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• Geoff Bennett:

  In the day's other headlines: The Department of Education announced its canceling $39 billion of student loan debt.

  It affects more than 800,000 borrowers. Officials say their payments were miscounted. In a statement today, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said — quote — "For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their payments."

  Iowa formally joined several other states today, banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed the bill today at a conservative summit. The state's existing law allowed abortions until the 20th week. A state court could ruled next week on whether to block the new statute.

  In Russia, lawmakers today approved a ban on all medical care for transgender people, including gender-affirming surgery. The bill passed unanimously in its final reading. It would also outlaw marriages involving trans people and ban them from adopting children. The Kremlin says it's meant to protect what it calls Russia's traditional values. The crackdown has drawn criticism not only from trans advocates, but from the medical community as well.

  An Indian spacecraft is on its way to the far side of the moon tonight, aiming to make up for a failed landing attempt nearly four years ago. Crowds in Southern India looked on today as the spacecraft blasted off. It carries an unmanned rover designed to explore the lunar south pole.

  And back in this country, the Biden administration is free for now to press social media companies about problematic posts ranging from COVID to election fraud. A federal appeals court today overruled a judge who blocked all such contact. A final ruling will await the outcome of a lawsuit on whether the government's actions violate free speech.

  And on Wall Street, stocks had a mixed day to close out the week. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 114 points to close at 34509. The Nasdaq fell about 25 points. The S&P 500 slipped four.

  Still to come on the "NewsHour": the World Health Organization warns about the carcinogenic effects of a popular artificial sweetener; David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines; and a carpenter offers life lessons in his new book.