Bezos-backed Convoy to lay off staff, close operations
Seattle-based freight startup Convoy told staff Thursday it was laying most of them off and closing business operations.
Day: October 19, 2023
Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change
The projections from NOAA include warmer-than-average conditions in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and northern New England.
Homeland Security at a loss to explain hiring of former PLO official for work on asylum cases
Homeland Security lacked answers Thursday to piercing questions about how a woman who worked for a designated terrorist organization and espoused virulent anti-Israel rules was hired to decide sensitive asylum cases — and senior former officials urged…
U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency
Russia has detained an editor at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting for a family emergency, the broadcaster said.
American survivor of Hamas attack on music fest returns to see anti-Israel protests in US: ‘I don’t feel safe’ – Fox News
American survivor of Hamas attack on music fest returns to see anti-Israel protests in US: ‘I don’t feel safe’ Fox NewsHamas attack survivor pleads with U.S. lawmakers for support NBC NewsSurvivor of Hamas terrorists hid in a gree…
Joe Biden’s warning to Israel is a nod to US failures in the ‘war on terror’
The US response to 9/11 was dogged by a threat posed by an ill-defined enemy, which led to human rights abuses associated with GuantánamoIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesWhen Joe Biden, the US president, spoke to Israelis during his brief visit th…
Hundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israel’s Gaza assault
Protesters in Washington demand ceasefire, marking rift in community as Anti-Defamation League condemns demonstrationIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesLeftwing Jewish activists campaigned against Israel’s bombardment and blockade of Gaza this week …