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Department of Education overhauls student loan forgiveness program for public servants

Watch the CBSN Originals documentary “The Student Debt Dilemma” in the video player above. Washington — The Department of Education announced Wednesday it would be relaxing requirements for a student loan debt relief program for public-sector workers, a move the Biden administration estimates will benefit more than 550,000 teachers, members of the …

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Smith & Wesson to move headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee

Smith & Wesson is moving its headquarters from Massachusetts to Tennessee, citing the southern state’s “unwavering support of the Second Amendment” as well as its lower cost of living.  The decision to depart New England was “an extremely difficult and emotional” one, Mark Smith, the gun-maker’s president and CEO, said …

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America’s billionaires pay an average income tax rate of just 8.2%, Biden administration says

The wealthiest 400 families in the United States are paying an average income tax rate of just 8.2%, according to a new analysis from the Biden administration. President Joe Biden and Democrats are pushing to raise taxes on the richest Americans as they look for ways to pay for their …

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