The legislation would create 2 repayment plans, 1 of which would be a fixed, 10-year repayment option.
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Sen. King joins request to rescind ban on seasonal, employer-sponsored visas
They include H-1B visas, widely used by major American and Indian technology company workers and their families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for cultural exchanges and L-1 visas for key employees of multinational corporations.
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Scientists in U.S. and Canada open new fronts to battle ‘murder hornets’
The battle to prevent the apex predators from establishing a foothold in North America is being fought mostly in Whatcom County, Washington, and the nearby Fraser Valley of British Columbia, where the hornets have been spotted in recent years.
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EU drug regulator finds no overall link between clots, AstraZeneca vaccine
Numerous European countries had suspended use of the vaccine over the last week amid concerns over blood clots in a few dozen of the millions of people vaccinated with the formula across the continent.
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Watch: Rescued young sea turtles, some from New England, released into Gulf of Mexico
Those released this week at Grand Isle were Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, like most of those injured in New England, where volunteers rescued 775 turtles.
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Two jurors dropped from George Floyd trial in wake of city’s settlement with family
The judge in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer makes the decision after questioning jurors about what they knew of the city’s recent civil settlement and whether it would affect their ability to serve.
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Many U.S. prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
Infection rates in prisons are more than 3 times as high as in the general public, and prison staff helped accelerate outbreaks.
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Killings at Georgia massage parlors horrify Asian American community
Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen says the fatal shootings of 8 people, at a time of attacks on Asian Americans nationwide, appear to be at the ‘intersection of gender-based violence, misogyny and xenophobia.’
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Conviction upheld for Maine man who shot sister-in-law 10 times
Philip Clark was convicted and sentenced to 43 years for killing his sister-in-law, Renee Henneberry Clark, in 2018 in Hampden.
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Maine’s 1st dental therapist intends to press for expansion of the profession
Dental therapists, likened to nurse practitioners or physician’s assistants, are recognized in 13 states and 2 territories.