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NEW YORK (AP) — Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration ‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.While much of the administration’s attention was focused on disrupting bureaucracy in Washington, the broad-based effort to slash the government workforce was impacting a far wider swath of workers. As layoff notices were sent out agency by agency, federal employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being told that their…
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Este artículo también está disponible en español. XRP’s price action within the past seven days has been limited to a trading range as investors look to recover the losses they incurred at the beginning of February. This range is a consequence of the current indecisiveness on the XRP price. However, popular crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO has provided a detailed breakdown of XRP’s price trajectory from here. Particularly, the analyst highlighted crucial support and resistance levels that could determine XRP’s movement at each stage. XRP’s Lower Price Targets Indicate Key Support Levels Sharing his insights on X, EGRAG CRYPTO pointed out…
A federal judge on Friday indefinitely delayed a final ruling on a request by labor unions to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing internal system data, telling both parties, “You will hear from me,” while declining to promise an exact time or date. The update from U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, comes just one week after he rejected an earlier request from unions representing Labor Department employees for a temporary restraining order to block DOGE access to internal system data. The judge said the plaintiffs lacked standing and failed to show they would be…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat is taking another step away from consumer broadband as Starlink’s sprawling low Earth orbit (LEO) network continues to erode demand for geostationary services.The French operator said Feb. 14 it is repurposing Konnect VHTS, the 500-gigabit-per-second satellite launched to geostationary orbit (GEO) in 2022 for consumer broadband over Europe and Africa, to serve higher-paying mobility customers in other markets.Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke said Konnect VHTS is currently providing connectivity to major customers in Spain, Switzerland and France, adding that only Italian telco TIM has opted not to proceed with migrating to the satellite.“However, we will probably not…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum has been struggling below the $2,800 mark for weeks, unable to reclaim it as support and spark a recovery rally. This critical resistance level has kept bulls at bay, leaving the price action stagnant and fueling negative sentiment in the market. Analysts call for a bearish continuation, citing Ethereum’s inability to break through key supply zones. The broader market uncertainty and the persistent selling pressure have only added to concerns, making investors increasingly cautious about Ethereum’s short-term prospects. Related Reading However, not everyone is bearish. Some investors remain optimistic that Ethereum could…
BOSTON (AP) — Chanting “Stop the coup” and carrying signs including “I Love Democracy” and “Resist,” hundreds of people rallied Friday in Boston against the policies of President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk.The peaceful rally in freezing conditions was supported by 100 civil rights, environmental and progressive groups from Massachusetts. Speaker after speaker decried administration policies targeting marginalized communities and urged the crowd to oppose what they called an attack on democracy.“I’m here because I’m extremely concerned about my grandchildren, especially my granddaughter who’s not going to have the same rights that I have had in terms…
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