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Tobi Raji

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Tobi Raji @tobiaraji.bsky.social · 10d

Read more about the challenges that await them here: t.co/KZlwJjUk0j

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Tobi Raji @tobiaraji.bsky.social · 10d

Those who have come back to Syria with their belongings in tow have returned to find houses that are partially or completely damaged, forcing them to live in makeshift shelters or with relatives with limited access to water and electricity, said Céline Schmitt, UNHCR Syria spox.

Tobi Raji @tobiaraji.bsky.social · 10d

One million Syrians have returned to the country since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December after a quarter century in power, @unhcr.org said last week.

Many come from neighboring Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, with a majority resettling in the capital, Damascus.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Aug 9

Feel like this needs a spotlight: employees were told that the shooting at CDC, which left an officer dead and buildings riddled with bullets, was targeted at agency, @lenasun.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @tobiaraji.bsky.social report

Years of anti-CDC rhetoric has consequences

Monarez did not provide any additional information about the suspect's motives during the call. However, a briefing some CDC employees received Saturday from senior agency leaders said the gunman left a note, according to one employee who attended.
"We were told very clearly that this was targeted, directed at CDC," the employee said. "But we were also told that this was an isolated event."
There has been speculation among CDC employees that officials may have known about possible threats. When Monarez was at the CDC this week - her first week on the job - she was accompanied at all times by armed security guards, the employee said.

During Monarez's call with staff Saturday, another CDC senior leader, Daniel Jernigan, who heads the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, or NCEZID, estimated there were about 40 bullet holes in CDC buildings on campus.
He did not mean it as a complete account, but rather an indication that "it will take a bit before the buildings are 'fixed' again," said an employee who listened to the call and, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive information.
The shooting was "way worse than what was initially reported," the employee said, adding that gunfire continued for about 15 minutes and that "it's a miracle more people weren't hit."

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Ann Marimow @amarimow.bsky.social · May 29

The little-known court that blocked Trump's tariffs has broad authority over trade. Read @tobiaraji.bsky.social on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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What is the U.S. Court of International Trade, which halted Trump’s tariffs?

Federal judges ruled that the president had gone beyond his authority in imposing levies on goods imported from around the world.

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Tobi Raji @tobiaraji.bsky.social · Apr 23

AmeriCorps shaped these lawmakers’ careers. They’re fighting to save it.

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AmeriCorps shaped these lawmakers’ careers. They’re fighting to save it.

Politicians and civil servants who served in AmeriCorps argue that the Trump administration’s sharp cuts to the agency endanger the future of U.S. public service.

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