A Delta flight carrying 80 passengers flips upside down while landing in Toronto. American diplomats prepare to sit down with Russians, while Ukraine and Europe look on nervously from afar. And a case challenging the firing of a federal official lands in front of the Supreme Court.
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“Unplugging the Government”: Federal Layoffs Take Hold
Chaos grips several federal agencies as mass layoffs begin. Historic rain and floods in the Southeast leave several dead. And five are charged with the murder of a 24-year-old trans man in New York.
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The DOJ’s “Thursday Afternoon Massacre”
Top brass at Justice Department offices resign, rather than follow a Trump administration directive to stop prosecuting New York City Mayor Eric Adams. An Afghan national is arrested after allegedly driving into pedestrians in Munich. And a delayed CDC report shows three cow veterinarians contracted bird flu without realizing it.
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Wag the DOGE: Federal Buyouts Proceed
A federal judge clears the way for buyout offers to vast numbers of government workers. President Trump presses Russia and Ukraine for an end to their war, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth advises Ukrainians to abandon dreams of getting land back. And inflation has risen faster than expected this year.
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Marc Fogel Freed from Russia
Marc Fogel, an American the U.S. deemed wrongfully-detained in Russia, is back home after more than three years in prison. President Trump meets with Jordan’s king as he urges Arab allies to support his plan to take control of the Gaza Strip. And the FBI says it found thousands of new pages of documents connected to the JFK assassination.
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