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Top UN humanitarian official describes the current situation in Gaza

One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss

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‘Selfish, wasteful, and cruel’: Ex-Republican slams Elon Musk’s vision for government

Mona Charen, a former staunch Republican, thinks very little of X owner Elon Musk’s efforts to take a sledgehammer to the federal government. Writing at The Bulwark, Charen described Musk’s decision to completely and illegally shut down the United States

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VA says more than 130 occupations are ineligible for Trump’s deferred resignation plan

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, according to an email sent Friday by VA leadership to staff.

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Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s DOGE Team Efforts

Much of the billionaire’s handiwork — gaining access to internal systems and asking employees to justify their jobs — is being driven by a group of engineers operating in secrecy.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Placing 2,200 USAID Workers on Paid Leave

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday said he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald

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The fight for a legendary shipwreck’s treasure

The San Jose was a marvel of 17th century technology. The Spanish galleon weighed more than a thousand tons, was made of wood reinforced with iron, and featured three masts and 64 cannons. In its cargo were gold, silver, silk

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Trump administration temporarily blocked from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday.

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USAID: Judge pauses Trump plan to send thousands of staff at agency on leave – BBC.com

USAID: Judge pauses Trump plan to send thousands of staff at agency on leave  BBC.com Live Updates: Trump Holds News Conference With Japan’s Prime Minister  The New York Times USAID Controversy Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Putting 2,200 Staff On Leave  Forbes

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A closer look at the short- and long-term ramifications of freezing USAID

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Jake Johnston, a Haiti aid expert, about what USAID support has meant to that country and what a funding halt could mean.

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