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$1 million donation set to wipe school lunch debt for 7,000 US students, says report
7,413 students in four Atlanta school districts will get their unpaid lunch debts wiped by the Arby…
Rebecca Rommen
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Republican budget proposal would do away with universal free school lunches
Only nine states offer universal free school lunch. A Republican congressional caucus wants to make…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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An Ohio elementary school ruined 'Ice Cream Friday' when it announced kids with school lunch debt wouldn't get any
After an Ohio elementary school drew outrage for preventing students with school lunch debt from bu…
Katie Balevic
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Kamala Harris' VP pick Tim Walz has joked that Trump will attack his progressive policies, like giving Minnesota kids free school lunch and tuition-free college: 'What a monster!'
Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice president. He has a record of progre…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Congress made school meals free for 2 years. Now, Republicans don't want to extend the program.
"I feel like kids are going to be embarrassed to get lunch again," a food service director in Massa…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Debts for unpaid school meals are rising and families say they are left 'scrambling and confused' after pandemic-era free school lunch program ended
Nearly 850 school districts said they had debt for unpaid school meals to the tune of $19.2 millio…
Katie Balevic
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A millennial couple details how they went from $150,000 in debt to a net worth of $1.5 million in a decade without elite jobs or risky investments
Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez grew his net worth through investing heavily in retirement accounts, buying…
Noah Sheidlower
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Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar push for permanent free school lunch
Four Democrats want to make the pandemic-era free school lunch program permanent. It's currently av…
Ayelet Sheffey
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After 2 years of free school lunches, kids now have to choose between going into debt at the cafeteria or not eating at all
For two years, school lunches were free in the US. Now, parents burdened with inflation have to pay…
Juliana Kaplan
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White House warns states of potential big cuts to Medicaid, school lunch and disaster relief programs if the US government defaults on its debt
Mitch McConnell has dug in on refusing GOP help to lift debt ceiling, raising odds of a showdown th…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Ben Winck
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Free school lunch is now an option for 6.2 million students in California, regardless of income
California is the first state to implement free school lunch, at a cost of $54 million next school …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Zer explains how he's making $90,000 secretly working 2 hybrid jobs so he can pay off his debt: 'The key is to be good but not exceptional'
A UK Gen Zer started secretly working two hybrid jobs to help pay off thousands of dollars in credi…
Jacob Zinkula
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How the government defaulting on its debt would affect average Americans
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a "widespr…
Morgan Keith
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Congress could cost Americans $15 trillion and 6 million jobs if it doesn't raise the debt ceiling, Moody's says
If the government defaults on its debt, the resulting downturn would be similar to the 2008 financi…
Ben Winck
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Janet Yellen just put a date on when the US defaults on its debt: October 18
On Monday night, Senate Republicans struck down a bill that would have raised the debt ceiling and …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Failure to raise the debt ceiling will delay child tax credit payments and Social Security checks, causing 'economic catastrophe,' Janet Yellen says
"Paying America's bills shouldn't be a controversial issue," Yellen wrote in a WSJ opinion piece, b…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I got a job at Amazon without a college degree. 5 years later, I lead an AWS team, bought a home, and have zero student debt.
Fidel Contreras applied to an Amazon Web Services technical learning program and says he's thankful…
Fidel Contreras
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5 ways the debt ceiling brinksmanship in Congress could end, from markets teetering to Biden's agenda and who gets blamed
The standoff could have huge knock-on effects, jeopardizing the infrastructure bill, not to mention…
Jake Lahut,Juliana Kaplan
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I paid off $40,000 of student loans in 2 years thanks to 3 smart habits
By putting every spare dollar toward his student loan debt, he was able to pay back his student loa…
Eric Rosenberg
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When my son was accepted into Penn State for grad school, we learned he could negotiate the offer. He got an additional $52,000 in funding.
Ann Peck's son is now going to Penn State for grad school fully funded. In all, he earned $325,000 …