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Biden announces student loan forgiveness program
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On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden announced his three part plan to help federal student loan borrowers transition back to regular payments, which includes forgiving up to $20,000 of student loans. The first part of this plan is to extend the pause through Dec. 31, 2022. Since the Biden-Harris administration took office, they have…
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II comes to an end
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Queen Elizabeth II of England died on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The Queen’s title will now be passed on to her eldest son, previously known as Prince Charles of Wales, but with a current title of King Charles III. Queen Elizabeth was crowned in…
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Permanent supportive housing funding has been paid by the state
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$27 million dollars was granted to Ventura County on Aug. 24 from the Governor’s office in an effort to help the unhoused gain permanent supportive housing. Helping many unhoused people in the area to have housing. Thousand Oaks Mayor and member of the City Council, Bob Engler, worked on making this a reality. “This…
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Senate and House of Representatives seats up for election
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This November, all eyes will be on the upper chamber of the Senate to tip the balance of the current 50-50 split between Democrats and Republicans. 28 total Senate seats will be up for grabs, with 15 incumbent Republicans and 13 incumbent Democrats. With the recent major Supreme Court decisions, the Senate races are…
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Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow due to an unspecified illness on August 30, 2022. Several major leaders have offered mourning for the late Gorbachev. According to Politico Magazine, U.S. President Joe Biden said, “It was easy to understand why so many in…
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NASA to launch Artemis 1 Mission
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On Sep. 27, at Kennedy Space Center, NASA will launch Artemis 1, the first in a series of missions that aims to test NASA’s new technology for exploring deep space. In this mission, the Orion Spacecraft, which is the first spacecraft in history capable of carrying humans on long-duration missions in deep space, will…
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Trump faces 33 years in prison
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Former president Donald Trump faces 33 years in prison if convicted of violating the Espionage act and two other criminal statutes. The ongoing investigation began in February of 2022 when classified information on White House records was found in 15 boxes at Trump’s mansion, Mar-A-Lago. Federal laws do not permit removing classified documents to…
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News in Brief
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SCOTUS leak signals end to Roe v. Wade On May 2, a draft Supreme Court opinion in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked to the public. This leak signaled a possible end to federal protection to an abortion, a right that Roe v. Wade guarantees to all Americans up until 24 weeks.…
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MLB strikes into lockout
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The first Major League Baseball (MLB) lockout occurred in 1972 in response to players striving for an increase in pay following the expiration of the league’s three-year pension agreement. The league went on strike again in December 2020 and while it was recently lifted, MLB has brought up numerous issues after seeking to improve…
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Switzerland and Western allies economically strike against Russia
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The United States and the United Kingdom have banned the import of all Russian oil and gas to their countries. This is a major industry within Russia, as the country’s production makes up 40 percent of European gas, and a quarter of their oil. These sanctions have been placed on Russia because of their…