Education

The Trump administration withheld approximately $6.2 billion in federal education grants from states and school districts on Tuesday, affecting programs for afterschool care, English language learning, teacher training, and migrant education services.
Trump Admin. Withholds $6B in School Funding Amid Review
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UPenn Bans Transgender Athletes from Women's Sport in Deal With Trump
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Trump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law Over Antisemitism
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Study: Trump USAID Cuts Could Cause 14 Million Deaths by 2030
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University of Virginia President Resigns Over DEI Programs
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Schools

Eleven people, including the perpetrator, are reportedly dead after a shooting at a high school in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz, its mayor said on Tuesday.
Austria: 11 Dead Including Gunman in School Shooting
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Trans Athlete's Track Victory Sparks National Debate
Federal Judges Block Trump's Anti-DEI School Funding Cuts
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Supreme Court Hears Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case
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Knife Attack at French High School Kills One, Injures Three
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Testing

US genetic testing company 23andMe announced that it's laying off 40% of its staff, or about 200 employees, as well as shutting down its drug development business.
23andMe to Slash 40% of Staff
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Test Claims to Detect Prostate Cancer in 15 Minutes or Less
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Study: Glowing Dye Could Potentially be Used to Help Treat Prostate Cancer
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AI-Powered Blood Test May Predict Parkinson's Years in Advance
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Congress Passes Another Short-Term Funding Bill
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Colleges & universities

In a paper submitted last week, MIT researchers introduced SEAL (Self-Adapting LLMs), a framework enabling large language models to generate their own fine-tuning data and update directives — called "self-edits" — in response to new tasks or information.
MIT Unveils 'SEAL' AI Framework for Self-Adapting Models
Trump Administration Threatens Columbia's Accreditation
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Terminating Student Visas
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Controversial Home Run Sparks WCWS Drama
New York University Withholds Diploma Over Pro-Palestinian Graduation Speech
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Teachers & school employees

Late Monday night, California State University (CSU) management and the California Faculty Association (CFA) union signed a provisional agreement giving CSU faculty a 5% raise retroactive to last year and an additional 5% on July 1, leading the faculty to cease industrial action Tuesday, ending a planned weeklong strike.
California State University Faculty Strikes Deal to End Walkout
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Portland, Ore. Teachers' Strike Ends
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US: Mother of 6-Year-Old Teacher Shooter Indicted
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Teen Kills Nine in Belgrade School Shooting
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Los Angeles School District Goes on Strike
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English language

Mattel Announces New, More 'Inclusive' Scrabble
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According to White House officials, US Pres. Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order (EO) that will establish English as the official language of the US for the first time in the nation's nearly 250-year history.
Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official US Language
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Financial aid

According to a report published on Tuesday by an Australian foreign policy think tank, the Lowy Institute, the world's poorest 75 countries are expected to make record-high debt repayments totaling $22 billion to China in 2025 — the bulk of $35 billion in total debt service payments to Beijing from developing nations worldwide.
Report: China Becomes Top Debt Collector as Poor Nations Face $22B Bill
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Trump Moves to Cut $100M in Federal Contracts for Harvard
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Argentina Secures $20B IMF Deal, Lifts Currency Controls
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US Cuts $50M in Medical Aid to Zambia Over 'Systematic Theft'
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Report: Trump to Freeze $510M Grant for Brown University
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Libraries & librarians

Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Librarians
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday terminated Dr. Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress through an email from the White House's Presidential Personnel Office, ending her historic tenure as the first woman and first African American to lead the institution since its founding in 1800.
Trump Fires Librarian of Congress
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Reading & writing skills

Report: US Students' History, Civics Hit Record-Low
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Frederick Forsyth, the bestselling British author of political thrillers died at age 86 at his home in Buckinghamshire after a brief illness, surrounded by family members. His agent described him as "one of the world's greatest thriller writers" who lived "an extraordinary life, well lived."
Bestselling Thriller Writer Frederick Forsyth Dies at 86
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