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☆ A Gen Xer got $110,000 in student loans forgiven after he'd paid off more than he borrowed. It's allowed him to scrap his plans to work part-time in retirement.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Biden-Harris Administration has forgiven your federal student loan(s) listed below with Aidvantage in full." My wife's an assistant principal, and I'm a retired assistant principal, but now I don't worry about crushing debt," Perry said. Related storiesPerry was planning on going into substitute teaching to continue supplementing his income during retirement while he made his student-loan payments. Have your student loans been forgiven? Do you have a different experience with student debt?

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☆ A Jewish woman adopted as a baby after World War II lost hope of finding her father. This year she gained a whole new family
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —When Elana Milman published an autobiography last year about her lifelong quest to find her birth parents, she had accepted she would never know the identity of her father. Courtesy Elana MilmanIt was only in her 30s that Milman finally discovered her birth certificate, which – after some meticulous research – led her to her birth mother in Canada. It showed she was 50% Ashkenazi Jewish and 50% Eastern European and revealed a match with a Polish woman living in France. Elana Milman is pictured at the Warsaw Ghetto monument during her recent visit to Poland. From left to right: Juliusz Gorzkoś, Elana Milman, their sister Ewa, her husband Wladek (kneeling), Gorzkos' wife Ania, Milman's granddaughter Yhali and Gorzkos' sons, Radek and Hubert.

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☆ GM has a secret to help sell its new EVs. It's Costco
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Costco Auto has facilitated more than 500,000 vehicle sales annually over the past five years on average, according to Jay Maxwell, Costco Auto Program general manager responsible for strategic partnerships. GM declined to disclose how many Costco customers have purchased GM vehicles through the program. EV interestA growing number of vehicle sales made through Costco Auto are of electric vehicles, Costco said. In addition to GM, Costco Auto has partnered with Volvo, including its Polestar EV startup brand, Audi and others over the years. The Costco Auto Program was initially part of wholesale competitor Price Club, which merged with Costco in 1993.

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☆ Japanese officials push dating apps in effort to boost birth rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Japanese officials are encouraging their single citizens to get out and mingle through the promotion of dating apps in a bid to foster marriage amid record low birth rates. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been at the forefront of such efforts and is expected to launch its own government-backed dating app as early as this year. Already, it has been running a dating app test program called "Tokyo Futari Story," which aims to match individuals using artificial intelligence. Tokyo Futari Story asks participants to submit various identification documents, including tax forms verifying annual income and an official certificate of single status. Users also take a diagnostic test so the app can learn about their values and what they're looking for in a partner.

Organizations: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Asahi Shimbun Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ Flying taxis are closer than ever to reality. The booming industry needs to overcome infrastructure hurdles.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

One expert said eVTOLs fly at low altitudes and could create airspace and security challenges. The US's first electric vertical-takeoff and -landing aircraft are expected to fly commercial passengers as soon as 2025. It still needs further approvals to fly for airlines like United, but the latest certificate puts it one step closer. Archer's Midnight aircraft are typically shorter range, with the Midnight flying up to 100 miles on one charge. Joby plans to use the four urban vertiports as a citywide commercial eVTOL air link around Dubai.

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☆ Electric air taxi maker Archer Aviation gets key FAA sign-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Midnight, an all-electric aircraft from company Archer Aviation, is seen at the Salinas Municipal Airport in Salinas, California, on Aug. 2, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Archer Aviation a key certification that gets the electric air taxi maker closer to eventually flying travelers, the company said Wednesday. United is working with Archer on what it would look like to enter the electric aircraft into service. Archer has partnered with automaker Stellantis to produce hundreds of the electric air taxis. On Tuesday, Joby said it plans to acquire the autonomy division of autonomous aviation company Xwing.

Persons: Archer, Adam Goldstein, Goldstein, couldn't, Andrew Chang, Joby Organizations: Archer Aviation, Salinas Municipal Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, CNBC, FAA, Joby Aviation, U.S . Air Force, Delta Air Lines Locations: Salinas, Salinas , California, Manhattan, Newark , New Jersey

CNN —Constance Glantz had been in a nursing home – in hospice care. No evidence of criminal intent had been found, Chief Deputy Ben Houchin told reporters. She again was pronounced dead, Houchin said later, adding an autopsy was conducted Tuesday morning. Constance’s family was told all about what happened, Houchin said, and the sheriff’s office started an investigation, including visiting the nursing home. The funeral home and the nursing home have been “totally cooperative” with the sheriff’s office investigation, Houchin said.

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☆ Triple-digit temperatures to hit parts of California and Arizona in early-season heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Evan Bush | Dana Griffin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A view of transmission towers in flames as Corral Fire continue in San Joaquin County, California, United States on June 2, 2024. "It's coming early," said Eric Kurth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento, California. The forecast suggests temperatures may climb to 113 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix and could reach 108 in California's Central Valley. The National Weather Service is forecasting a heat wave throughout much of the Southwest and parts of California from Tuesday through Thursday as a ridge of high pressure centers over the region. Following a bout of extreme pre-summer heat in Texas and Florida , California and Arizona are next in line for temperature spikes.

Persons: It's, Eric Kurth, Cecile Juliette, Kurth Organizations: National Weather Service, Fire, California Department of Forestry, Atmospheric Administration, Southwest, Associated, for Disease Control, AP Locations: San Joaquin County , California, United States, Sacramento , California, Phoenix, Central Valley, California, Texas, Florida , California, Arizona, Tracy , California, San Francisco, U.S, Maricopa County

☆ Three Trump allies charged in Wisconsin fake elector scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Zachary Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Wisconsin is the latest state to bring charges against people connected to the former president involved in the broad effort to overturn the presidential election results. “We hereby reaffirm that Joseph R. Biden, Jr. won the 2020 presidential election and that we were not the duly elected presidential electors for the State of Wisconsin for the 2020 presidential election,” a portion of their statement said. “We oppose any attempt to undermine the public’s faith in the ultimate results of the 2020 presidential election.”Chesebro was previously charged, and pleaded guilty, in the Georgia probe. This undercut his testimony to state prosecutors in which he said the fake electors were contingent on winning the litigation. Chesebro discussed the episode with Wisconsin investigators when he sat for an interview as part of the attorney general’s probe into the fake electors plot.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kenneth Chesebro, Jim Troupis, Michael Roman, Tony Evers, ”, Chesebro, CNN’s KFile, Joe Biden’s, Trump, “, Joseph R, Biden, Jr, ” Chesebro, Jack, Trump . Roman, Troupis, Mike Pence, CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Alison Main Organizations: CNN, Trump, Troupis, Democratic Wisconsin Gov, ” CNN, State, Trump ., White, Wisconsin, Wisconsin GOP Locations: Wisconsin, Michigan , Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, ”, Arizona, Michigan, Washington, DC, Milwaukee

☆ What rights does Trump lose as a felon? And more of your questions, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In New York, where Trump was convicted, there are “collateral consequences” of being convicted of a felony. In Florida, felons lose civil rights, including the ability to hold public office and serve on a jury. Trump is a Florida resident, and Florida defers to New York law on the question of felons voting. In New York, convicted felons cannot obtain a permit to possess a firearm. That’s not at issue in this New York case, and it’s not going to happen when Republicans control the House as they currently do.

Persons: CNN — Donald Trump’s, Trump, Kathy Hochul, Will Trump, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Anthony Guglielmi, “, That’s, it’s, Michael Cohen, Fani Willis, Cy Vance Jr, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Organizations: CNN, New, Trump, Republican National Convention, Secret Service, United States Secret Service, Supreme, Security, Sunshine State, Senate, Fulton, National Archives, Manhattan DA Locations: New York, Florida, Milwaukee, United, Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, South Africa, Georgia, Fulton County, Washington , DC

☆ Grads with these 10 master's degrees have the highest average starting salaries—No. 1 earns over $100,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Federal graduate school loans are more expensive, too, with higher interest rates than loans for undergraduate studies. On top of that, 55% of master's degree-holders have debt from both their undergraduate and graduate studies, owing an average total of over $69,000. Similar to undergraduate degrees, science, technology, engineering and math-related master's degrees tend to lead to higher-paying salaries compared with degrees in the arts and humanities. That said, these are the 10 master's degrees with the highest average starting salaries for the class of 2022, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. In fact, fewer than 60% of master's degree programs deliver a positive return on investment, according to a recent study by The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.

Persons: FREOPP Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, Federal, National Association of Colleges, Computer, Liberal, The Foundation, Research, Education's, CNBC

☆ Former World Bank executive on how to close the global gender finance gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Against this backdrop, Mary Ellen Iskenderian of Women's World Banking decided to jump in to help. Women's World Banking has focused much of its research on Ukrainian refugees, in particular, since they have overwhelmingly been women and their dependents, given the country's conscription requirements. "There's a tremendous opportunity with blockchain, finance, and digital ID," Iskenderian said. The World Bank estimates that 850 million people globally don't have proof of legal identity — that is, no birth certificate, passport, driver's license, or national ID. World Bank survey data has found that in low-income countries, 44% of women do not have an ID, versus 28% of men.

Persons: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, We've, Iskenderian Organizations: Banking, Bank, CNBC Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, masse

☆ Chinese companies are looking overseas for growth. Morgan Stanley says this is the stock to play the trend
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A U.S.-listed Chinese company that makes most of its money overseas could soar more than 75%, according to Morgan Stanley's newly updated forecasts. "This is because the stock has traded off recently, making short term valuation much more compelling," the Morgan Stanley analysts said, noting Tuya's quarterly results last week. Tuya shares closed Friday at $1.99, down more than 13% for the year so far. "Key play on Chinese companies going overseas, with a global leading position," the analysts said. Tuya is just one of many China-based companies going overseas as their business capabilities improve and growth at home slows.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's, Yang Liu, Morgan Stanley, Tuya, Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon Organizations: Management, Asia Pacific, Google, BNY, New Enterprise Associates Locations: U.S, Asia, China, Europe, India, Hong Kong

☆ I changed my name to Kricket. I didn't feel like Ashley represented me, and it's a nod to my maiden name.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kricket Bushnell. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. But I didn't want to be Kricket Krick. So, I applied to legally change my name Kricket Bushnell — Bushnell was my future husband's last name — a few weeks before our wedding. AdvertisementDo you have an interesting story about your name that you'd like to share with Business Insider?

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☆ UBS says it's time to move out of cash. Here's where it sees opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The era of hiding out in cash is coming to an end, according to UBS. While investors have been earning yields of more than 5% on instruments like money market funds and certificates of deposit, those rates aren't expected to stick around much longer. "We believe investors should limit their overall cash balances as falling interest rates this year and beyond will diminish returns on cash," Solita Marcelli, chief investment officer Americas for UBS Global Wealth Management, wrote in a note Monday. Investors flooded into money market funds as the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in 2022. UBS also moved out on the curve on TIPS earlier this month after initially buying 5-year inflation-protected securities in August.

Persons: Marcelli, Leslie Falconio, Falconio Organizations: UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management, Investors, Federal Reserve, Investment Company Institute, AAA, AAA CMBS Locations: UBS Americas

☆ House G.O.P. Moves to Crack Down on Noncitizen Voting, Sowing False Narrative
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Republicans are using their majority in Congress to reinforce former President Donald J. Trump’s false claims of widespread illegal voting by noncitizens, sowing the seeds of an effort to delegitimize the outcome of the 2024 election if Mr. Trump loses by pushing legislation that purports to crack down on a problem that barely exists. House Republicans have introduced a series of bills to take aim at voting by noncitizens, which is already a felony in federal elections, where those who study the issue say it almost never occurs. This week, they are planning to push through a bill that would roll back a District of Columbia law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections, which they contend is needed to prevent Democrats from expanding the practice to other jurisdictions. And Republicans are advancing another measure that would require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering a person to vote. The legislation has virtually no chance of becoming law, but it serves to amplify one of Mr. Trump’s favorite pre-emptive claims of election fraud.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, noncitizens, Trump’s Organizations: Republicans, noncitizens, Columbia Locations: United States

☆ I taught college for almost a decade, and I want parents to stop forcing their kids into college. There are other options.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Rachel Garlinghouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The overwhelming and overriding culprit of my students' college failures was their parents. They were terrified of letting their parents know that money had been "wasted" or that they didn't meet their parents' own college dreams for their kids. Look into community collegeSo many students told me their parents turned their noses up at the idea of their child attending a community college, and my question is: Why? AdvertisementI attended a community college and eventually became a college teacher. Community college is cheaper, sometimes more conveniently located, and offers a less abrupt and extreme step between high school and a university.

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☆ Here’s Why Republicans Are Focusing on Voting by Noncitizens
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Minho Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

House Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by noncitizens, part of an effort to sow doubts about the election outcome and take aim at immigrants who they say have no business participating in elections in the United States. They are planning to push through a bill this week that would roll back a Washington, D.C., law allowing noncitizen residents of the nation’s capital to vote in local elections. And they are pushing legislation that would require states to obtain proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, in person when registering an individual to vote and require states to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. Neither is likely to pass the Democratic-led Senate or be signed by President Biden, but both are ways for Republicans to call attention to their false claims of widespread illegal voting by noncitizens. Former President Donald J. Trump has long claimed in the face of evidence to the contrary that presidential and congressional elections are susceptible to widespread voter fraud and illegal voting by undocumented immigrants who have skewed the outcomes in favor of Democrats — a charge that House Republicans have echoed.

Persons: noncitizens, Biden, Donald J, Trump, — Organizations: Republicans, D.C, Democratic, noncitizens Locations: United States, Washington

☆ Opinion | The Truth Hurts — Especially When Bill Maher Dishes It Out
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Back in 2013, I got a call from Bill Maher. He was being hit with a lawsuit by Donald Trump and thought it would be “comedy gold” for my column. Maher offered to give $5 million to charity if he could see the birth certificate of Trump, who had offered $5 million to charity for records to verify the birthplace of President Barack Obama. “He’s not even a real person,” an exasperated Maher told Conan O’Brien about Trump at the time. I told Maher that it wasn’t worth writing about Trump and his silly lawsuits and risible presidential aspirations.

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☆ When we adopted our daughter, we chose her name with her birth mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sarah Buttenwieser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We chose the name with the birth motherMaybe a month before this baby was due, our shared social worker gathered us and Caroline, the intended birth mother, who was pregnant. Our social worker asked, "What are you thinking about the name?" Caroline shared her mother's maiden name with us. "That's beautiful," our social worker declared. With adoption, the birth certificate issued just after birth isn't the final one, though.

Persons: —, I'd, Caroline, Jasmine, Saskia, Kezia, we'd, Hosea, Saskia Raine Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Caroline

The question for some of us is, why some people want to keep working decades beyond retirement age? CNN Opinion editor Stephanie Griffith asked seven people who are past the conventional retirement age why they are still at the job and got as many responses as there were respondents. They continue to work happily and productively, and were happy to explain to us how and why they do it. Over the years I’ve had to adapt frequently to the changing technology, which isn’t always easy for someone my age. That may be the secret of working well past the time society tells us we’re supposed to retire.

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☆ United Airlines says FAA cleared it to add new aircraft, routes after safety review
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

United Airlines said the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared it to add new aircraft and routes months after the regulator stepped up its scrutiny of the carrier following several safety incidents. United said in March that the FAA had stepped up scrutiny of the airline after a spate of incidents earlier this year. That prevented it from launching new routes, including flights to Faro, Portugal, ahead of the busy summer travel season. The clearance from the FAA is welcome news as United and other carriers expect a record peak season this year. "We will continue to see an FAA presence in our operation as they review our work processes, manuals and facilities," it said in its employee memo.

Persons: United Organizations: Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Management, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines Locations: Faro, Portugal, Japan, San Francisco, Oregon

☆ Former US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with Chinese hacker unknowingly, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A former US Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on US charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said. The lawyer’s filing supports Reuters reporting linking Duggan to convicted Chinese defense hacker Su Bin. The case will be heard in a Sydney court this month, two years after his arrest in rural Australia at a time when Britain was warning its former military pilots not to work for China. Su Bin, arrested in Canada in 2014, pleaded guilty in 2016 to theft of US military aircraft designs by hacking major US defense contractors. Duggan asked Su Bin to help source Chinese aircraft parts for his Top Gun tourist flight business in Australia, Collaery wrote.

Persons: CNN —, Daniel Duggan, Duggan, Su Bin, Bernard Collaery, Mark Dreyfus, Collaery, Su Bin “, ”, AVIC, “, Mr Duggan Organizations: CNN, US Marine, Reuters, Gun, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, US, AVIC, ASIO, US Navy Criminal Investigation Service, United Locations: Australia, Australian, Beijing, Sydney, Britain, China, Canada, United States, Australia’s Tasmania, backdated

☆ As a mom, I think gift cards are terrible gifts. I never have the time to book an appointment.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Jenn Morson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's still sitting unused in a drawer, with other gift cards that I haven't touched. "Oh, I will," I responded, thinking of the other massage gift certificate from my birthday that was still tucked in my desk drawer, gathering dust. The massage gift card from last year sits on my dresser in a pile of other plastic cards that were cluttering my purse. Well-meaning gift-givers bestow us with restaurant cards, manicure gift cards, and even more grandiose gestures such as weekend getaways. For all gift-givers looking to show their mother how much they love them with such a gift, think of it like an all-inclusive resort.

Persons: It's, —, she's Organizations: Service

☆ A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But after spending more than two decades building a career at the factory, Mr. Karaca, a 49-year-old father of three, learned that Continental planned to close the plant by 2027. Facing a daunting job hunt, he will head back to school to earn his trade certificate, courtesy of his employer. It’s a necessary step if he wants to find a job in Germany, where despite a desperate lack of skilled workers, degrees and certification still count more than on-the-job experience. “I never needed it until now, because I was always here,” Mr. Karaca said. The training program that Mr. Karaca and 80 of his co-workers will undergo is part of an initiative started by Continental aimed at helping employees acquire the skills they need for new jobs, either within Continental or at companies nearby.

Persons: Emrullah Karaca, Karaca, “, ” Mr Organizations: Continental Locations: Gifhorn, Germany, It’s

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