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Donald Trump · United StatesTrump Dismisses Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Jobs Data President Donald Trump took decisive action on Friday by ordering the dismissal of Erika L. McEntarfer, the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This move followed the release of employment data that fell short of expectations.McEntarfer, appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, found her position terminated as Trump expressed di…See the Story
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics head hours after weak jobs report
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US Crime · MontanaFour people are dead in a shooting at a Montana bar as a search continues for the suspect, authorities say. The suspect is believed to still be armed, the Montana Highway Patrol said in a statement.See the Story
4 people killed in a shooting at a Montana bar
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White House · CaliforniaNEW YORK (AP) — The National Science Foundation can continue to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars from researchers in several states until litigation aimed at restoring it plays out, a federal court ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge John Cronan in New York declined to force the NSF to restart payments immediately, while the case is still being decided, as requested by the sixteen Democrat-led states who brought the suit, including New Yor…See the Story
Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars
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