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Some Social Security recipients to get higher benefits under new bill
Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for adults with intellectual or developmental…
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How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits
The Social Security Administration receives billions in free money each year from an unexpected source: undocumented immigrants. This…
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Singapore engages Australia to study social media age limits
SINGAPORE’S government is open to instituting minimum-age laws for social media use and is in talks with counterparts in Australia over…
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Social Security update: Payments of up to $5,108 to go out this week
The first round of Social Security retirement benefits for 2025 will be paid this week. Social Security benefits form the bedrock of…
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Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act: When do higher payments start?
Millions of Americans will now see their Social Security benefits increase after President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness…
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Matthew Livelsberger, Cybertruck Bomber, Was a Trained 'Drone Pilot' and Decorated Army Veteran; LinkedIn Profile Stuns Social Media
Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Army veteran, has been identified as the suspect behind the recent Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.…
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Musk’s X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia’s new social media license
ELON Musk’s X and Alphabet’s Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube, have not applied for a social media operating…
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Fiji Lawmaker Fired for Misconduct After Her Explicit Video Leaks on Social Media
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed MP Lynda Tabuya as a minister after an explicit video of her circulated online. Ms…
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Will government shutdown affect Social Security? What we know
What's New A looming government shutdown could force some government agency functions to temporarily cease until new funding has passed.…
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Who Is Jeff Rupnow? Wisconsin Shooter Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow's Father Made Chilling Social Post with His Daughter Months Before Shooting
Wisconsin school shooter Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow's father posted a disturbing photo of one of his daughters practicing at a shooting…
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What Natalie Rupnow's social media shows before Wisconsin school shooting
What's New On December 16 at 9.30 p.m. ET at a news conference, police identified 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow as the shooter in the…
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Social Security is changing in 2025. Here's how it might affect you
Social Security forms the bedrock of income for millions of retirees, survivors and disabled people across the United States. As the New…
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Who is Suchir Balaji? 26-year-old OpenAI Former Employee and Whistleblower Found Dead in San Francisco, Days After His Shocking Last Social Media Post Exposing AI's Dark Secrets
Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former researcher at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. The San Francisco…
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Proposed California law would require warning labels on social media
Victoria Hinks watched her daughter get sucked into the dark sides of social media, and she couldn’t pull her out. “We tried to take her…
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Nile Crocodile: Giant, Vicious and Surprisingly Social
Found across Africa, these aquatic giants are known for their incredible hunting abilities, remarkable parenting instincts. To be honest,…
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Russian lawyer handed 7-year prison term for speaking out against the Ukraine war on social media
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a prominent lawyer and sentenced him to seven years in prison for speaking…
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Australia dumps plan for fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue…
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Brazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil launched what it called a social summit Thursday ahead of next week's Group of 20 meeting of top economies,…
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Social media posts misleadingly claim Malaysian public hospitals scrapped free dialysis treatment
Healthcare at public hospitals and clinics in Malaysia is heavily subsidised by the government but it is not free. However, social media…
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Israeli budget hikes military spending, VAT, cuts social services
The Israeli government on Friday approved higher military spending and cuts in education, health and social services in a draft budget for…
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Social media posts falsely claim Indian opposition leader says party will 'redistribute Hindu money'
Remarks by the head of India's opposition Congress party Mallikarjun Kharge have been taken out of context on social media to falsely…
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Malaysian minister spoke about global social contract, not renewing nation's founding principles
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, captured on June 25, 2024 Similar posts also surfaced elsewhere on Facebook here, here and…
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Orban's social media mouthpiece zeroes in on EU ahead of vote
Ahead of EU elections on June 9, a deluge of misinformation amplifying the Hungarian government's key talking points on the war in Ukraine…