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The co-author of an enraging new report called the student loan system "a failed social experiment." Over the centuries, America has bestowed generous, state-sponsored privileges upon select classes of its citizens. Veterans and old people get free socialized healthcare—and, for the most part, they...
The Trump administration is proposing rules for investors in a new program that it says could have a big impact on economically depressed areas around the country.   About 8,700 so-called "opportunity zones" have been set up in all 50 states...
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft Corp. with fellow billionaire Bill Gates and used the fortune he made from the iconic technology company to invest in professional sports teams, cable TV and real estate, has died. He was 65. Allen died on Monday...
These days, walking through parts of Manhattan feels like occupying two worlds at the same time. In a theoretical universe, you are standing in the nation’s capital of business, commerce, and culture. In the physical universe, the stores are...
“We just wanted to come in and hand a petition and go away,” the driver told BuzzFeed News. An Uber driver attempting to deliver a petition to the ride-hailing company’s headquarters in San Francisco was tackled and brought to the...
With the rise of the gig economy, many people are turning to ridesharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft to find work. But amid recent reports of declining earnings, how much do drivers really make? Despite the differences in the platforms, average nationwide earnings...
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