Trump reverses course on science funding: Here’s why Columbia advocacy helped save $17 billion

Trump backs down on NIH cuts after Columbia advocacy secures science funding. (Getty Images) President Donald Trump signed a federal spending deal that restores billions in funding for major US science agencies after months of proposed reductions that would have sharply affected university research. The agreement followed advocacy by Columbia University affiliates and rejected the…

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First ‘dementia village’ with shops, restaurant and theatre set to open in US to transform elderly care | World News

The United States is preparing to open its first purpose-built dementia village, a $40 million development designed to feel like a neighbourhood rather than a nursing home. Led by Agrace, the project will be built on its Fitchburg campus near Madison, with construction beginning this year and doors expected to open in September 2027. The…

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Trump’s tariffs struck down, what’s next? SBI suggests adopting a ‘counter-intuitive’ approach

US Supreme Court’s recent striking down of President Donald Trump’s tariff framework could lift the policy outlook and influence the current climate of uncertainty. A recent report by SBI Research has suggested that countries may have to negotiate with a “counter-intuitive” approach in the interim phase, given that the final say on tariff matters rests…

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Record! 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, becomes the first cricketer ever to … | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history with a stunning performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday. Playing for Bihar in their first Plate Group match of the 2025–26 season, the 14-year-old opener produced one of the most remarkable innings ever seen in domestic cricket.Sooryavanshi smashed 190 runs from just 84…

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Why Quebec First Nations are challenging a new ‘American Abenaki’ curriculum for Vermont schools

A new school curriculum released by four Vermont state recognized Abenaki groups has reopened a long running dispute over Indigenous identity, authority and historical narrative in the northeastern United States.The material, titled the American Abenaki Curriculum, is intended for students from grades three through twelve. It presents the history, culture and contemporary experiences of Abenaki…

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Dropped catches hurt India as Australia win second ODI by five wickets, take 6-4 lead in all-format series | Cricket News

lyssa Healy of Australia bats during game two of the Women’s One Day International series between Australia and India at Bellerive Oval on February 27, 2026 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) Georgia Voll scored 101 and Phoebe Litchfield made 80 as Australia Women defeated India Women by five wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead…

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Who is ‘John Barron’ from Virginia who calls CSPAN to rant about Supreme Court’s tariff decision in Trump style? ‘This can’t be real’

A caller who claimed to be John Barron from Virginia as he spoke to CSPAN after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs is going viral because the Internet is impressed by the near-perfect impersonation of President Donald Trump. Trump in the 1980s and ’90s used the alias John Barron to plant stories…

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Hara-kiri at Pallekele! Sri Lanka batters surrender meekly after Phil Salt’s sublime 62; England win by 51 runs | Cricket News

England’s Will Jacks, center, celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Kandy: Sri Lankan fans packed the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in full voice as England’s batters obligingly threw their…

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