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Swansea making strides after 'wild season'
Captain Ben Cabango reckons Swansea City are making strides under Alan Sheehan as they look to pull clear of the Championship relegation scrap. Swansea responded to successive defeats prior to the ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Musk downplays Wisconsin results, saying he 'expected to lose'
Elon Musk downplayed the results in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, saying in a post early Wednesday that he had “expected to lose.” Musk was responding to a user on the social platform X ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump tariff global reaction – country by country
The US president’s new tariff regime on every country threatens to unleash a global trade war. Here we explore how the world is responding. Trump tariff reaction – live updates Analysis: ...The Guardian - 1d -
Threats, calls for negotiations in wake of Trump tariffs
Countries around globe have responded to President Trump's latest tariffs with either threats of retaliation or calls for negotiation. Trump on Wednesday imposed a 10-percent base tax on all goods ...The Hill - 1d -
Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world | John Crace
Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffs. With characteristic humility and good grace … ...The Guardian - 1d -
Yankees continue historic offensive start, mash 3 homers in win vs. Diamondbacks
NEW YORK — The Bronx Bombers were out to play on Thursday night. After subpar offensive performances in the first two games against the Arizona Diamonbacks, the Yankees responded with a gargantuan ...Yahoo Sports - 21h -
Trump says China 'panicked' with tariff response
President Trump on Friday chastised China after Beijing responded to major U.S. tariffs with equal duties of its own on U.S. goods. "China played it wrong, they panicked - the one thing they cannot ...The Hill - 10h -
Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
In 'A Working Man,' Jason Statham's tools are hammers, guns and fists
Jason Statham and director David Ayre follow up the quirky action-thriller "The Beekeeper" with a tale about a construction worker that's weirder than it needs to be.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 27 -
UAW's Shawn Fain slams Trump executive order targeting federal unions
UAW president Shawn Fain said Trump's order to end collective bargaining for swath of federal workers would cost 700,000 people their union contracts.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.The New York Times - 5d -
DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff
Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials.The New York Times - 4d -
Staffers charged in alleged abuse of 26 children at Philadelphia-area school
Twenty workers at a Philadelphia-area charter school were charged in connection with allegations of abuse of young children and failure to report it, prosecutors announced Monday.NBC News - 3d -
Stellantis idles plants in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs
About 900 U.S.-represented employees at supporting plants will be temporarily laid off, in addition to about 4,500 hourly workers at the Canadian plant.CNBC - 1d -
Bird flu could be heading north this spring with fewer federal health officials working to stop it
Bird flu cases could rise as birds migrate north. But the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services include workers focused on the virus.NBC News - 5h -
‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task
After two days there are still not enough teams to find bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through the debris. The scale of devastation in central Myanmar is unlike anything rescue workers or ...The Guardian - 5d -
Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble
Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operation. Myanmar earthquake: What we know so far A woman trapped beneath the ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘I’d been singing the wrong word for 30 years’: Deacon Blue on how they made Dignity
‘It’s become a sort of folk song. It’s played at weddings and funerals. Dundee United play it when we win. I’ve met people who’ve told me, “I was a worker for the council for 20 years” – just like ...The Guardian - 4d -
Red Cross: Israel killed 8 Palestinian medics in strikes on ambulances
The Red Cross said Israel killed eight Palestinian medics when it struck ambulances in southern Gaza. United Nations officials said the Red Cross workers' bodies, along with other Palestinian ...The Hill - 4d -
Feb 25: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
Federal workers impacted by DOGE layoffs look to speak to lawmakers on Capitol Hill; Cat missing during cross-country move found hiding inside couch for three weeks.CBS News - 3d -
Bethesda And ZeniMax Union Votes To Authorize A Strike
After two years of contract negotiations with parent company Microsoft, ZeniMax Workers United members have voted in overwhelming favor to authorize a strike. The union announced the news earlier ...GameSpot - 3d -
Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, witnesses say
Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime. Some of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by ...The Guardian - 3d -
Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut
As Texas measles outbreak continues, federal funding cuts have forced public health officials in Dallas to cancel dozens of vaccination clinics and lay off 21 workers.NBC News - 3d -
Trump administration cuts 10,000 HHS jobs to downsize bureaucracy
In an effort to cut spending, the Trump administration laid off 10,000 federal workers from the Department of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, in a symbolic move, Democratic Senator Cory ...NBC News - 3d -
Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company
Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs. Investigators also said they found substandard steel bars in the rubble.The New York Times - 2d -
HHS fires entire staff of program that helps low-income people afford heat and air conditioning
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has fired all of the workers in its program that seeks to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills. Everyone who had been working on the ...The Hill - 2d -
Mitchell Republic Midweek Update April 2 with Chase Kristensen and Luke Hagen
Apr. 2—MITCHELL — There's quite a bit of construction going on a Wild Oak Golf Course. On Wednesday morning, workers were ripping out trees and renovating the new-look course as it changes ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Trump immigration crackdowns threaten health caregiving. U.S. families are paying the price.
Anti-immigration policies threaten a key source of health care labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers to fill jobs that don’t attract enough ...NBC News - 1d -
The Gaza paramedic killings: a visual timeline
On 23 March contact was lost with a team of Palestinian rescue workers and medics in southern Gaza. A week later their bodies were recovered from a mass grave. At 4.20am, a Red Crescent ambulance ...The Guardian - 1d -
Feb 27: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET
Nearly $60 billion in foreign aid cut as USAID gets dismantled and workers clear their workspaces; "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King heading to space as part of Blue Origin's historic all-women crew.CBS News - 1d -
The Guardian view on Israel’s killing of paramedics: a new atrocity in an unending conflict | Editorial
Impunity over Palestinian deaths in Gaza will lead to further cases like this massacre of rescue and healthcare workers. After 18 months of slaughter, it is still possible to be shocked by events ...The Guardian - 1d -
UAW president stresses ‘excess capacity’ in US amid tariffs, auto layoffs
United Auto Workers (UAW) Shawn Fain stressed that there is an “excess capacity” in the auto industry within the United States amid President Trump’s tariffs and layoffs at certain manufacturers. ...The Hill - 21h -
‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs
In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider community. From mountainsides to deserts, or even just to get around town, Land Rovers are ...The Guardian - 12h -
Steel company president calls tariffs 'step in the right direction'
President Trump's new tariffs on imports will ultimately benefit American steel manufacturers and workers, increasing demand and wages at mills and steel fabricators, one company owner says.The Hill - 10h
