Consumers who paid certain fees will receive refunds. The amount of these refunds is $500.
The federal government collected more money than necessary from consumers. This excess amount was collected through fees.
Further information about the refunds and the collection of excess fees is available from the White House announcement.
safety
A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child, who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency appeal Wednesday amid a legal batt...
schools
The Hechinger Report reports on the challenge of teaching writing in schools, highlighting strategies like Self-Regulated Strategy Development to improve student skills....
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Brex reports that choosing credit cards for churches requires consideration of unique financial needs, with options that may exclude personal guarantees....
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Todd Zeile recalls the emotional embrace shared by Mets and Braves players during the first MLB game in NYC after 9/11, emphasizing sportsmanship over competition amid the city's trauma....
schools
Talkspace reports that exam anxiety involves emotional, physiological, and behavioral reactions that can hinder performance.
government
Votebeat reports a USPS whistleblower warns that rushed mail ballot systems could disenfranchise voters, leading to potential chaos in the upcoming election....
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The national debt just surpassed $40 trillion, and Medicare — a taxpayer-funded federal health insurance program primarily for seniors — is a big part of the problem....
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The eye-glazing milestone arrived without fanfare or protest in Washington’s political theater: U.S. debt officially crested to $40 trillion. To average Americans struggling with grocery bills and higher interest rates, a figure with 12 zeros sounds like a problem for…...
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The shock of the Sept. 11 attacks came home for many in Nebraska when President George W. Bush flew into Offutt Air Force Base for 90 consequential minutes at StratCom....
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The U.S. national average price of diesel surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever, as war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries have squeezed supply....
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Federal officials are planning to declare the end of this summers outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce, the Washington Post reported. The outbreak, spanning 20 states, has sickened at least 11,458 people, among whom 495 have been hospitalized and two died, according...
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As in “Jesus and John Wayne,” Du Mez’s “Live Laugh Love” finds the cultural captivity of American Christianity, where politics and culture prove stronger than theology or doctrine....
