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US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
Agencies say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts and create crises at national parks. The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Transgender reference removed from National Park Service’s Stonewall website
The National Park Service is the latest agency to remove references to the transgender community in line with President Trump’s executive order mandating that the country only recognize two ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump administration fires thousands of U.S. Forest and National Park Service workers
The Trump administration hit the U.S. Forest and National Park Services with major staffing cuts over the weekend. The administration fired about 10% of the U.S. Forest Service workforce and about ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump Media Is Moving Into the Financial Services Industry
The parent company of Truth Social said it had applied for trademarks for investment products that would allow supporters to invest in the “patriotic economy.”The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
Best Flower Delivery Services, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Celebrating an anniversary? Forgot an anniversary? Let a professional flower delivery service do the heavy lifting for you. Just don’t forget the card.Wired - Feb. 7 -
Secret Service unveils Super Bowl ad
The Secret Service has unveiled a Super Bowl advertisement titled “A History of Protection.” “If you weren't able to attend tonight's big game, you missed a jumbotron highlight!” reads a post on ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Support slips for openly transgender service members: Gallup
A new Gallup poll found support among Americans for transgender individuals serving in the military has decreased to 58 percent, down from 71 percent in 2019 and 66 percent in 2021. The survey was ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Former Secret Service leader Ronald Rowe is retiring
Former Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe is retiring, according to the Secret Service. “Deputy Director Ronald Rowe, a valued executive and leader of the United States Secret Service, has ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Murkowski: 'We are a nation of laws'
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Tuesday the United States is a “nation of laws” and President Trump and his administration need to comply with federal court orders halting his executive ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
2/16: Face the Nation
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” President Trump's national security team takes his MAGA movement to Europe. We talk to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his first Sunday show ...CBS News - 3d -
One of Europe's most-wanted fugitives spotted at religious service
Jos Leijdekkers — also known as "Omar Sheriff" and "Chubby Jos" — is accused of trafficking cocaine and ordering a murder.CBS News - Feb. 6 -
Palmerston, the British Foreign Service Cat, Takes Up New Post in Bermuda
The cat, who first served in 2016, had feuded with Larry, the chief mouser at 10 Downing Street.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
WATCH: Video shows attack on priest during prayer service in Washington
A priest was attacked during a prayer service in Spokane, Washington. Security video shows the suspect leaving his pew and charging toward the altar to punch the priest.ABC News - Feb. 6 -
Philippines Plane Crash Kills U.S. Service Member and 3 Contractors
The plane, which had been contracted by the Pentagon, went down during a routine mission in the southern Philippines, the U.S. military said.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Postal Service worker pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 worth of money and collectibles
A U.S. Postal Service at the Costa Mesa Post Office stole at least 20 checks that were together worth approximately $284,000.NBC News - Feb. 9 -
Poor customer service hitting trust in UK tax authority
Both individuals and most businesses have lost faith in HMRC, spending watchdog findsFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Hegseth orders pause on gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.ABC News - Feb. 10 -
Former Postal Service employee sentenced in $24M stolen checks scheme
The former U.S. Postal Service employee who was charged in a $24 million stolen check scheme were sentenced last week to 60 months in prison. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Apple brings its TV streaming service to rival Android platform
Apple TV+'s Android release on Wednesday is Apple first major subscription service launch for Google's platform in 10 years.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Ubisoft Doubles Down On Open-World And Live-Service Games
As part of Ubisoft's earnings report, the company discussed what kinds of games it wants to focus on going forward--and these include open-world action adventure titles and games-as-a-service ...GameSpot - 6d -
It Takes Two Boss Says Studio Will Never Make A Live-Service Game
Josef Fares, the director of It Takes Two and the upcoming Split Fiction, said that Hazelight Studios will never make a live-service game.. "We will not have them, I do not believe in them," Fares ...GameSpot - 6d -
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared.The New York Times - 6d -
Top Armed Services Dem: Trump & Vance show ‘weakness in the face of Putin'
President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance are “undermining the coalition by not standing up” to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine, says Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)NBC News - 5d -
Hospitalized Pope Francis misses St. Peter's service, but sends words of thanks
As Pope Francis continued to show "some" improvement in his lab tests, the pontiff remained hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection on Sunday, the Vatican said.ABC News - 3d -
Thousands of tourists flock to see Etna eruption, blocking rescue services
Tourists blocking streets and indulging in ‘dangerous’ behaviour, say Sicilian officials. Thousands of tourists have flocked to Mount Etna to watch spectacular eruptions on the volcano, but some ...The Guardian - 1d -
Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns
SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished ...NBC News - 1d -
Why firings at Diplomatic Security Service could make the world more dangerous
The Diplomatic Security Service has not been exempted, as have other agencies, from the administration's downsizing plans.ABC News - 18h -
MTG at DOGE hearing: National debt is 'enslaving our nation'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., delivered her opening statement at the first hearing for the House DOGE subcommittee. She said the American people are in "debt slavery" to those the country ...NBC News - Feb. 12 -
Canadian national anthem booed, but only lightly, at 4 Nations hockey tournament
The Canadian national anthem was lightly booed by the fans at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday in apparent payback for the jeering of “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the opening rounds in ...ABC News - 2d -
Trump dismisses head of the National Archives
President Donald Trump dismissed the head of the National Archives, a White House official said, following through on a vow last month to dismiss Colleen Shogan.NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Face the Nation: Omar, Vinograd, Krebs
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Dem. Rep. Ilhan Omar says that as the Trump administration has steamrolled forward with executive orders to dismantle USAID and the Department of ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Two British nationals detained in Iran
The man and woman, who have not been named, are accused of unspecified security-related offenses.BBC News - 6d -
Face the Nation: Crenshaw, Shaheen, Raskin
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on... the Trump administration's involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Department of Justice's move to drop charges against NYC mayor ...CBS News - 3d -
Amazon Web Services says GameLift can support up to 100M concurrent users per game
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it has benchmark tested support for up to 100 million concurrent users (CCU) for a single game.VentureBeat - Feb. 6 -
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Ronald Rowe, who led Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt, is retiring
Rowe led the Secret Service as acting director after Kimberly Cheatle's resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last July.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Bottom Line: SpaceX signs former chief to House Armed Services Committee chair
Elon Musk’s SpaceX hired Williams and Jensen to lobby on issues related to the national security launch, a Department of Defense program that utilizes commercial launch services to deploy military ...The Hill - Feb. 12
