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Social Security’s 90th anniversary is marked by funding threats and privatization talkAug 14, 2025 8:35 am - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, aiming to provide economic stability for older Americans. Today, the program supports nearly 69 million people monthly but faces significant challenges.
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Charlie Brown and Snoopy offer an animated ‘Peanuts’ musical about summer campAug 14, 2025 7:59 am - Charlie Brown and Snoopy go to sleepaway camp in a new, bittersweet Apple TV+ special. “My motivation has always been to preserve and enhance my dad’s legacy,” says co-writer Craig Schulz, a son of the iconic comic strip “Peanuts” creator Charles S. Schulz.
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Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ finds its groove in New York’s streetsAug 14, 2025 7:20 am - Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” takes some time to find its groove. But once it does, when the film leaves the high rises and puts its feet on the New York pavement, it really sings.
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Priscilla Presley’s ex-business partners sue her for more than $50 million, alleging fraudAug 14, 2025 6:42 am - Priscilla Presley’s former business partners have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million in damages, alleging fraud and breach of contract.
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Bob Odenkirk’s assassin sequel ‘Nobody 2’ fails to hit the markAug 14, 2025 5:30 am - Naperville native Bob Odenkirk makes another awkward stab as an assassin-turned-nice-guy in the sequel “Nobody 2,” which still isn’t funny or stylish enough to be anything but “John Wick Lite.” Is it a send-up? A riff? A new lane? None of the above?
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Taylor Swift announces ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ will be released Oct. 3Aug 13, 2025 8:19 pm - Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” will arrive Oct. 3, she revealed Wednesday.
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Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House saysAug 13, 2025 8:12 pm - WASHINGTON — As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation's capital around t...
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Mother, father and child killed by fallen tree in Tennessee heavy rains and floodingAug 13, 2025 4:28 pm - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, where submerged roads also led to d...
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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuationsAug 13, 2025 4:17 pm - Record floodwaters released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier crested Wednesday in a river that flows through Alaska’s capital city with no immediate reports of major dama...
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Prosecutors won't charge Chicago officers who fired nearly 100 times during a deadly traffic stopAug 13, 2025 2:58 pm - Five Chicago police officers from a tactical unit who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop that killed a 26-year-old man won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday.