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Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means – NPR

Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means  NPR Column | Trump’s revenge targets feds, expands his power and disrupts government  The Washington Post Continuing resolution creates doubts agencies can honor OPM’s ‘deferred resignation’ deal  Federal News

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What Historians Hope to Learn From Trump Releasing JFK, RFK, and MLK’s Assassination Files

One of Donald Trump’s first actions after taking office as President on Jan. 20 was signing an executive order to declassify any remaining files related to the assassinations of the most prominent American leaders of the 1960s: the 35th President

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Washington DC plane crash live: two of three people onboard helicopter named in reports as recovery efforts continue – The Guardian US

Washington DC plane crash live: two of three people onboard helicopter named in reports as recovery efforts continue  The Guardian US Exclusive: CNN obtains videos showing new angles of DC plane crash  CNN Passenger plane forced to abort landing at DC airport

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Senator calls RFK Jr.’s position on race and vaccines dangerous – NPR

Senator calls RFK Jr.’s position on race and vaccines dangerous  NPR When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it  The Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation is a coin toss  Axios Republican

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Takeaways from the US Senate confirmation hearing for FBI pick Kash Patel – Al Jazeera English

Takeaways from the US Senate confirmation hearing for FBI pick Kash Patel  Al Jazeera English 4 of the biggest clashes between Patel, Senate Dems at his confirmation hearing  Fox News ‘Can he answer the question?’: Klobuchar pushes Patel on his past FBI

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation is a coin toss – Axios

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation is a coin toss  Axios When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it  The Associated Press Trump health secretary nominee RFK Jr survives heated hearings ahead of

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The Dating Wealth Gap Is Getting Wider

“I don’t expect someone to earn as much as I do” is something I’m hearing more and more lately from my female clients. They are women from a wide range of racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds who are attorneys, physicians,

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How Companion‘s Twist Imagines a New Place for AI in Horror

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Companion. Artificial intelligence may feel like a more immediate threat than ever given its increasingly rapid development and potential for rampant misuse. Then again, what’s scarier: the technology itself or the humans who are

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Germany’s conservatives to seek far right support on immigration

by Frank Zeller and Jastinder Khera Germany’s conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue of immigration, after his first effort sparked widespread condemnation and street protests. The move comes after

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Ghosts of past spies haunt London underground tunnels

by Marie HEUCLIN Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange. Thirty metres (100 feet) below the UK capital’s bustling

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