Trump planning to hire private debt collectors to go after student loan defaulters after midterms: Report

The US Treasury Department seal in Washington, DC on Thursday, August 20. (Bloomberg)

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly hatching a plan to hire private debt collectors to go after Americans who have defaulted on their federal student loans, the Washington Sun reported Monday. The US Treasury Department seal in Washington, DC on Thursday, August 20. (Bloomberg) A Reuters-Ipsos poll published on the same day showed that Trump’s … Read more

Feds seize Ilhan Omar's DNA that could be critical in proving immigration fraud allegations, marriage to brother: report

Feds seize Ilhan Omar's DNA that could be critical in proving immigration fraud allegations, marriage to brother: report (REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona/File Photo) (REUTERS)

Federal prosecutors might use DNA evidence to try to prove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) committed immigration fraud, sources told the New York Post. People familiar with the investigation said that the feds used whistleblowers, government records and now obtained DNA in an effort to substantiate allegations that Omar and her family members, like her father, … Read more

In the 1930s, US agencies planted bicolor lespedeza for erosion control and wildlife habitat; it later reached an estimated 115,550 forest acres

A fix that grew bigger than planned: Bicolor lespedeza, once planted to hold soil in place, now grows across an estimated 115,550 forest acres. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

Most generations have a magic fix they believe in. For us today, it might be planting millions of trees. For the agencies in the U.S. back in the 1930s, it was a tough little shrub called bicolor lespedeza. According to the USDA Forest Service’s Fire Effects Information System, it was promoted and widely planted for … Read more

India seeks global vigilance regarding transfer of sensitive weapons technology to terror-linked actors

India seeks global vigilance regarding transfer of sensitive weapons technology to terror-linked actors

United Nations, Voicing concern over the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists, India has called on the global community to remain vigilant about the transfer of sensitive technology, particularly to those with a “record” of proliferation and terror links, a veiled reference to Pakistan. India seeks global vigilance regarding … Read more

White sweetclover was introduced to Alaska as a roadside fix in 1916; it escaped into river floodplains where native seedling mortality was 50% higher

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Trump thanks legendary friend Elon Musk for pledging SpaceX stock to American children, hails him for his incredible generosity

Trump thanks ‘legendary friend’ Elon Musk for pledging SpaceX stock to American children, hails him for his ‘incredible generosity’ (AP/File)

President Donald Trump on Monday, October 19, thanked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for pledging to give his company’s stock to every child participating in the Trump Accounts retirement program. Musk earlier made the promise on X, saying, “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be … Read more

Hawaii brought in gorse as sheep forage in the early 1900s; after the sheep industry faded, the thorny shrub spread across more than 35,000 acres

Gorse, a thorny shrub from western Europe, was introduced to Hawaii as sheep forage in the early 1900s and spread after the sheep industry faded. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

Some plants look like a great idea until they take over the yard. Hawaii learned that lesson on a huge scale with gorse, a thorny shrub from western Europe. A 2000 Hawaii Department of Agriculture news release said gorse was introduced to Hawaii from England or Scotland in the early 1900s for sheep forage. By … Read more

Jaden Read: Kansas man arrested for repeated threats against Trump, claimed to have mapped out roofs to shoot POTUS

Kansas man arrested for repeated threats against Trump, claimed to have ‘mapped out roofs’ to shoot POTUS (AP/PTI) (AP10_20_2026_000002B) (AP)

A Kansas man was arrested after repeated threats to assassinate President Donald Trump. Jaden Read, 24, was arrested after threats were posted on local television news stations’ social media pages, Fox5NY reported. Kansas man arrested for repeated threats against Trump, claimed to have ‘mapped out roofs’ to shoot POTUS (AP/PTI) (AP10_20_2026_000002B) (AP) One of the … Read more

In 2021, Ted Turner transferred nearly 80,000 acres of Nebraska prairie to his ecoagriculture institute; the ranch became a research site for wetlands

In 2021, Ted Turner transferred nearly 80,000 prairie acres to his ecoagriculture institute. (REUTERS)

What if one of the best ways to protect nature is to treat the land like a classroom? In 2021, Ted Turner created exactly that kind of place. He transferred almost 80,000 acres of prairie land to the Turner Institute of Ecoagriculture, which became a laboratory for wetlands and bison. One of the projects of … Read more

The science and politics behind the panic over ultraprocessed foods

The science and politics behind the panic over ultraprocessed foods

Glassboro , Ultraprocessed foods have a terrible reputation. The science and politics behind the panic over ultraprocessed foods Studies have linked them with multiple chronic diseases. Journalists and health influencers characterize them as poison. Some public health experts call for a global halt to producing and consuming them. But the debate around ultraprocessed foods is … Read more