Much of the Black middle class was built by federal jobs. That may change.

• Eye Opener: Federal jobs cuts continue

  Thousands more federal workers find themselves without a job as President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk continue their massive cuts. Meanwhile, bus explosions in Israel threaten the Gaza ...
  
  CBS News - 1d

• Federal agencies that could be impacted by job cuts

  A federal judge has paved the way, for now at least, for President Trump, Elon Musk and the DOGE team to go ahead with mass layoffs of federal employees. CBS News senior White House correspondent ...
  
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• How Kash Patel may change the FBI

  This morning marks the first full day in office for new FBI director Kash Patel. The longtime vocal Trump ally arrived at his new office Friday. Sweeping changes are expected under his leadership.
  
  CBS News - 7h
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  How much federal data has Trump really purged?

  Since Trump took office, almost 3,400 datasets from Data.gov have been removed.
  
  The Hill - 8h

• Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered

  The Trump administration is terminating federal workers across agencies. Here’s what to know about your rights and finances if you were impacted by the cuts.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• FBI Director Kash Patel has first full day on job, plans to implement major changes

  It's the first day at work for newly-confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel after his nomination barely passed the Senate Thursday. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
  
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• Woman uproots life to take job as federal worker, then fired in mass layoffs weeks later

  Last month, Katie Sandlin uprooted her life in a small town in Alabama to accept a job at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, before she even unpacked her ...
  
  CBS News - 1d

• Federal worker fired by Trump administration talks about losing her dream job amid major cuts

  Katie Sandlin thought she landed her dream job at the NIH as an educator. She spent her life savings to move from Alabama to just outside Washington, D.C. After only a few weeks on the job, she was ...
  
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  These Founders Are Reinventing Black Haircare

  Banana fibers, recycling, and biodegradable collagen are just a few of the materials replacing plastic.
  
  Inc. - 2d

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  Trump touts DOGE cuts at CPAC as he tells Elon Musk to 'get more aggressive'

  Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks today at the Conservative Political Action Conference. He's spoken at the conference every year since 2016.
  
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  Trump's hostility toward Ukraine creates a conservative rift

  President Donald Trump’s recent show of hostility toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has opened a rift in Republican circles.
  
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  Trump fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown

  Trump said he plans to nominate Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine of the U.S. Air Force to replace Gen. CQ Brown as the nation’s top-ranking military officer.
  
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  Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition

  The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and ...
  
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  Why the chance that an asteroid might hit Earth in 2032 keeps changing

  An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here's why the odds are a moving target, according to the astronomer who invented the scale used to measure such risks.
  
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  England move on up into title mix with canny win

  England's grinding win over Scotland opens up a route to a potentially glittering prize.
  
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• Police officer, gunman killed after shots fired at York, Pennsylvania hospital

  Police are on the scene at a central Pennsylvania hospital after shots were fired Saturday.
  
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  DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes

  The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.
  
  The New York Times - 16m
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  Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon

  The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change.
  
  The New York Times - 23m
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  Police officer killed in Pennsylvania hospital shooting

  A police officer was killed Saturday after responding to a shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where the suspected gunman also was killed, according to ...
  
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