Category: US News
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Is it possible for two SSI recipients to live together?
For those who are unwilling to work, disability payments are frequently seen as an essential source of income. This will occasionally include couples who wish to file for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) jointly. Generally speaking, a couple may file for Social Security Disability benefits jointly. Yet, certain programs make this simpler than others since every disability…
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Will the current Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act participants be extended?
Through the Affordable Access Program, the US government is attempting to provide low-cost access to citizens of the US. Legislators in the United States put out a $7 billion plan in January to continue this program, which now serves 23 million homes. The ACP registers and serves families whose income does not exceed 200% of…
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Penalty for Trump Fraud Trial Will Be More Than $450 Million
In his civil fraud case, a New York judge on Friday dealt a devastating defeat to Donald J. Trump, ruling that the former president was guilty of plotting to abuse his net worth and imposing a fine of about $355 million, plus interest, which may completely deplete his financial reserves. Justice Arthur F. Engoron’s ruling…
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A magistrate judge in Pennsylvania is accused of killing her estranged partner in the head
Police filed a murder attempt and serious violence charges against a suspended Pennsylvania magistrate judge who shot her estranged partner in the head while he was sleeping the previous weekend, authorities stated on Thursday. According to Susquehanna Township Police’s arrest affidavit, tests revealed that Magisterial District Judge Sonya M. McKnight, 57, found a bullet residue…
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A woman’s body and thirty burned remains were discovered following the ex-owner of the funeral home’s eviction
Officials in Colorado have released an arrest warrant for a former owner of a funeral home who they claim held the body of a dead woman in a coffin for 2 years at a residence where they also discovered the burned remains of at least thirty others. The horrible find was made on February 6 while…
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The state’s life with no parole sentences is being challenged by the Pennsylvania high court
According to the justices’ announcement on Friday, Pennsylvania’s high court would examine whether certain prisoners’ automatic life terms for murder convictions violate their constitutional rights. Derek Lee, who was found guilty of killing someone in 2014, is pursuing an appeal because the state’s life without parole statute breaks the ban on cruel punishment found in both…
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Doctors embrace a new “wonder drug” as a cancer cure
Researchers considered it a “genuinely wonderful” new treatment for an invasive and difficult-to-treat type of cancer. The new medication, according to experts at Queen Mary University of London, “quadrupled” 3-year life expectancy and improved average lifespan by 1.6 months. According to experts, the novel medication is the 1st of its kind for mesothelioma in twenty…
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I.R.S. Commissioner Fears Cuts to the Budget Would Increase the Deficit
The head of the Internal Revenue Service retaliated against claims that he was breaking the law for political reasons on Thursday, warning that planned budget cuts to his department will eventually pay the federal government additional funds. Daniel Werfel, the IRS commissioner, made these remarks during a speech before the House Ways and Means Committee…
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US Taxpayers Will Contribute $70 Million to Chicago Migrants
Cook County taxpayers in Illinois will contribute an extra $70 million to support migrant workers arriving in the Chicago region, Governor J.B. Pritzker says on Thursday. One of the biggest cities in the nation and the heart of migration, Chicago, is located in Cook County. New data published on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border…
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TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube are being sued by New York for being “addictive” platforms for kids
The tech companies that own Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube are being sued by New York City, its general hospital system, and its schools. The lawsuit accuses the companies of creating “addictive and risky” social media platforms that are contributing to a childhood mental health crisis that is interfering with education and using up resources.…