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21 Resign From Elon Musk's DOGE Saying They Refuse To 'Dismantle Critical Public Services' 21 Resign From Elon Musk's DOGE Saying They Refuse To 'Dismantle Critical Public Services'
21 Resign From Elon Musk's Doge Saying They Refuse To 'Dismantle Critical Public Services' A mass resignation has struck the newly created Department of Government Efficiency
 (DOGE), overseen by billionaire Elon Musk.  “We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services," the group of 21 employees said in a letter addressed to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to the Wall Street Journal. The workers reportedly includes product managers, engineers, and data scientists. The development comes amid a wave of legal challenges aimed at halting or …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Employee Dies While Collecting Trash In Baltimore: DPW Employee Dies While Collecting Trash In Baltimore: DPW
Baltimore DPW Employee Timothy Cartwell Dies On The Job For the second time in three months, a member of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works has died on the job, authorities announced. Timothy Cartwell, a solid waste worker assigned to the Reedbird Sanitation Yard died on Friday morning after sustaining critical injuries while collecting trash in an alleyway in the 1800 block of Baker Street. Cartwell was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he later died from his injuries, officials confirmed.  His death comes months after Robert Silver II, also a member of the Bureau of Solid Waste, died on the job af…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore City Hall To Reopen To Public After Two Years Baltimore City Hall To Reopen To Public After Two Years
Baltimore City Hall To Reopen To Public After Two Years For the first time since closing because of the pandemic, City buildings in Baltimore will reopen to the public. Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced on Thursday that all City buildings, including City Hall, will reopen to the public on Monday, April 4. City Hall has been closed since March 2020. “Baltimore City has the lowest positivity rate and the lowest rate of community transmission in the entire State of Maryland; this is not an accident or a coincidence,” Mayor Scott said. “I am excited to welcome residents and visitors back into City Hall for the first time as Mayor of our great city.”…

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by David Cifarelli