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Economy

Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts

Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce across different teams, geographies and levels of experience,…

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Politics

Omaha city councilman mounts bid to succeed outgoing House Republican Rep. Don Bacon

Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding has launched a bid to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., who announced that he will not seek re-election next year. ‘I’m a husband,…

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Politics

House advances Trump’s massive agenda bill after fiscal hawks cave

The House of Representatives has voted to advance President Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion ‘big, beautiful bill’ to its final phase in Congress, overcoming fears of a potential Republican mutiny. It’s…

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Stock

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia

Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a…

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Stock

Rescuers search rough seas for 38 missing after ferry sinks near Bali, Indonesia

Rescuers were searching Thursday for 38 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. Another four people died and 23 have been…

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Politics

Trump turns to Supreme Court in fight to oust Biden-era consumer safety officials

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking to overturn lower court rulings that blocked the administration from firing three Biden-appointed regulators.…

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Politics

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stalls in House amid conservative mutiny threats

President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda temporarily ground to a halt in the House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon. Plans for an early afternoon vote to begin debate on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful…

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Politics

Bush teams up with notorious Trump foes to trash ‘colossal mistake’ shuttering USAID

Former President George W. Bush joined up with former President Barack Obama and U2 singer Bono to comfort United States Agency for International Development employees Monday, while also taking shots…

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Stock

UK lawmakers vote to ban pro-Palestinian activist group under anti-terror law despite condemnation

UK lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban Palestine Action, a UK-based group that aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government. Members of Parliament voted 382 to…

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Politics

Democratic doctors’ protest against Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ derailed by flood of US Capitol tourists

The Democratic Doctors Caucus was interrupted by a barrage of tourists during a press conference outside the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday. As Congress rushes to…

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