Agent Orange cleanup, efforts critical to ties with Vietnam jeopardized by USAID cuts
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed
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How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks
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Musk and Doge’s USAid shutdown likely violated US constitution, judge rules
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Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas
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Don’t eliminate USAID — fold it into State to maximize resources
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Cleanup under way after massive storm barreled across at least eight US states
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Rodgers a free agent for 1st time as Jets cut QB
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Johns Hopkins University says it is cutting more than 2,000 workers due to cut to federal aid
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Art of a deal: how UK and France led dogged effort to repair US-Ukraine ties – for now
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Johns Hopkins University says it's laying off 2,200 due to USAID funding cuts
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Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts
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Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes
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Halliday raises $20 million to build AI agents that operate safely on blockchain
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USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’
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Rwanda Cuts Ties With Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions
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Citi cuts top bankers’ bonuses tied to turnaround drive
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Mattel to lay off 120 workers in latest cost-cutting move
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Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin float possibility of hockey matchup between NHL and Russian KHL; NHL declines to comment
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Why the moon will be shades of red, orange and yellow tonight
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Afghan women who fled Taliban to study abroad face imminent return after USAID cuts
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Johns Hopkins University to let more than 2,000 workers go after Trump's USAID cuts
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Girls basketball: Hillsborough outlasts West Orange to win first state championship
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More than 80% of USAID programmes 'officially ending'
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