Good morning. It's Friday, October 3rd.
I'm Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
On today's show, the latest on the Manchester synagogue attack,
how AI is already starting to transform schools,
and Taylor Swift sets another trend as musicians fight for artistic control.
But first,
to some new in-depth reporting about the impact of the Trump administration's decision to abruptly freeze foreign aid earlier this year and overhaul USAID,
the US Agency for International Development.
A few weeks ago,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the administration's decisions in an interview on ABC,
saying that no one has died because the United States has cut aid.
People have died because the distributors of aid have not done well.
People have died because other countries haven't stepped up.
But the United States has saved more lives and continues to save more lives than any other country in the world.
And we're going to continue to do it,
but we're going to do it the right way and in a responsible way.
In the initial overhaul of aid funding,
limited waivers were issued for certain life-saving humanitarian assistance,
including PEPFAR, the global HIV AIDS program that has had broad bipartisan support for years.