More than 1,000 staff members at the CDC were laid off Friday, affecting units that respond to infectious-disease outbreaks, analyze science and health data to develop policy, and monitor the safety of employees.

TikTok’s U.S. business would be controlled by an investor consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz under a framework the U.S. and China are finalizing.

The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

“.. Let’s be clear: The so-called summit with Vladimir Putin did absolutely nothing to advance any American interests .. We got nothing. Appeasement doesn’t work, has never worked, never will work.”

— Sean Hannity, after Biden’s 2021 summit

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Really enjoyed this conversation, @johnshrader.bsky.social!

Kevin Hassett: "The data can't be propaganda. The data has to be something you can trust, bc decision-makers throughout the economy trust that these are the data that they can build a factory because they believe, or cut interest rates. If the data aren't that good, it's a real problem for the US."