Harvard says it’s been giving too many A grades to students
About 60% of the grades handed out in classes for the university’s undergraduate program are A’s, up from 40% a decade ago and less than a quarter 20 years ago.
Business
China will make ‘substantial’ purchases of U.S. soybeans and should avoid an extra 100% tariff, says Bessent—who reveals he’s also a farmer
“So I would expect that the threat of the 100% has gone away, as has the threat of the immediate imposition of the Chinese initiating a worldwide export control regime.”
Boeing workers who make military aircraft and weapons reject latest offer, extending months-long strike
The machinists' union acknowledged the vote was close but said in a message to members that “very few” workers have crossed the picket line.
This coming week is the one time of the year when the U.S. and Europe are out of sync. Here’s why
It’s that strange time each fall when Europe and the United States are out of sync as they switch from daylight saving time to standard time.
Milei’s party on track to win Argentina election in big comeback
Milei’s party had won 64 seats of the 127 seats up for election in the lower house of Congress.
This mysterious billionaire and top Trump backer is behind a $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown, report says
But the Antideficiency Act prevents federal agencies from spending more money than Congress allows or from using unpaid help that Congress hasn’t approved.
Trump hits Canada with an extra 10% duty because Ontario’s anti-tariff ad ran during the World Series and didn’t come down immediately
Trump told reporters traveling with him that he had no intention of meeting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.
Trump adds 10% tariff on Canada due to a TV ad, even though key economic powers law doesn’t allow its use against ‘informational materials’
"Is the new 10% tariff on imports from Canada related to the fentanyl emergency or the reciprocal trade emergency or are hurt feelings also now a national emergency?"
Social Security payments to go up 2.8% next year while polls show three-fourths of seniors think 3% isn’t enough to keep up with rising prices
Recipients received a 2.5% cost-of-living boost in 2025 and a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, after a historically large 8.7% benefit increase in 2023.
