CIA World Factbook shuttered by Trump administration
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The Trump administration has shuttered the CIA World Factbook, eliminating a public resource for global facts.
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You lose a free and trusted public resource for basic facts about countries worldwide, affecting access to geopolitical data.
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The Trump administration has shuttered the CIA World Factbook. This action eliminates a long-standing, free, and trusted public resource for basic facts about countries worldwide. The closure has led to lamenting among many who relied on the Factbook for accurate, accessible information. Its demise removes a key source of geopolitical data previously maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency.
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