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Associated PressFedEx, Rivian, DraftKings join US companies cutting jobs
FedEx, Rivian Automotive, and DraftKings have joined a growing list of U.S. corporations announcing job cuts. FedEx sent an announcement to employees Wednesday informing them that the package delivery company is reducing the size of its officer and director team by more than 10% and consolidating some teams and functions. “Unfortunately, this was a necessary action to become a more efficient, agile organization,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a prepared statement.
- Fortune
A ‘blue-collar boomerang’ is coming—but it’s still not enough to solve the labor shortage
Blue-collar workers who left for greener pastures during the pandemic might head back to their old industries amid layoffs.
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Ozzy Osbourne announces retirement from touring amid health issues, cancels remaining shows
Ozzy Osbourne's touring days are over amid health issues.
- Associated Press
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
A revised curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had threatened to ban the class in his state. In the official framework made public on Wednesday, topics such as Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer theory are no longer subjects to be taught. The rejection of the course by DeSantis, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024, stirred new political debate over how schools teach about race.
- CBS News
"A tragic, tragic situation": Delco teen hailed as hero killed by accidental gunshot
Last March, Anthony Alexander was honored for his bravery after he saved two children who fell through an icy pond
- Washington Post
Goodbye passport stamps, hello biometrics: Customs is getting faster
At the Cancún International Airport in Mexico, clearing passport control can now take less time than ordering a frozen drink at the Margaritaville bar in Terminal 3. The Riviera Maya airport, which received a record 30 million passengers last year, introduced electronic gates last fall as part of a pilot program aimed at expediting the international arrivals process. The trial was deemed a success, and qualifying passengers can now skip the customs lines and face-to-face interviews with officers
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Kremlin welcomes bounty offer for destroying Western tanks in Ukraine
The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a Russian company's offer of "bounty payments" for soldiers who destroy Western-made tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine, saying it would spur Russian forces to victory. The Russian company Fores this week offered 5 million roubles ($72,000) in cash to the first soldiers who destroy or capture U.S.-made Abrams or German Leopard 2 tanks in Ukraine. On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian troops would "burn" any Western tanks that were delivered to Ukraine, adding the bounties were extra encouragement for Russian soldiers.
- CBS News
House to vote on plan to end telework for federal employees
The legislation raises debate over effectiveness of work-from-home.
- NBC News
Fireworks in House after Democrat says 'insurrectionists' should be banned from leading Pledge of Allegiance
A routine House committee meeting erupted into a heated, nearly hour-long debate Wednesday over the Pledge of Allegiance, with one Democratic lawmaker saying that "insurrectionists" who backed former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election should be banned from leading it.
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Gisele Bündchen comments on Tom Brady's retirement announcement: 'Wishing you only wonderful things'
The supermodel wishes Brady well after he retires — again.
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Netflix reveals first details of password sharing crackdown
Netflix has revealed the first details of its password sharing crackdown.
- The New York Times
Vaccine-Makers Kept $1.4 Billion in Prepayments for Canceled COVID Shots for the World's Poor
As global demand for COVID-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for shots it no longer needs. Drug companies have so far declined to refund $1.4 billion in advance payments for now-canceled doses, according to confidential documents obtained by The New York Times. Gavi, the international immunization organization that bought the shots on behalf of the global COVID
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Eagles OL Josh Sills indicted on rape and kidnapping felony charges, placed on Commissioner's Exempt List
Sills, 25, is expected to appear in court on Feb. 16.
- Fortune
This is the second-biggest home price correction of the post-WWII era—it’s also a fairly mild correction, so far
Seattle home prices are down 13.5%, while Chicago home prices have only fallen 0.8%.
- Yahoo Finance
Snap stock is plunging and 'issues are intensifying,' analyst says
Another ugly quarter for the struggling Snapchat.
- NextShark
Bangkok police apologize after officers charged with extorting Taiwanese actor
An investigation found that seven Bangkok police officers allegedly extorted Taiwanese actor Charlene An while she visited Thailand’s capital in early January. Speaking to reporters on Monday, national Police Chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas said officers found guilty in the case would face punishment. Immigration police, tourist police and local police must take the best care of tourists.
- Yahoo Sports
This time, Tom Brady announced his retirement on his own terms
Brady's 2023 retirement was not nearly as messy as his 2022 one.
- Yahoo Sports
Historic Super Bowl of Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts is indeed a big deal in NFL's story of Black QBs
Progress does not come easily or even quickly to the NFL. But this is a sign of progress.
- Yahoo Sports
WNBA free agency: Breanna Stewart, 2-time champion, announces she'll sign with New York Liberty
The move is one of the biggest in free agency history.
- Associated Press
Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel
Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Muslim lawmaker, from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past comments critical of Israel — and as payback after Democrats booted far-right GOP lawmakers from committees for their incendiary, violent remarks. A procedural vote Wednesday showed unified Republican support for moving against Omar, who has apologized for comments that she has said she came to understand were viewed as antisemitic. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been eager to flex Republican power to remove the Minnesota Democrat after he blocked Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell, both California Democrats, from rejoining the House Intelligence Committee once the GOP took control of the chamber in January.