JPMorgan employee who questioned Jamie Dimon’s RTO mandate says he was fired—then told he could stay—after testy town hall
JPMorgan employee who questioned Jamie Dimon’s RTO mandate says he was fired—then told he could stay—after testy town hall
When Nicolas Welch snagged a front row seat at JPMorgan Chase’s town hall meeting in Columbus, OH on February 12, he wasn’t expecting any trouble. He was just a few feet away from Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chairman and CEO, who sat on stage to address roughly 1,000 employees in person and thousands more on Zoom.
Like some others at the bank, Welch is unhappy about a recent directive that has ordered all 317,233 JP Morgan Chase employees to resume working in the office five days a week starting next month. Currently, roughly 40% of JPMorgan Chase’s employees are on a hybrid schedule, where they can work from home two days a week.
Welch, an analyst in tech ops who has worked for JPM since 2017, says he is going through a divorce and is seeking flexibility to deal with family and childcare issues. “I want to do the job I love with flexibility to do it,” he told Fortune. (Welch for the time being has a reprieve. Polaris is JPMorgan Chase’s regional headquarters in Ohio and no date has been set yet for the return of their more than 12,000 employees.)
After a short introduction of Dimon, the town hall opened up for Q&A. Welch was ready. He was the third person picked to ask a question. He had spent weeks preparing his remarks, so he didn’t feel nervous addressing the JPMorgan Chase CEO at the town hall. Welch began by thanking Dimon for “listening to an old hillbilly like me,” before explaining how his team was composed of seven people that are located in different geographies, including India and Buenos Aires, and work in four different time zones.
“There is no way that being in an office makes any difference for us specifically. So, all I’m asking is that—I’m not suggesting you rescind such an order— but suggesting it be left up to managers of individual teams themselves on [the] necessity of an office workplace,” Welch said during the meeting, according to a recording obtained by Fortune. His coworkers applauded. But Dimon was not moved.
“That’s it? I’m going to give you a complete answer. There is no chance that I would leave that up to managers. Zero chance. The abuse that took place was extraordinary,” Dimon said. Dimon then complained of employees wasting time during Zoom meetings, and how headcount for JPMorgan Chase had ballooned by 50,000 in the last four to five years. “We don’t need all those people. We were putting people in jobs because people weren’t doing the jobs they were hired to do in [the] first place,” Dimon said.
Later in the meeting, Dimon also complained about a petition from some JPMorgan Chase workers who want the bank to rescind its RTO mandate. “I don’t care how many people sign that ******** petition,” Dimon said.
Nic Welch has worked for JPMorgan Chase since 2017.
Following the conclusion of the 45-minute town hall, Welch (pictured above) says he was greeted with high-fives and “thank yous” from coworkers. But his day soon took an ominous turn, when he received a text from Garrett Monaghan, a Vice President – Branch HelpDesk. “I don’t know what the ***** you just did, but come to my desk immediately when that town hall ends. Please,” according to a message that was viewed by Fortune. Monaghan was Welch’s immediate supervisor in 2022 and 2023 and, though he is no longer his direct boss, they both work in Technology Employee Support Services, or TESS, a division of JPMorgan Chase.
When Welch got to the meeting with Monaghan, he says he found the VP standing in a small conference room, along with another executive, Jeffrey Todd Merrill, Vice President – Global Dedicated IT Support, who was seated. (Merrill was Welch’s boss from 2018 to 2021 but is no longer.) Welch says that Monaghan told him he had “just dragged our whole organization through the mud. Go and clean off your desk and get the ***** out of here,” Welch recalls.
“You think so?” Welch said, as he walked out of the room. Because he works remotely two days a week, he didn’t have much to carry, picking up his coat and headphones. Minutes later, he stood in the parking lot. “I’ve never been told to get the ***** out of the office before,” he said. (Monaghan declined to comment, and Merrill did not respond to messages or calls from Fortune.)
Welch didn’t know what to think. His current boss, Richard Cundiff, IT Support Customer Success Manager, had moved to Florida in January and wasn’t at the town hall. Welch texted him at 12:14 pm and told him that Monaghan had just “threatened my job, so I’ve been ordered home.”
“Thanks for letting me know,” Cundiff replied. Welch then told his boss that Monaghan had ordered him to clean off his desk and go home, according to messages viewed by Fortune. Cundiff did not reply.
Twenty minutes later, Welch had not received any further communication from Cundiff, so he texted him again and asked to speak to his boss, who was out on vacation. “She is currently out of the office, I will inform her in our next meeting,” Cundiff said.
For the next several hours, Welch sat in his home in Columbus convinced he was fired. That didn’t change until around 4:30 pm when he says Megan Mead, executive director, director of global IT support, called him. (Monaghan, Cundiff and Merrill report to Mead and all are part of TESS.) During the roughly 45-minute conversation, according to Welch, Mead explained that she had “smoothed things over” with Monaghan and that Welch was not fired and still had have a job. Later Wednesday evening, according to a text message viewed by Fortune, Mead messaged Welch: “I appreciate you, Nic and I am really proud about how you responded to a pretty unfair circumstance.” (Mead did not respond to a call and LinkedIn message asking for comment.)
Less than an hour after Mead’s call to Welch, at 5:14 pm, Monaghan texted Welch and apologized, saying he owed him a beer and a handshake. “I agree with your message, if not the delivery. We good?” Monaghan said in the text.
Fired not fired
Cundiff, Welch’s boss, told Fortune that claims of a firing “are false” and declined further comment. A JPMorgan Chase spokesman said that Welch was never fired and is in good standing with the bank. “He didn’t say anything wrong in the town hall,” the spokesman said. Other JPMorgan Chase employees, who heard about the exchange on Reddit or from Welch himself but didn’t see it, think he was fired, although it’s not clear if paperwork was ever filed. “When a senior member of management yells at you to clean out your desk and leave, I would interpret that as an on-the-spot firing,” said a JPM Chase employee, who also works in tech and asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation
For now, the upshot is that Welch still has his job—as well as a certain level of fame among JPMorgan Chase workers, who he says have sent him numerous emails and texts of support. Some workers have even called him the “Voice of America,” Welch said.
Still, he is upset about how he was treated and blames the fear caused by the RTO for causing his firing, however brief. “I want to do the job that I love in the way that I want to do it. That’s what I hope to get out of all this,” Welch said.
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Pep Guardiola reaction — Man City boss on 'mini-Rodri' Gonzalez, Marmoush goals, Haaland injury – NBC Sports
Pep Guardiola reaction — Man City boss on 'mini-Rodri' Gonzalez, Marmoush goals, Haaland injury – NBC Sports
Pep Guardiola reaction — Man City boss on ‘mini-Rodri’ Gonzalez, Marmoush goals, Haaland injury NBC SportsOmar Marmoush: How Egyptian striker can pick up Man City’s goalscoring slack BBC.comMan City rediscover flair in crucial win over Newcastle as Mikel Merino steps up for Arsenal – Premier League hits and misses Sky SportsOmar Marmoush’s rapid Manchester City hat-trick demolishes Newcastle The GuardianCan Marmoush save Man City’s season? Maybe, but City have made it harder than necessary ESPN
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Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed
Israel releases Palestinians after Gaza hostages freed
****** released Israeli hostages Iair *****, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza and Israel freed some 369 ************ prisoners and detainees in exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire.
The three were led onto a stage with ************ ****** militants armed with automatic rifles standing on each side of them at the site in Khan Younis, live footage showed, before they were taken back into Israel by Israeli forces.
Shortly afterwards, buses carrying freed ************ prisoners and detainees departed Israel’s Ofer jail in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The first bus arrived in Ramallah to a cheering crowd waving ************ flags.
Buses carrying some of the hundreds of ************ freed prisoners and detainees, some flashing victory signs as they hung from the windows, arrived later at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Some of the Palestinians were serving long prison terms for involvement in suicide bombings and other attacks that killed dozens of Israelis during the second ************ uprising in 2000. Others were jailed for killing Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
Hassan Ewis’ charge sheet in the Israeli Justice Ministry records include the planting of explosives and attempted ******* and intentional *********. He said prison conditions were difficult and Palestinians were deprived of sufficient food.
Some of the Israeli hostages who have returned since January 19 have reported being deprived of food, held in tunnels for months and not seeing daylight, and being subjected to physical and psychological abuse.
The ceasefire’s second phase is meant to usher in negotiations to return the remaining living hostages among the 251 seized that day, and complete an Israeli military withdrawal before a final end to the war and the reconstruction of Gaza.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Donald Trump for putting pressure on ******, which he said led to the release of the three hostages and said he would convene a cabinet meeting to discuss next steps.
Argentina-born Iair *****, 46, was taken captive together with his younger brother Eitan. ***** appeared to have lost considerable weight in captivity.
“Now, we can breathe a little. Our Iair is home after surviving hell in Gaza. Now, we need to bring Eitan back so our family can truly breathe,” *****’s family said in a statement.
The swap of the three Israelis for the 369 Palestinians allayed growing alarm that the ceasefire agreement could unravel before the end of the 42-day first stage of the truce pact in effect since January 19.
In what has become known as Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, people broke into cheers and tears after hearing the Red Cross was on its way to deliver the three to Israeli military forces.
Dekel Chen, a US-Israeli, Troufanov, a Russian Israeli, and ***** along with his brother Eitan were seized in Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the communities near Gaza’s border that were overrun by ****** gunmen on October 7, 2023.
On the handover stage in Khan Younis, the hostages were made to give short statements in Hebrew and militants presented ***** with an hourglass and photo of another Israeli hostage still in Gaza and his mother, reading “time is running out (for the hostages still in Gaza)”.
Troufanov was abducted with his mother, grandmother and girlfriend – all of whom were released during a brief November 2023 pause in hostilities. His father was killed in the attack on Nir Oz, one of the worst-hit communities, where one in four people either died or were taken hostage.
On October 7, 2023 Dekel Chen, 36, left his pregnant wife and two little daughters in the family safe room to go out and fight gunmen rampaging through the kibbutz.
He embraced his tearful wife Avital tightly and said “perfect” with a big smile when she told him the name of their baby daughter, who he has not yet seen, was Shahar Mazal, Hebrew for “dawn” and “luck”, in a video released by the military.
Nineteen Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released so far, with 73 still in captivity, around half of whom have been declared dead in absentia by Israeli authorities.
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Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
WASHINGTON — National Nuclear Security Administration officials on Friday attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated — but they struggled to find them because they didn’t have their new contact information.
In an email sent to employees at NNSA and obtained by NBC News, officials wrote, “The termination letters for some NNSA probationary employees are being rescinded, but we do not have a good way to get in touch with those personnel.”
The individuals the letter refers to had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts. NNSA, which is within the Department of Energy and oversees the nation’s nuclear stockpile, cannot reach these employees directly and is now asking recipients of the email, “Please work with your supervisors to send this information (once you get it) to people’s personal contact emails.”
The Department of Energy did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment.
President Donald Trump’s administration has acted with unprecedented speed — and in some cases, questionable legality — in seeking to cut large portions of the federal government, laying off staff and ending contracts. But that speed has resulted in complications, including firing people agencies actually want to keep.
The emails come after multiple staff — all civil servants — at the NNSA received termination notices late Thursday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the notifications. NBC News reviewed the termination notification, which included the subject line: “Notification of Termination During Probationary/Trial *******.”
The NNSA is tasked with designing, building and overseeing the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.
The termination notices, which read “effective today,” came within hours of a Russian drone striking the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine. NNSA tracks nuclear risks in Ukraine, including through sensor systems.
The NNSA saga comes as the Trump administration executed mass firings throughout the federal government this week, primarily slashing the jobs of employees categorized as “probationary.”
Some departments saw massive numbers of layoffs, like the Department of Homeland Security, where over 400 people were told that their jobs were cut.
The move comes as President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers, tech mogul Elon Musk, seek to slash the size of the federal government.
The federal cuts have been met with pushback from Democrats, labor unions and progressive organizations. More than 60 lawsuits against the Trump administration alleging executive overreach and other violations are pending.
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Bukavu: Looting reported as rebels advance on DR Congo city – BBC.com
Bukavu: Looting reported as rebels advance on DR Congo city – BBC.com
Bukavu: Looting reported as rebels advance on DR Congo city BBC.comCongo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport Reuters.comDR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit Al Jazeera EnglishEU Bishops appeal for urgent intervention in DRC ******** News – English
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Manly confident Paseka’s injured shoulder no issue
Manly confident Paseka’s injured shoulder no issue
Manly are confident prop Taniela Paseka has avoided any serious damage to his shoulder, and will be free to start the NRL season against North Queensland.
Paseka was hurt in a tackle early in the second half of the Sea Eagles’ 34-24 trial win over South Sydney on Saturday, after being put on his back in a tackle.
There were fears the hulking prop had suffered damage to his acromioclavicular (AC) joint, potentially putting him in doubt for the opening round next month.
But Sea Eagles officials were confident afterwards that the injury was not serious, and that Manly’s most damaging prop would not have any lingering issues.
“It’s fine. He copped a bump on his AC, could have gone back, but it’s a trial,” coach Anthony Seibold said.
“He’d done enough, he played 30 minutes which was all we wanted him to play. He’s fine.”
Paseka’s shoulder was about the only concern for Manly, on an afternoon when both sides went without the majority of their first-grade stars.
Siua Taukeiaho put in a handy stint in his first game for the club, running 108 metres and busting a tackle.
Lehi Hopoate also showed he can be a threat again in 2025 with a hand in two tries at fullback, with Manly’s back-five depth very much on show.
Jake Simpkin also looked good at ******-half, although it is expected Jazz Tevaga will wear the No.9 jersey in round one with Lachlan Croker injured.
“That’s a big thing we’re trying to do, add some depth to our group,” Seibold said.
“You see Lehi playing fullback, Jake Arthur in the halves, Jake Simpkin and Gordy (Chan **** Tong) sharing that No.9 role.
“They help add depth to Turbo and Chez and Lachy Croker.”
Souths also had the one main injury concern, with Siliva Havili suffering a concussion that will rule him out of next week’s Charity Shield against St George Illawarra.
Lewis Dodd had limited chances to impress in his first game for the club, with the Rabbitohs spending large parts of the opening half on the back foot.
He returned to the field late in the game as Souths put on quick three quick tries, with both sides rolling out a number of their younger players by that point.
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Traffic restrictions being put in place across NEPA
Traffic restrictions being put in place across NEPA
(WBRE/WYOU)— The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is putting in place some traffic restrictions as a winter weather starts to creep into our area.
PennDOT is temporarily reducing speed limits to 45 mph and restricting commercial vehicles to the right lane only for the following roadways:
Interstate 80 in Luzerne County.
Interstate 81 in Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Susquehanna counties.
Interstate 84 in Lackawanna, Pike, and Wayne counties.
Interstate 380 in Lackawanna and Wayne counties.
Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County.
Interstate 80 between the Ohio state line and mile marker 273 in Luzerne County.
Interstate 180 – entire length.
In addition, the following tier restrictions are or will be in place:
The following vehicle restrictions are in effect, in accordance with Tier 1 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan.
Interstate 80 from I-79 to Exit 173.
Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County.
The following vehicle restrictions are planned to go into effect at 4:00 PM, in accordance with Tier 1 of the commonwealth’s weather event vehicle restriction plan.
I-80 from Exit 173 to I-81.
Under Tier 1 restrictions, the following vehicles are not permitted on affected roadways:
Tractors without trailers.
Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded enclosed trailers, open trailers or tank trailers.
Tractors towing unloaded or lightly loaded tandem trailers.
Enclosed unloaded or lightly loaded cargo delivery trucks/box trucks that meet the definition of a CMV.
Passenger vehicles (cars, SUV’s, pickup trucks, etc.) towing trailers.
Recreational vehicles/motorhomes.
School buses, commercial buses and motor coaches.
Restrictions will be communicated via variable message boards, the 511PA traveler information website at www.511PA.com and smartphone apps. Motorists can also sign up for alerts on the website.
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Bukavu: Looting reported as rebels advance on DR Congo city – BBC.com
Bukavu: Looting reported as rebels advance on DR Congo city – BBC.com
Bukavu: Looting reported as rebels advance on DR Congo city BBC.comCongo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport Reuters.comFighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part CNNDR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit Al Jazeera English
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Editorial: WA’s aged and dilapidated court infrastructure is failing victims, witnesses and their families
Editorial: WA’s aged and dilapidated court infrastructure is failing victims, witnesses and their families
We all deserve the confidence that infrastructure is not an impediment to justice. In a State election campaign, the issue deserves urgent attention.
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Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
On Friday, 13 judges who had yet to be sworn in and five assistant chief immigration judges were dismissed without notice, said Matthew Biggs, president of the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers, which represents federal workers. Two other judges were fired under similar circumstances in the last week.
It was unclear if they would be replaced. The U.S. Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the courts and oversees its roughly 700 judges, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday.
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Immigration courts are backlogged with more than 3.7 million cases, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, and it takes years to decide asylum cases. There is support across the political spectrum for more judges and support staff, though the first Trump administration also pressured some judges to decide cases more quickly.
The Trump administration earlier replaced five top court officials, including Mary Cheng, the agency’s acting director. Sirce Owen, the current leader and previously an appellate immigration judge, has issued a slew of new instructions, many reversing policies of the Biden administration.
Last month, the Justice Department halted financial support for nongovernmental organizations to provide information and guidance to people facing deportation but restored funding after a coalition of nonprofit groups filed a federal lawsuit.
The firings touch on two top Trump priorities: mass deportations and shrinking the size of the federal government. On Thursday, it ordered agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of workers. Probationary workers generally have less than a year on the job.
Biggs, the union official, said he didn’t know if the judges’ firings were intended to send a message on immigration policy and characterized them as part of a campaign across the federal workforce.
“They’re treating these people as if they’re not human beings,” he said. “It’s bad all around.”
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Israel and ****** complete their latest exchange as ceasefire's first phase has just 2 weeks left – The Associated Press
Israel and ****** complete their latest exchange as ceasefire's first phase has just 2 weeks left – The Associated Press
Israel and ****** complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left The Associated PressFirst testimonies: Dekel-Chen was tortured by ******, didn’t know his family survived; Troufanov didn’t know his father was murdered The Times of IsraelIsrael releases ************ prisoners linked to suicide bombings, attempted murders Fox NewsHamas Releases 3 More Israeli Hostages: Live Updates The New York TimesAmerican hostage freed by ****** in latest exchange amid tense ceasefire The Washington Post
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Ben Harvey: HELP home loan changes more an impediment than assistance
Ben Harvey: HELP home loan changes more an impediment than assistance
We’re seeing the supply demand imbalance in real time in the Perth suburb of Jandakot.
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What’s up with those strange light poles going up around Kennewick?
What’s up with those strange light poles going up around Kennewick?
Tri-City residents have noticed several large metal poles going up around Kennewick that include street lights.
One popped up recently across from Fire Station 5, at the corner of Kellogg Street and 10th Avenue. Another appeared near Highway 395 near the Benton **** building.
But what are they, and what are they being used for?
Kennewick city administrators say these are new 5G poles being installed by wireless phone carrier UScellular.
“More of these will pop up as other carriers come in,” said Rohana Carmichael, Kennewick’s economic development manager. “UScellular has a franchise agreement to utilize city (right-of-ways) for these installations.”
New style cell phone tower installed by U. S. Cellular incorporates a street light near the corner of West 10th Avenue and Highway 395 in Kennewick.
Identification tag on a new style cell phone tower incorporating a street light that was installed by U. S. Cellular near the corner of West 10th Avenue and South Auburn Street in Kennewick.
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Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One – Reuters
Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One – Reuters
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Gonzalez was Man City's 'mini Rodri' in big win – Guardiola
Gonzalez was Man City's 'mini Rodri' in big win – Guardiola
Man City boss Pep Guardiola praises his side’s display and calls new signing Nico Gonzalez a “mini Rodri” following the 4-0 win over Newcastle.
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St Helens smash Salford to set Super League record
St Helens smash Salford to set Super League record
Tristan Sailor has scored four tries to help St Helens break the Super League record for widest winning margin as they ran in 15 tries against a second-string Salford side to claim an 82-0 victory in the opening round of the season.
The Red Devils remain bound to a £1.2 million ($A2.4 million) sustainability cap after failing to prove to the Rugby Football League with the necessary requirements to lift the restriction following their takeover last week.
As a result, Salford coach Paul Rowley opted to rest the majority of his first-team squad on Saturday due to the sustainability cap, handing seven debuts to reserve players Lucas Coan, Sean Murray, Finley Yates, Jimmy Shields, Harrison Hope, John Hutchings and Logan Lagar who were part of a 16-man squad.
The Red Devils said in a club statement earlier this week that they were hopeful the situation will be resolved by the time they host Leeds next weekend.
As for St Helens, off-season recruits Kyle Feldt and Sailor, from North Queensland and Brisbane respectively, made their Super League debuts following their moves from the NRL while fellow new signing Lewis Murphy started on the wing.
Paul Wellens’ side were relentless in the first half, running in seven tries to take a 38-0 lead into the sheds at the break.
They added further salt into the wounds of the youthful Red Devils by scoring eight more tries in the second half to break the record for biggest winning margin, surpassing 80-point margins previously held by Bradford, Warrington and Leeds.
It was a perfect start from the Saints, who scored four tries in the first 15 minutes through Morgan Knowles, Murphy, Sailor and Curtis Sironen.
Rising star Harry Robertson bagged a first-half brace while Knowles also got his second to give his side a comfortable advantage at halftime.
Their dominance continued after the restart, with player-of-the-match Sailor completing a second-half hat-trick and his fourth of the game.
Feldt, Jonny Lomax, Mark Percival, Joe Batchelor and George Delaney also got on the scoresheet for the Saints at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
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Fiery multi-car pileup inside quarter-mile mountain tunnel leaves at least 2 dead, several injured
Fiery multi-car pileup inside quarter-mile mountain tunnel leaves at least 2 dead, several injured
A fiery pileup inside a tunnel on Interstate 80 in Wyoming left at least two dead with five others injured late Friday morning.
Fire and smoke billowed from the tunnel as people ran for safety.
Several outlets reported that its structural integrity had been threatened.
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation said on social media that geologists and bridge engineers with its team were “en route to assess the tunnel infrastructure.”
The ****** happened around 11:37 a.m. in the westbound Green River Tunnel, which caused a fire inside the tunnel, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
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The smoke and an exploding tire inside the tunnel made it difficult for first responders to access it after the ******, Wyoming Highway Patrol Tpr. Nicholas Warren said.
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“My heart is broken for the families and loved ones of the victims of this terrible ******,” WYDOT Director Darin Westby said in a statement. “My thoughts and prayers go out to all who are involved. WYDOT and WHP remain on scene to assist local emergency responders and provide additional support and traffic control.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department for more information.
“We want to express our sincerest appreciation to first responders in Sweetwater County for their support and assistance in responding to this tragic ******,” Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Col. Karl Germain said in a statement.
“Motorists are reminded to obey posted speed limits through the detour, and delays are likely.”
The highway remained closed in both directions Friday evening, with the eastbound lanes of the tunnel being used for first responder staging.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit – The Washington Post
Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit – The Washington Post
Layoffs halted at CFPB for now as judge considers union’s lawsuit The Washington PostConsumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided The Associated PressJudge Orders Freeze on Firing Consumer Bureau’s Staff and Deleting Its Data The New York Times
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, February 16 (game #350)
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, February 16 (game #350)
Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 15 (game #349).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #350) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Flour power
NYT Strands today (game #350) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
PEND
GLUE
CULT
BRICK
PEAT
CHEER
NYT Strands today (game #350) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Gut friendly
NYT Strands today (game #350) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 2nd row
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NYT Strands today (game #350) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Strands, game #350, are…
ALMOND
CORN
RICE
BUCKWHEAT
TAPIOCA
CHICKPEA
SPANGRAM: GLUTEN FREE
My rating: Moderate
My score: 2 hints
An educational Strands for me as I didn’t know there were so many GLUTEN FREE flours – CHICKPEA I knew about, but the others were news to me, especially TAPIOCA, as I associate that with the world’s most disgusting pudding (fight me, tapioca fans).
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Originally I thought that we were just looking for cakes, as the first three words I got were ALMOND, CORN and RICE, and it took me BUCKWHEAT before I realized otherwise.
Right, this has made me feel hungry and in need of a power up.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, 15 February, game #349)
SHARKS
JETS
DEVILS
WILD
AVALANCHE
LIGHTNING
SPANGRAM: HOCKEY TEAM
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
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Omar Marmoush: How Egyptian striker can pick up Man City’s goalscoring slack
Omar Marmoush: How Egyptian striker can pick up Man City’s goalscoring slack
It is that issue Guardiola was trying to address when he called contacts in Germany to check up on Marmoush after sporting director Txiki Begiristain had put the Egyptian’s name forward as a part of City’s overall £180m January transfer window spend.
“When Txiki came to me I said, because of the season we had, the more players you bring the better,” said Guardiola.
“I called some contacts in Germany because I have friends there. I asked a few things and there was a high opinion in many things; behaviour, in training sessions, goals.
“He’s young and comes here to make his career. That is why the club decides. They always have the last word.”
Marmoush had already demanded attention through the 20 goals he scored for Eintracht in the first half of this season.
At 26, City were buying someone approaching the prime of their career.
On the evidence of his performance against Newcastle, Marmoush drives forward with purpose when the ball is at his feet, is quick and can find space.
Evidently he presents a danger opposition defences cannot ignore – and Newcastle could not contain.
That, in turn, may take some of the focus away from Haaland.
“We knew with the dynamic he would be good,” added Guardiola. “In Germany he made good numbers and he had three chances last week against [Leyton] Orient but didn’t score.
“He likes to attack the space. It is simple. When you play well, everybody adapts quick. Hopefully he can handle the biggest compliments because they will come now.”
It was one of those rare occasions when Haaland didn’t score and contributed a single assist, for James McAtee, six minutes from time.
Yet his industry was notable, leading from the front in a performance befitting his status as captain for the first time.
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Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, February 16 (game #1119)
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, February 16 (game #1119)
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A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, February 15 (game #1118).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
Quordle today (game #1119) – hint #1 – Vowels
How many different vowels are in Quordle today?
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #1119) – hint #2 – repeated letters
Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 0.
Quordle today (game #1119) – hint #3 – uncommon letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers.
Quordle today (game #1119) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)
Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?
• The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.
If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier:
Quordle today (game #1119) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)
What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?
• G
• A
• C
• F
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Quordle today (game #1119) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1119, are…
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I took a leap of faith today, guessing FIERY immediately after correctly entering AFIRE; the Quordle puzzle setters couldn’t include two very similar words in the same puzzle could they? Oh yes, they could.
Meanwhile, COVEN and GHOUL sound as if they could both feature in the same horror movie. It was all very thematic today.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Daily Sequence today (game #1119) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1119, are…
Quordle answers: The past 20
Quordle #1118, Saturday 15 February: CREEP, CONDO, GRILL, FANCY
Quordle #1117, Friday 14 February: MEDIA, ELUDE, THUMB, WIDOW
Quordle #1116, Thursday 13 February: SCALP, DWELL, AMPLE, TRUNK
Quordle #1115, Wednesday 12 February: SHOOK, GRADE, POLAR, SEEDY
Quordle #1114, Tuesday 11 February: HEAVY, CIRCA, PESKY, SCION
Quordle #1113, Monday 10 February: TWIXT, FRESH, GUISE, TABBY
Quordle #1112, Sunday 9 February: TAPIR, SHAKE, TOKEN, SEVEN
Quordle #1111, Saturday 8 February: AFOOT, ALIKE, HUMUS, TOWEL
Quordle #1110, Friday 7 February: PETAL, ABASE, AMONG, CORER
Quordle #1109, Thursday 6 February: MADAM, SCAMP, FAUNA, TRACK
Quordle #1108, Wednesday 5 February: SIXTH, VERVE, BLURB, CACTI
Quordle #1107, Tuesday 4 February: BIRTH, DRAWN, MILKY, JOIST
Quordle #1106, Monday 3 February: SLEET, TENSE, SEIZE, SCAMP
Quordle #1105, Sunday 2 February: LOUSY, PENNE, CHUMP, SALVE
Quordle #1104, Saturday 1 February: FACET, BLISS, FLUFF, FRANK
Quordle #1103, Friday 31 January: PARER, SYNOD, BRAWN, BANJO
Quordle #1102, Thursday 30 January: WEEDY, CHIRP, STALE, SUGAR
Quordle #1101, Wednesday 29 January: CROWN, SCENE, AGILE, CRANK
Quordle #1100, Tuesday 28 January: TOKEN, DAISY, INANE, PLIED
Quordle #1099, Monday 27 January: ANGEL, GLOBE, MAYOR, BRAVE
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Stabbing rampage in Austria leaves one dead
Stabbing rampage in Austria leaves one dead
A 23-year-old man stabbed five passersby in southern Austria in what police say was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and four others injured.
The suspect was detained in the city of Villach, where the attack took place on Saturday, police said.
He is a Syrian national with legal residence in Austria, they said.
The victims were all men. Two were seriously injured and two sustained minor injuries, police said.
A 42-year-old man who works for a food delivery company witnessed the incident from his car, police said. He drove toward the suspect and helped to prevent things from getting worse, Dionisio told Austria’s public broadcaster ORF.
Peter Kaiser, the governor of the Austrian province of Carinthia, expressed his condolences to the family of the 14-year-old victim.
“This outrageous atrocity must be met with harsh consequences. I have always said with clarity and unambiguously: Those who live in Carinthia, in Austria, have to respect the law and adjust to our rules and values.”
Erwin Angerer, a far-right Freedom Party MP, said his party had been warning about the situation in Austria as a result of the country’s “disastrous asylum policy”.
Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner was expected in Villach on Sunday.
Police said it wasn’t clear whether the suspect acted on his own and continued to search for other suspects.
It was also not known whether there is any connection between the attacker and the victims.
According to the Austrian Ministry of Interior, 24,941 foreigners applied for asylum in Austria in 2024. The largest group of applicants comes from Syria, followed by Afghanistan.
Over the past two years, the number of asylum seekers has decreased significantly.
In 2022, applications peaked at over 100,000, while approximately 59,000 individuals sought asylum in 2023.
Several European countries, among them Austria, said in December they are suspending decisions on asylum claims by Syrian nationals because of the unclear political situation in their homeland following the fall of Bashar Assad.
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Boy, 14, dies after knife attack in Villach leaves four wounded
Boy, 14, dies after knife attack in Villach leaves four wounded
A 14-year-old boy has been killed after a man stabbed five people at random in Austria.
Authorities said the suspect – a 23-year-old Syrian national with legal residence in Austria – has been detained by police after the attack in the city of Villach on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio said a motive was not immediately known and that police were investigating the alleged attacker’s personal background.
The victims were all men aged between 14 and and 32. Two were seriously injured in the attack, with the other two having sustained minor injuries.
“A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife,” police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP.
Police said it wasn’t clear whether the suspect acted on his own and are continuing to search for potential further suspects.
The incident happened on Saturday just before 4pm local time in the centre of the city in southern Austria.
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Teenager killed in knife attack, four others injured
Suspect is a 24-year-old Syrian national
Man attacked people at random, police say
Delivery driver witnessed attack and drove towards suspect
Man attacked at random, police say
20:09 , Athena Stavrou
Austrian police said the knifeman who stabbed five people, killing one, attacked people at random.
“A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife,” police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP of the incident in the city of Villach.
“One victim, a 14-year-old boy, died,” he added.
Governor says ‘atrocity must be met with harsh consequences’
20:02 , Athena Stavrou
Peter Kaiser, the governor of the Austrian province of Carinthia, expressed his condolences to the family of the 14-year-old victim.
“This outrageous atrocity must be met with harsh consequences.
“I have always said with clarity and unambiguously: Those who live in Carinthia, in Austria, have to respect the law and adjust to our rules and values.”
Who is the suspect?
19:56 , Athena Stavrou
Authorities said the suspect – a 23-year-old Syrian national with legal residence in Austria – has been detained by police after the attack in the city of Villach on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio said a motive was not immediately known and that police were investigating the alleged attacker’s personal background.
“We have to wait until we get secure information,” he said.
Police said it wasn’t clear whether the suspect acted on his own and are continuing to search for potential further suspects.
Delivery driver witnessed attack
19:50 , Athena Stavrou
A 42-year old man who works for a food delivery company, witnessed the incident from his car.
He drove toward the suspect to stop the attack from escalating, police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio told Austria’s public broadcaster ORF.
“This meant that we were able to arrest [the suspect] immediately,” he said.
Teenager killed in knife attack in Austria
19:39 , Athena Stavrou
A 14-year-old boy has been killed after a man stabbed five people at random in Austria.
Authorities said the suspect – a 23-year-old Syrian national with legal residence in Austria – has been detained by police after the attack in the city of Villach on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio said a motive was not immediately known and that police were investigating the alleged attacker’s personal background.
The victims were all men aged between 14 and and 32. Two were seriously injured in the attack, with the other two having sustained minor injuries.
“A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife,” police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP.
Police said it wasn’t clear whether the suspect acted on his own and are continuing to search for potential further suspects.
The incident happened on Saturday just before 4pm local time in the centre of the city in southern Austria.
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