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Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying full benefits within the next decade unless Congress intervenes. According to the 2025 Trustees Report, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will only … READ MORE Trustees warn of looming cuts to Social Security, Medicare as trust funds dwindle
BALTIMORE — Young men drifted away from the Democratic Party in the 2024 election, but some party leaders see Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as a model for how to bring them back. READ MORE Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s outreach to young men draws praise — and questions
Editor’s note: On July 5, 1852, anti-slavery crusader Frederick Douglass spoke at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Rochester, N.Y. Excerpts appear below. READ MORE ‘What to the slave is the Fourth of July?’
The big ugly boondoggle, which President Donald Trump calls The Big Beautiful Bill, is a disgusting transfer of resources from the poor to the wealthy, preserving 2017 tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, or food stamps), imposing new work requireme… READ MORE The Big Ugly boondoggle cripples our future
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LOS ANGELES — In 2000, whispers of a 13-year-old phenom from Naperville, Ill. — a Chicago su… READ MORE Candace Parker: From top prospect to WNBA champion with three teams
DETROIT — NBA free agent Malik Beasley is under investigation by the U.S. District Attorney’… READ MORE NBA free agent Malik Beasley under investigation for gambling allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took pl… READ MORE WNBA can’t verify racist remarks were made by fans at Sky-Fever game
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The big ugly boondoggle, which President Donald Trump calls The Big Beautiful Bill, is a disgusting transfer of resources from the poor to the wealthy, preserving 2017 tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, or food stamps), imposing new work requireme… READ MORE The Big Ugly boondoggle cripples our future
Given the choice between an f-bomb on live TV and a 30,000-pound bunker buster that can penetrate 60 feet of concrete and 200 feet of earth before exploding, I’d choose the f-bomb every time. READ MORE Trump’s f-bomb against Israel and Iran was the least of his profane acts
“Why wouldn’t we want to name it after the great heroes that we do have in the U.S. Army? They reflect the best of America. Inspirational people with inspirational stories.” READ MORE Department of Defense’s retreat to Confederate names is a betrayal of American values
A few days ago, we celebrated Juneteenth, representing that we were out of slavery! I don’t feel much like what Juneteenth declared itself to be with Trump in office. We’re still facing the highest level of racism most of us have ever seen. He is destroying our history — demanding that it no… READ MORE Tell Trump, ‘War is Hell’
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