Elon Musk-backed team drives US State Dept. budget cuts: Over 700 resignations, layoffs, and mission closures The US State Department is facing significant workforce upheaval as over 700 employees have resigned in the first two months of 2025, a drastic spike compared to the previous years. This mass exodus, including 450 career diplomats, comes at…
Photos from respective university websites (umich.edu, sjtu.edu.cn) The University of Michigan has decided to terminate its longstanding academic collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), a top-ranking institution in Shanghai, citing national security concerns. This decision follows the arrest and subsequent charges against five Chinese students in the joint program, who were accused of engaging…
American President Joe Biden on Friday declined the proposed acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, valued at approximately $15 billion, upholding his earlier pledge to prevent the takeover.“We need major US companies representing the major share of US steelmaking capacity to keep leading the fight on behalf of America’s national interests,” Biden stated.The…