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Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan comment period is ending. Here’s what people are saying.
Many commenters are urging the Biden administration to move forward with its mass student-loan forgiveness plan.MarketWatch - Business - Joe Biden -
Biden blocks release of special counsel interview tapes
Republicans demanded the release of tapes from the investigation into his handling of classified documents.BBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
As student loan forgiveness nears $160 billion, here's what to know about the relief programs
In attempts to fix the country's $1.6 trillion student loan system, the Biden administration has routinely announced forgiveness of large shares of that debt.CNBC - Business -
House Passes Bill to Force Biden to Reverse Israel Arms Pause
The legislation has no chance of advancing in Congress or being signed into law. Republicans scheduled a vote anyway in an effort to spotlight Democratic divisions over Israel and rebuke the president.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
House passes GOP bill rebuking Biden's Israel weapons pause
Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
Hunter Biden asks appeals court to pause federal gun trial
Hunter Biden on Monday requested that a Delaware federal court delay his trial on weapons charges, which is set to begin next month. His attorneys claim there is no urgent need to start the trial on its scheduled June 3 date, and that the current ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden asserts executive privilege to block release of special counsel interviews
House Republicans seek recordings of classified documents case interviews, in what Democrats call a ‘purely political’ move. Joe Biden asserted executive privilege to stop House Republicans obtaining recordings of his interviews with Robert Hur, ...The Guardian - World - Joe Biden -
Biden administration proposes blocking new coal mines at major federal hub
The Biden administration has moved to block new coal mines on public land in parts of Montana and Wyoming, a major U.S. coal hub. It released two proposed plans on Thursday that would prevent companies from applying for new coal mining rights on ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden blocks release of audio from classified documents probe
Move stems from controversial report that called into question US president’s fitness for officeFinancial Times - Business - Joe Biden -
Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden rule expanding gun background checks
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday blocked a Biden administration rule that expanded the requirements for background checks when selling a firearm. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk granted an injunction against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Top House Armed Services Dem: Biden should have kept Israel aid pause quiet
Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
Refinancing student debt is risky amid Biden forgiveness push. Borrowers 'forever lose access' to safety nets, advocates say
As protections and relief options for federal student loan borrowers grow, refinancing your debt may be a risky move, consumer advocates say.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
Morehouse students divided over Biden Israel policy ahead of president's commencement speech
President Biden is set to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College this weekend. The well-known historically Black college for men has seen protests over the war in Gaza, but students are divided over the president's Israel policy and ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Biden delivers Morehouse commencement speech as some on campus express pro-Palestinian messages
President Joe Biden delivered the Morehouse College commencement address at Morehouse College Sunday, his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and a key opportunity for him to engage with a group of ...NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities
A TikTok movement is calling for followers to block famous people over their stances on the Israel-Hamas war. It began at the Met Gala.The New York Times - Business - Tiktok -
Activists sue Russia over ‘weak’ climate policy
Russian constitutional court is considering claim, which activists hope will raise awareness about emissions. A group of activists are fighting for the right to scrutinise Russia’s climate policies, and in particular its enormous methane ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
EXCLUSIVE: The SBA Is Making Smaller--and Riskier--Loans More Available
The agency says that changes to its small-dollar loan program are helping attract more lenders to a less popular market segment.Inc. - Business -
G7 leaders to discuss €30bn loan for Ukraine using Russian assets
Finance ministers will debate legality of using €270bn in frozen state assets as collateral for loan. Divisions over whether Ukraine can lawfully be handed an extra €30bn (£26bn) loan drawn from €270bn in seized Russian state assets are likely to ...The Guardian - World - Ukraine -
How much would a $10,000 home equity loan cost per month?
Do you need a $10,000 home equity loan? Here's how much it would cost per month.CBS News - Top stories -
Inside Britain’s Chinese student boom
Universities are increasingly reliant on a growing cohort. What does it mean on campus and off?Financial Times - World - China -
Dear Boomers, the Student Protesters Are Not Idiots
Older folks’ objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim.The New York Times - Top stories -
Boy, 5, dies in fall from block of flats
A neighbour says the boy's parents are "inconsolable" after his death in east London.BBC News - Top stories -
Calls to Pause Slovakia’s E.U. Election Campaigning Raise Questions
At least one party, the opposition Progress Slovakia, said it would suspend its campaign, in a move to help “end the spiral of attacks and blame.”The New York Times - Top stories -
House set to tackle Israel weapons pause, aviation measures this week
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OpenAI pauses use of voice that many compared to Scarlett Johannson's
OpenAI said Monday that it is pausing use of a voice in its projects that many people have compared to Scarlett Johansson's in the sci-fi dystopia movie “Her.”NBC News - Top stories -
Scarlett Johansson also thinks OpenAI's new voice sounds like her. She's not happy about it
Johansson, who portrayed the voice of a computer program in 'Her,' was not behind OpenAI's 'Sky' voice assistant. Another actor provided the voice, OpenAI said.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
‘Not an imitation’: OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice that sounded like Scarlett Johansson
While the voice of Sky is paused, the other four from OpenAI remain available. Users will be able to choose any of these voices to interact with ChatGPT.VentureBeat - Tech -
Voice Actors Sue Company Whose AI Sounds Like Them
Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.The New York Times - Top stories -
Hundreds of Virgin Atlantic cabin crew sue for unfair dismissal
Tribunal in London will hear claims Richard Branson’s airline used Covid redundancies to target older staff. Hundreds of long-serving Virgin Atlantic cabin crew are suing the airline for unfair dismissal, claiming that the airline used Covid ...The Guardian - World -
Fanatics sues Cardinals rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. for alleged breach of contract, per report
The wide receiver has carved his own path since leaving collegeCBS Sports - Sports - MLB -
Students missing school can have a snowball effect
The number of students missing at least 18 days a year has nearly doubled since 2018, sounding an alarm among educators.The Hill - Politics -
Rishi Sunak plans crackdown on student visa salesmen
Prime minister seeks more ways to cut international university attendeesFinancial Times - World -
California college students experiencing homelessness speak out
College can be stressful with studying and meeting deadlines, but some students are struggling with a different issue: housing. Federal data shows more than 1.5 million U.S. college students are homeless. CBS News producer Sarah Svoboda shows how ...CBS News - Top stories - California -
The public does not share government hostility to international students
These individuals enhance and enrich the economy and the British university experienceFinancial Times - World -
Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania
Pro-Palestinian students were attempting to take over a university hall to protest school’s refusal to negotiate in ‘good faith’. More than a dozen pro-Palestinian activists, including six students at the University of Pennsylvania, were arrested ...The Guardian - World -
The crisis of confidence in higher education will not end with the student protests
Even as student protesters take down their encampments and go home for the summer, colleges and universities are left with much work to do if they are to regain the public’s trust in higher education.The Hill - Politics -
Why a New Yorker Story on a Notorious Murder Case Is Blocked in Britain
The article challenges the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse, of multiple murders last year, and has led to a debate about England’s restrictions on trial reporting.The New York Times - World - New York -
Boy, 5, who died in fall from block of flats named
The Met Police and Newham Council are both conducting investigations over Aalim Makail's death.BBC News - Top stories -
Tilray to sell a large block of stock as it preps for cannabis reclassification
Tilray Brands is getting ready for marijuana to be reclassified as a less dangerous drug in the U.S., as the cannabis company is looking to raise money through the sale of shares so it can expand.MarketWatch - Business -
Funeral for boy, 5, who fell from block of flats
"Beautiful and caring" Aalim Makail, who died on Thursday, was buried at a local mosque on Saturday.BBC News - Top stories