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Nov 28 2023
News
U.S. Military Delivers U.N. Aid for Gazans for First Time in Israel-Hamas Conflict
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that the United States military delivered more than 54,000 pounds of United Nations aid to Egypt for delivery to Gaza.
“Today the United States airlifted 24.5 metric tons, or more than 54,000 pounds of UN humanitarian supplies to provide vitally-needed medical supplies, warm clothing and food and nutrition assistance to the people of Gaza,” Pentagon
Breitbart NewsNov 13 2023
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Scoop: Internal State Dept. memo blasts Biden, U.S. policy on Israel-Hamas war
An internal State Department dissent memo accuses President Biden of "spreading misinformation" on the Israel-Hamas war and alleges that Israel is committing "war crimes" in Gaza, according to a copy of the memo obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: The scathing five-page memo — organized by a junior diplomat who has suggested on social media that Biden's support of Israel has made him "
AxiosJun 21 2023
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Documents Link Potential Covid Patient Zero to U.S.-Funded Research in Wuhan
One of the first Wuhan researchers reportedly sickened with Covid in fall 2019, Ben Hu, was getting U.S. financial support for risky gain-of-function research on coronaviruses, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the transparency advocacy organization White Coat Waste Project.
The funding came in three grants totaling $41 million, doled out by
The InterceptNov 28 2023
Perspectives Blog
How to Navigate Conversations About Israel and Palestine
Jessica Carpenter is the Chief Marketing Officer at BridgeUSA (Mixed). She has a Center bias.
Much has happened since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7. As of Nov 16, over 12.4 thousand people have died from the conflict, including 1,200 Israelis and 11,240 Palestinians in Gaza; the U.S. has agreed to send $14.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel and $100 million for humanitarian aid in
Jessica CarpenterAug 01 2022
Opinion
How US foreign aid could save more lives
In 2021, USAID — the agency of the US government tasked with international development — disbursed $28.3 billion in foreign aid to an assortment of humanitarian causes ranging from hunger programs to medical treatment to education.
But how much good is this money doing? And is that money accomplishing as much as it could be?
The answer, it turns out, is much more difficult to
VoxJul 19 2023
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Biden administration suspends funds to Wuhan lab over failure to provide COVID-related info
Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to U.S. federal funds has been halted over concerns from the Biden administration about the institute's failure to provide adequate documentation about their practices.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced the suspension in a Monday letter to the lab, which mentioned efforts to attempt to debar the laboratory in the future.
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Fox News (Online News)Feb 10 2023
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US pledges $85m for Turkey-Syria earthquake relief
The top humanitarian aid agency in the US government has pledged $85m (£70m) in urgent life-saving relief for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) funding will go towards shelter, cold weather supplies, food, water and healthcare.
The moves comes as countries around the world send search crews and aid to the region, where
BBC NewsFeb 24 2023
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Biden Official Clears Ukraine of Misusing U.S. Financial Aid
Ukraine is not misusing the tens of billions of dollars in direct financial assistance it is receiving courtesy of U.S. taxpayers according to a top Biden administration official.
Samantha Power, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), gave the public affirmation during a CNN live town hall on Thursday evening.
Her assurances came just hours
Breitbart NewsMar 13 2023
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Probe: US Double Billed 'Tens of Millions' for Wuhan Research
The U.S. government might have been double billed tens of millions of dollars in grants to labs in Wuhan, China, according to a former federal investigator specializing in healthcare fraud. "What I've found so far is evidence that points to double billing, potential theft of government funds," Diane Cutler, hired by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told CBS News. The payments, not previously
Newsmax (News)May 28 2021
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Russian SolarWinds hackers have launched new campaign, Microsoft says
The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Microsoft said.
The effort targeted about 3,000 email accounts at more than 150 different organizations, at least
CBS News (Online)