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The Biden administration's one-time student loan forgiveness program is facing a fresh threat from House Republicans while it awaits a ruling from the Supreme Court about whether the proposal can take effect.

It feels like every day there’s a science story that comes along ready to blow our tiny minds, and today is no exception. A series of ancient interconnected cities have been discovered in the remote El Mirador jungle Guatemala, and it’s changing our entire understanding of the ancient civilisation. More than 400 settlements have been uncovered with some dating back as far as 1,000 BC. They’re linked by roads too, and it’s led them to be described as “the first freeway system in the world”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Richard Hansen, a research professor at the University of Idaho, is an expert on the project and he’d called the findings a “game-changer”. It was previously thought that the Mayan peoples were nomadic, but these cities have changed the scientific community’s understanding. Speaking to the Washington Post, Hansen said: "We now know that the Preclassic period was one of extraordinary complexity and architectural sophistication, with some of the largest buildings in world history being constructed during this time.” On top of the 110 miles of interconnected roads, the discoveries also showed evidence of organised agriculture and even hydraulic systems. The findings are the result of work which first began in 2015, which saw lidar technology uncovered signs of ancient structures below the surface. Archaeologist Enrique Hernández, from San Carlos University said about the findings: “Now there are more than 900 [settlements]… We [couldn’t] see that before. It was impossible,” he said. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia on Wednesday reported lower adjusted earnings at home as the

The former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate has said that watching anime over the age of 15 makes one a ‘loser’

By Belén Carreño MADRID In speeches across the country ahead of regional elections on Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister

By Sam Tobin LONDON Thousands of university students asked London's High Court on Wednesday to give the go-ahead

NBA fans -- put the brooms back in the cupboard. Following the Los Angeles Lakers being swept out of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, the Boston Celtics were keen to avoid meeting the same fate as their long-time rivals.

By Andrew Mills DOHA The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday

Gary Neville is one of the busiest pundits around - so much so, that he doesn't really seem to understand the concept of a holiday. Appearing on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, the former footballer explained how he manages to get downtime. "What I try to do is have a mini-retirement throughout the year", Neville began. “This weekend, I’m going to Spain, Friday till Monday morning. I call …that’s like a mini-retirement." However, Bartlett was quick to point out: "That's a weekend." Click here to sign up for our newsletters

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to make his long-awaited foray into the 2024

By Aditi Shah and Navamya Ganesh Acharya NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies is stepping up its efforts to

Bank of Montreal's second-quarter profit jumped as higher interest rates shored up the lender's net interest income, the