The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. A Republican group “Never Trump” has released a new attack announcement with a former Navy Seal that says Donald Trump is weak, non-conservative and the easiest problem to solve in …
Read More »‘That’s something from Marie Antoinette s *** right there’: Melania Trump faces backlash over Rose Garden project amid national crises
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Melania Trump has been criticized for going ahead with a renovation project for the White House Rose Garden, while the country remains under the control of a series of national …
Read More »Trump says he hasn’t recently seen a national security adviser who tested positive for Covid-19.
Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Images President Trump said he has not recently seen national security adviser Robert O’Brien, and that he does not know when his national security adviser first tested positive for Covid-19. “I haven’t seen him lately,” Trump told reporters before leaving the White House for …
Read More »Exclusive: Goldman renews employee reviews, opening the door to further job cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – US investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc is adopting a performance appraisal system that will rate up to 10% of its 39,000 employees as underperforming this year, according to an internal memo sent Monday, which It could generate more job cuts in 2021 than the bank …
Read More »Mars 2020 missions: Here’s why several spacecraft will launch this summer
Four missions to Mars were planned to launch this summer, including three rovers, from multiple space agencies. Two, including China’s Tianwen-1 (which carries a rover) and the UAE’s Hope Probe probe, launched last week, are now headed for Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover is next, scheduled to launch on July 30. …
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