Student loan relief applications are almost here; NASA's successful DART mission; LA councilmembers under fire

Plus, why the negroni sbagliato is the cocktail of the hour [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen Good morning. A new [Fat Bear]( has been crowned, but the fun hasn't ended. [America's next top mullet]( will soon emerge. Here's what we're following today: First up [President Joe Biden and U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced a sweeping plan for student debt relief in August.]( Bonnie Cash/Bloomberg via Getty Images Student loan borrowers are still eagerly awaiting the application to qualify for President Biden's loan forgiveness plan. The administration promises it will be available sometime this month. Impatient borrowers in the meantime can [read up on the application requirements](. Biden is calling for the resignation of three LA council members after a video recording showed them making racist remarks. Councilwoman Nury Martinez was heard calling the Black son of another council member a [Spanish term meaning "little monkey"]( and stating that the boy needed "a beatdown." White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the comments "unacceptable" and "apalling." NASA's DART mission knocked it out of the park. More specifically, it knocked an asteroid out of orbit. NASA said its mission to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid was successful. The mission is good news for the nation's defense preparendess, [in case a future asteroid's trajectory threatens the planet](. Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all charges against Adnan Syed, who was released from prison last month after serving 22 years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. 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