Day: March 21, 2025

Student loans, Pell grants will continue despite Education Department downsizing, expert says

8:31 pm March 21, 2025

As President Donald Trump moves to downsize and eventually dismantle the Department of Education, an expert in contact with White House stakeholders assured that the department’s programs, including funding, student loans and civil rights protections, will continue. “They want to make sure, especially with things like Title I schools for disadvantaged students, and high poverty […]

Boeing ‘threatened to break’ whistleblower who died by suicide: Lawsuit

8:24 pm March 21, 2025

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. The family of a Boeing whistleblower who died by suicide last year filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday accusing the aircraft giant of fostering a toxic culture and retaliating against […]

Boston Globe rips Maine Democrats for censuring Laurel Libby, making her ‘a free speech martyr’

8:20 pm March 21, 2025

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby has been largely outspoken about the issue of transgender athletes competing against biological females, to the point where she was censured by the state House. That move was harshly criticized by the Boston Globe’s editorial board this week. In a story by its editorial board headlined “Maine Democrats should stop making […]

Justice Department tells federal judge it might invoke state secrets act on high-profile deportation case

8:17 pm March 21, 2025

The Justice Department said Friday it is considering invoking the state secrets privilege in its ongoing court battle over the Trump administration’s deportation flights to El Salvador, a tool that could allow them to withhold certain information for national security purposes. In a declaration filed Friday morning, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told U.S. […]

Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett says award shows shouldn’t be televised to protect celebrities’ privacy

8:05 pm March 21, 2025

Cate Blanchett is getting real about why award shows should no longer be televised. During a recent appearance on the “Las Culturistas With Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang“ podcast, the 55-year-old actress discussed what it was like moving through the world as a public person, noting that with the invention of smartphones, there are “so few […]

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