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Open enrollment starts this week for ACA plans. Here’s what’s new this year
ACA plans are now well entrenched — an estimated 16.3 million people signed up during open enrollment last year. This year may see even larger numbers.
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Who knew? We found two solid cheesesteak contenders in South Dakota
There are cattle ranches all over, so the quality of meat is bound to be high. But the rolls and ratio were also spot on.
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Can public officials block you on social media? It’s up to the Supreme Court
The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.
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Education Department punishes student loan servicer for billing mistakes
The department is withholding payment from its largest loan servicer as 2.5 million borrowers didn't receive timely billing statements.
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Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead
The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf began services at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston with a moment of silence.
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Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. ‘This is not my time,’ he says
Pence did not immediately endorse any of his rivals, but continued to echo language he has used to criticize Trump.
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Maine embarks on healing and searches for answers a day after mass killing suspect is found dead
Authorities say the body of 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin was found late Friday at a recycling center in Lisbon, Maine - close to Lewiston.
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UAW and Ford reach a tentative deal in a major breakthrough in the auto strike
The UAW reached a tentative labor agreement with Ford, although it still needs to be signed off by UAW's Ford leadership and then ratified by its full member.
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At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter
Some recent attempts by gun control advocates to tighten the state’s gun laws have failed.
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Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge’s gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping
The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.
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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support
Johnson picked up an important nod of support ahead of the vote from Donald Trump.
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NHL lifts ban on rainbow-colored Pride Tape, after a player defied it
It's up to hockey players to decide if they want to use the brightly colored tape, the NHL now says. The move comes days after an Arizona Coyotes player flouted the league's c
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‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Roundtree was considered as the “first Black action hero.”
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House to enter 22nd day without a speaker, but with a new nominee for the job
House Republicans selected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be their latest candidate for speaker.
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Rep. Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning GOP nomination
He reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House denied him the votes he would need.
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