Aid
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World
Gaza Aid Declined Significantly in February
The number of aid trucks entering Gaza dropped significantly in February, data shows, even as humanitarian leaders warned of famine and demanded that Israel and others increase aid to civilians trapped in the enclave. The deaths of dozens of people ...
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World
Airdrop by Jordan and France Underscores the Urgency of Gazans’ Need
Jordan and France airdropped food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza on Monday, bringing a modicum of desperately needed assistance to Palestinians facing looming famine as aid groups warned of growing restrictions on their ability to distribute ...
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Head of Palestinian Aid Agency Warns It Is at ‘Breaking Point’
The main United Nations aid agency that serves Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and elsewhere in the region has “reached a breaking point,” its leader has warned, as donors have pulled funding from the agency and Israel imposed further ...
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Amid Food Shortages, People in Gaza Are Ambushing Aid Convoys
Amid widespread food shortages and a breakdown in civil order, groups of desperate civilians in Gaza are regularly attempting to ambush aid convoys, according to two Western officials who were recently in the enclave and images of one such ambush ...
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Business
Will Families Pay Less With Two Students in College? Now, It Depends.
The federal financial aid formula used to give a break to families with two or more children in college at a time. That’s gone now, and some schools may not fill the gap.
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Business
Some Good FAFSA News: There’s a Loophole for Grandparents
Even amid the botched rollout of the new financial aid form, a rule change will let some grandparents help pay for college without compromising aid eligibility.
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World
Austin, Speaking by Video, Reiterates U.S. Support for Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on Wednesday to a U.S.-led group that marshals military aid to Ukraine.
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A bill with $14 billion for Israel’s war in Gaza passes the Senate but may falter in the House.
A $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate on Tuesday morning includes $14.1 billion for Israel’s war against Hamas, though the bill still faces uncertainty in the House. The $95 billion legislation also sets aside almost $10 billion for ...
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World
Ukraine Aid Bill Faces Hurdles in the House Amid G.O.P. Opposition
A buzz saw of Republican opposition in the House is threatening to kill the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel that the Senate overwhelmingly passed early Tuesday, leaving proponents of the emergency aid legislation scrounging for ...
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World
Every FAFSA Delay Puts College Further Out of Reach
Each year, more than 17 million students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, hoping to secure the financial support they need to afford college. But this year, operational glitches and repeated delays in the U.S ...