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Trump slashes Voice of America with executive order, employees put on leave

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President Donald Trump ordered seven federal agencies to be reduced in size.

Agency for Global Media employees were placed on administrative leave this week .

The agency oversees the U.S. funded international news broadcast service Voice of America .

The number of employees placed on leave has not been shared by the agency.

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78

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73

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68

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formal

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English

Language complexity

67

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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