The Biden administration announced it will cancel $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 workers. The relief is a result of the U.S. Department of Education's fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The Biden administration announced Thursday it will cancel $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 workers,...

Education Department to forgive $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Florida State

WashingtonExaminer

With July quickly coming to a close, SNAP beneficiaries in eight states should expect to see their July payments hit their accounts by Sunday. The funds, worth up to $1,751 for a household of eight, will be uploaded to an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, which functions as a debit card and can be used at […]

Food stamps: Eight states sending out SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 this week

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Black Enterprise

The program has been labeled as “a powerful anti-poverty program” that has helped people of all demographics. A continuous error from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, is causing one in ten households to go without the correct amount of benefits per month. New data...

Millions Of Americans Have Not Received SNAP Benefits And Here’s Why

Dicle Belul

The United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently released data showing that millions of Americans are not receiving the correct amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The overall SNAP payment error rate for the 2023 fiscal year was 11.68 percent, with overpayments accounting for 10.03 percent and underpayments for 1.65 percent. These errors occur when state agencies incorrectly determine a household's eligibility for SNAP benefits. The FNS emphasized that errors are primarily due to inaccuracies in determining eligibility and benefit amounts, rather than fraud.

SNAP Payment Errors: Millions of Americans Affected

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

As president, Trump called for the elimination of the Education Department's debt relief programs, including the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness initiative, which benefits public employees such as members of the U.S. Armed Forces, first responders, public defenders, prosecutors and teachers. He also wanted to slash the department's budget, and...

Trump may roll back student loan forgiveness programs if elected to second term

The Independent

 Nearly 20 million people who owe student loans are not making payments, according to the latest Department of Education data.Following a three-year timeout on payments that began in 2020 during the pandemic, the government has restarted collecting the $1.6 trillion it is owed.At the end of March, six months after the hiatus ended, nearly 20 million borrowers were making payments as scheduled. However, almost 19 million were not, leaving their accounts delinquent, in default, or still on pause.Seven million people were at least 30 days overdue on payments at the end of 2023 - marking the highest delinquency rate...

Nearly 20 million people who owe student loans not making payments as government tries to claw back $1.6tn

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A little more than a year ago, in Biden v. Nebraska (2023), the Supreme Court struck down one of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plans. The Court’s decision took extraordinary liberties with the law, misreading a statute that clearly authorized the plan and relying on a doctrine known as “major questions.”

Republicans ask the Supreme Court to gut student loan relief a second time

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Business Insider

After judges blocked key parts of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Education Department said some borrowers would be placed on forbearance.

Student-loan payments will be paused for 3 million borrowers after federal judges blocked debt cancellation and cheaper bills through Biden's new repayment plan

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The Wyoming Democratic Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman to apologize for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a diversity, equity and inclusion hire. “It took only three days for Harriet Hageman to disgrace herself on national television by launching a reprehensible and racist attack on Vice President Kamala Harris,” the WDP wrote in a statement .

Wyoming Dems demand Hageman apologize for calling Harris a ‘DEI hire’

CBS San Francisco

The Biden administration on Thursday said it is forgiving $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers who work in public service, ranging from teachers to firefighters. The announcement marks the latest round in government loan relief after the Supreme Court last year blocked President Joe Biden's plan for broad-based college loan forgiveness. With the latest student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration said it has waived $168.5 billion in debt for roughly 4.8 million Americans, according to a statement from the Department of Education. That represents about 1 in 10 student loan borrowers, it added. The people who qualify for forgiveness in the...

Biden administration forgives another $1.2 billion in student loans

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One in three admit they find it difficult to identify a potential scam.
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Nearly half of Americans likely to fall for scams due to AI

The American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit against student-loan company MOHELA over claims it misled borrowers on payments and debt relief.

A major student-loan company is being sued over claims it mismanaged 8 million borrowers' accounts, blocking them from lower payments and debt relief

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

With interest rates sitting at more than two-decade highs and inflation continuing to bear down on consumers, big banks are preparing to face more risks from their lending practices. Suggested Reading. In the second quarter, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo all raised their provisions for credit...

Banks are bracing for consumers to stop paying off their credit cards

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

Los Angeles, CA

2U Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday with plans to restructure, reduce its debt load and wrap up the process by September. On filing, the online program manager had an agreement with lenders and bondholders representing about 87% of its outstanding debt that would provide about $110 million of new capital and more than halve its debt to some $459 million, according to a press release. The deal will require court approval.

2U files for bankruptcy

Burlington County, NJ

Morristown Minute

Officials Celebrate Success and Expansion of Meal Initiatives for Children. Morristown, NJ — State and local officials, including New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn, gathered July 18, 2024, at Pemberton Early Childhood Learning Center in Burlington County to spotlight the achievements of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the innovative Summer EBT initiative, which provides substantial support to low-income families during the summer months.

NJ's $120 Summer EBT Feeds Child Nutrition

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House panel subpoenas Education Department for FAFSA rollout records

Rep. Virginia Foxx, the chair of the House’s education committee, subpoenaed the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday for documents and communications related to the agency’s...

House panel subpoenas Education Department for FAFSA rollout records

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