Author: Reia Leen Delantar
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Student Loan Payment Pause Ends, $9 Billion in Debt Forgiveness Announced for Some Borrowers
For a select few, there’s a surprise this October: their debt is being forgiven. Following three and a half-year federal student loan payment pause, approximately 44 million borrowers now face resuming payments The Biden administration commits to erasing $9 billion in student loan payment pause for another 125,000 borrowers. This announcement comes after the Supreme…
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NASA Artemis 2 Mission: Astronauts Set to Return to Lunar Orbit After 50 Years
The NASA Artemis 2 mission is set to launch four astronauts around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, propelled by the Space Launch System rocket. NASA Artemis 2 mission, scheduled for 2024, marks a historic return to lunar exploration, sending astronauts on a lunar flyby, an achievement not seen in nearly half a century NASA Artemis…
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Biden Administration Unveils New Student Loan Debt Relief Plan, Aims to Ease Burden for Millions
With the impending resumption of student loan debt payments in October after a COVID-19-induced hiatus, a new federal repayment plan called SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) has been introduced by the Biden administration. President Biden’s ambitious $20,000 student loan debt relief proposal faced a setback in June, but there’s renewed hope for struggling borrowers…
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Hottest September on Record Shatters Previous Highs, Climate Scientists Express Alarming Concerns
Climate scientists have been left astonished and concerned by the unprecedented warmth. September 2023 has entered the climate record books as the hottest September on record, according to data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service Zeke Hausfather, a climate research lead at Stripe, called it “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.” Samantha Burgess, deputy director…
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Family of Four Tragically Lost in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Plainsboro Home
The identities of the deceased individuals were officially disclosed by authorities on a Thursday afternoon. In a heartbreaking and tragic incident, a family of four has lost their lives in an apparent murder-suicide that unfolded within the confines of a Plainsboro residence Tej Pratap Singh, 43, and Sonal Parihar, 42, have been identified as the…
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Perseverance Mars Rover Leaves Its Mark at Disney’s EPCOT in Collaborative Display
This peculiar visit is not the result of interplanetary travel but a recent collaboration between Disney Imagineers and NASA engineers, revealed on October 4, coinciding with World Space Week. The Perseverance Mars rover, despite its location on the Red Planet for the past two years, seems to have made an unexpected detour to Florida’s Walt…
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Federal Student Loan Payments Resume: New York Department of State Offers Tips to Guard Against Scams
The reinstatement of federal student loan payments may lead to confusion and susceptibility to fraudulent schemes. As federal student loan payments resume after a three-and-a-half-year hiatus, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is arming borrowers with essential advice to safeguard against scams The Department urges borrowers to stay updated about federal…
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Unprecedented Atlantic Hurricane Season Sparks Concern as Warm Waters and El Niño Clash
Unusually warm ocean temperatures and a slow-to-emerge El Niño are contributing to this heightened activity. The Atlantic hurricane season, which has already seen an above-average 18 named storms, is causing concern among experts due to a combination of factors that could lead to an eventful and unusual conclusion Typically, October marks a transition in Atlantic…
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Ethan Crumbley’s Parents to Face Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges for School Shooting
The incident, which occurred at Oxford High School, about 40 miles north of Detroit, left four students dead and six others wounded. Ethan Crumbley was just 15 years old at the time of the shooting. The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teen responsible for a tragic school shooting in November 2021, are set to face…
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James Webb Space Telescope Images Reveal Early Universe’s Dazzling Galaxies and Bursting Star Formation
Researchers conducting computer simulations have found that these radiant galaxies from the era when the universe was under 400 million years old may owe their luminosity to intense bursts of massive star formation. The James Webb Space Telescope images (JWST) have made a remarkable discovery, revealing brilliantly shining galaxies in the early universe that challenge…