Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

• Million-dollar wage earners have already stopped paying into Social Security for 2025

  In 2025, Social Security payroll taxes apply to wages up to $176,100. Workers with $1 million in annual wages have already stopped paying those taxes for the year.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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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.
  
  Inc. - 1h
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  Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story

  New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
  
  Wired - 2d
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  Elon Musk’s DOGE Calls in U.S. Marshals When a Small Agency Refuses to Share Data

  The U.S. African Development Foundation refused to let DOGE members into its offices. DOGE returned with law enforcement.
  
  Inc. - 1d
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  South Korean court orders impeached president released from jail

  A South Korean court has ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, according to news reports Friday
  
  ABC News - 2d
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  DOGE's secrecy to be tested in court with sworn testimony, depositions

  Over the next week, several judges have ordered top Trump administration officials to testify about efforts to reduce the size of the federal government.
  
  ABC News - 1d
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  Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

  More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability. Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa as more governments sought ...
  
  The Guardian - 3h
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  Auto Legends adds $1M to its funding round in Coinbase Ventures deal

  Auto Legends, a social drag racing Web3 game, has added $1 million in a strategic investment from Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund.
  
  VentureBeat - 2d

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  With Congress on the sidelines, judges and world leaders defy Trump

  Federal judges and foreign leaders are acting as the emergency brakes to Trump as he pushes to remake the world.
  
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  'You lose all hope': Federal workers gripped by mental health instability amid Trump cuts

  In interviews with NBC News, many federal workers shared stories of overwhelming stress, personal crises, rapid weight loss, panic attacks and more.
  
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  Secret Service shoots armed man in confrontation near White House

  The U.S. Secret Service shot an adult male near the White House in Washington, D.C. shortly after midnight on Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement, according to the agency.
  
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  Daylight saving time is here. What to know about 'springing forward.'

  After a long winter of short days, it’s finally time to spring forward.
  
  NBC News - 15h
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  The right-to-repair movement is growing as wins stack up

  But six states have passed right-to-repair laws, protecting consumers’ abilities to repair or modify their products.
  
  NBC News - 2h

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  Civil Service reforms will be radical, McFadden vows

  Measures including linking the pay of senior officials to performance are expected to be unveiled this week.
  
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  Secret Service shoots man 'brandishing' firearm near White House

  The man was taken to an area hospital, where his condition "is unknown,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
  
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• Book excerpt: "Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook"

  Stewart's biggest gardening book in more than 30 years offers her expertise to green thumbs of all levels.
  
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  Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency

  Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
  
  The New York Times - 20m

• Book excerpt: "The Antidote" by Karen Russell

  The bestselling author of "Swamplandia!" and "Vampires in the Lemon Grove" returns with a Nebraska Dust Bowl-era tale of a prairie witch, who stores the memories that townsfolk don't want to carry.
  
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