Bilt, a loyalty program designed to help members utilize their largest expenses for rewards points and build a path toward homeownership, is now tackling student debt. On Wednesday, Bilt launched two new initiatives that would assist with two of the most significant financial burdens facing students: loans and college housing.Bilt members will now be able to redeem the points they have earned on student loans serviced by Nelnet, MOHELA, Sallie Mae, Aidvantage and Navient, though additional servicers will become available in the coming months. Every 1,000 Bilt points can be redeemed for $10 toward student loan payments. HERE’S HOW YOU…

The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) has touted several recent federal court decisions as “wins” for America’s oil and natural gas.  The ENRD said late last week that recent federal court decisions in four legal cases centered on the Dakota Access Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline in Tennessee, an oil-export facility in Texas and the export of liquefied natural gas from a planned terminal in Alaska were legal “wins” that “underpin the intentions” of President Donald Trump’s executive order to “unleash” American energy. The 1,100-plus-mile Dakota Access Pipeline runs from North Dakota to Illinois, going through two…

Hong Kong/Washington    US President Donald Trump has signaled a potential U-turn on his trade war with China amid continued market volatility, saying the high tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially, but it won’t be zero.” Trump’s remarks, made at a White House news event Tuesday, appear to mark a rhetorical climbdown after weeks of tough posturing and tit-for-tat retaliation that sent tariffs on China beyond a staggering 145%. “145% is very high and it won’t be that high,” Trump said in a question-and-answer session with reporters in the Oval Office. “It won’t be anywhere near that high.…

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the auto industry aren’t just expected to push car prices higher. These levies could also drive up the cost of repairs, too, according to industry experts.  Ever since Trump imposed a 25% tariff in April on all imported passenger vehicles, car experts have been concerned that the cost of new vehicles across the industry would take a massive hit. The National Automobile Dealers Association issued concerns this year, saying that “matching customers with vehicles they can afford” has already “been a continuing challenge for America’s new car and truck dealers.”However, people who currently own a…

Some folks are born with faces that only their mothers could love — this kid wasn’t even that lucky.  “He’s got the f- -king ugliest nose,” whined new mom Jess, a 20-something from the UK, while cradling (and critiquing) her infant son just moments after giving birth.  “He’s so ugly,” she griped in a viral vid that’s scarred up over 1.2 million views.  Social media defenders blasted a Gen Z mom named Jess for openly calling her son “ugly” seconds after he was born. nataliaderiabina – stock.adobe.com “I literally stared at him and cried [because] I thought he was so…

On April 22, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical hosted an iconic group of Latina women in support of the new production. Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, Ana Navarro, Gina Torres, Roselyn Sánchez, Jeanine Mason, Lisa Vidal, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Elsa Collins, and additional special guests attended the show and joined the cast onstage during the curtain call to compliment and congratulate the cast and creative team on this moving and timely new musical. Check out photos and video here!The evening was capped off by a special post-show talkback between 8-time Grammy Award winner Gloria Estefan and the show’s Grammy Award-winning co-composer and Latin pop icon Joy…

Brian Littrell and former Backstreet Boys bandmate Kevin Richardson publicly supported Brian’s son, Baylee Littrell, following his American Idol elimination. After his departure from the reality competition show during a live elimination on Monday, April 21, Baylee’s Instagram reaction, posted the following day, attracted a loving response from his dad, 50. “Bubba I am and always will be in your corner. You are so strong and so very talented, and inspire me every day. It’s never the end, only the beginning for so many to be blessed by your gifts….. you killed it last night. 🔥❤️,” Brian wrote. Three hours…

A version of this story appeared in Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York    What exactly does President Donald Trump want tariffs to accomplish? There hasn’t been a single cohesive narrative from the White House about what Trump ultimately hopes his tariffs will achieve, and with the president’s attempt Tuesday afternoon to walk back from the brink of his all-out trade war with China, his constant waffling makes it hard to keep track of what he really wants from all this. So all we can do is look at what…

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As President Donald Trump doubles down on his opposition to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, one former economic advisor of the president’s is advising “Mr. Too Late” to finish the rest of his term. “I’ve changed my opinion on this because we’ve got such a turbulent stock market right now, and I think firing him, the markets would react negatively to that,” Heritage Foundation economist and former senior Trump economic advisor Stephen Moore told Fox News Digital.”It would be more chaos at a time when we don’t need it,” he continued. “So just make an announcement, ‘Don’t worry, folks. He’ll…

Only one in 10 Americans currently feels “very good” about their financial situation, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans asked respondents how they’re feeling about their finances right now — 13% feel “very good” and 28% feel “somewhat good.” But respondents are trying to be smart about their money: 84% said setting themselves up for financial success in the future is more important than ever in times of economic uncertainty.  Only one in 10 Americans currently feels “very good” about their financial situation, according to new research. LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS – stock.adobe.com Half of Americans surveyed…

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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 23, 2025 and it’s time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: But first…This Week’s Call SheetThursday, April 24Pirates! the Penzance Musical opens on BroadwayFriday, April 25Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations announcedSunday, April 27Dead Outlaw opens on BroadwayReal Women Have Curves opens on Broadway 2025 Drama League Awards Nominations- The Full Listby Nicole RoskyThe Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of…

Shanghai, China    Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has already beaten out long-standing frontrunner Tesla in sales of electrified vehicles. And now it’s coming for luxury sports cars. BYD’s premium Denza line on Wednesday unveiled the Z, a flashy new deep-blue model that points to the company’s ambitions to rival higher-end Western brands such as Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. The launch came at the opening of Auto Shanghai, China’s largest automobile show – which has drawn dozens of domestic and foreign carmakers, as well as crowds of journalists, to a sprawling exhibition center in the country’s financial hub. Ahead of its…

Billy Ray Cyrus’ ex-wife Firerose is concentrating on work amid the musician’s budding romance with Elizabeth Hurley. Just two days after Hurley, 59, debuted her relationship with Cyrus, 63, via a PDA-filled Instagram post, a source close to Firerose, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly that the singer is “currently focused on her music.” “She’s rising in her next chapter of artistic evolution, which reflects the profound strength, healing and transformation she’s been forged through,” the insider told Us. “As an advocate for narcissistic abuse survivors, she’s living her purpose by uplifting others out of the darkness with God’s love at…