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Some group faculty college students might lose their monetary lifeline beneath the ‘Huge Stunning Invoice’

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Some group faculty college students might lose their monetary lifeline beneath the ‘Huge Stunning Invoice’

Hundreds of thousands of community college students are at risk of losing financial assistance under the proposed “Big Beautiful Bill,” which would tighten eligibility requirements for Pell Grants. Students would be required to enroll full time to maintain eligibility for the federally subsidized grants that serve as a financial lifeline for many low- to middle-income … Read more

Confessions of a gun smuggler: Former trafficker reveals how she introduced weapons into Canada

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Confessions of a gun smuggler: Former trafficker reveals how she introduced weapons into Canada

Everyone knows guns used by Canadian criminals are often smuggled from the U.S. Not everyone knows how — not like Naomi Haynes does. That’s because she did the smuggling.  A native Montrealer who’s been living in the U.S. for decades, she helped traffic dozens of weapons into Canada, some linked directly to drug gangs. “I … Read more

Thousands and thousands of years of evolution might be worn out on ‘Galapagos of the Indian Ocean,’ conservationists warn

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Thousands and thousands of years of evolution might be worn out on ‘Galapagos of the Indian Ocean,’ conservationists warn

Sitting off the Horn of Africa, the Yemeni island of Socotra was largely left to its own devices for centuries, its few guests arriving to trade for aromatic frankincense, the healing plant aloe and the crimson sap of the dragon’s blood tree, used for dyes. Roughly the size of New York’s Long Island, Socotra is … Read more

Israel airstrikes in Gaza kill 49 in a single day together with refugees and a few in houses

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Israel airstrikes in Gaza kill 49 in a single day together with refugees and a few in houses

The strikes began late Friday and continued into Saturday morning, among others killing 12 people near the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced people, and eight more living in apartments, according to staff at Shifa hospital where the bodies were brought Palestinians carry humanitarian aid packages near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution … Read more

Can Iran secretly construct a nuclear bomb with out being caught by Israel?

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Can Iran secretly construct a nuclear bomb with out being caught by Israel?

Iran’s top nuclear scientist was driving to his country house with his wife on an autumn day four years ago. As he slowed down for a speed bump, a remote-controlled machine gun mounted on a nearby pick-up truck fired a volley of bullets, killing him instantly, Iranian authorities said. The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the … Read more

Big 10-storey asteroid hurtles in direction of the Moon and will spark ‘large penalties’

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Big 10-storey asteroid hurtles in direction of the Moon and will spark ‘large penalties’

NASA says the 10-storey YR4 asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032, which could see global communications come to a complete standstill as debris makes its way into the atmosphere and destroys satellites An asteroid could hit the Earth in 2032 A huge asteroid that was thought to be heading towards earth is actually on … Read more

Younger Chinese language shoppers are spending to really feel good amid slower financial progress

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Younger Chinese language shoppers are spending to really feel good amid slower financial progress

HONG KONG — Young people in China may not be buying cars or houses, but there’s always money for milk tea and toys. It’s a challenging time to be a young person in China: The world’s second-biggest economy is growing far slower than it was when their parents were their age, with the U.S.-China trade … Read more

Hiker plunges 2,600-feet to demise after large bear shoves him off ravine in vacation hotspot

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Hiker plunges 2,600-feet to demise after large bear shoves him off ravine in vacation hotspot

Experienced hiker Christos Stavrianidis was venturing into the forest in central Macedonia, Greece with another veteran rambler to chart a path that would allow people to visit a downed warplane that crashed there 70 years ago The man was attacked by a brown bear(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A hiker plummeted to his death after a brown … Read more

If Trump intervenes in Fed, upheaval might ensue

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If Trump intervenes in Fed, upheaval might ensue

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Feb. 27, 2024. Morah Ratner | Bloomberg | Getty Images An independent central bank is seen by most (including this newsletter) as the bedrock of a functional economy. Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans and … Read more

Pam Bondi fires three Jan. 6 prosecutors, sending one other chill by DOJ workforce

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Pam Bondi fires three Jan. 6 prosecutors, sending one other chill by DOJ workforce

WASHINGTON — At least three federal prosecutors who worked on cases against Jan. 6 rioters were fired Friday by the Justice Department, according to more than half a dozen current and former officials familiar with the dismissals. A copy of one of the dismissal letters seen by NBC News was signed by Attorney General Pam … Read more