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Student-loan borrowers will soon start seeing changes to the way they borrow and pay off their loans. After President Donald Trump signed into law his tax and spending bill, which included major changes to student-loan repayment, the Department of Education announced it was beginning to implement some of the new provisions. The department wrote in a July 18 letter that …

New York man dies after MRI machine pulls weight-training chain around his neck  WGRZ Nassau County woman recalls harrowing experience of her husband being pulled into MRI machine  News 12 Man Who Was Pulled Into M.R.I. Machine Has Died, Police Say  The New York Times Man dies after heavy weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine  KSL News Police are investigating a …

Trump meets toughest opponent: his Epstein-fixated base  Axios Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein  The New York Times Trump wants you to forget the Epstein files. But he started the conversation. | Opinion  USA Today 5 big questions about Trump’s ties to Epstein  CNN What is publicly known about Trump’s yearslong relationship with Jeffrey Epstein  PBS Source link

The devastating flash floods of early July across central Texas — including the July 4 disaster along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County that took at least 116 lives — secured this month’s place as a terrible one in the annals of U.S. flash flooding. But it hasn’t stopped there. Other significant flash floods have struck the nation since then, …

‘It’s like a game of Whac-A-Mole’: How Trump’s ICE raids knocked Los Angeles to its knees  Politico Relentless immigration raids are changing California’s way of life  BBC Ice activity on historic Japanese site evokes painful legacy of incarceration  The Guardian Immigration raids have invaded not just L.A. but also its psyche  Los Angeles Times Teen activists and neighborhood groups are leading the resistance against …

Last week, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority authorized President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. In another shadow docket ruling that lacks legal precedent, facts or justification, the court dealt an even more serious blow to separation of powers than to public education. The Education Department was established by federal statute in 1979 to “strengthen the Federal commitment to …

CNN  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he’s calling for a meeting with Russia next week to push forward ceasefire talks. Ukraine’s Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, has already proposed the next meeting with the Russian side for next week, Zelensky said during his daily address on Saturday. “The dynamics of the negotiations …

Rep. Greg Casar joins Lauren Egan to discuss the aggressive push to redraw congressional maps in Texas ahead of the 2026 midterms, an effort that could violate the Voting Rights Act, suppress minority votes, and set a dangerous precedent nationwide. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and …

Cram Fire Grows to Largest Wildfire of the Year So Far in U.S.  The New York Times Oregon wildfire updates: Cram Fire grows to 77,158 acres in central Oregon  Statesman Journal Oregon wildfire is the largest in the country  OregonLive.com Wildfires by the numbers: How many acres burned and the estimated cost so far  KPIC Cram Fire Morning Update – Saturday, July 19, 2025 …

Over the next few weeks Michigan will be positioned in the severe thunderstorm zone of the current upper-air pattern. Here’s what that means for us here in Michigan. First, before we look at the expected weather pattern let’s step back and just look at the time of year. We are in July which is the hottest time of the year …