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President Donald Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill” may not touch on Social Security directly, but its restructuring of the tax code is so extensive that it’s likely to have an indirect impact on your decision about when to claim benefits. Specifically, for older Americans, the new bill’s senior deduction could add some wrinkles to the…

CNN data guru Harry Enten posed a pointed question to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party on Friday. Enten, who was recently called out by Trump in a CNBC interview earlier this week, pointed to a new “warning sign” that has emerged against the GOP. “I would just say, ‘Uh oh!’ for them,” Enten…

By Polina Devitt LONDON (Reuters) -The White House plans to clarify what its official called misinformation about import tariffs for gold bars amid uncertainty, which saw some industry players pausing deliveries of bullion to the United States. According to a ruling on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service’s website on Friday, Washington may…

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A study reveals the beginning of understanding of the trabeculae of the heart. We’re still catching up with a great deal of Leonardo da Vinci’s ideas, including this one. Scientists combined…

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archeologists discovered a clay seal stamped with the name of a biblical figure. The style of the writing on the seal dates the artifact back to the First Temple period 2,600 years ago. Experts believe the seal belonged to the son of Asayahu, one of King…

Residents near Canada’s Deer Lake Power plant have had to deal with years of basement and backyard flooding. In 2014, frustrated homeowner Richard Dewey decided he’d had enough and took action, as detailed by The Telegram. He told CBC radio that digging trenches failed to eliminate the “brook” in his basement. What Dewey uncovered would…

There’s a giant blob of incredibly hot rock beneath New Hampshire — and it may be part of the reason the Appalachian Mountains are still standing tall, according to new research. It has, however, been slowly moving and is on course for New York in the next 15 million years. This hot rock blob, called…

I recently scoured a medical subreddit and asked medical professionals in the BuzzFeed Community to share a horrifying body fact they know that would make the average person wish they’d stayed completely oblivious. Rawlstock / Getty Images The responses I received did NOT disappoint. Without further ado, here are their 15 most creepy and horrifying…

Donald Trump has ordered US army officials to begin using military force against drug cartels. The extraordinary move has threatened a diplomatic row with Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican president, insisting US forces will not enter the country. The directive marks a significant escalation in the president’s aggressive campaign against the Latin American cartels, which he…

00:00:00 Speaker A The Trump administration is planning to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public later this year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The plans reportedly being discussed would involve selling between 5 and 15% of their stock, valuing the companies at roughly $500 billion. It’s unclear whether the mortgage giants would IPO…