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Trump signs funding bill to avoid shutdown
President Trump signed the Republican-crafted spending bill to avert a government shutdown, the White House said on Saturday. The Republican-crafted bill will fund the government through Sept. 30 ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ...The New York Times - Mar. 19 -
Jewish scholars condemn cancelation of federal funding to Columbia
A group of 400 Jewish professors and students have written a letter condemning the cancelation of some $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, a move the Trump administration says ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
PwC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund clash over hiring of executive
‘Friction and angst’ over Neom auditor preceded Public Investment Fund’s ban on Big Four firmFinancial Times - Mar. 7 -
House to vote on government funding bill as shutdown deadline approaches
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, days before Friday's shutdown deadline.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Tilting Point launches $150M user acquisition fund to boost mobile games
Tilting Point has launched a new $150 million user acquisition (UA) fund to help developers scale their games and apps.VentureBeat - Mar. 11 -
Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump era.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Women's sports firm Monarch Collective ups fund size to $250 million
Monarch investors Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden recently upped their funding.CNBC - Mar. 13 -
Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, raising shutdown alert
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.ABC News - Mar. 13 -
Human Computer raises $5.7M in seed funding to build indie portfolio
Indie studio Human Computer raises $5.7M in funding to build its games, which take place in a shared universe.VentureBeat - Mar. 13 -
Medical Research at Columbia Is Imperiled After Trump Terminates Funding
Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
Derry City and Coleraine FC seek millions in stadium fund
Applications to the fund closed on Friday, with 41 clubs in the men's and women's game eligible to apply.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Trump administration pauses $175M in funding to UPenn over trans athlete policy
The Trump administration is pausing $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender athlete policies.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause
Ethiopia’s parliament is introducing a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pauseABC News - Mar. 20 -
Trump administration halts funding for legal aid for migrant children
The Trump administration has cut funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, according to a memo.ABC News - Mar. 21 -
Columbia cedes to Trump admin. demands after threat to withhold funds
Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.ABC News - 6d -
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.The New York Times - 6d -
'I could lose £100K despite Woodford investment fund redress scheme'
People who lost savings from a collapsed investment fund say a redress scheme has let them down.BBC News - 3d -
Trump admin. to cut billions in COVID funding from local health agencies
Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.CBS News - 2d -
Trump admin. to cut billions in COVID funding from local health agencies
Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.CBS News - 2d -
Trump admin. to cut billions in COVID funding from local health agencies
Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.CBS News - 2d -
Read: House Republicans' stopgap funding bill
House Republicans over the weekend rolled out a short-term government funding plan, kicking off a crucial stretch for GOP leadership to lock down support ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. The ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
USDA cuts funding for school, food bank programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two pandemic-era programs that provide more than $1 billion combined in federal funding for schools and food banks to buy food directly from local ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Pelosi shades Schumer on funding bill: ‘Listen to the women’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday issued a blistering statement on how senators should handle a government funding vote that, without naming him, dinged Senate Minority Leader ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Senate begins voting to advance bill to fund government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a procedural motion to end debate on a House-passed bill to fund the ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
WATCH: How social media helped fuel a female mechanic's business
ABC News' Will Ganss is here with the story about Desiree Hill who found a massive online community when switching from nursing to auto work.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
Reshma Saujani’s Advice for Female Founders? Build Your Own Door
The founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First joins ‘From The Ground Up’ this week.Inc. - Mar. 10 -
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men. Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Too fat, too thin – female athletes cannot win
“You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin.”Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of International Olympic Committee
Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach, whose term ended after 12 years in the role.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Kirsty Coventry becomes first female president of International Olympic Committee
Kirsty Coventry, 41, of Zimbabwe becomes the first woman to lead the IOC. She is eligible to serve up to a 12-year term.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Zimbabwe sports minister elected first female Olympics president
Kirsty Coventry defeats Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch in secret ballotFinancial Times - Mar. 20 -
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote
Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new IOC president, becoming the first woman and first African to hold the role.BBC News - Mar. 20 -
Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers
A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.BBC News - Mar. 21 -
Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia-Pacific’
Report reveals scale of abuse faced by women in politics from countries such as Australia, India, Laos and Mongolia. Sexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Olympic Track Officials to Require Sex Tests for Female Athletes
The change affects women with atypical genetics who have been able to compete if they suppressed their testosterone levels.The New York Times - 3d -
World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender
World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female.World Athletics is looking at cheek swab tests but is also ...Yahoo Sports - 3d
