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Americans on Social Security Just Got a Huge Monthly 'Raise'

Millions of Americans receiving Social Security just learned how much more money they will get next year. The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday, October 14, that benefits will increase 3.6% for 2027. For retired workers, that means an average increase of about $75 a month -- roughly $900 over a full year.

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Thomas Smith

Social Security Just Confirmed Major Changes for 2027 -- Including a New Earnings Limit

Millions of Americans will receive bigger Social Security benefits in 2027. People who collect retirement benefits while continuing to work will also have more room to earn money before Social Security withholds part of their payments.

Thomas Smith

Iconic Frozen Pizza Discontinued Forever, After More Than 60 Years

A familiar name in the frozen pizza aisle is disappearing for good. Conagra Brands has stopped making Celeste frozen pizzas, ending production of the longtime grocery staple also known as Mama Celeste. The company will sell its remaining inventory, but once those pizzas are gone, there will be no more products.

Thomas Smith

IRS Is Already Sending Surprise Tax Refunds to More Than 50,000 Americans -- Here's Who Qualifies

Some adoptive families could receive an additional tax refund this fall without filing another return. The IRS announced on October 16 that it had begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers affected by a change in how unused adoption tax credits are treated. Adjustments started in late September, and the agency expects to finish processing most eligible taxpayers by the end of 2026.

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Thomas Smith

Check Your Freezer: Ice Cream Recalled Due to Concerns Over Deadly Bacteria

Lidl shoppers should check their freezers after the retailer recalled one lot of gelato over possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company's October 16 recall announcement, published by the FDA, says routine testing detected the bacteria in a laboratory sample. No illnesses had been reported when the notice was issued.

Washington, DC · 9d

Margaret Minnicks

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Portsmouth Senator Louise Lucas owns and operates at least seven businesses and other affiliates

As federal prosecutors move forward with a sweeping multi-felony indictment againstState Senator Lillie Louise Lucas, public attention is shifting heavily toward the lawmaker's extensive and varied business portfolio. At least seven companies are identified. However, there are affiliates and other businesses in the network.

Portsmouth, VA · 3d

Edmond Thorne

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12 Shot at FAMU Homecoming: 15-Year-Old Is Charged — Fatigue Meets Accountability

A homecoming celebration turned into a crime scene near Bragg Stadium. Six children were hit. The suspect is a teenager. The question now is whether Florida’s Black political class can finally say out loud what everyone in the neighborhood already knows.

Tallahassee, FL · 2d

Greg Wilson, CFA

14 Jobs That Pay Decently, But Many People Think They Are Too Good For

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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Eat Like No One Else

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I Checked Meijer's Beef to See Where It Comes From - Here's What I Found

Wondering where Meijer stores in the Midwest get their beef from? Here is what I found on a recent visit to a Meijer store in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I have spent the last month checking out the origin of beef at different grocery stores across the country. I published an article on NewsBreak earlier - I Checked Walmart's Beef to See Where It Comes From - Here's What I Found. Now I am looking at a popular grocery store chain in the Midwest, Meijer.

Ann Arbor, MI · 2d

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Barnes & Noble names 2026 Book of Year finalists, among them is Barbara Kingsolver’s Partita

The finalists selected by Barnes & Noble booksellers nationwide, who nominate books they consider outstanding and take pride in recommending to readers, have been announced. Now in its eighth year, the program recognizes books across a range of genres and age groups.

Greg Wilson, CFA

30 Things Likely To Vanish With Baby Boomers: A Farewell to What Was Normal

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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India Currents

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The Trump Administration Is Suspending Microsoft From A Green Card Program, Alleging Fraud

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday it was suspending Microsoft and several other firms from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards, as it also lashed out at universities that bring international students to the U.S. on exchange programs.

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Greg Wilson, CFA

23 Subtle Habits to Make People Instantly Respect and Admire You

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

CJ Coombs

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Missing since 2023 from Encinitas, California: Sophia Hall Nunez was one year old when she vanished

Sophia Hall Nunez has been missing from Encinitas, California, since October 6, 2023, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Sophia would now be four years old.

Encinitas, CA · 29d

Bucks County Beacon

OPINION: People Won’t Defend a Democracy They Haven’t Experienced

This story was originally published by Barn Raiser, your independent source for rural and small town news. There are very real reasons to be concerned about the future of our democracy and undoubtedly real stakes in the coming midterms. But after nearly a decade of organizing in rural and small town Indiana, I’ve come to believe that upholding democracy requires something much deeper than winning the next election.

Indiana · 17d

Greg Wilson, CFA

17 Things Our Grandparents Enjoyed That Millennials Now Struggle to Afford

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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realbalanced

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7 Dishes Families Cooked on Election Night in the 1960s and 70s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Election night in the 1960s and 70s was an event that ran for hours and sometimes past midnight. Families gathered around the television while Walter Cronkite on CBS or, through 1968, the Huntley-Brinkley team on NBC walked through the returns state by state, the electoral board filling in slowly as Eastern results came first and the West Coast tallies came late. The question of who had won could stay open until nearly one or two in the morning, and everybody stayed put.

Jim DeLillo

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He Died on Halloween 100 Years Ago. His Wife Spent a Decade Trying to Reach Him.

On Halloween night in 1936, a small gathering assembled on the rooftop of a Hollywood hotel. There were reporters, magicians, spiritualists, and a woman who had spent ten years waiting for a message from her dead husband.

Appleton, WI · 5d

CJ Coombs

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Missing for nearly a decade: Donna Kay Cloud mysteriously disappeared at age 19 from Spring, Texas

Donna Kay Cloud has been missing from Spring, Texas (Montgomery County), since October 25, 2016, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be 29.

Spring, TX · 27d

Bucks County Beacon

Supreme Court Will Consider Trump’s Mandatory and Indefinite Immigrant Detention Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case challenging a Trump administration policy that threatens millions of immigrants with mandatory and indefinite detention while fighting their court cases.

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realbalanced

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7 Sunday Suppers Families Made When the Clocks Fell Back

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The Sunday the clocks fell back, supper came an hour early in the dark. Five o'clock and the kitchen window showed nothing but the neighbor's porch light. That shift, from long-lit evenings to pitch dark before the table was set, sent cooks straight to the oven or the big pot on the back burner. The cold came in with the dark, and something had to push back.

Bucks County Beacon

These Four Pennsylvania Republican Congressmen’s Shaky Re-election Campaigns Could Determine the House Majority

As voters head to the polls will they vote based on party loyalty or the reality found inside their wallets?. Soaring gas and grocery prices, a seemingly endless war with Iran, years of war in Ukraine and capitulation to Putin, massive health care and SNAP cuts just might be enough to unseat four Pennsylvania incumbent Republicans in Congress.

Pennsylvania · 15h

Bucks County Beacon

OPINION: When Did the Unthinkable Become Normal?

I have been sitting with my thoughts all day, trying to process how our country has gotten to where we are today. Things are happening that, not so long ago, would have been considered unacceptable. And I keep wondering: When did the unthinkable become normal?

Ohio · 3d

Dianna Carney

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Meet Sprinkle Pudding: The Tiny Shih Tzu Mix Puppy Searching For Family

Meet Sprinkle, the tiny little puppy searching for the family that will give her a place in this world. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Sprinkle Pudding after she came into their care alongside several siblings. According to the rescue, “Born locally, the PUDDING litter are more than ready to share their famous pudding recipes with a lucky family. Grab a spoon and bring your appetite!”

Massachusetts · 20d

Thomas Smith

Company Busted for Allegedly Buying $1.3 Billion of Event Tickets, Reselling at Big Markup

A California ticket broker allegedly made more than $120 million in profit by bypassing ticket purchase limits, buying millions of seats and reselling them at higher prices. Federal authorities say the operation included thousands of tickets to a single Beyonce concert -- seats that otherwise could have been available to fans buying directly.

California · 7d

Greg Wilson, CFA