Yesterday President Biden announced he’s canceling $10,000 in student debt for Americans making under $125,000 a year, fulfilling a campaign promise but garnering criticism from across the political spectrum. Biden also announced he will extend the moratorium on student debt payments through the end of the year. The current pause, which was put in place at the beginning of the pandemic, is set to expire on Aug. 31. READ MORE.
California is set to ban sales of new gas-powered cars into effect by 2035. Issued by the California Air Resources Board, the rule will require that every new car sold in the state beginning in 2035 must be free of the fossil fuel emissions that are a significant cause for climate change. California would be the only government in the world to mandate zero-emission vehicles. READ MORE.
Yesterday, we found out that Sylvester Stallone got a tattoo of his wife Jennifer Flavin replaced with a tattoo of Butkus, his dog in the "Rocky" movies. At the time, his rep denied there was trouble in the marriage but the truth is, Sylvester and Jennifer ARE getting divorced after 25 years of marriage. She filed last Friday. Some sources were saying that Sylvester adopted another dog and Jennifer didn’t want another dog and that’s what prompted the split, but he denies that and says they’re just going in different directions. READ MORE.
Professional eater Joey Chestnut broke a new world record for the sport when he ate 32 servings of popcorn -- 24 ounces each -- in 8 minutes beating the record of 28.5 servings, which was set in Las Vegas in last year.The popcorn eating challenge marks Chestnut's 50th competitive eating world record.