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Uber to cut 3,300 mainly management jobs in massive restructuring
The decision is part of a massive restructuring aimed at trimming management layers and reallocating spending into its ride-sharing, delivery and robotaxi businesses.
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Massachusetts woman arrested outside Lindsay Clancy trial for allegedly filming jurors: report
Dawn Light is being charged with intimidating a juror, but she said she was trying to get a shot of Clancy when she unknowingly filmed one of the jurors.
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Kennedy Center to remove outdoor 'Blue' sculpture as part of Trump's renovations
Josef Palermo, who was laid off in March as the curator of visual arts and special programming at the Kennedy Center, said he objected to the lack of notice of the removal and said there should be more transparency when pieces the center holds in trust are removed.
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RFK Jr. is being asked to weigh in on Pennsylvania’s Medicaid expansion
4 Senate Republican signatories on a Feb. 21 letter sent to HHS Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking for his intervention, arguing that the expansions are “a risk to fiscal stability”
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Trump calls for balanced budget: experts say goal is worthy but at 'odds with fiscal reality'
"Troublingly, America's fiscal imbalances have grown so large that balancing the budget is likely out of reach in the medium term," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
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DOGE looking at 'aggressive' overhaul at Veterans Affairs, cutting more than 80,000 employees
The VA added staff quickly during the Biden administration as it staffed up to address increased coverage under the PACT Act, a law that expanded VA health care and benefits.
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TX Gov. Abbott: Human Life Protection Act doesn't need amending, women have medical access
While outlawing elective abortions, Abbott and the Texas legislature advanced significant funding to help pregnant mothers and their families.
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PA Sen. Fetterman criticizes Dem responses, saying they only help Trump
“A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance,” Fetterman said of his fellow lawmakers’ response. “It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained.
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Judge denies Musk's request for court to block OpenAI's conversion to for-profit business
Federal judge denied the request for a court order, but remains open to lawsuit.
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Trump, first lady say will 'join in prayer' with Catholics, other Christians on Ash Wednesday
President Donald Trump shared a similar message on Monday, congratulating people, mostly Muslims, who celebrate Ramadan.
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TX Gov. Abbott, state legislature, have plans to reduce red tape for small businesses
Small businesses account for “99% of all businesses in the state” and employ nearly half of the entire private-sector workforce in Texas, the report notes.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass facing a recall effort over her wildfire response
Bass’s political strategist dismissed the recall effort against the mayor, telling the LA Times it's “nothing more than another extreme right-wing political stunt designed to divide Los Angeles.
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AZ Senator Kelly introduces bill to fight fentanyl trafficking
The state has a history of dealing with smugglers and making high-profile drug busts. In 2023, Arizona law enforcement agencies seized more than 123 million fentanyl pills and 2,001 kilograms of fentanyl powder.