Student loan borrowers struggle to pay, get answers as debt collections begin: "We're kind of drowning"

Student loan borrowers struggle to pay, get answers as debt collections begin: “We’re kind of drowning”

The Department of Education says federal student loan borrowers who do not pay on time could damage their credit scores and even have their wages garnished beginning today, May 5 — causing challenges for some of the more than 5 million borrowers who are in default and struggling to get answers about their loans. “I don’t…

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Trump refers to Sunita Williams as ‘woman with the wild hair,’ asks Elon Musk to aid rescue of stranded astronauts

Trump refers to Sunita Williams as ‘woman with the wild hair,’ asks Elon Musk to aid rescue of stranded astronauts

US President Donald Trump on Thursday weighed in on the prolonged stay of Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station (ISS), blaming President Joe Biden for their extended mission and claiming he has asked Elon Musk to facilitate their return.Trump, speaking from the Oval Office, said, “We have two astronauts…

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Elon Musk accuses Biden of blocking SpaceX mission to bring Sunita Williams home

Elon Musk accuses Biden of blocking SpaceX mission to bring Sunita Williams home

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has alleged that the Biden administration deliberately delayed the return of Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS), despite his company offering a rescue mission months ago.Musk took to X to claim that the astronauts, originally set for an eight-day mission, have been stranded in…

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Tech war: China leads US in quantity, quality of semiconductor research, report finds

Tech war: China leads US in quantity, quality of semiconductor research, report finds

China is producing twice as many research papers as the US on chip design and fabrication, laying the foundation for a possible leadership role in next-generation semiconductor technology, according to a US think tank. While China is behind in advanced semiconductors and is restricted from buying high-end chipmaking tools such as the extreme ultraviolet lithography…

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