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Retirees won’t know what their annual cost of living adjustment for next year is until October, when the Social Security Administration makes the announcement. But that hasn’t stopped anyone in the past from speculating or feverishly tracking the … [Continue reading] about A quick COLA catch-up | Federal News Network
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ DNC … [Continue reading] about NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese man who tried to buy and ship inflatable military boats from the U.S. to China was sentenced Friday to three years and six months in U.S. federal prison. Ge Songtao, 51, pleaded guilty in federal court in … [Continue reading] about Man sentenced in scheme to ship military boats to China
Stocks ended a wobbly week broadly lower, with a good part of Friday’s loss attributable to weakness in big technology companies like Apple and Amazon. The S&P 500 index fell and marked its first weekly loss after three weeks of gains. … [Continue reading] about How major US stock indexes fared Friday
ATLANTA (AP) — Sonya and Steve McKaig were close friends with Jim Beck until they got a look at the evidence that federal investigators had gathered against the now-suspended Georgia insurance commissioner. Then the friendship ended with the McKaigs … [Continue reading] about 3 testify Georgia’s Beck directed money flows from insurer
