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By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kraft Heinz is no longer making its packaged lunch brand Lunchables for low-income students receiving free and reduced-price meals from a federal program due to weak demand, according to a company statement, the latest blow to one of its best-known products. Chicago-based Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:)…
The on-ramp period for student-loan borrowers ended October 1.It means that servicers will start reporting missed payments to credit agencies.The Fresh Start program, set to return defaulted borrowers to good standing, ends October 2. A program that protected student-loan borrowers from the consequences of missed payments has come to an…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karanveer Anand, a 29-year-old technical program manager at Google. Business Insider has verified his identification and employment.I joined Google about three years ago, and over the past year and a half, I’ve seen it become an AI-first company.We have a lot…
Tatiana Lopez’s newborn, Matteo, curled up in her arms. His tiny fingers clung to her T-shirt as she stood in her Flint, Michigan living room.The 39-year-old’s pregnancy and birth process had been stressful. She faced medical complications that left her hospitalized, and she was worried about how her family would…
The Education Department has updates on the next steps for student-loan borrowers enrolled in President Joe Biden’s new repayment plan.On July 18, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, intended to lower borrowers’ monthly payments and give them a shorter timeline for debt cancellation,…
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force’s ambitious next-generation fighter jet program, envisioned as a revolutionary leap in technology, could become less ambitious as budget pressure, competing priorities and changing goals compel a rethink, defense officials and industry executives said. Initially conceived as a “family of systems”…
On Thursday, President Joe Biden’s Education Department announced that it approved $1.2 billion in student-loan forgiveness for 35,000 public service workers.The relief is a result of ongoing fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments.…
President Joe Biden’s Education Department wants feedback on making more student-loan borrowers eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.PSLF forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments, and under Biden, over 900,000 borrowers have been approved for relief through the program.However, according to an announcement…
For Deborah Ogarro Kelly, $1,400 a month is what she needs to cover household medical bills.Kelly, 47, isn’t able to work because she’s the main caregiver for her husband, who is blind and has health issues. And since last fall, she’s been a participant in a Washington DC-area guaranteed basic…
(Reuters) -The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a new solar energy program that the industry had said would not go far enough to incentivize smaller community projects. The decision marked the latest disappointment for the solar industry in California, which is the top U.S. solar market overall but…
