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Lutnick's Epstein Ties Spur Calls to Remove Name From College Library
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (424+ words) By Sam Barron "|" Thursday, 19 February 2026 05:45 PM EST Students and alumni at Haverford College in Pennsylvania want the school to remove Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's name"from its library over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. Lutnick graduated…...
Department of Education Puts Colleges on Notice Over Loan Delinquency
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (514+ words) By Jim Thomas "|" Thursday, 19 February 2026 04:39 PM EST The Department of"Education is warning colleges with high student loan nonpayment that they could jeopardize access to federal financial aid, as the Trump administration confronts rising delinquency among borrowers and renewed scrutiny…...
More Employees Seek Caregiver Benefits at Work
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (1167+ words) CATHY BUSSEWITZ Thursday, 19 February 2026 02:37 PM EST Debra Whitman was traveling for work when her father was suddenly admitted to the hospital in serious pain. She jetted home to Maryland and took several days off to care for him in his…...
EPA Set to Reform $5B Biden-Era Electric School Bus Program
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (437+ words) By Nicole Weatherholtz "|" Thursday, 19 February 2026 02:19 PM EST The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to overhaul a controversial electric school bus program with $2.3 billion in unspent taxpayer funding, shifting its focus to what officials call more "reliable" American energy sources. EPA…...
Okla. Gov. Lauds School for Suspending Students Protesting ICE
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (532+ words) By Sandy Fitzgerald "|" Thursday, 19 February 2026 12:11 PM EST Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is commending one of the state's school districts for suspending more than 100 students who participated in a walkout protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week. Officials at the Mustang,…...
Duffy Moves to Brake Over 550 Truck Driving Schools
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (632+ words) JOSH FUNK Wednesday, 18 February 2026 05:14 PM EST More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students, and had other safety issues, the Transportation…...
White-Collar Recession Warning: Job Openings Sink, Wages Stall
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (245+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Tuesday, 17 February 2026 11:24 AM EST Beneath steady headline job growth, a harsher reality is emerging for corporate America: the white-collar job market is tightening fast, Quartz reports. While the U.S. added more than 130,000 jobs last month, most gains came…...
McMahon: Calif., Minn. Risk Cuts Over Trans Policies
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (313+ words) By Mark Swanson "|" Friday, 13 February 2026 09:41 PM EST Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned this week that California and Minnesota risk losing federal funding if they continue allowing males who identify as female to compete in girls' sports and use female-only spaces....
Trump Admin Sues Harvard for Admissions Documents
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (198+ words) Friday, 13 February 2026 10:27 AM EST The Trump administration filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to comply with a federal investigation and seeking documents related to its admissions process, according to a filing in federal court…...
Unemployment Claims Fall, Signaling Steady Job Market
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (502+ words) MATT OTT Thursday, 12 February 2026 09:13 AM EST The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 7 fell by 5,000 to…...