Vermont seniors press Sen. Bernie Sanders about affordable housing, drug costs
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by Isabel Schonemann
38m ago
Waterbury, VT-- A group of older Vermonters met with Senator Bernie Sanders Thursday morning to air their concerns about the rising costs of living, and lack of help. Sen. Sanders spoke to a full room of people at the Waterbury Senior Center. The discussion was meant to get feedback on the Older Americans Act that the senator supports, but the seniors who spoke said they can’t afford assisted living, drug costs are too high, and there aren’t enough options to find help. The Green Mountain State senator says the level of income inequality in the United States is high. “Many seniors, many Vermon ..read more
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Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment plan
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by COLLIN BINKLEY and JOHN HANNA, Associated Press
38m ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 11 states led by Kansas argue that Biden overstepped his authority in creating the SAVE Plan, which was made available to borrowers last year and has already canceled loans for more than 150,000. It argues that the new plan is no different from Biden's first attempt at student loan cancellation, which the Supreme Court rejected last ..read more
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US tuberculosis cases rise for third year in a row: CDC
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by Joseph Choi, The Hill
38m ago
Tuberculosis (TB) rates in the U.S. rose by 16 percent in 2023, marking the third year that cases went up following nearly 30 years of decline. In the most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of TB cases in 2023 was totaled at 9,615, a jump of 1,295 cases over 2022. The last time annual TB cases in the U.S. was higher than 9,500 was in 2012 when 9,906 cases were detected. As the MMRW noted, TB cases had declined for 27 years, reaching a record low of 7,171 in 2020 before creeping back up. TB cases have risen ..read more
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Dashcam video shows deadly Texas school bus crash after cement truck veers into oncoming lane
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by ACACIA CORONADO, Associated Press
38m ago
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dash camera video released Thursday by a Texas school district shows the moment a cement truck veered into oncoming traffic, hitting a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a zoo field trip. The deadly collision on March 22 sends the bus rolling over on a rural highway outside Austin. The video released by the Hays Consolidated Independent School District shows papers from the bus strewn across the road and other drivers leaving their cars to race toward the bus. A 5-year-old boy aboard the bus and a driver in another vehicle were killed. Others ab ..read more
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Famous mountaineer Lou Whittaker dies at age 95
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by The Associated Press
38m ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and who taught generations of climbers during his more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in Washington state, has died at age 95. RMI Expeditions, the guide company he founded in 1969, confirmed that he died peacefully at home Sunday. “Mountains were the source of his health, the wellspring of his confidence, and the stage for his triumphs, and he was one of the first to make mountaineering and its benefits accessible to the broader public,” the company said i ..read more
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Harvard removes human skin binding from 19th century book
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by Lexi Lonas, The Hill
2h ago
(The Hill) – The Harvard Library announced Wednesday it had removed a human skin binding from a 19th century book that has been in the building for decades. "Des Destinées de l’Ame," a book written in the 1880s by Arsène Houssaye, has been held at the Houghton Library, and was discovered to have a binding made of human skin ten years ago. The library decided it was time to replace the binding and lay the remains to rest after considerations by experts and relevant stakeholders, according to a statement from the library. The binding is believed to have come from the book's first owner, Lud ..read more
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Surprise! Punxsutawney Phil is a new dad after wife Phyliss has 2 baby groundhogs
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by Tristan Klinefelter, Rian Bossler
2h ago
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WTAJ) — For the first time in 138 years, Punxsutawney Phil and his wife, Phyllis, have started a family. The world-famous groundhog is now the father of two healthy babies born Saturday. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club made the announcement in a Facebook post on Wednesday but did not specify their sex or give their names. Phil emerges from his burrow each year the morning of Feb. 2. If he sees his shadow, tradition holds, there will be six more weeks of winter. This year, he did not see his shadow, heralding an early spring. Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle Pres ..read more
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Van Ostern seeks nomination in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District
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by HOLLY RAMER, The Associated Press, Brian Wallstin
2h ago
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Democrat who managed U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster's first campaign announced his candidacy to succeed her Thursday in New Hampshire's 2nd District. Former Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern said Thursday he is running "to make our government work for everyday people and middle class families again." "We're all exhausted by fringe extremists trying to tear us apart while powerful interests rig the system for themselves. But we can and must fix this — and the way to do it is by putting people first for a change," he said in a statement. Kuster announced Wednesday that she will ..read more
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Trump attorney argues Georgia charges target core political speech
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by Ella Lee, Zach Schonfeld, The Hill
3h ago
Lawyers for former President Trump argued at a hearing Thursday that the charges he faces in Georgia target core political speech and urged the judge to dismiss them under the First Amendment before the case heads to trial.   Trump attorney Steve Sadow asserted that statements linked to campaigns and elections have always been found to be at the “zenith of protected speech.”   “But for protected First Amendment speech, President Trump would not be charged in RICO or the other counts,” Sadow said.   “Take out the protected speech, and you don't have an underlying basis for which ..read more
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Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
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by The Associated Press
3h ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency. Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements from stars like quarterback Tom Brady, basketball star Stephen Curry and comedian Larry David. Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York on Feb. 16, 202 ..read more
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