NASA Eliminates Chief Scientist and Other Jobs at Its Headquarters
About 19 positions will be cut, including those in offices focused on technology policy and diversity, equity and inclusion.
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FDA top lawyer resigns days after starting job
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IRS chief counsel demoted and replaced with DOGE ally
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Nissan, Facing Mounting Challenges, Replaces Its C.E.O.
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Schumer Under Fire as Pelosi and Other Democrats Criticize Shutdown Retreat
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Johns Hopkins University to let more than 2,000 workers go after Trump's USAID cuts
Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration rescinded funding for thousands of international aid projects.NBC News - 3d -
Elon Musk Suggests DOGE Team Will Scrutinize Social Security and Entitlement Spending
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Art Seizures at the Met Caused Concern. His Job Is to Address It.
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From a run-down British seaside resort, Russian spies launched honeytraps and espionage plots
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One Man Troubles Liverpool’s Captain Like No Other
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SpaceX rocket carrying NASA's newest space telescope launches from California
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Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
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