U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, speaks on student loan debt in the Roosevelt Room of the White House August 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images The 8th Circuit blocked Biden’s student-debt relief in response to a lawsuit filed by six GOP-led states. It said the states’ argument that…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
President of the United States Joe Biden during the press conference on the final day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain on June 30, 2022. Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images A top US defense official repeated that the US would “defend every inch of NATO territory” after reports surfaced that Russian missiles…
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary O’Leary Ventures In an interview with Insider, Kevin O’Leary explained his next move now that FTX, a company he invested in, filed for bankruptcy. The “Shark Tank” investor said he’s moving his assets to Canada, and will no longer keep funds in unregulated exchanges. He also broke down details of his…
Illustration photo shows a smart phone screen displaying the logo of FTX, the crypto exchange platform, with a screen showing the FTX website OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images BlockFi is preparing for possible bankruptcy amid “significant exposure” to failed exchange FTX, WSJ reported. BlockFi last week paused withdrawals and limited activity on the exchange, and…
The Federal Election Commission logo at its headquarters in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call Two recently established political committees appear to violate FEC regulations. One committee uses a potential candidate’s name without their permission. The other includes antisemitic language in its name. Despite the violations, it may take regulators days or weeks to address…
I was lucky enough to sit down with Appian’s healthcare industry lead, Fritz Haimberger. Fritz is someone who practices what he preaches — outside of his day job, he still spare-times as a medic and a firefighter in his hometown of Franklin, Tennessee (just outside Nashville). I’ve been lucky enough to work with various healthcare…
Starting today, Netflix users will be able to see all the devices linked to their account and have the option to remotely log out of each one individually. For each device, you’ll see the type of hardware (say, a smart TV or Android phone), the profile that was most recently used to watch something on…
2K and developer Firaxis have formally announced the previously leaked Leader Pass for Civilisation 6, adding 18 leaders to the 4X strategy favourite over the course of six DLC releases. 12 of the 18 leaders featured in the DLC are new to Civilization 6, while six are described as “new takes” on existing leaders. Each…
Image credit: Phil Spencer (@XboxP3 on Twitter) Microsoft has revealed it shelved plans to launch an Xbox streaming box because it couldn’t get the price low enough to make it an attractive proposition for consumers. According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who confirmed the existence of the ‘Keystone’ box earlier this year, Microsoft was unable…
Having access to vision care has never been more important. According to the CDC, 93 million U.S. adults are at high risk for serious vision loss, which is a whopping 28 percent of the total population. Meanwhile, the percentage of people who need glasses is at an all-time high. Currently, around 53 percent of Americans…