We cover the latest news in just a few minutes every day on The Headlines. Here’s what’s happening today Wednesday, February 14.
In a blow to his ambitious plans, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed some major job cuts at the companies today. Late last night, he sent a memo to employees outlining an unspecified number of jobs that will be lost in an effort to make the companies more profitable.
Those government jobs you loved so much, well, may be coming to an end sooner than you think. The Trump administration is proposing layoffs in offices across the country.
In a bombshell address to congressional Republicans late today, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that President Trump is ending a global health directive, introduced by the administration of Barack Obama, that allowed federally funded family planning and abortion clinics to discuss and refer pregnant women for abortions.
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In another development, it’s been a grim day on the trade talks for China and the United States. Experts are now predicting that China may run short of key food commodities this spring.Political wrangling before the talks began in Washington days ago has simply added to a long and increasingly frustrating list of disagreements between the world’s two largest economies.
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Fox News is also reporting that United States ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is refusing to testify before the House impeachment inquiry.
An American man who believed in a right-wing conspiracy theory and was angry about refugee resettlement is accused of killing five people in northwest California.
American actor and musician Samm Levine is now 41, starring in “Inglourious Basterds” and “Freaks and Geeks,” and arguing politics over Twitter. How has Elon Musk’s announcement of job cuts potentially affected Tesla and SpaceX?
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