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Hamas says it is not willing to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, rejecting an Israeli request to delay negotiations on the second phase. (Image credit: Youssef Alzanoun)

Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact  CNN SSA wants to reduce workforce by 7,000 through VERA/VSIP  Federal News Network Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan  The Washington

Man convicted of hate crime in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy  ABC News Ill. Landlord Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Palestinian American Boy 26 Times in Anti-Muslim Hate Crime  PEOPLE Mother testifies her 6-year-old son watched in horror as attacker stabbed her

Pope resting after quiet night  Vatican News Hospital staff march towards the Vatican in support of Pope Francis  Yahoo Pope Francis Suffers a Health Setback, Inhaling Vomit  The New York Times Pope Francis had peaceful night, is resting after breathing crisis, Vatican says  Fox

Sir Keir Starmer has held crisis talks over the phone with both Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump following their heated exchange in the White House.

Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling  The New York Times ‘Must be stopped’: Dems say over 800 fired from top weather agency amid DOGE audits  Fox News Americans and the economy will suffer the impact of NOAA layoffs, scientists fear.

Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling  The New York Times Americans and the economy will suffer the impact of NOAA layoffs, scientists fear. ‘People will die.’  CNN Four ways the Trump firings could affect weather forecasts  The Washington Post Hundreds of

Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling  The New York Times Americans and the economy will suffer the impact of NOAA layoffs, scientists fear. ‘People will die.’  CNN Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts  The Associated Press

In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. (Image credit: Isabel Seliger for NPR)