Trump Directs Federal Job Cuts as Musk Defends Downsizing | Bloomberg: The Close 02/11/2025

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New ‘Captain America’ film flies into Trumpian headwinds

The latest in the Captain America film franchise which premiered in Hollywood Tuesday presents a vision of the United States out of step with the Trump era, with a diverse…

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Marvel Is Now a Giant Slop Machine

The messy and tiresome Captain America: Brave New World has a few ideas, but it handles them in the most shallow, simplistic ways. Photo: Marvel/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection…

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Trump introduces new rules to reduce federal workforce

President Donald Trump says he will respect the court’s decisions but is still forging ahead with another executive order shrinking the federal workforce. I abide by the courts and then…

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Patrick Mahomes’ father and John Rocker continue social media feud

Former MLB pitchers Pat Mahomes and John Rocker made headlines for all the wrong reasons during Super Bowl week in New Orleans. A heated verbal exchange between the two was…

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Russian national released in exchange for Marc Fogel’s freedom

A Russian national who pleaded guilty last year in the United States to money laundering charges was released in exchange for Marc Fogel, the American schoolteacher previously detained in Russia….

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Grimes Is Not Happy Elon Musk Brought Their Son to the White House

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images Much like the rest of us, Grimes is pissed at Elon Musk again. Weeks after denouncing her ex’s apparent embrace of Nazism, the…

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Patrick Mahomes Sr. calls John Rocker ‘a menace to society’ after spat

Former Major League Baseball star John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr. were caught having a heated spat in the aftermath of Super Bowl LIX on the streets of New Orleans…

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Malik Beasley makes Detroit Pistons history — rep the record-setter with Fanatics apparel

Malik Beasley made history on Tuesday night, draining seven three’s during the Detroit Pistons’ 132-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls and upping his season totals to 212 three-pointers. Shop for…

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Kevin Durant reaches legendary milestone — only the 8th player in NBA history to do it

Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, hitting the mark against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night with a free throw late in the third quarter….

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