USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed
Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding
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Trump's ending of 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts slams programs around the world
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Move over H5N1: The next pandemic is already here
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This Is Our Country, and We Have No Other
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Sunday shows preview: Trump workforce cuts, Ukraine-Russia rhetoric have world on edge
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How culture shapes capitalism around the world
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IRS layoffs underway around the country as millions prepare to file taxes
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Joy Reid in final MSNBC show says fascism 'already here'
MSNBC host Joy Reid, on the final broadcast of her prime-time show Monday, argued fascism is present in the United States and urged her viewers to resist authoritarian forces in government. "We ...The Hill - 5d -
USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.The New York Times - Feb. 18 -
Cuts at USAID and Elsewhere Strain Global Journalism
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