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As more colleges refuse to accept test scores, a billion-dollar industry is thrown in flux https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2020/09/28/colleges-sat-act-refuse-to-accept-scores.html?iana=hpmvp_bal_news_headline Repealing the ACA Would Put Millions at Risk While Giving Big Tax Cuts to the Very Wealthy - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2020/09/29/490881/repealing-aca-put-millions-risk-giving-big-tax-cuts-wealthy/?emci=be8b224e-9602-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=28c17a95-a002-eb11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=726077 Survey: Employers OK With Larger Government Role, Expanding Medicare https://khn.org/MTE4Mzg0Ng More Insurers Making Patients Pay For Virtual Care https://khn.org/MTE4Mzc2NA The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/05/the-students-left-behind-by-remote-learning?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker...

29 Psychological Tricks To Make You Buy More https://www.visualcapitalist.com/29-psychological-tricks-to-make-you-buy-more/ Third U.S. judge bars Postal Service delivery cuts before November presidential election https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/third-us-judge-bars-postal-service-delivery-cuts-before-november-presidential-election/2020/09/27/f151a66e-0060-11eb-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html?tid=ss_tw Trump probably paid less in federal income tax than average middle-class American https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/09/28/trump-tax-middle-class/?tid=ss_tw Wealth gaps between Black and White families persisted even at the height of the economic expansion https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/28/wealth-gap-fed/?tid=ss_tw Poll: USPS should be run like a public service, not a business, Americans say 2-to-1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/28/usps-poll-vote-by-mail-public-service-business/?tid=ss_tw Federal judge in Pennsylvani...

Virus’s unseen hot zone: The American farm https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/24/seasonal-farm-workers-coronavirus/?tid=ss_tw Already facing its worst crisis since 9/11, airline industry set to cut more than 35,000 jobs this week https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/airline-industry-job-cuts/2020/09/26/824b1380-fdaf-11ea-b555-4d71a9254f4b_story.html?tid=ss_tw Democrats intent on making fight over Trump’s Supreme Court pick about threat to Obamacare https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/court-trump-senate-democrats/2020/09/25/2f7259a8-ff48-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html?tid=ss_tw Stop telling Black people we could close the wealth gap if we valued education more https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/25/black-parents-college-education/ Friendship Heights, once known as a hub for high-end shopping, is struggling as the pandemic accelerates an exodus of retailers https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/friendship-...

Small investors have pushed big companies toward social change. A new SEC rule will limit their influence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/25/sec-shareholder-rule/?tid=ss_tw   President Trump promised a 'historic' health care plan, but instead offered a series of largely meaningless actions https://ti.me/3j1oeqR COVID outcomes update: Health and employment impacts in the US compared to other countries https://brook.gs/32vi900 USPS close to settlement with 19 states on election mail, service delays, sources say https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/25/usps-dejoy-election-settlement/?tid=ss_tw Donald Trump and Sonny Perdue’s USDA Made the COVID-19 Hunger Crisis Worse - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/news/2020/09/24/490736/donald-trump-sonny-perdues-usda-made-covid-19-hunger-crisis-worse/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=amprog_elq&utm_campaign=11&utm_content=42837 How much is COVID-19 hur...

  Mapping The Countries With the Most Military Spending https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-countries-with-the-most-military-spending/ How Much Do Countries Spend on Healthcare Compared to the Military? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-do-countries-spend-on-healthcare-versus-military/ How RBG’s death could trigger a devastating blow to the U.S. health-care system https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-rbgs-death-could-trigger-a-devastating-blow-to-the-us-health-care-system/2020/09/24/30e87fe8-fe98-11ea-b555-4d71a9254f4b_story.html?tid=ss_tw After years of promising his own health care plan, Trump settles for rebranding rather than repealing Obamacare https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-health-care-affordable-care-act/2020/09/24/e1cd928a-fe6b-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html?tid=ss_tw The Met is betting on a blockbuster lineup to make up for this canceled year. The future of opera may depend on it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/...

  Brookings: Future of the Middle Class https://brook.gs/2YbTkDI New Data: Millions Struggling to Eat and Pay Rent https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/new-data-millions-struggling-to-eat-and-pay-rent COVID-19 and Affordability of Coverage and Care for Medicare Beneficiaries https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/sep/covid-19-affordability-coverage-care-medicare-beneficiaries#.X2uzSJjU45Y.twitter Trump eyes ‘concrete legal steps’ against social media sites for alleged bias against conservatives https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/23/trump-doj-censorship-section-230/?tid=ss_tw California to stop sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/09/23/california-electric-cars/?tid=ss_tw Different Takes: Health Care Is On The Line Again; Sizzle Won't Sell The Vaccine https://khn.org/MTE4MDIxOQ How Covid Has Altered the Conversation About Money https://www.nytimes.com/202...

  A 3D View: The U.S. Cities With the Highest Economic Output  https://www.visualcapitalist.com/3d-map-the-u-s-cities-with-the-highest-economic-output/ Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/climate/climate-change-future.html?smid=tw-share U.S. companies make new vows to tackle carbon emissions, even as global action falls short  https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/09/22/climate-clock-week/?tid=ss_tw Vaccine Approved For Emergency Use Wouldn't Be Covered By Medicare  https://khn.org/MTE3OTExOA It's Not Just Insulin: Lawmakers Focus on Price of One Drug, While Others Rise Too  https://khn.org/MTE1MTYxNQ Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due  https://khn.org/MTE3NDI4OA   Cruise Companies Take Steps To Reassure The Public  https://khn.org/MTE3OTEyNg       Broadband in red and blue states: Three solutions to l...

  Stocks cut losses after broad sell-off; Dow slides more than 500 points https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/21/stock-market-today-financials/ Opinion | Antarctic glaciers are falling apart. Meanwhile, Trump hires a climate denier. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/antarctic-glaciers-are-falling-apart-meanwhile-trump-hires-a-climate-denier/2020/09/21/e5e97c20-f859-11ea-a275-1a2c2d36e1f1_story.html The fitness industry is trying to lure gym members back — but experts say it’s using flawed data https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/study-gym-safety-covid/2020/09/19/72191b08-f858-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html   The union for actors on Broadway and in regional theaters endorses Biden-Harris https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-union-for-actors-on-broadway-and-in-regional-theaters-endorses-biden-harris/2020/09/21/5bb09170-fba0-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html   The Investment Perspectives Blog is at  h...