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Despite writing a best seller that became a hit Netflix series, Ms. Land says she still worries about her job security.

There is recourse for customers who arrive at a hotel and are surprised to find a boisterous picket line waiting to greet them.

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The administration proposed to use its “compromise and settlement” powers under the Higher Education Act of 1965. But what does that mean?

The Supreme Court’s decision on student loan cancellation does not change programs that help public servants and low-income or disabled borrowers.