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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersEarlier this summer, millions of federal student loan borrowers got a promising email. The Biden administration informed them that debt forgiveness was on the way and that they may be eligible.However, before the U.S. Department of Education could publish its final rule on the debt relief and start to carry out its new sweeping loan forgiveness plan, a Republican-led challenge has managed to at least temporarily block the…

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Laurel County Sheriff’s OfficePolice on the lookout for a suspect wanted in the shootings near London, KentuckySchools in several Kentucky counties are closed Monday as the search for a man suspected of shooting into vehicles along a major highway, injuring five people, continued into a third day.Joseph A Couch, 32, the suspect in the shootings was charged Monday with multiple counts of attempted murder and assault.After the incident on Saturday evening, police believe the attacker fled to a remote rugged area about 9 miles (14km) from the city of London in south-eastern Kentucky.The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said that they…

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Selena Gomez is opening up about the lasting impact of her health issues … confirming for the first time she cannot carry her “own children.” The actress made the vulnerable admission in a new cover story in Vanity Fair, admitting she learned this hard truth a while ago. She shared … “I unfortunately … have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while.” Selena has notably battled lupus — a chronic autoimmune disease — for the last decade, which required her to undergo…

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Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. What happens to a “power buyer” when buyers have the power? Tim Heyl, CEO of the Austin-based power buyer Homeward, has an answer.  The company had to rapidly scale to meet the demand for cash offers in 2020 and 2021, when homes sold quickly, garnered multiple offers…

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In an industry known for its volatility, advertising veterans say theirs is greater than they’ve seen in years.Comcast’s free, ad-supported streamer Xumo just hired a new advertising GM and sales head and is looking for a head of sales and marketing. T-Mobile is expanding its ads business under Jean-Paul Colaco. And in the closely watched ads saga, Netflix is looking for a new leader to drive sales of its ad-supported tier, Basic with Ads.While it might look like there’s a flurry of advertising hiring, industry insiders say the reality is more sobering. By and large, such hires aren’t a sign…

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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns to the field tonight during the first Monday Night Football game of the season. This marks Rodgers’ comeback after suffering from a torn Achilles nearly a year ago. His team, the New York Jets, will face the reigning NFC champions, the San Francisco 49ers, at Levi’s Stadium in California.Watch Today’s Game on Sling TVNo. 1 quarterback for the 49ers, Brock Purdy, will likely be tough competition based on his previous years’ performance. San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan finally picked Purdy’s backup quarterback. Shanahan chose Brandon Allen as the No. 2 quarterback and named Joshua Dobbs the third…

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This report is available exclusively to subscribers of Inman Intel, the data and research arm of Inman offering deep insights and market intelligence on the business of residential real estate and proptech. Subscribe today. The Aug. 17 deadline has come and gone, and on the surface, real estate professionals report it’s been mostly business as usual — even if there have been a few more headaches for everyone involved. Listing clients are still overwhelmingly agreeing to cover the buyer’s agent commission. And few homebuyers are negotiating lower-than-usual commission rates with their buyer’s agent. But under the surface, some agents and brokers…

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Federal Reserve can afford to make a jumbo 50 basis point rate cut next week without spooking markets, an analyst has suggested, as opinion on the central bank’s forthcoming meeting remains hotly divided.Michael Yoshikami, CEO of Destination Wealth Management, said Monday that a bigger cut would demonstrate that the central bank is ready to act without signaling deeper concerns of a broader downturn.”I would not be surprised if they jumped all the way to 50 basis points,” Yoshikami told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe.””That would be considered, on one hand, a…

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Fifty-nine people have been confirmed dead in central Nigeria’s Niger state, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the state emergency agency said.The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the collision happened at about 00:30 local time on Sunday (23:30 GMT Saturday), and caused an explosion which engulfed both vehicles. Director-general of the agency, Abdullahi Baba-arah, said response teams were dispatched to the scene to manage the situation.A number of other vehicles were also caught up in the explosion. Hussain Ibrahim, spokesman for the Niger state emergency unit, told the BBC that the death toll…

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