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☆ These student-loan borrowers qualify for debt cancellation through the government, but they're struggling to get the same relief on their private balances: 'I feel so defeated. I feel trapped.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Every paycheck I get goes to Navient," Pucci, 59, told BI. I feel trapped, and this has been so traumatic, especially the last couple of months, it's been really, really difficult." The lender, instead, can decide how it wants to craft a relief process, if at all. AdvertisementBut Linssen's efforts paid off — she got $70,000 in private loans discharged in May. While Nave also eventually got her private loans relieved after filing complaints with the CFPB, she doesn't understand why it has to be this way.

Persons: —, Leandro Pucci, Joe Biden's, hasn't, Pucci, it's, " Pucci, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Holder, Warren, Navient, he's, Julia Barnard, Barnard, Theresa, Christman, Theresa Christman Theresa Christman, Eileen Connor, PPSL, haven't, Connor, I've, Victoria Linssen, Jennifer Nave, Linssen, aren't, Brooks, Victoria, Victoria Linssen Victoria Linssen, Nave, they're, — Navient, Nick Eucker, Eucker Organizations: Service, Art Institute, Business, Joe Biden's Education Department, Navient, Education Department, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Education, BI, International Academy of Design, Technology, Brooks Institute, DeVry University, Victoria Linssen Victoria Locations: Venezuela, California, Navient, Cardona

☆ A B.A. from Columbia could cost $500,000: Here are the top 10 most expensive places in the U.S. to go college
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Over four years, the total bill may be $500,000 or more, as it is estimated to be at Columbia University, according to Self Financial. These are the 10 schools with the highest total cost for four years. Columbia University—New YorkTotal cost: $514,4422. Massachusetts Institute of Technology—Cambridge, MassachusettsTotal cost: $441,948All of the 10 most expensive schools Self Financial identified are private, which makes sense, given that those institutions typically charge higher tuition than public schools. But private colleges often offer generous financial aid and scholarships packages so your cost to attend may even be lower than at a public university.

Organizations: National Center for Education Statistics, Columbia University, Columbia, U.S . News, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Columbia University — New York, New York University — New York, Georgetown University — Washington, D.C, Harvard University — Cambridge, California Institute of Technology, University of Southern, University of Southern California — Los Angeles Total, University of Chicago — Chicago, George Washington University — Washington, Yale University — New, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Self, Harvard, University of Massachusetts, Department, Education's, CNBC Locations: Massachusetts, California Institute of Technology — Pasadena, California, University of Southern California, Yale University — New Haven , Connecticut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, Amherst

However, I was raised in a household where it was deeply ingrained that we were to be generous and help others at all costs. While I do want to help my family, this messaging isn't conducive to tucking funds away for Future Me and putting my own financial needs and goals top of mind. By taking care of your financial needs, you'll be in a much better place to care for your loved ones. Depending on your situation, you not only need to know your wants and needs, but you also might need to know your family's wants and needs. If you want help with your financial situation and juggling your needs and your family's needs, consider working with a financial advisor.

Persons: I've, churchgoers, Thao Truong, Truong, you'll, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Morton Wealth, Budget, Foundation, Financial Locations: Los Angeles, Vietnam

☆ Opinion | The Rise of Progressivism Among the Educated Elite
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “The Sins of the Educated Class,” by David Brooks (column, June 7):Mr. Brooks’s insightful column omits one problem. Many “elite” parents and students have never really interacted with “real” average Americans. Don’t only blame the students for their attitudes and behaviors; they are built into our societal structure. Current scholars at elite schools are deprived of the great daily lessons and educational opportunities that I had. Those who take advantage of such experiences would benefit greatly, and so would the country.

Persons: David Brooks, Brooks, Jim Webster Organizations: Army Locations: Chicago, N.Y

☆ Trump spends last Saturday before the debate meeting with Christian voters and courting Pennsylvanians
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Trump will address a gathering of Christian conservatives Saturday afternoon in Washington, DC, before traveling to Philadelphia for a more traditional campaign rally in a key battleground. Trump’s campaign is relishing the juxtaposition of the two candidates’ preparation styles. “While Joe Biden’s advisors force him to hide away at Camp David for some much-needed rest, President Trump is keeping up with his busy campaign schedule,” Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. The Biden campaign slammed Trump’s appearance at the Washington event as proof of where he stands on the issue. The Trump campaign has sought to drive a wedge between Biden and his birth state by hammering the president over inflation and crime.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, crams, Trump, Joe, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Ralph Reed, Roe, Reed, ”, ” Reed, Biden, ” Biden, Sarafina Chitika, “, Donald Trump’s, ‘, ’, he’ll, Biden’s, he’s, “ Donald Trump, Abhi Rahman, CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, David, Trump, Camp, Faith & Freedom Coalition, Wade, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Siena College, Blacks, Democratic National Committee, Republican, DNC, Black, Temple University Locations: Washington , DC, Philadelphia, Racine , Wisconsin, Ohio, Washington, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, SneakerCon

☆ As War Stretches On, Gaza’s High School Students Put Their Dreams on Hold
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Hiba Yazbek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Karim al-Masri was supposed to start his final exams on Saturday morning, just a few weeks shy of graduating. Instead, he spent his morning filling bags of water to freeze into ice, which he sold to support his family. “I should have been studying and preparing for my final exams,” said Mr. al-Masri, 18. The war has devastated Gaza’s education system which was already struggling after several wars and escalations since 2008. All of Gaza’s 12 universities have been severely damaged or destroyed by fighting, according to the United Nations.

Persons: Karim al, Masri, “, ”, Mr Organizations: Palestinian Education Ministry, Islamic, of Gaza, University College of Applied Sciences —, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Jordan

☆ Betting scandals have rocked sports this year. Here's why that could be a good thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

While the expansion of legal sports betting has made gambling more accessible, it's also helped spot infractions like these. The MLB also said it was tipped off about Marcano's betting activity by a legal sports-betting operator, ESPN reported. "When you are operating in the dark, you have no idea what is actually happening — if refs are partaking in illegal betting or players are partaking in betting," Slane said. Many US states where sports betting is legal require gambling companies to work with a licensed independent integrity-monitoring service, like IC360 or Sportradar, to identify suspicious betting activity. They could be college football players betting on the NFL, or NFL players betting on games their teams weren't playing in.

Persons: —, Jontay Porter, Tucupita Marcano, Lucas Paqueta, he's, It's, Shohei Ohtani, it's, Sara Slane, Pete Rose, sportsbooks, Matt Holt, Porter, Holt, that's, Slane, They're, Jim Brown, bettors, Brown, Sportradar, they're, IC360 Organizations: Service, NBA, Toronto Raptors, Raptors, San Diego Padres, Premier League, Football Association, Business, University of Alabama, Dodgers, Sports, Major League Baseball, MLB, ESPN, IC360, Alabama baseball, Iowa State University, Leagues, North America, NFL Locations: Slane, Ohio, sportsbooks, North, Sportradar, Colorado

☆ The US job market is fiercely competitive and student debt is a huge problem. I'm glad I left for Australia.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My parents, who still live in the US, always talked about how much we could save if I went to university in Australia. AdvertisementIn Australia, I've benefited from financial support from my parents and partner. I don't pay rent or utilities except for WiFi. I don't think my job outcome would have been as good if I were in the US. My parents plan on coming back to Australia when they retire, so I am very much looking forward to that.

Persons: —, Aolin Xu, I've, I, they're, Australia doesn't, Ernst & Young Organizations: Service, Business, University of New, UNSW, Australian, US, Ernst & Locations: Australia, Washington, Canada, America, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Bali, Malaysia, EY

☆ My parents attended Big Ten universities, but I chose a smaller, lesser-known one. They often chastised me for that choice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Amy Abbott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I was not interested in my dad's college, Purdue, because it lacked a humanities focus. I asked to visit Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, because I had heard good things about the midsize college. AdvertisementI was irritated and surprised but still wanted to visit Ball State. Ball State lacked the national ratings of the other schools but was renowned for several programs, including one that interested me. I fell in love with Ball StateI attended a summer high school journalism workshop at Ball State, which clinched the deal for me.

Persons: —, impatiently, Aren't, we've, Amy, David, Dorothy, Oz, Tom K, Ryan, Jim Davis, Garfield, I'm, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Purdue, Indiana University, Ball State University, Big Ten, Ball State, Ball, Indiana Locations: Minnesota, mater, Muncie , Indiana

☆ 2024 has become the year of gambling scandals in the sports world. That could be a good thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

While the expansion of legal sports betting has made gambling more accessible, it's also helped spot infractions like these. The MLB also said it was tipped off about Marcano's betting activity by a legal sports-betting operator, ESPN reported. There's little data available to show whether gambling violations like these occur more or less often in the age of legal gambling, in part because they weren't easily tracked before 2018. They could be college football players betting on the NFL, or NFL players betting on games their teams weren't playing in. As sports-betting continues to expand in more states and the industry evolves, there may be more gambling scandals to come.

☆ A Bay Area county gave low-income moms of color $1,000 a month. 2 years later, more families could put food on the table and afford stable housing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Allie Kelly | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

With basic income, families had more housing and food securityUpTogether reported that basic income positively impacted participants' financial stability, well-being, and food and housing security. The percentage of participants with housing stability rose from 45% to 60%, while the participants reported an 8% decline in homelessness. More basic income programs are aimed at parentsMarin County's pilot isn't the only basic program to focus on low-income mothers. A basic income program in New Mexico also gave $500 a month to mixed-citizenship status immigrant families with children. Compared to federal safety nets like SNAP, Medicaid, or rental vouchers, basic income allows families more flexible spending.

Persons: —, Claudia Muralles, San Francisco Bay — Muralles, Muralles, UpTogether, Community Action Marin, Marin County's, Flint, Jesús Gerena, Marin, Gerena Organizations: Service, Marin County , California —, Business, UpTogether, Marin Community Foundation, Marin Housing, Community Action, Children, Child Tax, Local, Medicaid Locations: Marin County , California, San Francisco Bay, Marin, Marin County, America, Flint , Michigan, New Mexico, GBI

☆ Supply chain hotspot Vietnam rolled out the red carpet for Putin, and the US is trying to act cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWanted by the International Criminal Court, Russian President Vladimir Putin still traveled to Vietnam on a two-day visit, where he was warmly welcomed. Russia and Vietnam also have a long history going back to the Soviet era, so his visit is also not surprising. Related storiesWestern allies may rethink "Vietnam's reliability as a strategic partner in the region," Hoang wrote. AdvertisementThis sentimentalism can influence the pragmatism that marked Hanoi's foreign policy for the last two decades, wrote Hoang at the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. It's also a smart political move, as a segment of Vietnamese still holds "a deep fondness for Russia," wrote Hoang.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Vietnam —, Hoang Thi, Yusof, Hoang, Janet Yellen, Yellen, Daniel Kritenbrink, Kritenbrink, It's Organizations: Service, International Criminal Court, Business, ICC, US, Russia, Institute, Regional, Political, State, East Asian, State Department, Soviet Union Locations: Russian, Vietnam, Russia, Soviet, Washington, Ukraine, Australia, Japan, Singapore, ISEAS, China, Hanoi, Moscow, Beijing, Atlanta

Jeff Landry as he signed bill after bill this week on public education in the state, making it clear he believed God was guiding his hand. One new law requires that transgender students be addressed by the pronouns for the gender on their birth certificates (“God gives us our mark,” he said). Then he signed into law a mandate that the Ten Commandments be hung in every public classroom, demonstrating a new willingness for Louisiana to go where other states have not. “We don’t quit,” Mr. Landry, a Republican, said at the signing ceremony. And Mr. Landry, a Catholic who has been vocal about his faith’s influence in shaping his politics, wants to lead the charge.

Persons: Jeff Landry, ”, “, don’t, ” Mr, Landry Organizations: Fatima Catholic School, Republican, Catholic Locations: Lafayette, La, Louisiana

☆ I left the US for Australia. Here are the differences I've spotted in the culture and job market.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIn Australia, I've benefited from financial support from my parents and partner. I don't pay rent or utilities except for WiFi. AdvertisementI also think that this culture has allowed me to feel less pressure to go out and I've performed better academically. I don't think my job outcome would have been as good if I were in the US. My parents plan on coming back to Australia when they retire, so I am very much looking forward to that.

☆ Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Russia and Vietnam pledged on June 20, 2024 to deepen ties as President Vladimir Putin made a state visit aimed at bolstering his alliances to counter Moscow's growing isolation over the war in Ukraine. Putin and President To Lam agreed to further cooperate in education, science and technology, oil and gas exploration and clean energy. The two countries also agreed to work on a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology center in Vietnam. In Hanoi, Putin also met Vietnam’s most powerful politician, Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to the official Vietnam News Agency. Putin drove to Vietnam’s Presidential Palace on Thursday afternoon, where he was greeted by school children waving Russian and Vietnamese flags.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Lam, Gavriil Grigorov, Putin, ” Lam, “, Kim Jong, Nigel Gould, Davies, ”, Nguyen Khac Giang, Giang, Nguyen Phu Trong, Pham Minh Chinh, Putin’s, Ridzwan Rahmat, Janes, ” Rahmat, Prashanth, Wilson, Vladimir Lenin, Trong, Nhan Dan, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Gould, they’ve, he’s, Parameswaran Organizations: Sputnik, Hanoi Opera, Afp, Getty, North, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Singapore’s, Yusof, Institute, Communist Party General, Vietnam News Agency, Criminal, Kremlin, U.S, Embassy, Security, NATO, Asia, Communist Party’s, Vietnam’s Communist Party Locations: Russian, Hanoi, Russia, Vietnam, Ukraine, Moscow, Asia, Pacific, Eurasia, London, British, Belarus, China, North Korea, U.S, Hague, Korea, Singapore, Soviet Union, Soviet, trickier, Washington

☆ How to become an influencer and start making money
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Maesha Shonar, a micro influencer with 24,000 followers on Instagram, previously told BI she had such a highly engaged audience. Take a look at new data on influencer brand deals in 2024Platforms also pay creators based on their video views and engagement. Read more about how TikTokers can score huge paydays for longer videosOn Snapchat, creators have had success making money from its ad-revenue program. Related storiesAffiliate marketing is another popular way to make money after becoming an influencer. Nino de Guzman said she launched the app to help show others how easy it was to become an influencer and make money from social media.

Persons: —, Ayomi Samaraweera, Samaraweera, Nadya Okamoto, influencers, Stacy Kim, Maesha, Instagram, Nate White, I've, MrBeast, Read, videographer Tej Patel, AJ, Grey, influencer Janesha Moore, Moore, makeups, Paulina Perez, she's, Perez, Slack, Lissette Calveiro, Christen Nino de Guzman's Clara, Nino de Guzman, Christen Nino De Guzman, Alix Earle ., Kensington, that's, Danielle Pistotnik, publicists Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Samsung, Verizon, Amazon, Brand, UTA, CAA, Management Locations: California

☆ Education Department looks to expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Department of Education may extend the eligibility of a popular student loan forgiveness program to early childhood educators. The agency on Thursday announced that it was issuing a request for information on potentially broadening the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to include workers in early childhood education settings, many of whom report low wages. "Early childhood educators help young children learn, grow, and thrive," said U.S. "If these educators can access Public Service Loan Forgiveness, we can help our youngest children, their families, and their communities." Including early childhood educators would likely expand the reach of the program to at least some for-profit employers.

Persons: Education James Kvaal, Kvaal, George W, Bush, Xers, Mark Kantrowitz Organizations: U.S . Department of Education, Education, Finance, Trump, Education Department

☆ Teamsters President Sean O’Brien to speak at Republican National Convention
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

York CNN —Teamsters President Sean O’Brien will speak to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, a sign that former President Donald Trump’s campaign is hoping to peel off the support of union members from President Joe Biden. But unlike other speakers at the RNC, O’Brien’s appearance does not represent an endorsement of Trump, according to Teamsters union spokesperson Kara Deniz. O’Brien has requested the opportunity to also speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. “Our GREAT convention will unify Americans and demonstrate to the nation’s working families they come first,” Trump wrote. “This is truly unprecedented since it will be the very first time a Teamsters General President has addressed the RNC,” she said in an email.

Persons: Sean O’Brien, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Kara Deniz, O’Brien, Deniz, ” Trump, “, ” Deniz, ”, ” “, John Palmer, Biden, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Bernie Sanders, Matt Hill, – CNN’s Gregory Krieg, Kristen Holmes Organizations: York CNN, Republican National Convention, RNC, Teamsters, Democratic National Convention, DNC, United Auto Workers, National Labor Relations Board, AFL, UAW, National Education Association, Democratic, Republican Locations: York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Lago, Oklahoma

☆ Protecting pink river dolphins: Fernando Trujillo’s quest to save aquatic life in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

When Trujillo asked what he should focus his research on, Cousteau told him he should go study the river dolphins, which had not been investigated in depth. “This is a very aggressive environment, very difficult to survive,” Trujillo told CNN of the Amazon. Video Ad Feedback Saving the dolphins and manatees of the Amazon River 03:22 - Source: CNNThere are two types of freshwater dolphins found throughout the Amazon: the Amazon River dolphin – or “pink dolphins” due to their color – and the smaller tucuxi, Trujillo said. “They told me ‘we all believe that you are a dolphin that became a human to protect the dolphins,’” Trujillo said. Fernando Trujillo, right, pictured here in 1991 scouting for dolphins along the Amazon River.

Persons: Fernando Trujillo, Jacques Cousteau, Trujillo, Cousteau, ”, ” Trujillo, “, ’ ” Trujillo, he’s, María Jimena Valderrama, CNN Trujillo Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Amazon, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Omacha, Geographic, Rolex Locations: Colombian, Bogotá, Puerto Nariño, South America, ”, Colombia, Trujillo

☆ 3 Takeaways From Putin’s Trip to Vietnam
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Sui-Lee Wee | Paul Sonne | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A day later, in Vietnam, the Russian leader was far less provocative. Vietnam values its relations with the United States, which would be jeopardized if Mr. Putin were to make fiery statements about Washington on its soil. So even though Vietnam and Russia have deep military relations and a shared communist history, leaders in Hanoi instead focused talks with Mr. Putin on boosting ties in areas like trade, education, energy, and science and technology. The Russian leader kept his formal remarks muted. There were no major breakthroughs, but the show of unity with Vietnam was designed to give Mr. Putin a veneer of international legitimacy at a time of increasing isolation in the West.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Mr Locations: North Korea, Vietnam, Russian, United States, Washington, Russia, Hanoi, West

☆ Tourists banned for life from China’s panda breeding center
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A dozen tourists have been banned for life from China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for reportedly displaying bad behavior around the animals. A total of 12 people between the ages of 26 and 61 have been issued lifetime bans from the center, according to a post on the Research Base’s official WeChat account. The Research Base has not publicly identified any of the banned guests or their nationalities. The WeChat post explained that the tourists were not all together – the offenses took place between April and June of this year. The base, which is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Chengdu, has detailed visitor instructions on its website.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: CNN, Chengdu Research Base, Research, Research Base, World Wildlife Fund Locations: Chengdu, ”, Sichuan, China

One by one, each country with the money and the drive to compete started its own nuclear weapons program. Even with this kind of evidence in hand, science has reached only limited conclusions about how nuclear weapons testing affects individuals’ health. They helped create the 2021 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, signed by 93 countries, which bans the possession, use and testing of nuclear weapons. France has acknowledged its “debt” to Polynesians over nuclear testing, and it created a commission in 2010 to evaluate nuclear testing victim compensation claims, but it has never apologized. We are still wrestling with the damage wrought by testing nuclear weapons in our past.

Persons: —, Ernest Moniz, Barack Obama, ” Mr, Moniz, Trump, Trump’s, Biden, United States ’, Republic of Kiribati —, we’re, Robert Oppenheimer’s, Oppenheimer, Ben Wyatt, King Juda, Harry Truman, Oppenheimer’s, Karina Lester, ”, Willard F, Libby, Louis, couldn’t, Merril Eisenbud, Hinamoeura, Britain —, “, it’s, John Moody, Benetick Kabua Maddison, Maddison, Benetick, It’s, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Las, Washington, United States, Marshall, Embassy, D.C, Marshalls, U.S, Navy, United, Soviet Union, Britain, Atomic Energy Commission, St, Louis University, Washington University School of Dental Medicine, Bravo, U.S . Navy, Atomic Energy, Centers for Disease Control, Polynesia —, Nuclear Weapons, ., Pacific Mart, Educational, America Locations: U.S, Japan, United States, Russia, China, Nevada, Soviet Union, — Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, Reggane, Algeria, Montebello, Australia, Republic of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Republic, Washington, Hiroshima, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Marshall, Hawaii, Philippines, Bikini, Atoll, Soviet, Africa, Polynesia, Xinjiang, The, Britain Britain, Britain, American, Kwajalein Atoll, France, France France, Tahiti, Nagasaki, Asia, Europe, India, Pakistan, North Korea, United, Kwajalein, Hawaii , California, Washington and Oregon, Arkansas, Springdale, you’re, Rhode Island, Moscow

☆ Trump calls Biden's student-loan forgiveness efforts 'vile' — and voters shouldn't count on that relief if he's elected
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump is making sure voters know how he feels about student-loan forgiveness. He also used that time to criticize President Joe Biden, particularly Biden's efforts to enact student-loan forgiveness for millions of Americans. Should Biden win, his administration will continue carrying out its broad and targeted debt relief efforts such as one-time account adjustments for borrowers on income-driven repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. After the Supreme Court decision, his campaign posted a statement on his website saying that "these wins were only made possible through President Trump's strong nomination of three distinguished and courageous jurists to the Supreme Court." AdvertisementStill, Biden's Education Department is moving forward with its relief efforts and has maintained that all of its actions are in accordance with the law and the Supreme Court decision.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, I'm, Biden, Biden's, It's, Trump's Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Biden's Education Department, Higher, Biden, Public, Supreme, Education Department, GOP Locations: Wisconsin

☆ Bloomberg Backs Biden With $20 Million Donation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Chris Cameron | More About Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael R. Bloomberg, who is the former mayor of New York City and a Democratic megadonor, has donated nearly $20 million to support President Biden’s re-election campaign, a Bloomberg representative said. Mr. Bloomberg gave $19 million to Future Forward, the main Democratic super PAC supporting Mr. Biden, and $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund, a joint fund-raising committee between Mr. Biden and the Democratic National Committee, said Howard Wolfson, the Education program lead at Bloomberg Philanthropies. “I stood with Joe Biden in 2020, and I am proud to do so again,” Mr. Bloomberg said in a statement. Mr. Bloomberg, who spent $1 billion of his own money on his failed presidential campaign in 2020, ultimately backed Mr. Biden in the Democratic primary that year and was a significant financial supporter of his campaign. He spent tens of millions of dollars through his political action committee on television ads supporting Mr. Biden and vowed to spend heavily in Florida, which then-President Donald J. Trump ultimately won by about three percentage points.

Persons: Michael R, Biden’s, Biden, Howard Wolfson, Bloomberg Philanthropies, “, Joe Biden, ” Mr, Bloomberg, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Bloomberg, Democratic, PAC, Mr, Biden, Fund, Democratic National Committee, The Washington Post Locations: New York City, Florida

☆ A Boston college blames pro-Palestinian student protests for lower enrollment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewStudent protests are one of the reasons Emerson College in Boston is facing a decline in enrollment this fall, an internal message to staff stated, per CBS News. In late April, Emerson students set up a pro-Palestine encampment in a public alley next to Boylston Street, following the student protests that started at Columbia University earlier in the month. AdvertisementThe college enrolled a total of 4,149 undergraduate students in fall 2022, 4,117 in fall 2021, and 3,708 in fall 2020, Boston Herald reported. However, declining college enrollment rates could also be due to the changing sentiments of the younger generation. AdvertisementAdditionally, the availability of high-paying jobs that don't require a college degree has also prompted Gen Zs to rethink college.

Persons: —, Jay Bernhardt, Emerson, Bernhardt, YouGov, Zs, Gen Zs Organizations: Service, Emerson College, CBS, Business, Palestine, Columbia University, Protesters, NBC, Boston Herald Locations: Boston, Gaza, Israel, NBC Boston

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