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Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut in the number of positions for generals and admirals when he speaks with hundreds of junior service members at Quantico, Virginia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
Appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement
WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court declined on Tuesday to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president filed against the Internal Revenue Service.
US consumer confidence near 12-1/2-year low amid labor market fears
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence plunged to a near 12-1/2-year low in September, with households expecting a deterioration in business and labor market conditions over the next six months amid the Middle East conflict and rising interest rates.
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells Senate he won’t be silenced by prosecution threats
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. special counsel Jack Smith told senators on Tuesday that he will not be silenced by threats of prosecution, as he faced Republican accusations of abuse of power in his investigations of President Donald Trump.
ICE plans 5,000 new hires to help with deportation drive
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing for another hiring surge to support President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign, with a goal of bringing on 5,000 new employees by the end of the year, according to four people familiar with the plans.
News in brief for September 30
Ohio woman sues hospital after wrong leg is amputated
We need more of the hopeful sci-fi that ‘Star Trek’ gave us 60 years ago
A few years ago, I received a call I’ll never forget. Jeanette Epps, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, Zoomed into my living room from 250 miles above Earth. During our conversation, she told me that one of the reasons she chose her career was a television show…
Your Views for September 30
Get ‘superior medical care’ at Hilo’s hospital
Immigration court can’t be secret and must be humane
The Trump administration has been processing immigration cases at 26 Federal Plaza amid “overcrowded, squalid, and degrading” detention conditions, says Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who has ordered it be permanently cleaned up and that people in custody no longer be…
Why did Steph Curry, Kawhi Leonard sign two-year deals? Explaining the over-38 rule
Kevin Durant. James Harden. Steph Curry. Kawhi Leonard.
Where high rents drive people into poverty
The housing shortage in the United States not only drives up rents, it is also a significant driver of poverty, according to a new study released by the Pew Charitable Trust on Tuesday.
Cam Schlittler (10 K’s), Ben Rice (2 HRs) send Yankees to Game 1 rout
NEW YORK — Cam Schlittler fanned 10 in 6 1/3 dominant innings while Ben Rice homered twice and drove in six runs as the New York Yankees pulled away for a 9-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of an American League wild-card series on Tuesday night.