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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leaves after holding a press conference at the White House in Washington, November 20, 2025.Evelyn HochsteinReuterNew court filings show the Trump administration is making slow progress in processing a massive backlog of applications from hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers seeking debt forgiveness or affordable repayment plans. As of the end of November, 802,730 applications to move to income-driven repayment plans were still pending with the Department of Education. IDR plans limit a borrower’s monthly bills to a portion of their discretionary income and erase the remaining debt after a set period of…
This year started off as a particularly difficult year. tesla Investors are truly in a frenzy.Tesla shares plunged 36% in the first quarter, the worst period since 2022, but have since rebounded fully, rising 3.1% on Tuesday to a record closing price of $489.88. This is an increase of 21% for the year. The previous intraday high was $488.54 almost exactly one year ago, and the previous high close was $479.86. Stocks were ignited this week when CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said Tesla was testing driverless cars without passengers in Austin, Texas, about six months after starting…
A Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with President Trump’s handling of the economy.Published December 16, 2025December 16, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareA new poll shows the number of Americans who approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president has fallen to 39% amid growing concerns about the state of the economy.President Trump’s approval rating is down about 2 percentage points from 41% earlier this month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday, a decline driven in part by growing economic dissatisfaction among Trump’s own Republicans.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listJust 33%…
Reuters — London police announced on Saturday that they will take no further action over claims that they asked protection officers to examine Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s former Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager. In October, Britain’s King Charles stripped his brother of his princely title and forced him out of his Windsor home in an effort to distance the royal family from him over his ties to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Earlier that month, London police announced they were “actively investigating” allegations in the Mail on Sunday that Andrew had asked one of…
PGMO chairman Howard Webb felt referee Tony Harrington had “little choice” other than to send off Idrissa Gueye for slapping team-mate Michael Keane during Everton’s win over Manchester earlier this season.When the pair came together after a heated argument at the end of Manchester United’s attack, Gueye clearly raised his hand at his Toffees colleague and turned red-faced. Everton went on to win the match 1-0 despite the early red card, and manager David Moyes said after the game that he felt Harrington had rushed the decision. The player later revealed that the club’s appeal against the decision had been…
DoorDash is launching a new AI-powered social app designed to help users quickly find local restaurants. The app, called Zesty, was initially available in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York. With this app, DoorDash is moving beyond food delivery and into social and discovery. The idea behind this app is to eliminate the need to read different reviews, explore different menus, or browse TikTok when looking for a new restaurant. When users open the app and sign in with their DoorDash account, they can ask the AI chatbot for personalized recommendations based on what they’re looking for. In…
Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty Imagespfizer The company on Tuesday said it expected a modest outlook for 2026 as it looks to long-term investments in its pipeline to counter declining sales of coronavirus-related products and declines in older medicines.These hurdles are neither surprising nor new for Pfizer, which saw sales of its coronavirus vaccine and antiviral drugs plummet after posting record profits during the pandemic. Pharmaceutical companies have pursued deals of all sizes in recent years to build new revenue streams. Examples include the recently completed $10 billion acquisition of obesity biotech Metsala and a massive $43 billion…
The bystander who grabbed the gun from one of the attackers in the Bondi Beach shooting has been identified as Ahmed Al-Ahmed, whose parents were refugees who had just arrived from Syria, Australian officials and media said. Mr Ahmed, 43, a father of two girls, risked his life by tackling the alleged gunman and seizing his gun during Sunday’s attack, prompting a flood of donations from the public to support him and his family. He was then shot dead by one of the two gunmen. The father-son duo targeted Jewish congregations and beachgoers on a beach rampage, killing at least…
Close-up photo of a gray Hermes Birkin bag in grained leather during a photo shoot in Paris on October 28, 2025.Edward Berthelot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesDespite two recent blockbuster auctions for Birkin bags, overall auction prices for iconic Hermès handbags are declining, according to research.Earlier this month, a Birkin bag previously owned by Jane Birkin sold at Sotheby’s for $2.9 million, well above its high estimate of $440,000. The black box Birkin 40 with palladium hardware is signed by the actress, who owned the bag from 2003 to 2007. The auction comes after the sale of her…
Instagram has introduced a new privacy setting that puts all new and existing underage accounts into auto-private mode by default.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesInstagram users will now be able to watch Reels short-form videos on a larger screen. meta announced Tuesday that the company will begin testing its Instagram for TV app in the United States. Amazon The Fire TV streaming device highlights the photo-sharing app’s efforts to compete with TikTok and YouTube and become the dominant video platform beyond smartphones. The Instagram for TV app features the company’s TikTok-like Reels videos, which are often produced by individual creators to…