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In 1983, when the trust funds were on the verge of insolvency, a bipartisan agreement extended Social Security’s life by raising payroll taxes, requiring federal employees to contribute, and gradually increasing the full retirement age (FRA) to 67.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
The joy of being part of a championship team post-retirement is just as sweet.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those cuts may see the departure of similar numbers of full-time equivalents as in the past two rounds – approximately 500 and 1,500.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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His leaving, then, would provide the ideal opportunity for Dora to tell her parents what happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The silent treatment and leaving are equally damaging, if not worse, to a relationship.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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Demonstrators, however, have demanded Rajoelina’s abdication and for the termination of the election commission and the country’s top court.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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The use of force is the abdication of reason.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the exiting thunderstorms are also bringing some relief to fire crews.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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What the American people really deserve is not mass resignations or brief, fake shutdowns that stir up political chaos in Washington, DC, while Americans across the country watch in horror or turn a blind eye in disgust.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Since his detention, a state board has stripped Roberts’ license to be superintendent and the Des Moines school board has voted to accept his letter of resignation, which Parrish wrote on Roberts’ behalf.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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During the last full government shutdown in 2013, about 850,000 federal employees were furloughed, meaning they were required to take unpaid leave, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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