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Musk and markets: why Doge is not cutting through
Also in today’s newsletter, JD Vance gives investors something other than tariffs to chew on for a changeFinancial Times - 2d -
From X to DOGE: Inside Elon Musk’s ‘playbook’ of sweeping job cuts
NBC News Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard and CNBC Tech Reporter Lora Kolodny join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Trump administration’s sweeping federal job cuts and their similarities to Elon ...NBC News - 21h -
Why are so many of these U.S. companies losing money?
The percentage of publicly traded U.S. firms that are unprofitable is rising.MarketWatch - 6h -
Why the Department of Education has withstood so many assaults from the right
Many conservatives want to use the department to advance “anti-woke” policies and understand that harnessing its power can advance their objectives more than abolishing it.The Hill - Feb. 12 -
DOGE and Musk: The 5 biggest controversies so far
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has caused uproar almost from the moment of its inception. DOGE is not an official government department, despite its name. Only Congress can ...The Hill - 2d -
DOGE claims $55 billion in cuts so far -- but the figure is hard to verify
DOGE claims that so far its cuts have saved the public $55 billion in federal funds -- but that's not yet possible to verify based on the records that DOGE has disclosed.ABC News - 22h -
Musk, Trump defend DOGE cost-cutting
In a Fox News interview that aired Tuesday night, Elon Musk and President Trump defended the massive layoffs in the federal government that have been initiated by DOGE. CBS News chief White House ...CBS News - 1d -
Job Cuts Hit HR Tech Companies. Here’s What’s Next for the Job Market
HR tech starts eating its own, but there is hope for the future of work.Inc. - 6d -
Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?
Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.The New York Times - 4h
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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 - 4h -
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 - 21m -
Trump loyalist Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director
Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist to President Donald Trump, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to serve as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.NBC News - 25m -
A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
A CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for next week has been postponed. It was the first vaccine meeting since health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in.NBC News - 26m -
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 - 29m -
LGBTQ group calls on NY prosecutor to pursue hate crime charges in death of transgender man
The mother of a Minnesota transgender man who was tortured and killed in upstate New York suggested that his death was preventable if local authorities had "done their jobs."NBC News - 30m