By Daniel Wiessner, Tim Reid and Nathan Layne (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions that sued to stop it. Even as the program was stayed, more than 60,000 federal employees have already accepted the …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service workers sued the Trump administration on Thursday in an effort to reverse its aggressive dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C. federal court by the American Federation of Government Employees and the …
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By Susan Heavey and Tom Polansek (Reuters) – Authorities in New York state have temporarily closed all live poultry markets in New York City and three suburban counties after detecting bird flu at seven markets within the past week, according to a notice on Friday. The virus has wiped out more than 156 million chickens, …
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(Reuters) – Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Friday said fresh data published Friday shows the labor market is strong, and if inflation continues to cool, the U.S. central bank’s policy rate will be “modestly” lower by the end of the year than now. For now, he said, the Fed is in “wait …
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By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of State will host over 50 Super Bowl watch parties across six continents in support of the league’s mission to bring Sunday’s championship game to every corner of the globe. The matchup between the Chiefs and Eagles in New Orleans will be shown at gatherings in countries …
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By Amy Tennery NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Fans are looking forward to a Super Bowl rematch for the ages on Sunday when the reigning Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles, but a historic appearance from U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to steal the show. Trump will be the first sitting president to attend the …
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By Jonathan Landay, Patricia Zengerle and Erin Banco WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency’s worldwide total of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday. Washington’s primary humanitarian aid agency has been a target of …
(Reuters) -Authorities are searching for a Bering Air passenger plane with 10 people on board that was reported missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said on Thursday. The small turboprop Cessna Caravan plane had nine passengers and one pilot on board, the agency said on its website, adding …
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(Reuters) – U.S. air traffic controllers will be offered the opportunity to stay past their mandatory retirement age of 56, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News on Thursday in the wake of the Washington plane crash. “I can offer them the chance to stay longer past the mandatory retirement age of 56, pay …
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By Ted Hesson and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON -U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem plans to visit a migrant detention site in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement efforts, a department spokesperson said on Thursday. The first group of about 10 migrants was sent to Guantanamo Bay on a military aircraft on …
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