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The Education Department extended the student-loan payment pause by at least 6 more months for borrowers on the SAVE plan.The SAVE plan has been blocked since July following legal challenges from GOP states.The department said it would reopen other repayment plans because SAVE remains blocked. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Millions…

In 1990, five Black and Latino teenagers — Kevin Richardson (14), Raymond Santana (14), Antron McCray (15), Yusef Salaam (15) and Korey Wise (16) — who became known as the Central Park Five, were wrongly convicted for attacking and raping a jogger, Trisha Meili, a 28-year-old white woman was in a coma for 12 days following the incident in April 1989. Subsequently exonerated, the five — all of them now in their 50s — now find themselves in the middle of another legal battle: On Monday, the five men filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania suing former President Donald Trump, accusing…

Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but… … Jenelle Evans has been let go by the producers of Teen Mom. Jenelle Evans does not look happy in this picture. (MTV) The polarizing cable network personality appeared on a few episodes this past season of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, but our friends at The Ashley’s Reality Roundup are now reporting that she will NOT be asked back in 2025. “It kind of came out of nowhere,” one production source told this celebrity gossip website, adding on Monday: “There had even been a concerted effort to get [Jenelle’s mother] Barbara…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule that lays the groundwork for open banking in the U.S. financial system, including the mortgage sector. But this rule has sparked mixed reactions within the industry, reflecting both enthusiasm and concerns. Announced on Tuesday, the new rule mandates that financial providers — including banks, credit card issuers and mortgage companies — share personal financial data for free with their peers when customers request it. The goal is to empower consumers to switch providers more easily by enabling them to transfer data on bank accounts, credit cards, mobile wallets and payment…

DETROIT — General Motors easily outperformed Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings expectations, leading the Detroit automaker in raising key guidance targets for 2024.Here’s how the company performed in the third quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.96 adjusted vs. $2.43 expectedRevenue: $48.76 billion vs. $44.59 billion expectedThis marks the third time this year that GM has updated its guidance after beating Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations, led by the automaker’s North American operations.GM is now forecasting full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of between $14 billion and $15 billion, or $10 and $10.50 a share, up from…

The former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) and his British partner have been arrested and are facing sex trafficking charges, the BBC understands.Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and the couple’s alleged middleman were arrested on Tuesday morning.The FBI and prosecutor’s office are expected to announce more details at a press conference shortly.Lawyers for Mr Jeffries and Mr Smith have both previously denied any wrongdoing by both men. Responding to the latest news, Mr Jeffries’ lawyer told the BBC: “We will respond in detail to the allegations after the Indictment is unsealed, and when appropriate, but plan…

Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd Zak Hussein – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Billie Lourd is remembering her mom Carrie Fisher on what would have been the Star Wars legend’s 68th birthday. Fisher died of a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 60 in December 2016. An autopsy concluded that the actress had traces of cocaine, heroin and MDMA in her system at the time of her death. “My mom would’ve been 68 today. Dead person birthdays are weird to say the least,” Lourd, 32, wrote via Instagram on Monday, October 21, alongside a photo of her and Fisher celebrating an…

This Lenox Hill co-op, as shown in listing photos, is massive, with a cavernous living room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and numerous large closets. Photo-Illustration: Douglas Elliman Real Estate For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts of housing configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms hidden in carriage houses or former shoe factories, and even the occasional true two-bedroom. We’re combing the market for particularly spacious, nicely renovated, or otherwise worth-a-look apartments at various six-digit price points.  This week, we’ve found you a pleasant, nicely renovated one-bedroom in Woodside and a sprawling three-bedroom, two-bath in Lenox Hill. 111…

AI startup Attention raised a $14 million Series A funding round from Alven, Eniac, and Frst.The startup uses AI and natural language processing to glean data and next steps from sales calls.Other startups are bringing AI into the enterprise software landscape to make sales more efficient. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email.…

UNDP assessment says poverty will cross 74 percent in 2024, affecting 4.1 million people, in the Palestinian territory.Israel’s war on Gaza has set back development indicators such as health and education by nearly 70 years, a new United Nations report has found, with millions more Palestinians falling below the poverty line. In a report published on Tuesday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said the overall Palestinian economy is now 35 percent smaller compared with a year ago at the start of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, with unemployment “potentially rising” to an estimated 49.9 percent. The UNDP research showed the Human…