Tag: cancels
White House Correspondents’ dinner cancels comedian Amber Ruffin’s appearance
Chloe Veltman In a break with tradition, this year’s White House Correspondents dinner will not include a featured comedian. The White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents journalists who cover the White House including those at NPR, has canceled writer and comedian Amber Ruffin’s scheduled appearance at the high-profile event. In a statement emailed to its…
Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal dollars for Columbia University
Elena Moore The Trump administration says it has canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University over what it described as the school’s failure to police antisemitism on campus. The cancellation was announced Friday in a joint statement from the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education…
Trump Cancels Science Reviews at NIH, World’s Largest Public Biomedical Research Funder
Trump Abruptly Cancels Crucial Science Reviews at NIH, World’s Largest Public Funder of Biomedical Research President Trump has placed an indefinite suspension on research grant reviews and travel at the National Institutes of Health and appears to have erased diversity programming pages at the agency’s website By Max Kozlov & Nature magazine A vaccine research…
London welcomes new year with fireworks as weather cancels events across UK
Tens of thousands attend display in capital while much of the country faces issues with heavy rain and high winds The UK has welcomed 2025 with fireworks and celebrations in London, but many events across the country were cancelled due to bad weather. Tens of thousands of people attended the annual event in the capital,…