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After complaining for years that Gen Z grads are difficult to work with, bosses are no longer all talk, no action: Now they’re rapidly firing young workers who aren’t up to scratch just months after hiring them. The numbers are stark. According to a survey, six in 10 employers admitted they had already sacked the Gen Z workers they had hired fresh out of college. Intelligent.com, a platform dedicated to helping young professionals navigate the future of work, surveyed nearly 1,000 U.S. business leaders. It found that the class of 2024’s shortcomings are shaping how bosses hire next—and it’s not...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WFTV) — Two high school girls in central Florida are charged with attempted murder of another student. Video from the back seat of a police cruiser caught them laughing about their plan. Isabelle Valdez, 15, and Lois Lippert, 14, were seen laughing and smiling as if they were heading to a party. In reality, they were on their way to jail. “This is such a bonding experience. I love this,” Lippert laughed. “I was going to do my makeup this morning for the mug shot, but I couldn’t find anything,” Valdez said. Prosecutors played the video...

A Corpus Christi woman who sued a local Marine pilot, claiming he spiked her hot chocolate with abortion pills and killed their unborn child, is now facing a $1.1 billion counter suit. The original lawsuit was filed Aug. 11, 2025, at the federal courthouse in downtown Corpus Christi and made national headlines. It named NAS-Corpus Christi Marine pilot Christopher Cooprider, accusing him of secretly dissolving abortion pills into his pregnant neighbor's hot cocoa, ending the life of their unborn child. Cooprider is being represented by high-profile attorney Mikal Watts, who is taking on the case for free and seeking over...

Jill Biden is giving her perspective from a since-demolished part of the White House, with the former first lady penning a memoir called “View From the East Wing.” In the book, announced Wednesday, Biden will share “her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words,” publisher Gallery Books said. “She reflects on the Biden presidency and its impact on her family. She brings you behind the scenes, from Camp David to Air Force One, from grading papers in the Rose Garden to witnessing the abrupt end of her husband’s bid for reelection,” the publisher said in promotional...

The non-profit White Coat Waste (WCW) has uncovered disturbing evidence of animal abuse at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC), where taxpayer dollars are funding barbaric procedures on cats, including former pets sourced from local shelters. According to records obtained by WCW, UMC maintained a colony of homeless cats acquired from Jefferson City, Missouri’s public animal shelter, using them as blood donors in ways that risked anemia and dangerously low blood levels. These cats, many likely lost or abandoned pets because they had microchips, could be confined for up to two years before potentially being euthanized if deemed “medically necessary” rather...

Circuit: Shanghai International, First Grand Prix: 2004, Number of Laps: 56, Circuit Length: 5.451 km, Race Distance: 305.066 km, Lap Record: 1:32.238, Michael Schumacher (2004) Track.

A man allegedly drove his car into a family on an evening walk, then opened fire, killing a 3-year-old child in the process. On Feb. 17, Alexander Lamar Banks, 21, was arraigned on one count of first-degree premeditated murder, three counts of assault with intent to murder, four counts of felony firearm, one count of possession of a dangerous weapon w/unlawful intent and one charge of possession of loaded firearm in vehicle, according to a press release from the Eaton County authorities in Michigan. A couple and their 3-year-old daughter, whom they pulled along in a pink wagon, were walking...

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) said that “the core of that message” Host Jen Psaki asked, “[Y]ou took part in a video message to members of the military…kind of reminding them that they can refuse to obey illegal orders. As you’re watching what is happening now, how does that message apply to what you think the men and women who are being asked to serve — people from the best military in the world are being asked to serve for a war that this administration really hasn’t explained, how does it apply to...

Kelly Clarkson called out 'lying' American Idol over a shock snub - over two decades after being the first winner of the reality singing competition. The 43-year-old star - who recently broke her silence on quitting her daytime talk series - got candid about the topic during Tuesday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. She had been joined by guests Daniel Radcliffe as well as the season four winner of The Traitors, Rob Rausch. When Clarkson asked Rausch about his prize of $220,800, the Love Island alum revealed to the Breakaway songstress that he is still awaiting the payment. 'You...

DECORAH, Iowa (KTTC) – A Decorah woman is charged in Winneshiek County for allegedly lacing a family size pan of lasagna to cause a miscarriage to another pregnant woman. Amber Snow, 36, is charged with several felonies including delivering a controlled substance, intentionally terminate a human pregnancy, and administering a harmful substance. In January 2026, the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office was contacted regarding a pan of lasagna that had allegedly been laced with a controlled substance. Snow and a co-conspirator were identified to be behind the laced lasagna. Search warrants revealed communication between the defendants showed that the lasagna...

Bill and Hillary Clinton had to get hauled in to testify by the House Oversight Committee about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Bill denied knowing anything, but his hands shook throughout his deposition. While he was certainly competent, he couldn't remember a lot.(snip) But he didn't seem in great physical shape.(snip) However, when Bill and Hillary were out on the street in New York City on Tuesday, they were walking around after an event with what looked like the Secret Service and others in their coterie. There was even a woman there who looked a bit like Huma Abedin, but...

Four military drones were stolen from Fort Campbell in Kentucky. In a post on the U.S. Army Fort Campbell Facebook Page, a spokesperson wrote that four Skydio X10D Drone Systems were stolen from the 326th Division Engineer Battalion building. The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward for information that leads to the conviction of those behind the theft. The drones were originally stolen in November of last year, but Fort Campbell released information and surveillance photos to the public on March 11. The Skydio X10D is an unmanned aerial drone designed with a modular payload...

@RLibertyCaucus The Republican Liberty Caucus proudly endorses Thomas Massie in KY-4 The swamp is after @MassieforKY because he’s the most honest, principled person in Congress. He’s an unwavering fighter for liberty and a smaller constitutional government. We must reelect this liberty warrior! As many Republicans in Congress abandon their campaign promises to go along with the D.C. swamp, @MassieforKY is one of the few still fighting for liberty.

It’s Bigfoot season in Ohio. Numerous reported sightings of the hairy beasts — which are said to be up to 10 feet tall — have been reported in the gloomiest corner of the state, leaving believers on edge. Some are even suspecting an entire family of Sasquatches could be migrating through the region. At least seven Bigfoot sightings have been reported across northeast Ohio since Friday, according to the minds at the Bigfoot Society, with most of the encounters coming between Akron and Youngstown in Portage County. One of the latest alleged incidents happened Monday evening in Streetsboro, with the...

Expats claim they will leave Dubai and never return as they fear for their lives and see their businesses destroyed while missiles continue to rain down over the United Arab Emirates. Once a tax-free haven attracting influencers from across the globe and thousands of Brits seeking warm weather and crime free streets, Dubai's carefully crafted image has been shattered and residents believe it is 'finished'. The emirate, home to around 240,000 British expats including Rio and Kate Ferdinand, Luisa Zissman and Petra Ecclestone, has been targeted by constant Iranian missile and drone attacks as the regime strikes US allies in...

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@RealAlexJones Counterterrorism/Military Expert Warns That President Trump Is Walking Into A Deep State Trap In Iran! Infowars Was The First To Report 8 Days Ago That President Trump Was Considering A Ground Invasion Of Iran — Those Reports Have Now Been CONFIRMED! Former Navy SEAL & Bestselling Author, Matt Bracken, Joins Alex Jones To Lay Out The Cold Hard Facts

@decensorednews TPAction: Thomas Massie is a “RINO” Charlie Kirk in 2023: Thomas Massie is “one of my favorite members of Congress. He loves the Constitution, he loves liberty. He's honest and he's tough, and he's really gonna go after the intel agencies... Thomas Massie [is] just terrific.”

President Donald Trump was gravitating toward endorsing Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn last week. But he and some top advisers grew frustrated after his intentions leaked to the press, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, and the plan stalled. Then Cornyn’s opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced on Friday that if the Senate passed the president’s voting restrictions bill — something Trump has grown particularly fixated on in recent weeks — he would consider dropping out of the runoff race. Paxton specified the GOP should lift the filibuster to do so, an idea many Republican senators oppose. White...

TEHRAN — Iranian government officials have reached out to the American Democratic Party for advice on how run a country with a dead leader. After enduring mockery for presenting the public a cardboard cutout of the new Ayatollah, Iranian officials decided it was time to reach out for help on how to to go about running a nation lead by a stiff. "We could really use some pointers," said Iranian official Yasser Khosravi. "We worked really hard on 'Cardboard Khamenei', cut out little shoes for him and everything. I thought stapling flowers to his forehead was really a nice touch....