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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The…

Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing

Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the…

Israeli forces launch a big operation in the West Bank and kill at least 10 militants

Israeli forces launch a big operation in the West Bank and kill at least 10 militants

By JULIA FRANKEL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas…

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., West approved for ballot in Wisconsin after attempts to oust them fail

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., West approved for ballot in Wisconsin after attempts to oust them fail

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Tuesday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the presidential ballot, despite his request to be removed, and also rejected a Democratic attempt…

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands…