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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $130 million in debt for 7,400 student borrowers who enrolled at the now-defunct CollegeAmerica in Colorado from 2006 through July 1, 2020, the Education Department said.

More and more couples are throwing out the playbook for a traditional wedding — and posing new challenges for the people they hire to create the perfect images of their big day

PlayUp, the Australian fantasy sports betting outfit, has paused its $10 million capital raise until it can sell its business in the United States.

Levi Strauss & Co. has been forced to address water scarcity more aggressively than most, thanks to the great thirst of the jeans-making process. In the journey from cotton field to factory to closet, a single pair of jeans has been known to consume up to 3,800 litres of water.

Joe Biden's alleged involvement in an international bribery scheme, Republicans swiftly reacted with strong criticism, some even calling for his impeachment, according to a Fox report. Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa, a Republican, made the FD-1023 form public earlier in the day. The document purportedly outlined how President Biden, along with his son, Hunter Biden, was involved in coercing Burisma CEO Mykola Zlochevsky to pay them millions of dollars in exchange for their assistance in removing the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company, as per the Fox report.

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said Thursday that he remains optimistic Ukraine will be able to make advances its counteroffensive against Russia, based on the intelligence he has reviewed. Russia suffers from some significant “structural weaknesses" behind the considerable defenses it has built up, Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Those weaknesses include poor morale, poor generalship and “disarray" among its political and military leadership.

China's ambassador to the United States says it does not want a trade war but will retaliate against any further U.S. restrictions on technology and trade

The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one

In-N-Out Burger will prohibit its employees from wearing masks in five out of the seven states where it operates. According to leaked internal memos on TWitter, employees in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and Texas will not be allowed to wear masks from August 14 onwards. However, those who have a medical reason for wearing a mask can do so with a medical note.

In-N-Out will bar employees in five states from wearing masks unless they have a doctor’s note, according to internal company emails leaked on social media last week

Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado

OutKick host Tomi Lahren discusses a former movie executive warning of a Hollywood collapse, the impact of A.I. on the industry and Taylor Swift's tour boosting the U.S. economy.

Another Powerball drawing ends with no winner, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million

Colorado has taken significant steps toward carbon neutrality. Since 2010, the state has more than tripled the amount of electricity it generates from renewable sources: renewable energy now represents 30% of the state's total generated electricity.

Police are mystified after finding three “fairly mummified” bodies at a remote campsite in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Authorities believe the bodies may have been there since last winter, possibly since the fall, due to the extent of the decomposition.

A man accused of instigating a hostage standoff and throwing furniture from a 21st-floor window at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip is a fugitive wanted for kidnapping in another state

Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in 2021

Another registered investment advisor (RIA) firm has been acquired by the growing nationwide Wealth Enhancement Group.

Tesla's job posting says that the company is looking for people to capture "high quality data that will contribute to the improvement of our vehicles performance." According to a series of job postings on its careers website, this will be a three-month stint. The position includes both day and night time shifts. Tesla has roles listed in over a dozen US cities, including Austin, Texas, Denver, Colorado, and Brooklyn, New York.

Taylor Swift's Rhode Island home was arrested this week for trespassing on the beachfront property, as reported by the police. The arrest took place on Monday after the woman was discovered in front of the singer's residence, located in Westerly. Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella confirmed the arrest, highlighting the ongoing issue of overzealous fans disregarding boundaries. The incident serves as another reminder of the challenges Swift has faced over the years in maintaining her privacy and security. It remains unclear whether Taylor Swift was present at her Rhode Island home during the trespassing incident on Monday. Currently, the artist is in the midst of her «Eras» stadium tour, which includes 52 shows. As the tour continues, Swift released a re-recorded version of her third album titled «Speak Now (Taylor's Version)» on Friday.

Associated Press reports.  President Joe Biden, in an official statement, said that the United States worked tirelessly to eliminate its chemical weapons stockpile over the last 30 years.  “Today, I am proud to announce that the United States has safely destroyed the final munition in that stockpile — bringing us one step closer to a world free from the horrors of chemical weapons," Biden said.  The weapons' destruction is a major watershed for Richmond, Kentucky, and Pueblo, Colorado, where an Army depot destroyed the last of its chemical agents last month, AP reported.  The US had a September 30 deadline to eliminate its remaining chemical weapons under the International Chemical Weapons Convention, which took effect in 1997 and was joined by 193 countries.  The munitions being destroyed in Kentucky are the last of 51,000 M55 rockets with GB nerve agent — a deadly toxin also known as sarin — that have been stored at the depot since the 1940s. Now, the US is officially underscoring that these types of weapons are no longer acceptable in the battlefield and sending a message to the handful of countries that haven't joined the agreement, according to the military experts.  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said, “Chemical weapons are responsible for some of the most horrific episodes of human loss.