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Meta’s job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren’t low performers – Business Insider

Meta’s job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren’t low performers  Business Insider Meta Job Cuts Begin Today As Tech Giant Increases Focus On AI  Forbes Meta carrying out performance-based layoffs starting Monday, cutting 5% of staff  USA TODAY Meta layoffs to begin Monday as company moves to cut 5 percent of workforce  KRON4 Meta Starts Eliminating Jobs […]

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White House targets CFPB as union sues over work stoppage – The Washington Post

White House targets CFPB as union sues over work stoppage  The Washington Post New CFPB chief closes headquarters, tells all staff they must not do ‘any work tasks’  NPR Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters  The Associated Press ‘We are here to fight back’: hundreds protest suspension of US financial watchdog  The Guardian US […]

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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess Trump tariffs – CNBC

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors assess Trump tariffs  CNBC Wall Street ends higher on AI strength; steelmakers climb on Trump tariff threat  Reuters US Futures Fall, Dollar Rallies in Sign of Caution: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg Cleveland-Cliffs, Super Micro, Meta, Schwab, ON Semi, GameStop, McDonald’s, and More Movers  Barron’s Stock futures inch lower as investors look ahead to key […]

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Elon Musk-led consortium offers $100bn to take control of OpenAI – Financial Times

Elon Musk-led consortium offers $100bn to take control of OpenAI  Financial Times Exclusive | Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI  The Wall Street Journal “We Will Buy Twitter”: New Twist In Elon Musk vs Sam Altman Over OpenAI Offer  NDTV Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI  The New York Times OpenAI […]

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Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in east Jerusalem and seize books they say incite violence – The Associated Press

Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in east Jerusalem and seize books they say incite violence  The Associated Press Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners  The Guardian Anger over Israel’s arrest of East Jerusalem bookshop owners  BBC.com CCTV footage shows Israeli police use trash bags to raid Palestinian bookstore  CNN In Israel, Selling Books About Palestinians Is […]

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Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan – Reuters.com

Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan  Reuters.com Visiting US, top Egyptian diplomat says Arab world rejects Trump plan for Gaza  The Times of Israel Egypt planning ’emergency’ Arab summit on Palestinian territory as Trump insists US ‘own’ Gaza  Fox News Jordan, Egypt Build an Arab Front Against Trump’s Transfer Plan  Haaretz News […]

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Pope’s envoy worried over USAID cuts, US migrant crackdown – ABC News

Pope’s envoy worried over USAID cuts, US migrant crackdown  ABC News What Is USAID and Why Is It at Risk?  Council on Foreign Relations Evangelical leaders challenge Trump’s immigration and foreign aid policies amid calls for unity  NBC News Closure of USAID Foreign Aid will kill Millions  Caritas Internationalis How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze  TIME

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Why the Israel Hamas ceasefire is under growing strain – BBC.com

Why the Israel Hamas ceasefire is under growing strain  BBC.com Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives  The New York Times Hamas says it’s delaying next hostage release, claiming ceasefire violations  Fox News Gaza ceasefire mediators fear breakdown of deal, Egyptian security sources say  Reuters.com Updates: Hamas suspends captive release citing Israel’s truce violations  Al Jazeera English

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Canada calls Trump metals tariffs ‘totally unjustified’ as Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO – live – The Guardian

Canada calls Trump metals tariffs ‘totally unjustified’ as Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO – live  The Guardian Hong Kong will file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says  Reuters.com Hong Kong Gets Swept Up in Trump’s Trade War With China  Bloomberg My Take | Hong Kong falling victim to an increasingly lawless America  South China Morning […]

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Judge halts Trump’s NIH cuts that support medical research after California and 21 states sue – Los Angeles Times

Judge halts Trump’s NIH cuts that support medical research after California and 21 states sue  Los Angeles Times Judge blocks Trump administration attempt to cap medical research spending after states sue  WBAL TV Baltimore Pitt, CMU face ‘significant uncertainty’ as NIH slashes funding for indirect research costs  90.5 WESA A New Kind of Crisis for American Universities  The Atlantic […]