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Student loan repayments will resume soon. Here’s what to know

The wide-reaching bipartisan debt ceiling deal approved by Congress this week includes a provision that prevents the Biden administration from extending the pause on federal student loan repayments.

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U.S.-imposed sanctions on Sudan is a good first step, says former special envoy

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with former ambassador J. Peter Pham about how the U.S. has imposed its first sanctions related to the conflict in Sudan after ceasefire efforts collapsed.

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More than 200 people are dead and 800 hurt after 2 trains derail in India

Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said. (Image credit: Press Trust of India via AP)

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A Handy Guide to All the Key Spider-People in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Warning: This post contains light spoilers for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse There have been many Spider-Men since the character was introduced in the comics in 1962. First, there were the TV shows. Then came Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man in 2002, before

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Judge removes himself from Disney lawsuit, but not for reasons cited by DeSantis

Disney filed the First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and a DeSantis-appointed board in federal court in Tallahassee after they took over Disney World’s governing board.

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The True Story Behind the Duggar Family Docuseries Shiny Happy People

The Duggar Family, best known for a series of reality TV shows based around their lives, are at the center of Amazon Prime’s latest docuseries, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, out June 2. The series digs into the headline-making

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White House says Biden is fine after tripping on sandbag and falling on stage at Air Force Academy commencement – CNN

White House says Biden is fine after tripping on sandbag and falling on stage at Air Force Academy commencement  CNN Biden Is ‘Fine’ After Fall at Air Force Graduation, White House Says  The New York Times Biden Falls Down After Speech At

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White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world

The White House push on Moscow comes the day after the administration announced new steps in response to Russia suspending participation in the treaty.

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Fearing 3-Way Arms Race, U.S. Seeks Nuclear Talks With Russia and China

In an overture designed to reverse years of stalled diplomacy, the Biden Administration sought Friday to rekindle nuclear arms-control negotiations with Russia and China without preconditions. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. wants to establish a

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Rescuers at Iowa building collapse complete search for survivors, move on to recovery

An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building without finding three missing people who are feared dead, authorities said Friday.

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