2025-02-07
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From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Friday, February 7th.
Here's what we're covering.
Elon Musk bragged this week about putting usaid,
the agency that disperses billions in foreign aid, into the wood chipper.
Exactly what that means in practice is now becoming clear.
The Trump administration plans to cut the agency's 10,000 plus workers down to just 290.
Its staff was told to expect to be let go or put on leave by today.
The agency's been around since the 1960s delivering health services and disaster aid worldwide.
It's done humanitarian work in Ukraine, HIV prevention in Uganda, and helped contain outbreaks of Ebola.
Global health experts say those efforts helped the US Keep a friendly presence overseas
and build allies in developing countries.