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Kennedy Center names new dance programming director, days after staff firings : NPR

Kennedy Center names new dance programming director, days after staff firings : NPR

A choreographer and former dancer with The Washington Ballet, Stephen Nakagawa, has been named the new head of the Kennedy Center’s dance programming, days after the entire staff of the renowned performing arts institution’s dance department was fired. In a press statement sent to NPR on Monday, the president of the Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell, said: “Stephen is a celebrated …

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White House Upends Puerto Rico Oversight Board With Mass Firings – Bloomberg.com

White House Upends Puerto Rico Oversight Board With Mass Firings  Bloomberg.com Trump admin dismisses all Democrats from Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board  NBC News Trump Administration Fires Most of Puerto Rico Oversight Board  The Wall Street Journal Trump fires 5 members of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board  CBS News Press Release: Velázquez Responds to Trump’s Removal of Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Members  Quiver Quantitative Source …

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India’s AI-driven tech firings could derail middle class dreams

India’s AI-driven tech firings could derail middle class dreams

Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Companies like TCS rely on cheap skilled labour to produce software for global clients at low costs India’s showpiece software industry is facing a moment of reckoning. The country’s biggest private sector employer Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – also its largest IT services company – has announced it will cut more than 12,000 …

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DOJ rocked by wave of Trump firings – The Hill

DOJ rocked by wave of Trump firings  The Hill Trump’s DOJ has fired dozens of prosecutors, upending decades-old norm  The Washington Post US Justice Department fires several more employees from Jack Smith’s team, sources say  Reuters Justice Department ethics chief says he was fired  CNN Patty Hartman, former Philly newswoman, is fired by Pam Bondi for writing press releases about Jan. 6 rioters  Inquirer.com Source …

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Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department

Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department

CNN  —  The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative high court. In an unsigned order, the justices lifted for now a lower-court ruling that had indefinitely paused Trump’s plan. The Supreme Court’s …

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Federal workers face mass firings this summer after Supreme Court ruling – Axios

Federal workers face mass firings this summer after Supreme Court ruling  Axios Supreme Court greenlights layoffs: What it means for federal employees  The Hill Supreme Court allows Trump administration to implement plans to significantly reduce the federal workforce  SCOTUSblog Court fight over RIFs continues after Supreme Court ruling  Federal News Network Sotomayor breaks with Jackson in Supreme Court decision over Trump cuts to federal …

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