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September 21, 2020

Tuition fees for degree programs: Interactive tool

While research shows that the earnings premium of having a postsecondary education outweighs the cost of obtaining one, postsecondary students have immediate financial concerns which have been heightened by the pandemic. Results from a recent crowdsourcing initiative showed that about two-thirds (67%) of postsecondary student participants were highly concerned about having no job prospects in the near future as a result of the pandemic.

Leaks show Chelsea owner Abramovich funded Israeli settler group | World news | The Guardian
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"BBC News Arabic discovered the Abramovich donations while trawling through thousands of leaked documents detailing $2tn (£1.55tn) of potentially corrupt transactions that were washed through the US financial system."

Low-income students are dropping out of college this fall in alarming numbers - The Washington Post
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Many low-income students say they don’t have good enough WiFi at home to take online courses.

MR Online | Grandson of overthrown Chilean President Salvador Allende defends Venezuela against U.S. coup attempt
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The extradition of Julian Assange would undermine freedom of speech | Julian Assange | The Guardian
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"When Jair Bolsonaro attempted to charge US journalist Glenn Greenwald, for example, at the beginning of this year for exposing the corruption that led to my illegal arrest and imprisonment, the Brazilian government was copying this new and dangerous theory used by the US against Assange."