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Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration
Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives. Following a week in which Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
TikTok ban likely to be upheld by Supreme Court, putting pressure on Trump
The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments in the case involving the future of TikTok in the U.S., which could ban the app as soon as next week.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
Meta to end programs aimed at diversifying workforce
Meta on Friday told employees that its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company’s hiring of diverse candidates, the latest dramatic change ahead of ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Meta cutting DEI team, programs in broad shift
Meta told employees Friday it will cut its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team and roll back several related programs, marking another major shift in policy for the leading social media ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Will the new presidency affect WFH for federal workers?
Winds of change are blowing, and for federal workers these could bring an end to the widespread remote work policies adopted and enhanced during the pandemic. Recommendations from the new ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
How will President Trump put himself on the map? | Fiona Katauskas
And will he be given the latitude?. See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
NAACP president urges Biden to deliver on 'critical promises' before leaving White House
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson is calling on President Biden to take action on "critical promises" before leaving the White House later this month. Johnson in a Wednesday op-ed in ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Biden pledges federal support in California for 180 days, well into Trump's term
President Biden on Thursday announced the federal government will support California’s efforts to fight the raging wildfires for 180 days. “We’re doing literally everything we can at a federal ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Zuckerberg met with Trump before ending fact-checking program: GOP senator
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Trump a day ahead of announcing the social media network will eliminate its fact-checking program to ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah's Waning Influence
Lebanon’s Parliament chose a U.S.-trained general as president, ending a two-year vacancy.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9 -
Trump pays respects to President Carter
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid respects to President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Iran puts on show of force with war games ahead of Trump's second term
Weeks before Trump's inauguration, Iran is preparing for potential threats to its nuclear facilities – and for the possible domestic reaction.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Meta says it's ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the social media company is getting rid of its fact-checking program. Instead, it will rely on a community-driven system where users ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
The U.S. Economy Is Stuck in a Showdown Between Trump and the Federal Reserve
The president-elect wants lower interest rates but Jerome Powell sees them staying high.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
How Meta's new community notes program might work as fact-checking ends for Facebook, Instagram
Meta is ending fact-checking on its platforms and moving to a community notes-style program like the one found on X. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani has more on what the new ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Trump's unpredictable streak puts Asia on edge
Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of all U.S. naval forces in the Indo-Pacific, was tongue-tied. Addressing a conference of military and national security professionals in November, he stumbled and ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Trump’s icebreaker leaves Greenland and Denmark adrift
US president-elect’s gambit in the Arctic has unnerved Nuuk and left Copenhagen struggling to respondFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect ...The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. President-elect Trump and his conservative allies said they were pleased.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Delta links its loyalty program to Uber, ending partnership with Lyft
Starting this spring, Delta SkyMiles members will be able to earn loyalty points for Uber rides.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Mohamed Salah future: If Liverpool legend doesn't sign contract extension, where could he end up?
There are reasons why Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich don't make any senseCBS Sports - Jan. 7 -
Evening Report — Trump vows to reshape global order
👨🏼⚖️Plus: Trump praises one judge, blasts another {beacon} Evening Report © AP Trump promises a global shakeup PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP on Tuesday vowed to upend the global order, promising big ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Trump allies' lawyer under consideration for top federal prosecutor in D.C.
John Irving, a former federal prosecutor who now represents several Trump-world figures, is under consideration to be named the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?
The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval. Meta is shifting to the right, following the prevailing political winds blowing through the ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Trump says Meta has 'come a long way' after it ends fact-checking program
President-elect Trump on Tuesday said that social media giant Meta has progressed as a company after it announced that it would eliminate its fact-checking program. “Honestly, I think they’ve come ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg announces end of fact-checking program for Meta
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes similar to ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta ending fact-checking program: Zuckerberg
Social media giant Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies Tuesday, including the elimination of its fact-checking program, in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was an ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X
Meta is scrapping its fact-checking program with trusted partners and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to X’s Community Notes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Oil ends lower as signs of strong demand for Mideast crude fail to feed recent rally
Oil futures settled with a loss on Monday, with hopes for further economic stimulus from China and signs of strong demand for Middle Eastern crude failing to support prices in the wake of a ...MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
Lead Trump documents prosecutor leaves DOJ
A lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) prosecution into President-elect Trump's mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago has retired from the department. Jay Bratt left the DOJ on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Cowboys' Micah Parsons pushing to be paid like 'best in the business' and sign before free agency
Dallas owner/general manager Jerry Jones will need some convincing on that timeline, which is why talks begin on FridayCBS Sports - Jan. 6 -
Trump is pondering a shake-up of NASA and its programs
A five-person committee within the Trump transition team is mulling over policy suggestions that represent major changes to the way the space agency operates.The Hill - Jan. 5 -
The Trump Administration May Find It Can’t Do Without Diversity
Diversity was a virtue in the Biden administration. The Trump administration may discover the same thing.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
New Orleans attack puts focus on Trump’s counter-ISIS strategy
The deadly New Orleans attack on New Year’s Day, which authorities say was carried out by a man radicalized by ISIS, is spurring fears of more attacks and raising questions about how ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Manufacturers end 2024 in a slump, but rising orders raise hopes for recovery
American manufacturers ended 2024 just as they began it — in a mild slump that still shows little sign of ending ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House.MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump's return as US president
He will be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan, a former White House deputy chief of staff under President Bush.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Biden's final actions as president leave some trans people feeling unsupported
With Donald Trump days away from taking office after piling on transgender people throughout his campaign, some worry Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from what’s likely to come.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported
Some transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to comeABC News - Jan. 3 -
Meta replaces policy chief Nick Clegg with former Republican staffer Joel Kaplan ahead of Trump inauguration
It's the latest sign of how tech companies are positioning themselves for a new administration in Washington.CNBC - Jan. 2 -
New York Employers Must Now Offer Paid Medical Leave During Pregnancy
All private companies in the state must now grant at least 20 hours of paid leave to employees to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that went into effect Jan. 1.Inc. - Jan. 2