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15.02.2025

Day Workers Fell Like Winter Snow

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 15.02.2025.

It displays 95 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

15.02.2025 โ‡ข Day Workers Fell Like Winter Snow
โŒจThe Department of Justice's dismissal of corruption charges against NYC Mayor Adams triggered resignations of seven prosecutors, marking a new phase in the Trump administration's judicial realignment. By mid-morning, widespread federal workforce reductions began, particularly affecting HUD and other agencies, despite court intervention blocking CFPB layoffs.

DOGE's role expanded as federal judges granted Musk's team access to agency data, while reports emerged of $1.9 billion in "misplaced" federal funds discovered by the organization. Vice President Vance's controversial meeting with German far-right leaders generated diplomatic tension.

In the afternoon, Ukraine rejected Trump's request for mineral rights, while Zelensky called for creation of European armed forces at Munich Security Conference. The evening brought reports of chaos across federal agencies as mass terminations continued, with fired workers speaking publicly against the administration.
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American Israeli among three hostages set to be freed by Hamas

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03:18 (08:18)โ‡ขProsecutors Walk, HUD Shrinks

โŒจThe newspapers report on another DOJ controversy, with charges against NYC Mayor Adams being dropped after seven prosecutors resigned in protest (NYTimes, Yahoo, CBS, Newsweek). Federal workforce cuts continue, with HUD facing potential 50% staff reduction amid housing crisis (NPR, HuffPost). Three Israeli hostages are set for release in a prisoner exchange (AP, NBC News), while conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair claims to have had Elon Musk's 13th child (NY Post, Daily Beast).
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American Israeli among three hostages handed over by Hamas

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Yahoo! News

Trump administration begins mass firings as it aims to cut 10% of federal workforce

The cuts are the latest step in plans by Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the government.
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Haters be damned, the quintessential Millennial style is back, supported by Prada, influencer extraordinaire Alix Earle, and even the first lady.
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Today 4,000 Amazon workers at a North Carolina warehouse will finish voting on a union. Employees say the company โ€œmobilized an armyโ€ ahead of the election, siccing local police on organizers and trying to pit black and Hispanic workers against each other.
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Yahoo! News

Trump officials begin mass firings across government, including at critical agencies

The cuts are the latest step in plans by Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the government.
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13:15 (18:15)โ‡ขFederal Workers Fall As DOGE Rises

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on a wave of federal workforce reductions led by Trump and Musk, with mass firings of probationary employees and critical agency staff (CBS, Yahoo, AP, NYTimes). Trump's administration moves rapidly on multiple fronts, including foreign policy shifts, with Ukraine rejecting his request for mineral rights (Washington Post) and Zelensky calling for European armed forces (Breitbart). A legal battle continues over DOGE's data access (ABC News, Epoch Times, Reason).
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Trump offered federal workers a buyout. Here's why they took it.

More than 70,000 U.S. federal workers who accepted a resignation buyout offerย from President Trump had their own reasons for doing so. Here are five of their stories.
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Mann sticht auf Passanten ein โ€“ 14-Jรคhriger stirbt

In der รถsterreichischen Stadt Villach hat ein Mann aus Syrien auf mehrere Passanten eingestochen.
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17:03 (22:03)โ‡ขFederal Workers' Pink Slip Symphony

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on mass federal worker terminations, with fired employees speaking out against the administration (ABC News, Yahoo, CBS, HuffPost). A legal battle over DOGE's access to agency data reaches a turning point, with a federal judge ruling in Musk's favor (Fox News, Epoch Times). Meanwhile, significant protests in London target Trump's Gaza policy (Common Dreams), while severe winter weather affects the Northeast (USA Today, Boston Globe).
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Donald Trump has championed tariffs as a way to revive American manufacturing. But without a real industrial strategy, Catalyst editor Vivek Chibber argues, theyโ€™re little more than a handout to capital.
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โ€œItโ€™s probably time that he move aside,โ€ State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) exclusively told The Post Saturday.
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20:10 (01:10)โ‡ขIRS Tax Season Layoffs Begin

โŒจThe newspapers report on federal workforce cuts expanding to the IRS and probationary workers during tax season (AP, Yahoo, ABC, CBS). Trump's administration implements geographical renaming initiatives, including the Gulf of Mexico and Mount McKinley, drawing pushback from GOP senators (Breitbart, OANN). A CDC vaccine advisory panel faces potential restructuring under RFK Jr. (NPR), while severe weather affects multiple eastern states (USA Today, Boston Globe).
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'This has been slash and burn': Federal workers stunned by mass layoffs

David Rice, a disabled Army paratrooper who joined the Department of Energy in September, was among thousands who were let go.
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Anger, chaos, confusion for federal workers as mass layoffs begin

David Rice, a disabled Army paratrooper who joined the Department of Energy in September, was among thousands who were let go.
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