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Meta has created a free five-week training course called America’s Workforce Academy to address shortages of jobs like fiber technicians, welders, plumbers and electricians. The workers would help build data centers and then be guaranteed a job in a skilled trade. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, joins to discuss his organization’s partnership …
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the party retain its slim House majority. Attorneys for voters who sued had argued that the new congressional districts violate …
JERUSALEM, June 10 (Reuters) – A prominent Palestinian doctor captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and held in detention ever since appeared by video link at a Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Hussam Abu Safiya appeared in the video to have lost weight since being captured at a Gaza …
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. forces began launching additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran at 5:15 p.m. EDT (21:15 GMT), U.S. Central Command said in a post on X on Wednesday. “The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” the military said. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Ryan Patrick …
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday the end of a ban it imposed on Lebanese imports five years ago, marking a major step in attempts to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries. The kingdom slapped a ban on Lebanese fruits and vegetables in 2021, saying they were being used to smuggle drugs. In …
NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic lawmakers Elizabeth Warren and Raja Krishnamoorthi have flagged concerns to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon over his reported plans to keep top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler as an adviser despite her links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Goldman’s legal officer Ruemmler resigned this year after documents …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. But the judge ended a hearing by issuing a “fair warning” …
The U.S. military launched an additional round of strikes on targets within Iran early Thursday morning local time, U.S. Central Command said, hours after President Trump vowed to hit Iran “hard” in a bid to force the country to agree to a deal on the administration’s terms. CENTCOM said on X that it hit “multiple …
In investing, they warn you that past performance is no guarantee of future results. That’s wise. But there’s still ample cause for skepticism that Congress will successfully tackle the looming shortfall in Social Security funds, now predicted to hit in the fourth quarter of 2032. Make Your Inbox Smarter Sign up for these free email …
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told lawmakers on Wednesday that the agency under the Biden administration “really had no plans” when it came to New World screwworm. Make Your Inbox Smarter Sign up for these free email newsletters from U.S. News:Pick Newsletters “The Biden administration’s open border policies, combined with the Mexican cartel’s refusal to crack …