Brooklyn Is the Second Most Expensive Place to Live in the U.S.

by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2012, 12:27PM

Brooklyn rents grew at an average rate of nearly 6.58 percent last year, compared with 0.37 percent in 2010.

Topics: Economy, /NOW Blog

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For-Profit Colleges’ Mostly Black and Latino Students Face Higher Debt and Unemployment

by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2012, 1:54PM

Private for-profit institutions have been the fastest growing part of the U.S. higher education sector for decades now, but a new Harvard study finds students attending for-profit colleges end up with much higher student-loan debts, are less likely to be…

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

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It’s Official: Race May Be Factor in Police Shootings

by Jorge Rivas on February 25 2010, 11:32AM

The most recent national analysis from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that Blacks and Latinos were nearly three times as likely as whites to be searched by police—and Blacks were almost four times as likely as whites…

Topics: Criminal Justice

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It’s Official: Sarah Palin Speaking at Liquor Convention in Vegas

by Jorge Rivas on January 13 2010, 12:30AM

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) have issued a press release confirming Sarah Palin as the keynote speaker at the Annual WSWA Convention in Las Vegas. “Governor Palin is a great supporter of America’s free enterprise system…

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