The Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan has been put on hold by a federal appeals court as it considers a challenge to the program by six Republican-led states. The temporary halt prevents the government from erasing any debt, which it had said it could’ve started doing as soon as Sunday.

A district court dismissed the Republican states’ case on Thursday for lack of standing, but on Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted a stay in response to an appeal by those states. The government has until Monday to respond to the states’ appeal, and the states have until Tuesday to reply to the government’s response.

The Biden administration’s plan would forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year (or $250,000 for married couples). Recipients of a Pell Grant for low-income students would have $20,000 of debt erased.

US President Joe Biden put the student loan forgiveness plan in place with an August executive order. The administration pointed to the COVID pandemic and to a federal law it says empowers the education secretary to lessen the burden that borrowers may suffer as the result of a national emergency.

The Republican-led states — Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina — argue that the Biden administration overstepped its legal authority and that the plan would injure them financially. The district court judge dismissed their case, saying the states hadn’t shown how the program would directly

With fall here, holiday sales have already started kicking off at various retailers, and great deals on 4K TV deals are already coming in hot. In the last few years, 4K TVs have made great strides, with significant advancements now available at lower prices, so you can get a stunning screen without spending a ton of money.

The majority of TVs you see on store shelves these days offer 4K resolution, and you can even grab models with a massive screen for less than $1,000. Many of the overall best TV deals these days are actually for 4K TVs. There are some models with even higher resolution, like 8K TVs, but those are much more expensive, and finding content at that resolution can be tricky.

Best 4K TV deals

Amazon

Last year Amazon began making its own television sets that ran the Fire TV OS alongside the Insignia and Toshiba models that do the same. The Omni Series offers hands-free TV with Alexa and Dolby Vision, where the 4-Series has fewer features but comes in a bit cheaper. There are multiple sizes available for each model.

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TCL

Featured on both our list of the best 4K TVs and the best TVs overall for 2022, the TCL 4-Series is our favorite budget-friendly option on the market right now. Even at full price, the TCL 4-Series is one of the best value TVs we’ve seen. For less than $250,

Nopethe part-horror, part-sci-fi, part neo-Western from Get Out director Jordan Peele, will be available to stream on Peacock from November 18th. The film, which we called “a breathtaking celebration of filmmaking as an art form” in our review, stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as they investigate the supernatural goings on in the skies above their ranch.

Although Nope was well-received by critics, I have to admit I personally bounced off it when I saw it on the big screen. But Alissa Wilkinson’s writeup over at Vox has me interested in giving it a second watch. “Nope is centrally about how our experiences of reality have been almost entirely colonized by screens and cameras and entertainment’s portrayals of what it calls reality,” Wilkinson writes. “To the point that we can barely conceive of experiencing reality directly, with honesty and without any kind of manipulation.”

In addition to streaming the film itself, Peacock is also streaming a making-of documentary which will include behind-the-scenes footage as well as interviews with the cast and crew. Variety notes that Nope will require a paid Peacock subscription, which currently starts at $4.99 a month, or a discounted $19.99 for a year.

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