Education Department puts pressure on colleges ahead of upcoming student loan changes

The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on schools to rein in student loan default rates ahead of changes the federal government implements this summer, which advocates worry could hurt borrowers. The Department for Education this week issued guidance to universities to provide “best practice to reduce default rates” – and reminded schools… Source link

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Epstein survivor denounces Les Wexner's deposition before House as 'abhorrent'

After billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner denied knowledge of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in recent testimony before the House, an Epstein survivor called his testimony “disgusting.” In a statement Saturday, Maria Farmer referenced her 1996 court filing, when she accused the disgraced financier of abusing her at Wexner’s Ohio home, and said… Source…

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Trump hikes global tariff to 15 percent after 'ridiculous' Supreme Court ruling

President Trump announced Saturday that he is raising newly imposed global tariffs to 15 percent after reviewing the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to block him from using emergency powers to impose sweeping import taxes on foreign trade partners. “Based on a thorough, detailed and thorough review of the ridiculous, poorly written and exceptionally anti-American decision……

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