April 16, 2025
Intangible Assets

Congress must defend patent rights especially for small businesses

Kristen Osenga, chief policy counselor  |  Inventors Defense Alliance Tour of the assembly facility at the Hyundai Metaplant America Highlights from a media tour of the Hyundai Metaplant America in Bryan County, Ga. that included Stamping, Wielding, and General Assembly. American innovation is under attack. Across the country, it’s increasingly difficult for startups to protect

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Financial Assets

Georgia man admits to helping Nigerian con men in sextortion plot

Teen boys blackmailed using nude photos is on the rise: What to know Predators financially extort teens, mostly boys, by blackmailing them with nude photos. Here’s what you need to know about the cybercrime. A Georgia man admitted he was part of a five-person money laundering conspiracy that took at least $150,000 from sextortion victims,

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Charts reveal how Trump gutted federal student loan office

More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the Federal Student Aid office, internal documents show. Now, in many places, “no one is identifying schools that are failing financially.” WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to dismantle and reorganize the federal Education Department. Simultaneously, he has promised time and again

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Intangible Assets

U.S. Natural Gas Prices Tank on Inventory Build, Lower Demand

U.S. natural gas prices fell on Thursday after the EIA reported a larger-than-expected inventory build coupled with forecasts for milder weather and less demand next week. Natural gas futures were down 4.6% to trade at $4.05/MMBtu at 11.00 am ET, reversing the multi-year high of $4.35/MMBtu they reached on March 10. U.S. utilities added 9

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What happens to student loans if Trump abolishes Education Department?

Mixed reactions to Trump’s order to dismantle Education Department Residents in Columbia, Missouri, and New York City reacted to President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at dissolving the Education Department. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a long-anticipated executive order seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, which he said was “45 years in

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How much money Tennessee receives

Is this the end of the Department of Education? Recent moves by the Trump administration effectively signal his fulfillment of a campaign promise to end ED. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. According to the order, the department aims to “return

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When do student loans resume? What to know on college debt under Trump

Will the U.S. Department of Education be disbanded by Trump Administration? This video examines the historical foundation of the U.S. Department of Education, its mission to promote equal access and accountability in education, and the conservative-driven debate over its future. The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Education have raised question by

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What happens to student loans if Department of Education closes?

Linda McMahon confirmed by Senate for Education secretary The Senate confirmed GOP donor and former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to head the Department of Education with a 51-45 vote. President Donald Trump is seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, according to a draft of an executive order reviewed by USA TODAY. As Trump

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Financial Assets

Consumers need a watchdog to guard their wallets from bad deals

Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession. Fox – Seattle CFPB

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Fixed Assets

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Louisville for Farm Machinery Show

Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Secretary of Agriculture. Brooke Rollins, who was recently confirmed as secretary of agriculture, visited Louisville Friday for the National Farm Machinery Show. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited

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