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Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause

by By JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ Associated Pess August 31, 2024August 31, 2024

Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines Saturday, a day before the large-scale rollout and planned pause in fighting agreed to by Israel and the United Nations World Health Organization.

Business, Nation & World, News

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

by GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press August 31, 2024August 31, 2024

X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to name a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension.

Nation & World, News, Politics, Schools and Education

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

by Associated Press August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

The Education Department is seeking to provide a faster path to loan cancellation and to reduce monthly income-based repayments.

Business

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

by TOM KRISHER Associated Press August 28, 2024August 29, 2024

The technology’s problems have led many observers to become skeptical that Tesla’s system will ever be able to operate safely on a broad scale.

Election 2024 Education Child Care Economy

Business, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics, Schools and Education

Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs

by MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

The tickets have 1 main commonality: Both candidates and their running mates have, at one point or another, backed an expanded child tax credit.

Arts & Entertainment

Oasis reunites for tour, ending band’s 15-year hiatus driven by Gallagher brothers’ feud

by DANICA KIRKA and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press August 27, 2024August 27, 2024

The Britpop band known for timeless hits like ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ will tour the U.K. and Ireland in 2025.

Health, Maine, New England, News

New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press August 27, 2024August 27, 2024

The Hampstead resident’s EEE infection was the first in New Hampshire in a decade. Maine’s CDC has also warned of the presence of EEE and West Nile viruses in animals.