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How long do debt collectors have to collect from an estate?

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Contrary to popular belief, debt collectors have a limited amount of time to file claims against an estate. Hanizam/Getty Images A loved one’s death often leaves their family members juggling responsibilities they were not fully prepared to handle. Part of the issue is that when someone dies, settling their financial affairs is rarely as straightforward … Read more

Democrats demand Trump administration halt plan to collect federal workers’ health data

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Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management has asked 65 insurance companies to provide monthly reports with detailed medical and pharmaceutical claims data of more than 8 million people … Read more

Federal judge blocks Trump push to collect race-based admissions data

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s effort to investigate race-based admissions at U.S. colleges was temporarily blocked Friday by a federal judge in Boston. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV granted a preliminary injunction Friday, temporarily barring the Trump administration from forcing public colleges in 17 Democrat-led states to … Read more

FBI warns foreign apps could collect Americans’ data — even from people who never downloaded them

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your personal data could be collected and stored overseas — even if you never download a foreign-developed app yourself — according to a new FBI alert warning about the risks tied to popular mobile platforms. That means information like your name, email address or phone number could … Read more

Minnesota bill would ban warrants allowing police to collect data from devices near a crime scene

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers has proposed a bill seeking to ban warrants allowing law enforcement to gather data revealing which cellphones and other devices that were near a crime scene at a specific time. Democrat state Sen. Erin Maye Quade introduced a Senate bill to … Read more

States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

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BOSTON — A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren’t considering race in admissions. President Donald Trump ordered the new policy in August after he raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements … Read more