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Biden college debt relief plan could cost $24B per year

Biden’s student loan plan could cost $24B per year, White House press secretary estimates – CNN. The White House said Thursday that President Bidens student loan forgiveness plan would cost around $24 billion per year, assuming 75% of people took the program. At an early-Thursday press briefing, Jean-Pierre continued to insist that the plan to cancel student loan debt would fully pay for itself. She did not offer a price estimate for the plan, however. …

Near radiation catastrophe at Ukraine nuclear plant due to Russian artillery fire

Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says – Reuters Russian artillery fire over the region of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine caused a fire in an ash pond, cutting off the reactor complex from the electrical grid. Back-up diesel generators provided power crucial to the plant’s cooling and safety systems. A Russian official in the occupied city of Enerhodar has accused Ukrainian Armed Forces of starting a forest fire close …

Cop Pulls Gun on Pregnant Woman During Traffic Stop

A Florida Sheriff’s Deputy, Jacob Desue, has resigned after pulling a gun on a pregnant woman, Ebony Washington, of Jacksonville Florida. It happened during a traffic stop on August 12th. During the event, her three children were in the car with her and watched in horror at the incident. According to reports, Washington was speeding at 75 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. The officer had put his sirens and emergency lights on, indicating that …

President Biden Announces Student Loan Forgiveness

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most – The White House There has been pressure put on President Biden to deliver on one of his campaign promises, to forgive student loan debt. At a press conference on Wednesday, President Biden announced his plan to offer loan forgiveness. He offered a three-point plan that the Department of Education will roll out. First, it will provide targeted debt relief. The …

Dinosaur Tracks Discovered Due to Severe Drought Conditions

In Texas, the severely dry conditions have brought many changes to the state. Due to the excessive drought, the Paluxy River has recently dried up in the Dinosaur Valley State Park and now showcases dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago. Stephanie Salinas Garcia, a park spokesman, told CNN in an email, “Most tracks that have recently been uncovered and discovered at different parts of the river in the park belong to Acrocanthosaurus. This was a dinosaur …

New Wisconsin Sex Education Program Sparks Controversy

A Wisconsin school board in Wauwatosa, has introduced a new sexual education program to its K-12 students. The new curriculum includes topics such as gender dysphoria starting in the fourth grade. It was first introduced on Aug. 8 during a board meeting. According to Fox News, part of the fourth-grade curriculum would include “gender identity and expression.” They will learn how to “Have awareness of different definitions for gender, including transgender, cisgender, and non-binary;” “Understand …

Confirmed Ebola Case Kills Woman

New case of Ebola virus confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo – CNN A 46-year-old woman died after being admitted to a hospital in Beni, a city in the province of Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Aug.15. The country’s National Institute of Biomedical Research confirmed the case. According to the World Health Organization, “Analyses showed that the case was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in North …

Ford Motor Company Announces Massive Layoffs

Ford Confirms Layoffs, Says It Is Cutting About 3000 Jobs – The Wall Street Journal The Ford Motor Company announced Monday in an email to its employees that it will be laying off 3,000 employees. This comes at a time when Ford is changing its focus to restructuring and simplifying its operations as it moves toward manufacturing Electric Vehicles. The cuts include 2,000 full-time salaried employees and about 1,000 contract workers. These layoffs will not …

Missing Teen: Kiely Rodni’s Body and Car Found

Body, car found in Prosser Creek Reservoir near where 16-year-old Kiely Rodni went missing; Press conference on Monday – KCRA Sacramento A diving team affiliated with a search-and-recovery organization on YouTube, Adventures With Purpose, reported Sunday that they had found Kiely Rodni’s flipped SUV in 14 feet of water, and her body was inside the vehicle. Adventures With Purpose was requested by authorities last week to join in the search. They specialize in underwater searches, …

Graphic Video Shows Police Brutally Beating a Man

An intensely graphic video has created outrage across social media Sunday. The video shows three police officers brutally beating a man they had detained on the ground. The officers are seen kneeling over the man, with their hands and knees holding him down as punches to the head were thrown. Those on social media were outraged at the excessive force used. Immediately accusations were made, and people were calling for charges and arrests against the …