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Trump administration fires 1,000 workers at National Park Service, raises maintenance concerns
The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its ...
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Name change for Fort Novosel: Secretary of Defense PAO says 'Nothing to announce'
The Virginia National Guard post formerly known as Fort Pickett was renamed Fort Barfoot after Tech. Sgt. Van T. Barfoot on March 24, making the Home of Army Aviation’s name change the first at an ...
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
Militaries have for years hired private companies to build custom autonomous weapons. However, Israel’s recent wars mark a leading instance in which commercial AI models made in the United States have ...
Trump Fires 1,000 National Park Workers, Raising Operational Concerns
The permanent staff cuts could leave parks understaffed and facing tough decisions about operating hours, public safety, and ...
National Park Service will fire 1,000 employees — but hire 5,000 seasonal workers
The two decisions underscore the confusing — and at times contradictory — nature of the new administration’s efforts to ...
National park ranger fired from "dream job" on Valentine's Day pens emotional viral letter: "Things are not ok"
"I am the defender of your public lands and waters ... I am the highlight of your child's school day ... I am tired of waking up every morning at 2am wondering how I am going to provide for my family ...
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A National Park Guide Was Flying Home From a Work Trip. She Was Fired Midair.
Helen Dhue was one of 1,000 National Park Service employees affected by the Trump administration’s federal job cuts. “Parks build community,” she said. “I’m sad to see that that’s ...
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U.S. Park Service erases the word ‘transgender’ from website commemorating Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot ...