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#1 Federal Student Loans Will Move to Treasury, Further Shrinking Education Department - Cory Turner for npr, PPG, FXHedge, NCLC, Dr. Mike, and regaldi on X
The Trump administration announced Thursday a three-phase transition that will move significant management of and responsibility for the nation's federal student loan portfolio from the U.S. Education Department to the U.S. Treasury Department. The administration says the Treasury Department is better equipped to, among other things, help millions of borrowers who are in default return to repayment on their loans, though the move is also political: The latest sign of President Trump's efforts to close the Education Department...
#2 James Comey Subpoenaed in Alleged “Grand Conspiracy” Against Trump - Marc Caputo for AXIOS, CY, The Patriot Oasis™, @Ň€VƗŁŁ€ ƤŘƗŇŞŁØØ, Big League Politics, and Global Market News on X
Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging "grand conspiracy" case against the ex-officials who investigated and prosecuted President Trump, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell Axios. The investigation has produced more than 130 subpoenas since cranking up last year, the sources say, and targets top officials who worked under former presidents Obama and Biden. The officials, including Comey, have all decried the investigation as political persecution and lawfare. The Trump administration's grand conspiracy theory posits that Democratic officials bent the rules, broke the law, and lied under oath to investigate, prosecute, and otherwise undermine Trump from his election in 2016 through his federal indictments in 2023...
#3 FCC Green-Lights Nexstar’s $6.2b Merger With Rival TV Station Owner Tegna - Daniel Arkin for NBC News, Spencer Hoeflich (Aries), Frank Macek/Andrew, Tim Rostan., The Virginia-Pilot, and fuseboxradio on X
The Federal Communications Commission has signed off on broadcast station owner Nexstar’s $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival company Tegna, a merger that would create the largest operator of local television stations in the country. In a news release Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency waived a rule that bars a single company from owning TV stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. households. The combined entity would cover at least 60%...#4 ‘Multiple Waves’ of Unauthorized Drones Spotted Over Strategic US Air Force Base - Josh Margolin and Aaron Katersky for ABC News, KMET1490AM, Uncensored Globe, Tim Burchett/Benny Johnson/DragonflyDebs, And IT STILL WILL NEVER BE YOU/SheLovesThee, and Saise on X
A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest and most strategic airfields earlier this month was more extensive, and potentially more dangerous, than first reported, according to a confidential internal briefing document reviewed by ABC News. Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana said it was under a shelter-in-place order March 9 after “a report of an unmanned aerial system operating over the installation.” The sighting raised concerns because Barksdale houses long-range B-52 bombers and plays a critical role in command and control of the Air Force nuclear defense capabilities...
#5 Co-Founder of Tech Company Charged With Diverting $2.5 Billion in Nvidia AI Chips to China in Violation of Export Laws - Kara Scannell for CNN, Bull Theory, Nik, Max Weinbach, NewsForce/National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice, and Karol Kozicki on X
The co-founder of Super Micro Computer and two others were charged with diverting $2.5 billion worth of servers with Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips to China, in violation of US laws barring exports to that country without a license. Yih-Shyan Liaw, known as Wally; Ruei-Tsang Chang, known as Steven; and Ting-Wei Sun, known as Willy, were charged with conspiring to violate export control laws, smuggling goods from the US, and conspiring to defraud the US. Liaw, who co-founded Super Micro Computer and served on its board of directors, was arrested Thursday in California and released on bail. Sun, a contractor, is held awaiting a detention hearing. Chang, who worked in the Taiwan office of Super Micro, remains at large
#6 Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Prompts College Students to Call for Campus Shutdown - Melissa Rudy for Fox News, Crimson Tazvinzwa, St Helens Star, KentOnline, BBC Kent, and The Telegraph on X
Students at the University of Kent in the U.K. are calling for a shutdown in light of an active meningitis outbreak. The demands follow multiple alerts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about the outbreak. As of March 18, the agency had announced a total of 15 confirmed cases of meningococcal disease, 12 additional potential cases and two deaths in Kent, a county in the southeast of England. The University of Kent is located in Canterbury, a historic city within Kent...
#7 Fired FBI Agents Who Worked on Trump 2020 Election Probe Sue for Wrongful Termination - Sarah N. Lynch for CBS News, MarsColony, Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,M.Sc.,DPT., Fred Ianacci, Off The Press, and Daily Maverick on X
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government on Thursday, alleging they were wrongfully terminated simply because they worked on the probe. The lawsuit, filed against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and their respective agencies, is the latest in a growing number of cases being filed by former agents who allege they were fired for political reasons without due process.
#8 A Baseball Title Unleashes the Happiness Venezuelans Kept Bottled up for Years - Regina Garcia Cano for Associated Press, World Baseball Classic, Mike Judson, The Greg Hill Show, WEEI, and Sports and News Videos on X
Maybe because it doesn’t arrive as often. Or because it has been repressed by security forces and self-censored to avoid jail. Or because it seems collectively and individually unattainable. But the nation felt it Wednesday. Its people cried, yelled, danced, hugged, and drank after Venezuela’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic final the previous night brought out the emotion. “We hadn’t expressed this happiness that we want to shout,” hairdresser Deyanira Machado said outside a beauty salon in Caracas, the capital. Unlike so much here, the score on televisions across the country was final. It was not going to change in the coming minutes or days. It was not subject to interpretation. And the young and old, politically active or not, rich and poor, exhaled after holding their breath for years...
#9 Beyond Wi-Fi: Will the Future of the Internet Be Light? - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, UncoverDC/Brad C on X
Every era of technological progress is defined by the medium through which information travels. For decades, after advancing from copper wires and fiber-optic cables, the internet has depended on radio waves to communicate wirelessly. Wi-Fi routers, cellular networks, and satellites all operate on the same fundamental principle of transmitting data through the radio spectrum. This…#10 Dr. Oz to Newsmax: LA Hospice Boom Driven by Fraud - Nicole Weatherholtz, WFLA News, Francesco Abbruzzino - The Suncoast News, Fox 9, TRUMPGIRL, and CJ on X
In a Thursday appearance on Newsmax, Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz sounded the alarm, warning that a shocking concentration of hospices in Los Angeles points to massive fraud undermining America's healthcare system. During an appearance on "Bianca Across the Nation," Oz said the scale of abuse in California is a glaring example of how bad actors are exploiting Medicare and Medicaid at the expense of vulnerable seniors. "If you want to make healthcare more affordable in America, deal with the fraud and the waste and the abuse," he said, estimating that it drains more than $100 billion each year from Medicare and Medicaid...
