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DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees
Elon Musk’s DOGE received approval from the Department of Labor to use software that could allow it to transfer vast amounts of data.NBC News - 1h -
Blue Origin Cuts 10% of Its Employees
In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.The New York Times - 2h -
FIFA suspends employee for alleged underage sex
FIFA has suspended an employee after he was reportedly arrested on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy while on a work trip in Miami.ESPN - 7h -
Judge Allows Trump to Proceed With Government Employee Buyout
As of last week, about 65,000 federal employees had signed up for the buyouts.Inc. - 22h -
FCC launches effort to 'root out' DEI programs, beginning with Comcast
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is concerned that diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Comcast and NBCUniversal fostered discrimination, which is forbidden under FCC rules and federal laws.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump’s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies
Termination notices sent to Department of Education and CFPB as Musk pushes to ‘delete entire agencies’ . US politics live – latest updates Mass layoffs have begun at several US agencies as ...The Guardian - 7h -
Federal employee layoffs begin at Department of Education
President Trump has said of the Education Department that he'd "like it to be closed immediately."CBS News - 7h -
Purge of government employees underway at FBI and other agencies
CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the ongoing dismissals of FBI agents and other federal workers, as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi's Wednesday ...CBS News - 8h -
Work on new towns to begin by 2029, minister says
It comes after more than 100 sites put themselves forward for consideration by a government taskforce.BBC News - 10h -
Chevron wants to save about $3 billion. Layoffs are on the horizon.
The integrated energy company said that layoffs will affect 15% to 20% of its employees, starting this year and with most layoffs completed before the end of 2026.MarketWatch - 21h -
Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans 'large-scale' government layoffs
A coalition of unions representing federal employees sued Wednesday over President Trump’s executive order that lays the groundwork for mass layoffs across the government. Trump signed the order ...The Hill - 23h -
CFPB terminates dozens of employees: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired dozens of employees late Tuesday, according to media reports. The agency sent termination notices to about 70 probationary employees, Reuters ...The Hill - 1d -
CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated
The terminations have sowed more confusion at the bureau, as several of those being laid off had already accepted federal buyout offers, said one of the people.CNBC - 1d -
Trump speaks with Putin, says talks to end Ukraine war will begin "immediately"
President Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and directed his national security team to lead negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.CBS News - 1d -
Trump calls Putin AND Zelensky to begin talks
The US president says negotiations to begin 'immediately'BBC News - 1d -
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.BBC News - 1d -
Trump speaks with Putin, says negotiations to end war in Ukraine will begin 'immediately'
President Trump spoke Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said the two agreed to “start negotiations immediately” about the war in Ukraine. Trump posted on Truth Social that he had ...The Hill - 1d -
1 in 3 Americans have 'layoff anxiety' — here's how to combat it
Workers feel a disproportionately high degree of layoff anxiety, reports show. But there are ways to use that fear to better position yourself in the job market.CNBC - 1d -
Crytek Announces Significant Layoffs As Crysis 4 Is Put On Hold
Crytek has announced that it'll be laying off 15% of its staff, a move that the company has called "inevitable" but necessary to help it move forward. This will affect 60 of the people from the ...GameSpot - 1d -
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Federal employees deserve respect — not Elon Musk
In the name of “efficiency,” the Trump administration is waging a cruel war on federal employees, who now live in chaos and fear.The Hill - 2d -
Ex-employees say Musk ally was a 'hatchet man'
Tom Krause, an Elon Musk ally hired to overhaul the Treasury Department, has a lengthy record of hardline reforms in the private sector, according to some ex-employees.ABC News - 2d -
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Potential mass layoffs at FBI as tensions run high during Trump era
President Trump said he intends to fire some FBI personnel who worked on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations. CBS News' Nicole Sgaga reports.CBS News - 3d -
Opening statements begin in trial of man who allegedly stabbed Salman Rushdie
The trial of the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie is underway. The 77-year-old author was stabbed more than a dozen times back in August 2022 while speaking in front of a live ...CBS News - 3d -
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Trial to begin of man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie
A 27-year-old man faces a jury trial in New York state, where Mr Rushdie is expected to testify.BBC News - 3d -
WATCH: Thieves begin targeting eggs
The bird flu outbreak has sent the price of eggs to record highs, leading to egg thefts in Seattle and Pennsylvania.ABC News - 3d -
HHS Employees Sort Out Return-to-Office Mandate
This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Donald Trump's executive order requiring them to report ...ABC News - 4d -
Super Bowl 2025: When does Kendrick Lamar's halftime show begin?
More interested in Kendrick Lamar taking the stage than the Chiefs taking on the Eagles? Here's when you'll see the halftime show.The Hill - 4d -
Meta Plans Layoffs for Monday
Meta is planning to trim about 5 percent of its lowest performers.Inc. - 4d -
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Indonesia begins talks with UK to repatriate rapist Reynhard Sinaga
Talks with UK government at early stage about returning Sinaga, found guilty in Manchester of assaulting 48 men. The UK has begun talks with Indonesia to repatriate a serial rapist convicted of ...The Guardian - 5d -
Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid
More than 30 years after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will join the EU's grid.BBC News - 5d -
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
The Labor Department said jobless claims rose by 11,000 last week to 219,000, a bit higher than expected.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan
Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan for the territoryABC News - Feb. 6 -
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”Wired - Feb. 6
