Benefits Fall Month - QuikReader

Moderate Drinking Raises Health Risks While Offering Few Benefits

A federal analysis that will shape the influential U.S. Dietary Guidelines questions alcohol’s overall benefits.

The New York Times - 6h

How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits

Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in the future.

The New York Times - 16h

Falling Child Vaccinations

U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases are falling.

The New York Times - 1d

How to optimise the cognitive benefits of dreams and sleep

Dreaming is vital to our mental health – and it is possible to use them for our own good. Dreams are pure emotional and cognitive gold. Those often surreal, fragmented images and plot lines that ...

The Guardian - 2d

Gymshark falls out with influencer over promotion of competitor

Sportswear brand popular with millennials and Gen Z says powerlifter Nathaniel Massiah breached several clauses in his contract

Financial Times - 3d

Their Social Security benefits were slashed. Now they’re getting hundreds — maybe thousands — of dollars back under new law Biden just signed.

Retired public workers will get check adjustments and retro pay under the recently signed Social Security Fairness Act.

MarketWatch - 3d

Banchero stars with 34 in return but Magic fall

Paolo Banchero, back in Orlando's lineup for the first time in almost 2½ months while recovering from a torn oblique muscle, gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic fell to the Bucks ...

ESPN - 4d

There are no adults in the room: there’s barely a room. This is politics at warp speed, and we know who’s benefiting | Marina Hyde

Fiscal crisis, corruption claims, shenanigans and legal threats. This feels like the week old-style politics sat on a grenade . The worst-timed foreign visit by a politician this week was LA mayor ...

The Guardian - 4d

Lawmakers urge FTC to release newest report on pharmacy benefit managers

A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to vote in favor of releasing an interim staff report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM). Sens. Elizabeth ...

The Hill - 4d

Falling Chinese bond yields signal concern with deflation

Investors expect price pressures to become entrenched in world’s second-largest economy

Financial Times - 5d

Treasury yields fall in shortened trading session

U.S. Treasury yields fell during a shortened trading session as the bonds market will close early in honor of the late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

CNBC - 5d

Venezuela's Maduro could be the next dictator to fall

Assad’s defeat points to Maduro’s growing weakness and isolation.

The Hill - 5d

As Art Sales Fall, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Pivot to Luxury

With both supply and demand for big-ticket art in a slump, Sotheby’s and Christie’s are making major bets on selling handbags, classic cars and niche experiences.

The New York Times - 5d

Pound falls to 14-month low as bond sell-off piles pressure on Rachel Reeves

UK borrowing costs rise again, with analyst warning ‘things are also getting rather ugly’. Business live – latest updates The pound has fallen to a 14-month low against the US dollar as the ...

The Guardian - 6d

Italian town bans residents from falling ill

Yahoo News - 6d

These defense and aerospace stocks may reap the benefits of the hypersonic-missile race

Defense company Kratos and subcontractors Rocket Labs and Leidos are involved in a five-year, $1.45 billion U.S. government contract for testing hypersonic missiles.

MarketWatch - 6d

Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode Officially Launches This Month

For the better part of two decades, Dwarf Fortress has been the passion project of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams. Although the acclaimed fantasy simulation game has technically remained in ...

GameSpot - 6d

West Ham sack Lopetegui after eight months

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by West Ham United, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday.

ESPN - 6d

Meloni’s European moment risks falling flat

Italy’s most successful premiers on the EU stage tend to be technocrats not professional politicians

Financial Times - 6d

Indian stocks will benefit from the Trump 2.0 era, portfolio manager says

Investors eyeing up firms with the potential to become the "blue chip companies of the future" should look to India, according to investor Kunal Desai.

CNBC - Jan. 7

A Timeline of Justin Trudeau’s Rise and Fall

The Canadian prime minister, who said on Monday he would step down, has spent a quarter-century in the political spotlight.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Ignore Musk, ignore the critics – you’ll feel the benefit of Labour’s policies in your pocket before long | Polly Toynbee

Despite the doom-mongers, the outlook for the economy, the NHS and vital services is good. Coming months should bear that out. Look up, despite the bleak midwinter, the flu crisis and this dismal ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

These government workers will benefit after Biden signs new Social Security law

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Fantasy Basketball Week 12 Start/Sit: Noah Clowney will benefit greatly from Brooklyn leaning on their youth

Noah Clowney possesses skill that might be worth sliding into your final starting spot

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some public workers who also receive pensions.

CNBC - Jan. 6

China rushes to reassure investors as equities and renminbi fall

CSI 300 down 4.2% this year and currency slides to 15-month low as Donald Trump’s return weighs on markets

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Biden signs Social Security bill that enhances benefits for millions

New law means police officers, teachers and others with public pensions will now collect their full Social Security benefits.

CBS News - Jan. 5

Assad’s fall is an opportunity for a US win over China

Trump may believe that Syria is “not our fight,” but the competition with China is very much ours and will undoubtedly be a focus of his administration.

The Hill - Jan. 5

News Analysis: It's a big month for the Lakers as trade deadline looms

After acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith, the Lakers likely won't pursue adding a big man but rather look to add more shooting and athleticism on the perimeter.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5

The Trump sentencing: Curtain to fall on Merchan's Hamlet on the Hudson

After years and millions spent in the various Trump cases, Trump will likely receive an unconditional discharge and sent along his way . . . to the White House.

The Hill - Jan. 4