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California funding slashed? Trump administration plans federal grant cuts, escalate fight over policy disputes: Report

Donald Trump has criticised California Governor Gavin Newsom over various policies (File photos) The US administration under Donald Trump is readying plans to withdraw substantial federal funding from California, with implementation potentially beginning Friday, according to various sources, quoted by CNN.Federal departments have reportedly received instructions to identify specific grants that could be withheld from […]

‘Sledgehammer attack on Science’: South Florida meteorologist warns of hurricane forecast inaccuracies, blames weather agency staff cuts

South Florida meteorologist warns he might not able to predict hurricanes accurately in future A South Florida weather expert told his audience alleging the negative the impact of National Weather Service (NWS) personnel shortages on forecast accuracy.During a broadcast, earlier this week, on NBC affiliate WTVJ, meteorologist John Morales reflected on his 2019 hurricane coverage, […]

Lives at risk: Trump cuts slash safety funds for nation’s most dangerous work

More than a dozen workplace safety training centres across the United States could be forced to close by the end of the summer, as sweeping job cuts at a key federal health agency take effect under the Trump administration’s cost-cutting drive.The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which supports training and research for […]

‘We all are going to die’: Senator Ernst booed at Town Hall over support for Trump’s $700 billion spending cuts

Senator Joni Ernst (Image credits: AP) Republican senator Joni Ernst faced boos and groans from constituents during a tense town hall in Parkersburg, Iowa, on Friday after defending a Republican-backed spending and tax cut package, dubbed as “the big, beautiful bill” by US President Trump, which includes $700 billion in cuts, including significant reductions to […]

16 states sue Trump over $1.4 billion in cuts to National Science Foundation grants

New York attorney general Letitia James (Image credits: AP) 16 states, mostly controlled by Democrats, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, asking a federal court to block major funding cuts and program changes at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The states argued that the moves threaten the United States’ leadership in science, […]

Fire cuts power to 45,000 in French Riviera, sabotage suspected | World News

French Riviera authorities said Sunday they are boosting security around electricity grid sites after an overnight fire in a substation that cut power to 45,000 people, and a massive blackout during the Cannes film festival blamed on sabotage.A blaze hit an electricity transformer in the western part of the city of Nice, knocking out power […]

Greensburg Kansas Tornadoes rip through central US, causing power cuts and widespread damage | World News

Several visuals of the storm were shared on social media Strong tornadoes swept across parts of Kansas, a city in the US state of Missouri, and the US state of Colorado on Sunday, damaging dozens of homes and buildings and leaving residents without power.In Kansas, a tornado tore through the small town of Grinnell, with […]

No coffee, no desk phones, layoffs: Donald Trump cuts hit Ivy League hard

A wave of austerity is crashing down on American universities, and even the most prestigious ones aren’t being spared. From Harvard and Columbia to Princeton and Michigan State, campuses are slashing budgets, laying off staff, and eliminating even modest comforts like coffee and desk phones, all in response to sweeping federal funding cuts orchestrated by […]

Trump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard

The Trump administration on Tuesday canceled an additional $450 million in grants for Harvard University, a fresh broadside in the clash between the federal government and the oldest university in the country. There were no new accusations leveled at Harvard in a statement announcing the latest cuts, issued by the administration’s task force on antisemitism. […]

How hard are USAID cuts hitting Africa?

Representative Image (AI) For the inhabitants of remote South African villages, getting access to medication is a challenge. HIV patients like 19-year-old Nozuko Majola must travel more than an hour to get the vital antiretroviral medication they need.But it wasn’t always like this.“We used to get the drugs delivered to our homes, but since Donald […]