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Students in US protest about debt outside Supreme Court

Students have been campaigning outside of the US Supreme Court, in support of President Joe Biden's plans to cancel student debt for millions of Americans.

According to research, 44 million Americans carry a combined $1.75 trillion in student loan debt and a program introduced last summer would have aimed to dismiss part of it.

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28 February 2023

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