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☆ Republicans are gearing up to investigate Biden's student-debt relief when they take control of the House
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GOP Reps. Virginia Foxx and Jason Smith began oversight actions on Biden's student-debt relief. It comes as Biden's debt relief remains on hold due to rulings from two federal courts. While Democrats maintained control over the Senate in the midterms elections, Republicans managed to win a slim majority over the House — and they're likely to use that power to investigate the Biden administration. They have supported the two lawsuits that have successfully put a pause on the implementation of the debt relief. The department has also taken matters to the Supreme Court, most recently appealing the decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to continue its pause on Biden's debt relief.

☆ Biden's Education Department 'will hold onto' student-loan borrowers' debt cancellation applications so it can 'quickly process their relief once we prevail in court,' the White House says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The White House said the Education Department will hold onto borrowers' information during this time. The administration is appealing the decision and is confident its debt relief will prevail in court. But Biden's administration remains confident in its authority to discharge millions of borrowers' student loans. In a statement after the ruling, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that "we strongly disagree with the District Court's ruling on our student debt relief program and the Department of Justice has filed an appeal." But the law is on our side and we will keep fighting for the millions of Americans with student debt."

☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.

☆ A timeline of threats against Nancy Pelosi — from the January 6 death threats to a claim about beheading her 'jihadist style' — that preceded the attack on her husband
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A man who violently attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, may have been looking for her. Nancy Pelosi has faced several threats, including some that resulted in charges or conviction. "Nancy Pelosi is apart [sic] of a satanic cult and so are the people who work closely with her. A relative had informed her of a text Meredith sent in which he threatened Pelosi, prosecutors said. "The attacker who injured Paul Pelosi was looking for Nancy Pelosi, likely wanting to finish the job."

☆ Biden's White House says the GOP's 'MAGA trickle-down economic plan' will increase student-loan payments and raise inflation for Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The White House said Republicans will raise inflation through their economic priorities. Biden's student-debt relief plan is currently paused as an appeals court makes a decision on its legality. "Republican officials are suing to block the Biden administration's student debt relief plan. If they succeed, that would mean higher debt payments for the over 40 million Americans who could benefit from up to $20,000 in student debt relief," the White House said. Even before Biden's August announcement of the debt relief, many Republican lawmakers were suspect of its legality.

☆ US math skills suffered their biggest-ever setback during COVID, with just 26% of 8th graders meeting the mark
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Results from the Nation's Report Card found drastic declines in math scores for fourth and eight graders. Just 26% of eight graders are proficient in math, down from 34% in 2019. Cardona said that while the pandemic is partly to blame, years of disinvestment in education is a major factor. The results were stark — math scores for eighth graders dropped in nearly every state, with just 26% of them proficient in the subject, down from 34% in 2019. For fourth graders, the average math score fell by five points, and reading scores for both grades fell by three points.

☆ Biden's student-loan forgiveness could be delayed as lawsuits mount. Here's where 6 major cases stand.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Biden's student-loan forgiveness is facing at least six lawsuits from conservative groups. The administration faces at least six major lawsuits seeking to halt Biden's debt relief plan. For now, borrowers can still continue applying for debt relief on the studentaid.gov website that will close in December 2023. On September 27, the Pacific Legal Foundation — a conservative nonprofit legal organization — helmed the first major lawsuit against Biden's debt relief. On October 19, WILL asked the Supreme Court to halt Biden's debt relief will waiting for a decision on its appeal.

☆ It's still unclear if your student debt will be forgiven before payments resume in January — or how your loan company will carry out the relief
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Payments are still set to resume in January 2023 after being on pause for over two years during the pandemic. When announcing the debt relief, Biden said the extension of the payment pause through December 2022 would be "final," while also noting that the application to apply for relief would go live in early October. While the Education Department recommends borrowers submit their applications by mid-November so the relief can hit their accounts before payments resume, it remains to be seen how effectively student-loan companies will implement the relief. "Another concern is with the loan servicers – we must ensure that they aren't engaging in deceptive or illegal behavior, and holding them fully accountable if they do," she added. And income-driven repayment plans, which are intended to give borrowers affordable monthly payments with the promise of loan forgiveness after at least 20 years, had the same issue — recent reports found loan companies had failed to track payments borrowers had made.

☆ Biden's student loan relief plan will cost $400 billion. Republicans call it 'unsustainable' and Democrats say it will give 'Americans more breathing room.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office finds student loan relief will cost $400 billion. Now, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is shedding light on how much relief will cost: $400 billion, plus $20 billion from outstanding loan payments and interest being paused through December. The $400 billion also pales in comparison to major expenditures from the administration, like $796 billion on defense in 2022. The student loan relief will disproportionately impact Black and Latino borrowers, millennials, and public servants such as teachers, police, and non-profit workers. "Today's CBO estimate makes clear that millions of middle class Americans have more breathing room thanks to President Biden's historic decision to cancel student debt," Sens.

☆ Congress just made it possible for student-loan borrowers who combined their balances with a spouse to separate their debt and receive federal loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Congress passed a bill to allow student-loan borrowers with spousal loans to separate their debt. Until now, law prohibited the separation of spousal loans because Congress shuttered the program in 2006. On Wednesday, the House passed the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act of 2021, which allows those with spousal loans to separate their balances. "They will be immediately able to apply for the severance of their loan," Price told Insider in a Monday interview. The passage of this bill comes at a critical time for student-loan borrowers with spousal debt.

☆ 2 GOP lawmakers are looking into whether Biden's student-loan forgiveness is a 'serious ethics violation' and benefits staffers who helped craft the policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GOP Reps. Foxx and Comer want investigations into the ethics of Biden's student-loan forgiveness. They're concerned that the staffers who helped craft the policy could stand to benefit from it. The White House has not yet given a direct response to Foxx and Comer's concerns. —Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) September 15, 2022Since Biden announced the debt relief, Republicans have been on the offense, pursuing many routes to attempt to prevent the loan forgiveness from coming to fruition. Amid GOP pushback, Democratic lawmakers are blasting Republicans for trying to take relief away from millions of working Americans.

☆ The CEO of a major student-loan company says he won't sue Biden on debt cancellation even though he 'clearly' has standing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Navient CEO Jack Remondi said he won't sue Biden on his student-loan forgiveness plan. However, he did note his company would have standing to bring forth legal action. Remondi addressed those threats and said that Navient would "clearly" have the legal standing to challenge the policy because it owns loans within the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. But in terms of whether Navient will actually sue, Remondi said: "It won't be us." "It's pretty clear that the precedent here requires someone to have standing in order to sue.

☆ Elizabeth Warren slams Rick Scott's 'shameless attempt' to pass a bill that would block Biden's student-loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elizabeth Warren slammed Rick Scott for trying to pass a bill blocking student-loan forgiveness. Senate Democrats blocked that bill from passing, and on Wednesday, Warren blasted Scott for trying to push the legislation through. "This is a shameful attempt by Republicans to keep working Americans buried under mountains of student debt," Warren said on the Senate floor. Still, during his floor speech after his bill was blocked, Scott reiterated conservative criticisms of student-loan forgiveness. Other GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to block student-loan forgiveness, saying the scale of this relief was illegal.

☆ After Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Democrats move to 'improve the lives' of borrowers with a bill to make future debt easier to pay off
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Democrats introduced a bill to make student loans easier to pay off after Biden's debt relief. The bill would improve PSLF while lowering interest rates on new student loans. "Simply put, by making loans cheaper to take out and easier to pay off, the LOAN Act will help improve the lives of student-loan borrowers — both now and in the future." Specifically, according to a fact sheet, the Democrats' bill would:Double the Pell Grant by raising the maximum award over five years to $13,000. But Democrats are continuing to laud the loan forgiveness, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on board with taking the relief further.

☆ A top Republican lawmaker says she's 'open to suggestions for ways to stop' Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biden announced up to $20,000 in student-loan forgiveness for some federal borrowers. GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx said she's looking for ways to block that relief. Now, Foxx and some her Republican colleagues are eyeing legal action to overturn Biden's loan forgiveness. "We're looking for ways to stop it, and we're open to suggestions for ways to stop it. Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz also recently told The Washington Post that he's "brainstorming" ways to block student-loan forgiveness in court.

☆ „Down” — un cuvânt scurt, dar foarte greu
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +9 min

Sursa foto: prietenamea.com„Down” — un cuvânt scurt, dar foarte greuUn cuvânt spus la întâmplare poate contribui la întărirea stereotipurilor și prejudecăților față de persoanele cu sindromul Down sau altor grupuri marginalizate. Cei pe care îi insultăm în acest fel sunt în primul rând persoanele cu sindromul Down și familiile lor. Un copil cu sindromul Down se dezvoltă, într-adevăr, mai lent, dar cu suportul necesar se pot atinge progrese în dezvoltare”, spune Ludmila Adamciuc. prietenamea.comCâteva prejudecăți asociate persoanelor cu sindromul Down sunt că acestea nu pot vorbi coerent, sunt agresive sau au lungimea vieții redusă. Astfel veți promova o imagine pozitivă, conformă cu drepturile omului a persoanelor cu dizabilități, inclusiv a persoanelor cu sindromul Down.

Persons: Ludmila Adamciuc, Down, englez John Langdon, prietenamea.com, Ludmila, Hollywood Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell Organizations: ONU Locations: Prejudecata, Republica Moldova, englez, ochelarist

☆ (foto, video) „Down” – un cuvânt scurt, dar foarte greu. Continuăm să vorbim despre campania #toțisuntemdiferiți
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +10 min

Cei pe care îi insultăm în acest fel sunt în primul rând persoanele cu sindromul Down și familiile lor. Un copil cu sindromul Down se dezvoltă, într-adevăr, mai lent, dar cu suportul necesar se pot atinge progrese în dezvoltare.”, spune Ludmila Adamciuc. Câteva prejudecăți asociate persoanelor cu sindromul Down sunt că acestea nu pot vorbi coerent, sunt agresive sau au lungimea vieții redusă. Discriminarea împiedică incluziunea socialăÎn lume, copiii cu sindromul Down sunt deseori incluși în procesul educațional, în școli de cultură generală, împreună cu copiii tipici. Astfel veți promova o imagine pozitivă, conformă cu drepturile omului a persoanelor cu dizabilități, inclusiv a persoanelor cu sindromul Down.

Persons: Ludmila Adamciuc, Down, englez John Langdon, Ludmila, Hollywood Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell Organizations: ONU, UNICEF Moldova Locations: Prejudecata, Republica Moldova, englez, ochelarist, Campania

(foto, video) Ce filme trebuie să vizionezi dacă vrei să înțelegi cele mai populare meme-uri care circulă pe internetȘtim că ai văzut aceste imagini de multe ori, poate un prieten a făcut o glumă utilizând una dintre ele într-un anumit context. Noi am selectat câteva, cele mai cunoscute astfel de meme-uri și îți spunem din ce filme sunt, în caz că nu le-ai privit deja. A început de jos și a avut o ascensiune fulgerătoare, iar lăcomia corporatistă, succesul în exces și puterea dobândită l-au transformat din broker onest în infractor implicat în scandaluri de corupție, înșelăciune și crimă. De aceea, se gândește la un plan infailibil și își forțează ciudații vecini să intre în joc. Aventura începe cu Frăția inelului, care prezintă publicului spectator minunata lume a Pământului de Mijloc și pe locuitorii săi memorabili: oameni, hobbiți, elfi, pitici, vrăjitori, troli și orci.

Persons: Jordan Belfort, Django, Jamie Foxx, King Schultz, Christoph Waltz, Brittle, Schultz, Rick Dalton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cliff Booth, Brad Pitt, Sharon Tate, Margot Robbie, Dalton, Charles Mason, Baz Luhrmann, F . Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Gatsby, David, Rose, Jennifer Aniston, Casey, Emma Roberts, Kenny, Will, Buster, Coen, Iron Man, Captain, Thor, Nick, Samuel L . Jackson, Loki, Tony Stark, ROBERT DOWNEY Jr, Stark Industries, Tony, Frodo, Sauron, Henry Hill, Ray, Jimmy Conway, Robert de Niro, Tommy, Vito, Joe Pesci, Henry, Neo, Keanu Reeves, Morpheus, Laurence Fishburne, Teddy Daniels, Chuck, Peter Pan, Finding, Jack Bruno, Dwayne Johnson, Jack, Woody, Andy, Buzz, Willy Wonka, Charlie, Arthur Slugworth, Bill, Alex Winter, Ted, Socrate, Napoleon, Sigmund Freud, Abraham Lincoln, John Hammond, Jeff, Walter, Peter, El Organizations: Marvel, Iron, Black, US, Jurassic Park Locations: Statelor Unite, Hollywood, Mexic, Vest, Captain America, Hawkeye, Mordor, Nevada, Mountain

☆ Papa Francisc, implicat într-un nou scandal pe Instagram. Al doilea model care susține că a primit „like” de la Suveranul Pontif
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Luna trecută, Vaticanul a anunțat că a deschis o investigație, după ce contul oficial de Instagram al Papei Francisc a „apreciat” o fotografie deocheată a unui model din Brazilia, Natalia Garibotto. Margot Foxx a postat o captură de ecran pe site-ul de microblogging, arătând contul oficial de Instagram al Papei Francisc apreciind o imagine a ei pe Instagram. „Uhhh, papei i-a plăcut poza mea?”, a scris Margot, evidențiind numele contului de Instagram al Papei Francisc. „Papei i-a plăcut poza mea, ceea ce înseamna că mă duc în Rai”, a scris modelul ulterior. Contul Papei Francisc este urmărit de 7.800.000 de persoane.

Persons: Papa Francisc, Margot Foxx, Papei Francisc, Natalia Garibotto, Vaticanului, Margot, Papei, Francisc Organizations: Pontif, Scaun Locations: Brazilia

☆ Contul de Instagram al Papei Francisc recidivează: a dat „Like” unui model în costum de baie
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Imaginile care circulă pe Twitter afișează „Like-ul” dat de contul oficial al Suveranului Pontif la o imagine a lui Margot Foxx, model de pe site-ul cu conținut nud Only Fans. „Papei i-a plăcut fotografia mea, asta înseamnă că o să ajung în Rai", a glumit Margot Foxx pe Twitter. O imagine cu modelul brazilian Natalia Garibotto a primit un "Like" de la contul oficial al Papei Francisc. Vaticanul a anunțat atunci că a lansat o investigație pentru a lămuri situația. Contul oficial de Instagram al Papei Francisc are 7,6 milioane de fani.

Persons: Margot Foxx, Papei, Twitter, margot, Papei Francisc, Pontif, Foxx, Natalia Garibotto, Papei Francisc . Vaticanul Organizations: Pontif

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