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US President Donald Trump holds an executive order after signing it alongside US Secretary of … MoreAFP via Getty Images Republicans in Congress, at the Department of Education, and in the White House are advancing an array of proposals that threaten to diminish or eliminate multiple federal student loan forgiveness programs. If enacted, advocacy organizations warn that the consequences for borrowers could be devastating, leading to higher payments and decades trapped in debt. The attack on student loan forgiveness programs is three-pronged. Last week, Republican lawmakers in Congress advanced legislation that would make major changes to key federal student loan…

Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue defended the company’s $20 billion a year deal with search monopoly Google during the remedy phase of the internet giant’s antitrust trial in Washington, DC. Cue also testified that rapid advancements in AI could disrupt Google’s search monopoly more effectively than court intervention. The Verge reports that during the ongoing remedies trial following the Justice Department’s successful antitrust case against Google’s search monopoly, Apple executive Eddy Cue took the stand to defend the company’s lucrative search deal with Google. The agreement, which sets Google as the default search engine on Apple’s Safari…

Former Foreign Minister of Colombia Álvaro Leyva revealed in a letter published on Tuesday that far-left President Gustavo Petro refused to speak to Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping for the entirety of a lavish banquet on his official visit to Beijing in 2023 — an incident Leyva claimed as evidence of Petro’s drug addiction problems. Leyva served as Petro’s foreign minister from August 2022 to May 2024. In late April, he published an explosive four-page letter in which he claimed that Petro — who has publicly advocated for the legalization and normalization of cocaine — suffered from substance addiction. Leyva…

Peloton shares stumbled in early trading after the company reported a 13 percent year-over-year drop in revenue for the fiscal third quarter, marking the third straight quarter of declining sales. Bloomberg reports that despite beating analyst estimates with a revenue of $624 million for the quarter ended March 31, Peloton’s shares dropped four percent in morning trading on Thursday to $6.70 based in part on a 13 percent drop in profit, the third consecutive quarter it has suffered a decline. The fitness equipment and subscription company has been struggling to maintain its pandemic-era growth as consumers return to pre-lockdown routines.…

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now arresting criminal illegal aliens at courthouses around the United States, reversing a Biden-era policy that gave illegal aliens “protected areas” from federal immigration enforcement. This week, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the agency had restarted arresting illegal aliens at courthouses after former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had imposed a “sanctuary courthouses” policy in April 2021 that shielded illegal aliens from the law so long as they were inside a courthouse. “The ability of law enforcement to make arrests of criminal illegal aliens in courthouses is common sense,” DHS Assistant Secretary…

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Cameron Hamilton, FEMA’s acting administrator, has told people that he was terminated, leaving the nation’s disaster agency without a top official three weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season and as Congress scrutinizes FEMA’s proposed budget for fiscal 2026. Hamilton was summoned to Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington on Thursday morning and told of his termination by Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Troy Edgar and Corey Lewandowski, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, according…

Law enforcement used tear gas and made arrests after celebrations following a Champions League semi-final win led to unrest Widespread unrest broke out Wednesday evening in the French capital as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans gathered to celebrate the football club’s Champions League semi-final victory. The jubilation turned violent, prompting riot police to intervene and use tear gas to control the crowds.Clashes with law enforcement erupted across the city, particularly around the Parc des Princes stadium and in central districts. Video footage shared on social media showed fans igniting flares and fireworks, damaging property, and confronting police officers. Tear gas was…

President Trump on Thursday announced his first trade deal over tariffs and reciprocal trade with the United Kingdom.   “With this deal, the UK joins the United States in affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle of international trade,” Trump said while announcing the agreement. “In addition, the UK will reduce or eliminate numerous non-tariff barriers that unfairly discriminated against American products.“ UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who joined the ceremony via phone, stated, “With this President and this Prime Minister, we’ve managed to achieve what many people have tried to achieve for many years, and…

As America’s top-selling yogurt brand with $3 billion (annual revenue) and yogurt sales up 20% last … More year, Chobani is in a position most food companies would envy.Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images I’m back this week with a more in-depth Fresh Take newsletter for you, and I hope you enjoy the new format! I’ve been a reporter at Forbes for well over a decade now, and I’m hoping that my expertise will help provide much-needed context behind the headlines. What a time to be reporting on all things food, agriculture and sustainability! I’m honored to be doing it.…

The Class of 2025 faces a job market shaped by AI, inflation fears and hiring shifts. Learn which … MoreGetty The Class of 2025 is walking off the graduation stage and into one of the most volatile job in years, one shaped by economic uncertainty, AI disruption and shifting employer expectations. Hiring projections for the class of 2025 are up slightly, by 7.3% compared to last year’s class, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, but people aren’t feeling especially optimistic. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s March Survey of Consumer Expectations shows the perceived probability that…