"Buena Vista Social Club" serenades Broadway

In 1996, a group of elderly, mostly forgotten Cuban musicians recorded an album that became a critical and commercial phenomenon worldwide. Now, the Grammy Award-winning album has inspired a Broadway musical.

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Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Othello' breaks 'Harry Potter's' Broadway record

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Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba

Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.”
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WATCH: George Clooney makes Broadway debut

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Social Security overpays its recipients by billions of dollars every year — and then asks for the money back. Here are some ways experts say you can reduce the chances of it happening to you.
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Why Social Security’s Future Could Be in DOGE’s Hands

Trump promised that Elon Musk’s DOGE wouldn’t touch Social Security. But DOGE is already making cuts to the agency.
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Social Security's plan to get overpayments back

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced its plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser reports.
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How to calculate your Social Security tax obligations

Wondering what you'll pay in taxes on your Social Security benefits? Here's how to do the math.
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Elon Musk was right — Social Security is a Ponzi scheme

Social Security is unsustainable. The rare, brave soul who admits this truth can expect to suffer the consequences.
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In an exclusive reveal on "CBS Mornings," Oprah Winfrey names "The Tell" by Amy Griffin as her latest book club selection. The memoir details Griffin's experience with psychedelic-assisted therapy, ...
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Andrea Berta set to join Arsenal as club’s new sporting director

53-year-old Italian left Atlético Madrid in January Berta has vast experience after 12 years in Madrid Andrea Berta is primed to join Arsenal as their new sporting director. The club have ...
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Just Before It Was a Cult Film, ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Was a Broadway Flop

Tim Curry and colleagues recall the musical’s misadventure at the Belasco Theater in 1975.
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Want to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier? Then Cultivate Your Social Connections

Chronic loneliness can increase cortisol and inflammation and weaken your immune system, says social scientist Kasley Killiam. She argues it’s time to accept that good quality social connections ...
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Schumer assails Musk for claiming Social Security rife with fraud

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk for claiming that Social Security is plagued by widespread fraud and that as many as 20 million “dead” ...
The Hill - 2d
Social Security is about to become a big problem for Trump

As we look to the midterm elections next year, Trump will be dealing with 2.5 million people in Social Security’s disability backlog who aren't receiving a basic governmental function.
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Here's what to know about Social Security's new overpayment rule

The policy could lead to hardship for some elderly Americans, Social Security advocates say. Here's what to know.
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Elon Musk Suggests DOGE Team Will Scrutinize Social Security and Entitlement Spending

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Social Security to curtail some toll-free phone services

Social Security will no longer let people change bank information by phone, alleging the practice is behind direct deposit fraud.
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White House renews Social Security pledge after Musk comments

The White House is trying to assure Americans that President Trump will not make cuts to Social Security and Medicare after adviser Elon Musk went after entitlement spending. {beacon} Health Care ...
The Hill - 2d
Social Security payments scrutinized by DOGE amid search for fraud

DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.
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How the Social Security Administration plans to take back overpayments to Americans

The Social Security Administration plans to take back overpayments to beneficiaries from their upcoming checks. CBS MoneyWatch associate managing editor Aimee Picchi has more.
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Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted

As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency's ability to pay millions of benefit checks each month, Democratic senators warn.
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Trump, Musk fuel fears of Social Security cuts with 'fraud' talk

President Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk are ratcheting up false rhetoric about Social Security, repeatedly claiming the program wastes hundreds of billions of dollars in fraudulent ...
The Hill - 1d
Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, that he will be responsible if ...
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Social Security Administration: Reports of phone service elimination 'inaccurate'

The Social Security Administration is increasing its protection against fraud by eliminating the risk of fraud associated with changing bank account information by telephone, and requiring people ...
The Hill - 8h
New-look Cheltenham festival delivers day of drama for smaller audience

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Ex-Social Security official describes ‘significant’ risk of sensitive data going to wrong hands under DOGE

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The Hill - 3d
Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

A group of labor unions asked a federal court for an emergency order to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data.
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Florida teen kidnapped and possibly dismembered after meeting man on social media, police say

A Florida teenager was kidnapped and possibly dismembered after meeting up with a man she met through a social media application last month.
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Rules for repaying Social Security benefits are about to get stricter. Here's what to know

Social Security beneficiaries who receive more money than they are owed will now face a 100% default withholding rate from their monthly checks, the agency said.
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A social worker who tried to mediate during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong is convicted of rioting

A social worker who tried to mediate during the peak of Hong Kong's mass anti-government protests in 2019 has been convicted of rioting at a retrial
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NBA Stars Like Jalen Brunson Enlist Social Media Surrogates to Expand Reach in China

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Dr. Mehmet Oz may have underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes, Senate Democratic memo finds

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services, may have “significantly” underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes.
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