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The Trump administration initiated mass firings of several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees through late-night emails on Friday, targeting probationary workers including systems specialists, safety inspectors, and maintenance personnel.

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of FAA Staff Amid Safety Concerns

Tennis Star Jannik Sinner Accepts Three-Month Ban in Doping Settlement

Chevron to Cut 20% of Workforce in Major Restructuring

75K Federal Workers Accept Trump's Controversial Buyout Deal

Study: AI Workplace Tools May Erode Critical Thinking Skills

Labor

The US economy added 143K non-farm payrolls in January, falling short of the 170K jobs economists had predicted, marking the weakest January total since 2016 and the slowest start to a year for overall job growth since before the COVID pandemic.

US Adds 143K Jobs in January

US District Judge Pauses Trump Federal Buyout Plan

New Zealand Eases Visa Rules for Remote Workers

Spain Approves Historic 37.5-Hour Work Week

200 UK Firms Switch to Four-Day Week

Bullying

The UK Children's Commissioner is calling for a review following leaked CCTV footage obtained by the BBC that appears to show autistic children being forcefully pushed into padded "calming rooms" at Whitefield School in London between 2014 and 2017.

BBC Report: Leaked CCTV Reveals Abuse of Autistic Children at UK School

Australia's Parliament Will Consider Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

At Least Three Killed in Bosnia School Shooting

Australia: Former Radio Host Charged With Sexually Abusing Eight People

Report: Meta Accused of Censoring Pro-Palestinian Accounts

Housing

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday announced plans to impose a tax of up to 100% on property purchases by non-EU residents, who reportedly bought approximately 27K properties in 2023. The move comes as part of a broader housing affordability initiative in the nation.

Spain Plans 100% Tax on Non-EU Property Buyers

US Homelessness Surges 18%

US Employers Added 254K New Jobs in September

Hong Kong High Court Rules in Favor of LGBTQ Rights

Kamala Harris Releases Economic Agenda

Unemployment

Weekly unemployment claims in the US decreased by 9K to 211K last week, reaching the lowest level since March. In addition, the four-week average declined by 3.5k to 223,250.

US Jobless Claims Hit Nine-Month Low

Musk Names Federal Agencies He Wants to Cut

Report: US Economy Added 142K Jobs in August

UK: Starmer Claims UK 'Simply Isn't Working' in Jobs Push

US Government Overreported Yearly Job Gains by 800K

Homelessness

On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order instructing state agencies to clear unsafe homeless encampments authorizing local governments to use state resources to remove the encampments with "urgency and humanity."

California Gov. Newsom Signs Order for Homeless Encampment Clearances

SCOTUS Upholds Outdoor Sleeping Ban

US Homelessness Hits Record High

SCOTUS Hears Grants Pass Homelessness Case

King Charles Launches Food Security Project

Disabilities

On Wednesday, the Japanese Supreme Court found that the 1948 eugenics law under which thousands of people who had inheritable disabilities were forcibly sterilized violated the constitution, ordering the government to pay damages to 11 surviving victims.

Japan: Defunct Forced Sterilization Law Ruled Unconstitutional

Japan: Top Court Finds Sterilization Rule for Gender Change Unconstitutional

Study: Japanese Eugenics Program Sterilized Children

Denmark Apologizes for Abuses in Care Homes

Paralyzed Man Walks Again After Brain, Spine Implants

Welfare

FDA Says Lab-Grown Meat is Safe to Eat

On Wednesday, two California-based companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had approved them as producers and retailers of laboratory-grown meat.

USDA Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Meat

Drug abuse

US Pres. Joe Biden and Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping met for the first time in a year on Wednesday, as the two held talks for approximately four hours in California before attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in an attempt to revive relations between both countries.

Biden and Xi Meet, Agree to Resume Military Communication

Report: Biden, Xi to Announce Deal to Crack Down on Fentanyl

Biden, Xi to Meet in San Francisco

Biden to Seek Resumption of Military Ties with China

FDA Considering Over-the-Counter Narcan