Trump’s Attack on Foreign Aid, and Disappearing Bird Flu Data

Plus, New Orleans’ Super Bowl makeover.

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Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.
The New York Times - 4d
Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.
The New York Times - 4d
The impact from bird flu spreads

After H5N1, the current strain of bird flu, reached the United States in 2022, more than 148 million chickens, turkeys and other farm birds have been euthanized. Since last year, when the virus ...
CBS News - 4d
Senate Democrats revolt against Trump in fallout from foreign aid freeze

Senate Democrats are starting to revolt against President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill amid fallout from an initial freeze on all foreign assistance, warning Republicans that failure to work ...
The Hill - Jan. 30
Trump’s foreign aid freeze sparks global funding crisis

Dramatic repercussions have exposed reach of US assistance and soft power tools disparaged by the president
Financial Times - Jan. 30
Chaos and uncertainty swirl around Trump's foreign aid freeze

President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all foreign assistance is fueling chaos and uncertainty in Washington and ...
The Hill - Jan. 30
Bird flu now 'widespread' among this state's birds

Bird flu appears to be widespread in Massachusetts, state health and environmental officials said Wednesday.
ABC News - Jan. 29
How will the bird flu affect the Trump presidency? | Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse. Three days after Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization , a ...
The Guardian - Jan. 29
President of Refugees International reacts to Trump foreign aid pause

Even as a federal judge temporarily pauses President Trump's order to freeze federal funding assistance, the State Department has already taken sweeping measures to halt foreign aid, sparking panic ...
CBS News - Jan. 28
German foreign minister Baerbock attacks Scholz over Ukraine aid

Support for Kyiv becomes key issue in February 23 election after chancellor blocks €3bn of extra funding
Financial Times - Jan. 17

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