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| Ukraine's Independence Day falls exactly six months since the start of Russia's invasion, and now investigators are pursing justice for victims of war crimes in the conflict. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a major move to relieve student debt borrowers. A teenager is poised to set a record flying a plane around the world solo. |
| 🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and here's Wednesday's news. |
| 🌅 Up first: Dinosaur tracks made 113 million years ago were revealed by severe drought in Texas. Some of them were likely made by a dinosaur that could be 60 to 70 feet long and weigh more than 40 tons. Read more |
 | | Newly discovered dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas. Drought conditions revealed the tracks, which are typically underwater and covered with sediment. | | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Press Office | |
War crimes in Ukraine may be unprecedented. So is the country's push for swift justice. |
| Across Ukraine, even as Russian tanks roll and rockets fly, teams are investigating thousands of suspected war crimes. USA TODAY spent weeks following investigators to the scenes of atrocities, sometimes arriving just after attacks had ended, even before the victims' bodies had been removed. Here's the story. Editor's note: This story contains graphic images and descriptions. |
| The takeaway: Time spent observing these investigations reveals that the pursuit of justice in wartime is far from clear. |
| • | The scope of investigations: Ukraine intends to prosecute the majority of its war crimes cases in its own courts. The International Criminal Court has opened its own probe, as well as the United Nations, the U.S. and many nations in Europe. | | • | Can war crimes trials lead to Putin? These probes are ongoing – the number of cases expanding – as Russia's invasion of Ukraine turns six months old. Beyond local courts, options for possible war crimes trials are broad. But each comes with its own complications. | | • | A symbolic day in Ukraine: Residents of Kyiv woke up to air raid sirens Wednesday as the nation observed its Independence Day, six months since the start of the Russian invasion that the whole world appears to be losing. | |
 | | Destroyed Russian military vehicles installed in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Kyiv authorities have banned mass gatherings in the capital through Thursday for fear of Russian missile attacks. Independence Day, like the six-month mark in the war, falls on Wednesday. | | Evgeniy Maloletka, AP | |
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| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, international correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard looks at war crimes during the war in Ukraine. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
Biden expected to announce plan to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt |
| President Joe Biden is set to announce Wednesday he will forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for millions of borrowers who fall below an income cap, according to sources familiar with the plan. The cancellation would be limited to borrowers with household incomes of $125,000 or less, and would apply only to people with federal loans, not private ones. The action is also expected to include extending until January a moratorium on federal student loan payments – implemented during the coronavirus pandemic – set to expire at the end of this month. The White House would not confirm the upcoming announcement, first reported by the Associated Press. Read more |
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 | | Too Much Talent Band performs during a rally to urge President Joe Biden to cancel student debt near the White House in Washington D.C., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. | | Andrew Harnik, AP | |
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Uvalde school board to consider firing school district police Chief Arredondo |
| The Uvalde school board has called a special meeting for Wednesday to consider firing school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo for his role in the flawed response to the shooting massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in May. A report by a special Texas House committee released in July determined that the embattled school district police chief failed to act quickly enough to shoot and kill the gunman. Parents and community members have been calling for Arredondo, who has been on unpaid leave since July, to be fired along with the other five district officers who responded to the shooting. Read more |
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 | | Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo told a police sharpshooter to consider taking a shot if the suspect presented himself. | | Provided by city of Uvalde | |
Closing arguments in Vanessa Bryant civil trial vs. LA County continue |
| Closing arguments resume Wednesday in the civil trial of Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a 2020 helicopter crash, against California's Los Angeles County. Tuesday marked what would have been Kobe Bryant's 44th birthday, the first day of closing arguments and the first time an attorney in the case put a dollar amount on what he wants the jury to award Vanessa Bryant and Chris Chester, her fellow plaintiff at this trial: $75 million for past and future distress. Read more |
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 | | A cyclist rides past "We're All Inspired", a Kobe Bryant mural by artists Hector Arias (aka Tetris Wai) and Plek One on the birthday of the late NBA star of the Los Angeles Lakers on August 23, 2022. | | FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP via Getty Images | |
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Teen pilot poised to become youngest person to fly around the world solo |
| A Belgian British teenage pilot was on track Wednesday to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small plane after he landed in southern Belgium on Tuesday ahead of the penultimate leg of his global odyssey. Mack Rutherford, who turned 17 during the journey, touched down at Buzet Airstrip near the city of Charleroi, where he originally learned to fly. He's due to land in Bulgaria on Wednesday. Mack's journey, which began on March 23, took him through 52 countries over five continents. To conform with Guinness World Records requirements, the route crossed the equator twice. Read more |
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 | | Seventeen year old Anglo-Belgian pilot, Mack Rutherford, right, poses with his sister Zara Rutherford after landing at the Buzet airfield in Pont-A-Celles, Belgium, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. | | Virginia Mayo, AP | |
📷 Photo of the day: See the best street art in these 10 cities across the country 📷 |
| Street art is exploding in popularity across the country. Urban art gives insight into a city's culture and personality, and these 10 American cities have some of the best collections of public art. A panel of experts partnered with USA TODAY's 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote over four weeks. |
| Click here to see which city has best street art scene. |
 | | Street art in Oklahoma City | | Oklahoma City | |
| Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY. Send her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com or follow along with her musings on Twitter. Support journalism like this – subscribe to USA TODAY here. |
| Associated Press contributed reporting. |
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