FDA layoff hits probationary staff amid White House cuts
The Trump administration moved to shrink the federal workforce by firing probationary employees at the FDA including those who review food ingredients and medical devices. The move, part of wider agency-wide firings announced by HHS, targets centers overseeing food additives and tobacco products while drug review staff unclear. FDA faces scrutiny over hiring practices and budget tied to user fees as critics warn cuts may reduce technical expertise.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Kennedy
U.S
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Government Accountability Office
Rebels seize Bukavu as Congo spillover widens in east
Rwandan backed M23 and allied groups claim control of Bukavu, a city of about 1.3 million, with government forces largely absent. The Congo River Alliance says it aims to restore security while Congolese authorities vow to retake the area amid a regional crisis that has displaced millions and drawn in Rwanda and Burundi.
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East Congo
Bukavu
South Kivu
Congo
Congo River Alliance
Alliance
Lawrence Kanyuka
Rwanda
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu
U.N. Security Council
Byamungu
Kinshasa
Blaise Byamungu
Goma
Democratic Forces For the Liberation of
Corneille Nangaa
Christian Moleka
Dypol
Felix Tshisekedi
South Africa
Burundi
Evariste Ndayishimiye
African Union
Ethiopia
U.N
Anténio Guterres
Africa
Villach stabbing shocks Austria with IS link motive
A 23 year old Syrian suspect carried out a knife attack in Villach injuring five others and killing a 14 year old, with authorities saying the act appeared Islamist and linked to the Islamic State. A bystander helped subdue the attacker as investigations continued.
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Villach
Gerhard Karner
Peter Kaiser
Karner
Austria
Herbert Kickl
Kickl
Interior Ministry
Freedom Party
People’s Party
Germany
Munich
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