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TSA says workers are getting first paychecks in weeks
Major U.S. airports, including Baltimore, Houston, New York, New Orleans and Dallas, that saw extended disruptions after 50,000 ?Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officers went unpaid since mid-February say operations are returning to normal. President Donald Trump signed ?an emergency directive on Friday ordering TSA workers to get paid despite a failure of ?Congress to…
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British Airways offers pilots financial incentive to cut fuel consumption
British Airways is offering its pilots a financial incentive to reduce their aircraft’s fuel consumption. Pilots would be required to cut their jets’ carbon dioxide emissions by 60,000 tons above 2025 levels to achieve a bonus that could equal 1% of their basic salary, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. The proposal is to…
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Russia helps Iran ‘kill Americans’, top EU diplomat says
The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas has said Russian intelligence is helping Iran target Americans and U.S. allies. “We see that Russia is helping Iran with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans,” Kallas told reporters before a gathering of Group of Seven foreign ministers outside Paris. “Russia is also supporting Iran now…
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Meta and Google found liable for social media harm to children’s mental health
A young woman has successfully sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors in Los Angeles found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, the owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old’s mental health. The woman, known as Kaley, was awarded…
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Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees
Epic Games, the developer of “Fortnite,” is laying off over 1,000 employees and cutting costs by $500m. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney announced the layoffs, attributing them to a decline in “Fortnite” engagement last year. “Despite Fortnite remaining one of the most successful games in the world, we’ve had challenges delivering consistent Fortnite magic with every…
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AWS’ Bahrain region ‘disrupted’ following drone activity
Amazon has said its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been “disrupted” by drone activity amid the Gulf conflict. It is the second such incident within a month that its operations have been affected by the war. “As this ?situation evolves and, as we have advised before, we request those with workloads in the…
