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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Trump administration has shared new guidelines on how federal

agencies across the U.S. government should prepare for massive job cuts. NPRs, Jen McLaughlin reports

that a newly released memo directs agencies to move quickly to execute those cuts in the coming months.

The Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget

have given federal agencies a deadline of March 13th to come up with a plan to significantly

reduce their workforces. According to the memo, those plans should incorporate efforts to

increase productivity and reduce federal property footprints and urges agencies to follow legal

guidelines. The guidance also calls for agencies

to renegotiate union contracts to eliminating clauses that would, quote, inhibit government

efficiency and cost savings. It's not the first time a president has scaled down the federal

workforce through eliminating positions. However, the timeline to do so is significantly shorter than in the past.

Jenna McLaughlin, NPR News. A child has died for measles in West Texas. NPR Sping Wong reports

it's the first measles death in the U.S. in years. The child who died was of school age and was not

vaccinated for measles. The death was confirmed by state and

local health officials and comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that spans West Texas and New

Mexico. Measles is a very contagious respiratory disease. It was declared eliminated from the U.S. 25

years ago due to high rates of vaccination with the measles, mumps, and rebella shot. But in the last

five years or so, school vaccination rates have fallen below 95%, which is the CDC's level for

preventing outbreaks. The vaccination rate is far lower in pockets like the Texas County at the

center of the outbreak, where the rate has dropped to around 80%. Ping Huang, NPR News. President Trump posted an

AI-generated video on social media that depicts war-torn Gaza as a resort. NPR Sadil Al-Shalchi reports

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