Obama To Speak On Payday Lending

| March 25, 2015 

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2015/03/barackobamabham1.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:4:"file";s:28:"2015/03/barackobamabham1.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:6:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:28:"barackobamabham1-336x224.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:224;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:28:"barackobamabham1-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:26:"barackobamabham1-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:28:"barackobamabham1-467x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:467;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:28:"barackobamabham1-398x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:398;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:28:"barackobamabham1-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:186632;s:14:"optimized_size";i:117982;s:7:"percent";d:36.780000000000001;}s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:56:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:52752;s:14:"optimized_size";i:30192;s:7:"percent";d:42.770000000000003;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-140x140.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:7061;s:14:"optimized_size";i:5226;s:7:"percent";d:25.989999999999998;}s:6:"medium";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-336x224.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:16884;s:14:"optimized_size";i:11527;s:7:"percent";d:31.73;}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-600x338.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:36145;s:14:"optimized_size";i:22888;s:7:"percent";d:36.68;}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-300x300.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:19141;s:14:"optimized_size";i:12827;s:7:"percent";d:32.990000000000002;}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-467x311.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:27050;s:14:"optimized_size";i:17167;s:7:"percent";d:36.539999999999999;}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-398x265.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:21539;s:14:"optimized_size";i:13690;s:7:"percent";d:36.439999999999998;}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:64:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2015/03/barackobamabham1-125x125.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:6060;s:14:"optimized_size";i:4465;s:7:"percent";d:26.32;}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1652985726 
1427241600

President Barack Obama visits Birmingham Thursday. He’ll speak at Lawson State Community College about payday lending. It’s a big business in Alabama — one of the states with the most payday lenders per capita.

 

Trump administration can strip protected status for Venezuelans for now

The move could potentially lead to the deportations of some 350,000 Venezuelans while litigation continues in the lower courts.

This new book explores how Biden’s inner circle kept his mental decline from voters

A new book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson paints the story of how President Biden believed he was capable of serving a second term even though his inner circle hid that he wasn't.

How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS

The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

How treatable is prostate cancer? A doctor reacts to Biden’s diagnosis

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the U.S., and often treatable. One urologist says Biden has good options ahead — largely thanks to recent advances in research.

Researchers puzzle over rash of baby monkey kidnappings

Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom.

IRS sued by watchdog group for records on Trump’s attacks on Harvard

Watchdog group American Oversight takes Trump administration to court over the alleged withholding of information related to Harvard University's tax-exempt status

More Government Coverage