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‘If you don’t stop, they’ll kill all of us’: Somali pirates are back with a vengeance
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‘I’m strapped every month.’ Seniors struggle as inflation continues to outpace Social Security benefits
Many senior citizens are finding that their Social Security benefits are not keeping pace with the rising cost of living. The payments are adjusted every year based on inflation, but the annual cost of living adjustment doesn’t match the actual increase in expenses.

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Anthropic’s debut on public markets will be unlike any that’s come before it, in ways that amount to either a once-in-a-generation opportunity — or a massive financial gamble, depending on whom you ask.

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