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Trump administration begins mass firings across government

The job cuts are being imposed unilaterally, without the approval of Congress to shrink or overhaul federal agencies.
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NTSB reveals new information on midair collision

The NTSB briefed reporters today on information obtained from the black box of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet killing all 67 people on board the two aircrafts. According to the NTSB, pilots in the chopper may not have heard part of a critical message from Air Traffic Control. NBC News’ Senior Correspondent Tom Costello reports.
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‘It was never going to be me’: How Trump’s DOJ sparked a crisis and mass resignations over the Eric Adams case

The morning after the mass resignation of prosecutors sparked a crisis inside the Trump Justice Department, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove led a meeting with the Justice Department’s public integrity section. His message: they had to choose one career lawyer to file a dismissal of the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to three people briefed on the meeting.
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Paper headlines: ‘Free speech retreat’ and Payne’s chaotic last days

A number of Saturday’s front pages reflect on JD Vance’s speech in Munich
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Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel

US vice-president’s speech and meeting with Germany’s AfD chief signal administration’s wider plans for continent
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Crater Lake sees season’s highest snow depth

As snow fell across Oregon, Crater Lake National Park saw its highest snow depth so far this winter. On Friday, Matt Hoffman, chief meteorologist with KDRV-TV in Medford, wrote on Facebook that Crater Lake’s snow depth “now stands at a new max for the season at 141 inches. That’s well over 11 feet! The snow depth average for today is 84 inches.” Crater Lake National Park has several live …
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Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Their Support for Danielle Sassoon

The former prosecutors, both Democrats and Republicans, sharply criticized the Justice Department’s intention to investigate Danielle Sassoon. She resigned rather than drop a case she supported.
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As California Storm Brings Mudslides to LA, a Car Plunges Into the Pacific

Southern California took stock on Friday of the damage from an intense bout of rain. Among the most dramatic scenes: a Fire Department vehicle that was swept to the sea.
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Black Hawk crew may not have heard message to ‘pass behind’ DC-bound plane before midair crash: NTSB

The NTSB said Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard a message to “pass behind” the D.C.-bound passenger plane before the Jan. 29 midair crash over the Potomac River.
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Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.