6 h. ago Gardeners can forage eight plants from their gardens for simple recipes

Following the pandemic, foraging has become an increasingly favoured hobby, and here are eight plants that you probably already have in your garden that are great to cook with

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9 h. ago Trump administration guts mine safety and reproductive health divisions in sweeping HHS cuts

The Health and Human Services has begun an overhaul of its 28 divisions despite concerns about public safety

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4 d. ago DOGE cuts will ‘in all probability’ increase the US deficit — by a lot: Report

The grant, contract and budget cuts in federal agencies, along with the crippling reductions of tens of thousands of government jobs, will “in all probability” end up increasing (by a lot), rather than decreasing the nation’s deficit, which has been the stated intent, notes a new report.

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4 d. ago Reform UK echoes Trump with ‘make Britain great again’ aired at election launch

Nigel Farage said he wanted to create a British form of Doge, a US cost-cutting programme led by Elon Musk.

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5 d. ago Musk defends Doge and cuts on Fox News: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’

Doge members, including Airbnb co-founder, aired their vision for federal government to be ‘Apple Store-like’Elon Musk and seven members of his so-called “department of government efficiency” sat down for a rare interview on Thursday evening on Fox News, defending their efforts amid public backlash and concern over cuts to key government agencies.Over the course of an hour-long sit down with host Bret Baier, Musk and team members repeatedly attempted to assuage fears over Doge’s targeting of agencies such as the Social Security Administration. Musk also downplayed the number of government employees his initiative has targeted in cuts, saying it was a small percentage of the overall government workforce and others left voluntarily. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Elon Musk claims all those who complain about DOGE cuts are ‘fraudsters’

Musk says only ‘fraudsters’ should be concerned about his work cutting federal spending

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5 d. ago Elon Musk claims those who complain about DOGE cuts are ‘fraudsters’

He boasts he and DOGE are creating a ‘revolution’ bigger than the American Revolution

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6 d. ago ‘Fire Elon, save Elmo’: Democrats mock Republican hysteria over PBS and NPR in DOGE committee hearing

Democrats demand oversight of DOGE cuts, not public media, while GOP rages over drag queens and ‘communist’ content

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7 d. ago Doge cuts allow Musk to cash in with SpaceX and Starlink contracts, ex

Tech CEO accused of aiming to privatize space and satellite operations as federal agencies reportedly seek contractsElon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or steer lucrative contracts toward his SpaceX and Starlink companies, former agency employees say.They’re sounding the alarm as at least four other federal agencies have reportedly begun pushing new contracts toward Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company. Musk, the world’s richest man, has been tasked by Donald Trump with drastically slashing the federal government workforce and costs. Continue reading...

Technology

1 week ago IRS braces for $500bn drop in revenue as taxpayers skip filings in wake of DOGE cuts at agency

Individuals were ‘wagering that auditors will not examine their accounts’ amid DOGE’s plans to downsize the IRS by nearly 20 percent ahead of tax filing season

Economics

1 week ago Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launches

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations

Science

1 week ago Trump pulls security clearances for Biden family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, among others: Live updates

As backlash over billionaire Elon Musk’s role in administration grows, president says he was at Pentagon on DOGE cost-cutting business, not to see secret plans for combat with China as reports said

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1 week ago Hawaii observatory to be evicted amid federal cuts as volcano shoots 700ft lava

Hilo office, with scientists and their volcano-monitoring equipment, may have lease cancelled from Doge cutsAs Hawaii’s most active volcano shot out fountains of lava on Thursday, some of them reaching as high as 700ft, scientists from the US Geological Survey have been posting regular updates on the scale and pace of the eruptions.But those same scientists, along with their volcano-monitoring equipment, may soon be evicted from their office because of Elon Musk’s federal government cost-cutting, the Honolulu Civil Beat reported. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump

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2 w. ago DOGE's bitter blow after massive USAID shuttering is rejected as 'unconstitutional' by Obama

A U.S. judge has ordered the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk from further dismantling USAID as DOGE looks to make cuts across the federal government.

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2 w. ago Tiny California town's fight for the right to exist as locals go to war with Elon Musk's DOGE executioners

San Francisco Presidio Trust responded to Donald Trump's executive order as the fight against Elon Musk's DOGE cuts continues.

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2 w. ago IRS workers 'paralyzed' by DOGE's massive cuts claim Elon Musk's budget busters are reshaping the agency

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has stormed into the IRS, slashing thousands of jobs, shutting down taxpayer assistance centers, and demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data.

Economics

2 w. ago MAGA superfan Jesse Watters once again laments DOGE cuts that impact him

Johns Hopkins University announced staff layoffs as a result of massive funding cuts to federal aid programs – where Watters’s sister works

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2 w. ago Dems warn USPS agreement to slash workforce could have ‘catastrophic consequences for all Americans’

The U.S. Postal Service aims to cut the workforce by 10,000, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said

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2 w. ago USPS agrees to work with DOGE on reform, planning to cut 10,000 workers

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget

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