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Widespread Twitter layoffs begin a week after Musk takeover

Twitter’s roughly 7,500 employees have been expecting layoffs since Musk took helm of the company. Already, Musk has fired top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal.

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Ohio May Be About to Test the Limits of Trumpism

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. BRECKSVILLE, Ohio—No one can credibly say Mike DeWine sets a crowd on fire. Earning the closing spot

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Twitter’s Advertisers Pull Back as Layoffs Sweep Through Company

Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, acknowledged that ad spending on the platform had slumped. He blamed the drop on pressure from activists.

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With ballots in Arabic, how one community is ‘voting with dignity’ in Michigan

Three days before the inauguration of President Trump, Nada Al-Hanooti’s mother, who was born in a Syrian refugee camp and speaks very little English, was able to take and pass the U.S. citizenship test. Although she was able to naturalize

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Biden Spins His Economic Record Ahead of Elections

The president’s recent comments on Social Security, the deficit and economic growth claim credit where it is not always due.

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On stand in Jan. 6 trial, Oath Keepers leader says he’s a patriotic American

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Oprah Winfrey Is Supporting Fetterman, Not Oz, in Pennsylvania’s Senate Race – The New York Times

Oprah Winfrey Is Supporting Fetterman, Not Oz, in Pennsylvania’s Senate Race  The New York Times Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz attends a ‘Get Out The Vote’ rally  Fox Business Oprah Winfrey endorses John Fetterman over Dr. Mehmet Oz in high-stakes Pennsylvania Senate

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Haiti police seize control of key fuel terminal; US issues sanctions against politicians

They broke down walls, plowed through barricades and manned the fences to prevent an unsuspecting backdoor attack. Equipped with new tactical training and recently acquired Canadian-made armored vehicles, specialized units of Haiti’s national police force have started to take back

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I’ve Been Living Off-Grid In Manhattan for Half-a-Year

Sunday, May 22 was the last day my apartment was connected to Manhattan’s energy grid. That morning I used my pressure cooker—powered by portable solar panels I had bought on Craigslist and carried to my roof to charge—to cook a

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U.S., Allies Set Parameters for Price Cap on Russian Oil
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U.S., Allies Set Parameters for Price Cap on Russian Oil

The U.S. and its allies have reached agreement on which sales of Russian oil will be subject to a price cap, racing to flesh out the details of the major new sanctions program before it begins on Dec. 5.

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