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5 things to know for July 17: DOGE cuts, USAID, Iraq fire, Flood risk research, Syphilis
Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the cases against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy ...
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USAID is dead, but some departing staffers’ government phones still work
The process of remote wiping government phones has been slow, employees who used to do work for the agency said.
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Projects bringing water to drought-ridden land could end with USAID’s dismantling
As the Trump administration ends USAID's mission, a project to bring water to drought-ridden lands is now in peril. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham and producer Molly Knight ...
US Partially Reinstates USAID Funding to Pakistan
The United States has reinstated the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding to Pakistan. Sources told ProPakistani that ...
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USAID cuts causing preventable deaths, violence, and human trafficking
USAID programs have saved over 90 million lives over the past two decades. If the current cuts continue through 2030, 14 ...
EXCLUSIVE: USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shipped thousands of viral samples to a lab in Wuhan over the course ...
Bill Gates says Trump's cuts to USAID are devastating: ‘It's not too late to reverse them'
Bill Gates said the effects of President Donald Trump's USAID cuts are "devastating" but can be prevented. The Gates Foundation, where Gates is board chair, has worked extensively with the U.S. Agency ...
U.S. Senate preparing to vote on USAID cuts, which funded research at Indiana universities
The U.S. Senate has until July 18 to vote on Trump administration spending cuts, including to USAID. What projects did USAID fund in Indiana?