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FAFSA delays are straining families and colleges

This year's federal aid form is new and improved. But it came three months later than normal, and in its first week, online access has been unpredictable.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Nicole Cohen and
  • Cory Turner
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gives a toast to invited guests after delivering a speech at a reception for Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of China-U.S. Diplomatic Relations in Beijing on Friday.

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  • World

China promises pandas for the U.S. on the 45th anniversary of the two nations' ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. — specifically California — by year end.

January 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A protest group called "Hot Mess" holds up signs of Jeffrey Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City.

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  • National

What to know about the Jeffrey Epstein 'John Doe' files that were just unsealed

The documents bring new clarity to a tragic and shocking case that alleged acts of illegal sexual predation within an elite world of power and influence.

January 05, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
A Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin with no carved-out face next to the open wrapper with a jack-o'-lantern design.

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  • Business

Hershey sued for $5M over missing 'cute' face on Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins

The lawsuit claims the packaging shows "explicit carved out artistic designs" that the chocolate inside doesn't have.

January 05, 2024
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  • Megan Lim
Happy new year! None of the above are correct answers.

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  • National

New year, new quiz. Can you believe stuff has already happened in 2024?!

Who's out to save democracy? Who's good at not drooling? And what do sexy Hershey Kisses have to do with any of it? Try for your first 11/11 of 2024, and possibly find out.

January 05, 2024
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  • Holly J. Morris
Claudine Gay speaks during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in May. Gay resigned as Harvard's president Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations.

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  • Education

Claudine Gay's resignation highlights the trouble with regulating academic writing

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism allegations. Experts say improved technology could bring to light more alleged transgressions in past works by other academic leaders.

January 04, 2024
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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Ayana Archie
Reporter Julie K. Brown exits federal court following a bail hearing for Jeffrey Epstein in July 2019.

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  • National

Her reporting exposed Epstein. She tells NPR why documents naming powerful men matter

Julie K. Brown's reporting for the Miami Herald in 2017 and 2018 led to more charges for Epstein and identified nearly 80 of his victims.

January 04, 2024
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Kai McNamee,
  • and 1 more
Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump.

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Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on the economy

GOP presidential hopefuls know that the economy is an important issue — if not the top issue — for voters. That means it's a big talker on the campaign trail and a focus area for winning votes.

January 04, 2024
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  • Asma Khalid and
  • Jeongyoon Han
A defendant identified by court officials and records as Deobra Redden is seen about to leap over the desk of Judge Mary Kay Holthus during his sentencing in a felony battery case on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Authorities say the judge suffered minor injuries while a courtroom marshal suffered a bleeding gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder.

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  • National

A recent attack on a Las Vegas judge is very disturbing. But such cases are uncommon

Judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a defendant during his sentencing. Courtroom assaults such as this are rare, but judges face other threats — more than 4,500 reported incidents in 2021 alone.

January 04, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Driven by new regulations, developers are tearing down many older buildings on the waterfront in Miami and other cities in Florida and replacing them with luxury condominiums.

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  • National

After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos.

January 04, 2024
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  • Greg Allen
California's new law is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

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  • Law

A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment

Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
Tech journalist Cory Doctorow outlines how sites can change the deal with users.

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  • Technology

From Amazon to Facebook and Google, here's how platforms can 'decay'

If you feel like some important places on the internet have been getting worse, you're not alone. In fact, there has been a whole lot of action in the last 12 months.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Michael Levitt,
  • and 1 more
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  • National

Ex-Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses must pay $260,000

The federal judge's ruling on Kim Davis is in addition to $100,000 in damages a jury said the former Rowan County clerk should pay the couple who sued.

January 04, 2024
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  • Law

Trump appeals Colorado ballot ruling

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
The Georgia State Capitol was among several state legislatures evacuated Wednesday following bomb threats.

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  • Politics

Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 03, 2024
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