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[Fox News] Fix autocorrect if it’s driving you ducking crazy
Frustrated with how often autocorrect is auto-wrong? Even with new AI features included in many platforms’ latest updates, autocorrect remains annoying. Let’s fix that for iOS and Android.
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Go cold turkey
Yes, you can just turn it off — no more bad guesses or awkward corrections. Just type what you mean letter by letter, like in the early days.
Note: Depending on your Android make, model and OS, steps may differ. There are just too many variations to cover all of them.
Start here on your iPhone
Bonus tip: In iOS, misspellings are underlined. To turn that off, head to Settings > General > Keyboard again and turn off Check Spelling.
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Using an Android?
Bonus tip: Under your keyboard settings, flip the switches next to “Predictive Text” and “Show Predictions Inline.”
Add your own slang
If you’re feeling ambitious, program your phone to replace a phrase with your shorthand. Think turning “brt” into “be right there” or “1234” into “Four Score and Seven Years Ago.” Pretty slick!
Pro tip: In iOS and Android, if you leave the Shortcut field blank, autocorrect will stop bugging you with alternate spellings.
Why is autocorrect capitalizing random words?
You may notice that autocorrect capitalizes random words in a sentence. If you are typing something like, “I need to call Mom and ask when She needs to go to the Store,” you’ll have to go back and make a change to all the words that shouldn’t be capitalized.
If you don’t know why autocorrect keeps capitalizing Mom and Store, take a peek at your contact list and see how you’re typing names. If you save certain words in your contact list a certain way, autocorrect assumes this is the way you always want it written.
Another simple fix for this issue is to turn off the auto-capitalization setting in your keyboard tab.
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[Fox Business] What to know about student loan forgiveness for doctors
Becoming a doctor involves many years of school and, as a result, hundreds of thousands of dollars in educational expenses. The typical doctor graduates with an average debt of $250,222 for public universities and $330,180 for private schools, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges. And with 73% of new doctors utilizing loans to pay for their education, that’s a lot of providers walking around with six-figure debt.
Paying off that much debt can feel daunting and could take decades. But if you’re eligible, you may be able to take advantage of student loan forgiveness for doctors. Learn more about the various loan forgiveness programs.
If you took out federal student loans to pay for medical school, you may qualify for loan forgiveness programs in some cases. These programs allow you to have some or all of your student loan debt forgiven, rather than needing to repay the entire debt to the lender.
The U.S. Department of Education offers the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF, to eligible borrowers with Direct Loans. You may be eligible for forgiveness if you’re employed full-time by a government entity (federal, state, local, or tribal) or not-for-profit organization. This includes military service members.
In order to qualify for the PSLF program, you’ll need to have federal Direct Loans or consolidate your existing federal loan debt into a Direct Consolidation Loan. You’ll also need to be paying off that debt under an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan.
In addition, you must make 120 qualifying payments while working for a qualifying employer before any remaining balance is forgiven. Once you’ve made 120 qualifying payments, you can request that your remaining debt be transferred to a PSLF servicer and, hopefully, forgiven.
It’s important to note that in order to be eligible (even if you meet all other requirements), you’ll need to be employed full-time by an eligible employer both when you submit the forgiveness request form and when the remaining balance is forgiven.
Unlike some other loan forgiveness options, any remaining debt forgiven by the PSLF program won’t be considered income by the IRS. This means that the forgiven amount isn’t taxable.
To prevent your federal student loan payments from eating up too much of your monthly discretionary income, the Department of Education offers four income-driven repayment plans: Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE).
If you qualify, you may be able to reduce your monthly payments to 10% to 20% of your discretionary income. Your monthly payment obligation depends on both your income and family size.
IDR repayment plans last for 20 to 25 years, depending on which plan you enroll in. After the plan repayment period ends, any remaining federal student loan debt will be forgiven.
All federal student borrowers are eligible for the REPAYE Plan. The IBR, ICR, and PAYE plans are only available to those with certain types of federal loans.
Under the Biden-Harris administration student debt relief plan, borrowers whose annual income was less than $125,000 for single people or $250,000 for joint couples could get up to $20,000 forgiven on federal student loans. If you received a Pell Grant, you’re eligible for the $20,000, but if you didn’t receive one, you’re only eligible for $10,000.
However, the plan was blocked and under review by the Supreme Court, with a decision to be made by June 2023.
Additionally, payments and interest on most federal student loans were paused through at least June 30, 2023. This postponement was set to expire 60 days after this date, or pending litigation on student loan forgiveness.
Note: The Biden-Harris administration relief proposal only applies to federal student loans. Private student loans do not qualify for this specific program.
If you have private student loans or don’t qualify for federal student loan forgiveness, other options are available exclusively to those in the medical field. These programs may allow you to get a portion of your student loan debt forgiven, simply for doing the job.
The NHSC Loan Repayment Program offers up to $50,000 in nontaxable student loan repayment in exchange for a two-year, full-time service commitment and up to $25,000 in student loan repayment for two-year, half-time service.
The NHSC offers forgiveness to eligible borrowers working at an NHSC-approved site who meet the following requirements:
Applicants need to have eligible student loan debt resulting from education expenses required for their health profession. Applications are accepted on an annual basis; for more information, visit the NHSC Loan Repayment Program page.
The NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program, also known as SUD Workforce LRP, is designed to support healthcare providers helping combat the opioid crisis in the U.S. It offers up to $75,000 in loan repayment funds for three years of full-time service, and up to $37,500 for three years of half-time service.
In order to be eligible for this award, you must work at a SUD treatment facility classified in a health professional shortage area (HPSA), with a score that would normally be too low to qualify for funding. You must also meet the same eligibility requirements as the loan repayment program above.
To learn more, visit the NHSC SUD Workforce LRP page.
With the NHSC Students to Service Loan Repayment Program, eligible applicants may receive up to $120,000 in loan repayment assistance (up to $30,000 per year for four years). It’s available to students in their last year of medical school, nursing school, or dental school in exchange for three years of full-time service or six years of part-time service at an NHSC-approved site.
This award is only offered to U.S. citizens or nationals who are enrolled full-time in their last year of medical, dental, or nursing school. They’ll need to be pursuing an M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., N.P., C.N.M., or P.A. degree at an accredited school, and must be eligible for federal employment.
To learn more, visit the NHSC Students to Service page.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program can help eligible borrowers pay off up to $100,000 of their student loan debt in exchange for a two-year research commitment.
Loan repayment options from NIH are available to current employees as well as applicants who aren’t employed by NIH. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents with an eligible doctorate-level degree. If selected, borrowers must also agree to perform two years of research service for 20 or more hours per week.
To learn more or apply, visit the NIH website.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities offers a loan repayment award of up to $50,000 per year to eligible health professionals. At least 50% of the awardees must be from minority populations.
To qualify, you must have student loan debt equal to 20% or more of your base salary and agree to perform at least two years of clinical research. You must also be a U.S. citizen or national and have a qualifying doctorate-level degree.
To learn more or apply, visit the NIMHHD website.
With the Indian Health Service (IHS) Loan Repayment Program, eligible clinicians can receive up to $40,000 toward their educational debt in exchange for a two-year commitment to serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. With this program, your contract can also be extended annually until all your student loan debt is satisfied.
To learn more or apply, visit the IHS website.
If you don’t qualify for federal or national loan forgiveness programs, you may be able to find state-specific programs. You can do an internet search to see what loan repayment programs might be available in your specific state. Here are two examples:
The Georgia Physician Loan Repayment Program is one of several programs offered by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce. This program offers $25,000 each year for an initial two-year contract to physicians practicing family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, geriatrics, or psychiatry. To qualify, physicians must practice in a health professional shortage area in a rural Georgia community.
To learn more about physician loan repayment programs in Georgia or to apply, visit the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce website.
In exchange for a two-year service commitment to a health professional shortage area or medically underserved area, Maryland-licensed physicians may receive up to $50,000 per year toward their student loan debt. This program is available to physicians, physician assistants, and medical residents within their last year of residency.
To learn more or apply, visit the Maryland Higher Education Commission website.
You can use Credible to compare student loan refinance rates without affecting your credit score.
Many education benefits are available to U.S. military members, including repayment programs for those choosing a career in medicine who wind up with student loan debt.
The Air Force Health Professions Loan Repayment Program offers $40,000 per year for up to two years (for a total of $80,000) in exchange for a two-year, active-duty commitment. It’s available to service members in various health professions, and can be used toward loan payments, interest, and other education or living expenses.
Keep in mind that about 25% in federal income taxes will be taken out of the loan repayment funds before they’re disbursed.
To learn more, visit the Air Force Institute of Technology website.
The Army Health Professions Student Loan Repayment Program is available to active-duty or reserve Army service members who work as a doctor, dentist, or other healthcare professional. If you qualify, you can receive up to $40,000 per year for as many as three years — for a total of $120,000 — toward your medical student loan debt.
In exchange for a seven-year commitment to the National Guard, you can receive up to $250,000 toward your medical education debt. This is broken down as $40,000 per year for the first six years and $10,000 for the seventh year (with a lifetime cap of $250,000).
This program is offered to healthcare providers in the Medical and Dental Corps, but may also include physician assistants, social workers, and veterinarians, depending on the year.
To learn more, visit the National Guard website.
The Navy Health Professions Loan Repayment Program is available to new recruits, as well as existing, active-duty Navy service members. It offers up to $40,000 per year toward student loan debt (minus 25% for federal taxes, taken prior to disbursement).
To be eligible, you must be fully qualified, in your last year of residency, or enrolled full-time in your last year of study and working toward a medical, dental, or osteopathic degree. You must also be qualified for (or already hold) an appointment as a commissioned officer.
To learn more, visit the Navy Medicine website.
If you’ve considered all other options for paying off high-balance student loans or forgiving your medical school debt, but you don’t qualify or don’t have federal loans, you have another option: refinancing.
With Credible, you can compare student loan refinance rates from various lenders, all in one place.
Refinancing your student loan debt, regardless of the balance owed, can simplify the repayment process and potentially save you money along the way. This process involves taking out a new private loan, which you’ll then use to pay off one or more existing lenders. You’ll make payments on the new loan moving forward.
With a refinance loan, you can:
It’s important to note that refinancing federal student loans into a private loan will mean giving up certain benefits, including income-driven repayment plans, student loan forgiveness programs, and forbearance or deferment. If you ever expect to be eligible for these programs or need those federal benefits, you may want to hold off on refinancing your federal loans.
If you’re ready to refinance your medical loans, Credible lets you easily compare student loan refinance rates in minutes.
[Fox Business] What is the 50/30/20 budget rule? A guide to budgeting like a pro with this easy method to follow
The 50/30/20 rule is a beginner-friendly budget guide you can start following today.
The 50/30/20 rule provides a way to simply break up your after-tax income. With this rule, there are three different “buckets” your money falls into. These buckets are needs, wants and savings.
With this rule, 50% of your income will go toward your needs. This includes things that you absolutely have to pay for, such as your rent/mortgage, transportation costs, food and minimum payments on debt.
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The next category is your wants, which 30% of your income can go toward. This includes things like self-care, vacation, new electronics and other purchases of that nature.
The last category is your savings. Now, one of the most important and first savings goals you should have is an emergency fund.
An emergency fund is complete once you have three to six months of living expenses in that account. If an emergency comes your way, and you need to use some or all of the money in your account, your first savings priority should go back to getting that account funded again.
Other things you can put your 20% toward are a savings account designated for a down payment on a home, investments or even paying your debts down even faster by putting more than the minimum balance due toward them.
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This method of budgeting is favored by many because of how simple and easy it is to incorporate into your day-to-day life.
With this method, you’ll be able to track your month-to-month spending, as well as prioritize saving.
Below is an example of how much money would fall into each account based on a nicely rounded $5,000 monthly take-home pay.
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Money for needs (50%): $5,000 x .5 = $2,500
Money for wants (30%): $5,000 x .3 = $1,500
Money for savings (20%): $5,000 x .2 = $1,000
Now, keep in mind that this method is a great base, but if you find, for example, that your needs don’t add up to 50% of your take-home pay, then use that extra money to pay down your debts quicker or fund your savings.
Also, remember that budgeting isn’t one size fits all. This method may work well for some and not for others. It may take trial and error to figure out what method works best for you.
One helpful tactic to keep in mind with this method is automating as much as you can to give you peace of mind.
For example, have 20% of your savings automatically taken out of your account every month and put into savings. That way, you don’t have to worry about doing it manually. You’ll get in the routine of that money being put aside and not spent another way.
[Fox Business] Kelly Clarkson’s ex Brandon Blackstock hits back at new lawsuit after he was ordered to pay musician $2.6M
Brandon Blackstock and his management company, Starstruck Management, denied “each and every allegation” made by Kelly Clarkson in a recent lawsuit.
Blackstock requested Clarkson’s cross-complaint be dismissed in an April 15 filing obtained by FOX Business. “The Voice” judge filed the new lawsuit against Starstruck Management, Blackstock and others, months after the group was ordered to pay Clarkson $2.6 million for overstepping managerial duties.
Blackstock worked as Clarkson’s manager from 2017 to 2020.
His filing stated Clarkson’s March 11 lawsuit should be dismissed because the musician “failed to appeal” the California labor commissioner’s November ruling within 10 days, “binding” her to the $2.6 million determination.
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Blackstock additionally claimed the Los Angeles County Superior Court did not have “subject matter jurisdiction” to handle Clarkson’s new claims because the California Labor Commissioner originally had jurisdiction.
FOX Business has reached out to representatives for Clarkson and Blackstock.
In November, the California Labor Commissioner ruled Starstruck Management violated California’s Talent Agencies Act by “unlawfully” procuring business deals on Clarkson’s behalf. He was ordered to repay the “Stronger” singer $2.6 million.
In her March 11 lawsuit, Clarkson requested the court order Blackstock and Starstruck Management to pay back all commissions made between October 2019 and October 2020, which she contends she is entitled to under the Labor Code for the violations of the Talent Agencies Act.
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Clarkson also accused Starstruck Management of acting as an “unlicensed” talent agency when she entered into an oral agreement with the company in 2007.
Starstruck Management used the “oral agreement” as “a subterfuge and fraudulent device to attempt to circumvent and evade the licensing requirements and other requirements, restrictions, and regulations of the Talent Agencies Act,” court documents obtained by FOX Business stated.
Clarkson’s legal team requested the court consider all agreements between Starstruck Management and the singer “void and unenforceable” due to the alleged “wrongful acts and conduct of Starstruck.”
A lawyer for Blackstock called Clarkson’s cross-complaint “morally, ethically and legally wrong.”
“It is morally, ethically and legally wrong to attempt to get monies back from your ex-husband who not only helped her as her manager but who used those earnings on their children and Kelly and Brandon’s lifestyle during the marriage,” Bryan Freedman told Rolling Stone in a statement.
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Clarkson and Blackstock married in 2013, after being introduced through his father, Narvel Blackstock. Narvel owns the management company Blackstock worked for, which began representing Clarkson in 2007.
Clarkson filed for divorce in 2020, and the two settled in 2022. Clarkson received primary physical custody of the former couple’s two children but pays Blackstock $45,000 a month in child support.
Clarkson now lives in New York as a single mom.
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“I was very unhappy in LA and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start,” she told People magazine. “We told NBC, ‘I’m not trying to sound ungrateful. I just can’t stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids.’ They weren’t doing well either.
“I’d just been showing up and smiling and doing what I’m supposed to do,” she explained. “But you can only compartmentalize so long until you break.”
[Fox Business] Whistleblower testifies Boeing is producing defective planes, says he’s received physical threats
A whistleblower with more than 40 years of engineering experience told members of the Senate that Boeing is putting out defective airplanes in testimony Wednesday.
Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer at Boeing, said he came before lawmakers at great professional risk to detail his concerns about the safety of Boeing’s 787 and 777 aircraft. He claims that Boeing has rushed production of these jets and overlooked safety standards, which Salehpour says may cause a devastating failure in the future.
“Effectively, they are putting out defective airplanes, respectively,” Salehpour said in his testimony to the investigative subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Salehpour has claimed that Boeing failed to adequately shim, or use a thin piece of material to fill tiny gaps in a manufactured product, an omission that could cause premature fatigue failure over time in some areas of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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He explained that Boeing’s standards require gaps to be filled when they exceed five thousandths of an inch.
“This seems very small. Boeing’s PR team like to call it the weight of a human hair. When you are operating at 35,000 ft., details that are the size of a human hair can be a matter of life and death,” Salehpour said.
Boeing has challenged Salehpour’s claims against two of its widebody jets, the 787 and 777, which fly internationally. Boeing said on Monday it has not found fatigue cracks on in-service 787 jets that have gone through heavy maintenance.
In a statement to Reuters on Wednesday, Boeing defended the safety of its aircraft, arguing that the global 787 fleet has transported more than 850 million passengers safely, while the 777 has safely flown more than 3.9 billion travelers.
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Salehpour testified that he raised safety concerns with Boeing over the course of three years but had been ignored. He described retaliation by his supervisors, including being transferred out of the 787 program into the 777 program and even alleged physical threats made against him.
“I was told not to create, not to create delays,” he said. “I was told, frankly, to shut up.”
Salehpour described an exchange with his direct supervisor in which he was allegedly threatened after bringing his concerns up in a meeting.
“My boss said, ‘I would have killed someone who said what you said in a meeting,’” he testified. “This is not safety culture when you get threatened by bringing issues of safety concerns.”
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Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Salehpour’s allegations of retaliation.
Salehpour’s testimony comes as Boeing — which recently overhauled its leadership team — continues to deal with fallout stemming from the plug-in door that blew off an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
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Boeing previously told FOX Business that the “claims about the structural integrity of the 787 are inaccurate” and that the “issues raised have been subject to rigorous engineering examination under the FAA oversight.”
“This analysis has validated that these issues do not present any safety concerns and the aircraft will maintain its service life over several decades,” Boeing said, adding that it will “continue to monitor these issues under established regulatory protocols and encourage all employees to speak up when issues arise. Retaliation is strictly prohibited at Boeing.”
FOX Business’ Daniella Genovese, Timothy Nerozzi and Reuters contributed to this report.
[Fox Business] Biden announces a fresh round of $7.5 billion in student loans canceled
President Joe Biden is keeping the ball rolling on student loan forgiveness, canceling a new round of loans as his administration crafts a new plan to target even more outstanding student debt.
The latest round of cancelations targets $7.4 billion in student loans for 277,000 borrowers, the Department of Education said in a statement. This brings the total debt forgiven over Biden’s presidency to $153 billion. The discharges are part of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which offers a faster route to forgiveness.
“Today we are helping 277,000 borrowers who have been making payments on their student loans for at least a decade,” U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal said. “They have paid what they can afford, and they have earned loan forgiveness for the balance of their loan.”
More people are becoming eligible for student loan cancelation as they hit 10 years of payments. Since the launch of SAVE, nearly 8 million borrowers have received relief, including 4.5 million with a $0 monthly payment. Student loan forgiveness has reached millions even as the Supreme Court blocked Biden’s original debt forgiveness plan last June.
The Biden Administration has also released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief to over 30 million borrowers, including the 4 million who have already been approved for debt cancelation over the past three years. The new plan also proposes to eliminate accrued interest for 23 million borrowers and automatically discharge debt for borrowers eligible for loan forgiveness under SAVE, closed school discharge, or other forgiveness programs, even if not enrolled. Additionally, student debt for borrowers who entered repayment for 20 or more years would be discharged.
Private student loan borrowers can’t benefit from federal loan relief. But you could lower your monthly payments by refinancing to a lower interest rate. Visit Credible to speak with an expert and get your questions answered.
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Biden’s SAVE plan could lower borrowers’ monthly payments to zero dollars, reduce monthly costs in half and save those who make payments at least $1,000 yearly. Yet roughly three out of four borrowers who make $75,000 or less annually and would benefit from the SAVE plan still need to be enrolled, according to a recent Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC) survey.
Part of the problem is the lack of communication between student loan servicers and borrowers, according to the survey. Every student loan borrower is assigned a loan servicer to help them navigate repayment options, including income-driven repayment (IDR), which can make payments more affordable.
More than half of borrowers who contacted their student loan servicers with questions about resuming payments were left with unanswered questions. Moreover, a quarter of borrowers don’t trust the information they get from their servicer, and 75% said the information they got was inaccurate or incomplete.
“As a student loan borrower myself, I know firsthand how frustrating and harmful these communication errors can be, “SDCC Managing Director Sabrina Calazans said. ” Borrowers need more communications coming directly from the Department of Education, given their lack of trust in their respective service providers.”
If you’re having trouble making payments on your private student loans, you won’t benefit from federal relief. You could consider refinancing your loans for a lower interest rate to lower your monthly payments. Visit Credible to get your personalized rate in minutes without affecting your credit score.
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Republican-led states filed suit against President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Education to stop the SAVE Plan.
The lawsuit seeks to halt the SAVE plan immediately, arguing that the U.S. Department of Education has no authority to alter student loan repayment plans. This would essentially cancel more than $156 billion in student loan debt. The attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and Utah joined the suit.
The lawsuit also argues that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Biden’s original forgiveness program violated federal law and that only Congress can authorize the forgiveness of student loans, which requires spending taxpayer money.
A statement from the Education Department said Congress gave the agency the authority to define the terms of income-driven repayment plans.
If you hold private student loans, you won’t be enrolled in a federal income-driven repayment plan, but you could refinance your loans to a lower rate. Visit Credible to compare options from different lenders without affecting your credit score.
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