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Trump’s Funding Freeze Hits Its First Targets: Young Kids
“Plaintiffs legitimately fear that the information being compiled will be accessed by persons who are not authorized to have access to…
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Federal judge blocks White House freeze on 'financial assistance' amid anger, confusion
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration directive that would have frozen an array of federal…
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Justice Dept. halts legal programs for detained immigrants, cuts off advocates' access to facilities
Lawyers providing detainees with basic legal information in federal immigration detention centers were shut out of facilities last week…
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Karen Bass: LA Mayor Drastically Cut Fire Department Funding and Handed Out Rich Contracts to City Workers Months before Catastrophic Wildfires
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding at a major scale for its fire department after Mayor Karen Bass approved a number of lucrative…
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Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy…
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Karen Bass: LA Mayor Cut Fire Department Funding by Nearly $18M and Diverted It to Homeless Spending Months Before Wildfires Wiped Out Cities
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came under intense criticism on Wednesday after it was revealed that she cut the city's Fire Department…
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Hong Kong dollar strongest since 2021 on record funding costs
THE Hong Kong dollar climbed to its strongest level in three and a half years, thanks to a year-end surge in demand that pushed the…
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Newsom's plan to support immigrants doesn't do enough to shield them from Trump deportations, advocates say
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation…
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Taiwan’s science ministry warns spending cuts could hit chips, AI funding
TAIWAN’S science ministry warned on Friday (Dec 27) that funding for areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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Republicans Quietly Axed IRS Funding While No One Was Looking
During last week’s negotiations to avert a government shutdown, Congress quietly slashed $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service.…
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Senate passes funding bill after Trump, Musk tanked earlier negotiations
What's New The U.S. Senate passed an eleventh-hour funding bill to keep the government operating shortly before a midnight deadline on…
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Republicans blame Democrats after blowing up their own funding bill
What's New Republicans on Thursday blamed Democrats after a GOP-backed spending plan to avert a government shutdown tanked on the floor of…
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Mike Johnson Left Scrambling as His Entire Party Trashes Funding Bill
The clock is ticking on another imminent government shutdown, but Republicans can’t square the fact that two of their deepest desires are,…
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Venture capitalists eye exits to improve sentiment in 2025 as funding winter shows signs of easing
While VC activity was muted in the first half of 2024, things have started to pick up THE year 2024 has not been a good one for players in…
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Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu's campaign
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors conducted raids on Saturday linked to a man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to…
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UK government to review the BBC’s long-term funding
BRITAIN plans to review long-term funding for the BBC, the national broadcaster, and find alternatives to the TV licence, as it seeks to…
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L.A. County gears up for Trump with millions in funding for immigrants, transgender residents
Gearing up for another Trump presidency, Los Angeles County supervisors will funnel millions in funding to beef up support for immigrants…
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Clip shows Rahul Gandhi criticising election funding scheme, not 'threatening Hindus'
In the run-up to state assembly elections in India's Maharashtra and Jharkhand states in November, a video of opposition leader Rahul…
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Breaking the Barriers: The Challenges and Opportunities for First-Time Founders in Startup Funding
The Funding Landscape: A Daunting Start The startup world is vast, with over 150 million ventures globally. Every year, more than 6.5…
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Eurozone banks are vulnerable to US funding squeeze: ECB
The growing dependence on US dollars and the stronger link between banks and non-banks pose risks to the eurozone’s financial system…