Trump Administration Is Firing 2000 Usaid Workers and Putting Thousands of Others on Leave
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Booker says firing Joint Chiefs chairman sends 'dangerous message' to the military
Booker says firing Joint Chiefs chairman sends a ‘dangerous message’ to the military on political loyalty.NBC News - 1d -
Israel and Hamas Trade Accusations of Violating Fragile Cease-Fire
Hamas criticized Israel’s decision to delay the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, amid growing tensions and concerns for the future of the truce in Gaza.The New York Times - 1d -
Forest fires push up greenhouse gas emissions from war in Ukraine
Emissions estimated at 55m tonnes in 2024 and nearly 230m tonnes in three years of war . The burning of Ukraine’s forests at unprecedented rates over the past year has helped push the total ...The Guardian - 1d -
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.The New York Times - 19h -
IU Indianapolis men's basketball team safe after bus catches fire
Members of the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team are unhurt and back home after their bus caught fire on Interstate 275ABC News - 19h -
FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last weekABC News - 20h -
Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself
The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated pop. In the liner notes to 2023’s ...The Guardian - 17h -
Utah fires head coach Craig Smith after nearly 4 seasons
The Utes were on pace to miss the NCAA tournament for a fourth season under Craig Smith this spring.Yahoo Sports - 17h -
Utes fire hoops coach Smith during fourth season
Utah has fired men's basketball coach Craig Smith, who has a 65-62 record in nearly four seasons but no NCAA tournament appearances.ESPN - 14h -
Non-profit lends helping hand after fire burns clothes
Yahoo News - 9h -
Government firings raise concerns about vulnerability of election systems
Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.CBS News - 2h -
Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats, CDC Study Suggests
But the study, whose publication was delayed by a pause in public communications by the agency, leaves key questions unanswered.The New York Times - 4d -
Amid Liam Payne death probe, singer's friend and two hotel workers cleared of charges
Argentine appeals court judges reversed the charges against Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores, whom prosecutors charged with manslaughter last year.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Meta Approves Executive Bonuses Up to 200 Percent After Laying Off 1 in 20 Workers
Your company should consider the message this sends to the non-executive workforce, and not follow the tech giant’s example.Inc. - 3d -
Actor Faizon Love struck San Diego hotel worker with credit card reader, lawsuit alleges
A San Diego hotel worker alleges that 'Elf' actor and comedian Faizon Love hurled a credit card reader at her last year, according to a lawsuit filed this week.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Musk’s Team to Lay off Auto Safety Agency Workers Overseeing His Car Company
Elon Musk accused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of holding back self-driving technology.Inc. - 2d -
Musk: Federal workers who gave 'good responses' to new policy deserve promotion consideration
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he’s encouraged by the “good responses” he’s received so far to an email asking federal employees to detail their recent work efforts and suggested the employees who ...The Hill - 1d -
Sen. John Curtis says Elon Musk needs "dose of compassion" for federal workers
Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah says Elon Musk needs to bring a "dose of compassion" to his treatment of federal workers who are being fired across the government.CBS News - 1d -
Yosemite National Park workers hang upside-down U.S flag to protest cuts
A group of workers at California's Yosemite National Park positioned the U.S. flag on Saturday near the Horsetail Fall where crowds gather to witness Yosemite's annual firefall.CBS News - 16h -
Only 1% of UK workers off sick find jobs within 6 months, report says
Think-tank’s findings show need to change financial incentives to help ill and disabled people return to employmentFinancial Times - 13h -
Federal workers free to ignore Elon Musk email ultimatum, US personnel office says – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Here’s our latest politics story . Here’s a little more on Dan Bongino , the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee ...The Guardian - 12h -
Biden-era acting OPM director reacts to Elon Musk asking federal workers to justify their jobs
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is asking federal employees to detail in an email what they did last week or resign. Despite Musk claiming no response would be considered a ...CBS News - 11h -
Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams. “The Chinese would shock me with ...The Guardian - 9h -
Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers' $148 million defamation case
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was found liable for defamation in 2023 and ordered to pay two election workers $148 million -- which has now been satisfied.ABC News - 8h -
Rudy Giuliani satisfies judgment in defamation case brought by former Georgia election workers
A judge previously ruled the former Trump attorney had defamed Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss by falsely claiming they committed election fraud in 2020.NBC News - 8h -
An elevated part of a highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 3 workers
An elevated part of a highway under construction has collapsed in South Korea, killing three workers and injuring six othersABC News - 6h -
Family of BBC charity worker killed in Kenya seek answers after coroner’s ruling
Inquest concludes that Kate Mitchell, whose body was found in hotel room in Nairobi in 2021, was unlawfully killed. The family of a British BBC charity worker murdered in Nairobi more than three ...The Guardian - 29m -
Navy fires skipper of the USS Harry S. Truman, following collision last week
Capt. Dave Snowden, who was in charge of the USS Harry S. Truman when the aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship, has been fired, the Navy announced.CBS News - 4d -
Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New Zealand
Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drill. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...The Guardian - 4d -
Firings at FDA Decimated Teams for AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.The New York Times - 3d -
South Carolina man to be killed in US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, 67, chooses to be shot dead amid concerns that lethal injections have caused ‘excruciating’ pain. A South Carolina man on death row has chosen to be killed by firing squad, and if ...The Guardian - 3d -
Mayor Bass removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over handling of Palisades fire
Mayor Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva, a 41-year-old LAFD veteran, as interim fire chief.CBS News - 3d -
Australia confronts China over apparent live-fire exercises conducted off coastline
Deputy PM Richard Marles says explanation for the drills, which were conducted in international waters and according to international law, are ‘unsatisfactory’. Get our breaking news email , ...The Guardian - 3d -
Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce
The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually shave off up to 8 percent of the U.S. military’s civilian workforce, the ...The Hill - 3d -
LA mayor Karen Bass removes fire chief after public rift over wildfire response
Kristen Crowley dismissed after blaming city’s budget cuts, while mayor claimed firefighters weren’t properly deployed. Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles ...The Guardian - 3d -
Bass Removes Kristin Crowley, L.A. Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation
Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.The New York Times - 3d -
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass removes fire chief over tensions during deadly blazes
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley amid tensions between the two over the way this year's deadly fires were handled.NBC News - 3d -
L.A. Mayor pressed over why she is removing Fire Chief Kristin Crowley
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed the city's fire chief from her position in the wake of last month's deadly wildfires. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports.CBS News - 3d -
L.A. fire victims face a dilemma: Sell their burned-down homes at a loss, or pay a staggering cost to rebuild?
Homeowners have been warned not to take lowball offers — but what is a reasonable price for a fire-damaged lot in one of the country’s most expensive real-estate markets?MarketWatch - 3d -
US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office
Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel. The US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that ...The Guardian - 2d
