News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: Pres. Biden outlines plan to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for millions of Americans and an additional $10,000 for low-income borrowers.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 24, 2022
"People can start finally crawling out from that mountain of debt," Biden says. pic.twitter.com/wLPpYqE6nq
Ukraine was “reborn” when Russia invaded six months ago, President Zelenskyy said, on a day that also marks the 31st anniversary of the nation's independence. https://t.co/sBJhabD1pU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 24, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that at least 15 people were killed and another 50 were wounded in an attack by Russian forces, AP reported. https://t.co/MPBUtKTVOC
— Axios (@axios) August 24, 2022
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for a rebound case of Covid-19. She had first tested positive on August 15 while vacationing in South Carolina.https://t.co/4kkHCTT6bl
— CNN (@CNN) August 24, 2022
The number of U.S. wastewater sites reporting increases in the presence of COVID-19 in their samples appears to be plateauing after a significant decline in recent weeks. https://t.co/8U9qoYUzNK
— ABC News (@ABC) August 24, 2022
Even though the federal government made more monkeypox vaccines available for states to order on Monday, states warn that they still do not have enough doses to contain a rapidly spreading outbreakhttps://t.co/ZXBnddQZ7v
— POLITICO (@politico) August 24, 2022
Federal authorities charge five members of a militia allegedly run by a former candidate for Congress for their alleged actions on Jan. 6. https://t.co/uIExxpRA8w
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 24, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: CBS News has learned the Biden administration is moving to make DACA a federal regulation and shield it from legal challenges. https://t.co/dVPGg2i9nh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 24, 2022
A federal judge is expected to rule Wednesday on the Biden administration's lawsuit against a near-total ban on abortions in Idaho. https://t.co/GIqsr0IkyT
— ABC News (@ABC) August 24, 2022
A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, is suing her, her brother and husband, saying it was never fully paid for its work. https://t.co/J6Rcu0ViA5
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2022
During her hospital stay, a Uvalde school shooting survivor learned she had lived just blocks from the gunman — and she found it too hard to return home when she was released. So donors are building a new house for the 10-year-old and her family. https://t.co/qI8dqjFQnq
— CNN (@CNN) August 24, 2022
Years late and billions over budget, NASA's new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. https://t.co/eM24pL0Lsy
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2022
