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Trump’s student loan reset explained On 1 August 2025, a quiet but consequential shift hit nearly eight million Americans enrolled in the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. After more than a year of relief, interest has resumed on their federal student loans, turning a fragile pause into a ticking debt bomb.The US Department of Education (DoE) says it is merely “complying with a court injunction” issued in April 2025, which partially struck down SAVE. But, critically, the injunction did not order interest-free forbearance to be halted. This decision is therefore an administrative recalibration under the new leadership…

MANTRA has secured a $20 million investment from Inveniam Capital Partners to scale compliant RWA solutions globally.This partnership integrates Inveniam’s AI-powered data infrastructure with MANTRA’s regulated blockchain to unlock institutional-grade private market assets for DeFi and institutional allocators.Layer 1 blockchain MANTRA and decentralized data infrastructure provider Inveniam Capital Partners have announced a $20 million strategic technology and commercial partnership. The collaboration seeks to bridge institutional-grade assets with DeFi markets by embedding real-time asset reporting and surveillance directly into tokenized instruments.$20M Investment to Fuel RWA Market IntegrationUnder the partnership, Inveniam will invest $20 million into MANTRA to scale the delivery of…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Bullish, a crypto platform backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, is looking to raise up to $629 million through an initial public offering (IPO). In an updated F-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the crypto exchange operator and CoinDesk owner outlined plans to issue 20.3 million shares priced at between $28.00 and $31.00.  That would value Bullish at $4.2 billion. If approved, shares in the company could start trading as early as Aug. 12. BlackRock And ARK Invest Have Indicated Interest In Bullish Shares…

The Dow Jones rebounded back above 44,000 on Monday amid a bullish recovery.Equities are shrugging off last week’s sharp losses sparked by downside revisions in NFP data.Softening labor data has increased hopes for a Fed rate cut, offsetting downturn declines.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) bounced back on Monday, clawing back over 500 points and scrambling back over the 44,000 major handle as equity markets recovered their footing following last week’s late rout fueled by worse-than-expected hiring figures from the latest Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report. Net job gains came in well below expectations in July, and the previous two months…

Gamify Training Without The Gimmicks Picture this: your employees are eagerly logging into their training modules, competing for leaderboard positions, and actually retaining what they learn. Sound too good to be true? Welcome to the world of gamified corporate training. While traditional training often feels like a necessary evil, gamification transforms learning into an engaging, memorable experience. But effective gamification training isn’t just about slapping badges onto boring content—it requires strategic design and thoughtful implementation. In this article. you’ll find… Why Gamification Works: The Psychology Behind The Play The human brain is wired for play. When we engage in game-like…

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Getting good grades in school is about way more than being smart. In fact, being smart doesn’t have much to do with it. Students with the highest grades tend to have the most efficient systems for doing school. When your systems are locked in, school becomes so much easier because you’re free to focus on the content. On the other hand, if you’re disorganized, can’t take notes, don’t know how to study, and don’t manage your time well, learning the content becomes so much harder, or even impossible in some cases. The six most critical systems…

“It’s been a long while since I think George Clooney has drawn anybody to an audience,” he told Deadline in July 2023. “When was the last time that he had a hit in this millennial?” In response, the Wolfs actor did not hesitate to fire back at the Pulp Fiction director. “Quentin said some s–t about me recently, so I’m a little irritated by him,” Clooney told GQ at the time. “He did some interview where he was naming movie stars, and he was talking about [Brad Pitt], and somebody else, and then this guy goes, ‘Well, what about George?’…

When I first attended SDCC, I was a fan, but I hadn’t joined cosplay fandom. This year, inspired by a sale at Her Universe, I bought two Star Trek dresses that I fitted down several sizes to wear on Wednesday and Friday. On Sunday morning, I was finishing up three costumes to celebrate a new film and smelling like a hero. In 2013, I wrote about advice that Morgan Spurlock had given in his documentary “Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope.”   Spurlock wasn’t the only one who advised attendees to use deodorant (and to move away from those who don’t).  Also…

The latest GDP report has Washington officials buzzing. Growth hit 3.0 percent for Q2, which is a staggering reversal of the dismal -0.5 percent growth in Q1. The White House claims that this is evidence that their trade policies are “an absolute blockbuster.”  New Right pundits are pointing out that it beat expectations and that it “has good internals.” Some are even suggesting that economics is a “dismal pseudoscience” and that Trump has “smashed one of the supposedly iron laws of economics.” “Collapsing imports,” these pundits say, “saved the day” with regard to GDP figures, just as they were quick…

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