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Why Social Security's Income Inequality Problem Is Impacting Retirees For most retirees, Social Security is a critical source of income, helping 80% to 90% of them make ends meet. However, this essential program is on increasingly shaky ground due to several demographic shifts, including a growing income inequality problem. Demographic Changes…

Boil advisory in effect for West Philadelphia A water boil advisory has been issued for certain parts of West Philadelphia following a pumping station failure on Sunday. This has caused a loss of pressure in the system and left some residents without water. While water pressure has since been restored, there are concerns that the lack of pressure…

Threat of Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Seaweed Onslaught Along Florida Beaches Alfred Hitchcock would be intrigued by the 5,000-mile-wide blob of seaweed looming across the Atlantic and washing up on Florida's beaches. But the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is harboring a real-life threat: Vibrio bacteria. Marine biologists from Florida Atlantic…

Rep. Paul Gosar Faces Controversy Over CPAC Hungary Attendance Arizona Republican Representative Paul Gosar is once again drawing criticism for affiliating with far-right wing politicians, this time in Hungary. Gosar has traveled to the country to present at CPAC Hungary, a political conference headlined by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.…