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Rubio-run State Department dumps Biden-era DEI hiring criteria, replaces with ‘fidelity’

The State Department has changed its hiring and promoting criteria for foreign service officers to eliminate any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) considerations. Before now, the second of five core…

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Economy

Tariffs and weaker beer demand are weighing on Modelo owner Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ estimates as beer demand slid and tariffs on aluminum weighed on its profitability. Still, the brewer reiterated its…

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Politics

Jeffries stalls Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for hours after House GOP mutiny breakthrough

The House of Representatives’ progress on President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ has temporarily come to a screeching halt thanks to the chamber’s top Democrat. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,…

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Politics

Trump $3.3T megabill sets House record for longest vote in history

President Donald Trump’s $3.3 trillion ‘big, beautiful bill’ has reportedly set the House record for the longest vote in the history of the lower chamber of Congress. The procedural vote…

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Politics

White House reveals highest-paid staffers–and 8 taking no salaries

President Donald Trump’s administration released its annual report revealing the salaries for every staffer inside the White House on Thursday. The report shows employees’ earnings in a range of $59,070…

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Stock

Exclusive: Trump’s immigrant deportations are ‘morally repugnant,’ senior US Catholic leader says

A prominent Catholic Church leader and ally of Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, describing the rounding up and deportation of immigrants as “inhumane” and…

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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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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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