Federal court blocks attempt to withhold federal funding from schools employing DEI initiatives – JURIST
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction in favor of teacher groups, blocking the Department of Education’s (DOE) attempt to withhold federal funding from schools…
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Professor Casey Weissman-Vermeulen, Director of the Housing Clinic, spoke with the Daily Orange about local housing advocate CNY Fair Housing and its future as federal grants and funding are diminished…
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Harvard sues Trump administration following $2.2 billion research funding freeze – JURIST
Harvard University filed a lawsuit in US federal court on Monday seeking to block the Trump Administration’s freeze on more than $2.2 billion in federal research funding to the university,…
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Conifer locks down $20M seed round for its ‘drop-in’ electric hub motor
A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have launched a new startup that puts a fresh spin on electric hub motors. The…
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Texas AG sues to block City of San Antonio from funding ‘abortion tourism’ – JURIST
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Friday against the city of San Antonio for unlawfully using public funds to subsidize out-of-state abortion travel. This follows a similar injunction…
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Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding
A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration on Friday from limiting funding from the National Institutes of Health that supports research at universities and academic medical centers, restoring billions…
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Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
By DEVNA BOSE A federal judge will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projects throughout the country….
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Judge restores funds for lawyers representing children in immigration court
A federal judge in Northern California ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal funding for migrant children in immigration court. Nonprofits representing unaccompanied minors challenged the administration in U.S….
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California sues over cuts to CDC infectious disease funding
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to cut billions of dollars in federal public health grants designed to make states more…
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EU Invests €1.3 Billion to Boost AI Adoption & Improve ‘Digital Competencies’
Image: seventyfourimages/Envato Elements The EU is pouring €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) over the next two years to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. The funding will support the development…
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Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The Trump administration said on Monday that it was reviewing roughly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, claiming that the university had allowed antisemitism to run…
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Possible cuts to HIV prevention could be deadly, healthcare providers say
Statements from the Trump administration that officials are considering cuts to key programs for the prevention of HIV and AIDS are generating outrage among two of the largest LGBTQ+ service…
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Trump administration ends funding for migrant children’s legal aid
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the United States without a parent or guardian, a move…
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Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy
Kerry Washington is expanding her angel investment portfolio, serving as lead investor in the pre-seed round of the wedding marketplace Cheersy. Cheersy, which was founded in 2024 by Amy Shack…
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Trump guts Education Department, sending California scrambling
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees, casting uncertainty over how — or if — billions of…
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Metro’s Olympics plans rely on federal funding. Will Trump threaten it?
As the Trump administration continues to threaten federal funding for a wide array of departments, programs and projects across the country, local officials and transit experts are on alert to…
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Study Abroad Funding Is Paused, Leaving Some Students Stranded
Two days after Frida Larios, a senior at California State University, Los Angeles, landed in Seoul for a study-abroad scholarship, she received an email stating that her money was in…
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Trump’s 1% policy wars: Transgender people, USAID funding and now Canadian fentanyl?
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump this week to discuss the imposition of stiff U.S. tariffs, Trump linked the decision to deadly fentanyl and undocumented migrants crossing…
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National Endowment for Democracy Sues Top Trump Aides Over Funding Freeze
The National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit that has had bipartisan support over decades for its work promoting democracy abroad, is suing the U.S. government and cabinet officials for withholding…
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Federal Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Cuts to Research Funding
A federal judge said on Wednesday that the National Institutes of Health must continue to hold off on planned cuts to federal funding underpinning a variety of medical and scientific…
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