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White House leaning toward canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000

White House officials have been weighing -- and leaning toward -- the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, with an official announcement set for Wednesday, CNN has learned.

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Locks, laws and bullet-resistant shields: Election officials boost security as midterms draw closer

In Douglasville, Georgia -- just west of Atlanta -- a new buzzer-entry system secures the doors of the Douglas County election office. And elections director Milton Kidd said he now varies the times and the routes he uses to travel to work -- all to evade the attention of election conspiracy theorists who have targeted the office.

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Texas Survey Examines Trust in Law Enforcement, Immigration

Stark Contrasts Found by Race, Political Ideology

A survey released today found areas of agreement within two of the hottest political topics in the state — criminal justice and immigration. Though wide separations were revealed, too, in the latest Texas Trends report by the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs and TSU Barbara Jordan–Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs. Those differences were especially sharp when comparing responses by ideology, race and generation.

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The market read the Federal Reserve all wrong

After the Federal Reserve's July meeting, investors quickly reached a consensus: The central bank was turning slightly dovish.

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Nassau County GOP calls for Santos to resign

Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party on Wednesday called for Rep. George Santos, elected to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District in November, to resign from office over his lies to voters and fabrications about his personal life.

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Local Girl Scouts Take Action for Earth Day

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council leaders and girl members are available for interviews, guest commentaries, and questions regarding Earth Day on Saturday, April 22, 2023, and throughout April, which is Earth Month. In fact, many Girl Scouts from around the Greater Houston Area are taking action to protect our planet through their Gold Award projects. Many of these projects aim to address pressing issues such as climate change, pollution, and conservation.

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Milwaukee homeless population dropped 16% in 2020; advocates worry about rebound

Through a confluence of citywide initiatives and increased federal funding for homelessness prevention, Milwaukee experienced a sharp decline in the number of individuals wrestling with home insecurity in 2020.

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Has Joe Budden Heard of Desi Raines?

Even if you haven’t been listening to the Joe Budden Podcast, if you were on social media a while back you heard his comment about the men in R&B. On an episode of “The Joe Budden Podcast”, Budden said that he believes all the new generation male R&B artists are “trash.”

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More than 100 million in the US face excessive warning or heat advisories as a dangerous heat wave continues

Heat alerts cover more than 20 states today and tomorrow across the Southern Plains and parts of the Northeast, and temperatures will soar above the century mark for 60 million people over the next week. All while a similar heat wave is bringing all-time record temperatures to Western Europe.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league lost 'hundreds of millions of dollars' due to China fallout, touches on Brittney Griner situation

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted the league had lost "hundreds of millions of dollars" in revenue following a controversial fallout with China in October 2019.

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Amazon's stock price is set to drop, but that won't make it cheaper

For many average investors, the price of just one Amazon share has been prohibitively expensive. There are a lot of things a person can spend about $2,500 on instead of one tiny piece of "Prime" stock market real estate. A nice vacation? That home entertainment system? Season tickets for your favorite sports team?

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GRAMMY-Winning Recording Artist John Legend To Receive Global Impact Award At Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective

The Recording Academy® announced today 12-time GRAMMY®-winning artist John Legend will be honored during Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective taking place in-person during GRAMMY Week. Legend will be receiving the first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award for his personal and professional achievements in the music industry.

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My Plan For Us To Win

First, we need to know Our Win Number and make sure that all of our Precinct Chairs, County Party Chairs, SDEC Members, Democratic Caucuses, Clubs, Candidates, Officeholders, Donors and Allied Organizations know Our Win Number and what they need to do to do to turnout their share of Our Win Number. (On Average-800 votes per precinct, 25,000 per county and 200,000 votes per senate district. More numbers will be shared at the State Party Convention, in Dallas, July 14-16, 2022.)

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Biden and Harris speak with Brittney Griner's wife

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone Wednesday with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is detained in a Russian prison, according to the White House.

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Golf pioneer Lee Elder, who broke the race barrier at the Masters, dies at 87

Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, died early Sunday morning at the age of 87. No cause or details about his death were immediately available, but the PGA Tour said it confirmed Elder's death with his family.

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Here’s what’s left for the Supreme Court’s final week of the term

All eyes are on the Supreme Court for its final week, as the justices will release cases on issues such as affirmative action, student loan payments, election law and LGBTQ rights.

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Inflation hurts. But White House economists find that it’s even worse in every other G7 nation

The United States is recovering faster than its peers from the historic bout of inflation squeezing families and souring the mood of the nation, according to a new analysis from White House economists.

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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

In a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden, the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday, rejecting a program aimed at delivering up to $20,000 of relief to millions of borrowers struggling with outstanding debt.

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Banks are leaving savers shortchanged as interest rates soar

When central banks raise interest rates, mortgage borrowers can expect higher monthly repayments, while savers are supposed to be rewarded with bigger returns on their deposits. Or so the theory goes.

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A top House Republican backs Biden’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, while a prominent Democrat disagrees

A top House Republican said Sunday he agreed with the Biden administration’s contentious decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, while a prominent progressive Democrat said the US risks “losing our moral leadership” over the move.