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February 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM

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White House confirms Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 130 days a year
Source: Fortune
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White House confirms Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 130 days a year - NewsBreak

Musk’s last two weeks have been marked by a frenzy of activity and a claim he’s been sleeping in the DOGE office.

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February 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM

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The White House says more than 20,000 federal workers have taken buyouts — and they expect a 'spike' in the coming days
Source: Business Insider
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The White House says more than 20,000 federal workers have taken buyouts — and they expect a 'spike' in the coming days - NewsBreak

The reported buyouts are for below the typical annual attrition rate for the federal government. More than 100,000 federal workers leave every year.

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February 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM

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Bernie Sanders Says Trump Seeks 'Complete Authoritarian Control' Of Federal Government
Source: HuffPost
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Bernie Sanders Says Trump Seeks 'Complete Authoritarian Control' Of Federal Government - NewsBreak

The Vermont independent has demanded agency heads provide information on the early resignation program, casting it as part of a Trump power grab.

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February 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM

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Flu cases on the rise locally and nationwide
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February 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM

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Workers file emergency motion to cut off Elon Musk's DOGE server
Source: Raw Story
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Workers file emergency motion to cut off Elon Musk's DOGE server - NewsBreak

Federal workers have filed an emergency lawsuit demanding that courts mandate that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency shuts down the server it

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February 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM

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Senator Moreno, South Carolina senator introduce bill to empower President Trump to sanction countries refusing migrant repatriation
Source: WFMJ.com
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February 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM

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AOC Rips Elon Musk as ‘Morally Vacant’ and ‘One of the Most Unintelligent Billionaires’ Over Government Cuts | Video
Source: TheWrap
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AOC Rips Elon Musk as ‘Morally Vacant’ and ‘One of the Most Unintelligent Billionaires’ Over Government Cuts | Video - NewsBreak

The Democratic congresswoman says Musk is "not smart" for his actions to cut trillions from the US government's budget The post AOC Rips Elon Musk as ‘Mor

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February 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information
Source: The Guardian
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CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information - NewsBreak

Resources for contraception, gender-affirming care, STIs and HIV flicker in and out of existence or vanish completely

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February 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM

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GOP Senator Tells Fox News Trump Gutting USAID Is Just the Beginning: ‘Department of Education Tomorrow’
Source: Mediaite
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GOP Senator Tells Fox News Trump Gutting USAID Is Just the Beginning: ‘Department of Education Tomorrow’ - NewsBreak

"You better get used to this. It's USAID today. It's going to be Department of Education tomorrow," Kennedy said of Musk's USAID moves The post GOP Senato

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February 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM

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Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause
Source: The Independent
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Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause - NewsBreak

The proportion of people who have never smoked being diagnosed with lung cancer is rising, with new research pointing to air pollution as a growing contri

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February 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM

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Unions Sue To Stop Elon Musk’s DOGE From Accessing Treasury Department Data
Source: Forbes
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Unions Sue To Stop Elon Musk’s DOGE From Accessing Treasury Department Data - NewsBreak

Musk’s team at the Department of Government Efficiency was given access to the Treasury Department’s payment system over the weekend.

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February 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM

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FBI agents sue Trump DOJ to block any public identification of employees who worked on Jan. 6 investigations
Source: Fox News
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FBI agents sue Trump DOJ to block any public identification of employees who worked on Jan. 6 investigations - NewsBreak

FBI agents said any effort to review or discriminate against employees involved in the Jan. 6 investigations would be “unlawful and retaliatory," and a vio

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February 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM

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Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Source: The Associated Press
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Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care - NewsBreak

Seven families with transgender or nonbinary children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt federal support for gen

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February 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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The Death of USAID: These People Are out of Their Freaking Minds
Source: The New Republic
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The Death of USAID: These People Are out of Their Freaking Minds - NewsBreak

Within hours of taking office, Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order suspending all U.S. foreign aid. Four days later, his administration followe

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February 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM

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[Video] Trump killed funding for a crucial program providing AIDS medicine for 25m Africans
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Trump killed funding for a crucial program providing AIDS medicine for 25m Africans - NewsBreak

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February 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM

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USAID Workers Slam Elon Musk’s DOGE Blockade On ‘Lifesaving’ Drugs: ‘300 Babies That Wouldn’t Have Had HIV, Now Do’
Source: Mediaite
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USAID Workers Slam Elon Musk’s DOGE Blockade On ‘Lifesaving’ Drugs: ‘300 Babies That Wouldn’t Have Had HIV, Now Do’ - NewsBreak

USAID workers are warning that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is throwing foreign aid into chaos and the agency’s vital HIV/AIDS wo

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February 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM

Elmer Budd

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‘The View’: Bill Gates Warns That A “Far More Severe” Pandemic Will “Certainly” Happen In The Next 25 Years
Source: Decider.com
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