News Brief: Judge Orders Nationwide Stay on Title IX Revisions, Fed Officials Warn of Rate Hikes, and IRS Warns of New Scam

Published on July 5, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Friday, July 5, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and as we head into the weekend, there are a number of important stories to share with you. A district judge in Mississippi pauses the federal government’s revision of Title IX protections nationwide, the Supreme Court rejects a challenge to a federal agency that sets workplace rules, and the Fed may not be done raising interest rates. Also, the IRS says beware of something called climate credit scams, and a very popular weight loss drug could increase risk of vision loss. We will get to each one of these very important stories, but first up, a critical decision in Mississippi that will affect students nationwide....

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