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Trump administration escalates its war with Harvard: What to know
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated nearly $3 million in grants for Harvard University in the latest clash with the…
Politics
Judge orders Trump to restart climate, green energy funding
A federal judge ordered the administration Tuesday to reopen the "spigots" for climate and clean energy funding programs, ruling against…
Politics
Donald Trump's war with Harvard might not go to plan. Here's why
Harvard University's $53 billion endowment gives the institution more power than others to stand up to the Trump administration's efforts…
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White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS
The White House is planning toask Congress to claw back more than $1 billion slated for public broadcasting in the United States,…
Business
Women’s health supplement brand Moom Health bags S$3.5 million funding
Investors include Eu Yan Sang founders’ family office and investment firm backed by Wilmar International co-founder and chairman Kuok…
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Trump administration ordered to unfreeze funding in dispute with Maine over transgender students
A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze Agriculture Department aid to Maine to comply with requirements…
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Tesla’s Saudi Arabia entry puts ‘funding secured’ feud to rest
Tesla is opening up shop in Saudi Arabia in the latest sign Elon Musk has put to rest a once-bitter feud with one of the kingdom’s most…
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Trump administration says it cut funding to some life-saving U.N. food programs by mistake
The State Department said Tuesday that it had rolled back an undisclosed number of sweeping funding cuts to U.N. World Food Program…
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Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with U.S. government, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to…
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Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding…
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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…
Business
An AI 'gold rush.' What to know about OpenAI's record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI…
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HHS hits 9 Planned Parenthood affiliates with funding freeze
The Department of Health and Human Services has halted millions in grant payments to a maze of organizations, including nine Planned…
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OpenAI finalizes a record $40-billion funding round
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, said it has finalized a funding round that will bring in $40 billion from…
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OpenAI to raise US$40 billion in SoftBank-led new funding
OPENAI said on Monday it would raise US$40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a US$300 billion valuation to advance…
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OpenAI finalises US$40 billion funding at US$300 billion value
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, said it has finalised a funding round that will bring in US$40 billion from…
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Kristi Noem's expenses raise eyebrows among Republicans in her home state
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, while serving as South Dakota governor, billed state taxpayers hundreds of…
Business
OpenAI close to finalising its US$40 billion SoftBank-led funding
OPENAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank - with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
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OpenAI nears record US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank
OpenAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group – with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
Politics
Judge tells State Department to keep funding refugee assistance programs
A federal judge on Monday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to restore funding to a series of refugee assistance groups that he'd…
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Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Columbia University is "on the right track" toward recovering federal funding after the elite…
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Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move…
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Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children…