Jeff Bezos space firm Blue Origin to cut a tenth of jobs
The company is looking to trim manager ranks and focus on ramping up rocket launches.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to cut 10 percent of workforce
Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company Blue Origin plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce, its CEO told staff Thursday, according to an email obtained by The Hill. The company is eliminating ...The Hill - 6d -
Blue Origin Cuts 10% of Its Employees
In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.The New York Times - 6d -
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employeesABC News - 6d -
Firms plan job cuts as employment costs rise
Companies' confidence falls as they face increases to National Insurance payments and wagesBBC News - 3d -
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump team probationary job cuts
Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s action.NBC News - 6d -
Jeff Bezos' rocket company is slashing 10% of its workforce a month after debut orbital launch
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is cutting 10% of its workforceABC News - 6d -
Laid-Off Federal Lawyers Flood DC Firms With Job Applications
The wave of job cuts hit federal agency lawyers hard. Now they’re trying to land jobs in the private sector, all at once.Inc. - 1d -
More job cuts expected at Justice Department, FBI
Staff within the Justice Department and FBI are on edge and bracing for more firings due to the changes under the new Trump administration. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott ...CBS News - Feb. 10
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Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza
Oded Lifschitz, whose body was returned from Gaza on Thursday, was a campaigner for peace and had many Palestinian friends.BBC News - 1h -
Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined €10,800.BBC News - 4h -
James Bond's long-serving producers give control to Amazon
Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson step down after decades of tight family control of the franchise.BBC News - 5h -
Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
The gesture to the affected travellers - all of whom survived - comes with no strings attached, the airline says.BBC News - 5h -
Army mishandled sex assault before soldier's death, coroner says
Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanged in her room at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire in December 2021.BBC News - 1h
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Hochul to Seek New Oversight, but Won’t Remove Adams for Now
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is said to be planning to announce that she will not remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time, but she will seek to increase the state’s supervision of New York City’s ...The New York Times - 23m -
Trump loyalist Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director
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A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
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Trump officials want to rewrite tax season. Cross your fingers and file like normal, experts say.
DOGE wants access to filers’ data, and the commerce secretary says Trump wants to scrap the IRS. But filing a return remains mandatory — the earlier the better, tax advisers say.NBC News - 31m -
LGBTQ group calls on NY prosecutor to pursue hate crime charges in death of transgender man
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