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Saturday February 15th, 2025 morning edition

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Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency oversees America’s nuclear weapons.

Some of the fired employees included NNSA staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

These staff oversee the contractors who build nuclear weapons, and they inspect these weapons.

It also included employees at NNSA headquarters who write requirements and guidelines for contractors who build nuclear weapons.

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which enriches and stores uranium for America's nuclear weapons.

In addition to overseeing America’s nuclear weapons, the NNSA also helps secure nuclear material nationwide.

“NNSA maintains sensors in Ukraine to help track nuclear risks, whether intentional or unintentional,” a source said, adding the layoffs are “frightening. »

Zelenskyy: 'Very difficult' for Ukraine to survive without U.S. military support

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"But we will have low chance, low chance, to survive without support of the United States.

"I don’t want to think about" fighting against Russia without American support, Zelenskyy told "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker.

The Ukrainian president also spoke about his concern that Ukraine would be vulnerable to another major attack by Russia in the future if the U.S. does not continue providing military support. »

Men in MAGA hats, DOGE shirts demand access to files at S.F. City Hall

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The sheriff’s department, which responded to the incidents, said it believes the men were impersonating employees of DOGE, Elon Musk’s task force at the federal level, which has taken a hatchet to government budgets.

The men claimed they required information related to “alleged wasteful government spending and fraud,” Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tara Moriarty said, but employees in “various offices” at City Hall refused and called for help from sheriff’s deputies.

Board of Supervisor President Rafael Mandelman said the men approached the Assessment Appeals Board office, and applauded the city employees who refused to grant them access. »