## Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The email came from the Office of Personnel Management’s new HR email address but had no signature.

CNN has obtained copies of emails sent to federal employees in multiple agencies.

The email blast came on the heels of a social media post by Musk threatening the jobs of workers who do not comply.

“Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk posted Saturday on X, hours after Trump suggested he be more “aggressive.”.

Musk can’t force federal employees to resign, and attempting to do so would amount to an involuntary termination, Michael Fallings, a federal employment law expert and managing partner at Tully Rinckey, told CNN.

FBI Director Kash Patel told bureau employees Saturday not to immediately respond to the OPM email.

Kelley said his union plans to take legal action to “challenge any unlawful terminations of our members and federal employees.”. »

### Elon Musk Boosts Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party Again Ahead Of Sunday’s Election

Authored by forbes.com

Elon Musk frequently posts about Germany's far-right AfD party on X.

alongside German flag emojis, which he pinned to his X profile, on Saturday, one day before Germany’s general election.

Musk’s support for the AfD has drawn criticism from German chancellor Olaf Scholz, with whom Musk has feuded for weeks. »

### New DNA evidence frees Hawaii man after 30 years in prison for murder

Authored by cbsnews.com

She ruled that new evidence, including DNA test results, would likely change the outcome of another trial against Gordon Cordeiro.

But he was later found guilty of murder, robbery and attempted murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

The judge agreed that the new DNA evidence and new information about gunshot residue would change the results of a later trial. »

### Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Authored by apnews.com

PARIS (AP) — Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000).

The man whose card was stolen, identified in police documents as Jean-David E., is offering to split the cash with the lucky winners.

At the shop, a vendor told him two apparently homeless men had used one of his cards to buy the winning scratch-off lottery ticket. »

### PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US’

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

US PlayStation 5 Pro sales have fallen behind PlayStation 4 Pro’s sales performance during its first months of sale.

However, it’s worth noting that PlayStation 5 Pro retails for significantly more than PS4 Pro did ($700 vs $400), and Circana’s reporting period is also one week less.

In November, Piscatella claimed that PS5 Pro had enjoyed “a solid start,” with unit sales “in the same ballpark as PS4 Pro’s launch”. »

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