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Equifax Data Breach Spurs Calls for New Regulation to Tighten Consumer Protection

- December 19, 2017

Do you remember the Equifax hack earlier this year? Well, it turns out that data hack has spurred a lot of people into action when it comes to offering suggestions and game plans on how to better protect consumers from a similar attack in the future. One such person who has stepped forward is Gov. Cuomo (D) of New York. Earlier this week he actually “ordered additional state oversight of consumer credit monitoring agencies following the breach at Equifax.”

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Immigrant Abortion

- December 19, 2017

On Monday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block another teenage illegal immigrant from getting an abortion. Politico.com reports that the move comes only hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to stand down. In a Tuesday decision, the courts demanded that immigration officials allow two undocumented 17-year old girls to terminate

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Derailed Amtrak Train Was Traveling Too Fast, Say Investigators

- December 19, 2017

Officials investigating the derailment of an Amtrak train in Washington state say the vehicle was traveling at over twice the allowed speed limit. According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) spokeswoman T. Bella Dinh-Zarr, the train derailed near DuPoint while going 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. “Our mission is

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Clarence Moses-El Sues Denver for 28 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

- December 19, 2017

After spending 28 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Clarence Moses-El is preparing to launch a lawsuit against the City of Denver. Acquitted by a jury of rape and assault last year, Moses-El accuses Denver of malicious prosecution, destruction of evidence, manufacturing false evidence, mishandling evidence, conspiracy to violate his civil rights

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Prevent Student Loans from Affecting Your Retirement Plan

- December 18, 2017

According to the Washington Post, student loan debt is continuing to rise in the United States. In fact, 70% of graduates leave with student debt, according to America’s Debt Help Organization. As the cost of studying continues to rise, students are also beginning to spend an average of $30,000 per year, backed by loans. Students with grants and scholarships also struggle with having to borrow money at some point to earn a university degree. As a result, college graduates continue to drown in student loan debt. Did you know that student loans can affect your retirement plan, though?

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