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Federal student loan rates heading down slightly All news isn't necessarily bad on student loans, either.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025 -
The relationship between earthquake size and tsunami size isn't quite straightforward, either, according to Brandon Shuck, an assistant professor of geology and geophysics at Louisiana State University.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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During a press briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce deflected questions about the allegations against Levi and lifting the sanctions, instead deferring to the Israeli government to investigate.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
31 July 2025
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In the cult classic, Spinal Tap orders a massive, 18-foot replica of the Stonehenge but instead receives an 18-inch one.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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There’s an ongoing flashback—alternately heartwarming and bloodcurdling—that portrays the young Wash’s life in and escape from Barbados (Eddie Karanja plays the child counterpart to Kingsley Junior), to Virginia, then to farther north.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Presidents have alternately rescinded and reinstated the policy since its creation; most recently, President Trump brought it back at the start of his second term.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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“Electively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electively. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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