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What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science - scientificamerican.com
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- Left: What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science - scientificamerican.com
- Center: The New York Times reported that target lists had already been approved and bombs were being loaded onto US warplanes after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to intervene
- Right: President Donald Trump said the U.S. is working with Belarus to secure more supplies of potash amid a trade fight with Canada.
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- 2h agoBrisbane Times (AU): Fox News, NBC, ABC and CBS withdrew from pool duty in protest of the ban, putting a cloud over coverage the US president’s trip to the Unite
- 40m agoBusiness Day: By barring CNN, the White House has thrown a staple of TV news coverage into disarray.
- 37m agoNational Post (CA): President Donald Trump said the U.S. is working with Belarus to secure more supplies of potash amid a trade fight with Canada.
- 34m agofrance24.com (FR): Sofia Alvarez Jurado, investigative journalist, member of th Deportation project speaks about the international investigation into Trump’s m
- 30m agoNasha Niva (BY): 21.09.2026 / 22:56
- 29m agoScientific American: What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science
- 29m agoCNBC: What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science - scientificamerican.com
- 24m agoBrisbane Times (AU): Major US media organisations are suing the Trump administration over being barred from covering the White House.
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