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It’s not just retailers making cuts. General Mills began layoffs earlier this year as part of a multi-year reorganization, with one analyst estimating 500 to 600 job losses across North America. Target executives have been hinting at a restructuring in recent months. “At our headquarters, team structures and processes have significant opportunities to improve,” Fiddelke said during the company’s second-quarter …

In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country. Trachoma is the first NTD to be eliminated in Fiji. Fiji is …

Paramount Skydance will begin mass layoffs the week of 27 October, eliminating about 2,000 US jobs as part of a $2bn cost-cutting plan under new chief executive David Ellison, Variety reported on Saturday. The layoffs follow the $8.4bn merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global, which closed in August. Additional international job cuts are expected, with the company aiming to …

The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading back to the National League Championship Series after an extraordinary error from Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Orion Kerkering ended his team’s season. With the scores tied at 1-1 and the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, the Dodgers’ Andy Pages hit a routine grounder to Kerkering. But the 24-year-old …

Good morning, sports fans, I’m Tyler Lauletta here with your SI:AM for today. Last I heard, your usual host, Dan Gartland, was still stuck in traffic leaving Dodger Stadium—and he’s got to turn around to head back pretty soon for Game 4. In today’s SI:AM: ⚾Yankee failures 🏀NBA Top 10 ⛹️A’Ja calls game Wednesday was a loaded day of high-stakes …

Nearly 100 million jobs could be wiped out by AI over the next decade, a new report by Senate Democrats has revealed. The report, from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, uses a ChatGPT-based analysis to project that “artificial labor” will reshape the economy, devastating both white- and blue-collar professions. It estimates that 89 percent of fast food …

Although Amazon’s Big Prime Day Deals don’t officially start off until Tuesday, October 7, you can pick up one of the best mesh Wi-Fi systems at a steep discount right now. If you’re using that slow, underpowered router from your ISP or just want complete, wall-to-wall connectivity, now is the perfect time to upgrade your home network. So far, there …

Mamdani Says He Would Eliminate Gifted Programs for NYC Kindergarten Students  Bloomberg.com Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades  The New York Times Zohran Mamdani just escalated his war on excellence in NYC public schools  New York Post NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani says he would nix part of Gifted and Talented program, a move Cuomo says is ‘destructive’ …

A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs …

The Padres accomplished some significant positives on Friday night, things they can feel good about going into the postseason. Fernando Tatis Jr. returned from his three-day bout with a flu-like illness and hit a grand slam. Luis Arraez and Ryan O’Hearn continued to hit. Xander Bogaerts began to hit. So did Gavin Sheets and maybe Manny Machado. And for at …