Under a ban tucked into the 1994 crime bill, prisoners were ineligible for Pell grants, the largest postsecondary federal aid program for low-income undergraduates, but the Second Chance initiative partly lifted that. The 1994 bill, signed by President Bill Clinton and championed by heavyweight Democrats like Joseph R. Biden Jr., a senator at the time, […]
Image copyright Bennett Raglin Image caption The original Broadway production of Annie was one of the longest-running on record Martin Charnin, the writer who adapted the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie for the stage, has died at the age of 84. Charnin wrote the lyrics for the hit musical’s best-known songs including Tomorrow and
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Murat Cetinkaya had refused to cut interest rates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired the governor of the central bank and replaced him with his deputy. No official reason was given for the sacking of Murat Cetinkaya, who had held the position since April 2016. However, it comes amid
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A star-filled cast that includes Serena Williams, 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff and the men’s Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic is on the schedule as Wimbledon resumes after its traditional day off. Interested in Tennis? Add Tennis as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Tennis news, video,
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SAN FRANCISCO — In February, about a dozen employees at a small technology company called NPM embarked on an effort that is often frowned upon at start-ups: trying to unionize. For more than three months, the workers had battled the company’s new management over their hours, a changing workplace culture and diversity issues, said seven
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Image copyright Getty Images Deutsche Bank has made the first of the 18,000 job cuts announced on Sunday as part of a radical reorganisation. Teams of share traders in Tokyo and other offices in Asia were told on Monday that their jobs were going. Shares in Deutsche Bank were about 3% higher in Frankfurt as
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Spanish officials say the second day of bull runs at the San Fermin festival has left four people injured, including one who was gored. Tomás Belzunegui, a spokesman with the regional hospital in Pamplona, says three runners have head injuries or severe bruises. Red Cross spokesman José Aldaba says another runner was gored in the
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Those big, bad Los Angeles Dodgers, who had been off to a historic pace in the first half, no longer seem all that intimidating to the San Diego Padres. Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and had four RBIs, Manuel Margot also homered and the Padres rolled into the All-Star break on a three-game winning streak
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Asian stocks tumbled Monday after unexpectedly strong U.S. employment data tempered hopes the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, South Korea and Hong Kong all declined. Fed leaders have said they are ready to cut rates to support economic growth amid a tariff war with Beijing. But investors questioned whether the
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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Jones was photographed with his wife Tanya when they visited a hospital in 2002 Vinnie Jones’s wife Tanya has died aged 53 after a long illness. The actor and former footballer was by his wife’s side when she died at their home in Los Angeles on Saturday. A statement
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