A landmark legal victory bars Navient from federally servicing student loans and makes it pay back borrowers an estimated $100 million for various problematic practices over the years, according to this settlement orchestrated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The settlement with the consumer financial watchdog follows months-long litigation that has accused the company of…
Asian markets were mixed on Monday following a Hong Kong market fall in reaction to investors’ negative reaction to weaker-than-expected economic data from China. Hong Kong stocks have fallen recently, which have negatively reacted to weaker-than-expected economic data from China. This fall is accompanied by expectation for the upcoming rate decision of the Federal Reserve…
Summer 2024 is now the hottest on record, another milestone marking an accelerating global climate crisis. According to NASA, the three-month period from June through August this year averaged 0.2°F above any previously recorded summer; it eclipses the previous record set just last year, in 2023. This temperature rise has been provoked mainly by human-made…
Hurricane Francine churned into Louisiana early Wednesday, September 11, 2024, with powerful winds, heavy rain, and life-threatening storm surges. Hurricane Francine, passing over southern Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane, caused destruction, flash flood emergencies, and plunged hundreds of thousands into darkness. The storm made landfall in Terrebonne Parish at around 5 p.m. with continuous…
In a shocking move, Nikki Garcia, who is a former WWE superstar known as Nikki Bella, has already filed for divorce against her husband, Artem Chigvintsev, just two weeks from his arrest due to domestic violence. The husband and wife have been married for two years and have a four-year-old son, Matteo. It happened on…
The MTV VMAs are always touted as a night of spectacle, jaw-dropping performances, and the occasional flop. Well, the 2024 VMAs did not disappoint. Performances were as varied as the artists themselves. It was a night filled with pop legends from Katy Perry to rising stars such as Chappell Roan—a feast for fans of music,…
The first of three T20 matches between the bitter cricket rivals saw England’s white-ball sides lose to Australia by 28 runs on Wednesday, marking a rough start to a new era for the team. Australia was put to bat and was bowled out for 179 with three balls remaining at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton,…
Argentina and Brazil, without their injured players Lionel Messi and Neymar, both lost in Tuesday’s World Cup qualification match. Brazil, the record winners, are in disarray following their 1-0 loss in Paraguay, while world champions Argentina remain atop South American qualifying for the 2026 event despite their 2-1 setback to Colombia. After five World Cup…
The co-founder of Microsoft and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has issued warnings about two big global issues: the ongoing epidemic and the prospect of war. Bill Gates believes that a lot of the current unrest in the world might spark a big war, and even if one is prevented, a pandemic could break out, probably…
As they arrived at the 9/11 anniversary commemoration in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shake hands again. Harris seemed prompted by Bloomberg when he leaned over President Joe Biden to shake hands with Trump, who was standing next to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg….
