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Why Voters Want Billionaire Taxes but Lawmakers Keep Dodging Them
Polls show 80% of Americans back higher taxes on billionaires, yet political clout and tax system loopholes keep reform
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Bipartisan Housing Bill Clears Senate Hurdle, Targets Corporate Buyers and Permitting Reform
Congress is set to pass a bipartisan housing bill after months of negotiations. The package eases permitting rules and l
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AI Replacements Threaten Human Dignity, Warns Pope and Economist
Standard Chartered plans to cut 15% of support staff by 2030, replacing them with AI. Critics warn that valuing humans b
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Trump Admin Cuts Student Loan Rates 1%—But Only for Auto-Pay Borrowers
The Trump administration is cutting student loan interest rates by 1% for borrowers who sign up for automatic payments,
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New Study Reveals Why Firstborns Outperform Siblings: Early Illness and Parental Time Key
A landmark Danish study tracking 1.2 million people over 40 years reveals that early respiratory infections and unequal
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Sixth Circuit Revives Ohio Law Mandating Parental OK for Kids' Social Media
A federal appeals court has revived Ohio's law requiring parental consent for children under 16 to use social media, rej
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Education Dept. Slashes Student Loan Rates 1% for Auto-Pay Enrollees
The Education Department announced a 1% interest rate cut for student loan borrowers who enroll in auto pay by Sept. 30,
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Senators Alsobrooks and McCormick Team Up to Boost Small Business Exports
Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) introduce the Regional Export Promotion Act to make permanent
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Vance: Treasury Can Waive Iran Oil Sanctions Without Congress in New Deal
Vice President Vance asserted Thursday that the Treasury Department can waive Iran oil sanctions without congressional a
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Harvard's Grade Cap on A's Faces Certain Failure, Experts Warn
Harvard's new policy capping A grades at 20% per course is doomed to fail, echoing failed experiments at Princeton and W
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Warren Leads Senate Dems in Pressing Credit Bureaus Over Student Loan Errors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and six Democratic senators are pressing the three major credit bureaus over allegations they fail
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Texas Tech QB Sorsby Case Exposes Deeper Crisis in College Sports Gambling
Brendan Sorsby's gambling addiction and lawsuit expose how NIL, transfer portal, and eligibility rules enable abuse, und
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Tennessee and Kansas Set to Ban Kratom Amid Rising Concerns Over Addictive Compounds
Tennessee and Kansas are set to ban kratom starting July 1, driven by rising concerns over its addictive synthetic compo
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Senate Democrats Unveil Drug Pricing Plan to Counter Trump Ahead of Midterms
Senate Democrats released a drug pricing blueprint on Tuesday, proposing expanded Medicare negotiations and caps on insu
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Trump Orders Review of Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules, Sparking Predatory Lending Fears
President Trump has ordered federal regulators to review Dodd-Frank mortgage rules, reigniting debate over borrower prot
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Bureau of Prisons Sees Turnaround Under Trump Appointee, Focus on Reentry
Bill Marshall, appointed by Trump to lead the Bureau of Prisons, is overhauling leadership, repairing crumbling faciliti
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Trump DOJ Backs Musk's xAI in NAACP Memphis Air Pollution Case, Cites National Security
The Trump administration is intervening in an NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, arguing that the AI firm's Grok cha
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New ICE Policy Ends Death Reporting for Released Detainees
ICE will no longer report deaths of those recently released from detention, drawing criticism over transparency and deta