Mark Zuckerberg preps for Trump 2.0 by boosting an in-house Republican

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Joel Kaplan, left, and Mark Zuckerberg, right, after visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018
Joel Kaplan has been working for Mark Zuckerberg at Meta for years — here he is with Zuckerberg after visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018. Now, he is going to be Zuckerberg's top policy executive.

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An artist used his $500 monthly basic income to build his hip hop career: 'It's not feasible to create art in a place of distress.'

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Tarli, a hip hop artist in St. Paul, poses in a black top and gold necklace
Tarli, 36, is a participant in Minnesota's guaranteed basic income program for artists.

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Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone after a 4-year ban — but just in Europe. Apple will fight to keep it that way.

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Fortnite on an iPhone
The last time you could download Fortnite on an iPhone was four years ago. Now it's back — but only in Europe.

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Big Tech reform is coming from the courts, not Congress. Is that good?

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in Congress in 2018
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been on Capitol Hill defending Google to lawmakers — but Big Tech regulation is happening in the courts.

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Biden and Trump have wildly different approaches to bringing home prices and rents down

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Donald Trump and Joe Biden

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A policy that's supposed to create more affordable housing often backfires, leaving cities with higher home prices and rents. There's a way to fix that.

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View of Long Island City and Manhattan from rooftop, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York.
Inclusionary zoning is designed to boost the production of affordable housing by requiring or incentivizing developers to build a certain number of below-market-rate units.

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A 64-year-old 'peak boomer' worries his savings and Social Security won't be enough to retire: 'My biggest fear is finding myself at 75 standing at the door at Walmart.'

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An older man sits on the beach, looking out at the sea
David Kirsch, 64, (not pictured) is worried his Social Security and 401(k) won't be enough to live off of in retirement.

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A Gen Xer who got $250,000 in student loans forgiven said he can now finally start saving for retirement — and consider his dream of studying in India

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Joel Lambdin
Joel Lambdin, 49, got $250,000 in student loans forgiven.

Joel Lambdin

Student-loan borrowers have delayed buying a home or car, having kids, and getting married because of their debt — even for those with balances smaller than $10,000

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College graduates
College graduates.

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Gen Xers think they'll need $1.56 million to live comfortably in retirement, a survey found

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Woman sitting on bench
Americans think they need $1.46 million to retire comfortably, per a Northwestern Mutual survey.

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