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FILE- Attendants sit next to a field contaminated with dioxin before a ceremony marking the start of a project to clean up dioxin left over from the Vietnam War, at a former U.S. military base in Danang, Vietnam, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Maika Elan, File)

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USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam

By DAVID RISING AND ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL DAVID RISING AND ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-4:29AM, 98 Reads
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At a former American air base in southern Vietnam, work abruptly stopped last month on efforts to clean up tons of soil contaminated with deadly dioxin from the military’s Agent Orange defoliant.
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Pete Marocco, a political appointee focused on gutting USAID, departs after briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee behind closed doors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk's team has helped dismantle

By MATT BROWN AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER MATT BROWN AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-11:37AM, 146 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies as pressure eases from the bond market after Fed decision

By STAN CHOE STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Wed,03/19/25-11:36AM, 206 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the economy still looks healthy enough to keep interest rates where they are.
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People stand outside the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein).

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Judge is 'offended' at DOGE's tactics but does not pause its takeover of the US Institute of Peace

By THALIA BEATY THALIA BEATY - Associated Press
Wed,03/19/25-9:22AM, 150 Reads
A federal judge allowed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to remain in control of the U.S.
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