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☆ A conservative group is suing to block Biden's student debt forgiveness, but it faces legal hurdles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Pacific Legal Foundation announced Tuesday it was filing suit against student loan relief. "Congress did not authorize the executive branch to unilaterally cancel student debt," Caleb Kruckenberg, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, said in a press release. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that, according to projections spanning the next 30 years, student loan relief will cost $400 billion. "The claim is baseless for a simple reason: No one will be forced to get debt relief. Because opponents of the debt relief plan are trying anything they can to stop this program that will provide needed relief to working families."

☆ These 5 former House candidates might've been the next AOC, but entrenched politicians blocked their path
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam competed in this year's Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. And we need to have an infrastructure like that on the Democratic Party side. Former House candidate John Isemann faced ex-state lawmaker Tom Kean Jr. in the Republican primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. Jay Nixon and also worked for the Missouri Democratic Party — decided to jump into the race himself. "We talk about the Democratic Party being a big-tent party," she said.

☆ The CEO of a major student-loan company says he won't sue Biden on debt cancellation even though he 'clearly' has standing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Navient CEO Jack Remondi said he won't sue Biden on his student-loan forgiveness plan. However, he did note his company would have standing to bring forth legal action. Remondi addressed those threats and said that Navient would "clearly" have the legal standing to challenge the policy because it owns loans within the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. But in terms of whether Navient will actually sue, Remondi said: "It won't be us." "It's pretty clear that the precedent here requires someone to have standing in order to sue.

☆ Англичанка спасла сестру-близнеца из челюстей крокодила
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +1 min

Жительница английского города Сандхерст, графство Беркшир, борется за жизнь в больнице после того, как сестра-близнец спасла ее из челюстей крокодила в Мексиканской лагуне. В марте 2021 года 28-летняя Мелисса Лори (Melissa Laurie) вместе с сестрой-близнецом Джорджией (Georgia) отправились в путешествие вокруг света, пишет lenta.ru. В конце мая они прибыли в Мексику и вместе с группой туристов отправились ночью нырять с лодки в биолюминесцентной воде в 16 километрах от курорта Пуэрто-Эскондидо. Британка несколько раз ударила хищника по голове и сумела доплыть вместе с сестрой до лодки. Мать женщин Сью Лори (Sue Laurie) рассказала, что у Мелиссы была вода в легких, и она кашляла кровью.

Persons: Melissa Laurie, Sue Laurie, Мелисса Лори, Джорджией, Мелиссу, Джорджия, Сью Лори, Мелисса Locations: Georgia, Сандхерст, Беркшир, Мексиканская лагуна, Мексика, ПуэртоЭскондидо

☆ Election-technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News over election conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-04 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News over election conspiracy theories. The company accused Fox News of waging disinformation campaigns about its role in the 2020 election. "In November and December 2020, Fox News broadcast multiple reports stating and implying that Smartmatic had fixed and rigged the 2020 election," the company said in a press release. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for President and Vice President of the United States," the lawsuit began. In the lawsuit, Smartmatic said it had arrived at the $2.7 billion figure by adding economic damages to the company and punitive damages it was seeking.

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