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A year from Oct 7, tens of thousands dead and fears of a ‘forever war’
Israel gets most of its weapons from the U.S., which provides it with more than $3 billion in military aid annually. After Oct. 7 this was dramatically increased, with Congress agreeing in April to send a further $14 billion to Israel in military assistance. (They also signed off on $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid for…
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Boeing starts furloughing tens of thousands of employees amid machinist strike
Boeing will temporarily furlough thousands of U.S. executives, managers and other staff, citing the ongoing machinist strike as the company races to preserve cash, CEO Kelly Ortberg told employees on Wednesday. The furloughs will affect tens of thousands of Boeing employees, a company spokesperson said. The plan came less than a week after Boeing’s more than 30,000 machinists…