Nova Safo

3 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Leanna Byrne |David Brancaccio |Nova Safo

With most pandemic-era student loan pauses and forgiveness programs gone, student debt holders are now feeling the pinch of resumed repayments and higher interest rates. Marketplace’s Caleigh Wells reports on how borrowers are dealing with the financial squeeze. Congressional Republicans are looking to axe Biden-era rules that limit overdraft and other banking fees. Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports on what, and who, is behind the push. Tags: bank fees financial sector banking

1 month ago | marketplace.org | Nova Safo |Dylan Miettinen

The Trump administration’s budget-cutting efforts are having a big impact at research universities, even as those efforts remain in various stages of implementation due to legal challenges. Universities have to plan years ahead, especially when it comes to medical research. And dozens of institutions have announced cuts. Research that started 30 years ago at Donald McDonnell’s laboratory at Duke University led to a new drug in 2023 to treat metastatic breast cancer.

2 months ago | marketplace.org | Nova Safo |Alex Schroeder

Heard on: A lot of U.S. foreign aid money still appears to be frozen, despite a January waiver from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that should exempt critical lifesaving work.

2 months ago | marketplace.org | Nova Safo |Nic Perez

Resurrecting extinct creatures — it may sound like science fiction. Or maybe it reminds you of a familiar ’90s flick? While the fictitious “Jurassic Park” notably does not have a picture-perfect ending, the leader of the real-life de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences — valued at more than $10 billion — thinks there are benefits to be had in bringing back creatures such as the woolly mammoth, the dodo bird and more.

2 months ago | marketplace.org | Nova Safo |Alex Schroeder

President Donald Trump’s firings of dozens of government officials have raised questions about whether or not those moves are legal. This week, one lawsuit is challenging the president’s power over the various agencies set up by Congress to regulate all sorts of things — from stock markets to telecommunications. Gwynne Wilcox is suing the Trump administration for removing her from the National Labor Relations Board before her five-year term was up.