[The Wallstreet Journal, Reuters] Here’s what to expect as the Sept. 30 expiration of loan relief approaches In March, Congress passed a law that gave most of the borrowers in the $1.5 trillion market for federal student debt a six-month interruption of monthly loan payments and interest accruals. With the Sept. […]
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[Lifehack] This was a bit of an interesting article for me to write, because in the past, I was an avid user of hand sanitizer. In fact, you could almost say that I was addicted to it. So much so that I had one of those half-gallon canisters of the stuff sitting […]
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[U.S. News] Consumers finally saw prices fall last month after months of significant increases. The price of groceries fell in July for the first time since soaring this spring during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic when demand spiked amid lockdown orders and the closure of restaurants. The price […]
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[The Weather Channel] At a Glance Tropical Depression Eleven is tracking through the open Atlantic Ocean. This system is expected to become Tropical Storm Josephine soon. Future Josephine is forecast to track north of the Lesser Antilles, but it could still brush parts of those islands. This system should also […]
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[New York Post, AP] Connecticut on Monday issued its first $1,000 fines to two residents who failed to fill out health forms required upon returning home from states with high coronavirus infection rates. The residents who were fined traveled back to Connecticut from Louisiana and Florida several weeks ago, Gov. […]
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[Fox News, iStock] Valves make masks a bit more breathable but ‘don’t do anything in terms of filtering’ Does your face mask have vents or valves? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its guidelines advising Americans to avoid such face masks, as they aren’t as effective […]
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[CNN] A line of severe storms slammed through downtown Chicago and surrounding areas Monday, downing trees and power lines, which sparked fires in the city, officials said. The storms produced winds of more than 100 mph in some cases as they moved through Iowa and Illinois. “Numerous fires from power […]
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[NBC NEWS] Chicago Police Supt. David Brown announced earlier Monday that access to downtown Chicago would be “restricted” from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Part of Lake Shore Drive will be closed, several expressway ramps blocked, bridges up and rail service suspended for parts of Chicago Monday night and Tuesday […]
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[CNN] The US topped 5 million cases of coronavirus early Sunday — and as experts have highlighted before, the true number of infections could be many times higher. The number means the country holds about a quarter of global cases of the virus and also tops the list with the most reported deaths in the world. Of […]
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[CNBC] KEY POINTS: The United States has the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the world with more than 5 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. U.S. health officials fear the virus may be widely circulating in parts of the Midwest now. California and Florida have both reported more than […]
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