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☆ Live Updates: Supreme Court Upholds Broad Access to Abortion Pill
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

ETThe Supreme Court on Thursday upheld access to a widely available abortion pill, rejecting a bid from a group of anti-abortion organizations and doctors to unravel the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the pill. In a unanimous decision, written by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, the court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the F.D.A.’s actions. The case involved easier access: The challenge before the court centered on changes the F.D.A. The safety of the pill: The groups — citing five studies, including two that were later retracted — questioned the safety of mifepristone, which was approved by the F.D.A. Their claim contradicted a large scientific record on the safety of mifepristone and another abortion medication, misoprostol.

Persons: Brett M, Kavanaugh, ”, Roe, Wade, ’, Matthew J, Kacsmaryk, —, Adam Liptak Locations: Texas, Amarillo , Texas, Panhandle

☆ Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewStudent-loan borrowers enrolled in President Joe Biden's new repayment plan may have just gotten some relief from legal challenges. Crabtree wrote that the three states' standing is "weaker than the one that prevailed" at the Supreme Court. Crabtree explained how this case is different from Biden v. Nebraska, the case brought before the Supreme Court. In the case to block SAVE, the states are not arguing they would lose money from servicing loans. It's also in the process of implementing a broader student-loan forgiveness plan to replace the one the Supreme Court struck down, which is also likely to result in lawsuits.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Daniel Crabtree, they'd, Crabtree, They're, Cato, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Kansas, Supreme, Public, Biden, . Nebraska, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Mackinac Center for Public, Sixth Circuit, Education Department Locations: Kansas, — South Carolina , Texas, Alaska, .

☆ Over a dozen GOP states seeking to block student-loan forgiveness through Biden's SAVE repayment plan may have been set back by a separate court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewLawsuits to block some of President Joe Biden's targeted student-debt relief efforts are simmering — and a court ruling might have signaled how one case will fare. "Plaintiffs have not alleged that any of their employees have stopped seeking PSLF forgiveness because of the adjustment," the court's decision said. In March, 11 GOP state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which the Education Department implemented last summer to give borrowers more affordable monthly payments. Economic assumptions alone were not enough for the Sixth Circuit, nor, for that matter, for the Supreme Court," the Education Department wrote in its legal filing.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Circuit wasn't Organizations: Service, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cato Institute and Mackinac Center for Public, Business, Public, Sixth, Circuit, Education Department, SAVE, Biden's Education Department, Sixth Circuit, Supreme Locations: PSLF

☆ Yoav Gallant, Israel defense minister, says he would oppose ‘Israeli military rule’ in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Tamar Michaelis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly rule out Israeli governance over Gaza and to lay out his post-war plans, warning that he opposes Israeli rule in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli military officials have quietly warned that the lack of a long-term strategy for post-war governance will result in this pattern repeating throughout Gaza. “I will not agree to the establishment of Israeli military rule in Gaza. Netanyahu also said that a complete routing of Hamas would be his prerequisite for a new civilian government in Gaza. The public clash between Gallant and Netanyahu follows repeated calls by the US for Israel to produce a clear plan for post-war Gaza.

Persons: CNN —, Yoav Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu, ’, ” Gallant, “⁠, ”, Gallant’s, Antony Blinken, Israel, Netanyahu, “, CNN Netanyahu, “ I’m, Fatah, Benny Gantz, Gallant Organizations: CNN, CNN — Israel’s, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Locations: Gaza, Israel, ”, Kyiv, Ukraine

☆ Israel's attack on Rafah shows the troubling limits of Biden's influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewEarly on Tuesday, Israeli tanks seized control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. But throughout its eight-month war, Israel has shown that it is willing to reject and ignore the advice of its most important international ally, the US. Israel on Monday warned civilians in eastern Rafah to evacuate, indicating that an attack may be imminent. His coalition is fragile, and he relies on the support of far-right lawmakers who are demanding an attack on Rafah. AdvertisementThe Gaza war has repeatedly threatened to spill into a wider regional conflict, and scenes of new civilian suffering in Rafah could intensify that threat.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Matt Duss, Biden, John Kirby, Netanyahu, Israel Biden, Israel, JIM WATSON, He's, Aaron David Miller, Dave Harden Organizations: Service, Hamas, Israeli, Business, Washington, Center for International, House, Monday, Biden, Getty, US, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Wall Street, New York Times, US Agency for International Development, West Bank, BBC Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Israel, Rafah, Ukraine, Israel —, Qatar, New York City, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia

☆ As States Resist Federal Gender Rules, Schools Are Caught in the Middle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Amy Harmon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But several Republican-led states have responded with an equally clear message for their schools: Steer clear of such policies. The clashing state and federal directives have put school officials in a difficult spot, education officials said. School boards may face federal investigations, litigation from parents, threats of a state takeover or lost funding. “No matter which way a school district goes, they’re going to possibly draw a lawsuit from someone in disagreement, whether that’s a federal regulator or a private person who doesn’t agree with how the district handled it,” said Sonja Trainor, managing director for school law at the National School Boards Association. “A lot of schools are going to be in no man’s land.”

Persons: Biden, Steer, ”, Sonja Trainor Organizations: Republican, National School Boards

☆ Big donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund is target of lawsuit alleging fraud by donor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There is no public evidence that Giuliani and Martorano know each other. Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman, in an email to CNBC, said "This is a lawsuit unrelated to us." CNBC requested comment from lawyers for Martorano, his wife, and the other defendants in both the Georgia lawsuit and a federal civil racketeering and fraud lawsuit in California related to the alleged skincare cream scam. In her ruling, the judge wrote that the plaintiff "has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Konnektive Defendants deceived banks and credit card companies." "The Konnektive software was designed specifically for the purpose of facilitating automated bank fraud," according to the federal suit.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Bonnie Cash, Rudy Giuliani's, Matthew Martorano, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Martorano, Kevin Kneupper, LeAnne Tan, Ted Goodman, Kathryn Martorano, Konnektive, Kneupper, San Diego judge's, Don Emmert Organizations: New York, U.S, Reuters, New York City, CNBC, La, Visa, Mastercard, Fulton County Superior Court, San Diego, Federal, New, Trump National Golf, AFP, Getty, Trump Save America, Save, Commission Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Martorano, Fulton County, California, San Diego, San, New York, Bedminster , New Jersey

☆ Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It’s a milestone moment in the highly anticipated new era of supersonic travel. Now, 10 years after the Boom Supersonic project began in 2014, CEO Blake Scholl tells CNN Travel over video call, there are an exciting few months ahead. “The advent of digital engineering is a huge enabler for why supersonic flight’s coming back,” explains Scholl. Courtesy Boom Supersonic‘If we have faster airplanes, we don’t need as many’He also argues the case for other efficiencies offered by faster flight. Scholl says, “2024 is going to be one of the biggest years yet for supersonic flight.

Persons: Blake Scholl, ”, Scholl, “, Lockheed Martin’s, We’ve, “ There’s, it’s, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Mojave Air, Space, CNN Travel, ”, French Concorde, NASA, Lockheed, “, Concorde, SAF, American Airlines, United Airlines, Japan Airlines Locations: Colorado, California, Soviet, British, French, Atlanta, Concorde, Mojave , California, London, New York, Greensboro , North Carolina

☆ Pakistan’s Troubles Are Far From Over - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Ayesha Siddiqa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For decades, Pakistan’s military has been the country’s most vital institution. Although it frequently intervened to oust elected governments, many Pakistanis saw this as salvation from the country’s blundering politicians. The army, it was thought, was the only force capable of holding the country together. The military has suffered a catastrophic loss of prestige after the populist former prime minister Imran Khan directly challenged its influence. This month, Pakistani military posts were hit by separate militant attacks in the country’s south and along the border with Afghanistan.

Persons: Imran Khan, Khan, —, Syed Asim Munir, Khan’s, Munir, Narendra Modi Organizations: archrival India, Pakistani Locations: Pakistan, China, Russia, Washington, Afghanistan, Iran, Iranian

☆ Former Deacon Excommunicated After His Son Is Sexually Abused by a Priest
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Emily Schmall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A Catholic priest who sexually assaulted an altar boy in Louisiana is in prison, and a diocese has paid a settlement to the victim’s family. Now the diocese’s bishop has punished the victim’s father, a former deacon, with the Church’s highest censure: excommunication. It was the latest turn in a yearslong battle pitting the former deacon, Scott Peyton, and his family against the Diocese of Lafayette. The Peytons and the diocese have found themselves on opposing sides of a state law that gave childhood sexual abuse victims more time to file lawsuits. However, the law prompted new civil suits against Louisiana churches and clergy members who worked for them.

Persons: Scott Peyton Organizations: Diocese, Legislature Locations: Louisiana, Lafayette

☆ Opinion: Is the US on the brink of another civil war?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Opinion Bruce Hoffman | Jacob Ware | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The most dismal assessment, though, is that of Canadian journalist Stephen Marche who, in his 2022 book, The Next Civil War: Dispatches form the American Future, contends that a new American civil war is inevitable. Remember that the United States leads the world — by far — in the number of firearms in private hands. There are an estimated 393 million privately held firearms in the United States — more than one gun per person. In fact, there are more civilian-held guns in the United States than the other top 25 countries in the world combined. Indeed, more guns were purchased in the United States in 2020 — nearly 23 million — than any other year on record.

Persons: Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware, Donald Trump, Biden, … ” Bruce Hoffman Michael Lionstar, Barbara F, Walter, ” Jacob Ware Jacob Ware Accelerationism, Barack Obama, Steven Simon, Jonathan Stevenson, “, ”, Stephen Marche, —, Simon, Stevenson, Bois —, Timothy McVeigh, Richard Haass, ” Haass, ” Robert Miles Organizations: of Foreign Relations, Georgetown University, DeSales University, . Press, CNN, Department of Homeland Security, Oklahoma City, National Security, University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy, Washington Post, University of Maryland, “, Capitol, ”, Survey, Foreign, Irish Republican Army, IRA Locations: America ”, Columbia, Texas, Western, America, Northern Ireland, United States, Switzerland, Northern, Ireland

☆ How the fortune of one of America’s biggest pharmaceutical families has quietly funded conservative causes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Casey Tolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

From The Searle Freedom TrustThis year, the Searle trust is poised to play an even bigger role as it empties out its coffers. Researchers who study political nonprofits say that the Searle trust has had a major impact, even as the Searle family has stayed under the radar compared to more well-known conservative benefactors. The Searle trust is one of the most prolific funders of conservative groups among all private foundations, according to a CNN analysis of nonprofit tax data. The Searle trust has given millions to the Foundation for Government Accountability, which has worked behind the scenes to push conservative policies such as stricter voting laws. Dennis, the CEO of the Searle trust, is also the chair of DonorsTrust.

Persons: Searle, Daniel C, Trump, Donald Trump, ”, Galen Hall, who’s, Kimberly Dennis, ” Searle, “, Sarah Scaife, doesn’t, Michael B, Thomas, SPN, They’ve, ” Brendan Fischer, Brendan Fischer, “ They’ve, ” Hall, Caleb Rossiter, ” Galen Hall, movement’s MAGA, It’s, Mike Pence, that’s, Dennis, Henry Ford, John D, Rockefeller, ” Fischer, Gideon, Michael Searle, ” Dennis, “ We’re, Dan, Gideon Daniel Searle, Daniel Searle, Jonathan Eig, Jack Searle, Daniel Searle’s, Gregory Pincus, John Rock, Pincus, weren’t, –, Sue, Eig, Margaret Marsh, Enovid, misoprostol, Searle –, Pfizer –, ” Daniel Searle, Donald Rumsfeld, Searles, Biden, Wade, Dobbs, Kristen Batstone Organizations: CNN, Searle Freedom Trust, University of Michigan, Sarah Scaife Foundation, Searle, American Enterprise Institute, Reason Foundation, Tax Foundation, Manhattan Institute, Cato Institute, Foundation, Government, State Policy Network, American Legislative Exchange Council, Fair, Pacific Legal Foundation, Federalist Society, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Environment Research Center, CO2 Coalition, Heartland Institute, ”, CO2, Heartland, Republican Party, movement’s, America, Policy Institute, Trump, American Freedom Foundation, Everett, FDA, Rutgers University, Pfizer, Monsanto, Heritage Foundation, Reason, Affordable, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Public Policy Center, Claremont, National Women’s Health Network, Trust, IRS Locations: Missouri, St, Louis , Missouri, California, judgeships, ”, Omaha, Metamucil, Dramamine, Puerto, Brazil, Diet Coke, America

☆ Supreme Court hears challenge to Trump-era ban on bump stocks in a major gun control case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —For Michael Cargill, the thorny dispute over bump stocks is only partly about the controversial devices themselves. Responding to grisly crimes in which machine guns were used to rob banks or ambush police, lawmakers stepped in and initially required owners to register the weapons. The agency estimated that as many as 520,000 bump stocks were sold between 2010 and 2018. Bump stocks replace a semi-automatic rifle’s regular stock, the part of a gun that rests against the shoulder. “We’ll never forget the sound of the machine gun firing into the crowd that night,” Marano said.

Persons: Michael Cargill, It’s, “, ”, Donald Trump, Al Capone, John Dillinger, LaPierre, Trump, Billy Clark, Marisa Marano, “ We’ll, ” Marano, Mark Chenoweth, Chenoweth, Cargill, pare, Spencer Platt, Biden, ” Cargill Organizations: CNN, Cargill, Vegas, Trump, Biden, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Trump –, ATF, Giffords Law Center, “, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Securities and Exchange Commission, National Rifle Association, Court, US, Justice Department, Safety Locations: Texas, Las Vegas, ATF’s, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania

Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works in Austin, opposes the ban on bump stock sales. “During the Trump administration, the bump stock ban cropped up as a rather glaring example of unlawful administrative power,” Philip Hamburger, a founder of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, said in an email. Image A bump stock attaches to a semiautomatic rifle and enables it to fire at a much higher rate. In response, the Justice Department promised to review the legality of bump stocks, but A.T.F. Eventually, the full court agreed with Mr. Cargill by vote of 13 to 3, split along ideological lines.

Persons: Michael Cargill, ”, Cargill, Trump, ” Philip Hamburger, Elizabeth B, Prelogar, George Frey, Cargill strolled, “, Mark Chenoweth, ” Mr, Chenoweth, Obama, ” “, Mr, Charles Koch, Jonathan F, Mitchell, Donald J, Stephen Paddock, Erin Schaff, Jennifer Walker Elrod Organizations: Central Texas Gun, Government, Army, New Civil Liberties Alliance, —, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, National Firearms, Charles Koch Foundation, Koch Industries, Colorado Supreme, National Rifle Association, Justice Department, Congress, The New York Times Federal, U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Mr, Gun Control Locations: Austin, Las Vegas, ”, “, Texas

☆ China, HK Sign Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition of Civil, Commercial Cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Supreme Court and Hong Kong's Department of Justice said on Monday that they signed an arrangement on the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial cases effective immediately in both places. It is unclear how the reciprocal recognition and enforcement arrangement would work in practise as there has been no previous precedent with the mainland. Hong Kong is the only jurisdiction to have an arrangement with the mainland on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgements with such a wide coverage, it said. Justice Secretary Paul Lam said that the new civil and commercial arrangement showcased the unique advantages enjoyed by Hong Kong under the "one country, two systems" formula that the city is governed under. "This will be conducive to enhancing Hong Kong's status as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre.

Persons: Hong, Jimmy Lai, Paul Lam, Lam, Farah Master, Tom Hogue, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Hong Kong's Department of Justice, Hong, European Union Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Beijing, China, U.S, Britain, Canada, Australia

Lower courts used the decision to uphold a 2020 National Marine Fisheries Service rule that herring fishermen pay for monitors who track their fish intake. A group of commercial fishermen appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. They lost in the lower courts, which relied on the Chevron decision to sustain the regulation. The Supreme Court itself hasn't invoked the Chevron decision since Trump's justices began arriving on the court in 2017, the first year of the Republican's administration. ___Follow the AP's coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Mark Chenoweth, Koch, it’s “, David Doniger, Doniger, — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh —, Ryan Mulvey, “, Leif Axelsson, Axelsson, he’d, John Paul Stevens, ” Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, hasn't, Paul Clement, ” Clement Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Business, Marine Fisheries Service, Supreme, Chevron, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Natural Resources Defense, American Cancer Society, ”, Trump, Action Institute, Fishermen, U.S Locations: Rhode Island, Cape May , New Jersey, Coast, Cape

☆ Trump's second-term agenda: punish enemies, fire government workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Trump would require every federal employee to pass a new civil service test of his own creation. His team is also vetting scores of potential hires who could be counted on to implement his policies or perhaps investigate Trump’s political enemies. Trump also would seek to bring independent regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission under presidential control. EDUCATIONTrump has pledged to require America’s colleges and universities to “defend American tradition and Western civilization” and purge them of diversity programs. On the K-12 level, Trump would support programs allowing parents to use public funds for private or religious instruction.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ted Hendricks, Octavio Jones, Republican Donald Trump, Trump, AFFAIRS Trump, Israel, James Oliphant, Ted Hesson, Andy Sullivan, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Democrats, Congress, U.S . Constitution, U.S, Supreme, AFFAIRS, Ukraine, Paris Climate Accords, Biden White, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Hialeah , Florida, U.S, United States, China, Mexico, U.S ., Russia, Europe, Paris

☆ Space Billionaires Like Elon Musk Should Think More About Sex - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Kelly Weinersmith | Zach Weinersmith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

This is ominous, given that some private space-launch companies, including SpaceX, have an explicit goal of creating new civilizations off Earth. But truth be told, we don’t even know if you can actually do the fun part of making space kids. While the moon and Mars provide some gravity, the vast majority of data on space physiology comes from orbital space stations, where free-falling astronauts hang in midair. But what happens after the unchastity belt is unbuckled, the snuggle tunnel sheepishly exited? Bone loss may be less of a problem on Mars, which has 40 percent of Earth’s gravity.

Persons: popularizers James, Alcestis Oberg, Dr, Thomas Heppenheimer, Samuel Coniglio, There’s, Vanna Bonta’s 2suit Organizations: SpaceX, Astronauts, Space Tourism Society Locations: China

☆ US Supreme Court to decide legality of federal ban on gun 'bump stocks'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Andrew Chung | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Bump stocks use a semiautomatic's recoil to allow it to slide back and forth while "bumping" the shooter's trigger finger, resulting in rapid fire. The Supreme Court previously had turned away some challenges to the bump stocks prohibition. Cargill sued to challenge the rule, which required him to surrender his two bump stocks. That decision "threatens significant harm to public safety," the Justice Department said in a filing to the Supreme Court. "Bump stocks allow a shooter to fire hundreds of bullets a minute by a single pull of the trigger.

Persons: George Frey, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Michael Cargill, Cargill, Richard Samp, Samp, Biden, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Trump, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, U.S . Justice Department, National Firearms Act, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cargill, ATF, U.S . Justice, Circuit, Justice Department, National Rifle Association, Thomson Locations: Orem , Utah, U.S, Austin , Texas, Las Vegas, New Orleans, United States, New York

☆ Opinion | Why Hamas Must Go
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Dennis B. Ross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

If Hamas persists as a military force and is still running Gaza after this war is over, it will attack Israel again. And whether or not Hezbollah opens a true second front from Lebanon during this conflict, it, too, will attack Israel in the future. As one commander in the Israeli military said, “If we do not defeat Hamas, we cannot survive here.”Israel is not alone in believing it must defeat Hamas. Only a few Arab states openly condemned the Hamas massacre of more than 1,400 people in Israel. An outcome that leaves Hamas in control will doom not just Gaza but also much of the rest of the Middle East.

Persons: I’ve, Israel —, it’s, Israel, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s, “, Al, Emmanuel Macron, —, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Soviet, Hezbollah, Israel, Hamas, United Arab Emirates, Ahli Baptist Hospital, West Bank, United Nations, Ad, Committee, ISIS, United Arab, Health Ministry Locations: Soviet Union, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Al, Ahli, Israeli, Hamas, Mosul, Raqqa, Syria, United States, Palestinian, United, France, Morocco, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Canada, Ukraine

☆ Student loan forgiveness: How Biden continues to cancel debt after Supreme Court ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Katie Lobosco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Washington CNN —Although the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness program in late June, his administration has found ways to cancel more than $48 billion in debt since then. That’s more student loan forgiveness than was granted under any other administration – in part due to the Biden administration’s efforts to temporarily expand some debt relief programs and to correct past administrative errors made to borrowers’ student loan accounts. Expanding debt relief program for public-sector workersNearly $51 billion of student loan debt has been canceled for 715,000 borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program since Biden took office. The PSLF program cancels outstanding federal student loan debt for public-sector workers who have made 120 qualifying monthly student loan payments, or about 10 years’ worth of payments. Nearly 513,000 borrowers with a total and permanent disability have received $11.7 billion in student loan forgiveness since 2021.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, Trump, they’d, –, “, Virginia Foxx, ”, Abby Shafroth, Shafroth, Betsy DeVos Organizations: Washington CNN, of Education, Office, Congress, ”, CNN, Department of Education, Republican, Education, White, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cato Institute, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, National Consumer Law Center, Loan, Public, PSLF, University of Phoenix, Corinthian Colleges, Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department, Social Security Locations: Michigan

Buildings erected in Israel since the 1990s have built-in safe rooms to avoid bombs and air strikes. Residents told Insider what they're like, showing spaces with sparse furnishings and barricaded entries. While safe rooms are commonplace in Israel, they're essentially non-existent in Gaza. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows a sparsely-furnished safe room in a building in Jerusalem. There is no place to go when Israel bombs," Diana Buttu, a lawyer and analyst, told Insider.

Persons: they're, —, Chen Junqing, Aisenberg, ACK GUEZ, Sacha Roytman Dratwa, Dratwa, Amir Levy, Gideon Harari, JALAA MAREY, Tahani Mustafa, Richard Hech, Diana Buttu Organizations: Service, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Command, Getty, Antisemitism, Jerusalem Post, People, Crisis Group, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Xinhua, Tel Aviv, AFP, Lebanon, Palestine

☆ Conservative groups are once again trying to strip student-loan forgiveness from 804,000 borrowers on income-driven repayment plans, even though some of them already received the relief
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Conservative groups filed an appeal to block student-debt relief for borrowers on income-driven repayment. The relief is part of a one-time account adjustment for borrowers with the required years of payments. AdvertisementAdvertisementTwo conservative groups are not easing off their efforts to block student-loan forgiveness for thousands of borrowers. "That reduced supply of workers for public service jobs is a concrete economic injury." The one-time account adjustments are intended to get those borrowers relief, and it's been significant for some of those borrowers.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, it's, isn't, It's Organizations: Service, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cato Institute, Mackinac Center for Public, Public, Education Department, Sixth

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and medical care — potentially without their consent — kicked off in seven California counties, including San Francisco, on Monday. San Francisco officials said in a statement that about 10% of more than 2,500 beds are open for new people. The National Alliance on Mental Illness in California, a grassroots organization supporting people with a mental illness and their families, pushed for the new mental health program. San Francisco, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Glenn counties launched the new program Monday. The rest of the state has until December 2024 to establish mental health courts.

Persons: —, Gavin Newsom, it's, ”, Michael Begert, Mark Ghaly, Tal Klement, Judge Begert, Veronica Kelley, Samuel Jain, Jessica Cruz Organizations: FRANCISCO, Democratic, CARE, Lawmakers, San Francisco, CARE ”, WHO, California, Human Services Agency, Disability Rights, National Alliance, Mental, Glenn, Los Locations: California, San Francisco, Orange County, Francisco , Orange, San Diego, Riverside, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

☆ Hunter Biden accuses Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's ex-lawyer of hacking and tampering with his data and causing the 'total annihilation' of his digital privacy in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's former lawyer, Bob Costello, in a new civil lawsuit. The suit alleges that they hacked Biden's devices and tampered with his data, causing the "total annihilation" of his digital privacy. It's Biden's latest legal salvo against those he accuses of trying to get access to his data for political purposes. AdvertisementAdvertisementHunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and his former lawyer on Tuesday, alleging that they hacked his devices and tampered with his data, causing the "total annihilation" of his digital privacy. Biden has accused Giuliani, Costello, and several entities owned by Giuliani of violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Bob Costello, —, Plaintiff's, Biden, Giuliani, Costello, Garrett Ziegler, Ziegler Organizations: Service, Computer Fraud, Trump White House, White

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