The Daily Populous

Thursday December 7th, 2023 morning edition

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The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it would forgive an additional $4.8 billion in student loan debt, for 80,300 borrowers.

The relief is a result of the U.S. Department of Education's fixes to its income-driven repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

"Before President Biden took office, it was virtually impossible for eligible borrowers to access the student debt relief they rightfully earned," U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement.

More than $2 billion of the aid will go to nearly 46,000 borrowers enrolled in income-driven repayment plans.

The Biden administration has now cancelled nearly $132 billion in student debt for more than 3.6 million Americans.

"Biden has forgiven more student loan debt than any previous president," Kantrowitz said.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has said that Biden didn't have the authority to cancel student debt without prior authorization from Congress. »

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, shooting: Shooter was career college professor, source says, but unknown whether he had a connection with school

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At 11:54 a.m. local time, the university posted an emergency notice online, saying, “University Police responding to report of shots fire in BEH evacuate to a safe area, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.”

The university then said on X police were responding to “additional report of shots fired in the Student Union,” and advised people to evacuate the area.

Praying for everyone on campus as law enforcement responds to the situation,” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman posted on X just after news of the shooting broke. »

US Files War Crime Charges Against Russian Troops Accused of Torturing an American in Ukraine

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has filed war crime charges against four members of the Russian military accused of abducting and torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine in a case that's the first of its kind.

The case marks the first prosecution against Russians in connection with atrocities during their war against Ukraine and is the first war crimes case involving the victimization of an American, officials said.

“The Justice Department and the American people have a long memory,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in announcing the case. »

Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb

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A former Ukrainian MP regarded by Kyiv as a traitor has been shot dead in a park in suburban Moscow, in an attack attributed to Ukraine’s SBU security service.

Russian investigators said in a statement on Wednesday that Kyva had been shot, adding that his body was discovered in a park in the elite Moscow suburb of Odintsovo.

A Ukrainian source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the Ukrainian SBU security service was responsible for the killing. »

New Legislation Proposes to Take Wall Street Out of the Housing Market

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In one neighborhood in east Charlotte, Wall Street-backed investors bought half of the homes that sold in 2021 and 2022.

Wall Street entered the single-family rental market in the aftermath of the 2008 housing crisis, plucking up homes in foreclosure.

Even as the housing market slows, investors have remained active, buying 26 percent of the single-family homes that sold in June 2023, according to CoreLogic, a data analytics company. »