## Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers

Authored by cnbc.com

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, U.S. December 10, 2024.

The Biden administration announced Friday that it would forgive another $4.28 billion in student loan debt for 54,900 borrowers who work in public service.

The relief is a result of fixes the U.S. Department of Education made to the once-troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The debt relief comes in President Joe Biden's final weeks in office.

Biden has forgiven more student debt than any other president.

He has cleared nearly $180 billion for 4.9 million people with student debt.

Still, Republican-led legal challenges have stymied all of Biden's attempts at delivering wide-scale relief. »

### Elon Musk Suddenly Realizes He Has No Clue How to Govern

Authored by newrepublic.com

The Democrats are using them, and we can’t let that happen,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial.

“I hope some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary.

But despite Trump’s direct threat, Roy held his ground in a message directed to the president. »

### Elon Musk backs Germany's far-right party ahead of election

Authored by nbcnews.com

Elon Musk waded into Germany’s election on Friday, expressing his support for a far-right anti-immigrant and anti-Islam party that's being monitored by the country’s domestic intelligence agency.

“Only the AfD can save Germany,” the tech billionaire wrote on X, referring to the Alternative for Germany party.

In September, it became the first far-right party to win the most votes in a state election since the Nazi era, when it triumphed in Thuringia. »

### Outrage as school tells parents 'if your child wears nappies you'll have to come in and change them'

Authored by nottinghampost.com

Parents in Wales are up in arms over a council's decision to require them to come into school to change their children if they have an accident.

Dr Munro-Morris has informed parents about the upcoming changes in school policy: "From January 1 2025, if a child is attending nursery/school in a nappy or pull ups, parents will be expected to come in and change their child.

"The policy states that parents will be expected to go to school to change their child's nappies/pull ups. »

### Ubisoft quietly releases new Web3 game featuring Rayman and NFTs

Authored by eurogamer.net

Ubisoft has quietly released a new game based on its Captain Laserhawk animated series, which features beloved mascot Rayman and NFTs.

Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E., as spotted by Game File's Stephen Totilo (via Polygon), is a PC top-down multiplayer shooter that uses cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

It's based on the Far Cry 3 spin-off Blood Dragon and features multiple characters from across Ubisoft's games, including Rayman. »

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