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USAID workers sue, NCAA transgender athlete ban, LG stickers & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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USAID staff are hoping a lawsuit can save their jobs as thousands are set to be put on administrative leave. The first jobs report of 2025 is out this morning. The US is sanctioning the International Criminal Court. The NCAA has banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Plus, we’ll tell you why LG is sending stickers to hundreds of thousands of customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN. I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Friday, February 7th.

0:38.6

Thousands of US aid workers are set to go on administrative leave by the end of the day.

0:44.4

But now, two labour groups representing the employees have sued President Donald Trump.

0:50.5

Multiple sources tell CNN that fewer than 300 employees are expected to be kept on.

0:56.8

That's a huge drop in the workforce.

0:59.5

The lawsuit also takes aim at the administration's freeze on almost all foreign assistance,

1:05.1

which has brought critical humanitarian work around the world to a grinding halt.

1:10.3

The groups say that Trump's recent actions amount to an unlawful power grab of congressional

1:15.7

authority. But it's unclear if the courts will issue the 11th hour ruling in time.

1:21.5

Former U.S. aid administrator Samantha Power warned about the consequences if it doesn't.

1:27.1

This is a disaster not just from a humanitarian standpoint, from the standpoint of all the beneficiaries

1:33.3

who may in fact die.

1:35.3

The first Jobs report of 2025 will be released this morning.

1:40.3

It'll be watched closely by the Federal Reserve, which often uses the data when it makes decisions

1:45.6

on whether to cut interest rates. But the newly appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Besant

1:51.0

says he has his own plan to bring down rates, and it has nothing to do with the Fed.

1:56.1

If we deregulate the economy, if we get this tax bill done, if we get energy down, then rates

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