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• Only 32 student loan borrowers - ever - have qualified for full forgiveness through an income-driven repayment plan

  11-03-2021 05:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "Our student loan system is broken," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who supports student loan forgiveness,wrote in a tweet. "Income-based repayment is supposed to offer relief - but only 32 people's loans have been forgiven by the program. Not 32,000. Just 32."
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  The first federal income-driven repayment plan was created in 1995 and has since enrolled millions of student loan borrowers in the programs.
  But only 32 people have ever qualified for full student debt forgiveness thro
  
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• New details emerge from Cuomo's 6th accuser, claiming he "aggressively groped her in a sexually charged manner"

  11-03-2021 04:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news conference on September 08, 2020 in New York City.
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  New details emerged from the sixth woman to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.
  The unnamed female staffer alleged the governor fondled her in his private residence last year.
  Cuomo denied the new allegations in a statement to Insider Wednesday night.
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• An Italian-Jewish US lawmaker said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene could 'get lost' after she referred to him as 'Rep. Mussolini'

  11-03-2021 04:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US Rep. David Cicilline, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, speaks during the big tech antitrust hearing on in Washington, DC on July 29, 2020.
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  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called a Rhode Island lawmaker who is Italian and Jewish, "Rep. Mussolini."
  Greene directed the comment toward Rep. David Cicilline after he said he wanted Greene to stop delaying House votes.
  Cicilline responded by denouncing Muss
  
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• Controversial GOP rep. Lauren Boebert claims she started carrying a gun after a man was beaten to death behind her restaurant. He actually died of a drug overdose.

  11-03-2021 04:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
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  Colorado Rep. Laura Boebert made a speech on the House floor this week backing gun rights.
  She cited a story of a man who was "beaten to death" outside her Colorado restaurant as justification.
  But local police debunked her claim, as an autopsy revealed the man had died from a drug overdose.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.
  Colorado lawmaker Lauren Boebert once again used a bogus story about a man being "beaten
  
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• All the major scandals Andrew Cuomo is facing in his fight for political survival

  11-03-2021 03:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
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  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing scandals on multiple fronts.
  Sexual harassment allegations have led to calls for his resignation.
  Other scandals involve COVID-19 nursing home deaths and a $3.9 billion bridge.
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  First came the nursing home scandal, then the sexual harassment allegations, then the bridge safety issues, and then more sexual harassment allegatio
  
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• GOP Sen. Roger Wicker praised funding for restaurants included in the COVID-19 stimulus bill that he voted against

  11-03-2021 03:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Sen. Roger Wicker helped pass an amendment in the American Rescue Plan and then voted against the bill.
  The RESTAURANTS Act secured $28.6 billion of targeted funding for ailing restaurants and workers.
  Wicker praised the passage of the bill but zero Republicans voted in favor of the $1.9 trillion package.
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  After voting against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, GOP Sen. Roger Wicker was singing its praises."Independent res
  
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• Black ministers are working to bridge worship and service to address COVID-19 disparities in their communities

  11-03-2021 03:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bible-Based Fellowship Church partnered with the Pasco County Health Department, and Army National Guard to assist residents who are 65 and older to administer the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on February 13, 2021 in Tampa, Florida.
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  Black clergy are working to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on their communities.
  Some are hosting vaccination clinics at their churches to help expand access.So far, only 7% of those who have been vaccinated are Black, compare
  
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• Verkada allowed at least 100 employees, including interns and sales staff, to access customers' camera feeds

  11-03-2021 03:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Verkada let at least 100 employees access customers' camera feeds, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
  On Monday, hackers used the same "Super Admin" accounts to access 150,000 camera feeds.
  Employees had repeatedly raised concerns about Verkada's security lapses, according to Bloomberg.
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  On Monday, a group of hackers breached Verkada, gaining access to live and archived footage from 150,000 of its customers' private security cameras.As it turns out,
  
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• Trump pressured another Georgia elections official, Frances Watson, to uncover nonexistent voter fraud

  11-03-2021 02:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office of the White House, January 28, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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  Former President Donald Trump pressured another Georgia elections official to find voter fraud, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  Frances Watson is the chief investigator at the Georgia Secretary of State's office.
  "Do you think they'll be working after Christmas, to keep it going fast?" Trump asked. "Because, you k
  
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• Payment for order flow models "undermine the relationship between the broker and their client," Duke Law professor tells Congress

  11-03-2021 02:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vlad Tenev, co-founder and co-CEO of investing app Robinhood.
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  Duke Law Professor Gina-Gail S. Fletcher appeared in a hearing with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Tuesday.
  In the hearing the professor said payment for order flow models pit brokers profits against their clients'.
  Other experts on the panel even called for the payment for order flow model to be banned altogether.
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• Tim Ryan told the GOP to 'stop talking about Dr. Seuss' and work with Democrats on efforts to support American workers

  11-03-2021 02:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Rep. Tim Ryan expressed anger at the GOP for talking about Dr. Seuss instead of a pro-labor rights bill.
  "Now stop talking about Dr. Seuss, and start working with us on behalf of the American workers," Ryan said.
  The PRO Act passed in the House with five Republicans supporting the bill and one Democrat voting "no."
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  Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat from Ohio, chastised GOP colleagues for harping on about Dr. Seuss while the House att
  
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• The verdict is in: People who've had COVID-19 need just one shot, researchers say

  11-03-2021 01:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Wales.
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  A single shot of Pfizer or Moderna's vaccine yields high protection for people who've had COVID-19.
  That's likely because their bodies are responding to a viral threat they've seen before.
  Giving people who've had COVID-19 a second dose is "kind of a wasted shot," one expert said.
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  In the race to get coronavirus vaccines into arms as quickly as possible, scientists think th
  
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• Only 1.3% of farmers in the US are Black, and some say they still face discrimination

  11-03-2021 00:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Only 1.3% of farmers in the US are Black.Insider spoke to farmers in Louisiana who say they face discrimination when applying for loans to buy land.The USDA has a history of discrimination, and paid out over $2 billion in tha past in compensation to Black farmers.Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories.Read the original article on Business Insider
  
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• BuzzFeed in talks to go public through merger with 890 Fifth Avenue, a SPAC focused on media and telecom

  11-03-2021 00:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BuzzFeed News headquarters.
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  BuzzFeed is in talks to go public via a merger with 890 Fifth Avenue, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
  The latter company is a special-purpose acquisition company focused on media and entertainment.
  The deal talks are not finalized and could still fall apart, according to Bloomberg.
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  BuzzFeed is considering going public through a merger with the special-purpose acquisition company 890 Fifth Avenue P
  
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• 9 NYU courses you can take online for free, from the science of yoga to computer programming

  11-03-2021 00:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more.NYU; Alyssa Powell/InsiderNYU is one of the top schools in the world, but its tuition and location aren't accessible to all.Online learning platforms like edX and Coursera offer university courses completely for free.Below are some NYU classes you can take online for free, from performing arts to coding.Ranked as one of the top universities in the world, New York University boasts schools like the Stern School of
  
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• I took Margaret Atwood's creative writing course on MasterClass. It made my subscription worth every penny.

  11-03-2021 00:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more.MasterClassAs a fan of "The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood, I took (and loved) her Creative Writing MasterClass.Like her writing, the course is engaging, sharp, and fast-moving. It addresses both the abstract and practical aspects of writing.A MasterClass annual membership is $180 (or $15 a month). With it, you can access every course on MasterClass.Table of Contents: Masthead Sticky Margaret Atwood, cre
  
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