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Federal agencies that could be impacted by job cuts
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DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers
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US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan
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Donald Trump halting anti-bribery laws will harm, not help US companies
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Starbucks is laying off 1,100 workers and cutting drinks from its menu
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Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants
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Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into 'staffing chaos'
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Could Elon Musk benefit from DOGE cuts at consumer protection watchdog?
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Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting
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Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
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Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
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White House press secretary suggests Russia-Ukraine conflict could end 'this week'
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Trump says peace deal to end war in Ukraine could happen 'within weeks'
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Gaza Cease-Fire Could End in Days, With No Extension Agreed. What Happens Next?
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FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.
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Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
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Dope Girls review – the dodgy accents could give Peaky Blinders a run for its money
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NBC News speaks to mother of officer killed in PA hospital shooting
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