Beginning the week of Jan. 7, roughly 1,000 borrowers will receive notices informing them of their status, according to an email from the Department of Education.

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The mayor has kept his vow to lower crime in New York City, but the city’s economic recovery has stalled and homelessness has risen.

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Two winners split the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot in September. Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years.

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He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.

The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”