Senators Reach Deal on Student Loan Rates
A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal to curb fall loan costs for undergraduates at 3.85 percent while pricing graduate and parent loans higher. The package caps undergraduate rates at 8.25 percent, graduate at 9.5 percent, and parent at 10.5 percent, with future increases tied to borrowing costs.
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Judge removes Kansas offender from punitive registry
A Shawnee County judge ruled a Kansas sex offender should be removed from the state registry, saying the amended law is punitive and extends registration beyond necessity. The decision may affect others if the state Supreme Court upholds it on appeal, with broader implications for retroactive provisions and registry duration.
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ACLU highlights growing use of license plate surveillance
The ACLU reports police collect store and share millions of license plate images from cameras attached to cars bridges or buildings. Data are held weeks to years and uploaded to regional databases enabling near daily tracking of movements across large areas. The study notes few legal restrictions and warns of a dragnet system eroding privacy.
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Obama Brain Initiative Touted as Next Great American Project
An article touts President Obama's proposed 100 million Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative as a decade-long effort to map the brain and curb memory decline while promoting a parallel claim of a readily available memory pill from Brain Research Labs. It quotes doctors, patients, and proponents praising a drug-free memory formula as a quick, safe, and patent-protected solution, with marketing for a free trial offer and related brain health products.
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