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Why shutting down USAID could have major impacts on Gaza aid, organizations warn
The Trump administration's efforts to shut down USAID could impact humanitarian efforts in Gaza and abroad, international aid organizations are warning.ABC News - 6h -
What is USAID, the foreign assistance agency Trump wants to shut down?
NBC News' Valerie Castro explains the work of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the impact it will have if President Trump succeeds in closing it.NBC News - 17h -
What cutting USAID could cost America?
The Trump administration’s moves to dismantle USAID has stoked fears that America will lose its standing on the world stage as rival powers fill the void.NBC News - 5h -
USAID could be shut down, merged into State Department
USAID, a federal agency that delivers humanitarian relief around the world, is on the verge of being shut down, according to Elon Musk. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was named acting administrator ...CBS News - 6h -
No. 16 Kansas shuts down No. 8 Iowa State in desperation game for both teams in the Big 12 race
No. 16 Kansas turned up the defense and shut down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory that helped to keep the Jayhawks in the Big 12 title raceABC News - 15h -
How Marco Rubio could reshape USAID
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced to reporters in El Salvador on Monday that he is taking over as the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. This comes ...CBS News - 19h -
Democrat places blanket hold on Trump’s State Department picks over targeting of USAID
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Monday he will place a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s nominees to the State Department until ...The Hill - 23h -
USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
USAID will remain a humanitarian aid entity, but its funding and workforce will be significantly reduced, officials said.CBS News - 1d -
USAID to merge into State Department with major budget cuts
The U.S. Agency for International Development will be folded into the State Department, sources tell CBS News. CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has the latest.CBS News - 1d -
Musk says administration is on verge of shutting down USAID
Elon Musk, the administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO, says the administration is on the verge of shutting the U.S. Agency for International Development.CBS News - 1d -
Elon Musk says Trump agreed to "shut down" USAID, government's primary humanitarian aid agency
CBS News has learned at least two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave after the two officials refused to allow ...CBS News - 1d -
Musk: Trump 'agreed' USAID should be shut down
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said early Monday that President Trump has “agreed” to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which administers billions of dollars of ...The Hill - 1d -
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he and President Donald Trump were in the process of shutting down the USAID, escalating their war on the federal bureaucracy.NBC News - 1d -
Elon Musk says USAid is ‘beyond repair’ and he is working to shut it down
Billionaire says in social media discussion that Donald Trump agrees the world’s largest single donor should be shut down. Elon Musk, who is heading Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump: USAID ‘run by a bunch of radical lunatics’ after reports of merger with State Department
President Trump on Sunday slammed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), arguing it is poorly run after recent news reports that he is considering merging the agency with the State ...The Hill - 1d -
Rep. Brian Mast says he supports potential plan moving USAID into the State Department
GOP Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he is working with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ...CBS News - 2d -
USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department
Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water access. The website for the US Agency for International Development, or USAid, appeared to ...The Guardian - 2d -
Democrats slam Trump over reports he'll merge USAID with State Department
Democrats on Friday slammed President Trump over recent news reports that he is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the State Department. “It is ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump’s aid freeze shuts down ‘gold standard’ famine-monitoring system
Without Fews Net, recognised as ‘a vital life-saving tool’ for preventing food crises, people will die, experts warn. The system for monitoring global food crises appears to have been suspended ...The Guardian - 4d -
Midnight Society shuts down and kills Dead Drop game
In the wake of parting ways with gaming personality Dr. Disrespect, Midnight Society has closed its doors and killed the first-person shooter game Dead Drop.VentureBeat - 4d -
DOJ's LGBTQ employee group shuts down after three decades
The board of DOJ Pride, founded in 1994, told members that the decision was made “in the interest and for the protection of all members.”NBC News - 5d -
Lakers shut down AD for week due to ab strain
Lakers big man Anthony Davis will be out for at least a week after being diagnosed with an abdominal muscle strain. He is set to miss the remaining three games of the Lakers' road trip.ESPN - 6d -
Trump needs to transform FEMA, not shut it down
Rather than dismantling FEMA, we need to reimagine it as an elite federal agency capable of managing the increasingly complex and severe disasters of a polycrisis age.The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump’s latest border actions are ‘shutting down the asylum system as we know it’
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to end birthright citizenship. NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley, NBC News Senior White House Correspondent ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
NASA Shuts Down DEI Programs, Though Diversity Is Low at Agency
NASA’s acting administrator issued an email announcing the end of DEI at the storied space agency, in response to Trump’s anti-diversity agenda.Inc. - Jan. 23 -
U.S. Orders Federal D.E.I. Efforts to Shut Down by Wednesday Night
Staff members overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts were to be placed on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Did TikTok legally have to shut down, or did its leadership choose to?
President Trump signed an executive order delaying a nationwide ban on TikTok for 75 days. The move comes after the app was unavailable in the U.S. for around 12 hours over the weekend. CBS News ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Rare snowstorm forces airports across the Gulf Coast to shut down
Several states have declared emergencies, with temperatures expected to be 20 to 30 degrees below the January average in most places.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Canucks GM won't shut down Miller trade talk
Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin on Monday declined to address reports that forward J.T. Miller was nearly traded to the Rangers over the weekend.ESPN - Jan. 20 -
Trump officials shut down CBP One app
Trump administration officials minutes after the new president took office on Monday shut down a mobile app for migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border. By shutting down the CBP One ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law takes effect
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."CBS News - Jan. 19 -
TikTok shuts down in the U.S. (updated)
TikTok just ran out of tiktoks as the countdown ended for the app’s time in the U.S. In the early hours of January 19, the wildly popular short-form video app went dark. The shutdown left me (and ...VentureBeat - Jan. 19 -
Sony's Live-Service Game Status Report -- Canceled, Released, Shut Down
A mixed bag of results Like many other companies, PlayStation pushed into the very popular, potentially lucrative, and very competitive, live-service market by making a number of bets, and ...GameSpot - Jan. 17 -
Blinken holds final news conference at State Department
Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his final news conference at the State Department Thursday. Following a portion of the news conference, CBS News contributor Robert Berger provided analysis ...CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Influential activist short-seller firm Hindenburg Research says it is shutting down
Founder Nathan Anderson says he and his team are ready to move on to the next chapter in their lives after just eight years.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
Short seller Nathan Anderson to shut down Hindenburg Research
Firm behind high-profile bets against groups from India’s Adani to US’s Super Micro to disbandFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
Major Russian missile strike forces Ukraine to shut down power grid
Russia missiles have pounded energy infrastructure across Ukraine, forcing power cuts in the dead of winter.CBS News - Jan. 15 -
Texas provided blueprint for shutting down Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith, but can Notre Dame replicate it?
Smith was held to a career low one catch for three yards in the win over TexasCBS Sports - Jan. 11 -
Amazon to shut down 'Try Before You Buy' rival to Stitch Fix
Amazon is discontinuing a service that let Prime members try on clothes, shoes and accessories, and only pay for the items they want to keep.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
TikTok could shut down unless Supreme Court blocks or delays U.S. ban
Court to hear arguments Friday on law forcing TikTok sale by Chinese parent company that takes effect in Jan. 19.CBS News - Jan. 9