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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2025/11/how-usaid-cuts-impact-prep-for-climate-change by PBS Shows 10/11/25] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2025/11/how-usaid-cuts-impact-prep-for-climate-change by PBS Shows 10/11/25] | ||
The ripple effects of the Trump administration’s elimination of USAID are being felt in dozens of countries where the agency supported initiatives ranging from public health programs to infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Angeles Ponpa from Northwestern University’s school of journalism traveled to Indonesia to see the effect on one of the world’s fastest-sinking cities. | The ripple effects of the Trump administration’s elimination of USAID are being felt in dozens of countries where the agency supported initiatives ranging from public health programs to infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Angeles Ponpa from Northwestern University’s school of journalism traveled to Indonesia to see the effect on one of the world’s fastest-sinking cities. | ||
=====Bill Gates on why he’s donating his remaining wealth and his concerns about U.S. aid cuts===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bill-gates-on-why-hes-donating-his-remaining-wealth-and-his-concerns-about-u-s-aid-cuts by Amna Nawaz 8/5/25 PBS NEWS] | |||
Billionaire Bill Gates announced a major change to his philanthropic Gates Foundation. There will be a doubling of its giving, to more than $200 billion over the next 20 years, when the foundation will close permanently. The move comes at a moment of significant cuts to foreign aid from the U.S. and other nations. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Gates and foundation CEO Mark Suzman. | |||
