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Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’
Exclusive: legislation creates a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills. Two prominent progressive lawmakers, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congressman Ro Khanna, ...The Guardian - World -
Impact of U.S. debt on Generation Z
In a recent op-ed, a former White House economist and a former Labor Department employee warn of the burden U.S. debt will have on Gen Z and blame mistakes by the Treasury Department when interest rates were low. CBS News business analyst Jill ...CBS News - Top stories -
The Anti-Met Gala Raises Funds for Medical Debt
The red carpet featured noncelebrity guests in homemade costumes. “This is a better function, with a better message,” one guest said.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Congressional progressives want to eliminate medical debt
Presented by AstraZeneca — Around 14 million Americans owe more than $1,000 in medical debt. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Congressional progressives want to eliminate medical debt Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading an ...The Hill - Politics -
Nicaragua cancels Chinese plan for controversial canal 10 years on
Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communities. Nearly a decade after it broke ground on a controversial plan to build a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, Nicaragua has ...The Guardian - World -
Snap takes advantage of recent stock surge to sell convertible debt
Snap’s stock pulled back Wednesday after the parent of the video-messaging app Snapchat planned to take advantage of the recent runup in its stock price to sell convertible debt.MarketWatch - Business -
Police clear GW protest, prompting House to cancel hearing on DC response
Police began clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment on George Washington University’s campus early Wednesday morning, and the House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced it would be canceling a planned hearing on the Washington, D.C.'s ...The Hill - Politics -
Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year
A music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not take place this yearABC News - Entertainment -
Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade
After nearly a decade, Nicaragua’s congress has finally canceled a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communitiesABC News - World -
Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year
A music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not take place this yearABC News - Top stories -
Fitch cuts NYCB’s debt rating deeper into junk territory but says outlook remains stable
Analyst cites “weaker earnings and profitability profile in addition to execution risk.”MarketWatch - Business -
Credit scores got ‘artificially higher’ during COVID. Now many borrowers can’t pay their debts.
Pandemic-era policies appear to have produced “artificially higher” consumer credit scores, according to Columbia Threadneedle.MarketWatch - Business -
International students sleeping rough on campuses
One Students' Union says people are regularly sleeping in university buildings.BBC News - Top stories -
Best Apple iPads for college students
Discover which Apple iPad models are best suited to college students.CBS News - Top stories - Apple -
Why have student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza gone global?
Ceasefire and divestment calls have spread beyond US campuses, with more expected as Rafah offensive begins. University campuses around the world have been the stage of a growing number of protests by students demanding academic institutions ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Amid war, several schools in Israel bring together Jewish and Arab students
Only six schools in Israel are not segregated among Arab and Jewish students. Educators at the handful of schools where Jewish and Arab students learn together are hoping to maintain peace and understanding amid the war in Gaza.CBS News - Top stories - Israel