11 h. ago Trump NIH appointee defends president's research funding cuts, lays out new vision for future

Donald Trump's pick to lead the NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, spent much of his time during his confirmation hearing Wednesday defending the president's move to cap indirect research costs doled out by the NIH. However, he also got a chance to lay out his vision for future research at the agency.

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33 h. ago San Francisco museums caught in city’s financial crisis: Budget cuts, layoffs and ‘unsafe’ conditions

San Francisco museums caught in city’s financial crisis: Budget cuts, layoffs and ‘unsafe’ conditions  San Francisco Chronicle

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37 h. ago San Francisco’s fine arts museums in crisis: Budget cuts, layoffs and ‘unsafe’ conditions

San Francisco’s fine arts museums in crisis: Budget cuts, layoffs and ‘unsafe’ conditions  San Francisco Chronicle

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40 h. ago Trump Says He'll Defund Schools, Universities that Allow 'Illegal Protests'

President Donald Trump says he will cut off federal funding to schools and universities that allow "illegal protests." The post Trump Says He’ll Defund Schools, Universities that Allow ‘Illegal Protests’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States

The states — Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — had sued to block President Trump’s plan to withhold federal funds from hospitals that offer transgender treatment to people under 19.

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5 d. ago VP Vance shares special message to ailing Pope Francis amid breathing crisis

JD Vance shared that though he was “surprised" by Pope Francis’ criticism of President Trump’s immigration policy, he believes the pontiff is “fundamentally a person who cares about the flock of Christians."

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5 d. ago Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state

Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research institutions trying to solve the rural cancer problem.

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7 d. ago Saint Paul Joins City of San Francisco Lawsuit Challenging President’s Threats to Withhold Federal Funds

Saint Paul Joins City of San Francisco Lawsuit Challenging President’s Threats to Withhold Federal Funds  StPaul.gov

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7 d. ago NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

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7 d. ago With Alexa+, Amazon makes an intriguing play in the consumer agent space

Amazon shared an impressive vision of an “agentic” future on Wednesday — one in which the company’s improved Alexa, Alexa+, handles countless mundane tasks, from booking restaurants to finding appliance repairmen. If Amazon can deliver, it could be the first out to the gate with a comprehensive, consumer-focused agent tool. The company hopes to marry […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 d. ago New University of Washington president anticipates continued federal funding challenges

New University of Washington president anticipates continued federal funding challenges  KNKX Public Radio

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7 d. ago Maine’s girl athletes paying the price for extremism of state politicians

President Donald Trump said he will cut federal funding from Maine’s public schools if bureaucrats defy his executive order and allow biological males to participate in girls’ and women’s sports.

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8 d. ago Washington House Speaker lays out ‘devastating cuts’ in a possible ‘no

Washington House Speaker lays out ‘devastating cuts’ in a possible ‘no-new-taxes’ budget  MyNorthwest

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8 d. ago 'Duly owed to us': Blue state governor says $2.1B in federal funding restored after suing Trump admin

Governor Josh Shapiro announced that $2.1 billion in federal funds have been unfrozen, as President Donald Trump’s executive actions are playing out in the courts.

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8 d. ago Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing

President Biden promised billions in funds to farmers and others to not take water from the Colorado River. President Trump is halting some of those funds, leaving questions about the river's future.

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9 d. ago Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work

Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.

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1 week ago Column | Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs

Column | Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs  The Washington Post

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1 week ago Trump administration fires workers at NIH Alzheimer's research center

The center's incoming director was among those terminated.

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1 week ago NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

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1 week ago Dem Rep. Auchincloss: Democrats Won't Fund Government Unless Trump Stops Overriding Congress

Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said Democrats will not vote to fund the government unless President Donald Trump stops overriding Congress spending. The post Dem Rep. Auchincloss: Democrats Won’t Fund Government Unless Trump Stops Overriding Congress appeared first on Breitbart.

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