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Trump Fires Rail Regulator. Investors Are Taking Note.  Barron’s Trump railroad regulator Robert Primus was fired by White House after Amtrak Acela unveiling  CNBC Trump fires Democratic Surface Transportation Board member before huge rail merger decision  PBS Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers  The New York Times Trump has fired a Democrat on a federal railroad board. He’s the latest to …

President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie before the body considers the largest railroad merger ever proposed. Board member Robert E. Primus said on LinkedIn that he received an email from the White House Wednesday night terminating the position he has held since he was appointed by Trump in his …

Microsoft has fired two more employees who participated in recent protests against the company’s contracts with the Israeli military and government. The two employees, Nisreen Jaradat and Julius Shan, were fired “in connection” with demonstrations that saw protesters set up encampments at Microsoft’s headquarters, according to Hossam Nasr, an organizer with the No Azure for Apartheid group. Two other Microsoft …

Microsoft fired two employees on Wednesday after they broke into the office of its vice chair and company president, Brad Smith, earlier this week as part of a protest of the technology company’s purported links to Israel.  The terminations came after a group of seven people broke into executive offices at Microsoft’s global headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday to …

Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers  The New York Times White House says it fired transportation regulator in latest move to reshape Trump’s government  NBC News Exclusive | Trump Fires Board Member of Regulator Weighing Rail Merger  The Wall Street Journal Trump railroad regulator was fired by White House after Amtrak Acela unveiling  CNBC Trump has fired a Democrat on a …

Kennedy says CDC must deliver on Trump’s agenda after White House fires director  Reuters C.D.C. Standoff: Kennedy’s Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos  The New York Times White House says new CDC director nominee to be announced ‘very soon’ – US politics live  The Guardian Monarez would not cross ‘red lines’ before she was fired, confidant says  Politico The ouster of CDC’s director, …

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold banners and signs as they protest outside the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday said that it had terminated two employees who broke into President Brad Smith’s office earlier this week. The news comes after seven current and …

Microsoft has fired two employees that were involved in a sit-in protest in vice chair and president Brad Smith’s office. Software engineers Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle were both dismissed today, after being part of a group of seven protesters that managed to get inside Smith’s office in Building 34 yesterday. Microsoft was forced to temporarily lock down its executive …

Police chief says two children, ages eight and 10, killed when gunman opens fire during school Mass. Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025 Two children aged eight and 10 have been killed and 17 people injured when a gunman opened fire on schoolchildren attending Mass at a Catholic school in the United States, authorities say. The police chief of …

Jack Smith’s Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint  The New York Times Former special counsel Jack Smith responds to federal investigation against him about his prosecution of Donald Trump  CNN Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith hit back at ‘unfounded’ watchdog probe  ABC News Jack Smith lambasts investigation into his prosecutions against Trump  USA Today Lawyers for Jack Smith say basis of …