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President Joe Biden's student loan-forgiveness plan was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court on Friday, delaying distribution of up to $20,000 in debt relief for more than 40 million eligible borrowers. This effort is separate from a Wisconsin taxpayer's group's challenge to the program that was rejected by the Supreme Court last week.

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