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In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola

detailing plans to shut it down. He writes about the end of USAID — and his role in the response to a 2025 Ebola outbreak

First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights

2025, up 88% from the year before. The first four months of 2026 show the federal agency is on track to contribute even more to global heating this year from such flights, the Guardian

First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime

details?** Castro, 94, was charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft related to an incident in 1996 – in which four men were killed

GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president

details to justify a military action against Cuba. **Thousands of researchers across the U.S. continue to grapple with the damage inflicted on science** in 2025 during the Trump administration, despite a funding restoration earlier this

Inside the CDC’s leadership vacuum: work at a ‘standstill’ and low morale as 80% of top posts remain vacant

2025. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The CDC’s national center for chronic disease prevention receives the largest budget of any center, [$1.4bn annually](https://www.cdcdataproject.org/home), with about 80% of that being passed