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Biden cancels student loans up to $10k as 45 mn borrowers owe $1.7 tn in student debt
NBC news reported Wednesday that couples who earn $250,000 a year or less who file taxes jointly will also qualify for cancellation of up to $10,000 for each partner. The administration is also extending the payment pause on federal student loans for a final time till December 31. This follows a decision taken by the Education Department.
Judge tells Trump lawyers to explain lawsuit against FBI raid, Kushner denies being FBI mole
This development takes place even as Trump allies, in terms of Republican Senators and supporters, strongly suspect his son-in-law Jared Kushner of being the FBI mole that tipped the agency off on the documents being kept in Mar-a-Lago after the ex-President claimed to have handed over everything he took with him after leaving the White House, eventually leading to the raid and seizure.
China is "exponentially" increasing its warship capability
The Chinese Communist party-controlled newspaper, the Global Times, reported on Tuesday that China would complete its military expansion and modernisation by 2035, "including the development of a blue-water navy, to match the country's international status and better defend its interests". A blue-water navy is one that traverses deep oceans and operates globally.
Xi Jinping taking China back to personalistic dictatorship: Report
Li Ling, a lecturer of Chinese politics at the University of Vienna, said at an online panel hosted by the Asia Society that she expects the 69-year-old Xi to be an exception to the age limit, which she anticipates he will enforce for others.
NASA's Webb telescope captures Jupiter's faint rings, Great Red Spot
With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions, Jupiter has a lot going on. In the standalone view of Jupiter, created from a composite of several images from Webb, auroras extend to high altitudes above both the northern and southern poles of Jupiter.
Minor girl kidnapped, raped & burnt to death in Islamabad
The father of the victim, hailing from Mardan, lodged a complaint with the Kirpa Police Station, in which he claimed that his seven-year-old daughter went to a neighbour's house along with her family including her grandmother, mother, and sister to attend Quran Khwani.
Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020: CDC
The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics on Tuesday released its annual report looking at mortality in the US which analysed death data in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) for 2020, the last year for which information is available, reports dpa news agency.
Confusion in Nepal over recruitment in Gorkha regiments due to Agnipath scheme
According to Nepali media reports, the delay over giving decision has reached to the office of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who discussed the matter with Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka and some senior Nepal government officials.
US extends travel ban on North Korea for another year
The United States Department announced the extension of the ban through August 31, 2023, in the Federal Register notice published on Tuesday, reports Yonhap News Agency. The restriction -- initially imposed in 2017 and since renewed every year -- was set to expire at the end of this month.
Pelosi's husband gets 5-day jail, probation for drink driving
Paul Pelosi, 82, won't serve any additional jail time after already serving two days and receiving conduct credit for two other days, Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga was quoted as saying by dpa news agency. In lieu of serving the remaining day in jail, the court ordered that he complete the day through the court work programme, Pelosi's attorney said.
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