What a reporter learned covering the impact of USAID cuts on aid workers-turned-sex workers in Nepal

Associated Press reporter Kristen Gelineau, who has been covering the impact of the U.S. foreign aid cuts, reported and wrote the story of how the cuts have prompted scores of unemployed aid workers in Nepal to turn to sex work to survive

July 23, 2026Updated: July 23, 2026
AP nullBy KRISTEN GELINEAU

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University of Nebraska Omaha students look to improve Valentine parks

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Fire near Chadron sparked by cigarette; officials warn of fire danger

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Lightning sparks fire north of Rushville

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Nearly block-long mural finished in Valentine

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