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Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says

More than 1 in 5 college students are raising kids, and access to child care is one of their biggest barriers. A new report finds many don't know they can apply for help from federal financial aid.

Singer, songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston performs in Austin, Texas, in 2005. Johnston died on Wednesday. Jana Birchum/Getty Images hide caption

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Daniel Johnston, Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter, Dies At 58

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Purdue Pharma, owned by members of the Sackler family, has tentatively struck a deal that would settle thousands of lawsuit brought by municipal and state governments alleging that the drug maker helped fuel the country's deadly opioid crisis. George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Lawsuits

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In New Memoir, Samantha Power Describes Going From Idealist To Diplomat

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Guantánamo Whistleblower Alleges 'Gross' Waste

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