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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of governmentJan 28, 2025 6:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would begin subjecting all federal employees to “enhanced standards of suitability and conduct” and ominou...
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California water regulators refute Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the stateJan 28, 2025 6:51 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California water officials said this week there's no truth to President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “t...
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Office plants add warmth to the workplace. Only some will thriveJan 28, 2025 6:26 pm - Lush, green plants can infuse your office cubicle with character, warmth and charm. Trouble is, that windowless cubicle isn’t very kind to most houseplants. The trick is finding just the right houseplants that not only survive but thrive under overhead fluorescent light fixtures.
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Israel’s prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4Jan 28, 2025 4:26 pm - WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4, which would...
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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streetsJan 28, 2025 4:19 pm - GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's la...
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How the Los Angeles wildfires will transform the 2025 GrammysJan 28, 2025 3:09 pm - LOS ANGELES — The Grammy Awards will look a little bit different this week. Each year, the Recording Academy hosts a multitude of events to welcome the music industry dur...
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Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soonJan 28, 2025 8:11 am - Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
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Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class messageJan 28, 2025 7:31 am - President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida.
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Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump orderJan 28, 2025 7:25 am - Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps.
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni get March 2026 trial date for her ‘It Ends With Us’ lawsuitJan 28, 2025 6:40 am - A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake Lively and her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director Justin Baldoni continued to grow and accelerate.