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Wednesday November 6th

Aliyah Siddiqui


Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz faced off during the vice presidential debate on Oct. 1, marking the first VP debate for the 2024 election (Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / “Senator Vance official portrait. 118th Congress” by United States Congress. January 3, 2023. “Tim Walz by Gage Skidmore” by Gage Skidmore. August 9, 2024). 
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Recap of the 2024 vice presidential debate

Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz faced off during the vice presidential debate on Oct. 1, marking the first and only VP debate for the 2024 election season. Hosted by CBS News, the debate was moderated by Norah O'Donnell, the anchor and managing editor for “CBS Evening News,” and Margaret Brennan, the moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent for “Face the Nation.” 

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The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that this October was the warmest in global recorded history (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/“20210822 Global warming - warming stripes bar chart.svg” by RCraig09. August 22, 2021). 
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2023 expected to be the hottest year on record

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that this October was the warmest in global recorded history, with the average surface air temperature being 0.85ºC higher than that from the past 30 years. While the change may not seem significant, global average temperatures have risen by 1.43ºC above pre-industrial temperatures, an increase dangerously close to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperatures to 1.5ºC. If this benchmark is surpassed, the United Nations predicts increasingly severe climate impacts. 

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On Oct. 4, President Joe Biden announced that 125,000 Americans will be approved for $9 billion in debt relief (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/“P20221021AS-1327 (52650424407)” by The White House. October 21, 2022). 
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Biden announces new plans to aid in student debt relief

The Biden administration is once again trying to provide debt relief to the millions of U.S. citizens who have student loans. On Oct. 4, President Joe Biden announced that 125,000 Americans will be approved for $9 billion in debt relief. This announcement comes after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s former loan forgiveness program and as student debt repayments restart. 

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The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been declared illegal again by a U.S. judge (Photo courtesy of Flickr/“DACA-16” by Susan Ruggles. November 12, 2019).  
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DACA ruled illegal (again) by Texas judge

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been declared illegal again by a U.S. judge. According to KFF, 580,000 people in the U.S. are DACA recipients as of 2022. While the program remains intact for now, the case over DACA may end up in the Supreme Court. Despite the wide use of DACA, the program has faced scrutiny for years.

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