#College closures set to increase amid enrollment drop: Fitch

#College closures set to increase amid enrollment drop: Fitch

The United States may soon see more higher education institutions shut their doors as college enrollment has declined in recent years, according to a new analysis. A new report from Fitch Ratings stated that “further closures, mergers and significantly reduced operations are inevitable” for a handful of colleges due to low enrollment numbers and high tuitions. Fitch…

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#Mexican railroad suspends freight service citing migrant safety

#Mexican railroad suspends freight service citing migrant safety

A major Mexican railroad company has temporarily stopped 60 trains on south-to-north routes because of rising deaths and injuries of freighthopping migrants. Ferromex, a company that operates several routes that head to five U.S.-Mexico border crossings, announced Tuesday it was stopping the 60 trains, with cargo capacity equivalent to 1,800 trucks, because of the “notable increase…

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#UN chief says he has ‘no power at all’ ahead of annual meeting

#UN chief says he has ‘no power at all’ ahead of annual meeting

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said he has “no power at all,” ahead of the U.N.’s General Assembly yearly meeting.  When asked in an interview with CNN about the executive power he holds in the meeting, Guterres said, “No power at all.” “The secretary of the United Nations has no power and there’s no money,” Guterres continued. “What…

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#China is edging out the US military’s advantage on tech 

#China is edging out the US military’s advantage on tech 

The future of warfare and military capability is taking center stage as the war in Ukraine rages, Moscow looks to reload its high-tech missile inventory and, in a possible portent of future conflict, the U.S. and China escalate geopolitical maneuvering against one another. As a result, American policymakers should be constantly assessing how to maintain the country’s…

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