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The Education Department is offering borrowers a new interest rate reduction incentive for their federal student loans, and time is running out to sign up. But borrowers who want to take advantage of the new benefit should be mindful of the potential risks of the new program.The new incentive program…
New York’s proposed Self-Checkout Bill A11501 is a piece of legislation that takes aim at the economics of automation. If passed, it would require “food retail establishments” to provide a 10% discount for all goods purchased through a self-checkout kiosk.The proposal adds yet another hurdle to an already long list…
Throughout much of spring 2026, Michael Jackson’s compilation The Essential has ranked as one of the biggest albums in the world. That is certainly true in the United Kingdom, where the late superstar remains a serious hitmaker more than a decade and a half after his death.The collection was already…
Major League Pickleball (MLP), presented by DoorDash, visited the Windy City this past weekend for the 8th of its nine week whirlwind regular 2026 season. It comes on the back of a crazy trade deadline day that saw two of the league favorites make massive moves to try to win…
Some states recognize a form of marital property known as tenancy by the entireties. In these states, assets held in tenancy by the entireties are not available to the creditors of only one spouse ― but they are available to creditors if both spouses are debtors. Among other assets, interests…
Earlier this month, Bonnie Tyler died at age 75, only about a month after celebrating that milestone birthday. The Welsh singer began releasing albums in the late 1970s and remained active for decades, most recently issuing The Best Is Yet to Come roughly half a decade ago, but she is…
It has been 20 years since Bring Me the Horizon released Count Your Blessings, the band’s debut album. Since then, the group has become one of the biggest rock acts in the world, and its edgy sound has continued to evolve, becoming slightly more appealing to a wider audience while…
Bruno Mars has released a surprisingly small number of albums for an artist who has enjoyed so much success and helped define an entire generation of pop music. The singer-songwriter has issued only four solo collections, as well as one project as half of Silk Sonic, his super duo with…
The Education Department has begun notifying some student loan borrowers who had applied for income-driven repayment plans that, due to a calculation error, they must now reapply again for the same repayment plan. The request potentially jeopardizes their access to affordable monthly payments and may temporarily pause their ability to…
It has been 20 years since Bring Me the Horizon released Count Your Blessings, the band’s debut album. Since then, the group has become one of the biggest rock acts in the world, and its edgy sound has continued to evolve, becoming slightly more appealing to a wider audience while…
ToplineA further decline in SpaceX shares on Monday cut Elon Musk’s net worth by more than $20 billion, lowering his fortune below the $700 billion threshold for the first time since December, as Musk falls further from his trillionaire status.Key FactsShares of SpaceX dropped 4.8% to around $109.50 as of…
The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the Consumer Price Index declined by 0.4% in June 2026, signaling that inflation is slowing. But this doesn’t necessarily make it a good time to buy a car, house, appliance, furniture set or vacation. Lower inflation means prices are…
The merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery suffered a setback—a federal judge put a temporary pause on the $110 billion acquisition just one week after twelve states sued Paramount over the deal, arguing it was unlawful and would “create a media behemoth” that would damage both audiences and…
It has been 20 years since Bring Me the Horizon released Count Your Blessings, the band’s debut album. Since then, the group has become one of the biggest rock acts in the world, and its edgy sound has continued to evolve, becoming slightly more appealing to a wider audience while…
Future rules multiple Billboard charts this week, a feat he has accomplished many times throughout his career. The rapper is both incredibly prolific and immensely popular, and whenever he releases a project, it is all but certain to score a notable debut across a variety of tallies — and it…
All the arguments for and against rent control miss this little fact. The wealthiest sometimes really like the arrangement when they get to benefit from it, and don’t own apartment buildings where the regulations put financial constraints on them.The original article from the Wall Street Journal (here’s a gift link…
During my decades-long campaign in the high-stakes world of energy trading and utility operations, I’ve seen two very different types of “battlefields.” The first is the one I entered as a young leader—a Darwinian, “survival of the fittest” environment where individuals competed fiercely for personal gain, and information was not…
It has been 20 years since Bring Me the Horizon released Count Your Blessings, the band’s debut album. Since then, the group has become one of the biggest rock acts in the world, and its edgy sound has continued to evolve, becoming slightly more appealing to a wider audience while…
ToplineElon Musk backed reality star Spencer Pratt’s suggestions on Thursday that the mail-in voting system “could be” rife with widespread fraud after Pratt recently failed to advance to a runoff in the Los Angeles mayor’s race when mail-in ballots counted after Election Day swung the race in his opponents’ favor.Key…
Scammers are not just targeting taxpayers. Increasingly, they are targeting the tax professionals who hold taxpayer data.That’s the message behind the IRS and Security Summit partners’ summer scam-prevention campaign, “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself,” a five-week effort aimed at helping tax pros recognize emerging threats, strengthen basic security practices, and…
ToplineParaguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla said Thursday her Instagram profile was hacked, days after she made a series of racist remarks against Kylian Mbappé following France’s win over Paraguay in a knockout round of the World Cup.Key FactsAmarilla said in an X post her Instagram account was hacked “possibly since this…




















