$22 billion for nearly 1.3 million borrowers who were cheated by their schools, saw their schools precipitously close, or are covered by related court settlements.

Source: https://www.politicspa.com/biden-administration-to-forgive-39b-in-student-debt/123533/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biden-administration-to-forgive-39b-in-student-debt

A 2019 Statistics Canada report found that nearly one in 10 Canadians had been homeless at some point.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-homelessness-advocates-vigilantism-1.6777970?cmp=rss

A 2020 EU-wide study found that one in five Maltese children received requests of a sexual nature over the internet, and nearly half encountered something online that made them uncomfortable or scared.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/make-holidays-cyber-protection.1024733

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled northeast of Dimasalang, Philippines, nearly two hours later.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/15/big-islands-4-8-magnitude-valentines-day-earthquake-causes-shaking-but-no-reported-damage/

A batch of surveys has shown China’s factory activity shrank at the sharpest pace in nearly three years as COVID infections swept through production lines.

Source: https://business.inquirer.net/380721/dollar-jumps-u-s-stocks-buck-global-rally

A Binbrook, Ont. man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Six Nations man nearly seven years ago will learn his fate this spring.

Source: https://www.chch.com/chase-the-bear-performs-hurtin-from-their-debut-album-on-music-friday/

About 100 workers at the St John’s Health Centre took industrial action yesterday over a plethora of issues that they said have been unresolved for nearly five years.

Source: https://antiguaobserver.com/health-centre-staff-stage-sit-in/

About a third of US adults say spending on the military is too little and nearly as many say it’s too much; an additional third say it’s about right.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/29/poll-cut-federal-spending-but-not-big-ticket-programs/

About four-fifths of the nearly 2 billion pounds of pumpkins grown in the United States each year are used for Halloween celebrations, according to data from the Department of Energy.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/10/20/from-pumpkins-to-costumes-heres-how-to-go-green-this-halloween/

A brand-new box-office disclosed that Disney’s last eight studio releases have cost the company nearly $900 million in losses.

Source: https://spectator.org/disneys-ghost-haunts-woke-disney/

A British Columbia woman who lost nearly a dozen family members in the devastating earthquake in Turkey has returned to Vancouver after a trip to her hometown, and said the region remains desperately in need of help.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9526606/bc-woman-turkey-quake-return-concerns/

Absolute magnitude of the sea ice anomaly is nearly one of the largest on record.

Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2378692-why-2023-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-hottest-year-on-record/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Acapulco’s nearly one million residents were cut off and unable to communicate with the outside world, leaving the extend of the storm’s damage, including the number of those dead or missing, unknown.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/10/29/hurricane-otis-death-toll-at-43-as-the-search-continues-for-survivors/

A Carcross/Tagish First Nation woman who was trapped in the Turkish legal system for nearly seven years has finally come home to the Yukon.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/charman-smith-comes-home-yukon-carcross-after-turkish-legal-battle-1.6855738?cmp=rss

A career diplomat for nearly 40 years, Francis came out of retirement to become Trinidad and Tobago’s U.N. ambassador in September 2021.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5502528/trinidads-francis-elected-next-leader-of-un-general-assembly/

According to a McKinsey report, the continent bears nearly twice the disease burden of the rest of the world.

Source: https://guardian.ng/ama-press-releases/five-technology-priorities-for-enhancing-the-african-healthcare-sector/

According to a press release, there are nearly 600 dogs at the DeKalb County shelter, which was built to house 450 dogs at full capacity.

Source: https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/01/24/lifeline-in-desperate-need-of-homes-for-150-dogs-by-end-of-january/

According to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they would likely not support Mr. Trump in 2024 — not even Jimmy Carter had re-election numbers that bleak.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/opinion/governor-sununu-republicans-trump.html

According to Cox Automotive, EV sales were up 66% versus the prior year in the US and the EV share of the total market nearly doubled to around 6%.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4579343-indie-semiconductor-inc-indi-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

According to former Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch, the Steelers were so confident and comfortable in being nearly a unanimous no in large part due to his job explaining the CBA terms as the team’s NFLPA representative.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/10/my-guys-knew-former-steelers-qb-charlie-batch-proud-of-job-he-did-explaining-2011-cba-to-team/