Nick Cobarruvias first heard Kamala Harris speak while plating tostadas in the kitchen just a room away. It was 2019 and the presidential candidate spoke about triumph and perseverance; before he knew it, the chef-owner of Otra had stopped plating food. Once the speech ended he returned to his body

UPDATE: Good news! Since this article was published, Biden has announced that he will continue the pause on student loan repayment until May 1st, 2022. President Joe Biden plans to resume student loan payments on Feb 1, 2022, after nearly a two year pause coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. In

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Janet Yellen was sworn in Tuesday as the 78th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. In the hallway of portraits depicting every person who’s held that title, beginning with Alexander Hamilton, Yellen’s will stand out as the first woman on that esteemed wall. The 74-year-old Brooklyn-born economic phenom is no stranger