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EJ Antoni, longtime critic of Bureau of Labor Statistics, nominated to replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump firedDonald Trump has announced he is nominating EJ Antoni, the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.“Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-ej-antoni-heritage-foundation-bls Author : Coral Murphy Marcos and Lauren Gambino Publish date : 2025-08-11 23:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Journalists and influencers covering devastation are being silenced despite protection under international lawAnas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on GazaIsrael is running two Gaza campaigns: one for military control of the strip; another for narrative control of how the world understands what happens there.In theory, Palestinian journalists and social media influencers documenting starvation, mass killing and other Israeli war crimes in Gaza are protected civilians under international law. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/palestinian-reporters-killed-and-foreigners-barred-in-israels-battle-for-gaza-narrative Author : Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-08-11 21:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

White House official confirms that the federal takeover of DC police department expected to be in effect for 30 days but added that this would be ‘subject to change’Trump vows to ‘clean up’ DC crime despite sharp drop in violenceDonald Trump said on Truth Social today that DC “will be LIBERATED today”.Ahead of his press conference, in just over an hour, the president said that “crime, savagery, filth, and scum will disappear” from the city.I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN! The days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people, are OVER! I quickly fixed the Border (ZERO ILLEGALS in

Rightwing presidential hopeful, who had been in hospital in Bogotá since shooting, has died aged 39Miguel Uribe, the Colombian senator and presidential hopeful who was shot in the head at a campaign event in June, has died, his wife has confirmed.Uribe, an opposition candidate from the rightwing Centro Democrático party, was shot twice in the head and once in the leg during a campaign stop two months ago, while vying for his party’s nomination for the 2026 elections. He spent nine weeks in intensive care and had several surgeries before succumbing to his injuries early on Monday aged 39. Continue