Trump signs order to dismantle US education department
The move, which he promised to do on the campaign trail, is already facing legal challenges.
Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty
Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans
Donald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and questions about what happens next.
Trump’s press secretary told reporters earlier on Thursday what remained of the department would continue to govern student debt.
Continue reading...Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Convictions – The New York Times
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Ukraine’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words
Artem Kariakin and his unit would regularly cross into Russia - until last week.
Ukraine’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words
Artem Kariakin and his unit would regularly cross into Russia - until last week.
Ukraine’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words
Artem Kariakin and his unit would regularly cross into Russia - until last week.
Two men convicted of murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist in New York
Masih Alinejad had incurred the wrath of Tehran by campaigning for Iranian women to reject strict dress codes
Two men have been found guilty of plotting to assassinate the Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the Iranian government.
The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York on Thursday, ending a two-week trial that featured dramatic testimony from a hired gunman and Alinejad, an author, activist and contributor to Voice of America.
Continue reading...Transcontinental cold case solved as victim dubbed “woman in the chicken coop” is identified – CBS News
US women’s justice group launches campaign to get Andrew Tate extradited
UltraViolet attacks Trump administration for reportedly influencing Romanian officials to allow him to fly to Florida
A prominent women’s justice organization launched a campaign on Thursday to have the accused rapist and human trafficker Andrew Tate extradited from the US.
The group, UltraViolet, also attacked the Trump administration for reportedly influencing Romanian officials to allow Tate to fly to Florida last month.
This story was updated on 20 March 2025 to correct that the women’s justice group is attempting to have Andrew Tate extradited, not deported; Tate is a US citizen and cannot be deported.
Continue reading...X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight
Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content
India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.
The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal dispute between X and the government of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, over how New Delhi orders content to be taken down. It also comes as Musk is getting closer to launching his other key ventures, Starlink and Tesla, in India.
Continue reading...Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv as Israel renews Gaza ground campaign
It comes after Israel resumes its bombing campaign and ground operations in Gaza.
Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv as Israel renews Gaza ground campaign
It comes after Israel resumes its bombing campaign and ground operations in Gaza.
Fingerprints identify Paraguayan woman seven years after death
Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, 33, was found dead in a poultry shed attached to a farmhouse in Spain's Girona province in 2018.
Fingerprints identify Paraguayan woman seven years after death
Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, 33, was found dead in a poultry shed attached to a farmhouse in Spain's Girona province in 2018.
US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front
State department turns down special request to supply city of Tijuana in drought-affected north for first time ever
The United States has refused a request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor, as Donald Trump ramps up a battle on another front.
The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana.
Continue reading...Facing Trump’s threats, Canada shifts defense links away from US – Defense News
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Missiles from Yemen target Israel despite US threats
At least two missiles launched from Yemen triggered warning sirens in Israel and the occupied West Bank on Thursday.
Zelensky tells Russia to drop ‘unnecessary’ demands ahead of peace talks
Ukraine's leader also says taking Nato membership off the table would be a "big gift to Russia".
Zelensky tells Russia to drop ‘unnecessary’ demands ahead of peace talks – BBC.com
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Zelensky tells Russia to drop ‘unnecessary’ demands ahead of peace talks
Ukraine's leader also says taking Nato membership off the table would be a "big gift to Russia".