10 Free University Courses That Are Better Than Paid Ones

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Free contraception helps Finland reduce teenage abortions by 66% | Reuters

The number of teenage abortions in Finland fell by 66% between 2000 and 2023, its public health institute THL said on Monday, attributing the reduction to the offer of free contraception to adolescents and compulsory sex education in schools...

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/free-contraception-helps-finland-reduce-teenage-abortions-by-66-2024-06-03/

Publishing company will offer free Black history e-books, especially in Florida | The Hill

A Chicago-based publishing house will offer free e-books focused on Black history after the College Board revised its Advanced Placement African American studies course earlier this month…

https://thehill.com/homenews/3845798-publishing-company-will-offer-free-black-history-e-books-especially-in-florida/

How to file your taxes online for free and with paid tax services - The Washington Post

…[B]efore forking out cash to a big tax software service, you may want to consider a couple of other entirely free options…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/04/tax-preparation-software-online-services/

HBO is making Watchmen completely free this weekend - The Verge

An ongoing effort to promote black voices and talent https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21295677/watchmen-stream-free-hbo-june-19th-juneteenth-damon-lindelof-regina-king-tulsa

Coronavirus: Enjoy free ebooks and audiobooks while self-isolating

Coronavirus has changed the landscape for book lovers, particularly book lovers on a budget. Sure, many bookstores are offering curbside service and online stores have plenty of titles on sale, but the costs can add up for families, many of whom are feeling a financial pinch during this crisis. ....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/03/28/coronavirus-free-ebooks-audiobooks-while-self-isolating/2928056001/

How to File Your State and Federal Taxes for Free in 2020 — ProPublica

TurboTax and other tax prep services advertised themselves as “free,” but we found several ways that they tricked people into paying. Here's our guide to preparing and filing your taxes without falling into a trap.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-file-state-federal-taxes-free-2020

This Amazon Customer Has Received Hundreds Of Free Products In Exchange For 5-Star Reviews

Earlier this year, one woman stumbled into a side hustle that’s resulted in hundreds of free Amazon products, worth tens of thousands of dollars. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/her-amazon-purchases-are-real-the-reviews-are-fake

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free - ProPublica

Using lobbying, the revolving door and "dark pattern" customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government's attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.....
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free

Trump Says He 'Sold Tens of Thousands of Tickets' to His Rally—They're Free - Newsweek

President Donald Trump was met with cheers during his rally in Ohio on Thursday night when he assured the crowd that he keeps his ticket prices low. The only problem is that tickets to his events are free.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-he-sold-tens-thousands-tickets-rally-tickets-are-free-1452307

TurboTax Uses A “Military Discount” to Trick Troops Into Paying to File Their Taxes - ProPublica

Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, created and promoted a "military discount" that charges service members who are eligible to file for free.
https://www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-military-discount-trick-troops-paying-to-file-taxes

64 percent of Americans support Elizabeth Warren's college reform plan -- The Hill: Poll

A significant majority of Americans would favor a wealth tax on the nation's 75,000 richest families to pay for a new higher education initiative put forward by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that would make state and community colleges tuition-free and pay off most existing student loan debts, according to poll released Monday...
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/441181-poll-64-percent-of-americans-support-elizabeth-warrens-college

Guy shares his cheeky method of getting heaps of free food! - videos

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800 Free eBooks for iPad, Kindle & Other Devices | Open Culture

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1,150 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns | Open Culture

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'I leave the car at home': how free buses are revolutionising one French city - the guardian

Dunkirk is a month into a project that makes it the biggest European city to offer free public transport. So what do people think? .....
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/15/i-leave-the-car-at-home-how-free-buses-are-revolutionising-one-french-city

Tennessee makes community college free for all adults

Lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that will expand the Tennessee Promise program that launched in 2014. It made tuition and fees free for recent high school graduates enrolled in a community college or technical school. Now, adults who don't already have an associate's or bachelor's degree can go for free, too, starting in the 2018 fall semester....
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/11/pf/college/tennessee-free-community-college/index.html