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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential

Foreign Aid Shutdown Explainer - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential.

A notice posted online Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home and targets the aid agency’s six-decade mission overseas.

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