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Social Security update: Second round of direct payments worth up to $4,555 arrives in one day October 17, 2023 06:30 AM The second round of October retirement payments, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at the age of 70, will go out to millions of seniors on Wednesday. The second Social Security payment

Since taking power in a coup two years ago, Myanmar’s military junta has suppressed people’s rights, cracked down on opposition, and used deadly force against civilians. To enable this, officials have clamped down on people’s communications and rolled out extensive digital surveillance systems. Now, new evidence shows how people are being tracked online and offline

This article was syndicated from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has covered human-made threats to humanity since 1945.The main artery in Montreal’s Little Italy is lined with cafés, wine bars, and pastry shops that spill into tree-lined, residential side streets. Generations of farmers, butchers, bakers, and fishmongers sell farm-to-table goods in the neighborhood’s large

Biden shifts focus away from domestic affairs as Israel war intensifies October 17, 2023 05:00 AM President Joe Biden scrapped a trip to Colorado as Israel prepares for a major military operation against Hamas.Biden’s decision comes after aides were adamant last week he could multitask and underscores the White House’s concerns about the war and

Anthony Scaramucci lays bare his dealings with ‘sociopathic’ Sam Bankman-Fried in new podcast October 17, 2023 04:00 AM Anthony Scaramucci, the onetime Trump administration White House communications director and founder of SkyBridge Capital, is ready to dish on his disastrous business relationship with Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX on trial for

Belgium terror attack: Two killed ahead of soccer game October 17, 2023 03:49 AM Two people were killed in a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday that authorities described as a terrorist attack ahead of a soccer match between Belgium and Sweden. Videos shared online showed a man in the capital’s city center pulling up

A cute little beagle with big smiley eyes … how could you not fall in love with Watson? But the residents of my Parisian building were terrified when they saw him enter. Watson is not like any other dog. He’s trained to detect the tiny insects that have been all over the front pages of

AOC targets vulnerable New York House Republicans ahead of speaker vote for Jim Jordan October 17, 2023 01:57 AM Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) pointed her finger at fellow New York House lawmakers ahead of an expected vote to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as speaker, asking whether the Republicans from her state in the chamber

Gingrich predicts Jim Jordan will be speaker on Tuesday: ‘Not a time’ for House GOP ‘to look childish’ October 17, 2023 12:38 AM Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will be elected new House speaker on Tuesday because “this is not a time for the House Republican Party to look childish

Major Foundation Cuts Ties With Harvard Over School’s Response to Hamas Attack on Israel as Professors Scramble to do Damage Control by Mike LaChance Oct. 16, 2023 10:20 pm Last week, following the attack on Israel by Hamas, student groups at Harvard immediately signed a letter blaming the whole thing on Israel, an act many