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Q&A: What you need to know about Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning announced a plan for student debt forgiveness. The White House said that since 1980, the total cost of four-year public or private college has nearly tripled, and that the typical undergraduate college student with debt now graduates owing almost $25,000. Here’s what we know…

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

DOJ releases a Mueller-era memo to Barr on the decision not to prosecute Trump

The Justice Department has released a 2019 memo laying out the case for not prosecuting former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with the Russia investigation.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022

US House panel slams Trump’s COVID response; report mentions early role from Mehmet Oz

Mehmet Oz’s advocacy for the drug hydroxychloroquine in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic is cited in a new congressional report that accuses former President Donald Trump’s administration of pressuring the Food and Drug Administration to endorse unproven treatments and vaccines.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 24, 2022

Jared Kushner inadvertently insults ‘peculiar’ Trump while pushing back on Mar-a-Lago raid

Backhanded compliment comes as ex-president urges followers to buy his son-in-law’s book

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Trump will appoint Judge Jeanine as attorney general if he’s re-elected, former aide Peter Navarro predicts

‘The Attorney General, which is a really key spot, kind of fun to have Judge Jeanine there,’ said former Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

12 things to know about Biden’s new student debt cancellation plan

Biden’s plan will wipe out $20,000 in federal student debt for Pell Grant recipients and eliminate $10,000 in federal student loan debt for other borrowers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2022

Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan Will Worsen Inflation

"Student loan relief would lead some people to spend more," warns Obama economic advisor and Harvard economist Jason Furman

Reason · Aug 24, 2022

How common is Paxlovid rebound as Jill Biden tests positive again for Covid?

Paxlovid good at stopping hospitalisation for high-risk groups, despite occasional rebound

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

What you need to know about Biden’s plan to cancel student loan debts

Roughly 43 million federal student loan borrowers are eligible for relief, including 20 million people whose debts may be canceled completely

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19 in rebound case

The first lady first tested positive on Aug. 16 and she remained in isolation for five days, undergoing a course of Paxlovid treatment. She tested positive again Wednesday and does not have symptoms.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022