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NYC sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million over transporting asylum seekers to the city from Texas

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A migrant surge continues to overwhelm authorities at the US-Mexico border — and in US cities where many asylum seekers are being sent. Here are the latest developments: After attempting to pump the brakes on “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayor of New

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Biden administration cuts pay for student loan servicers after a bungled return to repayment

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is docking more than $2 million in payments to student loan servicers that failed to send billing statements on time after the end of a pandemic payment freeze. The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet for

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Student loan borrowers waited an average 70-plus minutes on hold when payments resumed in October

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Many federal student loan borrowers faced long hold times on the phone, experienced significant delays in application processing and received inaccurate bills when payments resumed in October, according to a report released Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. When the three-plus-year pandemic pause ended, many borrowers needed

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Lawyer for alleged victim of Dani Alves files legal complaint after video circulates on social media

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The lawyer representing the woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves has filed a legal complaint with Spanish authorities after a video circulated on social media that reportedly reveals the identity of her client. Ester García, the lawyer of the alleged

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Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

By GERALD IMRAY, NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who became a global star competing at his sport’s highest level while running on carbon-fiber blades, was released from prison on Friday after serving nearly nine years for killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva

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New Jersey firefighters battle 4-alarm blaze at former home to Singer’s 1st sewing machine factory

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — An official says New Jersey firefighters are battling a four-alarm fire at the historic former Singer sewing machine factory building in Elizabeth. City spokesperson Ruby Contreras says a passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m. Friday. Video from the scene shows a building engulfed in flames with firefighters surrounding the structure.

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China calls for peaceful coexistence and promises pandas on the 45th anniversary of U.S.-China ties

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and transcend their differences like they did when they established diplomatic relations 45 years ago this week. Wang also promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. —

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