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US court bars Trump administration from laying off over 500 Voice of America employees, says the US Agency for Global Media cannot implement the directive set for September 30.[Courtesy]
A US federal judge temporarily blocked a move by President Donald Trump's administration to lay off more than 500 Voice of America employees, according to a court order on Monday.
Kari Lake, a senior advisor to the US Agency for Global Media, has spearheaded Trump's effort to gut government-funded media, despite legal disputes and criticism that US adversaries will benefit.
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