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LOADING ERROR LOADINGSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. The decision came after federal agencies on Friday started issuing layoff notices aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. The layoff notices are part of an effort by Trump’s Republican administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues. ___Follow the AP’s coverage of the federal government shutdown at https://apnews.com/hub/government-shutdown.

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via Associated Press Stephen Graham (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Stephen Graham’s hit Netflix series Adolescence sparked a global debate on toxic masculinity and shone a spotlight on the sometimes stilted relationships that can exist between fathers and sons. Now, the actor is imploring dads everywhere to pen a letter to their boys – and he wants to publish it. AdvertisementStephen is working with psychology lecturer Orly Klein on a new project asking fathers to write a letter to their sons about what it means to be a man. He said: “I realised there was a greater need for communication between fathers and sons. Advertisement“She knew that Stephen and I shared the same commitment to tackling the issues facing young men today.”

LOADING ERROR LOADINGKid Rock recently insisted that President Donald Trump has been trying to “help” Black communities in Chicago by pushing to deploy National Guard troops in the city. And he’s been threatening to send National Guard troops to Chicago for months. Last week, Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois after Texas Gov. Days later, a federal judge ruled to temporarily block the National Guard deployment in Chicago for at least two weeks. Biondi emphasized that Kid Rock’s assertion that Trump is trying to “help” Black communities falls flat — especially considering his administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, practices.

Photo Courtesy Of Nina Lichtenstein Moments after the author, left, met Heidi, right. The first thing I noticed was how bleary-eyed the woman was, and what a pretty white linen tunic she wore. AdvertisementGrowing up in a small town can make things interesting: My aunt, my father’s sister-in-law, is from the same town as Heidi. AdvertisementIndeed, I now realise I unknowingly wrote this book for one very important person: my half-sister. Nina B. Lichtenstein, Phd., MFA, is a native of Oslo, Norway.

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The American Federation of Government Employees, two of its California locals, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed suit on September 30 in federal court in San Francisco. The unions are now asking the court for immediate injunctive relief to halt the firings. When shutdowns occur, federal employees are either classified as “excepted,” meaning they continue working without pay until funding resumes, or “non-excepted,” meaning they are temporarily furloughed. Approximately 750,000 federal employees remain furloughed nationwide. The court in San Francisco is expected to rule soon on the unions’ emergency motion.

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And for the first time ever, the Department of Justice joined the case to argue against the Voting Rights Act. During the first round of arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, Kavanaugh appeared fixated on the temporal argument. Now that the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act is before the court, he can flip and join the other four conservatives to end its application to redistricting. His decision in that case relied on the same temporal argument that Kavanaugh now raises in Louisiana v. Callais. AdvertisementThe Voting Rights Act was passed following the famous Selma to Montgomery March in Alabama, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.

Barack Obama was the final guest on “WTF With Marc Maron” on Monday, which ended after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes. Associated Press/GettyFormer President Barack Obama blasted law firms, universities and businesses for succumbing to the Trump administration as he appeared as the final guest on Marc Maron’s pioneering podcast. AdvertisementObama returned to “WTF With Marc Maron” for the final episode after 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes of the stand-up comedian’s groundbreaking show. The identity of the comic’s final guest was not revealed until the episode dropped Monday. Advertisement“We all have this capacity, I think, to take a stand,” he added.

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