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UBS offers sabbatical perk to former Credit Suisse staff only

Disparities in some benefits remain almost two years after UBS rescue merger

Financial Times - 2d

US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago

It is having problems contacting people who were fired in Trump's blitz to shrink the federal workforce.

BBC News - 15h

Commanders hire John Madden's grandson to coaching staff on offensive side of the ball

A Madden is back in the NFL

CBS Sports - 1h

Chairman Musk and his young acolytes bring a Mao-like cultural revolution to Washington

What is happening now is best understood as an outburst of homegrown Maoism in America.

The Hill - Feb. 8

Instead of taking aim at inflation, Trump has returned to his familiar culture war fights

Donald Trump's immigration policies, including mass deportations and building a detention center for immigrants, are met with opposition from the majority of Americans, according to a Reuters survey.

The Hill - Feb. 9

Serena Williams’ Super Bowl appearance with Kendrick Lamar ends a Drake tennis culture feud

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, Daniil Medvedev’s slump continued, another tennis tournament ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10

Trump seeks to expand his influence over arts and culture with Kennedy Center moves

After dominating U.S. politics for nearly a decade, President Trump now appears to be setting his sights on the country’s cultural landscape. A Friday announcement that Trump is naming himself ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Google Calendar drops cultural celebrations like Black History Month and Women's History Month

Google Calendar will no longer mark cultural celebrations like Black History Month, Women's History Month and Holocaust Remembrance Month. Google says it removed the holidays last year when it ...

CBS News - 6d

Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile

While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate something worthy: the use of thanakha, a yellowish-white paste made from ...

ABC News - 6d

‘Another woke disaster from Hollywood!’ How Captain America joined the culture wars

In the latest film from the Marvel franchise, Captain America: Brave New World, a Black hero squares up to a raging red baddie trashing the White House. Cue the conservative outrage …. Of all the ...

The Guardian - 4d

‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes

The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Bigger than the Super Bowl, claimed Donald Trump, sitting in a ...

The Guardian - 2d

Lib Dems say Badenoch is echoing Trump’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as she claims ‘some cultures better than others’ – UK politics live

Conservative leader of the opposition speaks at right-wing conference in London. Keir Starmer ’s announcement via the Telegraph that he was prepared to put British peacekeeping troops on the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Google Rolls Back AI Promises and DEI Measures as Staff Ask, ‘Are We the Bad Guys Now?’

Google’s unofficial motto used to be ‘Don’t be evil,’ but that sentiment sits in sharp contrast to recent leadership decisions that have angered some employees.

Inc. - Feb. 6

Brian Belichick expected to join North Carolina staff, reunite with father Bill Belichick after Patriots stint

Belichick is expected to work with safeties after starting his career under his dad with the New England Patriots

CBS Sports - Feb. 9

Mavericks owner appears to take shot at Luka Doncic, assistant coach leaves staff in latest trade fallout

Comments from Patrick Dumont won't exactly help matters with the perception of the stunning trade

CBS Sports - Feb. 9

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff told to 'stand down' from all work

CFPB employees were told Sunday to work remotely because their Washington, D.C., headquarters would be closed through Feb. 14, according to a memo.

CNBC - Feb. 10

UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebels' stronghold in Yemen after more staff abductions

The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in the stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they detained eight more U.N. staffers

ABC News - Feb. 10

NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’

In its notice outlining the large cut in university funding, the US National Institutes of Health seems to draw on a report from a conservative think tank that denounces the “political left.”

Wired - Feb. 10

Trump FBI pick Kash Patel accused of directing staff purge while still a nominee

Sen. Dick Durbin alleged that Kash Patel's orders are being carried out by officials including Trump aide Stephen Miller and acting deputy AG Emil Bove.

CNBC - Feb. 11

U.N. Suspends Humanitarian Work in Yemeni Area Over Houthi Hold More Staff

The total employees arrested since 2021 has risen to 24, a U.N. spokesman said. The Iran-backed Houthis have held them on murky charges of espionage and foreign intervention.

The New York Times - Feb. 11

Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that board hasn't seen 'anything official' from Musk

In a memo to OpenAI employees Tuesday, CEO Sam Altman said the board hasn't received an official offer from Elon Musk regarding a potential purchase.

CNBC - Feb. 11

$Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, but paid them a fraction of US workers, sources say$

Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, but paid them a fraction of US workers, sources say

At company owned by a Trump mega-donor, workers brought from Mexico earned per day about the same as their US counterparts were paid by the hour. Uline, a Wisconsin-based office supply company ...

The Guardian - 6d

Ex-West Virginia QB Pat White set to join Rich Rodriguez's staff as Mountaineers reunite glory day pillars

After leading West Virginia to historic heights, Rich Rodriguez and Pat White are back together at WVU

CBS Sports - 6d

Some Laid-Off Meta Staff Cry Foul as Pushback Spotlights Meta’s Harsher Side

Meta’s just the latest big tech company to lay off staff. But it may have handled things indelicately—and staff who were let go as part of a culling of “low performers” claim they’re high achievers.

Inc. - 6d

US embassies around the world brace for staff reductions after memo from State Dept.

The State Department has begun instructing U.S. embassies around the world to start planning for staff reductions, sources told ABC News.

ABC News - 6d

FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink among latest federal firings, sources say

About 20 people working on medicine devices at Food and Drug Administration dismissed amid government purge. US Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk ’s brain implant company ...

The Guardian - 11h

DOGE Fired Key Nuclear Safety Staff, Triggering a Scramble to Find Them and Rehire Them

It would be funny in, say, an Austin Powers movie, but a mad, weekend-long race to rehire hundreds of recently fired security-cleared experts needed to keep America’s nuclear systems safe wasn’t a ...

Inc. - 4h

A new curriculum is needed for a new age

An upcoming review has the potential to radically reform what we teach the next generation

Financial Times - Feb. 10

Trump administration begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal Washington DC plane crash - US politics live

Staff at the Federal Aviation Administration receive emails saying they have been fired, upending rotas during period of busy air travel . A US judge has scheduled a rare holiday court hearing on ...