Two current and former USAID employees told NBC News that one of the few senior career civil servants with the power to do so temporarily revoked an order that sidelined nearly 60 top career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on Thursday. The same professional worker was put on administrative leave a few hours later as well. Nick Gottlieb, USAID's director of employee and labor relations, sent an email to the dozens of top USAID employees who were placed on paid leave on Monday, stating that the documents do not demonstrate any misbehavior on your part. I am therefore no longer able to keep you in this position. Gottlieb admitted he had no idea how long his choice would last. Within the day, you might get another email confirming your leave status. "I wish you all ...

01/30/2025, Charleston, South Carolina Cadets and students at The Citadel who obtained a grade point average of 3.7 or above during the autumn semester of 2024 were given gold stars. The Citadel's dean's list also includes cadets and students who get gold star honors. At The Citadel, Jack Cooper of Tega Cay, South Carolina, received gold stars for the fall of 2024. The Citadel gave Joseph Curtis of Fort Mill, South Carolina, gold stars for the fall of 2024. At The Citadel, Fort Mill, South Carolina's Thomas Flanagan received gold stars for the fall of 2024. The Citadel gave Nathan Givens of Fort Mill, South Carolina, gold stars for the fall of 2024. At The Citadel, Fort Mill, South Carolina's Connor Hill received gold stars for the fall of 2024. At The Citadel, Brady Kam of Fort Mill, Sou...

Lincoln Greeneas, a junior wrestler, was named the Fort Mill High School Athlete of the Week for his exceptional on-mat performance. Greene has been voted both the Region Wrestler of the Year and the Region Champion. He has established himself as a leader for the Yellow Jackets wrestling team by continuing to compete at a high level. The Fort Mill Jackets Athletic Booster Club, Jersey Mike's Subs, and Super Chix, who sponsor the weekly award to honor student-athletes who excel in their sport, have made this distinction possible. Lincoln Greene deserves this well-deserved accolade, so congratulations!

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The UH-60 Black Hawk, regarded as the backbone of Army aviation, was the military helicopter that crashed into a regional plane close to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 persons on board. The Army claims to have depended on the helicopter for every significant mission worldwide for more than 40 years. It is an autility tactical transport aircraft that is employed for everything from air assault to relief efforts. According to Timothy A. Loranger, an aviation lawyer and former aircraft mechanic, the aircraft, which was first deployed in the Army in 1979, is widely regarded as safe and has a solid reputation for dependability and survival in both combat and transport operations. According to Sikorsky, a division of the massive aerospace and defense company Lockheed-M...

A mountain, a river, and then an asacred forest. In New Zealand, Mount Taranaki, a massive 8,261-foot stratovolcano that is well-liked by skiers and snowboarders, was acknowledged as a legal person on Thursday. The mountain, also known by its M ori name Taranaki Maunga, is the most recent natural feature in the nation to confer a person's rights, powers, obligations, liabilities, and duties. The indigenous M ori people regard the mountain to be one of their ancestors, but the government has essentially stopped owning it. Te K hui Tupua is its legal name, and the law regards it as an indivisible, living entity. It encompasses Taranaki as well as the surrounding country and hills, with all of their material and spiritual components. Government representatives and members of the local M ori ...