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Flat owner's £65,000 bill because flat is 'too short for cladding funding'
Funding to protect flats from fire does not apply to buildings under 11m (36ft) or five storeys high.BBC News - 4d -
JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore
Backing of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa. One of the world’s biggest banks, JP Morgan, has promoted environmental and “sustainable” ...The Guardian - 3d -
Judge extends block on Trump gender-affirming care federal funding ban
A federal judge extended a temporary injunction on Friday blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender ...The Hill - 3d -
Jeffries accuses Republicans of walking away from government funding talks
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) late Sunday accused Republicans of walking away from government funding talks ahead of a looming shutdown deadline. “The top Democrat on the ...The Hill - 1d -
Anthropic’s valuation triples to $61.5bn in bumper AI funding round
Start-up raises $3.5bn from Silicon Valley venture firms in race against OpenAI and DeepSeekFinancial Times - 1d -
Senate Democrats urge Trump administration to end Colorado River funding freeze
Senate Democrats from the U.S. West on Monday urged the Department of the Interior to end a funding freeze that could endanger the flow of the Colorado River. The lawmakers, from California, Nevada ...The Hill - 1d -
EU president aims for €800 billion of defense funding. How it would work.
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday proposed a funding program that she says could mobilize close to €800 billion ($844 billion) of defense spending.MarketWatch - 13h -
Trump threatens to stop funding for any colleges allowing 'illegal protests'
President Trump said Tuesday that he will seek to block the federal funding for colleges and universities “that allow illegal protests” on their campuses. “All Federal Funding will STOP for any ...The Hill - 11h -
Trump threatens to pull federal funds for US schools allowing ‘illegal protests’
President also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia University. Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to halt all federal funding for any ...The Guardian - 9h -
North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
North Carolina legislators appear to be closing in on legislation to provide more funds to help the mountains recover from Hurricane HeleneABC News - 3h -
Judge Blocks Trump Orders to Stop Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers
The ruling affects hospitals nationwide, putting on hold the administration’s plan to withhold research grants from those that offer gender transition treatments to young people.The New York Times - 1h -
Biden's SAVE repayment plan for student loan borrowers is dead. Here's what to know
Now that the Biden administration's SAVE plan is blocked, millions of student loan borrowers will need to find a new way to repay their debt.CNBC - Feb. 22 -
WATCH: MLB legend Alex Rodriguez drains halfcourt shot to win Bucknell student $10K, celebrates with fans
A Bucknell student won $10K thanks to A-Rod's unlikely halfcourt bank shotCBS Sports - Feb. 23 -
Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
A soccer ball, a T-shirt: teachers scramble to say goodbye to students fleeing under Trump
As families move away to avoid deportation, excruciating goodbyes leave teachers feeling ‘completely empty’. A soccer ball covered in signatures from classmates. A handwritten letter telling a ...The Guardian - 6d -
2 college students were publicly caned for having gay sex in Indonesia’s Aceh
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having gay sexABC News - 5d -
Patrick Mahomes surprises Texas Tech student who made viral 94-foot putt with free tuition
Texas Tech Red Raiders athletics will cover the student's tuition for next Fall after he sank the on-court putt on Monday.ESPN - 5d -
Louisiana college student dies in off-campus event, university halts fraternity initiation activities
Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior at Southern University and A&M College, died Thursday after attending an off-campus event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.NBC News - 4d -
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Student loan borrowers pursuing public service forgiveness are 'panicking,' expert says. Here's what to know
As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness are worried about the future.CNBC - 1d -
Student loan borrowers pursuing public service forgiveness are 'panicking,' expert says. Here's what to know.
As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program are worried about its future.NBC News - 1d -
Building a ‘second republic’: students who led Bangladesh revolution launch political party
Jatiya Nagorik party, popular among the country’s vast youth, could shift electoral landscape but needs to show democratic, secular credentials. In the shadow of Bangladesh’s parliament building, ...The Guardian - 2h -
Residents could be out of their homes 'for a year'
Godstone residents affected by the sinkholes attend a meeting to discuss what happens next.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West AfricaABC News - Feb. 20 -
Entire Alabama police department put on leave after grand jury recommends its abolition
The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”NBC News - Feb. 20 -
DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions
Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.Wired - Feb. 21 -
Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’
Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you ...The Guardian - 6d -
Scot Loeffler leaves Bowling Green for Eagles: Falcons coach abruptly departs for assistant job in NFL
Loeffler spent six seasons and made three bowl appearances with the FalconsCBS Sports - 4d -
Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department
Health secretary earlier said outbreak was ‘not unusual’ but with first US measles death in decade steps up response. Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as “not unusual,” the US ...The Guardian - 3d -
Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6
The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who ...CBS News - 1d -
'Indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts unnerve Democrats
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story 'Indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts unnerve Democrats Democrats ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
VA secretary: 'We're not cutting benefits'
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing Thursday that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
NOAA braces for steep job cuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NOAA set to slash jobs ‘imminently’ Mass firings are set to hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research
How government cuts are slowing research.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Budget cuts at VA paused for now
Billions of dollars of cuts expected at the Department of Veterans Affairs were paused by the Trump administration as concerns emerged over changes to benefits for the nation's veterans. CBS News' ...CBS News - 5d -
Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.The New York Times - 4d -
Treasury earmarks billions in spending cuts
Cuts to areas including welfare will be put to the official forecaster ahead of the Spring Statement.BBC News - 2h -
‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia
Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, ...The Guardian - Feb. 21
