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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona appeared alongside President Biden when he announced his student loan relief plan on Aug. 24. On Thursday, the administration quietly changed its guidance around which borrowers qualify for this relief.

In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.

Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla.

Can the hurricane TV reporters come inside now? Please?

This is an old debate and one the TV news industry seems to have already decided — but until someone is seriously injured doing this kind of reporting, it will continue.

People survey damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Valrico, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida National Guard is assisting Orlando Fire with rescues

Rescues due to flooding after Hurricane Ian are ongoing Thursday, according to Orange County Public Safety Director Danny Banks.

Hurricane Ian left debris in Punta Gorda, Fla. after it made landfall. Storms like Ian are more likely because of climate change.

Climate change makes storms like Ian more common

Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.

For the Netflix adaption of <em>Blonde</em>, director Andrew Dominik says he went looking for "the meaning of Marilyn Monroe."

'Blonde' director says the unhappiness of Marilyn Monroe should come as no surprise

The Netflix adaptation reimagines the inner life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons.

Ginni Thomas leaves for a break during a closed-door meeting with House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, testifies before Jan. 6 panel

Thomas, a Republican activist, was in touch with an attorney pushing to overturn the 2020 election results. Her lawyer says Thomas testified on Thursday that she played no role in that effort.

Tropical Storm Ian is predicted to strengthen into a hurricane once again as it moves over the Atlantic Ocean, before making a new landfall in South Carolina on Friday.

Ian will likely hit South Carolina as a hurricane, forecasters say

Tropical Storm Ian, weakened by its devastating trip across the Florida peninsula, is expected to regain strength over the Atlantic Ocean.

Protesters show the three finger salute and hold photos of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in July outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta's execution of four prisoners.

Aung San Suu Kyi is convicted again in Myanmar, alongside an Australian adviser

The former prime minister was sentenced to three years for violating the official secrets act, on top of a 20-year sentence already handed down by the military junta that took power in 2021.

Russian soldiers stand on Red Square in central Moscow on Thursday as the square is sealed off prior to a ceremony for the alleged incorporation of new territories into Russia. Banners on the stage read: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson — Russia!"

Putin plans to formally annex 4 regions from Ukraine Friday

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to formally annex four territories from Ukraine on Friday, following staged referendums that were condemned by the West.

Ian leaves behind a swath of flooding before pushing offshore Thursday

More than a foot of rain fell across portions of Florida Wednesday into Thursday as Ian moved across the state.

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