Maria Danilova
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Some in GOP split with White House on Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Almost a dozen Senate Republicans broke with the White House Tuesday on Russia, voting to move forward on a resolution that would maintain sanctions on companies linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The Democratic resolution would stop the Treasury Department from lifting penalties against the Russian aluminum manufacturing giant Rusal and two other companies connected to… → Read More
US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration wants to see an increase in U.S. investment and trade in Africa as part of a new strategy aimed at countering China's growing influence on the continent → Read More
US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa
The Trump administration wants to see an increase in U.S. investment and trade in Africa as part of a new strategy aimed at countering China's growing influence on the continent → Read More
US loses to Russia in case of 2 arms trafficking suspects
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Russian father and son were in a Hungarian jail, charged in an elaborate plot to ship weapons to Mexican drug cartels and cocaine to the U.S. They found an American lawyer anticipating an inevitable extradition and trial in New York. But then the case took an unexpected turn. → Read More
US: Russia violates missile treaty that Trump wants to scrap
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Trump administration official says Russia is violating the landmark nuclear missile treaty from which the White House is preparing to withdraw. → Read More
Woman describes torture, beatings in Chinese detention camp
WASHINGTON (AP) - A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in one of the internment camps where the Chinese government has detained hundreds of thousands of religious minorities. Mihrigul Tursun, speaking to reporters in Washington, said she was interrogated for four days in a row without sleep, had her hair shaved and was subjected to an… → Read More
Woman describes torture, beatings in Chinese detention camp
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Uighur minority on Monday detailed torture and abuse she says she experienced in one of the internment camps where the Chinese government has → Read More
Education Department investigates claims against women's programs
WASHINGTON — At home in Turkey, Kursat Pekgoz considered himself a feminist. In the world of American higher education, where he is pursuing a doctorate in English literature, the 30-year-old → Read More
US to impose new Russia sanctions over spy poisoning in UK
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration says it is consulting with Congress about additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain this spring. → Read More
US to impose new Russia sanctions over spy poisoning in UK
The Trump administration says it is consulting with Congress about additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain this spring. → Read More
Students defrauded by colleges score win in court decision
Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an Obama-era policy that will make it easier for them to get their student loans forgiven. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had said the regulation, known as borrower defense, made discharging → Read More
Delayed Obama for-profit fraud protection ordered into force
WASHINGTON (AP) - Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an Obama-era policy that will make it easier for them to get their student loans forgiven. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had said the regulation, known as borrower defense, made discharging loans too easy and was unfair to taxpayers. The rule was due to take… → Read More
Federal judge orders Obama rule on student loan relief into effect after delays by DeVos
The policy had been delayed since July 2017. → Read More
Federal judge orders Obama rule on student loan relief into effe
A federal court has denied a request to further delay an Obama-era regulation that helps students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their student loans forgiven. → Read More
DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama for-profits rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department said Friday it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven. → Read More
DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama for-profits rule
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department said Friday it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven. → Read More
DeVos to miss deadline in easing college fraud protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - Students defrauded by for-profit colleges will get a reprieve from the Education Department's push to ease regulations for those schools because the government said it would miss a deadline for releasing an updated rule on loan forgiveness. The department had been set to issue the new regulation, known as borrower defense, by Nov. 1 so it could take effect at the start of the… → Read More
DeVos to miss deadline in easing college fraud protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department says it'll miss a key deadline in its push to ease regulations for for-profit colleges. → Read More
Education Department rolls out new federal student app
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department is unveiling a mobile program intended to make it easier for students to apply for federal financial aid. → Read More
Kavanaugh allegations join debate over campus investigations
Kavanaugh allegations come amid debate over how reports of sexual violence on campus are investigated → Read More