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Mar 23 2023
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Utah becomes first state to pass law trying to limit teenagers' access to social media sites
The Durango Herald
Oct 08 2012
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The Case for Social Security
Social Security is not sustainable without reform. Simply put, it cannot pay promised future benefits with current levels of taxation. Yet raising taxes or cutting benefits will only make a bad deal worse. However, allowing younger workers to privately invest their Social Security taxes through individual accounts will improve Social Security's rate of return; provide better retirement
Cato Institute
Mar 18 2023
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Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in Manhattan DA case -Truth Social
NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. president Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office, according to a post on Truth Social on Saturday. A spokesperson for the district attorney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump said, without providing evidence, that "illegal leaks" from the
Reuters
Mar 24 2023
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Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents, who get access to accounts
Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as TikTok if they don’t have parental consent and would face other restrictions under a first-in-the-nation law designed to shield young people from the addictive platforms. Two laws signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox this week prohibit kids under 18 from using social media between 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., require age
Los Angeles Times
Mar 09 2023
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Report: Murdaugh locked up alone, in maximum security
(NewsNation) — Alex Murdaugh is reportedly being kept alone in maximum security while South Carolina prison officials decide where they’re going to house him permanently. Murdaugh is currently imprisoned at the Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center, and according to reports, officials fear that other inmates might want to “take him down” due to his notoriety. He’s being isolated for his
NewsNation
May 26 2020
Top Argument
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
Social Security has become the largest single government program in the world, accounting for 24% ($916 billion) of total US federal spending in 2016. Since 2010, the Social Security trust fund has been paying out more in benefits than it collects in employee taxes, and is projected to run out of money by 2034. One proposal to replace the current government-administered system is the partial
ProCon.org
Apr 13 2020
Background
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration.[1] The original Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935,[2] and the current version of the Act, as amended,[3] encompasses several social welfare and
Wikipedia
Sep 24 2022
Opinion
GOP came for abortion rights. Medicare and Social Security could be next.
President Joe Biden last week slammed two Republican senators for proposing to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it. First, Biden renewed his attacks on Florida’s Rick Scott, who has called for all government programs, including Social Security and Medicare, to be reapproved every five years. The president then ripped Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson for recently proposing a vote each year to
MSNBC
Mar 20 2023
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Mayor Adams to outline NYC security precautions as potential Trump indictment looms: sources
Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell are expected Monday to outline security precautions underway in the city ahead of former President Donald Trump’s potential criminal indictment in Manhattan, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News. It is believed that the indictment against Trump could drop as early as this week, and the sources said Adams and Sewell will brief
New York Daily News
Mar 20 2023
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Trump indictment chances prompt security barrier setup by NYPD around Manhattan courthouse
New York City Police Department officials were seen setting up steel barricades outside the Manhattan Criminal Court Monday, coming after former President Donald Trump called for protests in response to an impending arrest he claimed will happen Tuesday. CBS News reporter Robert Costa tweeted multiple videos in a thread showing the barricades being unloaded from a truck around the court
MassLive.com