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Today is Friday, January 14th, will explain the Supreme decisions about covid-19 vaccine mandates who will have to get their shots for work and who is now off the hook. Also, the most serious case yet to come out of the capital, write a message in NY presidential debates, may never look the same again, plus A a big winter storm moving through dozens of States, this weekend, tens of thousands of Americans are getting their debt. Erased and talked about team spirit and American athlete. Gave up her spot in an Olympic event. So her teammates would get the chance to compete. Q is already have a day's news in around ten minutes sad to say fun and on the girls America Mandy thanks so much for being here you're ready, let's see that. Oh. Because. Nineteen vaccine mandate that was supposed to play big businesses will not be enforced after all the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against it this week, this is role we've been. Telling you about that said companies with one hundred or more workers need to make so their employees are either vaccinated or tested for covered nineteen weekly, but the high court decided. The White House does not have. The power to impose rules. Then. African voted six to three and with that, both President Biden and the American Medical Association say they're disappointed Biden is now calling on big businesses to enforce their own vaccine requirements. And he mentioned that third fortune, one hundred companies have already done so. On the website, America's largest retail trade group called the Supreme Court's decision, significant victory for employers, industry groups have been saying the mandate could make the worker's shortage and supply chain problems worse. Then. By the way, the Supreme Court did say another one of President Biden mandates is okay, that's the one that applies only to health care workers, it's the one that says any. Facility taking money from the federal government must mixer older employees are vaccinated or else they won't get more federal dollars, so now the vast majority of health care workers in the. Us will have to get their shots or apply for a medical or religious exemption for. vote came down Five to four. It have had stepped up its plans to fight this latest wave of covered nineteen by offering Americans more free supplies like at home testing. Biden administration will buy another five hundred million of them, bringing the total to one billion, it's not clear when will be ready, though since the Biden administration still needs to set up the website for people to order their free time. The president says that site is on track to roll out next week. And that's not all Americans are getting for free President, Biden promised to announce plans. Next week to give Americans free high quality masks like, and 95. You also said he's sending more military medical personnel to Six States where hospitals are overwhelmed more than 15,000. National Guard members have already been deployed for covered ninety missions. It could be the end of presidential debates as we know them, the Republican National Committee says it plans on keeping she'll be nominees I'm debating a height of the general election. The are and he has some issues with the nonpartisan organization that it's hosted presidential debates for more than three decades. For example, it's been pushing to have an RNC representative of the organization's board meeting. The anyone have more influence on picking moderator. As the Debate Commission's chairman told the Washington Post, the RNC quotes one of your control things: "We aren't prepared to let them control" You're into chairman, says she and her colleagues are now looking for alternatives to the traditional debates, sir public and candidates can still have voice. Your and he will officially vote on new rules during his winter meeting next month. A. Member of the British royal family is losing his standing with a monarchy queen Elizabeth's decided to take away Prince Andrew his military titles and royal charities he will no longer be. Known as his royal highness and will stay away from any public duty. The decision came this one day after federal judge and United States said sex abuse case against him could go forward. American woman is accusing Prince Andrew of raping her while she was teenager, she says it was the accuse sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein, who offered her up to Prince Andrew for sacks, the princess said he has no better. Of meeting the woman and says what she accuses him of never happened. But now Buckingham Palace says Andrew will have to defend himself as private citizen, it without any royal connection. That morning, Prince Andrew has not responded. This week, the Justice Department handed down its most serious charges yet related to last year's capital riots, it is used a loving people of seditious conspiracy that basically means they plotted and encourage other people to revolt. One of the people arrested and charged is the leader of the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers, the other 10 are affiliated with the group. In some way court, papers say they all organize to use force bring weapons to the capital, also that they recruited members to take part or trainings and came prepared that day with radio equipment and other gear. On top of all of that authority say they plotted to stop the transfer of power even after January six. That is a conspiracy charges are extremely rare, basically only use against people who try to overthrow the government. They found guilty, these eleven people could face up to twenty years in prison. So far none of them have commented and need to have their lawyers more than seven hundred and twenty five other people are also charged with their actions related to the capital attack. And of millions of Americans are now in the path of a major winter storm, the weather channel says it will cost traveled troubles from North Dakota County, Georgia, and up to me. The forest area to see snow will be the Upper Midwest today, up to foot of snow is expected to fall in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa. Then. It's normal drop into Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas from there, it's possible the South will be, and for dangerous ice storm tomorrow, the Carolinas are expected to get the worst of. It and then the storm's last stop will be the Mid Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday. Than places from northern Virginia to New England might see as much as eighteen inches of snow. More news is coming up at first, I think of it breaks, you think our sponsors states that. 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Their highest level in almost two years, the mortgage loan company, freddie Mac, says this week's average rate on a thirty year fixed rate mortgage jumped to three point, four, five percent. The last time the rates with this I was at the very start of the pandemic in March of Twenty Twenty. The Wall Street Journal reports the jump was driven by the news the Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates this year or. No higher borrowing costs, plus record high home prices and low inventory, are pushing some buyers out of the market. And exact for Realtor Dot. com says at today's average mortgage rate, buyers of a middle priced home are paying about two hundred and twenty dollars more per month than year ago. Tens of thousands of Americans could see their student loan debt like down. One of the country's largest student loan companies now, the it will forgive one point: seven billion dollars in private student loans and because or private that means losses will be covered by now begun investors, not the federal government. The agreement and a year's long legal fight with thirty eight states in Washington, D.C. c Then. Attorney General of those states say navigant preyed on students who were unlikely to be able to pay the loans that basically that they would steer borrowers into postponing their payments instead. Of giving them options to enroll in low cost repayment plans and his interest piled up borrower sometimes spelled deeper into debt. Nearly. Sixty six thousand and borrowers his loans were in default will get their balances cleared on top of that, about three hundred fifty thousand people will get at least a little debt. 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Events in Beijing Jackson promise you the loudest voice cheering go on in those races as rebel, she said the decision was easy to talk to a p quote: "This is the. Olympic Games and it's about team USA and giving everyone the opportunity to showcase what they got, the twenty two winter Olympics are said to start in Beijing, China on said. Then. Sorry for him. Way back tomorrow with our special edition Saturday episode, "We're talking about one of the reasons behind the great resignation worker Burnout, then join us again Monday for your next news roundup for now, thanks for listening and have a great weekend"