How two US senators ended up in the crosshairs of a Georgia grand jury
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue narrowly avoided criminal charges surrounding Trump’s post-election scheme, writes Alex Woodward
Day: September 13, 2023
Powerful explosion kills 5 Palestinians in Gaza. Israel says the blast was caused by mishandled bomb
At least five Palestinians were killed and over 20 others were wounded Wednesday in an explosion next to the separation fence along the Israeli frontier with Gaza, Palestinian health officials said.
For ACC and power conferences, off-site help on football replay reviews is now essential
The Atlantic Coast Conference and the rest of the power conferences are relying on off-site help for stadium officials when dealing with football replay reviews.
Google Lays Off Hundreds on Recruiting Team
Google is laying off hundreds of people across its global recruiting team as hiring at the tech giant continues to slow. Semafor: The company declined to cite what percentage of its recruiting workforce was impacted, but said that it plans to retain a …
Supporters of effort to repeal ranked voting in Alaska violated rules, report finds
A report alleges that backers of an effort to repeal ranked voting in Alaska violated state campaign finance rules, including by channeling money through a church-affiliated organization in a way that initially concealed the source of the contributions.
Tory plans to rip up river pollution rules in tatters after two defeats in Lords
Labour’s move to oppose erosion of EU-derived laws welcomed by environmental groupsMinisters’ plans to weaken river pollution rules are in tatters after they suffered two defeats in the House of Lords.Labour had made clear it would oppose the “reckless…
Ramaswamy proposes mass federal layoffs as GOP hopefuls look to slash government
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants to reduce the federal employee headcount by half in his first year in office.
Senator subpoenas Saudis for documents on LIV-PGA Tour golf deal
The chairman of a Senate investigations subcommittee is subpoenaing Saudi officials for documents on the kingdom’s new golf partnership with the PGA Tour.
Contradicting federal health officials, Florida Gov. DeSantis recommends against new COVID booster
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s top health official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations, saying there’s not enough evidence a new COVID booster provides benefits that outweigh risks.
Vivek Ramaswamy proposes mass federal layoffs as more GOP hopefuls look to slash US government
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants to reduce the federal employee headcount by half in his first year in office and by 75% during his first term if he makes it to the White House