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IRS employees face delay in federal buyout until post-tax season
IRS staff must wait until after tax season for Trump buyout offer

WASHINGTON, D.C.: IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will have to wait until after May 15 to accept the Trump administration's...

Boy Scouts' rebrand to Scouting America sparks small membership uptick
Boy Scouts see small uptick in numbers after becoming Scouting America

IRVING, Texas: The Boy Scouts of America has changed its name to Scouting America and has seen a slight increase in new members.  ...

Contractors blow up Minnesota bridge damaged after heavy rains
Minnesota bridge that almost collapsed in heavy rains demolished

MANKATO, Minnesota: This week, workers used explosives to destroy the remains of a damaged bridge in southern Minnesota. The County...

Thousands of USAID staff recalled as Trump reshapes agency
Trump administration puts USAID employees on leave worldwide

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration put all USAID employees on leave worldwide and recalled thousands of staff from overseas....

Entire CIA workforce has received buyout offer, sources say
CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities

LANGLEY, Virginia: The CIA has offered buyouts to all its employees to align with U.S. President Donald Trump's priorities, according...

How Darwin's obsession with plants began in 1863
How Darwin's observations led to our knowledge of plant behaviour

One day in 1863, during a long, hot summer, Charles Darwin wrote a letter to his close friend, the botanist Joseph Hooker. He related:...

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As sales plunge, Volvo Cars warns of turbulent and competitive 2025
Volvo Cars warns 2025 will be turbulent and competitive; sales plunge

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST) cautioned that 2025 will be a challenging and highly competitive year, with weaker sales...

Indian, South Asian airlines to grow fourfold by 2043, Boeing says
Boeing expects Indian, South Asian airlines to add 2,835 jets

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Boeing expects airlines in India and South Asia to expand their fleets significantly over the next two decades, adding...

Wall Street advances despite DeepSeek concern
U.S. stocks gain ground Monday as new week kicks off

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets gained ground Monday as the technology sector came back into vogue. Concern lingered about...

US dairy cows infected by second type of bird flu
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

CARSON, CITY, Nevada: A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada, different from the strain that has been spreading...

Embraer secures $7 billion order from Flexjet
Embraer inks record Flexjet order, boosting shares

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has secured a landmark agreement with Flexjet, marking the largest executive...

China's BYD to hire 20,000 in Zhengzhou for EV R&D and manufacturing
Chinese EV giant BYD to hire 20,000 in Zhengzhou in first quarter

BEIJING, China: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD is set to hire 20,000 new employees in Zhengzhou during the first quarter of...

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