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Changes are coming to Social Security in January — here’s what Americans should know
Starting in January, Social Security recipients will see two major changes. The Social Security Administration (SSA) — a program providing financial benefits to eligible workers after reaching retirement age — will increase benefits and taxes. Back in October, the SSA announced that recipients will see a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The COLA is the yearly…
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‘Boy Meets World’ alum Rider Strong shares his six favorite books
Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities are reading — whether it’s a timeless classic or the buzzy bestseller they can’t put down? Welcome to Page-Turners, where stars reveal the books that keep them hooked, inspired and up all night. Warning: your TBR pile is about to get a lot longer. “Boy Meets World” alum Rider…
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Democrats plot their course on national popular vote
Democrats who just triumphed in a number of battlegrounds are facing pressure to make their states just a little less powerful in the fight for the presidency. The party’s sweeping victories present an opportunity for Democrats in states with newly won trifectas to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement between states to…
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At a Maryland university, students use photos to build interfaith understanding
At a table with other college students and campus leaders, Keven Guruswamy, a senior psychology major and Seventh-day Adventist, held up a photograph of his collection of Bibles arranged on a shelf. The photo was one of several Guruswamy brought to a two-day retreat in mid-October as part of “Picturing Pluralism,” a semesterlong photography and…
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Trump’s AG floats criminal conduct line for Democrats’ ‘vile rhetoric’
Attorney General Todd Blanche suggested the Justice Department is watching Democrats’ rhetoric after the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee promised an aggressive wave of investigations into the Trump administration. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Democrats, who won control of Congress in last week’s midterms, are…
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Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Trailer Sees Jack O’Connell and Guy Pearce Originate Tabloid Journalism
“Ink” is nearly here. Danny Boyle’s electric portrait of the rise of British tabloid journalism, with Jack O’Connell as editor Larry Lamb and Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch, arrives in theaters on December 11 before landing on Netflix on January 8. And the brand-new trailer gives a great sense of the careening, freewheeling energy of…
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Fire at massive L.A. County business flares up again
A fire at a massive building in Vernon has flared up for a second day, sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the air Tuesday morning. The fire started in a 15,000-square-foot flooring business at South Alameda and East 55th streets about 1 a.m. Monday and took more than four hours to extinguish — or…
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‘Cowering’: GOP insider’s scathing text about Hegseth’s presser revealed on Morning Joe
Following a tense Pentagon press conference where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed the articles of impeachment filed against him are an attack on the US troops, MS NOW’s Mika Brezinski read a text she received from a Republican who was disgusted. Immediately after Hegseth bolted away from the lectern, MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire was quick…
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How Japan’s ‘Godzilla’ Conquered the Domestic Box Office
Godzilla won the box office this weekend, but not just any Godzilla. Hollywood has adapted the monster tale several times to scattershot results (Roland Emmerich meh, Gareth Edwards better), but it was the Japanese Godzilla that ruled the weekend as Toho’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” brought in $31.6 million at the domestic box office. Director Takashi…
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The 10 Best Gifts for the Home
Every year, TIME’s editors and correspondents work together to compile a collection of the most interesting and groundbreaking new products and innovations for the Best Inventions list. As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of the 10 best household items from the list that would make a perfect gift for…