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The MHPAEA requires health carriers to explain the treatment limitations in their plans and how those limitations compare between behavioral health benefits and medical and surgical health benefits.

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Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll A new poll finds young people in the United States are less engaged in politics than older generations are.

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Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll

New York woman who duped investors, funneled money to 2017 Trump fundraiser pleads guilty A New York businesswoman has pleaded guilty to ripping off over $30 million from foreign investors and funneling some of the stolen funds to U.S. political campaigns.

New York woman who duped investors, funneled money to 2017 Trump fundraiser pleads guilty

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American history museum removes Trump's name from impeachment exhibit The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History has removed explicit reference to President Donald Trump from an exhibit about impeachment, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Smithsonian removed explicit reference to Donald Trump in an exhibit about impeachment at the National Museum of American History. Trump is the first U.S. president to have been impeached twice.

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Five-month-old Zainab starves to death in Gaza weighing less than when she was born On a sunny street in shattered Gaza, the bundle containing Zainab Abu Halib represented the latest death from starvation after 21 months of war and Israeli restrictions on aid.

Five-month-old Zainab starves to death in Gaza weighing less than when she was born

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Democrats and advocates criticize Trump's executive order on homelessness Homeless advocates are criticizing an executive order President Donald Trump signed this week to restore order.

Democrats and advocates criticize Trump's executive order on homelessness

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What You Need to Know About Changes to Parent PLUS Loans Welcome to Money Monday with Suze, a weekly newsletter designed to inspire your financial life and give you actionable insights from the World’s Personal Finance Expert. Like what you’re reading? Subs...

The new budget bill, signed into law on July 4, 2025, caps Parent PLUS loans at $20,000 per year and $65,000 per child.

The new bill also requires students to exhaust all their federal borrowing options before their parents can take out a PLUS loan…

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These new Washington laws take effect July 27 • Washington State Standard More than 300 new Washington state laws take effect Sunday, dealing with everything from hiring more police to penalties for littering.

These new Washington laws take effect July 27

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Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order and its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.

Musk ordered the shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia, Reuters found.

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Gaza facing man-made 'mass starvation', says WHO's Tedros Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

[Gaza] is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

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A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, now 20 years old Interest in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation has exploded over the past month even as President Donald Trump urged the public and media to move on from a saga he sees as “pretty borin...

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, now 20 years old

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US home sales fade in June as national median sales price hits an all-time high of $435,300 Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slid in June to the slowest pace since last September as mortgage rates remained elevated and national median sales prices hit unprecedented levels.

Home prices: US national median home sales price hits an all-time high of $435,300

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Democrat's No-Nonsense Hand Gesture At Conservative Pundit Has People Fired Up. Here's Why. Rep. Marilyn Strickland is winning praise online for responding to Scott Jennings with a motion that needed no words — but spoke volumes, according to experts.

Strickland, from my resident state of Washington! Yes!

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ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

The average person who buys Affordable Care Act insurance will be paying 75% more for their premium, according to the analysis from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.

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Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

ACA marketplace health plan enrollees could face 'subsidy cliff' in 2026 — here's how to avoid it Marketplace health insurance plan enrollees could face a "subsidy cliff" in 2026, experts say. Here's how to avoid higher costs.

ACA marketplace health plan enrollees could face ‘subsidy cliff’ in 2026

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Teacher at Juanita HS in Kirkland, WA detained by ICE, district confirms A teacher from the Lake Washington School District has been taken into custody by ICE.

Kirkland, WA teacher detained by ICE

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Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations adopted under previous presidential administrations.

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.

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Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents Parents at a preschool in Oregon are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school.

Community shaken by ICE arrest: Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents

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President Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners for at least $10 billion in damages over the paper’s report that Trump sent the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a birthday greeting that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to the secrets they shared. Reuters

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more next year, research shows

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Trump is checked for lower leg swelling and diagnosed with a common condition in older adults The White House says President Donald Trump had a recent medical checkup after he noticed “mild swelling” in his lower legs.

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Trump is checked for lower leg swelling and diagnosed with a common condition in older adults

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy litigation Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users' privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday.

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations

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Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.

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Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone

1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump's proposed HUD time limit A Trump administration proposal could put more than a million low-income households at risk of losing their government-subsidized housing.

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1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump's proposed HUD time limit

Federal shutdown of 988 LGBTQI+ Youth Subnetwork takes effect tomorrow

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A Timeline of Trump and Epstein’s Relationship As Trump faces pushback from his MAGA base over his handling of the Epstein files, here is a look at their relationship.

A Timeline of Trump and Epstein’s Relationship - TIME

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Today in History: July 14, the storming of the Bastille 1798: Adams signs Sedition Act 1960: Jane Goodall arrives in Tanzania 2009: Madoff goes to prison

Today in History: In 1933, all German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed by the government

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French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years French President Emmanuel Macron has announced $7.6 billion euros in additional military spending over the next two years.

Europe is in danger because of Russia’s war in Ukraine and wars in the Middle East, and because ″the United States has added a form of uncertainty,″ Macron argued.

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Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.

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