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By CECILIA CLARK of NerdWallet Parent student loan debt has skyrocketed to over $103 billion with more than 3.6 million borrowers. And for many parents and grandparents, that debt is hampering financial health and retirement prospects. It’s understandable for parents to want to give the best to their children, but taking on debt may be
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An air base hosting Turkish drones in the breakaway northern third of Cyprus is ratcheting up unease among neighboring countries. Cyprus and Egypt see the air station as an added instrument of instability in the east Mediterranean region. The Cypriot government
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By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than 270 homes in central Tennessee were destroyed in deadly flooding that killed 18 people and left three still unaccounted for days later, officials said Tuesday. A damage assessment conducted in Humphreys County showed 271 homes were destroyed by Saturday’s flooding, according to a news release from the county’s emergency
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN A hiker from Indiana was injured when attacked by a bear in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said. A statement from the park Tuesday says the unidentified 55-year-old man was hiking alone Monday in heavy fog when he was charged by a grizzly with two cubs nearby. “He
Continue Reading By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says an oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries is spreading along the coast of the Mediterranean country. SANA reported Wednesday that the oil spill reached the coastal town of Jableh, about 20 kilometers
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval this week for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 years of age and older. This is the first of the coronavirus vaccines to receive full approval from the FDA. What does full approval mean for those who are already vaccinated? What
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olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Krispy Kreme está redoblando su popular promoción de donas o rosquillas gratis para los clientes vacunados contra el covid-19 en Estados Unidos. A partir del 30 de agosto, la cadena le dará a cualquier persona con prueba de vacunación dos donas gratis todos los días hasta el 5 de
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Belgium ended their evacuations from Afghanistan, but other European nations vowed Wednesday to press on for as long as possible, as the clock ticks down on a dramatic airlift of people fleeing Taliban rule ahead of a full American withdrawal. President Joe Biden said
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONROE, La. (AP) — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.” “I’m not resisting! I’m not resisting!” Aaron Larry
Continue Reading By RYAN ZUMMALLEN Edmunds To make room for new models, automakers bid adieu to older cars and SUVs each year. The models making their last appearance in 2022 are the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Volvo V60, the Mazda 6, the Volkswagen Golf, and lastly, the Acura NSX. While there are reasons behind each vehicle’s discontinuation,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La ciclista australiana Paige Greco ganó el miércoles el primer oro de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio 2020 con los Juegos, retrasados un año debido a la pandemia, finalmente en marcha a medida que aumentan los nuevos casos de coronavirus en la capital de Japón. Greco cruzó la línea en primer lugar
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Five women from Afghanistan’s renowned robotics team arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, following the country’s takeover by the Taliban. The five women, along with one of their partners, were transported on a commercial flight to Mexico on Monday, funded by different organizations, Martha Delgado, undersecretary for multilateral affairs
Continue ReadingRTA, POOL, CNN, OBTAINED BY CNN By Karol Suarez and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Five women from Afghanistan’s renowned robotics team arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, following the country’s takeover by the Taliban. The five women, along with one of their partners, were transported on a commercial flight to Mexico on Monday, funded by different organizations,
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker said he “can’t sit on the sidelines anymore” as he joined the Republican U.S. Senate race in Georgia. He’s running with some definite advantages — including his football fame and the support of former President Donald Trump — but also with a lot of unknowns
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott, CNN Australian cyclist Paige Greco won the first gold of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday with the Games, delayed by a year due to the pandemic, finally underway as new coronavirus cases surge in Japan’s capital. Greco crossed the line first in the women’s C1-3 3,000 meters individual pursuit at the
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Westcott, CNN Australian cyclist Paige Greco won the first gold of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday with the Games, delayed by a year due to the pandemic, finally underway as new coronavirus cases surge in Japan’s capital. Greco crossed the line first in the women’s C1-3 3,000 meters individual pursuit at
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