US Education Department rescinds Biden guidance on student athlete compensation

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it rescinded guidance issued by the administration of President Joe Biden that payments to college athletes through name, image and likeness deals should be shared equally between male and female competitors. According to the department’s Office for Civil Rights, the NIL guidance announced last month…

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Trump, allies ramp up attacks on judges as Musk calls for impeachments

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Donald Trump and his supporters on Wednesday continued to ramp up their criticism of judges who they say have stymied the Republican U.S. president’s second-term agenda, with billionaire ally Elon Musk calling for “an immediate wave of judicial impeachments.” Those statements came a day after federal courts forced U.S. agencies…

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Miner Vale to announce $12 billion investment to expand Carajas site, Brazil government says

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale will announce on Friday a 70 billion real ($12.2 billion) investment to expand its iron ore and copper mining operations at the Carajas complex in northern Brazil, the presidential palace said on Wednesday. The investments will be carried out through 2030, the presidential palace said, adding the announcement…

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