Federal student loan interest rates highest in more than a decade
05-14-2024
The Department of Education announced Tuesday that federal student loan interest rates for the 2024-2025 school year hit 6.53 percent, up from 5.5 percent the previous year. Higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz told CNBC the new undergraduate interest rate...
Read moreBay Area city presses pause on controversial sea-spray climate project
05-14-2024
The East Bay Area city of Alameda, Calif., has temporarily halted a boat-based climate research project, as local officials work to determine whether spraying sea salt particles into the air poses any environmental or health risks to members of the...
Read moreGOP strategist to take a spin guest DJing on Sinatra radio channel
05-14-2024
WE HEAR: GOP strategist Doug Heye is temporarily trading political punditry for weighing in on the Sultan of Swoon, with a guest DJ gig on a SiriusXM channel devoted to Frank Sinatra. Heye, the former Republican National Committee communications director...
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