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Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan
Mass Layoffs Begin At State Department Under Trump Downsizing Plan The State Department is firing around 1,350 workers as part of a sweeping downsizing initiative tied to President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce the federal workforce. According to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post, the department will issue termination notices on Friday, July 11 to over 1,100 civil servants and 240 Foreign Service employees.  The move follows a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that cleared the way for Trump’s executive order to move forward while legal challenges continue. Earlier report: Trump Can Proceed With Government Overhaul, Cut Workers, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Caitlyn Jenner Trapped in Israel Amid Iran War: 'No Place I’d Rather Be' Caitlyn Jenner Trapped in Israel Amid Iran War: 'No Place I’d Rather Be'
Caitlyn Jenner Trapped in Israel Amid Iran War: 'No Place I’d Rather Be' What started as a celebration at one of the world’s largest Pride parades turned into a front-row seat to war for Caitlyn Jenner. The former Olympian and activist is stuck in Israel after her trip to Tel Aviv for the Israel Pride Parade was upended by the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Iran View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caitlyn Jenner (@caitlynjenner) The trip was abruptly disrupted as Iran and Israel exchanged fire this week, plunging the region into fresh conflict. According to reports, the event Jenner took the tri…

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by Zak Failla
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Saddle Brook Teen Killed By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Reports Saddle Brook Teen Killed By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Reports
Saddle Brook Teen Killed By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Reports A 14-year-old boy from New Jersey was killed in the West Bank on Sunday, April 6, as first reported by NorthJersey.com. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates identified the boy as Omar [Amer] Mohammed Saadeh Rabee and said the killing happened in the town of Turmus Ayya in Ramallah. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared a blurry video of what they said showed “three terrorists who were throwing rocks toward a highway with civilian vehicles," spotted by Israeli fighters. במהלך פעילות מבצעית של לוחמים מיחידה 636 במרחב תורמוסעייא שבחטיבת שומרון, הכוח זיהה שלושה מחבל…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Alec Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator Over On-Set Shooting Joke: 'I'd Snap Your F-ing Neck' Alec Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator Over On-Set Shooting Joke: 'I'd Snap Your F-ing Neck'
Alec Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator Over On-Set Shooting Joke: 'I'd Snap Your F-ing Neck' Actor Alec Baldwin didn’t take kindly to a comedian’s goading over the on-set shooting that killed his friend and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The 66-year-old Baldwin could be heard threatening comedian Jason Scoop, a stand-up comedian and YouTuber known for his impressions of President Donald Trump, who joked about the incident in a tense video uploaded Monday, Feb. 24. In the clip, Scoop–while impersonating Trump–approaches Baldwin as he loads luggage into an SUV and mockingly offers him a pardon for “murdering” Hutchins if Baldwin kisses his ring. “Kiss the ring, Alec. Kiss the big…

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by Michael Mashburn
Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY
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Trump Vows 'Hell To Pay' If Israeli Hostages Aren't Released After Plainview Native's Death Trump Vows 'Hell To Pay' If Israeli Hostages Aren't Released After Plainview Native's Death
Trump Vows 'Hell To Pay' If Israeli Hostages Aren't Released After Plainview Native's Death President-elect Donald Trump vowed swift vengeance if the hostages taken during the Hamas-led attack on Israel aren’t released soon. In a post on Truth Social Monday, Dec. 2, Trump said there would be “ALL HELL TO PAY” in the Middle East for those behind that Oct. 7, 2023 attack unless all hostages were released before his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East - But it’s all talk, and no action!” Trump said. “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent th…

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by Michael Mashburn
Northern Valley, NJ
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'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks 'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks
'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey is safe, but he'll never be able to shake the horror he saw this weekend. The Harrington Park, New Jersey native posted a YouTube video, his backdrop the Old City in Jerusalem, on Sunday, Oct. 8.  Booker said he was jogging in Jerusalem on Saturday, Oct. 7, when he got an urgent call from his chief of staff, telling him to get back to the hotel immediately: Israel was under attack. Hamas, which controls Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel, wounding thousands and killing hundreds in the longtime conflict. “Citizens of Israel," Israeli P…

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by Cecilia Levine
York, PA
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Killing Of PA Dad Of 2 Lands 2 More Men With Homicide Charges: Police Killing Of PA Dad Of 2 Lands 2 More Men With Homicide Charges: Police
Killing Of PA Dad Of 2 Lands 2 More Men With Homicide Charges: Police Two more men have been arrested in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Shaheim "Mugga" Carr of York, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.  The dad of two was found shot dead in the 300 block of West Philadelphia Street in York at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, as Daily Voice first reported.   On July 11, 26-year-old Jacquez Davon Brown— who was out on bail for witness intimidation charges after being exonerated for the murder of 19-year-old Anthony "Tony" Wasilewski in 2011— was arrested at his home in the 600 block of Wheatfield Street,&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora