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Starting in mid-2026, President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending package will set new limits on student loan borrowing.
Trump’s 'big beautiful bill' caps student loans. Here's what it means for borrowers
President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package will set new limits on how much money students can borrow for college and graduate school.
cnb.cx
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Starting in mid-2026, President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending package will set new limits on student loan borrowing.
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Emails show that IRS chief counsel Andrew De Mello said a recent DHS request did not comply with the law.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Emails show that IRS chief counsel Andrew De Mello said a recent DHS request did not comply with the law.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
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Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
June 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
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My big story about Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon: nymag.com/intelligence...
Pete Hegseth Is Playing Secretary
As he sends troops into L.A. and prepares for war, his Pentagon is beset by infighting over leaks, drugs, and socks. How long will Trump stand by him?
nymag.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My big story about Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon: nymag.com/intelligence...
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The precedent set here is the end of Congress, which I don't think Congress will even notice
Breaking: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to cancel $65 million in teaching grants.
Supreme Court, in a win for Trump, lets admin cancel $65M in teaching grants
Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal justices dissented from the high court’s ruling.
www.politico.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The precedent set here is the end of Congress, which I don't think Congress will even notice
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
Breaking: Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
Preorders won’t start April 9th as originally announced.
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
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Statement from Nintendo: Statement from Nintendo: Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.
April 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Statement from Nintendo: Statement from Nintendo: Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.
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How tariffs will change your gadgets
How tariffs will change your gadgets
On The Vergecast: what a trade war means for the Switch 2, the TikTok ban, and everything else
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
How tariffs will change your gadgets
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“These policies, if sustained, would likely push the US and possibly global economy into recession this year,” wrote JPMorgan’s head of global economic research.
JPMorgan raises recession odds for this year to 60%
Tariffs from the Trump administration make a global recession more likely than not, according to JPMorgan.
www.cnbc.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“These policies, if sustained, would likely push the US and possibly global economy into recession this year,” wrote JPMorgan’s head of global economic research.
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Monster Train 2 releasing May 21 for PS5/Switch/Xbox Series/PC www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQ0...
April 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Monster Train 2 releasing May 21 for PS5/Switch/Xbox Series/PC www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQ0...
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And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
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Britta Späth has dedicated her career to proving a single, central conjecture. She’s finally succeeded, alongside her partner, Marc Cabanes.
A Math Couple Solves a Major Group Theory Problem—After 20 Years of Work
Britta Späth has dedicated her career to proving a single, central conjecture. She’s finally succeeded, alongside her partner, Marc Cabanes.
wrd.cm
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Britta Späth has dedicated her career to proving a single, central conjecture. She’s finally succeeded, alongside her partner, Marc Cabanes.
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For all the desire to get western North Carolina back on its feet, the shared goal to move quickly is colliding with the reality that disaster recovery is almost always frustrating, tedious and too costly for most states to bear without a significant assist from the federal government.
Helene blew through nearly six months ago. North Carolina’s recovery has barely begun.
North Carolina lawmakers are pressing for faster action, even as the full scope of damage is not known and the extent of federal disaster aid remains uncertain.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For all the desire to get western North Carolina back on its feet, the shared goal to move quickly is colliding with the reality that disaster recovery is almost always frustrating, tedious and too costly for most states to bear without a significant assist from the federal government.
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When UBS bought its rival Credit Suisse in 2023, it got roughly a half of a trillion dollars in assets as well as customers and offices around the world. It also took on a fleet of model ships and more than 13,500 artworks.
UBS Doesn’t Know What to Do With All the Art It Inherited From Credit Suisse
UBS is integrating thousands of Credit Suisse paintings, sculptures, posters and model ships. ‘There’s still art that will be found somewhere, in a closet in Shanghai or something.’
www.wsj.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When UBS bought its rival Credit Suisse in 2023, it got roughly a half of a trillion dollars in assets as well as customers and offices around the world. It also took on a fleet of model ships and more than 13,500 artworks.
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These expert tips and tricks will help you find your optimal bedroom setup for sweet dreams.
How to Arrange Your Room for the Best Sleep
These tips and tricks will help your dreams stay sweet.
wrd.cm
March 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
These expert tips and tricks will help you find your optimal bedroom setup for sweet dreams.
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In 2021, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level using EPA data ⤵️
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In 2021, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level using EPA data ⤵️
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The switch to Daylight Savings Time is pretty deadly, we all lose 40 minutes of sleep on average:
🚘Traffic accidents go up, costing $275M & 30 deaths
💥Workplace injuries increase significantly on Monday
⚡️It barely saves electricity
… but it does reduce car accidents with koalas
🚘Traffic accidents go up, costing $275M & 30 deaths
💥Workplace injuries increase significantly on Monday
⚡️It barely saves electricity
… but it does reduce car accidents with koalas
March 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The switch to Daylight Savings Time is pretty deadly, we all lose 40 minutes of sleep on average:
🚘Traffic accidents go up, costing $275M & 30 deaths
💥Workplace injuries increase significantly on Monday
⚡️It barely saves electricity
… but it does reduce car accidents with koalas
🚘Traffic accidents go up, costing $275M & 30 deaths
💥Workplace injuries increase significantly on Monday
⚡️It barely saves electricity
… but it does reduce car accidents with koalas
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ABC News has now fully taken down the old 538 website, including all interactive projects since 2014. Aside from erasing history this prevents access to publicly released data, including raw polls, averages, model estimates & story dta. Totally unacceptable for a company (allegedly) doing journalism
March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ABC News has now fully taken down the old 538 website, including all interactive projects since 2014. Aside from erasing history this prevents access to publicly released data, including raw polls, averages, model estimates & story dta. Totally unacceptable for a company (allegedly) doing journalism
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Are there any other examples of times when reality breaks grammar and we just have to deal with it?
Example: Zero...it's a number so it has to be singular or plural, but since it isn't singular or plural, we just made it plural. "There are zero marbles."
Example: Zero...it's a number so it has to be singular or plural, but since it isn't singular or plural, we just made it plural. "There are zero marbles."
March 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Are there any other examples of times when reality breaks grammar and we just have to deal with it?
Example: Zero...it's a number so it has to be singular or plural, but since it isn't singular or plural, we just made it plural. "There are zero marbles."
Example: Zero...it's a number so it has to be singular or plural, but since it isn't singular or plural, we just made it plural. "There are zero marbles."
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President Trump has promised that tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impose few, if any, costs on the U.S. and rake in huge sums of revenue. But experts point out that many of his goals contradict and undermine one another.
When It Comes to Tariffs, Trump Can’t Have It All
The president has promised big results, from raising revenue to reviving domestic manufacturing. But many of his goals undermine one another.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
President Trump has promised that tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impose few, if any, costs on the U.S. and rake in huge sums of revenue. But experts point out that many of his goals contradict and undermine one another.
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Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Monolith has made video games for thirty years. And it gets unceremoniously shuttered for what? A tax writeoff? To please shareholders?
Please read up about what unions are, how they work, and how they can benefit developers everywhere.
www.polygon.com/23485977/vid...
Please read up about what unions are, how they work, and how they can benefit developers everywhere.
www.polygon.com/23485977/vid...
Video game unionization: an all-in-one explainer, from why to how it may happen
Literally everything you need to know about video game unions
www.polygon.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Monolith has made video games for thirty years. And it gets unceremoniously shuttered for what? A tax writeoff? To please shareholders?
Please read up about what unions are, how they work, and how they can benefit developers everywhere.
www.polygon.com/23485977/vid...
Please read up about what unions are, how they work, and how they can benefit developers everywhere.
www.polygon.com/23485977/vid...
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The most bizarre digging game on Steam is full of love and trash
The most bizarre digging game on Steam is full of love and trash
The Steam Next Fest demo for Mashina is a charming way to spend 15 minutes
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The most bizarre digging game on Steam is full of love and trash
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Tiny Garden is what you get when you stuff a gardening sim into your Polly Pocket
Tiny Garden is what you get when you stuff a gardening sim into your Polly Pocket
Demo available during Steam Next Fest
buff.ly
February 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tiny Garden is what you get when you stuff a gardening sim into your Polly Pocket