The funding comes from last year’s $1 trillion infrastructure law.
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Gates Foundation donates $1 billion to prioritize math education
But it will cut grants to other subjects like reading, writing, and the arts.
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Woman charged after 300 animals rescued from N.Y. home
Officers found 118 rabbits, 150 birds, 15 cats, seven tortoises, three snakes and several mice living among filth.
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COVID-19 linked to increase in U.S. pregnancy-related deaths
The crisis has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women.
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Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria after Ian
Warm, standing water poses a danger, especially to people with open wounds, cuts or scratches.
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Trump deposed in defamation suit
A magazine columnist says he raped her in the mid-1990s.
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Trump claim of ‘crime of century’ fizzles in 3-year probe
Outcomes fall far short of his supporters’ expectations of revealing a ‘deep state’ plot.
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Ukraine accuses Iran of violating U.N. ban on drone transfers
Britain, France and the U.S. strongly back the contention.
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Many Americans critical about state of U.S. democracy
The erosion of trust comes after two years of Donald Trump and his allies promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election and peddling conspiracy theories.
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Emissions rising in 2022, but more slowly
The International Energy Agency attributes the progress to the growth in renewable power and electric cars.