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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)
about 1 year ago
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George Motz Reaches for the Bone
Rima Parikh
Whenever he has a memorable meal, burger expert George Motz snaps a photo. That way, if someone asks for, say, a lunch place in Tokyo, he can search through a years-spanning archive of Google photos ...[Continue Reading]
Grub Street
1 day ago
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PCOS is now PMOS: What went behind renaming the common condition
Rachel Feltman, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific Americans Science Quickly, Im Rachel Feltman. As you may recall from one of our recent news roundup episodes, the condition long known as polycystic ovary syndrome, ...[Continue Reading]
Scientific American
1 day ago
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Warehousing Human Beings
The Intercept Briefing
Hundreds of detained people launched a hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, over Memorial Day weekend to protest inhumane conditions at the immigration detention facility ru ...[Continue Reading]
The Intercept
1 day ago
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A Whiff of Rebellion From Trumps Labor Board
Timothy Noah
Trump asked Congress for only$285 millionto fund the NLRB next year, down from$302 millionwhen Trump entered office. Carey protested the NLRBs underfunding but blamed it on neither Trump nor cong ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago
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How to Shut Down an Immigrant Detention Camp
Melissa Gira Grant
Another letter, released on Wednesday, describes the opening days of the strike, when Delaney Hall administrators demanded to speak to its leader. They were upset when we told them there was no leade ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago