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Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns others of large cuts to come

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Feb 13, 2025 7:23 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer, by ordering...
Judge extends stay of Trump order that would pull most USAID staffers off the job

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Feb 13, 2025 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON — A court order halting Trump administration plans to pull all but a fraction of USAID staffers off the job worldwide will stay in place for at least another w...
Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty

By JOSH BOAK
Feb 13, 2025 1:47 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports, possibly triggering a broader economic confrontation with allies and rivals alike as he hopes to eliminate any trade imbalances.
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers continue to hold on to workers

By MATT OTT
Feb 13, 2025 10:35 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as employers continue to retain workers despite resurgent inflation and elevated interest rates. The number of ...
Driver plows into a demonstration in Munich, injuring 30 people

By GEIR MOULSON
Feb 13, 2025 9:07 am - A driver drove a car into a labor union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people including children, authorities said. Officials said it was believed to be an attack.
Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present

Associated Press
Feb 13, 2025 8:20 am - Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone on Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year-long war in Ukraine.
This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people

By The Associated Press
Feb 13, 2025 7:08 am - A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths — agonizing, from diseases or infections the body might otherwise fight off — se...
Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire dispute

By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN
Feb 13, 2025 7:04 am - Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Musk says he’ll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofit

The Associated Press
Feb 13, 2025 7:01 am - Elon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company.
Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump’s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignations

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHAEL CASEY
Feb 12, 2025 9:20 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation...

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