#Washington Post slashing 240 jobs

#Washington Post slashing 240 jobs

The Washington Post says it has plans to do away with more than 200 jobs as a cost cutting measure after prognostications for online readership and subscriptions proved “overly optimistic” heading into 2024. In a note sent to staff on Tuesday and obtained by several media outlets, Patty Stonesifer, thechief executive officer at the Post,…

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#Palestinian president asks UN for help with ‘Israeli aggression’ in Gaza

#Palestinian president asks UN for help with ‘Israeli aggression’ in Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the United Nations to help stop the “Israeli aggression” in Gaza, state media reported Monday. In a call with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Abbas reportedly asked the U.N. to “immediately intervene” to stop the ongoing “Israeli aggression,” Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Monday night. Abbas urged Guterres and the…

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#Pentagon: US ‘surging’ air defense, munitions to Israel

#Pentagon: US ‘surging’ air defense, munitions to Israel

The United States is “surging” air defense and munitions to Israel following terrorist attacks against the country over the weekend, a senior defense official said Monday.  “We remain in constant, ongoing contact with our counterparts in Israel to determine and then support their most urgent requirements,” the official told reporters Monday. They declined to specify the…

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#White House condemns online attacks against openly gay Interior spokesman

#White House condemns online attacks against openly gay Interior spokesman

The White House is condemning recent online attacks against an openly gay Interior Department spokesman, calling them cruel and unacceptable. The attacks online are targeting Tyler Cherry, Interior’s principal deputy communications director, and started when the right-wing social media account LibsofTikTok criticized Cherry’s appearance on X, formerly known as Twitter. The account shared photographs and…

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#Here’s the latest on Israel’s response to Hamas attack as nation declares war

#Here’s the latest on Israel’s response to Hamas attack as nation declares war

The Israeli government formally declared war against Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday following the group’s surprise onslaught of attacks Saturday that have left hundreds of people dead and thousands more injured. In the 24 hours that followed Hamas’s unprecedented attacks early Saturday, both Israel and Gaza saw rising death tolls as Israeli forces attempted…

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