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Judge Extends Block to Huge Cuts in National Institutes of Health Research Funding

Healthcare organizations and 22 states have sued to stop the cuts. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.

Inc. - Feb. 21

Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding

ABC News - Feb. 21

Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding

ABC News - Feb. 21

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Trump administration’s executive order threatening federal funding for institutions that provide ...

NBC News - 1d

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings

Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.

Wired - Feb. 20

DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.

Wired - Feb. 24

The First Black Leader of Virginia Military Institute Is Ousted

The college’s board decided not to renew the contract of its superintendent, Major General Cedric T. Wins, who led diversity efforts and removed a Confederate statue on campus.

The New York Times - 5d

Pentagon to fire 5,400 probationary workers, institute hiring freeze

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, sources familiar with his plans told CBS News.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Institute Asks Judge in Trump Documents Case to Disclose Special Counsel Report

The report is the second volume of a report Jack Smith wrote after dropping the federal criminal cases he brought against Donald J. Trump because of his 2024 election victory.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Potential cuts at AI Safety Institute stoke concerns in tech industry

Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are causing alarm among some in the technology space who fear the development of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) could be at risk as ...

The Hill - Feb. 25

Jam City sells Ludia game studio to Canadian institutional investors

Jam City agreed to sell its Montreal-based Ludia mobile game studio (and its games) to a consortium of Canadian institutional investors.

VentureBeat - 5d

Senate panel questions Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is facing questions from a Senate panel

ABC News - 22h

Senators grill Trump's National Institute of Health director nominee

President Trump's pick to run the National Institutes of Health appeared on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a Senate confirmation hearing. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya praised Florida's response to the ...

CBS News - 10h

The options to fund European defence

Governments are discussing how to boost investment in Europe’s arms industry

Financial Times - Feb. 27

Marshall Rose, Who Helped Revive Two New York Institutions, Dies at 88

A real estate developer, he was instrumental in revitalizing the New York Public Library and transforming Bryant Park from a dangerous dead zone into a glorious sanctuary.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Norway’s oil fund to allocate billions to long-short equity hedge funds

Norges Bank Investment Management to give $250mn mandates to external managers

Financial Times - 1d

The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped

One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs is the global Famine Early Warning System. You can’t manage what you can’t measure.

The Hill - Feb. 24

£67bn of UK investors’ money is in underperforming funds

Wealth floundering in so-called ‘dog’ funds rises 26 per cent in six months, as investor Nick Train’s UK Equity product named among them

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government

The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its own proposal. There are some differences in strategy, and President Trump ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Meta launches $50M Meta Horizon Creator Fund

This week, Meta launched a $50 million Meta Horizon Creator Fund. Under the theme of “Shape what’s next,” Meta plans to reward creators who can innovate and earn with Meta Horizon Worlds. The fund ...

VentureBeat - Feb. 22

PM announces £200m support fund for industrial site

Sir Keir Starmer's announcement comes ahead of the refinery's planned closure this summer with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

BBC News - Feb. 23

Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding

Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” ...

The New York Times - Feb. 26

Nations salvage funding deal to reverse wildlife decline

Funding agreed at UN conference in Rome that would attempt to tackle the rapid loss of biodiversity

BBC News - 6d

SoftBank Considers Borrowing $16 Billion to Fund AI

This would be on top of the $15 billion SoftBank has already committed to Stargate.

Inc. - 3d

More funding for judges to tackle record court delays

The announcement of new support for courts comes as two reports warn the justice system is struggling.

BBC News - 22h

Ovechkin uses Gretzky chase for cancer funding

Every goal scored by Alex Ovechkin for the rest of his career will raise funds toward pediatric cancer research.

ESPN - 16h

GOP holdout comes around on funding patch

Politico - 13h

Federal judge presses pause on NIH funding cuts

A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from imposing a 15 percent cap on research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), finding ...

The Hill - 11h

Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months

Immutable, with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, described naugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund.

VentureBeat - Feb. 20

Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says he will request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling ...

ABC News - Feb. 20

Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail

The Trump administration is investigating delays and cost overruns in California’s high-speed rail project

ABC News - Feb. 20

These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs will up your money game

Don’t miss these top money and investing features.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze

Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds. Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Musubi, AI content moderation startup, raises $5 million in seed funding

Musubi, a startup that uses AI to moderate online content, raised $5 million in a seed round.

CNBC - Feb. 21

US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan

Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in House. US politics live – latest updates The US Senate has passed a budget resolution that ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from Maine over transgender athletes

President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funds from Maine if it continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports in defiance of a recent executive order. ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Trump Administration Takes Aim at $4B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail

The controversial transportation project is long-delayed. Can it stay on track?

Inc. - Feb. 21

DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers

Fees paid to agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the FDIC fund part of their workforces, so cutting those jobs doesn’t save any tax money.

Inc. - Feb. 21

White House restores 9/11 health program funding after uproar

The White House restored funding for the 9/11 first responder survivors' health program after an uproar from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle ensued following the Department of Government ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Farmers hit by a federal funding freeze scramble to respond ahead of spring thaw

Farmers are struggling to make critical decisions ahead of the spring thaw, as billions of dollars in promised payments remain frozen by the Trump administration.

NBC News - Feb. 22

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