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Here are the best-run cities in America: report

By Adam Barnes

WalletHub compared the operating efficiency of 150 of the largest cities in the nation along 38 “quality of services” metrics to determine which U.S. cities were managed the best. The best-run city in America is Nampa, Idaho, the state’s third most populous city, according to the analysis.

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Education Department agrees to cancel $6B in loans, part of settlement agreement

By Shirin Ali

After three years of litigation, the U.S. Education Department agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it regarding billions of dollars in debt forgiveness for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. The department will forgive 100 percent of all loan balances, refund prior loan payments and repair credit histories for about 200,000 borrowers that attended certain for-profit schools.

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Bipartisan group of lawmakers push bill to save Sequoia trees

By Gianna Melillo

More intense and frequent wildfires in California spell concern for the state’s iconic Sequoia trees. A proposal from a bipartisan group of legislators aims to tackle this challenge head on, while allocating future funding over a period of 10 years. However, some environmental groups came out against the act, saying it sets a dangerous precedent.

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Rates of attempted suicide sink where hate crime laws protect LGBTQ+ people

By Brooke Migdon

High school students — regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity — are less likely to attempt suicide when they live in states with LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections in place, new research has found. No notable declines were found in states with hate crime laws that do not include sexual orientation as a protected class

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Feature of the Week: New remote brain-computer interface could be game-changer for paralyzed people

By Joseph Guzman

In recent years, brain-computer interfaces (BCI) have successfully enabled study participants who lost the use of their limbs to control a mouse cursor, keyboard, mobile device, wheelchair and even a robotic arm that provides sensory feedback to the patient, simply by using their own mind. Now researchers are ramping up efforts to get the technology on the market.

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