The Daily Populous

Friday April 11st, 2025 night edition

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The resolution killing the rule, which passed the House 217-211, will now head to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature.

Right now, there is no cap on the overdraft fees that banks can legally charge.

Banks and banking groups had previously sued over the rule, arguing that it would have led to consumers leaning on worse, less-regulated services.

Democrats strongly opposed the effort and said the rule would help consumers who can’t afford the fees.

The CFPB estimated the rule would have saved consumers about $5 billion in annual overdraft fees, or $225 per household that typically experiences the fees.

The Republican effort to overturn the rule is “shamefully targeting the American people,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.

“Overdraft fees have morph(ed) from an occasional, ad hoc courtesy provided to consumers to a line of business.”. »

National Park Service restores Harriet Tubman feature on webpage after criticism over removal

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A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman from the top of the page.

"Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service's website were made without approval from NPS leadership nor Department leadership.

"The removal of Harriet Tubman's image and quote from the National Park Service's 'Underground Railroad' webpage is concerning," civil rights attorney Ben Crump posted on X while Tubman was still scrubbed from the page. »

Florida teacher loses job for calling student by ‘preferred’ name

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SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – Thousands are signing a petition to try to help a teacher get her job back at Satellite High School.

The district said Calhoun knew she wasn’t allowed to call the student by the preferred name but did so anyway.

“There was no harm, no threat to safety, no malicious intent, just a teacher trying to connect with a student,” Staniec said at the board meeting. »

Japan says it wants to join a NATO command for the support of Ukraine

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After providing the war-torn country with defense equipment and support, Japan now wants to join NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, or NSATU, headquartered at a U.S. base in the German town of Wiesbaden.

Nakatani said Japan wants to further deepen security cooperation with NATO and that participation in the NSATU mission would help Tokyo learn lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Both Japan and NATO face many challenges and our security environment has become increasingly more severe,” Nakatani said. »

USDA to close down DC headquarters, lay off thousands of workers: report

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The Brief A new report indicates that the USDA is planning to shut down its D.C. headquarters and lay off thousands of workers.

According to the report, the plan is to relocate employees who are not laid off to three hubs across the country.

There are new reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to dismantle its headquarters in D.C. and lay off thousands more workers. »