The National Endowment for the Arts has terminated a grant supporting the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, museum director Kristy Edmunds said Tuesday. The cancellation of the grant, a $50,000 award to support Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson’s commission, “Power Full Because We’re Different,” arrived by email Friday evening, part of a nationwide wave of
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Those working to end the HIV epidemic say this cut in funding will have a ‘devastating impact.’ Protesters against planned National Institutes of Health funding cuts The Trump administration’s push to slash funding at the National Institutes of Health has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. About $42 million of the terminated grants were
Santa Clara County and San Francisco, along with seven other local governments, are asking a federal judge to block the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from placing “unlawful” conditions on federal funds — stipulations that could put millions of dollars to address homelessness at risk. The lawsuit, which is being led by King
The 11th annual auction took place at Landmark Vineyards Hop Kiln Estate in Healdsburg. More than 300 members of the wine trade and others came together Friday to support Sonoma County Vintners at the 11th annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction, an event presented in partnership with American AgCredit. Held at Landmark Vineyards Hop Kiln Estate
A new bill in Hawaii has passed the Senate in The Aloha State to raise the tourist tax in an effort to “reduce climate change.” Senate Bill 1396 aims to raise the tourist tax on hotels to 11% starting Jan. 1 — and it would then increase to 12% the following year, according to the text
President Trump’s budget blueprint calls for $163 billion in spending cuts to non-military programs, including $1.2 billion for national parks, monuments, historic sites, seashores and trails. That’s about 25% of the park service’s budget of $4.8 billion. The 2026 budget plan also proposes turning some national park sites over to states, removing them from the
CHARLESTON — Charleston County is starting a new program to help homeowners whose homes were damaged by recent natural disasters. In February, the county received $928,000 in grant money from the S.C. Housing Trust Fund’s Disaster Assistance Program, which is designed to address housing recovery needs after extreme weather-related disasters. Anyone in living in the
Before her second trial even began, accused murderer Karen Read told Vanity Fair she owed her attorneys more than $5 million in deferred fees. “If I can get the entire truth of this case out in the public forum, that, to me, is priceless,” the accused murderer told Vanity Fair. Read told Vanity Fair she’s living
As Indian investors seek optimal strategies for wealth creation in 2025, the debate between active and passive mutual funds remains pivotal. Both approaches offer distinct advantages and challenges, influenced by market dynamics, regulatory shifts, and individual financial goals. In this article, we try to understand the strategies and how they can be beneficial for you.