2 h. ago Thousands of federal employees are getting laid off. Will a judge intervene?

Unions representing federal employees have asked a federal judge in San Francisco to halt the Trump administration's latest round of layoffs, which are coming amid the government shutdown.

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2 h. ago Many rural schools rely on international teachers. Trump's visa changes threaten that

The Trump administration announced a $100k fine to accompany each H1-B visa, the fine could wreak havoc on rural school districts who rely on them to bring in teachers.

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7 h. ago Trump threatens to cut ‘Democrat’ programmes, extends funding to military

Trump threatens to cut ‘Democrat’ programmes, extends funding to military  Al Jazeera

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10 h. ago Coons: Affordable Care Act Is 'Unaffordable' Without Spending We Want

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that ending the government shutdown requires a vote to move forward on reversing “cuts to the Affordable Care Act that make it unaffordable, that are, right now, The post Coons: Affordable Care Act Is ‘Unaffordable’ Without Spending We Want appeared first on Breitbart.

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10 h. ago With new cuts at CDC, some fear there's 'nobody to answer the phone'

More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say.

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12 h. ago 'Unsightly tactics': Feds react to nude bicycle protesters who bared all outside ICE facility

The Department of Homeland Security clapped back at a “bizarre" anti-ICE protest that drew several hundred nude demonstrators who bared it all outside a Portland ICE facility on Sunday.

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12 h. ago Trump Administration Guts Education Department With More Layoffs

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.

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12 h. ago Government shutdown updates: White House warns layoffs will continue

The OMB wrote on its X account that the Trump administration is "making every preparation" to ride out the government shutdown without caving to Democrats' demands.

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13 h. ago Powell: Slowdown in U.S. hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts

Powell: Slowdown in U.S. hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts  PBS

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14 h. ago Locals step up to serve visitors to Acadia National Park during government shutdown

Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor fared through a peak weekend for tourism with the park open, but many facilities inside it unstaffed.

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14 h. ago NASA’s JPL cuts 550 jobs in latest round of layoffs at La Cañada Flintridge facility

NASA’s JPL cuts 550 jobs in latest round of layoffs at La Cañada Flintridge facility  Los Angeles Times

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14 h. ago Trump administration budget cuts hit United States territories hardest

Trump administration budget cuts hit United States territories hardest  Pasquines

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15 h. ago Trump Renews Threat to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ as Government Shutdown Enters Third Week

The president said he would release a list of the cuts on Friday. “We are closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again,” he added.

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16 h. ago Former Vikings captain speaks out after Minnesota misses Trump admin's deadline to protect girls' sports

Jack Brewer called Minnesota policies allowing trans athletes in girls sports "dark and demonic" as the state faces potential federal funding cuts for Title IX violations.

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16 h. ago Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant

Analyses of its emissions using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory indicate that the interstellar comet probably has a very different structure than comets in the solar system.

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17 h. ago Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts

Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts  CNN

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17 h. ago Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm  CNN

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17 h. ago Mark Wahlberg Got 'Drunk' & Terrorized Graham Norton Show, Host Recalls

Mark Wahlberg and alcohol don’t mix well when TV interviews are involved. In 2013, the Flight Risk star appeared on an episode of The Graham Norton Show alongside Sarah Silverman and Michael Fassbender to promote his film Broken City. But chaos quickly ensued as fans noticed he hijacked the spotlight constantly cutting off his fellow [...] Read More... The post Mark Wahlberg Got 'Drunk' & Terrorized Graham Norton Show, Host Recalls appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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18 h. ago Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment

How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn't just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That's what our team of environmental and financial economists found when we examined how corporate characteristics shape pollution emissions.

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19 h. ago Amazon to create 250,000 US jobs for holiday season, including 1,700 in Birmingham

Amazon to create 250,000 US jobs for holiday season, including 1,700 in Birmingham  WBMA

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