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Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts – Reuters
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Read MoreElectric grid failure in Cuba leaves millions without power for 4th time in 6 months
The massive blackout is the fourth in the last six months as a severe economic crisis plagues the Caribbean country. The Ministry of Energy and Mines, in a statement on social media, attributed the latest outage to a failure at a substation in the
Read MoreTrump signs GOP’s 6-month government funding bill passed by Congress
President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats.
Read MoreTrump Administration say South Africa’s Ambassador to U.S. ‘persona non grata’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he’s kicking out the Ambassador from South Africa -accusing him of hating America and hating Donald Trump. (Image credit: Cliff Owen)
Read More‘Bloody Saturday’ at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
Read MoreTrump Orders U.S. Strikes Against Houthi Militant Sites in Yemen – The New York Times
Trump Orders U.S. Strikes Against Houthi Militant Sites in Yemen The New York Times
Read MoreIsraeli strikes in Gaza kill 9, including aid workers and journalists, witnesses say
Two back-to-back Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least nine people on Saturday, according to Gaza civil defense. Witnesses say several of those killed were aid workers and journalists. (Image credit: Jehad Alshrafi)
Read MoreTrump Signs Order to Cut Staff at Voice of America and Other U.S.-Funded Media Organizations
President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming as the president continued his campaign to restructure government without congressional approval. On Friday night, shortly after Congress passed its latest
Read MoreHamas lays out terms for hostage release while health officials say Israeli strikes killed 9 in Gaza
Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes killed nine people
Read MoreNine Palestinians killed, including three journalists, in Israeli airstrike, Gaza health ministry says
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed at least nine Palestinians, including three local journalists, the territory’s health ministry has said.
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