USAID Programs Halted, Netanyahu in Washington, Rubio Visits Panama, Cannabis Safety
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🗓️ 3 February 2025
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| 0:00.0 | The website has disappeared and funding has been halted at the U.S.'s main foreign aid agency USAID. |
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| 0:22.6 | President Trump keeps saying he intends for the U.S. to seize the Panama Canal. |
| 0:26.6 | So what did Secretary of State Marco Rubio say when he traveled to Panama? |
| 0:30.6 | Our colleague Ari Shapiro is in Panama City. |
| 0:33.6 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C. today. |
| 0:41.5 | I think it's a testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American Alliance. |
| 0:44.9 | He is the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in his second term. |
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| 2:23.1 | Overnight, USAID employees received an email stating the Washington headquarters is closed |
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