Palestine Karate Champion, Who Escaped Gaza, Forges Future In Egypt
She and her family fled their home in the northern Gaza Strip to the south. Cairo: On October 6, 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami won a tournament in the Gaza Strip and went to sleep in excitement. The next day, she woke up in a different world. “I won,” the shy 18-year-old told AFP […]
Border bill boxes in Senate progressives as Schumer forges ahead with doomed vote
A failed bipartisan border security measure is on track to receive even less support the second time around when Democrats put it up for another vote in the Senate later this week. Nearly all Republicans are lined up in opposition while several progressive Democrats indicate they still oppose the bill that was previously attached to […]
Biden admin forges ahead with student loan debt ‘forgiveness’ by ‘canceling’ $6 billion for 78,000 public service workers
The Biden administration continues to announce additional rounds of federal student loan debt “forgiveness” despite last year’s Supreme Court ruling. On Thursday, the White House issued the following statement: press release An additional $6 billion in debt cancellation was announced. “Today, my administration will cancel student loans for 78,000 more public servants, including teachers, nurses, […]
Juan Rodriguez’s family forges on after 1-year-old twins die in hot car tragedy
The plump cheeks and sparkling eyes of the Rodriguez family's lost twins stare out from the pictures on the mantle, past the rows of brightly colored Christmas stockings as the family prepares for their fourth vacation without them. I'm watching over you. But after 1-year-olds Luna and Phoenix were tragically forgotten and killed in their […]
North Dakota forges multi-agency alliance to tackle illegal drugs on tribal lands
State, tribal and federal authorities in North Dakota are working together to combat illegal drugs on tribal lands. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley’s Office announced Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation and the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Closely involved include the North Dakota Criminal […]
Biden forges ahead with new student loan forgiveness repayment plan after clearing legal hurdle
For borrowers, student relief will be available sooner than the scheduled start date of loan payments. (iStock) President Joe Biden’s policy to forgive $39 billion in student loans to borrowers who have been paying loans for more than 20 years under a new repayment plan came after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to […]
Budowsky: A successful bipartisan President, Biden forges on
During the deadliest pandemic of the last 100 years and the deadliest war in Europe since World War II, fortunately the United States was governed and governed by President Joe Biden was apt. Mr. Biden has often sought a bipartisan position, and has achieved it several times during key moments in his wildly successful first […]
Fed forges ahead with 25 basis point interest rate increase, signaling resolve to battle inflation
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates again, but said it was unclear whether it would need to raise interest rates again at its next meeting in May. (iStock) At its latest meeting, the Federal Reserve announced Another 25 basis points of rate hikes and a storm brewing in the US banking sector have put […]