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Judge Extends Temporary Block to NIH Research Funding Cuts
BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary block of the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley had issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month in response to separate lawsuits filed by a…
Read MoreNotorious B.I.G.’s Mom Voletta Wallace Dead at 72 – E! Online
In wake of the tragic death of her son—who was also known as Biggie Smalls—Voletta detailed that she was unexpectedly thrown into the spotlight, and previously scoffed at the preconceived public perception of her. “They weren’t looking for an intelligent mother, a school-teacher mother,” she told the Pocono Record in 2003. “They were looking for…
Read MoreTrust Fuels Experimentation and Evolution in the Work of Haegue Yang
Haegue Yang. Photo by Kevin Todora, courtesy of the Nasher Sculpture Center Hyperallergic has praised the sculpture of South Korean artist Haegue Yang for the ways it effortlessly combines “references to Western art history, domestic design, non-Western spiritual practices, meteorology, folk traditions and globalized trade.” Last month, Yang opened two major shows at the Nasher…
Read MoreNew grocer coming to Bastrop, targeting 2026 opening
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new grocer is sprouting up in Bastrop, according to state licensing documents. Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market is setting up shop off State Highway 71 in Bastrop, according to Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filings. The storefront will be located at 655 W. SH 71, Ste. 101, as part of the…
Read MoreBlake Lively Requests Stronger Protective Order Over “Violent” Messages Received Amid Justin Baldoni Suit – E! Online
Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York Times Baldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a lawsuit against The New York Times Dec. 31. In the lawsuit obtained by E! News, The New York Times is accused of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory…
Read MoreTexas measles outbreak: 90 cases in state as of Friday
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that as of Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, 90 cases of measles were identified in the South Plains region of Texas. Measles outbreak sickens dozens of kids in Texas: What’s your state’s vaccination rate? Sixteen of the patients have been hospitalized and five of…
Read MoreKate Hudson Says Turning Down Devil Wears Prada Role Was a “Bad Call” – E! Online
8. Before accepting the part, Streep made a very Miranda Priestly-like move. Despite having already collected two Oscars and another 11 nominations by that point, Streep hadn’t quite mastered the art of asking for more pay. But this time, she spoke up. “The offer was, to my mind slightly, if not insulting, not perhaps reflective…
Read MoreOne Fine Show: “The Print Generation” at the National Museum of Asian Art
Installation view: “The Print Generation” at the National Museum of Asian Art. National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Colleen Dugan Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention.…
Read MoreRolling detours underway on downtown Austin trail
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heads up, joggers and cyclers: The Trail Conservancy is cautioning rolling trail detours are underway on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail through Feb. 28. The detours and reduced trail access that kicked off earlier this week are due to trail maintenance repairs, The Trail Conservancy said in the announcement. Those…
Read MoreHow a US Sovereign Wealth Fund Would Work in Reality
President Trump signed an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund on Feb. 3. AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a national sovereign wealth fund, a first in U.S. history. The move raised questions about how such a plan would take shape. A…
Read MoreIs Meghan Markle Returning for Suits LA? The Cast Says… – E! Online
‘Suits’ Alum Gabriel Macht Reveals He and Wife Jacinda Barrett Have Moved Out of the U.S. Meghan Markle better get her suit pressed. As the Suits LA cast celebrated the sequel series premiere in Los Angeles Feb. 20, they shared how they would feel if the Duchess of Sussex, who played Rachel Zane for seven…
Read MoreArt from the Riggio Collection Will Go On the Auction Block This Spring
René Magritte, L’empire des lumières, 1949. CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2025 An “anthology of 20th-century masterpieces” is coming to Christie’s, courtesy of art collector Louise Riggio, widow of the late bookstore entrepreneur Leonard Riggio of Barnes & Noble fame. Why now? Simply put, it’s time to downsize, Louise Riggio told the New York Times. Leonard passed…
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