Columbia’s announcement Monday that it was canceling next week’s universitywide commencement ceremony in favor of small-scale celebrations was met with disappointment from seniors and their families, upending plans that a tumultuous school year could be salvaged with the normalcy of a time-honored tradition. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations over Israel’s war in Gaza bookended seniors’ final academic year […]
President Biden announced Friday he would be canceling student debt of more than 277,000 borrowers. The administration is forgiving $7.4 billion for borrowers in more than 40 states in the latest debt relief program, bringing the total amount of student loan cancellation over Biden’s presidency to $153 billion. The latest loan forgiveness initiative is coming […]
President Biden announced on Friday he would be canceling debt for more than 277,000 borrowers. The administration is forgiving $7.4 billion for borrowers in more than 40 states in the latest debt relief program, bringing the total amount of student loan cancellation over Biden’s presidency to $153 billion. The latest loan forgiveness initiative is coming […]
Claim: A post claimed in March 2024 that Planet Fitness lost 350,000 members for expelling a member who’d voiced discomfort about a trans person in the changing room. Rating: Rating: Labeled Satire In March 2024, the website Dunning-Kruger-Times.com published an article that said a competitor of Planet Fitness acquired 350,000 new members following the news […]
China has canceled a closely watched annual press conference with Premier Li Qiang. The cancellation comes amid concerns about China’s economy. Experts suggest the move indicates Xi Jinping is attempting to control the narrative regarding China’s economic health. China is the second-largest economy in the world, but few people have insight into what really makes […]
Sixty-eight Nobel science laureates urged Argentina’s self-professed “anarcho-capitalist” President Javier Milei Wednesday to restore budgets for science and technology that have been cut under his drive to slash public spending. In an open letter addressed to Milei, the scientists expressed concern at the recent elimination of the ministry of science and technology and the dismissal […]
In today’s food news, a Boston restaurant is currently facing backlash online for its response to a customer’s canceled reservation. Table, located in Boston’s North End and owned by Jen Royle, was entangled in a heated exchange with a prospective customer, Trevor Chauvin-DeCaro, after he canceled his reservation on January 6 due to an alleged […]
As Ohio prepares for a first in centuries total solar eclipse, many central Ohio school districts are ensuring their students can maximize the experience. Columbus City Schools, the state’s largest school district, and other area school districts plan to have no classes or will have early dismissals on Monday, April 8, with the path of […]
The Biden administration on Jan. 19 announced that nearly $5 billion in student loan debt would be wiped out for more than 70,000 borrowers, many of them teachers, social workers and others who qualify for income-driven repayment plans. But a day earlier, 67 organizations, including the NAACP, penned a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona […]
Boise State University and Kuna School District officials pre-emptively called a campus snow day for Friday — the second such shutdown this week — canceling in-person classes ahead of a winter storm that’s expected to hit. A BroncoAlert sent shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday informed students and staff that community safety concerns prompted the closure. […]