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Why fake AI calls impersonating US officials are ‘the new normal’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the White House chief of staff — have been impersonated in recent weeks using artificial ...
More than 1,000 people laid off at US State Department
The involuntary staff reductions are part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
US aware of reported death of American after beating by Israeli settlers
The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a U.S. citizen in the Israeli-occupied West ...
US sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations
The U.S. government has announced sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights ...
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US State Department fires over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
Dismissals are part of major reorganization of department, which proponents have touted as a streamlining measure and critics ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...
1,300+ U.S. State Department workers are being fired amid reorganization
Republican leaders say the cuts are necessary to make the department more nimble and efficient, but diplomats say they will ...
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The US in brief: Slashing the State Department
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