two people, in Wyoming and Ohio , have been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu , ...The Guardian - 22h -
Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered
The Trump administration is terminating federal workers across agencies. Here’s what to know about your rights and finances if you were impacted by the cuts.CNBC - 3d -
DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers
Fees paid to agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the FDIC fund part of their workforces, so cutting those jobs doesn’t save any tax money.Inc. - 3d -
Starbucks is laying off 1,100 workers and cutting drinks from its menu
Starbucks said the layoffs and slimmed down menu will help stores operate more efficiently.CBS News - 23h -
Starbucks asks office workers to stay at home as it announces 1,100 job cuts
Corporate lay-offs are the first for coffee shop chain since 2018Financial Times - 18h -
Election systems feared vulnerable as government cuts workers tasked with security
Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.CBS News - 2h -
Starmer planning big cuts to UK aid budget to boost defence spending, say sources
Exclusive: PM expected to confirm boost in military spending to at least 2.5% of GDP by 2030. UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer is planning drastic cuts to Britain’s international ...The Guardian - 4h -
List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers
The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.BBC News - 2d -
US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers
OPM says failure to respond to email will not be considered resignation but Trump ally digs in and threatens job losses. The US government’s human resources office has walked back an ultimatum ...The Guardian - 14h -
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
A U.S. aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children’s Home in NairobiABC News - 4d -
US politics briefing: Trump administration warns Kyiv and picks up court win in mass firings case
From the Trump administration’s latest moves abroad and in the US – here are the key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance. Thursday saw a judge rule that the Trump administration can ...The Guardian - 4d -
NIH funding cuts imperil lifesaving drugs and US prosperity
Capping indirect funding will decimate biomedical research, which has been the engine of the U.S. economy and the envy of the world.The Hill - 1d -
Emotionally Intelligent People Use a Brilliant 5-Word Question to Think Clearly and Make Better Decisions
Truly successful people know that the key to clear thinking isn’t taking emotions out of the picture: It’s balancing emotions with logic effectively.Inc. - 2d -
Federal worker fired by Trump administration talks about losing her dream job amid major cuts
Katie Sandlin thought she landed her dream job at the NIH as an educator. She spent her life savings to move from Alabama to just outside Washington, D.C. After only a few weeks on the job, she was ...CBS News - 4d -
Yosemite National Park workers hang upside-down U.S flag to protest cuts
A group of workers at California's Yosemite National Park positioned the U.S. flag on Saturday near the Horsetail Fall where crowds gather to witness Yosemite's annual firefall.CBS News - 19h -
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 - 15h -
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...Wired - 3d -
I Used to Work at the IRS. Here’s How the Massive Job Cuts This Week Will Affect You
Is it a good time to cheat on your taxes given all the pink slips at the IRS?Inc. - 3d -
UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture
Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming. A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by ...The Guardian - 3d -
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Bracketology Bubble Watch: Gonzaga is closer to the NCAA Tournament cut line than it is used to
The Bulldogs are in the field of 68 for now, but don't have much margin for errorCBS Sports - 19h -
US companies left out of defence stock rally amid Trump’s Pentagon cuts
Fears over spending come as European groups’ shares soar on White House’s threat to cut support for region’s securityFinancial Times - 12h -
Victor Wembanyama Expected to Miss Rest of N.B.A. Season Because of Blood Clot
The San Antonio Spurs said they discovered deep vein thrombosis when Wembanyama returned from All-Star weekend.The New York Times - 4d -
ESPN Broke Up With MLB Because the Money Just Didn’t Add Up
The calculus behind ESPN’s decision to walk away from its longstanding partnership with Major League Baseball may have been a bit knottier than a simple cost-benefit analysis would otherwise ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
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 - 20h -
The Influence of Foreign Aid
America is losing a diplomatic tool the government has relied on for decades.The New York Times - 4d -
South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapseABC News - 4d -
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Amid Regional Diplomatic Furor, Sudan’s Paramilitaries Forge a Rival Government
The Rapid Support Forces said it was paving the way to an end to the civil war. Critics called it an audacious gambit by a group that the United States has accused of genocide.The New York Times - 2d -
Sudan army ends two-year siege of key city
The Sudan army captures el-Obeid hours after rival RSF forces signed a charter for a breakaway government.BBC News - 1d -
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Mark Williams on Lakers rescinding trade, 'I don’t think it was solely because of my physical'
His agent echoed that saying the Lakers 'should not have failed Mark Williams on his physical.'Yahoo Sports - 4d
