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Some federal agencies launch a new ‘deferred resignation’ effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs

April 1, 2025

JFE Engineering and Sushiro cook up food waste-to-energy cycle
TOKYO — JFE Engineering is joining hands with a quartet of major restaurant chains in Japan to produce electricity using biogas from food scraps, selling the power generated back to these partners. The companies joining the food waste-to-energy cycle initiative are Akindo Sushiro, the Food & Life Cos. group unit that runs conveyer-belt sushi chain…
Trump fires security adviser Waltz, signaling new China line
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump nominated national security adviser Mike Waltz to be ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, tapping Secret of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement. Rubio will double as the top diplomat. The de facto demotion and the reported resignation of Waltz’s deputy, Alex Wong, are likely to have…
11 teen lacrosse players suspected in hazing incident surrender to police
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Woman sues American Airlines after alleged in-flight sexual assault 01:47 Kentucky Derby bugler describes sounding the call on race day 02:52 Now Playing 11 teen lacrosse players suspected in hazing incident surrender to police 02:05 UP NEXT Man in critical…
Australia election rivals pledge spending surge even as budget chasm beckons
SYDNEY — Outside a polling station in Parramatta, a bellwether community in western Sydney, Iraj summed up the sentiment ahead of Australia’s federal election on Saturday. “The price of everything has gone up,” the 60-year-old said. “You feel it when you’re shopping.”
Driver in Illinois after-school program crash that killed 4 was negative for alcohol, substances
The driver who crashed into an Illinois after-school program, killing four students, was not under the influence of alcohol and controlled substances. A toxicology report for Marianne Akers, 44, came back negative and no charges have been filed as of yet, Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said Thursday. Akers was taken to a hospital and…
Asia grows resistant to loyalty tests by US, China: ADB chief
WASHINGTON — Asian countries are increasingly pursuing “strategic independence,” avoiding taking a side in the U.S.-China rivalry as tariffs threaten to upend the region’s postwar economic order, Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda told Nikkei. Kanda, formerly Japan’s top currency diplomat, took over as head of the multilateral lender in Febru. Edited excerpts from the…
Trump’s deportation campaign is capitalizing on a key hallmark: Speed
A deportation flight carrying immigrants to El Salvador took off while a judge was ruling in the case. A mother of two U.S. citizens was sent to Honduras without speaking to anyone other than immigration officials. College students have been suddenly arrested on city streets and sent to detention centers hundreds of miles away. The…
Japan auto parts makers look at passing on tariff costs: Nikkei survey
TOKYO — More than half of major Japanese auto parts makers that expect higher costs due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are considering raising prices, a Nikkei survey has found. The U.S. will levy a 25% tariff on key auto components starting Saturday. If parts manufacturers pass on that cost, it could lead to…
Growing GOP fight over ‘SALT’ tax deduction complicates Trump agenda bill
WASHINGTON — Republicans are at loggerheads over the fate of a controversial tax deduction that is critical to winning enough votes in the House to pass President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. After a week of meetings and discussions, Republicans still haven’t settled on how to handle the state and local tax deduction, also known as…