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19 hours agoDeVos suspends student federal loan payments through JanuaryThe Trump administration is suspending all federal student loan payments through the end of January and keeping interest rates at 0%, extending a moratorium that started ...
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1 day agoUS plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic refugeThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to hold an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next month.
1 day agoFatal shooting of Black teen roils liberal town in OregonThe killing of a young Black man last month by a white man who complained that he was playing loud music has roiled Ashland, Oregon.
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2 days agoGeorgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes after Biden's winRepublican officials in Georgia are floating additional requirements for the state’s vote-by-mail process — despite no evidence of systemic fraud.
1 day agoRapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering caseNew York City rapper Casanova has surrendered to law enforcement following his indictment in a gang-related racketeering case.
2 days agoSurvivors remember Pearl Harbor at home this year amid virusThe coronavirus pandemic is preventing Pearl Harbor survivors from attending an annual ceremony to remember those killed in the 1941 attack.
3 days agoJudge says no to digging up remains of President HardingA judge has denied a request to dig up the remains of President Warren Harding.
2 days agoPoliticians eat own words after dining out, taking tripsSeveral California politicians have been called out in the last month for their dining choices that violate the state's rules aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus.
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2 days agoUS won't seek death penalty in Planned Parenthood caseFederal prosecutors say they won't seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing three people and injuring nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorad...
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3 days agoPolice guide that calls BLM a terrorist group draws outrageA prominent law enforcement training group is promoting a lengthy research document riddled with falsehoods and conspiracies that urges local police to treat Black Lives ...
3 days agoStay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges U.S. health officials say staying home for the upcoming winter holidays is the best way to stay safe and protect others.
13 minutes agoNaval Academy midshipman reaches a milestone for Black womenA midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy has become the first Black woman selected for the academy's top student leadership position.
3 days agoUS lawmakers unveil anti-slavery constitutional amendmentDemocrats in the House and Senate introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at amending the 13th Amendment’s ban on chattel enslavement.
3 days agoRobert Mueller does rare interview in 'Oath' podcastFormer special counsel Robert Mueller consents to a rare interview in Chuck Rosenberg's “The Oath” podcast, out on Wednesday.
2 days agoBritain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within daysBritain has become the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine and could be dispensing shots within days.
