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Democratic lawmakers are backing a plan to boost monthly Social Security checks by $200 for recipients nationwide.
Published Aug 18, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive
America’s 78 million Social Security recipients would get an extra $200 a month under a proposal championed by a group of Democratic lawmakers.
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An international manhunt ended Monday when authorities located and apprehended a 27-year-old Bucks County man in Honduras who is accused of fatally stabbing his 22-year-old girlfriend, prosecutors said....
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A football coach at Guntersville High School in Alabama resigned after being arrested for public intoxication at a jamboree this past Friday. The coach left his position following...
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Michael Kors Outlet has marked down five handbags dramatically, with prices starting at $89 and reaching about $119. Shoppers can save up to 75% off original retail prices...
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Eloisa Schessler and her husband operate a food truck, Eloisa’s Kitchen, and a smaller food trailer, Eloisa’s Bodega, at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas and were preparing...
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On episode two of Crime in America, Joe Budden unpacks three stories that question what happens when institutions fail those they’re meant to protect. The episode moves from...
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Ruby Andrews, the R&B singer who first gained attention in the 1960s, has died at age 79. She delivered a string of hit songs beginning in that decade...
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Head coach Jason Roeder says he knows the one remedy to fix Freedom High’s disappointing 2025 campaign. The Patriots return a large core from a team that went...
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At an event in Phoenix marking National Code Talker Day, 101-year-old Navajo Code Talker Thomas H. Begay saluted as the national anthem played, kicking off a day of...
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Oswaldo Pirela, the San Diego Padres' minor league catching coordinator, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas on Sunday, according to reports. Initial accounts did...
Published Aug 18, 2026, 8:58 AM EDT
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The National Weather Service says a weak cold front will move through the Lehigh Valley Tuesday, bringing isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon. A stronger system expected Thursday could...
Published Aug 18, 2026, 8:44 AM EDT