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Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of staff on leave

Getty Images A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from placing 2,200 workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on paid leave, hours before it was due to happen. Judge Carl Nichols issued a “limited” temporary restraining order, in response to a last-minute lawsuit filed by two unions trying to save the […]

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With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions

Funds from the world’s richest nation once flowed from the largest global aid agency to an intricate network of small, medium and large organizations that delivered aid: H.I.V. medications for more than 20 million people; nutrition supplements for starving children; support for refugees, orphaned children and women battered by violence. Now, that network is unraveling. […]

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Some on benefits are ‘taking the mickey’, says minister

Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Some people on benefits are “taking the mickey”, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said, as the government seeks ways to curb welfare spending. Kendall was speaking to ITV about a Department of Work and Pensions survey that suggested 200,000 people on benefits were ready to work if they […]

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Trump plans to be Kennedy Center chair, fire board members : NPR

President Trump announced Friday that he planned to take over as chair of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images President Trump says he is taking over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. He declared himself chairman of Washington D.C.’s long-celebrated cultural […]

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How long could the ‘seismic crisis’ last?

EPA “We’ve put all our mattresses in the living room,” says Georgia Nomikou. The Santorini resident fears the impact of ongoing earthquakes on the Greek island, popular with tourists for its picture-postcard views. But the idyll has been disrupted this past week by thousands of earthquakes. Santorini, and other Greek islands in the region, are […]

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