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If you have federal student debt, you’re probably anxiously waiting for the Supreme Court to decide on whether the Biden administration has the authority to cancel up to $20,000 of those loans. It’s been more than three years since most borrowers have had to make loan payments, which were paused at the start of the pandemic. But once the highest court issues its ruling, which is expected by the end of June, monthly payments are likely to resume within a few months. The uncertainty has left millions of borrowers in a state of limbo and with lingering questions. What sort of repayment plans are available?

☆ New York Times employees launch 24-hour strike in newspaper's first major staff walkout in 40 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK — Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. But New York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said in a statement that they were still in negotiations when they were told that the strike was happening. The NewsGuild also said the company told employees planning to strike they would not get paid for the duration of the walkout. Members were also asked to work extra hours get work done ahead of the strike, according to the union. The New York Times has seen other, shorter walkouts in recent years, including a half-day protest in August by a new union representing technology workers who claimed unfair labor practices.

☆ New York Times journalists stage historic 24-hour strike after management and union fail to reach deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Stacy Cowley holds a sign outside the New York Times building in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 8, 2022. Joe Kahn, executive editor of The Times, said in a note to staff, “We will produce a robust report on Thursday. “We’re asking readers to not engage in any [New York Times] platforms tomorrow and stand with us on the digital picket line!,” Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large for the newspaper, wrote on Twitter. New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks outside the Times' office, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in New York. “When Times management comes to the bargaining table with their insulting and disrespectful offers, they have to explain it to a room full of their own employees—and they hate it.

☆ BMW to move production of electric minis from UK to China -The Times
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Automaker BMW (BMWG.DE) is set to move production of its electric minis from the United Kingdom to China, The Times reported on Friday. The company denied the Times report on moving production to China from the UK. BMW makes 40,000 electric Minis a year at its Cowley factory on the outskirts of Oxford and plans to end the production by next year end, the report added. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Vândut pentru prima dată în 2001 pe un site dedicat cântăreţului britanic, tabloul intitulat „DHead XLVI” a fost descoperit într-un magazin caritabil din Ontario, de unde un colecţionar anonim l-a cumpărat pentru suma de 5 dolari canadieni (3,40 euro). „Lucrarea a fost pictată între 1995 şi 1997 în cadrul unei serii de portrete realizate de David Bowie (numite „Dead Heads” sau „DHeads”)”, reprezentându-l pe artist sau pe apropiaţi ai acestuia, a explicat Rob Cowley înaintea licitaţiei. „Este semnat şi datat 1997, pe verso”, a precizat acesta. Considerat un veritabil „cameleon” al rockului, David Bowie a vândut aproape 140 de milioane de albume pe parcursul carierei sale. Artist vizionar, David Bowie a avut o influenţă incontestabilă asupra muzicii, cinematografiei, modei şi artei.

Persons: Rob Cowley, licitaţii, Abbott, David Bowie, Rob Organizations: canadieni Locations: Toronto, Ontario, american

☆ Цена купленной за $4 картины Дэвида Боуи достигла $17 тысяч
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

В ходе торгов на арт-аукционе Cowley Abbott цена портрета «DHead XLVI» поднялась до $17 тысячУтерянную картину Дэвида Боуи DHead XLVI продадут за тысячи долларов на онлайн-торгах канадского аукционного дома Cowley Abbott, передает CNN. При этом произведение рок-музыканта было куплено за 5 канадских долларов (4 доллара США) на барахолке в центре пожертвований штата Онтарио. — Человек, купивший картину Боуи, подумал, что она очень любопытна, прежде чем увидел этикетки и факсимиле на обратной стороне». DHead XLVI вошла в серию Dead Heads из 47 работ, созданных в период с 1995 по 1997 год. В серии DHead Боуи изображал семью, друзей и коллег-музыкантов, однако все персонажи остались неузнанными.

Persons: Дэвид Боуи, Роба Коули, Коули, Боуи Locations: США, Онтарио

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