Credit reporting giants that decide who can access loans, homes, and jobs want less transparency — and Trump regulators are listening.
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Justice Democrats is endorsing Frederick Haynes III, seeing him as their best shot to add a new Squad member from Texas.
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Benjamin North, who had faced a college allegation, said discrimination against men pervaded the handling of campus sexual assault claims, including his own.
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“The $170 billion price tag for immigration enforcement eclipses other law enforcement expenditures at the federal, state, and local level…. The law substantially increases funds for deportations without providing any money to make the system more fair or functional.” — The Brennan Center for Justice
“We’re not spending taxpayer dollars on you unless you’re in jail.” — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton
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Many people think of the United States as a nation of immigrants and the land of opportunity, but the truth is, this country simply can’t afford to welcome all the migrants who want to live here. In fact, we barely have any money at all, because destroying the lives of immigrants is very expensive.
To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life
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So often we underestimate the time and effort required to reach our goals. You can avoid that trap with realistic planning
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Snorkelling at an unassuming beach sharpened my attention to detail, revealing the tiny spectacles unfolding beneath me
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In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
Which jobs will be replaced by AI? Here is a modest proposal.* Replace higher management by AI. Not “management” in the sense of the teamleader who works alongside their colleagues with a bit more responsibility to make decisions and mediate conflicts, maybe not even the HR person who does performance evaluations, but the C […]
The shock resignation of Zach Smith as both National Secretary and Victorian Branch Executive Officer should be welcomed by CFMEU members who have opposed Labor’s Administration.
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Drupal CMS 2.0 launched January 28. We asked Pam Barone—CTO of Technocrat and Product Owner of Drupal CMS—to talk about what's new and what she's most excited for people to try.
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
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While at surface level, #WeirdTok is all fun and games, it also cuts to something deeper about being human.
Why bother with the theories? Because science seeks to understand the world and to explain the experimental facts, and you need theories to do that. Theories are not just heuristic aids, “useful instruments that aid the growth of experimental knowledge,” as Chalmers accuses Mayo of thinking … What is the point of doing experiments? It […]
Unsealed transcript reveals a judge bought the DOJ’s arguments about “bounties” on an ICE agent, when his name and location were on LinkedIn.
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This letter is to inform you that your career aptitude test evaluation is complete. Your recommended career: Bridge Troll.
Here at the Career Aptitude Institute, we evaluate thousands of tests each year from students all over the country. In the entire history of our organization, we have never seen results that so confidently aligned a student with a specific path. Typically, the results yield a mix of career options (civil engineer: 43 percent match; project manager: 28 percent match, etc.). Your results, however, were about as clear as they come. Bridge Troll: 99.98 percent match. This is especially unprecedented, as our computers typically have a 2 percent margin of error.
We understand these results may come as a surprise to you. It is highly likely you weren’t aware that a career like this even existed. While bridge trolling is undoubtedly a niche and undervalued role, rest assured, it is vital to the economic health of any developed nation.
What exactly does a Bridge Troll do, you ask? Job duties include, but aren’t limited to:
Mark Gatiss doesn't see Doctor Who becoming Star Wars, explaining why that's a good thing and how the show needs to keep doing its own thing.