## Biden administration can move forward with student loan forgiveness, federal judge rules

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A federal judge will let expire a temporary restraining order against the Biden administration's sweeping new student loan forgiveness plan, which could deliver relief to tens of millions of Americans.

A federal judge will let expire a temporary restraining order against the Biden administration's sweeping new student loan forgiveness plan, which could deliver relief to tens of millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Randal Hall in Georgia, appointed by former Republican President George W. Bush, delivered the win for the Biden administration late on Wednesday.

The ruling means Biden may move forward with his administration's student loan forgiveness plan, just weeks before the November election.

The development stems from a lawsuit against the aid package brought by seven GOP-led states.

The states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio — said the U.S. Department of Education's new debt cancellation effort is illegal.

However, Hall found that Georgia lacked standing to sue against the relief plan, and could not be the venue for the case.

The judge directed the case to be transferred to Missouri since the states claim Biden's plan would most harm student loan servicer Mohela, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority. »

### Trump election conspiracist Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison by Colorado judge

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Tina Peters, a former Colorado Republican county clerk who espoused the false conspiracy theory that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election due to ballot fraud, was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for crimes related to a breach of her county's voting system.

"You are no hero," state District Court Judge Matthew Barrett told Peters.

Peters, who had requested probation, told the judge before being sentenced, "I've never done anything with malice to break the law. »

### Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius

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Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius.

The islands were British-owned from 1814 but have now been signed away by the Government in a deal that it claimed would safeguard global security by ending a long-running dispute.

The islands include Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important US-UK military base. »

### Biden says US discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

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### Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.

The storm struck Florida last week, then plowed through several states in the Southeast, flooding towns and killing more than 160 people.

Hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30, but most hurricanes typically occur in September and October. »

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