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WWW.ESPN.COMArteta warns fans: Finding striker will be toughArsenal manager Mikel Arteta has reiterated his desire to sign a striker this summer but said the position is one of the hardest to fill.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 138 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.ESPN.COMPulisic leads Milan rally with goal and assist in winSantiago Gimenez and Christian Pulisic powered AC Milan to a crucial 3-1 home win over Bologna on Friday, a victory that not only kept their slim top-four hopes flickering but also set the stage for a tantalising Coppa Italia final clash on Wednesday.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 131 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMWhat to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. CountyA highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have died.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 138 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMFirst Joint Visit of Four European Leaders to UkraineOn Saturday, the leaders of four major European powers France, Germany, Britain and Poland will travel to Kyiv in a display of European unity.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 140 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.APARTMENTTHERAPY.COMI Wasnt Expecting Much From $21 Sheets Then I Slept on ThemAnd they're the perfect in-between weight.READ MORE...0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 129 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.APARTMENTTHERAPY.COM7 Places to Shop for Furniture Thats Made in the U.S.Explore the best places to shop for made-in-America furniture, from heritage brands to modern makers.READ MORE...0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 138 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.PRIDE.COMRightwingers have started 'transvestigating' the new pope and the internet is roasting themThe post-conclave white smoke has barely cleared, but the new pope is already being dragged into internet conspiracy theorists favorite bigoted past time transvestigations.A viral post from "Skull & Gait," an X account dedicated to "transvestigations," claims Robert Prevost has a "bio female skull" based on what appears to be some lines drawn in MS Paint."Pope Leo XIV, the first-ever American Pope - Bio Female skull (skull check only)," they posted on Thursday morning alongside the goofy annotated pictures. (@) For those who have managed to remain blissfully unaware, transvestigating is a ridiculous phenomenon in which basement dwellers spend their free time inventing "proof" that various celebrities and public figures (or even statues) are secretly transgender. They generally do this through highlighting features that they believe can tell whether a person was born male or female, all in service of exposing some imagined mass gender conspiracy.Of course, science, logic, and reason all go out the window in these scenarios. These so-called investigations rarely, if ever, account for the ways features and bone structure shift as people age, vary across ethnicities, or simply dont conform to their predetermined ideas rooted in bioessentialism and pseudoscience.The whole phenomenon is so absurd that its become fairly difficult to gauge whether someone conducting a "transvestigation" is a true believer or just mocking those who are. The same can be said for @SkullandGait, whose bio reads "Bones never Lie, but people do ~wake up from their Lies ~" before referencing Bible verses and listing their location as "They are Everywhere !"Deeply delusional or a pitch perfect mockery? Who can say?Well, the internet is taking the account at face value, and dunking on them accordingly. (@) "I'm not sure this overlay is a human skull at all. The proportions look very weird, compared to the 'female' version." (@) "if you dissociate from reality hard enough this is hillarious" (@) "#girlpope mission complete" (@) "tweeting from the conclave (2024) universe" (@) "They used a fucking stock photo drawing with a fish eye lens effect instead of real skulls you can't make this shit up" (@) "I'm a fucking prophet" (@) "you haven't truly made it until you've been transvestigated by right wing extremists"0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 133 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.ESPN.COMSources: Cavs' Garland, Mobley, Hunter in for G3Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter -- the three Cavaliers starters who sat out Game 2 against the Pacers due to injuries -- will return Friday night for Game 3, sources told ESPN.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 133 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.PROPUBLICA.ORGHouse Committee Leader to Investigate Agency for Preferential Treatment of Politically Connected Startupby Christopher Bing and Avi Asher-Schapiro ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as theyre published. The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into whether the General Services Administration has given preferential treatment to a technology startup competing for a lucrative government contract. The startup is backed by some of President Donald Trumps most influential Silicon Valley allies.The committees action follows reporting by ProPublica last month that revealed the GSA was eyeing New York-based payments company Ramp to remake a massive, $700 billion federal credit card program known as SmartPay. Our reporting showed that senior GSA officials met with Ramp executives at least four times before publicly opening up a SmartPay contract opportunity.Ethics experts flagged the early meetings as unusual and potentially problematic. Insiders at the GSA told ProPublica that, internally, Ramp was seen as the clear favorite for an initial $25 million pilot contract, which could act as an introduction to larger SmartPay work. The contract for the pilot program hasnt been awarded yet. A letter sent Friday to the GSA by Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., and reviewed by ProPublica says Democrats on the committee want information about the GSAs dealings with Ramp, a company with zero federal contracting experience that is backed by prominent Trump supporters, Trump family connections, and allies of Elon Musk.Connollys letter demands an array of GSA documents, including all communications between any GSA official, contractor or subcontractor and any representative of Ramp.Ramp did not respond to a request for comment about the investigation. The GSA did not respond to questions Friday. Asked about Ramp for a previous article, a GSA spokesperson told ProPublica that the agency refutes any suggestion of unfair or preferential contracting practices and that the credit card reform initiative has been well known to the public in an effort to address waste, fraud, and abuse.SmartPay, which provides Visa and Mastercard charge cards to government employees, enables the federal workforce to purchase office supplies and equipment, book travel and pay for gas. The cards typically are used for purchases up to $10,000.Sources within the GSA say Trump appointees at the agency, including acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian and Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum, the nations top procurement officer, came into their roles saying SmartPay and other government payment programs were rife with fraud or waste.Yet both GOP and Democratic budget experts call this view inaccurate, saying SmartPay has implemented effective safeguards and monitoring tools.SmartPay has been worth hundreds of millions of dollars in fees for the financial institutions that currently operate it, U.S. Bank and Citibank. The GSA will decide by years end whether to extend SmartPay with the current contract or to remake the program more fundamentally.Ramps investors include some of Silicon Valleys most powerful figures, such as Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist who provided crucial early support to Trump and spent millions on Vice President JD Vances Ohio Senate run. Other major backers include Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures, who sits on Ramps board; Thrive Capital, founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Trumps son-in-law Jared Kushner; and 8VC, a firm run by Musk and Trump allies. In late April, as the GSA received a flurry of business pitches on the SmartPay pilot program, Ramps CEO, Eric Glyman, and Rabois appeared at a high-profile conference in Washington that brings together tech entrepreneurs, lawmakers and other senior government officials.During a livestreamed panel titled First Principles for a Smarter, Leaner Government, the pair touted Ramp as a transformational solution for government payments. Later, during an interview, Rabois pointed to the fact that SmartPay issues more charge cards than there are total government employees as evidence of fraud.But SmartPay experts say this betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of how the program works. Employees are issued separate cards for different types of purchases and often hold multiple cards at once.Rabois did not respond to questions from ProPublica on Friday. In his response for an earlier story, Rabois said he had no involvement in any government-related initiatives for the company.In the oversight committees letter to the GSA, Connolly writes that the Trump Administrations false claims about the SmartPay program may be an attempt to discredit the program to provide a new, Trump-affiliated contractor with a lucrative contract.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 149 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMU.S. Starts Investigation Into Imported Planes and PartsThe Trump administration could use the investigation to impose new tariffs on imported planes, jet engines and other aerospace parts.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 124 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMEric Adams to Meet With Trump in Washington About NYC PrioritiesThe meeting on Friday between Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and President Trump came as documents related to his abandoned federal corruption case were released.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 128 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMDrought in Military Aid to Ukraine Enters Uncharted TerritoryIt has been 120 days since the last drawdown of weapons from Pentagon stockpiles was announced, outstripping Speaker Mike Johnsons hold on Ukraine aid more than a year ago.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 118 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMPope Leos Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of ColorThat the new pontiffs ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has brought joy to some Catholics.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 135 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMThe Pope Begins to Set His CourseAlso, David Souter, the Republican-turned-liberal justice, died. Heres the latest at the end of Friday.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 131 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMPakistans army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air basesA paramilitary soldier stand alert on a road near Karachi port following raising military tension between Pakistan and India, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)2025-05-09T23:03:19Z ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Pakistans army spokesman said that India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted.Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said in a televised address that all Pakistan Air Force assets are safe. He added that some of the Indian missiles also hit Indias eastern Punjab.The army spokesman said the missiles fired by India targeted the Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district in the eastern Punjab province. Sharif said some of the missiles fired by India have also gone into Afghanistan, and Pakistan had evidence to prove it.Sharif aid that continuing its naked aggression, India, some time back, has fired air-to-surface missiles with its jets. According to information till now, all PAF (Pakistan Air Force) assets are safe, he said.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 136 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMMayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protestingRep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office after the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)2025-05-09T19:38:34Z Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave Delaney Hall, a detention facility run by private prison operator Geo Group. Rep. LaMonica McIver, center, demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Rep. LaMonica McIver, center, demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Habba said Baraka had chosen to disregard the law and added that he was taken into custody.Baraka, a Democrat who is running to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy, has embraced the fight with the Trump administration over illegal immigration. He has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, arguing that it should not be allowed to open because of building permit issues.Linda Baraka, the mayors wife, accused the federal government of targeting her husband.They didnt arrest anyone else. They didnt ask anyone else to leave. They wanted to make an example out of the mayor, she said, adding that she had not been allowed to see him.A crowd gathered to protest outside the building where Baraka was being held, with many chanting, Let the mayor go! Witnesses describe a heated argumentWitnesses said the arrest came after Baraka attempted to join three members of New Jerseys congressional delegation, Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman, in attempting to enter the facility.When federal officials blocked his entry, a heated argument broke out, according to Viri Martinez, an activist with the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice. It continued even after Baraka returned to the public side of the gates. There was yelling and pushing, Martinez said. Then the officers swarmed Baraka. They threw one of the organizers to the ground. They put Baraka in handcuffs and put him in an unmarked car. Amina Baraka, mother of Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, hugs Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., outside of an ICE office after her sons arrest, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Amina Baraka, mother of Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, hugs Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., outside of an ICE office after her sons arrest, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the lawmakers had not asked for a tour of the facility. The department said further that as a bus carrying detainees was entering, a group of protestors, including two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, stormed the gate and broke into the detention facility. Homeland Security did not respond to questions about why only the mayor was arrested.Watson Coleman spokesperson Ned Cooper said the lawmakers went to the facility early in the afternoon unannounced because their plan was to inspect it, not to take a scheduled tour.They arrived, explained to the guards and the officials at the facility that they were there to exercise their oversight authority, he said, adding that they were allowed to enter and inspect the center sometime between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. DHS, in its statement issued after Barakas arrest, said Menendez, Watson Coleman and a number of protesters were currently holed up in a guard shack at the facility. Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally break into detention facilities. Had these members requested a tour, we would have facilitated a tour, McLaughlin said. Protestors demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest at an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Protestors demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest at an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Watson Coleman, who left and was at a Homeland Security Investigations holding facility where Baraka was said to have been taken, said the DHS statement inaccurately characterized the visit. Contrary to a press statement put out by DHS we did not storm the detention center, she wrote. The author of that press release was so unfamiliar with the facts on the ground that they didnt even correctly count the number of Representatives present. We were exercising our legal oversight function as we have done at the Elizabeth Detention Center without incident. Video shows the mayor standing on the public side of the gateIn video of the altercation shared with The Associated Press, a federal official in a jacket with the logo of the Homeland Security Investigations can be heard telling Baraka he could not join a tour of the facility because you are not a congress member.Baraka then left the secure area, rejoining protesters on the public side of the gate. Video showed him speaking through the gate to a man in a suit, who said: Theyre talking about coming back to arrest you.Im not on their property. They cant come out on the street and arrest me, Baraka replied.Minutes later several ICE agents, some wearing face coverings, surrounded him and others on the public side. As protesters cried out, Shame, Baraka was dragged back through the security gate in handcuffs.The ICE personnel came out aggressively to arrest him and grab him, said Julie Moreno, a New Jersey state captain of American Families United. It didnt make any sense why they chose that moment to grab him while he was outside the gates.An email and phone message left with the mayors communications office were not immediately answered Friday afternoon. Kabir Moss, a spokesperson for Barakas gubernatorial campaign, said, We are actively monitoring and will provide more details as they become available. Several civil rights and immigration reform advocates as well as government officials condemned Barakas arrest. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, whose office is defending a state law barring private immigration detention facilities, criticized the arrest during a seemingly peaceful protest and said no state or local law enforcement agencies were involved. The history of the facilityThe two-story building next to a county prison formerly operated as a halfway house. In February, ICE awarded a 15-year contract to The Geo Group Inc. to run the Newark detention center. Geo valued the contract at $1 billion, in an unusually long and large agreement for ICE. Protestors shout Let him out to demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Protestors shout Let him out to demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis) Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More The announcement was part of President Donald Trumps plans to sharply increase detention beds nationwide from a budget of about 41,000 beds this year.Baraka sued Geo soon after the deal was announced.Geo touted the Delaney Hall contract during its earnings call with shareholders Wednesday, with CEO David Donahue saying it was expected to generate more than $60 million a year in revenue. He said the facility began the intake process May 1.Hall said the activation of the facility and another in Michigan would increase total capacity under contract with ICE from around 20,000 beds to around 23,000.DHS said in its statement that the facility has the proper permits and inspections have been cleared. ___Associated Press writer Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed. JAKE OFFENHARTZ Offenhartz is a general assignment reporter in the New York City bureau of The Associated Press. twitter mailto0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 131 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMJudge rejects claim that Sean Diddy Combs was treated differently because of his raceSean 'Diddy' Combs, far left, looks on from the defense table with his attorneys, as a prospective juror, far right, answers questions posed by Judge Arun Subramanian, center, at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)2025-05-09T13:21:51Z NEW YORK (AP) Sean Diddy Combs was not treated differently because of his race by prosecutors who brought racketeering and sex trafficking charges against him, a judge ruled Friday as he rejected a request to dismiss some charges three days before opening statements in the hip-hop moguls trial.Judge Arun Subramanian said Combs had shown no evidence of discriminatory effect or intent based on his race, when his lawyers made their arguments in Manhattan federal court in February. In a separate written opinion, the judge also refused to suppress evidence in the case.The lawyers had written that the prosecution was unprecedented because, most disturbingly, no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar prosecution.The judge agreed with arguments by prosecutors that the extent of criminal conduct by Combs from 2004 to 2024 when he was alleged to have overseen a racketeering enterprise that enabled him to sexually abuse women was enough to separate the case against him from other prosecutions. AP AUDIO: Jury selection for sex trafficking trial of Sean Diddy Combs is pushed to next week AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on jury selection in Diddys trial. Its the severity of what Combs allegedly did not his race that mattered, the judge wrote. Subramanian noted that lawyers for Combs had alleged that the government sought to humiliate him through its news releases, the way search warrants were executed at his home, the refusal to let him surrender and alleged leaks to the media.However, Combs doesnt point to any evidence that racial bias played a role in the Governments actions, that the prosecution team was responsible for any leaks to the press, or that the way Combss homes were searched bespeaks a discriminatory purpose, the judge wrote. He added that the governments press releases and refusal to allow Combs to self-surrender were in keeping with how it has handled cases with defendants of other races.The ruling came as opening statements were scheduled to occur Monday immediately after the final stage of jury selection, which defense lawyers say will take only a matter of minutes. Prosecutors allege that Combs, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the hip-hop world to sexually abuse women from 2004 to 2024. He pleaded not guilty after his September arrest and has been held without bail at a Brooklyn federal lockup.At a hearing Friday, Subramanian cancelled plans to finish picking the jury for the trial, saying he was worried that some jurors might get cold feet and back out of the case by Monday if they had the weekend to think about it.One juror who sent an email to the courts jury department on Thursday night expressing concern about her well-being was dismissed from the panel of 45 jurors, from which 12 jurors and six alternates will be chosen on Monday.Combs was in the Manhattan courtroom on Friday, but jurors werent required to be there. The trial is projected to last two months.Would-be jurors were asked questions earlier in the week to help the judge and lawyers determine if they could be fair and impartial. And they were also questioned to ensure they could decide the case on the facts even after seeing explicit videos of sexual activity that some might find disturbing. If Combs is convicted on all charges which include racketeering, kidnapping, arson, bribery and sex trafficking he would face a mandatory 15 years in prison and could remain behind bars for life.An indictment includes descriptions of Freak Offs, drugged-up orgies in which women were forced to have sex with male sex workers while Combs filmed them.The charges against him also portray Combs as abusive to his victims, sometimes choking, hitting, kicking and dragging them, often by the hair. Once, the indictment alleges, he even dangled someone from a balcony.His lawyers say prosecutors are trying to criminalize sexual activity between consenting adults. They concede that Combs had abused various substances but say he has since undergone treatment.A centerpiece of the evidence against him are recordings of Combs beating a longtime girlfriend in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. After a video of the encounter aired on CNN last year, Combs apologized, saying, I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted then when I did it. Im disgusted now.Numerous prospective jurors told the judge theyd seen the video and some were deemed too affected by it to be impartial.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 138 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.ESPN.COMTransfer rumors, news: Bara, Madrid to fight Bayern for TahBayern are negotiating with Jonathan Tah, but the Germany defender has options. Transfer Talk has the latest.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 113 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMAfter Criticism, Harriss $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a FutureFuture Forward, the big-money group supporting Kamala Harriss presidential bid last year, resurfaced after her loss with an event in California.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 128 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMHow Do I Survive?: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Market for Traditional Chinese MedicineDispensary owners say a protracted trade war would harm a niche but popular sector in which imported herbs are prescribed to treat colds, pain and other ailments.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 129 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMNuclear-Armed India and Pakistan Have No Bridges Left to BurnTheres been a profound and dangerous shift in their rivalry, and it threatens U.S. interests.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 129 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMDOGEs Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to LifeThe Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musks group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 138 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMThe Latest: Pakistan says India fired missiles at air bases inside the country and Pakistan respondsA paramilitary soldier stand alert on a road near Karachi port following raising military tension between Pakistan and India, in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)2025-05-10T00:26:20Z State-run Pakistan Television said Saturday that retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan. It did not give details, and it was unclear which military locations in India were being targeted.Multiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks, the state-run media reported.India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan but most of the missiles were intercepted, Pakistans army spokesman said Saturday. Its the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a gun massacre last month that India blames Pakistan for.Here is the latest:Loud explosions heard at multiple places in Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents sayThe explosions on Saturday were heard in the disputed regions two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu, and the garrison town of Udhampur.Explosions that we are hearing today are different from the ones we heard last two nights during drone attacks, said Sheesh Paul Vaid, the regions former top police official and a resident of Jammu. It looks like a war here.___ Stay up to date with similar stories by signing up to our WhatsApp channel. G7 urges both India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraintThe Group of Seven nations, or G7, has urged maximum restraint from both India and Pakistan as hostilities flared. Further military escalation poses a serious threat to regional stability. We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians on both sides, a statement by Canada on behalf of G7 foreign ministers said Friday. We call for immediate de-escalation and encourage both countries to engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome, the statement said.___ India says drones sighted in 26 locations in border areas The Indian army said in a statement late Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations in Indian states bordering Pakistan and in Indian-controlled Kashmir, including regions Srinagar main city.It said the drones were tracked and engaged.The situation is under close and constant watch, and prompt action is being taken wherever necessary, the statement said.___ Analyst says Pakistan exercised maximum restraint before retaliatingSyed Mohammad Ali, a defense analyst, says Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes after exercising maximum restraint.He said Pakistan is using its ballistic missiles to hit those Indian military facilities from where India launched the latest attacks on Pakistan.The world knows that Pakistan exercised maximum restraint. We gave diplomacy a chance when friendly countries made efforts to defuse the situation, but India kept on indulging in aggression, he said.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 128 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.ESPN.COMRed Sox's Henry, disgruntled Devers have sit-downRed Sox owner John Henry flew to Kansas City to have a sit-down with disgruntled star Rafael Devers, who told the team he would not move to first base.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 127 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMA United Front for Pope Leo Among American CardinalsOne cardinal who cast his ballot said the popes choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers rights.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 127 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMPope Leo XIVs Creole Roots Tell a Story of New OrleansThis is like a reward from God, a local parishioner said, as researchers unearthed more details about the lives of Leo XIVs ancestors in the heart of the citys Afro-Caribbean culture.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 139 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMGoogle Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy LawsuitsThe Texas attorney general brought the cases in 2022 under state laws.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 115 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMMexican Mayor Implicated in Drug Cartel Ranch InquiryThe mayor of Teuchitln is the first government official to have been arrested in connection with the case. Prosecutors accuse him of colluding with the cartel.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 121 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMTrump Officials Consider Suspending Habeas Corpus for Detained MigrantsStephen Miller, a top aide, repeated a justification used in the immigration crackdown: that the country is fighting an invasion. But it is unclear the president has the power to take such a step.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 110 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.ESPN.COMMarchand's OT score cuts Panthers' deficit to 2-1Brad Marchand scored on a deflected shot at 15:27 of overtime and the Panthers beat the Maple Leafs 5-4 in Game 3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 115 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMUS and China Meet for First Time Since Trump Imposed TariffsThe outcome of the trade negotiations could determine the trajectory of the global economy.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 128 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMHow Macron Became a Close Zelensky AllyThe French and Ukrainian presidents have a particular bond, built on a common goal of protecting Ukraine and deflecting Russia.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 117 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMWith US Trade Deal, UK Steel Industry Feels Some Much Needed ReliefThe agreement to lift the 25 percent duty on steel exported to the United States provided some relief for struggling businesses, but uncertainties for the industry remain.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 115 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMChinese Factories Are Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam to Escape Trumps TariffsA movement of manufacturing to Vietnam that began in President Trumps first term is accelerating as sky-high U.S. tariffs block Chinese exports.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 122 Views 0 Anteprima
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WWW.NYTIMES.COMIn Pope Leo, Some in MAGA Movement See an AntagonistWhile President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 116 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMMayor of Newark, New Jersey, released after arrest at immigration detention centerProtestors demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest at an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)2025-05-10T04:33:14Z Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released after spending several hours in custody following his arrest at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against.Baraka was accused of trespassing and ignoring warnings to leave the Delaney Hall facility and was finally released around 8 p.m. Friday. Stepping out of an SUV with flashing emergency lights, he told waiting supporters: The reality is this: I didnt do anything wrong. The mayor said he could not speak about his case, citing a promise he made to lawyers and the judge. But he voiced full-throated support for everyone living in his community, immigrants included. All of us here, every last one of us, I dont care what background you come from, what nationality, what language you speak, Baraka said, at some point we have to stop these people from causing division between us. Baraka, a Democrat who is running to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy, has embraced the fight with the Trump administration over illegal immigration.He has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, arguing that it should not be allowed to open because of building permit issues. Linda Baraka, the mayors wife, accused the federal government of targeting her husband.They didnt arrest anyone else. They didnt ask anyone else to leave. They wanted to make an example out of the mayor, she said, adding that she had not been allowed to see him. Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka trespassed at the detention facility, which is run by private prison operator Geo Group.Habba said Baraka had chosen to disregard the law. Video of the incident showed that Baraka was arrested after returning to the public side of the gate to the facility. Witnesses describe a heated argumentWitnesses said the arrest came after Baraka attempted to join three members of New Jerseys congressional delegation, Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman, in attempting to enter the facility.When federal officials blocked his entry, a heated argument broke out, according to Viri Martinez, an activist with the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice. It continued even after Baraka returned to the public side of the gates.There was yelling and pushing, Martinez said. Then the officers swarmed Baraka. They threw one of the organizers to the ground. They put Baraka in handcuffs and put him in an unmarked car.The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the lawmakers had not asked for a tour of Delaney Hall, which the agency said it would have facilitated. The department said that as a bus carrying detainees was entering in the afternoon a group of protestors, including two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, stormed the gate and broke into the detention facility.Watson Coleman spokesperson Ned Cooper said the three lawmakers went there unannounced because they planned to inspect it, not take a scheduled tour. They arrived, explained to the guards and the officials at the facility that they were there to exercise their oversight authority, he said, adding that they were allowed to enter and inspect the center sometime between 3 and 4 p.m.Watson Coleman later said the DHS statement inaccurately characterized the visit.Contrary to a press statement put out by DHS we did not storm the detention center, she wrote. The author of that press release was so unfamiliar with the facts on the ground that they didnt even correctly count the number of Representatives present. We were exercising our legal oversight function as we have done at the Elizabeth Detention Center without incident. Video shows the mayor standing on the public side of the gateIn video of the altercation shared with The Associated Press, a federal official in a jacket with the logo of the Homeland Security Investigations can be heard telling Baraka he could not enter the facility because you are not a congress member.Baraka then left the secure area, rejoining protesters on the public side of the gate. Video showed him speaking through the gate to a man in a suit, who said: Theyre talking about coming back to arrest you.Im not on their property. They cant come out on the street and arrest me, Baraka replied.Minutes later several ICE agents, some wearing face coverings, surrounded him and others on the public side. As protesters cried out, Shame, Baraka was dragged back through the gate in handcuffs.Several civil rights and immigration reform advocates, as well as government officials, condemned Barakas arrest. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, whose office is defending a state law barring private immigration detention facilities, criticized the arrest during a seemingly peaceful protest and said no state or local law enforcement agencies were involved. Rep. Menendez said in a statement that as members of Congress, they have the legal right to carry out oversight at DHS facilities without prior notice and have done so twice already this year. But on Friday, Throughout every step of this visit, ICE attempted to intimidate everyone involved and impede our ability to conduct oversight. The detention centerThe two-story building next to a county prison formerly operated as a halfway house. In February, ICE awarded a 15-year contract to The Geo Group Inc. to run the detention center. Geo valued the contract at $1 billion, in an unusually long and large agreement for ICE. The announcement was part of President Donald Trumps plans to sharply increase detention beds nationwide from a budget of about 41,000 beds this year.Baraka sued Geo soon after the deal was announced.Geo touted the Delaney Hall contract during an earnings call with shareholders Wednesday, with CEO David Donahue saying it was expected to generate more than $60 million a year in revenue. He said the facility began the intake process May 1.Hall said the activation of the center and another in Michigan would increase capacity under contract with ICE from around 20,000 beds to around 23,000.DHS said in its statement that the facility has the proper permits and inspections have been cleared. ___Associated Press writer Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed. JAKE OFFENHARTZ Offenhartz is a general assignment reporter in the New York City bureau of The Associated Press. twitter mailto0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 125 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMHow US-China tariffs reached sky-high levels in 3 monthsProtestors demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest at an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)2025-05-10T04:24:02Z TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Talks planned this weekend between U.S. and Chinese officials in Switzerland are a culmination of more than three months of dizzying rounds of retaliatory tariffs between the two countries that have crippled each others exporters and dragged on their economies.Washington and Beijing are entering talks with tariffs on each others goods at an all-time high. U.S. duties on Chinese imports stand at 145%, while Chinas retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods have reached 125%.U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed the talks could bring tangible progress, and that he was open to lowering the tariffs substantially if Beijing made concessions. China, however, has reiterated calls for Washington to cancel the tariffs ahead of the talks.Here is a play-by-play of how U.S. and Chinese tariffs have reached such sky-high levels since the beginning of Trumps second term in office: Feb. 1, 2025Trump signs an executive order imposing 10% tariffs on China, as well as 25% duties on Mexico and Canada. He later announces a 30-day reprieve on the Mexican and Canadian tariffs.Feb. 4The 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports to the U.S. come into effect. China retaliates the same day by announcing a flurry of countermeasures, including duties on American coal, liquefied natural gas and agricultural machinery. March 4Trump imposes additional 10% tariffs on all Chinese goods, bringing the total level of duties to 20%. China responds with tariffs of up to 15% on imports of key U.S. farm products including chicken, pork, soy and beef, and expanded controls on doing business with key U.S. companies. March 10Chinese tariffs and measures announced on March 4 go into effect.April 2On Trumps so-called tariff Liberation Day, he announces additional 34% duties on all Chinese imports, alongside tariffs on goods from countries around the world. The sweeping tariffs are to come into effect April 9. April 4China fights back by imposing 34% tariffs on all U.S. goods, effective April 10, as well as other retaliatory measures including more export controls on rare earth minerals.China also suspends imports of sorghum, poultry and bonemeal from several U.S. companies, adds 27 firms to lists of companies facing trade restrictions, and starts an anti-monopoly probe into DuPont China Group, a subsidiary of the U.S. company DuPont.April 7Trump threatens China with additional 50% tariffs if it doesnt roll back its 34% reciprocal tariffs.April 9Trumps Liberation Day tariffs come into effect. The U.S. raises tariffs on China even higher than previously announced, to 104%.Beijing retaliates with duties of 84% on U.S. goods, effective April 10.Trump further raises tariffs on all Chinese goods to 145%, effective immediately.April 11China raises its tariffs on all U.S. goods to 125%, effective April 12. Beijing says it would not raise the duties any further.May 6The Trump administration announces that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Geneva. China will be represented at the talks by Vice Premier He Lifeng. SIMINA MISTREANU Mistreanu is a Greater China reporter for The Associated Press, based in Taipei, Taiwan. She has reported on China since 2015. twitter mailto0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 128 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMGoogle will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users data without permissionA sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)2025-05-09T23:36:05Z Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users data without permission, the states attorney general announced Friday.Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement as sending a message to tech companies that he will not allow them to make money off of selling away our rights and freedoms.In Texas, Big Tech is not above the law. Paxton said in a statement. For years, Google secretly tracked peoples movements, private searches, and even their voiceprints and facial geometry through their products and services. I fought back and won.The agreement settles several claims Texas made against the search giant in 2022 related to geolocation, incognito searches and biometric data. The state argued Google was unlawfully tracking and collecting users private data.Paxton claimed, for example, that Google collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through such products and services as Google Photos and Google Assistant. Google spokesperson Jos Castaeda said the agreement settles an array of old claims, some of which relate to product policies the company has already changed. We are pleased to put them behind us, and we will continue to build robust privacy controls into our services, he said in a statement.The company also clarified that the settlement does not require any new product changes. Paxton said the $1.4 billion is the largest amount won by any state in a settlement with Google over this type of data-privacy violations.Texas previously reached two other key settlements with Google within the last two years, including one in December 2023 in which the company agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store.Meta has also agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used users biometric data without their permission. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 120 Views 0 Anteprima
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APNEWS.COMUS and Chinese officials meet in Geneva to discuss tariffs as the world looks for signs of hopeSwitzerland's Economy Minister Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, next to Switzerland's President Karin Keller-Sutter, center, during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, Pool)2025-05-10T04:15:16Z GENEVA (AP) The U.S. treasury secretary and Americas top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the worlds two biggest economies and to damage global commerce.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng.Prospects for a major breakthrough appear dim. But there is hope that the two countries will scale back the massive taxes tariffs theyve slapped on each others goods, a move that would relieve world financial markets and companies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean that depend on U.S.-China trade.U.S. President Donald Trump last month raised U.S. tariffs on China to a combined 145%, and China retaliated by hitting American imports with a 125% levy. Tariffs that high essentially amount to the countries boycotting each others products, disrupting trade that last year topped $660 billion. Even before the talks began, Trump suggested Friday that the U.S. could lower its tariffs on China, saying in a Truth Social post that 80% Tariff seems right! Up to Scott. Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, noted it will be the first time He and Bessent have talked. And she doubts the Geneva meeting will produce any substantive results. The best scenario is for the two sides to agree to de-escalate on the ... tariffs at the same time, she said, adding even a small reduction would send a positive signal. It cannot just be words.Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has aggressively used tariffs as his favorite economic weapon. He has, for example, imposed a 10% tax on imports from almost every country in the world.But the fight with China has been the most intense. His tariffs on China include a 20% charge meant to pressure Beijing into doing more to stop the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. The remaining 125% involve a dispute that dates back to Trumps first term and comes atop tariffs he levied on China back then, which means the total tariffs on some Chinese goods can exceed the 145%. During Trumps first term, the U.S. alleged that China uses unfair tactics to give itself an edge in advanced technologies such as quantum computing and driverless cars. These include forcing U.S. and other foreign companies to hand over trade secrets in exchange for access to the Chinese market; using government money to subsidize domestic tech firms; and outright theft of sensitive technologies.Those issues were never fully resolved. After nearly two years of negotiation, the United States and China reached a so-called Phase One agreement in January 2020. The U.S. agreed then not to go ahead with even higher tariffs on China, and Beijing agreed to buy more American products. The tough issues such as Chinas subsidies were left for future negotiations.But China didnt come through with the promised purchases, partly because COVID-19 disrupted global commerce just after the Phase One truce was announced. The fight over Chinas tech policy now resumes.Trump is also agitated by Americas massive trade deficit with China, which came to $263 billion last year.In Switzerland, Bessent and Greer also plan to meet with Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter.Trump last month suspended plans to slap hefty 31% tariffs on Swiss goods -- more than the 20% levies he plastered on exports from European Union. For now, hes reduced those taxes to 10% but could raise them again.The government in Bern is taking a cautious approach. But it has warned of the impact on crucial Swiss industries like watches, coffee capsules, cheese and chocolate.An increase in trade tensions is not in Switzerlands interests. Countermeasures against U.S. tariff increases would entail costs for the Swiss economy, in particular by making imports from the USA more expensive, the government said last week, adding that the executive branch is therefore not planning to impose any countermeasures at the present time. The government said Swiss exports to the United States on Saturday were subject to an additional 10% tariff, and another 21% beginning Wednesday.The United States is Switzerlands second-biggest trading partner after the EU a 27-member-country bloc that nearly surrounds the wealthy Alpine country of more than 9 million. U.S.-Swiss trade in goods and services has quadrupled over the last two decades, the government said.The Swiss government said Switzerland abolished all industrial tariffs on Jan. 1 last year, meaning that 99% of all goods from the United States can be imported into Switzerland duty-free.____Wiseman and Tang reported from Washington. DIDI TANG Tang joined the AP Washington bureau in 2023 after spending 11 years in Beijing as a China correspondent. She covers anything related to the Indo-Pacific region with a focus on U.S.-China competitions mailto JAMEY KEATEN Keaten is the chief Associated Press reporter in Geneva. 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APNEWS.COMJudge pauses much of Trump administrations massive downsizing of federal agenciesPresident Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)2025-05-10T02:03:14Z SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday.Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to Republican President Donald Trumps efforts to shrink the size of a federal government he calls bloated and expensive.The Court holds the President likely must request Congressional cooperation to order the changes he seeks, and thus issues a temporary restraining order to pause large-scale reductions in force in the meantime, Illston wrote in her order.The temporary restraining order directs numerous federal agencies to halt acting on the presidents workforce executive order signed in February and a subsequent memo issued by the Department of Government Efficiency and the Office of Personnel Management. The order, which expires in 14 days, does not require departments to rehire people. Plaintiffs asked that the effective date of any agency action be postponed and that departments stop implementing or enforcing the executive order, including taking any further action. They limited their request to departments where dismantlement is already underway or poised to be underway, including at the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which announced in March it will lay off 10,000 workers and centralize divisions. Illston, who was nominated to the bench by former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, said at a hearing Friday the president has authority to seek changes in the executive branch departments and agencies created by Congress.But he must do so in lawful ways, she said. He must do so with the cooperation of Congress, the Constitution is structured that way. Trump has repeatedly said voters gave him a mandate to remake the federal government, and he tapped billionaire Elon Musk to lead the charge through DOGE. Tens of thousands of federal workers have been fired, left their jobs via deferred resignation programs or have been placed on leave as a result of Trumps government-shrinking efforts. There is no official figure for the job cuts, but at least 75,000 federal employees took deferred resignation, and thousands of probationary workers have already been let go. In her order, Illston gave several examples to show the impact of the downsizing. One union that represents federal workers who research health hazards faced by mineworkers said it was poised to lose 221 of 222 workers in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, office; a Vermont farmer didnt receive a timely inspection on his property to receive disaster aid after flooding and missed an important planting window; a reduction in Social Security Administration workers has led to longer wait times for recipients.All the agencies impacted were created by Congress, she noted.Lawyers for the government argued Friday that the executive order and memo calling for large-scale personnel reductions and reorganization plans provided only general principles that agencies should follow in exercising their own decision-making process. It expressly invites comments and proposals for legislative engagement as part of policies that those agencies wish to implement, Eric Hamilton, a deputy assistant attorney general, said of the memo. It is setting out guidance. But Danielle Leonard, an attorney for plaintiffs, said it was clear that the president, DOGE and OPM were making decisions outside of their authority and not inviting dialogue from agencies. They are not waiting for these planning documents to go through long processes, she said. Theyre not asking for approval, and theyre not waiting for it.The temporary restraining order applies to departments including the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Labor, Interior, State, Treasury and Veterans Affairs. It also applies to the National Science Foundation, Small Business Association, Social Security Administration and Environmental Protection Agency. Some of the labor unions and nonprofit groups are also plaintiffs in another lawsuit before a San Francisco judge challenging the mass firings of probationary workers. In that case, Judge William Alsup ordered the government in March to reinstate those workers, but the U.S. Supreme Court later blocked his order. Plaintiffs include the cities of San Francisco, Chicago and Baltimore; labor group American Federation of Government Employees; and nonprofit groups Alliance for Retired Americans, Center for Taxpayer Rights and Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks.0 Commenti 0 condivisioni 132 Views 0 Anteprima