Is Trump’s inspectors general purge legal?
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 Trump fires independent inspectors general in Friday night purge POLITICO · Megan Messerly, Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney and Nahal Toosi The watchdogs say the removals may be invalid for failing to comply with a 2022 law requiring a 30-day notification to Congress before removals.  |
 Hamas releases 4 more hostages as part of ceasefire agreement with Israel NPR · Jerome Socolovsky, Willem Marx Hours later, Israel released 200 Palestinians from prison as part of the hostage-for-prisoner swap outlined in the temporary truce.  Kabul syndrome airmail.news · Lynne O’Donnell Women forced into submission by the Taliban are beginning to identify with their captors, even when forbidden from looking out the window.  ‘My family was murdered at Auschwitz. Her grandfather drove trains to the camp’ BBC News · Amie Liebowitz Aimie, a descendant of a Holocaust survivor, meets Cornelia, who is untangling her family’s Nazi past. |
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 Scientists suggest electrocuting yourself at the gym to get jacked futurism.com · Frank Landymore Affordable neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) devices could offer a practical way to boost gains for meatheads everywhere.  Bold predictions for both NFL conference title games USA TODAY Sports · Staff The penultimate weekend of action has a way of producing some unexpected twists. Could another defining moment be ahead?  Is America finally experiencing football fatigue? Awful Announcing · Ben Axelrod Many factors likely played a role in the recent dip in TV ratings. Or maybe there’s another explanation: We simply have too much football.  Madison Keys completes long journey, wins Australian Open title flipboard.com · The Sports Desk How the 29-year-old American redefined herself in her triumph over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.  9 new albums you should listen to now: FKA twigs, Benjamin Booker, and more Pitchfork · Jazz Monroe, Matthew Strauss Also stream new releases from Central Cee, Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta, Sam Amidon, Khadija Al Hanafi, Boldy James, and Kathryn Mohr.  Bad Bunny can’t quite take the heat, quits ‘Hot Ones’ before the end Entertainment Weekly · Raechal Shewfelt The Puerto Rican-born rapper tapped out, saying “I’m worried about my colon.” |
