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The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the federal government shutdown on October 2, 2025, in Washington D.C.Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe shutdown of the federal government is likely to worsen the delays student loan borrowers are already facing in accessing programs required by Congress and mandated in their loan terms.More than 1 million borrowers are in a backlog to enroll in an income-driven repayment plan, according to court records from mid-September.During the shutdown, Federal Student Aid staff “will not be able to perform regular operations, including working on the IDR backlog,” a spokesperson for…

“Of course losing two times is not nice. But what I said, we will do everything to go for the win on Saturday, prepare well and give everything. That’s the only thing that you can do. “Sometimes it falls your way and sometimes not. This time it was not but we still created a lot of chances – we don’t finish them but I know we will. And I know we will come out of this for sure.”Chelsea have had a mixed start to the campaign and enter the weekend occupying eighth place in the league standings.They did win in…

Inside Google’s quantum computing lab in Santa Barbara, California.CNBCQuantum computing stocks are wrapping up a big week of double-digit gains.Shares of Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum and Quantum Computing have surged more than 20%. Rigetti and D-Wave Quantum have more than doubled and tripled, respectively, since the start of the year. Arqit Quantum skyrocketed more than 32% this week.The jump in shares followed a wave of positive news in the quantum space.Rigetti said it had purchase orders totaling $5.7 million for two of its 9-qubit Novera quantum computing systems. The owner of drugmaker Novo Nordisk and the Danish government also invested…

Charging an electric vehicle.Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed | Moment | Getty ImagesThe price of used electric vehicles has come down to levels comparable with gasoline cars, a dynamic poised to boost their popularity despite the loss of a federal tax incentive for EVs, according to auto analysts.In August, the price premium for used EVs relative to used vehicles with a gasoline engine narrowed to just $897, on average, the smallest price gap on record, according to Cox Automotive.The average list price for used EVs was $34,704 in August, down 1.1% from July and 2.6% from a year earlier, it found.This price…

I survived the genocide, but left behind the grave of my eldest son, killed by Israel, and more than two million Palestinians still enduring hunger, fear and deathAfter enduring 690 days of genocide, fear and hunger in Gaza, I survived in an unexpected way. I am one of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza who have lost almost everything since 7 October 2023. A few weeks into the war, my eldest son, Abdullah, 13, was killed when an Israeli air strike hit our family home in Rafah. The attack injured me and my other children and killed several of…

Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesOpenAI’s new artificial intelligence video app Sora has already grabbed the top spot in Apple’s App Store as its number one free app, despite being invite-only.Sora, which was launched on Tuesday, allows users to create short-form AI videos and share them in a feed. The app is available to iPhone users but requires an invite code to access.Here’s how to snag a Sora app invite code:First, download the app from the iOS App Store. Note that Sora requires iOS 18.0 or later to be downloaded.Login using your OpenAI account.Click “Notify me when access opens.”A…

DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase ended in September.New data provided to CNBC from Motor Intelligence shows U.S. sales of EVs, excluding hybrids, topped 1 million units through the first nine months of the year and set a new quarterly record of more than 438,000 units sold during the third quarter — achieving market share of 10.5% for the period.That record market share is up from 7.4% during the…

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway formally separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer, a long-anticipated move that paves the way for Greg Abel to succeed Warren Buffett as CEO at the beginning of 2026.In a new regulatory filing, the Omaha-based conglomerate said its board voted on Sept. 30 to amend its bylaws to distinguish the two top roles, effective immediately. Buffett, who has run Berkshire since 1965, will remain chairman of the board, while Abel, currently vice…

Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 through October 15, offers the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of Hispanic cultures in the United States. Hispanic people in the U.S. are becoming one of the nation’s fastest growing racial and ethnic groups.But this growing community is far from being a monolith. From shifting identities, increasing educational attainment and growing political influence, Hispanic Americans continue to be a major part of the nation’s tapestry.Here’s a look at the Hispanic population in the U.S., by the numbers:More than 68 millionThat’s how many people in the U.S. identify as ethnically Hispanic, according…

ATLANTA (AP) — After previous attempts to bring Fani Willis before a special state Senate committee formed to investigate her failed, the committee chairman said Friday that he expects the Fulton County district attorney to appear for questioning next month.State senators in January 2024 created the committee to look into allegations of “various forms of misconduct” against Willis with regard to her prosecution against President Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. Even before Trump embarked on a retribution campaign against his enemies, Republicans on the Georgia committee were eager to bring Willis…