This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout

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The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped
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Federal agencies that could be impacted by job cuts
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DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers
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Trump says Ukraine started the war that's killing its citizens. What are the facts?
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UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 with aid budget slashed to help fund move - UK politics live
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US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan
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4 reasons why a US sovereign wealth fund is a bad idea
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Donald Trump halting anti-bribery laws will harm, not help US companies
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Starbucks is laying off 1,100 workers and cutting drinks from its menu
Starbucks said the layoffs and slimmed down menu will help stores operate more efficiently.CBS News - 21h -
Starbucks to lay off 1,100 employees and cut drinks from its menu
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Eli Lilly cuts price of weight-loss drug Zepbound for self-paying patients
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Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into 'staffing chaos'
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Trump executive order could cut ‘infant assistance’ benefits for undocumented migrants
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Could Elon Musk benefit from DOGE cuts at consumer protection watchdog?
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Indonesia launches new multi-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund
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New Tips ETF aims to solve the funds’ Achilles heel
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Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting
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UN envoy says creating an inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions
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Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
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Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research fundingABC News - 4d -
Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
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FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.
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'Holte End have a new hero' - Rashford shines in Aston Villa win
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White House press secretary suggests Russia-Ukraine conflict could end 'this week'
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Trump says peace deal to end war in Ukraine could happen 'within weeks'
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