Parent PLUS loans also qualify for Biden’s student loan forgiveness
Students aren’t the only borrowers who will benefit from President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Parents who took out federal loans will also be eligible for debt...
Finland and Sweden seek the security of Nato’s embrace
Two months before its armies invaded Ukraine, Russia published a set of security demands that aimed at a drastic revision of Europe’s post-cold war order. Above all, the...
Andy Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe sells for record $195mn
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‘Silver lining’ to pandemic for ageing Americans
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Lloyd Austin warns China against ‘provocative’ military activity near Taiwan
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin accused China of stepping up coercive behaviour towards Taiwan as he stressed that Washington would maintain its military capacity to resist any force...
FTX may be planning to purchase a stake in BlockFi: Report By Cointelegraph
FTX may be planning to purchase a stake in BlockFi: Report
Crypto exchange FTX is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in BlockFi after the company issued a...
Eric Adams, the blue-collar mayor tackling New York violence
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Italian political upheaval provides test of ECB’s resolve
The political instability threatening to cut short Mario Draghi’s time as Italian prime minister has laid bare the challenges confronting his former colleagues at the European Central Bank...
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Rising isolationism and populism in Europe has parallels to the 1930s. An energy crisis...
With high inflation, soaring energy prices, and slowing economic growth, many economists have drawn comparisons between today’s European economy and that of the...
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On Nov. 5, 2020, I purchased The Raconteur Puzzle from the New York Public Library. It’s a 1,000-piece puzzle illustrated by Australian artist...
A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners
The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now, by Anya Kamenetz, PublicAffairs, 352 pages, $25
Twelve years after he...