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Biden announces student loan relief for borrowers making less than $125,000 after months of intense internal debate

PHIL MATTINGLY and KATIE LOBOSCO, CNN August 24, 2022

(CNN) -- President Joe Biden announced his plan for forgiving student debt for some borrowers Wednesday, which includes forgiving $10,000 for borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year and extending...

Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but one that...

Pelosi’s Taiwan visit risks creating greater instability between the US and China

STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN August 2, 2022

(CNN) -- Neither the United States nor China has overt interests in their budding superpower rivalry boiling over into open military clashes despite soaring tensions surrounding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit...

Finau, Pendrith share Rocket Mortgage lead at 8-under 64

LARRY LAGE, AP July 31, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau sent an approach from 250 yards soaring over trees and onto the seventh green at Detroit Golf Club, going for the reward and ignoring the risk with a difficult shot. The way...

Runners take off as they start the “Run that Shall not be Named” 5k.

Wizardly Weekend returns to Kent for a magical festival

Colleen Burns, Reporter July 24, 2022

 the “Run that Shall not be Named”As if by magic, the city of Kent transformed into a Harry Potter fan’s paradise for their annual Wizardly Weekend July 22 and 23. The festival was created in 2016...

Matthew Pottinger, left, and Sarah Matthews, right, arrive at the House select committee hearing on July 21.

What to watch for at Thursday’s prime-time January 6 hearing

(CNN) -- The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, is returning to prime time for its final planned hearing this month that will seek to show in minute-by-minute detail how former President...

Biden tests positive for Covid-19, White House says

(CNN) -- President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday. "This morning, President Biden tested...

988: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline launches new 3-digit number

(CNN) -- To reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for mental health crises, it now takes only three digits: 988. On Saturday, Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit that operates the lifeline...

House passes bill to protect abortion access after Roe v. Wade overturned

(CNN) -- The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill aimed at protecting access to abortion at the federal level in the wake of the Supreme Court's momentous decision to overturn...

Autopsy shows 46 entrance wounds or graze injuries to Jayland Walker, medical examiner says

(CNN) -- An autopsy revealed Jayland Walker, the unarmed man who was shot and killed by Akron, Ohio, police at the end of a high-speed chase, had 46 gunshot entrance wounds or graze injuries, Summit County...

Some media outlets backtrack as authorities confirm story about 10-year-old rape victim who sought abortion

BRIAN STELTER, CNN July 14, 2022

(CNN) -- A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Two newspapers owned by Gannett, one in Indiana and one in Ohio, have humanized...

Stephen Bryer and Joe Biden.

Breyer makes it official: He’s leaving the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon

ARIANE DE VOGUE, CNN June 29, 2022

(CNN) -- Justice Stephen Breyer has notified the White House that his retirement will be effective Thursday, June 30, at noon ET. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Breyer said it had been his "great...

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