Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration plans to significantly shrink the workforce of the Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. intelligence agencies, with the aim of cutting thousands of employees over several years, two sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.The administration’s cost-cutting approach at the CIA and other intelligence agencies suggests a more calibrated effort than its strategy at other federal departments, with some agencies — such as the U.S. Agency for International Development — essentially dismantled.Lawmakers have been told that the downsizing would cut about 1,000 to 1,200 employees at the CIA, the sources said.…
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The cardinals who have traveled to Rome to elect the next pope at a conclave next week sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the globe.At first glance, they appear to split along the kinds of left-right lines that characterize political contests elsewhere. Many conservative Roman Catholic Church leaders disagreed with Pope Francis, who was often a darling of liberals around the world.But the typical divisions between progressives and conservatives don’t correspond so neatly with the ideological battles within the Vatican and the broader church. Although there are some exceptions among the cardinals, the issue that most…
A used Range Rover Evoque vehicle for sale at a Land Rover dealership in Tucson, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJaguar Land Rover has restarted shipments of vehicles to the United States after pausing them in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, London’s Times newspaper reported on Saturday.The first shipments of JLR vehicles bound for the U.S. for almost a month left Britain on Wednesday, the report said.JLR, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. It said in April it would pause…
Denise Buzy-Pucheu, founder and owner of The Persnickety Bride, said steep tariffs on imports from China are hurting U.S. businesses, including bridal shops and wedding dress designers. Some of the brands she carries have added a tariff surcharge.Courtesy of The Persnickety Bride; Photograph by Stella Blue PhotographyDays after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on imports from China, Denise Buzy-Pucheu sat on the couch in her bridal boutique and fired up the shop’s iPhone.In a video later posted on Instagram, the founder of The Persnickety Bride in Newtown, Conn. spoke directly to brides and prospective customers and outlined how the…
The crowd reacts during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025.CNBCOMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway shareholders who came from around the world to Omaha for the conglomerate’s annual meeting this weekend had no idea how historic this year’s event would be.Warren Buffett, the billionaire and CEO who turned what was once a failing Massachusetts textile company into a $1.2 trillion titan, announced his intention to step down by the end of the year. The news astonished investors, whom Buffett has long characterized as partners in his value investing mission.”I’m stunned,” said Jim Ross, a…
Israel will mobilize thousands of reserve soldiers to bolster its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Saturday night, as the country appeared poised to expand its offensive in the Palestinian enclave.The move prompted fear in Gaza, where Israel has barred food, medicine and other humanitarian aid from entering for over two months. Reeling from more than a year of hunger and fighting, many are still displaced or living amid the rubble of what was once their homes.Israel’s security cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was set to meet on Sunday to formally sign off…
Gregory Abel, Vice Chairman overseeing non-insurance operations for Berkshire Hathaway, meets shareholders in the exhibition hall during the Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2024. Scott Morgan | ReutersWarren Buffett plans to hand over the reins of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025 to Greg Abel, who has been working for the legendary investor for more than two decades and has a long track record as a business operator in his own right.Abel has been on Berkshire Hathaway’s board since 2018, and his current title is vice chairman of non-insurance operations. That role puts…
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025.CNBCOMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett shocked shareholders during the conglomerate’s annual gathering on Saturday by announcing his intention to step down. For hours before that, the billionaire touched on a wide range of topics across the business and political spheres.Here’s some of the biggest takeaways from Buffett’s 4.5-hour question-and-answer session:1. His plans to step downBuffett’s announcement to leave the chief executive role will come to define the meeting. Buffett proposed to be succeeded by Greg Abel, vice chairman of non-insurance operations,…
O Besos walks on the track during training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.Andy Lyons | Getty ImagesLOUISVILLE, Ky. — The first sign that the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby would be a wet one actually came on Friday.The day before the race, a severe thunderstorm rolled into Louisville, soaking fans or sending them for cover during the Kentucky Oaks. Heavy winds blew over temporary rent-a-fences onto surrounding roads, bringing traffic to a halt around Churchill Downs.”The police stopped the bus!” one elderly woman trying to leave the racetrack Friday said on the phone in…
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Ukraine will not adhere to a three-day cease-fire proposed by Russia, saying such a short truce would not help in negotiations for a lasting peace.Ukraine in March accepted a proposal from the Trump administration for a 30-day cease-fire, to be followed by talks on matters including the location of an armistice line, steps to safeguard a nuclear power plant occupied by the Russian army and deployment of a possible European peacekeeping force.On Saturday Mr. Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that the Russian counteroffer of a three-day cease-fire covering the anniversary of the end of…
