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The SAVE plan is becoming a key vehicle for President Biden's student loan debt relief efforts. In a Friday press release, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "The Biden-Harris Administration designed the SAVE Plan to put community college students and other low-balance borrowers on a faster track to debt forgiveness than ever before." Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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The Student Loan Restart

Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans

In a surprise move, the Biden administration announced it is fast-tracking a change that will erase the debts of many federal student loan borrowers after just 10 years.

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1958, oil on watercolor paper mounted on hardboard. ShootArt Mobile 1/Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko hide caption

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ShootArt Mobile 1/Copyright © 2023 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko

Fine Art

Paintings on paper reveal another side of Rothko

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Paintings on paper reveal another side of Rothko

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley arrives at a campaign event at the Olympic Theater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday. The state's caucuses will be held on Monday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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$300 million worth of ads have hit voters ahead of the first GOP primary contests

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The SAVE plan is becoming a key vehicle for President Biden's student loan debt relief efforts. In a Friday press release, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "The Biden-Harris Administration designed the SAVE Plan to put community college students and other low-balance borrowers on a faster track to debt forgiveness than ever before." Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans

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Newly recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS hide caption

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Houthis promise to respond to U.S. and U.K. strike in the Red Sea

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