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Money

Scathing report on Dept. of Education's handling of student loans

Instead of safeguarding borrowers' interests, the report says, FSA's inconsistent oversight allowed these companies, known as loan servicers, to potentially hurt borrowers.

7 years ago

A man runs along the waterfront in Queens on Nov. 14, 2018. 
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Money

Amazon drops plans for New York headquarters

Amazon will no longer build new headquarters in New York City, the company announced on Thursday, after weeks of opposition and protests there.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump claps during the State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)
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Politics & Policy

Trump to declare national emergency as well as sign spending bill, White House says

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Trump will declare a national emergency in order to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

7 years ago

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Politics & Policy

Mulling presidential run, Howard Schultz appears in Philly

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz appeared in Philadelphia Wednesday night. He did not commit to an independent presidential run, but is still considering it.

7 years ago

This image shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook. The page shows a picture, at right, of a person in blackface and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood next to different pictures of the governor. It's unclear who the people in the picture are, but the rest of the page is filled with pictures of Northam and lists his undergraduate alma mater and other information about him. (Eastern Virginia Medical School via AP)
Community

The backlash to Virginia’s blackface scandal provides insight into Americans views on racism

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam admitted that he wore blackface, and the subsequent backlash has provided insight into Americans views and knowledge of our racist past.

7 years ago

Birds fly and land on the U.S. border wall, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Lawmakers in Washington are still finalizing a border security funding deal with more resources for physical barriers. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Congress awaits final border bill with shutdown deadline looming

Spending negotiators may have reached an agreement on an outline to avoid a government shutdown, but the final legislation is still incomplete.

7 years ago

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., attends the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Dome event on Jan. 21 in Columbia, S.C. Booker and many other Democratic presidential hopefuls have made visits to the state in the early weeks of the 2020 campaign. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

As Democrats emphasize diversity, South Carolina is a key early campaign stop

Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders spent the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with the South Carolina NAACP.

7 years ago

After his company's response to the Parkland shooting, Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack became an unlikely corporate face of gun control. (Scott Dalton/Invision for DICK'S Sporting Goods/AP Images)
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Politics & Policy

Soul-searching after Parkland, Dick’s CEO embraces tougher stance on guns

Ed Stack is a gun owner who was a longtime Republican donor. A year after Dick's Sporting Goods became an unlikely face of gun control, it sees the fallout from its policy.

7 years ago

President Trump said he is not
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Politics & Policy

Trump says he’s not ‘happy’ with budget deal, but thinks shutdown unlikely

Trump noted that regardless of what happens with the budget deal, a Southern border wall will be built.

7 years ago

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7 years ago

Former Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., in April 2018 (Mark Humphrey/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Former Attorney General Eric Holder close to 2020 decision as he heads to Iowa

Former Attorney General Eric Holder travels to Iowa on Tuesday as he weighs whether to join a growing field of Democrats seeking the presidential nomination in 2020.

7 years ago

Summer Campbell (from left), Geovanny Mejia and Justin Daniels, students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, Va., are talking about the recent scandals unfolding at their state Capitol. (Megan Pauly/WCVE)
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Community

Richmond students on Northam: ‘He should have known not to do this’

The situation around the top elected officials in Richmond, Va., is perplexing to many, including students and teachers in the state. Some are seizing the moment to discuss.

7 years ago

Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. Alyse Young for NPR
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Community

Parkland family reflects on a year of anguish and activism

Carmen was one of 17 students and staff killed in the Valentine's Day shooting, in the past year, the Schentrups have formed a tight bond with the other victims' families

7 years ago

The crisis of water affordability is especially acute where you might not expect it: In cities like Chicago, which overlooks the abundant fresh water of Lake Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Community

A water crisis is growing in a place you’d least expect it

The Great Lakes are one of the world's largest sources of fresh water, but many Americans in surrounding cities face a dark irony: They can't afford their rising water bills.

7 years ago

Sen. Amy Klobuchar , D-Minn., announces her candidacy for president during a snow fall on Feb. 10, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar launches 2020 presidential bid

"We are tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, of the gridlock and the grandstanding," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar during a snowy, cold outdoor event in a park in Minneapolis.

7 years ago

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