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TL/DR - Erica Olenski, a single mother of three whose 5-year-old son, August, is battling brain cancer, had to fight to maintain her son's Medicaid coverage after receiving a notice to provide proof of employment or lose the benefit. This comes as millions of Medicaid enrollees are being reassessed on a large scale for eligibility due to the…

TL/DR - Oakland police officer Tuan Le was fatally shot while intercepting a burglary at a cannabis dispensary. He was a four-year veteran of the force, originally from Saigon, Vietnam, and had been serving as the Community Resource Officer in West Oakland. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the burglary, but it is not confirmed…

Bucks County Man Celebrates 100th Birthday in Style On a memorable Friday, Joe Gagliardi, a resident of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, celebrated his 100th birthday. But this wasn't just any celebration, it was a grand event organized by his 7-year-old best friend, Layla Leuthy Peck. A Special Arrival For The Centenarian Birthday Layla ensured the…

TL/DR - In a retrospective of 2023, Atlantic Council experts discuss five significant events that didn't occur: a U.S. recession, Russia using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, China invading Taiwan, Russia stopping Ukraine from exporting grain, and the U.S. and EU entering a trade war. The article suggests that these non-events had real-world…