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23andMe Lays Off 40 Percent of its Staff, Ends All Therapy Programs
As founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki struggles to take the company private, 200 jobs are cut as part of its restructuring plan.Business - Inc. - November 12 -
Boeing to Repay Furloughed Staff and Cut 10 Percent of Jobs
Boeing furloughed thousands employees in the wake of the strike by 33,000 union machinists.Business - Inc. - November 10 -
23andMe Lays Off 40% of Staff, Shuts Drug Development Business
The genetics company is closing a unit that was once seen as core to its future.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 11 -
Motion picture academy lays off staff at archive and library amid broader restructuring
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is restructuring its archive and library, cutting 16 staff members as part of a strategic effort to consolidate preservation efforts.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 31 -
AMD will lay off nearly 1,000, or 4% of staff, as AI competition heats up
AMD said today it will lay off 4% of its global staff, or perhaps somewhat less than 1,000 of its estimated 26,000-person workforce.Tech - VentureBeat - November 13 -
Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO
Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus. Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Trump's approval rating at 54 percent as president-elect
A slight majority of registered voters approve of the job President-elect Trump is doing leading up to his second White House administration, according to a new poll. A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Gaetz favorability at 29 percent in new survey
Less than one-third of Americans view President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), favorably, a new poll reveals. The survey, published Tuesday by ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in October, 2.6 percent over past year
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation slowly but surely returns to pre-pandemic norms, according to new Labor Department data released ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
18 percent in new survey say they've had political disagreement with neighbor
Nearly one-in-five people said they’ve had a political disagreement with a neighbor, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The poll, released by real-estate firm RedFin, found that 18.7 ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades
Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.Business - The New York Times - October 25 -
Nearly 40 percent of world's trees face extinction, new assessment finds
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at least 40 percent of tree species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a Thursday release from the ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
US economy grew at a sturdy 2.8 percent pace in third quarter
The final economic growth report before the election showed U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rising at strong pace, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. U.S. GDP grew at ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
U.S. Economy Grew at a Solid 2.8 Percent Pace Last Quarter
Consumer spending powered gains despite still-high interest rates, indicating healthy, reslilient conditions.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
OpenAI Just Made an Important Service 80 Percent Cheaper
Voice-to-voice chatbots, now at a much more reasonable rate.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Meta Earnings Show Revenue Increase, Even as Spending Spree Continues
The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Kinzinger: Zero percent chance GOP House would buck Trump
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Wednesday he was concerned about the potential lack of checks and balances across government branches, especially if Republicans keep control of the ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
China's military flights near Taiwan up 300 percent
The Chinese military increased flights near Taiwan by 300 percent in the last five months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific Command, told NBC News in an ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
81 percent of Gen X worried they won't get Social Security benefits
The majority of Generation X Americans are worried that they won’t get Social Security benefits paid out once they retire, according to a new survey released Thursday. The new Bankrate poll found ...Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago -
Harris Is Trying to Win Voters by Laying Out the Alternative
Also, Teri Garr found the soul in memorable ditsy blondes. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Nissan to lay off thousands of workers as sales drop
The Japanese car making giant has not yet said where in its global operations the job cuts will be made.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Associated Press to Cut Staff by 8%
The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across the United States.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
McDonald’s Takes Quarter Pounders Off Menus at 20 Percent of Restaurants After E. Coli Outbreak
McDonald’s pulled the burger option after the bacterial contamination sickened at least 49 people, killing one, according to the CDC. Raw onions may be the source of the problem.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Google CEO says more than 25 percent of company's new code written by AI
More than a quarter of Google's new code is being generated by artificial intelligence (AI), CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during Tuesday's third-quarter earnings call for the leading tech company. ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump vows 25 percent tariff on Mexico unless it cracks down on border crossings
Former President Trump on Monday threatened to impose a tariff of 25 percent on all imports from Mexico, which is the top trade partner with the U.S., unless the Mexican government curbs what he ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Close to 70 percent of Gaza war fatalities children, women: UN Human Rights Office
Nearly 7 out of 10 deaths in Gaza amid the yearlong war in the region were women and children, the United Nations said in a sprawling report Friday that faulted Israel for a devastating attack on ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Jared Goff's 74.9 percent completion rate has him on NFL record pace
No quarterback in NFL history has ever completed three-quarters of his passes in a season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7 -
Kraken Lays Off 15% of Workers and Names Arjun Sethi New Co-CEO
The influential cryptocurrency exchange has undergone several reorganizations in recent years.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results
Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he losesTop stories - ABC News - November 2 -
Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio
Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at a Jeep plant in Ohio.Business - CNBC - November 6 -
Biden: Trump win lays to rest question of election ‘integrity’
President Biden on Thursday called on Americans to lay to rest questions about the integrity of elections, calling the system fair after President-elect Trump decidedly won the 2024 race. “I hope ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
R.F.K. Jr. Lays Out Possible Public Health Changes Under Trump
Mr. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has no medical or public health degrees, has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracies for years.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio
DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at a Jeep plant in Ohio.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Enphase to lay off workers and end some operations in Mexico
Microinverter maker Enphase aims to “better align its workforce” with its business needs and will incur in up to $20 million in charges related to a restructuring.Business - MarketWatch - November 8 -
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Alitalia will lay off over 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears
Italy’s former national carrier Alitalia has started procedures for the collective dismissal of its remaining 2,059 employeesWorld - ABC News - November 10 -
WATCH: Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day
This is the first time Biden and Harris appeared together since Election Day.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
Biden lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor Veterans Day
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were at Arlington National Cemetery Monday to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in observance of Veterans ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11
