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US Department of Education to cut half its staff as part of Trump downsizing
ABC News
The United States Department of Education has revealed its plans to lay off nearly half of its staff, as President Donald Trump continues his mission to slash federal spending. The department said t ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
12 months ago
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Knowledge Nugget : Lok Sabha Speaker nominates members to Privilege Committee: parliamentary privilege in focus
Manas Srivastava
Take a look at the essential events, concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Heres your UPSC Current Affairs knowledge nugget for today on Parliamentary privilege ...[Continue Reading]
The Indian Express
1 day ago
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PC gamers are about to get a free performance upgrade Microsoft's latest DirectX update boosts ray-tracing performance by up to 90%
c.cale.hunt@gmail.com (Cale Hunt) , Cale Hunt
Microsoft is always working on DirectX behind the scenes, making large and small tweaks to the API. For its latest update, which brings the DirectX Agility SDK up to version 1.619, there are some exc ...[Continue Reading]
Windows Central
1 day ago
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Hegseth says more US forces arriving in Middle East as Iran war ramps up
Al Jazeera Staff
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said more United States forces are arriving in the Middle East, as the countrys war against Iran intensifies amid mounting concerns over the civilian toll of US- ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
1 day ago
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Scientists Find a Deficiency in This Vitamin Increases Inflammation
Madeleine Haase
<ul><li>Low vitamin D levels may contribute to chronic inflammation, according to a study. </li><li>Researchers found that vitamin D deficiency increases levels of key inflammatory markers and that ...[Continue Reading]
Prevention.com
1 day ago
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Posts claim Pete Hegseth has racist tattoos. We took a closer look
Jack Izzo
<ul><li> Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, posts on social media have claimed Hegseth has white supremacist, Christian nationalist or Nazi tattoos.< ...[Continue Reading]
Snopes.com
1 day ago