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TL/DR - Fox News allegedly propagated a false claim over 200 times that the Inflation Reduction Act would result in the hiring of 87,000 new IRS agents. This claim has been refuted as the Act's provisions include approximately $80 billion in additional funding over a decade, aimed at increasing tax enforcement efforts targeting individuals…

TL/DR - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $500 million investment in Navigators, who help people, particularly in underserved communities, sign up for health care coverage. The investment comes on the back of five new reports showing increases in health care coverage, particularly among minority communities,…

TL/DR - Samoan author Papalii Sia Figiel has been charged with the murder of Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, another notable Samoan writer and the aunt of former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard. Sinavaiana-Gabbard was the first person of Samoan ancestry to attain the rank of full professor at a US university and was known for her poetry and…

TL/DR - Rex Heuermann, a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, has been charged with the murders of two more women, bringing the total accusations to six, including the infamous "Gilgo Four." The investigators allege that a search of Heuermann’s home after his arrest in 2023 revealed a meticulous planning document he used to track his…