NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists

Grants terminations requested by the administration of US President Donald Trump last year disproportionately affected researchers from under-represented groups, a survey suggests.Credit: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty The abrupt termination last year of thousands of research grants by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, didn’t affect all…

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Bipartisan lawmakers push for ICE training on recognizing tribal IDs following stops of Native Americans

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to undergo training to recognize tribal IDs following reports of Native Americans being wrongly detained by immigration enforcement. New legislation from Reps. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) would require……

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Justin Bieber Brings Billie Eilish On Stage For Surprise ‘One Less Lonely Girl’ Duet

Justin Bieber surprised audiences this week by bringing Billie Eilish on stage for an unexpected duet of his classic hit ‘One Less Lonely Girl’. The spontaneous collaboration between two of pop music’s biggest names has sent fans into overdrive across social media. The moment captured fans completely off guard. Bieber’s 2009 breakout single holds special…

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