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Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers

Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power.

Al Jazeera

The CIA smuggled the Guardian into the eastern bloc during the cold war

The US agency sent the Guardian Weekly alongside 10m books including titles by Orwell and Solzhenitsyn by truck, yacht, balloon and in travellers’ luggage

The Guardian - UK

Maha Kumbh devotees killed after scooter hit by car in Bhadohi

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Agency firings prompt worries about preparedness, FDA inspectors - Roll Call

Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as HHS secretary, health agencies including the FDA, NIH and CDC saw sweeping workforce cuts.

Roll Call

Thousands Of Probationary Employees Fired As Trump Administration Directs For Widespread Layoffs

Probationary employees across several federal health agencies were notified of their termination through identical letters.

International Business Times

Some federal workers given just 30 minutes to leave amid Trump layoffs

As many as 200,000 US workers slated to be affected by mass terminations as Musk leads crusade to slash spending

The Guardian - US

Biden-Appointed Judge Hamper's Trump Admin's Efforts to Freeze Foreign Aid

A federal judge ordered the administration to temporarily lift the funding freeze

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OPM Denies 'Firing Spree' of Probationary Federal Employees, Says Only 'Low Performers' Affected

OPM has finalised rules to streamline the firing of low-performing federal workers, shorten probation periods, and increase accountability for managers.

International Business Times UK

Scores of Federal Workers Fired As Trump's Government Purge Begins: Report

More than two weeks since President Donald Trump announced major plans to downscale the government, mass firing at multiple U.S. government agencies begun on Feb. 11, union sources and employees familiar with the layoffs told Reuters.

Latin Times

Trump Admin's Dismantling of USAID Could Actually Put More Money in Terror Group's Pockets, Inspector General Warns

Actions by the administration so far has made it more difficult to track potential misuse of funds, a new report said

Latin Times

Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says

An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space agency's Artemis undertaking to return astronauts to the moon.

Space

Judge puts brakes on Trump’s plan to fire USAID workforce hours before midnight purge

Roughly 2,200 workers were set to be placed on leave as Trump seeks to gut global health agency

The Independent UK

Federal health workers brace for layoffs as White House instructs HHS to rank workers

White House denies any executive orders related to the sweeping health agency are underway

The Independent UK

CIA Becomes First Major Security Agency To Offer Workforce Buyouts

A CIA spokesperson revealed that the buyout offers gave federal employees the option to resign in exchange for about eight months of pay and benefits.

International Business Times

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Al Jazeera

USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas

Announcement comes as US President Donald Trump confirms he is considering eliminating the aid agency.

International Business Times

Democrat Ilhan Omar Issues Stark Warning About Trump: 'This Is What The Start Of Dictatorship Looks Like'

Democrats are protesting the closure of the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. and reports that President Trump wants to eliminate the agency.

Salon

Dems vow to resist USAID's destruction

Trump said Musk was helping him take on "radical lunatics" at the agency, which provides humanitarian aid abroad

International Business Times

USAID Staff Ordered To Stay Home Monday As Trump Eyes Closing Agency

Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development were told not to work on Monday after Elon Musk claimed President Trump agreed with him that the agency should be shut down.

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Fortune

Hours before their shift, USAID staff received an email stating they were locked out of headquarters

The move comes amid a clash between USAID, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative, which has left the agency's operations paralyzed.

The Guardian - US

Marco Rubio declares himself head of USAid as workers locked out of office

Secretary of state says he has assumed control of agency to ‘align’ it with Trump’s priorities

Marie Claire

'The Recruit' Season 3: Everything We Know

Sadly, Owen Hendricks's espionage missions have been aborted.

Marie Claire

Meet the Cast of 'The Recruit' Season 2

Heartthrobs Noah Centineo and Teo Yoo lead season 2 of Netflix's hit espionage series.

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Defense Intelligence Agency Pauses Cultural Observances Amid DEI Ban

Defense Intelligence Agency pauses observance of cultural and historical events in response to Trump's ban on DEI programs.

The Independent UK

Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace

The Guardian - US

Trump fires senior labor board official in ‘unprecedented and illegal’ move

Gwynne Wilcox pledges to challenge decision after dismissal in effect paralyzes National Labor Relations Board

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