Social Security COLA will be 2.5% in 2025, lower than prior year
More than half of adults age 50 and older are worried about having enough money for retirement, according to a recent AARP survey. The Social Security Administration announced Thursday that the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment rate will be 2.5%. Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 a month on average starting in January, the […]
Wall Street bonuses expected to jump in 2024 after staying flat last year
Wall Street bonuses are expected to increase by 7.4% in 2024 as the banking industry recovers, according to one study. report published New York State Auditor Thomas DiNapoli said Wednesday. The increase in bonuses is expected to be the first significant increase in the industry's bonus pool after being relatively flat from 2022 to 2023, […]
As Gaza war drags past 1 year mark, hope fades for a deal to bring hostages home soon
The release of hostages held by Hamas has become Israel's top priority over the past year, but 101 people remain missing. hoping for a deal to bring them home It will decline rapidly in the foreseeable future. Of the 240 people taken hostage from Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, 117 were released during […]
NOAA previously predicted ‘above-normal hurricane activity’ this year: ’17 to 25 named storms’
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a government agency, was previously expected in may This year, the country will experience “above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin,” it said. Forecasters from the agency's National Weather Service said: climate prediction center Earlier this year, researchers reported that the 2024 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 […]
Antisemitic Acts Up Nearly 200 Per Cent in France over Last Year: Report
The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in France soared by 192 percent in the first half of this year, according to government figures. The French Interior Ministry's Directorate General for National and Territorial Intelligence (DNRT) revealed this week that 887 “anti-Semitic acts” had taken place in the first half of this year, adding to a […]
One year after Hezbollah strikes, Israel reinforces troops and questions mount over ‘limited’ operation
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One year after 10/7: Israel’s alliance with a weakened America brings dangerous consequences
“It may be dangerous to be an enemy of America, but deadly to be a friend of America,” the late Henry Kissinger told William F. Buckley. Although the Israeli-American alliance has not become fatal, and probably will not be, Israel faces difficult choices and a persistently dangerous security situation. Zoom out from the battlefield in […]
Southeast Asia scammers stole up to $37B last year: report
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed for cybercrime gangs, which burned through $37 billion last year through romance investment schemes, cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling, according to a new United Nations report. Cybercriminals in countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos are increasingly using malware, generative artificial intelligence, and deepfakes to commit fraud. […]
Biden, Harris mark 1 year since Oct. 7 attack
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec Newsletter {beacon} Defense &national security Defense &national security Full text Israeli military warns of operations off Lebanon's southern coast The Israeli military announced on Monday that it would soon begin operations on Lebanon's southern coast, marking a further escalation in the fight against Hezbollah. “Urgent warning to […]
A Year After October 7, Iran and Its Proxies Still Threaten U.S. Via Latin American Allies
The alliance linking Iran and its proxies, the Shi'ite jihadist group Hezbollah, and the dictatorships of Cuba and Venezuela, is now in disarray, a year after an attack by another Iranian terrorist proxy sparked an ongoing war in Iran. continues to pose a threat to the United States in the region. middle east. Experts have […]