PM Snippets: August 24, 2022

Student Loan Debt Announcement

The Biden Administration has announced the, longly anticipated, student loan debt relief plan. At the core anyone making less than $125,000 a year or couples making less than $250,000 a year will receive $10,000 in student loan debt relief. Here is where you can read some of the coverage of this announcement.

• The New York Times: Biden to Cancel $10,000 in Student Debt; Low-Income Students Are Eligible for More

• WSJ: Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: What to Know

The Drought

While I find this doubt horrifying it has unearthed some amazing finds and is reaching everyone. Below are some articles related to it.

• Reuters: 'Spanish Stonehenge' emerges from drought-hit dam

• Los Angeles Times: Kim Kardashian, Kevin Hart and Sylvester Stallone accused of drought restriction violations

Retrospective: Hurricane Andrew: 30 Years Later

Hurricane Andrew made landfall on Southern Miami-Dade on August 24,1992 at 5 am as a Category 4 storm. The hurricane, which would be revised to a Category 5 storm, would be the most expensive hurricane to hit the US until Hurricane Katrina. Looking back at the storm and what we learned from it.

• Miami Herald: Hurricane Andrew’s legacy: Five ways one storm forever changed South Florida

• Washington Post: What would happen if Category 5 Hurricane Andrew hit Florida today