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Pentagon reportedly looking to cut civilian workforce by at least 50,000 The Pentagon is reported to be hoping to reduce its civilian workforce by about 50,000 to 60,000 people, chiefly through voluntary means, it has been reported. ABC News quotes one senior defense official saying: “The number sounds high, but I would focus on the […]
President Trump is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Saturday, and 10% tariffs on China, making a signature campaign promise and core economic philosophy of his administration reality, with implications for everything from oil to
Washington — The incoming Trump administration is planning to ramp up operations to arrest unauthorized immigrants across major U.S. cities next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, targeting “sanctuary” jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials, two sources familiar with the plans tell CBS News. The locations expected to be targeted by deportation […]
Popular video-sharing platform preparing to go fully dark in the US from Sunday, reports say. TikTok is planning to go fully dark in the United States if an expected ban takes effect on Sunday, media outlets have reported. The popular video-sharing platform is preparing to completely shut down operations, instead of continuing the service for […]
Chris Peterson wasn’t surprised that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. But he was surprised by how quickly he and his wife started asking one another: should we try to have another baby before a possible nationwide abortion ban takes effect? Or should we give up on having a second child? Peterson and his […]
Workers are striking in over 20 countries and include the U.S. — where employees plan to strike in “major cities” — the U.K., France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, India and Turkey, according to UNI Global Union and Progressive International, a Switzerland-based global labor union. Amazon workers from Germany joined colleagues from the USA, Sweden, Great Britain and […]
A former soldier in the U.S. Army was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to provide ISIS with information to help plan an ambush he thought would result in the deaths of U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The soldier, Pvt. Cole […]
The specialty robusta coffee chain is set to make its US debut this year with two stores in Texas and is reportedly seeking to raise a further £15m ($18.9m) to support international outlet growth Black Sheep Coffee’s Bishopsgate outlet in London | Photo credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED  London-based specialty robusta coffee chain Black Sheep […]
EU members have approved a €50bn (£39bn) aid package for Ukraine – but how important is it? Headlines are so often made by vast sums of money being pledged, it can be hard to deduce which ones to pay attention to. Here we take a look in more detail at the state of Ukrainian finances. […]
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