POLITICS

Washington Post Slashes Workforce as It Hemorrhages Subscribers

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The Washington Post laid off roughly 4 percent of its workforce Tuesday, amid financial struggles and the departure of senior staff. The cuts will eliminate around 100 jobs in the Post‘s business divisions, including advertising and marketing, the New York Times reported. They will not affect jobs in the newsroom. This is the paper’s latest attempt

U.S. Defense Department bans Tencent and other Chinese companies

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The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL, to a list of companies it says have ties to China’s military. In recent years, Washington has sought to restrict sharing of advanced technology, including semiconductors and AI,

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Classified Documents Report

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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of a special counsel’s final report into Trump, pending a decision by an appeals court. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of a special counsel’s final report into President-elect Donald Trump, pending a decision by an appeals court. The order bars

Senate report slams private equity’s “detrimental effects” on hospitals

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Two private equity firms’ efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee.   The 162-page report by the Senate Budget Committee comes as Americans continue to express outrage over the role of corporations in the U.S. healthcare

‘Gone Too Far’: Meta CEO Zuckerberg Vows To Get Rid of ‘Politically Biased’ Fact-Checkers, Eliminate ‘Censorship’

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company will no longer rely on “politically biased” fact-checkers to censor content, pledging to restore “free expression” on its Facebook, Instagram, and Threads platforms. “We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X, starting in the U.S.,” the Meta CEO