Thursday 08.25.22
The future of environmentally friendly travel might just be here. Germany debuted the world's first hydrogen-powered passenger trains this week, with only steam and water issuing from the exhaust. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On With Your Day.
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Student loan relief President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced student loan relief for millions of borrowers in the US. In addition to extending the existing payment pause, borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year are eligible for up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness if they received Pell Grants, which are given to students from low- and middle-income families. Individuals who make less than $125,000 a year but did not receive Pell Grants are eligible for $10,000 in loan forgiveness. So, what steps do eligible borrowers need to take? Nearly 8 million borrowers may be able to receive debt forgiveness automatically because the Department of Education already has their income information. For those who need to provide this data, the Biden administration said it will launch a new application in the coming weeks. |
Kobe Bryant crash photos A federal jury awarded $31 million in damages after finding the Los Angeles County Sheriff and Fire departments liable for infringing on the constitutional rights of Vanessa Bryant and co-plaintiff Christopher Chester, who each lost a spouse and daughter in the helicopter crash in January 2020. Bryant was awarded $16 million in damages and Chris Chester was awarded $15 million. The lawsuit said LA County deputies and firefighters took photos of not just wreckage from the helicopter, but also the mangled bodies of those killed -- including NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, Chester's wife Sarah, his daughter Payton and five others. Bryant and Chester testified they live in fear the photos may surface, despite LA County's assertion each picture had been destroyed. |
Uvalde The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Wednesday to immediately terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Arredondo has come under intense public scrutiny over the law enforcement response to the May 24 massacre, America's deadliest school shooting since 2012. During the attack, the shooter remained in two adjoined classrooms for more than an hour before officers entered the rooms and killed him, authorities say. The delay contradicted widely taught protocol for active shooter situations that calls for police to immediately stop the threat. State officials identified Arredondo as the on-scene police commander, though he has said he did not consider himself in charge. |
Abortion A number of restrictive state abortion laws, including so-called trigger laws, are set to take effect this week, putting access to abortion further out of reach for millions of women as Republican-led states rush to limit the procedure following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. Trigger laws in three states -- Idaho, Tennessee and Texas -- will take effect today, banning abortions in their respective states with few exceptions. On Friday, North Dakota's trigger law that bans abortions in most circumstances is set to take effect. And on Saturday, an Oklahoma law enacting higher criminal penalties for performing illegal abortions takes effect, adding to the state's already tough laws prohibiting the procedure. The laws will impact about 10 million women of reproductive age (15-49) across those five states. |
Ukraine Ukrainian officials said at least 25 people were killed in an attack on a train station as Russia conducted missile strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday. The attack was one of several Russian strikes carried out in the region on Ukrainian Independence Day. Also on Wednesday, the US said it will provide Ukraine with counter-unmanned aerial systems "to shoot missiles out of the sky." Separately, Russia's defense minister today said Russian authorities will provide the necessary assistance for an inspection of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Western leaders and several other officials have stressed the need for the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the plant in southeastern Ukraine, where shelling has sparked fears of a potential disaster. |
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Watch this baby elephant play with bubbles This 10-month-old elephant at the Fort Worth Zoo is 1,090 pounds of cuteness. Watch the video here. At 55, Nicole Kidman remains one of fashion's biggest risk-takers Check out the actor's latest jaw-dropping cover photos. Stunning! Chick-fil-A's grilled nuggets and filets have a dairy allergen
While this may not matter to some consumers, this temporary dairy contamination can be dangerous to those with allergies. Inside Flightradar24, the website that tracks every plane in the sky This website was founded "completely by accident." Now, it tracks the real-time movements of more than 200,000 planes every day. Party City is hiring 20,000 people, expecting an epic Halloween Get your costumes early. Halloween celebrations are anticipated to return with pre-pandemic fervor. |
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in memoriam Legendary Vietnam War photographer Tim Page died Wednesday in Australia at the age of 78, fellow journalist Ben Bohane confirmed to CNN. Page was one of a corps of young freelance journalists who would hop on US military helicopters to photograph some of the most intense action of the conflict. Page had cancer, according to Bohane. |
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That's the age of Mack Rutherford, the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft, according to Guinness World Records. The British-Belgian national set the world record Wednesday after landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, where his journey began on March 23. His route spanned 52 countries across five continents. Inspired to fly by his family, the teenager was just 15 years old when he received his first pilot's license. |
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I'm grateful to have Willow with me as I recover from Covid-19. -- First lady Jill Biden, sharing a photo of her isolating with her cat after testing positive Wednesday for a rebound case of Covid-19. Biden, who is currently in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, previously tested positive on August 15. The first lady has not had a reemergence of symptoms, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue told CNN. |
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14 sandals that won't give you blisters, according to podiatrists Summer may be winding down, but there's still plenty of time to wear sandals and invest in a pair you can use for years to come. Underscored consulted podiatrists and fashion experts to round up over a dozen sandals that are actually comfortable and stylish. |
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Polar Bear Love! Sleep barely exists when you have newborns. Watch these cute polar bear cubs climb on their mother while she's trying to sleep. (Click here to view) |
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