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Credit scores decline for millions as US student loan collections restart
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection.
After 90 days of non-payment, student loan servicers report delinquent, or past-due, accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to ... (full story)
Capitalism in a nutshell
Q: What's capitalism, exactly? -- F.E., Greensburg, Pennsylvania
A: It's an economic system in which individuals and private organizations own businesses that are operated for profit, with prices set by supply and demand (that is, what people are willing to pay). The thinking is that these businesses will compete with each other ... (full story)
Innovation takes a backseat at small companies as tariffs become a full-time preoccupation
NEW YORK (AP) — Toy robots that teach children to code. Sneakers made in America. Mold-resistant kitchen gadgets.
The three items are among new products that have gotten stuck in the pipeline due to President Donald Trump's unpredictable trade policies, according to the brand founders behind the stalled items. They say tha ... (full story)
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Iran-Israel 'threshold war' has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
(THE CONVERSATION) Israel's conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis – it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for decades to come.
What began with Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and o ... (full story)
State
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
ILEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied that it inspired the term "the big house."
Now Kansas' old ... (full story)
Justice Department's early moves on voting and elections signal a shift from its traditional role
ATLANTA (AP) — In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state's voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to state election officials warning of potential administrative violations. And in Colorado, it was a demand for election records going back to 2020.
Those actions in recent weeks by the ... (full story)