News from the US and UK
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From cnn.com
NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible Friday | CNN Politics
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The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency.
#cnn #usa #idiots #wetter #climate #firings #pazifik #tsunami #workers #hurrikan
13h ago
From theguardian.com
Zelenskyy expected to sign minerals deal with US during Trump talks – Europe live
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Key details of agreement yet to be made public but US president has resisted agreeing to provide security guarantees
#news #wnn7 #ukraine #russianwar #breakingnews #russianinvasion #worldnewsnuggets #uutisboten #theguardian
6h ago
From bbc.com
BBC apologises for 'serious flaws' over Gaza documentary
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The documentary was pulled last week after it emerged its 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.
#palestine #palestinenews #israelipalestinianconflict #bbc #news
3h ago
From theguardian.com
Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds
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Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit
#us #race #lgbtiq #bookban #bookbans #politics #disability #homophobia #bannedbooks #transgender
on Thu, 2PM
From theguardian.com
‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa
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Employees received emails saying their jobs would be cut off at end of day in move called ‘wrong all around’
#us #law #doge #musk #uscoup #science #muricans #americans #idiocracy #government
14h ago
From theguardian.com
Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed | Robert Reich
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As Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk alter US media, the connections between wealth and power are in plain sight
#coup #musk #bezos #media #uslaw #uspol #usnews #elonmusk #oligarch #politics
3h ago
From theguardian.com
Trump signs executive order expanding power of Elon Musk’s Doge agency
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Order calls for ‘transformation’ in US spending on contracts, grants and loans by requiring centralized payment system
#gop #doge #trump #whitenationalism
on Thu, 1AM
From theguardian.com
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Starmer said he wants Trump to agree that, in the event of a peace settlement in Ukraine, US will offer security guarantees that make it durable
on Thu, 12PM
From theguardian.com
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
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Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president
#gop #maga #musk #truth #resist #politics #oligarchy #eattherich #totalitarian #unitedstates
10h ago