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Ivy League school gave its former president a $3.7 million home loan with 0.38% interest

College tuition prices are at an all-time high, burdening families with debt for decades. Student loan forgiveness has been hotly debated in the public sphere and Congress. Very rarely, if ever, are colleges and universities ever blamed for their roles in the tuition and student loan debt crisis.

The US should reflag islands in the South China Sea

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan ordered the reflagging of nearly a dozen Kuwaiti tankers. Iran had begun attacking Kuwait’s tankers to restrict shipping in international waters and to coerce the emirate to cease its trade with and loans to Iraq. Reagan ignored criticism that reflagging the tankers could embroil the United States in war because he understood at stake were not only Kuwait’s oil exports but also freedom of navigation and the rules-based order. True, skirmishes did occur, but once the ayatollahs understood Reagan stood firm, Iranian forces suspended their provocations.

2 ways Democratic prosecutors could be botching the Trump indictments

In the case of everyone vs. Donald Trump, the prosecutors are making serious mistakes that could boomerang on them and bolster Trump.

US citizens urged to leave Haiti immediately

The State Department urged all U.S. citizens to leave Haiti on Wednesday, strengthening previous warnings over safety concerns in the country. “Given the current security situation and infrastructure challenges, U.S. citizens in Haiti should depart Haiti as soon as possible via commercial or private transport,” the department said. Conditions in the Caribbean country, and especially...

The political influence of Tim Keller

Keller was uniquely gifted as a pastor, theologian, writer and missionary. His personal relationship with Christ overflowed to others.

Sexual abuse charges dismissed against McCarrick as ex-cardinal ruled unfit to stand trial

Sexual abuse charges against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were dismissed Wednesday after a Massachusetts judge ruled the former Catholic Church official is not competent to stand trial. McCarrick, 93, was charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy at a wedding reception in 1974 outside Boston. A Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor of psychiatry...

McConnell freezes for 2nd time while taking questions

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to freeze up at the podium while taking questions in Kentucky on Wednesday, the second time in recent weeks that he paused while talking to reporters. During a gaggle in Covington, Ky., a reporter asked McConnell, 81, for his thoughts about running for reelection in 2026. The Senate...

Our clean energy transition requires hydrogen  — we must treat it fairly

To scale up clean hydrogen, we must avoid immediately imposing additionality and other constraints on the nascent industry.

Supermoon could team up with Idalia to raise tides even higher

A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm.

Higher education levels linked with civic engagement, better health: Gallup

Story at a glance Those with higher education levels are linked with more civic engagement and better physical health, according to a new analysis from Gallup. Charitable giving rates increase with each successive level of educational attainment, Gallup found. Sixty-seven percent of bachelor graduates and 77 percent of those with graduate-level degrees reported charitable donations, compared...

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