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By Shirin Ali & Adam Barnes
Student loan interest rates will spike to pre-pandemic levels after the Treasury Department announced a new set of rates Wednesday for incoming students. The decision comes as the nation grapples with an ongoing student debt crisis and adds to the debate over whether to eliminate interest-based student loans.
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By Joseph Guzmán
A record number of Americans died from drug overdoses in 2021 as the powerful opioid fentanyl continues to fuel a national drug crisis. Provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show nearly 108,000 overdose deaths occurred, the highest annual death toll ever tallied.
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By Chia-Yi Hou
Researchers are taking a novel approach to strengthening coronavirus protections for immunocompromised people by developing a vaccine that targets T cells — which are important for long-term immune response. It’s similar to an approach scientists are using to fight Alzheimer’s, which has seen progress in recent years.
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By Brooke Migdon
More than 335 bills that would negatively affect LGBTQ+ Americans are currently being considered by state lawmakers across the country, the Human Rights Campaign said Tuesday in a weekly update of “bad bills.” At least 10 states this year have signed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation into law.
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