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Trump administration resumes student loan forgivenessOct 04, 2025 9:59 pm - The Education Department resumed student loan forgiveness this week under a long-standing repayment plan that has been suspended since July.The federal agency informed borrowers who have spent a quarter of a century repaying their loans that they are now eligible to have their remaining balances cleared if they are enrolled in the Income-Based Repayment plan, known as IBR.
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Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, Pritzker says; woman shot during chaotic ICE action in ChicagoOct 04, 2025 4:19 pm - The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.
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Mark Sanchez hospitalized after stabbing incident in IndianapolisOct 04, 2025 3:15 pm - Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was injured in an apparent stabbing incident early Saturday morning in Indianapolis.
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US kills 4 alleged drug smugglers near Venezuela, Hegseth saysOct 03, 2025 7:54 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug boat Friday, killing four people while questions remain as to the legal justification underpinning the attacks on suspected narcotics traffickers from Latin America.
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First woman is named archbishop of Canterbury, leader of Church of EnglandOct 03, 2025 4:32 pm - Sarah Mullally was named the new archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, becoming the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Church of England, and of the global Anglican community, in the church’s nearly 500-year history.
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ heartthrob confronts ALS — and hopes to help othersOct 03, 2025 8:45 am - After six seasons as sexy doctor “McSteamy” on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Eric Dane has received all kinds of feedback from fans. His favorite: “I went through med school because of that show.” The sentiment means something different now to Dane since his diagnosis last year of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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The trick that soothes an itch better than scratchingOct 03, 2025 8:38 am - Scratching an itch can damage your skin and make the urge even worse. Instead, try rubbing or gently stroking it with your fingers or a soft makeup brush.
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We asked 1,000 Americans who is to blame for the shutdown. Here’s what they said.Oct 02, 2025 8:01 pm - How concerned are Americans about the partial shutdown of the federal government and whom do they blame for causing it? The Washington Post texted a nationally representative sample of 1,010 people on Wednesday to ask.
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Shutdown guts US cybersecurity agency at perilous timeOct 02, 2025 7:27 pm - The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its already trimmed-down staff in the government shutdown, just as a decade-old law giving companies leeway to collaborate on cyberdefense expired.
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Firings and resignations roil US attorney’s office prosecuting ComeyOct 02, 2025 7:23 pm - Lawyers inside the high-profile U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey are unnerved by what they see as an unprecedented push by President Donald Trump to inject politics into their staffing and charging decisions, according to three people familiar with the matter, a strategy they say could jeopardize national security investigations.