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Oculus Rift founder apologizes for funding pro-Trump group

Rolling Stone's plans to sell nearly half of itself to a company in Singapore, the Education Department's decision to no longer recognize the largest accreditor of for-profit colleges, and an apology from Oculus Rift's CEO for funding a company that's produced anti-Hillary Clinton memes.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about Rolling Stone’s decision to sell 49 percent of its stake to a music startup based in Singapore; why the U.S. Department of Education will no longer recognize the largest accreditor of for-profit colleges; and an apology from Palmer Luckey, the CEO of Oculus Rift, for funding a group that supports Trump.

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