Social Security faces a looming funding crisis in an aging country, with trustees most recently predicting that the retirement and disability program’s trust fund will become insolvent in 2035.
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Biden administration proposes free over-the-counter birth control
The proposed rule would mandate that health plans cover over-the-counter birth control – including daily pills, emergency contraceptives and condoms.
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Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official
Argentina’s public prosecution is investigating the case – which is not uncommon when a death is sudden or unexpected.
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Heat pumps were supposed to transform the world. But it’s not going as planned.
Heat pump sales, critical to the transition to clean energy, have slowed in the U.S. and Europe, even as other clean energy technology continues to boom.
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Cuba paralyzed in massive blackout, tropical storm leaves at least 6 dead
Hurricane Oscar made landfall Sunday before crossing the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm Monday with winds and heavy rain, leaving at least 6 dead.
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Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity
As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
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Should minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts will decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.
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Housing costs rising everywhere – but especially in swing states
America’s housing affordability crisis is weighing heavily on the nation’s most sought-after voters in places like Wilmington, N.C., where home prices have risen 65 percent since 2019.
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Georgia authorities investigating a dock gangway collapse that killed 7 on a historic island
Georgia authorities say they are investigating the catastrophic failure of a dock gangway that collapsed, killing seven on Sapelo Island off the state’s Atlantic seacoast.
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Trump kicks off Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer’s genitalia
The Republican nominee was campaigning in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where the golfing legend was born in 1929.