The Washington Post reports on how Biden is signaling a new openness to canceling student loans. American Trevor Reed has been released from Russia in a prisoner swap. CNN has coverage. Families of crime victims are turning to TikTok and other social platforms to find justice. The Cut has the story. Leaders of countries with questionable human-rights practices often use sports to distract from problematic behavior. Sports Illustrated takes a look at the history of this pervasive practice, known as sportswashing. A group of MIT scientists went deep on the splitting of Oreos, in search of the perfect split of creme between wafers. Vice has their findings.

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