President Trump and Vice President JD Vance have dangled FEMA money to disaster-struck states during recent campaign rallies.

No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so.

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No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so.

The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.

The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.

The first U.S. attempt at reopening a shuttered reactor has been held back by run-down equipment and a lack of planning.

Daniel Blumstein, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at U.C.L.A., faced a funding issue amid federal cuts to scientific research. To raise money for its marmot research, his team started “OnlyMarms,” a free, G-rated account of cute videos that collects money through tips.

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality slowed the awarding of new grants last year. Now it is stopping existing ones.

Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.

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Cameron Hamilton, who briefly led the agency on an acting basis last year but was fired for contradicting the president, also said he would get money out to states faster.

Cameron Hamilton, who briefly led the agency on an acting basis last year but was fired for contradicting the president, also said he would get money out to states faster.

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An eminent fossil hunter takes the reins at the National Academy of Sciences in a turbulent moment for American researchers.

Amy McGovern was the director of an A.I. institute dedicated to weather forecasting — until the National Science Foundation ended its funding.

The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

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The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.