Inside a mom's legal battle to turn her $55,000 student-loan balance to $0

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Ashley Carlson was sued by her private student-loan lender SoFi. Now, she's fighting for her balance to be discharged.

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Tech's hottest job: Documentary filmmaker

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Filmmakers

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Lume isn't just a modern and expensive lamp; it doubles as a laundry folding genie. And to hype and humanize this alien-like robo housemaid before it starts shipping this summer, the company behind it, has launched an all-out, high-gloss social media video blitz.

Cary Elwes went from starring in 'The Princess Bride' to being unemployed. Then Al Pacino stepped in.

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Cary Elwes: Role Play treatment
Cary Elwes.

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Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now

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Apartment key on a keyring with three dollar signs; a hand crosses out two of the three signs.

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A few weeks ago, Marco Bario texted his landlord with an unusual request.

The guy with a 'killer idea for an app' can finally build it. So can everyone else.

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A tech employee visibly looking stressed at a desktop computer

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Chili's CEO wakes up at 5 a.m., runs daily, and uses that time to generate ideas for the business

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Chili's CEO Kevin Hochman starts his day before sunrise, and some of his best business ideas come to him during his morning run.

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Read the pitch decks of 17 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions

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Money in the shape of a heart

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How a Gen Z power couple's breakup became a trial by internet

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The breakup between Evelyn Ha and Ben Pasternak is the subject of an all-out online information war.

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I'm 29 and increased my income from $35K to $155K after 8 years and an MBA

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Carmen P is a 29-year-old living in New York City. Business Insider has verified her income and employment history with documentation. The following as-told-to essay has been edited for length and clarity.

I'm a VP of product strategy and development at a multi-national bank and make $155,000 a year.

When 'no one is minding the store' for student-loan borrowers

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Student-loan borrowers are facing a maze of confusing rules as President Donald Trump's repayment overhaul goes into effect.

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