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MIAMI (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who …

‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim In  Inside Climate News Chicagoans Avoided Their ‘Filthy’ River for Years. On Sunday, They Swam in It.  The New York Times Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years  The Guardian First-in-a-century Chicago River swim takes place Sunday  NBC 5 Chicago Source link

Around half a million Amazon products have been recalled over numerous safety fears, including suffocation, injury and fire hazards. Products such as baby loungers, portable power banks and misting fans are among the recalled items sold by the online marketplace and and other retailers. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that five different items sold through Amazon were recently …

Hundreds of people plunged into the Chicago River’s chilly waters on Sunday as part of the first organized swim in the river for nearly 100 years, a previously unthinkable act in what was once one of the most befouled waterways in the world. About 300 people, some wearing wetsuits, jumped into the Chicago River for a mile-long looping swim on …

Apple’s iPhone 17 launch draws hundreds in long queue at its Beijing store  Reuters iPhone 17 goes on sale globally as Apple faces China rivals and AI doubts  CNBC The latest iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods arrive in Apple Store locations  Apple Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Models Give You Exactly What You Want  WIRED Slaps, punches and pushes: iPhone 17 frenzy turns violent at …

2 arrested as hundreds attend Charlie Kirk vigil in Boston  WCVB Colorado State University hosts vigil for slain activist Charlie Kirk  The Coloradoan Planned Turning Point USA event on Thursday at CSU now a vigil for Charlie Kirk  Colorado Public Radio Pastor: Charlie Kirk’s graphic death was ‘traumatic’ as many Americans reconcile with loss  Fox News More than 7,000 people attend vigil at Colorado …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Hundreds of nonprofit groups, most of them left-leaning, are joining together to urge President Donald Trump to end what they call the “unjustified” targeting of liberal organizations following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In an open letter issued Thursday and shared first with CNN, more than 500 groups condemned what they described as the …

President Donald Trump is trying to smooth things over with South Korea after his administration arrested hundreds of workers at a Hyundai plant in Georgia earlier this month. Just hours after reports indicated that South Korea would open a human rights investigation into the detention of Korean employees, Trump said he doesn’t “want to frighten off” foreign investment into the …

So the long, strange trip of aerospace stock Boeing (BA) and its door plug incident with Alaska Airlines (ALK) may be finally coming to an end, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a set of fines for the safety violations from the January 2024 incident. Investors seemed just glad it was over, as shares were up fractionally in …

More than 200 contractors who worked on evaluating and improving Google’s AI products have been laid off without warning in at least two rounds of layoffs last month. The move comes amid an ongoing fight over pay and working conditions, according to workers who spoke to WIRED. In the past few years, Google has outsourced its AI rating work—which includes …