Top Trump official tasked with dismantling USAID is out

Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official tasked with dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, told State Department staff on Tuesday night that he is stepping away from his role at USAID and returning to his previous role at the State Department, according to an email obtained by ABC News. “It’s been my honor to … Read more

Unbridled: Jonjo O’Neill Jr on 100/1 shock Cheltenham Festival winner and Grand National aspirations at Aintree | Racing News

Jonjo O’Neill Jr was aboard the 100/1 shock winner of the Triumph Hurdle on Friday and joined Matt Chapman and Paddy Brennan on episode 20 of Unbridled to talk through his Festival heroics and provided some insight into his Grand National aspirations. O’Neill Jr returned to the winners’ enclosure at the Cheltenham Festival for the … Read more

AWS generative AI exec leaves to launch startup

Raj Aggarwal is leaving AWS after nearly three years as the company’s GM of generative AI and revenue acceleration, according to a LinkedIn post Aggarwal published Wednesday. “I’m proud of the pioneering work our team did in generative AI from its earliest days,” Aggarwal said in his post. “We built what might be the world’s … Read more

Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza, IDF says

LONDON — Israel has resumed “focused ground operations” in the “center of the Gaza Strip” over the past 24 hours, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Israeli forces have also taken control and “re-expanded their control to the center of the Netzarim” corridor — the line that separates northern Gaza from the south — an … Read more

Trump speaks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Putin rebuffs 30-day ceasefire plan

President Donald Trump is speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday as talks continue to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The call was underway as of 10:38 a.m. ET, according to White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino. Their conversation comes one day after Trump failed to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more