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Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley's security clearance and protective detail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for Gen. Mark Milley, retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and has ordered the Pentagon's inspector general to review Milley's actions while serving as the nation's top uniformed officer to determine...

What to know about Trump's buyout proposal for federal employees
President Donald Trump's administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce. They don't have a long time to decide: The deadline is Feb. 6. The buyouts are for all full-time federal employees except for military personnel, employees of...

Algeria blasts European Parliament for condemning a French-Algerian author's arrest
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian lawmakers condemned the European Parliament for a resolution criticizing the arrest of French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal. Lawmakers from both chambers of the North African nation's parliament on Monday signed a statement rebuking the European...

New player arrives in US Steel-Nippon takeover saga with the goal of quashing it
An asset manager is seeking to quash Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel and oust the leadership of the U.S. steelmaker after taking a stake in the company. Ancora Holdings Group, with $10 billion in assets, reported acquiring a 0.18% stake in the Pittsburgh company. It said...
