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How To Tell If Your Student Loans Qualify For Forgiveness Under Biden’s Plan

The Biden administration is preparing to roll out its new one-time student loan forgiveness initiative, which may provide relief for millions of borrowers. But some of the eligibility rules recently changed, as the administration faces mounting legal challenges to the program before it even gets off the ground.

Here’s where things stand in terms of eligibility, and how to find out if your student

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Appearance-Based Discrimination Costs The US Economy Over $500B Annually, Dove Study Finds

Dove has released a comprehensive report revealing the true costs of harmful beauty standards.

The Real Cost of Beauty Ideals (RCOBI) report, created in partnership with Deloitte Economics and the TH Chan School of Public Health and STRIPED at Harvard, revealed 66 million people living in the United States in 2019 experienced body dissatisfaction and appearance-based discrimination as it relates to weight, skin shade, or natural hairstyles. The research considered girls as early as 10 years of age.

The alarming statistics stems from societal expectations influenced by film, family, sociocultural factors, and media — which often places whiteness as the

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Wes Moore runs on patriotism to take back Maryland governor’s mansion for Democrats

Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore is using his military record and a pro-America agenda to remind voters that Republicans don’t hold a monopoly on patriotism.

An Army combat veteran and first-time Democratic candidate, Mr. Moore said he takes patriotism “very, very seriously.”

“I look at my history where I was willing to put my life on the line for this country, and I would do it all over again because I believe in what this country is and what this country can be for so many other people,” he said in an interview with The Washington Times.

At first glance,

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Estate Planning FAQs – Rickard & Associates

As estate planning attorneys, we have come across a variety of interesting circumstances, situations, and assets. However, we tend to get asked a lot of the same questions over and over. Find our answers to those frequently asked questions here.

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Some of our most frequently asked questions are the following:

  1. Do I really need a full estate plan? Many of our clients came to the initial meeting with the desire
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