Category: funding

Thames Water Needs ‘Significant’ Additional Funding Despite £750 Million Injection

Thames Water has said its shareholders have agreed to pump another £750 million in funding into the utility giant, but warned that it needs “significant additional funding” in the coming years. The supplier said the initial funding agreement to the end of March 2025 is a “major milestone,” although it is less than the £1…


Wisconsin Governor Partially Vetoes State Budget, Increases School Funding for 40 Decades

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers partially vetoed the new state budget on July 5, allowing for increased funding for public schools for the next four centuries. The Democratic governor, who is himself a former state education secretary and teacher, signed off on the two-year $99 billion spending plan after making a number of amendments—51 partial vetoes in…


Chip Plants in China Won’t Be Forced to Shut If Firms Receive US Funding, Says South Korea

SEOUL—South Korea’s trade ministry said on Wednesday that the United States’ proposed rules to prevent $52 billion in chip funding from being used by “countries of concern” will not force recipients to shut down their China factories. The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday proposed limits for recipients of U.S. chip manufacturing and research funding, including…


LIVE 11 AM ET: Is the White House Backing Efforts to Topple Foreign Leaders, Too?

Demonstrations in Israel are designed to bring down the government, and the Biden administration is behind the scenes, funding the protestors. Israel is a U.S. ally, but the White House wants a different man in charge. So the Biden team is deploying the same tools and tactics it used to target its domestic opposition.   …


LIVE 11 AM ET: Is the White House Backing Efforts to Topple Foreign Leaders?

Demonstrations in Israel are designed to bring down the government, and the Biden administration is behind the scenes, funding the protestors. Israel is a U.S. ally, but the White House wants a different man in charge. So the Biden team is deploying the same tools and tactics it used to target its domestic opposition.   …


LIVE NOW: Is the White House Backing Efforts to Topple Foreign Leaders?

Demonstrations in Israel are designed to bring down the government, and the Biden administration is behind the scenes, funding the protestors. Israel is a U.S. ally, but the White House wants a different man in charge. So the Biden team is deploying the same tools and tactics it used to target its domestic opposition.   …


Is the White House Backing Efforts to Topple Foreign Leaders?

Demonstrations in Israel are designed to bring down the government, and the Biden administration is behind the scenes, funding the protestors. Israel is a U.S. ally, but the White House wants a different man in charge. So the Biden team is deploying the same tools and tactics it used to target its domestic opposition.   …


GOP to Use ‘Power of the Purse’ Against FBI: Rep. Jim Jordan

House Republicans will use its spending power to restrict funding to the FBI, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), head of the lower chamber’s Judiciary Committee and its weaponization subcommittee, said on Sunday. Jordan said on Fox New’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans in the lower chamber will use its “power of the purse,” or spending power designated…


Top Professor Ousted as His Research on Tylenol Became Too Much of a Headache for His University and Big Pharma

Immunologist and biochemist William Parker, Ph.D., often spends his days with rats. They’re sociable animals, he says, which makes them perfect for experiments that study social behaviors. Parker, a well-spoken, well-published academic who is famous for being on time with every deadline as well as being part of the research team that discovered the function…


Corporate Funding Raises Ethical Concerns About Medical Associations

Professional medical associations (PMAs) are foundational to the U.S. medical system, developing practice guidelines, providing medical education, and publishing journals. While there are scores of PMAs, probably the most well-known and largest are the American Heart Association (AHA), with over 33,000 members, the American Academy of Pediatrics with over 64,000 members, and the American Medical…