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It’s official: millions of student-loan borrowers will face sweeping repayment changes this summer. Loading audio narration… On Thursday, President Donald Trump’s Department of Education announced its final rule for its student-loan repayment overhaul, which includes new borrowing caps and repayment plans that will go into effect on July 1.Nicholas Kent,…

In 2023, Allison Hale realized her mother could no longer live on her own. Though she was relatively young at 67, her recent retirement had exacerbated a longtime struggle with drinking. She declined quickly, culminating in a diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a dementia-like condition caused by alcohol-induced brain damage. Suddenly,…