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Biden admin forges ahead with student loan debt ‘forgiveness’ by ‘canceling’ $6 billion for 78,000 public service workers

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The Biden administration continues to announce additional rounds of federal student loan debt “forgiveness” despite the Supreme Court’s ruling last year.On Thursday, the White House issued a press release declaring another $6 billion in debt cancellations.

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  1. Biden cancels student loans for 78,000 more public workers

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    Biden admin forges ahead with student loan debt ‘forgiveness’ by ‘canceling’ $6 billion for 78,000 public service workers

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  1. Truthout

    Biden to Forgive $6 Billion in Student Debt for 78,000 Public Service Workers (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Those selected to get relief should expect to receive emails as early as next week informing them of this development.

  2. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Biden cancels student loans for 78,000 more public workers (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled.

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    Biden administration to forgive student loans for 78K public service workers (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have their student loans forgiven by his administration.

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden administration to forgive $5.8 billion in student debt for nearly 78,000 borrowers (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Biden administration announced it would forgive $5.8 billion in student debt for 77,700 borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

  5. NBC4 Washington

    Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for 78,000 public service workers (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The 78,000 eligible public service workers include teachers, nurses and firefighters, according to the White House.

  6. CNN

    Nearly 500,000 student loan borrowers will get emails from Biden. But they won’t all receive immediate debt relief (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Joe Biden announced another round of student loan debt forgiveness Thursday, totaling $5.8 billion for nearly 78,000 public-sector workers, and will be sending congratulatory emails to those borrowers next week.

  7. ABC 12 Flint

    Biden to forgive $5.8 billion in student loan debt for nearly 78,000 (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    President Joe Biden announced another round of student loan debt forgiveness Thursday, totaling $5.8 billion for nearly 78,000 public-sector workers, and will be sending congratulatory emails to those borrowers next

  8. Triblive

    Biden cancels $5.8B more in student debt for firefighters, nurses, public service workers (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The Biden administration on Thursday announced $5.8 billion in additional student loan relief for those working as firefighters, nurses and various other public service jobs in Pennsylvania and across the nation. The latest batch of canceled debt applies to 77,700 borrowers.

  9. FOX Business

    Biden 'cancels' nearly $6B in student loans for public sector workers (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    President Biden has canceled $5.8 billion in student loans for 78,000 borrowers working in the public sector, bringing his administration's total student debt write-offs to $143.6 billion.

  10. The Guardian

    Biden administration to cancel $5.8bn in student debt for public service workers (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, 77,700 people working in government and non-profit jobs will see relief

  11. The Daily Caller

    Biden Admin Announces Latest Batch Of Student Loan Cancellations (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Democratic President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he was canceling nearly $6 billion in student loan debt for public service workers.

  12. Insider

    78,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $6 billion in debt wiped out after facing 'logistical troubles and trap doors' (opens Insider)

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    Biden will also email an additional 380,000 student-loan borrowers in public service to inform them that they are within two years of debt relief.

  13. Wyoming Public Media

    Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Because of past administrative failures, the some 78,000 affected public service workers such as nurses and teachers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law, Biden said.

  14. Forbes

    Biden Cancels $6 Billion In Student Loans For Public Service Workers (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The move will affect 78,000 Americans.

  15. WTOP Washington DC

    Biden administration to forgive student loans for 78,000 public service workers (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The debt cancellations will bring his administration’s total forgiveness to about $144 billion for nearly four million Americans, according to the White House.

  16. NBC New York

    President Biden forgives student debt for another 78,000 borrowers—nearly 400,000 more could receive it within 2 years (opens NBC New York)

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    Another 77,700 borrowers will have their debt cleared bringing the total to over 871,000 who’ve had their loans cleared through PSLF under Biden.

  17. CBS News

    Biden administration forgives $6 billion in student debt. Here (opens CBS News)

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    About 78,000 people will receive an email from President Joe Biden telling them that their loans are canceled. Here's what to know.

  18. NBC News

    Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for 78K public service workers (opens NBC News)

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    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the White House has approved the cancellation of nearly $6 billion in federal student debt for thousands of public service workers.

  19. Latin Times

    Biden to Forgive Additional $5.8 Billion in Student Loan Debt to Thousands of Public Sector Workers (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Those benefited by the measure will receive an email next week

  20. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    $5.8 billion student loan debt for 77,000 borrowers to be forgiven by Biden admin (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The Biden administration announced Thursday it would forgive $5.8 billion in federal student loan debt for 77,700 borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

  21. KGW Portland

    Biden forgives student loan debt for tens of thousands of teachers, public service workers (opens KGW Portland)

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    KGW Portland's feed description

    In a statement, the White House said the debt being forgiven totals nearly $6 billion.

  22. New York Times

    Biden Approves $5.8 Billion in Additional Student Debt Cancellation (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The incremental relief brings the canceled total to $143.6 billion for nearly four million Americans.

  23. Newsweek

    Student loan debt wiped out for thousands (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Joe Biden has announced that around 78,000 public service workers will have almost $6 billion in student debt forgiven.

  24. NBC 6 South Florida

    Student loan forgiveness may come for 380,000 borrowers, Biden says. How to know if you qualify (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Biden administration has cleared the student loans of nearly 4 million people, totaling $143.6 billion in aid. How to know if you qualify for relief, too.

  25. Washington Examiner

    Here’s how Biden defied the Supreme Court to cancel $144 billion in student loans (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden unveiled another round of student debt write-offs, announcing that 78,000 public sector workers would not have to repay $6 billion in loans.

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