Elie Kapengut, 18, a freshman at Rutgers University, said his first aid letter from the school had included student loans. He didn’t want to borrow, though, so he didn’t take the required steps to accept the loans. A revised aid letter showed that the loans had been removed, he said. But a later statement included […]
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A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas is disputing what has become a key talking point for GOP colleagues who are blocking a bipartisan plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer February 14, 2020, 4:45 PM 2 min read TOPEKA, Kan. — A top Republican lawmaker in Kansas on Friday
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British street artist Banksy has returned to his roots for his latest public installation. A stencil of a young girl seemingly firing a slingshot at a bunch of red flowers appeared on the side of a house in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, southwest England, early on Thursday. Banksy later confirmed on Instagram that he
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A few years ago, Anna Ponnampalam did something out-of-the-box. She entered a lottery. But she wasn’t buying scratch-off tickets promising cash for life. She was trying to win funding for her medical research. Her application wasn’t successful. All proposals go through an initial quality and eligibility check, which hers did not pass; those that get
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Dozens of trophies, balls and cups sit on two worn, wooden shelves in the small home in a Buenos Aires suburb of Mara Gómez, who is poised to become the first transgender woman to play professional soccer in Argentina. Tall and athletic, Gómez looks at the mementos from her arduous journey
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WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted Friday that he had the legal right to intervene in federal criminal cases, a day after Attorney General William P. Barr publicly rebuked him for attacks on Justice Department prosecutors and others involved in the case of Roger J. Stone Jr., the president’s longtime friend. In a morning tweet, Mr.
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A top European Union official unveiled Friday his proposal for the bloc’s next long-term budget By LORNE COOK Associated Press February 14, 2020, 4:17 PM 3 min read BRUSSELS — The European Council president unveiled Friday his proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget, but the figure falls far short of the demands of Europe’s
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The Best Looks From New York Fashion Week February 2020 | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Style & Beauty. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Just as we finally curated the ’90s wardrobes of our dreams, the fashion industry dropped a big, bright, beautiful bomb on us, straight out of the ’80s. This season at
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Photographer Jayne Jackson is challenging the culture of victim blaming for sexual assault victims. The Arts University Bournemouth student has created a series of images with models posing for mugshots, holding up a reason to potentially victim blame. Victim blaming is when the blame for something that has happened is put on the victim, rather
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appealed to an audience in Germany for countries to steer clear of Chinese tech giant Huawei as they build their next-generation cellular networks February 14, 2020, 3:40 PM 2 min read MUNICH — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed Friday to an audience in Germany for countries to steer
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