The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide, moving to all but end a six-decade mission to shore up American security by fighting starvation,

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All 10,000 USAID employees, except for essential personnel, were notified they will be placed on administrative leave at the end of Friday.