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New York lawsuit targets student loan debt relief fraud
New York's attorney general on Thursday sued 10 companies and two executives over their alleged roles in a scam to induce thousands of struggling borrowers into buying student l...
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Dallas officer faces manslaughter charge in apartment shooting
A Dallas police officer will be charged with manslaughter after mistakenly entering an apartment she thought was hers and fatally shooting the man who lived there, authorities s...
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Graduates of selective U.S. colleges earn 20 percent more after a decade: study
Students who graduate from selective U.S. colleges earn more than their peers in the long term, and majoring in a technical field adds to the premium, a study from the New York ...
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U.S. Coast Guard responding to oil spill near Corpus Christi, Texas
The U.S. Coast Guard said about 1,176 gallons of oil was spilled from an overloaded barge moored at Flint Hills east dock near Corpus Christi, Texas Thursday evening. Mul...
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NY judge awards damages over 'Nina' caricaturist Hirschfeld's works
A federal judge has ordered a Manhattan gallery to pay $330,982 in damages to a foundation representing art by the late theater and screen caricaturist Al Hirschfeld for losing ...
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Judge says government on track to reunify families split at border
A federal judge said on Tuesday the U.S. government appeared on track to reunite by a Thursday deadline most of the families separated at the U.S.-Mexican border as part of the ...
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Heavy rains drench U.S. mid-Atlantic
Heavy rain slammed the mid-Atlantic United States on Monday, delaying flights, forming sinkholes and causing flash floods that shut Pennsylvania's Hersheypark theme park.
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From Dumbo to Mr. Toad, Disneyland collection goes up for auction
For years, Dumbo the Flying Elephant hung from his living room ceiling, a Mr. Toad Wild Ride car was parked in his library and Bashful's cart from Snow White's Scary Adventures ...
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Texas power use to break record on Monday during heat wave: ERCOT
Homes and businesses in Texas will likely use record amounts of power again on Monday as consumers keep their air conditioners cranked up on what is expected to be the last day ...
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