5 things to know for August 24: Primary, Student loans, Ukraine, Teachers, Twitter

Results from Tuesday's primaries in New York, Florida and Oklahoma are in, and key parts of November's voter roll are now locked. Florida Democrats have chosen Rep. Charlie Crist to challenge Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the fall - and it's going to be no easy task. DeSantis has raised $132 million for the general election, a record sum for a gubernatorial candidate who is not self-funding, and he has animated the Republican base more than any other GOP politician except the former President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, in New York, the race for one of the longest serving Democrats has come to an end. And in Oklahoma, Republicans have chosen a candidate to fill the remainder of incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe's term ahead of a special general election.

2. Student loans

President Joe Biden is expected to announce his decision today to potentially forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower for people earning less than $125,000 a year, CNN has learned. The Biden administration has already canceled nearly $32 billion of the $1.6 trillion in unpaid federal student debt by expanding existing forgiveness programs for public sector workers, borrowers with disabilities and students who have been defrauded. by for-profit colleges. Still, Biden faces pressure to do more from Democrats urging him to write off $50,000 per borrower. The White House could also announce today whether to further extend the current pause on federal student loan repayments, which is set to expire Aug. 31.

3.Ukraine

Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day today, with the holiday falling six months after the Russian invasion began on February 24. While previous years have been marked by celebrations, today is shaping up to be bleak as officials warn that Russia could carry out missile attacks on Ukraine. cities. Instead of a parade, destroyed and captured Russian military vehicles were displayed on Kyiv's main street in testimony to Moscow's failed attempt to seize the capital in the first weeks of the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the day with a moving address, saying, "Every new day is a new reason not to give up. Because having been through so much, we have no right not to reach the end.

4. Teachers' strike

Thousands of students in Ohio's largest school district will begin their new school year remotely today as educators remain on strike for better learning and teaching conditions. The Columbus Education Association - which represents more than 4,000 teachers, nurses and other education professionals in the Columbus City Schools District - is striking for the first time since 1975, the union said. Columbus City schools serve 47,000 students, according to the district. The strike comes as schools across the country face critical teacher shortages and low educator morale, exacerbated by the pandemic, low salaries and increasingly overcrowded classrooms. The growing number of school shootings and changing guidelines on what educators are allowed to teach are also straining teachers.

5. Twitter

The former Twitter security chief accuses the company of "glaring flaws" in security protocols and claims the company misled its own board and federal regulators about its vulnerabilities. In an explosive whistleblower report, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, claims that Twitter has major security issues that pose a threat to the personal information of its users, the company's shareholders, national security and democracy. He and his team are to brief House and Senate staff this week. According to Zatko, his charges come after he tried to report the security flaws to Twitter's board of directors and tried to help the company fix years of technical shortcomings and alleged non-compliance with the Federal Trade Commission.

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Fate of Uvalde school police chief could be decided at board meeting

The Uvalde, Texas school board is expected to discuss whether to fire school police chief Pete Arredondo at a meeting later today, three months after a shooter at Robb Elementary killed 19 children and two teachers. Arredondo has come under intense public scrutiny for the police response to the May 24 massacre, America's deadliest shooting since 2012.

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NUMBER OF THE DAY

That's the number of consecutive days gasoline prices have fallen in the United States, making it the second-longest streak since 2005. The national average for regular gasoline fell to $3.89 on Tuesday. the gallon, according to AAA. Although prices are 73 cents higher than a year ago, the recent drop is significant, especially since the average price of a gallon jumped above $5 just a short time ago. two months.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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"Happy birthday, baby! I love you and miss you so much. "

Really real fake food

-Vanessa Bryantsharing a post on instagram Tuesday on what would have been Kobe Bryant's 44th birthday. The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were killed in a helicopter crash along with seven others in January 2020. On Tuesday, attorneys for Vanessa Bryant and another plaintiff urged a jury to consider to award millions of dollars for emotional distress and violation of constitutional rights caused by Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters for taking and sharing close-up photos of their loved ones' remains after the accident.

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These food displays look so appetizing that you'll want to take a bite out of them, but don't. They are plastic. ( Click here to see)