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Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed
President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, though it will also put strain on Social Security Trust Funds, which face a looming insolvency crisis. The bill rescinds two provisions —
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Officials warn that a concerning household practice must cease due to imminent widespread power outages: 'For the well-being of the rest of the population'
With this increased energy demand, the grid is struggling to keep up.
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Watch: Iranian woman grabs cleric’s turban and wraps it round her head after hijab comments
An Iranian woman tore off a cleric’s turban after he publicly berated her for not wearing a hijab in Tehran’s Mehrabad airport in an act of protest that will alarm the regime.
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed last year inside the war operations room, aide says
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group's war operations room, according to new details Sunday disclosed by a senior Hezbollah official. A series of Israeli airstrikes flattened several buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sept. 27, 2024, killing Nasrallah. The Lebanese Health Ministry said six people died.
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German economy ‘acutely’ at risk after Europe burns through gas reserves
Europe is burning through its gas reserves at the fastest pace in seven years, leaving Germany “acutely” exposed as cold weather sweeps the Continent.
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Scientists shocked after first-ever recorded event in San Francisco: 'Based on video, photos, firsthand accounts, and radar signatures …'
"Social media reports of cars overturned and tree damage in and across Scotts Valley."
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VideoTuna fetches over $1.3 million at New Year auction in Japan
STORY: :: A bluefin tuna fetches over $1.3 million at a Tokyo fish market’s New Year auction:: Tokyo, Japan :: January 5, 2025Weighing some 608 lbs (276 kg), the prized catch was jointly bought by renowned tuna wholesaler Yamayuki and upscale sushi restaurant Sushi Ginza Onodera, organizers told Reuters.The record for the highest bid at the annual auction stands at 333.6 million yen ($3.1 million at the time), set in 2019, according to local media reports.
