The state partnered with a nonprofit to wipe out the debts. It also has a plan in place to prevent medical debt for people in specific income brackets.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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Public domain contest challenges filmmakers to remix Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and more
Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive’s annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright restrictions.
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Trump heads to Davos after upending European relations over Greenland
The U.S. president is set to meet with an array of leaders to discuss Greenland. Trump’s push to acquire Greenland has turned to antagonism toward allies in recent days.
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1 year into Trump’s second term, a consumer watchdog agency is ‘hanging by a thread’
The Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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How the word ‘cravat’ came from the battlefields of 17th century Europe
In this installment of NPR’s “Word of the Week” series we trace the origins of the “cravat” (borrowed from the French “cravate”) back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.
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Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticized makeup of the board.
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Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei
Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to the nearly 40-year reign.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have been subpoenaed by the DOJ
The Minnesota attorney general and St. Paul mayor have also been subpoenaed as local, state and federal officials have clashed in the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
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ASEAN won’t endorse election in military-ruled Myanmar, Malaysia says
Malaysia’s foreign minister Mohamad Hasan cited concerns over the lack of inclusive and free participation.
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‘The miracle’: A 6-year-old walked away from the train wreck that killed her family
Her parents, brother and cousin were killed in the collision, but the girl was found walking barefoot on the tracks. She’s being cared for by grandparents after receiving three stitches in her head.
