THE SHORT LIST
3 KILLED IN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING: Three University of Virginia football players were killed and two others were hurt in a shooting rampage on a charter bus that had returned from a field trip, authorities said. The shooting suspect is a former UVA football player who has now been charged with three counts of seconddegree murder.
BIDEN PRESSES CHINA’S XI: After a three-hour meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Joe Biden said the midterm elections sent a strong message around the globe “that the United States is ready to play.” Biden also sought to reassure skeptics that the U.S. and China can work together, and said he is confident China is not preparing to attack Taiwan.
LOAN FORGIVENESS BLOCKED AGAIN: A federal appeals court blocked President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, further crushing the hopes of more than 26 million Americans who have applied for the relief, discouraging millions more who were eligible, and potentially killing the program.
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