The trial of Sean Combs, better known as Diddy, on charges including sex trafficking and racketeering, concluded yesterday in Manhattan. Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges but was convicted on two of the lesser counts, transportation to engage in prostitution. The weeks-long trial thrust the Me Too movement back into the spotlight and included testimony from dozens of witnesses—including women who were in long-term relationships with Combs—as well as surveillance video that showed Combs assaulting one of those women, singer Cassandra Ventura (whose stage name is Cassie).

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was folded into the Department of State earlier this week, effectively shuttering the agency. USAID was established by Pres. John F. Kennedy through the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as a form of “soft” diplomacy (as opposed to military intervention), to exert influence across the globe. USAID’s mission included promoting global economic prosperity by lending a hand to developing nations, providing resources to improve public health, advance food security, protect human rights, and provide humanitarian assistance. In 1998 the agency was separated from the State Department and realigned as an “independent establishment,” funded on congressional approval. Earlier this year Pres. Donald Trump suspended the agency’s actions and on March 28 the State Department announced its intention to close USAID. On Monday, the agency’s last day, farewell videos recorded by former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush were shown privately to the USAID staff.