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Medicare Hospital Trust Fund Will Be Insolvent by 2040, Report Says

A man walks through a hospital in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 11, 2016. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesThe Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be exhausted by 2040, 12 years earlier than estimated in March 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s February projection.If...
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Kaiser Nurses and Health Care Workers Strike in California and Hawaii

Kaiser Permanente employees walk a picket line outside one of the nonprofit health care coalition's hospitals in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2023. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch TimesKaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers began a strike on Jan. 26 across California and Hawaii, while...
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Kaiser Permanente Pays $556 Million to Settle Allegations of Medicare Fraud

Kaiser Permanente’s Oakland, Calif., hospital, on Oct. 4, 2023. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch TimesKaiser Permanente,...
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Junk Food Bans for SNAP Users in Some States Starting 2026: What to Know

Americans using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase groceries may need to...
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Where Did All the Turkeys Go?

A flock of white turkeys in a shelter as part of an effort to...
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In Charts: The Rise and Fall of the Thanksgiving Turkey

A flock of white turkeys in a shelter as part of an effort to...
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Truck Tariffs to Take Effect, With Mexico and Canada Sharing Brunt of Impact

The U.S. trade deficit with Mexico for medium- and heavy-duty trucks soared above $5.1...
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US Housing Deficit Hits New High Despite Building Surge

Even as homebuilders set a decade-high pace for new construction during the pandemic, the...
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An Impending Population Crisis? World Fertility Rate Hits 60-Year Low

Support UsPremium ReportsThe decline in fertility, which began in the 1960s, coincided with societal...
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Goods Imports Rose in July Ahead of Tariffs

The U.S. goods trade deficit widened in July as imports of oil and industrial...

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Georgia Governor Signs Bill Suspending State Gas Tax for 60 Days

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UAE Joins 21 Countries Pledging Support for Safe Passage in Strait of Hormuz

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Federal Departments, Agencies to Shed 12,000 Full-Time Equivalent Positions

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Most NDP Leadership Candidates Say Theyre in No Hurry to Become MPs

NDP leadership candidates Tanille Johnston from left to right, Tony McQuail, Avi Lewis, Heather...