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Cost of canceling student debt: Roughly $400 billion, CBO says

The estimate by the Congressional Budget Office will fuel new debate over President Biden’s student debt decision, which was cheered by advocates but assailed by Republican lawmakers as a waste of government money.

By Jeff Stein and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

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NASA spacecraft will slam into an asteroid — if all goes right

If everything goes as planned — and the laws of gravity don’t change at the last minute — the asteroid collision will happen at exactly 7:14:23 p.m. ET.

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NASA again delays Artemis launch as Tropical Storm Ian intensifies

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Jupiter tonight to appear biggest and brightest it has been in 59 years

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Putin grants citizenship to Edward Snowden, who exposed U.S. surveillance

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War in Ukraine

A gunman opened fire at a recruitment office in Ust-Ilimsk, a small town in Russia's Irkutsk region. (@taygainfo/Reuters)

Russian military recruiter wounded by gunman; thousands flee mobilization

A recruitment officer at a military enlistment station in Irkutsk was shot and wounded by a young man as thousands continued to flee Russia's chaotic Ukraine mobilization.

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Florida braces for Ian’s possible impact as hurricane strengthens

Ian was upgraded to hurricane status as it intensifies on its way to Cuba before potentially becoming the first significant hurricane to hit Florida since 2018.

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Video captures strange moans, noises on American Airlines flight

Passengers on several flights in recent months have reported strange noises over the intercom system.

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Amid conspiracy and conflict, WHO’s Tedros plans for the next pandemic

By Adam Taylor

Five covid questions scientists still can’t answer — and why it matters

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How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies

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World

At least 17 dead, many wounded, at school shooting in Russia

The gunman, clad in black pants, black jacket, a swastika T shirt and a black balaclava, shot the security guard before walking into the school and opening fire on children.

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Cuba approves same-sex marriage in historic turnabout

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A farmer’s viral video hits home in Philippines as another typhoon strikes

Poor, rural farmers have shouldered the brunt of natural disasters that have ravaged the Philippines in recent years. Super Typhoon Noru was no exception.

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