Memphis Mass Shooting Leaves One Dead, Multiple Injured: What To Know
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Iowa Hit With Mass Layoffs Right After Unemployment Benefits Cut
Whirlpool Corporation will lay off 651 workers at its manufacturing plant in Amana, Iowa, the company announced this week. It’s a move that has triggered political backlash and renewed scrutiny of recent changes to the state’s unemployment benefits. The layoffs, effective June 1, represent the largest in Iowa since Tyson Foods closed its Perry facility […]
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Judge Rebukes Trump Admin Over Mass Firings: ‘Does Not Have Authority’
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday ruled that mass firings ordered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) were likely unlawful, ordering a temporary relief in favor of labor unions. Newsweek reached out via email to the White House for comment on Thursday evening. Why It Matters Only five weeks in, President Donald […]
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Biden Urged To Close Detention Centers Before Trump’s Mass Deportations
Almost 200 migrant advocacy organizations have urged President Joe Biden to close immigration detention centers before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office and to grant humanitarian parole to certain migrants who are currently detained. In a letter, the 198 organizations have asked Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to decrease the detention capacity of […]
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Donald Trump Under Pressure from Catholic Church on Mass Deportation Plan
A top leader in the Roman Catholic Church has called on President-elect Donald Trump to implement a “wise policy” on immigration, as the Republican plans to bring about mass deportations. The Holy See’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said in Rome Thursday that the church wished Trump well and “much wisdom” as he prepares […]
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Columbine to Sandy Hook: Controversial Decision Mass Shooting Schools Face
Sean Schultz, a father of a student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, emotionally approached the podium at a Barrow County School System board meeting last month. “My child doesn’t feel safe going back (to school),” Schultz said to a jam-packed room just weeks after the district announced classes would resume after a deadly […]
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