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GAO Report: Student Loan Forgiveness Will Cost More than $100 Billion

2:05pm December 01, 2016

by Kirk Carapezza

The federal government is set to forgive more than $100 billion in student loan debt over the next few decades. That's according to a report out this week from the Government Accountability Office.

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A Princess Cruise Line ship leaves Buenos Aires' port in Argentina in 2012.

Princess Cruises Hit With Largest-Ever Criminal Penalty For 'Deliberate Pollution'

12:58pm December 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Department of Justice says Princess Cruise Lines will pay a $40 million penalty for "deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up."

UNESCO cited Belgians' affinity for a wide range of beer in its official recognition of the beer culture of Belgium as a treasure of human culture that should be protected.

World News

UNESCO Deems Belgium's Beer Culture A Treasure Of Humanity

12:14pm December 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The agency noted Belgium's beer experts — zythologists — who taste and study complex and often experimental brews. It's one of 16 cultural elements that are being recognized.

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Hotel employees watch Donald Trump following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Trump International Hotel on Oct. 26 in Washington, D.C.

Trump's Loans From Troubled German Bank Pose Conflict Of Interest

12:12pm December 01, 2016

by Jackie Northam

His new hotel's $200 million renovation was financed by Deutsche Bank. The Justice Department is set to impose a multibillion-dollar fine on the bank. And Trump will oversee the Justice Department.

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Poles Return To A Taste Of Their Communist Past: Cheap Milk Bars

10:42am December 01, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Subsidized greasy-spoon diners called milk bars thrived in Poland in the communist era. Their numbers have dwindled, but Poles are once again embracing them for cheap comfort food.

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A coal mining brigade unloads a cart full of coal that has been freshly mined from half-a-mile below the surface of the earth. For some rural Mongolians, risking their lives in crude, makeshift mines is the only way to survive.

World News

Amid Economic Crisis, Mongolians Risk Their Lives For Do-It-Yourself Mining

7:50am December 01, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

Mining once boomed in Mongolia but as commodity prices fell, the economy tanked and companies went bankrupt. Unemployed men are taking over abandoned coal mines to extract what's left. Some have died.

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The creator of the McDonald's Big Mac has died. Michael "Jim" Delligatti was 98.

National

Creator Of McDonald's Big Mac Dies At 98

6:50pm November 30, 2016

by David Schaper

Michael "Jim" Delligatti gave the world the famous sandwich. You know: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

U.S. Office of Government Ethics tweeted at Donald Trump about an alleged plan to divest businesses.

Not A Hack: U.S. Office Of Government Ethics Tweets At Trump

6:18pm November 30, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

In an odd sequence of events, the federal ethics watchdog praised Trump in a series of snarky tweets for allegedly deciding to divest his businesses — something he hasn't specifically promised.

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Trump Says He Will Leave Business To Fully Focus On Presidency

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

President-elect Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he is drafting "legal documents...[to] take me completely out of business operations." He said he will hold a press conference in two weeks with his children to explain it. Many ethics experts say he would need to liquidate all of his holdings and sell them to non-family members to avoid conflicts. At this point, his plans are unclear.

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Trump's Ties To Deutsche Bank Present Possible Conflict Of Interest

5:06pm November 30, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Jesse Eisinger, a senior reporter for ProPublica covering Wall Street, about Trump's connections to Deutsche Bank.

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