‘Painful but necessary’: Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs

[ad_1] The Washington Post on Wednesday announced sweeping layoffs that will significantly shrink its newsroom. The Post eliminated its sports section, large parts of its foreign coverage and its storied books division, in what current and former staff described as one of the darkest moments in the paper’s history.The cuts, which affect nearly every department, […]

Machado would have been president today if she had turned down the Nobel Peace Prize: White House insiders reveal her ‘original sin’

[ad_1] White House insiders have revealed to the Washington Post why President Donald Trump dismissed the prospects of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado as the next Venezuelan leader, which even caught Machado’s supporters off guard. Trump said it would be very tough for her to be the leader as she doesn’t have the […]

‘Scrambling to change plans’: Pentagon summons top military leaders to rare in-person meeting in Virginia; purpose not revealed

[ad_1] The Pentagon is convening a rare gathering of top US military leaders next week in Quantico, Virginia. Defence secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned senior commanders from around the world, though the purpose of the meeting remains unclear.“People are scrambling to change their plans and see if they have to attend,” a source was quoted […]

Washington Post fires Karen Attiah: Columnist links dismissal to posts on Charlie Kirk; guild accuses paper of free speech violation

[ad_1] Karen Attiah and Charlie Kirk (File photos) Karen Attiah, a longtime writer for The Washington Post, says she has been dismissed from the newspaper’s Opinions department for speaking out against political violence, racial double standards and America’s inaction on gun control.The Post has not commented on her firing, citing personnel policies, but her biography […]

US journalist arrested and charged with possessing child sex abuse material

[ad_1] Thomas LeGro, an award-winning Washington Post journalist, has been charged for possessing child pornography, after being arrested following a search at his home, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday.According to a DoJ press release, videos depicting child sexual abuse material were found in LeGro’s work laptop.“On June 26, FBI agents […]