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Affordable" Housing Residents Face £8,000 Service Charges, Launch Legal Action

Facing service charges up to £8,000 yearly, residents of "affordable" homes in England are launching legal action against the government due to alleged abuses, including overcharging and lack of transparency; the National Audit Office is set to investigate.

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Reduced Inequality
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Education Department Halts Student Loan Forgiveness Applications

The Education Department temporarily suspended all student loan forgiveness applications for three months due to a federal court injunction against the SAVE plan, impacting millions of borrowers and potentially increasing monthly payments significantly.

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No Poverty
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JP Morgan's 'Sustainable' Funds Invest £200m in Glencore Amid Environmental Concerns

JP Morgan's sustainable funds, exceeding £200 million, invest in Glencore, a mining giant facing scrutiny for environmental violations at its South African coal mines, according to an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Voxeurop, and the Daily Maverick.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Dow Rallies Despite Bearish Sentiment, Signaling Potential Buying Opportunity

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 601 points (1.39%) on February's last day despite negative economic reports and geopolitical uncertainty, driven by exceptionally bearish investor sentiment (19.4% bullish, 60.6% bearish in the AAII survey), historically preceding substantial market gains.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Debate over Returning DOGE Savings to Taxpayers

Elon Musk's plan to return only 20 percent of potential Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) savings to taxpayers is opposed because all savings should be returned to taxpayers; the government's money is taxpayers' money, and reducing the government's ability to borrow shrinks future borrowing...

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56% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Return-to-Office Mandates: A Costly Mistake

Rigid return-to-office mandates are financially detrimental, with high employee attrition rates (30-42%) and lost productivity outweighing real estate cost savings; a shift towards hybrid and digital-first models offers improved productivity and employee retention.

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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EV and AI Boom Drives Investment Opportunities in Lithium and Utilities

The burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) and artificial intelligence (AI) markets are creating a dual boom in the energy sector, boosting demand for lithium and grid upgrades, presenting investment opportunities in lithium ETFs like LIT and utility companies like Duke Energy (DUK).

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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US Car Prices to Soar on Potential Tariffs

President Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian non-energy imports could take effect Tuesday, impacting nearly all US car prices due to the integrated North American auto industry; even cars assembled in the US contain significant foreign-made parts.

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40% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Piedmont Audit Court Investigates Regional Agencies and Pnrr's "1000 Experts" Project

The Piedmont Regional Audit Court is investigating financial irregularities in regional agencies, including the Fondazione XX Marzo 2006 and Finpiemonte, and the EU's Recovery and Resilience Plan's (Pnrr) "1000 experts" project; investigations into \$31.6 million in unrepaid loans are underway, with...

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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U.S. Engineering Skills Gap Threatens National Security and Global Competitiveness

The U.S. faces a critical engineering skills shortage, with only 24% of twelfth graders proficient in math and 60% of college engineering students switching majors; China graduated approximately 2 million science and engineering students in 2018, compared to 811,000 in the U.S., creating a significa...

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Quality Education
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Crypto Staking: A Key to U.S. Dominance in Tokenized Finance

The U.S. cryptocurrency market faces a key obstacle: a lack of understanding of cryptoasset staking, which is crucial for securing proof-of-stake blockchains. The SEC's evolving stance, combined with the dominance of Ethereum and the potential for staking to generate income, offers hope for clarifyi...

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48% Bias Score

Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Soaring Egg Prices Fuel Rise in Egg Smuggling Across US-Mexico Border

Facing record-high egg prices due to a major avian flu outbreak affecting 166 million birds since 2022, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports a 158% increase in egg smuggling attempts from Mexico since the start of fiscal year 2024, leading to increased border enforcement and warnings a...

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36% Bias Score

Zero Hunger

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