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A global HIV/AIDS program that saved millions of lives faces cuts under the Trump administration

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a dramatic cutback and eventual phasing out of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. program to combat HIV/AIDS in developing countries that has been widely credited with saving 26 million lives since its inception in 2003, according to multiple congressional and administration officials. Created during…

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Two high-ranking NOAA employees connected to ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave

Two top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials who played a role in the high-profile “Sharpiegate” investigation at the agency were placed on administrative leave this week. Stephen Volz, the assistant administrator of NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service, and Jeff Dillen, a deputy general counsel at NOAA, were placed on leave Thursday morning, Volz told…

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A pregnant surrogate for the now-defunct Mark Surrogacy in California doesn’t know what will happen to the baby she’s carrying

Alexa Fasold thought she was a surrogate for a couple having fertility issues and was all set to give birth to a baby boy this fall, after carrying a transferred embryo since January. Then she learned that the agency she was working with was under investigation. A couple behind the Arcadia, California, agency has been…

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