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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Funding – The New York Times

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Funding  The New York Times Trump administration live updates: Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly; James Comey indicted, will face trial  NBC News Supreme Court lets Trump administration freeze billions in foreign aid  The Hill Supreme Court extends Trump administration’s $5 billion foreign aid freeze amid ongoing legal challenge  Fox News Supreme Court allows …

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Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funding

Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold  billion in foreign aid funding

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday handed another win to the Trump administration by allowing it to withhold $4 billion in spending on foreign aid that was appropriated by Congress. A federal judge had ruled that the administration would have to spend the funds by the end of the month, but the Supreme Court’s decision puts that on hold. …

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry

Jeopardized efforts This week, the IFRC requested $25 million to contain the outbreak, but it has only $2.2 million in emergency funds for its outbreak response so far. The WHO likewise estimated the cost of responding to the outbreak over the next three months to be $20 million. But WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told the AP on Thursday that it …

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RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research — but the US military is still funding it

RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research — but the US military is still funding it

The US government invests in vaccine development to, in part, protect soldiers from dangerous pathogens in various parts of the world.Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty The abrupt termination last month of nearly half a billion dollars in US government contracts for mRNA-vaccine research rattled scientists working inside and outside industry. The cuts raised alarm about the country’s commitment to the Nobel-prizewinning technology, …

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Judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in grant funding to UCLA : NPR

Judge orders Trump to restore 0 million in grant funding to UCLA : NPR

Students walk past Royce Hall at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San …

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Partisan stopgap funding bills fall short in Senate

Partisan stopgap funding bills fall short in Senate

The Senate shot down dueling versions of a short-term funding patch Friday before leaving town for a weeklong recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown next month. With lawmakers unable to resolve a partisan standoff over extending expiring health insurance subsidies, Senate leaders agreed to engage in a bit of political theater, allowing each party …

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Musk says xAI is not raising capital after CNBC report on $10 billion funding – Reuters

Musk says xAI is not raising capital after CNBC report on $10 billion funding  Reuters Elon Musk’s xAI raising $10 billion at $200 billion valuation: sources  CNBC Elon Musk’s xAI Could Be Valued At $200 Billion After $10 Billion Funding Round, Report Says  Forbes Elon Musk denies xAI funding report, calls it “fake news”  Investing.com Musk’s XAI Raises $10 Billion at $200 Billion Valuation  Bloomberg.com …

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Trump Live Updates: Government Shutdown Looms as Senate Democrats Block Funding Bill – The New York Times

Trump Live Updates: Government Shutdown Looms as Senate Democrats Block Funding Bill  The New York Times Senate derails funding bills in shutdown stalemate  Politico Maine delegation split on plans to keep federal government open  WGME Trump-approved plan to avert government shutdown scuttled by Senate  Fox News Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown  AP News Source link

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