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Month: July 2026

Cetirizine Recall Hits Store Shelves After Allergy Pills Turn Up Laced With a Different Drug Entirely

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Cetirizine Recall Hits Store Shelves

A nationwide cetirizine recall is sending allergy sufferers digging through their medicine cabinets this week, after federal regulators confirmed that bottles of the generic Zyrtec look-alike were cross-contaminated with an entirely different medication, one that’s already had its own troubled history with the U.S. drug supply. The Food and Drug Administration says Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories, … Read more

August Green Card Update Moves Family Applications Forward, but EB-1 Visas for India Could Soon Stop

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August Green Card Update

Families waiting for U.S. green cards received some welcome movement in the August 2026 Visa Bulletin. The largest change affects spouses and young children of permanent residents, whose final action date moved forward by more than 18 months. The news is far less encouraging for Indian professionals. The EB-2 and unreserved EB-5 categories remain unavailable … Read more

More Than 170,000 Borrowers Will Finally Have Their Student Loans Wiped Out After a Federal Court Blocks Another Delay

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170,000 Borrowers Will Finally Have Their Student Loans Wiped Out

Around 170,000 Americans who have spent years waiting for decisions on their student loans are now entitled to have the affected debt canceled. A federal appeals court rejected the Education Department’s attempt to delay relief promised under the Sweet v. McMahon settlement. The case involves former students who said their colleges misled them about costs, … Read more

Why Are Some Social Security Disability Payments Delayed for Months After Work Ends?

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Why Are Some Social Security Disability Payments Delayed

Mary Gates finished a work-study job at the University of the District of Columbia in March. Her wages stopped, but the Social Security disability payments she depended on did not return. Gates called the Social Security Administration and kept asking about the case. The answer remained much the same. Her request was still being processed. … Read more

Donald Trump State Approval Map 2026 – Where His Support Is Holding and Where It Has Fallen

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Donald Trump State Approval Map

The current Donald Trump state approval map looks very different from the electoral map that returned him to the White House. Trump won every major presidential battleground in 2024. In the latest state-level approval estimates, however, he is below 50% in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. His rating also sits below … Read more