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Today is Wednesday, March 27th. We'll

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update you on the major bridge collapse in Baltimore,

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what we know about the ship that crashed into

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it, and how the crew likely saved lives. Also

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a new name in the 2024 presidential race, and

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former President Trump rolls out his newest venture,

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plus a radical rule change coming to the

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NFL. The perks of Robin Hood's

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first credit card, and more college

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grads are getting jobs that do not use

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their degrees, but is higher education still worth

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it? Those stories and even more

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news to know in today's episode. Welcome,

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welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's

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news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair,

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fun, and on the go. I'm Air

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Commande, thanks so much for being here.

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You ready? Let's do this. It

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is set to be another busy, challenging day

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in Baltimore, in the aftermath of that major

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bridge collapse. You'll remember from the

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breaking news yesterday morning, a cargo ship lost

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power and rammed into the pillar of the

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Francis Scott Key Bridge. In a

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matter of seconds, the bridge plunged into the

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river and was destroyed. We now

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know eight construction workers were on the bridge,

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filling potholes at the time. At

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least two of them were rescued, but sadly

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the other six are now presumed dead. That

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said, it apparently could have been much worse.

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An emergency call was made from the container

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ship just moments before the crash. It

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gave officers enough time to stop cars from

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coming over the bridge before the ship slammed

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into it, a move that most

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likely saved lives. The ship's crew members

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have all been accounted for, and there were no reports

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of any of them getting hurt. Some

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of the containers that were aboard the ship

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contained potentially dangerous chemicals, though. So the U.S.

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Coast Guard is looking at the damaged containers

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now to make sure there are not any

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health risks. Authorities are also

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still looking into exactly how this crash

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happened, and the National Transportation Safety Board

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will be investigating both the ship and

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the bridge. For now, officials say it's

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too soon to know exactly how long it's going

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to take to rebuild, but President Biden says he

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wants the federal government to bear the full cost

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of the new bridge. More than 1,000 personnel

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from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are

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going to help with the engineering, construction, contracting,

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and so on. To be

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continued. The

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bridge collapse could end up impacting the economy

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far beyond Maryland. The Port of Baltimore is

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one of the busiest in the U.S. In

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fact, it's the top handler of imports and

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exports of cars and light trucks in the

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U.S. Things like coal, natural gas,

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soybeans, and sugar also go in and out of

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the port. Plus, retailers like Home

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Depot, IKEA, and Amazon use it to

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import their products. But it's

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now closed indefinitely, meaning no ships are

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going in or out. So

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shippers have already warned customers to expect delays.

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It's going to have an impact on ground shipments as well.

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The bridge offered a key route that

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linked Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New

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York. So now, the logistics firm, Freidos,

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says having to reroute cargo could push

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up trucking and rail prices. For

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now, though, analysts do not expect this to

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have a huge impact on their overall supply

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chain since companies should be able to divert

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their shipments to other ports. It's

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just likely to be a more costly and drawn-out process

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for them. Our

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former President Trump prepares for his first criminal

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trial. A judge has put some new limits

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on what Trump is allowed to say. This

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is the case centered around hush money payments

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made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. And

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now, a judge says Trump is not

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allowed to publicly comment about potential witnesses

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like Daniels or his former lawyer, Michael

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Cohen. He's also not allowed to

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talk about prosecutors, potential jurors, or court

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staff if it's believed his comments

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could interfere with the case. Trump's team was

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trying to fight this order, saying it goes against

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his First Amendment rights. But now

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that it's in effect, he needs to either follow it or

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rack up more court fines. The trial is

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set to begin next month. And speaking

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of former President Trump, he is now making

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money in a pretty unconventional way. He's

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decided to start selling Bibles. They

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also include copies of various American documents

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like the U.S. Constitution and a handwritten

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chorus to God Bless the USA by

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musician Lee Greenwood. Trump posted about

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the Bibles on Truth Social, encouraging his supporters

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to make the purchase. As he

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put it, quote, religion and Christianity are the biggest

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things missing from this country. So he

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says he wants to make America pray again. They're

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going for $60 apiece. The

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website for the Bibles assures people no money

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will go toward Trump's political campaign, that instead

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Trump's name and likeness are used through a

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paid license, which the Washington Post reports is

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through a company connected to Trump. Trump

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Biden responded, saying it's classic Donald Trump that

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he's scamming people. Of course,

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this is not Trump's first big sales venture this year.

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This $400 high top sneakers sold out just

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hours after they were launched last month. He's

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also been selling bottles of perfume and cologne,

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digital trading cards, T-shirts with his mugshot on

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them and more. Robert

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F. Kennedy Jr. has named a running

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mate, hoping to bring more support to

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his independent presidential bid. He picked a

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38-year-old Silicon Valley lawyer, investor and political

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unknown named Nicole Shanahan. Political

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analysts say her youth and her wealth could

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help 70-year-old Kennedy. Shanahan has already

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contributed more than $4.5 million to his campaign. Kennedy's

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presidential run is considered a long shot. In

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fact, no third-party candidate has won the American

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presidency in well over a century. But

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his campaign could still end up having a big impact on

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the race, since analysts believe it could

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complicate the road to victory for either President

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Biden or former President Trump. A

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historic new monument and sculpture park is ready

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to open in Montgomery, Alabama. It will be

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the closest thing the U.S. has to a

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national monument to the victims of slavery. And

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it's been in the works for years now. It

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features sculptures, historical artifacts, contemporary

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art, original research and first-person

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stories, all of which explore the

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institution of slavery, the lives of enslaved

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people and the legacy of slavery in

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the U.S. The centerpiece of

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it all is a 43-foot-tall monument that

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lists names recorded in the 1870

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census, which was the first time

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formerly enslaved black people were allowed to formally

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claim a name that would be recognized by

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the government. sculpture

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park and national monument to freedom opens

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to the public today. New museums

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dedicated to black history have also recently

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opened in South Carolina and Washington DC.

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Okay now back to the news. It's

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being called one of the most significant

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rule changes in NFL history. League owners

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voted to fundamentally change the kickoff. It's

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now going to be a low-impact kickoff

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modeled after what's already been used in

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the XFL. When it was introduced

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in the XFL injuries went down and returns

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went up so the NFL is hoping to

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see the same thing. With the change special

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teams players will line up five yards apart

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from each other at the 40 and 35

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yard lines and wait until a kick lands

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or is touched by one of two returners.

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If it's touched it's a live ball. Otherwise.

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Events would start at the twenty our game. Fans.

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Will notice a change is right away starting with the

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first play of every game. For. Now it's

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only a one year trial though, so it will need

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to be real proved next year or else the Nfl

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will go back to it's old. Kick Off rule. Visa

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and Mastercard have reached a major

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settlement with Merchants, potentially ending nearly

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two decades of litigation. This.

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Is all over the see that charged every time

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a credit or debit card is used as. Store

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or restaurant. Under the new deal,

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Visa and Mastercard agreed to cut and

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cap those processing fees. And with

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that us is this is are expected to

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save nearly thirty billion dollars over just five

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years. Making. It one of the

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largest anti trust settlements in American history.

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But. Then the lowered these could return to

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their current levels after those five years.

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And. As you might imagine, retail industry groups don't

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like that part. For. Now though, they're just

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calling this a step in the right direction. These.

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Days slides these of about one to three

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percent or page credit card companies in exchange

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for allowing the transactions. And. Merchants ultimately

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passes these under. Customers. Now.

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The seas will be a little lower and some savings are

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expected to be passed on the customers as well. The

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first the settlement nice be approved in

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port and appeals are possible. Robin

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Hood is becoming more than just a trading

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up. This leads the company unveiled it's first

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ever credit card and it sort of all

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sorts of benefits. For. Starters, it offers

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three percent pass back on all categories.

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Robin Hood is also allowing users to

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create and delete virtual cards for one

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time purchases. And. A physical card will

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be numberless so the gets lost or stolen. You

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won't have to swap out all of your card

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information. Plus. There's no foreign transaction fee

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or annual fee for the card. That said,

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he do have to have a Robin Hood

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Gold membership which runs five dollars a month.

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The. Company Ceo says he hopes this attractive

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credit card or drawing people to use

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all of Robin Hood services soon. Customers

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can join a wait. Now is general availability

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expected later this year. As

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long as you're getting a Big Mac emails or

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get a Krispy Kreme doughnuts rate. At least.

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And. Mcdonalds seems to thank the fast

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food chains as it plans to sell crispy

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creams at all of it's locations soon. They're

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already available in Kentucky and Indiana, and the

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rollout will start elsewhere this year. Who

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apparently take about two and a half years though

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you become available Mcdonalds customers will be able

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More than half of college graduates are

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ending up in jobs where their degrees

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really aren't needed. That's. He finding

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of a new study tracking the career paths

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of more than ten million people who entered

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a job market over the past decade. The

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study found that not only are graduates seeking jobs

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that are low paying or out of line with

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their interest. But. Once they do take a

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first job like that, he tends to be hard to

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escape. His other way for every one

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know. another big take away from the study is

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at the single greatest factor in a graduates employment

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prospects is their choice of a major in fact

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is even more important than which college they chose

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to go to. It has people in

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for rear oriented meters like nursing get

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a much better shot at actually using

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and getting compensated for the skills they've

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learned as compared to majors like humanities

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are liberal arts. Also, soon as

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you get an internship as an undergraduate have

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a fifty percent greater chance of actually getting

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a job in are chosen field. And

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overall data shows a college education can still

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really pay off, even though the average cost

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of a four year degree has risen to

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six figures. And. Critics pointed things

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like years of student loan debt. The.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York says the

12:58

overall wage gap between recent college and high

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school that has been widening for decades and

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grew even more last year. And. That

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the value of a college education

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growth of her workers like test.

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