We spend very little time and effort learning about what the hundreds of government agencies are doing. Agencies like the Fed ...

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Hugh Grant was not happy with recent interactions between his family and immigration officers working at London’s Heathrow Airport. “Just came through Heathrow with wife and children,” Grant ...

The program will be housed within U.S. schools and public libraries, beginning this fall. In a separate grant, Common Sense Media will receive $1 million over two years from Salesforce to enhance AI ...

Chris Eisgruber, Princeton’s president, said in an email to students and staffers Tuesday that the New Jersey school received notices that U.S. agencies were ending “several dozen” research ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday there was no intention to terminate the social relief of distress (SRD) grant. Godongwana said the grant is likely to be converted into some form ...

The agency’s board of directors at its April 14 meeting is expected to authorize the chief executive officer to enter agreements with contractors to do the work. Suzie Whitelaw, president of the ...

This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it’s made, connect it to their lives — and make media of ...