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BRUSSELS — A group of influential European officials proposed a series of big fixes to the euro currency union Tuesday, offering a radical vision of change to restore confidence in the region that could take years to put fully in place.

More than 7 million college students could be spared higher loan rates under a deal reached Tuesday by Senate leaders.

The agreement would freeze the interest rate for a year, preventing it from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, making college more affordable for students as tuition costs are rising.

Lax corporate security allowed hackers to steal credit card and other personal information from more than 600,000 customers of Wyndham Worldwide hotels, resulting in at least $10.6 million in fraudulent charges, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday.

For the vast majority of teens, using social-media sites and texting have become a part of daily life — but they still prefer communicating face to face, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Overall, the teens who participated in the study painted a positive picture of the influence of social media on their relationships and self-image.