June 1, 2025
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Trump administration introduces new changes to student loans | U.S.

After a five-year break that began during the covid pandemic, federal student loan collections officially resumed on May 5. For millions of Americans, this marks not only the return of financial obligations, but the beginning of a significant transformation in the way student loans are administered, repaid and forgiven under the Trump Administration. Student loan

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Trump Administration Fires Top Copyright Official After Removing Library of Congress Head

The Trump administration fired Shira Perlmutter, the top official at the U.S. Copyright Office, just days after removing the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the copyright office. According to a statement from the office on Sunday, Perlmutter received an email from the White House informing her that her position as the Register

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Trump has fired the director of the US Copyright Office

As first reported by , the Trump administration has fired the Register of Copyrights and US Copyright Office Director, Shira Perlmutter. The Register of Copyrights works under the Librarian of Congress — a title held most recently by Carla Hayden, who was fired earlier this week for her DEI efforts, as White House press secretary

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Dow futures surge 900 points; US-China agree on tariff reduction

May 12, 2025 11:12 AM IST US Stock Market Live: Asian Pharma Stocks Tumble Shares of Asian pharmaceutical companies fell after US President Donald Trump said he planned to order a cut in US prescription drug costs to bring them in line with other countries. Drugmakers were the worst-performing sector in Japan on Monday, dragging

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Dow futures up 450 points; European stocks set for strong start

May 12, 2025 10:02 AM IST US Stock Market Live: Analysts Say Euro Rally Is Just Beginning For more than a decade, the flow of transatlantic capital moved in one direction, powering the ascent of an unstoppable dollar and leaving the euro far behind. Now, the biggest investors say the tide may be turning. With

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Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office. The office said in a statement Sunday that Perlmutter received an email from the White House a day earlier with the notification that

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Dow futures up over 400 points on China trade deal; Brent above $64

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have seen a sharp surge on Sunday evening US time, after the Trump administration and China, both cited “substantial progress” on trade talks that took place over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland. The Dow futures are up 440 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are

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Dow futures jump 400 points after US-China cite progress in trade talks

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have seen a sharp surge on Sunday evening US time, after the Trump administration and China, both cited “substantial progress” on trade talks that took place over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland. The Dow futures are up 440 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are

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Trump Reportedly Fires Head of US Copyright Office

Earlier this week, the US Copyright Office issued a massive report in part expressing support for content creators and raising concerns about how artificial intelligence systems utilize copyrighted material in training. On Saturday, the head of that office, Shira Perlmutter, was fired by Donald Trump, according to CBS News. The firing also followed Trump’s axing

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Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training

President Donald Trump has fired Shira Perlmutter, who leads the U.S. Copyright Office. The firing was reported by CBS News and Politico, and seemingly confirmed by a statement from Representative Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee for House Administration. “Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power

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