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Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults

With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed. For Black consumers who typically have less family wealth than other races and ethnicities, borrowing is more frequent, and as a result, often leads to five figure debts for undergraduate programs and well beyond $100,000 for graduate or professional degrees.

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Neymar on target as Brazil defeats Mexico to reach World Cup last eight

In a World Cup which has had little respect for pedigree, Brazil made sure it did not become the latest heavyweight to fall with a 2-0 win over Mexico to reach the quarterfinals in Russia.

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Sweden marches on to quarterfinals after victory over Switzerland

Sweden continues to defy expectations at the World Cup and broke a 24-year drought by beating Switzerland 1-0 to progress to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1994.

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Rescue ships docked as hundreds of migrants die crossing Mediterranean

More than 200 migrants died attempting to cross the Mediterranean over the weekend, while four rescue ships remain docked in European ports, raising fears of more deaths in the coming months.

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At least 270,000 Syrians flee latest deadly regime offensive

At least 270,000 Syrians -- more than the population of Orlando, Florida -- have fled their homes in southwest Syria since the government launched an offensive against rebels more than two weeks ago, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

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Superyacht cybercrime: the next big thing?

He was in St. Tropez to install an internet router onto a superyacht owned by a wealthy European businessman when a thought occurred to him.

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Heat wave turns deadly and expected to last through 4th of July

Nearly 60 million people remain under a heat advisory or warning Tuesday, with scorching temperatures and humidity expected through the Fourth of July.

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At least 8 million IVF babies born in 40 years since historic first

The world's first in-vitro fertilization baby was born in 1978 in the UK. Since then, 8 million babies have been born worldwide as a result of IVF and other advanced fertility treatments, an international committee estimates.

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5 things for July 3: NATO, Thailand cave rescue, Amy Coney Barrett

Think you're washing your hands properly? Think again. The Department of Agriculture says you're probably doing it all wrong. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Immigration debate looms large in California Republican's re-election bid

Rep. Jeff Denham wanted in. For nearly 10 minutes on Monday, the Republican congressman from California's central valley stood at the door of a building that he believed to be housing unaccompanied migrant children, some of whom had been separated at the border.

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Formula E: Electric racing heads back to China

Formula E is heading back to the country where it all began for its fifth season of electric racing.

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Whistleblower: EPA's Pruitt kept secret calendar to hide meetings

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and his aides have kept "secret" calendars and schedules to overtly hide controversial meetings or calls with industry representatives and others, according to a former EPA official who is expected to soon testify before Congress. A review of EPA documents by CNN found discrepancies between Pruitt's official calendar and other records.

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Watch this whirlwind of lava at Hawaii's most active volcano

A whirlwind of lava has been captured on video near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

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Democratic leaders, there's an elephant in the room

Life in Washington comes at you fast. One minute you're a 10-term incumbent and chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. The next minute you're endorsing a 28-year-old political newcomer and former bartender who just snatched away your aspirations for party leadership.

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Thai cave rescue: Soccer team found alive one kilometer underground

Thais reacted with relief and jubilation after rescue teams reported that they'd found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in a cave in Thailand nine days after the group went missing.

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American patriotism is down

In Gallup's 2018 poll, released Monday, a declining number say they are proud to be an American, with less than three-quarters saying they are, down six points since 2016.

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US box office has record quarter thanks to a string of summer hits

The US box office made a record high of $3.3 billion in the second quarter of 2018.

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Hugh Grant delivers in Amazon's brilliant 'A Very English Scandal'

A delicious three-part import with a first-class pedigree, "A Very English Scandal" tells the true story of British politician Jeremy Thorpe and his secret lover, played -- in a dream pairing -- by Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw. Full of sly humor, poignant commentary and bizarre twists, it's almost like the perfect marriage of "The Crown" and a Coen brothers movie.

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For fans of John Coltrane his lost album is exciting. For the church that worships him, it's a religious event

Eight months before John Coltrane died, he performed a concert at Temple University. During the concert, the legendary jazz musician put down his horn and banged his fists against his chest. He screeched and he squawked. He yodeled and he screamed. He prayed and he sang.

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Michael Moore's documentary about Trump's election gets September release date

Michael Moore's documentary about President Donald Trump will be released in September. On Thursday, the provocative filmmaker stopped by "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to reveal that "Fahrenheit 11/9," both a nod to the title of his 2004 documentary about former President George W. Bush and a reference to the day Trump was declared victor in 2016, will be released on September 21.