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The Senate just advanced a bill to regulate stablecoins—what the GENIUS Act could mean for crypto and other investors
The U.S. Senate may soon pass the GENIUS act, a bill to regulate stablecoins. Here’s what that could mean for the future of ...
What GOP Senators Are Saying About House Bill That Curbs Courts’ Power to Enforce Rulings
Questions are swirling over whether the provision will survive in the Senate version of the bill. One issue is that the ...
Major student loan changes just came one step closer to becoming law
Senate Republicans advanced a legislative package that would slash the number of student loan repayment plans and increase regulations on colleges.
Viral Graphic Makes False, Questionable Claims About House Reconciliation Bill
A viral graphic warns that if the House-passed reconciliation bill becomes law, "we won't have another election." But there ...
A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins
The ARPANET was a project started by the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Project Agency in 1969 to network different ...
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District leaders linked school attendance to crime, but failure to reduce absenteeism in middle schools yielded the biggest youth crime surge in a generation.